COPELABS is a research unit of University Lusófona, Lisboa, Portugal, focused on the interdisciplinary study of cognitive functioning, social interaction and behaviour inference, to assist the study of networking and information science technology, as well as to support a better use of technology towards society. The ultimate goal of this dual approach is to promote societal well-being.
Our mission is to design, to develop, and to validate pervasive, low-cost, and user-friendly technological solutions that are both useful in the context of psychological and cognitive intervention as well as capable of placing the citizen in the heart of the social structure that today encompasses the Internet. Overall, COPELABS comprises 27 researchers, 16 of each hold a PhD and have wide experience on project management and European initiatives. COPELABS integrates UMobile with the SITI group that is dedicated to informatics systems and technology, focus on pervasive wireless systems and social Internet design. As research unit, COPELABS has a vast experience both in project development as well as in European project coordination, having been the most recently example of a coordinated project the FP7 IST ULOOP (gr 75148. Projects where COPELABS have previously been involved are: WiNeMo Cost; FP6 Ambient Networks; FP6 NOBEL II; FP6 6NET. COPELABS is an affiliate of the network of excellence on Internet Science, and actively engages in several technological platforms, such as the Future Internet Assembly, Net!Works. Our list of results is openly available at http://siti2.ulusofona.pt:8085/xmlui/.
In UMOBILE, brings knowledge on the social trust computation obtained from the European project ULOOP and social- and interest-based communication approaches dLife and SCORP, some of which are currently in a standardization track at IRTF DTNRG.


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The Daily Grind: What tends to attract you to an MMO?
What first attracted me to Final Fantasy XI had nothing to do with MMO design; it had to do with the fact that it was a Final Fantasy game, and I liked that franchise. What attracted me to the next few games I played was the ways in which they were specifically not FFXI, which had some elements of gameplay that have been mitigated in the following years to their credit. But as time has gone on, I've noticed that there are other things that tend to attract me to games, things like more variable endgame models, more freedom in play, and visual customization.
Yet there's more to it than that; there are games that have a lot of things I like in list format which I've got absolutely no impulse to play at all. The full breakdown of what gets me past looking into a game and actually invested in it is rather long. But I think we can all at least make a quick stab at the ideas that tend to attract us. So what about you, dear readers? What tends to attract you to an MMO?
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First, the graphics have to be there. I like a variety of styles and themes, but 8-bit won't do. Isometric won't do, either. I want to feel immersed in environments and see things as if watching a movie.
Second, character creation must have sufficient options. If I cannot create my own character (which must look different from at least 70% of the game's population) then I'm out. Personalization is very important to me. I would like more than one race option. I would like age options and weighted bodies. I would like non-misogyonist female armor.
Third, I must be able to PvE without getting ganked. I don't mind PvP in the game; I just don't want to participate in it.
Finally, I want at least somewhat-open world zones. I won't play instance-hubs. I don't mind instances within a zone; I just don't want a cluster of instances to pass as a zone without explorative opportunties.
If those things are in place, then I'll try it. Naturally, if combat sucks or story sucks, or there's something egregiously stupid about the game (like no player trading systems), then I weigh whether I can put up with the bad stuff.
xpsync
Bottom line, my character; I click with that it doesn't matter what the mmorpg/game is.
If my little back story, and looks suit with the back drop, and being able to squeeze out some extra dps or whatever as in work the character, i'm good.
Scorcher64
Things that attract me to an MMO:
1. Detailed character creation. I don't care how much content a game has. If I can't begin my journey creating the character I want with detailed options such as height, anatomy adjustments, muscle definition, dozens of hairstyle and eye options (including heterochromic and inverted eyes), tattoos, etc… anything to make your character unique from millions of other players, then that's a dent in my interest. With the engines we have available now, there's no reason why every MMO can't have this. It's unfortunate that the MMOs that have such features, not many people in the west care for (Black Desert and Blade & Soul have the best IMO)
2. Leveling experience. Just because end-game is where the work is at, doesn't mean the leveling experience should be neglected. Out of those I played, Guild Wars 2 and FFXIV I liked the most. GW2 has your character walking down their own story path while FFXIV have frequent cutscenes where you character interacts with NPCs regularly. I feel either method is the direction MMOs should take. The traditional method of hopping quest hubs doing errand quests like in WoW or Tera feels like nothing more than an XP treadmill while missing that immersion of your character's influence on the affairs that are going on in the game.
3. Lore. I expect the same level of story detail and treatment of any written work out there – memorable, minimal stereotypes/tropes/clichés, relatable, character agency, character choices that make sense, etc. WoW has plenty of lore to work with, no doubt. The story has been in development since the RTS games of the DOS days, while other MMOs have to build the story as they build the game. Though, this is not to be confused with execution. Blizz's writing ability has been questioned and the constant retcons made their lore pretty messy. Not to mention players feels there isn't enough spotlight between races.
4. A fun combat system. I've played both tab-target and action combat. They both have their strengths and weaknesses. I enjoy action combat more because of my experience playing hack n' slash console games. I feel action combat gets so much hate because players feel there's isn't any stragetic effort in ability rotation or the lack of a target focus. You still have to arrange your abilities in an order for a smooth chain of attacks. Plus players don't realize that tab-target sometimes does possess some action combat qualities. Features such as "auto attack" or "auto assist" has you swapping targets automatically, not too differernt from moving onto another target in action combat. Running into a group of mobs and AoE'ing them down – another shared behavior. WoW's current tab-target system is broken; despite having mobs in front of you, you'll sometimes end up tabbing targets 30 yards away – or even worse – one in a pack of mobs that haven't been pulled yet. Oh the amount of wipes or near-wipes that happened…
5. Roleplaying elements. I'm a role-player. I exercise the "RP" in MMORPG. Having just pve and pvp stuff isn't enough. Having things like housing, relationship systems, armor dyeing, and aesthetic/glamour gear adds to the rp experience.
6. Being able to play and gear your class without relying on third-party websites. Anything about learning to play your class should be available in-game; should be able to just hop in and play regardless of the kind of player you are. Having to tab out to do sims and gear-checks, pick optimal talents and read skill rotations, I think is overkill. Talents should be about playstyles and not damage numbers.
7. Graphic art – artistic details of the game like environment, flora, structures, character model, armor design, etc. With a sharp eye, I've noticed WoW still uses "painted on" armor, while in other MMOs the armor is layer on top of the character model. Most of their armor pieces don't have a lot of dynamic/physics movement either.
Anstalt
In the past, it was always the IP…..Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Warhammer, Elder Scrolls, Final Fantasy. I have to actually want to live in the world, I have to be excited by it and eager to explore.
Following years of playing those MMOs (or, at least testing them out) I then developed a short list of requirements that are necessary for me to play a new MMO. They are:
A strong IP – this is still top of the list really. I struggle with generic fantasy (like RIFT), childish themes (like wildstar and wow) and anything that is particularly dark and dreary.
Horizontal Progression – I've seen vertical progression cause a ridiculous amount of problems in MMOs with no real benefit. It segregates the community, makes most of the content redundant, causes problems with expansions and in most cases, it's false progression – numbers get bigger but gameplay doesn't change. Horizontal Progression is the future of MMOs, even if most devs haven't realised it yet.
Deep Combat Mechanics – I need combat to remain engaging and challenging for as long as possible. Shallow mechanics (like all action combat games and a lot of tab-target games) mean I can figure it all out in hours and am then bored. Deep combat mechanics allow for player skill to shine through, it means numerous options for tactics so you can approach combat in your own way.
Objective-based open world PvP – basically, fighting over keeps/territory etc. This is my favourite activity, I love large scale PvP that has a genuine purpose. Open world doesn't mean free-for-all, simply that it takes place outside of instances (in the open world) and thus has no player caps. I would still want it to be consensual.
I should also point out that whilst these are the factors that attract me to games within the genre, they are not what attracts me to the genre.
Massively multiplayer….
That in itself is what attracted me to the genre. It is the only unique selling point of the entire genre, being able to be in a world with 1000s of other players. That sense of scale and community cannot be found anywhere else. It is why I also have to double-check every new "MMO" to find out if it is actually massively multiplayer (meaning it supports 500+ players within the same virtual environment) or not. A lot of online multiplayer games get labeled as massively multiplayer when they aren't. Something like SWTOR with it's player cap of 75 is not massively multiplayer – you can never have more than 75 people in the same virtual environment, less than a lot of online shooters. Its what put me off ESO (that, and shit combat) – it's mega server tech and heavy instancing meant that Cyrodiil was the only massively multiplayer part of the game.
These requirements do mean that I haven't found an MMO to play in over 6 years now. I test out new ones when they come along, but that hasnt been many.
Luckily, Camelot Unchained meets all my requirements, so I'm looking forwards to it eagerly!
I would also say that it needs to be a subscription game, but that is a requirement I'd be willing to give up if the game met my needs. I hate F2P, I hate cash shops, I hate unethical monetisation, and I've never spent a single penny in support of games that have it.
But, I've been waiting so long for a good MMO that if it happened to be F2P, I'd have to suck it up.
Castagere Shaikura
If ESO had the UI hotbar setting like EQ2 To me it would be the perfect MMO. I'm old school in I want to have 4 hotbars filled with skill. Every class in EQ2 has unique skills they use for solo or group/raid play. This dumbing down of skill use has killed the modern MMO for me. I like when I level up to feel powerful with the new skills I get. And EQ2's alternate advancement skill tree also gives more options for making a unique character.
Polyanna
Thinking about playing it when I'm not, and wanting to play it every day even when I can't. That's a start and the most basic thing that I need to keep me coming back to a game.
Beyond that, if I've played a game for 40-50 plus hours and still feel that way, then I'll take a look around at the community, developer communications and future plans, and info about how it is trending in terms of buzz, positive community feelings, and population. If all of those look good, then I'll consider letting it become a long term habit.
If a game seems like it is flailing about creatively, embittering or ignoring the community, or in financial danger, I'll keep it at arms length or wait for a while and see if it turns a corner before giving it much more of my time.
Also the monetization has to be non-shit or I won't even consider it. I get F2P and I'm fine with monetizing in a reasonable way to make that possible. I'm also ok with spending money, and sometimes more than a little. But red flags like gross overdependence on loot boxes are a hard pass for me these days, because they signal that the team is not able to make fair money from the game on its own terms and has to rely on crutches like naked exploitation of gambling addiction to keep it afloat. Just merely having loot boxes won't necessarily rule a game out, but if it's clear that they are the centerpiece of monetization, then no.
It used to be that I was drawn to games first by setting, theme, and whether it looked like fun in lets play videos or whatever else I looked at. Now I almost don't care how it plays or what or where the game is about, as long as its reasonably well put together mechanically. If the community is happy and the financials are solid and the team seems on the right track to keep them that way, that's what matters to me, for any game that I'm considering spending 1,000+ hours on, which is how I tend to play any MMO that I stick with for more than a little while.
At this point I'm actually really clear on what I'm looking for in an MMO, which is awesome. The downside is that so far I haven't found anything that really fit the bill. For me it all boils down to systems and setting. I'm looking for an action-combat game focused on horizontal progression an d offering a blend of both PvE and PvP play. I've crowdfunded Crowfall, which is super-fun for what it is but obviously it is more heavily PvP focused than I really want. On the other hand I've crowdfunded Oath which looks awesome but will probably be out sometime around 2040.
A quick stab at what attracts me to a mmo? Hhhmmm. Well apart from the obvious (UI, theme, gameplay, story, etc etc) I would say a fair business model. I want the REVERSE/OPPOSITE of the WoW business model of specifically no permanence.
1. Art style and theme, I like Western fantasy games and Asian games that are set in an Asian world, preferably Wuxia/3 Kingdoms, maybe a mixture of both
2. The graphics – if they aren't to my liking, I will have a hard time playing it, for example many new games, look very shiny, top notch graphics, but they just look ugly (Bless, ArcheAge, Black Desert Online, Astellia, Revelation Online, Lost Ark, Blade & Soul, etc.) There are games with simplistic and old graphics like Vanilla WoW that look a lot more beautiful than all those games altogether.
3. The UI. A lot of new games, especially Asian ones like the ones mentioned in 2. have UIs that are overly complicated and poorly designed to be functional, most of these have some transparent overlay map that you can't turn off, but if you do, there is no minimap, or if there is one, it's not as functional. Another example is ArcheAge where when you open your character sheet, it doesn't display a separate character in the window, it's just an cutout and it shows your actual character through the cutout, which isn't necessarily a big deal, but it really ticks me off.
4. Gameplay and combat style. I like tab targeting games like Vanilla WoW better than action-based ones, because tab targeting feels more concise and fluid, more polished method, whereas action combat feels all over the place, you never know who are you even hitting, it's so poorly made and not a single MMORPG has ever gotten it right, it's pretty sad and yet laughable that so many people want this type of unfinished combat, which only works for single player RPGs.
5. XP gain and progression. I want a game that has a balanced, but still slow XP gain like Vanilla WoW and you get rewarded only after you put in enough work, not being handed everything on a silver platter for doing nothing, that's completely demotivating.
6. P2W and overall game model – if an MMORPG is P2W, it's dead to me.
7. Amount and quality of content. I like areas, cities and dungeons to be crafted with care, not done in a couple of days with random generating algorithms. Again like in Vanilla WoW – there are many small Easter eggs and other small objects and locations that add to the feeling of the world you're in.
I mention a lot "like Vanilla WoW", yes, I want a game that is like Vanilla WoW – IMO the best MMORPG that ever existed. I want a game that plays like WoW, but has a different theme and maybe some new mechanics to set it apart and not make it a complete Vanilla WoW clone.
Zero_1_Zerum
The biggest thing for me is whether or not the game is soloable. I'm an asocial loner IRL, and I play one in game. Lol.
The MMOs I've played the longest are part of franchises I already am a fan of. I played LOTRO for a while, because I LOVE the books. And I started ESO because I am a huge Elder Scrolls fan.
Having a good story, and varied quest design helps. I get sick quickly of go here, kill ten rats, go there, collect five berries type of quests.
Also, I like how in ESO I can go anywhere in the game, because everything is scaled to my level. I don't like MMOs that make it impossible to explore until you grind to the level for the next area.
Oh, and I hate grinding, so if I hear an MMO has a lot of it, I don't play it.
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A senior commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) was killed fighting Islamic State west of the Iraqi city of Mosul, the Tehran-based Tasnim news agency reported on Saturday.
It is the first time Iran has announced the death of a senior commander during the operations launched in October to drive the Islamist militants out of Mosul.
"Commander Shaaban Nassiri was martyred in operations to free the area west of Mosul," the Tasnim news agency quoted the Revolutionary Guards as saying.
The IRGC is the main backer of the Iraqi Shi'ite paramilitary force known as Popular Mobilisation, fighting Islamic State west of Mosul.
Nassiri was killed near Baaj, one of the last cities which remain under Islamic State control, near the Syrian border, according to Mashregh, an Iranian news website.
Baghdadi is believed to be hiding in this region, according to U.S. and Iraqi officials.
Nassiri fought in the Iran-Iran war of 1980-1988 and has been involved in the six-year war in Syria, backing President Bashar al-Assad, according to Mashregh.
A general from the Revolutionary Guards assumed the post of Iran's ambassador to Iraq in April, in a sign of the key role the military force is playing in its neighboring country.
Popular Mobilisation on Friday announced the capture of the Sinjar military base, near Baaj, moving its presence closer to the Syrian border.
Iraq's Shi'ite-led government is aiming to control the border in coordination with the Iranian-backed army of Assad.
Iran has provided military support to Assad since at least 2012, but initially did not comment publicly on its role. But as the military support increased and Iranian casualties rose, officials began to speak more openly.
Iran has helped to train and organize thousands of Shi'ite militia fighters from Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan in the Syrian conflict. Fighters from Lebanon's Hezbollah are also working closely with Iranian military commanders in Syria.


In traditional (in-person) courses, it's very common for students to talk outside the classroom about the concepts and issues that come up in the classroom. This often leads to studying and working on problem sets together. I'm a big believer in the value of peer-to-peer interaction and the learning that happens when students explain things to each other. Unfortunately, this kind of learning is a lot less common in online classes, as it's harder to get to know your fellow students during live video sessions (assuming the course even has them), and there's minimal chance of students running into each other outside class.
In an effort to push our class closer to the traditional model in this respect, I paired up all of my students and declared them "buddies". I did this through a simple email message to each pair, and told them to think of that message as an introduction and a strong suggestion that they should exchange questions about the material and problem sets before they turn them in. I also suggested that they Skype or meet in the always-open Zoom online conference room where we hold our live sessions. Like many other aspects of the class, this is an experiment–I will report back at the end of the term how it worked out.
As for today's class, all the technology performed perfectly. It turns out Wednesday's mid-class technical difficulties were all due to a bad USB hub.


A beach that washed away 30 years ago has suddenly reappeared, just in time for the Great British summer, much to the delight of locals.
The seaside village of Dooagh on Achill Island boasted a beautiful beach until spring storms of 1984 washed all the sand away, dredging tourism away and leaving just desolate rock pools.
The storm forced local guest houses and BnBs to close their doors after sun-worshippers stopped seeking out the no-longer-sandy coastal area, which stretches for over 300m.
However this week, a freak tide has dumped thousands of tonnes of sand back where it belongs, much to the delight of locals, whose village is nestled into the coast of Ireland.
Before it disappeared, the beach had been there for as long as living memory, almost continuously, until 1984-85. During that time there was some big storms that really destroyed the beach and it was completely washed away and 1984 was the last time the beach was there.
Then in April when we had that cold snap over Easter, the wind was coming in from the north. It was very constant and steady and it must have transported eroded material in from elsewhere.
It's so nice for the villagers to have their beach back. It is an incredible example of the force and power of nature and how the coast can change in a matter of days.
It disappeared back in the 80s after a very, very bad sea storm. The storms will decimate all the sand. We were just left with rocks.
The sand used to come in a little in the Spring but never anywhere near the volume that has this last year. But now it's back. It's great. We've had hundreds of thousands of tons in the last couple of months. It's amazing. We haven't had a beach for a long, long time.
We have a beautiful little village as it is, but it is great to look out and see this beautiful beach, instead of just rocks. Since people have seen the news of the beach on the news we have had plenty more visitors from the middle of the country.
Locals are now hoping the sand will stay long enough for the beach to be given blue-flag status after next year's inspection.


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You can read, edit and discuss the most up-to-date version at v:Wikiversity:Learning community.
A learning community is a group of people all connected by a common educational or developmental goal. It is an idea which is used in various educational settings as a way to increase motivation and ultimately to empower the learner in constructing their own meanings and methods in addressing the particular problem or issue they are currently working on. Attributes of a learning community typically include being collaborative, decentralised and distributed, much as, and for the same reasons that Communities of Practice (CoPs) are also applied, both in educational and business settings.
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WikipediaEdit
Wikipedia (along with all other Wikimedia projects) are potentially such learning communities. To illustrate: pick a page on Wikipedia, any page. Look at its history page - make sure it has been written by a number of contributors (some articles are still predominantly the work of a single individual!). Now take a look at its talk page. What do you find? Usually a mix of questions, points, criticisms; in other words, suggestions to improve the article from their perspective.
Here we have a group of people engaged in negotiating the meaning and scope of the article. Let's pick this sentence apart:
"a group of people": These people may not consider themselves a community, let alone a group, yet they are nevertheless here for a reason - the shared goal of improving the article
"engaged in": In the process of writing/improving the article, they are developing a praxis - a way of working. They develop ways of asking questions, of talking to each other, and of addressing their goal with respect to their own needs and those of the article itself
"negotiating the meaning and scope of the article": This is obviously what takes the most time, especially in contentious articles. "I find this picture offensive and think it should be removed immediately." "Shouldn't this article be merged with/redirected to ..?" "Are these people terrorists or freedom fighters?"
Obviously, what people are interested in in Wikipedia is creating a satisfactory (if not excellent) end-product; what a learning community is about, however, is the process. But the two are inseparable; the product is created by the process - it is a collaborative encylopedia. Therefore, the work of Wikipedia(ns) is negotiating the process as much as creating the product (if not more so). What is crucial here is to remain self-critically aware of our discourse, which is how Wikipedia works but also how it breaks down in occasional circumstances.
ApplicationsEdit
A common technique in traditional class settings is for a teacher/facilitator to assign people into groups, where the learners are given an activity and carry it out between them within a specified time, like for example to have a discussion, do some research and write a report on their findings. Many e-learning environments replicate this sort of activity and framework, utilising environments like WebCT or Moodle to manage and facilitate the students' interactions. Wikis are inherently collaborative structures that can be used to these ends, albeit in a slightly altered form. Wikimedia's e-learning resource-in-development/waiting, Wikiversity could easily work along these lines.
But..Edit
It is all too easy to simply say every group working together is a learning community. It is more correct that it can be a learning community, depending on how the task is defined and negotiated by the learners themselves. Returning to the idea of being collaborative, decentralised and distributed; we must also add that people in a proper, functioning learning community themselves really feel that they are a part of that community and that they actually participate. We know that in some groups, some people will take over and some people will feel excluded. This is not to say that all work in a learning community has to be shared equally (some learning communities will develop hierarchical elements); but rather to ensure that each individual feels they can add anything at any time and that each individual's needs have to be recognised in order for it to be a functioning learning community.
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A wonderful 8 day biking tour across the Atlas Mountain to the Sahara Desert, the wonderful way to explore Morocco, start cycling from the High Atlas and ending in the Deep Sahara Desert, biking through ancient Kasbah and Berber villages, with a lovely two day biking in Sahara.
2nd DAY: MARRAKECH – ATLAS MOUNTAIN – OUARZAZATE.
Departure from Marrakech by (4×4 Toyota Land Cruiser), crossing the Tichka Pass (2260m), stop for lunch in Ait Ben Haddou village, start cycling to Ouarzazate city, 30 km.
3rd DAY: OUARZAZAT – CASCAD TIZQUI – M'EZGUITA OASIS.
After breakfast, start driving by car for 1 hour, to Pass Tinifift, cycling from the pass enjoying a long descent to Tizqui waterfall, green oasis surrounded by volcanic Mountains, overnight in Kasbah + swimingpool.
4rd DAY: M'EZGUITA OASIS – DRAA VALLEY – ERG LIHODI (SAHARA DESERT).
Cycling deep into the south Moroccan, to Zagora city gateway to Sahara Desert, through the spectacular Draa valley, longest valley in morocco 1200km, and largest date palm oasis in North Africa. Overnight in Desert Camp.
5fth DAY: ERG LIHODI – CHEGAG DUNES.
After breakfast, our day begins with short drive 20 minutes. We leave the sund dunes of Erg Lihodo to reach to fast and following tracks that head west to the big dunes of Chigaga. Lunch will be in sacred oasis called Oum El Alg. Overnight in Camp, enjoy a typical night under stars.
6th DAY: CHEGAGA DUNES – FOUM ZGUIDE – TAZNAKHT.
After enjoying the sunrise moments and walking in the sand dunes, we start cycling through the old PARIS-DAKAR Road, to Fom Zguid, via the dry lake Iriki, lunch in Foum Zguid city, overnight in hotel + swinmingopoll in taznakht town.
7th DAY: TAZNAKHT – TICHKA PASS – MARRAKECH.
After breakfast drive back to Marrakech across Tichka pass (2260m), arrival in the late afternoon, check into your hotel or Raid, with an overstay night and breakfast. The after-noon will bring an opportunity to visit some monuments, souks, or simply relax by the pool.
8th DAY: MARRAKECH – AIRPORT.
Ancient city of Marrakech, souks and palace.
Spend a week Mountain biking in the south Moroccan.
Ancient Kasbah and Berber villages.
Experience the life style of the Nomad people.
Biking across High Atlas Mountain to Sahara Desert.
Spend two nights in camp under stars in Sahara Desert.
BIKE DISTANCE DURING THE WEEK: 300 KM.
LODGING: Hotel / Guest house / Nomadic camp.
GROUP SIZE: From 3 persons.
MEALS PLAN: All meals are included during our Mountain biking tour except diner and lunch in Marrakech.
TRANSPORT: 4X4 Toyota land cruiser for assistance during the Mountain bike tour.
STARTING FINISHING POINT: Marrakech to Marrakech.
CYCLE RENTAL: If you want to use your own bike it is usually easy to find flights which are suitable and we will send you our guideline packing instructions. If you prefer to rent one we have bikes in Morocco, these are constantly changing and being updated so contact us for latest rental information.
High quality Mountain biking: full or front suspension.
Guide <Local guide with our Moroccan tour Leader>.
Cook < Professional cook in the whole tour>.
Food < Lunches - Diners - Breakfast>.
Transport < Two 4x4 cars Assistance>.
Nights < 6 nights in the Guesthouses>.
Bikes (you can hire it from our shop.).
A well maintained mountain bike.
You won't need to carry tools, a trail side repair kit or a first aid kit as your coach/guide will have all of this.


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On the Thursday, June 6, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from:
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Q: ReactJS and PeerJS (simple-peer) Uncaught (in promise) TypeError: Cannot set properties of null (setting 'srcObject') I wanted to add an video call feature with WebRTC into my chat webapp. So after writing the code i tested the code. -> No video and in the console the error "Uncaught (in promise) TypeError: Cannot set properties of null (setting 'srcObject')"
screenshot error message
My code:
//CallProvider
import React, { createContext, useState, useRef, useEffect } from 'react';
import Peer from 'simple-peer';
import io from 'socket.io-client';

export const VideoCallContext = createContext();

const socket = io('http://localhost:5001');

export function CallProvider({ conv, id, children }) {
  const videoGrid = document.querySelector('#video-grid');
  const [stream, setStream] = useState(null);
  const myVideoRef = useRef(null);
  const peer = new Peer({
    trickle: false,
    stream,
  });
  const peers = {};

  useEffect(() => {
    navigator.mediaDevices
      .getUserMedia({
        video: true,
        audio: true,
      })
      .then((currentStream) => {
        setStream(currentStream);
        myVideoRef.current.srcObject = currentStream.streams[0];
      });

    socket.on('user-connected', (userId) => {
      connectToNewUser(userId, stream);
    });
  });

  socket.on('user-disconnected', (userId) => {
    if (peers[userId]) peers[userId].close();
  });

  function joinCall() {
    peer.on('signal', (data) => {
      socket.emit('join-call', {
        call: conv,
        userId: id,
      });
    });
  }

  function leaveCall() {
    socket.emit('leave-call', {
      call: conv,
      userId: id,
    });
    navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia({
      video: false,
      audio: false,
    });
  }

  function connectToNewUser(userId, stream) {
    const call = peer.call(userId, stream);
    const video = document.createElement('video');

    call.on('stream', (userVideoStream) => {
      addVideoStream(video, userVideoStream);
    });

    call.on('close', () => {
      video.remove();
    });
  }

  function addVideoStream(video, stream) {
    video.srcObject = stream;
    video.addEventListener('loadedmetadata', () => {
      video.play();
      video.playsInline = true;
    });
    videoGrid.append(video);
  }

  const value = {
    stream,
    myVideoRef,
    joinCall,
    leaveCall,
  };

  return (
    <VideoCallContext.Provider value={value}>
      {children}
    </VideoCallContext.Provider>
  );
}

// FormCall
//use WebRTC from simplepeer
import React, { useContext } from 'react';
import { Button } from 'react-bootstrap';
import { VideoCallContext } from '../contexts/CallProvider';

export default function FormCall({ id, conv, closeWindow }) {
  const { stream, myVideoRef, joinCall, leaveCall } =
    useContext(VideoCallContext);
  const conversation = conv;

  function closeCall() {
    leaveCall(id);
    closeWindow();
  }

  return (
    <>

        <video playsInline muted ref={myVideoRef} autoPlay></video>

        <Button
          onClick={closeCall}
          className="rounded-circle position-relative"
          style={{ height: '40px', width: '40px' }}
        >

        </Button>

    </>
  );
}

My installed packages are:
packages
I have looked for an solution for the error. Nothing that is a solution for my problem.
I also have changed the "currentStream" to "currentStream.streams[0]", nothing changed.

A: When you set const myVideoRef = useRef(null)), you're setting myVideoRef.current to null.
If you need to the set srcObject property in your ref:
const myVideoRef = useRef({ srcObject: null }).
Now myVideoRef.current.srcObject exists and can be set.

A: Try
const value = {
stream:stream,
myVideoRef:myVideoRef,
joinCall:joinCall,
leaveCall:leaveCall,
};
Also i would avoid returning *.Provider itself.
Wrap CallProvider and it's children like this:
<VideoCallContext.Provider value={Your value}>
<CallProvider >
<Child1 />
<Child2 />
</CallProvider>
</VideoCallContext.Provider>

If You mreturn instance of Context.Provider as Component, then every state mutation rerenders Your Context . The Context is innescesarry then.
If Your Context fully wraps dependant DOM snippet, then Your Context values are stable.
At least one of these two has to be changed to solve Your problem.
P.S.
As Wesley LeMahieu found ,hence  i would use useRef() instead of useRef(null).

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


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Home 17th/21st Lancers
The 17th and 21st Lancers were amalgamated in 1922 to form the 17th/21st Lancers. During the Second World War the regiment fought in North Africa and Italy. Later the 17thth/21st became part of NATO's front-line force in West Germany.
Inter-War Years
Having amalgamated at Tidworth, the Regiment quickly established their reputation not only in military proficiency but also on the sporting field. In 1927, after being in use for more than a century, the lance was finally abolished as a weapon of war in the British Army. The 17th/21st Lancers were posted to Meerut, India, in 1930, but it was not until 1938 eleven years after the loss of the lance that the Regiment were first mechanised. The outbreak of war saw the Regiment immediately posted back to England.
After initially being employed as counter invasion forces, they became part of the newly formed 6th Armoured Division, training with Valentine and Matilda tanks. The Regiment remained with the new division in England until 1942 when they were warned off for active service in North Africa.
The Second World War: North Africa 1942-1943
The Regiment eventually deployed to North Africa in November 1942. They were not however initially deployed with the Division but as part of 'Blade Force' under Lieutenant Colonel Hull, a 17th/21st Lancer. The plan was that Blade Force would act as a spearhead invasion force into Tunisia. The Force was to move from Algiers, in concert with the 8th Army who were moving west from Egypt, having advanced from El Alamein. The role of the 17th/21st Lancers within Blade Force was to provide a flank guard for the 78th Division, which was to occupy the city. Blade Force made a rapid advance of 300 miles before being held up at the T-roads between Sidi Nasir station and Mateur by strong German resistance. This delay allowed the Germans to reinforce and thus foil the bid to capture Tunis. As a result Blade Force was broken up and the 17th/21st Lancers were returned to 26th Armoured Brigade.
On the 19th of February 1943, the Germans launched a counter attack into the Kasserine Pass towards Thala. The Brigade was tasked with stopping the German advance. By dawn on the 21st, the Regiment was in a position blocking the road from Thala to Kasserine. All that day it fought a difficult delaying action in which fourteen tanks were lost. At dusk the Regiment retired into a leaguer. After a short time the sound of tanks moving on the road was heard; the enemy had resumed his advance in the dark and led the attack with a Valentine tank which had been abandoned by the Regiment at Tebourba in December. This ruse completely deceived the infantry in front of the regimental leaguer. It was not until the Germans opened fired that anyone realised what had happened. The first person to react was the Adjutant, Captain Ponsonby, who firing the gun of his own tank, destroyed four German tanks in quick succession. Soon the other tanks joined in and three more tanks were destroyed. The German attack dissolved; although the Regiment remained in the area for the next three days, the Germans did not renew it, but retired eastwards.
Protected only by the inferior armour of the Valentine and out gunned by the German tanks, the cost was high. Although the pass was held, the 17th/21st Lancers was reduced to only twelve tanks. It was after this encounter that the Regiment was withdrawn from the line and re-equipped with the American Sherman tank mounting a 75mm gun. This represented a great improvement on the old 'Tommy Cookers' (Valentines), both in terms of firepower and armoured protection.
The stage was now set for the Battle of Fondouk, on the 8th and 9th April, in which the Regiment was to play a leading role. The Fondouk Pass was a flat, open plain, 1000 yards wide, dominated on both sides by steep rocky heights. The plan was for the Regiment to break through the pass and cut off the retreating German forces. During a reconnaissance on the evening of the 8th, the Regiment lost four tanks. At 9.00 a.m. on the 9th the 17th/21st was ordered to force the Pass at any cost. The area was mined, and covered by both artillery and anti-tank guns positioned both in the pass and on the high ground. For two hours the Regiment tried to break through the Pass, sustaining such heavy losses that only a handful of tanks were left in action. Information that the dry riverbed to the left might prove to be a way through was passed to Brigade Headquarters. At 11.30, 6th Armoured Brigade ordered the 16th/5th Lancers to try that route, which despite a number of losses to men and tanks, proved successful.
Although the subsequent break-through was achieved, the delay allowed the German forces to retreat unmolested towards Tunis. Regimental losses were eleven killed and thirty-two wounded, with thirty-two tanks put out of action, twenty-seven beyond further use.
May saw the final action of the North Africa campaign with the capture of the Cap Bon Peninsula. The Germans were trying to delay its capture long enough to allow evacuation of their Army by sea. The Regiment conducted a 'charge' along the beach totally out manoeuvring the German defensive positions. Enemy resistance crumbled, thousands of prisoners were taken, and thus ended the campaign.
After nine months out of action, March 1944 saw the 17th/21st Lancers, still as part of 6th Armoured Division, deployed to Italy. The North African campaign marked the height of allied armoured warfare. Ahead lay a new country, with difficult terrain that would require new tactics. Even though the dominant role of the tank would no longer be so pronounced, the regiment still played its part to the full in the Italian campaign
The Second World War: Italy 1944
The Regiment arrived in Italy during the preparation phase for the assault on the Gustav Line, a defensive line running the entire length of Italy and hinged on Monte Cassino. The assault began on 11th May 1944 with the crossing of the River Gari. The 17th/21st moved to their bridge-crossing site 'Amazon' during the night only to find that the bridges had not been laid, due to all the engineer bulldozers having been knocked out. As a result the Regiment were forced to improvise, using their tanks to shunt a Bailey Bridge into position and thus effect a crossing. By the 14th the Corps had achieved nineteen crossings and by the 16th the pressure on the Germans proved so great that they were forced to abandon the Gustav Line. It took the Canadians a further five days to breech the Adolf Hitler Line after which the road to Rome was effectively clear.
The advance north of Rome proved itself even harder than in the south. There were only three routes capable of supporting armoured formations with the Germans covering all of them with direct and indirect fire. The delaying action the Germans fought was so effective it took the Allies four months to reach the Gothic Line. The winter of 1944/1945 saw the 17th/21st taking their turn as infantry on the Gothic Line in The Apennine Mountains, not only manning trenches but machine guns and mortars. For the Regiment the battle of The Po Valley proved to be the final action of the war. By VE Day the 17th/21st Lancers had lost 21 officers and 135 other ranks killed.
Greece, Egypt, Palestine 1945-1948
As the Regiment had not deployed from England until 1942 they were not due an immediate return to Britain. As a result, after completing their occupation duties in Austria, they were posted to Greece in October 1946 where they conducted internal security duties and famine relief. In October 1947 the Regiment was sent to the Suez Canal Zone where it was redesignated as an Armoured Car Regiment. From the calm of Suez the 17th/21st were posted to Palestine. At the time Palestine was in a state of civil war, with both Jews and Arabs fighting for independence both from each other and British rule. The Regiment was involved in the operation of armoured rail cars, frontier patrols and escort duties. In the one year that they served in Palestine (1948) the Regiment lost two officers and fourteen other ranks killed.
The Cold War 1953-1989
The main role of the 17th/21st Lancers service after the war was as part of the British Army of the Rhine serving as part of NATO's conventional deterrent against the Warsaw Pact Armies of Eastern Europe. It also served throughout the world with both squadron and troop deployments to Hong Kong, Borneo, Aden, Libya, Belize, Kuwait and Cyprus.
The main operational commitment post war for the Regiment was in Northern Ireland. Since 1969 and the beginning of the 'troubles', the 17th/21st were regularly deployed to the province in both mounted and dismounted roles. The Regiment was employed in Saladin, Saracen and Ferret armoured cars during the first two and bloodiest years of the troubles. The Regiment also conducted dismounted four-month emergency tours.
The Gulf War 1991
With the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990 and the deployment of 1st (UK) Armoured Division to the Gulf came the only opportunity for desert warfare since the North Africa campaign of 1943. Although the 17th/21st did not deploy as a Regiment; it did however furnish more than two Squadrons of men and most of its equipment to reinforce the Royal Scots Dragoons Guards and the Queen's Royal Irish Hussars. The 17th/21st Lancers Band were deployed in their wartime role as medics.
Victory in the Gulf War did not however save the Army from the consequences of the end of the Cold War. Reductions and amalgamations were still implemented in the summer of 1991. The Royal Armoured Corps was reduced from nineteen to eleven regiments. The fate of the 17th/21st was to amalgamate with the 16th/5th Lancers; this was completed by June 1993 when they formed a new Regiment, called The Queen's Royal Lancers.


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Arizona audit: Latest timing on the recount inside the coliseum
The Republic
Here The Arizona Republic catches you up on the ongoing state Senate-ordered audit of Maricopa County's presidential and U.S. Senate race results in the November general election.
12 p.m.: Inside the Coliseum
Florida-based technology firm Cyber Ninjas is overseeing a subcontractor conducting the hand recount and a ballot inspection process that may include inspecting ballots for watermarks or bamboo fibers, which election officials have dismissed as conspiracy theories. They also are looking for folds in the ballots and other aspects of gauging a ballot's authenticity, according to Ken Bennett, the Arizona Senate's audit liaison.
Recount tables: Recount is done, other than braille ballots.
Paper evaluation tables: About 42 tables operating Monday.
Number of observers: Eight volunteer observers on the coliseum floor.
The chatter
The Arizona Senate's contractors expect to be done reviewing braille ballots by Thursday, the last of the ballots to be hand recounted, as well as the inspection of ballots.
Randy Pullen, an audit spokesperson and former state GOP chair, shot down a rumor that some results would be released this week. Results from the Arizona election audit will come out in late July or early August, he said.
It appears the results will at least include results from the hand recount and ballot inspection. It's unclear whether the results will include details from the voting machine inspection and any voter registration review.
Pullen said they plan to bring the county's 385 vote center tabulators out to the main audit floor to examine them this week.
Journalists to watch
The Republic's Jen Fifield was at Veterans Memorial Coliseum from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. You can follow her updates on Twitter at @JenAFifield.
Kyung Lah with CNN will be there there from 2 to 7 p.m. You can follow her updates on Twitter at @KyungLahCNN.
Local journalists were initially denied specific access to report or record the recount. They were told they would have to sign up to work a shift as a volunteer observer. Local media outlets, including The Republic, retained an attorney and succeeded in gaining access. Journalists now cover shifts in a designated area of the coliseum as part of a press pool.
4 key details being kept secret
The Republic has asked for or filed public record requests on these items. These are highlights, not a comprehensive list, of the unknowns we seek answers to for the public.
Who is paying for this audit? The Arizona Senate put $150,000 toward the audit, although election experts told The Republic the cost would be far more. Private groups are collecting donations to pay for the audit, which means the public doesn't know who is fronting the money.
How are the people recounting ballots recruited and screened? Cyber Ninjas CEO Doug Logan said people recounting ballots were screened to ensure "there was nothing on their social media or other details that showed strong opinions one way or another." But seeing former state Rep. Anthony Kern — a "Stop the Steal" backer — recounting ballots casts that in doubt. The Republic found that a few recruiters have far-right ties and are reaching out to traditionally conservative groups. Also, a nonprofit run by an ardent Trump supporter who also is raising money for the audit is helping to vet the counters.
What private contractors have access to ballots and voting machines? A complete list has not been publicly disclosed. Cyber Ninjas is overseeing the audit and Pennsylvania-based Wake Technology Services, Inc. was in charge of the hand recount. Wake TSI's contract ended May 14, the original completion date for the hand count, and the company did not to renew its contract, according to audit spokesperson Randy Pullen. Scottsdale-based technology company StratTech Solutions took over that role, he said. Virginia-based CyFIR is analyzing voting machines. Cyber Ninjas said in its original scope of work that the machine analysis would be done by Cyber Ninjas, CyFIR and "a number of additional analysts, the identities and qualifications of whom shall be made available to (the Senate) upon request."
Who is verifying the voter information? Cyber Ninjas has refused to say who is involved in the review of voter information. Beyond recounting ballots, the audit planned to verify voter information and voting history, although Cyber Ninjas' CEO has refused to provide details on who would do this. Liz Harris, a Republican who has called the audit a fight between "good and evil," has been canvassing in search of widespread voter fraud in Arizona. Harris initially said her group of volunteers was helping with the audit, but she wouldn't say on what part because of a nondisclosure agreement. She later said she doesn't know what her involvement may be. State Senate President Karen Fann, in a May 7 response to the U.S. Department of Justice's concerns that this aspect of the audit could illegally intimidate voters, said plans to knock on voters' doors had been dropped for now.
5 key details we know
Independence and transparency of audit questioned. Election experts say the audit is biased, lacks transparency and is impossible to complete in a short timeframe. "I don't think there is any good end to this," said Tammy Patrick, a senior elections advisor at Democracy Fund.
Audit leader pushed unfounded election fraud claims. The Arizona Senate hired Cyber Ninjas CEO Doug Logan to lead the audit. A deleted Twitter account that appears to belong to Logan pushed unfounded election fraud claims, including sharing this post in late 2020: "I'm tired of hearing people say there was no fraud. It happened, it's real, and people better get wise fast."
Audit wasn't finished by original deadline. Auditors initially said they would be done by May 14, but that was extended through June because of the slow pace of counting.
Feds have raised concerns. The U.S. Department of Justice questioned how ballots are being kept secure and how auditors would avoid voter intimidation if they go knocking on their doors. Arizona Senate President Karen Fann responded that the Senate would "indefinitely defer" knocking on doors as part of the audit.
Not a bipartisan recount. Recruitment of people to recount the ballots has extended into right-wing circles with no guarantee those doing the recount are bipartisan.
Timeline: Catch up on the audit
Dec. 15: Arizona Senate Republicans send their first subpoenas to Maricopa County for all ballots cast in the November 2020 election, voting machines, voter rolls and more information for "forensic analysis."
Dec. 18: The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors files suit to fight the subpoenas, saying it's too broad and would violate voters' privacy.
Jan. 12: Senate Republicans file new subpoenas to the county to replace the original ones, because a new Legislature had been sworn in and the county had argued that made the original subpoenas invalid. The new subpoenas asked for similar, if not the same, information.
Jan. 15 and Jan. 21: Maricopa County responds to the subpoenas, in part, by providing public voter information, election logs, detailed reporting of election results, and various other information to Senate Republicans. The county refuses to provide ballots, voting machines and private voter information.
Jan. 27: The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors votes to conduct an audit to try to put election integrity concerns to rest. "I really want to alleviate their concerns and their issues with whatever it is we are doing and convince them that this was in fact truly an honest election with good integrity," board Chairman Jack Sellers said.
Jan. 29: Arizona Senate President Karen Fann, R-Prescott, says the county's audit doesn't go far enough and that the state Senate "has hired an independent, qualified, forensic auditing firm to analyze 2020 election results in Maricopa County." She refused to name the company and would later say she hadn't yet hired anyone.
Feb. 8: The possible arrest of Maricopa County Board of Supervisors over failing to fully respond to the subpoenas is averted when a lone Republican senator, Paul Boyer, votes against holding the board in contempt for not turning over ballots and other election materials the Senate seeks through subpoena. "My vote is about patience," Boyer says, hopeful the two sides can come to agreement.
Feb. 17: The audit that Maricopa County commissioned in an effort to alleviate election concerns is underway with accredited auditors, which election experts say is critical. One of those experts, Ben Ptashnik, compared giving a random company access to the voting systems to "giving the keys to your house to someone who you don't know."
Feb. 23: The county-commissioned audit shows its general election ballots were counted correctly. The county hired the independent auditors to verify that voting machines were not hacked, were not connected to the internet and counted votes properly during the 2020 general election.
Feb. 26: Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Timothy Thomason rules the state Senate's subpoenas for county election data and machines are valid. Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jack Sellers responds by saying the county "will immediately start working to provide the Arizona Senate with the ballots and other materials."
March 31: Senate President Karen Fann announces that Senate Republicans have hired private firm Cyber Ninjas to lead the audit and hire subcontractors. The Republic finds that the CEO of the firm touted widespread election fraud on social media.
April 7: The Republic reports that election consultants around the country say the state Senate's audit lacks transparency, bipartisanship and that it's probably not doable in the proposed timeframe and for the $150,000 the Senate put aside to pay for it.
April 22: Arizona Democratic Party and Maricopa County Supervisor Steve Gallardo, the lone Democrat on the five-member board, file a lawsuit seeking to stop the audit because of security and other concerns.
April 22 and 23: Maricopa County delivers the ballots, voting machines, private voter information and other requested materials to Bennett, who Fann appointed as the state Senate's liaison, at Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
April 23: Recount begins with one reporter in the coliseum who signed up to work a six-hour shift as a volunteer observer. The Republic's Jen Fifield questions Cyber Ninjas' CEO about blue pens she spots on the recount tables. Voting machines can read black and blue ink, which is why recounts should use red ink. After checking, Logan has blue pens removed and replaced with green pens before any real ballots are taken out of the boxes.
April 23: Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Christopher Coury, concerned by uncertainties about the audit procedures, orders the Arizona Senate to "pause" its recount if the state Democratic Party, which asked for the halt, posts a $1 million bond to cover any costs from the delay. The Democratic Party does not post the bond and the audit continues.
April 27: Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Daniel Martin raises concerns about the rights of voters, but allows the audit to go forward.
April 27: Local media obtains limited access to coliseum during the recount.
April 29: Private contractor for audit releases documents outlining the audit's policies and procedures as ordered by a judge.
April 29: Crazy Times Carnival kicks off at the Arizona State Fairgrounds, which is also home to the coliseum where the recount is happening.
April 30: Republic reporter Ryan Randazzo is removed from the coliseum and told his press privileges are revoked after posting a photo showing a former Republican legislator at a ballot-counting table. The photo shows a ballot, with no markings discernible, on a vertical stand in front of former state Rep. Anthony Kern, R-Glendale. The Senate later reversed its revocation of Randazzo's access.
May 1: Bennett acknowledges the recount likely won't be completed by May 14 as he'd said it would just days earlier. There was "no deadline," he says.
New Cyber Ninjas messages show Trump's influence on 'audit' Gov. Hobbs says she's ready to play hardball, use veto Who will Arizona Democrats pick as their next leader? Advocates welcome Hobbs' plan for migrant transportation
May 5: The U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division asks questions of Arizona Senate about the audit's security and potential for voter intimidation. Additionally, the state Democratic Party and other critics of the audit settle their lawsuit in Maricopa County Superior Court, with the auditors agreeing to ballot security measures and voter privacy protections, among other things.
May 6: Efforts to recruit people to recount ballots appears targeted in part at traditionally conservative groups — and some of the recruiters themselves have far-right political ties.
May 7: Arizona Senate President Karen Fann's response to the U.S. Department of Justice says state Senate is dropping, for now, a controversial plan to go door-to-door to ask local residents about their voting history as part of its audit.
May 7: Maricopa County officials speak out against the Arizona Senate's push to access county computer routers and administrative passwords to voting machines. Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone calls the demand for routers "mind-numbingly reckless and irresponsible," saying it could compromise law enforcement data.
May 11: The Republic shares insights from election security and IT consultants, who explain what could be at risk if the county provides access to its computer routers as the election auditors seek.
May 12: The Arizona Senate extends its lease at the coliseum so the recount can continue through June 30, with a one-week pause for high school graduations previously scheduled at the Phoenix venue.
May 12: Senate President Fann sends a letter to Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Chairman Sellers that asks him and county officials to meet May 18 to answer questions about the county's failure to fully respond to the Senate's initial subpoenas and the county's election practices. The letter about "serious issues" says she wants to "constructively resolve these issues and questions without recourse to additional subpoenas or other compulsory process." On social media, the audit's Twitter account, accuses the county of deleting election databases and spoiling evidence.
May 13: County Board Chairman Sellers responds to Fann with a call for her to retract the statement about the county deleting files spread by audit officials on social media. "That would be a crime — and it is not true," he said in a statement. "It is dangerous to spout accusations of this magnitude via a tweet." Rather than agree to meet with Fann on Tuesday, Sellers says the county will hold a public meeting on Monday to lay out the facts.
May 15: Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer, a Republican elected in November, castigates former President Donald Trump for alleging, among other things, "The entire Database of Maricopa County in Arizona has been DELETED!" and calling it an "election crime." Richer responds on Twitter: "Wow. This is unhinged. I'm literally looking at our voter registration database on my other screen. Right now."
May 18: County Board Chairman Sellers blasts state Senate President Fann for trying to legitimize "a grift disguised as an audit." As for the files Fann said were missing, the county says contractors likely failed to properly download or search the county's databases, which made it so database and directories appeared to be missing. "We wouldn't be asked to do this on-the-job training if qualified auditors had been hired to do this work," Sellers says at the county meeting.
May 19: Senate President Fann and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Warren Petersen meet with their contractors, who say they found the missing files. Ben Cotton, founder of CyFir, tells them: "I have been able to recover all of those deleted files and I have access to that data." He says the county didn't explain how the system was structured, making it hard to know what settings and configurations to use to make a copy of the county's databases, and to search the databases. A day earlier, the county had provided the auditors an explanation of their system in response to Fann's letter.
May 20: Arizona's top election official, Katie Hobbs, says she may not allow the county to reuse hundreds of vote-counting machines provided, after a subpoena, to Fann's contractors. Replacing the machines could cost millions.
May 22: An email obtained by The Republic shows a nonprofit started by former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne will handle background checks, non-disclosure agreements and volunteer agreements of audit workers. Byrne's non profit, Fund the Audit by The America Project, also is raising money to pay for the effort. The email also states that ballot counters were sought as volunteers instead of being paid, as was the case when the counting began.
May 24: Ballot counting and inspection resumes at Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
May 25: Wake TSI, the Pennsylvania-based IT company that was in charge of running the hand recount, did not renew its contract that ended May 14, the original completion date for the hand count, according to Randy Pullen, an audit spokesperson and former state GOP chair. Scottsdale-based technology company StratTech Solutions took over May 24 running the hand count, using Wake's procedures, he said.
May 26: Audits like the one underway in Arizona are spreading to states like Georgia, Michigan and New Hampshire. Tammy Patrick, who previously oversaw post-election audits in Maricopa County, told the AP such examinations are critical, but must be done in a timely fashion by election experts, not ideologically interested novices.
June 1: Certified auditors contacted by The Republic, including accountants, internal auditors, and forensic auditors, say this is not an audit — or at least it doesn't appear to be following the generally accepted standards for one, from the outside.
June 2: The audit effort is a boon to the Arizona Republican Party, which has raised far more money this year than it did at this point last year, The Republic's Ronald J. Hansen and Yvonne Wingett Sanchez report.
June 3: Maricopa County election data is in a "secure lab" in Montana, or maybe a log cabin in the woods? A contractor hired by the Arizona Senate is reviewing the election data from an undisclosed location in Montana, with no oversight from state or county officials.
June 5: Senate President Karen Fann has frequently described the audit as a simple exercise to improve elections, but a review of hundreds of pages of Fann's emails shows she also has sought to placate Trump supporters.


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Every move matters: Motegi starts the final stopwatch
As the field arrives in Japan for the first of the flyaways, does Marquez have his rivals in perpetual check?
Tags MotoGP, 2017, MOTUL GRAND PRIX OF JAPAN, #JapaneseGP
The Twin Ring Motegi has seen many a battle fought, won and lost on its asphalt. Coming as it does at a pivotal part of the season, the Japanese GP may not have always seen the throne taken – but it has always been a protagonist in the title fight. Last season was Marc Marquez' (Repsol Honda Team) coup de grace, and this year the rider from Cervera again arrives ahead. But with such unpredictability throughout so much of the season, does the number 93's 16-point advantage leave the field in check?
#JapaneseGP: Every move matters! 06/10/2017
Round 15 of the MotoGP™ World Championship is held at the Twin Ring Motegi in Japan
The defending Champion will be hoping so. But Japanese soil had never – until last season – given the now five-time World Champion a victory in the premier class. In Moto2™ yes, and in the 125 World Championship, but Marquez has never had the air of invincibility at the venue he can count on at some other circuits in the premier class. That said, his stunning victory last season – and winning the title there – could see that change, as well as some scintillating pace at another venue characterised by hard braking and acceleration: Austria.
It doesn't get any better than this!
Down to the last lap, last corner, last second... #AustrianGP
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— MotoGP™???? (@MotoGP) 13 August 2017
The man on the other side of that duel in Austria was Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team); the man who heads the chase behind Marquez in the standings – and the man on the machine that, on paper, is very well suited to the Twin Ring Motegi. The hard braking and acceleration should play into the hands of the Borgo Panigale Factory – and the Japanese GP will be crucial in terms of cutting that gap back down before the maths really begins to kick in and the races remaining tick towards zero. Dovizioso also has two podiums at the track – one in 2010 and one last season – to raise his spirits even further on the way to Japan.
Behind the two out front in the points, however, there may lurk two dark horses: their teammates. Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda Team) is the most successful rider at Motegi with five wins – 1 x 125, 1 x 250 and three in MotoGP™, and Jorge Lorenzo (Ducati Team) equals that premier class win count. Pedrosa is also at a disadvantage from having missed some events through injury, and his stats could have been boosted even further. With incredible podium form this season and a shot at the title remaining, the 'Baby Samurai' will be pushing hard to give it everything.
Peerless Pedrosa takes his 50th GP victory at Motegi 11/10/2015
Dani Pedrosa rides a superb race to take victory at the Motul Grand Prix of Japan while Rossi extends lead over Lorenzo to 18 points.
Then Lorenzo. At Aragon, the 'Spartan' was both back on the podium for the second time in red and led the most amount of laps on a Ducati thus far – this time well over half the race. Lorenzo's three wins at Motegi have all been in MotoGP™, and he was optimistic about adding his first top step for Ducati when asked about it at Aragon. Could the time be now? And could that timing be worse for those who need that 25-point haul for their title aspirations…
¡Poco a poco vamos llegando! ???????? ¡Buenas noches! / Step by step we are closer! Good night! @MotoGP #AragonGP #Ducati #JL99 ???? pic.twitter.com/XQ4r3n5axJ
— Jorge Lorenzo (@lorenzo99) 24 September 2017
Mathematically, there remain five contenders. Marquez and Dovizioso at the top, Pedrosa in fourth and then the two Movistar Yamahas: Maverick Viñales and Valentino Rossi.
That was the order in which they crossed the line at Aragon, only half a second apart despite Rossi riding just 24 days after breaking his leg. Viñales had expected to challenge for the win, Rossi hadn't dared to expect anything given the injury. The Italian is now fifth in the standings and two points behind Pedrosa, making it still possible, but it remains to be seen how Motegi – and three back-to-back races – will treat the 'Doctor'. That said, his confidence will be high following Aragon, when he stunned the field – and his teammate.
Rossi discusses his courageous fifth-place finish at Aragon 24/09/2017
Valentino Rossi gives his thoughts on the #AragonGP where he finished in fifth after fighting for a podium earlier in the race
Viñales is the man who arrives in Japan with time running out to make up the gap. It's a longer shot for Pedrosa and Rossi and therefore in many ways they have less to lose, whereas Viñales remains in the difficult zone between risking everything for the chance at victory, and avoiding making a costly error. Last year at Motegi he was on the podium, and he'll need to repeat that or go a couple better and take the top step. Anything can still happen, and everything is unpredictable as ever – but should the coming races play out as writ, Viñales is the man who needs to strike. Every move matters, and Viñales' position could prove either the perfect amount of pressure or an end-of-season Zugzwang.
Last year Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) crossed the line behind Viñales, and last time out this year - now on an Aprilia - the Spaniard took his equal best result of the season. He'll want to back that up and make an assault on the Independent Teams classification which is currently led by Johann Zarco (Monster Yamaha Tech 3). Zarco will be tough to be as ever, however, as well as teammate Jonas Folger, who is looking for a reset in the flyaways to end the season on a high after a difficult stint of late. Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda) and Danilo Petrucci (Octo Pramac Racing) are also big players in the Independent Teams – and there will be one missing, as Jack Miller (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) is forced to miss the race due to injury.
NEWS: @OfficialHAOYAMA to replace Miller for the #JapaneseGP!#MotoGP // Full Story???? https://t.co/PKaYoAOI6V pic.twitter.com/iEwEbJwlr8
— MotoGP™???? (@MotoGP) 6 October 2017
The Australian's absence is set to boost the home ranks though, as the team have called in former 250 World Champion Hiroshi Aoyama – the Japanese rider who took the most recent home podium at the venue, back in the intermediate class in 2009. He'll join Yamalube Yamaha Factory Racing rider Katsuyuki Nakasuga to fly the flag, as Nakasuga wildcards following his win in the 2017 Suzuka 8H alongside WorldSBK duo Michael van der Mark and Alex Lowes.
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— Pol Espargaró (@polespargaro) 4 October 2017
Suzuki are another manufacturer racing on home turf at Motegi, and Andrea Iannone had positive things to say after a more solid performance for the Suzuki Ecstar squad at Aragon. Both he and teammate Alex Rins will have a lot of home support for the Hamamatsu factory behind them, and will be pushing for more progress. Progress is also the name of the game for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, who once again got straight through to Q2 and took a top ten in the race – with wildcard Mika Kallio and Pol Espargaro respectively. Motegi is more of a leap into the unknown, but the positive trend and impressive first season for the Austrian factory just keeps rolling.
Four rounds remain, which make it 100 points. But now, as the season finale approaches and 75 of those points are played in the next three rounds back-to-back, it's no longer a simple game of maths or watching ahead and playing the long game: every move matters, beginning from Friday at 9:55 (GMT + 9) for MotoGP™ FP1 and with lights out for the race at 14:00 on Sunday.
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Bar Tab: Brasserie Belge's piano lounge is the new, sultry hotspot
/ Wednesday, October 19, 2011
October on Main Street feels cozily autumnal as I watch jacket-wearing patrons settle in for a Friday eve at Brasserie Belge.
The new, indoor piano lounge (which launched on the 5th) is dim with candlelight as soloist Chalyce croons in French at the baby grand. I claim a corner on a black leather loveseat and order a Limoncello Martini.
"It really feels just like a European brasserie, doesn't it?" remarked manager Joseph Lafe.
I'd imagine so. My passport may not boast a Belgium stamp, but I think I'll save the airfare, chill here and quench my wanderlust. I indulge in my $10 Ketel One-based yellow cocktail with its vanilla sugar rim, flip through the black and fuchsia menu, and listen to Chalyce play Dean Martin's "That's Amore."
"People are very familiar with her, and it's a real pleasure to have her here," Lafe said.
I learn that Chalyce's gigging schedule is from 7 to 11 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, and incomers are already humming along with her rendition of "The Girl from Ipanema." Chalyce is a classically trained, one-word kind of artist (her last name is Sullivan), who studied at the New England Conservatory of Music, sang in the Santa Fe Opera and debuted on Broadway in "The Pajama Game."
Happy hour from 4 to 6 p.m. daily – when beers and wines are two-for-one – is a seamless lead-in to Chalyce's nightly concerts. Regular hours are 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday, and 5 to 11 p.m. Sunday.
I'm finding the piano lounge, which is adjacent to the actual bar, conducive to quiet sipping and contemplation. On the coffee table are books like "Belgium: Land of the Good Life" by Rosine de Dijn and "Carnet de Cuisine" by Pierre Wynants. If you're a party of one, you can peruse between forkfuls of steak tartare and mini gherkins.
Outside in the Courthouse Centre breezeway, patrons delve into their Nutella crepes and Belgian coffees with Godiva dark chocolate liqueur. It's easy to get lost in a sensual whirlwind of lobster croquettes, mussels and chocolate mousse while server Olivier Georges schools his tables on imported Trappist ales. There are several on the 20-bottle beer list, including his favorite, Orval (a dry, hoppy, amber-hued brew with a bitter orange scent and flavor for $13).
"You have to try our beers when you come here," Georges said. "Belgian beers are the best."
No convincing necessary, Olivier. Beer tastings with hors d'oeuvres have been common since the locale opened in January, giving attendees samples of what will undoubtedly become future addictions. On typical draft are Stella Artois, Hoegaarden and Leffe Blond – all $5 a glass. Abbey Ales like the St. Bernardus are $9 a bottle, and Lambics like Lindeman's Pomme are $14.
Other libations include champagnes, mimosas, mojitos, cordials, liqueurs, cognacs, scotches and ports, as well as after-dinner drinks like the Nuts and Berries (with Frangelico, Chambord, Licor 43, cream, fresh berries and toasted coconut).
How about an Absinthe "Green Fairy" Cocktail with absinthe, mink liquor, homemade syrup and fresh lemon juice? I'll take any mixed beverage that transports my taste buds back to the Post-Impressionist 19th century.
If I'm spending my harvest season in Sarasota, let it be at Brasserie Belge, and let the Euro euphoria fill the fall air.
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706-1944; brasseriebelge.com.
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This week's tutorial over on Splitcoast is this adorable Candy Flower Garden! The stems of the flowers are made with 1" cello bags filled with plain M & Ms, which is just so fun and cute.
I used this Sizzix Bigz die for all my die cuts (except the fence) - this is a large steel rule die that comes in the Big Shot Plus bundle, and it worked perfectly for this project - I used everything but the hearts! I cut the shapes from watercolor paper and sprayed them with Colorbox Spritzers for a super quick coloring job. The sentiment is from a Penny Black clear set.
The box goes together really quickly, and this is a really cute project for a table favor or a desktop pick-me-up gift.
I've been working on commissions and on a personal project during my work days... here's the dog I'm working on - she's an Australian Shepherd, and just such a beautiful animal. This is the largest single dog portrait I've done so far - it's 11" x 14".
Also - there is a local art show in about a month and I need to have this large piece DONE by then, so it's filling a lot of my thoughts!


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Actors Song Joong-ki, Kim Ji-won, Jang Dong-gun, Kim Ok-bin are considering appearance on the tvN drama "As month chronicle".
On September 19, officials of the "Associated Chronicle" said, "Song Joong-ki, Kim Ji-won, Jang Dong-gun, Kim Ok-bin are definitely considering appearances, but they have not confirmed "It's a director, I will meet only writers today," he said.
"Asun Chronicle" is a fantasy drama depicting Korea 's first ancient human history. Draw a story of heroes, anti-heroes who make "country" in virtual land.
"Asun Chronicle" was written by Kim Young-hyun, Park Sang-yong writer, co-author of flashy casting and "deep rooted tree", "Yukryon Narsha", "microorganisms", "signal", "my Uncle "Director Kim Won-seok gathers expectations for directing.
First, during the play Song Joong-ki and serve as Han Tai Unsom. It is an undressing mixture of people and brains, has special looks and extraordinary abilities. Become a conqueror of the Associated Ass wishing to be an empire later in a city state.
Kim Ji-won took over the role of Tanya, a successor to the Han family clan. It is a first love of Song Joong-ki and a woman who loves the field of view (Jang Dong-gun). Imperial Ass Prince, the first crown prince of the month, becoming the first empire's first great female politician.
Jang Dong-gun Jang Dong-gun plays the new Nyuk Jok Tagon. The shortage of the Ass month It is the son of Yonmenjang, a hero who led the victory of the undressing 20 years big war inside the person and the brain. It will become the first king of Ass Monde at a later date.
Kim Ok-bin serves as a survivor's state al-ha during the war between the human and brain undressing 20 years. It is a person who is called "the strongest creature on the earth" and is proud of the ability of genius swordsmanship.
"Ass Chonicle" is a pre-production drama, which is scheduled to be broadcast in the first half of next year.
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Woman who fell into a fountain while texting may file lawsuit
Disturbiaposted 9 years ago
A girl who fell into a fountain at a mall while texting is thinking about a possible lawsuit against the mall because she is upset that a video of the incident was leaked out and that no one from the mall security came to her assistance.
How the video was leaked is not exactly clear, but her attorney believes someone at security allowed a video of the security tape to be made with their cell phone. The video was posted on YouTube, Facebook and TV stations around the world and has been viewed millions of times. Her attorney plans to conduct an investigation into what happened.
What do you think? Does she have a legitimate claim or is she just after her 15 minutes of fame and a fast buck?
Wesman Todd Shawposted 9 years agoin reply to this
So in other words, embarrassed, and stupid, a young woman blames someone else for her problems, and seeks to tie up the American legal system, and chase the amoral American dream of getting rich quick through a frivolous lawsuit.
Rafiniposted 9 years agoin reply to this
lyndreposted 9 years agoin reply to this
I would have lmao if I had seen that.The tricky bit is someone putting you on the internet,or television without your permission.
Personally I don,t think this should be allowed.
kirstenblogposted 9 years agoin reply to this
My first thought, welcome to 1984 everyone, big brother is watching. Or equally, welcome to the UK, the most heavily watched country in the world, we have the most CCTV cameras watching just about anywhere you go outdoors. This should be fun to watch unfold, the comedians will be having a field day of it if it goes to court. Next will be the lawsuits over anything posted to youtube of other people, non consenting, from mobil phone cameras and such. Oh what a wonderful world!
privateye2500posted 9 years agoin reply to this
15 minutes and a fast buck - hit nail on head :}
Good Golly - mizz molly - does ANYONE take responsibility for their own actions these days?
Mishaposted 9 years agoin reply to this
Hi Melanie, long time no see
HAY!! Misha! Sweet! How ARE You mate!?
Pretty good, thank you. How about yourself? You seem to be quite busy lately?
tony0724posted 8 years agoin reply to this
Like Forrest Gump said " Stupid is as Stupid does "
Spacey Graceyposted 9 years ago
If she is that embarassed why doesn't she say NOTHING at all. No one would know who it was if she just kept quiet.
TBH I don't think it was very kind to post it on YouTube, but that didn't stop me laughing at it
Mall security probably posted the video on youtube. I'm not so sure that's a really legit issue to sue, but mall security SHOULD have had someone down there immediately to make sure she was okay. She obviously was humiliated, but despite the comedy, security, IMO, had an obligation to that mall patron to make sure she was okay, and assist if needed. If that's not part of their job, why do they have security?
It's pretty crass to add insult to injury by posting the event on youtube. The better thing would have been to include mall security showing to help. That way the woman wouldn't have had a reason to sue.
At least that's the way I see it.
Mishaposted 9 years ago
You never know where you can make a buck or two
adrainseanposted 9 years ago
well i dont correct the lady is about suing for falling while texting ..i wont judge her i have done it myself few times
what i want to share here is that many people walk n text at same time including me ..and the new google mobile with android platform has addressed this pretty well.. it detects if you are texting while walking and keeping your horizontal and it start and camera and basically shows the road ur walking on on ur screen so that u odnt fall into traps or hole..all this while u continue texting.
Oh good. Now we can enable people to be less responsible for themselves and other by encouraging them to not pay attention to their surroundings, which could adversely impact other people as well. Does this mean that we'll be able to drive and text with a similar justification?
@Disturbia: I have to agree, I found it rather odd that no one came to her help at all, pretending to ignore that it happened. We all make silly mistakes now and again, and sure they are funny, but still I don't know that it's a good idea to ignore the possibility of a person needing help. There are other disturbing examples of this on video as well. In many ways, I think we've become a very detached society because of the electronic age we live in. Technology, perhaps, encourages us to be spectators without involvement, since so much of what we experience is on a screen these days.
Mighty Momposted 9 years ago
Daniel, that is much too reasonable and sane. It will NEVER work !
Seriously, mall security does sound like they were derelict in their security duties.
Someone's in big trouble for leaking that tape to YouTube.
But I don't think you can blame the mall for that.
Not that she and her lawyers won't try...
I personally hate it when stupid people (e.g., the McDonald's hot coffee in the driver's lap) get rewarded for being stupid.
I agree, MM. I think at best, the lawsuit is focused on the person who posted the video. Even then, rights to free speech, etc., may make it hard to litigate. Mall security was still rather errant in there duties, I think, but I'm not sure that's a lawsuit. More like disciplinary actions from the employer.
lulavaposted 9 years ago
I don't see how security could have helped...she seriously rolled out of it and took off as quickly as possible. She's just embarassed and sees an opportunity for some money-very skeezy. It was completely wrong of them to leak it, however.
A little info-this woman is FAR from young, and this happened in the US not the UK.
Security showed up 10 minutes later. That seems awfully slow to me. It would have been pretty easy for them to track her down if they wanted. It's not like a trail of water didn't follow her...potentially causing a risk for other patrons to slip and fall.
Stacie Lposted 8 years agoin reply to this
First of all,the video should have been used to teach people not to text while walking 'cause you could fall into a fountain...
second,this is private property and anyone entering it can have their photo and video taken.once you enter the doors you agree silently to the terms of the property owner.
third; she has a checkered past of her own and has some history with the law.
"READING, Pa. (KABC) -- There's a new twist to the story of the woman who was caught on tape falling into a mall fountain while texting.
Cathy Cruz Marrero, 49, was threatening legal action against the mall, saying security was too busy laughing to help her. But it turns out she has legal problems of her own.
Marrero is being accused of identity theft. Court documents show Marrero used a co-worker's credit card to purchase more than $5,000 in merchandise at Target and Zales.
She also has four other convictions on her record for retail theft and a hit-and-run accident.
When it comes to the mall incident, Marrero's attorney said she no longer plans to sue, but instead wants an apology.
she should have kept quiet....
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?secti … id=7912536
ralwusposted 9 years ago
She didn't appear to need any help getting out of there at all. I think she is just really embarrassed, rightly so. I know I had a good laugh out of it. LOL still am thinking on it. hahahahahaaha
I've seen the video and what surprises me most is that there are other people around and nobody else even seems to notice what happened. If I saw somebody fall anywhere, I'd try to assist them. But it's like nobody noticed it.
She's also an employee of the mall which made me wonder if the whole thing wasn't just staged. I'm sure I'm not the first one to think that she might have planned it with one of the security guys. Let's fake an accident, video it, leak it, sue, and split the take.
rebekahELLEposted 9 years ago
it just makes sense that you watch where you're walking.. and driving.
Rastamermaidposted 8 years ago
Does this mean that robber's can sue for being caught on camera and having it televised or given to the cops?
The robber's didn't give consent for it to be shown or used as evidence.
...fast buck for the lawyers.....no wonder liability premiums went through the roof....
Aleister888posted 8 years ago
I cant believe this kind of stuff actually goes on honestly... mind you i did work with a guy once who claimed workers compensation because he had his own lunch spill on himself ...
thisisoliposted 8 years ago
To be honest this girl has no one to blame but herself, if she fell in to a fountain because she was not watching where she was going, thats her own damn fault, and she did it in public, so she has to be aware that there will be public repercussions.
The fact she made an ass of herself and now the whole world find it hilarious is nobodies fault but her own.
b4murrayposted 8 years ago
If she didnt come forward she would have nothing to be embarrased about... The video was too grainy to identify her. But now everyone knows who she is!
I think the mall should make a training video to all security guards in the entire world and feature the stupidity of this woman so that everyone knows what an idiot she is. She fell into a fountain, she didn't drown. She could get out by herself. Security is there to look for thieves and other bad characters trying to do criminal things. Doing stupid things to yourself doesn't count.
arthurchappellposted 8 years ago
Seems she has a few concerns 1/. no assistance when she fell - haven't seen the video so don't know if she was in danger of drowning or injury. b/. Invasion of privacy - the footage going public. She should have had help, yes, if only to be sure she was ok. The footage may not have been copied to a phone as it happened - the video footage itself might have been oon playback - most stores would would keep footage to be able to show in shop lifting cases, etc. I'd have seen the funny side of it but wouldn't be happy to see others benefitting, possibly even financially from my embarrasment, but I wouldn't sue. It's outh there now so what's done is done.
melporposted 8 years ago
No, I do not think she has a legitimate reason to file a lawsuit. For what, just to get money. It was 100% her fault. She should not have been texting and walking at the same time as I have seen so many people doing these days. That is why most states in the U.S. are passing laws to stop texting while driving. People are simply not paying attention to what they are doing. The end result is serious injuries or loss of life if you are not careful. Easy solution, set yourself down for a few minutes if you have to text. Turn it into a break.
Jeff Berndtposted 8 years ago
If she hadn't sued, nobody would know who she was.
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