Yesterday my attention was drawn to several small business tax penalty issues.
Several situations came to my attention where small businesses and especially home-based businesses are not aware of their requirement to file form 1099-MISC for payments they made last year.
Heed this basic rule: If your business pays $600 to an individual or a law firm then you must file a 1099. This form must be sent to the vendor and filed with IRS. Filings are already past due. Do not assume that your accountant, software company or payroll service completed this requirement unless you have a specific agreement to do so. Also note that this post is an over-simplification for the purpose of discussion; the rules are more complicated and should be carefully considered.
Penalties for missing or incorrect 1099-MISC have increased for 2015 and there are signs that IRS will be tough on enforcement. I have a simple worksheet to help small businesses figure out whether they need to file 1099s to vendors. The worksheet is available for free on request.
If you need to file a late 1099 or make corrections, this can be done online; the sooner the better.
One small business, not my client, is facing a $1+ million fine over an obscure filing requirement related to a gas and oil partnership investment. My involvement in the resolution will only be peripheral in a supporting role. You'd think they would pull all the stops to get this resolved but discussion is ongoing as to who will cover my minimal time in the project.
Other CPAs say that IRS is increasingly looking to boost penalty revenue. It makes sense to keep on top of requirements with an occasional independent tax compliance review conducted by a person not associated with your current service providers.


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3 Trends on YouTube That Prove Gaming Culture Isn't So Niche
Aly Gibson, Ekaterina Petrova July 2017
Aly Gibson, Ekaterina Petrova / July 2017
There's an enthusiastic and influential community on YouTube around video game culture. Can't quite imagine what gaming videos are all about? Have no fear. Here we break down three kinds of gaming content growing on YouTube that prove gaming videos aren't so different from other kinds of videos.
Whether you've noticed it or not, gaming is deeply ingrained in pop culture today: Game tunes are showing up in electronic music, workout classes are getting "gamified" and Hollywood is rolling out the red carpet for movies about games like "Ready Player One".
Gaming has gone mainstream – so much so that, according to gaming trends analyst Newzoo, it's one of the most-watched content categories on YouTube today.1
This presents a big opportunity for brands, game-related or not. Gamers are a highly engaged and influential audience on YouTube. But what are they tuning into? What is gaming content all about?
You may think gaming content is niche, but it's not that different from other content people are watching on YouTube – like competitive sports, how-to and unboxing videos. Here's how those content trends play out within the gaming category.
1. Competitive sports: Because sports videos thrill – whether for esports or football
Like traditional competitive sports, esports – organised, multiplayer video game competitions – have all the same trappings: crowd-pleasing players, recognisable team uniforms, official playoffs, die-hard fans and the thrill factor. So it's no surprise esports have become a cultural phenomenon, with tournament footage drawing 320M people worldwide and counting.2
Watch time of esports videos has grown by over 90% in the past year.3 Try searching for "LOL". You won't find "laugh out loud", but rather videos about "League of Legends" championships.
Skilled esports challengers like Nadeshot or Scumperjumper have amassed millions of subscribers to their channels where they share exciting gameplay strategies, favourite plays and behind-the-scenes videos. Need to see it to wrap your head around it? This video features Nadeshot reliving the intensity of his first Major League Gaming championship.
"Try searching for "LOL". You won't find "laugh out loud", but rather videos about "League of Legends" championships."
Brands are starting to join in the esports fun too. Red Bull has created its own esports channel, sponsors teams, and hosts competitions, for example. Arby's and Dell have both teamed up with ELeague, a professional esports league.
2. How-to: Because gamers want to improve too
Advancing through the levels of a video game is designed to be challenging. As with any other hobby, participants hone their skills by practising different strategies, creating new and dynamic gameplay. That's where YouTube comes in: 74% of YouTube gamers say they watch YouTube videos to learn how to get better at a game.4
It's no wonder that there are over 20M gaming how-to videos uploaded to YouTube.5 To put that into perspective, that's as if half the population of Canada uploaded a gaming how-to video.6
Source: YouTube Data, Global; classification as how-to (incl. walk-through and let's play) videos was based on public data such as headlines, tags, etc., and may not account for every such video available on YouTube, 21 April 2017.
How-to videos on gaming range from walk-throughs of the most difficult parts of a game to tips and tricks for accumulating maximum points and discovering Easter eggs.
Since the "Pokémon GO" craze started, British YouTuber Ali-A has been creating daily videos to document his adventures catching Pokémons around London. Between his two channels, Ali-A has already amassed 13.3M subscribers, thanks to his entertaining personality and impressive skills.7 Check out this video where he brought viewers along on a "how-to" hunt for the new Pokémon that had just launched – Ditto.
3. Unboxing: Because anticipation for new gaming toys runs high
Most YouTube fans are now familiar with the concept of unboxing videos where people open a package containing a new phone, beauty product, or other special delivery, live on camera.
Gamers also turn to unboxing videos to get a look at new gaming toys, such as consoles, collectables and, of course, game swag. Last year, there were over 40M hours of gaming unboxing videos watched on YouTube – on mobile alone.8 That's more than 4,500 years' worth of continuous watch time!
Source: YouTube Data, Global; classification as unboxing video was based on public data such as headlines, tags, etc., and may not account for every such video available on YouTube, Jan. - Dec. 2016.
Brands have started to take note. For example, when Nintendo introduced the Switch earlier this year, they made sure to send the product ahead of launch to popular creator families such as the Eh Bee Family or big-name technology fans such as iJustine so they could unbox the Switch for their fans. iJustine shared her own unscripted enthusiasm with her fans as she got a first glimpse at the product in real life.
Get in the game of video game culture
As you can see, when you break down gaming content, it's really not all that different from other types of YouTube content. Popular trends transcend categories. So whether or not your brand is part of the gaming industry, there's a valuable opportunity to connect with gamers, an important audience that offers broad reach and deep engagement. Make the most of these gaming trends by collaborating with gaming creators, considering media placement alongside this popular content, and leaning in to major gaming moments like E3.
And just like that, you're no longer a n00b.
Aly Gibson
Contributor, Video Marketing at Google
Ekaterina Petrova
1 Newzoo/Nevaly, "Let's Play Global 2016: How Video Influencers Are Revolutionising the Gaming Industry."
2 Newzoo, via BBC Sport, "Esports 'set for £1bn revenue and 600 million audiences by 2020'", 21 Mar. 2017.
3 YouTube Data, Global; classification as esports video was based on public data such as headlines, tags, etc., and may not account for every such video available on YouTube, Jan. - Dec. 2015 and 2016.
4 Google/Ipsos Connect, "Human Stories", May 2017.
5 YouTube Data, Global; classification as how-to (incl. walk-through and let's play) videos was based on public data such as headlines, tags, etc., and may not account for every such video available on YouTube, 21 April 2017.
6 United Nations, "World Population Prospects 2015", via Wikipedia.
7 YouTube Data, Global; for Ali-A's two channels Ali-A and MoreAliA, subscribers totaled 13,391,849 on 31 May 2017.
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The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isis) has told the Palestinian people that it is "only a matter of time" before they reach Palestine to join the fight against "barbaric Jews".
The Islamic militant group, who last month announced a "Caliphate" straddling the Iraqi-Syrian border and renamed themselves the Islamic State, released the provocative statement on an Isis-affiliated Twitter account.
"It is only matter of time and patience before it [Islamic State] reaches Palestine to fight the barbaric Jews and kill those of them hiding behind the gharqad trees - the trees of the Jews," the statement read.
The group and its "Caliph", Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, have faced criticism from some quarters for not coming to the aid of Palestinian civilians being killed in the Israeli Defense Forces' Operation Protective Edge in Gaza.


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Stargayzing Mix Tape: The Most Unbelievable Cover Songs of All-Time! #2: Shirley Bassey's Version of the Police's Every Breath You Take
2. Shirley Bassey, Every Breath You Take
Naturally I'm a huge Bassey fan and understand that being gloriously dramatic is as vital a quality of the Bassey gestalt as beaded dresses and money notes, but there is fine line between awesome over-the-top Bassey and bad/good over-the-top Bassey. If this seems a bit confusing, try reading Susan Sontag's Notes on Camp (you'll be back reading Stargayzing before you finish the introduction).
Shirley comes from the great generation of singer/interpreters whose meat and potatoes was singing great songs written by other people (in music publishing parlance, this was known as covering an "outside song"). Every Breath You Take is definitely a great song written by a brilliant songwriter, but betwixt the idea and intended result lies Dame Shirley's cover of Sting's epic ballad about obsession and surveillance. Shirley's version really brings out the true creepiness of Sting's song.
This is bad/good Bassey to the nth degree and like sonic wolfbane, I used Bassey's misguided collection of covert tunes to keep the spectre of Grunge music from darkening my door in the suddenly-so-long-ago 1990s. I ask you: could Kurt Cobain's adenoidal, disaffected wimper really hold up against Shirley's Welsh windstorm?
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Stargayzing Mix Tape: The Most Unbelievable Cover Songs of All-Time! #1: Rita Coolidge's Version of Squeeze's Tempted
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require 'mock_dns_server/message_transformer'

module MockDnsServer

# Each method returns a predicate in the form of a lambda or proc that takes an
# incoming object (usually a Dnsruby::Message) object as a parameter and returns
# (as predicates do) true or false.
class PredicateFactory

  # shorthand for the MessageTransformers instance
  def mt(message)
    MessageTransformer.new(message)
  end

  # TODO: Case insensitive?
  # TODO: Add sender to signature for tcp/udp, etc.?

  def all(*predicates)
    ->(message, protocol = nil) do
      predicates.all? { |p| p.call(message, protocol) }
    end
  end

  def any(*predicates)
    ->(message, protocol = nil) do
      predicates.any? { |p| p.call(message, protocol) }
    end
  end

  def none(*predicates)
    ->(message, protocol = nil) do
      predicates.none? { |p| p.call(message, protocol) }
    end
  end

  def dns
    ->(message, _ = nil) { message.is_a?(Dnsruby::Message) }
  end

  def soa
    qtype('SOA')
  end

  def ixfr
    qtype('IXFR')
  end

  def axfr
    qtype('AXFR')
  end

  def xfr
    any(axfr, ixfr)
  end

  # Returns true for messages relating to data from the zone load.
  def zone_load
    any(xfr, soa)
  end

  # Convenience method for testing for a specific qtype and qname.
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  end

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    ->(_, _) { true }
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    ->(_, _) { false }
  end

  private

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end
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Q: HANGMAN assignment python For an assignment I need to write a basic HANGMAN game. It all works except this part of it...
The game is supposed to print one of these an underscore ("_") for every letter that there is in the mystery word; and then as the user guesses (correct) letters, they will be put in.
E.G
Assuming the word was "word"

User guesses "W"
W _ _ _
User guesses "D"
W _ _ D
However, in many cases some underscores will go missing once the user has made a few guesses so it will end up looking like:
W  _ D
instead of:
W _ _ D
I can't work out which part of my code is making this happen. Any help would be appreciated! Cheers!
Here is my code:
import random

choice = None

list = ["HANGMAN", "ASSIGNEMENT", "PYTHON", "SCHOOL", "PROGRAMMING", "CODING", "CHALLENGE"]
while choice != "0":
    print('''
    ******************
    Welcome to Hangman
    ******************

    Please select a menu option:

    0 - Exit
    1 - Enter a new list of words
    2 - Play Game

    ''')
    choice= input("Enter you choice: ")

    if choice == "0":
        print("Exiting the program...")
    elif choice =="1":
        list = []
        x = 0
        while x != 5:
            word = str(input("Enter a new word to put in the list: "))
            list.append(word)
            word = word.upper()
            x += 1
    elif choice == "2":
        word = random.choice(list)
        word = word.upper()
        hidden_word = " _ " * len(word)
        lives = 6
        guessed = []

        while lives != 0 and hidden_word != word:
            print("\n******************************")
            print("The word is")
            print(hidden_word)
            print("\nThere are", len(word), "letters in this word")
            print("So far the letters you have guessed are: ")
            print(' '.join(guessed))
            print("\n You have", lives,"lives remaining")
            guess = input("\n Guess a letter: \n")
            guess = guess.upper()
            if len(guess) > 1:
                guess = input("\n You can only guess one letter at a time!\n Try again: ")
                guess = guess.upper()
            while guess in guessed:
                print("\n You have already guessed that letter!")
                guess = input("\n Please take another guess: ")
                guess = guess.upper()
            guessed.append(guess)
            if guess in word:
                print("*******************************")
                print("Well done!", guess.upper(),"is in the word")
                word_so_far = ""
                for i in range (len(word)):
                    if guess == str(word[i]):
                        word_so_far += guess
                    else:
                        word_so_far += hidden_word[i]
                hidden_word = word_so_far
            else:
                print("************************")
                print("Sorry, but", guess, "is not in the word")
                lives -= 1

        if lives == 0:
                print("GAME OVER! You ahve no lives left")
        else:
            print("\n CONGRATULATIONS! You have guessed the word")
            print("The word was", word)
            print("\nThank you for playing Hangman")
    else:
        choice = input("\n That is not a valid option! Please try again!\n Choice: ")

A: You have hidden_word = " _ " * len(word)
This means that at start for a two letter word, you have [space][underscore][space][space][underscore][space].
When you then do word_so_far += hidden_word[i], for i = 0, you will append a space, not an underscore.
The quickest fix would seem to be:

*

*Set hidden_word to just be _'s (hidden_word = " _ " * len(word))

*When you print out the word, do
hidden_word.replace("_"," _ ") to add the spaces around the underscores back

A: @Foon has showed you the problem with your solution.
If you can divide your code up into small functional blocks, it makes it easier to concentrate on that one task and it makes it easier to test.  When you are having a problem with a specific task it helps to isolate the problem by making it into a function.
Something like this.
word = '12345'
guesses = ['1', '5', '9', '0']

def hidden_word(word, guesses):
    hidden = ''
    for character in word:
        hidden += character if character in guesses else ' _ '
    return hidden

print(hidden_word(word, guesses))
guesses.append('3')
print(hidden_word(word, guesses))

A: Below code solves the problem.you can do some modifications based on your requirement.If the Guessed letter exists in the word.Then the letter will be added to the display variable.If not you can give a warning .But note that it might tempt you to write ELSE statement inside the for loop(condition:if guess not in word).If you do like that then the object inside the Else statement will be repeated untill the For loop stops.so that's why it's better to use a separete IF statement outside the for loop.
  word="banana"
  display=[]
  for i in word:
      display+="_"
  print(display)
  while True:
      Guess=input("Enter the letter:")
      for position in range(len(word)):
      if Guess==word[position]:
          display[position]=word[position]
      print(display)
      if Guess not in word:
         print("letter Doesn't exist")

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A transcript of the talk can be found on the Common Word website.


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Development of a Joliot-electrode for the detection of photosynthetically produced oxygen in cyanobacterial cells
Waack, Max-Julian
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Cite this item: Waack, M.-J. (2012). Development of a Joliot-electrode for the detection of photosynthetically produced oxygen in cyanobacterial cells (Thesis, Master of Science). University of Otago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/2649
The instrument I constructed in this project was a bare platinum electrode based on the original electrode by Pierre Joliot (Joliot P. (1972). Methods in Enzymology 24, 123–124) and the design by Johannes Messinger (Messinger J. (1993). Ph.D. thesis, Technische Universität Berlin). This electrode has the ability to detect the changes of oxygen tension with a high temporal resolution, enabling the exact measurement of the oxygen output from different photosynthetically active samples, such as thylakoid
membranes and cyanobacterial cells. The sample was illuminated by an array of LEDs. The instrument also has the ability to keep the sample at a constant temperature, to reduce temperature related effects. A 3D-model and blueprints of the instrument were created and modified as necessary, before and after it was built. Special materials were acquired and the parts were manufactured in two workshops. New circuit diagrams for the detection circuit were planned based on original diagrams. A separate trigger
circuit was also planned and built. Different analog-to-digital converters were acquired and tested. Corresponding programs for the handling, display and storage of data were programmed. The instrument was tested for basic functionality and flaws were corrected. Further tests were performed with different types of samples. As errors occurred they were eliminated or circumvented and the performance of the instrument was steadily improved. Several limitations with the current design were identified and additional
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The Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR) is calling for further changes to provide equal access to citizenship and fair process to the Citizenship Act – Bill C-6.
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The CCR is calling on Parliament to amend the bill, adding that while Bill C-6 contains many good measures to strengthen citizenship, other changes are also needed to remove barriers and end second-class citizenship.
It has suggested the bill be amended to create a right to apply for citizenship for youth under 18 who do not have a parent or legal guardian in Canada; create a system to exempt people from citizenship fees if they can't afford them and provide better accommodation for applicants with disabilities.
It further states that the amendments should also aim to prevent long wait times by requiring the government to process applications within a reasonable time; stop the use of citizenship applications to launch a process to strip status from former refugees (through cessation) and provide better procedural rights for loss of citizenship based on fraud or misrepresentation.
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Bill C-6 mostly reverses changes made under the previous Bill C-24, which took effect in 2015. The CCR said it welcomes the changes that will give refugees and other newcomers earlier access to citizenship, which will lead to better integration.
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Carter Hendren, a graduate of Eastern Illinois University, has enjoyed a successful career in Illinois politics. Hendren ran two successful campaigns for Jim Edgar, the first in 1982 for Secretary of State and then, in 1990, a tight Governor's race against Attorney General Neil Hartigan. Hendren also served as the Chief of Staff for Illinois State Senate Minority Leader James 'Pate' Phillip (1987-2003).
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Senior Manager of Chapter Governance Support
Remote/At home, Some travel required
Job Title: Senior Manager of Chapter Governance Support
Department: Program
Location: Remote/Flexible; This position requires an ability to travel.
Reports To: Deputy Director of Chapter Support
Supervises: TBD
Sierra Club is comprised of staff across the country and a network of volunteer leaders and local chapters that support our grassroots engagement. We are also proud to be a unionized employer, with two labor unions representing more than half of our employees.
Scope: The Office of Chapter Support is charged with strengthening the capacity of 60+ chapters and over 300 local entities to build a broader movement, foster a more equitable, just and inclusive organization, and achieve local victories.
Reporting to the Chapter Support Director, the Senior Manager of Chapter Governance Support will be a senior manager for chapter-related matters. This is a senior position, intended to develop and oversee efforts to simplify governance procedures and policies and create proactive strategies for enhancing chapter capacity related to accountability, conflict and governance practices. This position will manage and support Chapter Support Representatives and volunteer teams to implement strategies and provide guidance for Chapter compliance with organizational policies & requirements; and tracking progress on governance compliance.
This position plays a key role in achieving these outcomes through the management of staff, overseeing projects and program development and partnering with other organizational entities and volunteers on the implementation of accountability and conflict support in line with existing organizational policies and mechanisms.
Oversees efforts to better standardize and simplify Chapter governance policies and procedures. Helps ensure that chapter policies and procedures are regularly updated to meet the organization's needs, working with stakeholders (appropriate staff, teams and volunteers) on identifying needed changes, facilitating input and feedback processes for revisions, as well as adoption and implementation. Responsible for communicating changes with key stakeholders in a timely and consistent manner.
Acts as staff support for the Bylaws, Standing Rules and Elections Committee. Provide leadership and coordination in the efforts to assist Chapters and local entities in the creation, adoption of and changes to bylaws. Provides advice and assistance, interprets and resolves disputes regarding bylaws, standing rules and elections. Ensures that related policies and procedures are compliant with National Sierra Club bylaws and policies.
Develop and oversee proactive strategies for enhancing chapter capacity and competency related to accountability, conflict and governance practices. Implements strategies and provides guidance and expectation setting for Chapter compliance with organizational policies & requirements, tracking progress on governance compliance. Strategies include assessment and evaluation, training, internal communication processes.
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Responsible for managerial duties. Manages staff as assigned. Facilitates development of work plans. Trains and supports professional development, conducts performance appraisals. Coaches and helps staff to problem solve, manage workloads, adjust plans as needed.
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Every place I've checked says that it should run without the extension as a default of asp.net or if it doesn't run as default then use the url re-write plugin.
The Default isn't running and I am unable to use the URL rewrite tool.
What can I do to get the default to work or is there another way to have the extensions not display without using URL re-write
ps. I know that if I put the files in a folder with the link name and rename them to index.cshtml This will work but I feel it is a very backhanded way of doing it so I would prefer not to do it that way.
pps. before any one suggests a solution for mvc I am explicitly NOT USING MVC Logic. thank you.

A: Try two things:

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*Set the application pool to ASP.NET 4.0. Then restart I IIS.

*Add  the following key to <system.webServer> section of Web.Config:
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The company said the Chapter 11 filing would enable the company to continue its operations at all locations as it begins a process to identify a buyer
Jan 23rd, 2014
Energy storage technology company Xtreme Power filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 bankruptcy in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas.
The company said the Chapter 11 filing would enable the company to continue its operations at all locations as it begins a process to identify a buyer. The company's core engineering, project development and operations staff will remain in place during this process.
Alan Gotcher, Xtreme Power CEO, said that the company's general creditors would provide the necessary financing, including DIP financing, to enable the search for an appropriate acquirer to proceed. He also said that the Chapter 11 filing was structured to allow one of the company's creditors to file a stalking horse bid for the company in the event that alternative bids during the Chapter 11 process prove to be insufficient. The company is seeking a stalking horse bid by February 28, with a subsequent bankruptcy auction.
"We are very pleased," said Gotcher, "with the steps taken by our general creditors that are supporting our Chapter 11 process and ultimate sale of the company. With our industry-leading expertise, our world-class partnerships with other leading companies including GE Energy Storage, Samsung SDI and Duke Energy, I have no doubt new owners will find Xtreme Power an attractive acquisition, particularly given that we will be free and clear of liabilities."
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Inside Negative Space, Hong Kong's Newest Artist-Run Gallery
Christie Lee July 11, 2019
In 1996, Para Site, Hong Kong's first non-profit artist-run space, opened in a dank walk-up building in Kennedy Town. Now, a little more than two decades later, a new artist-run space is following in its footsteps.
Negative Space sits on the 12th floor of the Foo Tak Building, an independent artists' enclave in Wan Chai, and among its twentysomething founders is Joseph Leung – a mentee of artist Leung Chi-wo, who was one of the most prominent members of the group that founded Para Site. Like Para Site was in its early days, Negative Space is entirely run by artists, and it's also non-profit-making – a breath of fresh air in a city that is still dominated by commercial art galleries and fairs.
That model allows for greater experimentation, not only in art forms but also in supporting younger or lesser-known artists whose work might not sell.
But Leung is quick to clarify that Negative Space has no intention to become the "next" Para Site, which has been curator-led since the early 2000s. "I think it's difficult to make a meaningful comparison," he says. He notes that when Para Site was established, its founders were already well established, but the Negative Space founders are all fresh out of art school. "Para Site was also set up at a period when there weren't many art spaces or galleries," says Leung. Today, Hong Kong's art scene is flourishing.
In the middle of May, Leung was sitting in the new space with two of his friends and co-founders, Chan Ting and Sing Lau; two more, Owen Wong and Andy Li, weren't able to join the interview. The space itself consists of an exhibiting area and a workshop, and the young artists are in the process of converting what was formerly a small kitchen into a dark room for developing film photography.
"Everything is about digital photography these days – it's quite challenging to find a studio that develops film photography," said Chan. "So we've decided to build our own dark room." She grins as she shows off an enlarger that the Negative Space founders salvaged from an old print shop.
The five artists are renting their space for HK$5,000 a month – a bargain for any art studio in hyper-expensive Hong Kong, let alone one in the heart of Wan Chai. They have May Fung to thank. Leung met Fung, who turned the Foo Tak Building into an artists' village in 2003, when he was studying at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. "I told May that I wanted to do something very experimental with the space," he said, and Fung agreed. Negative Space was born in March with a show featuring works from each of the five founders.
Negative Space has a shelf life: its founders don't intend that it lasts for more than two years. It's not the first of such space in Hong Kong. One of the first was Spring Workshop, a multidisciplinary exhibition space and artists' residence in Wong Chuk Hang that ran from 2011 to 2017. It was joined in 2015 by Things That Can Happen, a two-year gallery in Sham Shui Po, and Nepture, another two-year space in Chai Wan.
But why limit themselves to two years? "Our goal is to have every member organise at least one exhibition, but other than that, we don't want to set specific targets for ourselves," said Chan. Perhaps the members' desire to "draw a segment of the art world not visible at blue-chip gallery openings" is ambitious enough.
Chan, Leung and Lau say it's too early for them to fully understand their position in Hong Kong's art ecosystem, but they all agree that they want to invite young artists and curators to work in the space – and not just those in visual arts, but also film and music.
Their upcoming exhibition, Those Sparkles We See – Anna Chim's Retrospective opens on 24 July with work from an artist and musician whose defies neat boundaries of form and medium. Chim was known for confessional music with raw lyrics laced with Cantonese swear words. Last year, she was just 23 when her life was cut short by acute heart failure. In response, a group of friends reached out to Negative Space to organise a tribute show. It didn't take long for the five founders to agree.
"It's usually hard for artists to find a space to exhibit, or they're passive in seeking out these spaces," said Chan. "We want to make it easier for them."
The fluidity of the space's programming is reflective of the five artists themselves. They are rarely in the space at the same time, as many have part time or full time jobs. Leung works as an assistant to Leung Chi-wo, while Li is a part-time art handler who is also assisting Shirley Tse, Hong Kong's representative at the 2019 Venice Biennale. Meanwhile, Lau and Li are commercial videographers.
Each of the members fills a distinct niche in the group. Leung is clearly the spokesperson. Lau is the quietest of the three. Chan is perhaps the most sentimental, prone to whimsical pronouncements. "To me, art is something that is very raw. It is a direct reflection of our thoughts, the state we're in. Art doesn't lie," she said.
Leung says this diversity is a strength. "In Hong Kong, you'd find that the arts scene is quite segregated. For example, if someone does commercial films, you won't really expect the same person to do experimental video art," he said.
What unites the five artists is a passion for images, something reflected in the name of the space itself. "We were trying to find something that connects the lot of us, and it's photography," said Leung. "Negative space denotes the empty area around the depicted objects. For me, negative space can also mean a space for contemplation."
There is a lot to contemplate these days. Like Para Site, which opened just before Hong Kong's handover from Britain to China, Negative Space has emerged at a particularly contentious point in Hong Kong's history, when many consider the city's freedoms to be in decline. "[We're opening] in an atmosphere of utter despair," said Leung. "There is a lot of negative energy in society right now. Personally, I'm running out of energy to be angry. I just feel sad."
This helplessness seeps through in one of his photographic works. Dominated by a few vigorous strokes of jet-black paint, a closer look reveals the faint outline of Leung's silhouette. The artist is engulfed by the menacing darkness, rid of a voice, identity and form.
In the humid air of spring, Chan echoed this sentiment of despair, and she spoke about feeling the tension between political conviction and mounting apathy. "For this generation of youths, you can say that we are in the ice age [for civil society]," she said. "Right now, many of us are asking, 'So what if thousands of people [are] protesting? Nothing will happen.' And the day after, life goes on."
But then everything changed. Three weeks after our interview, on Sunday, 9 June, a million people took to the streets in protest against a proposed bill that would open the door for people accused of crimes in China to be extradited to the mainland. They were greeted by pepper spray, tear gas and alleged instances of police brutality. That prompted another two million people to hit the streets a week later, which pushed Chief Executive Carrie Lam to suspend the bill.
She refused to withdraw the bill entirely, however, or to investigate police conduct during the protests. And so the protests continue, marking the most significant wave of civil disobedience since the 2014 Umbrella Movement, when protesters occupied key parts of Hong Kong for 79 days.
"I feel empowered by this newfound unity," said Leung after two million people marched in the streets. "We are all working towards the same goal."
During the two Sunday protests, Negative Space opened its space up to protestors who needed a break. "None of us are political artists, but because of what happened, our space suddenly became very political," said Chan.
The same can be said for the Foo Tak Building, which has a tradition of hanging banners with pro-democracy messages from its façade. That has fostered a sense of community spirit that extends to all aspects of the building – something the Negative Space founders find inspiring. Recently, when the air-conditioning in its lobby broke, the Foo Tak Building's administrators posted the news on the members' internal messaging board, prompting a wave of donations from its artists and other tenants.
(From left to right) Chan Ting, Joseph Leung, Sing Lan, Andy Li and Owen Wong
"You can say this has nothing to do with politics," says Leung. "But that sense of community, the idea that we're here for each other, is something I'm really proud of."
Negative Space's private exhibition Those Sparkles We See is held from 24 July to 25 August 2019. To visit, please contact Phaedrus Lam at 6769 9703.
Christie Lee
A Hong Kong-based journalist who has covered the Asian arts scene for the past seven years, Christie Lee writes about art and literature for Zolima CityMag. She spent her formative years in Canada, where she nurtured her love of the visual and performing arts, TMC movies, indie coffee shops and, naturally, Leonard Cohen. Her writings have appeared in the South China Morning Post, Frieze, Artomity, Peak magazine and Randian. She has a BA in English Literature from McGill University and a MA in Visual Cultures from Goldsmiths, University of London.
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Julian Assange slams 'absurd' US plan to label WikiLeaks 'non-state intelligence service'
If the US wants to prosecute WikiLeaks, it will have to prosecute other outlets, Assange said.
By Jason Murdock
Updated August 24, 2017 00:26 BST
Julian Assange, the founder of whistleblowing platform WikiLeaks, has spoken out against a passing US Senate bill which aims to officially label his organisation as a "non-state hostile intelligence service" that is "abetted by state actors and should be treated as such".
WikiLeaks has recently been publishing documents allegedly pilfered from inside the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), something that has led its director, Mike Pompeo, to shift from openly citing its publications to harshly criticising them.
New WikiLeaks files show how CIA uses 'Dumbo' tool to disrupt webcams, microphones
"Need further proof that the fix was in from Pres. Obama on down? BUSTED: 19,252 Emails from DNC leaked by WikiLeaks," Pompeo tweeted in July 2016.
But in April this year the director branded the website a "hostile intelligence service" and criticised its founder as "a coward hiding behind a screen".
The CIA director's stance led to a backlash from some media outlets, commentators and digital activists.
Prosecuting WikiLeaks would "set a dangerous precedent" that the Trump administration could use to target other organisations, warned the ACLU.
This week (23 August), the WikiLeaks editor-in-chief released a statement via Twitter addressing the mounting pressure from the US government.
He wrote: "Media organisations develop and protect sources. So do intelligence agencies. But to suggest that media organisations are 'non-state intelligence services is absurd. It is equivalent to suggesting that the CIA is a media organisation.
"Publishers publish what they obtain. Intelligence agencies do not.
"At their best media organisations publish boldly and accurately and do not hide what they discover from the public. In contrast intelligence agencies conceal information and spread propaganda. There is a clearly discernible spectrum. WikiLeaks resides on the very most 'publishing' end."
The CIA has taken a hard stance on WikiLeaks Alex Wong/Getty Images
Assange added: "It is clear that if the 'Prompeo doctrine' applies to WikiLeaks then it applies equally if not more so to other serious outlets."
The day prior to the statement's release, it emerged that US senator Ron Wyden was the sole politician to vote against the intelligence commitee's authorisation bill.
As reported by The Hill (Tuesday 22 August), Wyden said: "My concern is that the use of the novel phrase 'non-state hostile intelligence service' may have legal, constitutional, and policy implications, particularly should it be applied to journalists inquiring about secrets.
"The language in the bill suggesting that the US government has some unstated course of action against 'non-state hostile intelligence services' is equally troubling."
WikiLeaks has long been a thorn in the side of the US political system, on numerous occasions leaking embarrassing information about its inner-most workings.
But legally, experts warn it is largely impossible to prosecute WikiLeaks without also bringing charges against The New York Times, The Guardian or other mainstream publications. Despite this, US attorney general Jeff Sessions has still pledged to "put some people in jail".
The US intelligence community believes WikiLeaks was linked to the Russia's alleged attempt to influence the 2016 US presidential election by leaking sensitive emails and documents from multiple political groups, including the Democratic National Committee (DNC).
But Assange, who remains living in the Ecuadorian embassy in London under political asylum, has denied all such accusations.
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Q: Classes implementing generic interfaces Problem Description
I am struggling to get my generic interfaces to work. I have an IContainer<TShape> that takes a list of shapes, where the shapes must implement the IShape<TPoint> interface. The IShape<TPoint> interface has a list of points, where the points must implement the IPoint interface. The part that I am struggling with is the where constraint on the IContainer<TShape> interface.
The error I'm getting is:

The type 'TPoint' cannot be used as type parameter 'TPoint' in the
generic type or method 'IShape'. There is no boxing conversion
or type parameter conversion from 'TPoint' to
'Domain.Entities.IPoint'. [Domain]csharp(CS0314)

Interfaces
Container interface:
public interface IContainer<TShape, TPoint> where TShape : IShape<TPoint>
{
    public Guid Id { get; set; }
    public List<TShape<TPoint>> Shapes { get; set; }
}

Shape interface:
public interface IShape<TPoint> where TPoint : IPoint
{
    public Guid Id { get; set; }
    public List<TPoint> Coordinates { get; set; }
}

Point interface:
public interface IPoint
{
    public double X { get; set; }
    public double Y { get; set; }
}

Models
The way I would like my models to work is:
Container model:
public class Container : IContainer<Shape, Point>
{
    public Guid Id { get; set; }
    public List<Shape<Point>> Shapes { get; set; }
}

Shape model:
public class Shape: IShape<Point>
{
    public Guid Id { get; set; }
    public List<Point> Coordinates { get; set; }
}

Point model:
public class Point : IPoint
{
    public double X { get; set; }
    public double Y { get; set; }
}

What syntax is needed to make this work?

A: I believe the issue is that on IContainer you are only providing a type constraint for TShape, when IShape also requires a type constraint on TPoint.
Try modifying your IContainer interface to the following:
public interface IContainer<TShape, TPoint>
    where TShape : IShape<TPoint>
    where TPoint : IPoint
{
    public Guid Id { get; set; }
    public List<TShape<TPoint>> Shapes { get; set; }
}


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Eric Megaw and Amateur Wireless Transmissions of the 1920s
This is the story of Eric C. S. Megaw in the field of amateur radio. This blog does not tell the story of the same Eric C. S. Megaw, the noted engineer, who went on to receive an MBE for his WWII work on the cavity magnetron at General Electric Company (GEC) but rather his amazing achievements in his 'teens and twenties' before that! Eric's graduation photograph from circa 1928, when in his early twenties, is shown above. We have recently received a collection of Eric Megaw's personal papers which amongst other things covers the story of his involvement with wireless reception and transmission in the 1920s.
Biography of Eric C. S. Megaw
Eric Christopher Stanley Megaw MBE DSc MIEE (1908-1956) graduated at Queen's University Belfast in Electrical Engineering in 1928 and was then awarded a Beit Scientific Research Fellowship at City and Guilds College. He joined the General Electric Company Research Laboratories at Wembley in 1930, working under Sir Clifford Patterson on the development of high power magnetrons. It was this field in which he achieved notable success, refining the power of the cavity magnetron for radar purposes (detection of U-boats) in WWII, which was recognised by the award of an MBE in 1946. He went on to become the Head of the Research Division at the Admiralty Signal and Radar Establishment (ASRE), a post which he held for 5 years, before being appointed Director of Physical Research (DPR) in 1951. He held the post of DPR until his early death at the age of 48 in 1956.
Eric's Experiments with Wireless Sets
Eric, who was educated at Campbell College, Belfast, was a member of the Campbell College Wireless Society. When aged only 15 he hit the headlines in the local press. Under the title of 'Belfast, Ireland – Boy Spans Ocean' (December 12 1923), it was reported that Eric, experimenting with a one-valve home-made wireless set, picked-up a concert broadcast from the Westinghouse Company's station at KDKA, East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was claimed that this was the first American message received in Belfast by means of a single valve.
Eric went on to receive further coverage for his wireless feats, and in October 1924 he was mentioned in an article in the Belfast Telegraph, this time titled, 'Belfast Boy Receives 12,000 Mile Signal'. The press 'poster' for this issue of the newspaper, with the words, 'Belfast Boy Hears New Zealand', is shown below.
Eric, again using his single-valve portable wireless set, had managed to pick-up a British amateur (call sign 2NM, Caterham, Surrey) calling a New Zealand amateur with call sign 4AK. 3 minutes later, the New Zealand amateur replied 'QSA' (your signals are strong) on a wavelength of 70 metres. This was thought to be the first receipt of a New Zealand signal in Ireland. It was only mentioned later that the signal was picked up when everyone at Eric's school should have been in bed!
By 1925 Eric had erected a wireless transmitting and receiving station at Arden, Fortwilliam Drive, Belfast, from where he sent the first ever wireless message transmitted by an amateur in Ireland. Eric's authorised call sign was 6MU and he had been allotted the wavelengths 23m, 45m, 90m and 150-200m. Eric is shown below with his transmitter in the Irish Telegraph issue of 15 August 1925.
Later in 1925 Eric became the first amateur to communicate between Ireland and Australia when he exchanged greetings with Mr M. Howden (call sign A3BQ) of Box Hill near Melbourne. Then in 1926 he was credited with the first ever wireless communication between Ireland and India. Under the title, 'Belfast Talks to India: Amateur's Fine Performance', it was reported;
"On Wednesday evening a Belfast radio amateur, Mr Eric Megaw (GI6MU), who has for some time been experimenting with low power telephony on short waves, established telephone communication with Mr H. Beck (Radio Y-HBK) at Kohat, India. Mr Beck, who was using Morse code signals, reported "speech quite OK, fairly strong, with no distortion". This is understood to be the first time words spoken in Ireland have been heard in India, and, as Mr Megaw was using an input of only 30 watts (about half the power used by an ordinary electric light) and a single 20 watt Mullard transmitting valve, the transmission is probably a record for low power and simple apparatus."
QSL Cards – Confirmations of Communications
As a prominent 'wireless enthusiast', Eric Megaw received many QSL cards between 1924 and the 1930s and these QSL cards have been retained within Eric Megaw's personal papers.
A QSL card is a written confirmation of either a two-way radio communication between two amateur radio stations or a confirmation of a one-way reception of a signal from an AM radio, FM radio, television or shortwave broadcasting station. It can also confirm the receipt of a two-way communication by a third party listener. A typical QSL card is similar in size to a postcard, and most would have been sent via the postal system.
The QSL card derives its name from the Q code "QSL". "QSL?" means 'do you confirm receipt of my transmission', and "QSL" (without the question mark) means 'I confirm receipt of your transmission'.
The QSL card below confirms the first amateur reception in Ireland of a New Zealand signal and it comes from the New Zealand transmitter with a call sign Z4AK (referred to in the press article above). The QSL card from 4AK was sent to Eric at Campbell College, where it arrived in January 1925. Z4AK was the call sign for W. L. Shiel, 103 Macandrew Road, South Dunedin, New Zealand.
The following QSL card comes from the British radio with a call sign G6US (N. E. Read) and it confirms the first two-way communication between Eric and another operator in April 1925.
The next QSL card confirms the first amateur reception in Ireland of an Australian signal and it comes from the Australian amateur Maxwell Howden with a call sign A3BQ (referred to in a press article above).
There are 100s of QSL cards within Eric Megaw's personal papers from countries all around the world (typically they are arranged by country), and many QSL cards are attractive in their own right for example the QSL card below from Brazil for radio BZ6QA which sent to Eric in 1926. For anyone interested in QSL cards this would make a fascinating collection to study.
For anyone wishing to view the QSL cards within the collection of Eric Megaw's personal papers (archive reference SC MSS 307), they can be consulted in the IET Archives at Savoy Hill House, London, by appointment.
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Then to see a Peter Hujar image is to experience a rest. His record of the time was eventless, made in the intervals.
Fran Lebowitz once said, "Art made out of art is not art." I beg to differ. One of the finest forms there is is the writing about art, at least for people like me who are perhaps so dull when it comes to the physical that they need art re-translated into the metaphysical. In other words: Art is best understood through others' words. One writer who consistently affords me this is Sarah Nicole Prickett, and this piece on the photography of Peter Hujar is a prime example. The hundred and sixty pieces of Hujar's work, displayed at The Morgan Library in New York from now through May—would I have seen how they convey, as Prickett phrased it, "a respect so sincere it looks like flattery"? For an artist as significant as he, it is fitting that many others' words—twelve, in fact—comprise this piece. Fran Lebowitz's aren't any of them, though a photograph of her, included in it, tells its thousand words, and she will speak the rest herself this February 8.


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