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HAMPTON HOMMAGE A PIERRE SOULAGES
Hampton "Hommage à Pierre Soulages"
An exclusive timepiece inspired by the work of Pierre Soulages
Baume & Mercier is proud and honored to pay tribute to one of the great masters of modern art. The House takes inspiration from his work as a whole to produce a unique timepiece, an original creation: the Hampton "Hommage à Pierre Soulages."
In January 1979, the major abstract artist Pierre Soulages inaugurated a series of works at his Parisian workshop which he called Noir-Lumière. In 1989, the series became known as Outrenoir. The surface of each painting is coated with black paint in various states, textured into low relief with tools and brushes. Each Outrenoir painting plays on with the light that reveals its appearance to the viewer, particularly as the person moves. "When the light is more intensely reflected, the black appears less black, and its surface effects become more noticeable, more active," asserted Soulages in 2007. Soulages' black successively appears glossy or matte.
Musée Soulages in Rodez possesses a collection of the master's works like none other. The painter was born in that city, on rue Combarel, in 1919; his father was an autobody craftsman. With support from Musée Soulages and the Association des Amis du Musée, the watchmaker Baume et Mercier approached Pierre Soulages with the project for a unique watch paying tribute to his work.
© RCR – musée Soulages Rodez - photothèque Rodez agglomération Photo (3) Jean-Louis Bories
Indeed, his paintings constitute the meeting point of Baume & Mercier, Musée Soulages, and the Association des Amis du Musée Soulages. For Baume & Mercier, collaborating with Musée Soulages is a way to acknowledge how important art really is to the brand. This is more than a polite acknowledgment: it is a way of showing thanks for fulfilling our souls and the passage of time, inspiring us and thrilling us. Because Musée Soulages is a generous, bustling place that fosters conversation and is open to other artists. So why Soulages? Because his work continues to captivate as much as ever, even when it is not in view. His black galaxy asks questions, enchants, and baffles; shiny, matte, dusty, streaked, flat, smooth, polished or salient.
Outrenoir, a source of inspiration.
Liberally taking inspiration from an Outrenoir painting by Pierre Soulages to turn it into a watch creation is an idea based on admiration and recognition, but bringing it to life poses a technical challenge. One work in particular guided the experiment, the exceedingly elevated Peinture 390 x 130 cm 17 mars 2019. This work – which the Soulages couple donated to Musée Soulages in 2020 – celebrates the painter's 100th birthday, a testimony to his vitality and inspiration. The work guides the light through a play of overlapped panels of slanted streaks which sweep from one side of the composition to the other. The action painting technique that Soulages developed cuts into the black acrylic material to produce a variety of matte-and-shine effects. The light released by the painting is essential, in that it may also bear the full spectrum of colors. The challenge of the watch designer was to reflect the spirit and content of this work. To this effect, the Baume & Mercier team took care to bring out contrasts in the way light reflects off the watch components. Each detail of the dial and case is eloquent, revealing the beauty of the timepiece. The finishes take on their full meaning, as pertinent on the watch as they are on a painting. As for the research into color – black –, the exploration of its intensity was a major pursuit. The pursuit a black so deep that it would have an effect on the emotions.
Peinture 390 x 130 cm 17 mars 2019 - Salle Outrenoir © RCR - Musee Soulages Rodez. Photo CH
When Pierre Soulages talks about his engravings, and particularly his etchings, he speaks of capturing time in space. A painter's time is an action held up to view, a single sweeping stroke. To create a timeless work: this, of course, the quest of any painter or watchmaker who endeavors to measure and contain the passage of time. Time has no hold on such a creation, whether it be a timepiece or painting; it stands the test of time without losing its beauty, strength and force of attraction. Both artist and watchmaker share the same desire to create a timeless piece.
Baume & Mercier's tribute to Pierre Soulages and the House's affinities with art
This artistic and watchmaking commonality is natural for the House, which has had ties with the art world from its beginnings. As early as 1920, Paul Mercier's personality as an art lover shaped the sensibility of all the collections to follow. When Paul Mercier partnered with William Baume in 1918 to found Baume & Mercier in 1920, he infused the brand with his appreciation for art and passed along his great creativity to its designs. He invited William Baume and his family to vacation on the French Riviera during the summer of 1922. His wife was a native of Nice, and his friends included a great number of painters and writers from the School of Nice. These connections shaped his aesthetic sense and his relationship with art, particularly painting. From then on, all his watch collections were designed with an uncompromising artistic sense in terms of shapes, volumes and proportions, inspired by boldness, modernity and freedom. In fact, that creativity was recognized very early on, at the prestigious watch and jewelry competition La Rose d'Or from Baden-Baden to Düsseldorf, in 1972 and 1973. The interaction between watchmaking and design which is deeply ingrained in the Baume & Mercier genes naturally led it to make this special connection with the work of Pierre Soulages, with both enthusiasm and humility.
The Hampton Collection, a territory for artistic expression
Baume & Mercier chose the Hampton model for its transposition of an Outrenoir work into a timepiece. The iconic Hampton asserts a rectangular dial and case evoking the proportions of a canvas. Since its launch in 1994, the Hampton has represented the ultimate non-round watch. It is distinctive for its design, inherited from one of the House's models dating from the 1960s that was in turn inspired by the Art Deco of the 1920s. The aesthetic approach to clean, curved lines and perfect proportion demonstrates the artistic sense that is so important to the House. Indeed, it is no coincidence that the model has taken the Greek letter Phi – a reference to the golden ratio – as its emblem. The formal minimalism and understatement of the Hampton "Hommage à Pierre Soulages" helps to showcase this tribute to Pierre Soulages' artwork, while the restraint of the refined timepiece echoes the purity that characterizes his paintings.
Even the exclusive case in which the watch is presented pays tribute to the contemporary architecture of Musée Soulages, designed by the Catalan RCR Arquitectes who won the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2017. The cladding of the building is made up of Corten steel, which has an appearance of iridescent rust. Here, again, is the question of time and the patina that it creates. The timepiece will be accompanied by a leaflet telling details of the collaboration and a VIP pass for two for the Musée Soulages in Rodez. A book on the work of Pierre Soulages will also be sent to each owner of a Hampton "Hommage à Pierre Soulages".
From painting techniques to watchmaking technology
In the exciting, innovative interaction between art and watchmaking, technical achievement is the keystone of the Hampton "Hommage à Pierre Soulages." A watch dial miniaturization is a fascinating interpretation of a large-scale painting. Shrinking meters down into millimeters is a thrilling transformation.
Baume & Mercier makes use of new 3D printing technologies for this achievement. The preparatory work was an adventure of great consideration, trial-and-error, and finally success. Through a meticulous topography, advanced research and 3D wax printing, the ideal procedure was finally found: one that would liberate the volumes, reveal the details and bring out the beauty of this work in a continual interaction between shade and light. For the dial, brass machined with a laser was found to suitably meet this challenge. Candia stone is used to create a diffuse matte effect, and an electroplating process is then applied to coat it with color through electrolysis to a thickness of 0.2 microns. One last coat of sheer, semi-matte protective lacquer to a thickness of 10 microns, and the piece is finished: black yet wreathed in light, filled with masterful contrasts.
The faceted brass "glaive" hands are diamond-ground, sand-blasted, and then coated with black PVD. A touch of gold is added to the end of each one on request by Pierre Soulages in order to elegantly emphasize the passage of time. The case, sculpted in a stainless steel block, is sand-blasted and then coated with hydrogenated amorphous carbon ions through plasma-assisted chemical vapor deposition (PACVD) to a thickness of 2 microns, providing a hardness of 6,000 Vickers. Each material and finish is more ingenious than the last, capturing and sculpting the light, borrowing from the artist's strokes to bring movement to the shapes and rhythm to the material. The self-winding mechanical Swiss caliber (ETA 2892) features a black oscillating weight adorned with a "Côtes de Genève" that can be seen through the transparent watch back. The back bears a "Hommage à Mr Soulages" engraving. "Baume & Mercier" appears as a metallic engraving on the underside of the domed sapphire crystal. Both sides of the crystal feature an anti-glare treatment to ensure that the image of the painting remains perfectly intact.
To intensify the chromatic depth of the watch, it comes complete with a built-in interchangeable strap in black leather with square scales and a nubuck finish that fastens with a pin buckle in DLC steel. This unique timepiece, of an exceptional technical and aesthetic complexity, offers a harmonious play on contrasting blacks through subtle nuances of mattes, semi-mattes, shine and diffuse layers, in keeping with the spirit of Pierre Soulages' work. The strength of black is majestically represented in this tribute to the paintings of one of the most fascinating artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.
The "Hampton Hommage à Pierre Soulages" will be produced on demand in an edition limited to 102 (reflecting the age of the artist) individually numbered watches. It will be available exclusively upon pre-order from February 9th on www.baume-et-mercier.com.
Through this partnership, Baume & Mercier will contribute to assisting Musée Soulages in enriching the collections presented there. The association Les Amis du Musée Soulages will guide collectors of the watch in their discovery of Musée Soulages
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ABOUT Baume & Mercier
Founded in 1830 at the heart of Swiss Jura, the Baume & Mercier watch manufacture enjoys international renown. From its workshops at the heart of Swiss Jura to its headquarters based in Geneva, the Brand offers its clients the very finest timepieces. Borne by a complementary balance between an artistic approach to shape and watchmaking innovation in the service of the client, the Baume & Mercier House continues to mark the history of watchmaking by passing down the design and watchmaking expertise that is the Brand's legacy. This savoir-faire perfectly corresponds with the spirit of cooperation between the Brand's founders William Baume & Paul Mercier: where classicism meets creativity, tradition meets modernity, and elegance meets character... In a more contemporary way than ever. In 2021, Baume & Mercier unveils new, exacting models that demonstrate the Brand's change of direction as it sets its sights on new horizons. Today, more than ever before, Baume & Mercier is designing a collective, collaborative, responsible watchmaking approach shaped by design and creativity in order to lay the ground for cooperation and the sharing of experiences. Still in step with the times, the Brand is proud of this dynamic energy and of its attentiveness to social progress.
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Kenny Dalglish shakes hands with FC Barcelona and former Red Luis Suarez after receiving the Golden Boot award for scoring the most goals in Europe's domestic leagues last season shared with Cristiano Ronaldo in Barcelona.
Ex-Reds striker thanks Anfield team-mates for helping him land goalscorer award
Barcelona forward Luis Suarez has been presented with the Golden Shoe trophy by his former Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish at a ceremony in the Spanish city.
Suarez receives the award having finished last season - along with Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo - as scorer of the most league goals in Europe.
The pair each netted 31 times, Suarez's goals being notched for Liverpool before his summer switch to Barca.
The 27-year-old Uruguay international said on receiving the trophy from Dalglish, who he reportedly had specifically requested be involved in the ceremony: "I want to thank all the most important people in my life, my wife and my children.
"And of course everyone at Liverpool - all my colleagues, not just last year but over the whole three and a half years I was at the club.
"They were spectacular years and it was thanks to this man here (Dalglish) that they signed me, that they noticed me.
"Now I am moving on to a new period, and I have to enjoy this next stage of my life - it is a dream come true."
Earlier this week, Suarez suggested Liverpool would never have mounted their unexpected Barclays Premier League title challenge last season - which ended with them finishing second - without him.
But at Wednesday's ceremony the controversial frontman appeared particularly keen to pay tribute to those he had played with during his stint with the Reds.
"On a personal and individual level it is always welcome to win these titles," Suarez said.
"But you would not win them if it was not for the whole of the team and for your colleagues and for the joint effort that everyone makes every day to achieve results."
A message from Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard was played during the event in which the midfielder had nothing but kind words for his former team-mate Suarez.
"Huge congratulations from myself, Luis' ex-team-mates and everyone connected to Liverpool Football Club," the midfielder said.
"This is a very special award and it is thoroughly deserved. You were unbelievable all season for us, a magical player, and Barcelona are very lucky to have your services moving forward.
"I'm sure there are many more individual awards to come. Good luck for the future mate, we miss you very much."
Meanwhile, when Dalglish was asked how he thinks Suarez will fare at Barcelona, the Scot said: "I don't think there will be anybody who will be able to stop him.
"He has been fantastic everywhere he has been - a huge success and fabulously entertaining. There is no reason why he won't continue that for Barcelona.
"But if he does hit a problem, I'm sure we can take him back on loan!"
Dalglish signed Suarez for Liverpool in January 2011 and there has rarely been a dull moment in the player's career since then.
In 2011-12 he helped the Reds win the League Cup but, perhaps more memorably, was also found guilty of racially abusing Manchester United's Patrice Evra and had to serve an eight-match suspension.
In the following season - under the management of Dalglish's successor Brendan Rodgers - Suarez scored 30 goals in all competitions for the Merseysiders but again got himself into trouble towards the end of the campaign when he bit Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic.
That resulted in a 10-game ban which stretched into 2013-14 - a season that saw him score even more goals, almost help Liverpool become English league champions, and claim both the Professional Footballers' Association and Football Writers' Association player of the year awards.
Controversy was not far away, though, and during the World Cup over the summer Suarez sank his teeth into Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini - the third offence of that nature in the Uruguayan's career - and was hit with a four-month suspension.
He subsequently joined Barcelona and is set to make his competitive comeback from his latest ban next week when the Catalans take on Real Madrid in a Bernabeu El Clasico.
And Suarez has emphasised he is fit and raring to go for the game after featuring in two friendlies for his country over the past few days.
Asked if he was 100 per cent ready for the Real match, he said: "If you had asked me that a week ago, before the two games with Uruguay, I may have had doubts.
"But I have played in those two games and I am probably in better condition than I thought I was. So I think I can say now, yes, 100 per cent, I am ready to play."

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Before Esther became queen, her name was already Esther. The name 'Esther' means 'star'.
So even before Esther got to the throne, stardom was already hovering around her. Before she attained royalty, greatness was already in her. her present identity was her future reality. The throne didn't make her a star; the star in her brought the throne.
One strategy of the enemy is to make us take on the identity of our negative circumstances. Like in the case of blind Bartimaeus, he wants you to be known by what is not working in your life. The enemy would probably have wanted Esther to be known as a slave rather than a future queen; the enemy would have wanted her to be known by her past or present, but not by her future.
Proclaim God's word into your life, family, marriage, ministry, career, business, etc; even when your circumstances are not good enough, take your identity from what God says about you; keep speaking positive words to yourself even if you are still in obscurity; keep holding on to what God says about you no matter what your situation says.
Instead of taking on the identity of where you are coming from, take on the identity of where you are going to; instead of being known for what went wrong in your life, be known for what is about to happen in your favour. Call yourself positive names; shower yourself with encomiums even if no one else will.
Remember, Esther was called a star, and a star she became. She attracted what she was called. Run away from those who prefer to identify you wrongly, insist on a new and positive profile and you will attract what you are called.
Declare With Me: I refuse every negative identity; I take my identity from God's word, in Jesus' name!


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Mercer County churches served by CU students, faculty and staff during November 2016 Kingdom Advance
Published 9:24 am Friday, November 11, 2016
By Linda Waggener
CAMPBELLSVILLE — Sunday morning, Nov. 6, 2016, was the beginning of the Mercer County November Kingdom Advance by Campbellsville University Church Outreach.
Student worship teams came together for morning dedication at the Conover Education Center in Harrodsburg, led by Dr. G. Ted Taylor, vice president for university outreach.
He said to students, faculty, staff and guests gathered together before going out to their respective churches, that he was thankful for the CU students who would preach, lead worship and share testimonies of the transforming power of the gospel.
Taylor introduced Wes Carter, regional director of development and church outreach, as one who has poured his heart and soul into Mercer County to advance the kingdom of God.
The peace that passes all understanding, often mentioned by Campbellsville University President Michael V. Carter, could be found in the rural Mercer County, Ky. Cornishville Christian Church Sunday, Nov. 6. Five generations of family membership is documented there. The church leaders are working with CU in their goal to strengthen attendance. This group photo was made of congregation members and CU student worship team members in front of the historic structure. (Campbellsville University Photo by Linda Waggener)
He said 10 years ago a gentleman named Michael Conover prayed that real Christian higher education would come to Mercer County – a school that would produce Christian warriors to go out and do an amazing work in Mercer County. He said, "Today we are answering a call, and we are thankful for 17 churches and the ministerial association that have invited us to be part of their service today."
Carter said over a year ago this building was unfinished, waiting for prayers to be answered. "Today," he said, "it's amazing to see how it has been finished and become a place where we can meet, study and worship. Looking out into the faces of over 70 students ready to go out and serve the Lord makes me so very thankful."
Taylor said Campbellsville University has never drifted from her commitments to be Christ centered, church connected and changing lives for Christ.
Church Outreach at CU works with individual churches to meet the needs of the congregation. From student testimony and preaching, to student worship teams leading portions of the service, or students conducting all elements of the service, the choice is up to the church being served.
For information about Campbellsville University's Church Outreach program and the availability of Life Teams to serve, contact Dr. G. Ted Taylor, vice president for university outreach (865) 235-4827; Wesley Carter, regional director of development and church outreach (270-849-7575); Jasmine Barnett, assistant director of church outreach (270) 299-6321; or Joey Bomia, ministry coordinator (270) 704-6229.


Ann Montzka Smelser began violin studies with her father, Art Montzka, at a very young age. She continued studies at the Oberlin, Ohio, Suzuki Program with Kazuko Numanami and later in Illinois with Rebecca Sandrok and Pierre Menard. In between receiving her Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education and Master of Music degree in Performance and Pedagogy at Northern Illinois University, Ann studied with Dr. Shinichi Suzuki at the Talent Education Institute in Matsumoto, Japan.
Ann is a member of the music faculty at Northern Illinois University and guest lecturer at Wheaton College where she teaches Suzuki pedagogy and string methods to music majors. She has been concertmaster of the Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra since 2001 and principal second violinist of Camerata Chicago www.cameratachicago.com since 2003. Ann is a Registered Suzuki Teacher Trainer with the Suzuki Association of the Americas www.suzukiassociation.org and director of the NIU Community School of the Arts Suzuki Strings Program www.suzuki.niu.edu.
She enjoys working with Suzuki families at Suzuki institutes and workshops throughout the United States and abroad, including Singapore, Peru, Mexico, and Coast Rica. Ann lives with her husband, Linc, and children, Genevieve and Benjamin, in DeKalb.


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Q: Asking for missing semicolon in SQL statement I am trying to figure out this error message:

Missing semicolon at end of SQL statement.

I am using MS Access as database for now, and I have 2 tables: users and import_users_temp_excel. I want to import data from MS Excel to the import_users_temp_excel, and then to merge or copy just new registries into table "users". Basically, I want to avoid duplicates into "users" Table. Here is my code:
Dim sqlquery1 As New OleDbCommand
sqlquery1.Connection = con
sqlquery1.CommandType = CommandType.Text
sqlquery1.CommandText = "insert into users ([employeeID], [username], [middlename], [lastname], [level], [ADDR1], [ADDR2], [city], [state], [zip], [warehouse_assig], [timezone], [branchM], [contactinfo], [email], [altemail], [Source]) values(@employeeID, @username, @middlename, @lastname, @level, @ADDR1, @ADDR2, @city, @state, @zip, @warehouse_assig, @timezone, @branchM, @contactinfo, @email, @altemail, @Source)
                         select distinct * from import_users_temp_excel;"

But for some reason I got this error "missing semicolon". I am using Visual Studio Community 2015.

A: As the comments mention, your INSERT and your SELECT are two different statements so they both need a semicolon to terminate them.
Try this -
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                             select distinct * from import_users_temp_excel;"

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Nottingham: India skipper Virat Kohli on Wednesday celebrated the 203-run thrashing of England in the third Test by dedicating the win to the flood victims in the southern state of Kerala. Coming back from a 0-2 deficit, India put up a clinical all-round performance at Trent Bridge to deflate England, who could only blame their dismal …
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India opens winning account in Tests; defeats England by 203 runs
Nottingham: India finally registered its first victory in ongoing five-Test series against England defeating the hosts by 203 runs at the Trent Bridge Cricket ground here on Wednesday. In their pursuit of 521 runs for victory, England resumed their innings at 311/9 and lasted a little over two overs before losing the final wicket of …
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Third Test: India reduces England to 84/4 at Lunch on Day 4
Tuesday August 21, 2018
Nottingham: India inched closer to victory in the third Test over England after reducing the hosts to 84/4 in their chase of a mammoth 521, at lunch on the fourth day at Trent Bridge here on Tuesday. Jos Buttler (19) and Ben Stokes (3) survived a few close calls before heading back unseparated at the break. …
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3rd Test: Pujara, Kohli take India's lead to 362 at lunch on Day 3
Monday August 20, 2018
Nottingham: Cheteshwar Pujara (56) and skipper Virat Kohli (54) helped India take their overall lead to 362 at lunch as India were 194/2 in their second innings on the third day of the third Test against England here on Monday. Pujara and Kohli were at the crease when umpires called for the break. The duo stitched …
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Kohli, Rahane fifties propel India to 189/3 at tea
Sunday August 19, 2018
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Netneutraliteit is het beginsel dat internetproviders alle gegevens op het internet gelijk behandelen en niet discrimineren naar gebruiker, inhoud, website, platform, toepassing, soort aangesloten apparatuur of communicatiemethode. Providers betalen direct of indirect voor de hoeveelheid data die hun klanten versturen, en bepaalde toepassingen veroorzaken veel meer data dan andere. De klanten betalen veelal een vast tarief gebaseerd op de theoretische capaciteit van hun verbinding; de provider baseert de tarieven op het gemiddelde gebruik en uitschieters naar boven zijn, zakelijk gezien, niet welkom.

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Het internet is een open, wereldwijd netwerk van computerverbindingen, waarbij heel veel kleine commerciële netwerken onderling verbonden zijn, zodat gebruikers via dit netwerk terechtkunnen bij andere gebruikers en zo informatie en bestanden uitwisselen. Op zich is het internet heel open, maar providers kunnen restricties stellen, zodat (eind)gebruikers niet meer een volledige keuzevrijheid hebben.

Het begrip "netneutraliteit" is in 2003 gelanceerd door de Amerikaanse hoogleraar Tim Wu, als uitbreding van het traditionele concept van de common carrier.

In principe staan netwerkpartijen, verbindingspartijen, knooppunten en hostingproviders neutraal tegenover de informatiestromen. Alleen de eindgebruikers en de dienstenleveranciers zijn verantwoordelijk voor wat zij verspreiden en communiceren. Van de infrastructuurpartijen wordt verwacht dat zij zo open en neutraal mogelijk vrije uitwisseling en communicatie over hun netwerken toestaan en geven hiertoe een 'best effort'-garantie af.

Nederland, Chili en de Verenigde Staten zijn vooralsnog de enige drie landen waar netneutraliteit in de wet is vastgelegd. In de Verenigde Staten besloot de Federal Communications Commission op 26 feb 2015 de neutraliteit van het net veilig te stellen door het internet onder te brengen in Title II van de Communications Act. Dit erkent het als een nutsbedrijf met de daarbij behorende beperkingen. Door de aanname van 'wetsvoorstel nr. 4915-19' werd in 2010 de Chileense telecommunicatiewet geamendeerd. Sindsdien bepaalt deze wet onder meer dat internetproviders geen invloed meer mogen uitoefenen op online data en de bereikbaarheid daarvan. De providers dienen aan de volgende vijf verplichtingen te voldoen:
 Providers mogen op geen enkele wijze iemand de mogelijkheid tot het internetgebruik ontnemen of belemmeren, tenzij een maatregel in het belang is van de privacy van een gebruiker of van het weren van internetvirussen en dergelijke (art. 15A sub a).
 Providers moeten services voor ouderlijk toezicht aanbieden (art. 15A sub d).
 Providers dienen hun klanten te voorzien van een in een voor de klant begrijpelijke taal geschreven exemplaar van hun contract, met daarin alle informatie over hun internetverbinding (art. 15A sub b).
 Providers moeten de volgende zaken garanderen: de privacy van de gebruiker, bescherming tegen virussen en netwerkbeveiliging (art. 15C).
 Providers dienen toegang te verlenen tot alle beschikbare data op het internet (art. 15A sub c), met andere woorden, discriminatie is verboden.

Op 22 juni 2011 stemde de Nederlandse Tweede Kamer in met een voorstel om netneutraliteit op te nemen in de telecomwet. Na instemming van de Eerste Kamer is de nieuwe Telecomwet van kracht geworden op 1 januari 2013. In deze gewijzigde wet wordt vrije toegang tot het internet gegarandeerd en is het verboden nieuwe diensten zoals WhatsApp, Viber en Skype te blokkeren. Daarmee wordt de zogeheten netneutraliteit wettelijk vastgelegd. Nederland is hiermee het tweede land in de wereld, en de eerste in de EU die een dergelijke stap neemt.

Dimensionering
Dankzij schaling, goede concurrentie en dimensionering is het mogelijk geworden dat miljoenen eindgebruikers permanent, breedbandig tegen vaste kosten onbeperkt gebruik kunnen maken van hun aansluiting. Dimensionering houdt in dat de exploitant van het commerciële netwerk ervan uitgaat dat niet elke abonnee 24 uur per dag zijn verbinding maximaal benut. De totale netwerkcapaciteit en de capaciteit naar andere providers wordt bij alle providers (zowel kabelinternet als ADSL) verdeeld onder alle gebruikers. Elke netwerkaanbieder doet aan dimensionering, echter de overboekingsfactor verschilt per provider en wordt niet aan consumenten bekendgemaakt. In de praktijk geldt dat elke gebruiker op het moment van gebruik voldoende capaciteit heeft om alle denkbare breedbandige toepassingen te gebruiken. Een uitzondering op deze dimensionering zijn professionele verbindingen: deze worden vaak onoverboekt of met een lagere overboekingsfactor aangeboden.

Grootgebruikers
Elk commercieel toegangsnetwerk dat toegang biedt aan consumenten heeft te maken met grootgebruikers. Dit is vaak een klein percentage gebruikers dat verantwoordelijk is voor het leeuwendeel van de belasting op het netwerk. Het percentage verschilt per provider, bij de ene provider is 2% van de abonnees verantwoordelijk voor 80% van al het verkeer op het netwerk, bij de andere provider is 5% verantwoordelijk voor 60% van al het verkeer op het netwerk. Deze groep gebruikers claimt een onevenredig deel van de capaciteit van het netwerk.

Peer-to-peer

Met name P2P-diensten zijn de oorzaak van de extra belasting op alle netwerken. De meeste providers geven aan dat P2P-verkeer 60% van al het verkeer betreft. Zonder filtering zou P2P-verkeer de netwerken en de onderlinge verbindingen 100% belasten, wat normaal gebruik voor andere diensten en andere gebruikers onmogelijk zou maken.

P2P niet zo efficiënt als gedacht
P2P-verkeer heeft als nadeel dat het vrij ongebreideld groeit: P2P-distributie lijkt goedkoper omdat het hostingkosten voor de aanbieder wegneemt, maar is in macro-economisch perspectief duurder omdat per P2P-download of -stream meer dataverkeer wordt gegenereerd dan bij een reguliere download of stream. Dit is te wijten aan communicatie-overhead en parityfeeds. De extra belasting verschilt per netwerk, per type content en per provider, maar schommelt tussen de 15% en 40%, met name bij realtimediensten zoals P2P-telefonie en P2P-televisie is dit effect sterk.

Omdat toegangsproviders vaak ook hostingproviders zijn, missen ze enerzijds de hostinginkomsten en anderzijds worden ze geconfronteerd met extra belasting op het netwerk. Dit heeft in het Verenigd Koninkrijk geleid tot een boycot van de BBC door alle providers omdat ze verrast werden door een enorme toename van dataverkeer op het netwerk in verband met de lancering van de "BBC Peer2Peer iPlayer".

Fair use policies
Om excessief gebruik van het netwerk te kunnen beheren, hanteren veel providers een fair use policy (FUP). In deze FUP's staat dat oneigenlijk en excessief gebruik niet wordt toegestaan: elke abonnee heeft immers een evenredig recht op capaciteit. Als een bepaalde gebruiker(sgroep) een andere gebruiker(sgroep) hindert dan mag de provider bijvoorbeeld het gebruik inperken, de gebruiker afsluiten, of laten betalen naar ratio. De policy verschilt per provider en wordt niet altijd even duidelijk gepubliceerd.

Schaling
Een andere manier om met de grote toename van verkeer om te gaan is netwerkschaling. De netwerken en de interverbindingen van de providers worden steeds groter. Alle infrastructuurpartijen investeren elk jaar in een verdubbeling tot wel vertienvoudiging van de netwerkcapaciteit. Providers kunnen echter niet onbeperkt blijven schalen: de investeringen zullen hoe dan ook gedekt moeten worden door inkomsten uit de abonnees. In een sterk concurrerende markt is het voor providers echter onmogelijk de maandprijs te verhogen: consumenten stappen dan massaal over.

Traffic shaping
Een andere veel toegepaste manier om de belasting op het netwerk te kunnen beheren is traffic shaping. Om te voorkomen dat een bepaald type dienst het netwerk dusdanig overbelast dat het andere gebruikers gaat hinderen of de provider onevenredig op kosten jaagt, kan de provider overgaan tot het inperken van dit type verkeer. Vrijwel alle providers optimaliseren de stromen data over hun netwerk, maar geven geen openheid over welk type diensten worden geoptimaliseerd en tot op welke hoogte dit wordt gedaan.

Tegenstanders van traffic shaping stellen dat het innovatie zou tegenhouden: nieuwe diensten worden mogelijk belemmerd. Voorstanders van traffic shaping stellen dat het innovatie juist bevordert: er blijft door shaping altijd ruimte gegarandeerd voor nieuwe innovatieve diensten.

Alternatieven
Bijvoorbeeld voor grootschalige videodistributie is onder de hoede van de AMS-IX in Nederland een project gestart tussen internetproviders, omroepen en streamingvideo-experts, onder meer XS4ALL, Surfnet, NPO, RTL en Jet Stream. Deze werkgroep werkt aan het vergroten van de videodistributiecapaciteit op het internet in Nederland, waarbij de kwaliteit van dienstverlening wordt verhoogd, de kosten worden verlaagd en de netwerken en de onderlinge verbindingen juist ontlast. Door slimme logistieke distributietechniek wordt netneutraliteit op een positieve manier gerealiseerd, immers andere diensten hebben ook voordeel bij de vrijgekomen capaciteit op de verbindingen.

Naar land

Verenigde Staten
Providers vinden dat ze onevenredig op kosten worden gejaagd door sommige dienstenaanbieders en gebruikers(groepen) en vinden dat ze hun netwerk en andere dienstenaanbieders en gebruikers(groepen) moeten kunnen blijven beschermen tegen wildgroei. Ook zijn er providers die vinden dat ze specifieke dienstverleners voorrang mogen geven, realtime- en bedrijfskritische diensten bijvoorbeeld. Weer andere providers vinden dat ze hier ook extra kosten aan dienstverleners voor mogen berekenen. Diverse dienstverleners vinden dat op zich een interessant idee, mits men gegarandeerde doorgifte, dus voorrang, verkrijgt.

In het meest ongunstige geval kan een toegangsprovider diensten plotseling frustreren of volledig blokkeren ten behoeve van eigen diensten, zonder dat de abonnee hier weet van heeft of de kans heeft om over te stappen. Daarom willen veel belangenorganisaties dat providers stoppen met het filteren van verkeer en dat de providers hun netwerken maar moeten schalen. De kosten hiervoor zal de accessprovider echter wel doorberekenen aan de eindgebruikers of de dienstverleners. Veel dienstverleners en consumenten zijn bang dat ze meer moeten gaan betalen.

Op 26 februari 2015 voerde de Amerikaanse Federal Communications Commission netneutraliteit in door internetproviders als common carriers te classificeren.

De nieuwe, door president Trump benoemde voorzitter van de FCC, Ajit Pai, stelde op 21 november 2017 voor om deze netneutraliteit opnieuw terug te draaien. Zijn voorstel is op 14 december 2017 met 3 (Republikeinen) tegen 2 (Democraten) aangenomen, zodat de regulering inzake netneutraliteit wordt afgeschaft.

Nederland
In Nederland wordt minder gepolariseerd gedacht over netneutraliteit. Providers, consumentenorganisaties, internetjuristen en dienstverleners kwamen tot deze stellingen tijdens een bijeenkomst van het ECP van het Ministerie van Economische Zaken:
 Providers moeten altijd in staat kunnen zijn hun netwerk te dimensioneren en het netwerk voor alle gebruikers bruikbaar te houden.
 Daartoe mogen zij grootgebruikers en excessief wildgroeiende protocollen redelijkerwijs inperken.
 Providers mogen dienstenaanbieders nooit blokkeren ten behoeve van eigen diensten.
 Providers mogen specifieke diensten voorrang geven op voorwaarde dat dit niet ten koste gaat van andere diensten.
 Providers mogen specifieke dienstverleners geen voorrang geven en niet benadelen.
 Providers moeten dezelfde prijsstellingen voor externe dienstenaanbieders hanteren als men intern voor vergelijkbare diensten gebruikt.

Er gaan stemmen op om providers tot meer openheid te manen: communiceer de overboekingsfactoren, de trafficshapingregels en de fairusepolicy's duidelijk naar consumenten, zodat zij een eerlijke keuze kunnen maken. Providers kunnen hier ook voordeel van hebben: ze kunnen zich profileren als een optimale gamingprovider of als een optimale webtv-provider bijvoorbeeld.

Met de Wet van 10 mei 2012 tot wijziging van de Telecommunicatiewet ter implementatie van de herziene telecommunicatierichtlijnen is onder meer artikel 7.4a van de Telecommunicatiewet ingevoerd dat bepaalt dat aanbieders van openbare elektronische communicatienetwerken waarover internettoegangsdiensten worden geleverd en aanbieders van internettoegangsdiensten geen diensten of toepassingen op het internet belemmeren of vertragen, waaronder het rekenen van verschillende tarieven voor verschillende internettoepassingen, bij hetzelfde datagebruik (met enkele uitzonderingen).

Het blokkeren van diensten met veel dataverkeer, zoals YouTube en Spotify, op wifi in NS-treinen is bijvoorbeeld wel toegestaan. Hierbij is het onduidelijk waarom alternatieven als het in zijn algemeenheid (technisch) beperken van de beschikbare bandbreedte per gebruiker onmogelijk werden geacht.

België
Dit valt onder de wet van 13 juni 2005 betreffende de elektronische communicatie.

Sinds begin 2011 staat netneutraliteit in België op de politieke agenda. Jef Van den Bergh (CD&V) en Valérie Déom (PS) dienden elk een wetsvoorstel in. In juni 2011 werden er in de Kamer van volksvertegenwoordigers hoorzittingen georganiseerd met betrekking tot netneutraliteit. Minister Van Quickenborne toonde zich voorstander van een open internet. CD&V, N-VA & PS dienden op 7 juli 2011 een gezamenlijk tekstvoorstel in.

Later werd een meer algemeen wetsvoorstel weliswaar aangenomen, maar met uitsluiting van de bepalingen inzake netneutraliteit, dit wellicht in verband met de – toen nakende – Europese regelgeving.

In december 2017 zag Proximus CEO Dominique Leroy wel redenen om aan de netneutraliteit te sleutelen in Europa: "netneutraliteit is belangrijk voor kleine spelers, maar het gaat te ver als spelers zoals Google, Netflix en Facebook steeds meer capaciteit nodig hebben - de gratis distributie heeft hen groot gemaakt."

Frankrijk
Op 12 april 2011 keurde de Commissie economische zaken van het Franse parlement het rapport van Laure de La Raudière (UMP) goed. Het rapport omvat negen wetsvoorstellen waarvan Proposition n°1 & 2 slaan op netneutraliteit.

Europese Unie
Op 20 oktober 2011 heeft de industriecommissie van het Europees Parlement unaniem een resolutie aangenomen aangaande netneutraliteit, waarbij de commissie benadrukt dat providers internetverkeer gelijk moeten behandelen.

Op 30 augustus 2016 publiceerde de Europese toezichthouder BEREC richtlijnen inzake netneutraliteit (Guidelines on the Implementation by National Regulators of European Net Neutrality Rules). BEREC is hiertoe gemachtigd krachtens de Europese verordening 2015/2120 inzake open internettoegang.

Voorbeelden van zeer, minder en niet-kritische diensten
Er is redelijke consensus over welke diensten voorrang (zogeheten QoS, Quality of Service) zouden mogen genieten en welke met normale ('best effort') garantie kan worden doorgegeven. De definitie van kritische diensten en niet-kritische diensten kan per provider, per abonnee en per dienstenaanbieder nog verschillen. Van deze diensten kan worden aangenomen dat ze zeer, minder of niet-kritisch zijn.

Zeer kritische diensten zijn bijvoorbeeld:
 Voice over IP (realtimeaudio- en -videocommunicatie moet ongestoord kunnen werken)
 Gaming (realtime gaminginformatie moet ongestoord kunnen werken)
 Streaming media (realtime live- en ondemand radio en televisie moet ongestoord kunnen werken)
 Bedrijfsprocessen (ondanks dat bedrijfsprocessen op zakelijke verbindingen thuis horen moeten deze vaak realtimediensten ongehinderd kunnen werken, betaaldiensten bijvoorbeeld)

Kritische diensten zijn bijvoorbeeld:
 E-mail (de snelheid is niet primair van belang, de onbelemmerde doorgifte en beschikbaarheid wel)
 Surfen (de snelheid is niet primair van belang, de onbelemmerde doorgifte en beschikbaarheid wel)
 Chat (de snelheid is niet primair van belang, de onbelemmerde doorgifte en beschikbaarheid wel)

Niet-kritische diensten zijn bijvoorbeeld:
 Downloads (de snelheid en beschikbaarheid zijn primair een belang van de aanbieder zelf, de downloadduur is niet schadelijk voor de consumptie)
 P2P-downloads (de snelheid en beschikbaarheid zijn primair een belang van de gebruikers zelf, de downloadduur is niet schadelijk voor de consumptie)
 Usenetdownloads (de snelheid en beschikbaarheid zijn primair een belang van de gebruikers zelf, de downloadduur is niet schadelijk voor de consumptie)

Voorbeelden van netneutraliteitincidenten in Nederland
 Het Net van KPN was bij de start een afgesloten platform: er was geen toegang tot het internet mogelijk, maar werd wel als internetprovider gepresenteerd.
 Tiscali blokkeerde in 2005 de radiostreams van Radio 538 omdat men vond dat hun hostingprovider misbruik maakte van de peeringovereenkomst: er werd eenzijdig dataverkeer afgeleverd, en niet wederzijds verwerkt.
 Vodafone stelde in 2007 in de leveringsvoorwaarden van een aantrekkelijk 'sim-only'-mobielabonnement dat het data-abonnement niet gebruikt mag worden voor VoIP-diensten van derden, om inkomsten uit telefoontikken te garanderen en probeerde deze diensten actief te blokkeren.
 iMode van KPN was bij de start een afgesloten platform: er was zeer beperkte toegang tot het internet mogelijk, ten behoeve van de eigen portal.
 Vodafone Live van Vodafone was bij de start een afgesloten platform: er was zeer beperkte toegang tot het internet mogelijk, ten behoeve van de eigen portal.
 UMTS-netwerken van vrijwel alle mobiele operators blokkeerden tot 2007 toegang tot internetvideodiensten, ten behoeve van de eigen videodiensten.
 UMTS-aanbieders filteren voor goedkopere pakketten het streamingverkeer, limiteren dit, of vragen hier een extra vergoeding voor.
 Veel contenteigenaren laten exploitanten toegang tot content limiteren tot een geografische grens omdat men hun licentiemodellen nog niet heeft aangepast aan de wereldwijdheid van het internet en proberen zo prijsverschillen en releasedata in de markt in stand te houden. Een voorbeeld is de Olympische Spelen die het publiceren van het NOS Journaal op internet hindert omdat er mogelijk beelden van de Spelen in voorkomen.

Externe links
  artikel 7.4a van de Telecommunicatiewet
  Netkwesties over netwerkneutraliteit
  Savetheinternet.com

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Viktor Johan Anton Claesson (* 2. Januar 1992 in Värnamo) ist ein schwedischer Fußballspieler. Der Mittelfeldspieler, der 2012 den schwedischen Meistertitel gewann, debütierte im selben Jahr in der schwedischen Fußballnationalmannschaft.

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Claesson begann mit dem Fußballspielen bei IFK Värnamo. Dort durchlief er die einzelnen Nachwuchsmannschaften und wurde 2008 von den Verantwortlichen des Svenska Fotbollförbundet erstmals ins Nationaltrikot berufen, als er für die schwedische U-16-Auswahl auflief. Im selben Jahr debütierte er für die Wettkampfmannschaft in der drittklassigen Division 1, als er im abschließenden Ligaspiel der Drittliga-Spielzeit 2008 gegen den Göteborger Klub Västra Frölunda IF zum Einsatz kam. In den folgenden Jahren avancierte er zur Stammkraft. Mit der von Jonas Thern betreuten, mit jungen Spielern wie Simon Thern, Joseph Baffo und Lalawélé Atakora gespickten Mannschaft gewann er in der Drittliga-Spielzeit 2010 die Südstaffel und stieg in die zweitklassige Superettan auf. Mi elf Saisontoren und sechs Torvorlagen gehörte der offensive Mittelfeldspieler zu den Garanten des Erfolges.

In der zweiten Liga zählte Claesson weiterhin zu den unumstrittenen Stammspielern des Klubs. Mit 13 Saisontoren gehörte er als bester vereinsinterner Torschütze zu den zehn torerfolgreichsten Spielern der Liga, zudem hatte er acht Tore vorbereitet. Zwar beendete er mit der Mannschaft die Spielzeit auf einem Relegationsplatz, beide Barrage-Spiele gegen den Drittligisten Väsby United wurden jedoch gewonnen und somit der Klassenerhalt bewerkstelligt. Zudem hatte er sich nach seinem Debüt 2010 im Laufe des Jahres 2011 unter Auswahltrainer Håkan Ericson in der schwedischen U-21-Auswahlmannschaft etabliert und gehörte auch hier regelmäßig zum Kader, als die Mannschaft ab September 2011 in die Qualifikation zur U-21-Europameisterschaft 2013 eingriff. Mit seinen guten Leistungen im Saisonverlauf hatte er sich zudem ins Notizbuch von Nationaltrainer Erik Hamrén gespielt und im Dezember nominierte dieser ihn neben etlichen Neulingen für eine Januartour der A-Nationalmannschaft nach Katar. Beim 2:0-Erfolg gegen die Nationalmannschaft Bahrains am 18. Januar 2012 durch Tore von Tobias Hysén und den Debütanten Oscar Hiljemark kam er als Einwechselspieler für Stefan Ishizaki ab der 73. Spielminute zu seinem ersten Einsatz in der Auswahl, sein Startelfdebüt beim 5:0-Sieg gegen Katar fünf Tage später krönte er mit dem Tor zum 2:0-Zwischenstand.

Zuvor hatte Claesson bereits kurz nach Saisonende im November 2011 seinen Wechsel zu IF Elfsborg in die Allsvenskan verkündet. Beim Klub aus Borås unterschrieb er einen Vertrag mit vier Jahren Laufzeit. Anfangs noch Ersatzmann spielte er sich auch hier im Verlauf der Spielzeit 2012 in die Stammmannschaft, am Saisonende gewann er an der Seite von Stefan Ishizaki, Oscar Hiljemark, Johan Larsson und Niklas Hult den schwedischen Meistertitel. Parallel gehörte er über weite Strecken zur U-21-Auswahl, die sich für die Play-Off-Spiele zur Europameisterschaft 2013 qualifizierte. Dort verpasste er mit der Mannschaft gegen die italienische Nachwuchsauswahl durch zwei Niederlagen die Endrundenteilnahme.

Im Januar 2017 wechselte er in die russische Premjer-Liga zum FK Krasnodar. Am 16. Februar kam Claesson zu seinem ersten Einsatz für den russischen Verein im Sechzehntelfinale der UEFA Europa League 2016/17 gegen Fenerbahçe Istanbul und schoss gleich sein erstes Tor für die Russen.

Mit der schwedischen Auswahl erreichte er bei der Europameisterschaft 2021 das Achtelfinale, wo Schweden gegen die Ukraine ausschied. Claeson wurde in den vier Spielen jeweils eingewechselt und erzielte im letzten Gruppenspiel gegen Polen in der vierten Minute der Nachspielzeit den 3:2-Siegtreffer für die Schweden, wodurch sie Gruppensieger wurden.

Infolge des Russischen Überfalles auf die Ukraine 2022 verließ Claesson Russland; dafür wurde er von Krasnodar freigestellt.

Am 31. März wurde sein Wechsel zum dänischen Topklub FC Kopenhagen offiziell.

Erfolge
IF Elfsborg
Schwedischer Meister: 2012
Schwedischer Pokalsieger: 2014

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When's the last time you went to the grocery store to buy some hamburger? Just recently?
Every so often I'll run an errand for my wife, which will include a stop at our local, employee owned, Hy Vee Food store.
With list in hand, I'll wander the aisles looking to complete my task in record time. Milk, eggs, ice cream; no problem. I know what to buy, how to checks the eggs, so not a big deal.
However, as I look at the hamburger section of the cooler, my mind spins as it takes in row after row of packaged red meat all looking like hamburger. Throw in a little ground round, ground sirloin, and ground chuck and my mind begins to feel as though it has been shrink wrapped just a little too tight.
Why? Well, in my mind hamburger is hamburger. To me, one generic label with "hamburger" written on it should suffice. But no, someone had to decide to make it complicated. 93% lean, 90% lean, 80% lean. Apparently all hamburger isn't the same. So, to help the customer identify the different varieties, the meat is tagged with specific labels by the person who prepared it.
Even though we understand we must not jump to conclusions while grocery shopping, we are inclined to leap to unfounded assumptions with the smallest amount of provocation where plain, ordinary people are concerned.
A conservative, republican, gun toter, gay basher, Hollywood hater, hymn singer, home schooler, bible thumper, narrow minded, non thinker who loves to ruin the environment by drilling for oil, stripping the earth of its resources, and polluting the water and air. According to their "label", I drive big SUV while listening to Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, and everyone's favorite, Michael Salvage.
They assume I hate Obama, Biden, Pelosi, Reid, and big government. I worship on Sundays in my church, but Monday through Saturday have my "devotions" while tuned into Fox News.
People can understand why all hamburger isn't equal, but fail to use the same logic where people are concerned.
Of course, people who've been identified by their Christian label can be just as ignorant as anyone else. I've been guilty of viewing "liberals" in such a way.
"Liberal", to many Christians or conservatives (it IS possible to be a conservative without being a Christian), means a person who's a gun hater, Bush hater, tree hugger, abortion lover, Obama worshipper, evolution believer, Prius driver, rainbow painter, NPR donor, deep thinker, with a humanistic world view. Nothing sacred is sacred to these people. They attempt to disassociate themselves and the whole human race from anything and everything that even hints to be religious. They are direct descendants of Nimrod, and only go to church on Christmas and Easter.
And, for a fact, there is no such thing as a Christian liberal, or a liberal who's saved. Every liberal is a democrat, and vice versa.
I believe it's foolish to act that way or to think so small.
Yes, there are some absolutes when defining a Christian or a "non" Christian.
The other day I made a comment about guns. Some people acted as though I had just committed the unpardonable sin. Not everyone. There were some well thought out comments, respectfully submitted. I always appreciate good, thought provoking discussion. But to some, it was like I had just announced I was the antichrist.
So I did some thinking. It led to me to ask myself, "how often to I automatically put a "one tag fits all" on someone"? Once a day? More? Less?
I really would like for people to embrace my beliefs, because I know they're right. Egotistical? No. It's just me. And, chances are, you're the same way.
And other people, just like you and I are passionate about their beliefs.
In many cases, our differences, though big, aren't that important. But if we're ever going to get an opportunity to share with others what we believe is the foundation of our life, we'd better learn how to accept people as individuals.
Don't just simply look at their surroundings from afar and determine they're all just hamburger. Get a little closer and see what they really are.
Hamburger isn't necessarily just hamburger.
And people are much more than any label WE may place on them.
Just call me ground round.
This is a difficult subject since, as humans, our brains are wired to label everything. labeling is crucial to how we operate in the chaos of this world and that's not a bad thing. The bad enters when we believe our labels are truth and not just the method our brains use to process and evaluate information.
Funny that you stated that your beliefs are right. I've always marveled at statements like that, or rather, the need for them. I've been in "passionate discussions" in the past and hit with "You always think you're right!" and I'd wonder, how many people are out there holding opinions and arguing to defend positions they know are lies? I mean, come on! If I believe something then I must think it's right or I wouldn't believe it…kind of makes my head spin. Now, I love to debate and hone my knowledge and I will update my views when solid information dictates. But, please, don't be surprised that I believe I believe the right things.
I hope you realize when I said I believe my beliefs are right, it was used more as bait for people to grab hold of. Yet, everyone, as I said, believes what they believe. We believe things so strongly that our beliefs dictate have we act, think, and speak. Watch a person long enough, especially if they aren't aware, and you'll discover what they believe.
I normally don't tell people my beliefs are right. I just live as though they are, just like everyone else. As my beliefs change, so do my actions. As do yours. Right?
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Results and conclusions
Results of the first phase of mapping Syrian civil society actors
The pilot mapping has provided us with an idea about the reality of civil society organizations of Syria and their allocation and areas of work.
The pilot mapping has covered 802 civil actors although there are more than 900 civil actors according to the data; we noticed that these organizations work in several areas of civil activism in addition to that a high percentage of Syrian civil society organization work in many thematic areas at the same time.
The study shows that civil society in Syria generally focuses on three main fields: Media, relief and civil and advocacy groups
The Governorate that has the biggest number of active civil society organization is AL Hasaka which more than 158 organizations consider their main working area.
More than 44% of active actors in Al Hasaka are categorized as advocacy & Civil Organizations.
The Advocacy & civil organizations in Al Hasaka form 46% of the whole count of Syrian organizations that work on civil groups.
Al Raqqa and Dair Azzour governorates are considered marginalized due to their unstable security situation.
Al Qunaitra Governorate has the smallest amount of active Civil Society organizations, since the mapping could only identify 10 active civil society organizations that consider Al Qunaitra their main working place, which represents only 1% of all Syrian active actors.
Syria's neighboring countries (Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey) are rich with Syrian civil society organizations. Our mapping has identified around 147 Syrian Civil Society organizations based in neighboring countries; most of them are Advocacy & civil Organizations, Relief and Emergency Organizations. Organizations based in the neighboring countries are mostly focusing on research (74% of the overall Syrian researching civil society organizations are based in the neighboring countries).
And of all Syrian civil society organizations focused on education, around 45% of them are based in the neighboring countries, so a clear interest in strengthening education is noticeable here.
Aleppo governorate comes second in the total amount of active Syrian civil society organizations, since around 109 Syrian civil society organizations were identified (14% of all Syrian civil society organizations). Around 29 organizations that deal with emergency and relief (17% of the overall Syrian civil society organizations) where identified in Aleppo, which is the highest percentage in the country.
Aleppo is also one of the most active cities when it comes to media, over 28 Media related Syrian civil society organizations (18% of the overall Syrian civil society organizations) where spotted in Aleppo, which is also the highest percentage.
In Dera'a Governorate, 21 Syrian civil society organizations were identified (3% of the overall Syrian civil society organizations), but even though the percentage is low, these organizations are considered the most specialized among Syrian civil society organizations They deal mostly with Child Protection, Advocacy, Emergency and Relief.
In Tartous Governorate, 17 Syrian civil society organizations were identified (2% of the overall Syrian civil society organizations). 5 developmental civil society organizations are located in Tartous (8% of the overall Syrian civil society organizations), also there are special thematic fields in Tartous that were not seen in other governorates such as Cinema and environment.
Damascus, the Capital of Syria, is rich with Syrian civil society organizations, 68 Syrian civil society organizations (8% of the overall Syrian civil society organizations) were spotted in Damascus.
The Damascus Rural region has witnessed active Syrian civil society organizations due to the unstable security situation and besiegement, Syrian civil society organizations (7% of the overall Syrian civil society organizations) were spotted in the area. There were 12 Syrian civil society organizations identified focusing on Relief and working in Rural Damascus (18% of the overall Syrian civil society organizations that work with emergency & relief).
Also, Lattakia Governorate has witnessed an abundance of civil activism due to the security situation, 15 Syrian civil society organizations were identified in Lattakia, (2% of the overall Syrian civil society organizations). 9 Syrian civil society organizations working on relief (5% of the overall relief Syrian civil society organizations) were counted in Lattakia.
In Al Swaydaa, 10 Syrian civil society organizations were identified (1% of the overall Syrian civil society organizations), most of them civil society organizations.
In Homs, 20 Syrian civil society organizations could be identified (2% of the overall Syrian civil society organizations). 55% of all civil society organizations in Homs deal with relief.
Idleb is considered rich with civil society activism, 39 Syrian civil society organizations were counted in Idleb (5% of the overall Syrian civil society organizations), and most of them deal with media and relief.
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Korea and Venezuela: Flip Sides of the Same Coin
August 15, 2017 by Mises Institute
By: Jacob G. Hornberger
By suggesting that he might order a US regime-change invasion of Venezuela, President Trump has inadvertently shown why North Korea has been desperately trying to develop nuclear weapons — to serve as a deterrent or defense against one of the US national-security state storied regime-change operations. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised to see Venezuela and, for that matter, other Third World countries who stand up to the US Empire, also seeking to put their hands on nuclear weapons. What better way to deter a US regime-change operation against them?
Think back to the Cuban Missile Crisis. The US national-security establishment had initiated a military invasion of the Cuba at the Bay of Pigs, had exhorted President Kennedy to bomb Cuba during that invasion, and then had recommended that the president implement a fraudulent pretext (i.e., Operation Northwoods) for a full-scale military invasion of Cuba.
That's why Cuba, which had never initiated any acts of aggression against the United States, wanted Soviet nuclear missiles installed in Cuba. Cuba's leader Fidel Castro knew that there was no way that Cuba could defeat the United States in a regular, conventional war. Everyone knows that the military establishment in the United States is so large and so powerful that it can easily smash any Third World nation, including Cuba, North Korea, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Venezuela.
Castro's strategy worked. The Soviet nuclear missiles installed in Cuba drove Kennedy to reject the Pentagon's and CIA's vehement exhortations to bomb and invade Cuba. The way the Pentagon and the CIA saw the situation was that Kennedy now had his justification for effecting a violent regime-change operation in Cuba. The way Kennedy saw the situation was that a violent regime-change operation through bombing and invasion could easily result in all-out nuclear war between the United States and Russia.
It turned out that Kennedy was right. What the Pentagon and the CIA didn't realize at the time is that Soviet commanders on the ground in Cuba had fully armed tactical nuclear weapons at their disposal and the battlefield authority to use them in the event of a US bombing or invasion of the island. If Kennedy had complied with the dictates of the Pentagon and the CIA, it is a virtual certainty that the result would have been all-out nuclear war between the Soviet Union and the United States. To his ever-lasting credit, Kennedy struck a deal in which he vowed that the United States would cease and desist from invading Cuba in return for the Soviet Union's withdrawal of its nuclear missiles from Cuba.
The point is this: If the Pentagon and the CIA had not been trying to get regime-change in Cuba, Cuba would never have felt the need to get those Soviet missiles. It was the Pentagon's and CIA's commitment to regime change in Cuba that gave us the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Equally important, the resolution of the crisis showed that if an independent, recalcitrant Third World regime wants to protect itself from a US national-security-state regime-change operation, the best thing it can do is secure nuclear weapons. Thus, the current crisis over North Korea's quest to get nuclear weapons to deter a US regime-change operation is rooted in how Cuba deterred the US national security establishment's regime-change efforts in 1962.
Americans would be wise to view regime change operations in North Korea and Venezuela in the context of the US government's overall foreign policy of military empire and interventionism.
Recall, first of all, that the US government has a long history of interventionism in Latin America, where it has brought nothing but death, destruction, suffering, misery, and tyranny. Nicaragua, Guatemala, Chile, Brazil, Panama, and Grenada come to mind.
In fact, the situation in Chile that resulted in US intervention was quite similar to today's situation in Venezuela. In Chile, a socialist was democratically elected and began adopting socialist policies, which caused economic chaos and crisis. The CIA and Pentagon intentionally and secretly did everything they could to makes matters worse. US officials even engaged in bribery, kidnapping, and assassination in Chile. They incited and encouraged a coup that succeeded in ousting the democratically elected socialist and replaced by a "pro-capitalist" military general, whose forces proceeded to round up, kidnap, torture, rape, or execute tens of thousands of people, including the murder of two Americans, all with the support and complicity of the Pentagon and the CIA.
Haven't we seen the same types of results with the US regime-change operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Yemen, Syria, and elsewhere? Death, destruction, and chaos, not to mention a gigantic refugee crisis for Europe.
And look at what the pro-empire, interventionist system has done to the American people. Constant, never-ending crises and chaos, with North Korea being just the latest example. Out of control federal spending and debt that are threatening the nation with financial bankruptcy and economic and monetary crises. Totalitarian-like powers being exercised by the president and his national-security establishment, including assassination, torture, and indefinite detention. Weird, bizarre random acts of violence that reflect the same lack of regard for the sanctity of human life that US officials display in faraway countries.
None of this is necessary. It's entirely possible for Americans to live normal, healthy, free lives. All it takes is a change of direction — one away from empire and interventionism and toward a limited-government republic and non-interventionism in the affairs of other nations. That's the way to achieve a free, prosperous, harmonious, and friendly society.
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Indeed, much like with JFK, while veracity is a piece of the pecan pie, I know going into an Oliver Stone film that what I'm looking to get out of it is a coherent story that takes you from point A to point B. Stone does a good job displaying George W. Bush's past — from his fraternity days at Yale, to alcoholism, to his born-again faith — the film as a whole doesn't do a good job at guiding you along a path to understand the importance of this history.
For starters, there's scenes of 43 on a baseball diamond that, to me, make no sense. He was a co-owner of the Texas Rangers, and W. Bush mentions his passion for baseball several times, but the actual scenes make no sense. Are they dream sequences? Aspirational? Some kind of Freudian-psychology thing about Bush's insecurities? And another of my big problems with W.? The way Josh Brolin portrayed George W. Bush. A lot of it seemed mostly half-assed as if Brolin knew how to do a good impersonation of him, but decided to not try that hard. He's got half the southern-drawl, under-exaggerated facial expressions (like his smiles), but then he over-exaggerates everything else. Part of my reaction to the portrayal might be a damned-if-he-does/doesn't reaction, but I think Brolin could've done a better job at either going full-on Bush, or not trying altogether and creating his own caricature.
After recently finishing The Looming Tower on Hulu, I did enjoy W. for adding to my data set for this time-frame of history. Though this is the era in which I grew up (well, Bush's Presidential years, not his college/Texas Governorship years), I have been watching and learning more as of late. Continuing my streak of ringing-endorsements of late, there are worse films than W. you could watch, so if it comes on you don't need to immediately swtich away. But perhaps pick a different film to put on the television instead.


When It Comes To 'Baring It All' Do YOU Love Your Body?
Last year we asked one of the most upfront questions out there — how do YOU feel naked?
As South African Women, most of us feel pretty damn confident about ourselves, naked or otherwise. But, when we received your feedback in our 2017 body confidence survey, we were surprised — we rated the lowest (in the entire world) when it came to rockin' what your mamma gave you in a bikini. Naked, we're hella comfortable, but throw us into the public glare in nothing but a cossie and we're running for the nearest towel to cover up.
So, with the #BodyConfidence movement in full swing have your views on your body changed?
That's right – The Karomazaalth Global Naked Survey is back baby! So be honest, how do you feel about your body? Do you feel comfortable in your own skin with cellulite, stretch marks, acne scars and all? Will you share your insecurities so we can share the solutions?
Have your say by taking this year's Naked Survey below.