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Right-wing Nationalism Undermines Human Rights work by UN
Under the title "Rise of Right-wing Nationalism Undermines Human Rights Worldwide" Thalif Deen for IPS did a good overview article on 10 May 2019 on a topic that has featured often in this blog [see eg, https://humanrightsdefenders.blog/tag/populism/]. Here some excerpts:
The rise of right-wing nationalism and the proliferation of authoritarian governments have undermined human rights in several countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America. As a result, some of the international human rights experts – designated as UN Rapporteurs – have either been politically ostracized, denied permission to visit countries on "fact-finding missions" or threatened with expulsion, along with the suspension of work permits.
The Philippines government, a vociferously authoritarian regime, has renewed allegations against Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, the UN Special Rapporteurs on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. [see also: https://humanrightsdefenders.blog/2019/03/02/duterte-there-is-no-war-on-human-rights-defenders-only-on-criminals/]
…Anna-Karin Holmlund, Senior UN Advocate at Amnesty International, told IPS "We have witnessed several deeply worrying personal attacks by UN Member States against the independent experts, including personal attacks, threats of prosecution, public agitation and physical violence in the past year"…
Meanwhile, the Government of Burundi has closed down the UN Human Rights Office triggering a protest from Michelle Bachelet, the UN Human Rights Commissioner in Geneva. [see also: https://humanrightsdefenders.blog/2018/12/07/final-step-burundi-closes-down-un-office/ ]
And under the Trump administration, the US has ceased to cooperate with some of the UN Rapporteurs, and specifically an investigation on the plight of migrants on the Mexican border where some of them have been sexually assaulted—abuses which have remained unreported and unprosecuted. [see also: https://humanrightsdefenders.blog/2019/03/16/us-ngos-react-furiously-to-visa-restrictions-imposed-on-icc-investigators-by-trump-administration/]
The government of Myanmar has barred a UN expert from visiting the country to probe the status of Rohingya refugees.
In March, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Diego García-Sayán, postponed an official visit to Morocco because the government "has not been able to ensure a programme of work in accordance with the needs of the mandate and the terms of reference for country visits by special procedures." [see also: https://humanrightsdefenders.blog/2019/03/21/special-rapporteur-diego-garcia-sayan-not-swayed-by-moroccan-assurances-for-his-visit/]
Referring to the situation in Colombia, Robert Colville, Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said May 10: "We are alarmed by the strikingly high number of human rights defenders being killed, harassed and threatened in Colombia, and by the fact that this terrible trend seems to be worsening"…
And last month, Israel revoked the work permit for Omar Shakir, the Israel and Palestine Director of Human Rights Watch, prompting a protest from the United Nations……According to a report in the New York Times March 10, Leilana Farha, the UN Special Envoy for Housing was "shocked" to discover that some of the Egyptians she interviewed in Cairo's poor areas "had suffered reprisals for talking to her." [see also: https://humanrightsdefenders.blog/2019/04/18/israel-deportation-of-human-rights-watchs-staff-member-again-on-the-table/%5D
Urmila Bhoola of South Africa, Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery, told IPS she has visited Niger, Belgium, Nigeria, El Salvador, Mauritania, Paraguay and, lastly Italy, in October 2018. She pointed out that "country visits are only conducted upon invitation from governments". "I have issued requests for country-visits to many countries but due to the mandate's name and focus, member states are often reluctant to invite the mandate on contemporary forms of slavery, to conduct a visit". In this sense, she pointed out, member states may not openly refuse a visit but may not reply to country visit requests….
http://www.ipsnews.net/2019/05/rise-right-wing-nationalism-undermines-human-rights-worldwide/
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Tags: access, Burundi, Colombia, country visit, IPS, Israel, Morocco, Philippines, populism, Thalif Deen, UN Special Rapporteurs, Urmila Bhoola
Special Rapporteur Diego Garcia-Sayan not swayed by Moroccan assurances for his visit
Morocco World News reports on 20 March 2019 that Morocco deeply regrets and denounces UN special rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers Diego Garcia-Sayan's decision to cancel his official visit to the country. The Moroccan government addressed Garcia-Sayan's statement, published Tuesday, 19 March, on the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) website, in which he declared that he would not visit Morocco on an official trip set for March 20-26.
Garcia-Sayan said he canceled the visit because the "government of Morocco has not been able to ensure a programme of work in accordance with the needs of the mandate and the terms of reference for country visits by special procedures." In response, the Moroccan government stated that Garcia-Sayan's decision contradicts his earlier stand when he first began preparations for the visit on June 16, 2017, at the invitation of Morocco.
According to the government, Morocco has been keen on ensuring all the necessary "guarantees" for the success of Garcia-Sayan's visit by including all the suggested places for him to visit to exercise his mission, contrary to what the rapporteur stated. Garcia-Sayan stated: "It is most regrettable that the suggestions of places to visit and schedule of work were not fully taken into consideration by the Government. It is an essential precondition for the exercise of the mandate of Special Rapporteur that I am able to freely determine my priorities, including places to visit." Morocco stressed the country's readiness to make any amendments Garcia-Sayan requested to enable him to exercise his mandate as required.
Garcia-Sayan's visit was to examine the independence and impartiality of judges and prosecutors and the independence of lawyers.
https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2019/03/268552/morocco-un-special-rapporteurs-visit/
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Tags: cancellation, country visit, Diego García-Sayán, Independence of Lawyers, independence of the judiciary, Morocco, Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, UN Special Rapporteur
UN Rapporteur calls on Hungary to not stigmatize human rights defenders
"Human rights defenders in Hungary are increasingly working in a rather https://thoolen.wordpress.com/2015/12/23/attila-mraz-human-rights-defenders-in-hungary-have-their-work-cut-out/ and politicized environment," said Michel Forst, the UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, at the end of his first visit to the country, according to the press release of the UN. Forst also criticized attempts to de-legitimize defenders and undermine their peaceful and legitimate activities through criminal defamation and excessive administrative and financial pressure, the press release added.
"In the context of the refugee crisis and the excessively manipulated fear of the 'other' in society, defenders face public criticism by government officials, stigmatization in the media, unwarranted inspections and reduction of state funding," the special rapporteur noted.
"The drastic constitutional changes in Hungary have resulted in the weakened constitutional court and the centralization and tightening of government control over the judiciary, the media, religious organizations and other spheres of public life, directly or indirectly affecting human rights," the press release cited him as saying in connection with Hungary.
During his nine-day visit, at the invitation of the Hungarian government, the expert met with state officials, members of the judiciary, the parliament, ombudsman as well as human rights defenders, representatives of civil society and the diplomatic community. Forst heard specific testimonies that defenders who criticize the Government or raise human rights concerns are quickly intimidated and portrayed as 'political' or 'foreign agents', according to the press release.
See also https://thoolen.wordpress.com/2015/12/23/attila-mraz-human-rights-defenders-in-hungary-have-their-work-cut-out/
Source: UN calls on Hungary to not stigmatize human rights defenders | The Budapest Business Journal on the web | bbj.hu
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Tags: Budapest Business Journal, country visit, enabling environment, Foreign agent, Human Rights Defenders, Hungary, Michel Forst, Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, stigmatization, UN Special Rapporteur
UN special rapporteur urged to investigate human rights defenders in the Philippines
The UN special rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, Michel Forst, has made a fast start with his mandate. Hardly back from Burundi and Morocco, he met with human rights defenders in Quezon City, Philippines as reported by InterAksyon.com on 6 December 2014.
(Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, Michel Forst, with human rights defenders in Quezon City – photo from Karapatan)
United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders Michel Forst indicated his interest in filing a request for an official visit after a two-hour meeting late last week with members of Manilakbayan, a contingent of indigenous peoples' groups and advocates, and representatives of the human rights group Karapatan from Mindanao and Southern Tagalog.
Karapatan secretary general Cristina Palabay, in a statement, urged the international community and human rights advocates worldwide to "press the Philippine government to accede to the request of the UNSR-HRD to look into the numerous reports of attacks against rights defenders in the country." Forst's predecessors — Hina Jilani and Margaret Sekaggya — both submitted several requests to conduct an official investigation in the Philippines, but did not obtain official invitations from the government.
UN special rapporteur wants to probe attacks on PH rights defenders.
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72 UN Rapporteurs issue exceptional joint statement calling for more cooperation and less reprisals
On the occasion of Human Rights Day, 10 December 2013, the largest ever body of independent experts in the United Nations Human Rights system urged Governments to coöperate with them, and allow human rights organisations and individuals to engage with the UN "without fear of intimidation or reprisals." The appeal by the 72 special procedures experts stated that: "Over the years more than 160 UN member States have been visited by at least one of our human rights experts, and a total of 106 States have extended an open invitation to special procedures," Around 30 States have not yet accepted a visit by any of our experts while others have given only selective access. "Unfortunately, it has become a reality that a standing invitation cannot necessarily guarantee that a visit will actually take place." Mr. Chaloka Beyani said on behalf the group. "The work we do relies heavily on our interaction with civil society, national human rights institutions, human rights defenders, other individuals working on the ground and victims of human rights violations," the expert explained. "It is of utmost concern that some of these become victims of intimidation and reprisals. The protection of these vital partners is of utmost importance," he said, calling on world Governments "to respond firmly against any act which threatens them and seeks to obstruct human rights work." Reprisals are a critical challenge facing the UN system and its human rights mechanisms. "We call for the designation of a focal point on the issue of intimidation and reprisals as soon as possible,"
[The United Nations human rights experts are part of what it is known as the Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council. Special Procedures is the general name of the independent fact-finding and monitoring mechanisms of the Human Rights Council that address either specific country situations or thematic issues in all parts of the world. They are charged by the Human Rights Council to monitor, report and advise on human rights issues. Currently, there are 37 thematic mandates and 14 mandates related to countries and territories, with 72 mandate holders. In March 2014, three new mandates will be added.]
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Special Rapporteur ends visit to South Korea and makes recommendations
At the end of a 10-day fact-finding mission to South Korea UN special rapporteur on human rights Defenders, Margaret Sekaggya, said Friday that South Korea's 65-year-old national security act posed a "seriously problematic" challenge to freedom of expression. It prohibits the printing, distribution and ownership of any material deemed "anti-state" and outlaws any organisation advocating overthrow of the government.
"I have been acquainted with the national security act which, despite the fact that it has been amended on several occasions, still appears seriously problematic for the exercise of freedom of expression," Sekaggya said. Read the rest of this entry »
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The Rise Of Automated Cars Will Kill Thousands Of Jobs Beyond Driving
Martin Ford
May 8, 2015, 10:00am
Perhaps the most important thing to understand about a future in which your car is fully autonomous is that it probably won't be your car. Most people who have given serious thought to the optimal role of self-driving cars seem to agree that, at least in densely populated areas, they are likely to be a shared resource.
This has been Google's intent from the start. As Google co-founder Sergey Brin explained to the New Yorker's Burkhard Bilger, "[L]ook outside, and walk through parking lots and past multilane roads: the transportation infrastructure dominates. It's a huge tax on the land."
Google hopes to smash the prevailing owner-operator model for the automobile. In the future, you'll simply reach for your smart phone or other connected device and call for a self-driving car whenever you need it. Rather than spending 90 per cent or more of their time parked, cars will see much higher utilisation rates. That change alone would unleash a real-estate revolution in cities. Vast stretches of space now earmarked for parking would become available for other uses. To be sure, self-driving cars would still need to be stored somewhere when not in use, but there would be no need for random egress; the cars could be packed end-to-end. If you call for a car, and there isn't already one on the road close to your location, you'll simply get the next vehicle in line.
There are, of course, some reasons to be sceptical that urban cars will ultimately evolve into public resources. For one thing, it would be directly at odds with the goals of the automotive industry, which would like each household to own at least one car. For another, in order for this model to work, commuters would have to share the cars at peak times; otherwise they might be so scarce and expensive during busy periods that many people couldn't afford a ride. A related problem is safety in a shared car. Even if the vehicle's software is able to solve the logistics issues and provide efficient and timely service, a small car is, after all, a much more intimate space to share with complete strangers than a bus or train.
It's easy to imagine solutions to this problem, however. For example, cars designed to be shared by solo travellers could simply be divided into compartments. You wouldn't even need to see or be aware of others sharing your car. To avoid a feeling of being closed in, virtual windows could be mounted on the dividing walls; high resolution screens would display images captured by cameras mounted on the exterior of the car.
By the time self-driving cars are in routine operation, the hardware to accomplish all this will be remarkably inexpensive. The vehicle would stop, a green light would flash on one of the doors, and you would get in and ride to your destination just as if you were travelling alone. You'd be sharing the vehicle, but riding in your own virtual commuter pod. Other vehicles might be designed to carry groups (or more sociable solo travellers), or perhaps the barriers could slide away upon mutual consent.
A self-driving Mercedes-Benz F 015 concept car on display at CES. Picture: AP
Then, again, the commuter pod might not need to be "virtual". In May 2014, Google announced that the next phase of its research into self-driving cars would focus on the development of two passenger electric vehicles with a top speed of 25 miles per hour and specifically geared toward urban environments. Passengers would call for the car and set its destination with a smart phone app. Google engineers have come to the conclusion that returning the vehicle to the driver's control in the event of an emergency is unfeasible, and the vehicles will be fully automated — with no steering wheel or brake pedal.
In an interview with John Markoff of the New York Times, Sergey Brin highlighted the company's dramatic departure from the more "incremental" designs being pursued by the major auto manufacturers, saying "that stuff seems not entirely in keeping with our mission of being transformative."
The market might also create other solutions geared toward sharing automated vehicles. Kevin Drum of Mother Jones, who thinks that "genuine self-driving cars will be available within a decade and that they will be big game changers", has suggested that it might be possible to purchase a share in a car service, with guaranteed availability, for a fraction of what it would cost to buy a vehicle. In other words, you would share the car only with fellow subscribers to a service, rather than with the public at large.
If the sharing model does prevail, higher utilisation for each car would, of course, mean fewer vehicles relative to the population. Environmentalists and urban planners would likely be overjoyed; automobile manufacturers not so much. Beyond the prospect of fewer cars per capita, there could also be a significant threat to luxury automotive brands. If you don't own the car and will use it for only a single trip, you have little reason to care what make or model it is. Cars could cease to be status items, and the automobile market might well become commoditised.
For these reasons, I think it's a good bet that the auto manufacturers will cling pretty tightly to keeping someone in the driver's seat — even if he or she rarely touches the controls. Automotive manufacturers could be poised to face the kind of dilemma that powerful companies often encounter when disruptive technologies come along. The company is forced to choose between protecting the business that provides revenue today and in the near future — or helping to propel an emerging technology that may ultimately devalue or even destroy that legacy business.
History shows that companies nearly always choose to protect their established revenue streams. If the kind of revolution that Brin envisions is to unfold, it may have to arise outside the automotive industry. And, of course, Brin may be in exactly the right place to make that happen.
If the individual-ownership model for cars ultimately falls, the impact on broad swathes of the economy and job market would be extraordinary. Think of all the car dealers, independent repair shops, and gas stations within a few miles of your home. Their existence is all tied directly to the fact that automobile ownership is widely distributed.
In the world that Google envisions, robotic cars will be concentrated into fleets. Maintenance, repair, insurance, and fuelling would likewise be centralised. Untold thousands of small businesses, and the jobs associated with them, would evaporate. To get a sense of just how many jobs might be at risk, consider that, in Los Angeles alone, about 10,000 people work in car washes.
This post was excerpted from Martin Ford's new bookRise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future.
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Rick Barnes: "We Were Too Emotional" Against Kansas
by Ben McKee - Nov 27, 2018
Photo by Anne Newman/RTI
Tennessee basketball has been overshadowed in recent days due to everything going on with the football program. But over Thanksgiving break, the then-No. 5 Vols (4-1) traveled to Brooklyn and beat Louisville 92-81 before falling to No. 2 Kansas in overtime, 87-81.
Against Kansas, Tennessee got off to a slow start on offense, missing its first six shots and 15 of its first 20. Sparked by Jordan Bone and Grant Williams, the Vols would claw back to climb to a 33-31 lead at the half, but in the second half, the offense once again went through a lull.
Midway through the second period, the Jayhawks went on a 10-0 run to build a five-point lead. Tennessee countered with an 8-0 run of its own, but once star forward Grant Williams fouled out with 1:24 remaining in regulation, the Vols struggled to close the game out.
"I thought we were way too emotional for a team that has guys back," Rick Barnes said on Tuesday. "That was disappointing that we didn't understand that, and we didn't start the game with the game plan we had talked about."
It was odd to see a team with experience seem so flustered at the beginning of a game, even if it was against the second-ranked team in the country. It's still early in the season, but Barnes was disappointed to see his team too amped up and not concentrating on the game plan early.
"Players still get emotional," Barnes said. "Guys get on a stage like that, and it's easy to get caught up in what goes on around it as opposed to staying focused on the fact that we earned the right to be there, and if you wanna stay there, you have to fight to stay there.
"We told them before the game it'll be a one-to-two possession game, and that's kind of what it was. We didn't execute the last minute and a half the way we needed to in regulation. Not just on the offensive end, but also on the defensive end. When they changed momentum, we had two huge defensive breakdowns that shouldn't have happened."
The trip to Brooklyn was still successful, even if Tennessee didn't win both games. The Vols beat a solid Louisville squad by double-digits, and then they proved they can play with anybody in the country with their effort against Kansas. But for Barnes, his biggest takeaway from the trip will be his team's lack of consistency for 40 minutes.
"Executing our game plan would be the biggest thing and understanding how difficult it is to do that," Barnes said of what his team must get better at. "I think consistency in terms of our guys understanding every possession, how consistent you have to be and how fine the line it really is between winning and losing especially when you're playing a high-caliber basketball team.
"When they saw the tape, you point out how consistent Kansas was with their game plan. And where we were consistent maybe 85 percent of the time. No, 90 percent of the time."
Tennessee returns home on Wednesday night to take on Eastern Kentucky at 6:30 p.m. ET. In an effort to jump start the offense earlier in the game and make sure none of his starters become complacent, Barnes was thinking about starting sophomore Yves Pons depending on how Tuesday's practice went.
"He's (Pons) doing a lot of things that might not show up on the scouting report," Barnes stated. "He's a guy that defends, the way he goes to the basket, making things happen."
Pons is averaging just 3.0 points per game in 14.6 minutes, but his impact is felt elsewhere. The sophomore has been a strong presence on the defensive end of the floor, averaging 3.4 rebounds and almost a steal and block per game.
"I don't want anybody to get comfortable," Barnes added. "I want them to know we're willing to make changes up until we're done playing. He (Pons) works. I think overall we have a group of guys that work, but he's a guy that goes above and beyond and is one of the hardest workers we have on our team."
As is the case with the starting lineup, the bench needs to be more consistent as well. Barnes mentioned that John Fulkerson is playing well, and Kyle Alexander was terrific against Kansas. He also said they need more out of Derrick Walker and that Jordan Bone was stellar in the way he controlled the pace of the game.
But some of the other key role players weren't really linked in with what Tennessee was trying to do as a team.
Against Eastern Kentucky, Barnes will be looking to see if his team is locked in. Though it's a mid-major game, Tennessee still has to focus on itself, regardless of the opponent.
"Nobody we play can help us concentrate," Barnes said. "We have to do that by the way we prepare. We have to do that by the way we go through our reports and how we carry the scouting reports onto the court."
Led by senior Nick Mayo, Eastern Kentucky is 3-3 on the season under first-year head coach A.W. Hamilton. Mayo -– who has started 99 straight games -– currently ranks second in the Ohio Valley Conference and ninth in the country in scoring at 25.0 points per game. The Colonels as a team rank 20th in the country in scoring offense, as they're scoring 86.3 points per game.
"They play really fast," Barnes said. "They press. They are going to get up. They want a high-possession game. They get after it."
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Ben McKee
Ben McKee is a graduate from the University of Tennessee and has a degree in Journalism and Electronic Media. He grew up an Army brat and lived in Alabama for a bit, but he bleeds orange. He covers Tennessee football, basketball, baseball, and the Lady Vols for RTI, and he's also a co-host on the RTI Live Show and RTI Podcast. You can also hear Ben on the morning sports radio show "The Swain Event." He's the producer and co-host along with former Vol wide receiver Jayson Swain.


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Brittany Aldean Trashes Balenciaga Amid Backlash for Bondage Teddy Bear Ad
Brittany Aldean is making a statement to Balenciaga. As a result of the designer label's controversial campaigns, the mother of two and wife of country singer Jason Aldean announced on Wednesday that she was done owning its products. On her social media, Aldean posted a picture of herself holding her Balenciaga clothing and accessories in clear plastic bags with the caption, "It's trash day." Her husband left a comment with clapping hands emoji on the photo, who wrote, "show em how to 'walk the walk' babe!" Aldean's action stems from the fashion house's recent ad campaigns that have sparked controversy. Its holiday campaign depicted children holding teddy bears dressed in what appeared to be bondage, while the spring campaign referenced a Supreme Court ruling on child pornography. On Nov. 16, the holiday campaign launched and immediately faced backlash. Afterward, the photographer, Gabriele Galimberti, wrote on Instagram that he "was not entitled in whatsoever manner to neither chose [sic] the products, nor the models, nor the combination of the same."
Following this, Balenciaga issued a statement on Instagram and filed a $25 million lawsuit against North Six and the Garde-Robe set designer Nicholas Des Jardins. The suit claimed that both parties committed "inexplicable acts and omissions" that were "malevolent or, at the very least, extraordinarily reckless." In a statement released on Nov. 28, the brand wrote, "We strongly condemn child abuse; it was never our intent to include it in our narrative. The two separate ad campaigns in question reflect a series of grievous errors for which Balenciaga takes responsibility." In addition to Aldean, rapper and YouTuber Omi In A Hellcat also protested Balenciaga. He burned all his items in a backyard firepit instead of tossing them, cursing anyone who still supported the brand. Kim Kardashian also announced she was 're-evaluating' her partnership with Balenciaga before declining an offer from the brand and pulling the outfits she had planned to wear at an event.
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Aldean, 34, has been involved in her own controversy after she posted an Instagram caption in August that read, "I'd really like to thank my parents for not changing my gender when I went through my tomboy phase. I love this girly life." The transphobic comment was swiftly condemned by musicians Maren Morris, Cassadee Pope, and Joy Oladokun. Morris tweeted, "It's so easy to, like, not be a scumbag human? Sell your clip-ins and zip it, Insurrection Barbie," which earned her the nickname "lunatic" by conservatives like Tucker Carlson. Despite that, Morris has responded with enthusiasm, making and selling shirts that say "Lunatic Country Music Person" and donating over $150,000 in proceeds to Trans Lifeline and GLAAD Transgender Media Program.
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//  WQThemeManager.m
//  GameHelper
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//  Created by 青秀斌 on 16/12/29.
//  Copyright © 2016年 kylincc. All rights reserved.
//

#import "WQThemeManager.h"

NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN

@interface ThemeTarget : NSObject
@property (nonatomic, weak) id observer;
@property (nonatomic, assign) SEL selector;
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@implementation ThemeTarget

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@interface WQThemeManager ()
@property (nonatomic, assign) ThemeType themeType;
@property (nonatomic, strong) NSMutableArray<ThemeTarget *> *targets;
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@implementation WQThemeManager

- (instancetype)init {
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    return self;
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+ (instancetype)shareInstance {
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Iceland will open its borders on June 15: Vol...
Iceland will open its borders on June 15
Voluntary screening instead of quarantine for people entering the country
von Ronja Heise
Foto: Reykjavík Convention Bureau
At a press conference, the Icelandic Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir announced that from June 15, the 14 day quarantine will not be mandatory for passengers arriving at Keflavík International Airport. Instead, tourists and Icelandic residents entering the country will be given the option of being screened for the novel coronavirus. After being screened at the airport, arriving passengers will go to their overnight accommodations, where they await the results. In addition, every arriving passenger will be asked to download the COVID-19 tracing app "Rakning C-19" which helps authorities trace the origin of transmissions.
Thordis Kolbrun Reykfjord Gylfadottir, Minister of Tourism, Industry, and Innovation says: "When travelers return to Iceland we want to have all mechanisms in place to safeguard them and the progress made in controlling the pandemic. Iceland's strategy of large-scale testing, tracing and isolating have proven effective so far. We want to build on that experience of creating a safe place for those who want a change of scenery after what has been a tough spring for all of us."
The proposed border opening depends on the continued decline of cases in Iceland. At this point, only three cases of the virus have been diagnosed in May, only 15 individuals have the virus in Iceland, and more than 15% of Iceland's population have been tested. Authorities stated it could also be implemented earlier than June 15 if preparations go well, and the number of cases remains low. The testing may be used toward further research of the novel coronavirus and COVID-19.
http://www.meetinreykjavik.is/
Iceland Katrín Jakobsdóttir COVID-19


To keep our humble studio running at it's best, ensuring that every member gets the best experience at Beyond Movement, we need to have certain rules and policies in place. We understand that sometimes life happens and you have to cancel an appointment. We feel that we have a very fair cancellation policy that allows the client to give proper notice and not be penalized for the cancellation.
If there is one person or less registered for a scheduled class one hour before the start time, class may be cancelled. PLEASE EMAIL OR CALL IF YOU ARE UNSURE AND DO NOT SEE A CLASS ON THE SCHEDULE.
Clients must cancel out of a class with at least 2 hours notice.
If a reservation is cancelled within the 2-hour time period, there will be a charge for that class. Monthly members will be billed $12 for a late cancel and $15 for a no show. Members who have purchased packages (including monthly 5 or 10 class packages) will lose a session for every missed class. All class cancellations must be done through the registration system.
Monthly memberships are set up in person at the front desk.
Monthly memberships auto-renew at the end of contract.
Membership freezes can be done if expected to miss 21 days or more of the billing cycle. Freezes can be made for a maximum of 3 months. Afterward, normal billing and contract terms resume. Contract is extended equal to lenghth of time of freeze. Limit one freeze per contract.
If monthly membership must be cancelled prior to contract length, 35% of remaining balance is due at time of cancellation.
Cancellation of monthly contract requires 14 days notice. Notice is done via email ONLY. If notice is given within 14 day window, contract rate will be billed for next month.
Classes purchased through the 5/10 class per month membership must be used during the month of billing. They do not roll over into the next month.
To encourage consistency and results, all class packages have an expiration date. 10 class packages expire 90 days from purchase; 20 classes packages expire 180 days from purchase.
Clients must cancel training sessions with at least 6 hours notice. If you cancel within the 6-hour time period of the start time of the session, you will be charged for that session. If the trainer cancels on you within the 6 hour time-frame, YOUR NEXT SESSION IS FREE. Rescheduling for a different time in the same day does not count as a cancellation.
3 cancellations within the same package (regardless of length of notice) will result in loss of slot on schedule.
PT session cancellations need to be done by contacting the trainer directly.
To encourage consistency and results, all personal training packages have an expiration date. 5 hour/10 half hour session packages expire after 5 weeks; 10 hour/ 20 half hour session packages expire after 10 weeks; 20 hour/ 40 half hour session packages expire after 20 weeks.
Personal training includes access to any and all classes. For unrestricted access to classes, one session will be deducted for every 2 classes if 30 minute training package; one session deducted for every 4 classes if 60 minute training package.
Personal training includes full access to gym during open hours. Client must come to one private session per week for offer to remain valid.
Once a payment for purchase of a package or service is made there will be no refunds. Make Progress….Not Excuses!


For anyone who has wanted to sample the fare at Boulder's finest restaurants, the week of First Bite Boulder is the time to nosh around town. Many restaurants participate in the event, and diners get a three-course prix fixe menu at each place. Just a few of the restaurants in the past have been the Black Cat, The Kitchen, Laudisio, Chautauqua Dining Hall and many more. Reservations are strongly recommended.


Following on from the Outline Planning consent which was granted in December 2016, Redcliffe Homes are in the process of drawing up proposals for a Reserved Matters planning application. The application will inform the local planning office authority and local residents of what the development will look like in detail.
Redcliffe Homes will be holding an exhibition to give local residents the opportunity to view our proposals for the redevelopment of the site, ahead of our Reserved Matters planning application to be made to Wiltshire Council in February 2019. The exhibition will be an opportunity to see further details of the proposed scheme and meet members of the Design Team.
The exhibition will be held at the Village Hall, 9 Andover Road, Upavon, SN9 6EB on Monday 28th January 2019 from 3.30pm until 7.00pm.


Come join the Saint Mary Catholic Scripture Study Group as we explore the Sunday readings for the upcoming Solemnities and for Ordinary Time. Group meetings are every Thursday in the Bishop's Hall from 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Classes typically have adult students from many different parishes throughout the Austin area and the study is for all levels -- from beginner to experienced student. No previous knowledge of scripture is necessary, no mandatory attendance policy, and there is no cost to attend. The study group povides an opportunity for spiritual formation by nurturing an intimate relationship with Christ through prayer, fellowship and the study of His Word.
The study is comprised of private scripture reading and contemplation, weekly meetings for prayer, lectures by distinguished guest speakers and lively student discussion. The group has been meeting since September 2001. If you have any questions, please email L.J. Smith: Ljsmith78704@yahoo.com ¡Viva Cristo Rey!


Many physicists including Michelson himself have expressed their concerns for a critical error that persists in modern physics and continues to cost the country billions in wasted research. The total abandonment of the Lorentz theory, which before quantum mechanics suggested that disturbances, like waves, travel with particles through a vacuum without moving it, greatly weakened the foundation of national security and energy research. The Lorentz theory provides the foundations for new high efficiency solar and nuclear energy technologies as well as decrease waste. In particular, spent fuel and depleted uranium, that are now being managed as waste could be a major source of nuclear energy and isotopes.
As Lorentz was ahead of his time, a quasi-political history has led to an erroneous reliance on Einstein's theory of relativity which postulates constancy or isotropy of light velocity. When attempting to mathematically express it, however, Einstein ignores basic algebra rules (the same expression cannot give different results: anisotropic sound but isotropic light velocity) and proceeds to use the anisotropic values of light velocity. Moreover, the field equations of general relativity do not lead to attraction between material bodies and the fair spectral line shifts in enormous fields of dense stars challenge the principle of equivalence of gravity and acceleration.
As per Government guidelines on scientific research, I strongly urge the Federal Government and Congress to support national security, environment, and energy research based on the Lorentz theory to better understand our universe and to enhance economic competitiveness.


The interactions of lysozyme and myoglobin with anionic surfactants (hydrogenated and fluorinated), at surfactant concentrations below the critical micelle concentration, in aqueous solution were studied using spectroscopic techniques. The temperature conformational transition of globular proteins by anionic surfactants was analysed as a function of denaturant concentration through absorbance measurements at 280 nm. Changes in absorbance of protein-surfactant system with temperature were used to determine the unfolding thermodynamics parameters, melting temperature, T m, enthalpy, ΔH m, entropy, ΔS m and the heat capacity change, ΔC p, between the native and denatured states.


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Q: Can CSS check if the element is breaking? Is there a way to check(in CSS) if an element is breaking/new lining?
I can't know the width of the divs or the parent. I only want to know the first element after the break, so I can add special CSS to this element
Like this:

  first

  second

  third

  fourth

the css:
div {
    float:left;
    width:200px;
    height:20px;
}
div:not(:first-child) {
    padding-left:10px;
}

here i need a check if the element is on a new line so I can remove the padding :
div:first-after-break {
    padding-left:0;
}

A: I think in this case, you could probably do this by using padding-right to separate your elements, instead of padding-left. That way, elements are not indented when they start on a new line. If padding-right causes problems at the end of the line, you could consider using the :last-child pseudo selector (more information about :last-child), and set padding-right: 0; there.
This doesn't discard the question, though. I can think of legitimate uses of the :first-after-break pseudo you describe. For example: a fully responsive layout using floating block-level elements. In such a case, one might want to know if an element is at the left of the window.

A: You could use the ::first-line pseudo element to get the first line of a div. If you want to apply style rules to lines that are not the first line, you could apply those styles to the whole element and then remove it from the first line. But if you want to specifically use the padding property, you could also set text-indent on the whole element (without any pseudo elements).

A: No, I don't think there's a way in CSS to do what you're asking.
A DIV automatically takes up the full width of it's parent unless a width is specified since it's a BLOCK level element so if no width is specified so your second DIV would be on a new line anyway.


Love that Jenny + Trevor decided to have their engagement session at Longwood Gardens. We had to reschedule due to rain, and I think it was definitely worth the wait. Can't wait for their wedding this spring! This also happened to be my first session with my new Pentax 645 with the Contax Zeiss 80mm f2 for you camera nerds out there, and it was a GAME CHANGER. Enjoy!


Customer can easily search flights from application. All information comes from Firebase database. All application and Super admin Webbackend shares same firebase database, storage , authentication. In Super admin can easily manage all Airlines , Airports , Flights , New orders with Super Admin Panel.


§ 458-2 Violations and penalties.
The smoking or carrying of lighted cigarettes, cigars, pipes or matches and the use of matches or fire-producing devices in any bus transporting passengers as a common carrier within the Borough of Bridgeport is prohibited.
Any person who shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with any of the terms or provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof before a Magisterial District Judge of the Borough of Bridgeport, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $600 and costs of prosecution for each offense, to be collected as other fines and costs are by law collectible.


On Tuesday, April 24th, the LSU Lady Tiger Basketball team attended an informative and interactive nutrition workshop with their Sports RD, Jamie Mascari. During this workshop, Jamie took the team on a virtual grocery store tour. Aisle by aisle, they learned about how to shop for nutritious and budget-friendly food products.
Afterwards, the ladies had the opportunity to experience some fun food demonstrations. All of the meals and snacks prepared incorporated the food products presented in the grocery tour and were perfect for on-the-go situations (i.e. between classes, before practice, between team and academic meetings).
The team had some fun as forward, Theresa Plaisance, volunteered to show-off her skills of separating egg whites.
In addition, guards, Jeanne Kenney and Adrienne Webb, participated in a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich making contest to demonstrate how fast and simple it is to make small meals and snacks on-the-go. Jeanne was the winner as she finished in 15 seconds!
Other foods prepared included: 3 Minute Breakfast Sandwich; Peanut Butter Banana "Hot Dog;" Turkey Roll-up; English Muffin Personal Pizza, and Chocolate Fruit & Yogurt Rice Cake Treat. Check out the recipes to these nutritious and delicious foods below.
Spray small bowl or coffee mug with cooking spray and add & stir eggs or egg substitute. Cover with paper towel and microwave for 1 minute. Remove from microwave and stir once again. Microwave for 45 more seconds. Eggs will take the shape of the bowl/mug. Place egg on English muffin and top with deli meat and cheese. Add some fresh fruit and/or yogurt on the side and enjoy!
Peanut Butter Banana "Hot Dog"
Spread hot dog bun with peanut butter and jelly and place banana in the middle. Eat like you would a hot dog!
Place turkey slices onto the tortilla. Tightly roll the string cheese stick in the turkey-tortilla and enjoy as a mid-day or post-workout snack.
Preheat oven to 200° F. Slice the English muffin in half and evenly spread the pizza sauce on each side. Sprinkle the shredded cheese on each half and top each with 4 pepperoni. With the cheese/pepperoni facing up, place English muffin halves on a baking pan and bake for ~10 minutes or until the cheese is melted. Serve with a veggie-packed side salad and enjoy!
Evenly spread yogurt on top of the rice cakes. Top with the sliced strawberries and enjoy! Mix extra strawberries with leftover yogurt and save for a snack, or mix into a smoothie for a quick breakfast the next morning.
There is ALWAYS time to prepare healthy meals and snacks, even when on-the-go!


For beyond-the-horizon communication, it is necessary for the signal waves to travel a large distance. 10 KHz signals cannot be radiated efficiently because of the antenna size.
The high energy signal waves (1GHz − 1000 GHz) penetrate the ionosphere. 10 MHz frequencies get reflected easily from the ionosphere. Hence, signal waves of such frequencies are suitable for beyond-the-horizon communication.
A digital signal uses the binary (0 and 1) system for transferring message signals. Such a system cannot utilise the decimal system (which corresponds to analogue signals).
Digital signals represent discontinuous values.


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Can you suggest a good introduction on epistemology and also some criticism on them?
I bought Epistemology, by Richard Fumerton and Epistemology: A Contemporary Introduction, by Robert Audi. Can you suggest other titles and also some criticism on them?
There are many explanations about the epistemology from a variety of sources. I suggest you read this introduction about epistemology.
To make your reading easier, i will try to explain related to this introduction. I will try to explain the simple structure of epistemology with simple explanation as well. Hopefully you can understand the basic structure of epistemology and further having ability to expand understanding at any directions with reasonable open minded.
Epistemology is the branch of philosophy that is expected to help us to understand anything at all about knowledge.
The final goal of the study of epistemology is expected that we can know the existence of a knowledge.
Also how to obtain it.
And the farthest limits that can be achieved by epistemology.
What is knowledge? Knowledge is justified true belief.
Something is true and we believe it proven (justified) to be useful or we believe (and justified) that something is true, therefore we found knowledge.
Some philosophers assert knowledge can be gained without belief. Something can be considered as knowledge without obligation to belief it.
Whether a statement is true or not, or whether something is true or not (because lack of awareness), but once we perceive it, then it's already a knowledge.
By defining knowledge as something true or false, a belief has its own place to be defined. It's a true knowledge. What i believe is a true knowledge.
It's about the way we believe in something. We believe in something because something can be justified reasonably.
The discussion about how to provide better justification is debatable. From The Gettier Problem, Reliabilism and many more.
But the essence is, because something may be considered to be true at different point of view, therefore there is different justification whether something is true for someone may be different for someone else. There is no general aggreement of what is the correct justification.
Knowledge is something true or false and belief is the true knowledge.
Further we can expand our understanding about justification on knowledge by understanding how to obtain knowledge through a priori & a posteriori justification.
We can have a correct understanding because we know something is correct without experiencing something outside ourselves to justify the correctness.
We are sure of something because something must be justified through empirical experiences.
What is the farthest limits that can be achieved by epistemology?
It depends on how far for someone define empirical. If empirical is anything that can be perceived by our five senses, then our knowledge may be widen as far as what can be perceived by our five senses. But if someone believe in sixth sense then knowledge can be more widen then usually known through the five senses. We can learn this through divine illumination.
My criticism is to remind us to define proposition as dependency to avoid us from contradiction and paradox. These are my point of view to make a better comparison to widen our possibilities to understand epistemology. Knowledge & Belief, Dependency of Proposition & Is a priori knowledge possible?.
It's not a complete introduction on epistemology, but may be it's a start to make easy understanding to explore further within possibilities of epistemology.
What does "to naturalize reason" mean?
What can be said about characteristics of physical objects and relations among them without using space?


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Interview: Adèle Haenel
By Nicolas Rapold on May 24, 2019
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Céline Sciamma, 2019)
Adèle Haenel should need no introduction, but this year, Cannes provided three separate ones for any who missed her in BPM, The Unknown Girl, Water Lilies, or Love at First Fight (aka Les Combattants), to name just a few of her higher-profile, high-intensity roles. My introduction to her talents came in 2014, also at Cannes, through her performance in Love at First Fight, a film that treated as a curiosity what is at the heart of the actor's appeal on screen: a fiercely independent intelligence palpable in every scene, articulated at a moment's notice with a bracing, often furious directness, which can in turn be at the edge of a bluff, or a dare, or a doubt. Her three movies at Cannes spanned three sections and just as many kinds of stories: the Quinzaine opener Deerskin, an absurdist comedy, directed by Quentin Dupieux and starring Jean Dujardin, that evolves into a thought experiment; Aude Léa Rapin's debut feature Heroes Don't Die, a Critics' Week metafiction about a self-professed reincarnated veteran; and, in Competition, the story of an artist and her subject, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, directed by Céline Sciamma. The common thread among these might be that they each involve filmmaking or making art, and Haenel's character provides a reality check, which is one way of describing the force of her acting. At Cannes, I sat down with the very busy actor. We did our best to cover all three of these films in our limited time.
Let's start with Heroes Don't Die. Could you tell me what attracted you to the story?
What attracted me was that it was a ghost story, and I think ghosts are a very cinematographic theme and also very contemporary. What I also love is the reflection of the dialogue between fiction and documentary. I thought it was very interesting to explore it while acting.
Was that part of the appeal of the Dupieux film, too? It also has to do with fiction and reality a bit, as you join the Dujardin character in making a bizarre film.
Maybe, because they both have this subject, so that's what interested me at the time I shot those movies. I shot them one after the other… Yeah, I love questioning making fiction.
Why is that? Are you reflecting on the desire to create, or on the process of the filmmaking, the mechanics, the technique?
No, no, not at all. I just think that being onstage is a question that relates to everyone, acting in real life with several figures. Everyone relates to this acting in real life, so that's why I think it's a very existential thing to talk about representation, fiction, and stuff.
What was it like making Heroes Don't Die, what was the style there?
[Aude Léa Rapin] is more into collective reflection. It was written two or three months before we shot the movie, so it's all in one gesture. The way we did the movie was a bit like what is in the movie. It's like the Boy Scouts—let's build a house with a knife, you know? And that's what I like in the film. It's just joyful, acting like kids in a way: let's try to build a story even if it's really not perfect. There's a very big space for improvisation because we said, okay, this is the situation, you have all your three characters and your main lines. And then let's go into it like we were going into a ski slalom, and it went very well with my partners.
Heroes Don't Die (Aude Léa Rapin, 2019)
And what was the style with Dupieux?
With Dupieux it was different because he is a well-known filmmaker. He is famous, people worship him.
A cult filmmaker.
He's got a kingdom, in a way, so it was different. But I saw some of his movies, and I loved Reality, and that's also a question of what is life, what's not life… and I love this thing. So I said yes because I love his way of making things upside-down all of the time. But I complained about the poor feminine characters in his movies because he always made films with characters that are shitty women. So I said I don't want to do a movie like that, but if you call me, it means that you want something else. Because I am very political in France and a no-nonsense feminist. Obviously I'm not going to do "the girl in love with the man who's crazy"—it's not going to happen. So what about changing it? So we changed it.
So you rewrote the character? [Haenel plays an unemployed film editor moonlighting as a bartender in a small-town inn where the Dujardin character is staying. He, in turn, is posing as a filmmaker while obsessively acquiring deerskin clothing. It's a Dupieux plot.]
Before we started shooting, I was talking with my friend about what I should do with the character, how I should make her be a collaborator—a collaborator in the craziness of the movie. She's very normal, and craziness comes from a normality. I also changed the focus, because she was focused on him and he was focused on the [deerskin] jacket. I said, let's focus her on the jacket as well, just to see—and it changed and became a buddy movie a bit. So with Quentin it was a bit more like fighting, like we were not agreeing, but still we are collaborators and that was great. I am happy that we met. I hope he is going to change after that.
You mean, his films will change, you think?
In the future, yeah, I think so. Because I was confronting him on things. I must say, I think he's a very poetical man.
Did you like doing comedy again?
Yeah, I love it, I love comedy.
Do you feel freer or a different energy?
No, I think it's more the comedy itself is more free. It's more like a blurred zone… To me, humor in many of the movies I did is like a background, and I like always having the possibility of humor, and I think it's more creative too. For example—it's stupid, but just so you understand—in Heroes Don't Die, I gave myself just one rule: never shout. So you can try to focus on rhythm all the time, try to focus on the words you are saying. It changed it a lot, actually, trying not to go to exploding. Because then it becomes a bit shitty, I think. It's a very basic thing, but if people want to make movies like that, maybe they should do that too.
Right, because then you have the range if you need it. You don't start big.
Deerskin (Quentin Dupieux, 2019)
Could you tell me about Portrait of a Lady on Fire? It relates to collaboration as well because it's a painter and a subject collaborating in a way.
Well, it's like a collaboration with Céline [Sciamma] that lasted for almost 15 years, so it's a movie I really care for. It's a movie I really, really care for, and it's obviously the subject that interested me. But it's also just the fact that I have been collaborating with Céline and this is the most important rencontre, or meeting, I had in my career. So it's a good reason, I think, to do a movie.
How did the historical setting play into your approach?
I say it's like the denomination of the film. It's focused on an idea that is both technical and philosophical. So, for example, in Heroes Don't Die, on the technical level, it's just the idea that you don't shout. And the path that led me to Portrait of a Lady on Fire, was thinking: what is an emotion? What's an emotion—that's the question. It's more about what is the question underneath the film, than what are the characteristics of the film. In Portrait of a Lady on Fire, I tried to build a character that was not like a psychological unity, like a person, but like a painting from Picasso. For example, in Picasso, there is the eye and then the mouth all on the same side—but the Egyptians also did that with the foot and stuff, but anyway… To me it was more like, how do you build a character that is difformé—deformed through the point of view. It is like you're inside, traveling, but through acting. That's what I was trying to do, that is the technical thing.
That's fascinating.
You have to understand as well that underneath all these things is always a failure—it's never working well, it's just something that makes me believe when I do it. I want to do it this way because this is what I'm excited to do, and when I see the movie, I know that it's not going through—clearly, you won't see that. If I don't tell you that, you won't see it, but for me it's very clear that I did that.
But you need that horizon to move toward…
And also to just dream about it, just try to invent new things and not to do clichés, you know, just to try to still be alive.
What's the next thing you want to do?
I do theater in France, but in German. It's a play from Robert Walser and the name is Der Teich, in French it is L'étang—like a very small lake. It's all about a young adolescent faking his suicide to see if his mother cares for him.
Which character do you play?
I play a lot of characters because it is a bit schizophrène.
And in cinema, who are some of your favorite directors?
I love Toni Erdmann, for example. And Mati Diop is a very great upcoming filmmaker. It's great to be in this competition this year, knowing there is film like that. I loved the movie.
Anyone internationally you'd like to work with?
No, I'm not really into that, but if there is any country I would go to, it's Germany. I feel bound to this country, because I do speak German. I have roots there. I already made a film in German.
Could you talk about where you're from?
I lived as a kid in a town nearby Paris—Montreuil, a very left-wing, artistic neighborhood, a town where every actor and filmmaker lives. But I didn't know that because I was just a kid. I think that has an influence [on becoming an actor]. If you live in a small town in a village, there's not much chance that someone will see you in the street and offer you a part. I made my first movie because I went with my brother to the casting [session].
Would you ever want to direct a film? It's notable that all these films have to do with directing reality in some way.
I'm more into making mise en scène through acting, because I believe there is a big, big space there and that you can do a lot through acting. I don't know…
I do notice that in your performances, how you can shift the focus of the scene.
Maybe it's became a bit natural for me—I don't know what to say about that, I just have the feeling of what it is. I do worship the set. I think it's like going into a church. I don't like people having their phone out. It's very sacred. I'm also not very tolerant of when people obviously don't know a set and they do things… And I say, you cannot do that, like a preacher in a church.
So you lay down the law a little bit?
Nicolas Rapold is the editor-in-chief of Film Comment and hosts The Film Comment Podcast.
Categories: Cannes, Interviews, NYFF 2019
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In terms of practical range, probability theory is comparable with geometry; both are branches of applied mathematics that are directly linked with the problems of daily life. But while pretty much anyone can call up a natural feel for geometry to some extent, many people have trouble with the development of a good intuition for probability. Probability and intuition do not always agree.
In probability theory, we see two types of probabilities: absolute (or unconditional) probabilities and conditional probabilities. Absolute probabilities are probabilities of the form P(A) (read the probability of A), while conditional probabilities are probabilities of the form P(A,B) (read the probability of A, given B). These two types of probability can be defined in terms of each other.
Intuitively, the probability of an event is supposed to measure the long-term relative frequency of the event. This concept was in fact taken as the definition of probability by Richard Von Mises.
This precise statement is the law of large numbers, or law of averages, and is one of the fundamental theorems in probability.
1. Find the probability that when two standard 6-sided dice are rolled, the sum of the numbers on the top faces is 5.
Suppose we assign a distribution function to a sample space and then learn that an event E has occurred. How should we change the probabilities of the remaining events? We call the new probability for an event F the conditional probability of F given E and denote it by P(F|E).
The probability of an event a that is conditional on another event b, written P(a|b), is defined to be P(ab)/P(b), where ab is the conjunction of a and b. (The conditional probability is undefined when the probability of b is zero.) For example, the probability of obtaining three heads on three successive tosses of a coin, conditional on the first toss yielding heads, is the probability of obtaining three heads in a row, one eighth, divided by the probability of obtaining heads on the first coin, one half, which gives a final result of one quarter.
Conditional probability is a difficult topic for students to master. Often counter-intuitive, its central laws are composed of abstract terms and complex equations that do not immediately mesh with subjective intuitions of experience. If students are to acquire the mathematical skills necessary for rational judgment, teaching must focus on challenging the personal biases and cognitive heuristics identified by psychologists. Teaching must also demonstrate the power of probabilistic reasoning in the most accessible way.
From a data table, one finds that in a population of 100,000 females, 89.835% can expect to live to age 60, while 57.062% can expect to live to age 80. Given that a woman is 60, what is the probability that she lives to age 80? This is an example of a conditional probability. In this case, the original sample space can be thought of as a set of 100,000 females. The events E and F are the subsets of the sample space consisting of all women who live at least 60 years, and at least 80 years, respectively. We consider E to be the new sample space, with F as a subset of E. Thus, the size of E is 89.835, and the size of F is 57.062. So, the probability in question equals 57.062/89.835 = 0.6352. Thus, a woman who is 60 has a 63.52% chance of living to age 80.
Suppose that three slips of paper have the names Anne, Ben, and Carol written on them. These are given at random to three people named Anne, Ben, and Carol. What is the probability that exactly one person gets the paper matching his or her name?
Solution: There are six possible outcomes to this situation.
Each situation has probability 1/6. There are exactly three situations (those bolded) in which exactly one person gets the matching paper. The probability is then 3/6 = 1/2 .
An obvious problem has been justifying a measure of the proportion of logically possible worlds in which a proposition is true.
Probability is of fundamental importance not only in logic but also in statistical and physical science.
Recent research in cognitive and language development suggests that infants and young children are capable of complex computations and statistical inference. The present studies investigated whether 4-year-old children can solve simple probabilistic reasoning problems. Two experiments investigated children's ability to use information from a sample to make generalizations about a population and vice versa. Results suggest that even young children can use the random sampling assumption and base rate information in simple probabilistic reasoning tasks. Future studies for addressing alternative interpretations and implications for learning and conceptual development are discussed.
Research has documented that students frequently hold misconceptions about probability that are not necessarily resolved by traditional instruction. The purpose of this study was threefold: survey college professors of introductory applied statistics about their awareness of students' misconceptions; design and validate a test instrument to identify some prevalent misconceptions of probability; and investigate approaches and strategies used by college professors to facilitate the resolution of these misconceptions. The results revealed that, in the opinion of survey respondents, misconceptions about probability interfere with students' ability to master inferential statistics. Some evidence was obtained that instructors who targeted misconceptions directly in instruction achieved better results in facilitating the resolution of misconceptions than those who used formal instruction.
The cyclic system is one of the most important models used to describe the real world and pervades daily life. The main contribution of this paper is to discuss probabilistic reasoning, especially the application of Bayesian network in the cyclic system in detail. First, they analyze the cyclic system from the rationality of its existence to its explicit description in probabilistic reasoning domain. From this, they find that it is impossible to apply the Bayesian network to the cyclic system directly because of the speciality of cyclic structure. Then, they define the virtual Bayesian network for the cyclic system and discuss the concrete reasoning by means of it. As a result, they apply the main idea of Bayesian network to the cyclic mechanism indirectly to handle the challenges to probabilistic reasoning.


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