Blind and Low Vision Participants Needed for Survey on Smartphone and Tablet Usage! Individuals who are blind or who have low vision are invited to participate in a new, international study by the University of Montreal and the Munich University of Applied Sciences that explores the use of mainstream smartphone and tablet computers among users with vision loss. The aim of this study is to better understand which mainstream devices (smartphone or tablet computers, installable apps and accessibility features) are being used by individuals with vision loss, and what factors impact the decision to use a specific device for a particular task. Participation involves the completion of a confidential, online survey that should take no more than 30-45 minutes of your time. The results from this survey will assist rehabilitation professionals and assistive technology instructors, by providing them with a better understanding of how to implement mainstream devices into their training. Participants must be aged 18 years or older, must have been using a smartphone or tablet for at least three months, and must self-identify as having a visual impairment (blind or low vision). You will have the option at the end of the survey to include your name in a draw for a $100 gift card to either the iTunes (Apple) or Google Play stores, and will also have the option to request a summary sheet of the results once the study is complete. This project has been approved by the ethics committee of the Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire en readaptation (CRIR). If you would like to take part, you can learn more about the study and how to sign up here: https://touchscreen.hostedincanadasurveys.ca/index.php/436191?lang=en&encode= We thank you for your participation and invite you to share with others in your networks!
CBT Live From #CSUNATC17: The Dot Braille Smart Watch is Here!
Joel Ramos visits with Alex Lee of Dot Incorporated to get a good look at the new Dot braille smart watch. This gadget has caught a great deal of attention because it brings new possibilities and benefits of the networked digital age to the wrists of millions of Blind & Visually Impaired people worldwide.


Seven people have been killed in a bus crash in Cuba, with five said to be in a serious condition.
A British couple in their 70s were also among those injured in the collision, although they are not thought to be seriously harmed, Sky News reports.
Eighteen Cubans and 22 tourists were on board the coach when it crashed between the eastern cities of Baracoa and Guantánamo.
The names of those who have died have not yet been released.
While Cuban newspaper Juventud Rebelde reported that the coach had overturned while trying to overtake on a slope.
This is the fourth major bus accident in Cuba in a month and the nation's roads are known to be lacking in light, narrow and often poorly maintained.
Last year, there were 750 deaths and 7,999 injuries from 11,187 accidents on the country's roads.


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Unique Group, an integrated subsea and offshore solution provider, has announced that the company has designed and developed its first Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV), called Uni-Cat. With proven hydrographic survey capabilities, the Uni-Cat can be used effectively for bathymetry survey offshore and in shallow waters. It is designed to be used in locations where conventional survey methods are not feasible.
The Uni-Cat USV is purpose-built with a long-lasting battery, and the endurance of the boat can be customised to client requirements by mounting different sonars and ancillary sensors suitable for hydrographic missions, search and recovery, oceanography and monitoring as well as inspection surveys.
Uni-Cat has a 16-foot Cataraft platform and is designed to provide ease of mobility and operability in areas which are difficult to access. The boat integrates multibeam echosounders, ancillary sensors and communication links into a remote-controlled platform for rapid deployment. Uni-Cat also has a real-time positioning and obstacle warning alarm unit along with a heading sensor for safe and guided navigation.


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The Crown Season 3 Trailer: So. Many. Changes.
The Crown Season 3 will be available to stream for audiences in November.
But the fine folks at Netflix have dropped a teaser trailer for the highly-anticipated new batch of episodes.
This gives us our most significant look yet at the new cast in action. Most of the roles have been recast because of this new season taking place further down the line.
Olivia Colman is taking over the role from Claire Foy, who won multiple awards as Queen Elizabeth.
Related: Gillian Anderson Confirmed to Play Margaret Thatcher
The series also stars Helena Bonham Carter as Princess Margaret, Tobias Menzies as The Duke of Edinburgh, Josh O'Connor as Prince Charles, Erin Doherty as Princess Anne, Ben Daniels as Lord Snowdon, Jason Watkins as Prime Minister Harold Wilson, and Charles Dance as Lord Mountbatten.
The Crown Season 3 sees a new guard sweep into Downing Street, as Queen Elizabeth (Colman) and her family struggle to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing Britain.
From cold-war paranoia, through to the jet-set and the space age - the exuberance of the 1960s and the long hangover of the 1970s - Elizabeth and the Royals must adapt to a new, more liberated, but also more turbulent world.
Related: The Crown: Olivia Colman to Succeed Claire Foy
If first impressions are everything, then we're sure this teaser trailer is going to be a hit with fans of the series.
It may have been delayed, but it's clear the creative forces were making sure that the entire series was overhauled, all while still remaining as one of the most elegant around.
Have a look at the full trailer below, and hit the comments below.
The Crown debuts Sunday, November 17.
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Looking for some fun in the sun this weekend? Why not enjoy the afternoon down on Granville Island and pay a visit to the recently opened Edible Canada at the Market? We've sure been eager to check out this much-anticipated 3,500 square foot bistro and artisan food retail store. The Good Life Vancouver has more details!


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U.S. Transhumanist Party and Nevada Transhumanist Party Positions on 2020 Nevada Ballot Questions
October 19, 2020 Gennady Stolyarov II Comments 0 Comment
Gennady Stolyarov II
The United States Transhumanist Party and Nevada Transhumanist Party offer the following brief statements of position on the ballot questions currently before Nevada voters in the 2020 General Election.
Nevada State Question 1 – Removal of Constitutional Status of Board of Regents: Neutral
Nevada State Question 2 – Marriage Regardless of Gender Amendment: Support
Nevada State Question 3 – State Board of Pardons Commissioners Amendment: Support
Nevada State Question 4 – State Constitutional Rights of Voters Amendment: Oppose
Nevada State Question 6 – Renewable Energy Standards Initiative: Oppose
Note: There is no substantive Question 5 on the Nevada ballot; Question 5 was intentionally left blank.
Nevada State Ballot Question 1 – Removal of Constitutional Status of Board of Regents – Neutral
Wording of Ballot Question: "Shall the Nevada Constitution be amended to: (1) remove provisions governing the election and duties of the Board of Regents and its control and management of the State University and require the Legislature to provide by law for the State University's governance, control, and management and the reasonable protection of individual academic freedom at Nevada's public higher education institutions; and (2) revise the administration of certain federal land grant proceeds dedicated for the benefit of certain departments of the State University?" (More information on BallotPedia.)
Position of the U.S. Transhumanist Party and Nevada Transhumanist Party: The U.S. Transhumanist Party and Nevada Transhumanist Party are generally neutral as to the structure of oversight over educational institutions and so are indifferent as to whether Nevada universities are overseen by a separately elected Board of Regents or directly by the Legislature. There is a favorable component of Ballot Question 1 which would mandate for the Legislature to provide by law for "the reasonable protection of individual academic freedom at Nevada's public higher education institutions" – which would be in addition to any such protections for academic freedom that exist at the U.S. federal level. The U.S. Transhumanist Party and Nevada Transhumanist Party are supportive of strengthening protections for individual academic freedom; however, if Ballot Question 1 passes, it is not clear what form these protections would take or how substantive they would be. The U.S. Transhumanist Party and Nevada Transhumanist Party do not see any specific harms arising from Ballot Question 1 but would generally consider the issues involved to be outside the purview of specifically transhumanist political advocacy. Therefore, members are encouraged to vote their conscience on this ballot question by consulting their own individual understandings of the relevant matters.
Nevada State Ballot Question 2 – Marriage Regardless of Gender Amendment – Support
Wording of Ballot Question: "Shall the Nevada Constitution be amended to: (1) remove an existing provision recognizing marriage as only between a male person and a female person and require the State of Nevada and its political subdivisions to recognize marriages of and issue marriage licenses to couples, regardless of gender; (2) require all legally valid marriages to be treated equally under the law; and (3) establish a right for religious organizations and clergy members to refuse to perform a marriage and provide that no person is entitled to make any claim against them for exercising that right?" (More information on BallotPedia.)
Position of the U.S. Transhumanist Party and Nevada Transhumanist Party: The U.S. Transhumanist Party and Nevada Transhumanist Party support Ballot Question 2, which is essentially a recognition of the existing United States law, stemming from the U.S. Supreme Court 2015 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges. De facto Nevada already recognizes same-sex marriages, and for the sake of consistency, the Nevada Constitution should also offer this recognition de jure. Moreover, Article XII of the Transhumanist Bill of Rights, Version 3.0, supports the right of marriage for all "sentient entities of full age and competency" – without distinction as to the genders of the sentient entities involved.
Nevada State Ballot Question 3 – State Board of Pardons Commissioners Amendment – Support
Wording of Ballot Question: "Shall the Nevada Constitution be amended to: (1) require the State Board of Pardons Commissioners—whose members are the Governor, the justices of the Nevada Supreme Court, and the Nevada Attorney General—to meet at least quarterly; (2) authorize each member of the Board to submit matters for consideration by the Board; and (3) authorize the Board to grant pardons and make other clemency decisions by a majority vote of its members without requiring the Governor to be part of the majority of the Board that votes in favor of such decisions?" (More information on BallotPedia.)
Position of the U.S. Transhumanist Party and Nevada Transhumanist Party: The U.S. Transhumanist Party and Nevada Transhumanist Party support Ballot Question 3 due to the provisions in Article VI, Section XIV, of the U.S. Transhumanist Party Platform and Article I, Section X, of the Nevada Transhumanist Party Platform: "The United States Transhumanist Party [or Nevada Transhumanist Party] supports efforts to significantly reduce the massive incarcerated population in America by using innovative technologies to monitor criminals outside of prison. All mandatory sentencing laws should be abolished, and each individual should be sentenced based solely on the consideration of the nature of that individual's crime, its context, and its severity." More frequent meetings of the State Board of Pardons Commissioners would allow more frequent consideration of circumstances that genuinely justify releasing an individual from prison. This would allow opportunities to lower the excessive incarcerated population in Nevada. Furthermore, the ability to make clemency decisions by a majority of the votes of the State Board of Pardons Commissioners would also enable individuals to be released when the prevailing opinion of the Commissioners is that the facts of the situation justify such release – again contributing to the reduction of needless incarcerations.
Nevada State Ballot Question 4 – State Constitutional Rights of Voters Amendment – Oppose
Wording of Ballot Question: "Shall the Nevada Constitution be amended by adding a new section guaranteeing specific voting rights to all qualified and registered voters in the State?"
Per BallotPedia, "The amendment would provide qualified persons who are registered to vote with a constitutional right to receive and cast a ballot that is written in a 'format that allows the clear identification of candidates' and 'accurately records the voter's preference in the selection of candidates.' It also would provide registered voters with other constitutional rights, including:
(a) to have questions about voting procedures answered and have voting procedures posted in a visible location at the polling place;
(b) to vote without intimidation, threats, or coercion;
(c) to vote during any early-voting period or on election day if the voter is in line at the time polls close;
(d) to return a spoiled ballot and receive a replacement ballot;
(e) to request assistance in voting if necessary;
(f) to a sample ballot 'which is accurate, informative and delivered in a timely manner;'
(g) to receive instruction on how to use voting equipment;
(h) to equal access to the elections system without discrimination, including on the basis of 'race, age, disability, military service, employment or overseas residence;'
(i) to a 'uniform, statewide standard for counting and recounting all votes accurately;' and
(j) to have 'complaints about elections and election contests resolved fairly, accurately and efficiently.'"
Position of the U.S. Transhumanist Party and Nevada Transhumanist Party: While the U.S. Transhumanist Party and Nevada Transhumanist Party consider the intentions of Ballot Question 4 to be laudable – who could oppose transparency, clarity and freedom from intimidation? – some of the proposed constitutional protections could, as an unintended consequence, entrench an already-obsolete paper-based voting system which should, as soon as the technology is viable and deployable at scale, be replaced with an electronic, blockchain-based system using which people could securely verify their identities and vote from the comfort of their homes. The above-listed protections already exist in Nevada statute, which is adequate to the circumstances and would be more readily open to amendments as the technological possibilities would suggest to be proper, as contrasted with a Constitutional provision which would be extremely difficult to amend once enacted.
The argument of the opponents of Ballot Question 4, as published in the sample ballot provided to Nevada voters, is persuasive: "There is a reason that the voting rights listed in Question 4 exist in statute and have not been added to the Nevada Constitution: these voting rights, while vitally important, are not timeless in their structure or application, and the forms they take may change substantially as the ways in which we vote and conduct elections evolve. Future advances in technology will likely make several of the voting matters addressed by Question 4 – such as written ballots, polling places, and even in-person voting – obsolete."
Nevada State Ballot Question 6 – Renewable Energy Standards Initiative – Oppose
Wording of Ballot Question: "Shall Article 4 of the Nevada Constitution be amended to require, beginning in calendar year 2022, that all providers of electric utility services who sell electricity to retail customers for consumption in Nevada generate or acquire incrementally larger percentages of electricity from renewable energy resources so that by calendar year 2030 not less than 50 percent of the total amount of electricity sold by each provider to its retail customers in Nevada comes from renewable energy resources?" (More information on BallotPedia.)
Position of the U.S. Transhumanist Party and Nevada Transhumanist Party: The U.S. Transhumanist Party and Nevada Transhumanist Party opposes Ballot Question 6. While the U.S. Transhumanist Party and Nevada Transhumanist Party support economical renewable energy and the acceleration of efforts to develop technologies to render as much of our energy supply renewable as possible, the ability to affordably generate 50 percent of the total electricity through renewable energy resources is ultimately a technological challenge, not a political one. If the technology is ready, and the market is robust and competitive enough to deploy it to consumers at more attractive prices than fossil-fuel energy, then a 50-percent or greater renewable proportion of electricity will be achieved by 2030 without the need for a mandate. If, however, the technology cannot yet render renewable energy competitive with fossil fuels, then the only effect of the mandate would be to push up costs and constrict supply of electricity to consumers. The surest way to bring about a future of greater renewable energy in Nevada is to repeal the NV Energy monopoly which has been standing in its way. Through competition, both technological and marketing innovations will thrive and will deliver renewable energy solutions to consumers.
Gennady Stolyarov II is the Chairman of the United States Transhumanist Party and the Chief Executive of the Nevada Transhumanist Party.
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Cyborg and Transhumanist Forum at the Nevada State Legislature – Scheduled for May 15, 2019
May 9, 2019 Gennady Stolyarov II Comments 2 comments
If you are interested in transhumanism, life extension, biohacking, prosthetics, implantable technologies, advances to help the disabled, and the political and philosophical implications of all of these areas, then you are encouraged to come to the Cyborg and Transhumanist Forum at the Nevada State Legislature in Carson City, Nevada, on Wednesday, May 15, 2019. This promises to be the first event of its kind – a great opportunity for advocates of emerging technologies to communicate with legislators, lobbyists, media, and the general public, and educate them about transhumanism and its technological dimensions while also dispelling common fears and myths.
The Cyborg and Transhumanist Forum will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 15.
Nevada State Legislature Building
401 S Carson St, Carson City, NV 89701
Second Floor Atrium (See the Second Floor Map)
Co-organized by the Future Grind podcast, the Nevada Transhumanist Party, and magician Anastasia Synn (who testified against Assembly Bill 226 at the Nevada Senate Judiciary Committee), and supported by the Nevada Technology Association, the Cyborg and Transhumanist Forum will feature practical demonstrations of emerging technologies, such as implantable microchips, in order to dispel common fears and myths about those technologies and educate the public about their capabilities and limitations. Also, the event will feature a discussion of technological augmentations, transhumanist philosophy, the uses of technology to overcome disabilities and extend longevity and health, the directions of technological evolution in the coming decades, and the policy implications stemming from these developments.
Most of the event will be in a conversational format as participants will interact with visitors and answer their questions.
If you could either travel to Carson City, Nevada, on Wednesday, May 15, 2019, or share this event with other transhumanists and life-extensionists who you think might be able to do so, it would be greatly appreciated. Even if you cannot attend yourself, you can help by spreading information about this event to others who might be in a position to attend – especially if they live in Northern Nevada or Northern California (but we welcome others who would have to travel farther!).
We need more transhumanists in attendance at this event! Please send an e-mail to U.S. Transhumanist Party Chairman and Nevada Transhumanist Party Chief Executive Gennady Stolyarov II if you wish to participate as one of the speakers educating people about transhumanism and emerging technologies. The more representation we have, the better! No matter what your areas of expertise or what flavor of transhumanism you espouse – whether you seek to pursue biological life extension, mechanical/electronic augmentations, policy reforms, or all of the above – your involvement and perspectives will be welcome. This is a unique opportunity for transhumanists to access policymakers and render them aware of the imperative of protecting the rights of technological innovators and creating an environment conducive to an acceleration of beneficial technological progress.
Nevada Transhumanist Party Positions on 2018 Nevada Ballot Questions
The Nevada Transhumanist Party offers the following brief statements of position on the ballot questions currently before Nevada voters in the 2018 General Election.
Question 1: Support
Question 5: Oppose
Ballot Question 1 – Marsy's Law Crime Victims' Rights Amendment – Support
Wording of Ballot Question: "Shall the Nevada Constitution be amended to: (1) remove existing provisions that require the Legislature to provide certain statutory rights for crime victims; and (2) adopt in their place certain expressly stated constitutional rights that crime victims may assert throughout the criminal or juvenile justice process?" (More information on BallotPedia.)
Position of the Nevada Transhumanist Party: The Nevada Transhumanist Party supports Ballot Question 1 as an expansion of the rights of crime victims to render those rights more symmetrical to the protections that those accused of criminal acts already receive. The Nevada Transhumanist Party strongly holds that due process is vital for both the accused and the victim of a crime. Section X of the Nevada Transhumanist Party Platform states, in part, that "each individual should be sentenced based solely on the consideration of the nature of that individual's crime, its context, and its severity." However, the nature, context, and severity of a crime can only be ascertained if victims are permitted to participate in the justice process, with full protections of their safety and right to be heard. One of the most important protections of Ballot Question 1 is "To have all monetary payments, money and property collected from any person who has been ordered to make restitution be first applied to pay the amounts ordered as restitution to the victim." This shifts the focus of the justice system toward compensating the victim, instead of simply enriching the state. A restitution-oriented justice system is ideal where the damage from a crime can be repaired or compensated monetarily, as this approach actually endeavors to make the victims whole and thereby undo as many of the ill effects of the crime as possible. The more lives can be repaired in this way, the fewer obstacles to innocent individuals' flourishing will exist, and the faster our society will progress in economic, moral, and technological dimensions.
Ballot Question 2 – Sales-Tax Exemption for Feminine Hygiene Products – Support
Wording of Ballot Question: "Shall the Sales and Use Tax Act of 1955 be amended to provide an exemption from the taxes imposed by this Act on the gross receipts from the sale and the storage, use or other consumption of feminine hygiene products?" (More information on BallotPedia.)
Position of the Nevada Transhumanist Party: The Nevada Transhumanist Party supports Ballot Question 2 as a protection for the morphological freedom of individuals. The morphological freedom of female individuals is infringed by asymmetrical taxation of products that those individuals uniquely require. While the Nevada Transhumanist Party does not oppose sales taxes per se, exemptions from sales taxes for the necessities of life are reasonable if such taxes pose impediments to individual quality of life or even the ability to afford those necessities.
Ballot Question 3 – Energy Choice Initiative – Support
Wording of Ballot Question: "Shall Article 1 of the Nevada Constitution be amended to require the Legislature to provide by law for the establishment of an open, competitive retail electric energy market that prohibits the granting of monopolies and exclusive franchises for the generation of electricity?" (More information on BallotPedia.)
Position of the Nevada Transhumanist Party: The Nevada Transhumanist Party supports Ballot Question 3 to eliminate the coercive energy monopoly currently held by NV Energy and allow individuals to choose their utility and source of energy, much like they are able to choose which furniture or which cars to buy today. NV Energy has used its monopoly position to stifle and penalize the deployment of economical rooftop solar systems, which allow homeowners to autonomously generate their own electricity and even earn some money doing so. The suppression of such opportunities is a travesty of justice and needs to be reversed.
The NV Energy monopoly is not only harmful to technological progress, renewal energy, and affordable electricity costs; it is also a danger to the health and safety of homeowners. This is because of NV Energy's arcane, deliberately circular call-center system, which gives consumers "the runaround" when consumers attempt to contact NV Energy to request emergency service related to failures in the electrical panels on their homes. NV Energy has connected the main circuit-breakers on many such panels to its "smart meters", which require the intervention of an NV Energy technician to disable to that the circuit-breakers can be worked on and repaired or replaced. However, NV Energy does not offer consumers a dedicated emergency response to promptly allow access to those consumers' own electrical systems in situations where hours and even minutes matter for preserving life and property.
The Nevada Transhumanist Party considers particularly reprehensible the "No on 3" campaign in Nevada – orchestrated and almost exclusively (99.99%) financed by NV Energy and its connected organizations – which has been disingenuous in its messaging and which has created many mistaken impressions on the part of the public. Question 3 would only deprive NV Energy of its monopoly powers; it would not mirror the California-style (pseudo)-"deregulation" of the late 1990s, nor would it thwart any renewable-energy projects. Quite the contrary, it has been NV Energy and only NV Energy that has stifled efforts by consumers and rooftop-solar installers to create genuine alternatives to NV Energy's electrical grid and its intentionally cumbersome and restrictive policies.
Question 3, indeed, would require that the Nevada Legislature "ensure that protections are established that entitle customers to safe, reliable, and competitively priced electricity;" and "protect against service disconnections and unfair practices" – protections that are currently absent because of the NV Energy monopoly's political connections, asymmetrical lobbying clout, and the regulatory capture of the Public Utilities Commission.
Nevada's voters overwhelmingly approved Question 3 in 2016 (72.36% voted in favor). Now that NV Energy has launched a last-ditch campaign in reaction to the jeopardy in which its monopoly finds itself, voters should inform themselves and see through the misleading rhetoric of the "Coalition to Defeat Question 3" (i.e., NV Energy). The Nevada Transhumanist Party staunchly supports Question 3 as the pathway toward major technological progress and innovation in the realm of energy, harnessing the forces of market competition to provide cleaner, more affordable electricity for all Nevadans.
Ballot Question 4 – Medical Equipment Sales Tax Exemption Amendment – Support
Wording of Ballot Question: "Shall Article 10 of the Nevada Constitution be amended to require the Legislature to provide by law for the exemption of durable medical equipment, oxygen delivery equipment, and mobility enhancing equipment prescribed for use by a licensed health care provider from any tax upon the sale, storage, use, or consumption of tangible personal property?" (More information on BallotPedia.)
Position of the Nevada Transhumanist Party: The Nevada Transhumanist Party supports Ballot Question 4 to exempt durable medical equipment from sales and use tax. These taxes can often run into the thousands of dollars for sick and dying patients and could compromise the quality of their care. We support any measure that helps make medical equipment affordable and more widespread.
Ballot Question 5 – Automatic Voter Registration via DMV – Oppose
Wording of Ballot Question: "Shall Chapter 293 of the Nevada Revised Statutes be amended to establish a system that will automatically register an eligible person to vote, or update that person's existing Nevada voter registration information, at the time the person applies to the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles for the issuance or renewal of any type of driver's license or identification card, or makes a request to change the address on such a license or identification card, unless the person affirmatively declines in writing?" (More information on BallotPedia.)
Position of the Nevada Transhumanist Party: The Nevada Transhumanist Party opposes Ballot Question 5. While the Nevada Transhumanist Party supports efforts to render voter registration easy and seamless, the particular requirements of Ballot Question 5 would entail the DMV being mandated to insert disclosures that encourage voters to select a major political-party registration by including a statement "that the person will not be able to vote at a primary election for candidates for partisan offices of a major political party unless the person indicates a major political party affiliation". Such wording – which would essentially compel a State agency to advertise for the major political parties – would further skew the political arena toward the major political parties and would entrench their dominance. Voter registration should furthermore always occur on an opt-in, rather than opt-out, basis; this is the only approach that consistently respects individual autonomy and choice to participate in the political system or to abstain from such participation. Opting in should be easy and made available through a variety of methods (including electronic, same-day registration), but the presumption of registration can create logistical difficulties for some individuals and conceivable situations where an automatic "updated" registration generates needless contradictions in a person's registration status, which would actually render it more difficult for that person to subsequently cast a vote.
Ballot Question 6 – Renewable Energy Standards Initiative – Oppose
Position of the Nevada Transhumanist Party: The Nevada Transhumanist Party opposes Ballot Question 6. While the Nevada Transhumanist Party supports economical renewable energy and the acceleration of efforts to develop technologies to render as much of our energy supply renewable as possible, the ability to affordably generate 50 percent of the total electricity through renewable energy resources is ultimately a technological challenge, not a political one. If the technology is ready, and the market is robust and competitive enough to deploy it to consumers at more attractive prices than fossil-fuel energy, then a 50-percent or greater renewable proportion of electricity will be achieved by 2030 without the need for a mandate. If, however, the technology cannot yet render renewable energy competitive with fossil fuels, then the only effect of the mandate would be to push up costs and constrict supply of electricity to consumers. The surest way to bring about a future of greater renewable energy is to repeal the NV Energy monopoly which has been standing in its way. Through competition, both technological and marketing innovations will thrive and will deliver renewable energy solutions to consumers. Ballot Question 3, rather than Ballot Question 6, is therefore a superior means toward that goal.
Mr. Stolyarov is the Chief Executive of the Nevada Transhumanist Party and Chairman of the U.S. Transhumanist Party.
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Future Grind Episode 28: Ryan O'Shea Interviews Gennady Stolyarov II on the State of Transhumanist Politics
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Listen to Ryan O'Shea's interview with U.S. Transhumanist Party Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II on the Future Grind podcast, where they discuss the state of Transhumanist politics. Mr. Stolyarov responds to some of the most detailed and well-researched questions that he has been presented with regarding contemporary political issues in the U.S. Transhumanist Party and transhumanist movement. The U.S. Transhumanist Party thanks Mr. O'Shea for enabling a thoughtful discussion that will be of interest to our listeners.
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– Listen/download on the Future Grind website.
Become a member of the U.S. Transhumanist Party for free, no matter where you reside. Apply online here in less than a minute.
Description by Ryan O'Shea: In this installment of the Future Grind podcast host Ryan O'Shea sits down with Gennady Stolyarov II, Chairman of the US Transhumanist Party. Gennady took the reins of the Transhumanist Party when the organization's founder, Zoltan Istvan, stepped down after his campaign for President in 2016. In addition to his work work with the Party, Gennady is a published author and composer, and he has contributed articles to the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, the Brighter Brains Institute, the Ludwig von Mises Institute, and many more. They discuss the current state of transhumanist politics, why Gennady believes that they are important in the first place, and how he feels that transhumanism can transcend socialism, libertarianism, and all other conventional ideologies.
U.S. Transhumanist Party Interview with Bobby Ridge
July 10, 2017 Gennady Stolyarov II Comments 0 Comment
Gennady Stolyarov II and Bobby Ridge
Gennady Stolyarov II, Chairman of the United States Transhumanist Party, interviews Bobby Ridge, a researcher into transhumanist philosophy and the scientific method and the new Secretary-Treasurer of the United States and Nevada Transhumanist Parties.
Watch this conversation regarding the subjects of Mr. Ridge's research, the scientific method, and transhumanism more generally.
Bobby Ridge has a Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Science from California State University of Sacramento (CSUS) and is striving to achieve his MD in Neurology. He only recently became a Transhumanist. He conducts research for CSUS's Psychology Department and his own personal research on the epistemology and Scientiometrics of the Scientific Method. He also co-owns Togo's in Citrus Heights, CA. Mr. Ridge considers transhumanism to describe the future of humanity taking its next steps in evolution, which are both puissant and daunting. With the exponential increase in information technology, Mr. Ridge considers it important for us to become a science-based species to prevent a dystopian-type future from occurring.
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U.S. Transhumanist Party Presence at RAAD Fest on August 9-13, 2017 – The Revolution Against Aging and Death Has No Borders
April 29, 2017 Gennady Stolyarov II Comments 2 comments
The United States Transhumanist Party is pleased to announce that it will have extensive representation at the 2017 RAAD Fest in San Diego on August 9-13. Gennady Stolyarov II, Chairman of the U.S. Transhumanist Party and Chief Executive of the Nevada Transhumanist Party, will deliver a 10-minute speech prior to moderating a panel of illustrious life-extension advocates, philosophers, and researchers. For a preview of Mr. Stolyarov's speech, see the overview below.
The U.S. Transhumanist Party: Pursuing a Peaceful Political Revolution for Longevity
Overview: Today's political systems are bitter and polarized because of a scarcity and a zero-sum mentality. Transhumanism promises a future of widespread abundance that overcomes today's major sources of scarcity – particularly the scarcity of time that arises with today's woefully short lifespans. The U.S. Transhumanist Party represents a new political paradigm that seeks primarily to influence public opinion to support the feasibility and desirability of indefinite life extension as well as a wide array of other emerging technologies that could radically improve all our lives. We are already pursuing a revolutionary new approach to politics through our free and open membership, electronic ranked-preference voting, member-driven platform, and transpartisan embrace of all thinkers who can help constructively shape a future of radical and universal flourishing.
U.S. Transhumanist Party Support for H.R. 1868, the Restoring American Privacy Act of 2017
April 8, 2017 Gennady Stolyarov II Comments 0 Comment
The United States Transhumanist Party and Nevada Transhumanist Party support H.R. 1868, the Restoring American Privacy Act of 2017, proposed by Rep. Jacky Rosen of Henderson, Nevada.
This bill, if enacted into law, would undo the power recently granted by S.J. Res. 34 for regional-monopoly Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to sell individuals' private data – including browsing histories – without those individuals' consent. For more details, read Caleb Chen's article on Privacy News Online, "Congresswoman Rosen introduces Restoring American Privacy Act of 2017 to reverse S.J. Res. 34".
Section I of the U.S. Transhumanist Party Platform states, "The United States Transhumanist Party strongly supports individual privacy and liberty over how to apply technology to one's personal life. The United States Transhumanist Party holds that each individual should remain completely sovereign in the choice to disclose or not disclose personal activities, preferences, and beliefs within the public sphere. As such, the United States Transhumanist Party opposes all forms of mass surveillance and any intrusion by governmental or private institutions upon non-coercive activities that an individual has chosen to retain within his, her, or its private sphere. However, the United States Transhumanist Party also recognizes that no individuals should be protected from peaceful criticism of any matters that those individuals have chosen to disclose within the sphere of public knowledge and discourse."
Neither governmental nor private institutions – especially private institutions with coercive monopoly powers granted to them by laws barring or limiting competition – should be permitted to deprive individuals of the choice over whether or not to disclose their personal information.
Individuals' ownership over their own data and sovereignty over whether or not to disclose any browsing history or other history of online visitation to external entities are essential components of privacy, and we applaud Representative Rosen for her efforts to restore these concepts within United States federal law.
Discussion on Life-Extension Advocacy – Gennady Stolyarov II Answers Audience Questions
February 5, 2017 Gennady Stolyarov II Comments 1 comment
Gennady Stolyarov II, Chairman of the U.S. Transhumanist Party, answers audience questions regarding life-extension advocacy and possibilities for broadening the reach of transhumanist and life-extensionist ideas.
While we were unable to get into contact with our intended guest, Chris Monteiro, we were nonetheless able to have a productive, wide-ranging discussion that addressed many areas of emerging technologies, as well as trends in societal attitudes towards them and related issues of cosmopolitanism, ideology, and the need for a new comprehensive philosophical paradigm of transmodernism or hypermodernism that would build off of the legacy of the 18th-century Age of Enlightenment.
Become a member of the U.S. Transhumanist Party for free. Apply here.
The user comments submitted contemporaneously with this discussion are presented below.
Forthcoming Transitional Period of the Transhumanist Party
November 14, 2016 Gennady Stolyarov II Comments 5 comments
The United States Transhumanist Party was founded by Zoltan Istvan in 2014. After Zoltan's publicity-raising run for President in 2016, the Transhumanist Party is entering a new stage in its efforts to create a sustainable, long-lasting movement to advocate for life extension and the general application of science and technology for the dramatic improvement of the human condition.
To achieve that goal, Zoltan has requested that Gennady Stolyarov II, the current Chief Executive of the Nevada Transhumanist Party and author of Death is Wrong, become the new Chairman of the United States Transhumanist Party. During this Transitional Period, anticipated to span the year 2017, Mr. Stolyarov will be coordinating efforts to create the infrastructure for the Transhumanist Party going forward, including a membership base, an ever-growing scope of constructive activities, and ultimately elections that will determine a comprehensive platform, bylaws, and future officers after the conclusion of the Transitional Period.
Please check back on this website regularly for additional updates as the Transitional Period unfolds.
Click here to find out about the leadership of the Transhumanist Party. Learn about some of the highlights of their past activism here.
Contact Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II via e-mail here.
Contact Secretary-Treasurer Wendy Stolyarov via e-mail here.
The physical mailing address of the Transhumanist Party is the following:
Minden, NV 89423
Proximate Goals
The immediate goals of the Transhumanist Party during the Transitional Period will be the following:
(1) Reach 100 members as soon as possible, with the goal of achieving adequate representation from among the transhumanist community. Once this threshold is achieved, voting on key issues may begin.
(2) Discuss the Transhumanist Bill of Rights previously proposed by Zoltan Istvan. Solicit input from members regarding possible improvements, refinements, and amendments. Afterward, a vote shall be held on the most current version of the Transhumanist Bill of Rights at that time, and a determination will be made regarding whether to adopt this document as an official statement of the Transhumanist Party going forward.
(3) Acquire additional officers (appointed positions during the Transitional Period), advisors, and volunteers.
(4) Pursue concrete, short-term projects that advance the aims of the transhumanist movement and philosophical ideas. Solicit input from membership regarding "low-hanging fruit" that can be attained with minimal funds and a modest volunteer base.
(5) Reach out to all State-level Transhumanist Parties, ascertain their status, and explore opportunities for collaboration and growth.
Membership in the Transhumanist Party is free of monetary cost. To become a member, please fill out the Membership Application. We request the following information:
(1) Your name.
(2) Are you eligible to vote in any United States elections? (Answer "Yes" or "No". The answer will determine whether you will be a United States Member or an Allied Member. You will not be rejected due to a "No" answer.)
(3) Do you agree with the following Core Ideals of the Transhumanist Party (however you may interpret those ideals)? (Answer "Yes" or "No". You will not be rejected for membership due to a "No" answer and will still be able to participate in discussions. However, voting on platform planks and organizational structure may, at the Chairman's discretion, be limited to those members who answered "Yes" to this question, in order to ensure that the platform and party structure are representative of the views of those who hold core transhumanist ideals.)
Ideal 1. The Transhumanist Party supports significant life extension achieved through the progress of science and technology.
Ideal 2. The Transhumanist Party supports a cultural, societal, and political atmosphere informed and animated by reason, science, and secular values.
Ideal 3. The Transhumanist Party supports efforts to use science, technology, and rational discourse to reduce and eliminate various existential risks to the human species.
Interim Constitution
The drafting of the Constitution of the United States Transhumanist Party has begun. Article I has been developed to express certain immutable principles which may not be altered going forward. Article II has been developed to facilitate an effective transition. The remainder will be crafted with the input of members once an active, involved membership base has been established.
Please join our effort and help us create the infrastructure for an enduring political party of the future.
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import json
from example.tests import TestBase
from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
from django.conf import settings

class GenericViewSet(TestBase):
    """
    Test expected responses coming from a Generic ViewSet
    """
    def test_default_rest_framework_behavior(self):
        """
        This is more of an example really, showing default behavior
        """
        url = reverse('user-default', kwargs={'pk': self.miles.pk})

        response = self.client.get(url)

        self.assertEqual(200, response.status_code)
        self.assertEqual(
            json.loads(response.content.decode('utf8')),
            {
                'id': 2,
                'first_name': u'Miles',
                'last_name': u'Davis',
                'email': u'miles@example.com'
            }
        )

    def test_ember_expected_renderer(self):
        """
        The :class:`UserEmber` ViewSet has the ``resource_name`` of 'data'
        so that should be the key in the JSON response.
        """
        url = reverse('user-manual-resource-name', kwargs={'pk': self.miles.pk})

        response = self.client.get(url)
        self.assertEqual(200, response.status_code)
        self.assertEqual(
            json.loads(response.content.decode('utf8')),
            {
                'data': {
                    'type': 'data',
                    'id': '2',
                    'attributes': {
                        'first-name': u'Miles',
                        'last-name': u'Davis',
                        'email': u'miles@example.com'
                    }
                }
            }
        )

    def test_default_validation_exceptions(self):
        """
        Default validation exceptions should conform to json api spec
        """
        expected = {
            'errors': [
                {
                    'status': '400',
                    'source': {
                        'pointer': '/data/attributes/email',
                    },
                    'detail': 'Enter a valid email address.',
                },
                {
                    'status': '400',
                    'source': {
                        'pointer': '/data/attributes/first-name',
                    },
                    'detail': 'There\'s a problem with first name',
                }
            ]
        }
        response = self.client.post('/identities', {
            'email': 'bar', 'first_name': 'alajflajaljalajlfjafljalj'})
        self.assertEqual(json.loads(response.content.decode('utf8')), expected)

    def test_custom_validation_exceptions(self):
        """
        Exceptions should be able to be formatted manually
        """
        expected = {
            'errors': [
                {
                    'id': 'armageddon101',
                    'detail': 'Hey! You need a last name!',
                    'meta': 'something',
                },
                {
                    'status': '400',
                    'source': {
                        'pointer': '/data/attributes/email',
                    },
                    'detail': 'Enter a valid email address.',
                },
            ]
        }
        response = self.client.post('/identities', {
            'email': 'bar', 'last_name': 'alajflajaljalajlfjafljalj'})
        self.assertEqual(json.loads(response.content.decode('utf8')), expected)

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When our babies start to stand up, cruise, and learn to walk socks can become a slippery issue.
I didn't like the idea of my kids being barefoot all the time so I adapted their socks to be non-slip.
I expected to only do this for their learning-to-walk stages but we ended up loving it so much that I still do it.
Toddlers are runners, and they're always distracted. Non-slip socks make our lives a little easier, especially if you have slippery floors.
Every time I buy my toddlers new socks I cover my counter for a fabric paint DIY. They already know and get excited to see their brand new painted socks.
As for socks, my babies were always chunky so we always liked looser socks with low cuts. My go-to socks are from the Cat & Jack collection at Target, like these.
As you can see I tend to write more than draw.
The first time I did this I made small patterns with lines and dots and with some use they would end up peeling off or become slippery. Smaller patterns are also more time consuming.
I choose to write fun, inspiring words and large colorful patterns.
Make sure to cover the toe and heel section for better grip because that's where our feet mostly touch the ground.
I've been doing this for a while now so I've had some practice.
In fact, after a year of painting my kids socks, I started drawing designs on onesies for my daughter and my friends. They made the perfect newborn gift.
I've gotten to understand how each paint dries based on thickness, which ones need multiple coats for slip-proofing, and which ones just don't stick.
Anything with glitter won't work for slip proofing, and I find that the neon ones are the best because they don't need as many coats.
I make them thick enough that they'll serve their purpose but not too thick that they'll never dry.
The paints take at least a few hours to dry. And then I check and test them to see if I need to do a second coat.
Once the paint touches the fabric it cannot be removed so if you smudge or make mistakes, try covering it up with more paint.
Here's some examples of ones I've done in the past for my two little ones.
This has become a hobby for me. An added benefit to doing this is that it helps to relieve stress. I like to take my time in perfecting these but it relaxes me just when I need it.
what do you do for slippery socks?
what kind of projects do you enjoy with fabric paints?
What a fantastic idea! I always end up paying a premium for those socks at sky zone. Not only would this be a fun project but also so useful!
What a great idea! And such a fun thing to do during summer.
Clever idea! My little guy isn't walking yet, but I love this idea. Pinning it!
This is such a brilliant idea. I could've never thought of doing this, you are such a creative mom. I am definitely going to try this now. Thanks for sharing!


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carole1418	Uncategorized	 13th Nov 2020 3 Minutes
I had not planned to publish a blog this week; I was intending to do so next week. However, the news that people of some influence are backing calls for the award of the Victoria Cross to the Unknown Warrior resting in Westminster Abbey has brought out the keyboard warrior in me.
I am astounded to read in a newspaper article circulating on social media that the Chair of an association, which has claimed the torch of remembrance for four decades, is quoted as backing the idea. My astonishment is compounded by a quote attributed to him that: "There is a groundswell of support among our members that this injustice should be rectified".
What groundswell, what injustice?
One can only hope he has been misquoted, but I don't see how that is possible.
I can't even tell you what expletives I would use in relation to the "groundswell" claim.
Bear with me a minute, I haven't lost my marbles in going on a short diversion. I draw to your attention a similar, claimed, groundswell of support of which the former (not long resigned) Chair of that association was aware. Back in 2014 a local authority applied for (and received) a grant from a national funder for a scheme which involved closing a popular sport facility used by said Chair. It was claimed in the application form that "Consultation overwhelmingly concluded in favour of …" and "Our proposals … have the support of the majority of the community". Freedom of Information requests revealed that this groundswell of support was based on survey returns of 175 people from two London boroughs, that option categories of the returns had been amalgamated to enhance the impression of support, that some claims regarding outreach were fabricated, that there had been no meaningful consultation with users and that the powers-that-be made a unilateral decision. Yer man wasn't happy!
It's a pity one cannot make an FOI to the Western Front Association.
My partner is a member of the association (and former branch chair) and his views on the award of the VC to the Unknown Warrior have not been canvassed. I see a similar *groundswell* of comments posted on Twitter from members, branch chairs and ex-members. I resigned from the WFA a few months ago, but I note from the special edition of Stand To! recently received by 'imindoors that it is dedicated to The Unknown Warrior with multiple articles. I cannot locate anywhere within this publication the suggestion that the views of members have been canvassed, or will be canvassed, on the subject of the VC. In any case, are we really to believe that, even if they were broadly in agreement with the idea, the views of 6,000 people should influence and overturn a decision taken, after much deliberation and reflection, at the time and largely endorsed by the Great War generation? That decision being that the Unknown Warrior was "Everyman".
Other nations might have a different take on their "Unknown", but the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey is "Everyman". Everyman includes the valorous, the less so and the villains. Heroes all, they were not. Everyman includes those who were killed before they had even once set foot in a front line trench, those who had been in the front line but were killed by shellfire at "rest" in camps, as well as those that fell in battle – and died in other circumstances too.
Thinking about my great uncle, killed 1st October 1917 in the Ypres Salient, I know 1) where he was killed 2) the likely circumstance of his death 3) that he has no known grave and 4) he was not awarded the VC. Could he be the Unknown Warrior? Possibly, according to 1 -3, definitely not on the count of 4. Was he valorous? Who knows?
I wonder what the current Chair of the association thinks should be the citation for the award of the VC to the Unknown Warrior? Or perhaps that protocol would be dispensed with too?
"Imindoors, who is not on Twitter, is in agreement with those WFA members tweeting their opposition to this idea. But they are only a small sample of the membership. Their opposition is not a "groundswell" but what is the basis for the claim that there is a "groundswell" in support and that some kind of injustice has been perpetrated on Everyman? An Unknown Warrior accorded the highest of honours of being buried amongst royalty in Westminster Abbey.
Image from Westminster Abbey website.
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2 thoughts on "Unknown Warrior"
Michael Hudson says:
13th Nov 2020 at 1:08 pm
Agree with what you have said in this blog. I have read about the unknown soldier, how they chose him, and as he was unknown, and was from the earlier years.if the war. This grave represents all the unknown, how can the V.C be awarded to all our unknown war dead. If this was awarded then does the same apply to all the other unknown dead from the second and later conflicts.
Thank you for your comments. The WFA have now back-tracked and although I highlight the quote it has to be said that their latest journal comprehensively covers the selection of the Unknown Warrior. The writer says that the policy of selecting from the early years of the war wasn't necessarily adhered to.


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Q: Problems with downloading pdf file from web api service I'm trying to set up a web api service that searches for a .pdf file in a directory and returns the file if it's found.
The controller
public class ProductsController : ApiController
{

    [HttpPost]
    public HttpResponseMessage Post([FromBody]string certificateId)
    {
        string fileName = certificateId + ".pdf";
        var path = @"C:\Certificates\20487A" + fileName;

        //check the directory for pdf matching the certid
        if (File.Exists(path))
        {
            //if there is a match then return the file
            HttpResponseMessage result = new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK);
            var stream = new FileStream(path, FileMode.Open);
            stream.Position = 0;
            result.Content = new StreamContent(stream);
            result.Content.Headers.ContentDisposition = new System.Net.Http.Headers.ContentDispositionHeaderValue("attachment") { FileName = fileName };
            result.Content.Headers.ContentType = new System.Net.Http.Headers.MediaTypeHeaderValue("application/pdf");
            result.Content.Headers.ContentDisposition.FileName = fileName;
            return result;
        }
        else
        {
            HttpResponseMessage result = new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.Gone);
            return result;
        }
    }
}

I'm calling the service with the following code
private void GetCertQueryResponse(string url, string serial)
{
    string encodedParameters = "certificateId=" + serial.Replace(" ", "");

    HttpWebRequest httpRequest = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(url);

    httpRequest.Method = "POST";
    httpRequest.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded";
    httpRequest.AllowAutoRedirect = false;

    byte[] bytedata = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(encodedParameters);
    httpRequest.ContentLength = bytedata.Length;

    Stream requestStream = httpRequest.GetRequestStream();
    requestStream.Write(bytedata, 0, bytedata.Length);
    requestStream.Close();

    HttpWebResponse response = (HttpWebResponse)httpRequest.GetResponse();

    if (response.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.OK)
    {

        byte[] bytes = null;
        using (Stream stream = response.GetResponseStream())
        using (MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream())
        {
            int count = 0;
            do
            {
                byte[] buf = new byte[1024];
                count = stream.Read(buf, 0, 1024);
                ms.Write(buf, 0, count);
            } while (stream.CanRead && count > 0);
            ms.Position = 0;
            bytes = ms.ToArray();
        }

        var filename = serial + ".pdf";

        Response.ContentType = "application/pdf";
        Response.Headers.Add("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=\"" + filename + "\"");
        Response.BinaryWrite(bytes);
    }
}

This appears to be working in the sense that the download file dialogue is shown with the correct file name and size etc, but the download takes only a couple of seconds (when the file sizes are >30mb) and the files are corrupt when I try to open them.
Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?

A: Your code looks similar to what Ive used in the past, but below is what I typically use:
    Response.AddHeader("content-length", myfile.Length.ToString())
    Response.AddHeader("content-disposition", "inline; filename=MyFilename")
    Response.AddHeader("Expires", "0")
    Response.AddHeader("Pragma", "Cache")
    Response.AddHeader("Cache-Control", "private")

    Response.ContentType = "application/pdf"

    Response.BinaryWrite(finalForm)

I post this for 2 reasons.  One, add the content-length header, you may have to indicate how large the file is so the application waits for the whole response.
If that doesn't fix it.  Set a breakpoint, does the byte array content the appropriate length (aka, 30 million bytes for a 30 MB file)?  Have you used fiddler to see how much content is coming back over the HTTP call?

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Southampton, Hampshire, UK - June 8, 2015- Chilworth Technology Ltd, a DEKRA Insight company and global organisation helping process industries avoid major fire, explosion and loss of containment events, today announced its UK division has earned the ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Certification. The scope of the accreditation spans the entire UK service offering including Process Safety Testing, Training, Consulting and Instrument Manufacture.
ISO 9001 is a family of standards related to quality management systems and designed to help organisations ensure that they meet the needs of customers, shareholders and employees through the provision of robust business processes. The certification of compliance with ISO 9001 recognizes that the policies, practices and procedures of the company ensure consistent quality in the services and work product provided to customers.
Chilworth UK's Regional Director of Process Safety EMEA, Stephen Rowe comments, "We are very happy to report our ISO 9001:2008 certification. Over three years in the making, this certification is much more than a question of 'compliance to a standard', but it is a way to improve the robustness of our processes to deliver consistently excellent outcomes to our customers. Achieving the ISO 9001:2008 certification has required a real commitment and strong customer focus throughout the organisation and has driven us to a mindset of, and a platform for, continuous improvement. We chose BSi as our certification body as an internationally recognized gold standard."
The UK division of Chilworth has experienced steady and strong growth since its inception in 1986. As the company has grown, a more informal mentality has had to inevitably give way to robust written processes to ensure consistent outcomes, maintain a scalable model and assure continued customer satisfaction. To that end, a FT Quality Officer was appointed in 2013.
"What does this mean for Chilworth clients?" comments Chilworth FT Quality Officer, James Paddock. "As a company, we will be more active in soliciting and listening to feedback from clients. There will be formal action recording, follow through and close out. Since many of our clients operate within highly regulated industries, there is a clear path for audits and less "risk" when engaging Chilworth since the ISO 9001 process requires documentation rendering a reliable and traceable workflow."
The formal ISO 9001 certificate was issued on June 5th.
Chilworth Technology, a DEKRA company, is a global organization that helps process industries avoid major fire, explosion and loss of containment events and improve performance to save lives and protect assets. Chilworth's global Organizational Process Safety services include process safety management, testing, training and consulting. Chilworth partners with clients to improve their process safety performance, independently advise boards on process safety, and use the resources of its parent company, DEKRA, to support it in areas such as cultural and behavioural safety, mechanical integrity and certification. Chilworth serves clients throughout the agrochemical, chemical, engineering, food processing, government, insurance/legal, metals, oil/gas, pharmaceutical, plastics, rubber and other industries. Chilworth has offices throughout Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. For more information about Chilworth, visit www.chilworth.com.
DEKRA Insight (http://www.dekrainsight.com) is the global consulting, testing, and advisory firm that is making work safer for organisations around the world. A service unit of the safety organisation DEKRA S.E. (http://www.dekra.com/en/home), DEKRA Insight is made up of legacy businesses BST, Chilworth, and RCI Safety. Together we help organisations improve organisational and process safety and implement software solutions in support of safety performance to save lives, prevent injuries, and protect assets. DEKRA Insight has over 500 employees, and growing, in 22 offices and 16 countries.


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