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Diane Abbott criticises UK counter-terror policies
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September 06, 2019, 06:44 AM #1
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Edit: Copied from post 9, the original content below is from the wrong terror report, from March. This one's from 2 days ago.
Diane Abbot hosted an event two days ago, endorsing a report titled "Leaving the War on Terror – A Progressive Alternative to Counter-Terrorism Policy" published by the transnational Institute. Two sections of it I want to discuss first then we can expand the conversation. Link to report.
Links: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/ope...ror-look-like/
https://www.cage.ngo/landmark-study-...-war-on-terror
So first of all, this report calls for the abolition of designated terrorist org lists.
Yes, they want to stop proscribing terrorist groups. This thing wants us to repeal almost all of our post-9/11 counter terror legislation.
Elsewhere in the 'Leaving the War on terrorism' report:
Then it downplays the existence of Islamist groups. This would be our government policy. This is bonkers that Abbott would endorse such a report. It's also praised by OpenDemocracy and CAGE, a Muslim group.
Diane Abbot, who is the Shadow Home Secretary for the Labour Party, has criticised UK counter-terror policies in a presentation of a report that labelled current policies as racist. Since she is the Shadow Home Secretary, this means that in a Labour government she would be in charge of our police force and our counter-terrorism policies.
British based lobbyist group Spinwatch has seized on growing concerns over Islamophobic activity and hate speech to campaign against counter-extremism efforts designed to tackle the rise of terror.
A meeting in the House of Commons attended by the Labour home affairs spokeswoman, Diane Abbott saw the presentation of a new report containing a series of allegations that Europe's main initiatives designed to counter the rise of ISIS and other terror groups, were targeted exclusively against Muslims.
The report acknowledgements attributed part of its research work to the assistance of MEND, a British-based advocacy group that has faced accusations of extremist links and works as a close ally of CAGE, where Moazzam Begg, the former Guantanamo detainee works as outreach director.
Spinwatch is a transparency organisation that has not published a donor list since 2016 but the list of its most recent donors includes a variety of Muslim Brotherhood backers, including the Cordoba Foundation run by Anas Al-Tikriti, president of the Muslim Association of Britain.
At the presentation researchers said that Western counter-terror policies were linked to the massacres committed by the Christchurch attacker in New Zealand who committed mass murder against friday worshippers in a Mosque, and Anders Brevik who shot dozens of socialist students in Norway in 2011.
The bridge between the two was a concept described as the "counter-jihad movement". "Reflecting a broader shift on the far-right away from 'old' anti-semitism and towards islamophobia, the counter-jihad movement can be seen as a 'new' form of racism," it said. "We consider how this inversion may have been facilitated by the onset of a historical 'counter-extremism' frameworks which tend to equate far-left and far-right."
It's quite a leap to connect counter-terrorist policies to ethno-nationalist terrorists. The two attacks aren't even counter-jihad, but against Muslims even existing in those countries with extermination of them as a valid tactic. These men also viewed a religious differentiation through a racial lens.
The report also attacked French secularism, saying it was used by counter terror policies to target and discriminate against French Muslims.
The report argues official French policies discriminated against Muslims. "While these projects may not be helping to prevent terrorism, we argue that they have assisted the rise of far-right," it said. "Though we did not find counter-jihad groups in France borrowing the rhetoric of counter-extremism as much as in the UK and Germany, explicit islamophobia, targeting of mosques and the weaponisation of laïcité, the French concept of secularism, have all become thoroughly mainstream."
The article linked above mentions how the Tony Blair Institute named both CAGE and MEND as groups that perpetuate a 'siege mentality' which not only hinders counter-extremism efforts, but inhibits integration into British society.
Diane Abbott has a history of being opposed to UK counter-terror laws, consistently voting against counter-terror acts and bills. For example, she was opposed to designating Al Quaeda as a terrorist organisation. When given a list of terrorist groups she voted against proscribing, she said she regarded some of them as dissidents not terrorist. (As if there's some sort of difference, in my opinion).
The gist of the report presented by Diane Abbot is that our current counter-terror policies are Islamophobic, and are therefore racist. For the scope of this thread I ask whether current policies are deliberately or arbitrarily anti-Muslim, or whether they inevitably are more active in communities more vulnerable to radicalisation, as well as whether or not Diane Abbott would be fit for the office of Home Secretary in a Labour Government. For example, Northern Irish communities, or Muslim communities. I also disagree that Islamophobia is racism, and I've outlined my thoughts on that here.
Here's the report itself, entitled "Islamophobia in Europe: How governments are enabling the far-right 'counter-jihad' movement" which I want to look into later. Feel free to have a look at it. http://powerbase.info/images/6/6c/Ak...eport-2019.pdf
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Re: Diane Abbott criticises UK counter-terror policies
It makes sense that an official from fiscally illeterate party, policy of which is clearly out of touch with reality in economic questions, would be out of touch with reality in ohter subjects as well.
It is also kind of ironic that by saying that this policy is racist she is implying that non-white people are more likely to be terrorists.
September 06, 2019, 01:19 PM #3
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God forbid that an MP challenge the policies of the government of the day. Isn't that Diane's job? There is much material out there highlighting the Muslim communities concern with Prevent. Not that I agree with her,or them, in my view the policy doesn't go far enough, for example Generation Identity should, in my view be outlawed and it's promoters locked up.
It does not require a leap to connect Islamophobia to the mass murders from Utoya to El Paso. It's a virus which has evolved from a laughable expression of bigotry to a weapon that could radicalise susceptible people (look what happened to Basil over the years) . Those who fondly remember the time around 2006 when Simon Cashmere's strange posts will recall that attacks were made against Islam as an irresistible culture that would swamp us all, to prevent this the West should curb Islamic migration, remove rights from those settled there and support Israel the US and UK in their invasions of random countries without question. These people were odd but mockable. However that changed in 2011 when one Anders Breivik , having spent time with the fascist EDL concluded that 'criticising Islam' wont get rid of Muslims . We know the rest.
You would think that 'phobes would have reconsidered their views, but no the following year , in France, Renaud Camus's 2012 wrote The Great Replacement,which suggested that it wasn't Muslims that were out to kill us , it was the 'elites' who imported them in order to wipe out white Christians. He essentilly married the laughable Eurabia theory with the more sinister white genocide conspiracy created by the convicted white supremacist terrorist David Lane. The American neo nazi community developed the idea further and consider all none white people and those who advocate equality as legitimate targets for murder. Hence murders of Jo Cox and latterly Mexicans at El Paso as well as Muslims , black people, Sikhs, and others in the name of a pointless cult.
Islamophobia is coded racism, sites promoting Islamophobia always refer to third world migrants and so forth. The most common motive, tbh is to make money.
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Just when Corbyn seems to be getting somewhere, Diane Abbot can always be relied upon to it up. Thankfully.
Seriously, a potential home secretary who doesn't think Al Quaida is a terrorist organisation?
Personally I'm just surprised the only coverage this is getting is in a random UAE news site and a conservative blog Order-Order. Like surely at lea Breitbart and the partisan minded sites would be publicising this.
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Originally Posted by Aexodus
Conservative blog Order-Order, you mean Guido Fawkes, that explains it, Guido is sonewhat partisan, hardly a reliable source.You wouldn't know that Boris was utterly crushed last week from looking at that site.The reason why the Arab article isn't mentioned further is because it looks a bit dodgy.
The way the article is written implies that Spinwatch is an Islamist organisation. It is damn well not. It investigates the public relations industry and corporate and government propaganda distort public debate and undermine democracy. It's work includes fracking, revolving door contracts, lack of transpancey in lobbying and other public interest issues. The Islamophobia industry is profitablde and significant. It is quite naturally that organised Islamophobia would draw the attention of Spinwatch.
Your article mentions 'A meeting in the House of Commons attended by the Labour home affairs spokeswoman, Diane Abbott saw the presentation of a new report containing a series of allegations that Europe's main initiatives designed to counter the rise of ISIS and other terror groups, were targeted exclusively against Muslims.'
Spinwatch cites it's main funder for the project as the 'Open Society Foundation', George Soros is not an Islamist ( cue Jewish conspiracy theories).
A meeting implies a gathering of more than one person. Is there a specific reason why only Diane Abbott is mentioned in your article? Who else were there?
Here's a picture of that event. In March I might add, so much for this being a current event.
https://twitter.com/spinwatch?lang=sv
Can you explain who the other presenters are and why you have not singled those out? I'll give you one for free, Lloyd Russell-Moyle MP.(Lab) (the bearded chap)actually chaired the event. Any reason why a white male should not also be regarded as one of the 'most retarded and vile people',
Spinwatch also summarised Ms Abbott's contributions thus:' Diane Abbott said the Prevent policy is not keeping people safe and counter-terrorism policies needed to be clear that no community is more liable to violence than any other. She added that bad policies cannot be fixed by simply extending their reach to additional groups.'This looks like fair comment to me, although I disagree with her.As mentioned before, I think these white genocide types need similar treatment, for their own good.
Parliament's hearing on Islamophobia was cross-party.
As far as I can see Ms Abbot either did not attend the backbench committee hearing on Islamophobia or if she did, she made no contribution.I'm going to have to call out your source.
I'm beginning to wonder therefore if the focus on just Ms Abbott is either politically partisan, or simply racist/misogynist. In your inevititable protestations, you should note the views I mentioned in my previous post.
The presentation looks 3 years out of date I might add, 'Islamophobia' in the Anglosphere had given way to generic anti-migrant sentiment or white genocide theory a long time ago.
Last edited by mongrel; September 07, 2019 at 01:26 AM.
Originally Posted by mongrel
Yes! She is the Shadow Home Secretary. She's not just a random backbencher.
I know the others are Mary Mood, the conspiracy theorist David Miller, and Hillary Aked who also presented the report.
Spinwatch thanked Lloyd and Abbot for their solidarity on Twitter. I've got a problem with them showing "solidarity" with this report.
Umm what? I never said she did. What source?
Maybe, I'm arguing in good faith. Maybe, I don't want a Home Secretary with these views on counter terror tactics.
Edit: So, I made a mistake. I originally came across news Diane Abbot hosting an event about counter-terror policies with David Miller. Later on I tried to find it and all I could fine on Google was the March event, when actually it's this from two days ago I was looking for. So:
September 07, 2019, 07:04 AM #10
Therefore she has an interest in Home Office Affairs. How is that sinister?
I know the others are Mary Mood, the conspiracy theorist David Miller, and Hillary Aked who also presented the report..
Good , either you knew or could have found out relatively quickly. So why did you only mention Diane Abbot? As if she doesn't suffer enough unwanted attention already with her infamous collection of hate mail and trolling.
Again you should have mentioned this in the OP rather than focus on the one black female presence.
Umm what? I never said she did. What source?.
You picked an old minor fringe meeting on Islamophobia, barely reported, to single out Abbot, whilst others are discussing the issue forrmally in Commons Commitee (Hansard). Why would that be?
And I want a Home Secretary who would clamp down on violence based on incitement of racial and religious hatred and defanging Prevent won't do that. Islamophobia is a serious issue, or did you not pick up that point when 51 people were butchered in Christchurch?
I 'll take your word for it, but I know you had obscured some key details from your OP, which could have potentially misled the forum.
One more thing, it is no coincidence that the only paper to pick this up apart from the appaling Guido Fawkes is based in the UAE. Spinwatch published a report critical of that regime and it's lobbying of Cameron against the Muslim Brotherhood and the Qatari regime.
Islamophobia is a serious issue
It can't really be a serious issue, because there is no such thing as "islamophobia", it is an oxymoron in itself.
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You do realize Islam is not a race, right?
Mass shooters don't run into bookshops blasting korans and prayer mats. They kill people, like 3 year-old Mucad Ibrahim .
People follow Islam, they belong to a race of some sort. The vast majority of those encountered by Westerners outside the Balkans are black or brown.
Mass shooters don't run into bookshops blasting korans and prayer mats. They kill people.
And that has to do with Abbot justifying islamist terrorism how?
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September 07, 2019, 12:06 PM #17
So you are saying it is only okay to target those that are European or Asian? So much for being "anti-racist"...
WTF does that mean? Please translate into proper English. Actually don't. Having explained that islamophobes target, assault or kill people, usually of a particular nationality or race and always those of migrant origin, I don't think there is anything more you can say.
"Islamophobia", just like "pedophilephobia" or "mass murder phobia" is not really a thing, since it is quite rational to be aware of dangers presented by such things.
Also we are yet to see you prove your claim about how Abbot's stance in support of her comrades form ISIS and Al-Qaeda is correct. Do you agree with antifa stance that ISIS and such are "allies against white supremacy"?
Islamophobia, an ideology with advocates harm and leads to harrassment assault and murder is definately 'a thing'. I doubt Abbot has any sympaties with SIS and Al-Qaeda, it is unlawful in this country. Would you like to withdraw that slander?
I see no difference between ISIS/Al Queda and white supremacist terrorism, or as I like to call it just terrorism.Hence I would like Prevent strenghtened. I have the same issue with their supporters, talking of which, I recall your rejoicing when that lady was murdered in Charlottesville.
I get the civil liberties case against the policy, such laws have been abused, for example migrants who amend their tax returns, quite lawfully can risk being deported by use of an obscure clause in anti-terrorism legislation , but overall, if any group adovacates the killing or removal of people to satisfy the demands of loons, drag them in and lock them up, I say.
Can we move on from the islamaphobia strawman a moment?
Abbot seems to want terrorist groups seen as acceptable and legitimate organisations? Does anybody else see how stupid this is?


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Light Source in UHP, Laser, LED
Lasers and LEDs, as two types of new light sources, have been used in projection area for years [1]-[3]. Lasers are generally used in the area of micro-projection and large movie theatres projection, for its high brightness, good directivity, long life time, environmentally friendly and energy saving characteristics [4] [5]. Despite the above advantages, it is still far more expensive than conventional light sources, which prevents a wide range of its applications. LEDs are more widely used than lasers in projectors for its low cost as we all know [6] [7]. But its low brightness, especially for green LEDs, prevents it being used in mainstream commercial projectors. In order to overcome the above shortcomings, a new kind of light source composed of lasers, LEDs and phosphor powder, has been proposed and commercialized [8]. In this method, green colors are generated by ways that blue lasers stimulate the phosphor. In this paper, we propose a novel hybrid light source scheme, in which green lights are composed of green lasers and green LEDs, in the way that the brightness of green color is substantially increased by green lasers. The simulation results show that projectors with the proposed scheme can achieve high brightness of over 1000 lm, good uniformity of illumination and chromaticity.
2. Comparison between the Light Sources
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Table 1. Comparison between the new light sources
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In conventional LED projection design, it is of particular importance to pay attention to the Etendue of the LED and that it is properly matched to that of the system.
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RGB light from LEDs is collimated by micro objective, then overlapped by an X-plate, focused into integration rod. Decoherenced green Lasers are imported from the pinhole in the reflector plate, as depicted in Figure 1. Both Lasers and LEDs have the same optical axis. Unlike conventional design, field lens are added at the focal plane , which is near the entrance of the integration rod, as depicted in Figure 2. Because the field lens are at the position of the image place of LEDs, so they have a very small impact on the features of the image such as size, angle and Etendue.
As regard to lasers, field lens are not at the position of their focus place. Decoherenced green lasers are collimated by focusing lens and focused by field lens to a specified cone angle, which is helpful for good uniformity of illumination and chromaticity. Although lasers and LEDs do not have the same focal plane, Lasers have much narrower beam width which makes it easy to get into the integration rod without loss.
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Green lasers from fibers are decoherenced by a diffuser, the decoherenced lasers are imaged into the position where a pinhole is placed, as depicted in Figure 3. Careful design of the diameter and the location of the pinhole in the optical system are needed, to meet the following requirements:
1) The degree of the decoherence of the green lasers.
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Figure 1. Optical structure of the hybrid light source.
Figure 2. New design and conventional design.
Figure 3. Optical path of decoherenced green lasers
2) The specified cone angle for illumination and coaxial features of LEDs and Lasers.
The high power, small size and commercialized green lasers provided by Phoebus vision are demonstrated in Figure 4. More than 6W green lasers are outputted from a very compact volume, which can be integrated into hybrid light source with LEDs, through the method mentioned above, to help projectors with over 1000 lm output.
4. Simulation
In the simulation, we put six detectors at the exit of the integration rod, each detector can obtain illumination information and color coordinates. The simulation results show that a good color uniformity of Δx'y' < 0.01 and a good illumination uniformity of >90% can be achieved (Figure 5).
We find in the simulation that the coaxial performance between lasers and LEDs is of particular importance to the uniformity of illumination and chromaticity.
Figure 4. Green lasers
Figure 5. The simulation of illumination and chromaticity map.
A scheme of hybrid light source composed of lasers and LEDs for projection display is presented; the simulation results show that projectors with high brightness of more than 1000 lm, good uniformity of illumination and chromaticity can be achieved. It can be used as a new kind of projection light source with high cost-perfor- mance.
Deng, Q. , Chen, H. , Li, G. and Yao, J. (2016) The Hybrid Light Source for Projection Display. Optics and Photonics Journal, 6, 233-236. doi: 10.4236/opj.2016.68B039.
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The new coronavirus outbreak is challenging health systems around the world, requiring quick adjustments and accommodations in order to face the pandemic. During the last decade, the widespread problem of abuse and disrespect of women during childbirth was placed on the global public health agenda. The concept of obstetric violence highlighted that these abuses are a form of gender violence which has been validated and perpetuated within biomedical systems. In 2018, WHO recommendations on intrapartum care for a positive childbirth experience elevated "the concept of experience of care as a critical aspect of ensuring high-quality labour and childbirth care and improved woman-centred outcomes, and not just complementary to provision of routine clinical practices."
These were all good advances, but what happens during serious public health threats, such as the COVID-19 pandemic we are going through? In the midst of the outbreak, in many hospital settings around the world which had improved the quality of maternity care, childbirth rights and standards of care are receding. We argue that some of the restrictions and interventions being implemented in childbirth due to the COVID-19 outbreak are not necessary, not based on scientific evidence, are disrespecting human dignity and not proportionate to achieve the objective of limiting the spread of the virus. They therefore constitute obstetric violence, and include unnecessary interventions done without medical indications (such as caesareans or instrumental deliveries), prohibition of companionship during labour, immediate separation and isolation from the newborn, and the prevention of breastfeeding.
The first reports of COVID-19 infection cases in pregnant women came from China. In some of the first published papers, all babies were delivered by caesareans without giving convincing reasons for such intervention. In a review of the 108 cases published in Chinese and English until April 4th, the caesarean rate for pregnant mothers who were COVID positive was 92%. The reason given for most was "fetal distress", however, this was not clarified in the reports, so we think some of those surgeries were likely to be unnecessary or avoidable, and might have been scheduled due to fear within the COVID scenario. It is unlikely that 92% of those 108 women were in a condition that justified caesarean section, or that the women wished to have the procedure.
On March 3rd, Favre et al. suggested the following for pregnant women with confirmed infection: "Whenever possible, vaginal delivery via induction of labour, with eventual instrumental delivery to avoid maternal exhaustion, should be favored to avoid unnecessary surgical complications in an already sick patient", giving no evidence to support that instrumental delivery avoids maternal exhaustion. The paper also stated that to date, there was no evidence of vertical transmission of coronavirus during pregnancy and only one reported case of suspected perinatal transmission. Nonetheless, it recommended the isolation of newborns of mothers positive for COVID-19 for at least 14 days, or until viral shedding cleared, time during which breastfeeding was not recommended. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also recommended separating newborns until the mother was no longer considered contagious, until their update on April 4th. The guidelines had a big impact and spread quickly among Spanish speaking countries – for example, the document by Favre et al. was quickly translated and published in Spanish.
Such recommendations can potentially harm women and newborns. There is strong evidence to support that: the induction of labour implies a higher chance of emergency caesarean section; and caesarean section and instrumental delivery are related to a reduction in exclusive breastfeeding and are considered risk factors for postnatal depression and post-traumatic stress disorder following childbirth. Also, the isolation of newborns and prevention of breastfeeding may lead to long-term consequences and could be harmful if applied to the general population. Isolation of the newborn can disrupt infection prevention mechanisms; disrupt newborn physiology; stress mothers; interfere with the provision of maternal milk to the infant, disrupt innate and specific immune protection; disrupt breastfeeding and its benefits and double the burden on the health system by providing care for women and babies separately.
The WHO guidelines for COVID-19 clinical management published on March 13th recognise these dangers and clearly state that all pregnant women, including those with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 infection (and taking into account the severity of the maternal condition), should have access to woman-centred, respectful, skilled care. The mode of birth should be individualised and caesarean section undertaken only when medically justified. After birth, women should be enabled to practice skin-to-skin contact, rooming-in with their newborn and breastfeeding, whether they or their infants have suspected, probable, or confirmed COVID-19. Despite these WHO recommendations, the rights of women and newborns are being infringed. Protocols that should only be applied when women are in severe condition due to the infection are forced upon many, and in some contexts, upon every woman and infant, which has been reported and denounced by international midwife and human rights associations. This is the case for most Latin American countries: Human Rights in Childbirth reports that in many maternity units across Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay, there has been prohibition of companionship during labour and birth. A regional webinar on May 22nd showed examples in the countries mentioned, plus Paraguay, Ecuador and Chile, in all of which the rights of women and newborns at birth are being infringed. While acknowledging that in many contexts health workers face precarious conditions, without adequate protection, exposed to longer and more demanding hours and fearing for their own health, efforts should be focused on how to cooperate to avoid infection and at the same time avoid causing harm to women and newborns.
In Spain and Chile, childbirth protocols during the pandemic have been updated and rectified to align to the WHO guidelines. Nonetheless, as members of civil society organisations for womeńs rights in childbirth in both countries, we are receiving daily notices of pregnant women whose labour was speeded up unnecessarily (scheduled induction of labour, routine oxytocin, instrumental births); whose only option for birth was scheduled caesarean; who were denied of a companion during labour and birth; who were routinely separated from their newborns; and who were not allowed to breastfeed.
The measures implemented are not strictly necessary and are not based on evidence. They are disrespectful of human dignity, denying women's rights. Worse, they are causing harm, stress and fear, as many pregnant women are not only afraid of contracting COVID, but also of being coerced into unnecessary obstetric interventions, or separated from their partners and newborns during and after labour. All these are likely to cause long impact effects on maternal and infant mental health.
Unfortunately, we carry a history of decades – even centuries – of harmful biomedical childbirth practices that are not evidence-based and have proved difficult to change in practice. The COVID-19 scenario reminds us of the fragility of the advances in the rights of these groups. Rather than being an effective response to COVID-19, these harmful practices are a breach of women's human rights and a cloaked manifestation of structural gender discrimination. The current backlash in womeńs human rights during childbirth during this pandemic is a perfect example of how little it takes for health systems to infringe on the rights of mothers and their babies. We have yet to see if these harmful practices will or will not be of limited duration, but we fear a regression in the achievement of positive birth experiences for women, newborns and families around the world.
Michelle Sadler, Gonzalo Leiva & Ibone Olza
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{-# LANGUAGE FlexibleInstances     #-}
{-# LANGUAGE MultiParamTypeClasses #-}
{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings     #-}
{-# LANGUAGE TypeFamilies          #-}
-------------------------------------------
-- |
-- Module      : Web.Stripe.Transfer
-- Copyright   : (c) David Johnson, 2014
-- Maintainer  : djohnson.m@gmail.com
-- Stability   : experimental
-- Portability : POSIX
--
-- < https:/\/\stripe.com/docs/api#transfers >
--
-- @
-- {-\# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings \#-}
-- import Web.Stripe
-- import Web.Stripe.Transfer
-- import Web.Stripe.Recipient
--
-- main :: IO ()
-- main = do
--   let config = StripeConfig (StripeKey "secret_key")
--   result <- stripe config $ getRecipient (RecipientId "recipient_id")
--   case result of
--     (Left stripeError) -> print stripeError
--     (Right (Recipient { recipientId = recipientid })) -> do
--       result <- stripe config $ createTransfer recipientid (Amount 100) USD
--       case result of
--        Left  stripeError -> print stripeError
--        Right transfer    -> print transfer
-- @
module Web.Stripe.Transfer
    ( -- * API
      CreateTransfer
    , createTransfer
    , GetTransfer
    , getTransfer
    , UpdateTransfer
    , updateTransfer
    , CancelTransfer
    , cancelTransfer
    , GetTransfers
    , getTransfers
      -- * Types
    , Amount          (..)
    , BankAccountId   (..)
    , Card            (..)
    , CardId          (..)
    , Created         (..)
    , Currency        (..)
    , Date            (..)
    , Description     (..)
    , EndingBefore    (..)
    , ExpandParams    (..)
    , Recipient       (..)
    , RecipientId     (..)
    , StartingAfter   (..)
    , StatementDescription (..)
    , StripeList      (..)
    , Transfer        (..)
    , TransferId      (..)
    , TransferStatus  (..)
    , TransferType    (..)
    , Limit           (..)
    ) where
import           Web.Stripe.StripeRequest (Method (GET, POST),
                                           StripeHasParam, StripeRequest (..),
                                           StripeReturn, ToStripeParam(..),
                                           mkStripeRequest)
import           Web.Stripe.Util          ((</>))
import           Web.Stripe.Types         (Amount(..), BankAccountId(..), Card(..),
                                           CardId(..), Created(..),Currency (..),
                                           Date(..), EndingBefore(..),
                                           ExpandParams(..),
                                           Limit(..), MetaData(..), Recipient (..),
                                           RecipientId(..), StartingAfter(..),
                                           StatementDescription(..),
                                           StripeList (..), Transfer (..),
                                           TransferId (..), TransferStatus (..),
                                           Description(..), TransferType (..))

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- | Create a `Transfer`
createTransfer
    :: RecipientId -- ^ The `RecipientId` of the `Recipient` who will receive the `Transfer`
    -> Amount      -- ^ The `Amount` of money to transfer to the `Recipient`
    -> Currency    -- ^ The `Currency` in which to perform the `Transfer`
    -> StripeRequest CreateTransfer
createTransfer
    recipientid
    amount
    currency    = request
  where request = mkStripeRequest POST url params
        url     = "transfers"
        params  = toStripeParam recipientid $
                  toStripeParam amount      $
                  toStripeParam currency    $
                  []

data CreateTransfer
type instance StripeReturn CreateTransfer = Transfer
instance StripeHasParam CreateTransfer Description
instance StripeHasParam CreateTransfer BankAccountId
instance StripeHasParam CreateTransfer CardId
instance StripeHasParam CreateTransfer StatementDescription
instance StripeHasParam CreateTransfer MetaData

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- | Retrieve a `Transfer`
getTransfer
    :: TransferId -- ^ `TransferId` associated with the `Transfer` to retrieve
    -> StripeRequest GetTransfer
getTransfer
    (TransferId transferid)
                = request
  where request = mkStripeRequest GET url params
        url     = "transfers" </> transferid
        params  = []

data GetTransfer
type instance StripeReturn GetTransfer = Transfer
instance StripeHasParam GetTransfer ExpandParams

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- | Update a `Transfer`
updateTransfer
    :: TransferId        -- ^ The `TransferId` of the `Transfer` to update
    -> StripeRequest UpdateTransfer
updateTransfer
    (TransferId transferid)
                = request
  where request = mkStripeRequest POST url params
        url     = "transfers" </> transferid
        params  = []

data UpdateTransfer
type instance StripeReturn UpdateTransfer = Transfer
instance StripeHasParam UpdateTransfer Description
instance StripeHasParam UpdateTransfer MetaData

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- | Cancel a `Transfer`
cancelTransfer
    :: TransferId        -- ^ The `TransferId` of the `Transfer` to cancel
    -> StripeRequest CancelTransfer
cancelTransfer (TransferId transferid) = request
  where request = mkStripeRequest POST url params
        url     = "transfers" </> transferid </> "cancel"
        params  = []

data CancelTransfer
type instance StripeReturn CancelTransfer = Transfer

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- | Retrieve StripeList of `Transfers`
getTransfers
    :: StripeRequest GetTransfers
getTransfers
    = request
  where request = mkStripeRequest GET url params
        url     = "transfers"
        params  = []

data GetTransfers
type instance StripeReturn GetTransfers = StripeList Transfer
instance StripeHasParam GetTransfers ExpandParams
instance StripeHasParam GetTransfers Created
instance StripeHasParam GetTransfers Date
instance StripeHasParam GetTransfers (EndingBefore TransferId)
instance StripeHasParam GetTransfers Limit
instance StripeHasParam GetTransfers RecipientId
instance StripeHasParam GetTransfers (StartingAfter TransferId)
instance StripeHasParam GetTransfers TransferStatus

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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Orison Carl Daeda (1919 - 1995)
Birth date: 11/17/1919 Death date: 1/2/1995
Birth location: Duluth, Minnesota Death location: Janesville, Wisconsin
Media: Painter / Watercolor , Painting , Painting / Acrylic Web site:
Fair (file rating) - MWA artist file may include basic data, and additional newspaper articles, book references, exhibition information, and images that can be researched on site at MWA.
Orison Carl Daeda was a self-taught artist who worked for the Works Progress Administration at the Milwaukee Art Museum during the Great Depression. He had a love for waterfowl and bird paintings, and has won numerous awards. During World War II, Orison worked in the Howard Hughes aircraft plant in California doing artist renderings, and became a navigator in the Air Force until he was honorably discharged. He returned to West Allis, married, fathered five children, and later adopted another. He began work in manufacturing doing artist renderings, and later designed homes. Orison continued painting farm and wildlife, changing from oils to watercolor and acrylic; always photographing scenery in Wisconsin for subject matter. His paintings have been in galleries in Carmel, California and Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Orison was also a member of the "Society of Marine Painters" in Florida. Upon his death, Orison's children divided his work, some of which are still owned by his family.
Orison Carl Daeda
Born 1919 in Duluth, Minnesota
Died 1995 in Janesville, Wisconsin
Orison Daeda's family moved to Wisconsin shortly after he was born. During his teens, in the 1930s, he worked for the W.P.A. (Works Progress Administration) at the Milwaukee Art Museum.
Although Orison never received any formal art training he produced many paintings in oil, watercolor and acrylic. His compositions varied from Wisconsin farm scenes, desert, marine and mountain scenes, to wildlife and even portraiture. Most of his work was painted in the American Regionalist style, which was popularized by such figures as Thomas Hart Benton and John Steuart Curry.
In 1939, Daeda received the Grand Prize at the Wisconsin State Fair exhibition which was juried by John Steuart Curry (artist-in-residence at the University of Wisconsin-Madison), for an impressionist interpretation of a Wisconsin farm scene. That same year, he won blue ribbons for two different farm scene paintings exhibited in the Madison area, including the one shown here. Daeda visited Curry in Madison and inquired how he could be become a great painter. Curry looked at him and simply stated, "paint, paint, paint."
During World War II, Daeda worked at the Howard Hughes Aircraft Plant in California doing artist's renderings. He later joined the Air Force, became a navigator, and flew many missions to Europe.
After the war, he returned to West Allis, near Milwaukee, and worked as an artist for a manufacturing company. Later he designed homes for a living. Even during this time, he continued to paint farm, wildlife and harness racing scenes in watercolor and acrylic, often using photography as reference for his paintings particularly while traveling to both coasts as well as Florida (where he was a member of the Society of Marine Painters), and Door County.
1939 Wisconsin State Fair Exhibition, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1998 Foundations of Art in Wisconsin, West Bend Art Museum, West Bend, Wisconsin
Foundations of Art in Wisconsin, Rahr West Art Museum, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
1999 Foundations of Art in Wisconsin, Miller Art Center, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
© 10/17/2007 Museum of Wisconsin Art, West Bend, Wisconsin 2/18/2010
Self Taught Artist
WPA - Works Progress Administration - New Deal Artists
No art organizations were found.


I have a couple of blog related things to pass along. If you look to the right I've added an On The Way section which will basically show what I have coming in. I'm going to try and keep this in order of when I paid for the item. Oldest at the bottom. I wish I had room for dates, but I think I'm pretty much maxed out on my wrapper. I won't be doing blog entries on all the items in this list, but if I skip one that you were looking to see let me know. You know what....maybe I should do blog posts on everything that comes in. Actually, no, that's a dumb idea. No one wants to read an entry on the Danzig Lyric book. I should cherry pick, or at least cut off the fat. I'm getting hungry.
And the other thing was you may have noticed the Long Sleeve of Brutality post had a couple of decent pictures in it. This is because I bought a new camera. Working these digital camera type things are not my forte. Chess, drawing buildings, and buying things, this is where I excel. But I'm learning. I actually started using the camera like 4 posts ago....see what I mean? So let's see how it goes. It's tough to find the right combination of settings that take a good picture indoors with no direct sunlight. At least this is what I'm finding out. I'll keep at it.


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text:
package demo.mongodb;

public class CustomerInfo
{
    String name;
    Info info;

    public CustomerInfo(String name, int age, String email, String phone)
    {
        this.name = name;

        this.info = new Info(age, email, phone);
    }

    public Info getInfo()
    {
        return info;
    }

    public void setInfo(Info info)
    {
        this.info = info;
    }

    public String getName()
    {
        return name;
    }

    public void setName(String name)
    {
        this.name = name;
    }

    @Override
    public String toString()
    {
        return "CustomerInfo [name=" + name + ", info=" + this.info + "] ";
    }

    class Info
    {
        public Info(int age, String email, String phone)
        {
            super();
            this.email = email;
            this.phone = phone;
            this.age = age;
        }

        public Info()
        {
        }

        String email;
        String phone;
        int age;

        public String getEmail()
        {
            return email;
        }

        public void setEmail(String email)
        {
            this.email = email;
        }

        public String getPhone()
        {
            return phone;
        }

        public void setPhone(String phone)
        {
            this.phone = phone;
        }

        public int getAge()
        {
            return age;
        }

        public void setAge(int age)
        {
            this.age = age;
        }

        @Override
        public String toString()
        {
            return "Info [email=" + email + ", phone=" + phone + ", age=" + age + "]";
        }

    }
}


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GAPING EARTH
Category Archives: Neo-Rationalism, OOO and Contemporary Speculative Philosophies
CFP, AAG 2014: Geophilosophy and the Geo-Social
Posted on August 5, 2013 by gapingearth
Elizabeth Johnson, Harlan Morehouse and myself are putting together some sessions at the 2014 AAG around the relationship between Geophilosophy and Geography, and particularly what we are calling the Geo-Social.
Please circulate the below CFP to anyone you think may be interested.
Geophilosophy and the Geo-Social
Call for Panels/Papers
Elizabeth Johnson,
Harlan Morehouse, University of Minnesota
Rory Rowan, Wageningen University
There is a growing consensus that in the 21st century the planet is no longer the concern of geologists and climate scientists alone, but that philosophical and social thought must also increasingly engage with planetary concerns. Emergent literatures across the social sciences and humanities are struggling to generate new conceptual frameworks and research strategies to adequately account for the complex knots that bind social, geological, biological and technological forces together, as well as the catastrophic potentials that reside within them (see, for example: Braun and Whatmore 2010; Clark 2010; Ellsworth et al 2012; Saldanha 2013; Yusoff 2013; and the special issue of the Oxford Literary Review, 2012). At the recent RGS-IBG conference in London, Nigel Clark, Arun Saldanha and Kathryn Yusoff characterized this messy tangle of anthropogenic and nonhuman forces as the 'Geo-Social.' In many ways, this 'Geo-Social' can be considered the foundation of geographic scholarship. However, as many begin to examine the links between social history and geologic change in the context of Climate Change and the advent of the Anthropocene, the 'Geo-Social' invites a radical reassessment of fundamental conceptual frameworks across a number of registers – from the epistemological and ontological to the political and ethical – and a re-articulation of Geography's relation to other disciplines. But just as these issues strain traditional disciplinary boundaries and standard methodological frameworks, they open the possibility for new forms of collaborative research stretching across the natural and social sciences and the humanities, and involving both empirically based work and speculative thought.
The massive transformations in human-planet relations also raise fundamental philosophical questions and invite re-evaluations of the complexity of concrete Geo-Social entanglements: How, for example, do planetary conditions affect our philosophical frameworks and how do we frame the Earth philosophically? Thus, in addition to examining the Geo-Social, we aim to examine Geophilosophy as a form of thought specifically committed to exploring the relationship between philosophy and the Earth. Geophilosophy has a rich heritage in modern Continental Philosophy arguably reaching from Kant and Nietzsche through Deleuze and Guattari to contemporary thinkers like Elizabeth Grosz (2008), Reza Negarestani (2011), John Protevi (2013), Michel Serres (2012) and Ben Woodard (2012). We aim to place Geography at the forefront of this debate in the belief that its critical traditions and recent efforts in rethinking human-nonhuman relations can provide crucial insights that deepen philosophical traction on the world whilst locating disciplinary concerns at the cutting edge of wider theoretical debates. We particularly seek to engage with recent attempts in Geography to re-interrogate the 'geo' as a way to engage with planetary questions without re-inscribing the economic and political over-determinations of 'globalization.'
These sessions seek to advance conversations begun at the "Anthropocene" sessions at the 2013 AAG in Los Angeles and the 2013 RGS-IBG by further exploring the philosophical and empirical implications of the Geo-Social. We specifically seek papers that address any of the following concerns, among possible others:
· What modes of thought are best suited to understanding the matrix of human and non-human forces that make up the Geo-Social today? What are the political stakes of rethinking how we conceive of Geo-Social relations?
· How might Climate Change and the advent of the Anthropocene affect the ways in which we conceive of the Earth, and what new philosophical possibilities might be opened by these developments?
· What new perspectives can Geography bring to the philosophical traditions of Geophilosophy – from Kant to Negarestani – and how might it bear on its future trajectories?
· What questions and forms of knowledge production – imagined, emergent, or well established – are needed in the face of an emerging ecological catastrophe?
· Do 21st century environmental conditions call for new forms of experimental research and praxis-based approaches that bridge the physical and social sciences? How might we develop modes of examination that refuse the distinction 'physical or social' without reinforcing the neoliberal university's call for 'transdisciplinarity'?
· What is the relationship between existing Geo-Social formations and histories of capitalism? Beyond the privatization/neoliberalization of non-human life through carbon markets and ecosystem services, around what forms of value might post-capitalist Geo-Social formations organize?
Please send inquiries / abstracts of no more than 250 words to Geophilosophy.AAG2014@gmail.com by October 5th 2013.
Braun. B. and Whatmore, S., editors. (2010). Political Matter: Technoscience, Democracy, and Public Life. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press.
Chakrabarty, D. (2009). The Climate of History: Four Theses. Critical Inquiry, 39. 197-222.
Clark, N. (2011). Inhuman nature sociable life on a dynamic planet. Los Angeles: SAGE.
Clark, N., Saldanha, A., and Yusoff, K. editors. (forthcoming 2014). Capitalism and the Earth. Brooklyn, NY: Punctum Books.
Ellsworth E., Kruse, J., and Beatty. editors (2012). Making the Geologic Now: Repsonses to Material Conditions of Contemporary Life. Brooklyn, NY: Punctum Books.
Grosz, E. (2008). Chaos, Territory, Art: Deleuze and the Framing of the Earth. New York: Columbia University Press.
Negarestani, R. (2011). Globe of Revolution: An Afterthought on Geophilosophical Realism. Identities, 17, 25-54.
Protevi, J. (2013). Life, War, Earth: Deleuze and the Sciences. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press.
Saldanha, A. (2013). Some Principles of Geocommunism. Retrieved from:
http://www.geocritique.org/arun-saldanha-some-principles-of-geocommunism/
Serres, M. (2012). Biogea. Minneapolis, MN: Univocal.
Woodward, B. (2013). On an Ungrounded Earth: Towards a New Geophilosophy. Brooklyn, NY: Punctum Books.
Yusoff, K. (2013). Insensible Worlds: Postrelational Ethics, Indeterminacy and the (K)nots of relating. Environment and Planning D: Society and Space, 31(2), 208–226. doi:10.1068/d17411
Yusoff, K. editor. (2013). 400ppm: Exit Holocene, Enter Anthropocene. Environment and Planning D: Society and Space. Retrieved from http://societyandspace.com/2013/07/26/400ppm-exit-holocene-enter-anthropocene
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The Latest Installment of President Trump and Melania's Awkward Body Language Is Here, and Twitter Is Cringing
By Tess Kornfeld
JIM WATSON
Michelle and President Barack Obama gave us plenty of public displays of affection that made our hearts burst during their eight-year tenure in the White House. Fast forward to September 2017: nine months in to President Trump's administration, he and First Lady Melania have given us some very different body language: namely, recurring bouts of awkwardness.
There was the dance to Sinatra's "My Way" at the president's inauguration, where Melania "retracted" her head from her husband. A few months later, in May, there were two separate hand-swats by Melania as the two country-hopped on a whirlwind overseas tour: one in Israel as the couple walked the tarmac at Ben Gurion International Airport and another in Rome. (After he was denied the hand-hold, he put his hand on Melania's butt instead.) Suffice it to say the First Couple doesn't seem especially cozy.
Now there's one more awkward hand-holding incident to add to the history books. And yes, Twitter is cringing.
At a dual appearance at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Friday, Melania introduced Trump to the stage to make a few remarks. But as he took the podium, instead of greeting Melania in the traditional sense—say, a kiss on the cheek—the pair took part in a very cold, uncomfortable handshake before what looks like Trump shooing her offstage.
The moment was captured in a video Irish journalist Catriona Perry posted to Twitter on Saturday. As a private citizen, my first thought as I watched is that at least they're not publicly batting away physical contact anymore (that's worth noting, right?).
As with anything Trump does, Twitter users made their thoughts on the awkward encounter known. Watch the video for yourself below—and then scroll down for some of Twitterer's reactions to the moment.
https://twitter.com/CaitrionaPerry/status/908790578321620992
Chrissy Teigen, naturally, had something to say, as did a few of her followers:
https://twitter.com/chrissyteigen/status/908874159328915456
https://twitter.com/LiviaLove/status/908879049669447680
A few questioned if that is simply the done thing in the frigid upper echelons of society:
https://twitter.com/ColeenPerry16/status/908876662313488385
Others really noticed the shooing bit:
https://twitter.com/jenn_bundy/status/908874342158626816
https://twitter.com/_lauraleiva_/status/908875853185957888
https://twitter.com/BKLYN_Diya/status/908921611541110784
Some echoed earlier hashtags of #FreeMelania and #SadMelania:
https://twitter.com/Ross_Hand/status/908793130631270400
Others recreated the moment, to stunning effect:
https://twitter.com/wisconsinnerr/status/908881180447166464
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These schmoes need to talk to Nate. He's miles ahead of them already with fakebullion.com.
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Rik Bitter wrote: These schmoes need to talk to Nate. He's miles ahead of them already with fakebullion.com.
I have been in touch with a few members of this group. They are more focused on law enforcement education/assistance and working with the big manufacturers and grading companies on trademark enforcement. They help arrange expert witnesses for counterfeit/fraud cases and they've helped take down a few larger importers of counterfeit coins. They have worked with CBP on checking imports and with the Secret Service on reclassifying US gold and silver coins to be valued by metal content rather than face value, which dramatically increases the documented value of counterfeit fraud cases and makes them a higher priority with more serious charges. They also assist with some educational exhibits at coin shows and educational seminars for law enforcement.
They have expressed interest in working together, but so far really only via me attending meetings / coin shows or being available as a witness. I have a day (and night and weekend) job and I'm not in a position to take the time (or sacrifice the income and incur the expenses) of traveling. Plus I just don't like traveling . So I will continue the bottom-up approach, trying to reach dealers and stackers and collectors directly with information on identifying fakes, while they continue the top-down approach to try to slow the importation of counterfeits and catch and punish those who fraudulently sell them. I think the two strategies complement each other.


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NO PROBLEM FOUND: NOW WHAT?
We have all heard the saying that taking your car to the dealer for repair is like going to the doctor. Once you get there, the problem seems to go away. Or does it?
Just as we have seen an exponential development of computer technology in the past ten years, the use of electronic fault monitoring by auto manufacturers has become common place in today's technologically advanced automobiles. Even with this increased use of electronic computer modules to help identify why a car may be experiencing a particular symptom, to the frustration of many consumers the dreaded "no problem found" diagnosis has not been eliminated.
What should a consumer do if they experience a problem with their car and the dealer tells them "we can not find anything wrong" ? The first step would be to ask to speak with the technician directly. Sometimes the translation of the problem from the customer to the service advisor and then to the technician gets garbled. By speaking with the technician directly the customer may better be able to explain the problem.
If speaking with the technician directly does not result in a diagnosis of the problem then a test drive with the technician may be in order. A test drive will allow the technician the opportunity to experience the problem first hand, assuming the problem is easily recreatable. If the problem is intermittent the customer may want to take a video or picture of the problem when it happens, if possible, and provide this to the technician.
Every auto manufacturer has technical specialists assigned to its dealerships to assist in repair of the "difficult" cases. If all else fails, the customer should ask to speak with the manufacturer's technical representative. The manufacture's representative may be aware of the customer's particular problem from other vehicles that have experienced the same issue. And, the manufacturer's representative may be able to spend more time on the diagnosis than the dealership technician.
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If you are told by a car dealer that there was "No Problem Found" with your vehicle, do not despair. Be persistent and take the steps detailed above to get your car fixed. Always remember to get documentation for every repair attempt, regardless of whether there was "No problem Found." You never know when your vehicle may be a lemon and you will need to show you took all the steps possible to get your car repaired.
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Toyota Recall: Is My Car A Lemon?
Ever since news of the Toyota recalls received extensive media attention, we have been getting calls from concerned Toyota owners. Most of the owners want to know if the California Lemon Law covers their vehicle because of the recall.
Generally, to have a Lemon Law claim in California the buyer of a vehicle must experience a problem covered by the warranty which has been subject to a reasonable number of repair attempts. Many of the inquiries we have received have come from individuals who have not experienced a problem with their vehicle but fear a problem may occur in the future.
This fear is certainly well founded given the recent revelations which have been widely broadcast. However, the California Lemon Law will not generally apply to a fear by itself without experiencing a problem and in most situations providing the manufacturer an opportunity for repair.
The good news is that the media coverage has caused more people to be concious of the repair history of their vehicle. People are beginning to take a closer look at the problems they have experienced, not just with Toyota vehicles but all makes and models. This repair history scrutiny is opening the eyes of many consumers as they realize that their "new" car problems may fall within the provisions of the California Lemon Law.
If you suspect that your vehicle is part of the Toyota recalls you should check the National Transportation Safety Adminstration website http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/ for information. If you believe your vehicle may be a lemon you should consult with a qualified Lemon Law attorney in your State.
EXTENDED WARRANTY or SERVICE CONTRACT? To Buy or Not to Buy?
In these tough economic times most consumers are relying on their vehicles to last longer. The days of the 24 month lease or consumers changing cars every three years is going by the wayside. As a result, consumers are often asking us whether they should buy an "Extended Warranty" in conjunction with their new vehicle purchase. Their desire is to be protected from the cost of repairs to the vehicle as it gets beyond the original factory warranty. They also want to be sure they have protection in case the car turns out to be a LEMON.
Service contracts have the look and language that most consumers think is an extended warranty. Dealers will also often call what the consumer is purchasing an extended warranty. Such is not the case. A service contract is merely an agreement by the dealer or service contract company to pay for repairs to the vehicle, which are covered by the terms of the service contract, for a specific period of time. A service contract is not a guarantee or promise that the vehicle does not have any defects. A service contract is more like an insurance policy than a warranty.
What does this mean for consumers? A service contract backed by the manufacturer of the vehicle may seem to be a wise investment if the vehicle were to have problems beyond the factory warranty. However, consumers must realize that not all parts are covered by a service contract. If the problem with a vehicle is caused by a non covered part then the consumer is on the hook for the cost of the repair.
A service contract backed by a company other than the manufacturer of the vehicle is generally not a wise purchase. It is often difficult to determine the financial stability of these companies. If the service contract company were to go out of business this might leave the consumer with no recourse and a costly repair bill.
It also important for consumers to understand that when a vehicle has defects during the warranty period they may be protected by their State's Lemon Law. This may entitle them to a refund of their purchase price of the vehicle or a replacement vehicle if they meet the State's specific Lemon Law requirements.
On the other hand, the California Supreme Court has ruled that a service contract does not give consumers full Lemon Law rights should a vehicle have problems covered by the service contract. The consumer would be limited to damages for breach of contract, which may include the cost of repairs. But, this does not allow a consumer to obtain a refund or replacement of their vehicle for a service contract breach.
Some tips to help you make your decision whether to purchase a service contract.
1. Generally only consider contracts backed by the manufacturer of the vehicle. Be careful of non manufacturer backed service contracts unless you are 100% sure of the company's financial stability.
2. Read the terms of the service contract carefully before purchasing. Know what is covered and what is not covered. Keep in mind the length of time you intend to keep the car and number of miles you drive each year. Do not just rely on what the dealer tells you is covered.
3. If you do purchase a service contract make sure you keep meticulous maintenance records. Lack of maintenance is often used as a reason by the service contract company to deny a claim for repairs that would otherwise be covered.
4. Realize that a service contract may give you some peace of mind for potential repairs beyond the original factory warranty but you may not have California Lemon Law protection for breach of this service contract.
Best of luck in your new car shopping. Make sure to do your homework before you sign on the dotted line.
So Mr. Lemon Law Attorney, What Make of Car Should I Get?
Several times a year I am asked by my clients what make of vehicle I recommend. I really do not have a particular recommendation for these clients. However, as a California Lemon Lawattorney, I do have a record of the particular makes and model vehicles my firm has mostly dealt with. All manufacturers make lemons. But some manufacturers make proportionately more lemons than other manufactures do.
Aside from your California Lemon Law Attorney, there are several resources one may use to research the reliability of cars. For example, Consumer Reports reports yearly on the reliability of virtually every made and model vehicle. JD Power and Associates issues reliability ratings of several vehicle categories. In addition, one may conduct research on the web concerning general vehicle reliability.
But if all else fails and these resources do not give you enough information, you can always ask your attorney.


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'Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist': When Does the Show Return for Season 2?
Get ready for Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist Season 2. How long will you have to wait for a fresh, new episode? Here's what Showbiz Cheat Sheet knows.
What 'Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist' is about
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist focuses on Zoey (Jane Levy) and her desire to move ahead in her career as a coder. After having headaches for a while, she decides to get an MRI.
During the MRI, there is an earthquake, and the building starts shaking while she's inside the machine. Somehow, that experience magically gives her the ability to hear and see people's innermost thoughts through song and dance. She calls these songs "heart songs."
What happened last season on 'Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist'
During Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist Season 1, Zoey goes through a lot of changes in her life. Other than acquiring the ability to see and hear other people's thoughts through musical numbers, a big change in Zoey's life is the death of her father.
She's also in the middle of a love triangle of sorts. Zoey is sexually attracted to her co-worker, Simon, but she also likes her friend, Max. Zoey spends most of season 1 conflicted about these relationships. The death of her father is making it even tougher for her to think clearly.
When will 'Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist' return?
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist Season 2 is set to air Tuesday, January 5, at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Note the new day. The series used to air on Sundays. If you have any other favorite shows that air on Tuesday at this time, like NCIS, make sure to set your DVR.
Peter Gallagher, the actor who played Mitch Clarke, Zoey's father, spoke to USA Today about his experience on the show. His character was killed off, but he's still grateful for the experience.
"And even knowing that the finale was going to be possibly moving, I think we surprised you," Gallagher told USA Today. "I'm very happy to have been a part of Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist and have it come out during this time."
'Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist' cast
In addition to Jane Levy and Peter Gallagher, the Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist cast includes appearances by Lauren Graham, Mary Steenburgen, John Clarence Stewart, Skylar Astin, Alex Newell, and Michael Thomas Grant. You likely recognize Graham from her starring role in Gilmore Girls, in which she played Lorelai, Rory's mother. In Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, she plays the role of Joan, Zoey's boss.
During NBC's Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist: A Conversation with the Stars and Creators for The Paley Center, Graham says she wanted to portray Joan as a boss with a heart. Although Joan can be tough, she also wanted to present a softer side.
"We've seen these tough, boss-lady characters, and I really wanted to make something more specific," says Graham. "I just really wanted her to have a heart."
Graham continues, "Here's a person who's under an extreme amount of pressure… who's probably been the only woman in the office for most of her career. She's had to be tough, and she maybe hasn't had a lot of allies. It's still very much a man's world. So maybe she kind of sequestered herself to survive."
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