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Nissan invests in production to prepare for electric age
by: YURI KAGEYAMA, Associated Press
Posted: Nov 28, 2019 / 11:16 AM CST / Updated: Nov 28, 2019 / 11:16 AM CST
Nissan Motor Co. Executive Vice President Hideyuki Sakamoto speaks during a press conference at the company's headquarter Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019, in Yokohama, near Tokyo. Nissan is investing 33 billion yen ($303 million) in its flagship auto plant in Japan's Tochigi prefecture in a first rollout of a production system geared toward electric vehicles. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama)
YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Nissan is investing 33 billion yen ($303 million) in its flagship auto plant in Japan's Tochigi prefecture in a first rollout of a production system geared toward electric vehicles.
Nissan Motor Co. Executive Vice President Hideyuki Sakamoto said Thursday that manufacturing methods must change because vehicles increasingly have both hybrid and electric engines and new parts for connectivity and artificial intelligence services.
Sakamoto said the production changes, set to be completed next year, use robotics and sensors to decrease physical stress on assembly-line workers. They are tailored for a workforce increasingly manned by senior workers and women.
Among the innovations for Nissan's so-called "intelligent factory" is a powertrain mounting system that allows at least 27 configurations to be installed in one procedure.
The parts, including the battery for electric vehicles, are put together on one "pallet," or foundation unit, for easier installing into the vehicle.
Another innovation involves programming a worker's craftsmanship into robotics. The moves are so finely tuned in the automated sealing process that the delicate angles and touches of a human worker are duplicated.
The advantage to such a system is that a robot's work is consistent and tireless, maintaining the quality of craftsmanship, according to Nissan.
"The competitiveness of an automaker lies in production, as well as design and technology development," Sakamoto told reporters.
Auto production methods have remained basically the same since the early 1900s. But vehicles are becoming more complex, as driver-support technology, hybrid systems and various kinds of batteries must be fitted in, depending on the vehicle, Sakamoto said.
The production methods will be later rolled out in Nissan's plants in Japan and elsewhere around the world but details are undecided.
Yokohama-based Nissan, which makes the Leaf electric car, March subcompact and Infiniti luxury models, is eager to relay a message of innovation as it battles a serious risk to its reputation amid plunging profits and sales.
Nissan's former Chairman Carlos Ghosn is awaiting trial on various financial misconduct allegations. Nissan has acknowledged failings in its corporate governance.
Its new chief executive is taking office next week. Ghosn's successor Hiroto Saikawa also stepped down, acknowledging financial misconduct.
All other major global automakers are working on smart, connected and electric vehicles. But Nissan has a head start in many of the innovations, especially electric vehicles, thanks largely to Ghosn.
Ghosn says he is innocent and accuses others in Nissan of colluding to get rid of him to block a fuller integration with its alliance partner Renault SA of France.
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Ensley Elementary builds on sense of family
Jayne But Cecil believes her school is more than the sum of its standardized test parts.
Ensley Elementary builds on sense of family Jayne But Cecil believes her school is more than the sum of its standardized test parts. Check out this story on pnj.com: http://on.pnj.com/2f2a4Ge
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Dozens of students at Ensley Elementary School listen to Sonia Manzano read her book, "A Box Full of Kittens." Manzano is an Emmy award-winning TV writer, actor and author who starred as "Maria" on Sesame Street for 44 years.(Photo: Special to the News Journal)
Jayne Cecil knows what people think of Ensley Elementary School, if all they know of her school is its Florida Standards Assessment test grade.
"I wish they could walk a day in a pre-K child's shoes, or a kindergarten child's shoes," says Cecil, who is in her fourth year as principal at the school. "When you come in and your vocabulary development is not where it should be, and you can't even communicate your needs to your pre-K teacher."
But Cecil believes her school is more than the sum of its standardized test parts.
Assistant Principal Jessica Bryan says Ensley is a family, a place where teachers come to work and want to stay. It is, she says, the hub of a community of parents who are working jobs that often don't have the best hours or the highest pay.
"We get them at kindergarten, and the expectation is for them to be reading around Christmas or January, and they're coming in on what 3-year-olds know," Bryan says. "When your mom's working two jobs so that you can have a place to sleep, it's kind of hard for those kids to have those meaningful interactions."
Ensley is one of 11 elementary schools that were graded D or F on the Florida Standards Assessment test for 2016. Each of these schools must have an improvement plan in place to boost that showing.
"Yeah, we're a D, but we're a higher D than what we were last year. That's progress," Bryan says. "We've talked about, do we want to go from a D to a A? Not really, because you're not going to be able to keep that.
"Our goal this year, we want to be a C. We're not aiming way up high, we just want to keep pushing to where eventually we're going to be an A, and we're going to stay an A, but you have to build that foundation."
"The public may not see that, but our kids … they know what they've achieved, and that's all that matters," Bryan says.
The plan for improvement at Ensley includes:
Math in the morning. Bryan says this year, math fluency will be tackled in the morning.
"That was our biggest thing, our lowest quartile in math," Bryan says. Only 29 percent of students in the lowest quarter were at proficiency in math.
Then teachers will move into what they call "the power hour" — extended school-day time — to focus on reading. The shift came in part because tardy students were missing critical time in the language arts block.
Signing a social contract. Staff last year were trained in "Capturing Kids Hearts," a behavior modification program that involves teachers working with their students to create a social contract for what is and isn't acceptable behavior in the class. It includes "taking the pulse of the room" in the morning, and strategies such as anytime someone puts a classmate down, they owe three positives back.
Homework help for parents. Something up for consideration: A couple of days a week parents can come in and ask for help understanding homework.
"Our curriculum's changed so much, and it's a little bit more challenging than when I was in fifth grade," Cecil says. "We're trying to figure out how can we establish a couple days a week where parents feel comfortable coming in and saying, "Can you help me understand the strategies my child's using for this particular thing?"
Filling the gaps for families. Bryan said something else they've looked into is getting a washer and dryer for the school that parents could use.
"You have to meet people where their needs are. That'll get them here, and they can do things like counting out stuff that needs to be sent home, or tearing out workbooks, or if they're going to work on their GED, or if they're going to work on a resume, they can be doing that," she said.
This summer, the media center was open two days a week for families.
Parent outreach. Some teachers do home visits if they haven't seen somebody in a couple of days, and they can't get them on the phone. Often teachers communicate with parents via phone calls and text messages. Says Bryan: "You're going to be more willing just to shoot a one liner then get on the phone, and now the teacher's going to talk to you about your child."
Building partners in the community. Cecil says throughout last year, several Ensley moms were going through their licensed practical nursing program.
"We were celebrating their successes with them because their children have been here since kindergarten, and now they're finally getting to a point where they feel like they can go out and do some things for themselves, and make that home life for their children, so we want to celebrate with them," Cecil says.
For this school year, Ensley will partner with George Stone to offer adult education and GED classes at the school for parents who need them.
Building in arts time. Cecil and Bryan have been on the lookout for community partners to do after-school arts or music programs at the school. There are 15-20 kids who use the after-school care program at the school, but Cecil says another 40 or so walkers "who beg to stay with us."
"I think it's going to take some community folks coming in and helping us in the afternoons with our after-school clubs, because during the day I just don't have the time," Cecil says. "If I could get the community and the volunteers in to do it, then I could tell those kiddos, 'Today's your club day, you can stay.'"
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China has announced that this year's summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation will be held in the city of Qingdao in June.SCO focuses on security-related issues of the region specially on counterterrorism cooperation. It is comprised of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India & Pak. China, which is one of the founders of SCO, plays an influential role in it.
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Ashok Das appointed Indian envoy to Brazil
Ashok Das, a 1987 batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, was named India's new Ambassador to Brazil.Das, presently additional secretary in the external affairs ministry, is expected to take up his assignment shortly, according to a ministry statement. Both India and Brazil are members of the BRICS economic grouping that also includes China, Russia and South Africa.
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China reopens Nathu La route
11 : China has confirmed "resumption" of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra through the Nathu La route.Kailash Mansarovar yatra via Nathu La was not undertaken last year after the Chinese govt cited "unfavourable conditions" to ensure safe & smooth conduct of the yatra on this route. The yatra was stopped by China in the aftermath of the military face-off with India last year at Doklam.
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First Indian to qualify for China LPGA
Sharmila Nicollet has become the first Indian golfer to qualify for the China Ladies PGA Tour. China LPGA Tour is a professional golf tour for women organized by the China Ladies Professional Golfers' Association. Sharmila is also the youngest Indian golfer to qualify for Ladies European Tour & the second Indian to earn a full card on the Ladies European Tour.
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Govt to spend ` 2.95 lakh cr on defence
The government hiked the defence budget for the next financial year to ` 2.95 lakh crore, a nearly 7.81% increase from last year.This includes nearly ?1 lakh crore allotted for capital expenditure including modernisation.The share of the defence budget in terms of GDP has slipped to 1.57%, the lowest since the 1962 Indo-China war.
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New tunnel planned in Arunachal Pradesh
With increased friction along the border with China, the government is focussing on improving connectivity in such areas.Arun Jaitley proposed the construction of a new tunnel in Arunachal Pradesh.The tunnel is to be constructed under Sela Pass.Earlier Rohtang tunnel was built which has ensured all-weather connectivity to the Ladakh region and "Zozila Pass tunnel" is being constructed.
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India's Crude Steel Prod. Rises 6.2%
India has overtaken the US to become the world's third-largest steel producer and the country is now looking to bag the second spot from Japan.Country's crude steel production grew by 6.2% to 101.4 million tonnes, MT, in 2017 compared to 95.5 MT in 2016, according to the report by World Steel Association. China remained the world leader by producing 831.7 MT in 2017.
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Satellite image shows build-up in Doklam
India and China are pursuing a "wide-ranging strategic build-up" in airbases close to the Doklam Plateau.It is according to the latest analysis of satellite imagery acquired by Stratfor. Doklam is an area spread over less than a 100 sq km comprising a plateau and a valley at the trijunction between India, Bhutan and China, surrounded by the Chumbi Valley.
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China To Establish International Courts
China has decided to set up three international courts to deal with disputes related to its multi-billion dollar Belt and Road Initiative.The courts will weigh litigation, arbitration and mediation; providing legal support and solving initiative disputes. The Chinese Supreme People's Court will set up international courts in Beijing, Xi'an, and Shenzhen.
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China's new military training manual
28 : China's People's Liberation Army, the world's largest army, has published an officially approved outline for military training.It focuses on the PLA's combat capability, highlighting military training under combat conditions & joint training. The new training outline makes it a mission of the PLA that by 2035, the modernization of the China's national defence should be completed.
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US slaps anti-dumping duty
Trump Administration has slapped anti-dumping duties on stainless steel flangs & finer denier polyester staple fiber from China & India.In 2016, imports of stainless steel flanges from China and India were valued at an estimated $16.3 million and $32.1 million, respectively. Exporters from China and India received countervailing subsidies of 41.73 to 47.55% and 9.50 to 25.28%, respectively
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WEF Ranks India 30th on GMI
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has ranked India at 30th position on a global manufacturing index.India is below China's 5th place but above other BRICS peers, Brazil, Russia and South Africa. Japan has been found to have the best structure of production in the Geneva-based WEF's first 'Readiness for the future of production report' and is followed by South Korea, Germany.
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Government to raise 15 new battalions
The government is planning to raise 15 new battalions in the country's two important border guarding forces – the BSF and the ITBP.It is being done to fortify defence along the strategic frontiers with Pakistan, Bangladesh and China. While the BSF is the country's largest border guarding force with a strength of about 2.5 lakh, the ITBP is about 90,000-personnel strong.
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China commissions new missile frigate
China's Navy has commissioned a new missile frigate, named 'Rizhao', in a naval port in China's Dalian located in the Liaoning Province.Rizhao is China's indigenous missile frigate.It is 140-meter-long and 16-meter-wide with the capability to displace more than 4,000 tonnes. It has the capability to attack enemy ships and submarines alone or along with other naval forces.
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Properties worth Rs 1 trillion auctioned
Over 9,400 'enemy' properties, worth more than Rs 1 trillion, are set to be auctioned by the home ministry starting the process of identifying all such estates.The properties were left behind by people who took citizenship of Pakistan and China. The move came after the amendment of the 49-year-old Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Act.
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China to build naval base in Pakistan
After Djibouti, China is planning to build its second foreign naval base in Pakistan.The base is most likely to come up near Gwadar, according to Beijing-based military analyst Zhou Chenming. Gwadar is located at a short distance from Chabahar port in Iran, that is being jointly developed by Iran, India and Afghanistan.
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China to build another base in Pakistan
After Djibouti, China is planning to build its second foreign naval base in Pakistan.The base is most likely to come up near Gwadar. A consensus was reached in one of the meetings between Chinese and Pakistani military officers that a military base would come up on the Jiwani peninsula near Gwadar. The base will be very close to the Iranian border.
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Endangered plant species discovered
Scientists have discovered a new endangered species of flowering plants in China.It was discovered in southwest Chinas Yunnan Province during a field survey. The species, Primula Zhui, known in Chinese as Zhu Hua Baochun, was named after Zhu Hua, a researcher from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
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Pakistan to use Chinese Currency Yuan
The central bank of Pakistan gave its green signal to using the Chinese currency, Yuan for bilateral trade with China.The decision to cozy up to Beijing comes just a day after US President Donald Trump vowed to stop all aid to Islamabad.Adoption of the Yuan would mean that Pakistan & China would be able to replace the US dollar for transactions in China Pakistan Economic Corridor projects.
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Vijay Gokhale Appointed Foreign Sec.
Former ambassador to China and current secretary (economic relations), Vijay Keshav Gokhale, has been named as India's next foreign secretary.He will succeed S Jaishankar whose extended tenure will end on January 28.He is at present secretary (economic relations) in the Ministry of External Affairs.
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China developed surveillance network
China has developed a new underwater surveillance network to help its submarines get a stronger lock on targets while protecting the nation's interests along the maritime Silk Road.The system, which has already been launched, works by gathering information about the underwater environment and detect threats.The project is led by the South China Sea Institute of Oceanology.
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China tests first photovoltaic highway
China has successfully tested its 1st photovoltaic highway based on home-grown technology, in it's eastern Shandong province.The road is constructed using solar panels which have a thin sheet of clear concrete on top of them. Panels will transfer energy to electric vehicles passing on top of them.With this China became the 2nd country to construct a photovoltaic highway.
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Largest Human Research Project in China
The world's largest human genome research project of 100,000 people was launched by China.The aim of the project is to document their genetic makeup for a study that aims to help generate the precision medicines of the future.It is the country's first large project detecting the genetic links between health and sickness.
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World's Longest Glass Bridge in China
The world's longest glass bridge has been opened in China to the public.Though it has a capacity to hold 2000 people, only 500 would be allowed at a time.Located in Shijiazhuang, the bridge lies 218 meters above hanging between the two cliffs in Hongyagu Scenic Area in Pingshan county.The bridge is 488 meters long & 2 meters wide, with two dragon statues on top that could produce smoke.
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Google's Machine Learning Research Lab
In an apparent move to rebuild its presence in China, Google announced that it will open a research lab focused on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Beijing, China.It will be its first such centre in Asia.The "Google AI China Centre" will join the other AI research groups that the company has in other parts of the world, including in New York, Toronto, London and Zurich.
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Sri Lanka hands over port to China
Sri Lanka has formally handed control of 'Hambantota' strategic port on its southern coast to China as part of a 99-year lease agreement.The port is near main shipping route from Asia to Europe & likely to play a major role in China's "Belt and Road" initiative.The port was signed on a 99-year lease because Sri Lanka cannot repay Chinese loans it took out to build the port in first place.
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China launches remote sensing satellites
On 21st November 2017, China launched three remote sensing satellites Jilin-1 04, Jilin-1 05 and Jilin-1 06 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in China's northern Shanxi Province. The satellites have been designed to improve observation capability to promote commercial use for the remote sensing industry. The system will be used for wide imaging, video imaging, and multispectral imaging.
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Nepal opens bridge built by India's help
Nepal inaugurated a bridge on the Kaligandaki River at Jomsom area in Mustang district near China border. This bridge has been built with the financial assistance of 44.5 million Nepali rupees provided by India as a part of India–Nepal Economic Cooperation programme. With the inauguration of this bridge, people of Mustang now have direct motorable connectivity.
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China launches two navigation satellites
China has launched two BeiDou-3 satellites into space through a single carrier rocket. The two newly-launched satellites represent the third phase of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System. This system will provide services for countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative, and form a complete global satellite navigation system by 2020.
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Disrespecting national anthem punishable
China has made disrespecting the national anthem a criminal offence, punishable by up to three years in prison. According to the amendment passed, penalties include detention, imprisonment of up to three years and the deprivation of political rights. Such punishments previously applied to the desecration of the national flag and emblem in public.
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Asia's largest Island-Building Vessel
China unveiled Asia's largest artificial island-building ship. The 140-metre-long vessel, which has been dubbed as "magic island maker", is capable of digging 6,000 cubic metres an hour. The boat named Tian Kun Hao is equivalent of three standard swimming pools.
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World's tallest statue of Shivaji
A 210-meter-high statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is being built in the sea off the Mumbai coast. It will be the world's tallest statue, once built. Currently, the Spring Temple Buddha statue, which stands at 208 metres in China, is the world's tallest statue. Shivaji Bhonsle, also known as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was an Indian warrior king and a member of the Bhonsle Maratha clan
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Ambani becomes Asia's Richest Person
Chairman of RIL Mukesh Ambani overtook China's Hui Ka Yan to become Asia's richest person with a total wealth of $42.1 billion, according to Forbes' real-time billionaire's list. Ambani's personal wealth rose by $466 million. Globally, Ambani stood at the 14th spot on Forbes' real-time billionaire's list.
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Bisaria: High Commissioner to Pakistan
India has appointed Ajay Bisaria as the next high commissioner to Pakistan. He is currently ambassador to Poland. Bisaria takes over from Gautam Bambawale, who was last month appointed India's ambassador to China. Bisaria was in charge of the Eurasia desk that looks after India's ties with Russia and the Central Asian republics, prior to his appointment as India's ambassador to Poland.
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First Tesla factory outside US
Electric car maker Tesla has set up its first electric car manufacturing plant outside the US at Shangai in China. China has the world's largest auto industry. Tesla, Inc. is an American automaker, energy storage company and solar panel manufacturer based in Palo Alto, California. It was founded in 2003 and its CEO is Elon Musk.
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Anti dumping probe against PTFE resin
The US has initiated an antidumping duty investigations against the import of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) resin from India and China. These investigations were started based on petitions filed by the Chemours Company on September 28. Anti-dumping measures are taken to ensure fair trade and provide a level-playing field to the domestic industry.
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Government imposes anti-dumping duty
The Union Finance Ministry has imposed anti-dumping duty on imports of certain steel wire rods from China for five years. It is done to guard interest of domestic players from cheap in-bound shipments. Anti-dumping measures are taken to ensure fair trade and provide level-playing field to domestic industry.
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Standard Chartered opens its GBS centre
Standard Chartered Bank opened its Global Business Services (GBS) centre in Bengaluru, which will complement its existing GBS centres in China, India and Malaysia. The GBS in Bengaluru will deliver support, client due diligence and advisory services for Standard Chartered's corporate and institutional banking customers. It was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in London, UK.
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Rafael Nadal Wins China Open Title
World number one Rafael Nadal (Spain) won his sixth title of this year. He defeated Nick Kyrgios (Australia) at the China Open 2017. Nadal, a 16-time Grand Slam winner, came to the Chinese capital Beijing on the back of winning his third US Open.
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Fastest growing oil market
3 : According to Moody's Investors Service, India will surpass China as fastest-growing petroleum product market in Asia with fuel consumption rising 6% in 2018. As economic activity in China dials back, Moody expects its refined product demand growth will moderate to 2.5 -3 % in 2017-18. For Asia, Moody's estimates that Asia's incremental growth in demand for fuel of around 0.7 mn barrels per day
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China operationalises stealth fighter
China has announced commissioning of the radar-evading J-20 stealth fighter jets into military service, giving its air force an edge in the region. The J-20 is China's fourth-generation medium and a long-range fighter jet. J-20 is only the third stealth fighter to enter service with any air force, after the F-22A Raptor and the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
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Intercontinental quantum video call
China has held the world's first quantum intercontinental video conference between laboratories in Beijing and Vienna. The call was held using a new world first space-ground quantum communication network that experts say could revolutionize how humans connect. The encrypted communication system was being trialed for potential 'real-world applications by govt, banks & insurance companies.
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Samanbek Qalabajuly Nurqadilow (, ; * 15. Januar 1944 in Kegen, Kasachische SSR; † 12. November 2005 in Almaty) war ein kasachischer Politiker.

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Samanbek Nurqadilow wurde 1944 im Dorf Kegen im Gebiet Almaty geboren. Er studierte an der Fakultät für Bauingenieurwesen des kasachischen polytechnischen Institutes. Danach arbeitete er fast 20 Jahre lang in lokalen und regionalen Bauunternehmen. Ab November 1985 stand Nurqadilow als Vorsitzender des Exekutivkomitees an der Spitze der Stadt Alma-Ata, wurde 1991 von Wiktor Chrapunow in dieser Position abgelöst.

Nach der Auflösung der Kommunistischen Partei der Sowjetunion wurde Nurqadilow erneut Leiter der Stadtverwaltung von Alma-Ata (ab 1993 Almaty). Diesen Posten übte er bis 1994 aus und wurde dann von Schalbaj Kulmachanow abgelöst. Bei der Parlamentswahl im Dezember 1995 wurde er als Abgeordneter in die Mäschilis, das Unterhaus des kasachischen Parlaments gewählt. Nachdem er sich während seiner Zeit als Abgeordneter bereits mehrmals über die Korruption in Kasachstan unter Nursultan Nasarbajew beklagt hatte und auch die Verlegung der Hauptstadt von Almaty ins weit entfernte Aqmola (heute Astana) und den damit verbundenen Umzug des Parlaments kritisierte und sich weigerte, als Abgeordneter des Parlaments nach Aqmola umzuziehen, wurde er im Dezember 1997 zum Äkim (Gouverneur) des Gebietes Almaty ernannt. Als im April 2001 die Verlegung des Verwaltungssitzes des Gebietes von Almaty nach Taldyqorghan beschlossen wurde, weigerte er sich erneut Almaty zu verlassen. Daraufhin wurde er Vorsitzender der Agentur für Notsituationen.

Auf einer Pressekonferenz am 11. März 2004 äußerte Nurqadilow heftige Kritik an Nasarbajew und forderte ihn zum Rücktritt auf. Er warf ihm außerdem Machtmissbrauch, Bestechung, Ethikverletzungen und Wahlfälschung vor. Er bedauerte zudem, in der Vergangenheit eine "Marionette" des Präsidenten gewesen zu sein. Nachdem Nurqadilow im Juli 2004 Nasarbajew und anderen Amtsträgern vorgeworfen hatte, in den Tod eines Journalisten verwickelt zu sein, wurde er im Juni 2005 von einem Gericht wegen Verleumdung zu einer Geldstrafe verurteilt.

Am 12. November 2005 wurde er tot in seinem Haus in Almaty aufgefunden. Er wies zwei Schusswunden in der Brust und eine Schusswunde am Kopf auf, neben ihm wurde eine Pistole gefunden. Die kasachischen Behörden gaben später an, dass er Selbstmord begangen habe, wohingegen Kritiker der kasachischen Regierung diese Darstellung für lächerlich hielten, als physisch unmöglich bezeichneten und einen Mord aus politischen Motiven nicht ausschließen wollten.

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Roscoe Holcomb: From Daisy, Kentucky
February 2, 2011 by admin	1 Comment
Just a word to let everyone know that John Cohen's new film, "Roscoe Holcomb: From Daisy, Kentucky" is out now! It has been released by Shanachie Video and is available for purchase by CLICKING HERE.
The film has been packaged by Shanachie as "The Legacy of Roscoe Holcomb." The DVD includes John's new film about Roscoe as well as his classic 1962 film about Holcomb, "The High Lonesome Sound." You get both!
"Roscoe Holcomb: From Daisy, Kentucky" recently premiered at the Margaret Meade Film Festival at the American Museum of Natural History together with a retrospective of John's work and also just won the award for Best Documentary Short at the Woodstock Film Festival.
Also, a very nice piece about John Cohen and the new film just aired on NPR's Weekend Edition: CHECK IT OUT
Here's a synopsis that I wrote for the program guide of the Woodstock Film Festival:
"John Cohen explores the life, philosophy and music of Eastern Kentucky banjo player, coal miner and construction worker Roscoe Holcomb. Holcomb has been injured on the job and forced into early retirement. He discusses his life and music and plays a number of traditional songs from his region. Using intimate footage of Holcomb at home as well as footage of his family, community and region, Cohen presents a remarkable and visually beautiful portrait of Roscoe Holcomb, a man who despite economic hardship and changing times has maintained a powerful and authentic personal music and philosophy."
John used old footage from the early 60's that he couldn't use for "The High Lonesome Sound" because the technology didn't exist at that time to put the film footage and audio into sync. But now that is possible and was accomplished in expert fashion. For this new film John also used really awesome color footage that he took of Holcomb and his family in the 197o's. It's a beautiful film and a wonderful tribute to Roscoe Holcomb.
[Roscoe Holcomb with John Cohen, 1964]
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White House budget office made an effort to stave off layoff notices from companies worried about 2013 automatic spending cuts.
"Any resulting employee compensation costs for WARN Act liability as determined by a court, as well as attorneys' fees and other litigation costs (irrespective of litigation outcome) would qualify as allowable costs and be covered by the contracting agency, if otherwise reasonable and allocable," the Office of Management and Budget said in its guidance.
Defense contractors in particular have warned for months that the upcoming sequester would cost jobs in their industry. And Lockheed Martin's CEO has said publicly he may be forced to issue notice this fall of possible layoffs in 2013.
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July 30, 2018 | Simran Kaur
Many believe that bitcoin is a fad at best and a dangerous bubble at worst. However, most agree that what's really fascinating about the cryptocurrency is the technology behind it: blockchain.
Blockchain is essentially a public ledger of transactions and information that can be edited (but not copied) by all of its users. Think of it like a Google Doc that's hosted by millions of computers at once, making it completely decentralised – which means all the transactions or values it records are easily verifiable.
It's still early days, but if the technology becomes more widely adopted, it could transform marketing—and even the internet itself.
How can blockchain be used in marketing?
Blockchain has countless applications for marketing, including the potential to remove the middleman from transactions.
Let's use digital ad placement as an example. At the moment, if a marketer wants to place ads on a website, most do so through Google because the search giant is trustworthy, well-known, and reliable.
Google uses its algorithms to select a website to show your ads, and pays the owner of the site accordingly.
Blockchain provides an opportunity to directly connect the marketers with the websites, instead of letting Google play matchmaker. Sites could be verified as trustworthy by other blockchain users, and marketers could connect with them directly to complete a transaction, create a contract and make payment. The advertiser would then be able to see the clicks they're receiving, the transaction would be recorded and verified, and the website owner would be paid directly.
Google offers a useful service, but we all know that cutting out the middleman means lower costs.
Provide transparency and build trust
That's not all though. Using blockchain guarantees a certain degree of transparency: between advertisers and website owners, as well as between companies and their consumers.
As the whole supply chain is recorded, users can access it and see where their products are really coming from. Walmart recently used this method to show the origins of their food products, to great success.
We've discussed just two potential uses for blockchain technology in marketing and PR, but there are thousands more. As modern technologies like blockchain, AI, and AR and VR develop and becomes widely adopted, smart marketers should consider ways that they can use them to streamline and improve their offerings.
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The Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass is an old favorite, but PGA Tour fans will get to see a slightly different version of the track this season at the 2017 Players Championship. It's undergone several changes within the past year — notably, the 12th hole is now a drivable par 4, while the sixth and seventh also have revamped designs. The revamped course won't be the only reason to tune in — this field is teeming with the best players in the game, including every one of the top 10 players in the world. Here are the best bets for success at the Players. This article originally ran on Fansided.com.
1. Rory McIlroy
McIlroy has been dialed in since making his return to the PGA Tour back in March, racking up three top 10 finishes in four starts. That run includes a tie for fourth at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and a tie for seventh at the Masters, so the low scores have been there — he's simply not getting quite enough breaks to win. That could change at the Players Championship, where he's found the top 15 in each of the last four years. One of the best tee-to-green players on the circuit, he should be able to give himself plenty of opportunities.
2. Dustin Johnson
This spring has been full of peaks and valleys for the game's top player — in February and March, Johnson won three consecutive events to set himself as the Masters frontrunner, then withdrew from the big event after an unfortunate run-in with a flight of stairs. Now, after a month of rest and a successful return at last week's Wells Fargo Championship, the 15-time PGA Tour winner looks ready to add to his total at the Players Championship.
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Ransomware Data Breach Lawsuit Against Sarrell Regional Dental Center Tossed by Federal Judge
Home » HIPAA Breach News » Ransomware Data Breach Lawsuit Against Sarrell Regional Dental Center Tossed by Federal Judge
Posted By HIPAA Journal on Jul 23, 2020
A lawsuit filed against Sarrell Regional Dental Center for Public Health Inc. over a July 2019 ransomware attack has been dismissed by a Federal judge due to a lack of standing.
Sarrell was able to recover from the attack and restore its computer systems and data without paying the ransom, although the dental center was forced to close for two weeks while its systems were restored. No evidence was found to indicate patient data was accessed or downloaded from its systems, although it was not possible to rule out a data breach with 100% certainty so notification letters were sent to the 391,000 patients whose personal and protected health information (PHI) was potentially compromised.
A lawsuit was filed against Sarrell in 2019 on behalf of patients affected by the attack. The lawsuit sought class action status and damages for patients whose PHI was potentially compromised in the attack. The lawsuit alleged patients faced a higher risk of identity theft as a result of the attack and had to cover the cost of credit monitoring services.
Judge R. Austin Huffaker Jr. stated in his ruling that while the extent and depth of the breach were "murky", Sarrell had conducted an investigation into the attack and found no evidence that files containing protected health information had been accessed or exfiltrated by the attackers and there was no evidence patient information had been misused in any way.
The lawsuit alleged the ransomware attack was a direct result of the failure of Sarrell to implement reasonable cybersecurity procedures and protocols and patients' personal and protected health information was now likely in the hands of identity thieves. Consequently, patients affected by the breach had to spend time and money protecting themselves against identity theft and fraud. However, Judge Austin Huffaker viewed the claims as speculative, since the plaintiffs failed to provide "at least some plausible specific allegation of actual or likely misuse of data."
Since the plaintiffs and putative class members failed to allege they had suffered identity theft or fraud as a result of the ransomware attack, there were insufficient grounds to sue Sarrell for the security breach. "The fact that the breach occurred cannot, in and of itself, be enough, in the absence of any imminent or likely misuse of protected data, to provide plaintiffs with standing to sue," wrote Judge Austin Huffaker. "The plaintiffs fail to allege that they or members of the putative class have suffered actual identity theft. Instead, their pleading speaks of 'possibilities' and traffics in 'maybes'."


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Shortly after reaping the rewards from his movie Spirited Away, a project that earned him an Academy Award in 2003, director Hayao Miyazaki set his sites on his next film, Howl's Moving Castle.Based on the novel by British author Diana Wynne Jones, Howl's Moving Castle gave the internationally renowned director an opportunity to bring to life a fantastical time in 19th century Europe when science and magic defined the popular zeitgeist.Veering slightly from its source material, the new Miyazaki movie nonetheless retains all the novel's principal characters. There's a foppish wizard named Howl, a vain witch from the wastelands, an anthropomorphic chimney fire and a young girl who carries a most unusual curse. And, of course, there's the moving castle…a towering, omnipresent structure that dominates the landscape. Already a smash success in Japan, Howl's Moving Castle finally comes to U.S. theatres this spring. To coincide with its Stateside release, VIZ is proud to present The Art of Howl's Moving Castle, a hardbound, prestige format book which acts as an essential companion to the film. A generous collection of concept sketches, fully rendered character and background drawings, paintings and cell images, The Art of Howl's Moving Castle brings the movie into your library. Along with the stunning visuals, the book also presents interviews and comments with the production staff, including key points directly from the director.There's more than one way to book passage on the moving castle. See the movie, but don't forget to reserve a copy of the book, as well. The Art of Howl's Moving Castle is a great way to preserve the magic of the next great anime classic from Hayao Miyazaki.
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DontGo (also commonly spelled in numerous other ways such as Don't Go, DontGO, and Don'tGO) is a free market political activist non-profit group founded by American conservative Patrick Ruffini, who had previously created the blog The Next Right, and libertarian Eric Odom, an internet marketer living in Chicago, Illinois.

History
The group started during the August 2008 offshore oil drilling debate in the House of Representatives, their members strongly favored further drilling and supported the Republican revolt on the issue. Founders Odom and Ruffini intended for their website to work as a clearinghouse of information for the Republicans.

Critics of the group accused it of taking contributions from oil companies. Eric Odom strongly disputes the charges, saying that he's "still waiting on those magical checks".

Eric Odom has stated that "Our agenda is to declare war on incumbency and long term power. The group's mission statement on its website labels it "for anyone who supports free markets, low-taxes, low-regulation and personal freedoms." Three national conservative groups, DontGo, FreedomWorks, and Americans for Prosperity led the tea party movement in April, 2009, according to The Atlantic magazine, which referred to DontGo as a "tech savvy" "online rapid response team".

Projects
The group is instrumental in co-coordinating the Nationwide Chicago Tea Party, which led to the Tax Day Tea Party protests. It claims to have worked with 700 separate demonstrations. Odom, a Bob Barr supporter with libertarian leanings, opposes too much Republican involvement with their protests. Notably, he turned down a request from Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele to speak at the group's Chicago protest. After the snub, the Republican National Committee released a statement saying that "They're just having a little fun."

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Over the past year, we have received 16 titles in Nursing Pharmacology from six different publishers, all of which were reviewed. These books range in price from $16.99 to $135.00, for an average price of $55.97. Doody's Core Titles 2018 features 14 titles in Nursing Pharmacology, with five designated as Essential Purchase Titles.


Like all Europeans, Roma possess certain rights on the basis of EU Citizenship. Focusing on the freedom of movement and residence in Europe, the seminar is going to discuss these rights and how their enjoyment can be promoted by European law and politics. The goal is to enhance the knowledge of European citizens' rights and to encourage an exchange of experiences among international and national experts, civil society's activists, and other relevant public actors.
The deterioration of general civic and social standards in times of an economic crisis has its most severe consequences in the vulnerable and unprotected layers of our societies, such as the Roma community. This situation represents a real threat to the overall balance set of European fundamental rights. More frequently, European governments establish discriminatory policies, directly and indirectly legitimizing populist behaviors against Roma people.
The actual political scenario is seriously undermining consolidated and fundamental rights, such as the freedom of movement and residence within the EU, the respect of migrant's rights. It is threatening the consolidation of a European citizenship.
Latest in a long list of public cases, the recent Affaire des Roms in France represented a clear example of the gradual and generalized degradation in the political attitude towards Roma. In these circumstances, international organizations and civil society strongly condemned the French government, denouncing unlawful and violent measures undertaken by the French authorities and the illegal returns of Roma to Romania.
In a European perspective, the interventions of Parliament and Commission are meaningful instruments for pursuing the difficult process of the implementation of an effective European citizenship, with the freedom of movement and residence being one of its pivotal pillars. Commenting the state of transposition of the Free Movement Directive, the European Commission in December 2008 observed that "not one single Member State has transposed the Directive effectively and correctly in its entirety" and that "the overall transposition of the Directive is rather disappointing". Since then, the overall situation has not improved significantly and in some European States it has even dangerously deteriorated.
Evictions and expulsions of European citizens, the compliance with fundamental rights of police's actions and mass expulsions, the criminalization of mobility and the access to legal and social guarantees are among those important questions that must be clarified at the light of international and European legislation.
International surveys prove that Roma people are the most discriminated community in Europe, determining persistent discrimination and far-reaching social exclusion. Permanent deprivation of basic rights as individuals and European citizens are preconditions for perpetuating an endemic situation of social marginalization. The freedom of movement and residence for EU citizens is strongly linked with the recognition of civic and social rights, basic requirements for fostering integration, and social inclusion.
The seminar aims at tackling the specific dimension of Roma at the light of the European citizenship and the enhancement and enjoyment of its related rights, primarily the freedom of movement and residence in Europe. With regard to the situation of the returned Roma people in Romania, the seminar intends to foster a debate on the impact of these policies in regard to the Roma people's condition and to explore possible alternative patterns to counter the current political mainstream. The main goal is to enhance the knowledge of European citizens' rights and encourage an exchange of information and experiences among international and national experts, civil society's activists and other relevant public actors.
Introduction: What can European, national and local actors do in order to promote the free movement of Roma?
Open Space Discussion with Monica Ghecia, ERIO; Viorel Zaharia, ERTF; Sorin Vana / Christinela Ionescu, "Thumende" Jiu Valley; Iosif Calin, Vox Civica; Marian Mandache, Romani Criss; Stefan Iovan, Forum Art; Oana Mizil, MP Romania (PSD); Cornelia Ernst, MEP (GUE/NGL); Piotr Janiszewski, University of Gdańsk; Daniel Bliort, Partidul Alianta Socialista; and others.
Introduction: How can local authorities enhance the social inclusion of Roma?


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Read all about it: young people are willing to pay for news online
Study shows that more people open to paying for news with the young especially keen
Tue, Apr 7, 2020, 05:34
Young people aged 16-24 are twice as willing to pay for news content than those aged 55 or over
It's tough times for all businesses right now and the media industry is no exception. On Monday, Daily Mirror-owner Reach, which also owns the Daily Star and Express titles, said it would furlough 20 per cent of staff and cut wages by 10 per cent due to the Covid-19 crisis.
Over the past week, we've seen similar moves locally from Iconic Newspapers and Celtic Media Group, as well as Journal Media and the Denis O'Brien-owned Communicorp.
In an age of fake news and misinformation, the need for accurate information has never been more critical. But key questions remain over who will pay for it, particularly at a time when advertising revenue has collapsed. Marketing communications group Core recently forecast that the local ad market would collapse by about 30 per cent this year, equivalent to more than €300 million in lost revenues.
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It isn't all bad though. A study just published by the World Economic Forum shows that as many as 53 per cent of people may be willing to pay for news in the future, up from just 16 per cent currently.
The study also finds that young people aged between 16 and 24 are twice as willing to cough up for such content than those aged 55 or over.
According to WEF, the fact that the public are at least open to paying more for news suggests that media companies are in a good position to prove value to greater numbers of people.
"The current coronavirus challenge only emphasises the indispensable role that media play in society today. With the value of content growing, the industry needs financial models that enable them to fulfil their social functions while still supporting widespread access to critical content," said Kirstine Stewart, head of shaping the future of media at the forum.
Increased sales by themselves won't save the media but it offers some hope for the future of the industry.
Kirstine Stewart
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A man with a profound understanding of how money is made and lost, Kerry-born economist Richard Cantillon (1680s-1734) is a fitting namesake for this long-running column. Since 2009, Cantillon delivers succinct business comment on the stories behind the news.
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You Think I'm Guilty of Something?
David Westerfield betrays himself
By Joe Deegan, Jan. 23, 2003
David Westerfield at death-penalty hearing. "You're going to know that I failed this test, because we're not working to get David...to the point where David passes the test .... That's not your goal."
On February 4, 2002, two days after the disappearance of Danielle van Dam, the San Diego Police Department's polygraph expert Paul Redden administered a lie detector test to David Westerfield. The test could not be used as evidence in Westerfield's recent trial, and its contents had remained hidden from the public until Judge William Mudd ordered the 155 pages of its transcripts released last week. The following has been excerpted from those transcripts.
Paul Redden: Okay, here's what we're doing today. I'm gonna go through and explain the polygraph to you....
David Westerfield: Okay.
PR: So you will easily understand, if you lie you get caught.
DW: Um hum.
PR: That's what this test's all about....
DW: Okay.
PR: So first off I need to know, is David a liar or not?
PR: Is that true? David is or is not a liar.
DW: No, I'm not a liar.
PR: Okay, you don't look like one.... Okay, there [are] four components that I'm going to attach to you...and they're lying on the table right there in front of you.
PR: The first two are the pneumo tubes. That's the tube...with the chains. One goes around your stomach, one goes around your chest. They are measuring your respiratory functions.
DW: Makes sense.
PR: Next component is the GSR, acronym for galvanic skin response. Two finger plates will be attached to your fingers and measure your skin response, basically sweating.
PR: Final thing is the cardio-cuff, just like a blood pressure cuff, measures increases or decreases in blood pressure.
PR: Your pulse rate and the strength of your heartbeat.... All of the questions in the exam will be yes or no answers. I'll ask you a question; you'll say yes or no.
DW: So you don't want an explanation?
PR: No, we'll...cover all that ahead of time.... Okay, let me explain how a polygraph works, so this thing will kind of make sense to you.
PR: A polygraph works on your autonomic nervous system. And these are areas you can't control, no one can control.
PR: When a person attempts deception or tries to lie, things happen inside our bodies that we have no control over.... You can lie to everybody else in the world, but you can't lie to yourself.
DW: No.
PR: But human nature, we like to tell stories, and we like to exaggerate stories. The fish gets bigger and bigger, so to speak.
DW: Um hum....
PR: The difference in a polygraph situation, if [I] ask a question that you're gonna lie to me about, that wall's gonna...look like [the] movie screen of your life. You're gonna see it just like the day it happened. You know you're lying, that little guy's up in your head saying, hey, that's not the truth. Now you know I know that you're lying, because I'm measuring these physiological things that are going on inside.
PR: Did you have anything to do with [Danielle's] disappearance?
PR: Okay, do you know where she could be located right now?
PR: Okay, so you're no way involved in this thing.
DW: No, huh-uh. I -- your just asking me that question upsets me, but no.
PR: What do you think should happen to the person or persons -- there could be more than one involved here -- that are responsible for the disappearance of Danielle?
DW: I think they should be taken out and shot immediately.
PR: Okay.
DW: But that's not -- I know that they'll get...three to five years, you know, five to ten, something like that.
PR: Um-hum.
DW: It's not a hard-and-fast rule.
DW: I think that they, you know, people that...hurt the innocent are bad people.
PR: Okay. Can you think of any reason...?
DW: Because the innocent are innocent.
PR: Right.
DW: You know what I'm saying?
PR: Particularly children are very innocent.
DW: ....They're very trusting.
PR: Okay, questions are about to begin. Is your first name David?
DW: Yes.
PR: Do you believe me when I promise you I won't ask a question we haven't gone over word for word?
PR: Regarding whether or not you yourself are involved in the disappearance of Danielle van Dam, do you intend to answer truthfully each question about that?
PR: Regarding the disappearance of Danielle van Dam, do you suspect anyone in particular of being responsible for her missing?
PR: Regarding the disappearance of Danielle van Dam, do you know for sure who is responsible for her missing?
PR: Other than what you told me, during the first 40 years of your life, do you remember ever lying to anyone who loved and trusted you?
PR: Regarding the disappearance of Danielle van Dam, are you yourself in any way responsible for her missing?
PR: During the first 45 years of your life, do you remember ever hurting anyone when you were drunk or angry?
PR: Regarding the disappearance of Danielle van Dam, do you know her whereabouts at this time?
PR: Are you afraid I'll ask a question we haven't gone over word for word?
PR: That concludes the first test....
DW: That's the hard part?
PR: That's the hard part.
PR: 'Cause now I...know, and you know that I know, and...that's the hard part. And now you're gonna help me resolve this thing.
DW: Um hum.... Did I, did I pass?
PR: No, you did not pass my test. And I don't think that surprises you....
DW: It does surprise me. Well, part of it's in my past.
PR: You are somehow involved in the disappearance of Danielle van Dam?
DW: No, I'm not. I mean, I'll take the test over again.
PR: Well, let me show you what I've done today, okay?
PR: And then I'll even show you the charts.
PR: Um, I don't know if I told you or not, but...this... software program has a built-in scoring algorithm.
DW: Okay, I know what an algorithm [is], all right, it's a mathematical...
PR: You're...right....
DW: I'm getting upset. I failed the test?
PR: You failed the test....
DW: Now, was it because of the questions or is it something I did wrong?
PR: I'm gonna show you.... And the algorithm gives us a probability score.
DW: Okay....
PR: And it's right there in big bold letters. It says what, David?
DW: Well, it says, "deception indicated."
PR: Probability of deception is greater than...what?
DW: Ninety-nine percent.
PR: That's right.
DW: On all of the questions?
PR: No, not all the questions. Because if you move down right here where my finger is...the question, "Did you have anything to do with the disappearance of Danielle van Dam?"...it shows 100 percent. "Are you personally responsible for Danielle van Dam's disappearance?" It shows 100 percent.
DW: I'm more than willing to take the test over again. I didn't expect to fail....
PR: Now, you're not an examiner, but you're gonna be able to see these...
PR: They're that dramatic.
PR: The lines that you're looking at, the top two lines are your breathing, the middle line is the GSR, the thing on your fingers, and the bottom line is your cardio.
PR: When I ask you this question about Danielle, your blood pressure goes crazy. That's 25 seconds from here to here.... And the next question, it does the same thing as previously....
DW: Well, look at this one right here. What was that question?
PR: Okay, that's...good. I'm glad you pointed that out, 'cause you can see that. 'Cause that is the other question about Danielle. And you can see what happens to your blood pressure now.
DW: I didn't even know her name was Danielle.
PR: Okay, yes you did, because we've been talking about that for a couple of hours.
DW: Well, yeah, no, but I... Well, up until...
PR: Well, but you know who I was talking about.
DW: Yes, I did, yeah....
PR: Here is the question about Danielle again. And see this, see the thing here?
PR: And then your blood pressure falls, and then here's the other question about Danielle, and even that is a huge blood pressure reaction. That is a tremendous blood pressure reaction....
DW: Look...how high those are.
PR: Which ones?
DW: These, these.
PR: Oh, this one, yeah, you're right. That's very true, man, that's a question about Danielle.
DW: Oh, I thought that was about...but every time you ask me a question, my blood pressure's going down and then with every question it goes back up again.
PR: It goes up right on the ones about Danielle. Now let me come show you something a little more...dramatic ... 33 is: "Are you in any way responsible for her missing?" And look what happens to your blood pressure.
DW: So why didn't it go up when I... If I was going to lie, why didn't 47-C go up?
PR: Because...47-C says, "During the first 40 years of your life, do you remember lying to...anyone who loved and trusted you?"
DW: Oh, I see....
PR: Okay, but I've given you a type of winding road. I've given you questions that deal with your name, with your early periods in life, with the questions about Danielle.
DW: Right.
PR: That question about during the first 40 years of your life, that you've lied to somebody who loved and trusted you. I have no question in my mind that you've done that. So you know what, David? I already know that you're lying to that question, but you're not reacting to it.
DW: Hum.
PR: The question that you focused on was Danielle. Now the next question here is...that you pointed out, "You know where she could be located at this time?" And you can see what happened....
DW: What was 48-C again?
PR: Forty-eight was over the hurting...[were you] hurting anyone when you were drunk or angry?
PR: And you can see it dropped off the scale.
PR: We'll go back to...the first chart....
DW: Well, I lied about that one, and that's...one of the questions that I wanted to ask you about.
PR: All right.
DW: And why did it drop off the chart? That's what I don't understand.
PR: The reason it dropped off the chart is because that question didn't mean anything to you....The questions that you're concerned about in my test are the questions about Danielle.
DW: Well, I'm concerned about that, yeah. So that would cause my blood pressure to go up anyway. I'm concerned about that....
PR: Don't you think that the parents would be more concerned?
DW: Oh yeah, big time....
PR: And I tested one of the parents. Passed this thing with flying colors. One of my partners tested the other parent. Passed with flying colors.
DW: But didn't they have any concern? There was no...it was a flat one?
PR: They passed the test.
DW: Um hum. Well, I'm trying to learn.
PR: Okay. There have been numerous other people that are somewhat connected to this family that we have tested, and everyone up to this point has passed the test. The only person who has failed on this test...
DW: Is me.
PR: Is you.... David, I am confident in my own mind that you're not being up front with me. But I'm also willing to talk with you. Now I'm gonna point something out to you in my notes that I made a very significant note about when we were talking.
PR: And you don't know that you did it.... And what you said to me at that point was...pulled off the side of the road, you ate, you showered, and you said, "we" were at Warner Springs. What you just told me was that there was somebody else with you.
DW: There wasn't anybody else with me.
PR: There was somebody else with you. Otherwise you don't say, "we."
DW: I didn't say...if I, if I said, "we"....
PR: You said, "we," 'cause I can play the tape back and show you...
DW: That's fine.
PR: ...where you said, "we."
DW: If...I said that...and I'm not gonna say I didn't say it, it's one of those mix-ups I use in my head.
PR: Freudian slip is what we call it.
DW: Well, no, it's just that it...sounds like a lie, but it's not.
PR: David, things happen. We don't know why things happen.... I don't think you went out trying to hurt this little girl at all. But something went wrong and you gotta help. We gotta help this family. You can't let this go.
DW: But, but she...you, you as a professional, and I'm a professional, I would tell you about stuff, ah, in my area of expertise. As of right now, you think I'm guilty of something?
PR: I think you are somehow connected with the disappearance of Danielle van Dam.
DW: Okay, well, I'm more than willing to take the test over again....
PR: Why...do you think you had trouble with my questions?
DW: Um, I have no clue.
DW: You say that the parents passed, and they had, you know, when you mentioned the word "Danielle" to them, they didn't get...a spike like I did.
PR: Not even close, not even close.
DW: Okay, up until today I didn't know her name.
PR: But you knew who we were talking about, so...
DW: So physically why would I have a response that way? Even...more on those two questions, why would I have a response like that?....
PR: But one of the disturbing calls that we have about David is David and the campground at the Strand.
DW: What about the campground at the Strand?
PR: Ah, there was a call that you were seen with a little girl.
DW: Somebody is lying to you, because there was nobody there with me.
PR: Is that because you had already gotten rid of her?
DW: No, I'm saying that there was nothing there to see. There was just me. I watched a little TV, I sat out front, I was putzing around, I ate lunch.
PR: David, have you ever heard the old story, the old saying of when you find yourself in a hole, quit digging?
DW: Yeah.
PR: It just gets deeper and deeper.
PR: You're in a hole right now.
DW: Well, I...and this test put me there.
PR: No, that test didn't put you there, you put you there... We gave you four tests.
DW: And I failed on those questions all four times?
PR: All four times.
DW: Well, that's not good.
PR: No, it's not good.
DW: And I don't know how to explain it....
PR: There's got to be an explanation. If we were to open the door right now, and there was a German shepherd dog there with his teeth showing and growling and snapping at you....
PR: ...your blood pressure's going to go up a little bit, isn't it?
DW: Right....
PR: Same thing happens here. If I ask you a question that's threatening to you, which is basically the same thing -- the dog snarling and barking at you, or the question being a threat to you because it's a threat to your well-being....
DW: And I don't know why I'm failing the test.
PR: Um hum.
DW: Okay. Honestly, I don't know why I'm failing the test. But I would tell you that I need to stop. Is it my right or isn't it my....?
PR: Of course it's your right, when I can stop....[do you want to] talk to a lawyer? Did you like talking to Moe and....?
DW: Well, they're policemen. They're on your side. I need somebody on my side. You're telling me to talk to someone else who's on your side. And I need to find out if...what you're telling me, that no one ever, no one has ever had that kind of a jump on a question and failed the test and was...later proven innocent. And I'm telling you that I know I'm innocent and that the test is flawed in some way.... But what I'm looking at is that I'm walking out the door, and you're going to know that I failed this test, because we're not working to get David...to the point where David passes the test .... That's not your goal.
PR: No, I can't resolve what's going on here....
DW: Try to find out what's going on here, right?
PR: ...what caused that reaction....
DW: I would tell you that the only thing that I was concerned about was the fact that the little girl was missing.
DW: And that, believe me, that means a lot to me. I have a daughter...but I can't believe that you asked these same kinds of questions to the mother and father and they didn't jump up and down at all.
PR: Believe me.
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