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Gaia-X Summit 2021: "Launched, Most of Construction to Happen in Orbit"
By Valentijn de Leeuw
The second Gaia-X summit was held on 18-19 November. It was implemented as a hybrid, mainly virtual event, drawing around 4,000 on-line attendees. Presentations on a wide variety of subjects reflected the complexity of the undertaking. "We are building a spaceship," said Gaia-X CEO Francesco Bonfiglio in the concluding press conversation. Recent Gaia-X statistics confirm that statement, with the organization growing from 22 to over 300 members in just the past year. The two participating countries increased to twenty-five, with fifteen local hubs inside and outside Europe.
Where the Gaia-X association provides specifications, policy rules and "labeling," the local hubs specify use cases grounded in country or region-specific initiatives and priorities. In total, forty-five use cases have been defined based on ten data spaces. Five lighthouse projects have also been started. Among the most prominent of these is Catena-X, which will facilitate business process automation and data exchange along "long" value chains in the automotive industry. The setup activities from this first Gaia-X year, will lead to early implementations in the second year, where Gaia-X compliant services will start operating in the market.
Gaia-X is based on the idea that both small and large players should have similar chances to make a living from their services -- that individuals and organizations want full control of their data. This drove Gaia to adopt a distributed and federated approach, where smaller and larger players can make their contributions based on requirements for compliance with interoperability and portability, to create a level playing field without vendor lock-in, with trust built on security, verifiable identities and qualities of services, transparency, and openness.
What is Gaia-X?
At ARC, we believe the simplest description of Gaia-X is a software framework on top of existing cloud infrastructure, data, or services to ensure trust in the transparency, controllability, and interoperability of services and data supplied and consumed. Gaia-X aims to provide this framework for free and give everybody the possibility to create and offer trusted services enabling the creation of data spaces that are necessary for a new generation of digital economy based on data exchanges. Gaia-X is convinced that the targeted trust levels will revolutionize the digital world that we know, from business via public services to civil society.
Gaia-X is therefore not a cloud platform, nor does it compete with cloud offerings. Cloud, data, and infrastructure providers can offer their services if they decide to adopt the Gaia-X framework and apply its rules. Gaia-X users and providers of data and technologies will be able to create trusted federations amongst themselves. Federation of secure, transparent, controllable, and interoperable data and services has the potential to create the critical mass of data or technology necessary to compete in the global market with value-adding services based on massive use of data that is currently untapped. The currently available non-transparent, non-controllable and non-interoperable technologies that prevent and slow down the digital data and services economy.
Through the Gaia-X framework, many different types of ecosystems can be created, which can be national, regional, global, industry-focused, or domain focused. Examples include sharing data across healthcare systems, research institutions, or industries. Catena-X is an example of such an ecosystem, creating a seamless data integration across the automotive value chains to build the next generation of smart and sustainable vehicles.
Gaia-X federation services are providing the necessary mechanisms to create a federation. Five key subsystems can be identified:
Identity and trust: covering authentication, authorization, credential management and decentralized identity management.
Federated catalogue: a central repository of self-descriptions for the discovery and selection of providers and their service offerings based on labels or verifiable credentials.
Data sovereignty services: enforcing data usage agreements.
Compliance: ensuring Participants adhere to Gaia-X principles and rules.
Portal and API: serving as integration layer for federation services.
How Gaia-X is Different
It is not possible to go into detail within the scope of this article, but to provide an example of how different Gaia-X is. Identities will be managed by Participants using existing identities, and not by Gaia-X. To use a metaphor: Participants hold their own ID card or passport, not the service provider where the Participant goes shopping. The consequence is that Participants do not have to open accounts with all service providers and manage credentials for each, but managing one set of credentials suffices. In addition, the Participant can freely determine the information they want to provide as an individual or organization, depending on the level of trust they want to provide to the ecosystem.
The Gaia-X architecture has characteristics in common with International Data Spaces Reference Model, which is not a surprise as IDSA is a member of Gaia-X. In addition, BDVA, FIWARE, Gaia-X and IDSA recently launched an alliance to promote data spaces based on a common basis. Details of the Gaia-X architecture are provided in this document. A reference implementation of Gaia-X Federation Services (GXFS) is currently being implemented thanks to the funding by the German Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy.
Catena-X
Oliver Ganser, head of the Data Driven value Chain program at BMW and head of the Catena-X Automotive Network, presented the program as "A fitness program for the automotive industry," with the purpose to build a use case enabling long data chains. It will be a business-oriented solution that supports users in their daily work. COVID, the semi-conductor shortage, and increasingly complex regulatory requirements made the industry realize that requirements cannot be satisfied using peer-to-peer collaboration. Catena-X needs Gaia-X according to Mr. Ganser. "Without Gaia-X it will not work." Gaia-X is providing specifications and enabling Federation Services, where Catena-X provides a data space, services, and applications, that is, it delivers code for the moment, with the goal to realize the business solutions.
High-profile applications concern the circular economy. Today, 5-7 percent of car products are recycled. This will dramatically increase in the future. To prepare for this, one of the Catena-X use cases concerns collaboration between OEMs, tier-n providers, and recyclers. The organization is growing fast inside and outside Europe. It is based on three pillars: a development consortium, the so called "Workbench," which is a registered association that acts as standardization and governance body, and finally a decentralized operating company ecosystem of currently thirty-three partners, including majors such as BASF, BMW, Bosch, Henkel, Mercedes-Benz, SAP, Siemens, Valeo, and Volkswagen. To exchange information efficiently among partners, the Workbench must create common data models and semantics, which is a substantial task.
There were many other interesting presentations that you can watch on the Gaia-X Summit site. ARC Advisory Group believes that Gaia-X is a valuable and sustainable initiative, it is very well supported by the European Commission and the member states and industry ecosystems. It is complex but promising, and it is on track and on speed. There will be hurdles to overcome and ensure the adherence of provider and user ecosystems. Some skepticism may be heard, but that can also be a sound form of feedback that can be addressed, if Gaia-X pays attention to it, which we believe it does.
ARC's recommendation would be for industrial automation and IT providers and users to follow Gaia-X developments, to check out local or industry-oriented initiatives such as Catena-X and observe or participate at a level consistent with your company's strategy, to be able to jump on the bandwagon when the time is right.
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Peter Charles Paire O'Neill, CMG is the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea. He is the leader of the People's National Congress and represents the constituency of Ialibu-Pangia. He was sworn in on 4 August 2012 as the ninth Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea.
His mother, Awambo Yari, a Papua New Guinean, came from the Southern Highlands. His father moved to Papua New Guinea in 1949 as an Australian government field officer, later serving as a magistrate in Goroka until his death in 1982.
Prime Minister O'Neill grew up in the country of PNG, with a very basic upbringing. He was educated at the Pangia Primary School, Ialibu High School and Goroka High School. After leaving school he was educated at the University of Papua New Guinea, graduating with a Bachelor of Accountancy and Commerce in 1986.
Prime Minister O'Neill was a businessman before entering politics. As of 2011 he lives in Port Moresby with his partner and has five children; two daughters (Loris and Joanne O'Neill) and three sons (Travis, Brian and Patrick O'Neill). Prime Minister O'Neill was first elected to the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea in 2002 and became a minister in the same year.
He became the leader of Papua New Guinea's opposition in 2004. He joined the government of Prime Minister Michael Somare in 2007, serving as treasurer. During Somare's absence due to illness he served as works minister under acting Prime Minister Sam Abal.
Prime Minister O'Neill was re-elected on the 6th August 2012 for the next 5 years. He holds the highest office in Papua New Guinea.The National Parliament of Papua New Guinea is the unicameral national legislature in Papua New Guinea. It was first created in 1964 as the House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea, but gained its current name with the granting of independence in 1975.
The 109 members of the parliament all serve five-year terms. 89 members are elected from single-member "Open" electorates, which are sometimes referred to as "seats" but are officially known as constituencies. The remaining 20 are elected from single-member "Provincial" electorates, each covering a province-level division: the 18 provinces, the autonomous province of Bougainville (North Solomons), and the National Capital District. Each Provincial member becomes the Governor of the province, unless they take up a ministry, in which case the position of Governor passes to one of the Open members from the province.


If you follow me on Instagram, then you might know that I like to post the questions that my Little Printer spits out every Friday. #littleprinterbigquestions asks what you would rather do between two choices. I thought I'd share a few of my favourites.
#littleprinterbigquestions Would you rather have no fingernails at all or have fingernails all over your feet?


Step on the brake pedal like you would normally do to start the car.
Hold the key remote up to the push button ignition. The light on the start button will turn from orange to green.
Then press the ignition button.
Get home or go to the store and replace that battery immediately!
If you don't have any extra batteries at home, I would order some just in case. If you have a Lexus, you can get a bunch on Amazon here for cheap.
Dulles (IAD) is installing new video screens to let travelers know what the expected wait time is to pass through security lines.
The technology, provided by French-based software maker Blue Eye Video SA, uses video recognition analytics to measure the number of people in line, how long it is taking people to complete the security screening process, and a calculation of how fast the line is moving.
You can also check the website to see the current security wait times even before you get to the airport. This is a pretty cool feature that should let you know how much time you might need if you're ready to leave for the airport soon.
I saw the Nest online a few months ago. If you haven't seen it, it's a pretty cool thermostat. Actually, it's a programmable thermostat that is WiFi enabled so that you can connect to it from basically anywhere. It also has mobile apps available that allow you control it from your iPhone or Android devices.
The nest comes in a nice little package. Aside from the unit itself, it's contents includes literature, mounting plates, and a thoughtful little screwdriver.
Installation was very easy and straight forward. First I turned off the A/C unit using the switch located next to it. You can also cut off the power by using the breaker. Then I detached all the wires and removed our old thermostat.
Then I mounted the Nest's metal mounting plate and attached the base. Then I attached all wires which are easily identifiable by color. Next, I snapped the unit on to the base and turned the A/C unit back on. The Nest uses the HVAC power lines, so it does not require any batteries.
Once powered up, the Nest takes you through the initial setup. The first task is to setup the WiFi connection. Have your network password handy. Scroll through letters and options by turning the dial and enter/submit by pressing the unit in. Then it'll ask you about your HVAC system and location.
The whole installation took about 15-20 minutes. I immediately downloaded the iOS app from the app store. You can manage the Nest from the app and from a web browser via nest.com. I elected to use the web to setup the scheduling. It was a little easier for the initial setup. I still prefer doing things on my PC or Macbook over using apps on my iPhone or iPad.
I appreciate product design and this is a beautiful little gadget. It's much more interesting than your typical plastic thermostat. I think it could stand to be a little smaller though. If I had time, I would remove the plastic mounting plate but that will require me to patch up a small part of the hole that was made for the original thermostat. That would also require downtime for the air conditioning while the plaster and paint dry. It's a little too hot for that right now.
Scheduling won't be any different on weekdays than before, but it should prove it's usefulness on the weekends especially when we go out of town. I can just use the app to let it know we're away or just before we plan to be home so it can adjust the temperature accordingly. The Nest takes a week to learn your habits so it's too early to give a full review about it but my initial thoughts are I'm impressed.


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Opinion, please: McDonnell trial
Vivian J. Paige	Local, Politics, Virginia	 Friday, August 29, 2014 2 Minutes
The trial of former governor Bob McDonnell and his wife is, mercifully, coming to an end. Nearly every newspaper and TV station in the state has had reporters there, day after day. If you haven't seen the coverage, you must have been living under a rock 🙂 I've been doing a few TV appearances about the case – latest yesterday – and will probably do a couple more next week.
Here's the thing: as much coverage as there has been about the trial (The Virginian-Pilot has had reporters there every day and posted all of the exhibits here, The Washington Post has had a daily live blog) there has been one glaring omission. While reporting every little tidbit of testimony, I've seen almost nothing about how the jury is reacting to what they are hearing. Obviously, the jury can't talk to the press; however, I expected some reporting of their reactions, if nothing more than their facial expressions. Perhaps this jury is very stoic?
Based on what I've read, it seems that on the 11 corruption counts – as I said before the case started – the McDonnells should be acquitted. I just don't think the government has made its case.
I also think Bob McDonnell should be acquitted for the charge against him for falsifying the loan application that ultimately ended up in the hands of Towne Bank. Since it was his personal financial statement and not a joint one, the loan from Jonnie Williams to wife Maureen didn't have to be disclosed.
There is a single charge of obstruction against Maureen McDonnell, for which she should also be acquitted. Testimony was given that she was not under investigation at the time the offenses occurred.
So that just leaves the last charge against the couple related to the PenFed loan application. Anyone who has ever done a mortgage loan application understands the process. However, leaving off the JW loan to Maureen just didn't make any sense. (The loans to MoBo, with no personal guarantee by Bob McDonnell, do make sense. And the government hasn't convinced me that those loans were to Bob.) This charge, if I were on the jury, I would convict them of.
But hey – I'm just an observer who hasn't been in the courtroom for five weeks. And I'm no lawyer. So take what I say with a grain of salt 🙂
What do you think, dear reader? What charges, if any, should the McDonnells be convicted of?
Published Friday, August 29, 2014
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Jane Massey says:
Friday, August 29, 2014 at 12:10 pm
I think there was quid pro quo, and I thought that before either Mrs. McDonnell, the former Governor or Jonny Williams said anything or had any fingers pointed at him/her.
Growing up we heard many mentions of 'circumstantial evidence' but not so much, that I recall, in this case or other high profile court cases in recent years. If you read any comments on PilotOnline.com referring to the case, you have seen that many posters are saying something to effect that: 'The McDonnells may have done this, that or the other; but there's no hard, substantial evidence that any of the people meant anything other than gestures of friendly give and take, etc.' People who weighed in constantly suggested that without any spoken/written evidence between any of the principles there's no case for quid pro quo. But, there is tangible evidence, and it's in the form of thousand-dollar clothes and accessories including the famous Rolex from Williams and like-wise from the McDonnells in the form of lots and lots of access, just to begin with.
How can we believe there was nothing going on with the Governor and his family and Jonny Williams, when we haven't seen any other CEOs take the stand to testify that he or she also gave gifts and got special treatment from the McDonnell Administration. Granted, no one in their right mind would admit it in that way; but, where is another company who GAVE and GOT what Jonny Williams got or gave so much to the McDonnell family?
I may be wrong there – maybe I just missed reading the paper the days those folks stood up for the McDonnells. Maybe some CEO of some other Virginia company DID step forward with statements that would show Gov. McDonnell didn't JUST get such lavish gifts from Williams, but from them also. Maybe the former governor DID set up meetings for other state CEOs with high ranking people in other Virginia departments – but, if so why did no one testify to receiving the same generous attention that Mr. Williams was given?
And, there was that damning picture that was out there for us all to see a year or so ago, but no longer available – the one of Gov. McDonnell smiling and holding up the container of Anatabloc. I found it easily when all this first came to our attention, but the Governor seems to have only decided he didn't give permission of the picture's use when he, his wife and Williams came under fire. All those things are more than a little difficult, in my book, to merely roll our eyes, wink and nod at. I think the circumstances that allowed the Gov.'s Mansion to be used as it was for the Star Scientific product launch, or product luncheon or whatever the defense attorneys chose to call it, is suspect.
My opinion is that without something of substance behind all these 'circumstances' that really did produce evidence (to my way of thinking) we would have NEVER seen Mrs. McDonnell and her off kilter actions thrown out for all to mull through. Call me pessimistic, but I just do not believe the McDonnell defense teams would have started off with the 'lonely, ignored, moody, lady-without-a-grip-in-sight' defense if there wasn't something more sketchy to keep in the background.
I'm not in any way suggesting there are dead bodies buried under a beautiful staircase in the Governor's Mansion; I'm simply stating that – in my opinion, and you did ask for opinions – SOMETHING was going on that cannot be explained simply by flaunting the actions, outbursts, demands and love for designer clothes of a middle-aged woman's hormonal-like antics.
And, all the above is BEFORE I even got around to the legal charges about loans, loan forms, admissions on loan forms and all that.
Here, though, I would like to apologize to anyone who read my comment from 8/21 regarding all this. I try not to make comments of a personal nature; I prefer making comments about politicians POLITICS – but, not their looks, families or anything really uncalled for. I wrote this about the McDonnells . . . "… this gang, that look more and more every day like they just arrived from Hooterville." (http://hamptonroads.com/2014/08/mcdonnell-cartoon-was-bad-decision#comment-1821315 )
That statement was personal, nasty in nature and just plain old, uncalled for. These are public people and as such I know they're considered fair game. But, I don't like to get personal and I try to refrain from doing that. I went over my self-imposed line and I should have listened to that little fellow on one shoulder whispering, "That's rude and hurtful; don't hit the 'POST' button;" instead of the screaming idiot on the other shoulder shouting … "Wow, that sounds good, let 'em have it!" Try as we might, I guess we all have a total jerk inside us, just waiting for the right moment to slip in and try to show off.
Thanks, Vivian, for opinion-seeking today. You gave me a chance to unload my opinions and to apologize for my bad behavior. / Jane
Betsy Mazzone says:
So confusing….makes my head hurt. I think he is guilty of something……if for nothing else…..lying to the public, about his feeling for his wife.
No politician would ever vote for a law that criminalized lying to the public.
What I have not heard in any of the reporting is what Gov. McDonnell was supposed to have done for Star Scientific.
Saturday, August 30, 2014 at 2:58 pm
In my opinion, and that's worth exactly ZIP; ha. But,one of the things I think former Gov. McDonnell did for Star Scientific was allowing the product luncheon/launch to take place in the state's mansion, which gave an appearance of supporting the product. I also believe that happened at a time when people were needed to invest in the company, and a sitting Governor and First Lady were the top officials in the state. Their support of the product was huge when you consider the prestigious place the product launch occurred in. I think we can all be certain that THAT particular setting and support for the product delivered quite a few investors to Star Scientific.
I think you can say that it was all Mrs. McDonnell if you really want to; but, the Gov. is who was elected and HE is the one that had to OK the go-ahead for that product launch to take place there.
And, then when you have the CEO sitting next to the Gov. at an event that was supposedly (according to testimony) the result of a great new garment for Mrs. McDonnell from Williams — hmmm. Nothing there, you say? Ok.
That's not even including the meetings that were set up for Mr. Williams with department heads to discuss the product – Anatabloc.
Really? Nothing there? If you say there's nothing there, I'll have to wonder just what you would need as proof.
Thanks, Jane. I had not heard that the product launch was done at the state mansion. Were other companies given such fetes at the mansion?
Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at 1:11 pm
I didn't read of any other CEOs who were allowed
such prestigious digs to launch their new products from. (Bad grammar, there – sorry.) Since that luncheon launch was such a big deal, IF there were other companies who could make the same claim, it seems like the defense would have had them testify to show that JWilliams wasn't the only CEO to be given that level of access and support from the First Couple. Just my opinions, Warren.
Jim O'Brien says:
Again, the famous words apply, "What was he thinking?" Embarrassing to say the least
I wish I could say that I thought it was a risky strategy to throw your wife under the bus and portray her like a mentally imbalanced and hysterical shrew . . . but the truth is that he only needs one juror to buy into it.
ver-dict {noun}: the finding or decision of a jury on the matter submitted to it in trial (source from the Latin eredictum, literally meaning "to say the truth".
The truth is upon what this verdict depends. Namely, the veracity of the two main characters, Jonnie Williams or former-Governor Robert Mcdonnell. On the one hand, Williams' testimony is in question because he received complete immunity. On the other, McDonnell's testimony is dubious because it contained political-type non-denials denials, convenient lapses of memory, and an overall evasive demeanor.
In this trial, the jurors will based their verdict not on the performance of the jurists, but solely upon who to believe more.
The righteous hates falsehood, but the wicked brings shame and disgrace. (Proverbs 13:5)
If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless. (James 1:26)

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Wilhelm Cuno (Suhl, 2 juli 1876 - Aumühle bij Hamburg, 3 januari 1933) was een Duitse zakenman en partijloze politicus. Hij was van november 1922 tot augustus 1923 rijkskanselier van Duitsland onder de Weimarrepubliek.

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War Cabinet. Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee. Memoranda. May - July 1940. Papers Numbers. JIC 71-194. Volume VII > Shipping. Amount Required to Sustain a German Invasion of the British Isles. Report by J.I.C. Covering Minute by Prime Minister Dated 20.7.40
Document Title Shipping. Amount Required to Sustain a German Invasion of the British Isles. Report by J.I.C. Covering Minute by Prime Minister Dated 20.7.40
Reference CAB 81/97
Document Date 26 July 1940
Themes Military Intelligence and Operations
Regions Europe
Countries Norway, United Kingdom
Document Type Directives
Organisations Chiefs of Staff, Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
People Frederick Beaumont-Nesbitt, John Godfrey
Portuguese armed forces, intelligence reports
Invasion. Shipping For: Note by Secy. Covering Minute from Prime Minister Dated 20.7.40, and Statement by Admiralty Giving Estimate of German Merchant Shipping Used in First Month of Invasion of Norway
A German Move into the Iberian Peninsula. Report by the J.I.C.
A Spanish Attack on Portugal. Report by J.I.C.
1. The Chinese Communist Threat in the Far East and South East Asia; 2. Chinese Communist Intentions and Capabilities 1950/51; 3. Internal Security Situation in Eritrea; 4. Likely Reactions in the Middle East on the Death of King IBN Saud; 5.; 6. Threat to Yugoslavia
Soviet Intentions and Capabilities and the Date when the Soviet Union Might be Prepared to Engage in General War
Portuguese Armed Forces. Details of Strength, Dispositions and Quality
Scale and Nature of Attack Against Sea Communications. Report by the Joint Intelligence Committee
Estimated Strengths of Armed Forces of Foreign Powers
1. Security of Deception; 2. Review of the Situation Round the Soviet and Satellite Perimeter and Other Sensitive Areas; 3. Visit of the Director of Military Intelligence to the Far East; 4. Coordination of Intelligence in the Middle East
Soviet Intentions and Capabilities A.B.I. - 14


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ΑρχικήGDPRHOW GDPR WILL AFFECT DATA SCIENCE?
By Athanasios Davalas
The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is an EU law that came into effect on 25th May 2018. The law has sent some shockwaves among the data professionals. As much as most of its provisions are similar to the existing data laws, the compliance standards have been significantly raised. The risks and penalties associated with non-compliance of GDPR laws are far much higher. One area that will bear the weight of this new regulation is data science. The data science practice has been affected in three main ways. These are limits to consumer profiling and data processing, accountability for automated decision biases & discrimination, and a right to explain automated decision-making.
The GDPR is a regulation within the EU laws that address the privacy and data protection issues for individuals living within the EU. It was approved by the European Parliament on April 27, 2016, and came into effect on May 25, 2018 [2]. Being a regulation, GDPR is binding to all EU member states and doesn't require any other enabling legislation. The regulation aims at addressing the aspect of personal data export outside the EEA (European Economic Area) and EU (European Union) areas. It gives citizens and residents control over their personal data. At the same time, it simplifies and unifies the data regulatory framework within the EU borders. Any organization handling data about EU citizens must, therefore, comply with its provisions.
The GDPR generally defines and strengthens the data protection rights for consumers. It replaces the Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC in order to harmonize the EU data security rules. As much the law aims at reinforcing the privacy rights within the EU, it also becomes a key milestone in the EU Digital Single Market initiative. The regulation seeks to reconcile the two competing values of innovation and privacy. The regulation largely retains the terminology and principles of the 1995 Directive. In addition, it brings in some new principles accompanied by uncertain consequences. This includes stricter concept of consent, data portability requirement, and a legal entitlement to be forgotten [3].
The law provides hope for achieving a greater uniformity level across Europe. There is a special place for research in this law as it curves out exemptions for historical, scientific, and health research. Research firms that collect personal data can, therefore, implement safeguards to avoid the restrictions on processing sensitive data. The law also permits processing of personal data by organizations without the owner's consent as long as it is for research purposes only. In some cases, this data can be transferred to third parties without requiring any other transfer mechanism to be put in place. The law has actually changed the handling of data and the utilization of data science. In this paper, we will focus mainly on the aspect of data science and GDPR.
GDPR Highlights
The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) retains the main data protection principles from the 95/46/EC Data Protection Directive (DPD). Additionally, it has been simplified to offer more control and transparency to the EU citizens [4]. Some of its key highlights include:
1) Personal Data and Roles
Personal data refers to any information that relates to an individual and one that can be used for identification purposes be it directly or indirectly. It can be a name, location data, identification number, or even an online identifier like IP address. It also relates to physical factors, physiological, mental, genetic, cultural, economic, and social identity of the person. Such data remains personal whether it is used in private, work, or public contexts. The three main roles that can be considered to ensure GDPR personal data compliance are:
a) Data controller – this is a person who should determine the means and purposes of processing personal data.
b) Data processor – this person is responsible for processing data at the behest of the controller.
c) Data subject – this is the person relating to the identifiable data.
Processing in this context refers to anything that is done on the data. This includes collection, storage, and erasure. As you long you are dealing with EU citizens' personal data, GDPR is applicable.
2) Consent and rights
GDPR defines consent as 'any freely given, informed, specific, and unambiguous indication of the wishes of the data subject for his/her personal data to be processed'. This indication can be through a statement or a clear affirmative action. It signifies the agreement to use data related to him/her. The GDPR requires that the data subject be fully aware of the purpose and means of processing their data and have no doubt over it. This includes situations where the data undergoes multiple processing activities.
The consent must be positive and can't be presumed from the data subject's inaction. Under the data Access and Erasure rights, the subject can seek for a confirmation from the data controller on various things. This include who has accessed the data, where it is being processed, the purpose it is being processed for, and how it is accessed. They can also request the controller to send them a digital copy of the data, erase their data, or halt any third party access to the data.
3) Breaches and penalties
A data breach is basically a security breach that leads to unlawful destruction, accidental loss or alteration of stored data. It also includes unauthorized access, disclosure, and transmission of personal data. Such a breach requires that the UK Information Commissioner's Office (the supervisory authority) is notified within 72 hours. This is especially if the breach can result in risking the subject's rights and freedoms. Breaching the GDPR can lead to a maximum fine of 20 million euros or 4 percent of the annual global turnover. An entity can be fined 2 percent for not keeping their records in order. This also applies to the case of not notifying the relevant authority on a data breach.
4) Demonstrating Compliance
Data controllers are required to showcase the organization's compliance with the GDPR regulations. To this extent, they are needed to maintain records about their location, data processing activities, data storage locations, and categories of stored data. Technically, the organization may be required to appoint a Data Protection Officer as part of the compliance measures. Other measures include carrying out privacy impact assessments, audits, pseudonymization, implementation of data policies, and minimization.
How GDPR will affect Data Science
When the GDPR regulations came into effect, they dramatically changed the way in which you can utilize data science [4]. The effects of these regulations cuts across all corporations using the EU citizens data. Any organization that collects data from EU citizens exceeding 5000 in a year has to be accountable regardless of their location. The EU legislature is keen on protecting these data protection laws and has proposed serious fines for infringement. This can go up to one million Euros (for smaller companies) or 5 percent of the global annual turnover. Most companies have already put plans in place to comply with these regulations.
The legal background for these regulations is found upon a patchwork of state laws among the individual member states and several independent supervisors. The absence of a single privacy framework had complicated the compliance to data transfer regulations. Most multi-national corporations could walk away with violations as the EU supervisors would find it hard to address these issues in a unified manner.
The data science industry has seen assertive data-driven business models in the recent past. This has stimulated the need to have a stepwise regulatory framework that ensures that there are effective lobby strategies and proper investment in data protection. The legislation of GDPR is therefore geared towards establishing a standard law across all the EU states and replace most of the existing individual state regulations. The enforcement of the law is through a One Stop Shop supervision approach.
The GDPR seems to places greater focus on the transparency of the data and prioritization of the rights of the subjects. This may be a cause of concern for most data scientists working in Europe. For several years, data science has shown that it can provide valuable insight into the operation of companies [5]. It can steer strategic decisions by analyzing results and options. The GDPR has brought in some new obstacles that will change this situation. These obstacles will stand in the way in which data science products are built. There are for instance reasons to worry as far as profiling is concerned.
GDPR gives individuals a right to an explanation for a decision made based on the automated processing. This means that making a decision on someone's ineligibility to receive a loan based on an automated algorithm may have some legal implications. These restrictions may not only apply to loans. Application of machine learning approaches like artificial neural networks would soon be brought into question. The GDPR standards don't accept the level of bias that can be introduced by algorithmic approaches using hidden layers to make a decision.
GDPR aims at protecting people from bias but this comes at the expense of data science. Most processes that have been designed to ensure efficient processing of data may find themselves on the wrong side of the law. Most data companies may, therefore, opt to go for less complex models and approaches to decision making. There will be more focus on interpretable analyses that offer accountable explanations instead. This means that the precision levels offered by automated approaches will soon be lost.
On the flipside, GDPR will provide new opportunities for the data scientists. The new regulatory framework requires creativity and ingenuity. The transparency and integrity standards set for the data would also boost the reputation and profile of the complaint data scientists. The good thing is that most of the data science doesn't have to deal with personal data. Majority of data science projects uses anonymous data and hence won't be affected much by the GDPR regulations.
Data Science and GDPR relevance
The privacy regulations contained within the GDPR are quite a challenge to most data scientists. It pushes the use of data towards the opposite direction to the one the data scientists are used to. Both the privacy advocates and the data scientists have the best interest of the individual. There is, however, a potential conflict of goals and they will tend to apply different methodologies in achieving these goals. The data science goal is to maximize data collection by obtaining new data and discovering new uses for the existing one. The privacy advocates, on the other hand, have a goal of minimizing the data collection and decreasing the usage of the existing one. In order to comply with GDPR, both the data scientists and privacy advocates need to realign and coordinate their goals for the benefit of the individual. There is an economic perspective and a protection aspect that needs to be carefully considered.
There the number of data science techniques that have the capacity to de-anonymize private data has increased in the recent past. The privacy advocates are therefore aware of the analytic techniques that data scientists can employ to generate data. Data scientists have been able to link sensitive anonymous data to specific individuals and in the process reveal their gender and ethnicity. This can be based on Facebook likes, snapshots, and cell-tower check-ins. There have been cases where individual records were anonymously released but somehow became de-anonymized. Personal data can be either observed, volunteered, or inferred. Data science is behind inference of personal data. This is the reason regulators are training their guns on the data scientist in order to protect the privacy of data.
The increased working on data using analytic technologies and cutting-edge data storage has continued to risk its sanctity and violate its privacy concerns. Modern data technologies like on-demand cloud storage, NoSQL technologies, and in-memory processing provide data scientists with an opportunity to store massive amounts of raw data. These data lakes raise a number of privacy concerns. They include:
a) Data awareness – companies tend to lose the oversight over the stored data, replication, risks, and privacy.
b) Governance – the many cloud storage systems raise concerns over the security measures. Raw data may, for instance, be flowing into a pilot programs system and there are no mature governance models.
c) Control – the retrieval, storage, and distribution of raw data comes with unknown dangers. One such danger is that companies tend to lose control over their data. This may also mean that they lose a right to erasure and the right to be forgotten.
GDPR direct impacts on the Data Scientists
The GDPR regulations emphasize the rights of the individual to understand and oversee how their data is used. This impacts on the ability of the data scientists to collect data. Going forward, there will be increased legislation on the principles of privacy. This will reduce the baseline collection of data through processes and systems. Collecting data through the default browser settings will, for instance, require the consent of the concerned persons. Individuals will have to be informed about the purpose of collecting the data and allowed to give their consent. The EU parliament is still debating some of these modalities and there may be some form of compromise soon.
GDPR will also impact on the ability to use the data. Data scientists will require an express permission from individuals to use their personal data. There is still a big debate over its practicality and there is a possibility that some exceptions will be introduced. Without such exceptions, it would be quite difficult for data scientists to find new uses for existing data. This is because every application of the data would require an express consent from the individual. The regulation will also impact on the ability to transfer data. The stiff fines that have been imposed in the law will discourage corporates from buying, selling, or even sharing personal data.
The GDPR will impact significantly on the customer profiling process. The new regulations require that the customer has to be informed of when the data will be collected and how it will be used. This means that the customer has to be informed how the data will impact them in aspects like credit scoring and fraud detection. In fact, the customers have the right to choose not to participate in the automatic profiling algorithms. The companies also have to use algorithms that are sufficiently robust so that they breach the regulations.
The other aspect that will be impacted by this regulation is the data storage requirements. The GDPR requires both compliance and accountability. The implication of this is that corporations will be needed to demonstrate their compliance status to the supervisors. This involves extensive preparations, up-front data audit, and documentation. The data scientists need to demonstrate the accessibility and type of customer data in their custody. This includes observed data, volunteered data, and inferred data. The individual has to be guaranteed their right to erasure. It will be mandatory for the company to know where all copies of the person's data are stored so as to guarantee a right to be forgotten. The data scientists will have to familiarize themselves with the implications of storing people's data. This includes passing it through service providers like Cloud Storage, analytics tools, and Cloud-based BI services.
GDPR also places a much more emphasis on the privacy of data in your company. This means that larger companies will be required to have a Data Protection Officer. The EU parliament has proposed a fine of 5 percent of the global annual turnover to be imposed on violators. The final figure may be different but the bottom line is that companies have to comply with this regulation. The law is meant to impose accountability and not just compliance. The supervisor would, therefore, want to see a comprehensive documentation that demonstrates the company's compliance with the regulation.
Data Science and GDPR Compliance
GDPR is here to stay and it is in the best interest of the data scientists to move towards compliance. Compliance may not be an overnight process but can be achieved through a series of steps. The accountability clause, for instance, requires documentation of the data assets and systems as well as carrying out the risk assessment. The following steps will offer a great start to any data scientist who is working towards complying with the GDPR regulations.
Step 1: Audit the entire data ecosystem
This will help you to determine some of the privacy gaps in the data that may expose you to GDPR violation. You can begin with the structured data within the BI systems and look out for dark data in the operational systems. You then need to look at the Big Data which includes any sensor data and weblog data. Document all the data found in those locations, where they are replicated, the established controls, and authorized users. Identify any personal data and other data that could easily become personal if processed by the various data science techniques. This would help you to introduce the necessary changes that will put you on the compliance path.
Step 2: Ensure proper implementation of the user consent
The current phase of GDPR implementation allows for user consent to be grandfathered into the system. It is important to ensure that the user consent has been properly implemented. This is because the use of the data within the GDPR framework may be severely hampered if there is no proper consent from the subjects.
Step 3: Ensure that the product roadmaps complies with Privacy by Design principles
You may need to familiarize yourself with the notions of privacy by default and privacy by design. The product owners then need to be made aware of data collection restrictions so that future products can be developed with this in mind. It is important to maintain full functionality but still comply with the GDPR restrictions. The products need to be designed in a way that enables a data-driven business model while still honoring the existing privacy laws.
Step 4: Engage in a dialogue with an expert
You need to initiate a dialogue with a person who understands operations within the privacy framework. This can be an external expert or a corporate privacy officer. The privacy subject is quite complex and has high stakes. A strong communication between a technical expert and yourself or the legal representative will help to break down this subject.
Finally, you will need to adhere to article 5 of the GDPR regulations when processing the data for compliance. The article prescribes six principles which a data scientist must adhere to while processing personal data [7]. They are:
a) Lawful processing, transparency, and fairness
b) Keeping to the original purpose
c) Minimization of the data size
d) Upholding accuracy
e) Removing unused data
f) Ensuring integrity and confidentiality of the data
PhD Researcher / Aegean University
Athanasios Davalas
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Cloudera VISION Blog: [https://vision.cloudera.com/general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr-and-data-science/]
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University of Nottingham: [http://blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/digitalresearch/2017/10/06/introduction-general-data-protection-regulation-research/]
DSI Analytics: [https://dsianalytics.com/data-science-and-pending-eu-privacy-regulation-a-storm-on-the-horizon/]
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Dr. Scott Summers: [http://www.insidegovernment.co.uk/uploads/2018/02/Presentation-Scott-Summers-Final.pdf]
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This page gives an overview of pretty much all baits available and offers guides on how and when to use them with information on the types of fish each bait catches. It is an overview and not set in stone so you will find that you may catch other species on these baits. As with the rest of the pages if you have any advice or see anything we missed then let us know by email or add a note on the guestbook and put it as private and it will be sent to our email address only.
Hook just behind the head and keep hook in the worms body, then exit once enough is on the hook. Then attatch others by hooking them just behind the head only and eixiting the other side so that the head is just attatched, this is the strongest bit of the worms skin. This makes their tails wiggle and attract fish.
Flatfish, Pollack. its an excellent match bait when scratching around for fish. can be very good for bream in summer.
Most sandy beaches, look for casts on top of sand, Goring, Brighton, anywhere.
Cod, Pout, Pout, Dab, Bass. occasionally Plaice.
Slide onto hook or use bait needle to thread onto hook.
Rock pools, Rottingdean, Saltdean, Southease River.
Bass, Pollack, Flounders, Wrasse. i have caught eels and flounders on them in the past. they are also very good for smoothoungs when boat fishing.
Float fishing or free line for Pollack and Bass, fished on the bottom for Pollack Bass and Flounders.
Bass, Cod, Eels, Smooth hound, Pout.
Wrasse and smoothhound although peeler is best.
Hook through belly and fish close to walls or snags for wrasse. cast out for smoothys.
Collect from groynes, piers or rockpools. can be bought from bait shops hook ready.
Scrape from shell and hook through thick lip area. Attatch the rest with bait elastic.
Use Mackerel caught while fishing or buy frozen from bait shop. Garfish are not sold by bait shops so use the ones you catch and are badly hooked. The good thing with garfish strips is that they are stronger so stay on the hook better, they are often used in winter months to tip a worm bait off. The same can be done with Mackerel strips.
Garfish, Mackerel, Scad, Shad, Pollack, Bass.
Just bits of Mackerel flesh with no skin can be deadly for Mullet and Bream.
Cut a small slice and from top of the back down to under belly. no wider than 1cm. attatch to the hook by taking the top (black upper back skin) and hook through fleshy bit once so that comes out of the skin. dont have to much flesh on the strips as will not sit naturally in the water.
Flatfish. excellent after stormy weather. find along the high tide line and de-shell.
Can be bought in a variety of forms from local tackle shops. You can get small baby squids which I think are best. You can also buy boxes of calamari and big boat boxes.
A wide range of fish.
You can fish a whole baby squid on a hook or cut small strips of squid as a tip off bait fished with a work on the main hook length.
Bought from most local shops. The better quality bread is often better as bait because it stays on the hook better and has more of a scent and breaks up in the water better.
There are a variety of ways to fish it and for the best advice visit the fish guide section under Mullet. When fishing bread it is advised to ground bait to get them used to the flavour and scent of the bread.
For a more in depth guide of how to use these baits and which fish can be targeted with them and when, see the fish or location guide sections. Any further suggestions of bait methods and uses then please email and we will update the site.


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This Coyote Hunt was epic. We called in Coyotes using electronics. These dogs got up close and personal within shotgun range. Predator hunting is always exiting. We collab with Hidden Instinct for tip, tricks and Tactics.


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Posted on January 27, 2023 by janicekinne
Thank you for all your compliments on our Holiday / Navidad 2022/2023 issue with cover by artist Ezra Katz. Local photographer Liz Icedo shared her beautiful Baja sunset photo for our Winter / Invierno 2023 cover.
In this issue, Bryan Jáuregui of Todos Santos Eco Adventures tells of the new Cowboy Museum in El Triunfo, that chronicles the 300-year-old story of the families, traditions, skills, and tools that bind the Californias of Mexico and the United States.
Bryan also shares with us how Zero Waste Hotels, like Hotel Desierto Azul in the Las Tunas area of Todos Santos, are working to make a minimum impact on our precious environment.
Nancy Naigle informs us of the impressive gains that the Padrinos Children's Foundation has made over the past seven years and their exciting plans for the future.
Ivonne Benítez, of Hablando Mexicano, tells the inspirational story of how owner Alan Becerril has created his restaurant and now Hotel Gallo Azul businesses. Alan has been a well-known figure in the Todos Santos community since 2005, and Gallo Azul Pizza Bar has been a popular spot since it first opened in 2014.
Have you tried the gourmet tacos at Tacoteca in Plaza Amigos in Todos Santos yet? Their fresh, daily specials include duck confit, top sirloin, pork carnitas, portabella mushroom, and more. Every Thursday is Taco Thursday with live music in the evening.
Happy 10th year anniversary to Étnica in Todos Santos! Their two locations, Étnica and Étnica Dos, have the finest Mexican handmade women's and men's fashions, leather goods, and home furnishings.
Amanda Reta tells the tale of Practical Magic: how this pueblo mágico is magical in the enchanted sense of the word. This tiny international melting pot has residents from all over the world, and yet you don't just end up here. And how three women––a tarot card reader, a ritual teacher, and a breathwork practitioner––help us mortals tune into something bigger than ourselves while remaining in the awe-inspiring now.
Galería Logan is hosting a reception for artist Lee Mothes on February 11th. View his newest paintings and drawings of ocean surf, meet the artist, and enjoy wine and snacks.
The luck of the Irish is with you on March 17th. Shut Up Frank's in Todos Santos will be celebrating their 28th annual Lucky St. Paty's Day with Frank's special homemade corned beef. And Shaka's in Cerritos will be hosting their Shamrock Shindig benefiting the Pescadero Food Bank and Grupo Madre Teresa.
Galería Enrique Guerrero represents a group of young artists who are part of the emerging scene and explore all the visual arts disciplines such as painting, sculpture, photography, video, installation and digital media, with a contemporary vision and self-sustainable proposals. The gallery offers them a space of freedom in which they can exhibit their artistic creation, in addition to spreading their work nationally and internationally. Their newest location is on the otro lado of Todos Santos, next to Pinos Mercado and Pacifica Fish Market.
Contigo Cerritos is the perfect balance of home and hospitality. The intimate community of boutique casitas was designed by international award-winning Sanzpont Arquitectura based in Barcelona, Cancun, and Chicago, and features an international design aesthetic with an authentic local touch. As much as possible all materials and craftsmen are sourced in Mexico, as are the interior design touches. With a passion for sustainability, the layout of the casitas was based on a solar study to minimize direct sun exposure to interiors, to maximize efficiencies, and to preserve the view from the road above, so that hikers and bikers can continue to enjoy the ocean views. The casitas are built with sustainable features such as grey water recycling, partial green roofs, and renewable backup power.
In addition to their popular Las Tunas location, Shakti Bowl has a new healthy restaurant at El Merkado in San José del Cabo.
New World Organics Baja produces non-toxic and organic pest control, cleaners, sanitizer, mosquito repellant, and plant fertilizers. Their products are available in various locations in Todos Santos, Pescadero, Cabo San Lucas, La Paz and now on Mercado Libre.
The Palapa Society of Todos Santos is holding a masquerade ball on April 1st. Masquerade masks are encouraged, costumes are optional. Dinner included and beverages are available. See their website for more information.
We will see you with more exciting stories in our next issue, Spring / Primavera 2023. The deadline is March 10.
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Exciting New Art Shows
Two exciting new art shows open this weekend on Friday, February 4 and Saturday, February 5.
Anne Hebebrand "Glory & Despair" at Galería Militar
Anne Hebebrand has tapped into the elemental rawness of life's daily twists and turns. Each new painting in this series represents a moment from the artist's year. The energy of the fleeting hours and days, captured in paint and tactile sensuousness, immediate and reflective – she shares these personal moments with us. This work has to be seen in person! The muted yet vibrant colors and the delicate and sometimes rugged textures. A feast for the senses.
Embracing Life's Messiness in all of its Glory & Despair. On view in Galería Militar and online February 4 – March 15, 2022.
Opening Day Reception February 4, 2022, 2 – 7 pm.
RSVP: https://www.galeriamilitar.com/hebebrand?fbclid=IwAR2VDJBOCILhOWypAqzlR2qBuz47HTxdbx8WZs_xY73jkvviWQBw0Od8WcI
Roberta Booth "Divine Light" at Santa Terra Art Project
Roberta Booth studied at both the Art Students League of New York and the School of Visual Arts in New York City. She also studied with Alexey Brodovitch at Richard Avedon's studio as well as with Art Kane and Bruce Davidson in NYC. It was after a successful career as a high fashion model for the Ford agency, she turned to the other side of the camera and became an internationally recognized photographer. Her photos have appeared in Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Town and Country, and many other publications worldwide. Her photographs of icons like Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Rauschenberg, Erté, The Rolling Stones, and Pink Floyd have become collectibles.
In 1982 Roberta became interested with the third dimension and entered the field of holography. Her teachers were inventors of this new field of vision involving laser and high-tech equipment. She received many grants and commissions and curated for major museums exhibitions such as Museum of Science and Industry Los Angeles; Powerhouse Museum Sidney, Australia; State Museum, Austria; and the Royal College of Art, London. In 1992, she produced the first holographic ticket for the Barcelona Olympics. It was in 1997 that she built a dome in the Mexican desert where she continues her studies of light. She is constantly photographing the beauty of the skies and sea.
Roberta's new art exhibition is all about 'Pure Light.' She says, "I have named these holophotos as they are photographs of my holograms made with a pulse laser at the Center for Holographic Arts in New York City, 3-color master holograms, photographed and then printed on canvas as scrolls. Laser light is pure light (coherent) and is true to electromagnetic spectrum."
Roberta was one of the first artists to work with this technique and now is the first to do pictures of holograms. She decided to photograph the holograms to show them in an exhibit. Even though you do not see the movement in three-dimensions as you do with a hologram, you will still get the pure spectral colors–coherent light. They are always in motion and color and music feel connected. Her scrolls are about the sea and sky; in both the scrolls and pictures you can see nature's colors and may find them meditative and healing.
The show is an opportunity to see amazing scrolls, that play with the skies, sea, and healing light. Roberta's opening exhibition will take place Saturday, February 5th, from 6 to 9 pm, at Santa Terra Art Project at Santa Terra in Todos Santos. Her work will be on display through March. To enjoy the coherent and pure divine light these scrolls are easy to transport in a tube or folded to take it home with you.
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Survey findings suggest both individuals and institutions can do more to promote open science practices in India
How much have the open science movement's practices and principles permeated researcher behaviour and attitudes in India? Arul George Scaria, Satheesh Menon and Shreyashi Ray have conducted a survey among researchers working across five different disciplines in India and reveal that more can be done to promote open science within its research institutions. While a majority of respondents believe open science to be important, less than half use open access repositories for sharing publications, with a much smaller fraction using them to share data. Meanwhile, a paucity of simplified and translated versions of scientific papers and continued access problems for those with disabilities are indicative of a research environment that is not as inclusive as it could be.
As part of the Open Science for an Innovative India project, we conducted a survey among researchers working across five different disciplines in India (the detailed methodology can be accessed here). Two major goals of this survey were to gain insights on: (i) publication and data sharing practices of Indian researchers; and (ii) their attitudes and approaches towards open science, open access, transparency, reproducibility, and collaboration. In this post, we would like to share some of the initial results of the survey.
Importance of open science
A majority of the respondents are of the view that open science is important for research (89.62%). In order to gain more insights on open science practices within their respective institutions, we asked respondents whether their colleagues share details regarding research methodology, research tools, source of funding, negative results, etc. We asked the respondents about the sharing practices of their colleagues, as social desirability bias could have been a serious concern had we solely focused on their own sharing practices.
While transparency with respect to research methodology (70.56%), research tools (65.91%), and source of funding (63.28%) was stated as common institutional practice by respondents, sharing of negative results is relatively rare (31.98%). The significance of disclosing source of funding is particularly highlighted by controversies such as that created by a recent report published by Campaign for Accountability regarding academic funding by Google.
While open science promotes sharing of the vital information discussed above, it is interesting to observe from our data that, in a large number of cases, neither the funding agencies nor institutions mandate any such disclosure (research methodology, 21.08%; research tools, 24.39%; source of funding, 14.29%; negative results, 31.61%). In some other cases, respondents were unaware of such mandates (research methodology, 36.14%; research tools, 34.15%; source of funding, 29.19%; negative results, 40%). One may infer from the lack of awareness about the mandates that even if they do exist, they are not likely to have robust monitoring or compliance mechanisms.
Image credit: India Grunge Flag by Nicolas Raymond. This work is licensed under a CC BY 2.0 license.
Sharing practices
Among the respondents, 37.57% use open access repositories for sharing their publications, while 59.23% stated that they share on request. Sharing publications on request is not the most optimal approach as it would be very difficult for people to find those publications and, in many cases, people may not even be aware of the existence of those publications. In most cases, people would likely be too hesitant to approach the author(s) even if they did know the publication exists. In the case of data, only 5.73% are sharing through repositories.
Our initial results show that an unwillingness to pay (45.83%) and an inability to fund (31.25%) article processing charges (APCs) are the two most prominent reasons which discourage researchers from sharing their publications openly. On the other hand, when it comes to data sharing, a reluctance to share data before having completed all possible research/publications based on that dataset appears to play a major role (48.88%). Similarly, 25.18% of respondents were of the view that they can share data only after proper curation.
We had also asked respondents who have shared their publications/data openly whether they noticed any benefits after having done so. While 41.08% mentioned greater visibility (e.g. through increased citations) as a benefit, we notice that the perceived benefit of data sharing was non-existent for a large number of respondents (36.43%).
Factors influencing publication
When it comes to decisions regarding publication, the impact factor (37.24%) and reputation of the journal (46.15%), and payment requirement (42.71%), are important factors. However, publisher policies pertaining to open access (27.6%) and copyright ownership (27.69%) are considered to be important by fewer respondents.
Frequency of publishing simplified and translated versions
Currently, there is a huge divide between science and society. One of the main reasons for this is that scientific expression is inaccessible to those not well-versed in the specific technicalities of the relevant discipline. Democratisation of science is likely to happen only when its practice takes place in an inclusive and accessible manner. One way to do this is to publish simplified versions of research findings. Our survey indicates 35.87% of respondents never do this, while 31.52% do so only rarely. Moreover, in a diverse, multilingual country such as India, publishing primarily in the English language leads to millions of people being further excluded from participation in science. The percentage of respondents who never share translated versions of their research in regional languages is substantial (86.77%).
Measures taken for people with disabilities
One of the essential components of open science is the existence of systemic structures which ensure that the production as well as consumption of science is inclusive and accessible. Persons with disabilities are often excluded from the knowledge creation process. In order to address this issue, institutional facilities for researchers with disabilities, as well as measures to enable ease of access to research produced, are necessary. Our data shows that while ramp (83.63%) and wheelchair (64.24%) facilities are now available in a majority of the institutions, facilities like audiobooks (9.09%) and braille textbooks (6.06%) are rarely provided. Moreover, a large majority of respondents (85.33%) were also unaware of any steps taken by their institution to ensure that research outputs produced in the institution are accessible to people with disabilities. This clearly indicates that conversations about the need to include persons with disabilities in the research process are still not a priority for most institutions.
Satisfaction with existing rules and practices and attempts to effect changes
Finally, it is important to highlight that respondents in our survey appear to be satisfied with the status quo regarding institutional practices on issues such as intellectual property rights (IPR) over research outputs (66.89%), open access to publications (57.67%), and open access to data (48.5%). We also notice that 46.91% have never made an attempt to change the institutional rules or practices regarding dissemination of research outputs. While it may not be reasonable to expect all individuals to lobby for changes, it is worrying to see that 24.69% never felt the need to do so. We should view all this data in the context of the limited sharing seen among the respondents and insufficient institutional policies incentivising sharing.
Our initial results suggest that if our vision is to make science accessible, transparent, inclusive, and socially relevant, significant changes are required in the attitudes and practices of the current participants of science. This will be possible only if detailed studies and analyses are conducted regarding attitudes of researchers and individual/institutional practices in this area. We hope to provide more in-depth analysis on the survey data in the upcoming weeks.
The complete data from this survey (excluding those that may reveal the identity of the respondents) can be accessed here.
This research was supported by a grant received by CIIPC from Qualcomm Inc. However, Qualcomm Inc. has not been involved in any stage of the research, including the framing of research questions and data analyses. The authors thankfully acknowledge the contributions from all team members of the Open Science project.
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Sutton is the principal town of the London Borough of Sutton in South West London. The surrounding area of Sutton offers landscapes of tranquil and serenity. Boasting some grand 1500 acres of parkland of relaxation, take a walk along the banks of the River Wandle for instance. Sutton provides accessible connections towards London, South Coast and Gatwick Airport.
Average Price for property in Sutton is around £395,060 which varies based on type of property you are interested in and ranges from £840,899 for detached house to around £451,373 for semi-detached. Similarly terraced house is around £368,067 and a flat is worth £247,457. Values have been changing and have risen £5,049 in last 3 months alone. Similar historical trend can be observed in price changes e.g. prices changed £15,617 in last 6 months, £47,814 in last 1 year, £71,906 in last 2 years, £80,814 in last 3 years, £82,090 in last 4 years and £77,884 in last 5 years.
Currently average asking price of a property in Sutton is around £416,875 based on approximately 1,317 properties for sale. Same is the case with rental options based on 215 properties up for rent, average asking rent is around £1,266 per month.
Buyers are willing to pay high dollar prices to grab these properties because of the recent trend in real estate investment especially in Sutton area. In last 1 year alone average price buyer paid is around £320,692 based on approximately 1,317 sales in Sutton area alone. If you compare it to last 3 years sales of 3,880 properties where buyers paid around £297,917. It has been same for some time now for e.g. if you take an average of amount paid in last 5 years, it comes to around £287,957 for 6,185 and average amount paid for purchase of approx. 8,416 properties sold in last 7 years comes to about £282,019 per sale.
Breakdown of asking prices for homes of different sizes show that price varies clearly based on no of bedrooms and type of house. Asking price for a house with 1 bedroom is around £155,033, £317,208 for a 2 bedroom house, £415,448 for a 3 bedroom house, £589,490 for a 4 bedroom house and £974,992 for a 5 bedroom house. For a flat similarly the prices varies from £191,395 for a single bedroom to £274,262 for a 2 bedroom Flat. Same is the case with 3 bedroom flat £292,772 and £293,333 for a 4 bedroom flat. To sum up the asking prices for properties in Sutton it comes to around average £186,850 for 1 bedroom property, £281,695 for 2 bedroom, £400,324 for 3 bedroom, £562,567 for 4 bedroom and £974,992 for a 5 bedroom property.
Rent per calendar month varies similarly based on type and size of the house. If you look at the rents per month for houses alone it can vary from £644 for 1 bedroom to £1,355 for 2 bedrooms, £1,527 for 3 bedrooms, £1,885 for 4 bedrooms and £2,232 for 5 bedrooms house. But if you are interested in renting a 1 bedroom flat then rent per month can be around £911. As the no. of bedroom increase so will the rent e.g. for a 2 bedroom flat it will be around £1,166 and £1,274 for 3 bedroom. You should be generally be expecting around average £884 rent per month for single bedroom property, £1,194 for 2 bedroom, £1,440 for 3 bedroom, £1,885 for 4 bedroom and approximately £2,232 for a 5 bedroom property in Sutton area.


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Association Sportive Vita Club je fotbalový klub z Demokratické republiky Kongo, hrající ligu Linafoot. Byl založen v roce 1935 ve městě Kinshasa.

Historie
Klub byl založen v roce 1935 pod názvem Renaissance. Ten byl změněn v roce 1939 na Diables Rouges, v roce 1942 na Victoria Club a v roce 1971 na Vita Club.

Nejúspěšnějším obdobím byl začátek 70. let, kdy klub vyhrál svoje první 4 mistrovské tituly v tehdejším Zairu v řadě za sebou a v roce 1973 i africký Pohár mistrů.

Úspěchy
Liga DR Kongo (14): 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1988, 1993, 1997, 2003, 2010, 2014–15, 2017–18
Pohár DR Kongo (9):1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1983, 2001
Superpohár DR Kongo: 2015
Liga mistrů CAF: 1973

Odkazy

Reference

Externí odkazy

Fotbalové kluby Konžské demokratické republiky
Fotbalové kluby založené v roce 1935
Kinshasa


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Requiem for Mrs J.
Rekvijem za gospođu J.
Genre: Drama, dark comedy
Director: Bojan Vuletić
Scenario: Bojan Vuletić
Cast: Mirjana Karanović, Jovana Gavrilović, Vučić Perović, Danica Nedeljković, Boris Isaković, Žika Todorović, Mira Banjac
Friday, Sep 1, 2017 @ 20:30 - Kapija Open Air Cinema
Mrs. J., a modest middle-aged woman, and a former administration worker, decides to: wash the dishes, go to the store, find an old family gun. She intends to kill herself with it on the very day her husband died. In five days. Mrs. J. decides to settle all her private and administrative matters in order to kill herself the way she wishes to and leave her family secured. But in order to begin, she only needs a single verified certificate on the last 20 years of service. In the country currently going through the process of transition and an overall reform of administration, that will prove to be extremely complicated. Because to live in transition is complicated. To die is even more.
Bojan Vuletić was born in 1977 in Belgrade, where he graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Art with a degree in Film and TV Directing. For several years he worked at B92 TV station, where he directed major documentaries and series. He was also assistant director on several feature films, such as Klopka directed by Srdan Golubović and Kordon by Goran Marković. As a co-screenwriter, he worked with Stefan Arsenijević on an omnibus feature film Izgubljeno-Nadjeno, as well feature film Ljubav i drugi zločini, for which he was awarded at national festivals in Sopot and Vrnjačka Banja. His first feature film made in Serbian-German-French-Croatian-Hungarian co-production Praktičan vodič kroz Beograd sa pevanjem i plakanjem premiered in the competition section of the festival in Karlovy Vary.


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Wendy Welcomes Library Future
Wendy Maisey OBE, candidate Councillor for Culcheth, Glazebury & Croft has welcomed news that the future for Culcheth Library is looking brighter.
The news comes after the Friends of Culcheth Library announced last week that they had been in discussions with Warrington Borough Council and LiveWire and that funding had been made available for renovation, modernisation and improvements.
Wendy also paid tribute to the hard work that the friends have put in to save Culcheth Library over a number of years, and is now calling on the Council to invest more into community facilities.
Wendy Maisey OBE said:
"I welcome LiveWire's commitment to investing into Culcheth Library. My colleague Cllr Val Allen had a very productive meeting with LiveWire earlier in the year and put the case forward for more investment in Culcheth Library. Val was given assurances that funding would be made available and I am delighted that has now happened.
"The wider issue is that the Council has underfunded community facilities in Culcheth, Glazebury & Croft for too long and the proposed closure of the Community Campus at Culcheth High School is the living proof. Residents need to understand the impact and the bandwidth of the services which are under threat such as outdoor playing fields.
" When I talk to residents they tell me they would like more facilities in the area for all age groups, not the constant threat of closure as we're seeing with the community services offered at Culcheth High School. It was only a few years ago when the Labour controlled Council had plans to close the Library.
"As we come out of Covid-19 lockdown these services are more critical than ever for the physical and mental wellbeing of all residents. With the 4.98% hike in Council Tax it's surely not too much to ask ?
"My last employment before I set my own business up was working in a community and college library and I have seen first-hand the huge benefits they bring to all.
Your priorities are our priorities
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I reproduced this bug yesterday, I failed to check if my backpack was full - if it's full it cannot allocate the extra 10 bullets -, but I swapped an extended AR mag from a Scar to an AKM and then reloaded the AKM, and both my guns had 40 bullets on them.
*I know that a few others have inquired about it, but it seems as though the people that post about it end up in arguments with people that do not understand the problem and the thread ends up being a complaint between two or more people other than a bug fix request/report.* So here it goes... Problem: When You have a full inventory and you find an Extended Quick-draw Magazine, the only way to drop the Quick-draw Mag is to empty something out of your inventory, equivalent to the capacity of the Quick-draw Mag and then put the Quick-draw Mag into your inventory. After you have done this, you are finally allowed to place the Extended Quick-draw Magazine directly into your weapon and drop the Quick-draw Magazine. Other Quick-draw Magazines do not suffer from this; as far as I have noticed it is only on ARs and SMGs while sidearms & SRs are unaffected through my current testing of the bug. Reason it needs resolved: I have, many times, had to take an additional 10-15 seconds of dropping/picking up stuff in order to swap from a Quick-draw Magazine to an Extended Quick-draw Magazine because of this bug,; even more if I didn't realize my inventory was full. Potential Solution: I would suggest that all magazines that are being replaced by the drag-n-drop method drop straight to floor so that it bypasses the full inventory issue.
m16a1을 보시면 대용량 탄창이 없는데 탄약이 38발입니다. 대용량 탄창을 장착한 상태에서 장전을 하고, 인벤토리를 가득 체운다음 대용량 탄창을 뺐더니 발생했습니다.
Sometimes you can't remove the magazine from your weapon. To fix it, you need to drop the weapon to the ground or equip another magazine from your inventory. But you can't remove it manually.
Date Seen:09/14/2017 Server: EU-Server Error Message: - Other Information: - Troubleshooting Attempted: - Launch Options: - System Specifications: Operating System: Win10 Graphics Card: GTX 1060 CPU: i5-4490K Ram: 16GB As you can see the magazine doesn't really fit to the gun and sticks out of the barrel.


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The first aid point is situated at the entrance to the Wisła Hall, the largest in the facility. Details of the medical assistance available are specified by event organizers.
The mother & child facility is situated at the entrance to the Dunaj Hall. Additionally, children's cabins are in every WC across the building.
Event organizers provide details the number and location of cloakrooms available on the occasion. This information is available on event websites.
Bicycle parking is available on both sides of the building by the car park. The area is monitored but for additional safety please secure your bike individually.


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Revisiting historic octagonal barn near Iowa City 80 years later
Dick Hakes
Special to the Press-Citizen
John Wilson, 85, of Cedar Rapids toured the huge, historic Secrest 1883 Octagonal Barn east of Iowa City on Thursday, reviving memories of exploring it in his childhood.
"I was about 8 years old and found many interesting places in it," he said. "I remember we'd walk across a single plank of wood over an open space with the cattle down below."
His wife Charlene quipped: "He played where he shouldn't have."
Wilson is a great-nephew of Guy Secrest, son of Joshua and Esther Secrest, pioneers who farmed the land and contracted with a local master builder for the barn's unique construction in 1883. Standing 75 feet tall at the cupola, the barn once held 200 tons of loose hay in the upper level to feed 32 horses and 16 cows on the lower level. It was considered a marvel of early engineering.
The barn, original home and nine-acre farmstead just west of Downey has been owned for the past 30 years by Richard Tyler, a University of Iowa professor of otolaryngology. With the help of volunteers, donations and occasional special events, he has strived to preserve the barn and its companion buildings, which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
"There is no other barn like this one anywhere in the world," Tyler said.
Find more information at https://sites.google.com/view/secrest-octagonal-barn/home .


We report a case of a 10-year-old child, who presented with headache, nausea and fever in the past 72 hours. Past medical history was insignificant; parents did not signal any helpful information. Laboratory tests and radiology imaging were normal except for high inflammatory indices and modest spleen enlargement. Rotavirus infection was isolated from the blood cultures.
We want to describe this unusual case of cat-scratch disease presenting with soft mono-lateral optic nerve involvements without the typical scratch related regional lymphadenopathy in order to highlight the heterogeneous presentation of Bartonella Henselae infection, especially in children. Therefore, we should consider cat-scratch disease in any patients with FUO and unspecific systemic symptoms even if there is not a recent cat relate contact and a typical clinical presentation.
Cat-scratch disease is usually a self-limited infection caused by the Gram negative bacterial Bartonella henselae. The cat's flea is usually its reservoir and it could deposit the bacterium through the feces on the cat's claws. Human is usually infected by a scratch: Immune-deficient patients and children are at higher risk than others. At the time of primary infection, a macule, papule, or vesicle may form at the site of inoculation followed by regional lymphadenopathy and flu-like symptoms. Incubation period lasts up to 12 days. After 3 weeks, cutaneous signs regress; rarely, hematogenous spread of the initial infection may result in ocular and neurological complications.
The patient, 10-years-old, was admitted to the hospital because of fever during the past three days with peaks of 40°C, associated with headache and nausea. She got in the emergency room and blood exams results showed a moderate rise of RCP. Further assessments were then necessary. During the hospitalization, general conditions were stable except for sporadic diarrhoea, vomit and fever. Urine cultures, blood cultures, pharyngeal swab, serology for antibodies against Mycoplasma and Chlamydia were carried out but results were in the normal ranges. EKG did not show any abnormality. On the third day, broad spectrum antibiotic therapy was initiated with I.V. cefotaxime because of the persistence of fever. The subsequent blood exams showed a persistent rise of CRP and neutrophil leukocytosis. The second blood culture was still negative. Imaging exams did not reveal any sign about the possible cause of fever. After antibiotic therapy, the patient showed a lowering of the frequency and intensity of body temperature peaks. General conditions improved quickly and inflammation indices decreased. A second line of antibiotic therapy against anaerobic bacteria was initiated and 24-36 hours later the patient showed stable absence of fever. While the patient was recovering, the parents mentioned contacts with a cat during their Easter holidays in Ukraine, so that "cat scratch disease" was immediately suspected. An ophthalmic examination was performed reporting a little optic nerve shade. The patient was discharged in good general conditions, without fever. At the next examination the patient was firmly without fever, although slightly asthenic. Blood serology, still in progress after the discharge, proven positive for Bartonella henselae, which confirmed the suspect of "cat scratch disease". The final diagnosis was infection from Bartonella henselae with mono lateral ocular involving.
Bartonella are facultative intracellular Gram-negative bacteria infecting erythrocytes or endothelial cells [1,2]. B Henselae is especially related to cat scratch disease (CSD) [1,3]. Cats are the major host reservoir for B. henselae with an antibody prevalence in cat population varying from 5%–10% to 70%-80% depending on geographic area and cat status (domestic or not) . Typical cat scratch disease shows common manifestation: A papule or pustule develops at the scratch site, followed by regional lymphadenopathy, with or without fever, with possible suppuration [2,4].
Ocular manifestations are reported in 5 to 10% of case 1: according to the work of Accorint et al. , the most frequent ocular manifestation is neuroretinitis which is usually unilateral. The same author states that Bartonellosis can also present as isolated ocular manifestations. Other sings of ocular involvement are Parinaud syndromes, focal retinitis, branch retinal artery and vein occlusions [3,5]. In particular, the usual presentation in children and young adults, is with a wide range of systemic (notably FUO and prolonged fever) and ocular symptoms . Disseminated infection with a vasoproliferative response is typical in immune-compromised individuals .
CNS involvement with encephalopathy, seizures, meningitis and meningoencephalitis, and cardiac involvement with Endocarditis (Bartonella accounts for about 3% of all causes of endocarditis) are less frequent but serious, even life threatening, complications . Among the others, Hepatosplenic, Renal, Hematologic manifestations are possible . We wanted to present this case report to the scientific community in order to increase knowledge about bartonellosis and its manifestations. We believe it is useful to discuss this case for the following reasons: among the complications of bartonellosis, endocarditis and encephalitis have to be searched as soon as suspicions arise, given the serious consenquences and sequelae related.
Bartonella is a significant cause of FUO in children. As shown in a work of Jacobs et al. , in which a series of 146 children with fever of unknown origin (FUO) and prolonged fever was analyzed. An established diagnosis was made for (57.5%) of patients. The most common infectious disease diagnoses were Epstein-Barr virus infection (15.1%), osteomyelitis (9.6%), bartonellosis (4.8%), and urinary tract infection (4.1%). Even if our case cannot completely enter in the definition of FUO (but we have to consider the effect of prompt antibiotic therapy on the duration of fever) it has many similar characteristics and suggests considering bartonellosis during differential diagnosis in every case of FUO, particularly in children.
History of contacts with cats, especially with immature cats, is quite a sensitive and simple element to consider, as shown by Massei  and Carithers  in their respective case series, in which the vast majority of patients reported contact with cats. However, in our case contact with cats was not reported at the beginning, being revealed only after many days. This shows the importance of immediately asking about cats exposition in suspect, or only possible, cases of bartonellosis (fever without evident causes or isolated ocular manifestations in children, endocarditis) .
Many authors have defined bartonellosis a pleomorphic, heterogeneous condition, with both localized and systemic - and often unusual-manifestations, presenting a wide range of symptoms. We believe that our case is worth to be added to the existing literature as a further and useful example of this fact.
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