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CLIP-ings
The e-newsletter of the Center on Law and Information Policy (CLIP)
Welcome to CLIP-ings!
CLIP-ings is a weekly e-newsletter that highlights significant and interesting news stories and legal developments in the field of information law. Each week, CLIP fellows sift through the latest news, choosing a select few stories to highlight in CLIP-ings. The newsletter contains very short abstracts of the articles with current links to the full stories.
CLIP-ings highlights stories in five major areas: Internet Governance, Privacy, Information Security and Cyberthreats, Intellectual Property, and Free Expression and Censorship. In addition, the newsletter includes a Practice Notes section for the articles most relevant to legal professionals during the week, and an On The Lighter Side section for a humorous story.
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Author: Tom Norton
CLIP-ings: June 7, 2019
House Judiciary Subcommittee Pushes Antitrust Investigation Of Tech Industry: Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google will be called to testify as part of a wide-ranging probe over the tech industry's perceived concentration and misuse of market power and the resulting impact on local journalism, consumer privacy, and market entry for startups; the hearing is being conducted in addition to three separate antitrust inquiries simultaneously pursued by the executive branch, the Justice Department, and the F.T.C.
PrivacyS
New York Privacy Act Receives Pushback From Big Tech: A bill recently introduced by New York State senator Kevin Thomas that would create a private right of action and would require online businesses to act as "data fiduciaries" would become one of the strongest privacy laws in the country if passed.
Information Security & Cyberthreats
EU Embassy In Moscow Falls Victim To Multi-Year Cyber Attack: A leaked internal document reveals that the EU Embassy in Moscow was compromised by sophisticated cyber-attacks to its unclassified network as early as February 2017; the European External Action Service, the EU's foreign and security policy agency, did not discover the attack until this April, shortly before the EU Parliament elections.
Uber Faces Patent Infringement Claim: A former Georgia Institute of Technology professor is suing the company for allegedly infringing his 2004 patent over a system that combines cellphones, GPS, and auto-billing technology to facilitate ridesharing; the former professor also sued Lyft last July for infringement of the same patent.
Free Expression & CensorshipS
EU Court Signals That Facebook May Be Required To Remove Content Worldwide: The European Court of Justice's legal adviser issued an advisory opinion indicating that Facebook could be ordered to remove content that is identical or "equivalent" to content that is hateful, defamatory, or otherwise illegal; Facebook argues that the opinion, if followed, would have far-reaching implications for how states maintain sovereignty and uphold freedom of expression.
CNN And Reuters Fall Victim To Chinese Government Censorship: Upon the 30th anniversary of Beijing's pro-democracy uprising and subsequent Tiananmen Square massacre, the Cyberspace Administration of China has blocked CNN and has pressured the financial information firm Refinitiv to block Thomson Reuters stories from its Eikon news software; the Chinese government has also denied visas to journalists who have published articles critical of the nation's leadership.
Practice Note
D.C. Court Allows Privacy Case Against Facebook To Proceed: In a suit stemming from the Cambridge Analytica scandal, the D.C. Superior Court rejected Facebook's argument that the court lacked jurisdiction over the company, as well as its alternative argument that the action should be stayed pending resolution of the F.T.C.'s investigation of the company and a separate class-action; the ruling allows the D.C. Attorney General to begin obtaining evidence that Facebook has violated the District's consumer-protection and privacy laws.
On the Lighter Side
Teens' Use Of AirDrop Confuses Unsuspecting Adults: Adults are increasingly getting caught in the crossfire of teenagers' use of Apple's AirDrop feature.
Joel R. Reidenberg
Stanley D. and Nikki Waxberg Chair and Professor of Law
Founding Academic Director, Fordham CLIP
Tom Norton
Executive Director, Fordham CLIP
Robert Chislett
Alison Gordon
Editorial Fellows
Posted on June 7, 2019 June 6, 2019 Author Tom Norton
CLIP-ings: May 10, 2019
Spotify And Apple Clash Over Antitrust: The EU will launch a formal antitrust investigation against Apple after Spotify complained that Apple's practices of taking a cut of Spotify subscriptions made through the App Store and blocking Spotify from implementing "experience-enhancing upgrades" disadvantages Spotify to Apple Music's benefit.
FTC Privacy Penalty Disagreement: According to a New York Times report, the Federal Trade Commission's five commissioners disagree about the size and scope of the fine to be levied against Facebook for recent privacy violations, as well as about whether CEO Mark Zuckerberg should be held personally liable; the case is being watched as a litmus test for how forcefully the United States will police one of its most influential tech companies.
State-Held Biometric Data Deletion: UK tax authority HM Revenue & Customs will delete customer voice records collected through the Voice ID biometric voice security system after being informed by the Information Commissioner's Office that its failure to provide customers with information about how their voice data would be processed and to offer customers the opportunity to give or withhold explicit consent violated the GDPR.
Facebook Content Labeling Project Revealed: As part of a project to understand how users' posts are changing over time, Facebook has employed contractors to manually categorize photos, status updates, and other content according to five different "dimensions"; though Facebook responded to reports of the project by ensuring that its legal teams approve all labeling efforts, some contend that the project may run afoul of the GDPR.
Team Effort To Beat Misinformation Campaigns: FBI Director Christopher Wray told a Senate panel that the Bureau's relationship with Silicon Valley has "changed dramatically" over past years, and that the FBI and social media companies will continue to work together to curb foreign influence campaigns leading up to the 2020 election.
$41 Million Bitcoin Theft: Hackers employed "phishing, viruses and other attacks" to steal $41 million worth of Bitcoin from cryptocurrency Binance in what is the latest in a string of similar thefts.
Free Expression & Censorship
Fake Account Takedown Continues: As part of its effort to combat misinformation on its platform, Facebook removed 118 fake accounts tied to Russia for "coordinated inauthentic behavior," such as impersonating others and misrepresenting the accounts' purposes; the fake accounts were behind Facebook pages and groups dedicated to politics in Austria, the Baltics, Germany, Spain, Ukraine and the UK.
What Seems To Be The Problem . . . Officer? A new "telepresence robot" that extends forward from a police cruiser to a pulled-over vehicle allows for a two-way audiovisual communication between a police officer and the vehicle's driver without either having to exit their car.
Posted on May 10, 2019 May 9, 2019 Author Tom Norton
CLIP-ings: May 3, 2019
Facebook Offers Data On Election Influence: The company announced that it will provide "privacy-protected Facebook data" from APIs and other sources to more than 60 academics for the purpose of researching the social network's role in instances of election interference across the world.
FTC And Facebook Working Toward Settlement: A week after Facebook announced that it expects to be fined up to $5 billion by the FTC for privacy violations, reports have emerged that tentative settlement terms between the parties would require Facebook to create a privacy committee, appoint an external assessor, and appoint a head compliance officer to oversee the company's privacy compliance efforts.
Vodafone Discovered Vulnerabilities In Huawei Equipment: Newly-released 2009 and 2011 security briefings from Vodafone Group reveal that the telecom discovered hidden backdoors in software that could have granted Huawei unauthorized access to the network that provides internet service in Italy, as well as in certain broadband network gateways; Vodafone and Huawei said that they worked together to resolve the issues upon their discovery.
Florida Voting Equipment Compromised: Senator Marco Rubio confirmed that Russian hackers infiltrated at least one Florida county's electronic voting system during the 2016 presidential election by mimicking emails from the company that provided the voting equipment; according to Rubio, the hackers were "in a position" to alter voter records.
SCOTUS Seeks Input On Google Appeal: The Supreme Court has asked the Trump administration to weigh in on whether the Court should consider the company's appeal of a Federal Circuit ruling that revived Oracle's case alleging that Google impermissibly copied code from the Java programming language to create Android.
Clarifying What's Tweet-able For Tesla: A federal judge approved a proposed settlement between the SEC and Tesla CEO Elon Musk that prohibits Musk from tweeting about Tesla's finances, proposed mergers and acquisitions, and yet-unreleased production and delivery figures without first obtaining pre-approval from the company's lawyers; this new settlement comes after Musk settled 2018 securities fraud charges related to tweets about taking Tesla private.
Taking Tweets With You: A Missouri federal district court declined to dismiss a conversion claim brought by a plaintiff against one of its former employees after the former employee changed the handle of a Twitter account that he used in connection with his work with plaintiff to reflect his affiliation with a new employer, the plaintiff's direct competitor.
Undersea Espionage: Could a GoPro harness-wearing beluga whale encountered by fisherman off Norway's coast be a Russian spy?
Posted on May 3, 2019 May 2, 2019 Author Tom Norton
Tech Titans Tackle Terrorism: Tech giants Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter and Google via YouTube will further their joint counter-terrorism efforts by forming the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism, centering its focus on working with other players in the fight against terrorism, commissioning research and sharing technological solutions to curtail the content's prevalence.
Give Kids the World Wide Web: Facebook is backing a new bill proposed by the California legislature that would give internet access to youth in juvenile detention facilities and foster care homes and allow them to develop computer literacy and communication skills
Search Warrant Stress: The fight between Facebook and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension as the BCA sought access to the Facebook accounts and metadata of Philando Castile's girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds, in the days following the deadly shooting shed light on the difficult position of social media companies when faced with search warrants for user data and the differences in compliance between tech and telecommunications companies with such requests.
Now You See Me: Snapchat's new location-sharing Snap Map feature has raised concerns that users can unwittingly broadcast their exact real-world position in the app, though the company states that precise location data is deleted after a short period of time.
Information Security and Cyberthreats
Public Health Policy Meets Privacy: In its 17 point framework, the World Health Organization outlines the costs and benefits, such as potential patient privacy risks and tracking spread of diseases respectively, for countries' adoption of the guidelines but emphasizes the importance and necessity for global ethical and responsible public health information collection and analysis.
Cyber Ceasefire: In a suspected effort to be harder on China, Canada signed an agreement with China agreeing not to conduct economic cyber espionage against the other, including hacking corporate secrets and proprietary technology, but the agreement does not address intelligence gathering via state-sponsored hacks.
Muddled Motivations: After another global cyberattack caused computer systems to fail around the world but yielded a small payout for the attackers, security experts are questioning whether the prospect of financial gain takes a backseat to other goals such as spreading an attack more quickly or sending a political message.
Copying Coachella? Urban Outfitters says it did not infringe on the music festival Coachella's trademark, arguing that its use of the mark in advertising is not confusing to consumers and that other infringement allegations should be directed at its legally distinct subsidiary, Free People.
Tweet Takedown: Twitter suspended several popular music blogs after they tweeted footage from awards shows and another blog that tweeted the track list for a forthcoming hip-hop album, leading to both speculation that Twitter will suspend individual accounts for alleged copyright violations and calls for more transparent account suspension guidelines.
Free Expression and Censorship
Net Neutrality Noisemaker No More: In the ongoing fight for net neutrality, a voice that was once a vocal proponent is now notably silent; Tumblr and its CEO David Karp have barely engaged in the current discussion for net neutrality, and some suspect this change is due to Tumblr's new parent company, Verizon Wireless, an opponent of net neutrality.
Halting Hate Speech: German police raided homes and interrogated 36 citizens accused of using hate speech on Facebook and Twitter, including incendiary political comments and harassment based on sexual orientation, in the midst of a pending German law that would impose a fine of up $53 million on social media platforms that do not remove prohibited speech.
Patent Predicament: While proponents of the proposed STRONGER Patent Act believe that the legislation will better protect patent owners' rights, critics argue that the Act would remove a mechanism for challenging bad patents and actually discourage inventors from conducting research and development in the United States.
Robo Reporting Gone Awry: A robot reporter used by the Los Angeles Times called Quakebot reported that a 6.8 earthquake hit Los Angeles last Wednesday, which it did but in 1925; the robot reports on earthquakes via the U.S. Geological Survey's website but due to a USGS staffer's mistaken alert during an update of historical data, the robot in turn messed up.
N. Cameron Russell
Elizabeth Martin
Fellow, Fordham CLIP
Yemi Danmola
Harrison Kay
Editorial Fellows, Fordham CLIP
Posted on June 30, 2017 June 29, 2017 Author Tom Norton
Content With a Conscience: Google offered new "Community Guidelines" for its YouTube service that places additional restrictions on content deemed offensive but not flat-out removable, such as providing a warning to users, removing user recommendations and comments, and restricting the ability to monetize the content with advertising.
All Access: The Supreme Court ruled that it is a violation of the First Amendment to ban people from the internet, recognizing a constitutional right even for individuals convicted of serious crimes to access what the Court believes is an essential forum for free speech activities.
Dangerous Diagnoses: A data mining company has been soliciting people to take part in drug trials based in part on information it collects from data brokers about their potential health conditions, raising concerns that big data is exploiting sensitive and sometimes inaccurate medical information to turn a profit.
Internet ID? Technology companies and humanitarian groups are calling for a global digital identification system they say would make it easier to travel, sign documents, and even seek asylum, backed by encryption technology supposedly robust enough to store fingerprints, medical records, and banking information in a single mobile app.
Data Disruption Drives $1M Deposit: A South Korean web hosting company, primarily serving thousands of small businesses, paid a $1 million ransom after an eight-day data outage cyber attack.
Meet Your Moderator: Due to a bug in the company's system, the personal accounts of over 1000 Facebook content-moderators were posted in the groups that these administrators had removed from the site.
Moody Movie: Disney-Pixar is being sued over the idea for the 2015 film Inside Out by the co-founder of the National Childhood Grief Institute for her program designed to help children manage and understand their emotions, a program that she had pitched to Disney-Pixar annually from 2005-09.
Livestream Loser: A U.S. District Judge ordered an unsuccessful plaintiff to pay the defendants' attorneys fees as a punishment for the bogus copyright claim arising over the media outlets' use of the plaintiff's accidental live-stream of his child's birth, an act protected by the fair use doctrine.
Show(room) Stopper: Fresh off the heels of its $13.7 billion purchase of Whole Foods Market, Amazon has received a patent for technology that prevents "showrooming" while customers are connected to the Wi-Fi in Amazon stores by restricting access to competitors' websites, sending targeted offers, and even alerting Amazon employees that a customer is conducting online research while in the store.
Mistakenly Mature Materials: As a Pride Month Initiative, with the help of many volunteered LGBTQ employees and content creators YouTube corrected its filtration system and updated its policies for its Restricted Mode, a system designed for public institutions to prevent mature content on their computers.
Maduro Gets Mad: Twitter allegedly blocked 180 accounts linked to the Venezuelan government, pointing not to a specific violation but instead to its usual policy of blocking accounts for abuse, spam or security issues and leading Venezuelan President Maduro to say that the government will retaliate by creating "10,000 or more" accounts.
Government Speech No-Go: The Supreme Court ruled that the anti-disparagement clause, which prohibits trademark registration if the trademark brings disparagement or produces contempt to "persons living or dead," is unconstitutional as it violated the First Amendment, and thereby curtailing the scope of the government-speech doctrine by clarifying that the approval of a government, such as the USPTO, does not categorize the private speech as government speech capable of being silenced if it is viewed as disfavored by the government.
To Push Puss Press… Netflix has announced it's developing interactive-storytelling childhood shows, using Puss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale and Buddy Thunderstruck: The Maybe Pile and Buddy Thunderstruck, providing viewers many opportunities to navigate the story and choose their own ending.
Stanley D. and Nikki Waxberg Chair and Professor of Law and Founding Academic Director, Fordham CLIP
Paid Postgramming: Instagram unveiled a new "branded content tool" that will help users tell the difference between sponsor-free posts and paid posts that signal partnerships with influencers, and it will help influencers and sponsors collect data on how the sponsored posts perform with users.
Classified Covfefe: As the White House states that social media posts should be considered as official presidential communications, lawmakers hope to amend the Presidential Record Act via the passing of the Communications Over Various Feeds Electronically for Engagement (COVFEFE) Act.
Capable Crusader? With the identity of the perpetrator unknown, a lawyer unsuccessfully sued Facebook after his account was hacked and compromised with revenge porn postings; the 9th Circuit affirmed the district court's ruling that under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, Facebook as a third party to the hack was not liable for such conduct.
Privacy for the Pro: While professional athletes' status as public figures substantially affects the scope of their privacy rights, at least one federal district court has articulated additional privacy protections that loosen the otherwise higher standard for athletes to show that a public disclosure of private information amounts to an invasion of privacy.
Cyberwar, cont. More than a year after launching a cyber offensive against the Islamic State that has yielded inconsistent results, U.S. counterterrorism officials are retooling their cyber warfare techniques with the goal of permanently dismantling ISIS cyber-infrastructure through more robust attacks.
Tweets from Thieves: A security research group has uncovered an international hacking scheme called the "Doubleswitch" in which hackers compromise the Twitter accounts of activists and journalists, locking the victims out of their accounts and allowing the hackers to use seemingly legitimate handles to disseminate fake news.
There Goes the Grid: U.S. intelligence officials are worried that the malware believed to have shut down part of the electric grid in Ukraine last year can be leveraged against other countries at a much larger scale, but the risk could provide the impetus for countries to better secure their power grids.
Tough Time for Trolling: Louis Vuitton is pushing back against being regarded as a "troll" as it is being sued for attorneys fees in its failed trademark infringement and trademark dilution litigation against the creator of "My Other Bag"; meanwhile, the 7th Circuit has squandered the hopes of housing copyright "trolls" who bring cases under the obscure Architectural Works Copyright Protection Act of 1990.
Free Speech Frenzy? University of Wisconsin faculty and administrators are concerned about the passing of a vague state bill allegedly focused on public forums with invited speakers; while it would require the state's institutions to remain "neutral" towards contemporaneously contested public policy issues, the unease arose due to uncertainty about the regulation of free speech on campuses, especially regarding scientific claims, if passed.
Sensitive Censorship: Pakistan's government is taking a strong stance against negative social media, such as sentencing a citizen to death for a seemingly sacrilegious comment about the prophet Muhammad; Thailand is continuing to extend its censorship of negative commentary about the royal family by sentencing a man to 35 years in prison; China attempts to instill "socialist values" as it closed 60 gossip social media platform accounts for posting allegedly tasteless content.
Practical Note
Patent: Private or Public Property? The impending hearing of a case by the U.S. Supreme Court questions the America Invents Act's constitutionality; the answer is dependent on the classification of patents as a public or private property right, and thus questions the constitutionality of the PTAB's decisions; it appears that any answer suggesting private property rights or invalidating the PTAB will have reverberating effects on the world of patents.
Rushing a Right? The New York State Legislature proposed a bill that would significantly expand and make transferable the right to publicity, though First Amendment advocates see the bill as detrimental to the freedom of expression and call for more careful consideration of the scope and nature of the right.
Communication-Free Courting: An interest-based dating app prohibits communication between potential suitors and utilizes common ideal date activities to match people, removing one of the uniquely human obstacles to setting up a date.
Airbnb Addresses A.D.A.? A new study reported that mentioning a disability renders you far less likely to be preapproved for a rental, even though Airbnb has introduced new rental options to accommodate its diverse customer base, such as "instant bookings."
SanFran Sidewalk Ban: As the prevalence of delivery services increases, San Francisco considers a bill that would ban autonomous delivery robots from roaming the city's sidewalks because they pose a physical safety risk to pedestrians.
Modern Monopoly? Antitrust regulators expressed concern that existing frameworks lack protections against tech giants' monopoly over valuable user data, citing an ongoing investigation into whether Facebook abused its dominance as a social network through unfair terms of use and calling for increased scrutiny over use of that data.
BodyCam Conversation Concerns: An intensive study of body camera footage from Oakland, California reveals that police officers use less respectful language during interactions with black people; although the behavior's cause is unknown it is an important first step towards community driven policing.
Caller I.See: A new FCC proposal would allow law enforcement officials to uncover details about anonymous threatening callers, but the FCC must strike a balance between the privacy interest of legitimate callers and penalizing threatening callers, who the Commission says lack a legitimate privacy interest.
Revenge or Resilience: With no safeguards to ensure that victims only engage with their stolen data and issues in determining chain-of-custody and how to handle international threats, hacking back, the inspiration for the bipartisan Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act bill could do more damage than good; an alternative could be to use the power of human resilience to train cybersecurity staff and the public by using simulated phishing emails and social engineering.
Google Games to Do Good: Be Internet Awesome is the fun educational curriculum developed by Google to teach children about the dangers of the internet, such as cyber-bullying, information security, phishing attacks, and other bad internet behavior.
The Stolen Oldies? iHeartMedia Inc. will not need to pay royalties for "pre-1972s" – sound recordings generally excluded from the federal copyright system – after a federal judge in Illinois ruled that any remaining common law protection of the copyright is lost when the recordings are sold or broadcasted.
Sampling Snafu: In an unusual victory for music sampling, hip-hop artist Drake was found not to have infringed on an earlier composition by jazz artist Jimmy Smith based on the doctrine of fair use, though the case highlights the complexity of current copyright licensing law.
Ruined Revenue: To appease advertisers and high-profile content creators, YouTube has disabled advertisements from running on hateful, demeaning, or incendiary videos.
Social Media Stumps Scholars: First Amendment academics are divided as to whether President Trump caused a free speech violation by blocking some of his followers on Twitter, causing a debate over whether a President's Twitter account is analogous to a public forum or to a one-way communication channel.
Government Geeks: A digital civil rights organization filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the FBI after it reportedly paid Best Buy's 'Geek Squad' employees to perform warrantless searches on defective devices, causing debate over whether such searches violate the Fourth Amendment.
APPocalypse? Apple kicked off WWDC 2017 with a short video depicting the supposed inevitable apocalypse that would occur in a modern-day app-less reality.
Testing Troubles: In response to a leak of national school exam papers Ethiopia shut down internet access across the nation in order to prevent similar cheating on another round of upcoming national exams for the third time in one year.
Congress Contemplates Overseas Data Compliance: Congress is proposing legislation to address the retrieval of data from U.S. companies held overseas, after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that Microsoft did not have to turn over data stored on an overseas server that pertained to a suspect in a criminal case.
Passengers Planes & Pictures: This month JetBlue Airways plans to unveil a new process to streamline boarding by utilizing facial recognition software to confirm flight information with a photo taken at the gate.
AI Interest in Inattention: A French business school's proposed use of facial recognition software and artificial intelligence to track student's attentiveness during online lessons, develop customized quizzes and improve teaching poses privacy risks as it requires masses of personal data.
Streaming Execs Shrug Shoulder on Password Sharing: A study revealed that over half of video streaming viewership is conducted via sharing passwords and, despite ongoing debate, industry executives regard the practice as commonplace.
Smart Cities Step Up Security or Succumb to Susceptibilities: As the percentage of the world's residents in urban areas grows, so does the threat of the smart systems used to manage the cities' operations; thus safeguards are needed to protect these vulnerable systems that cities increasingly depend on.
To Hack a Heart: A pair of recent studies warn that pacemakers, insulin pumps, and other life-or-death medical equipment are prone to thousands of cyber vulnerabilities, due to bugs in their code, lack of knowledge about how to write secure code and the fact that only 17% of manufacturers have taken steps to secure their devices.
From Rags to Royalties: Spotify has reached a $43 million settlement in a class action copyright lawsuit claiming that the music streaming company failed to pay thousands of songwriters proper royalties in making their compositions available to its base of over 100 million users.
Patented Parachute: As part of its Prime Air drone delivery project, Amazon received a patent for a shipping label that includes a built-in parachute attached to an autonomous drone, even though such drones are not authorized to fly in the U.S. under current FAA rules.
Facebook Fuels Fight: To combat the circulation of hateful content, Facebook has employed Filipino college graduates to review and remove a never-ending stream of terror-related posts, resulting in traumatized employees and a high turnover rate; Facebook is furthering the fight against harmful content by allowing users to flag information as fake news.
Playback Problems: At least two UK-based radio stations have opted not to play a popular song with lyrics accusing British Prime Minister Theresa May of being a "liar" and untrustworthy, while the band that wrote the track sees the move as an attempt to undermine public opinion about May's ruling party.
Ruling Restricts Patent Rights: The U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling that a patentee's rights in the patented item will be exhausted upon sale of the item will require companies to rebuild licensing agreements and remodel product pricing, further changing the landscape of patent owners' protections.
North Korea Negates Novelty? North Korea's newest release, the iPad, blatantly inspired by American tech.
Stanley D. and Nikki Waxberg Chair and Professor of Law and Founding Academic Director, CLIP
Editorial Fellows, CLIP
Wake-Up Call: Congress recently proposed a bill that would require the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) to inform representatives of other government agencies about security holes it finds in software like the recent WannaCry ransomware attacks; in a recent blog post Microsoft called out governments for stockpiling vulnerabilities instead of reporting issues to vendors.
Implied Consent? Google's AI subsidiary DeepMind was given access to the personal medical records of over 1.6 million National Health Service (NHS) patients in the U.K., but the data sharing agreement between the Royal Free NHS Trust and DeepMind to create a new medical app was found to have been conducted on an "inappropriate legal basis."
Makes Us Wanna Cry: Intelligence officials and security experts are pointing to North Korea as the source of WannaCry, the ransomware that affected over 200,000 computers in 150 countries; the ransomware locks people out of their data and demands a ransom.
More Bad News for United: A United Airlines flight attendant mistakenly posted cockpit door access codes, the codes needed to request entry to the flight deck, on a public website.
Sign Here: DocuSign, the owner of eSignature, a digital signature service, said that a database of customer email addresses was breached and used in a phishing campaign.
Google It: The Ninth Circuit ruled that "Google" has not become a generic trademark, like "aspirin", rejecting the claim that the company lost control of its name because of widespread use of "google" as a verb.
The End of the MP3: The research company Fraunhofer IIS that holds the patents on MP3 encoders and decoders announced it had ended the "licensing program for certain mp3 related patents and software", leading many to believe that MP3 may now be a "dead format."
Bring a Book: The Department of Homeland Security is expected to ban laptops and other large electronic devices from carry-on bags on flights from Europe to the United States.
Bad Date: A man is suing his date for texting while they were watching a showing of the movie Guardians of the Galaxy 2; he is asking for $17.31, the cost of the 3D movie ticket.
Fellow, CLIP
Posted on May 19, 2017 May 18, 2017 Author Tom Norton
Clash With Cabbies: The Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union advised that Uber operates a transport service, not as an 'information society service', and so should be subject to taxi licensing regulations.
Taking Matters Into Their Own Hands: Seattle's mayor implemented a rule requiring that cable internet providers obtain opt-in consent before sharing web browsing history and other data whenever it is needed for something besides essential service.
Smile for the Camera: Google has created a "Street View ready" standard certification program so users can use 360-degree cameras to capture and upload Street View imagery directly to Google; so far 20 cameras have been certified.
Hackers, Spammers, and Comedians: The Federal Communications Commission said its website was hit by deliberate denial of service attacks and not caused by comedian John Oliver's popular television segment urging viewers to submit online comments to the FCC to save its current net neutrality rules; additionally, a bot may be behind the posting of over 58,000 identical comments supporting the FCC's proposal.
Election Hacking: Two days before France's presidential election, hackers leaked emails from Emmanuel Macron's campaign and the director of the NSA confirmed that the NSA had warned French cybersecurity officials of Russians hackers attempts to compromise some elements of the election.
"Dancing Baby": The US solicitor general and the US Copyright Office recommended against the Supreme Court taking the Lenz v. Universal copyright case; the case has been going on for nearly a decade.
Choices on Geoblocking: With recent uncertainty in courts with regard to geolocation and territorially limiting conduct on the internet, internet content providers or service providers should consider the pros and cons of geoblocking, blocking access to content on the internet based on a user's physical location, as a practice to avoid personal jurisdiction.
Totally Fake: Facebook has increased its efforts to tackle fake news by burying links to low-quality websites; in preparation for the UK general elections, Facebook removed accounts it believes were involved in the spread of misinformation and published advertisements in British newspapers educating readers on fake news.
Entertain Your Tastebuds: Smalt, the salt shaker with Bluetooth and music streaming capabilities you didn't know you needed.


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The men's triples competition began on 4 October 2010. and finished on 10 October 2010. The gold medal was won by South Africa who won the final over Australia after a tie-break. The bronze medal was won by England, who only lost one match all tournament.

Results

Qualifying – round robin

Section A

Section B

Jersey won 5 sets with a shot difference of -43 to finish ahead of Papua New Guinea who won 5 sets with a shot difference of -79.

Knockout stages

See also
Lawn bowls at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

References

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Lawn bowls at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

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The Nissan Quest has typically had a supporting role in the minivan market. The first two generations, in particular, were rather anonymous and subpar. The more recent third-generation Quest made a huge leap ahead in terms of styling and performance, though it, too, never really caught on with the public.
The newest and latest fourth-generation Nissan Quest, however, is the most competitive model yet. Its bold styling, interior refinement and smooth V6/continuously variable transmission (CVT) place it firmly in the discussion among the leaders of the pack: the Honda Odyssey and Toyota Sienna.
Current Nissan Quest
The Nissan Quest minivan is powered by a 3.5-liter V6 making 260 horsepower, put to the ground through a CVT. There are four trim levels: S, SV, SL and LE.
The base S is sparsely equipped for a minivan, but still offers an auxiliary audio jack and a few other niceties. The SV adds a wealth of other items such as alloy wheels, power-sliding doors and high-tech items like Bluetooth and an iPod interface. The SL trim is more luxurious thanks to its leather upholstery and one-touch folding third-row seats, while the top-trim LE gains a navigation system and an advanced "Around View" parking camera, while offering an optional panoramic moonroof spanning nearly the length of the roof. The kids will be thankful that a DVD entertainment system is available on all but the base S.
Inside, the Quest's controls are logically grouped on the center stack and easily navigable. Interior materials are the best you'll find in a minivan, with the leather-appointed cabins in the range-topping trims feeling especially premium and luxurious. On the downside, the Quest's standard second-row captain's chairs eliminate the option for an eighth passenger. And although the Quest's seats fold neatly into the floor, this design results in about 40 cubic feet less cargo capacity than other mainstream minivans.
Overall, though, the Quest is a legitimate, if commonly overlooked, choice for a minivan. Thanks to its compliant ride, composed handling and smooth power delivery, it should serve families quite well.
Used Nissan Quest Models
The current, fourth-generation Nissan Quest was introduced for 2011. There have been no significant changes since then.
The third-generation Nissan Quest was produced from 2004-'09 (there was no Quest for the 2010 model year). At its debut, it shook up the minivan world with its avant-garde body styling, unique cabin design and a marketing campaign that did its best to disassociate the van from its soccer mom image. The Quest's pillar-style center stack was certainly distinctive, but the multitude of similar buttons made operating often-used functions a hassle. Thankfully, the busy center stack was replaced by a much more user-friendly layout in a 2007 refresh.
All Quests of this generation were powered by a 3.5-liter V6 that produces 235 hp, and power was sent to the front wheels through a five-speed automatic transmission. Four trim levels were available -- the base 3.5, 3.5 S, 3.5 SL and 3.5 SE -- each with an increasing number of features and conveniences. Oddly enough, none of these trim levels included rear seats -- forcing customers to pay extra for a seat package that included second-row captain's chairs and a flat-folding rear bench.
This Quest had a few things in its favor, including a roomy interior and handling that was a cut above most other minivan competitors. However, downsides were numerous, including a third-row seat that wasn't split, a relative lack of cargo capacity and limited availability of stability control. Overall, minivan shoppers would be better served by other top choices in this segment.
The second generation of the Nissan Quest debuted for 1999. Offered in base GXE, midlevel SE and leather-lined GLE trims, this Quest featured a 3.3-liter V6 with 170 hp, as well as a unique sliding (but not removable) third-row seat that could be stowed right behind the front seats -- after the second-row seats were taken out. The van's questionable ergonomics, iffy build quality and poor crash test scores, however, made for a last-place finish in an Edmunds minivan comparison test. The model run continued through the 2002 model year, but there was no Quest sold for the 2003 model year.
Introduced in 1993 and sold through 1998, the first-generation Nissan Quest had a 151-hp 3.0-liter V6. Base XE and uplevel GXE trims were offered and seven-passenger seating was standard. The biggest change for this generation occurred in 1996 when a minor face-lift yielded a new grille, bumpers, headlights, taillights and dashboard.
The first two generations of the Quest were rather anonymous and subpar. It might also be helpful during the shopping process to know that these Quests were also nearly identical to the Mercury Villager from the same time period. With either variant, however, minivan shoppers are still advised to consider better-ranking minivans first.
BUYER BEWARE - 2007 Nissan Quest
By Sylvia Myers - December 25 - 3:43 pm
This van has been a sorry purchase from the start. 7 months after we got it, I called the nav number and they told me I needed to buy a new $280 disc as any addresses newer than 5 years in Houston could not be located, next the tires have gone bald after only 32K miles, Nissan canceled this feature and now we are to pay for all new tires and sensored rims as Michelin or Nissan will come thru. It is cheaply made and has all the packages on it, even tho we cant get some to work. Head rests are uncomfortable, also leg room on front passenger side. For the price its an utter failure and cant believe Nissan wont stand by owners problems
The mini van that has changed our lives - 2004 Nissan Quest
By Liacurci - December 24 - 10:00 am
An excellent van with comfortable seating for 7. Can fit 5 car seats. Has great and easy handling. Drives like a sports car. I am always offering to drive everyone because it is so much fun to drive! We have nicknamed it the spaceship because of all the innovative features. My kids like to watch movies in it in the garage!
Good value - 2004 Nissan Quest
By Grok - December 24 - 10:00 am
Great vehicle for running from sport to sport as well as loading up for vacation and trips to grandmas. 240 hp V6 is very "peppy" for a minivan. Suspension is solid and four wheel disc gives execellent stopping power. Center mount dash and gauges were odd at first but now work well. Moon roof is noisy when retracted but a nice feature nonetheless.
Dream car! - 2004 Nissan Quest
By Herstoryan - December 24 - 10:00 am
It is very well planned and extremely spacious. I really like not having a center console in between the driver and passenger seats. I love this vehicle!
Excellent buy - 2004 Nissan Quest
By tncarmel - December 24 - 10:00 am
I love my Quest. I had a Chevy Tahoe before and found the 3rd row seat non- functional when you have teenage boys. They look like sardines in a can with their knees up to their stomachs. The only complaint that I have is that theres no option for an 8th seat. I have 6 boys, 4 of which are teenagers. Its a good thing that the oldest has his own car and seldom wanted to ride with us.
kidsandpets - 2004 Nissan Quest
By petjet - December 24 - 10:00 am
this minivan is exceptional!!! I have four kids and two large dogs, and it accomadates everyone comfortably. My kids love the dvd player and wireless headphones. They are quiet when driving and as soon as they get in the van, they are asking for a movie. My husband who has a 4x4, even enjoys driving it. the sunroof and sky view windows are great. I feel like a spirited mom driving everyone around.
Not Just another minivan - 2004 Nissan Quest
By Brita - December 24 - 10:00 am
We love the unique look and rooominess. The comfort features please passengers of all sizes, in all seats. Friends call it our mini jet based on the ride and unusual look.
Pleasantly Surprised - 2004 Nissan Quest
By kwestluver - December 24 - 10:00 am
Having been burned with used cars in the future, we have been pleasantly surprised with how reliable this quest has become. Highly recommend it!
Great Van!! - 2004 Nissan Quest
By bjones9043 - December 24 - 10:00 am
What a nice mini-van!! It has a great amount of power and a lot of room inside for a large family. It is such a versatile vehicle.
Great Mini-Van Purchase - 2004 Nissan Quest
By Hogshead - December 16 - 1:33 am
This is a good, almost great mini-van. The in town gas milage is a little underpar, but past that I have no complaints except for the dealer. I recently took it on a 1200 mile trip and it was very comfortable to drive for the 10 hours each day I sat in the drivers seat. The kids had tons of room and had no complaints.
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Oakland Imports Up
The Port of Oakland reached its highest volume of containerized imports in nearly two years, according to latest statistics released by the port June 9.
Imports reached 82,440 TEUs last month, a 1.4 percent jump from May 2016, which saw 81,293 TEUs. It was the most the port took in since August 2015, when it moved 82,492 TEUs.
"Our import volume has been up four consecutive months," said Port of Oakland Maritime Director John Driscoll. "That's encouraging as we head into the traditionally busy summer-fall peak season."
About 48 percent of containers that move through Oakland are imports.
Meanwhile, the port handled 78,585 TEUs in exports, down 6.4 percent from 83,969 TEUs.
In terms of overall volume, which include imports, exports and empty containers, Oakland handled about 211,020 TEUs, just about the same amount of cargo it moved in May 2016 with 211,769 TEUs.
The port, however, is encouraged by the 2.2 percent growth of its overall volume in the first five months in 2017. Although the number of ships coming to Oakland was down 7 percent, the vessels that are visiting are much larger. Weekly visits to Oakland include megaships that can carry up to 14,000 TEUs.
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This week I noticed a rather interesting change in the stats on this site. Right towards the end of my vacation, where I had gone just over a week without any new posts, I began getting a large surge in traffic. A very *large* surge.
It was interesting to watch this heavy increase in traffic after almost exactly one week from my last post, all now including a referrer from sites that had been attempting comment spam. After I began posting again, the traffic quickly began to slow down to normal levels.
My biggest peeve, is I now have windows/IE as my top os/browser hitting my site 🙁 what a lame stat.
* They thought the spam was in and were following up with hits causing google/alexa/etc to then reindex the page (especially on popularity as part of their SEO.
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Grey is not everyone's idea of family-friendly decor, but it works for Wendy Aldridge, her husband James and their children, Ida, five, and Arlie, two. In their London home, Down Pipe – the steely Farrow & Ball grey that most people dip into in moderation – envelopes the living room, TV den, master bedroom, downstairs toilet and extension. "It's a great backdrop," Aldridge says, "and, even better, it doesn't show up the kids' smeary hand-prints.
"In our previous house, we'd had a dabble with a paler grey," she says, "but when we moved here, we just kept going darker and darker." The colour scheme runs across the ceiling, skirting boards and floor, for a seamless backdrop that lets their furniture and accessories do the talking. From vintage German ceramics and soft tan leather to bright graphic art and butterflies in gilt frames, these lift any sense of gloom. "Saturated colours really stand out against grey," Aldridge says.
The swaths of grey do get some lighter relief, however. On the ground floor, the den and living room are bookended by a white hallway and kitchen extension: "We needed the white to throw as much light as possible into that back area," she explains. This large, bright kitchen is the hub of the house, in what was once the living room. "At the end of each day, we just close the doors on the jumble of toys and have a more grownup meal," Aldridge says. The couple bought reclaimed bricks to slice up and use to tile the wall.
Upstairs, primary colours and a not-too-sugary pink (Dusky Rose, by Sanderson) get the edge over the grey. Except in the master bedroom, that is: there, it's back to Down Pipe, but here it takes on a restful feel. A moonlit Tom Blachford photograph of Palm Springs, Sofie Refer lights on tomato-red flex and glossy German ceramics add bright accents.
The kitchen: it's where we spend most of our time, cooking, working and hanging out with the kids. It leads out on to the garden and adjoins the kids' den, so we can entertain guests of all ages.
I have a soft spot for the mid-century sofa in the kitchen, partly because it's where Pablo, our border terrier, snoozes while I work.
Having a Berlin apartment for four years – a place to call a home but removed from our day-to-day lives – was a real luxury.
An original modernist house with scope to add a sympathetic contemporary extension.
Walthamstow has a great community feel, and we have Epping Forest on our doorstep.
It's offset by equally strong colours. Mustard is a favourite.


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package com.commafeed.frontend.servlet;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Optional;

import javax.inject.Inject;
import javax.inject.Singleton;
import javax.servlet.ServletException;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;

import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
import org.hibernate.SessionFactory;

import com.commafeed.CommaFeedConfiguration;
import com.commafeed.backend.dao.FeedCategoryDAO;
import com.commafeed.backend.dao.FeedEntryStatusDAO;
import com.commafeed.backend.dao.FeedSubscriptionDAO;
import com.commafeed.backend.dao.UnitOfWork;
import com.commafeed.backend.model.FeedCategory;
import com.commafeed.backend.model.FeedEntryStatus;
import com.commafeed.backend.model.FeedSubscription;
import com.commafeed.backend.model.User;
import com.commafeed.backend.model.UserSettings.ReadingOrder;
import com.commafeed.backend.service.UserService;
import com.commafeed.frontend.resource.CategoryREST;
import com.commafeed.frontend.session.SessionHelper;
import com.google.common.collect.Iterables;

import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;

@SuppressWarnings("serial")
@RequiredArgsConstructor(onConstructor = @__({ @Inject }) )
@Singleton
public class NextUnreadServlet extends HttpServlet {

	private static final String PARAM_CATEGORYID = "category";
	private static final String PARAM_READINGORDER = "order";

	private final SessionFactory sessionFactory;
	private final FeedSubscriptionDAO feedSubscriptionDAO;
	private final FeedEntryStatusDAO feedEntryStatusDAO;
	private final FeedCategoryDAO feedCategoryDAO;
	private final UserService userService;
	private final CommaFeedConfiguration config;

	@Override
	protected void doGet(final HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws ServletException, IOException {
		final String categoryId = req.getParameter(PARAM_CATEGORYID);
		String orderParam = req.getParameter(PARAM_READINGORDER);

		SessionHelper sessionHelper = new SessionHelper(req);
		Optional<User> user = sessionHelper.getLoggedInUser();
		if (user.isPresent()) {
			UnitOfWork.run(sessionFactory, () -> userService.performPostLoginActivities(user.get()));
		}
		if (!user.isPresent()) {
			resp.sendRedirect(resp.encodeRedirectURL(config.getApplicationSettings().getPublicUrl()));
			return;
		}

		final ReadingOrder order = (StringUtils.equals(orderParam, "asc") ?
										ReadingOrder.asc :
										(
										StringUtils.equals(orderParam, "desc") ?
											ReadingOrder.desc :
											(
											StringUtils.equals(orderParam, "abc") ?
												ReadingOrder.abc :
												(ReadingOrder.zyx)
											)
										)
									);

		FeedEntryStatus status = UnitOfWork.call(sessionFactory, () -> {
			FeedEntryStatus s = null;
			if (StringUtils.isBlank(categoryId) || CategoryREST.ALL.equals(categoryId)) {
				List<FeedSubscription> subs = feedSubscriptionDAO.findAll(user.get());
				List<FeedEntryStatus> statuses = feedEntryStatusDAO.findBySubscriptions(user.get(), subs, true, null, null, 0, 1, order,
						true, false, null);
				s = Iterables.getFirst(statuses, null);
			} else {
				FeedCategory category = feedCategoryDAO.findById(user.get(), Long.valueOf(categoryId));
				if (category != null) {
					List<FeedCategory> children = feedCategoryDAO.findAllChildrenCategories(user.get(), category);
					List<FeedSubscription> subscriptions = feedSubscriptionDAO.findByCategories(user.get(), children);
					List<FeedEntryStatus> statuses = feedEntryStatusDAO.findBySubscriptions(user.get(), subscriptions, true, null, null, 0,
							1, order, true, false, null);
					s = Iterables.getFirst(statuses, null);
				}
			}
			if (s != null) {
				s.setRead(true);
				feedEntryStatusDAO.saveOrUpdate(s);
			}
			return s;
		});

		if (status == null) {
			resp.sendRedirect(resp.encodeRedirectURL(config.getApplicationSettings().getPublicUrl()));
		} else {
			String url = status.getEntry().getUrl();
			resp.sendRedirect(resp.encodeRedirectURL(url));
		}
	}
}

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One thing that has always been challenging with my crew is "days off." If I'm sick or have things that need to get done, I'm fine with taking a day off of school. However, it doesn't take long for the boys to be bouncing off the walls with the lack of structure. Some kids do pretty well with choosing fairly calm activities to entertain themselves with. Often, my boys are not those kids!
Right now, I'm 34 weeks pregnant and running quite low on energy. I thought this might be a good time to share a list of activities that will keep high-energy kids happy without requiring mom to do a lot or clean up a lot of mess. These ideas may or may not work with your particular situation, but I hope that you can find something useful!
Ask for help! If you're on bedrest or sick for an extended period, don't be afraid to ask for help! Toddlers and preschoolers require enough attention that it's very difficult to rest while they're up.
Lay on the floor with a pillow while they build with blocks, etc. The younger boys enjoy combining wooden blocks (we have the Melissa and Doug wooden blocks and they are totally worth it!) with Hot Wheels cars or toy animals to make buildings and homes.
Library books and videos. Having new books and movies around is a huge help!
Milk Jug Ball Catcher. Cut the bottom off a plastic milk jug, and you have a great ball catcher with a handle! This picture was taken when Gresham was 3. He is now 7 1/2. How time flies! Use your ball catcher to catch a soft ball inside or to catch bean bags.
Balloon Racquets. Make easy homemade racquets for hitting balloons around the house.
Crayon rubbings. Here are some ideas for items to include in a crayon rubbing station. This is usually interesting for preschoolers and low on mess!
Swap toys with friends. New toys, puzzles, or books are always engaging, but that can get expensive. Plus, they won't be new toys for long! How about trading a box of toys, puzzles, and books with friends? If you were able to get 3-4 families involved, you could rotate boxes once a week or so and have new things for the next month.
Ninja Bubbles. Mom sits in a chair outside and blows bubbles while the kids smack the bubbles with foam swords. This is a great way to get some energy out!
Bathtub "cooking". Offer a bath with plastic cooking spoons and cups and bowls for pouring. Items from the recycle bin work well for this – empty salad dressing bottles, etc.
Printable coloring pages. My boys don't usually enjoy coloring a whole lot, but if I print off coloring pages with ninjas, Lego, dragons, etc. they will stay busy for a long time! Check out this Lego minifigure printable from Homegrown Learners. Also, I recently googled "Corvette" and "Mustang" and found some awesome cars to color. Kept everyone busy!
Art notebook. Put out a large stack of paper, colored pencils, and a three hole punch. Give everyone their own three ring binder and show them how to punch holes and put their artwork in their binder. This kept my boys busy for several days last summer!
Build a Hexbug Track. If you're not familiar with hexbugs, they are fun little robot toys that move by a vibrating motor. Aidan had a blast designing a Lego track for his hexbug. The post has a video of the track in action!
Paper Airplanes. Folding and testing paper airplanes can be a lot of fun! My boys will stick with this for a long time. Our rule is that we don't save our entire fleet of airplanes when the day is over – maybe just 1 or 2 favorites. They may go through a lot of paper, but the mess is easy to clean up! Tip – adding a paper clip to the nose can help planes fly better. Bigger kids might enjoy building this paper airplane launcher.
Cup Stacking. It's amazing what you can build with a bunch of plastic cups! This is fun for older preschoolers up through big kids. Bigger kids will be able to create much larger structures without accidentally knocking them over.
Plastic Cup Shooting Gallery for Nerf. We did this in November and made turkey targets. You could decorate the cups with numbers for points instead, or just leave them plain. Stacks of plastic cups are very satisfying to shoot down!
Hammering Nails. If you fell well enough to sit and supervise, older kids may really enjoy learning to hammer nails. Home Depot sells scrap boards in their lumber department for cheap.
Build a Marble Run with Straws and a Cardboard Box. This is a really simple and fun way to make a marble run!
Rainbow Loom. The Rainbow Loom has seriously been my life saver this pregnancy! Aidan (10) got one for Christmas, and Gresham (7) recently got one. They have been bracelet and action figure making factories lately! We put together a post with 7 "Boy Approved" Rainbow Loom projects if you need ideas.
The title image perfectly sums up who this post is for! These are great ideas for those moms who never have any energy, too (ahem, like me! lol!).
Wow this is a fantastic resource! Sharing on social media and with a few moms I know could use it right now!
Some fantastic ideas! Love the bubble one! That is definitely on our list to do when it warms up!
And plastic cups! Used to get those out all the time when they were little. Why haven't I lately?
Going to pin this — I know it will help a few moms out there!
Great list. I might needs some of these tips today.
I have some medical issues that havd left me unable to play with my kids like I used to. I have a lot of "couch days". I like the milk jug catcher idea! I have also found board games- Candy Land, Trouble, Chutes & Ladders, ect keep attention for awhile too. My 4yr old daughter is a child that is not able to entertain herself without someone there.
I often played "guessing" hide and seek with my daughter (3) while I was pregnant. I lay on couch and "guessed" are you….? Obviously said some ridiculous places as I knew after the first guess where she was but she really enjoyed it – even asked to play it in the car while driving LOL despite always being in her car seat silly Mummy still took many "guesses" to find her.
That is a GREAT game!!


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Dredging Lakes & Ponds
Re-Enhancing Wisconsin Waters
When the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WDOT) began construction of State Highway 45 West near Clintonville, the project appeared to be routine. Once underway, however, the project took on an unusual course:
The crew, having graded the road with base fill the night before, would return to the job site each morning to find the grade two feet low. This phenomenon continued for two straight weeks until it was discovered that the weight of the fill was pushing the underlying soils (thick black mud and peat moss) into the adjacent, ten acre Brady Lake.
The lake, prior to the start of Highway 45's construction, averaged 18 feet in depth. Upon discovery of the shifting soils, areas of the lake averaged less than nine inches of water cover. The once pristine fishing lake, home to many species of wildlife and dotted by a few residences, was in danger of dying. As a result, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR), responsible for this state-owned lake, intervened.
In conjunction with the WDOT, the WDNR evaluated different methods of restoring Brady Lake. Due to the physical size of the property, the amount of material to be removed, and the spoil handling issues involved, hydraulic dredging was selected. Traditional heavy equipment (draglines or barge mounted excavators) alternatives would have created either too much potential for spillage and spoils handling problems, or it would have been detrimental to the existing lake conditions by resuspending much of the material to be removed. Draining the lake and cleaning it out was not an acceptable option.
The scope of work called for a floating dredge to excavate material to a depth of 18 feet and pump it through an enclosed pipeline 3,000 feet to a dry borrow pit. The difference in elevation between the two areas was 110 feet. The WDNR required that any water decanted from the spoils area to the lake be returned at suspended solids levels no more than five parts per million higher than pre-existing lake conditions.
The WDNR/WDOT awarded the work at Brady Lake to J&S Dredging of Arpin, Wisconsin. In July of 1991, J&S's owner, Mr. Jim Mann, mobilized the Model 4010 Versi-Dredge™, manufactured by Innovative Material Systems, Inc. (IMS) of Olathe, Kansas. Unique for a one-truck transportable hydraulic dredge, it operated standard to a depth of 20 feet.
Once on site, the dredge was placed in the lake and the windlass travel cable anchors set. The pipe was laid from the lake through the highway's culvert and to the borrow pit. On shore, a booster pump was added to maximize performance. Dredging began shortly afterwards with the actual sediment removal relatively routine. There were, however, two areas of added attention: travel cable rigging and vegetation removal.
As Brady Lake is kidney-shaped, one end having a width of nearly 1,000 feet and the other end having only a width of eight feet, a standard, four point, bank-anchored cable travel system was not possible. In its place, a three-anchor cable travel system was used; two bank anchors in the rear, connected by an adjustable cable and positioned with tensioners to control lateral movement and a forward central anchor with which to winch the dredge ahead. This configuration provided a pie-shaped cut needed to perform the job.
Nearer the center of the lake, cattails had formed into several floating "islands." These weeds, typically problems for dredge pumps, were easily uprooted by removing the spoil from underneath their roots. IMS' patented winglet impeller, designed to pump trash and long, stringy objects, then moved them through the pipeline and into the spoils area. Cattails would, however, occasionally wrap around the cutterbar and have to be cut off two to three times a day.
J&S devised an ingenious system to return the water in spoils area to Brady Lake at a suspended solids level that were no more than five parts per million from existing lake amounts.
The dry borrow pit was divided by a dike into two 300 foot wide by 1000 foot long cells. The slope of the dike ran from three feet at the discharge end to eight feet at the overflow end. At 200 foot intervals, a horizontal row of hay bales was put down. The hay bales would progressively filter water as it made its way toward the overflows. At the overflow, a silt screen was put down to further filter any remaining water.
For four hours a day water was pumped into one cell and then the pipeline's flow was diverted, using a gate valve, to the other cell for the remaining four hours. After leaving the material to settle overnight, irrigation pumps were used to pump the water to an adjacent 35 acre farm field. The land, covered by vegetation and sloped toward the lake was lined on the perimeters with hay bales that channeled any excess water to the lake. The water entering the lake met all of the WDNR's suspended solids criteria.
Since the completion of the Brady Lake project, J&S has completed numerous dredging projects in both the pristine water and the industrial wastewater sectors. According to Jim Mann, "The Versi-Dredge™ has been a great addition to our business. We diversified our revenue stream and provided a profitable service that was often requested by the customers of our sister company J&S Liquid Systems – haulers of home, municipality and dairy waste."
Source: Land and Water
Ryan Horton
IMS Marketing Director
On January 14, 2001 / Case Studies, Lake Dredging
Thinking of hiring a dredge contractor? Think again…


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Pikmin 3 Deluxe helped me become more compassionate
Protect the Pikmin at all costs
The original Pikmin 3 released back in 2013 exclusively to the Wii U, and despite receiving outstanding reviews worldwide, it went under the radar for many due to the limited Wii U player base, making it an underrated cult classic among fans. Pikmin 3 Deluxe made its way to Switch back in October and is an almost perfect remaster – an amazing entry into the series for new and old fans alike.
Pikmin 3 Deluxe is a real-time strategy puzzle game that sees players befriending adorable alien creatures called Pikmin to use in different scenarios throughout its beautifully crafted levels. I had little to no Pikmin experience going in; the extent of my knowledge was seeing Olimar toss strange looking creatures at foes in multiple Smash Bros titles. I was not prepared for how deeply responsible I would feel for the lives of Pikmin I used to complete each area and defeat enemies.
In each level, there are numerous revolting creatures such as the repulsive Baldy Long Legs and deformed Dwarf Bulbear (though I do have a soft spot for slightly more adorable Whiptongue Bulborb), all of which are desperately trying to eat every single one of your beloved Pikmin buddies. Every time an enemy devours a Pikmin a quiet scream echoes throughout the surrounding area and an in-depth end of level screen tells you exactly how many Pikmin passed away during your time exploring.
I played most of Pikmin 3 Deluxe in split-screen co-op mode, and I do not recommend this for the faint of heart. As I ran around the map minding my own business and carefully guarding my precious Pikmin, I would hear the heart-breaking sound of a Pikmin scream coming from the other player who treated their Pikmin's lives with reckless abandon. This is where a heartwarming change began.
After a few levels of death and destruction, I began to explain to my co-op partner how valuable the Pikmin truly are. There are five different types of Pikmin in the campaign, each with different skills that we outlined in our Pikmin 3 Deluxe review: "red Pikmin are great fighters and resistant to fire; yellow Pikmin can be thrown higher and conduct electricity; grey 'rock' Pikmin can smash fragile barriers and enemy skulls; pink Pikmin can fly; and blue Pikmin can swim." Losing numerous Pikmin can slow your puzzle-solving to a complete halt, and running around the map by yourself can feel pretty lonesome.
Not only are Pikmin great helpers and loyal friends, but if you manage to gather 20 of each type of Pikmin they will hum the theme song for the game as you dash around completing your tasks, boosting morale, and adding an even more adorable incentive to keep your little mates alive.
The Pikmin 3 Deluxe campaign became increasingly fun as I worked with my teammate to gather as many Pikmin as possible, while keeping our current team safe, which also added to the in-game difficulty as we had to restart levels if we took too many casualties. The game went from a bit of casual fun, to a festival of love and compassion towards a non-existent species.
Once the campaign ended we said our bittersweet goodbyes to the colourful friends we made along the way, and although it had come to an end, Pikmin 3 Deluxe definitely left a lasting impression. The love I feel for the ant-like aliens will not be going away any time soon.
Ruby Spiers-Unwin Staff Writer
This is Ruby's first taste at writing for a large publication. She has a great love of all things Final Fantasy and Pokémon. You will find her shiny hunting in any spare moment.
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Is there any efficient way (with particular attention to memory), either deterministic or probabilistic with arbitrary error, to determine if i-th element has already appeared or not in a stream of strings (such as the one modelled below)?
Stream model
The stream is modelled by the following generator of strings. In this model, the last M=10000 values are the ones that appear twice. Obviously in the real application it is not known when a duplicate shall show itself.
def binary(n):
    """Return a binary string representing the number."""
    return "{0:b}".format(n)

def stream():
    """Lazily yield the ith element of the stream."""
    N=10000000
    M=10000
    for i in range(N):
        yield binary(i)
    for i in range(M):
        yield binary(i)

Current implementation
My current implementation uses a form of dictionary, using either directly the dict or an implementation using patricia-trie customised in such a way to exploit eventual frequent substrings.
elements = {}
already_seen = 0
for e in stream():
    if e not in elements:
        elements[e] = None
    else:
        already_seen += 1

The already_seen value should be 10000.
The problem with the current implementation is that it requires to maintain in the main memory all the distinct items. Is there any other way?

A: Yes, it's called Bloom Filters:

Bloom filters are space-efficient probablistic data structures used to
  test whether an element is a member of a set.

I used pybloom-mirror package to modify your code and set the bloom filter to capacity 20000 and error rate 0.01 (according BloomFilter calculator the size of filter is around ~23.4kB). But it can give you false positives.
from pybloom import BloomFilter

def binary(n):
    """Return a binary string representing the number."""
    return "{0:b}".format(n)

def stream():
    """Lazily yield the ith element of the stream."""
    N=10000
    M=100
    for i in range(N):
        yield binary(i)
    for i in range(M):
        yield binary(i)

def my_func():
    bf = BloomFilter(capacity=20000, error_rate=0.01)
    already_seen = 0
    for e in stream():
        if e in bf:
            already_seen += 1
        else:
            bf.add(e)
    print(already_seen)

my_func()

Output is:
100

For capacity of 10 million and probability 0.01 the size is around 11.43MiB (there are lot's of variables to play with though, depends on your use case).
Edit:
For chaining Bloom Filters you could use this example:
def bloom_filter_chain(n=3):

    # make bloom filters chain, each next chain is with lower error rate.
    bloom_filters = []
    for i in range(n):
        bloom_filters.append(BloomFilter(capacity=20000, error_rate=0.1 ** (i+1)))

    already_seen = 0

    for e in stream():
        we_have_seen = True
        for bf in bloom_filters:
            if e in bf: # might be false positive, continue down the chain
                continue
            else:
                we_have_seen = False
                bf.add(e)
                break
        if we_have_seen:
            already_seen += 1

    print(already_seen)

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Q: Maintaining an original cart quote in session and overwritting the current modified one, in Magento The checkout process that I am currently working on a magento shop is as follows:

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*step 1 - I simulate the order by sending some data to a custom api , and with the response received from that api, I change the current cart quote by changing some products qty,prices adding new free products...etc... so  major changes to the quote items are done

*step 2 - after I update the current quote based on the response received from api , I show the customer the new quote items. Also modifications to the item totals and subtotal are made as well

*step 3 (final step) - I make the actual order, sending again data to that api. The order after the quote is updated based again on response received from api, is also saved in magento.
All of the above steps happen in the checkout process page, and all 3 are mandatory.
My problem is that for the last step of the checkout process, i would need the original cart quote data, not the one modified after the simulation process.
I tried to save the original quote in session, but received an error when trying to serialize it: "Serialization of 'Mage_Core_Model_Config_Element' is not allowed"
I've also tried to save the result from $cart->getData() in session, which worked, but did not manage to re-import it to cart.
Any suggestions on how should I save the original cart quote and somehow re-import it?


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Højreekstremisme eller højreradikalisme bruges som betegnelse for politiske synspunkter, der ligger alleryderst (ekstremt) til højre i det politiske spektrum. Der er ikke nogen entydig definition af, hvornår en holdning eller handling kan karakteriseres som højreekstremistisk, men ofte bruges betegnelsen om grupperinger, der er modstandere af liberale demokratiske principper og/eller går ind for at anvende vold som politisk middel. Nazister og fascister er eksempler på højreekstremistiske retninger. Højreekstremister vil typisk have ultranationalistiske, antidemokratiske, antisemitiske, racistiske, islamofobe og/eller antimodernistiske holdninger.

Højreekstremistiske grupper har fået større udbredelse i mange europæiske lande (bl.a. Danmark) i det 21. århundrede.

Vigtige højreekstremistiske træk

Den Danske Ordbog definerer højreekstremisme som "ekstremt højreorienteret politisk holdning eller adfærd, ofte stærkt national og med en fjendtlig indstilling over for udlændinge". Den Store Danske beskriver højreekstremisme og højreradikalisme som "politiske strømninger og grupperinger på yderste højrefløj, der ideologisk og politisk overskrider normen for, hvad der er foreneligt med politik i en demokratisk forfatningsstat, og som desuden ofte med militante og kriminelle midler som vold og terror bekæmper det politisk-parlamentariske demokrati".

Ifølge det danske "Nationalt Center for Forebyggelse af Ekstremisme" under Udlændinge- og Integrationsministeriet er det afgørende fællestræk for de højreekstreme miljøers verdensbillede en accept af politisk vold som virkemiddel samt antidemokratiske politiske mål.

Nutidens højreekstremistiske tankegods er inspireret af det 20. århundredes ultranationalistiske, antidemokratiske, antisemitiske og antimodernistiske strømninger. Ultranationalisme er et fælles kendetegn, og antisemitiske og antimuslimske holdninger sammen med et fjendebillede af en overnational elite, afstandtagen til liberale demokratiske værdier og anvendelse af voldelige metoder præger i varierende grad de højreekstremistiske grupper.

Højreradikalisme og højreekstremisme

Ofte anvendes ordene højreradikalisme og højreekstremisme som synonymer. Sådan opfattes ordene eksempelvis i Den Danske Ordbog og Den Store Danske Encyklopædi. Journalisten og forfatteren Tom Carstensen, som har beskæftiget sig i mange år med den yderste danske højrefløj, skelner omvendt mellem den "ekstreme højrefløj", der defineres ved at være villig til at bruge vold for at nå sit mål, og den "radikale højrefløj", der ønsker en grundlæggende ændring af samfundet, men uden at advokere for vold. Denne skelnen er parallel til det tilsvarende begrebspar venstreradikalisme og venstreekstremisme, der også af nogle anvendes som synonymer, mens andre, som f.eks. den tyske samfundsforsker Horst Heimann, opererer med en distinktion mellem dem, hvor den afgørende skillelinje er, om vold anses for at være et legitimt middel til at opfylde de politiske mål.

Historie

De første højreekstremistiske bevægelser af betydning opstod i Tyskland umiddelbart efter første verdenskrig, således det paramilitære frikorps Stahlhelm, der blev oprettet i december 1918, og som senere blev indlemmet i det nazistiske SA. I mellemkrigstiden blev der dannet højreekstremistiske bevægelser i en lang række andre lande i Europa, ofte med den italienske fascisme som forbillede, f.eks. Lappobevægelsen i Finland. Nazismens og fascismens nederlag i anden verdenskrig var dog også et markant globalt nederlag for højreekstremistiske synspunkter.

Den tyske politolog Klaus von Beyme beskrev i 1988 tre historiske udviklingsfaser for højreekstremistiske partier i Vesteuropa efter anden verdenskrig:

 1945 til midten af 1950'erne: Højrekstremistiske partier var marginaliserede, i stedet for at have nogen politisk betydning var deras vigtigste mål at overleve. Højreekstremistisk politik var miskrediteret af nazismen og politisk isoleret.
 Midten af 1950'erne til 1970'erne: Den såkaldte "populistiske protestfase" ("Populist Protest Phase") med sporadiske valgsejre. Egenskaber hos de højreekstremistiske partier i denne fase var en karismatisk leder og en dyb modvilje mod det politiske etablissement, "vi" mod "dem", hvor "de" er politikere og bureaukrater.
 1980'erne: valgsejre for højreekstremistiske partier konsolideres, mens de opdagede indvandring som et hovedindsatsområde.

Hertil har politologen Anders Widfeldt senere tilføjet en fjerde fase, som han kalder "legitimitetsfasen". Denne fase begynder omkring 2000 og kendetegnes af større politisk legitimitet. I denne fase fokuserer de højreekstremistiske partier efterhånden mere på kritik af islam og den påståede "islamisering" af Europa, "velfærdschauvinisme" bliver et vigtige emne, og temaer fra det yderste højre vinder lidt efter lidt indpas på den politiske dagsorden og overtages af andre partier.

Ifølge det danske center for forebyggelse af ekstremisme kan det ekstreme højres fremgang i Europa i de seneste årtier anskues som en reaktion på globaliseringen og dens konsekvenser. De højreekstreme grupper har udnyttet en række komplekse sociale, økonomiske og politiske forandringer og omdannet dem til en fortælling om masseindvandring, flygtningestrømme og en medfølgende trussel imod kristne og nationale værdier.

Massakren på Utøya i 2011, hvor 69 unge nordmænd blev dræbt af en norsk højreekstremist, er et af de større højreekstremistiske angreb i Europa i det seneste årti.

Højreekstremisme i Danmark

Højreekstreme partiet og grupperinger har eksisteret i Danmark siden mellemkrigstiden med varierende styrke. I en kortlægning af antidemokratiske og ekstremistiske miljøer i Danmark fra 2014 opererede forskningsinstitutionen SFI med højreradikale cirkler som et af tre miljøer, hvor ekstremisme potentielt kunne finde sted (de to andre miljøer var et venstreradikalt og et islamistisk miljø). Det ekstremistiske og/eller antidemokratiske højreradikale miljø definerede SFI nærmere som bestående af seks grupperinger: Danmarks Nationale Front, Danish Defence League, Right Wings, Dansk National Socialistisk Bevægelse (DNSB), Stop Islamiseringen af Danmark og Bevægelsen Frit Danmark – Folkebevægelsen mod Indvandring. I en tidligere rapport fra SFI blev Danskernes Parti nævnt som en af de tre største højreekstremistiske grupperinger i Danmark.

Forskere på området skelner mellem højreradikale grupperinger, der er nationalsocialistiske, og andre, der er højrenationale. Den højrenationale strømning er større end den nationalsocialistiske og er kendetegnet ved nationalistiske holdninger, hvor "Danmark" er den vigtigste politiske enhed, og ved mistro, fjendtlighed og racisme over for indvandrere. Hvor nationalsocialistiske grupper typisk er antisemitiske, er højrenationale gruppers fjendebilleder ofte mere varierede og inkluderer fjendebilleder, der udspringer af nutidige globale konflikter, og de betragter oftest islam som en hovedmodstander.

Ifølge SFI's 2014-studie var de højreekstremistiske grupperinger mere voldelige og militante end deres venstreekstremistiske modpoler. Dansk Institut for Internationale Studier (DIIS) advarede i december 2016 i en rapport om, at den skarpe tone i den danske udlændingedebat kunne medføre en større risiko for højreekstremistiske voldshandlinger. Politiets Efterretningstjeneste (PET) vurderede tilsvarende i 2018, at truslen fra højreekstremistisk terror i Danmark er vokset som følge af den polariserede flygtninge- og udlændingedebat.

Højreekstremisme i USA
 Alt-right
 Boogaloo-bevægelsen
 Ku Klux Klan
 Proud Boys

Se også

 Ekstremisme
 Højrepopulisme

Referencer

Eksterne henvisninger

 Højreekstremisme: Ideologi
 Højreekstremisme: Miljøer i Danmark
 Højreekstremisme: Aktiviteter
 Højreekstremisme: Eksempler på kriminelle handlinger
 Højreekstremismen i Danmark
 Kai Arzheimer: "Working Class Parties 2.0? Competition between Centre Left and Extreme Right Parties" (2010?)
 Roger Karapin: "Radical-Right and Neo-Fascist Political Parties in Western Europe"; Comparatile Politics January 1998; s. 213-234
 René Karpantschof: 'Højreradikalismen i Danmark'
 Cas Mudde: The Relationship Between Immigration and Nativism in Europe and North America; Migration Policy Institute 2012
 Ralf Melzer, Sebastian Serafin: Right-wing extremism in Europe; Bonn 2013;


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The Sodhi Family
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Yellowstone, Lois Lane, and Me
This week, we take a break from production, but there is no rest for Sharat and me. We flew to Montana to fundraise for the film and spent the weekend in Livingston, MT, a small eclectic town at the mouth of Yellowstone Park. Penny Ronning, who hosted screenings of our work on Friday and Saturday nights at her art gallery, House of Fine Arts, organized our visit. We showed Sharat's award-winning short film American Made and our film trailer for Divided We Fall, which was followed
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Assemblymember Judy Chu
Today, we interviewed California Assemblymember Judy Chu who pioneered a number of hate crimes legislation to protect the rights of Sikh, Arab, and Muslim communities in California since September 11, 2001. She spoke with knowledge and eloquence about how lives have changed for many minorities who now fear discrimination in their own neighborhoods. She remembers learning about the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II in college as a student of Asian American Studies. Her awareness of the power of fear and hysteria in times of war
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Japanese American Memories
Today we sat with a group of Japanese Americans who shared their memories of the Internment during World War II. In their seventies and eighties, they exuded the warmth and wisdom of grandparents. All of them were born in the United States. The afternoon was organized by Janelle Saito, the mother my dear friend Brynn, at the United Japanese Christian Church in Clovis, California. We talked with this group for hours. At times, they drew haunting parallels to present-day America. Here are sketches of their stories. Aiko
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Today, we drove to San Diego to meet Swaran Bhullar, the Sikh Punjabi woman who was stabbed in her car a few weeks after September 11, 2001. She had immigrated from Kenya in order to find peace and security. After her attack, she said that she had lost that security here in America. On the way to see her, I read again my transcript of our first interview together in November 2001:SWARAN: On September 30th, coming here [to my video store] from home, I was in the left
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Here are images from the film, taken over the last few years: Vandalism at my gurdwara (Sikh house of worship) last year in Fresno, California, where I grew up. A poster for the film that features Sher Singh, the Sikh man who was arrested off a Boston-bound train on September 12, 2001, as the first suspected terrorist. Although his charges were dropped within hours, footage of his arrest played on national media outlets for three days. (Poster by Raj Dhillon) A collage of faces and places from our journey,
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Once again, I am living out of my suitcase. This happens a lot. Ever since September 11, 2001, my suitcase has been my home. That single event, that single day, has determined every part of my life. What I study. What I do. Who I know myself to be. And where I am. On this particular night, I am in Los Angeles, writing from a production office—a film production office. The place is an organized mess. Two rooms packed with editing equipment, camera gear, computers, stacks of papers
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Janet Keeping, leader of the Green Party of Alberta, today condemned "in the strongest possible terms" the provincial government's plan to put energy leases on 21,000 hectares of northwestern Alberta up for sale because these lands provide essential habitat to the Redrock-Prairie Creek mountain caribou herd. Yesterday the government announced it was delaying the sale because of pushback from the public. But the fundamental problem remains – the provincial government has no commitment to environmental values, including the need to conserve bio-diversity.
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