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Q: Networking details of Chromecast I am trying to understand networking details of chromecast. Consider this case, there is youtube-server (S), Hand-device(H) and Chromecast(C). Following are the steps, i would do.
1) Initially, would pair both H & C either automatically or explicitly.
2) Would play say youtube video on my hand-held-device(H). H will form a TCP session with the Server-S
3) Now, i play this video on my TV. So,
Questions
A) Is there a separate TCP session between the server and Chromecast or the hand-held-device mirror whatever it gets from server
B) Surprisingly, even after switching-off handle held device, Chromecast kept streaming until completion. So, expecting some kind of TCP state between Server and Chromecast. If so, who initiates this connection ?
D) How does Hand-held-device know about the current streaming state ?
Thanks

A: A) If you initiated a casting session with the cast button in the app, then yes -- there is a separate session between the server and the Chromecast. Your hand-held-device tells the chromecast how to discover the server, how to request the videos, etc., but the Chromecast sends the requests for the media assets directly to their source. There is no mirroring going on. (keep in mind that Android CAN mirror to the Chromecast, as can Chrome with tab-casting, but this is different than using the cast button)
B) As stated above, the hand-held device provides instructions to the Chromecast (usually in the form of an app ID that the chromecast resolves by looking to Google's servers to see where the web app is houses), and also with the URLs of the media. But once media playback starts, if you want to turn off the sender device, the playback can continue (and this is one of the big benefits of the Chromecast. In fact, this allows for you to come along with a different device and connect to the session if desired).
D) The Chromecast and hand held device also maintain their connection, so that the Chromecast can send back the status of playback, and so that the user can initiate playback control instructions that tell the Chromecast to pause/skip/etc. etc. the media session.

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Chicago residents said they were being harassed by collection agencies, some ordered to pay old tickets for vehicles they said they never owned.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago residents said they were being harassed by collection agencies, some ordered to pay old tickets for vehicles they said they never owned. One person facing fines wasn't even licensed to drive.
Drivers owe the city almost $1.5 billion in old, unpaid tickets, the oldest dating back to 1990. The city said it's made it a top priority to get scofflaws to pay up, but the new goal to collect is raising questions over some bogus parking tickets.
The I-Team hotline was ringing off the hook with disputes from angry drivers and some, well, who don't even drive.
"I was surprise when I see this because I never have a driver's license," said Maria Castillo.
Castillo said she's also never had a car either, but she received a bill for more than $1,200 in unpaid tickets from the city of Chicago.
"I say what? I'm not owing this money," Castillo said. "I never drive, I never get a driver's license, that's why my surprise."
A collection agency hired by the city said Castillo had four tickets dating back to 2012 and 2013. Castillo said she called the city to explain, but it went nowhere.
"We never received a calling back, and that is why we decided to contact you," she said.
Castillo said the I-Team's November investigation about Kathleen Dagis, who faced a bill for a 20-year-old ticket connected to a motorcycle she never owned until the I-Team helped her get it out of her name.
The I-Team told the city about Castillo. The Illinois Secretary of State verified that she had never owned a car or had a driver's license. Then, the city dropped her $1,200 bill.
After a month and a half of emails with no specific answers about decades-old tickets and some mistakes, the I-Team showed up at the Finance Department.
Molly Poppe: "Hold on, I'm not doing an interview right now."
Jason Knowles: "We are doing an interview right now because we have asked for an interview several times, and we want to talk about the cases and why people are getting old tickets for vehicles they don't own."
Poppe, the director of public affairs for the Finance Department, also acknowledged there have been additional complaints.
"There's going to be issues we need to address, we have worked to address those issues, that's why we have a Department of Administrative Hearings process, that's why we have other processed to make sure people can adjudicate tickets," Poppe said.
She said some people disputing tickets may have sold their vehicles and left their license plates on them, or may have forgotten to update their address.
"When they move, when they sell their vehicles, their first call needs to be with the Secretary of State to make sure that license plate is no longer going to be registered to them," she said.
But some drivers who turned to the I-Team said there are flaws in this new push to collect, and question how they're supposed to now prove ticket disputes from so long ago.
"Now you have to sit back and think, where was I at 20 years ago?" said Nicole Davis, who also contacted the I-Team.
The Secretary of State's Office was able to help prove that some of these drivers were innocent, based on old records. The office said it holds on to them, to help people prove these cases to the city.
But by law, the state is able to purge records 10 years or older, so there could be incidents where there is no proof.
3)	City of Chicago's ticket helpline 312.744.7275 open Monday through Friday 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
4)	Contact the Illinois Secretary of State for copies of old vehicle records.


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Q: HTML5 Audio tag with JQuery audio

        <audio class ="audio-player" name="" src="01-Breakin-A-Sweat-Zedd-Remix.mp3" ></audio>
        <audio class ="audio-player" name="" src="04-zedd-stars_come_out_(terravita_remix)" ></audio>

            Play music | Pause music | Stop music

This code only plays the first audio tag, how will I be able to play the next song/track/audio tag?

A: All the audio elements loaded are in an array, which you can access using the methods you have. If you add a next track function you can browse through all the elements, like so:
$(document).ready(function(){

    var x = $(".audio-player").length; // Count total audio players
    var z = 0; // Start at first audio player

    $("#play-bt").click(function(){
        $(".audio-player")[z].play();
        $(".message").text("Music started");
    })
    $("#pause-bt").click(function(){
        $("#audio-player")[z].pause();
        $(".message").text("Music paused");
    })
    $("#stop-bt").click(function(){
        $(".audio-player")[z].pause();
        $(".audio-player")[z].currentTime = 0;
        $(".message").text("Music Stopped");
    })
    $("#next-bt").click(function(){
        $(".audio-player")[z].pause();
        z++;
        if (z >= x) z = 0;
        $(".audio-player")[z].play();
        $(".message").text("Track: "+z);
    })
})

It finds the amount of audio elements with jquery .length, and when you reach the last track it starts from the first one. Here's an example -> http://jsfiddle.net/8GycB/46/


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Rockies exploring trades, but asking price for…
Rockies exploring trades, but asking price for talents like Noah Syndergaard very high
Carlos Santana's trade to Seattle likely ends Colorado's interest
Adam Hunger, The Associated Press
New York Mets starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard delivers a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies on Sunday, May 6, 2018, in New York.
By Patrick Saunders | psaunders@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
PUBLISHED: December 3, 2018 at 6:33 pm | UPDATED: December 3, 2018 at 6:54 pm
The Rockies' offseason rumors have been little more than quiet whispers of speculation thus far.
While the Rockies are exploring possible trades, it's highly doubtful that slugging first baseman Carlos Santana will end up in Colorado. The same goes for powerful Mets right-hander Noah Syndergaard.
It is true that the Rockies had some initial interest in Santana last winter before he signed a three-year, $60 million deal with Philadelphia. Recently, Thomas Harding of MLB.com wrote that the "Rockies can envision Santana … providing big-time offense production at first base." On Monday, however, the Phillies shipped Santana to Seattle as part of a multi-player trade that netted the Phillies all-star infielder Jean Segura.
General manager Jeff Bridich said last month that his top offseason priority was improving Colorado's inconsistent offense. Monday's trade, however, would seem to derail any chance of Santana playing for the Rockies, a move that would have enabled them to move under-achieving Ian Desmond off first base and make him a true utility player.
Syndergaard, the talented but oft-injured 26-year-old, is another player the Rockies have reportedly kicked the tires on. Andy Martin of New York's SNY TV recently tweeted: "The Rockies and Brewers have shown some interest, but there is skepticism that Colorado would be able to assemble a package strong enough to nab Syndergaard."
Ken Rosenthal, the veteran reporter for The Athletic and the MLB Network, has also mentioned the Rockies as possible trade partner with the Mets for Syndergaard. The problem, of course, is that the Mets are asking for a lot in return and the Rockies traditionally like to hold onto their best prospects.
A potential roadblock to any Syndergarrd trade is the blockbuster trade between the Mets and Seattle that became official Monday. The Mariners sent all-star second baseman Robinson Cano and all-star closer Edwin Diaz to the New York for outfielder Jay Bruce, reliever Anthony Swarzak, right-hander Gerson Bautista and prospects Jarred Kelenic and Justin Dunn.
It's clear that new Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen is in a win-now mode, and that could mean he wants to keep Syndergaard in the rotation. However, there are some in the industry who believe a trade for Syndergaard is still on the table. And should the Mets be able to pull off a trade with Cleveland for veteran starter Corey Kluber, Syndergaard's availability could increase.
Here is what MLB.com's Mark Feinsand tweeted Monday: "After Cano/Diaz trade, Mets are clearly still thinking big. Could be a sign they plan to trade Noah Syndergaard, then turn around and bring in Kluber. Brodie Van Wagenen appears to be exploring every possible avenue to improve his team."
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Reviews on Syndergaard's future are mixed. In 25 starts last season, he posted a 3.03 ERA and a strikeout-to-walk ratio near 4.00. For his career, he has a 132 ERA+ and 4.94 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Syndergaard, however, has been limited to just 32 starts since 2017 due to injury. The good news for a potential trade partner: he won't qualify for free agency until after the 2021 season.
The stumbling blocks to the Rockies pulling off a major trade of any kind is that rivals have been asking for some of Colorado's top young players, including starting pitchers Kyle Freeland, German Marquez and Jon Gray, and top infield prospect Brendan Rodgers.
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When Rockies outfielder Larry Walker finally got the call from the Hall of Fame, he fought back tears, while wearing a SpongeBob SquarePants shirt.
Rockies outfielder Larry Walker was an electrifying, unforgettable baseball player. Tuesday, he became an immortal one.
Multiple sources told The Denver Post that Arenado feels like "promises were broken" after he signed an eight-year, $260 million contract last February.
Todd Helton got to see a teammate elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday. If this year's votes are any indication, the former Rockies first baseman's time may not be too far off.


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Violence against Christians in Pakistan on the rise
Carey Lodge Fri 15 Aug 2014 12:56 BST
Pakistani Christians chant slogans during a protest to condemn a suicide bombing on a church, in Peshawar, Pakistan, the deadliest attack ever in the country against members of the Christian faith.(AP)
More than 120 Christians have died in the last year as a result of targeted religious violence in Pakistan, a new report confirms.
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom collated statistics of publicly-reported attacks and has found that violence against Christian communities has risen substantially in recent months.
Seven Christians were killed in attacks between June 2012 and June 2013 in Pakistan, while in the following 12 months that figure leapt to 128.
"The body count of Christians jumped due to the attack on All Saints Church in Peshawar in September 2013," the report notes.
At least 119 people were killed when two suicide bombers carried out an attack following a service at the church. Islamic extremist group TTP Jundullah, which has links to the Taliban, claimed responsibility for the blast, which was the deadliest attack on Christians in Pakistani history.
The most targeted religious group in Pakistan, however, is not Christians, but Shia Muslims. More than 220 Shias have been murdered over the past 12 months; 29 of them in targeted shootings, and 11 in targeted bombings.
According to the report, the total number of attacks against religious groups has, in fact, decreased, but "they remain alarmingly high".
"The findings of the Project show that religious-based violence continues to persist, with little to no effective Pakistani government response at federal, provincial, or local levels," the report continues.
"While the attacks occurred in the context of general episodes of violence confronting the entire country, the overall climate for religious freedom continues to deteriorate... Regarding attacks on religious groups, the government failed to take steps to hold perpetrators accountable or protect the vulnerable."
Pakistan is currently eighth on Open Doors' list of countries in which Christians are most violently persecuted for their faith.
According to Open Doors' World Watch List, "there is a high degree of impunity regarding acts of violence against Christians" in Pakistan, and forced-conversions are not unusual."
The blasphemy laws in particular have been blamed for increasing inter-religious tensions across the country.


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Het jaar 410 is het 10e jaar in de 5e eeuw volgens de christelijke jaartelling.

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Brittannië
 Keizer Honorius verwittigt in een Rescript (diplomatieke brief) aan de Romano-Britse magistraten, dat zij hun provincie zelf moeten besturen en voor de veiligheid van de steden moeten zorg dragen. Er zullen geen Romeinse troepen meer worden gestuurd. Brittannië wordt officieel onafhankelijk van het Romeinse Rijk.
 Al hetzelfde jaar nemen invallen van de Picten in East-Anglia weer toe.

Italië
 Voorjaar - Constantijn III trekt over de Alpen en valt Ligurië (Noord-Italië) binnen. Hij moet echter zijn expeditieleger naar Gallië terugtrekken, omdat er in Spanje een opstand is uitgebroken.
 Priscus Attalus wordt als medekeizer door Alarik I afgezet, vanwege dat hij weigert een militaire campagne te steunen tegen Honorius in Africa.
 24 augustus - De Visigoten onder leiding van Alarik I plunderen Rome. Drie dagen lang worden er in de stad vernielingen en gewelddaden aangericht. Hoewel de stad grotendeels intact blijft, is de betekenis van de val van Rome enorm. Voor het eerst sinds 390 v.Chr. wordt de oude hoofdstad weer door "barbaren" ingenomen.
 Galla Placidia, dochter van Theodosius I, wordt door de Goten gegijzeld en meegevoerd tijdens de plunderveldtocht door Midden-Italië en Gallië.
 Alarik I trekt naar Sicilië met de bedoeling naar Africa over te steken, maar overlijdt in Calabrië (Zuid-Italië) aan een hevige koorts. Hij wordt opgevolgd door zijn zwager, Athaulf, die tracht met diplomatieke middelen Honorius te verzoenen.

Religie
 In Constantinopel wordt de eerste algemene synode van de Kerk van het Oosten (Synode van Isaak) gehouden. De bisschop van Ctesifon (huidige Irak) wordt erkend als primaat van de Katholieke Kerk, de titel staat gelijk met de metropolieten van Rome, Jeruzalem, Alexandrië en Antiochië.
 Honoratus van Arles sticht een klooster op het eiland Lerins (Frankrijk). Hij vormt een kloostergemeenschap en monniken bestuderen in afzondering het christelijk geloof.
 De Geloofsbelijdenis van Nicea-Constantinopel wordt aanvaard door de bisschoppen van Arbela, Basra, Gondesjapoer, Kirkoek en Nisibis.

Geboren
 Severinus van Noricum, monnik en heilige (waarschijnlijke datum)

Overleden
 Alarik I, koning van de Visigoten
 Hanzei, keizer van Japan (waarschijnlijke datum)
 Marcella (85), kloosterstichtster en heilige
 Maron, missionaris en kluizenaar
 Tyrannius Rufinus van Aquileia, schrijver en kerkvader

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Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock KBE was an English film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is one of the most influential and widely studied filmmakers in the history of cinema.
Born: August 13, 1899, Leytonstone, London, United Kingdom
Died: April 29, 1980, Bel Air, Los Angeles, CA
Spouse: Alma Reville (m. 1926–1980)
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Rep. Wilson misses Bachmann rally
CNN Political Producer Shawna Shepherd
Columbia, South Carolina (CNN) - It was probably a bite from a tick that kept Republican Rep. Joe Wilson from attending a rally for presidential candidate Michele Bachmann on Thursday.
"I just put a call into Joe this morning. We were hoping he was going to be here," Bachmann said as she introduced one of Wilson's staffers at a rally in downtown Columbia.
Filed under: 2012 • Joe Wilson • Michele Bachmann • South Carolina
BLITZER'S BLOG: Assad, al-Maliki and Ahmadinejad: What's going on?
CNN's "The Situation Room" Anchor Wolf Blitzer
(CNN) – President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton finally have done what so many have been urging them to do for a long time – publicly call on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down.
They coordinated their statement with similar statements from other allied leaders, including from Canada, France, Germany, Britain and the European Union.
Filed under: Hillary Clinton • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • President Obama
Haley says no to V.P.
CNN Producer Gabriella Schwarz
(CNN) - South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley dismissed any suggestion she would serve as the Republican vice presidential nominee in the 2012 election.
In an interview Thursday with CNN's Wolf Blitzer, the first term governor said if asked to serve in the No. 2 spot, she would not accept.
Filed under: 2012 • 2012 VP Pick • Nikki Haley • South Carolina • TV-The Situation Room
Palin: Obama 'very tone deaf' with vacation
CNN Senior Producer Kevin Bohn
Washington (CNN) - While the White House is still working on the jobs proposal the President will put forth in early September, former Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin has already drawn some conclusions.
Saying it will be based on his past record which she said has failed to spur growth, Palin called the upcoming plan a "third stimulus" program and said it will be counterproductive to the president's aims of creating jobs.
Filed under: 2012 • President Obama • Sarah Palin
Perry: US move on Syria 'long-overdue'
CNN Political Producer Rachel Streitfeld
Pembroke, New Hampshire (CNN) - Texas Gov. Rick Perry declared President Obama's call Thursday for Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad to step down "long overdue."
"Today's actions are long overdue and every diplomatic option should be brought to bear to prevent Assad from wreaking further violence on the people of that region," he said.
Read what Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann said here.
Read what former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum said here.
Filed under: 2012 • Rick Perry • Syria
Gov. Haley receives GOP hopefuls
Columbia, South Carolina (CNN) – South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said she is not ready to endorse a Republican presidential candidate, but that doesn't mean she's not willing to meet with them and talk to them on the phone occasionally.
Herman Cain, who is holding a campaign event in nearby Lexington later Thursday, tweeted a photo from his meeting with South Carolina's governor .
Filed under: 2012 • GOP • Herman Cain • Nikki Haley
Bachmann says Obama is leading from behind on Syria
Columbia, South Carolina (CNN) – Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann said the president's call for Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad to step down is another example of Barack Obama leading from behind on foreign policy.
Following a rally in downtown Columbia, the Minnesota congresswoman read a prepared statement to reporters that said in part, "The president should have acted weeks ago to call on President Assad to step down when his regime started slaughtering and oppressing his own Syrian people. By this count now it's thousands of Syrians."
Read what Texas Gov. Rick Perry said here.
Filed under: 2012 • Michele Bachmann • President Obama • Syria
S&P faces U.S. probe on mortgages
CNNMoney.com's Aaron Smith
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) - Ratings agency Standard & Poor's is being investigated by the U.S. Justice Department for allegedly overrating mortgage-backed securities, whose meltdown led to the 2008 financial crisis, according to two sources with knowledge of the investigation.
The sources confirmed to CNN that Justice Department attorneys interviewed current and former S&P credit analysts earlier this year.
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Former top Obama adviser takes first step toward Senate bid
(CNN) - Elizabeth Warren took her first formal step Thursday toward launching a candidacy against Republican Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts.
The Harvard University law school professor and former Obama administration official filed the paperwork needed to create an exploratory committee and launched a website, http://www.elizabethforma.com, to draw contributions and volunteers and build support.
Filed under: 2012 • Elizabeth Warren • Massachusetts • Scott Brown
Romney and Santorum hit Obama over Syria
(CNN) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney lambasted President Barack Obama's leadership Thursday saying his call for Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad to step down comes after too much blood has been shed in the country.
In a statement the former Massachusetts governor said the president took "far too long to speak out forcefully against Assad."
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People often ask me why I investigate the surveillance trade - surely the police and intelligence services need these technologies to prevent serious crime and terrorism? I tell them that I completely agree - targeted surveillance, conducted within strict legal frameworks, can be a socially useful tool. However, vast swathes of the industry are in a different business altogether: mass surveillance.
Mass surveillance is when the state conducts pervasive blanket surveillance of entire populations, or significant proportions of populations, grabbing signals and packets indiscriminately. Surveillance on this scale is never proportionate and is therefore in contravention of international human rights norms - it is also unlawful in most democratic countries.
Cleartrail: "We have expertise in countrywide monitoring and offer systems with a wide range of interception capabilities in complex communication networks."
Telesoft: "...capable of targeted or mass capture of a few conversations on a handful of STM-1/OC-3 links to entire countrywide wireline telecommunications networks."
Utimaco: "Mass intercept monitors all calls and messages..."
VasTech: "A high end system can comprise of more than 100,000 simultaneous voice channels, allowing it to capture up to one billion intercepts per day and storing in excess of 5,000 Terabytes of information."
Agnitio: "8s3 Strategic, designed for mass voice interception and voice mining..."
And here's another statistic: of the 95 scheduled talks at the ISS World conference in Kuala Lumpur later this year, 14 of them include the word 'mass' in the title. Representatives from Trovicor are speaking on 'Multimedia Mass IP Interception - Capturing & Processing' and 'Applying Artificial Intelligence in Mass Monitoring of IP data'.


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Breaking News: Another vehicle plunges into Indian Ocean at Likoni Ferry
A trailer fully packed with tons of Maize from Tanzania plunges into the Ocean at Likoni.
This comes days after a tour bus plunged into the ocean this week on Sunday.
A woman died after the car she was driving, a Toyota Vitz KCY 556B, plunged into the Indian Ocean at the Makupa Causeway in Mombasa on Wednesday morning.
Winnie Achieng', 33, who was in the company of her son, Gift Otieno,12, is said to have been driving from Changamwe towards Mombasa Island when it happened.
According to a police report, the deceased was using the outer lane and overtook a motorcycle before hitting pavement and plunging into the ocean.
The car is said to have been speeding from Changamwe towards Mombasa Island when the accident happened.
Rescue efforts began in earnest to save the two. The boy managed to swim to safety but his mother, who was pulled out of the wreck a few minutes later, was pronounced dead upon arrival at the Coast General Hospital.
"I was in my boat when I saw the car plunge into the ocean. It took me some time to get to the car but I saw a boy swim to safety," said one of the eyewitnesses.
A tourist bus on Sunday morning plunged into the Indian Ocean at the Likoni Crossing Channel.
The Pollmans Tours and Safaris bus was travelling from South Coast to Mombasa Island when it plunged into the Ocean at around 9am.
The driver of the bus was attempting to board the ferry when he missed the ramp.
"I tried to stop the bus but it kept on sliding," the driver said, blaming the incident to the heavy rains pounding the region.
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Kenya Ferry Services officers, Kenya Coast Guard and volunteers managed to remove the bus from the Indian Ocean waters.
No causality was reported from the incident as the driver and the conductor were rescued.
At the time of the accident, no passenger was onboard as they had already alighted. The tourists had been dropped to Diani on Saturday evening.
The Likoni channel which links the Mombasa Island and the mainland town of Likoni is used by 350,000 passengers and more than 6,000 vehicles daily.


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EU citizens should not have to pay to stay in UK after Brexit, government told
Matt Withers
Published: 12:30 PM July 3, 2018 Updated: 6:12 PM September 17, 2020
European Parliament chief Brexit co-ordinator Guy Verhofstadt
Millions of EU nationals should not have to pay to register to stay in the UK after Brexit, the European Parliament's Brexit co-ordinator has told the government.
Guy Verhofstadt has written to home secretary Sajid Javid, saying the £65 cost of signing up to the settlement scheme should be waived.
The fee for the EU citizens living and working in the UK is among a number of "outstanding concerns" outlined in the letter on behalf of the European Parliament's Brexit Steering Group.
It is also concerned about possible barriers to "vulnerable" people signing up, and wants more information about the powers of the Independent Monitoring Authority that will oversee the appeals process.
Mr Verhofstadt, the former Belgian prime minister, said: "MEPs remain unhappy that EU27 citizens in the UK, who have contributed to British society and paid their taxes, will have to pay for registration.
"We continue to believe this process should be cost-free, in keeping with the European Parliament's longstanding position on this matter.
"More needs to be done to ensure that vulnerable EU citizens are properly catered for and that any delays faced by citizens with the registration process itself does not create unnecessary anxiety."
The steering group is also to investigate the preparations made by EU nations for British citizens living there following Brexit, he added.
The £65 adult cost of the registration scheme for EU citizens wishing to stay in Britain after the end of the transition period on December 31, 2020 is the same as the current fee for a permanent resident document.
It is also £10.50 less than the minimum cost of a standard British passport.
It will cost £32.50 for children under 16 and be free for those that already have permanent residence documents.
After a small test run the scheme will be rolled out from late this year, with the aim of being fully open by March 30, the day after Britain leaves the EU.
A final deadline for applications has been set for the end of June 2021.
In the letter to Mr Javid, which has also been sent to Brexit secretary David Davis and Yvette Cooper, the chairwoman of the Commons' Home Affairs Committee, Mr Verhofstadt said there were "a number of issues of concern".
He added: "We would urge that you take these on board during the consultation and testing phase of the scheme and before its official launch.
"Addressing them would also instil confidence on our side that the registration scheme will work in the streamlined and user-friendly way that we all want."


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Why did modern actors sue their parents in court?
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Given that modern actors are paid well, money can become a serious source of contention even among close friends.
Such family disputes can sometimes end up in court.
Let's look at some famous actors who rose to prominence at a young age and then sued their own parents when they were older.
What was the reason for this?
We'll find out right now.
1. Drew Barrymore
All in the same club, all under her mother's supervision.
The actress first went to a drug rehabilitation clinic when she was 13 years old.
A year later, Barrymore made the firm decision to avoid communicating with such a mother and sued to have her custody removed.
The mother did not object, stating that it was time for her daughter to live independently and to compensate her (mother) financially.
2. Macaulay Culkin
The star of the «Home Alone» film series realized at one point that sudden and large sums of money can quickly change the relationship between relatives.
Culkin's parents were also his agents when he was younger, and they kept the majority of his large fees for themselves. There was a schism in the family over time.
As a result, when Culkin's parents divorced, they couldn't agree on who would manage their son's financial assets.
It got ridiculous, the parents alternately refused profitable offers from film makers in order to annoy each other and push their son to make a choice between mom and dad.
By the age of 15, Culkin realized that his parents, cursing among themselves, were deliberately sabotaging his career.
Then he went to court and decided to get rid of custody of both of them.
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Saint Mary's Native Corporation
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The native village of St. Mary's is located on the north bank of the Andreafsky River, point five miles from its confluence with the Yukon River. It's situated approximately 450 miles west-northwest of Anchorage. The City of St. Mary's encompasses the Yupik tribal communities of Algaaciq and Andreafsky. In 1967, St. Mary's incorporated as a city, although the residents of Andreafsky initially chose to remain under tribal jurisdiction. In 1980, the communities were annexed and are governed by the City of St. Mary's.
The St. Mary's Native Corporation (SMNC) is a for-profit organization created with the passage of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA), which was enacted on December 18, 1971. SMNC had 297 original shareholders with 100 shares each.
In 1986, the SMNC Board of Directors created a new class of stock for descendants born after ANCSA. Our new non-profit organization, Yunerrait Corporation, was created with three voting shares.
One third of our shareholders live in St. Mary's, a third live in Anchorage and a third live elsewhere. In 2012, SMNC opened a new office in Anchorage, the business center of Alaska. This was a necessary step in order to grow and diversify the family of companies.
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New Jersey Appellate Division Rules that the Right to Attorneys' Fees Can Be Waived High-Low Agreement
A high-low agreement can protect defendants from excessive attorneys' fees otherwise recoverable under the Offer of Judgment Rule. In Serico v. Rothberg, M.D., the New Jersey Appellate Division ruled that, absent an express reservation of rights, a party abandons its claim for attorneys' fees after entering a high-low agreement.
Pursuant to New Jersey Court Rule 4:58, a plaintiff-offeror is entitled to attorneys' fees after obtaining a verdict that is 120% or greater than a prior offer that was not accepted; a defendant-offeror is entitled to attorneys' fees on a verdict that is 80% or less than a prior offer that was not accepted. A high-low agreement is a commonly used method for the parties to control damages in negligence cases. The defendant agrees to pay the plaintiff a minimum sum in exchange for the plaintiff's agreement to accept a maximum sum, regardless of the verdict.
In Serico, the plaintiff made a pre-trial offer to the defendant seeking $750,000.00 to settle the matter. The offer was never accepted and the case proceeded to trial. During jury deliberations, the parties entered into a high-low agreement, setting the "low" at $300,000.00 and the "high" at $1,000,000.00. The jury returned a $6,000,000.00 verdict in favor of plaintiff. Pursuant to Rule4:58, the plaintiff contended that she was entitled to attorneys' fees because the verdict was more than 120% in excess of her previous unaccepted offer. The trial court denied the plaintiff's application, ruling that the custom and usage of high-low agreements in New Jersey required plaintiffs to reserve their right to recover attorneys' fees or they would be waived.
On appeal, the plaintiff argued that attorneys' fees were mandatory under Rule 4:58 and that, absent an express waiver, a high-low agreement is a contract that does not extinguish this right. The Appellate Division disagreed. While the Appellate Division agreed that a high-low agreement is a contract, it held that the contract must be enforced as written. As such, the Appellate Division reasoned that the high-low agreement contracts for a maximum recovery to plaintiff that cannot be exceeded absent an express provision to the contrary.
The Appellate Division's ruling in Serico highlights one available defense to defendants against excessive attorneys' fees. By contracting for a fixed ceiling on judgments, defendants can save some money by contractually bypassing the Offer of Judgment Rule and other fee-shifting provisions.
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Sharon Martin
Sharon Martin is a Scottish singer, songwriter and musician.
A BA (Hons) Commercial Music Graduate from the University of West of Scotland, Sharon has gigged and recorded extensively, sharing the stage and the studio with a multitude of award winning, world class musicians.
A professional session vocalist, Sharon has been involved in numerous recording projects, for Multinational Music Publishing companies, Hit record production and songwriting teams, Grammy award winners and British record breaking music producers.
Sharon is front woman for electro disco duo Flesh, with Grammy award winning record producer Stephen Lironi (Black Grape/Bon Jovi/Hanson/Fun Lovin Criminals). Flesh released their debut album 'Sick Electricity' in 2011 to an array of positive reviews, including being BBC Radio Scotland's Album of the Week.
Sharon is a highly proficient songwriter and collaborator. In 2011, she co-wrote the UEFA Women's Champions League song for top European side and Scottish Champions Glasgow City FC. The song is played extensively at the clubs home games, in stadiums throughout Europe and featured heavily in the 6 part BBC Alba TV documentary 'Glasgow City FC'.
Sharon was recently commissioned to write a Scottish Women's National Anthem for National Sporting Organisation SWF (Scottish Women's Football). A groundbreaking short film has been recorded to accompany the anthem by Award Winning Scottish TV Production Company Purple TV. The anthem 'Girl' is due for national release in July 2015.
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Dream Nails are self- described feminist punk witches from hell. They played their very first gig in aid of Women's Aid to raise much needed funds for refuges for those fleeing domestic violence (and recently did it again). In September they played Loud Women Fest 2016 – 25 Acts in a Day. You can follow […]
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Creatures of Habit are a Alternative Rock/Americana band hailing from Glasgow, Scotland. Their style is as diverse as it is exciting. Creatures of Habit began, as many good things do, with a drunken idea. Lifelong friends Barry Fitzsimmons and Stuart McPhee had grown up together and learned guitar side by side in their early teens. […]
Jackal Trades
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Jackal Trades bring you Hip Hop, Electronica, Acapella and interpretive dance. With Scottish subtitles. Their album, Need the Character, has been described as "lyrically and poetically inventive" and "in no fear of holding a black mirror up to our post-truth society" You can find Jackal Trades on facebook, soundcloud and bandcamp
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Населення
Населення — 17 осіб (2010; 26в 2002).

Національний склад станом на 2002 рік:
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Liv.52®, a phytopharmaceutical formulation designed for the treatment and management of liver disorders, is one of world's top-selling herbal drugs. It is the only herbal medicine to be ranked amongst the top ten pharmaceutical products in India.
One of Himalaya's earliest innovations, the road to Liv.52's® discovery makes for an interesting story. The story begins in our R&D labs in 1950s when Himalaya was already making its presence felt in the Indian pharmaceutical industry with niche alternative medicine portfolio that included Serpina®, world's first natural anti-hypertensive drug and Cystone®, the only herbal formulation available for the treatment of kidney stones.
To add to its product offerings, Himalaya's scientists were working on a natural remedy to improve liver function. Clinical trials were being performed on several coded formulations and one of them, coded 52, showed remarkable results in the treatment of hepatitis of varied etiologies. Further tests showed that the coded formulation significantly improved liver functions. Doctors working on these clinical trials regularly wanted samples of formulation 52, which subsequently became Liv.52®, Himalaya's flagship product, launched in 1955.
Backed by 250 clinical studies, Liv.52® has received widespread acclaim over the years. In 2004, a meta-analysis of 50 Phase III clinical trials, conducted over 30 years on 4,490 patients, was carried out to evaluate the long-term efficacy and safety of Liv.52® in hepatitis A. The cumulative data analysis revealed clinical and biochemical improvements with significant symptomatic control. In addition, there was highly significant reduction in the mean recovery period. Liv.52® is the only herbal drug with a meta-analysis study.
In many Russian hospitals Liv.52® is prescribed as an adjuvant in the treatment of tuberculosis to address the side effects of anti-TB drugs on the liver. Apart from this, Liv.52® is included by the American Botanical Council in the ABC clinical guide to herbs. The Intercantonal office of the Control of Medicines in Switzerland approves Liv.52® as a pharmaceutical specialty drug. Liv.52® is registered as a drug in over 65 countries. Marketed as Livercare® in United States, Liv.52 was awarded the 'Best Supplement' award in 2008 by Better Nutrition Magazine, a leading independent health magazine. In 2013, Liv.52 entered the Limca book of records as the highest selling herbal medicine brand in India.
Today, every second someone, somewhere in the world buys Liv.52®!
Copyright © 2018 The Himalaya Drug Company.All rights reserved.


There is no shortage of health information available on the internet, in the media, and from well-meaning family and friends. But some of that information may be doing you more harm than good. In this post I spill the beans about some common healthy eating myths and what matters just as much or even more than "how much" you eat. Learn why "what" you eat and "how" you eat it are super-important things to consider. Plus try my green smoothie meal recipe. HINT: Smoothies should be considered "meals" not snacks or drinks.


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Tapama Djenepo (Djénépo dérive, en langue bozo, de Djéné, « ville de Djenné » et de po, « martyre ») est le nom légendaire de la jeune vierge qui aurait été sacrifiée au  pour permettre l'édification de la ville de Djenné au Mali. Son nom patronymique est Tapama Kayantao.

Le récit traditionnel
Selon la tradition, après la chute de l'empire du Ghana, les Soninkés, à la recherche d'un lieu pour s'établir, arrivèrent sur les bords de la rivière Bani, affluent du Niger. La région était occupée par les Bozos, peuple de pêcheurs. Les nouveaux arrivants tentèrent de bâtir une ville, mais celle-ci, construite en banco, était sans cesse détruite par les crues du fleuve.

Selon l'oracle, il fallait qu'une belle jeune vierge Bozo soit enterrée vive pour permettre l'édification de la nouvelle cité. Le sort tomba sur Tapama, la fille de Madi Kayantao, âgée de 12 ans. Selon l'oracle : « Elle sera emmurée vivante dans le mur de l'enceinte de la ville. Telle est la volonté des dieux. » La jeune fille fut alors placée entre quatre murs de banco, puis enterrée vivante par de la terre d'argile jetée sur elle entre les quatre murs.

Dès lors, Tapama Kayantao prit le nom de Tapama Djenepo : « Tapama, la martyre de Djenné ». C'est la sainte N° 1 de Djénné qui en comprend plus de 200 ...

Le tombeau de la sainte

Le tombeau de la sainte de Djenné est toujours visible, à la porte de Kanafa de Djénné ( à 200 m de la grande mosquée); il a été reconstruit et modifié plusieurs fois. Il est vénéré par la population et fait l'objet d'un classement au Patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO depuis 1989.

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Voir le site officiel de l'ONG Tapama :  https://www.tapama.info/accueil/qui-etait-tapama/
Légende malienne
Patrimoine mondial au Mali
Cercle de Djenné


It's Friday, time to put on some bling things!
Blazer by BCBG (last summer), currently on Amazon.com BCBG blazer in blue. Macy's is having a sale, and this colorblocked blazer by Kasper is almost %50 off at $54.99. Lauren Ralph Lauren crepe tank, also on sale at Dillard's. Zara asymmetrical faux leather skirt is now in stores, another option by Leith, many sizes in stock at Nordstrom.
Accessories are Zara crystal statement necklace, find similar Jules Smith on sale at Neiman Marcus. Chanel crystal earrings, Hermes black collier de chien belt & kelly pochette in bambou. Booties are by Valentino from several seasons ago, a pretty alternative under $220 is the Sherry by Badgley Mischka available online at Shopbop.com.


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Apple Alumni Working To Release Facebook For iPhone Update In The Next Couple Of Months
by Aldrin Calimlim
It's a truth almost universally acknowledged that the official Facebook app for iPhone is slow. So, when The New York Times reported late last June that a faster version of the app is due this month, users of the app naturally did some rejoicing. It turned out, though, that their rejoicing was somewhat premature. With only a few days left in July, the promised update to the app is still nowhere in sight. Apparently, that's because it's not pushing through after all — not this month, at least. According to a new report by Bloomberg, which also mentions plans for the long-rumored Facebook smartphone, the app is set to undergo a performance-enhancing update in the next couple of months. What's more, a "broader overhaul" of the app is expected to come out next year. Both plans are well and good, no doubt. But perhaps the most interesting part of the report is the sort of roll call of the former Apple employees tapped by Facebook to work on the app and other mobile ventures:
Former Apple staff hired by Facebook to work on mobile are: Greg Novick, who helped develop the touch-screen user interface; Tim Omernick and Chris Tremblay, who also worked on the device's software; and Scott Goodson, who helped create the stock-market application, according to people with knowledge of the hires. Last year, Facebook also bought Push Pop Press, a digital publishing software maker co-founded by Apple alumni Mike Matas and Kimon Tsinteris, two designers who helped build the look and feel of the iPhone and iPad software. Matas is credited with creating the battery logo that shows on the iPhone screen when it's charging.
Knowing that such an impressive group of accomplished people is working on the popular but plagued app is encouraging, to say the least. Facebook for iPhone is available in the App Store for free. It's actually a universal app that works with iPad as well. And by that I mean that it's just as slow on the iPad as it is on the iPhone. But with luck and a little help from Facebook's outstanding Apple harvest, so to speak, the app will cease to be so in the next couple of months. Source: Bloomberg Via: 9to5Mac
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Dr. David Y. Lee, Department of Chemistry and Materials Science & Engineering Program, Washington State University will present "Imaging Gas-Surface and Solution-Surface Reactions in Small Steps."
Abstract: Using a scanning tunneling microscope in an ultra-high-vacuum environment, our group studies materials and molecular surfaces interacting with structurally simple but highly reactive oxygen and hydrogen atoms. In particular with an extremely low dosage, O-atoms can open the band gap of graphene to a few hundred meV with a contribution 0.15±0.05 holes per atom. On the other hand, sequential interactions with O- and H-atoms can lead to nm-scale erosion on graphite step edges. For organo-metallic monolayers, these highly reactive O-atoms prefer to bind at counterintuitive surface sites with inert and saturated alkyl groups over with fully exposed single metal atoms. We are also interested in using sequential solution treatments to fabricate novel surface structures with a full-sample coverage. Imaged in an ambient condition, we show that stable insertion of single-atom metal centers into an organic monolayer can be achieved via careful control of solvent, reaction time and temperature.


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ATI Physical Therapy and Foundation Provide Resources and Funding to Local Children
In a continued effort to increase patient access to advanced physical therapy services in Wisconsin, ATI Physical Therapy announces the opening of two new clinics in Green Bay and Appleton. To celebrate the grand openings, the ATI Foundation, which provides aid to children with physical impairments, will host special beneficiary presentations where two local families will be given the resources and funding to support their children with special needs.
Through the ATI Foundation's ongoing mission to give back to local communities, one family from Appleton will be presented a $1,500 check, which will cover the costs for a special piece of adaptive equipment for their child's wheel chair. Another family from Green Bay will be given an adaptive bicycle that will support overall movement and allow their child, who suffers from multiple medical issues, the opportunity to ride a bike with other kids.
"We are excited to announce the opening of our two new locations and also have the ability to give back to the communities where we work and live via the ATI Foundation," said Regional Director Amy Goebel. "ATI physical therapy may be a new brand to these markets, but our therapists have long-standing ties to the community, which is important to us. The ATI experience is based on the principles of exceeding patient therapy and service expectations, so we are excited to have such an accomplished team in place to carry on our mission."
The two new ATI clinics are located at 2394 Costco Way Ste.120 in Green Bay, and at 3212 E. Calumet St. Ste E & F in Appleton. The new locations, which lifts ATI's presence in the state to 27 clinics, offers convenient access to physical therapy, sports medicine, workers' compensation services and complimentary injury screenings from the industry leader in physical therapy.
The community of Green Bay and Appleton are invited to celebrate with ATI at its open houses, taking place at each of the clinics. ATI Appleton will hold its open house on Monday, June 19 from 4:30p.m. - 8:30p.m. ATI Bellevue-Green Bay will hold its open house on Thursday, June 29 from 4:30p.m. – 8:30p.m. ATI Foundation presentations will take place during each of the open houses.
The Green Bay clinic is led by clinic director Carinna Coleman. Coleman enters the practice with a Master of Science in Physical Therapy from Wisconsin-La Crosse and Bachelor of Science in Biology/Pre-Physical Therapy from Millikin University. Coleman also has a certification in trigger point dry needling. Her professional interests encompass all orthopedics and sports rehabilitation, but she has a more specialized concentration in intramuscular dry needling, treatment of temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJ) and cervicogenic headaches. Coleman also provides hands-on treatment to address joint and soft tissue impairments while instructing patients in the prescriptive exercises needed to provide lasting change.
Leading the team at the Appleton location is clinic director Jamie Wickershiem. Wickershiem graduated from Marquette University with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and masters in Physical Therapy. Wickershiem has worked in Green Bay for the past 17 years and joined ATI in 2017 so he could better serve the community he lives in. Wickershiem specializes in a manual therapy approach with prescriptive exercise to support neuromuscular re-education and physical change. He has also taken special interest in spine and tailbone dysfunction through extensive continuing education courses in treatment of the spine, tailbone and extremities. Wickershiem is focused on creating specialized treatment programs and providing hands-on care, using evidence-based treatment techniques designed to help patients reach their goals.
First appointments with all ATI clinics are scheduled within 24-48 hours, and early morning and evening hours are available to accommodate patient schedules. Rehabilitation services include manual therapy, therapeutic exercise, strength training, cardiovascular conditioning, sports-specific training, and therapeutic modalities, such as ultrasound and electrical stimulation.
ATI accepts virtually all major insurance carriers, verifies patient benefits prior to the start of treatment and offers individualized payment plans. Unique to the industry, ATI's dedicated in-house research department aims to improve patient outcomes through basic science, research and evidence-based medicine. This includes the ATI Patient Outcomes Registry, a collection of data that supports an innovative approach to physical therapy that improves awareness of patient outcomes and how the rehabilitative process can impact patients' quality of life.
To make an appointment at the Green Bay clinic, please call 920-321-0348.
To make an appointment at Appleton clinic, please call 920-757-2317.
For more information on ATI Physical Therapy, and a complete list of ATI's clinic locations and services, please visit ATIpt.com. You can also follow @ATIPhysicalTherapy on Facebook and @ATIPT on Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest. Or subscribe to the official ATI YouTube Channel for a glimpse into our world!


Q: For those of us that are not familiar with the annual Mobile World Congress, why is the event so important for G+D Mobile Security?
Each year, the MWC is the largest mobile event in the world. Not only does it have a huge reach with more than 107,000 visitors from approximately 205 countries and over 2,400 exhibitors, but it also has an extremely high level of international C‐level attention. Due to this level of attention, major developments are often revealed here for the first time and the biggest trends are discussed across industries.
Q: Speaking of trends – any surprises this year?
Not really surprises, more — confirmation that we are heading in the right direction: This year's MWC showed that 5G is the most widely discussed topic across all industries – the race for readiness has truly begun! Almost 20 MNO's announced their 5G 'go‐lives', with Ericsson, Nokia and Huawei positioning themselves as frontrunners in regard to 5G related developments. Qualcomm and Huawei presented their commercial 5G chips, which are already being used in devices. These chips support data rates of up to 10Gbps (compared to a max of only 600Mbps with 4G).
Q: How ready are people for 5G?
That question does not have a simple answer. On one hand, the industry hasn't really come up with any particularly appealing consumer use cases – ask yourself: is the faster streaming of YouTube videos really the ultimate of what we can do or will multiplayer games with 4k video streaming be adopted by the mass market? Now, take into account that 80% of operators' revenues stem from their classic consumer related business. Put simply, it will be extremely challenging for operators to find proven ROI, where their high investment costs for 5G will be covered (GSMA predicts 2,7 trillion US$ until 2020).
On the other hand, there are some clear examples of readiness for 5G, for instance — IoT use cases. Ericsson demonstrated this with their mining, robotics or remote plant maintenance examples. Therefore, I can definitely confirm that 5G will change the game for IoT as it is fast, reliable and offers extremely low‐latencies.
Q: Can the 5G trend be an opportunity for G+D Mobile Security?
Yes! – we can link this to another trend we saw evolving at MWC this year was the rising importance of security matters. With high‐profile security breaches catching media attention, this is somewhat unsurprising – however, discussions around 5G really bring security concerns into focus. Security in 5G and for the IoT is becoming an important matter, to operators and ecosystem players, as they see the stability of the security chain in cellular networks at risk. This is due to rapid inconsistent implementations and the arrival of new players who will provide insufficient security enclaves that are fully or partly based on software only (if at all!). At G+D MS we should take on the responsibility to improve or at least sustain the high levels of security that we have managed to maintain over the last 30 years since the start of 2G networks.
Q: Apart from 5G, what other findings can you share with us?
A lot of automotive brands were present again, including BMW, Volkswagen, Seat and Daimler with their own booths and Audi, Volvo, Fiat or Renault with partners' booths. Their main discussions concerned connectivity, advanced user experiences (full digital and connected HMIs), urban mobility and futuristic design studies of autonomous cars.
Daimler, BMW, VW and others announced cooperation in important matters either among each other or with major market players from other industries such as Microsoft, IBM or AT&T.


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Continuing the discussion of a few days ago, Nick Rowe joins in correcting Niall Ferguson's "average debt" logic. Maybe we should give the guy a break - he is only a historian, not an economist. No doubt whenever a historian writes a book about the history of [X], they get brickbats from all the practitioners of [X]. But then that's the price of intellectual engagement.
It sounds attractive that there would be some meaningful measure that at least partly captures the way in which debt influences the economy. We could certainly build models where a large amount of gross debt has almost no effect at all (e.g. A owes B, B owes C and C owes A an identical fixed amount with identical fixed repayments, and each debt secured on the next), so it can't simply be the quantity of gross debt.
To adjust Declan's example, the 10% interest rate should be there to compensate for the fact that one or two of Harry's friends will default on their loan; this reduces the accumulation of money in FI. But without quibbling on the details, there is definitely less "stability" in that system than in one with no debt at all.
Patrick pointed out the issue of liquidity, or more generally the length of maturity of debt; although by the same logic as the original argument, the net amount of debt at any given maturity is also zero.
One could generate a measure reflecting the amount of short-term liabilities held by entities who have lent long. This would be appropriately asymmetrical, because we don't care about those who have borrowed long and lent short (except that their short borrowers may be unable to repay! but that is captured in the original measure anyway).
More precisely, we could draw a maturity graph for each entity, showing the debt they are due to repay in each period net of the assets they are due to collect (including their money holdings). This illiquidity measure (IM) at any given time t would be the integral of that curve between 0 and t.
The appropriate aggregate measure would be the sum of all positive IMs, ignoring negative ones, for a given period. So you could generate an one-year IM for the whole economy, or a one-month IM or a ten-year IM.
What does this tell us? I don't know exactly, but a lot more than "average debt". I imagine it could offer guidance for the appropriate size of central bank liquidity measures such as the Bank of England's SLS and the Fed's money market purchases.
Update: Enrico Perotti and Javier Suarez have a proposal for mandatory liquidity insurance at VoxEU.


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Ганс Карл Мёзер (; 7 апреля 1906, Дармштадт, Германская империя — 26 ноября 1948, Ландсбергская тюрьма) — оберштурмфюрер СС,  концлагеря Дора-Миттельбау.

Биография
Ганс Мёзер родился 7 апреля 1906 года в Дармштадте. По профессии был продавцом. В начале октября 1929 года вступил в НСДАП (билет № 155301), а в июле 1931 года был зачислен в ряды СС (№ 9555). С июля 1940 года служил в концлагере Хинцерт, потом — в Нойенгамме. С мая по октябрь 1943 года был командиром роты «Буна» в лагере Моновиц и впоследствии до конца апреля 1944 года был командиром роты в основном лагере Освенцима. С 1 мая 1944 года был сначала вторым, а с июля 1944 года первым шуцхафтлагерфюрером в концлагере Дора-Миттельбау. В феврале 1945 года вместе с Францем Хёсслером, Рихардом Бером и персоналом комендатуры эвакуировался из Освенцима в концлагерь Дора, где вновь получил назначение на должность заместителя шуцхафтлагерфюрера. 5 апреля 1945 года руководил железнодорожной транспортировкой 3000 заключённых в концлагерь Нойенгамме, однако из-за военного положения транспорт был отправлен в концлагерь Равенсбрюк. Последний этап эвакуации заключённые проходили через марш смерти.

По окончании войны был арестован и предстал перед американским военным трибуналом в качестве обвиняемого на процессе по делу о преступлениях в концлагере Дора, проходившем с 7 августа по 30 декабря 1947 года. Мёзер был приговорён к смертной казни через повешение. Он жестоко избивал заключённых и присутствовал при повешениях в концлагере Дора. Кроме того, он застрелил двух заключённых при попытке к бегству. Ответственность за смерти во время перевозки заключённых тоже лежала на нём. Приговор был приведён в исполнение 26 ноября 1948 года в Ландсбергской тюрьме.

Примечания

Литература

Офицеры СС
Члены НСДАП
Служащие концлагеря Освенцим
Служащие концлагеря Нойенгамме
Повешенные в Германии
Казнённые в 1948 году


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TOP > Papers & Essays > School & Teachers > Anatomy of Child Bullying in Japan 6: Bullying Prevention (3): How to Interpret the Anti-Bullying Act
Anatomy of Child Bullying in Japan 6: Bullying Prevention (3): How to Interpret the Anti-Bullying Act
Shinkichi Sugimori (Professor, Tokyo Gakugei University)
Articles about Japan School & Teachers
Shinkichi Sugimori
Anatomy of Child Bullying in Japan
1. Definition of Bullying and its Transformation
2. Bullying in Different Cultures - Differences and Similarities in Bullying Between Countries
3. Bullying and the Relation to Teacher Leadership
4. Bullying Prevention (1): Preventing Bullying Caused by "Negative Conformity"
5. Bullying Prevention (2): Preventing the Escalation of Bullying by Recognizing Children's SOS Signs
6. Bullying Prevention (3): How to Interpret the Anti-Bullying Act (This paper)
7. Bullying Prevention (4): What Should We Expect from Bullying Prevention Programs?
8. Bullying Prevention (5): Bullying Prevention Program by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
9. What Does the Number of Bullying Reports Imply? An Analytical Study Based on Data from across Japan
Overview of the Anti-Bullying Act
On June 28, 2013, the Japanese government announced the introduction of the Anti-Bullying Act, which was enacted on September 28, three months later. This move was triggered by the prevalence of bullying in schools in recent years, such as the bullying incident that occurred in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, where a student committed suicide after being bullied by his classmates. The act prohibits bullying and requires government bodies, local governments and schools to implement measures to prevent bullying. The act also requires the efforts of children and parents for bullying prevention.
The Anti-Bullying Act consists of six chapters and 35 sections: namely, Chapter 1 "General Provisions," Chapter 2 "Basic Policies on Bullying Prevention," Chapter 3 "Basic Initiatives," Chapter 4 "Measures for Bullying Prevention," Chapter 5 "Handling Serious Bullying Incidents" and Chapter 6 "Miscellaneous Provisions." The act stipulates basic policies on anti-bullying, requiring the efforts of schools to prevent bullying through collaboration with parents and external professionals as well as to identify and report serious bullying incidents to the organization with direct jurisdiction and find solutions. The act also requires the efforts of government bodies and municipalities to promote research and studies on measures for bullying prevention. In particular, the provisions of Section 11, Chapter 2 "Basic Policies on Bullying Prevention" include the statement that "The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology shall stipulate basic policies in order to comprehensively and effectively implement measures for bullying prevention, etc. through collaborations with the directors of related administrative organs (hereinafter, the 'Basic Policies on Bullying Prevention')." In response to this, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology ("MEXT") announced the "Basic Policies on Bullying Prevention" on October 11, 2013. For further information, please visit the MEXT website (only available in Japanese) which publishes the above policies.
Since there is not enough space here to discuss all aspects of the Anti-Bullying Act, we will examine some special topics.
Effective Enforcement of the Anti-Bullying Act in Schools
The Anti-Bullying Act is Japan's first law that explicitly prevents school bullying (note: we use the term "Act" as a broader concept of law, constitutions and regulations). The enforcement of the Act addressing the issues of bullying nationwide is very significant. It is expected that, with the Anti-Bullying Act, efforts for bullying prevention will become more effective and accessible to everyone in the country. However, the government's pioneering initiatives may not necessarily bear fruit at schools as intended, as was the case with the Yutori Education policy (translated as "education with latitude"). Although Yutori Education fundamentally aimed to cultivate solid academic abilities through expanded hours of experience-based learning activities by reducing study hours, it resulted in unintended outcomes such as an increase in academic achievement gaps among children and a decline in scholastic abilities. I personally hope that the Anti-Bullying Act will bring about desired outcomes; therefore, next I will discuss what is needed for the effective enforcement of the Anti-Bullying Act.
In order to enforce the Anti-Bullying Act effectively in schools, it is necessary to communicate the intent of the act clearly and fully convince people involved in the initiative (e.g., teachers, students, parents, educational committees, etc.) to avoid any misunderstanding, unintended effects, unnecessary formalization or ritualization, or additional burden or problems so that true intention is conveyed in a straightforward manner and accepted. Even if people are not convinced in the beginning, it is important that they eventually understand its effectiveness and appreciate it.
I will call the above the factor of "Value and Effectiveness." If the value and effectiveness of the Anti-Bullying Act are recognized across the educational society, teachers will accept the necessity of the act for the development of school children and be motivated to address the issues of bullying even if it is potentially time consuming for them. Likewise, administrative organs will promptly formulate practical measures for anti-bullying, while children and parents will accept teachers' guidance with confidence.
However, some teachers say they do not recognize the factor of "Value and Effectiveness." Why?
First of all, many teachers feel uneasy about the Anti-Bullying Act which specifies that "Children are prohibited from bullying" (Section 4, Chapter 1). It seems that all acts of bullying are considered evil and subject to punishment whatsoever. Under the act, principals and teachers can take disciplinary action against children who bully (Section 25, Chapter 4) and suspend them from school (Section 26, Chapter 4). Teachers say, based on their experiences, "It is impossible to solve interpersonal problems by simply prohibiting bullying in schools, just as these problems never cease to exist even among adults. If the directives to prohibit bullying and imposing punishments are introduced in schools, children who bully will further try to hide their behavior from adults. As a result, bullying could be conducted in a more insidious way, which will have a negative impact on the personality development of children."
There are various types of bullying, ranging from minor acts such as teasing to serious bullying that may trigger suicide. It is not realistic to treat all types equally and to consider them all as an evil that should be eradicated: we should first try to address and eradicate serious bullying issues leading to suicidal cases.
It may be easier for people to accept the Act under the perspective that "Any bullying that can negatively and seriously impact the mental health and well-being of others is prohibited." Nevertheless, this may give rise to other criticism such as "The criteria of serious bullying are not clear" or "In that case, does the Ministry allow bullying that is not serious?" Therefore, it would be appropriate to interpret the prohibition against bullying in the Act to mean that "efforts should be made to prevent all bullying, but all cases of serious bullying above a certain level should be prohibited."
The Background Factors of Bullying
Another reason why teachers cannot fully accept the Anti-Bullying Act is that it stipulates educational discipline for children who bully, which implies that the bullying child should receive disciplinary punishment rather than caring educational correction in serious bullying cases. In many cases, children who bully are exposed to stress due to various reasons and tend to release their frustration by bullying someone. Some children might have failed to learn appropriate interpersonal rules or have learned the wrong rules in the process of socialization. Therefore, it is necessary to provide special care for children in adolescence to ease their frustration and enable emotional stability by encouraging them to create a sense of solidarity and deepen mutual understanding in the classroom. It is also necessary to establish a system to provide caring educational guidance for children who bully. Since bullying involves a complex of factors including the social problems of adult society, it is important to understand the background causes of bullying rather than focusing on the visible bullying behavior itself, which is merely the resulting act of the causes. Adults should ask themselves, "What didn't I do that provoked this?" or "What can I do now about this?" Nevertheless, bullying is also a problem among children's society: it is the children who are directly involved and have the most critical information. Therefore, it is necessary to assist them to make appropriate decisions about what kind of a class or community they want to create. Adults should actively listen to the views of children and reflect them in educational policies, etc.
The Importance of Bullying Prevention
Some people have pointed out that there are few descriptions about bullying prevention. In this regard, I recommend reading the "Guidelines for the Prevention, Early Detection, and Treatment of Bullying in Schools (only available in Japanese)" published by MEXT, which provides detailed directions on the prevention and early detection of bullying, which will hopefully reduce objections to the Anti-Bullying Act to some extent.
The Anti-Bullying Act also requires efforts to detect bullying in its early stages (Section 16, Chapter 3) as well as to prevent bullying by assisting children to establish interpersonal relationships and enhance their emotional development through hands-on activities and moral education in all educational activities (Section 15, Chapter 3). It is ideal that schools and local governments share the outcomes of the above initiatives resulting from daily educational activities. However, some criticism still asserts that the government should provide more direction from the perspective of bullying prevention. As is the case with illness, treatment will become harder when the condition gets worse. Likewise, it is more effective to identify and tackle bullying in its early stages. Bullying prevention can be the most cost-effective approach. In general, bullying starts from repeated simple teasing and gradually becomes serious. As such, serious bullying that may lead to suicide does not occur suddenly.
It may be easier to understand the issues by looking at them as an outcome of human errors or organizational errors at school, when estimating how many times simple teasing was repeated before turning into a serious bullying case. Supposing a suicidal case provoked by bullying is the ultimate outcome of human error or organizational error, it is useful to adopt the formula known as "Heinrich's Law." It illustrates that, in the workplace, for every accident that causes a major injury, there are 29 accidents that cause minor injuries and 300 accidents that cause no injuries (near misses that may have led to an accident). Therefore, it is important to achieve effective bullying prevention by observing children's activities and identifying non-serious bullying, rather than addressing bullying when it becomes serious.
Space limitations do not allow a discussion of all the views presented here, but it should be noted the Anti-Bullying Act has many more features such as measures for cyber bullying and giving appropriate credit to schools reporting bullying in order to prevent the concealment of bullying by schools. The act also helps to revitalize the debate on bullying inside and outside Japan, as the first law addressing the problems of bullying in Japan. In sum, I would like to emphasize the following points in order to prevent bullying effectively: the Anti-Bullying Act should be enforced in a convincing and effective manner as a law; bullying measures should be formulated based on an understanding of the views and expectations of children; and each adult involved should consider their error of omission that can cause bullying, instead of authoritatively criticizing children who bully and their teachers.
Dr. Sugimori is Professor of Social Psychology at Tokyo Gakugei University, conducting research on group psychology (evaluation of team working, psychology in the citizen judge system, and effects of experiential activities) as well as risk psychology, from the standpoint of cultural social psychology focusing on social relations between individuals and groups. He also serves as Board Member of the Japanese Society for Law and Psychology; Executive Board Member of the Society for Field-Culture Education; Board Member of the Youth Friendship Association; Councilor of the Outward Bound Japan; Board Member of the Children Institute for the Future, Tokyo Gakugei University; Chairman of the Accreditation Committee, Japan Association for Certifying and Training Educational Specialists.
The Effects of "Bullying"
Bullying among Japanese Children
Meeting Global Faculty Development Needs in Japan
A Museum Where Kids Engage with Personal Histories and Artifacts of the Past
The GrandPals Program Promotes Friendships Between School Kids and Seniors Through Shared Interests


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News2019, BBC, Eurovision, Eurovision 2019, Eurovision News, news, UK, United Kingdom, You Decide
United Kingdom: The Eurovision 2019 Search Begins!
The BBC have confirmed their participation at next year's Eurovision Song Contest, and furthermore, have launched their national selection for 2019. Once again the nation will be using Eurovision: You Decide as the national selection.
Interested participants can now apply as the BBC with their potential Eurovision songs with the submission period ending on the 26th of October. After the submission period closes, the submissions will be considered and shortlisted by a representative panel of OGAE UK members. Additionally, songs will be considered from leading professional songwriters who will be guided by Greig Watts, who is the new music consultant for the broadcaster.
Greig Watts has commented on the upcoming search, saying,
'The Eurovision Song Contest just gets bigger and better and more exciting for me each year, and I'm sure Israel will deliver another amazing contest. I'm so happy to be involved this year for the UK; it really is a dream come true, and I'm looking forward to working with the team to get the strongest possible song and result we can for the UK, like we do on the world music stage. There's no guaranteed song-writing formula for Eurovision as each year something different wins. I'm looking for melodic songs with impact for the arena as well as on TV. Songs that instantly hit you and never leave your brain!'
To submit an entry, you must first email the title of the song and the name of the composer(s) to: BBCEurovisionSubmissions@bbc.co.uk
Within 72 hours of emailing, you will receive instructions on how to submit the entry.
Eurovision Union's Chart Toppers #19
Albania to select for Junior Eurovision this weekend!


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James Corden Did A Spoof Of The Oscars 'La La Land' Fail And It's Perfection
by Anna Menta
There's really nothing to do with that disastrous Best Picture mix-up at the 2017 Oscars besides mock it relentlessly, and James Corden is stepping up to the plate.
(In case you were dead yesterday, Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway announced that "La La Land" had won Best Picture at the Oscars on Sunday, when in actuality, the Oscar belonged to "Moonlight.")
On Monday night's episode of the "Late Late Show," James Corden went full-on Emma Stone in a red-haired wig, blue sweater and necklace to reenact her character's final audition scene.
Using green screen and footage from the film, James Corden heads into the audition just like Mia did. But when the producers prompt "Mia" to tell a story, the tale that comes out is not about her aunt who lives in Paris who fell in a river.
Instead, Corden sings the tragic tale of how "La La Land" was seemingly awarded Best Picture, only to have it snatched away moments later.
First, Corden sets the scene. He says,
My film used to be Best Picture. I remember, it was Oscar night. Faye Dunaway said 'La La Land' had won. I remember our whole team jumped on the stage. Leaped without looking. We gave speeches. Until the Price Waterhouse Cooper guys came up, and said...
That's when Corden launches into his spot-on parody of "Audition (The Fools Who Dream)."
"Here's to the ones who looooooooose."
Corden reflects on the "Moonlight" team's Oscar speech for their "film about hand jobs on the beach."
He also gives #OscarsSoWhite a shout out, singing, "This result doesn't seem right / Oscars used to be so white."
"Heres' to my sense of shock / More stunned than The Rock."
He concludes, "Smiling through it, I don't want to do it again."
So... James Corden should definitely host the Academy Awards 2018, right? Right.
The Oscars Said "Nope" To 'Nope' & Fans Are Pissed
This 'Bachelor' Contestant Wants To Move To Disney World
By Sarah Halle Corey
Where Is 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' Filmed? See The Universes