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US Fingerprints on Terrorism Aimed At China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
July 22, 2021 4:59 PM By New Eastern Outlook Leave a Comment
In April a terrorist bombing targeted a hotel in Pakistan's southwest Baluchistan province hosting China's ambassador to Pakistan, Nong Rong. Ambassador Nong Rong was not at the hotel at the time of the bombing, but the attack still ended up killing 4 and wounding several more.
In July an explosion targeted a bus carrying Chinese engineers working on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), part of China's wider Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). This attack killed 13 including 9 of the Chinese engineers.
Such attacks are not new. They are merely the most recent acts of violence amid a long-standing effort by the US and armed militants it has openly supported for years to thwart China's partnership with Pakistan and to sabotage the BRI.
While US President Joe Biden had unveiled his "Build Back Better World" (B3W) initiative at the February 2021 G7 meeting as America's answer to China's BRI, it was clearly a smokescreen behind which the US would continue a campaign of global destabilization and militancy aimed at nations cooperating with Beijing and hosting various BRI projects.
Pakistan is among many nations now facing America's true answer to the BRI – state-sponsored terrorism, militancy, and political subversion. Joining Pakistan is also Southeast Asian nations like Thailand and Myanmar which have both suffered from US-sponsored anti-government protests in recent years – the latter of the two having protests transform into now ongoing armed conflict.
The US has also targeted China internally, focusing its efforts on radicalizing Uyghur separatists in China's western Xinjiang region, then undermining Beijing's efforts to contain the resulting terrorism. Xinjiang serves, without coincidence, as a critical juncture for several BRI routes.
More than Mere Speculation: America's "Free Baluchistan" Campaign
Much of Washington's efforts to "free Baluchistan" have been copied and pasted from both US efforts to carve up the Middle East through granting the region's Kurds defacto autonomous territory, or the US-backed push for a "free East Turkestan" in China's Xinjiang region. This latter effort is reflected on the US National Endowment for Democracy's (NED) own official website which lists its programs for Xinjiang, China as "Xinjiang/East Turkestan (China)," deliberately including the name given to the region by separatists.
Beyond mere speculation, the US has openly supported armed separatists in Pakistan's southwest Baluchistan province for years. This includes entire hearings within the US Congress discussing US support for a "free Baluchistan," publicly published op-eds written by US-based corporate-funded policy think tanks, and Congressional bills specifically calling for an independent Baluchistan.
As early as 2011, The National Interest would publish a piece by Selig Harrison, director of the Asia Program at the Center for International Policy, titled, "Free Baluchistan."
In it, Harrison would argue (emphasis added):
While doing less elsewhere in Pakistan, the United States should do more to support anti-Islamist forces along the southern Arabian Sea coast. First, it should support anti-Islamist Sindhi leaders of the Sufi variant of Islam with their network of 124,000 shrines. Most important, it should aid the 6 million Baluch insurgents fighting for independence from Pakistan in the face of growing ISI repression. Pakistan has given China a base at Gwadar in the heart of Baluch territory. So an independent Baluchistan would serve U.S. strategic interests in addition to the immediate goal of countering Islamist forces.
In reality, "supporting anti-Islamist forces" was (and still is) the pretext the US uses to maintain involvement not only in Pakistan's Baluchistan province, but also across North Africa and the Middle East. Often times the US is actually both sponsoring these extremist forces, while also posing as in support of those fighting them.
The real reason the US was and is interested in Baluchistan was stated in Harrison's very last sentence, alluding to the fact that an independent Baluchistan would complicate or even entirely expel Chinese interests from the region.
Baluchistan's Gwadar Port is a crucial checkpoint along China's BRI. It serves as the terminal destination of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and allows China to ship energy and goods from China to the Arabian Sea, bypassing all of Southeast Asia for shipping to and from the Middle East, Africa, and beyond.
In 2012, the US House of Representatives' Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Foreign Affairs would focus specifically on supporting an "independent Baluchistan."
It would include a prepared statement from retired US Army Lt. Colonel Ralph Peters who would claim:
Baluchistan is occupied territory. It never willingly acceded to Pakistan, does not now wish to be part of Pakistan. If a plebiscite or referendum were held tomorrow, it would vote to leave Pakistan, as would every province and territory west of the Indus River.
He would then denounce US-Pakistan cooperation and compare Pakistan to "pirates," claiming:
Two hundred years ago, one of our greatest Presidents faced a problem. The Barbary pirates refused to let our ships pass in peace, so we paid tribute money to let our goods pass. Thomas Jefferson put a stop to that. Today, we are paying tribute money again, this time to the Pakistani pirates to let our goods pass to Afghanistan. Mr. Chairman, I am looking for a Thomas Jefferson.
Peters' statement would reveal a US desire to carve off most, if not all of Pakistan's territory west of the Indus River – which without coincidence is also where the entirety of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor passes through. A successful bid for independence by US-backed separatists would effectively end CPEC indefinitely.
The establishment of Baluchistan as a US client regime would also mean both US-occupied Afghanistan and this bordering rump state would combine into a single US-controlled region in the heart of Central Asia with access to the sea, vastly enhancing Washington's ability to project military power – both conventional and asymmetric – throughout the region.
Also in 2012, a US House of Representatives resolution titled unambiguously, "Expressing the sense of Congress that the people of Baluchistan, currently divided between Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan, have the right to self-determination and to their own sovereign country," would be introduced. Even though it did not pass, it indicates the very open and ongoing support within certain circles of US power to promote an "independent Baluchistan."
As the US has done with other ongoing separatist projects around the globe, it and its European allies cultivate a government in exile for the imagined nation of Baluchistan.
The favored leader of this imagined nation is the "Khan of Kalat," Mir Suleman Dawood. In one event hosted by "Democracy Forum" at the UK House of Lords in 2017, Mir Suleman Dawood would claim China's investments and development of Baluchistan would only heighten tensions.
One of the main complaints made by separatists in Baluchistan is perceived neglect by Islamabad. However, it is very clear that infrastructure development driven by CPEC would alleviate this, meaning opposition to CPEC is in actuality prolonging this neglect – even actively preventing it from being addressed.
During this talk in 2017 in London, it was even made clear that if CPEC projects continued toward completion, the prospect of an "independent Baluchistan" would only become more remote. While it was never stated directly why during the discussion, it is clear that a developed and more prosperous Baluchistan would undermine and overcome separatist extremism in precisely the same way development in China's Tibet and Xinjiang regions did.
Realistic or Not, US Will Continue Supporting Militancy
While these circles of US and European power promote independence for Pakistan's Baluchistan province, they also admit the separatist groups themselves are unlikely to achieve independence and would – if ever achieving it – likely devolve into a fractured failed state.
Ralph Peters himself was included in a 2012 Huffington Post article titled, "Serious Internal Issues Undermining Baloch Insurgency And Independence Movement," where he depicted the independence movement in less than optimistic terms.
The article would note:
According to Peters, one of the most serious issues with the Baloch independence movement is "deeply troubling" infighting. In fact, he is emphatic in his condemnation of such bickering; going so far as to assert: "they are quickly becoming their own worst enemies."
In his view, individual Baloch simply don't understand that their personal feuding undermines the larger movement: "Certain Baloch fail to understand that their only hope in gaining independence is if they put their own egos and vanity aside and work together. This is the cold hard fact. They are already outgunned and outmanned. Pakistan will continue to to exploit their differences until they realize this."
So long as the Baloch continue to engage in "petty infighting," including "savaging each other in emails," Peters is pessimistic they can garner widespread support in the West. In fact, he warns that such infighting could eventually put off even their staunchest supporters.
Ultimately, however, whether or not the US can achieve their primary objective of carving off Pakistani territory and outright stopping CPEC, the US will continue supporting militancy in Baluchistan and elsewhere west of the Indus River.
Just as we've seen this year with attacks targeting Chinese engineers working on CPEC or an assassination attempt on the Chinese ambassador to Pakistan himself – the militancy will still serve as a significant obstacle in both finishing CPEC and utilizing it to its maximum potential.
President Biden's B3W proposal was, at face value, an empty proposition lacking even the most basic details – because just like a screen of smoke – it is not meant to do anything except obfuscate. In this case, B3W is obfuscating a campaign of state-sponsored terrorism used by the West as its actual answer to China's BRI – using armed militants to block or destroy BRI projects rather than present to the world a compelling and constructive alternative to these projects.
What Does the Future Hold for CPEC?
China has demonstrated a significantly compelling solution to US-sponsored separatism in both Tibet and Xinjiang where Chinese security measures coupled with infrastructure projects, job programs, and other means of addressing the root causes of extremism effectively smothered the long-burning fires lit by Washington.
A similar plan for addressing security, poverty, and perceived neglect in Baluchistan would stand the best chance of succeeding there as well.
We can anticipate any security operation or economic program implemented by Pakistan with China's help will be met by the West's industrialized "human rights" complex and Western media campaigns to depict it in the same nefarious manner China's efforts in Tibet and Xinjiang have been depicted – as "genocide."
The foundations have already been laid, with US NED programs focused specifically on Baluchistan province for years to build up fronts posing as human rights monitoring groups apt at fabricating reports regarding Islamabad's "abuses" in the region. This localized propaganda campaign could – just as it was in Xinjiang – be internationalized if and when the conditions are deemed right.
It will be a race between Beijing and Islamabad's ability to develop Baluchistan faster than the US and its allies can undermine and destabilize it, but it is a race that has already clearly begun, and a race that is both dangerous and deadly.
The US "withdrawal" from Afghanistan means that covert operations can be run out of Afghanistan's territory by US contractors or special operations forces with a better sense of plausible deniability. The UK has also recently vowed to use its special forces for "higher risk" tasks against "big state adversaries" – clearly meaning China (as well as Russia).
Whether or not US and British operators will be plucked by local security forces from covert activities in western Pakistan remains to be seen, but the long-standing support by the West of armed extremists in this region is well established – support that still benefits and fulfills Western foreign policy objectives – so support that will undoubtedly continue well into the foreseeable future.
Brian Berletic is a Bangkok-based geopolitical researcher and writer, especially for the online magazine "New Eastern Outlook".
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Screen » Film
Born Into This
"The Birth of A Nation" divides
by Jared Rasic
There is no real way to talk about Nate Parker's "The Birth of a Nation" without first addressing some of the controversy surrounding it. Parker co-wrote, co-produced, starred and directed the film (about Nat Turner's slave rebellion in 1831), appropriating the title from D.W. Griffith's 1915 Ku Klux Klan propaganda film. The original film is widely considered to be Hollywood's first "blockbuster" and promoted a resurgence of the hate group.
Parker had a fellowship through the Sundance Institute and began working on the screenplay for the film back in 2009. For years he was told that a film about the Nat Turner slave uprising wouldn't be produced because movies with black leads don't play well internationally and because the story of Turner himself was too controversial.
In 2013, Parker invested $100,000 of his own money to hire a production designer and scout locations, eventually securing enough of the $10 million budget to begin production in earnest. When the film finally premiered at Sundance, it was greeted with a standing ovation before a single frame of the movie was projected. The hype on this movie has been deafening ever since.
In August, it came to light that there were rape charges against Parker (and his co-writer Jean McGianni Celestin) from 1999. Parker was acquitted in 2001 and Celestin's conviction was eventually overturned. The accuser committed suicide in 2012.
Once this came to light, the conversation about the film changed. Instead of it being a film that could inspire change about race and systemic oppression, it became another flag along the path of a rape culture that doesn't seem to be changing anytime soon. Especially during this election cycle with a presidential candidate who not only promotes rape culture but has been a large part of it for decades, there is another conversation that's being had about gender, equality and the systemic oppression of women.
The film is only decent, with excellent performances by Parker, Armie Hammer as his owner and Aja Naomi King as the love of his life, Cherry. But there's nothing in the film that raises it above a typical biopic—other than the fact that it's an important story that needed to be told. There are scenes of uncommon power and brilliance surrounded by flat moments a more seasoned director could have made sing.
The message of the film is stronger than its execution and if it inspires real discussion and change surrounding topics of racism, rape culture and systemic oppression of women and people of color, then it should be seen based on those merits alone. Separating the art from the artist can be difficult, however, especially when it comes to filmmakers like Woody Allen and Roman Polanski—so there's no right side when it comes to viewing Nate Parker's "The Birth Of A Nation."
Can we support an accused rapist's film about slavery and oppression without supporting rape culture? There are no easy answers, only more difficult questions. Maybe we just have to take some solace that they're even being asked in the first place.
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Clare Balding last night accused the critic AA Gill of hating clever women after he insulted the appearance of one of her fellow BBC presenters.
Miss Balding leapt to the defence of TV historian Mary Beard, whom Gill suggested was not attractive enough to appear on the nation's screens.
It is not the first time Miss Balding has vented her anger on Gill, 57, who made the scathing remark in his TV review column for a Sunday newspaper.
It was in the same column two years ago that he mocked Miss Balding – who is in a civil partnership with Radio 4 newsreader Alice Arnold – calling her 'a dyke on a bike' in a review of her travel programme, Britain By Bike.
Her subsequent complaint to the Press Complaints Commission was upheld.
Miss Balding said she had taken action 'to make the point that we deserve to be judged on our ability to do our jobs and not on the basis of our race, religion, gender or, in this case, sexual orientation'.
The comment was a reference to The Undateables, a Channel 4 series about people with disabilities or facial disfigurements.
Miss Balding used social networking site Twitter to vent her disapproval towards the critic and support for Mrs Beard.
She wrote: 'Ah yes, the great **** Gill. The bizarre thing about him being a TV reviewer is that he hates television and most/all women on it'.
Classics professor Mrs Beard, a Fellow of Newnham College, Cambridge, where Miss Balding read English, then replied that Mr Gill seemed to have 'a special hatred of Newnham women'.
Gill's comments drew criticism on Twitter, where he was branded 'the UK's top misogynist bore'.
She added she was 'dreaming of revenge'.


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SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwired - Jun 26, 2017) - eGain (NASDAQ: EGAN), the leading provider of cloud customer engagement solutions, today announced eGain Solve™ for Cisco, a cloud-based solution seamlessly integrated with Cisco's contact center platform and offered as part of the Cisco SolutionsPlus™ program.
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Neox will attend our first DeviceFest conference hosted by Biocom this Wednesday, August 29, 2018. We offer clinical trial services for medical device studies. Our well-trained and experienced staff is available to provide our expert advice on study design and regulatory strategy. We work closely with our clients and investigator sites to ensure the trial requirements are set. Often, clients come to us because of challenges in finding the proper site and enrolling the right patients. For example, one of our clients conducting a medical device study for arterial fibrillation in the Czech Republic. The bar for staff experience and site medical equipment was high, and before collaborating with us, the client was having a difficult time identifying a suitable site. Working with our network of Key Opinion Leaders from the Czech Society of Cardiology, we identified and recruited 5 sites for the study. Our strategy focuses on local knowledge and long-term collaboration with high performing sites.
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MOLASKEY AND FRISHBERG--A NATURAL TEAM
Singer Jessica Molaskey has always exhibited a keen sense of humor, noted in her smooth performances with her husband John Pizzarelli. That makes her a natural for teaming with the wry, witty composer/pianist/singer Dave Frishberg in their show titled "Do You Miss New York?" at the Oak Room supper club in the Algonquin Hotel (March 15-April 2, 2011). Those of us who live in New York don't have a chance to miss it. And why would anyone want to miss Molaskey and Frishberg in their entertaining joint venture?
They flash cool expertise with mostly songs that the ultra clever Frishberg has written. He does the piano chores and sometimes sings solo, while at other times they join in duets or the spotlight goes to Molaskey giving her well-honed interpretations. Humor courses through much of the evening, as with the number "Brown River," which, Frishberg explains, contemplates the sentimental "Moon River" concept after 50 years, with lyrics twitting ensuing pollution.
The team has a good time with "Who's on First?" as an opener. Molaskey zings into "I'm Hip/I Won't Scat" and does justice to one of Frishberg's often-requested favorites, "My Attorney Bernie." Especially delightful was Frishberg soloing on "I Want to be a Side Man."
Frishberg and Molaskey reach into the show "The New Yorkers: Tales from the Algonquin Roundtable" for a hilarious number ridiculing Dorothy Parker's threats of suicide as they join in singing "Will You Die?"
But for all of the levity, Frishberg's compositions sometimes show a romantic side. We are treated to one example with Molaskey singing "You Are There." The show includes many of the better known Frishberg numbers, such as "Slappin' the Cakes," "I Want to be a Side Man" and "Long Daddy Green." And of course, the wistful, delightful "Do You Miss New York?"
There is an easy-going tone throughout, best highlighted when the pair slips into one of their finely-tuned duets. It is certainly an evening for musical sophisticates.
One minor complaint: On opening night the ending was ragged. After they took their bows, Molaskey disappeared and left it to Frishberg to finish solo with "Listen Here." He then took final bows to his appreciative audience alone, but it would have been much more congenial had he summoned his partner to return so that they could end the evening sharing final applause with the togetherness that defines their show. At the Oak Room, the Algonquin Hotel, 59 West 44th Street. Reservations: 212-419-9331 or bmcgurn@algonquinhotel.com.
(NOTE: I am pleased to have been informed that Molaskey and Frishberg will now end the show by joining in a final adieu together.)


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Martha Rae Watson (ur. 19 sierpnia 1946 w Long Beach) – amerykańska lekkoatletka, specjalistka skoku w dal i sprinterka, dwukrotna medalistka igrzysk panamerykańskich, czterokrotna olimpijka.

Kariera sportowa
Odpadła w kwalifikacjach skoku w dal na igrzyskach olimpijskich w 1964 w Tokio. Zajęła 4. miejsce w tej konkurencji na igrzyskach panamerykańskich w 1967 w Winnipeg oraz 10. miejsce na igrzyskach olimpijskich w 1968 w Meksyku.

Na igrzyskach olimpijskich w 1972 w Monachium zajęła 4. miejsce w sztafecie 4 × 100 metrów (która biegła w składzie: Watson, Mattiline Render, Mildrette Netter i Iris Davis) i odpadła w kwalifikacjach skoku w dal. Zwyciężyła w skoku w dal na igrzyskach Konferencji Pacyfiku w 1973 w Toronto.

Zdobyła złoty medal w sztafecie 4 × 100 metrów (która biegła w składzie: Watson, Brenda Morehead, Chandra Cheeseborough i Pamela Jiles) oraz srebrny medal w skoku w dal (przegrywając jedynie z Kubanką Aną Alexander, a wyprzedzając swą koleżankę z reprezentacji Stanów Zjednoczonych Kathy McMillan na igrzyskach panamerykańskich w 1975 w Meksyku. Zajęła 7. miejsce w sztafecie 4 × 100 metrów (w składzie: Watson, Evelyn Ashford, Debra Armstrong i Cheeseborough) i odpadła w kwalifikacjach skoku w dal na igrzyskach olimpijskich w 1976 w Montrealu.

Watson była mistrzynią Stanów Zjednoczonych (AAU) w skoku w dal w latach 1973–1975, a także halową mistrzynią USA w tej konkurencji w latach 1967, 1972 i 1974–1976.

Trzykrotnie poprawiała rekord USA w skoku w dal do wyniku 6,59 m, uzyskanego 18 lipca 1974 w Sztokholmie. Jej rekord życiowy w biegu na 100 metrów wynosił 11,3 s (ustanowiony 7 lipca 1972 we Frederick).

Martha Watson wystąpiła w 1982 w filmie Życiowy rekord (Personal Best).

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Amerykańscy skoczkowie w dal
Amerykańscy sprinterzy
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Uczestnicy Letnich Igrzysk Olimpijskich 1964
Uczestnicy Letnich Igrzysk Olimpijskich 1968
Uczestnicy Letnich Igrzysk Olimpijskich 1972
Uczestnicy Letnich Igrzysk Olimpijskich 1976
Medaliści Igrzysk Panamerykańskich 1975
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This Privacy Policy clarifies the nature, scope and purpose of the processing of personal data (hereinafter referred to as "data") within our online offering and the associated websites, features and content, as well as external online presence, e.g. our social media profile (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "online offering"). With regard to the terminology used, such as "processing" or "data controller", we refer to the definitions contained in Art. 4 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Link to the company imprint: http://www.pferde-verstehen.de/impressum/
Types of data processed:
– personal data (e.g. names, addresses).
– contact data (e.g. e-mail, phone numbers).
– content data (e.g. text entries, photographs, videos).
– usage data (e.g. visited websites, interest in content, access times).
– meta/communications data (e.g. device information, IP addresses).
Categories of data subjects
Visitors and users of the online offering (the data subjects are hereinafter referred to as the "users").
Purpose of processing
– Provision of the online offering, its functions and contents.
– Answering contact requests and communication with users.
– Security measures.
– Coverage measurement/marketing
Terminology Used
"Personal data" shall mean any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter referred to as the "data subject"); a natural person is considered as identifiable, when he/she can be identified directly or indirectly, in particular by means of assignment to an identifier such as a name, to an identification number, to location data, to an online identifier (e.g. cookie) or to one or more special features, that express the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of this natural person.
"Processing" shall mean any operation or set of operations which is performed upon personal data, whether or not by automated means. The term ranges far and includes virtually every handling of data.
"Pseudonymisation" shall mean the processing of personal data in such a way that the personal data can no longer be assigned to a specific data subject without the involvement of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separate and subject to technical and organizational measures, which ensure that the personal data are not assigned to an identified or identifiable natural person.
"Profiling" shall mean any kind of automated processing of personal data which involves the use of such personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects relating to job performance, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, whereabouts or change of location of that natural person.
"Data controller" shall mean the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.
"Processor" shall mean a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the data controller.
Relevant Legal Bases
In accordance with Art. 13 GDPR, we inform you about the legal basis of our data processing. If the legal basis is not stated in the Privacy Policy, the following applies: The legal basis for obtaining consents is Art. 6 sec. 1 let. a and Art. 7 GDPR, the legal basis for the processing in order to perform our services and execute contractual measures as well as to response to inquiries is Art. 6 sec. 1 let. b GDPR, the legal basis for processing in order to fulfill our legal obligations is Art. 6 sec. 1 let. c GDPR, and the legal basis for processing in order to safeguard our legitimate interests is Art. 6 sec. 1 let. f GDPR. In the event that vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, as a legal basis Art. 6 sec. 1 let. d GDPR shall apply.
In accordance with Art. 32 GDPR and having regard to the state of the art, the implementation costs and the nature, scope, circumstances and purposes of the processing as well as the different occurrence probabilities and severity of the risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons, we take appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure a level of protection appropriate to the risk.
Measures include, in particular, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data by controlling physical access to the data, as well as their access, input, disclosure, availability and separation. We have also established procedures to ensure the exercise of data subject rights, data deletion and response to threats concerning data. Furthermore, we take into account the protection of personal data already in the development or selection of hardware, software and procedures, according to the principle of data protection through technology engineering and privacy-friendly default settings (Art. 25 GDPR).
Collaboration with Processors and Third Parties
If, within the context of processing, we disclose data to other persons and companies (processors or third parties, see below), transmit it to them or otherwise grant access to the data, this will be done only on the basis of a legal permission (e.g. if a transmission of the data to third parties, such as payment service providers, in acc. with Art. 6 sec. 1 let. b GDPR is required for performing the agreement) that you have consented to, a legal obligation to do so or on the basis of our legitimate interests (e.g. the use of agents, webhosts, etc.).
If we commission third parties to process data on the basis of a so-called "Data processing agreement", this is done on the basis of Art. 28 GDPR.
You have the right to ask for confirmation as to whether the respective data is being processed and for information about this data as well as for further information and a copy of the data in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR.
In accordance with Art. 16 GDPR you have the right to demand the completion or the correction of the incorrect data relating to you.
In accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, you have the right to demand that the relevant data be deleted immediately or, alternatively, to require a restriction of the processing of data in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR.
You have the right to demand the obtainment of the data relating to you, which you have provided to us in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR and request their transmission to other data controllers.
According to Art. 77 GDPR, you also have the right to lodge a complaint to the competent supervisory authority.
You have the right to withdraw your consent in acc. with Art. 7 sec. 3 GDPR with effect for the future
Right of Objection
You can object to the future processing of data relating to you in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR at any time. The objection may in particular be made against processing for direct advertising purposes.
Cookies and Right of Objection in Direct Advertising
"Cookies" shall mean small files that are stored on users' computers. Within the cookies different information can be stored. A cookie is primarily used to store the information about a user (or a device on which the cookie is stored) during or after his/her visit to an online offering. Temporary cookies or "session cookies" or "transient cookies" shall mean cookies that are deleted after a user leaves an online offering and closes his/her browser. In such a cookie can e.g. the contents of a shopping cart in an online shop or a login status be saved. The term "permanent" or "persistent" refers to cookies that remain stored even after the browser has been closed. This way e.g. a login status will be saved if users visit it after several days. Likewise, in such a cookie the interests of the users can be stored, which are used for coverage measurement or marketing purposes. "Third-party cookies" shall mean cookies that are offered by providers other than the data controller who manages the online offering (otherwise, if it is only their cookies, this is called a "first-party cookies").
We can use temporary and permanent cookies and inform about this in our Privacy Policy.
If users do not want cookies stored on their computer, they will be asked to disable the option in their browser's system settings. Saved cookies can be deleted in the system settings of the browser. The exclusion of cookies can lead to functional limitations of this online offering.
A general objection to the use of cookies used for online marketing purposes can be explained in a variety of services, especially in the case of tracking, via the US website http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU website http://www.youronlinechoices.com/ Furthermore, the storage of cookies can be achieved by switching them off in the settings of the browser. Please note that in such case not all functions of this online offering may be used.
The data processed by us are deleted or restricted in their processing in accordance with Art. 17 and 18 GDPR. Unless explicitly stated in this Privacy Policy, the data stored by us are deleted as soon as they are no longer required for their purpose and the deletion does not conflict with any statutory retention requirements. If the data is not deleted because it is required for other and lawful purposes, its processing will be restricted. That shall mean the data is blocked and not processed for other purposes. This applies e.g. for data that must be retained for commercial or tax reasons.
Business-related Processing
In addition, we process
– contract data (e.g. subject matter of the contract, term).
– payment data (e.g. bank account, payment history)
from our customers, interested parties and business partners for the purpose of providing contractual services, service and customer care, marketing and advertising.
Contractual Services
We process the data of our contractual partners and interested parties as well as customers in accordance with Art. 6 sec. 1 let. b. GDPR in order to provide you with our contractual or pre-contractual services. The data processed, the nature, scope, purpose and necessity of their processing are determined by the underlying contractual relationship.
The processed data includes the master data of our contractual partners (e.g. names and addresses), contact data (e.g. e-mail addresses and telephone numbers) as well as contract data (e.g. services received, contract contents, contractual communication, names of contact persons) and payment data (e.g. bank accounts, payment history).
In principle, we do not process special categories of personal data, unless they are part of a contracted or contractual processing.
We process data which are necessary for the establishment and fulfillment of the contractual services and point out the necessity of their indication, if this is not evident for the contractual partners. Disclosure to external persons or companies will only be made if required by a contract. When processing the data provided to us within the framework of an agreement, we act in accordance with the instructions of the customer as well as the legal requirements.
As part of the use of our online services, we can store the IP address and the time of each user action. The storage is based on our legitimate interests, as well as the interests of the user in the protection against misuse and other unauthorized use. A transfer of these data to third parties does not take place, unless it is required to pursue our claims acc. to Art. 6 sec. 1 let. f. GDPR or there is a legal obligation in acc. with Art. 6 sec. 1 let. c. GDPR.
The data will be deleted if the data is no longer required for the fulfillment of contractual or statutory care responsibilities and for handling any warranty and comparable obligations, whereby the necessity of retaining the data is reviewed every three years; otherwise the statutory retention requirements apply.
Administration, Financial Accounting, Office Organization, Contact Management
We process data in the context of administrative tasks and organisation of our business, accounting and compliance with legal obligations, such as archiving. In doing so, we process the same data that we process in the course of performing our contractual services. The processing principles are Art. 6 sec. 1 let. c. GDPR, Art. 6 sec. 1 let. f. GDPR. The processing affects customers, interested parties, business partners and website visitors. The purpose and our interest in processing lies in administration, financial accounting, office organization, data archiving, that is, tasks that serve to maintain our business activities, perform our responsibilities and provide our services. The deletion of data in view of contractual performance and contractual communication corresponds to the information provided in these processing activities.
We disclose or transmit data to the financial administration, consultants, such as tax consultants or auditors, as well as other billing centres and payment service providers.
Furthermore, based on our business interests, we store information about suppliers, organisers and other business partners, e.g. for later contact. We generally store this majority of company-related data permanently.
Usage of Emoticons and Smileys
Our WordPress blog uses graphic emoticons (or smileys), i.e. small graphical files that express feelings sourced from external servers. The providers of the server collect here the IP addresses of the users. This is necessary so that the emoticon files can be transmitted to the users' browsers. The emoticon service is offered by Automattic Inc., 60 29th Street # 343, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA. Automattic Privacy Notice: https://automattic.com/privacy/. The server domains used are s.w.org and twemoji.maxcdn.com, which to our knowledge are so-called content delivery networks, that is, servers that only provide fast and secure transmission of the files and the personal data of the users are deleted after the transmission.
The use of emoticons takes place on the basis of our legitimate interests, i.e. interest in an attractive design of our online offering acc. to Art. 6 sec. 1 let. f. GDPR.
When contacting us (e.g. by contact form, e-mail, telephone or via social media), the information provided by the user to process the contact request and its handling is processed in acc. with Art. 6 sec. 1 let. b. (in the context of contractual/pre-contractual relationships), Art. 6 sec. 1 let. f. (other requests) GDPR. User information can be stored in a Customer Relationship Management System ("CRM System") or comparable inquiry organization.
We delete the requests, if they are no longer required. We check the necessity every two years; Furthermore, the legal archiving obligations apply.
Hosting and E-mail Delivery
The hosting services of Host Europe GmbH, Hansestrasse 111, 51149 Köln (operating company) used by us serve the provision of the following services: To operate this online offering we use infrastructure and platform services, computing capacity, storage space and database services, e-mail delivery, security services and technical maintenance services.
In doing so we, or our hosting provider, process personal, contact, content, contract, usage, meta and communication data of customers, interested parties and visitors to this online offering on the basis of our legitimate interests in an efficient and secure provision of this online offering in acc. with Art. 6 sec. 1 let. f GDPR in conjunction with Art. 28 GDPR (conclusion of processing contract).
Online Presence in Social Media
We maintain online presence within social networks and platforms in order to communicate with customers, interested parties and users active there and to inform them about our services. When visiting the respective networks and platforms, the terms and conditions and the data processing guidelines apply to their respective operators.
Unless otherwise stated in our Privacy Policy, we process users' data as long as they communicate with us within social networks and platforms, e.g. write posts on our online presence or send us messages.
Integration of Services and Contents of Third Parties
Based on our legitimate interests (i.e. interest in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our online offering within the meaning of Art. 6 sec. 1 let. GDPR), we make use of content or services offered by third-party providers in order to integrate their content and services, such as videos or fonts (collectively referred to as "content").
This always assumes that the third-party providers of this content recognise the IP address of the users, since they could not send the content to their browser without the IP address. The IP address is therefore required for the presentation of this content. We are trying to use only content whose respective providers use the IP address solely for the delivery of the content. Third parties may also use so-called pixel tags (invisible graphics, also referred to as "web beacons") for statistical or marketing purposes. The "pixel tags" can be used to evaluate information such as visitor traffic on the pages of this website. The pseudonymous information may also be stored in cookies on the user's device and may include, among others, technical information about the browser and operating system, linking web pages, visiting time, and other information regarding the use of our online offering, as well as may be linked to such information from other sources.
edoobox
To be able to make bookings for our courses, we use the edoobox service by Etzensperger Informatik AG, Kirchweg 24, CH-3366 Bettenhausen (operating company). Edoobox uses personal data only to provide the "Book courses" service. Edoobox principally does not pass on personal information. A transfer will only be made, if (i) an offer is booked, then the data, if necessary, will be transferred to the provider of the event, (ii) the participant or organizer gives his explicit consent; (iii) in the opinion of the service provider, there is a legal obligation to pass it on; (iv) it is necessary to safeguard the security of other edoobox users; (v) it is necessary to enforce the terms and conditions or the rights of the service provider or to perform investigations. Employees of Edoobox are obliged to observe secrecy and to comply with the provisions of applicable data protection laws.
Privacy Policy on the Usage of Facebook
The data controller has integrated components of the Facebook company on this website. Facebook is a social network.
A social network is an Internet-based social meeting place, an online community that typically allows its users to communicate with each other and interact in virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform to exchange opinions and experiences, or allows the Internet community to provide personal or business-related information. Facebook allows social network users to create private profiles, upload photos and socialize via friend requests.
The operating company of Facebook is Facebook, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. The data controller for the processing of personal data, if a data subject lives outside the US or Canada, is Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbor, Dublin 2, Ireland.
By visiting any of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the data controller responsible for processing and on which a Facebook component (Facebook plug-in) has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Facebook component, and causes a representation of the corresponding Facebook component to download. A complete overview of all Facebook plug-ins can be found at https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=en_US. As part of this technical process, Facebook receives information about which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject.
If the data subject is simultaneously logged into Facebook, Facebook recognizes with each visit to our website by the data subject and during the entire duration of the respective stay on our website, which specific subpage of our website visits the data subject. This information is collected through the Facebook component and assigned by Facebook to the respective Facebook account of the data subject. If the data subject activates one of the Facebook buttons integrated in our website, for example the "Like" button, or if the data subject makes a comment, Facebook assigns this information to the personal Facebook user account of the data subject and stores this personal data.
If the data subject is logged in to Facebook at the same time as accessing our website, Facebook always receives information via the Facebook component that the data subject has visited our website; this happens regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Facebook component or not. If such a transfer of this information to Facebook is not wanted by the data subject, it can prevent the transfer by logging out of their Facebook account before visiting our website.
The data policy published by Facebook, which is available at https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/ provides information on the collection, processing and use of personal data by Facebook. It also explains which configuration options Facebook offers to protect the privacy of the data subject. In addition, different applications are available, which enable suppressing data transmission to Facebook. Such applications can be used by the data subject to suppress data transmission to Facebook.
Privacy Policy on the Usage of Google+
The data controller has integrated the Google+ button as a component on this website. Google+ is a so-called social network. A social network is an Internet-based social meeting place, an online community that typically allows its users to communicate with each other and interact in virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform to exchange opinions and experiences, or allows the Internet community to provide personal or business-related information. Google+ allows social network users to create private profiles, upload photos and socialize via friend requests.
The operating company of Google+ is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.
By visiting any of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the data controller responsible for processing and on which a Google+ button has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Google+ button, and causes a representation of the corresponding Google+ button to download. As part of this technical process, Google receives information about which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject. More detailed information about Google+ is available at https://developers.google.com/+/.
If the data subject is simultaneously logged into Google+, Google recognizes with each visit to our website by the data subject and during the entire duration of the respective stay on our website, which specific subpage of our website visits the data subject. This information is collected through the Google+ button and assigned by Google to the respective Google+ account of the data subject.
If the data subject activates one of the Google+ buttons integrated on our website and thus makes a Google+1 recommendation, Google assigns this information to the personal Google+ user account of the data subject and stores this personal data. Google will store the Google+1 recommendation of the data subject and make it publicly available in accordance with the conditions accepted by the data subject. A Google+1 recommendation made by the data subject on this website will be subsequently stored and processed combined with other personal information, such as the name of the Google+1 account used by the data subject and the stored photo in other Google services, such as the search engine results of the Google search engine, the Google account of the data subject or elsewhere, for example on websites or in connection with advertisements. Furthermore, Google is able to link the visit to this website with other personal data stored by Google. Google also records this personal information for the purpose of improving or optimizing a variety of Google's services.
If the data subject is logged in to Google+ at the same time as accessing our website, Google always receives information via the Google+ button that the data subject has visited our website; this happens regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Google+ button or not.
If the data subject does not wish to transfer personal data to Google, he/she can prevent such transmission by logging out of their Google+ account before visiting our website.
Further information and Google's applicable privacy policy can be found at https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/. Further Google tips on the Google+1 button can be found at https://developers.google.com/+/web/buttons-policy.
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The data controller has integrated components of the Instagram service on this website. Instagram is a service that qualifies as an audiovisual platform, allowing users to share photos and videos, and also redistribute such data to other social networks.
The operating company of Instagram is Instagram LLC, 1 Hacker Way, Building 14 First Floor, Menlo Park, CA, USA.
By visiting any of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the data controller responsible for processing and on which an Instagram component (Insta button) has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Instagram component, and causes a representation of the corresponding Instagram component to download. As part of this technical process, Instagram receives information about which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject.
If the data subject is simultaneously logged into Instagram, Instagram recognizes with each visit to our website by the data subject and during the entire duration of the respective stay on our website, which specific subpage visits the data subject. This information is collected through the Instagram component and assigned by Instagram to the respective Instagram account of the data subject. If the data subject activates one of the Instagram buttons integrated on our website, the data and information transferred this way are assigned to the personal Instagram user account of the data subject and stored and processed by Instagram.
If the data subject is logged in to Instagram at the same time as accessing our website, Instagram always receives information via the Instagram component that the data subject has visited our website; this happens regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Instagram component or not. If such a transfer of this information to Instagram is not wanted by the data subject, it can prevent the transfer by logging out of their Instagram account before visiting our website.
Further information and Instagram's applicable privacy policy can be found at https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388 and https://www.instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/
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The data controller has integrated Jetpack on this website. Jetpack is a WordPress plug-in, which offers additional functions to the operator of a website, which is built on WordPress. Among other things, Jetpack allows the website operator an overview of the visitors to the site. By displaying related articles and publications or the ability to share content on the site, it is also possible to increase visitor numbers. In addition, security features are integrated into Jetpack so that a Jetpack-using website is better protected against brute-force attacks. Jetpack also optimizes and speeds up the loading of images built into the website.
The operating company of the Jetpack plug-ins for WordPress is Automattic Inc., 132 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA. The operating company uses the tracking technology of Quantcast Inc., 201 Third Street, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA.
Jetpack places a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. What cookies are, has already been explained above. By visiting any of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the data controller responsible for processing and on which an Jetpack component has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Jetpack component for analysis purposes to submit to Automattic. As part of this technical process, Automattic receives information about data that will subsequently be used to compile an overview of the website visits. The data obtained is used to analyse the behaviour of the data subject who accessed the data controller's website and is evaluated with the aim of optimizing the website. The data collected through the Jetpack component will not be used to identify the data subject without first obtaining the specific explicit consent of the data subject. The data will also be reported to Quantcast. Quantcast uses the data for the same purposes as Automattic.
The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies through our website, as shown above, at any time by means of a corresponding setting of the Internet browser used and thus permanently contradict the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent Automattic/Quantcast from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, cookies already set by Automattic can be deleted at any time via the Internet browser or other software programs.
Furthermore, the data subject has the option of objecting to and preventing collection of data generated by the Jetpack cookie relating to the use of this website as well as the processing of this data by Automattic/Quantcast. For this, the data subject must press the opt-out button under the link https://www.quantcast.com/opt-out/, which sets an opt-out cookie. The opt-out cookie set with the objection will be placed on the information technology system used by the data subject. If the cookies on the data subject's system are deleted after an objection, the data subject must revisit the link and set a new opt-out cookie.
By setting the opt-out cookie, however, it is possible that the website of the data controller is no longer fully usable for the data subject.
Automattic's applicable privacy policy can be found at https://automattic.com/privacy/. Quantcast's applicable privacy policy can be found at https://www.quantcast.com/privacy/.
Privacy Policy on the Usage of Xing
The data controller has integrated components of Xing on this website. Xing is an Internet-based social network that allows users to connect to existing business contacts and make new business contacts. The individual users can create a personal profile on Xing. Companies can, for example, create company profiles or publish job offers on Xing.
The operating company of Xing is XING SE, Dammtorstraße 30, 20354 Hamburg, Germany.
By visiting any of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the data controller responsible for processing and on which a Xing component has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Xing component, and causes a representation of the corresponding Xing component to download. Further information about the Xing plug-ins can be found at https://dev.xing.com/plugins. As part of this technical process, Xing receives information about which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject.
If the data subject is simultaneously logged into Xing, Xing recognizes with each visit to our website by the data subject and during the entire duration of the respective stay on our website, which specific subpage of our website visits the data subject. This information is collected through the Xing component and assigned by Xing to the respective Xing account of the data subject. If the data subject activates one of the Xing buttons integrated on our website, for example "Share" button, Xing assigns this information to the personal Xing user account of the data subject and stores this personal data.
If the data subject is logged in to Xing at the same time as accessing our website, Xing always receives information via the Xing component that the data subject has visited our website; this happens regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Xing component or not. If such a transfer of this information to Xing is not wanted by the data subject, it can prevent the transfer by logging out of their Xing account before visiting our website.
The data policy published by Xing, which is available at https://www.xing.com/privacy provides information on the collection, processing and use of personal data by Xing. Moreover, Xing has posted privacy notices for the XING Share button at https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection.
Privacy Policy on the Usage of YouTube
The data controller has integrated components of YouTube on this website. YouTube is an internet video portal that allows video publishers to set video clips for free and other users for free viewing, rating and commenting. YouTube allows the publication of all types of videos, meaning that both complete film and television broadcasts, as well s music videos, trailers or user-made videos are available via the Internet portal.
The operating company of YouTube is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. YouTube, LLC is a subsidiary of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.
By visiting any of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the data controller responsible for processing and on which a YouTube component (YouTube video) has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective YouTube component, and causes a representation of the corresponding YouTube component to download. Further information about YouTube can be found at https://www.youtube.com/yt/about/en/. As part of this technical process, YouTube and Google receive information about which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject.
If the data subject is simultaneously logged into YouTube, YouTube recognizes by visiting a subpage containing a YouTube video, which specific subpage of our website visits the data subject. This information is collected by YouTube and Google and assigned to the respective YouTube account of the data subject.
If the data subject is logged in to YouTube at the same time as accessing our website, YouTube and Google always receive information via the YouTube component that the data subject has visited our website; this happens regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the YouTube video or not. If such a transfer of this information to YouTube and Google is not wanted by the data subject, it can prevent the transfer by logging out of their YouTube account before visiting our website.
The data policy published by YouTube, which is available at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/ provides information on the collection, processing and use of personal data by YouTube and Google.
We can embed the videos of the Vimeo platform of Vimeo Inc., Attention: Legal Department, 555 West 18th Street New York, New York 10011, USA. Privacy Policy: https://vimeo.com/privacy. We point out that Vimeo can use Google Analytics and refer to the privacy policy (https://www.google.com/policies/privacy) and opt-out options for Google Analytics (http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de) or Google's data usage settings for marketing purposes (https://adssettings.google.com/.).
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The criterion for the period of storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After this period, the respective data will be routinely deleted, if they are no longer required to the fulfillment of the contract or to initiation of a contract.
According to legal regulations in Germany, the retention is made in particular for 10 years according to §§ 147 sec. 1 of the Regulation of Taxation (AO), 257 sec. 1 no. 1 and 4, sec. 4 of the German Commercial Code (HGB) (books, records, management reports, accounting records, trading books, documents relevant to taxation, etc.) and 6 years according to § 257 sec. 1 no. 2 and 3, sec. 4 HGB (commercial letters).
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6 hours ago, deluded pom? said:
Nice stadium, crowd, broadcast quality, commentary, TV graphics etc.
Surely there's a home for these matches, even as filler, on a TV network outside of PNG.
3 minutes ago, Copa said:
Agree. I'd certainly watch games from PNG if they were available.
19 minutes ago, deluded pom? said:
In Australia we even get touch football on TV, so I cannot imagine PNG's match of the week wouldn't have a home somewhere here.
Apparently there is a double header every round played at the National stadium in Port Moresby and both games are televised live across PNG.
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Q: How to change my code-behind binding to XAML binding I'm new to both C# and WPF. I've written a simple program. I have a class called Counter, that exposes a read-only property Count that starts out at 0, and a public method Increment that simply increments the count by one. Counter implements INotifyPropertyChanged.
I have a Window class (code is below). I pass an instance of a Counter object to the constructor and perform a binding. The window has a button and a label. The label is bound to the counter's Count property, and the button calls Increment.
This all works.
However, most examples I've seen around the net and MSDN mostly deal with defining the binding in XAML. How can I modify my example here to move the binding operation out of code behind and into the markup? The Binding property in the Properties window of VS2010 doesn't seem to know how to do what I want. Perhaps it's not possible?
One additional question: I don't think this example fits MVVM... My Counter class stands alone, is not tied to a view anywhere except through its property. However, the CounterWindow class is holding a reference to it. Is this the proper location for this reference? I also though that perhaps I should be creating the window, then setting a property (e.g. CounterObject) that I would use instead of passing through via the constructor.
public partial class CounterWindow : Window {
    Counter ctr;

    public CounterWindow(Counter ctr) {
        InitializeComponent();

        this.ctr = ctr;
        Binding b = new Binding("Count");
        b.Source = ctr;
        CounterLabel.SetBinding(Label.ContentProperty, b);
    }

    private void IncrementButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
        ctr.Increment();
    }
}

A: Something like this:
public CounterWindow(Counter ctr)
{
    InitializeComponent();
    DataContext = ctr;
}

Markup:
<Label Content="{Binding Count}" />

UPD.
There's two common approaches in MVVM: view-first and model-first.
View first means that you initially create the view, and then view creates view model, which it is bound to.
Model-first means that first you create the view model, then view model creates its view and passes itself (via constructor or via DataContext property setter) as data context of the view.
Hope this helps you.

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Update 2/18: I just checked my twitter this morning and they heard us!! THANK YOU to all of you who tweeted on my behalf, you people are amazing!! The person that runs the GBFB Twitter has forwarded my message to HR. Hopefully I'll get a call soon. THANKS AGAIN!
As you know, I've been unemployed for almost 6 months now and have been actively seeking a new job. About a month ago I checked out the Greater Boston Food Bank to see if they had any jobs available and lo-and-behold they did! They are looking for a Member Service Assistant and it's the perfect position for me and my skill set and not only that, it supports a VERY important cause. Feeding those in need. If you're a long time reader, you know that volunteering is an important part of my life and of course, so is food. I can't imagine a better place to work. I submitted my resume and cover letter on January 20th and heard nothing back. I figured they filled the position. Today I was on Craigslist and saw a listing for the position again! I checked their website and the position is still listed there as well. So I sent along my resume and cover letter. I really want this job. I know I'd not only love it, but I'd be a great addition to the team.
I have been following them on Twitter @Gr8BosFoodBank and just posted a tweet letting them know that I want this job!! I've never done anything like this before, but right now I'm launching a campaign to get noticed. I want them to know how important this is to me. This is not just another resume submitted by a job seeker. This is my passion. Do you think I'd be a great asset to the Greater Boston Food Bank team?? Here's how you can help! Follow @Gr8BosFoodBank on Twitter and then send them a tweet letting them now that they should hire me! Include me in the message @MySugarAndSpice (and follow me if you're not already!!). I don't know if this will work, but what have I got to lose, right? I really appreciate your help!!!
Oooooh! I love this idea, Jen!!!
You are such a go-getter!
I just tweeted!!! I hope you get the job!!