On 9 April 2018 the conference "National Access Point as a tool to support the quality of travel" took place in Warsaw, a joint cooperation between the CEF projects Crocodile and EU-EIP, ITS Polska and Rzeczpospolita Polska. The conference was successfully organized by Generalna Dyrekcja Drog Krajowych I Autostarad and supported by Ministerstwo Infrastruktury, Ministerstwo Inwestycji I Rozwoju. The conference was attended by approximately 150 delegates, moderated by Mr. Krzysztof Nalewajko. Polish Radio broadcasted interviews with some of the speakers.
All presentations can be downloaded at the bottom of this highlight.
After the opening of the conference by Mr. Marek Chodklewicz, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Infrastructure, a warm welcome was given by Mrs. Joanna Lech, Director General for national Roads and Motorways. Then, Mr Jarowslaw Orlin´ski offered a good insight into how well cooperation is organised between the State of Poland and the EU to support the development of ITS and infrastructure.
Mr Louis Hendriks from Rijkswaterstaat in the Netherlands and head of the EU EIP National Access Point (NAP) activity presented an overview of the NAP implementation in Europe. There are many different approaches to implementation, ranging from stand-alone NAPs with metadata and links to integration into Marketplaces, Open Data Portals and Data warehouses, all depending on the conditions in each country. The implementation of NAPs often goes through three stages: first is the technical implementation, second the collection of data and the third is the creation of new and better services. Some countries are in the first phase and some are struggling in the second, but the third is still to come. To support the implementation of priority action 'a', multimodal travel information services, the program would have to be extended for a year or so. EU EIP has produced a map of links to the NAPs in EU which will be available on the EU EIP website.
The next speaker, Mrs. Jacqueline Barr, IBI Group, described one of the more important outputs of the EU EIP NAP activity – the Common Features and Level of Service support document. The document contains 18 features covering NAP Access, Communication, Finding datasets, Update and maintenance and Dataset information. The features are intended to support good practice, promote dataset discovery and sharing and to help develop high quality NAPs. The presentation explained that feature development began in 2016; features were drafted by reviewing existing and planned access points, selecting beneficial and transferable features, and with EU EIP partner review and refinement, the v1.0 was published in March 2018. This document is a great checklist if you are in progress off starting an implementation of your national NAP. The project is now looking for NAP operators to check the features against their implementations to evaluate the document.
In the next session Mr. Kent Olsson, Swedish Transport Administration, presented the Swedish NAP. Mr. Olsson presented the functionality of the NAP and how a NAP for priority actions 'b', 'c' and 'e', fairly easy can be implemented by using the metadata standard DCAT-AP and the supporting open data software CKAN (used by almost all open data portals). The portal was opened in 2017 and the next step is to get more data-suppliers interested in describing their data in the portal. You can view the portal at www.trafficdata.se.
The Solution to National Access Point in Czech Republic was presented by Mr Luka´s Diblik, Ministry of Transport and Mr. Jan Vicinský, TamTam Research. Czech National Traffic Information Centre (NDIC) operates as National Access Point on http://registr.dopravniinfo.cz/en/ since 2015. Czech NAP aims to provide all required information to potential consumer (speaking Czech or English) when exploring data existence (10 sources), legal conditions, data samples (2 national DDR XML formats and 6 DATEX II formats), schemas and protocol specifications. The NAP architecture conceptually separates data sources from National registry. The registry is using URIs to identify providers, formats, protocols, sources and source types. URI concept could help data exchange if used more widely across Europe. The National Traffic Information Centre (which serves since 2005) shall evolve according to both "Strategic plan for the further development of National Traffic Information Centre during the next 10 years" issued in 2017 and "Action plan for the deployment of ITS in the Czech Republic until 2020 (with the prospect of 2050)" issued by the Ministry of Transport in 2015.
The NAP in Estonia was presented by Mr. Kristjan Duubas under the heading "model for data exchange between the road administration and travel information provider". Estonian Road Administration looks for several data providers. One important source is road user feedback through the traffic navigation app Waze. The Estonian Road Administration takes the information seriously and will build the chain to fix the problem. Users feel that their voice matters. In Estonia there is no RDS-TMC service providers. This is one of the reasons why road users are very eager to use free navigation apps, especially Waze has large number of users in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. This is only real-time traffic information-channel. All Baltic road administrations are joined with Waze Connected Citizens Program, which allows administrations to get access to Waze live traffic data and gives without any costs possibility to forward road owners traffic restrictions and push messages to Wazers. Data sharing allows to get road users geo-located feedback, what we take seriously and will build the chain to fix the road related problems. Users feel that their voice matters.
Mr. Tomasz Przezdziek, CE Traffic, presented findings about the use and need of data. There is a lack of credibility for road work data and the data about accidents are often too late. They are working on improvements.
On the subject administration, Mr. Ronald Jorna from Mobycon presented "How to prevent administrative burden during NAP implementation". In order to avoid unnecessary administrative burden to all relevant parties (NAP operators, information service providers, data providers, digital map producers, road operators), the EU EIP project in cooperation with TISA has developed a uniform Declaration of Compliance that can be used by the parties involved. The uniform declaration of compliance and associated documents (introduction letter, explanatory note) can be downloaded at: https://www.its-platform.eu/filedepot_download/2216/6242 (RTTI) and https://www.its-platform.eu/filedepot_download/1980/5870 (SRTI). The main benefits of the uniform Declaration of Compliance is that Member States don't have to reinvent the wheel again, that it contributes to a common understanding of the Delegated Regulations and that is reduces unnecessary administrative burden.
National Access Point in Poland.
Mr. Jarosław Wąsowski, Deputy Director, Dept. of National Roads Network Management, GDDKiA presented "NAP as a data exchange tool about public roads in Poland". The need to ensure compatibility between the systems of different road managers for the exchange of road data was the fundament for the objective of providing reliable travel information to travellers on all roads in Poland with co-operation with other EU countries. The NAP provides access to road data which will be used directly by road managers, media, emergency services and travel information providers. The Polish NAP is using the European Datex II protocol for the purpose of exchange of the data between the ITS systems connected to NAP. GDDKiA will provide support for users in cooperation with NAP, including through training and submitting documentation to necessary modifications in the systems of road managers. The core benefits for NAP direct users are as follows: for road managers - current information about traffic conditions and road works on the adjacent road network, for information providers - reduction of operating costs as of the data taken from one reliable source, for media - increasing the availability of information about traffic congestion on the roads to society and for the emergency services - support in incident management due to quick and precise access to injured people.
Mr. Sławomir Połukord, Chairman of the Board, QUMAK SA, presented "Experience from the implementation of NAP". At request of GDDKiA, Qumak SA designed, implemented and launched a service "The National Access Point for information on traffic conditions (KPD)", for efficient exchange of traffic between public and commercial managers of the roads, emergency services and the media. Mr. Połukord: "We have used the modern trends in technology –Microsoft Azure tools for Platform as a service (PAAS), mechanisms for consistency with RODO regulations. In accordance with EU regulations we used DATEX 2 protocol for the exchange of messages about events in the Push on occurrence and Open LR library. But the most important is very close and good cooperation with GDDKiA on each of stage of the project. This allowed for quick and efficient implementation of the objectives".
Krzysztof Modelewski and Zbigniew Cyndrowski, both from GDDKiA gave a presentation about "the NAP development plans". When preparing the NAP stage 2, GDDKiA has to check out the ecosystem of the current NAP, i.e. stakeholders from both public and private party. The most important for the development of NAP is to change the business model to enable more data receivers to actively provide the data to NAP. The next stage of NAP will also open the possibility to co-operate with the NAPs in the neighbouring states, i.e. Easter provinces of Germany and Czech Republic. The access to NAP 2 will be paperless. The information presented by NAP 2 will cover the traffic management plans, dynamic speed limits, traffic data, information on tolls and the latest changes in the road network. The potential data providers will not to be forced to order traffic information applications – NAP will ensure that every user will have their information and the service providers will be handed over with the application for traffic incidents management free of charge.
Availability; Traffic information is for everyone, not only drivers of cars.
Getting municipalities and cities involved; it´s difficult, especially as they usually don't get any grants for this and it´s not in their ordinary budget. Information from these parties are vital though for service providers (users of NAP). Can the NAP store data for smaller municipalities to ease the burden?
Self declaration; be careful, don't push this too hard, it`s not an important issue today. It´s more important to get organisations on board.
Cooperation; much more cooperation between private and public originations is needed.
Accident rate is increasing, why is that? Is it possible to address this?
Information ownership; in some countries it´s important for owner of data, usually public organisations to give the information themselves.
Legislation; This differs between countries and effect the implementation of NAP, self-assessment, quality of data, etc. It will take time to get a more harmonised EU-portal.
Common definitions; to have more common definitions is necessary if we want interoperable services and also for a more unified EU NAP.
Priority to the network; Can this issue be addressed and good data for prioritizing be available? Important to support other means of travel besides cars, especially inside cities.
More money is needed in the process, support from European Commission is still vital. The value of the NAP and data has to be discussed and promoted further on. Differences among counties have to be taken into the context. Don't be afraid of change, keep up the good work and continue to develop the process.
Visit other EU-NAPs, links on EU-EIP website.


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One day we took the ferry from Puerto Banus to Marbella, a ride that takes 30 minutes.
This is the garden belonging to our apartment. There´s no photos making it justice. It´s such a lush, green, tranquil place with greenery everywhere and narrow paths to follow to the pools or the beach. One of my favourite places, ever.
The lush green grass and vibrant flowers are beautiful and the beach at Tarifa looks so inviting. A great place for a family holiday in the sun.


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Research is not a luxury but a necessity to end TB
Shobha Shukla, CNS (Citizen News Service)
More than 1000 participants, including the President of Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, ministers from over 75 countries, donors, researchers, civil society representatives, and other stakeholders, had met at the first-ever "WHO Global Ministerial Conference on Ending TB in the Sustainable Development Era: A Multisectoral Response" which was held in Moscow on 16-17 November 2017, to forge stronger inter-sectoral partnerships for accelerating action to end TB.
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
WHO Director General
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Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the WHO, said that "Political attention is vital to end TB, but it is not enough. Through a multisectoral approach we have to expand access to services, ensure sustainable financing and invest in R&D [research and development]. It is no longer a call for commitment, but a call for action."
A world without TB may not be possible without a holistic TB prevention strategy that includes new diagnostics, new drugs, and better prevention tools such as a new effective TB vaccine. One of the three pillars of the WHO End TB Strategy is intensified research and innovation. Speaking on the landscape of TB research, Dr Anthony Fauci, a noted immunologist who has made substantial contribution to HIV/AIDS research and is currently the Director of US-based National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), said that a comprehensive TB research portfolio revolves around generic TB research (including multidrug-resistant TB-MDR-TB, and TB/HIV co-infection) for pathogenesis, diagnostics, therapeutics and prevention/vaccines. Dr Fauci has earlier played a key role in shaping the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
Is treatment becoming worse than disease itself?
The current TB treatment regimens are lengthy and complex, with cure rates varying from 83% in newly diagnosed drug sensitive TB patients, to 54% in MDR-TB and 30% in XDR-TB cases. Add to this adherence and monitoring issues and the debilitating side effects of drugs, as well as drug-drug interactions with drugs being used as part of anti retroviral therapy (ART) for people living with HIV (PLHIV). For some, the treatment can be worse than the disease itself, lamented Dr Fauci
Are we at doorstep of major breakthrough in treating TB?
Dr Melvin Spigelman
CEO and President
TB Alliance
www.tballiance.org
Dr Melvin (Mel) Spigelman, President and CEO of TB Alliance (Global Alliance for TB Drug Development) kindled the hope that a new treatment standard for all TB patients is imminent and a robust therapeutics pipeline, showing promise of a short and all-oral treatment for all types of TB is in the offing within a few years. He put on record that the TB research community was at the doorstep of major breakthroughs in treating TB: "With sufficient funding, we will be able to deliver, within the next 3-4 years, regimens (including for MDR-TB) that would not require more than 6 months of once daily, all oral, affordable and highly effective treatment. Also, perhaps in the next 5 to 10 years we will be in a position to treat all patients with TB with a highly effective and safe single uniform once a day all oral, short (potentially 3 months) regimen."
TB endemic countries would have to strengthen their clinical study capacities and regulatory systems. Finding something new is critically important, but getting it out to the people who need it, as quickly as possible, is equally important - something which is not happening right now. While investing in tomorrow's cure for TB, is an ethical imperative, it is equally vital to actually provide universal health coverage for economic prosperity, said Mel.
He cautioned that a global commitment to research and development, can dramatically make TB a relic of history, but without sufficient investment we will fall short of our efforts to end TB.
Most settings still use antiquated diagnostics
Despite availability of molecular diagnostic tools like the GeneXpert, only 58% (28 out of 48) of the high TB burden nations had adopted it, lamented Dr Fauci. Most settings still use antiquated diagnostics. Fauci stressed upon the need of a simple cheap and accurate point of care test that can detect TB in clinical specimens from multiple body sites, and not just from the sputum.
Said Catharina Boehme, CEO, Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) "Early and accurate diagnosis is key to starting patients on the right treatment and cutting the cycle of transmission. In 2016, only 6 million people of the estimated 10 million with TB were diagnosed, and a majority of the MDR-TB patients were not identified. We need a true point of care test that can be used at the primary healthcare level to find the 4 million missing patients every year. She mentioned three action points to reach full diagnostic coverage:
Accelerate implementation of the already available molecular diagnostic tools at country level, and prepare better to be able to adopt the new tools faster in future;
Fill the funding gaps for research and development (R&D) of new technologies that are cheap, accurate and can be used at primary healthcare level;
Strengthen global funding and focus national research efforts not only on R&D side but also on operational research."
Can we end a major infectious disease like TB without a vaccine?
The currently available BCG vaccine is only moderately effective in preventing severe TB in infants and young children, cannot prevent adult pulmonary TB and is no longer recommended in HIV co-infected children. Speaking on behalf of Aeras and TuBerculosis Vacine Initiative (TBVI), Jacqueline Shea who is the CEO of Aeras, said that it would be near impossible to eradicate a major infectious disease like TB without an effective vaccine. "The good news is that there are 12 different TB vaccine candidates, in the global vaccine clinical pipeline, in various stages of clinical studies today. Data from multiple late-stage efficacy studies of novel vaccine candidates would become available in the next 3 years, that would help optimize and accelerate TB vaccine development. However, a rapid success in this requires sustained global financial support and TB vaccines must feature prominently in global TB policies and strategies", she said.
Fully fund efforts to end world's deadliest infectious disease
TB is the world's deadliest infectious disease and yet TB science is woefully underfunded and plagued with lack of investment. WHO reports that despite accounting for about 2% of deaths globally (TB took 1.67 million lives in 2016), TB receives only 0.25% of the estimated USD 265 billion spent worldwide on medical research each year.
Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, European Union, strongly advocated for taxing tobacco products heavily and putting that money into TB research.
Let us hope that funding and political will not hold back science in achieving a TB free world.
(Shobha Shukla is the Managing Editor of CNS (Citizen News Service) and has written consistently on health and gender justice for several years. With support from the Global Alliance for TB Drug Development (TB Alliance) this article is part of her in-depth thematic coverage of the "WHO Global Ministerial Conference: Ending TB in the sustainable development era: A multisectoral response". Follow her on Twitter @Shobha1Shukla or visit www.citizen-news.org)
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Winners announced 23rd November 2017.
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Mozambique: Assembly Increases Period of Detention Without Charge
December 15, 2020 Politics
Maputo — The Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, on Monday passed the second and final reading of amendments to the Penal Procedural Code, which sharply increase the maximum time that suspects can he held in custody without charge.
Previously, suspects could be held for a maximum of four months without charge. The amendments say that this will remain the case for most suspects, but for serious crimes such as "terrorism, violent crime or highly organised crime, or when the crime can be punished by a sentence longer than eight years imprisonment", the period of detention without charge can be extended to six months.
Under the current law, if a person is charged, but no court has taken a decision on whether to hold a trial, the suspect must be released after four months. The amendments raise this period of detention without trial to a maximum of ten months.
Even longer periods of preventive detention, of 12 or 16 months, the amended code says, can apply to crimes "of exceptional complexity, regarding the quality of the injured parties or the highly organised nature of the crime".
This "exceptional complexity" is declared at the request of the Public Prosecutor's Office, after hearing the views of the accused.
The amendments to the code were proposed by the Assembly's working commission on constitutional matters, human rights and legality, and were passed unanimously. Thus both opposition parties, Renamo and the Mozambique Democratic Movement (MDM), joined the ruling Frelimo Party in supporting the extension to detention without charge.
The Commission's document justifying amending the Code said "it must be taken into account that, because of the risk that the suspect may flee, or may disturb the investigations (including by corrupting evidence), and in order to prevent the continuity of criminal activity, preventive detention serves the public interest".
Furthermore, keeping suspects locked up without charge might prevent them from being lynched. In the Mozambican situation, the Commission claimed, releasing those "who are strongly suspected of committing crimes is interpreted in the sense of impunity, which often leads to people taking the law into their own hands".
Jurists are already expressing opposition to this change in the Penal Procedural Code, which might eventually be ruled as unconstitutional.
No similar concerns attend a change the Assembly made to the Penal Code, criminalising the trafficking in people. The Code, last amended in December 2019, simply omitted the crime of people trafficking. This was "a lapse", the Commission explained.
The need to introduce this crime into the Penal Code, said the Commission, "arises not only from its seriousness as a gross assault on the freedom and dignity of the human person, but also because of the international undertakings given by the Mozambican state".
The amendment defines a human trafficker as anyone "who recruits, transports, transfers, hosts, supplies or receives a person with resort to threats or the use of force or other forms of coercion for purposes of exploitation". This includes the use of kidnapping, fraud, deceit and abuse of authority.
The exploitation mentioned may include prostitution, forced marriages, slavery or forced labour and the removal of human body parts.
The amendment declares that the punishment for human trafficking is between 16 and 20 years imprisonment.
Source: Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique


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using CsvHelper;
using RandomLineupGenerator.Services.FileServices;

namespace RandomLineupGenerator.Csv
{
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    {
        private readonly ISeasonReader _seasonReader;

        public CsvGenerator() : this(new SeasonReader())
        {
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        public CsvGenerator(ISeasonReader seasonReader)
        {
            _seasonReader = seasonReader;
        }

        public void WriteCsv()
        {
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            {
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                    {
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                }
            }
        }
    }
}

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Irish Republican News · July 8, 2017
There can be no return to the status quo
Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams on the Stormont talks process which collapsed this week (for Leargas).
The anti-equality approach of the DUP, supported by the British government, has seen the shutters effectively pulled down on this round of talks. This constitutes a monumental failure by Theresa May and her government. Decades of work are being put on hold to keep her in power. As a result it is unlikely that any agreement will now be possible this side of the summer. None of this is surprising. The character of the current negotiations has been different from others we have had with the DUP in recent years. We were back to the David Trimble style of slow, tedious, minimalist negotiations. As a consequence, there was no agreement on Irish language rights, marriage equality, the Bill of Rights, legacy matters or anti-sectarian measures. The DUP has resisted the imperative of rights-based policies and agreements that are essential for the political institutions to be sustainable. This is especially true in the context of Brexit, the DUP alliance with the Tories and the fallout from the RHI scandal.
Contrary to claims by the British Secretary of State James Brokenshire that good progress was made the fact is that no substantive movement was achieved on the core issues. Once again a British government has pandered to the DUP's anti-rights, anti-equality agenda. This tacit endorsement of the DUP's stance has been driven in large part by Theresa May's desire to stay in power. The British Prime Minister is backing the denial of basic rights here which are the norm in England, Scotland, Wales and the rest of Ireland, That cannot be tolerated.
During this process some elements of the media and of the political establishments, north and south, tried to pressurise Sinn Fein into acquiescing to discrimination. We refused. The Irish Times editorial last Saturday is a case in point. It called on the 'two big parties in Northern Ireland to show they are serious about politics by striking a deal that will enable the powersharing institutions to be restored.' What did they think Sinn Fein was trying to do?
The shallowness of their analysis is further evident in the line which states; 'What divides the two parties appears more symbolic than real.' There is nothing symbolic about marriage equality. The Irish Times editorialised in support of same sex marriage three days before the historic vote in that part of the island in May 2015. Its banner slogan says it all: 'Marriage referendum: In the name of equality'. And it was right. Marriage equality was and is about equality, and it is important both for those citizens directly affected by it and for a society that seeks to be inclusive and non- discriminatory.
So, the Irish Times has no difficulty recognising the historic importance of the marriage equality vote for the South and for the rights of citizens who live there. Does it then believe that citizens who want to be married in this part of the island should be treated differently; should be denied equality? On Saturday Michelle O'Neill and I joined thousands of citizens in Belfast City Centre demanding marriage equality. They packed the streets around the City Hall. They made their demand for equality loud and clear. It is unacceptable that this is the only place in these islands that citizens do not have the right to marriage equality. It becomes even more unacceptable as the tide of history moves forward in support of same sex marriage, as was evident in the vote the previous day by the German Parliament.
Marriage equality is only one of the rights based issues that are at the heart of the current difficulties. An Irish Language Act is another. Irish language rights are a central part of the Good Friday Agreement and Acht na Gaeilge is a part of the 2006 St. Andrew's Agreement. This issue has both practical and symbolic importance. As was evident in the Assembly and Westminster votes there are many citizens who do not speak Irish but who believe that those citizens who wish to should have the protection of the law.
Sinn Fein also has concerns about the way in which the DUP has used the Petition of Concern (PoC) and other legal instruments to block agreements signed by all of the parties, including the Irish and British governments. The Petition of Concern was introduced after the Good Friday Agreement in 1998. It means that a contentious piece of legislation can be blocked if 30 MLAs sign a petition of concern. Given the discriminatory history of the northern state the PoC was intended to prevent political and religious discrimination from occurring again. However, with the DUP holding more than 30 seats in the previous two Assembly periods they have been able to use it to block, for example, marriage equality legislation. Even though the majority of MLAs support marriage equality.
In my last column, and in my Waterfront Hall speech at the recent conference on a United Ireland, I acknowledged the deep chasm that exists in this state since partition. The division between the nationalist and unionist position goes beyond the national question. It's also about the right of those citizens in the North who embrace their sense of Irishness. Whether this is in music or literature, in language or sport or politics, or in their sense of history and family roots, there is a significant section of opinion in the North which is Irish and is proud to be Irish.
There comes a point when you have to take a stand against injustice. Martin McGuinness made that clear on January 9th when, despite being gravely sick from an illness that would shortly after take his life, he travelled to Stormont to resign as Deputy First Minister. Speaking to the media Martin said: 'There will be no return to the status quo. The situation we have been dealing with the course of recent years is unacceptable. I have called a halt to DUP arrogance and if the DUP think in the aftermath of an election that they are going to step back into Ministerial positions, short of resolving the critical issues IO have identified, then they are living in a fools paradise.'
Let me be equally clear. There can be no return to the status quo. Measures to resolve all of the issues at the heart of this crisis were agreed previously. We expect these to be implemented and the rights of citizens in the North to be acknowledged and respected. We also expect, as a result of the Renewable Heat Incentive scandal that integrity and transparency in government will now be agreed by all of the parties. Equality, rights and respect are the only basis for sustainable institutions.
The reality is that the Sinn Fein electorate will not consent to be governed by the DUP on their terms. We do not and would not expect the DUP electorate to consent to be governed by us on Sinn Fein terms. So it's really quite simple. It's all about rights. It's about equality. Equality is good for everyone. It's all about agreement and how these rights are going to be delivered. That's the only way to get the institutions back in place. We have told that very directly to the DUP. We have said the same thing to the British Government. Mrs May is prepared to tolerate the denial of rights here which are enjoyed everywhere else on these islands. That is not acceptable to us. It should not be acceptable to anyone else and we look especially to the Taoiseach to make this clear to Theresa May.


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Figure 1: Historical Description of the Fe-C phase diagram
Figure 2: Microstructure of high carbon steel
Figure 2 shows the microstructure of high carbon steel with about 0.8% C by weight, alloyed with iron. The steel has one major constituent, which is pearlite. It is made up from a fine mixture of ferrite and iron carbide, which can be seen as a "wormy" texture. The pearlite has a very fine structure, which makes the steel very hard. Unfortunately this also makes the steel quite brittle and much less ductile than mild steel. The high carbon steel has good wear resistance, and until recently was used for railways. It is also used for cutting tools, such as chisels and high strength wires. These applications require a much finer microstructure, which improves the toughness.
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Q: Selecting ALL from a specific range I have the following question:

Find the names of employees who work on all the projects controlled by
  department number 5.

The tables I have are Employees (SSN), Works_On(SSN, PNumber), Projects(PNumber, DNumber).
I'm trying to figure out the "ALL" part. I tried different methods, but the thing I'm trying to do is create a canonical query tree, so I need to make sure the SQL query can be converted into that.
I've tried the following:
SELECT E.Fname, E.Lname
FROM Employee AS E, works_on AS W
WHERE E.SSN IN ALL
(
SELECT SSN
FROM Projects AS P
WHERE W.SSN = E.SSN AND W.PNUMBER = P.PNUMBER AND P.DNUMBER = 5
);

But I'm unsure it will work since I used IN ALL. One more thing I tried is getting the count of the works on and group by employee, and getting the count of the projects.
Eventually I found this:
select fname, lname
from employee
where not exists ( (select pnumber from project where dnum = 5)
                   MINUS
                   (select pno from works_on where essn = ssn)
                 );

But I wasn't able to convert it into a tree.
Do you have any suggestions that I might use? And yes it's Homework.

A: DROP TABLE IF EXISTS employees;

CREATE TABLE employees (employee_id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY);

DROP TABLE IF EXISTS employee_project;

CREATE TABLE employee_project (employee_id INT NOT NULL, project_id INT NOT NULL,PRIMARY KEY(employee_id,project_id));

DROP TABLE IF EXISTS projects;

CREATE TABLE projects(project_id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY, department_id INT NOT NULL);

INSERT INTO employees VALUES (101),(102),(103);

INSERT INTO employee_project VALUES (101,5004),(101,5005),(101,5006),(101,5007),(102,5004),(102,5007),(102,5008),(103,5006),(103,5007),(103,5008);

INSERT INTO projects VALUES (5004,1),(5005,2),(5006,5),(5007,5),(5008,4),(5009,3);

Consider the following:

SELECT *
  FROM employees e
  JOIN projects p
  LEFT
  JOIN employee_project ep
    ON ep.employee_id = e.employee_id
   AND ep.project_id = p.project_id
 WHERE p.department_id = 5;
+-------------+------------+---------------+-------------+------------+
| employee_id | project_id | department_id | employee_id | project_id |
+-------------+------------+---------------+-------------+------------+
|         101 |       5006 |             5 |         101 |       5006 |
|         102 |       5006 |             5 |        NULL |       NULL |
|         103 |       5006 |             5 |         103 |       5006 |
|         101 |       5007 |             5 |         101 |       5007 |
|         102 |       5007 |             5 |         102 |       5007 |
|         103 |       5007 |             5 |         103 |       5007 |
+-------------+------------+---------------+-------------+------------+

From this result, we can make two observations, either of which could prove helpful in solving the problem.

*

*The number of distinct projects in the result is equal to the number of distinct projects listed alongside users 101 and 103 (i.e., the number of times those numbers appear in column 4).

*User 102 has a null result, which means that they're not involved in all of that department's projects.

A: I think group_concat() is the simplest solution.  Assuming no duplicates, you can get all the projects for department 5 as:
select group_concat(p.pnumber order by p.pnumber)
from projects p
where dnumber = 5;

Then, you can do the same thing for the employees and match them:
select e.ssn, group_concat(wo.pnumber order by wo.pnumber)
from works_on wo
where wo.pnumber in (select p.pnumber from projects p where p.dnumber = 5)
group by e.ssn;

And finally match the two, such as in a having clause:
select e.ssn, group_concat(wo.pnumber order by wo.pnumber) as projects
from works_on wo
where wo.pnumber in (select p.pnumber from projects p where p.dnumber = 5)
group by e.ssn
having projects = (select group_concat(p.pnumber order by p.pnumber)
                   from projects p
                   where dnumber = 5
                  );

Another approach using relational logic would go as:
select e.ssn
from employees e cross join
     projects p left join
     works_on wo
     on e.ssn = wo.ssn and p.pnumber = wo.pnumber
where p.dnumber = 5
group by e.ssn
having count(wo.snn) = count(*);   -- no NULL values


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I wasn't aware that the Yamahas were running launch control, but it looked like Webb was hitting a button when practicing starts. Anybody else notice that? Or heard anything?
FFS Mog, can't a guy ask a simple question without you spinning it into KTM marketing drivel?
If I didn't know any better I'd swear you were a KTM spambot.
I like Yamaha personally. They are easily the 4th best manufacturer.
What does the launch control do, just hold the bike at set and RPM till clutch drop?
Every factory team runs a version of launch and traction control.
Advances the ignition until it hits a certain RPM and gear.
"Retards the ignition timing" is what I think you meant. Just think "Mog mode" and you won't mix them up.
I'm too lazy for that. I use the "follow" feature on TT to keep an eye on you though, just to make sure you aren't out spreading too much misinformation.
No, advance on the start and retard as the revs go up.
Yamaha comes standard with launch control. My 16 did anyway.
Even though everything I've read says "retard" I'll brush that aside because I don't need to cite any sources for this.
In order to have less chance at wheelspin / huge wheelie during a launch, you want to retard the timing. Once you're moving (i.e. shift to 3rd) you want to put the timing back to normal to get max power.
This is somewhat related to how e-bike swingers love to sing songs about max torque at 0 rpm. The reality is that the e-bike speed controller won't allow max torque at 0 rpm because you'd either flip over or melt the tire.
Sorry Gary, you retard the timing to soften the power. Reds right. 16 may have come with it, but 15 didnt, and I forgive t remember reading about it on the 16.
so the ign retard acts as a traction control as well?
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For do that, I wrote a Route Handler that matches the url {directory}/{filename}
The library itself works good.
Now I'd like to check if there is any controller for manage the same file.
For example, suppose we write a controller called MyDirectoryController with a GET method called MyFile.
I'd like that the route handler will process the route MyDirectory/anotherfile1, but calls the controller when the path is MyDirectory/MyFile since there is an existing controller.
How can I do that?
I am using .NET core 3.1 and this is the implementation of the route middleware:
public class RestRouteMiddleware
{
    public async Task InvokeAsync(HttpContext context)
    {
        if (context == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(context));

        // I try to check for controller, but it doesn't work
        var controllerActionDescriptor = context.GetEndpoint()?.Metadata?.GetMetadata<ControllerActionDescriptor>();
        if (controllerActionDescriptor != null &&
            !string.IsNullOrEmpty(controllerActionDescriptor.ControllerName) &&
            !string.IsNullOrEmpty(controllerActionDescriptor.ActionName)) return;

        // Here I manage the request (this code works, but I want to execute
        // it only if there is no controller)
        ...
    }

}

A: According to your description, I suggest you could consider using  endpoints.MapFallbackToController to achieve your requirement.
If the url doesn't match other route, it will match this fallbacktocontroller method.
Then you could add some logic inside this controller.
More details, you could refer to below codes:
I create a Fallback controller and its view.
        app.UseEndpoints(endpoints =>
            {
                endpoints.MapControllers();
                endpoints.MapControllerRoute(
                    name: "default",
                    pattern: "{controller=home}/{action=index}/{id?}");
                endpoints.MapFallbackToController("Index", "Fallback");

                 });

            }

Result:


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The Drama Continues: R. Kelly To Release 35 More Chapters Of 'Trapped In The Closet'
by Elle Breezy December 29, 2016
This holiday, R. Kelly released his first holiday album 12 Nights of Christmas, but it looks like we're about to see and hear a lot more of R. Kelly in 2017.
In an interview with the Atlanta-Journal Constitution, Kellz revels he's planning to release 35 more chapters of her musical dramaedy "Trapped In The Closet." That's a lot of drama!
"I'm very excited about that. It will absolutely be out next year," he said. "I'll tour if it's a major deal, but if not I might just chill and just finish writing my movie scripts."
But that's not all: Kells is planning to drop an R&B hip-hop album, which is still unnamed.
TaggedR Kelly
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Angie Stone Preps New Album, Co-stars in New Play With Nene Leakes
Houston, Aiko, J. Holiday Leads Singersroom's Top 10 Popular R&B Singles (Week of 05/27/12)
Stacy Barthe Pushes Back 'P.S. I Love You' EP Release Date


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using namespace csapex;
using namespace csapex::connection_types;
using namespace lib_laser_processing;

CSAPEX_REGISTER_CLASS(csapex::ScanRenderer, csapex::Node)

ScanRenderer::ScanRenderer()
{
    renderer.useTimer(profiling_timer_);
}

void ScanRenderer::setupParameters(Parameterizable& params)
{
    setTemporaryParameters(renderer.getParameters());
}

void ScanRenderer::setup(NodeModifier& node_modifier)
{
    input_ = node_modifier.addMultiInput<ScanMessage, LabeledScanMessage>("Scan");
    output_ = node_modifier.addOutput<CvMatMessage>("Render");
}

void ScanRenderer::process()
{
    if (msg::isMessage<LabeledScanMessage>(input_)) {
        LabeledScanMessage::ConstPtr scan_msg = msg::getMessage<LabeledScanMessage>(input_);
        doProcess<LabeledScan>(scan_msg->value);

    } else if (msg::isMessage<ScanMessage>(input_)) {
        ScanMessage::ConstPtr scan_msg = msg::getMessage<ScanMessage>(input_);
        doProcess<Scan>(scan_msg->value);

    } else {
        throw std::runtime_error("invalid input type");
    }
}

template <typename ScanType>
void ScanRenderer::doProcess(const ScanType& scan)
{
    CvMatMessage::Ptr output(new CvMatMessage(enc::bgr, "unknown", 0));

    renderer.render(scan, output->value);

    msg::publish(output_, output);
}


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Home » COVID-19 and Health Crisis » Ramsey Prison terrorizes Texas incarcerated
Ramsey Prison terrorizes Texas incarcerated
By Gloria Rubac posted on November 18, 2020
Just like in this 1970s Houston Chronicle photo, Texas prisoners still pick cotton with armed guards on horseback overseeing them. Prisoners earn $0.00 an hour.
"We're already stressed out because of the virus. We've all had it, and now there are new threats that it's returning. On top of that, there's a new warden who is known as 'the clean-up warden,' who is preparing for audits and trying to make the prison look good so it can get more funding. And once again, Lieutenant Lopez is having guards write up a disciplinary case every shift, even if they have to make it up." So wrote a prisoner at the Ramsey Prison Unit south of Houston.
A quota system was imposed at the Ramsey Unit two years ago through a written order that all guards issue at least three disciplinary write-ups per shift. An email ordering the quotas was found by a prisoner and smuggled out and sent to Workers World, as well as the Houston Chronicle and other publications. It was widely reported, resulting in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice changing a policy to expressly prohibit disciplinary quotas.
But now there is reportedly a new, unwritten verbal order from Lieutenant Joe M. Lopez for a write-up every shift, leading to fabricated infractions.
On a phone call the evening of Nov. 12, a prisoner told this reporter he's starving. "I got up at 3:00 a.m. to go to my prison job. When I got off around 11:00 a.m., it was too late for lunch; and right now it's after 8:00 at night, and they are still feeding dinner. I haven't eaten in over 24 hours! I'm going to refuse to go to work tomorrow, even if I get written up. It's not worth it to be so hungry," he reported.
The Ramsey Unit is expecting a PREA (Prison Rape Elimination Act) audit in November and a security audit in December according to prisoners.
"Stress is at an all-time high, and false cases over ridiculous charges — like having a clothesline up to dry our clothes or not wearing a mask, which are only sporadically given out — it's crazy. We try to keep our clothes clean, washing them and hanging them up to dry. Now it's illegal unless done during certain hours. We've always worn our shorts and T-shirts in the day room, but now if we don't have on the prison uniform, we're written up," a prisoner reported. "This is for the audit, to show that the prison management is strict on enforcing rules."
According to other reports from prisoners, "Rules are not being followed by staff. A lieutenant is supposed to be on each cell block at least two times a day. This never happens. Guards are supposed to walk each cell block every 15 minutes — also rarely happens."
The stress of no visits, no recreation time, no craft shop time, of hunger if you have no money for commissary food and now false disciplinary cases is pushing prisoners to the brink. Those who are coming up for parole know they'd better keep quiet. Those whose family live near Houston don't want to be sent to a prison 500 or 600 miles away. Prisoners who file grievances or just complain have been immediately shipped out to another prison. For this reason, no prisoner names are used in this article.
On a phone call Nov. 16, the problem with feeding prisoners was again described: "We had breakfast at 3:00 a.m. but lunch was 12 hours later, from about 3:00 p.m. until 4:30. Then dinner was just an hour and a half later. This craziness is just more stress."
Ramsey Unit: over a century of abuse
The Ramsey Unit opened in 1908 and was a huge property consisting of five former plantations. It has had a long and sordid history of racism, violence, brutality and deaths. This continues today. As in all Texas prisons, the guards wear grey and blue uniforms, the colors of the Confederate army.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has largely ignored the pandemic inside the Texas prison system. The Texas Observer reported May 13 that about 77,000 people were eligible for parole. Another 15,000 people have been approved for release and are waiting for counseling, substance abuse classes or other programs they're required to finish before leaving lockup — programs that prisoners claim have been delayed during the pandemic.
Last week the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas released a report, "COVID and Corrections: A Profile of COVID Deaths in Custody in Texas," which read as an indictment of the prisons and jails in the state.
These facts from the report explain why Ramsey prisoners and all Texas prisoners would be stressed to the max:
At least 231 people have died from COVID in Texas correctional facilities. This includes staff, jail and prison deaths;
Of prisoners who died, 58% were eligible for parole at time of their death;
Twenty-one prisoners died with less than 2 years left on their sentences;
21 people had served 90% or more of their sentence at time of death;
73% of people who died from COVID in prison didn't have a life sentence;
80% of people who died in local jails from COVID were not convicted of a crime;
Nine who died in prisons from COVID were approved for parole but were not yet released;
Incarcerated Texans are dying from COVID-19 at a rate 35% higher than rest of the U.S. prison population; and
No hand sanitizer is allowed because the TDCJ says it could be used to drink or to start fires.
These statistics represent actual crimes against real people — incarcerated workers. In a real peoples' court, the whole prison and jail systems would be found guilty and shut down for their murders and total disregard for humanity. But that is our job. As the chant says: "What do we want? Justice! And if we don't get it? Gonna shut shit down!"
Turn the Guns Around: Mutinies, Soldier Revolts and Revolutions
https://www.workers.org/2020/11/52545/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ramsey-prison-terrorizes-texas-incarcerated


What is WHT (Withholding Tax) ?
Under Sec 195 of Income Tax Act 1961, Tax is required to be deducted on the interest amount paid by the Indian corporate to overseas lenders (bank / suppliers) on the loans taken.
Why is it a deterrent ?
Withholding Tax is paid as per Income Tax Act, 1961 which varies from country to country as per DTAA (Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement) between India and the lender's country. There 83 countries where India has DTAA. One of the condition to use DTAA rate is that lending institution should have an Indian Pan Card.
When foreign bank quote for buyers credit they quote as net of withholding tax. Thus one needs to do grossing up ** interest at the time of calculating WHT (example given below).
First check the country from which buyer's credit is to be made available to finalize rate of TDS (Refer link: countrywise double taxation summary chart ).
Deposit the tax through challan no. 281 (nature of payment 195).
Get Form 15CB issued from Chartered Accountant (CA) for the buyers credit interest payment.
Submit online Form 15CA based using form 15CB provided by CA.
Along with Form A2 submit Form 15CA and Form 15CB to Authorised Dealer (AD Bank) on or before due date of making payment for buyers credit interest.
File Quarterly return of withholding tax through Form No. 27Q (Section Code: 195).
AD Bank forwards a copy of document to Assessing officer / Income Tax Department.
If DTAA & PAN of buyers credit providing bank is available, then as per DTAA .
If no DTAA or PAN, then @ 20% (see section 206 AA of Income Tax Act).
Withholding Tax rates may be limited by Application of a tax treaty. The surcharge and education cess will not apply where the withholding tax rate is limited by a tax treaty.
For example: Withholding tax is 10% of the gross amount of the interest on loans made or guaranteed by a bank or other financial institution carrying on bonafide banking or financing business.
* Note: Above content is collected from various sources. Request to consult a tax expert before using the same.
Sir, your above article is very precise in terms of clarity, but in this you have noted that "No Withholding tax on loans raised from overseas branch of Indian bank", is there any settled legal / judicial position in this regard in form of any judgment / AAR etc?
Information provided in the above article is based on bare act. I did try to check on on judgment / ARR but was not able to find one.
Sir can you quote the section of the bare act in this regard.because i am facing same kind of of problem.
Refer Section 195 of Income Tax Act for further details.
Please let us know the Interest that we have to pay on DELAY in paying Witholding Tax @ 10% till 29/03/2013 on Rs.1205074/- in indian rupee terms(GBP 14,387.22) on the Buyers Credit Payment of Interest on 01/03/2013 we paid to Standard Chartered Bank UK in the recent deal via Saraswat Bank Ltd. Is there any other PENALTY that we have to pay the GOI?
Delay payment of Withholding Tax will attract 1.5% interest per month on tax amount for the delayed tenure.
Delay in deduction of Withholding Tax will attract Interest payment of 1% per month at simple interest on tax amount for the delayed part or whole of the month.
For e.g. Due date of Buyers Credit repayment with interest is 10th January. Withholding tax amount is Rs 5000 and the due date of Interest repayment and Deduction of Withholding Tax will also be 10th January. However the TDS was deducted on 5th May. Then the interest payable is Rs 5000 x 1% p.m. x 5 months = Rs 250 (from the month of January to the month of May).
Delay in payment of Withholding Tax after deduction will attract Interest payment of 1.5% per month at simple interest on tax amount for the delayed part or whole of the month.
Continuing the above example Withholding tax amount is Rs 5000 was deducted on 5th May; so the due date of payment of Withholding Tax is 7th June. However the challan was paid on 31st July. Then the interest payable is Rs 5000 x 1.5% p.m. x 3 months = Rs 225 (from the month of May to the month of July).
Kindly refer Section 201A of Income Tax Act, 1961.
Is WHT @ 20% is applicable of Buyers Credit taken from Citi Bank Nassau through arranger Citi Bank India..
Before we can answer the question of what rate is applicable, one needs to check whether Citi Nassau is a subsidiary or branch. Incase it is subsidiary, 20% WHT will be become applicable as there is no DTAA between India and Bahamas. Incase of branch office, DTAA of USA will become applicable as Citi Bank is US tax resident and thus 10% WHT will become applicable. In order to avail low WHT rates Citi Bank has to provide you with tax residency certificate and pan card copy.
When repayment is done with interest. i.e in the give example 101000/- in 15 cb /ca only interest amount need to be entered or full amount at various places.
If the Buyers Credit is from Foreign Bank which is non Resident but having PAN card, then is WHT applicable or Section 9 can exempt them?
Or will have to look for DTAA for lower rate.
2. If both the above is available, DTAA for lower rates.


Potty training memories still make me wake up in a cold sweat from time to time.
My boys are finally past the potty training stage, but there was a time when I wondered just how many years of my life would be spent trying to get them fully trained.
We started when Watty was about 18 months old. It was his idea. He woke up one morning and tried to stand at the potty like his daddy did.
Since he was a little short, he sprayed the side of the toilet instead of actually making it INTO the potty.
And, since little brothers like to try to emulate what big brothers do, GoGo started trying when he was about 18 months old as well.
Neither of them finished until they were almost four.
That was four straight years of potty training one or both kids.
My kids played both roles equally well, but it typically went something like this.
GoGo: Momeeeeee… Watty no diaper.
I'd spin around and spot the hind-quarters of a naked child streaking out of the room. By the time I found Watty, he'd have a diaper back on and be struggling to pull on his pants.
About that time, GoGo would wander into the room with us.
GoGo: Momeeeee…. Watty stinks like POOOOOO!!!!
After I finished soothing the boo boo, cleaning the soiled child, dressing the child, and getting the boys playing peacefully again, I'd sit down to catch my breath.
Where was the OTHER diaper? The one that had caught most of the poop before getting removed?
Me: Watty, where's your diaper?
Me: I mean the one you pooped in.
GoGo: Watty? You poop again?
Me: Boys. Where is the dirty diaper that you hid.
Both: We hid it! Find it. Find the poo!
They'd run away screaming and giggling. Eventually, I'd find the soiled diaper.
"Find the Poo" had many variations. Every day, it was slightly different.
Sometimes, they'd play it outside.
Sometimes, it was a solo act.
Occasionally, it was synchronized pooping.
My husband was generally spared, but he did hear about it.
Hubby: (on phone) Hi Honey, just checking to see how your day is going.
Me: I'm playing "find the poo" – want to help?
Hubby: Have you checked the dirty clothes?
For about six months, it was a source of endless entertainment for my boys.
The worst variation of the game happened when we had guests.
I was in the kitchen, chatting and cooking. The men were mostly outside.
I heard a "thump thump thump" noise that told me the kids were sliding down the stairs on their little rumps.
Guest: Oh my! Where are your diapers?
My kids shrieked and ran back up the stairs.
As I went to chase them, I looked down at the light beige carpet on our stairs.
Each and every tread now bore two darker brown stripes.
I stood there in horror, wondering how I could possibly get the stains out of the carpet without anyone knowing what had happened. Just then, a guest walked up behind me.
Me: I just found the poo.
I finally got the boys to finish potty training using my super secret weapon – creativity.
If you need encouragement, start with my Letter to a Weary Worn Out Mom.
3/19/13: EDITED. Closing comments because this post attracts an unusually large amount of spam. If you want to comment or talk to me about this post, shoot me an email, comment on facebook, or tweet me. I'm not being anti-social, just tired of the freaking spam.
OMG,this is hilarious! I'm now in the throes of potty training and I'd rather play in traffic. 🙁 I realllllly hope my kids don't try the Find the Poo game.
I promise you, eventually they DO figure it out. They won't go to college in diapers.


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Italian munitions (Fiocchi) seized in Senegal: "UAMA, Customs Agency and La Spezia Port Authorities must clarify immediately".
"We call on all the Italian authorities (both national and local in La Spezia) responsible for the export of military and civilian armaments and munitions to immediately clarify the situation and on Parliament to urgently request all the necessary information on the news of the seizure in Senegal of a load of Italian-made munitions".
This is the request, made in a joint statement, by the Italian Peace and Disarmament Network, the Permanent Observatory on Light Weapons and Security and Defence Policies (OPAL) and the association Weapon Watch, following news from Dakar concerning the seizure by the Senegalese General Directorate of Customs of three containers containing military munitions produced by the company Fiocchi of Lecco and the subsequent arrest of the ship's captain and crew. According to initial information, the cargo is estimated to be worth around €5 million and was on board the cargo ship Eolika, flying the Guyana flag, which sailed from the port of La Spezia on December 2nd. Although the type of ammunition is not known, the Italian production would be proven by the images of the seizure showing several boxes with the Fiocchi logo.
"First of all, we ask the Customs Agency to disclose whether the ammunition found on the cargo ship Eolika was exported from Italy on the basis of the necessary authorisation issued by the national authority UAMA (Armament Material Authorisation Unit) based at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We also ask the Port Authority and the Port of La Spezia to inform us whether the cargo of ammunition has been loaded in the local port and whether all the documentation required by law has been issued and all the required checks have been carried out.
The cargo ship Eolika was bound for the Dominican Republic, but – according to an investigation carried out by the OPAL Observatory on Government Relations – there are no authorisations for the export of military munitions from Italy to the Central American country in the years 2018 to 2020. However, the licences may have been issued last year and this is why UAMA and the Customs Agency need to clarify.
"It would be very serious indeed," concludes the note, "if the various national authorities in Italy and La Spezia had not complied with all the rules: we would be faced with an illicit trade in ammunition that would involve not only one of Italy's best-known companies, but the Italian national authorities themselves.
AmmunitionsFiocchiItalian Network for Peace and DisarmamentOpal BresciaSenegalWeapons export
Export of italian weapons
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Sitting on the famous NC500, surrounded by a wild and spectacular landscape, Durness Smoo offers a true hostelling experience in simple, relaxed and welcoming accommodation.
A refuge from the hustle and bustle of everyday life, the hostel is an ideal base for exploring the local area, and offers guests a range of comfortable private and shared rooms. None of the rooms are en-suite but ample shower and washroom facilities are available.
Guests can opt for a 'Wee Breakfast' of cereal, Scottish yogurt, fresh fruit, tea and coffee, or take advantage of the well-equipped self-catering kitchen. The hostel is licensed so you can enjoy a local ale, malt whisky or glass of wine while relaxing in the hostel's cosy lounge with its coal-burning stove.
WiFi is free for all guests and other facilities include a small drying room and secure cycle storage. Basic provisions, confectionery and soft drinks are available to purchase at reception and local shops are only a 15 minute walk away.
The hostel has parking facilities for up to six cars and guests are welcome to use the car park at the nearby Smoo Caves, one of the area's most spectacular attractions.
On a clear night the starry skies are incredible and if you're lucky you might even catch the Northern Lights.
Dogs are welcome at Durness Smoo, for a small fee, when guests book a private room. Please notify us in advance to ensure there is a dog friendly room available.


DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff will soon receive the 15-page advisory report, which the coauthors hope will impact the U.S. government's approach to incorporating RFID technology in identification documents.
Dec 12, 2006—A revised version of a report from the Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee, a subcommittee of the Privacy Office of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), was cleared for publication at a Dec. 6 meeting of the committee in Miami Beach, Fla. The report, titled "The Use of RFID for Human Identification," will now be sent to DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff, as well as the DHS's chief privacy officer, Maureen Cooney.
The subcommittee wrote the 15-page report to guide Chertoff and Cooney in deciding whether to deploy RFID technology to identify or track individuals for such DHS programs as the PASS cards that will eventually be issued as an alternative to U.S. passports for travel in North America.
The original version of the report, written by the committee's Emerging Applications and Technology Subcommittee, was presented to the full Advisory Committee on June 7, 2006, at a public meeting in San Francisco (see DHS Meeting Draws Comments on RFID). At the time, it received a chilly reception by many representatives from companies selling RFID technology used in identification and credential applications, as well as from technology industry groups, because it came down hard on the use of RFID in identity documents. "We recommend that RFID be disfavored for identifying and tracking human beings," the draft report indicated, citing concerns over the skimming of personal data transmitted over a radio frequency signal, the cost of implementing RF technology and the existence of other authenticating technologies that could be used instead.
The final version of the report comes to a similar conclusion, according to coauthor Jim Harper, a director of information-policy studies for the Cato Institute, though its language has been softened. "I think a lot of the language was toned done, and a lot of assumptions that I feel strongly are true...were left out for the sake of congeniality," he says. One example he points to is the removal of most descriptions of RFID in identity documents as being "a tracking technology." Still, he says, there are no "recognizable substantive changes" to the latest version.
But in his reading of the latest report, Douglas Farry, a managing director and chair of the RFID practice at McKenna Long & Aldridge, a nationwide law firm focusing on the intersection of public policy and technology, sees a more pronounced change in the final draft. "It seems to be a better position than the initial draft, in that the initial draft concluded that the potential benefits [of using RFID in identity documents] were more than outweighed by the potential risks to personal privacy [that the technology presents]. But that's toned down. Now it says that if the DHS is going to use an RFID system, it should do so thoughtfully and carefully."
Both the original and revised reports are roughly the same length, and both share a common architecture and most of the same section and subsection content. However, the original version uses more pointed language. For instance, both versions state that RFID can provide a means of identifying a credential, but not the individual who is presenting it. To authenticate the bearer, they say, one or more biometric scans must be used to prove the credential was issued to the person presenting it. The two versions of the report diverge, however, in regard to the impact that authenticating the bearer would have on the process of RFID use to authenticate the document. "The steps needed to verify the biometric information using today's technology may reduce or negate the speed benefit offered by radio transmission," the revised report states. The original, however, contains the following wording: "Tying RFID to a biometric authentication negates the speed benefit [of using RFID]."


Some Snaps of Second Class hard at work!
Check out our wonderful pictures below. We are making 2-D shapes with match sticks, we are making Superheroes with Fabrics and we are making Rice Krispie Buns with lots of chocolate!
Hello from Boston to all my old classmates! Looks like you are working hard and having fun!


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The Inquirer and Commercial News (Perth, WA : 1855 - 1901)
Wed 9 Feb 1859 - The Inquirer and Commercial News (Perth, WA : 1855 - 1901)
Page 2 - Family Notices
On the 25th instant, at Vine Cottage, Toodyay,
MRS J. DRUMMOND, JUN., of a Son.
Family Notices (1859, February 9). The Inquirer and Commercial News (Perth, WA : 1855 - 1901), p. 2. Retrieved January 20, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article66008782
"Family Notices" The Inquirer and Commercial News (Perth, WA : 1855 - 1901) 9 February 1859: 2. Web. 20 Jan 2022 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article66008782>.
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