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Eric Mellenbruch
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On both the Second and Third Sundays of Advent the appointed Gospels focus upon the proclamation of John the Baptist: 'Prepare / make straight the way of the Lord'. Several of our Advent hymns naturally take up this theme.
'On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry' originated as a Latin hymn for Advent Morning Prayer written by the French hymnist Charles Coffin. (The Hymnal 1982 Companion is too harsh in calling the translation 'somewhat free'; the composite translation renders the Latin both faithfully and beautifully.) The text focuses not only upon the salvation and redemption wrought by Christ, but also upon his earthly ministry of healing and the need to make way for him in our hearts. The sturdy melody, of 17th-century German origin, has appeared in many forms with various German and English texts.
'Prepare the way, O Zion' comes to us from the Church of Sweden, where it has been sung for two hundred years. The original text (a translation of parts of which was found in Hymns III, a trial-use precursor to the Hymnal 1982) brought together Isaiah 40.3–5 and the account of Christ's Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem (Matt. 21, with resonances in Psalms 24 and 118), with a refrain exactly quoting the Benedictus qui venit, which fortuitously forms something like a rhyming couplet in Swedish. The first three stanzas of the original focus on the majesty of the divine King and fulfillment of his promises, while the next three subvert worldly expectations of such a king. (The final stanza, regrettably, contrasts the 'abandoned' Jerusalem and its 'fallen' Temple with the eternal kingdom of Christ.) The effect of the original is in some ways close to our Hymn 74, 'Blest be the King whose coming', which also connects the Triumphal Entry with Advent.
The Hymnal 1982 version of 'Prepare the way, O Zion' is, perhaps unsurprisingly given its comparative brevity, much less specific in its content and in its Scriptural references than the original. It misses both the contrast (at first glance) between the majesty and humility of Christ the King ('with the sword of the Spirit he fights and prevails, when he suffers'), and between the kingdom of this world and that of Christ ('the holy kingdom is not of this world, not found by its wise ones, not won by its heroes'). Indeed the words 'king' and 'kingdom' have been expunged altogether, and the refrain, zealous to avoid the words 'he' (to refer to Jesus – though 'his' appears several times) and 'Lord' (to refer to God), no longer resonates very clearly with 'Blessed is he who comes in the Name of the Lord'. Nevertheless (aided by its buoyant melody, a Swedish variant of a folk tune of German origin) we can gladly proclaim its Advent message and rejoice that 'his rule [i.e. kingdom or reign] is peace and freedom, and justice, truth, and love'.
'O come, O come, Emmanuel' was sung last week and has been covered in other entries in this series, but as it forms the basis of our Advent service music this year (in adaptations by Mark Wischkaemper), this week's organ voluntaries are based upon it. We also hear a short organ piece based upon this Sunday's Introit, from a huge cycle of chant-based organ works for the whole year, L'Orgue Mystique, by 20th-century French composer Charles Tournemire. This Sunday is known as 'Gaudete' Sunday after this Introit, which quotes the Apostle's words to the Philippians: 'Rejoice in the Lord always…the Lord is near'.
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Survival International has abandoned its OECD complaint that the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) funded human rights abuses in Cameroon.
Survival International made the complaint in February 2016. The OECD accepted the complaint at the beginning of 2017. The OECD set up a mediation between Survival International and WWF on 6-7 July 2017, in government offices in Bern. Since then talks had continued, but on 5 September 2017 Survival International pulled out.
The sticking point in the talks came when Survival International asked WWF to agree to get the consent of the Baka about how conservation on their lands will be managed in the future. WWF refused to do so, Survival International states on its website. And at that point, Survival International decided "there was no purpose continuing the talks".
WWF will not promote or support, and may actively oppose, interventions which have not received the prior free and informed consent of affected indigenous communities, and/or would adversely impact – directly or indirectly – on the environment of indigenous peoples' territories, and/or would affect their rights.
The principles specifically mention that this applies to the "creation of protected areas or imposition of restrictions on subsistence resource use".
When WWF partnered with the Cameroon government to create trophy hunting zones and national parks on the Baka's land, WWF made no attempt to consult the Baka. "The Baka were kicked out, and even now WWF won't consult them over how these areas are managed," Corry writes.
In the mediation in Bern, Survival International focussed on one request: "WWF must establish a high-level unit to ensure indigenous peoples' consent to work on their land, foresee problems, and investigate and act on abuses." This would be an office to ensure that WWF is complying with its own policy.
The details of the OECD mediation are confidential. "Nothing new was said," Corry writes.
WWF repeated that the OECD complaint process should not be invoked for its work, and asserted that none of the Baka's allegations were proven. It said it already had a complaint mechanism, so there was no need for the new office that Survival was calling for.
WWF refuses to acknowledge that it has done anything wrong.
The Ecologist published Corry's article, and asked WWF for a response. Frederick Kumah, Director of WWF's Regional Office in Africa, replied with a statement that reaffirms WWF's commitment to "working on the ground with local and international organizations for the advancement of the rights of the Baka people".
After having invested over a year in the process offered by the Swiss NCP and having discussed solutions together in Bern, we are appalled that Survival International would abandon these efforts and violate the integrity of this process they triggered. Walking away solves nothing and benefits no one. It is yet another example of Survival's irresponsible approach – focussed on criticizing from a distance but not on finding effective solutions – to the complex issues on the ground.
But according to Corry's version of the mediation in Bern, Survival International was only asking WWF to comply with its own policy on indigenous peoples and conservation. Which WWF refused to do.
UPDATE – 3 October 2017: Headline amended to make clear that Survival International pulled out of the OECD mediation, but still stands by the complaint. The previous headline read, "Survival International pulls out of OECD complaint against WWF".
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Libel Lawsuit Over Investigation of Alleged Slur at Polo Match Dismissed
The U.S. Polo Association investigation exonerated the plaintiff, but the plaintiff still sued the USPA for libel.
Eugene Volokh | 5.13.2022 10:28 AM
From Judge Leonie Brinkema's opinion yesterday in Gaebel v. U.S. Polo Ass'n:
Gaebel is a 73-year-old retired United States Naval Commander and a senior level executive with a federal government contractor. He is a registered member of the USPA. On the evening of July 10, 2021, Gaebel was playing in a series of exhibition polo matches. Although the polo matches were not organized by the USPA or held at a USPA member club, a USPA member club-Twilight Polo Club-organized the event and rented a location for it….
During the match, Siddiqui, a 14-year-old who played for a team opposing Gaebel's team, caused his horse to collide with-or as the Complaint states, "T-boned"-Gaebel and his horse, hurting plaintiff. Gaebel claimed that he bent over in pain and exclaimed "motherfucker" at the ground, but Siddiqui claimed that Gaebel called him a "motherfucking nigger." After the match, Siddiqui immediately told his coach, Delora Burner, and his mother what he claimed Gaebel said. Burner then told the event's manager, John Gobin, who walked over to Gaebel and asked Gaebel to apologize to Siddiqui. Gaebel claims that he approached Siddiqui and his family, "vehemently denied the accusation," and told plaintiff that he has never used a racial slur. Burner and Siddiqui's mother claim that instead of apologizing, Gaebel bullied Siddiqui by pushing his shoulder and repeatedly saying, "Didn't we already settle this kid?"
The next day, July 11, 2021, Burner and Siddiqui's mother each emailed the USPA to complain about the in-game and post-game incidents…. On July 14, 2021, the USPA informed Gaebel that Burner filed what the USPA Disciplinary Procedures Policy ("DPP") refers to as a "Conduct Violation Complaint" against him. On July 23, 2021, the USPA emailed plaintiff a formal "Notice of Alleged Conduct Violations, Issuance of USPA Charges and Notice of Hearing" ("Notice"). The Notice charged Gaebel with violations of the USPA's Code of Conduct, informed him of "The Alleged Conduct Violations," and stated that a hearing would take place on Friday, August 6, 2021, over Zoom, during which plaintiff"will be entitled to present evidence, defend against the charges, and cross-examine witnesses." The Notice also informed plaintiff of the evidence that may be used against him….
The hearing, which occurred on August 6, 2021, over Zoom, lasted eight hours and was judged by two USPA Hearing Officers…. The USPA issued a Final Order on August 20, 2021, in which, after finding that it had jurisdiction to consider Burner's Conduct Violation Complaint for at least two reasons, it found in favor of Gaebel …:
After hearing all the testimony and considering all of the evidence in this matter, which they and the [Executive Committee] take very seriously, the Hearing Officers have concluded that there is not sufficient evidence to find that Mr. Gaebel directed a racial slur at Aleem Siddiqui. In reaching this decision, the Hearing Officers do not reject Aleem's testimony. Rather, as the appointed representatives of the EC, they are obligated to apply the DPP's requirement that "[t]he burden of proof necessary to sustain a charge against a charged party shall be met if the [EC] reasonably believes, after hearing the evidence presented, that a Conduct Violation has occurred." Here, although Aleem testified that Mr. Gaebel directed the slur at him, Mr. Gaebel firmly denied doing so. Notably, the Umpire, Mr. Krabbe, testified that he heard Mr. Gaebel utter a vulgarity immediately after the collision, but he did not hear Mr. Gaebel use the racial slur. Additionally, Brock Bromley testified that he too heard Mr. Gaebel utter a vulgarity immediately after the collision, but he did not hear Mr. Gaebel use the racial slur. Given the contradictory testimony of the parties, and the presumably unbiased testimony of Mr. Krabbe, the Hearing Officers, acting for the EC, do not have a basis to reasonably believe that Mr. Gaebel directed a racial slur at Aleem Siddiqui, and therefore that a Conduct Violation occurred….
Gaebel then sued "Burner, Siddiqui, and Siddiqui's parents for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress, seeking roughly $8 million in damages and fees" and separately sued the USPA for, among other things, libel; Judge Brinkema's opinion deals with the USPA case:
Count I alleges that defendant defamed plaintiff in three ways: (1) by republishing the allegation that plaintiff used a racial slur in the Notice, which informed plaintiff of the charges and evidence against him; (2) by conducting a public disciplinary hearing without jurisdiction and with "reckless disregard" for the veracity of the charges; and (3) by issuing a public Final Order implying that, based on the evidence presented during the hearing, defendant considered the allegation of plaintiffs use of a racial slur to be true. Plaintiff alleges this conduct harmed his reputation, caused him mental anguish, and forced him to incur attorney's fees to defend himself at the USPA hearing….
[T]he Notice does not create any liability for defamation, regardless of whether it was published or not, because it does not contain any actionable statements. It neither stated nor implied that Gaebel actually used a racial epithet or actually bullied Sidiqqui; it only stated that it was alleged that he had done so. All the Notice does is give the plaintiff very clear notice of the charges he faced, the names of witnesses who might testify, and copies of Burner's and Siddiqui's mother's complaints.
Although plaintiff argues that the Notice adopted Burner's allegations as true, no plausible reading of the Notice supports that conclusion. For example, the subject line states, "Notice of Alleged Conduct Violations," the first section is called "the Alleged Conduct Violations," and the Notice explicitly states that Gaebel's conduct would amount to violations only "if proven to be true." Nonetheless, plaintiff argues that the Notice mischaracterized the evidence against him by implying that there were multiple witnesses with "first-hand knowledge of the incident at issue"; however, that is not a mischaracterization, because multiple witnesses observed the in-game collision, and Burner and Siddiqui's mother claimed that they observed plaintiff bully Siddiqui first-hand.
What the Notice shows was defendant's effort to ensure that plaintiff was fully advised of the charges against him. To hold this type of notice defamatory would deter private adjudicatory bodies from advising people of the allegations which they need to resolve.
Second, plaintiff argues that the hearing itself defamed him because it "contributed to, furthered, perpetuated and gave credence to the defamatory statements against [p]laintiff; however, the USPA never made any actionable statements during the hearing. None of defendant's officials ever said or implied that the allegations were true, and the hearing actually gave defendant the opportunity to show that they were false. Moreover, plaintiff has not cited any caselaw supporting his claim that holding a hearing to determine whether allegations are true is tantamount to stating that those allegations are, in fact, true. And although plaintiff argues that defendant adopted the allegations by calling the minor and his family and allowing them to state their allegations, plaintiff does not offer any caselaw to support that argument.
Third, plaintiff argues that defendant defamed him in its Final Order by implying that it believed the allegations when it stated, "In reaching [its] decision, the Hearing Officers do not reject Aleem's testimony." Defendant argues that plaintiff ignores the end-result, which is an exoneration of plaintiff. In fact, the Final Order clearly states, "Given the contradictory testimony of the parties, and the presumably unbiased testimony of Mr. Krabbe [the umpire], the Hearing Officers … do not have a basis to reasonably believe that Mr. Gaebel directed a racial slur at Aleem Siddiqui, and therefore that a Conduct Violation occurred."
From these words, a reasonable person could not interpret the Final Order as implying that Gaebel actually directed a racial slur at Siddiqui. A far more likely interpretation was reluctance by the hearing officers to label a 14-year-old as a liar. This common-sense reading is reinforced by a summary that was published and made publicly available after the hearing. The summary states, in full:
The USPA received a Conduct Violation Complaint on July 11, 2021, alleging that USPA member Darrell Gaebel used offensive language when addressing a minor USPA member during a game played at the Great Meadow polo facility under the auspices of Twilight Polo Club on July 10, 2021. On July 20, 2021, the USPA Executive Committee issued charges against Mr. Gaebel for violating the USPA Code of Conduct. A hearing was held on August 6, during which Mr. Gaebel, the minor USPA member, and fifteen other witnesses testified. The Hearing Officers rejected Mr. Gaebel's jurisdictional objections, but concluded that there was not sufficient evidence to find that Mr. Gaebel used the offensive language alleged in the Complaint. Accordingly, the Conduct Violation Complaint was dismissed in a Final Order dated August 20, 2021.
This published summary clearly shows that defendant did not find that Gaebel used the alleged slur.
{Because Count I fails for lack of actionable statements, the Court has not addressed defendant's alternative argument that its statements were privileged because they were made in furtherance of a common interest in resolving a dispute; however, that argument also provides a separate meritorious basis for dismissal of the defamation claim.}
The court also rejected Gaebel's claim that the USPA violated its internal procedures and thus breached its contract with Gaebel, as well as Gaebel's intentional infliction of emotional distress claim:
Although Count V fails to allege sufficient facts to support any element of an IIED claim, the simplest element to focus on is the element of outrageousness. The Supreme Court of Virginia has held that to satisfy this element, a defendant's alleged behavior must be "so outrageous in character, and so extreme in degree, as to go beyond all possible bounds of decency, and to be regarded as atrocious, and utterly intolerable in a civilized community." The behavior plaintiff claims was outrageous was (1) holding a hearing without jurisdiction and (2) holding a hearing based on false allegations.
Plaintiff offers no caselaw to suggest that such conduct exceeds "all possible bounds of decency." Moreover, as discussed above, the USPA had jurisdiction to charge plaintiff and conduct the hearing, and the hearing afforded plaintiff full fair process, resulting in his favor. When defendant held the hearing, there was no indication whatsoever that the USPA knew or had reason to know the allegations against plaintiff were false. What the USPA did in this case was not outrageous. To the contrary, it was responsible: upon receiving allegations that one of its members used a racial slur against a minor, it held a hearing to get to the bottom of the allegations, and after finding insufficient evidence for the charges, dismissed them. To find such conduct outrageous would deter the USPA and any other private organization from investigating complaints made against its members….
Congratulations to Heather M. Fields of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough and Ian M. Dumain and Mary Kate George of Cyrulnik Fattaruso LLP on the goal.
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Pattern Artists - Sonia Delaunay
I am a total pattern addict, and often I'll bring into my teaching practise talks on how patterns in textiles used to read like words. They would express life stories handed down from ancestors, preserving cultural traditions. My Master's thesis was called 'Fabric language, the text in the textile' - but will spare you this theory for now!
Recently I have been thinking about the work of a textile designer, how nowadays it's mostly anonymous. Textile designers use the same principles as a fine artist, understanding colour theory, composition, proportion, scale. But rather than these designs getting pinned to a wall for scrutiny, a textile pattern is designed to duplicate itself endlessly, so the basic image gets lost in a sea of repeats.
These patterns take on a form of vocabulary, an expression of personality and taste. So with this thought in mind, I want to start to write a series of blogs based on some of my favourite textile design hero's.
I am kicking off with Sonia Delaunay. She has had and continues to have, a significant influence on my textile practice. Here is a bit of a summary of her life and work and why I find her so inspiring. Although her artistic career spanned well into the 1970s, I am going to focus on her early career.
She was born Sonia Illinitchna Stern to a Ukrainian Jewish family.
At the age of seven, she went to live with her wealthy Maternal Uncle and his wife, in St Petersburg, Russia, who offered her a more privileged and cultured upbringing. (she was eventually officially adopted by them, at the age of 15)
Nevertheless, her childhood memories of Ukraine remained with her, and she often referred back to the 'pure' colour and bright costumes of the Ukrainian peasant weddings.
Sonia Delaunay, Yellow Nude, 1908
Sonia Delaunay started her artistic career as a painter (studying painting in Germany in 1904, and Paris in 1906). She met her husband, the Painter, Robert Delaunay in 1907, (married him in 1910). Together they became engaged with the French and Russian Avant-Garde, and they would open their home on Sunday afternoons to poets, writers, musicians and other intellectuals. (Guillaume Apollinaire, Tristan Tzara to name a couple).
Robert and Sonia's creative work was deeply aligned, as they investigated the art of pure colour, and how its intensity is modulated by light, rhythm and movement.
They had their own chromatic vocabulary. "As they wake up, the Delaunays speak painting"(1) (A quote from Guillaume Apollinaire, after staying with the couple in 1912)
The Delaunay's claimed their art movement, called 'Simultanism', that took its roots from the work of French scientist Michel Eugène Chevreul (1786-1889). Chevreul identified the phenomenon of 'simultaneous contrast', (He wrote 'On the law of simultaneous contrast of colours', 1839) which was a scientific treatise on how our eyes respond to colour and how colours are affected by the colours around them.
Michel-Eugene Chevreul - Colour wheel
Sonia's and Roberts Art was part of the first wave of abstraction, in the early 1900s, they started moving away from pictorial form. Instead, it became about creating rhythm, motion and depth through overlapping areas of saturated hues. The concept of Simultanism is that it brings contrasting colours together that enhance one another, giving them higher intensity and vibrance.
Robert Delaunay Windows Open Simultaneously (First Part, Third Motif) 1912
Sonia also explored this relationship of colours through time-based mediums like poetry, dance, music and cinema. She would wear her Simultaneous patchwork outfits to high society openings and events, fashioning herself like a living sculpture.
"About 1911, I had the idea of making for my son, who had just been born, a blanket composed of bits of fabric like those I had seen in the houses of Russian peasants. When it was finished, the arrangement of the pieces of material seemed to me to evoke cubist conceptions, and we then tried to apply the same process to other objects and paintings." Sonia Delaunay (2)
Cradle cover 1911
For Sonia, working in textiles could be seen as a way of defining her artistic difference from her husband, Robert, and it also linked her to her Russian roots, especially that of folk art.
Sonia created a simultaneous environment through her patchwork art. In the couple's apartment, colours would dance together in the form of cushions, book covers and lampshades, creating a kind of homely theatre of aesthetic experimentation.
Paper collage book binding, Sonia Delaunay, 1913
Sonia pursued her artistic mission without distinguishing between fine and applied arts; she possessed flexibility in her work, that allowed her to switch from one technique to another, achieving a sense of vitality, freshness and experimenting with the language of colour, in every creation.
The Russian revolution, in 1917, marked a significant turning point in Sonia's artistic career. She no longer got the financial support from her wealthy family. And began her business 'Casa Sonia' a boutique selling fashion and decorative household items and managed to earn enough money for the family to live.
Textile Designer
In 1923 a firm in Lyons ordered some fabric designs from Sonia. "I have done fifty designs", she said, 'relationships of colour using pure geometrical forms with rhythm. As far as I'm concerned, they were and remain colour scales - really a purified version of our concept of painting. It has involved a great deal of research and study. The rhythm is based on numbers, for colour can be measured by the number of vibrations". This is a completely new concept, one which opens infinite horizons...' (3)
Sonia's designs were applied to women's dresses, automobiles and posters, and her research and discoveries has had a significant impact on contemporary painting.
in 1925 Sonia opened her fashion house, 'Sonia Delaunay' and registered 'Simultane' as a brand name in France, setting up a boutique in Paris.
Metz and Co Collaboration.
Metz and Co were a small luxury department store for textiles, interior design, applied arts and fashion in Amsterdam. During the early '20s the astute owner, Joseph de Leeuw, (who had also acquired Liberties in London), commissioned fabrics and furniture designs from international artists and architects for his own, exclusive production. (These included, Marcel Bruer, Alvar Aalto, Le Corbusier, Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe, Paule Marrot, Josef Hoffmann) Alongside Gerrit Rietveld and the painter Bart van der Leck, Sonia's contribution marked the Metz style. Sonia's mix of great designs, strong personality and friendship accompanied Metz and Co for years.
For me, Sonia's accomplishment is that her textile designs created from 1922 - 1930 will never go out of style. So how do they have such permanence and durability? I believe we value the innate sense of rhythm and free spirit in her designs, and depth of research into colour relationships. There is also so much integrity in the value and simplicity in geometric forms.
I like the idea that Sonia Delaunay fused her art with the ongoing stream of everyday life in her textile designs, and this was somehow her legacy.
Sonia's textile designs had an element different from those of past decorative designers. Her prints had a painterly quality to them. Sonia thought like a painter; therefore, she designed her fabrics using form and balance and colour.
Everything is feeling; everything is real. Colour brings me joy'. (Sonia Delaunay)
Credits: Tate Publishing, Sonia Delaunay.
(1.) Guillaume Apollinaire, quoted in Nous irons jusqu'au soleil, pg 34.
(2.) A quote extracted from the Tate Moderns website, Exhibitions and Events, 'who is Sonia Delaunay' (tate.org.uk)
(3) Extracted from the book, 'Sonia Delaunay, fashion and fabrics', by Jacques Damase, pg 57.
Deux fillettes finlandaises (two young finnish girls) 1907, Sonia Delaunay
Models wearing beachwear designed by Sonia Delaunay, 1928. Private collection. © L & M SERVICES B.V. The Hague 20100623. Photo: © private collection.
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Darin's work has been seen at South Coast Repertory, La Jolla Playhouse, The Colony and many others. Recent directing credits include Bohemian. Like you., Before We Go Home and Ski Mask (Moving Arts, Car Plays), The world Premieres Closeness of the Horizon and London's Scars (The Odyssey Theatre), Sidhe (Road Theatre) and HEADS (Blank Theatre – LA Times "Best of 2007″) plus the West coast premieres of US Drag (Furious Theatre) and Smudge (Syzygy Theatre). He also directed The Good Boy (LATC) which will be transferring to New York this April. Darin directed the feature filmHitting the Cycle and the web series Before we go to Sleep. He's a proud member SDC.
Aaron Francis was scientifically engineered to survive the harsh conditions of Los Angeles 99 seat theater. Aaron is a proud member of the Sacred Fools theater company (and has been for fifteen years). And he has very much enjoyed his past collaborations with Mr. Anthony (The Wild Party & American Way at The Blank). Aaron enjoys long walks along rooftops, creating alternate realities, dancing in the rain, wielding truth and justice, spelunking, and shoe shopping.
Jessica Hanna is a theater maker. Co-founder and Managing & Producing Director of Bootleg Theater. She graduated from the Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago. In Los Angeles she's worked as an actor at or with Open Fist, Sacred Fools, Evidence Room, Orphean Circus, Zoo District at the Orpheum Theatre, REDCAT, Bootleg and The Getty Villa with The SITI Co.
Sloe has designed over 200 plays. His designs include Tree Fall for Rogue Machine Theater (LA Weekly Award – Best Sound Design 2009), Eternal Thou at Atwater Village for Matthew McCray, 1969 for Anthony Gatto, Love Sick for Elephant Theater Company, California Dreamin' for the Griego/Koslo team, and A Bright New Boise for Rogue Machine Theater. He is the sound designer for The American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He would like to thank the incredible and amazing Gabrieal Griego for her continuous support during all of his creative endeavors. He proud to be part of this great production.
Michael Kass has appeared in many, many shows that you probably haven't seen at theaters like The Odyssey, Son of Semele Ensemble, Company of Angels and The Racket Collective. You can find him spinning tales at storytelling shows around Los Angeles including The Moth, Taboo Tales, Spark Off Rose, I Love a Good Story and more. His first solo show premieres in June as part of The Hollywood Fringe Festival. Find out more at www.ceremonytheshow.com.
Cece Tio has worked with The Hypocrites, Redmoon Theater and Jellyeye Drum Theatre, among others. She is a member of the Silver Lake-based theatre company Moving Arts, which is currently celebrating its 20th anniversary. With Moving Arts she co-produced the world premiere of EM Lewis' Song of Extinction (Winner Best Production of 2008 – LA Weekly Awards) as part of [Inside] the Ford's Inaugural Winter Season; produced the world premiere of Terence Anthony's Blood and Thunder which enjoyed a twenty-week run in Los Angeles and a performance at the 2010 Last Frontier Theatre Conference in Valdez, Alaska. Recent producing credits include several productions of The Car Plays: at RADAR L.A. in 2011, at Segerstrom Center for the Arts' Off Center Festival in 2012 and 2013, and for La Jolla Playhouse's WoW Series in 2012. The Car Plays will return, to La Jolla Playhouse in October 2013.
Brice moved to Los Angeles three years ago from Indiana to attend The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Hollywood. He is graduating at the end of March. He has been stage-managing for a little over three years, acts in anything he can, and is very excited to join this production!


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Q: Will .net Core 3 running on a Windows 10 IOT work with WPF? I've read a lot about the new upcoming .NET Core 3, which states that it now support building WinForms and WPF application. But, I haven't been able to figure out if this will also be supported on a device like the Raspberry PI running Windows 10 IOT. It clearly states that this will be a Windows only feature, but
does that really includes the IOT version of Windows too, which of cause is an ARM system.

A: There are different versions of win 10 iot.
The core version is a no.
The enterprise version has a full windows shell and is a yes.
More details:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/iot-core/windows-iot

A: WPF on .NET Core will be delivered in a "desktop pack" that only works on desktop versions on Windows. Please refer to this blog post for more information about the new stuff regarding the SDK.

If that's true, why would it be such a great news that .net Core now has UI, if it only works on systems which already support it with the full framework?

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*You will be able to take advantage of the various performance improvements that have been introduced in .NET Core

*You will be able to deploy WPF applications as self-contained executables (.exes) that have no dependency upon any pre-installed version of .NET

*You will get support for the .NET Core CLI tools and SDK-style projects in Visual Studio

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How to Remove About Blank JPEG Window
How to Get Rid of Anti Spyware Pop Ups
How to Delete Trojan Spyware and Viruses
by Thomas King
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Trojan spyware refers to programs designed to collect information from a computer user and transmit it to a third party who then uses the information for his or her own purposes. Trojan spyware is particularly dangerous because it can be used to steal your financial information. A virus is a small program that has the ability to copy and spread itself. Usually, a virus is designed to complete a malicious act, such as disabling a legitimate program or flooding your computer with unsolicited pop-up advertisements.
End Infected Processes
Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete.
Click on the "Task Manager."
Click on the "Processes" tab.
End all of the processes associated with the trojan spyware or virus. To end a process, right-click on the process and select "End." To determine whether or not a process is associated with a Trojan spyware or virus, type the name of the process into the "Process Library" search box found at the link in Resources.
Delete Infected Files
Click on the "Start" menu, and then click on "Run."
Type "cmd" without the quotation marks into the open box and click "OK." The Command Prompt will open.
Type "regsvr32 /u SampleDLLName.dll" without the quotation marks into the Command Prompt and press ENTER. Note that "SampleDLLName" should be replaced with the name of the Dynamic Link Library (DLL) file associated with the trojan spyware or virus. You can find this information by typing the name of the trojan spyware or virus into the search box found at the "FasterPCCleanClean" link below.
Click on the "Start" menu, and then click on "Search Files and Folders" or "Search Programs and Files."
Search for and delete all of the files associated with the trojan spyware or virus. To delete a file, right-click on it and select "Delete." To find a list of the files associated with the trojan spyware or virus, type the name of the trojan spyware or virus into the search box found at the "FasterPCCleanClean" link below.
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In addition to the steps above, it is important to update and run your antivirus program. Doing so will help detect and delete any infected files you may have missed.
Thomas King is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law where he served as managing editor of the "Pittsburgh Journal of Environmental and Public Health Law." He currently lives in Aberdeen, Washington where he writes and practices law.
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Can This Be The Date When PlayStation 5 Slim Arrives?!
General news News PlayStation PlayStation News Tech Tech News 11/08/2022
TECH NEWS – According to a recent rumour, Sony plans to release a slimmer, lighter and cooler version of the PS5 console sometime next year.
Sony is reportedly planning to launch a thinner version of the PS5 console sometime next year. The PlayStation 5 was released in November 2020, but Sony failed to meet the demand for the system. This has resulted in some users buying PS5s at a price higher than MRP, from scalpers, of course.
However, supply seems to have improved dramatically in recent weeks as fans can finally see PS5 consoles in various Walmart stores.
This is true for the regular edition and a special bundle that includes a copy of Horizon Forbidden West. The PS5 is almost two years old. Although supply seems to be slowly improving, many aspiring buyers still haven't gotten their hands on the system. A new rumour suggests that Sony will release a slim version of the PS5 in 2023.
This information came from The Leak and was later reported by Insider Gaming. According to the report, Sony will release a smaller PS5 console in the third quarter of 2023. It may not be called PS5 Slim, though. In addition to the smaller size, The Leak claims that this new version will be lighter than the original PS5 design. Also, Sony is working on making the PS5 not need a stand when the system is placed horizontally. Such console revisions are standard practice in the games industry.
Insider Gaming previously leaked that Sony is working on a revised PS5 console that will come with a removable disc drive.
The same report shares that this new system could completely replace existing PS5 models. If this proves accurate, it looks like all buyers will get a digital-only PlayStation 5. They will also be able to purchase a disc drive if they wish. How Sony will price this PS5 hardware revision will also be interesting.
Similar console revisions usually come with a price cut. This allows Sony to reduce the system's starting price. Sony has recently increased the cost of the PS5 in various regions, including Europe, the UK and Japan, citing high global inflation rates and unfavourable currency exchange rates. They claim that the price increase has not affected demand for the PS5.
Source: The Leak, Insider Gaming
New Rumor Suggests a PS5 Slim is Releasing in 2023
Added a few bits in here to clear the air. It seems like we're looking at 2025 or later until the PS5 Pro, too.https://t.co/XLnV7KV4LC
— Tom Henderson (@_Tom_Henderson_) November 7, 2022
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Hapag-Lloyd Explores Ammonia Bunkering in Germany and US with Mabanaft
Published by The Maritime Executive
Long Beach Seeks Offshore Wind Opportunities with Pier Wind Project
Ammonia-Fueled Newcastlemax Bulker with Sails Granted Design Approval
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Sensor Company Builds System to Warn of Parametric Rolling Danger
Parametric rolling has been identified as a key risk factor leading to container loss (file photo)
Published Sep 5, 2022 2:58 PM by The Maritime Executive
The shipping industry has long known about the dangers of parametric rolling with researchers working to expand the understanding of the phenomenon that has increasingly become linked with damage to containers and car carriers. Now a Danish company that manufactures a broad range of sensors reports it has developed and tested a system on containerships that can alert crews to the danger or even automatically adjust a ship's course before it begins the rolling phenomenon.
The hull forms of modern containerships and car carriers are believed to make them especially susceptible to parametric rolling. In the worst cases, during a series of uncontrollable movements, ships have reported that they heel up to 46 degrees in a very short time. Investigators have long believed that these incidents, which often come up quickly and without warning have contributed to container stack collapse and the loss of containers overboard such as the recent incidents with the ONE Apus, APL England, and several Maersk ships.
A current three-year study being undertaken by the container shipping sector has already identified that parametric rolling in following seas is especially hazardous for container vessels. The project is conducting testing and measurements to further identify the causes and how they can be addressed but so far has largely only been able to provide mariners with a few warnings and general instructions.
Danish company, Kjærulf Pedersen, which manufactures and develops sensors for measuring temperature, humidity, CO2, and O2, now reports it has developed a sensor system that can recognize the tendencies that lead to parametric rolling and send a message to the ship's control system so the system and crew have time to change course.
"Parametric roll can occur in just eight wave cycles, each lasting four to five seconds, and from roll to roll, the heeling may be doubled. It is impossible to detect, because it goes very quickly, and the situation is incredibly dangerous for everyone," says Ole Egelykke-Milandt, sales engineer and project manager at Kjærulf Pedersen.
On the other hand, Egelykke-Milandt notes that it only requires that the course be changed slightly for the ship's movements to slow down again.
The company's system is based on three sensors, placed at the bow, amidship, and stern. All the ship's movements are monitored in real-time up to 100 times a second. The system compares the observations with data on the ship's speed, acceleration, and direction. The sensors detect if the movements are approaching a state that can become uncontrollable, and notifies the ship's control system so that the course can be changed and the uncontrollable tilts are avoided.
Since January, the system has been installed on four large container ships that sail between China and the US, and the company reports its tests with Maersk have shown that the system is successful in recognizing the warning signs for parametric rolling. Kjærulf Pedersen reports that the system is now being implemented on the shipping company's container fleet.
"In the long term, the plan is for data from the ships to flow into a central location so that all the shipping company's ships can have use of the collected data. In this way, we get an algorithm that gets better and better at predicting dangerous situations, thus increasing safety significantly," says Egelykke-Milandt.
The large amount of data from the sensors will also be used for other improvements such as weight distribution and the ship's trim in the water.
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WatersTechnology received a record number of entries this year, with higher standards. TradeCross distinguished itself as a comprehensive and innovative platform built by and for the buy-side.
The award was presented to Joseph Ahearn, COO & Co-Founder of TradingScreen, and Alexandre Carteau, TradeCross Business Manager on July 14.
TradingScreen is very proud to accept this prestigious award, and thanks its clients for their continued support! Moreover, the company extends gratitude to all its teams across regions, who make TradeCross an award-winning platform!
Click here to view the full list of winners who made the 2016 Waters Rankings. Read the press release here.
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package com.sksamuel.scapegoat.io

import com.sksamuel.scapegoat.{ Warning, Feedback }

import scala.collection.mutable.ListBuffer
import scala.xml.Node

/** @author Eugene Sypachev (Axblade) */
object ScalastyleReportWriter {

  private val checkstyleVersion = "5.0"
  private val scapegoat = "scapegoat"

  def toXML(feedback: Feedback): Node = {
    <checkstyle version={ checkstyleVersion } generatedBy={ scapegoat }>
      { feedback.warnings.groupBy(_.sourceFile).map(fileToXml) }
    </checkstyle>
  }

  private def fileToXml(fileWarningMapEntry: (String, ListBuffer[Warning])) = {
    val (file, warnings) = fileWarningMapEntry
    <file name={ file }>
      { warnings.map(warningToXml) }
    </file>
  }

  private def warningToXml(warning: Warning) = {
    <error line={ warning.line.toString } message={ warning.text } severity={ warning.level.toString } source={ warning.inspection } snippet={ warning.snippet.orNull }></error>
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}

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Recommendation: TO THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD: Until you can develop regulations governing nonoperational use of cell phones and other wireless electronic devices by on-duty crewmembers in safety-critical positions, continue your outreach program of information and education to the maritime industry on this issue.
Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Alternate Action
Addressee(s) and Addressee Status: USCG (Closed - Acceptable Alternate Action)
Response: Although we are disappointed that you will not pursue the regulatory action requested in Safety Recommendation M-11-3, we note that you have committed to continue stressing the importance of posting alert lookouts and standing diligent watches as part of your standard public outreach, which includes publishing safety alerts, marine safety information bulletins, and entries on the Coast Guard Maritime Commons blog. You will also continue to garner maritime industry input on the issue at periodic meetings with organizations such as the Passenger Vessel Association, the American Waterway Operators, and the Offshore Marine Services Association, and with your federal advisory act committees. Because these combined efforts address the intent of Safety Recommendation M-11-4, it is classified CLOSED--ACCEPTABLE ALTERNATE ACTION.
Response: -From Charles W. Ray, Vice Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Deputy Commandant for Operations: Although the Coast Guard does not plan to develop new regulations, we will continue to stress the importance of posting alert lookouts and standing diligent watches as part of our standard public outreach including safety alerts, marine safety information bulletins, and entries on our Coast Guard Maritime Commons blog. We will also continue to garner maritime industry input on the issue during periodic meetings with maritime organizations (e.g., Passenger Vessel Association, American Waterway Operators, Offshore Marine Services Association) and our Federal Advisory Act (FACA) committees. We consider our ongoing actions on this recommendation to meet the intent of the Board's recommendation and request that it be closed.
Response: This letter concerns 40 open safety recommendations that the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued to the US Coast Guard between 2002 and 2015. For several years, the NTSB received an annual update on all open safety recommendations issued to the Coast Guard; however, for 25 of the 40 recommendations listed, we have received no update in over 2 years regarding the status of action either taken or planned to address these important safety issues. We are interested in knowing whether and how our recommendations are implemented, both to ensure that the traveling public is provided the highest level of safety and to identify creative solutions that might be shared with others. Please respond to this letter electronically at correspondence@ntsb.gov regarding your progress in addressing these safety recommendations, and do not submit both an electronic and a hard copy of the same response. To assist with your response, enclosure (1) is a list of the 40 recommendations highlighting the recommendation number, current status, source of the recommendation, and date of the last Coast Guard update; enclosure (2) is a print-out from our database with the complete correspondence history of each open recommendation.
Response: We are disappointed that you have not made any progress in addressing this recommendation since December 2012. Nevertheless, because the Coast Guard was actively working with the Ship Operations Cooperative Program and with the American Waterways Operators to address this issue, Safety Recommendation M-11-4 remains classified OPEN—ACCEPTABLE RESPONSE. Please provide a detailed description of your progress as soon as possible.
Response: -From Peter V. Neffenger, Vice Admiral, Deputy Commandant for Operations: Enclosed is our semiannual report of actions on safety recommendations issued to the Coast Guard by the National Transportation Safety Board that are currently assigned an "open" status by the Board. There are currently 39 safety recommendations with an "open" status issued to the Coast Guard. Of those, I am providing our initial response to six new recommendations, proposing that seven recommendations be closed as acceptable, and updating five previously issued recommendations. At this time, there are no significant changes in action to be reported for the remaining 21 recommendations. These recommendations include: M-02-5, M-07-6, M-09-4, M-09-10, M-09-14, M-09-15, M-09-16, M-10-5, M-10-6, M-11-4, M-11-13, M-11-15, M-11-16, M-11-23, M-11-24, M-11-25, M-11-26, M-11-27, M-12-1, M-12-2, and M-12-3.
Response: Thank you for the April 5, 2013, letter signed by Vice Admiral Peter V. Neffenger, Deputy Commandant for Operations, to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) containing your semiannual update regarding actions to address 42 safety recommendations that the NTSB issued to the US Coast Guard. To assist with future updates and to align our records, we are enclosing a copy of the NTSB's safety recommendation database history for these 42 recommendations. This response letter will be divided into four parts: •	Part 1 – Evaluation of actions to address Safety Recommendations M 09 15 and 16 and M-10-2, recommendations for which Admiral Neffenger provided a substantive update. •	Part 2 – List of 6 safety recommendations previously closed. •	Part 3 – List of 7 safety recommendations that were the subject of a recent Coast Guard update and that the NTSB is currently evaluating; these recommendations will be addressed in detail in separate correspondence. •	Part 4 – List of 26 safety recommendations for which the Coast Guard did not provide a substantive update or for which status has not changed since the last update. Part 1 – Safety Recommendations Updated in the April 5, 2013, Letter: We issued Safety Recommendations M-09-15 and -16, stated below, to the Coast Guard on October 20, 2009, as a result of a review of the involvement of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in several accidents investigated by the NTSB. M-09-15 Implement a program to identify licensed mariners subject to the Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular on Medical and Physical Evaluation Guidelines for Merchant Mariner Credentials (NVIC 04-08) and who are at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea, and require that those mariners provide evidence through the medical certification process of having been appropriately evaluated and, if treatment is needed, effectively treated for that disorder before being granted unrestricted medical certification. M-09-16 Develop and disseminate guidance for mariners, employers, and physicians regarding the identification and treatment of individuals at high risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), emphasizing that mariners who have OSA that is effectively treated are routinely approved for continued medical certification. We are encouraged that the Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee is planning to review and revise Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular 04-08, including Enclosure (4), Guidance on Specific Medical Conditions, which details the medical decision making criteria for common conditions (including sleep disorders such as OSA) as they relate to determining merchant mariner fitness for duty. Pending completion of these efforts, Safety Recommendation M-09-15 is classified "Open—Acceptable Alternate Response" and Safety Recommendation M 09-16 is classified "Open—Acceptable Response." We issued Safety Recommendation M-10-2, stated below, to the Coast Guard on August 11, 2010, as a result of two recent maritime accidents involving Coast Guard patrol boats: the December 5, 2009, collision of the CG 25689 with the small passenger vessel Thriller 09 in Charleston, South Carolina, and the December 20, 2009, collision of the CG-33118 with a 24 foot recreational vessel in San Diego, California. M-10-2 Develop and implement national and local policies that address the use of cellular telephones and other wireless devices aboard U.S. Coast Guard vessels. The Coast Guard's recent revision of Coast Guard Boat Operations and Training (BOAT) manual, volume I, COMDTINST M16114.32C, section F.2, prohibits the use of cellphones/texting devices and phone applications aboard all boat force assets without the permission of the coxswain, which will only be granted on a case-by-case basis and only when operational safety is not compromised. Because this action satisfies Safety Recommendation M 10-2, it is classified "Closed—Acceptable Action." Part 2 – Safety Recommendations Previously Closed: M-06-5 (Closed—Acceptable Action, March 14, 2011) Revise regulations to require that passenger capacity for domestic passenger vessels be calculated based on a statistically representative average passenger weight standard that is periodically updated. M-06-6 (Closed—Acceptable Action, March 14, 2011) Identify a method for determining the maximum safe load condition of a small passenger vessel at the time of loading, such as a mark on the side of the hull, and require that the vessel owners implement that method. M-06-7 (Closed—Unacceptable Action, March 14, 2011) Revise the stability criteria for small passenger pontoon vessels for all passenger loading conditions to minimize the potential for capsizing in wind and waves. M-06-8 (Closed—Unacceptable Action, March 14, 2011) Until such time as you revise the passenger weight standard as requested in Safety Recommendation M-06-5 and the stability criteria used to evaluate small passenger pontoon vessel safety as requested in Safety Recommendation M-06-7, develop interim pontoon passenger vessel stability guidance based on static and dynamic intact stability considerations. M-06-9 (Closed—Unacceptable Action, March 14, 2011) Establish limiting environmental conditions such as weather in which pontoon vessels may safely operate, and list those limiting conditions on the vessel's certificate of inspection. M-11-11 (Closed—Acceptable Action, November 13, 2012) Develop and implement procedures to ensure that your coxswains follow established automatic identification system transmission policies. Part 3 – Recommendations Recently Updated and Under Evaluation by the NTSB: M-10-5 (Open—Unacceptable Response, May 24, 2012; USCG Update February 12, 2013) Require installation of voyage data recorders that meet the international performance standard on new ferry vessels. M-10-6 (Open—Unacceptable Response, May 24, 2012; USCG Update February 12, 2013) Require installation of voyage data recorders on ferry vessels built before the enactment of voyage data recorder carriage requirements that will record, at a minimum, the same video, audio, and parametric data specified in the International Maritime Organization's performance standard for simplified voyage data recorders. M-12-1 (Open Initial Response Received; USCG Update February 12, 2013) Require new-construction U.S.-flag passenger vessels with controllable pitch propulsion, including cycloidal propulsion, to be equipped with alarms that audibly and visually alert the operator to deviations between the operator's propulsion and steering commands and the actual propeller response. M-12-2 (Open Initial Response Received; USCG Update February 12, 2013) Where technically feasible, require existing U.S.-flag passenger vessels with controllable pitch propulsion, including cycloidal propulsion, to be retrofitted with alarms that audibly and visually alert the operator to deviations between the operator's propulsion and steering commands and the actual propeller response. M-12-3 (Open—Initial Response Received; USCG Update February 12, 2013) Require all operators of U.S.-flag passenger vessels to implement safety management systems, taking into account the characteristics, methods of operation, and the nature of service of these vessels, and, with respect to ferries, the sizes of the ferry systems within which the vessels operate. M-12-6 (Open—Initial Response Received; USCG Update March 21, 2013) Develop and implement a policy to ensure adequate separation between vessels operating in the Bayport Channel and Bolivar Roads Precautionary Areas and any other similarly configured precautionary areas in the Houston Ship Channel. M-12-7—(Open Initial Response Received USCG Update March 21, 2013) Graphically delineate precautionary areas on appropriate Houston Ship Channel nautical charts so they are readily identifiable to mariners. Part 4 – Safety Recommendations Not Substantively Updated in the April 5, 2013, letter: M-02-5 (Open—Acceptable Response, February 4, 2013) Require that companies operating domestic passenger vessels develop and implement a preventive maintenance program for all systems affecting the safe operation of their vessels, including the hull and the mechanical and electrical systems. M-07-1 (Open—Acceptable Response, February 4, 2013) Require that all small passenger vessels certificated to carry more than 49 passengers, regardless of date of build or hull material, be fitted with an approved fire detection system and a fixed fire suppression system in their enginerooms. M-07-6 (Open—Acceptable Response, February 4, 2013) Finalize and implement the new towing vessel inspection regulations and require the establishment of safety management systems appropriate for the characteristics, methods of operation, and nature of service of towing vessels. M-08-2 (Open—Acceptable Response, February 4, 2013) Propose to the International Maritime Organization that it mandate the recording on voyage data recorders of heel angles through the complete range of possible values. M-09-4 (Open—Acceptable Response, February 4, 2013) Require mariners to report to the Coast Guard, in a timely manner, any substantive changes in their medical status or medication use that occur between required medical evaluations. M-09-10 (Open—Unacceptable Response, February 4, 2013) Seek legislative authority to require that all commercial fishing vessels be inspected and certificated by the Coast Guard to ensure that the vessels provide an appropriate level of safety to those on board. M-09-14 (Open—Acceptable Response, February 4, 2013) Modify Form 719K (Merchant Mariner Physical Examination Report) to elicit specific information about any previous diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea and about the presence of specific risk factors for that disorder. M-09-17 (Open—Unacceptable Response, February 4, 2013) Require that out-of-water survival craft for all passengers and crew be provided on board small passenger vessels on all routes. M-11-3 (Open—Acceptable Response, February 4, 2013) Regulate and enforce the restriction on nonoperational use of cell phones and other wireless electronic devices by on-duty crewmembers in safety-critical positions so that such use does not adversely affect vessel operational safety. M-11-4 (Open—Acceptable Response, February 4, 2013) Until you can develop regulations governing nonoperational use of cell phones and other wireless electronic devices by on-duty crewmembers in safety-critical positions, continue your outreach program of information and education to the maritime industry on this issue. M-11-8 (Open—Acceptable Response, November 13, 2012) Develop and implement procedures for your special purpose craft–law enforcement that allow crewmembers to compensate for obstructions affecting forward visibility from the helm and the forward port positions. M-11-9 (Open—Acceptable Response, November 13, 2012) Examine your oversight of small boat operations to determine where local procedures are inadequate, implement procedures nationally and at each station (including Station San Diego) to provide continual, systematic, and thorough oversight information, and require action on information obtained to ensure that crewmembers are operating their vessels safely in all conditions and circumstances. M-11-10 (Open—Acceptable Response, November 13, 2012) Require each small boat station, including Station San Diego, to establish specific operating procedures governing small boat speeds that account for prevailing conditions and circumstances affecting the safety of small boat operations. M-11-12 (Open—Acceptable Response, November 13, 2012) Establish a structured data monitoring program for your small boats that reviews all available data sources to identify deviation from established guidance and procedures. M-11-13 (Open—Acceptable Response, November 13, 2012) Conduct a ports and waterways safety assessment for the Sabine-Neches Waterway, determine from that whether the risk is unacceptable, and if so, develop risk mitigation strategies. M-11-14 (Open—Acceptable Response, November 13, 2012) Work through the International Maritime Organization to encourage the application of human factors design principles to the design and manufacture of critical vessel controls. M-11-15 (Open—Acceptable Response, November 13, 2012) Facilitate and promote regular meetings for representatives of pilot oversight organizations to communicate information regarding pilot oversight and piloting best practices. M-11-16 (Open—Unacceptable Response, November 13, 2012) Establish a database of publicly available pilot incidents and accidents and make the database easy to use and readily available to all pilot oversight organizations. M-11-23 (Open—Unacceptable Response, June 12, 2012) Establish standards for new and existing commercial fishing industry vessels of 79 feet or less in length that (1) address intact stability, subdivision, and watertight integrity and (2) include periodic reassessment of the vessels' stability and watertight integrity. M-11-24 (Open—Unacceptable Response, June 12, 2012) Require all owners, masters, and chief engineers of commercial fishing industry vessels to receive training and demonstrate competency in vessel stability, watertight integrity, subdivision, and use of vessel stability information regardless of plans for implementing the other training provisions of the 2010 Coast Guard Authorization Act. M-11-25 (Open—Unacceptable Response, June 12, 2012) Require each person on deck of a commercial fishing industry vessel to wear a flotation aid at all times. M-11-26 (Open—Unacceptable Response, June 12, 2012) Require owners of commercial fishing industry vessels to (1) install fall overboard recovery devices appropriate for the vessel, (2) periodically ensure the functionality of such equipment, and (3) regularly conduct drills in which crewmembers demonstrate their competence in the use of such devices. M-11-27 (Open—Unacceptable Response, June 12, 2012) Require all crewmembers to provide certification of completion of safety training before getting under way on commercial fishing industry vessels, such training to include both prevention of and proper response to emergency situations as well as actual use of emergency equipment. M-12-8 (Open—Await Response) Align your standards for postaccident toxicological testing of Coast Guard military personnel with the requirements specified in 46 Code of Federal Regulations 4.06-3. M-12-9 (Open—Await Response) Align your standards for postaccident toxicological testing of Coast Guard civilian personnel, seeking appropriate legislative authority if necessary, with the requirements specified in 46 Code of Federal Regulations 4.06-3. M-12-10 (Open—Await Response) Disseminate guidance within the Coast Guard so that commanding officers have unambiguous instruction detailing the requirements for timely drug and alcohol testing of Coast Guard military and civilian personnel whose work performance may be linked to a serious marine incident. Thank you for your commitment to marine safety. We look forward to receiving further updates on the action being taken to implement the following safety recommendations: M-02-5	M-07-1	M-07-6	M-08-2	M-09-4 M-09-10	M-09-14	M-09-15	M-09-16	M-11-3	M-11-4	M-11-8	M-11-9	M-11-10	M-11-12	M-11-13	M-11-14	M-11-15	M-11-16	M-11-23	M-11-24	M-11-25	M-11-16	M-11-27	M-12-8	M-12-9	M-12-10
Response: -From Peter V. Neffenger, Vice Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Deputy Commandant for Operations: Please find enclosed our agreed upon semiannual update of actions on safety recommendations issued to the Coast Guard by the National Transportation Safety Board that are currently assigned an "open" status by the Board and are awaiting Coast Guard response. There are currently 42 safety recommendations with an "open" status issued to the Coast Guard. Of those, we attest that our actions are complete for six, six are pending resolution, and five require long-term agency action. Updates for the remaining 25 have been or will be provided in separate correspondence. Enclosure (1) provides specific information for each recommendation. There has not been a change in the status since the last update for the following four recommendations: M-07-6 Finalize and implement the new towing vessel inspection regulations and require the establishment of safety management systems appropriate for the characteristics, methods of operation, and nature of service of towing vessels. (Supersedes M-00-10) M-08-2 Propose to the International Maritime Organization that it mandate the recording on voyage data recorders of heel angles through the complete range of possible values. M-09-14 Modify Form 719K (Merchant Mariner Physical Examination Report) to elicit specific information about any previous diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea and about the presence of specific risk factors for that disorder. M-11-4 Until you can develop regulations governing nonoperational use of cell phones and other wireless electronic devices by on-duty crewmembers in safety-critical positions, continue your outreach program of information and education to the maritime industry on this issue.
Response: We understand that the Coast Guard continues outreach efforts with the Ship Operations Cooperative Program and with the American Waterways Operators to develop a framework to disseminate information to the maritime industry. Once established, similar outreach frameworks will be utilized through the Coast Guard's advisory committees and other safety partnerships. Pending completion of these actions, Safety Recommendation M-11-4 is classified OPEN—ACCEPTABLE RESPONSE.
Response: -From J.A. Servidio, Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy: I concur with this recommendation. As mentioned in your letter, we issued marine Safety Advisory 01-10, Distracted Operations - Don't let it be you, which warned mariners of the danger and potential for distraction from duty caused by the use of cell phones or other wireless devices. Our outreach continues through other efforts, including the Ship Operations Cooperative Program (SOCP) and our safety partnership with the American Waterways Operators (AWO), where we are developing a framework to disseminate information to its members. Once established, similar outreach frameworks will be utilized through the Coast Guard's advisory committees and other safety partnerships. I will keep the Board informed of the Coast Guard's action on this recommendation.