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Republic Act 11313: Safe Spaces Act
Congress of the Philippines
Seventeenth Congress
Third Regular Session
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-third day of July, two thousand eighteen
AN ACT DEFINING GENDER-BASED SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN STREETS, PUBLIC SPACES, ONLINE, WORKPLACES, AND EDUCATIONAL OR TRAINING INSTITUTIONS, PROVIDING PROTECTIVE MEASURES AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
Section 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the "Safe Spaces Act".
Sec. 2. Declaration of Policies. – It is the policy of the State to value the dignity of every human person and guarantee full respect for human rights. It is likewise the policy of the State to recognize the role of women in nation-building and ensure the fundamental equality before the law of women and men. The State also recognizes that both men and women must have equality, security and safety not only in private, but also on the streets, public spaces, online, workplaces and educational and training institutions.
Sec. 3. Definition of Terms. —As used in this Act;
(a) Catcalling refers to unwanted remarks directed towards a person, commonly done in the form of wolf-whistling and misogynistic, transphobic, homophobic, and sexist slurs;
(b) Employee refers to a person, who in exchange for remuneration, agrees to perform specified services for another person, whether natural or juridical, and whether private or public, who exercises fundamental control over the work, regardless of the term or duration of agreement: Provided, That for the purposes of this law, a person who is detailed to an entity under a subcontracting or secondment agreement shall be considered an employee;
(c) Employer refers to a person who exercises control over an employee: Provided, That for the purpose of this Act, the status or conditions of the latter's employment or engagement shall be disregarded;
(d) Gender refers to a set of socially ascribed characteristics, norms, roles, attitudes, values and expectations identifying the social behavior of men and women, and the relations between them;
(e) Gender-based online sexual harassment refers to an on the conduct targeted at a particular person that causes or likely to cause another mental, emotional or psychological distress, and fear of personal safety, sexual harassment acts including unwanted sexual remarks and comments, threats, uploading or sharing of one's photos without consent, video and audio recordings, cyberstalking and online identity theft;
(f) Gender identity and/or expression refers to the personal sense of identity as characterized, among others, by manner of clothing, inclinations, and behavior in relation to masculine or feminine conventions. A person may have a male or female identity with physiological characteristics of the opposite sex, in which case this person is considered transgender;
(g) Public spaces refer to streets and alleys, public parks, schools, buildings, malls, bars, restaurants, transportation terminals, public markets, spaces used as evacuation centers, government offices, public utility vehicles as well as private vehicles covered by app-based transport network services and other recreational spaces such as, but not limited to, cinema halls, theaters and spas; and
(h) Stalking refers to conduct directed at a person involving the repeated visual or physical proximity, non-consensual communication, or a combination thereof that cause or will likely cause a person to fear for one's own safety or the safety of others, or to suffer emotional distress.
GENDER-BASED STREETS AND PUBLIC SPACES SEXUAL HARASSMENT
Sec . 4. Gender-Based Streets and Public Spaces Sexual Harassment. – The crimes of gender-based streets and public spaces sexual harassment are committed through any unwanted and uninvited sexual actions or remarks against any person regardless of the motive for committing such action or remarks.
Gender-based streets and public spaces sexual harassment includes catcalling, wolf-whistling, unwanted invitations, misogynistic, transphobic, homophobic and sexist slurs, persistent uninvited comments or gestures on a person's appearance, relentless requests for personal details, statement of sexual comments and suggestions, public masturbation or flashing of private parts, groping, or any advances, whether verbal or physical, that is unwanted and has threatened one's sense of personal space and physical safety, and committed in public spaces such as alleys, roads, sidewalks and parks. Acts constitutive of gender-based streets and public spaces sexual harassment are those performed in buildings, schools, churches, restaurants, malls, public washrooms, bars, internet shops, public markets, transportation terminals or public utility vehicles.
Sec. 5. Gender-Based Sexual Harassment in Restaurants and Cafes, Bars and Clubs, Resorts and Water Parks, Hotels and Casinos, Cinemas, Malls, Buildings and Other Privately-Owned Places Open to the Public. – Restaurants, bars, cinemas, malls, buildings and other privately-owned places open to the public shall adopt a zero-tolerance policy against gender -based streets and public spaces sexual harassment. These establishments are obliged to provide assistance to victims of gender-based sexual harassment by coordinating with local police authorities immediately after gender-based sexual harassment is reported, making CCTV footage available when ordered by the court, and providing a safe gender-sensitive environment to encourage victims to report gender-based sexual harassment at the first instance.
All restaurants, bars, cinemas and other places of recreation shall install in their business establishments clearly-visible warning signs against gender -based public spaces sexual harassment, including the anti- sexual harassment hotline number in bold letters, and shall designate at least one (1) anti-sexual harassment officer to receive gender-based sexual harassment complaints. Security guards in these places may be deputized to apprehend perpetrators caught in flagrante delicto and are required to immediately coordinate with local authorities.
Sec. 6. Gender-Based Sexual Harassment in Public Utility Vehicles. – In addition to the penalties in this Act, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) may cancel the license of perpetrators found to have committed acts constituting sexual harassment in public utility vehicles, and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) may suspend or revoke the franchise of transportation operators who commit gender-based streets and public spaces sexual harassment acts. Gender-based sexual harassment in public utility vehicles (PUVs) where the perpetrator is the driver of the vehicle shall also constitute a breach of contract of carriage, for the purpose of creating a presumption of negligence on the part of the owner or operator of the vehicle in the selection and supervision of employees and rendering the owner or operator solidarily liable for the offenses of the employee.
Sec. 7. Gender-Based Sexual Harassment in Streets and Public Spaces Committed by Minors. – In case the offense is committed by a minor, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) shall take necessary disciplinary measures as provided for under Republic Act No. 9344, otherwise known as the "Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006″.
Sec. 8. Duties of Local Government Units (LGUs). — local government units (LGUs) shall bear prim ary responsibility in enforcing the provisions under Article I of this Act. LGUs shall have the following duties:
(a) Pass an ordinance which shall localize the applicability of this Act within sixty (60) days of its effectivity;
(b) Disseminate or post in conspicuous places a copy of this Act and the corresponding ordinance;
(c) Provide measures to prevent gender-based sexual harassment in educational institutions, such as information campaigns and anti-sexual harassment seminars;
(d) Discourage and impose fines on acts of gender-based sexual harassment as defined in this Act;
(e) Create an anti-sexual harassment hotline; and
(f) Coordinate with the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on the implementation of this Act.
Sec. 9. Role of the DILG. – The DILG shall ensure the full implementation of this Act by:
(a) Inspecting LGUs if they have disseminated or posted in conspicuous places a copy of this Act and the corresponding ordinance;
(b) Conducting and disseminating surveys and studies on best practices of LGUs in implementing this Act; and
(c) Providing capacity-building and training activities to build the capability of local government officials to implement this Act in coordination with the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW), the Local Government Academy (LGA) and the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP).
Sec. 10. Implementing Bodies for Gender-Based Sexual Harassment in Streets and Public Spaces. – The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA), the local units of the Philippine National Police (PNP) for other provinces, and the Women and Children's Protection Desk (WCPD) of the PNP shall have the authority to apprehend perpetrators and enforce the law: Provided, That they have undergone prior Gender Sensitivity Training (GST). The PCW, DILG and Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) shall be the national bodies responsible for overseeing the implementation of this Act and formulating policies that will ensure the strict implementation of this Act.
For gender-based streets and public spaces sexual harassment, the MMDA and the local units of the PNP for the provinces shall deputize its enforcers to be Anti-Sexual Harassment Enforcers (ASHE). They shall be deputized to receive complaints on the street and immediately apprehend a perpetrator if caught in flagrante delicto. The perpetrator shall be immediately brought to the nearest PNP station to face charges of the offense committed. The ASHE unit together with the Women's and Children's Desk of PNP stations shall keep a ledger of perpetrators who have committed acts prohibited under this Act for purposes of determining if a perpetrator is a first-time, second-time or third-time offender. The DILG shall also ensure that all local government bodies expedite the receipt and processing of complaints by setting up an Anti-Sexual Harassment Desk in all barangay and city halls and to ensure the set-up of CCTVs in major roads, alleys and sidewalks in their respective areas to aid in the filing of cases and gathering of evidence. The DILG, the DSWD in coordination with the Department of Health (DOH) and the PCW shall coordinate if necessary to ensure that victims are provided the proper psychological counsehng support services.
Sec. 11. Specific Acts and Penalties for Gender-Based Sexual Harassment in Streets and Public Spaces. – The following acts are unlawful and shall be penalized as follows:
(a) For acts such as cursing, wolf-whistling, catcalling, leering and intrusive gazing, taunting, cursing, unwanted invitations, misogynistic, transphobic, homophobic, and sexist slurs, persistent unwanted comments on one's appearance, relentless requests for one's personal details such as name, contact and social media details or destination, the use of words, gestures or actions that ridicule on the basis of sex gender or sexual orientation, identity and/or expression including sexist, homophobic, and transphobic statements and slurs, the persistent telling of sexual jokes, use of sexual names, comments and demands, and any statement that has made an invasion on a person's personal space or threatens the person's sense of personal safety –
(1) The first offense shall be punished by a fine of One thousand pesos (PI,000.00) and community service of twelve hours inclusive of attendance to a Gender Sensitivity Seminar to be conducted by the PNP in coordination with the LGU and the PCW;
(2) The second offense shall be punished by arresto menor (6 to 10 days) or a fine of Three thousand pesos (P3,000.00)
(3) The third offense shall be punished by arresto menor (11 to 30 days) and a fine of Ten thousand pesos (P1O, 000.00).
(b) For acts such as making offensive body gestures at someone, and exposing private parts for the sexual gratification of the perpetrator with the effect of demeaning, harassing, threatening or intimidating the offended party including flashing of private parts, public masturbation, groping, and similar lewd sexual actions –
(1) The first offense shall be punished by a fine of Ten thousand pesos (P10,000.00) and community service of twelve hours inclusive of attendance to a Gender Sensitivity Seminar, to be conducted by the PNP in coordination with the LGU and the PCW;
(2) The second offense shall be punished by arresto menor (11 to 30 days) or a fine of Fifteen thousand pesos (P15,000.00);
(3) The third offense shall be punished by arresto mayor (1 month and 1 day to 6 months) and a fine of Twenty thousand pesos (P20,000.00).
(c) For acts such as stalking, and any of the acts mentioned in Section 11 paragraphs (a) and (b), when accompanied by touching, pinching or brushing against the body of the offended person; or any touching, pinching, or brushing against the genitalia, face, arms, anus, groin, breasts, inner thighs, face, buttocks or any part of the victim's body even when not accompanied by acts mentioned in Section 11 paragraphs (a) and (b) –
(1) The first offense shall be punished by arresto menor (11 to 30 days) or a fine of Thirty thousand pesos (P30,000.00), provided that it includes attendance in a Gender Sensitivity Seminar, to be conducted by the PNP in coordination with the LGU and the PCW;
(2) The second offense shall be punished by arresto mayor (1 month and 1 day to 6 months) or a fine of Fifty thousand pesos (P50,000.00);
(3) The third offense shall be punished by arresto mayor in its maximum period or a fine of One hundred thousand pesos (P 100,000.00)
GENDER-BASED ONLINE SEXUAL HARASSMENT
Sec. 12. Gender-Based Online Sexual Harassment. – Gender-based online sexual harassment includes acts that use information and communications technology in terrorizing and intimidating victims through physical, psychological, and emotional threats, unwanted sexual misogynistic, transphobic, homophobic and sexist remarks and comments online whether publicly or through direct and private messages, invasion of victim's privacy through cyberstalking and incessant messaging, uploading and sharing without the consent of the victim, any form of media that contains photos, voice, or video with sexual content, any unauthorized recording and sharing of any of the victim's photos, videos, or any information online, impersonating identities of victims online or posting lies about victims to harm their reputation, or filing false abuse reports to online platforms to silence victims.
Sec. 13. Implementing Bodies for Gender-Based Online Sexual Harassment. — For gender-based online sexual harassment, the PNP Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNPACG) as the National Operational Support Unit of the PNP is primarily responsible for the implementation of pertinent Philippine laws on cybercrime, shall receive complaints of gender-based online sexual harassment and develop an online mechanism for reporting real-time gender-based online sexual harassment acts and apprehend perpetrators. The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) of the DICT shall also coordinate with the PNPACG to prepare appropriate and effective measures to monitor and penalize gender-based online sexual harassment.
Sec. 14. Penalties for Gender-Based Online Sexual Harassment. – The penalty of prision correccional in its medium period or a fine of not less than One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) but not more than Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00), or both, at the discretion of the court shall be imposed upon any person found guilty of any gender-based online sexual harassment.
If the perpetrator is a juridical person, its license or franchise shall be automatically deemed revoked, and the persons liable shall be the officers thereof, including the editor or reporter in the case of print media, and the station manager, editor and broadcaster in the case of broadcast media. An alien who commits gender-based online sexual harassment shall be subject to deportation proceedings after serving sentence and payment of fines.
Exemption to acts constitutive and penalized as gender-based online sexual harassment are authorized written orders of the court for any peace officer to use online records or any copy thereof as evidence in any civil, criminal investigation or trial of the crime: Provided, That such written order shall only be issued or granted upon written application and the examination under oath or affirmation of the applicant and the witnesses may produce, and upon showing that there are reasonable grounds to believe that gender-based online sexual harassment has been committed or is about to be committed, and that the evidence to be obtained is essential to the conviction of any person for, or to the solution or prevention of such crime.
Any record, photo or video, or copy thereof of any person that is in violation of the preceding sections shall not be admissible in evidence in any judicial, quasi-judicial, legislative or administrative hearing or investigation.
QUALIFIED GENDER-BASED STREETS, PUBLIC SPACES AND ONLINE SEXUAL HARASSMENT
Sec. 15. Qualified Gender-Based Streets, Public Spaces and Online Sexual Harassment. – The penalty next higher in degree will be applied in the following cases:
(a) If the act takes place in a common carrier or PUV, including, but not limited to, jeepneys, taxis, tricycles, or app-based transport network vehicle services, where the perpetrator is the driver of the vehicle and the offended party is a passenger:
(b) If the offended party is a minor, a senior citizen, or a person with disability (PWD), or a breastfeeding mother nursing her child;
(c) If the offended party is diagnosed with a mental problem tending to impair consent;
(d) If the perpetrator is a member of the uniformed services, such as the PNP and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), and the act was perpetrated while the perpetrator was in uniform; and
(e) If the act takes place in the premises of a government agency offering frontline services to the public and the perpetrator is a government employee.
GENDER-BASED SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE
Sec. 16. Gender-Based Sexual Harassment in the Workplace. – The crime of gender-based sexual harassment in the workplace includes the following:
(a) An act or series of acts involving any unwelcome sexual advances, requests or demand for sexual favors or any act of sexual nature, whether done verbally, physically or through the use of technology such as text messaging or electronic mail or through any other forms of information and communication systems, that has or could have a detrimental effect on the conditions of an individual's employment or education, job performance or opportunities;
(b) A conduct of sexual nature and other conduct-based on sex affecting the dignity of a person, which is unwelcome, unreasonable, and offensive to the recipient, whether done verbally, physically or through the use of technology such as text messaging or electronic mail or through any other forms of information and communication systems;
(c) A conduct that is unwelcome and pervasive and creates an intimidating, hostile or humiliating environment for the recipient: Provided, That the crime of gender-based sexual harassment may also be committed between peers and those committed to a superior officer by a subordinate, or to a teacher by a student, or to a trainer by a trainee; and
(d) Information and communication system refers to a system for generating, sending, receiving, storing or otherwise processing electronic data messages or electronic documents and includes the computer system or other similar devices by or in which data are recorded or stored and any procedure related to the recording or storage of electronic data messages or electronic documents.
Sec. 17. Duties of Employers. – Employers or other persons of authority, influence or moral ascendancy in a workplace shall have the duty to prevent, deter, or punish the performance of acts of gender-based sexual harassment in the workplace. Towards this end, the employer or person of authority, influence or moral ascendancy shall:
(a) Disseminate or post in a conspicuous place a copy of this Act to all persons in the workplace;
(b) Provide measures to prevent gender-based sexual harassment in the workplace, such as the conduct of anti-sexual harassment seminars;
(c) Create an independent internal mechanism or a committee on decorum and investigation to investigate and address complaints of gender-based sexual harassment which shall;
(1) Adequately represent the management, the employees from the supervisory rank, the rank-and-file employees, and the union, if any;
(2) Designate a woman as its head and not less than half of its members should be women;
(3) Be composed of members who should be impartial and not connected or related to the alleged perpetrator;
(4) Investigate and decide on the complaints within ten days or less upon receipt thereof;
(5) Observe due process;
(6) Protect the complainant from retaliation; and
(7) Guarantee confidentiality to the greatest extent possible
(d) Provide and disseminate, in consultation with all persons in the workplace, a code of conduct or workplace policy which shall;
(1) Expressly reiterate the prohibition on gender-based sexual harassment;
(2) Describe the procedures of the internal mechanism created under Section 17(c) of this Act; and
(3) Set administrative penalties.
Sec. 18. Duties of Employees and Co-Workers – Employees and co-workers shall have the duty to:
(a) Refrain from committing acts of gender-based sexual harassment;
(b) Discourage the conduct of gender-based sexual harassment in the workplace;
(c) Provide emotional or social support to fellow employees, co-workers, colleagues or peers who are victims of gender-based sexual harassment; and
(d) Report acts of gender-based sexual harassment witnessed in the workplace.
Sec. 19. Liability of Employers. – In addition to liabilities for committing acts of gender-based sexual harassment, employers may also be held responsible for:
(a) Non-implementation of their duties under Section 17 of this Act, as provided in the penal provisions: or
(b) Not taking action on reported acts of gender-based sexual harassment committed in the workplace.
Any person who violates subsection (a) of this section, shall upon conviction, be penalized with a fine of not less than Five thousand pesos (P5,000.00) nor more than Ten thousand pesos (P10,000.00).
Any person who violates subsection (b) of this section, shall upon conviction, be penalized with a fine of not less than Ten thousand pesos (P10,000.00) nor more than Fifteen thousand pesos (P 15,000.00).
Sec. 20. Routine Inspection. – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for the private sector and the Civil Service Commission (CSC) for the public sector shall conduct yearly spontaneous inspections to ensure compliance of employers and employees with their obligations under this Act.
GENDER-BASED SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN EDUCATION AND TRAINING INSTITUTIONS
Sec.21. Gender Based Sexual Harassment in Educational and Training Institutions. —All schools, whether public or private, shall designate an officer-in-charge to receive complaints regarding violations of this Act, and shall ensure that the victims are provided with a gender-sensitive environment that is both respectful to the victims' needs and conducive to truth-telling.
Every school must adopt and publish grievance procedures to facilitate the filing of complaints by students and faculty members. Even if an individual does not want to file a complaint or does not request that the school take any action on behalf of a student or faculty member and school authorities have knowledge or reasonably know about a possible or impending act of gender -based sexual harassment or sexual violence, the school should promptly investigate to determine the veracity of such information or knowledge and the circumstances under which the act of gender-based sexual harassment or sexual violence were committed, and take appropriate steps to resolve the situation. If a school knows or reasonably should know about acts of gender-based sexual harassment or sexual violence being committed that creates a hostile environment, the school must take immediate action to eliminate the same acts, prevent their recurrence, and address their effects.
Once a perpetrator is found guilty, the educational institution may reserve the right to strip the diploma from the perpetrator or issue an expulsion order.
The Committee on Decorum and Investigation (CODI) of all educational institutions shall address gender-based sexual harassment and online sexual harassment in accordance with the rules and procedures contained in their CODI manual.
Sec. 22. Duties of School Heads. – School heads shall have the following duties:
(a) Disseminate or post a copy of this Act in a conspicuous place in the educational institution;
(b) Provide measures to prevent gender-based sexual harassment in educational institutions, like information campaigns:
(c) Create an independent internal mechanism or a CODI to investigate and address complaints of gender-based sexual harassment which shall:
(1) Adequately represent the school administration, the trainers, instructors, professors or coaches and students or trainees, students and parents, as the case may be;
(3) Ensure equal representation of persons of diverse sexual orientation, identity and/or expression, in the CODI as far as practicable;
(5) Investigate and decide on complaints within ten (10) days or less upon receipt thereof;
(d) Provide and disseminate, in consultation with all persons in the educational institution, a code of conduct or school policy which shall:
(2) Prescribe the procedures of the internal mechanism created under this Act; and
Sec. 23. Liability of School Heads. —In addition to liability for committing acts of gender-based sexual harassment, principals, school heads, teachers, instructors, professors, coaches, trainers, or any other person who has authority, influence or moral ascendancy over another in an educational or training institution may also be held responsible for:
(a) Non-implementation of their duties under Section 22 of this Act, as provided in the penal provisions; or
(b) Failure to act on reported acts of gender-based sexual harassment committed in the educational institution.
Any person who violates subsection (b) of this section, shall upon conviction, be penalized with a fine of not less than Ten thousand pesos (P10,000.00) nor more than Fifteen thousand pesos (P15,000.00).
Sec. 24. Liability of Students. – Minor students who are found to have committed acts of gender-based sexual harassment shall only be held liable for administrative sanctions by the school as stated in their school handbook.
Sec. 25. Routine Inspection. – The Department of Education (DepEd), the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) shall conduct regular spontaneous inspections to ensure compliance of school heads with their obligations under this Act.
COMMON PROVISIONS
Sec. 26. Confidentiality. – At any stage of the investigation, prosecution and trial of an offense under this Act, the rights of the victim and the accused who is a minor shall be recognized.
Sec. 27. Restraining Order. – Where appropriate, the court, even before rendering a final decision, may issue an order directing the perpetrator to stay away from the offended person at a distance specified by the court, or to stay away from the residence, school, place of employment, or any specified place frequented by the offended person.
Sec. 28. Remedies and Psychological Counselling. – A victim of gender- based street, public spaces or online sexual harassment may avail of appropriate remedies as provided for under the law as well as psychological counselling services with the aid of the LGU and the DSWD, in coordination with the DOH and the PCW. Any fees to be charged in the course of a victim's availment of such remedies or psychological counselling services shall be borne by the perpetrator.
Sec. 29. Administrative Sanctions. —Above penalties are without prejudice to any administrative sanctions that may be imposed if the perpetrator is a government employee.
Sec. 30. Imposition of Heavier Penalties. – Nothing in this Act shall prevent LGUs from coming up with ordinances that impose heavier penalties for the acts specified herein.
Sec. 31. Exemptions. —Acts that are legitimate expressions of indigenous culture and tradition, as well as breastfeeding in public shall not be penalized.
VII FINAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 32. PNP Women and Children's Desks. – The women and children's desks now existing in all police stations shall act on and attend to all complaints covered under this Act. They shall coordinate with ASHE officers on the street, security guards in privately-owned spaces open to the public, and anti-sexual harassment officers in government and private offices or schools in the enforcement of the provisions of this Act.
Sec. 33. Educational Modules and Awareness Campaigns. – The PCW shall take the lead in a national campaign for the awareness of the law. The PCW shall work hand-in-hand with the DILG and duly accredited women's groups to ensure all LGUs participate in a sustained information campaign and the DICT to ensure an online campaign that reaches a wide audience of Filipino internet-users. Campaign materials may include posters condemning different forms of gender-based sexual harassment, informing the public of penalties for committing gender-based sexual harassment, and infographics of hotline numbers of authorities.
All schools shall educate students from the elementary to tertiary level about the provisions of this Act and how they can report cases of gender-based streets, public spaces and online sexual harassment committed against them. School courses shall include age -appropriate educational modules against gender-based streets, public spaces and online sexual harassment which shall be developed by the DepEd, the CHED, the TESDA and the PCW.
Sec. 34. Safety Audits. – LGUs are required to conduct safety audits every three (3) years to assess the efficiency and effectivity of the implementation of this Act within their jurisdiction . Such audits shall be multisectoral and participatory, with consultations undertaken with schools, police officers, and civil society organizations.
Sec. 35. Appropriations. – Such amounts as may be necessary for the implementation of this Act shall be indicated under the annual General Appropriations Act (GAA). National and local government agencies shall be authorized to utilize their mandatory Gender and Development (GAD) budget, as provided under Republic Act No. 9710, otherwise known as "The Magna Carta of Women" for this purpose. In addition, LGUs may also use their mandatory twenty percent (20%) allocation of their annual internal revenue allotments for local development projects as provided under Section 287 of Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the "Local Government Code of 1991".
Sec. 36. Prescriptive Period. – Any action arising from the violation of any of the provisions of this Act shall prescribe as follows:
(a) Offenses committed under Section 11(a) of this Act shall prescribe in one (1) year;
(b) Offenses committed under Section 11(b) of this Act shall prescribe in three (3) years;
(c) Offenses committed under Section 11(c) of this Act shall prescribe in ten (10) years;
(d) Offenses committed under Section 12 of this Act shall be imprescriptible; and
(e) Offenses committed under Sections 16 and 21 of this Act shall prescribe in five (5) years.
Sec. 37. Joint Congressional Oversight Committee. – There is hereby created a Joint Congressional Oversight Committee to monitor the implementation of this Act and to review the implementing rules and regulations promulgated. The Committee shall be composed of five (5) Senators and five Representatives to be appointed by the Senate President and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively. The Oversight Committee shall be co-chaired by the Chairpersons of the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality and the House Committee on Women and Gender Equality.
Sec. 38. Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). – Within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of this Act, the PCW as the lead agency, in coordination with the DILG, the DSWD, the PNP, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR), the DOH, the DOLE, the DepEd, the CHED, the DICT, the TESDA, the MMDA, the LTO, and at least three (3) women's organizations active on the issues of gender-based violence, shall formulate the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of this Act.
Sec. 39. Separability Clause. —If any provision or part hereof is held invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining provisions not affected thereby shall remain valid and subsisting.
Sec. 40. Repealing Clause. – Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified or amended accordingly.
Sec. 41. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in any two (2) newspapers of general circulation in the Philippines.
Approved,
(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
Speaker of the House of Representatives (Sgd.) VICENTE C. SOTTO III
President of the Senate
This Act which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 1558 and House Bill No. 8794 was passed by the Senate of the Philippines and the House of Representatives on February 6, 2019.
(Sgd.) DANTE ROBERTO G. MALING
Acting Secretary General, House of Representatives (Sgd.) MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA
Approved: April 17, 2019
(Sgd.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
President of the Philippines
Copy of the Republic Act 11313
Implementing Rules and Regulation of RA 11313
Brochure of RA 11313
Primer of RA 11313


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Parents who abused cerebral palsy child post nude sex pics online
By Kim I. Hartman May 31, 2010 in Crime
Niles - Parents are accused of taking sexually explicit pictures of their young daughter and posting them on the Internet. The young girl who has cerebral palsy detailed the sexual abuse to CPS and is now in their custody while parents await trial and conviction.
Two Niles parents have been arrested and accused of allegedly sexually abusing their daughter and putting the pictures on the Internet on numerous social media websites, including Yahoo, MySpace and Facebook.
Police first arrested the father, 47-year-old Mark Baldwin, after authorities were tipped off to the situation when someone spotted a naked picture of Baldwin and his 9-year-old daughter on his Yahoo account and MySpace account as seen here.
"A concerned citizen ended up providing the information to Michigan State Police and Michigan State Police rolled with it for a while," explains FBI agent John King.
Baldwin was initially investigated by the State Police and then Federal Authorities charged him according to a report in the Herald-Palladium.
Days afterward Mark's wife and after sifting through documents and computer files, Michelle Baldwin was also arrested on child pornography charges.
Mark Owen Baldwin and Michelle Baldwin are scheduled to be arraigned in federal court in Grand Rapids on child exploitation charges. Mark Baldwin also faces state charges of criminal sexual conduct.
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The girl reportedly suffers from either cerebral palsy or autism. Images found on Mark Baldwin's computer also allegedly show him having intercourse with the child, officials said.
The Baldwins each face three federal counts of sexual exploitation of a child. Mark Baldwin also faces a federal charge of possession of images of a minor.
The Baldwins were indicted by a federal grand jury last week. The arraignment is scheduled in United States District Court of Western Michigan before Judge Ellen Carmody.
Mark Baldwin, 47, is also facing state charges in Berrien County Trial Court, where he was arraigned in late April on two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct against a child under age 13. The incidents allegedly occurred earlier this year.
According to court documents the father was forcing his daughter to have sex with him and placing pictures of it on the internet. Baldwin is not yet listed on the Michigan Sex Offender web site, but space is available for his mug and profile if the alleged sexual abuse is proven in court.
Neighbors say they didn't know abuse was going on in the mobile home park but would have called for help if they had suspected it says WNDU.com.
"If anything like that happened to my children I would make sure the person got exactly what they deserved. I would not stand for it," says neighbor Crystal Humphrey.
"If I would have known what was going on, if I knew for sure, I would have called the police on them," says neighbor Tina Morris.
The most disturbing report in court documents is when the daughter divulged sexual abuse by her father on several occasions to Child Protective Services.
The daughter has cerebral palsy and is now in protective custody through the state.
When the father was arrested he willingly handed over his computer and camera to police for evidence. Both parents are in custody awaiting further court dates. The report also indicated that Mark Baldwin told police that they "would find child sexually abusive material on his computer once it was analyzed."
Malesky wouldn't say Monday how many images were found, but said it was the nature of the images rather than the number that made the case "more severe."
During the interview, he allegedly told officials that he was "collecting evidence against pedophiles online."
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PG&E's CEO comes up against the one thing he can't fix
Biz & Tech // Business
David R. Baker, Bloomberg Oct. 30, 2019
Five months ago, PG&E Chief Executive Bill Johnson walked into a room full of California lawmakers and told them he was the man who would fix the state's largest utility.
Johnson was 15 days on the job, and PG&E had just been found to have caused California's Camp Fire, which killed 86 people, leveled an entire town and landed the company in the biggest utility bankruptcy in U.S. history. "Let's not do it again," he said.
This week, PG&E proved its problems are far from fixed. The company's equipment is being probed as the potential cause of at least three fires that have erupted in the past week. One still rages across wine country. To keep its power lines from igniting more, the company has plunged millions of people into darkness four times this month. And the 65-year-old CEO, a 27-year veteran of utilities, has found himself defending decisions that, he says, are the result of extreme weather "beyond anybody's control."
"I don't think any executive in the utilities industry has faced a situation like this," said Travis Miller, a utilities analyst for Morningstar. "He faces almost a day-to-day risk of losing his job."
Climate change has brought about increasingly severe weather in California, dragging it through cycles from heavy rains to unprecedented drought. That has turned the state into a tinderbox every summer and fall, primed to be lit by fallen wires. PG&E has no choice, it says, but to carry out mass blackouts. It's a last-ditch attempt at keeping high winds from knocking over live power lines and setting dry brush ablaze.
This past weekend, during PG&E's largest outage yet, Johnson stayed behind the scenes. He skipped PG&E's daily media briefings, where company executives faced increasing scrutiny. On Tuesday, he emerged once again at the company's headquarters to field questions on the latest round of blackouts -- and to implore the public not to take its anger out on employees.
"I'd be lying if I told you it doesn't affect me," Johnson said of the growing ire he's also facing. "Everybody who says it doesn't affect you isn't telling the truth -- because we're all human. But you cannot let that affect your decision making. You cannot make decisions based on public sentiment or that angry letter you got."
In an interview late Tuesday, Johnson said he'll remain in the job for as long as he's helpful. "I really am here on a mission," he said. "I know that sounds old-fashioned, maybe, but that's why I'm here. And the mission is to help rectify this situation."
Johnson didn't have to take the job with PG&E. He could have easily retired, he told lawmakers in May.
Before accepting the gig, he enjoyed a long run as chief of the sleepy, federally owned utility Tennessee Valley Authority, where he made $6.5 million a year -- more than any other federal employee. In a style that's atypical for even some of his corporate peers, he traveled with his own security detail and flew around in an $11 million Cessna jet, according to a critical 2018 government audit.
His job wasn't without controversy: In February, he defied President Donald Trump with TVA's decision to retire a coal-fired power plant in Kentucky.
Before PG&E, however, Johnson was best known as the victim of a strange moment of boardroom drama. In 2012, he was fired as CEO of Duke Energy less than an hour after the energy giant finalized its takeover of his prior company, Progress Energy. Delays at a troubled nuclear reactor contributed to his demise. At a hearing, a teary eyed Johnson said he didn't even get a chance to say goodbye to his staff.
Johnson didn't seek out the PG&E job -- it "called me," he said back in May. He described himself as a "fix-it guy," someone who cared enough about the industry to take the job nobody else wanted.
"I have the luxury at this point in my life and career of really doing what you want to do, and this is something I want to do," Johnson said Tuesday.
The pay probably didn't hurt. Johnson scored a $2.5 million salary, more than double that of his predecessor, Geisha Williams, who was ousted before the company filed for bankruptcy. He also got $3.5 million in annual stock awards, a $3 million one-time transition bonus and stock options, according to an April company filing. Altogether, his target compensation totals $6 million.
He's entitled to a $2.5 million cash severance if he's let go before his three-year contract is up.
Until this month, California had been enjoying a relatively quiet wildfire season. The amount of acreage burned was a fraction of the scorched land from a year ago and well below the five-year average. After a wind storm last week, all that changed. Blazes began breaking out at both ends of the state.
The Kincade fire in Sonoma County started minutes after a PG&E transmission line nearby went down. Workers later found a broken electrical cable on a transmission tower.
More than 1 million Californians are now in the throes of yet another PG&E blackout, and lawmakers are reaching a breaking point. Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling on the utility to limit the scope of the shutoffs. That has left Johnson trying to strike a seemingly impossible balance: keeping the scope of blackouts as narrow as possible while trying to prevent fires that can destroy homes and lives -- and upend PG&E's efforts to escape bankruptcy.
"None of us wants to be living without power," Johnson said during a press conference last week.
Since arriving, Johnson has sped up inspections of PG&E's equipment, instituted blackout drills, oversaw a reorganization of its power operations and hired a new utility chief.
Even Newsom, who has criticized PG&E daily for the recent shutoffs, hasn't completely faulted Johnson, noting the company's problems developed long before he arrived.
"A lot of it, in fact 90% of it, predates Bill Johnson," Newsom said on Saturday. "He wasn't around. He wasn't even living in the state."
That said, the governor has roundly rejected Johnson's claims that it will take 10 years for PG&E to fire-proof its vast system and ratchet down blackouts. "With respect to the CEO of PG&E," Newsom said, "this is not a 10-year process -- let me reject that outright."
Johnson is going to have to find a better fix soon, Bloomberg Intelligence utilities analyst Kit Konolige said.
"He'll have to diagnose it, figure out a plan for fixing it, and tell people what the plan is," he said. "I don't think he'll have 10 years."
Bloomberg's Anders Melin and Mark Chediak contributed to this report.
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The Global Domination Agenda of the Shadow 'Elite'
Alexander LightAugust 29, 2013
I don't usually write or share war news because to me it makes no sense why we keep fighting each other, just because we are being told so! But I must warn you about the Global Domination Agenda that is quickly unfolding before us — and with our help.
Fortunately, the veil of secrecy has been lifted for the very first time in history, and the biggest secrets of the so called "elite" are being exposed. But there is a catch!
You may still not see the truth that lies in front of you until you detach yourself from everything that you were taught to believe. The truth is simple…
Our governments are always selected by the shadow "elite" — not elected by us! — and their prime purpose is to represent their interests.
Voting is merely a distraction and a tool to keep us satisfied with our roles in society. But the truth is that we have no role in the decision making. Everything is a scam, and the joke is on us.
Our puppet leaders are Hollywood-like actors, and everything they say and do is part of a script, which not only that it was not written by them, but they were not even consulted.
The mainstream media is owned by the "elite" as well, and its role is also to promote & protect their interests: The Global Domination Agenda, a.k.a. the New World Order.
Why we allow ourselves to be so easily manipulated by the media, is another thing that I don't understand.
And here is the most important truth of them all:
To them, it's just a game — the "game of thrones". The bloodline families are fighting each other for millennia, but they use us to do the killing… and dying. They have multiple common agendas, and one individual end-goal: the complete domination of the planet.
One monarch to rule over all the other "blue-bloods" and all their obedient subjects. And, judging by the current state of events, the British Crown & Co. is winning the game.
And what is our role in their game? We are slave workers and soldiers — useful as resources, but irrelevant as human beings.
The "masters" are empathy-less criminals and our sufferance offers them pleasure. More control and more power is what drives them further, whilst we are paying the price.
But the truth is that their power and control are mere illusions. How come, you may ask? Well, WE are the ones who give them power simply because we consider them powerful.
Strip them of their illusory power, and they are nothing more than a bunch of scared cockroaches and insignificant parasites.
As Varys told Tyrion in "A clash of kings" novel:
"Some say knowledge is power. Some tell us that all power comes from the gods. Others say it derives from law… [but] power resides where men believe it resides."
I know it's just a fictitious novel, but the truth is that with one simple decision, their empires will crumble and their power will vanish: stop fighting each other! It's that simple.
By Alexander Light, HumansAreFree.com / Read the GAME OF THRONES complete novel series.
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Q: Bullet won't fire? I have been working on a space invaders game, I currently have no compiling errors finally but my bullets wont fire.
I kind of know where I should be looking to fix the problem but everything I try fails. Am I right in thinking it is to do with the bullet x-y argument?
I have a Movieclip symbol in the library named Bullet the same as my .as file but the script dose not seem to add the bullets to the scene.
Here is my ship and bullet code.
ship.as
    package
    {
    import flash.display.MovieClip;
    import flash.display.Sprite;
    import flash.events.Event;
    import flash.events.KeyboardEvent;

    /**
     * ...
     * @author Kenny Martin
     */
    public class Ship extends MovieClip
    {
        private var fireRate:int = 6;
        private var framesSinceFire:int = 0;
        private var bulletHolder:Sprite
        private var leftDown:Boolean = false
        private var rightDown:Boolean = false
        private var firing:Boolean = false
        private var speed:int = 10;
        private var bulletPool:Vector.<Bullet>

        public function Ship(bHolder:Sprite)
        {
            x = 275;
            y = 350;

            bulletHolder = bHolder;
            addEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, addedToStage, false, 0, true);
        }

        private function fillBulletPool():void
        {
            bulletPool = Vector.<Bullet>();
            // while counter
            var i:int = 0;

            // while i is less than 25, keep adding bullets
            while (i < 25)
            {
                //if we dont increase i,we risk getting stuck in an infinite loop
                i++;

                //push a new bullet straight into the vector
                bulletPool.push(new Bullet());
            }
        }

        public function update():void
        {
            // check if left is down and the ship is at least half its width from the edge
            if (leftDown && x > (width / 2))
                x -= speed;

            // check if right is down and the ship is more than half its width from the    right edge
            if (rightDown && x < stage.stageWidth - (width / 2))
                x += speed;

            if (firing && framesSinceFire >= fireRate)
                Fire();
        }
        public function updateBullets():void
        {
            framesSinceFire++;

            updateBullets();

            for (var i:int = 0; i < bulletPool.length; i++)
            {
                bulletPool[i].update();
            }
        }

        public function Fire():void
        {
            var bullet:Bullet = findBullet();

            if ( bullet != null)
            {
                bullet.activate(x,y);

                bulletHolder.addChild(bullet);

                framesSinceFire = 0;
            }
        }

        private function addedToStage(e:Event):void
        {
            removeEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, addedToStage);

            stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, keyDown, false, 0, true);
            stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_UP, keyUp, false, 0, true);
        }

        private function keyUp(e:KeyboardEvent):void
        {
            // check left arrow
            if (e.keyCode == 37)
                leftDown = false;
            else if (e.keyCode == 39 ) // check right arrow]
                rightDown = false;
            else if ( e.keyCode == 32)// check space bar
                firing = false;
        }

        private function keyDown(e:KeyboardEvent):void
        {
            // check left arrow
            if (e.keyCode == 37)
                leftDown = true;
            else if (e.keyCode == 39 ) // check right arrow]
                rightDown = true;
            else if ( e.keyCode == 32)// check space bar
                firing = true;
        }

        private function findBullet():Bullet
        {
            // loop through the bulletpool,from 0 to 24(we added 25 bullets to the pool)
            for (var i:int = 0; i < bulletPool.length; i++)
            {
                if (!bulletPool[i].isActive)
                {
                    // if its not active return the bullet for use
                    return bulletPool[i];
                }

            }

            return null;
        }
    }

}

Bullet.as
    package
    {
    import flash.display.MovieClip;

    /**
     * ...
     * @author Kenny Martin
     */
    public class Bullet extends MovieClip
    {
        public var isActive:Boolean = false
        private var speed:int = 0.2;
        private var _x:int;
        private var _y:int;

        public function Bullet()
        {
            super()
        }

        public function activate(_x:Number,_y:Number)
        {
            isActive = true;
            x = _x;
            y = _y;

        }
        public function deactivate():void
        {
            isActive = false;

            // check we've got a parent before trying to remove ourselves from one
            if (parent)
                parent.removeChild(this);
        }
        public function update():void
        {
            if (isActive)

            // move up the screen
            y -= speed;

            //until we go well past the top of the screen
            if (y < -height)
            {
                deactivate();
            }
        }
    }
}

A: You're not calling the updateBullets function.
The only call to updateBullets is... inside updateBullets... which is never called (and would cause a stack overflow if you did call it with a call to itself in there).
You need to move the updateBullets function call to update().

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Home Publicity Old Bridge's Josh Evans has Jim Brown's championship ring ... and he's selling it. Period.
When Josh Evans was 9 years old, his parents would take him to a local flea market, where he brought books, marbles and comics.
Evans had a knack for finding the best stuff, even at a young age, and people took notice.
"He would sit in the back of the car, reading comic books. People would come look at his stuff and would want to buy his marbles or his comic books, and I would go to the back of the car and say, 'Joshua, there is someone who wants to buy your stuff'," Evans' mother Maxine Evans, 79, recalled. "And then you see a grown man in his 30's, 40's or 50's negotiating with this 9-year-old kid. It was hysterically funny, and he would do well because he was very smart."


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Fri..S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Widespread showers. Vsby 1 nm or less.
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Sun night..N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening. Waves 1 to 2 ft.


BALER, AURORA, FEBRUARY 21, 2012 (INQUIRER) By Christine O. Avendaño, Kristine L. Alave - Taking a brief pause from his increasingly heated verbal skirmishes with Chief Justice Renato Corona, President Benigno Aquino III on Sunday promised Filipinos "very good" news about the country's economy in the next few days.
For now, all the President would say was that it concerned Philippine competitiveness in comparison with other economies.
"In the next few days, I will give you news that is very good concerning the economic sector," Mr. Aquino said in a speech on the capitol grounds here during a visit to attend the 33rd founding anniversary of Aurora province.
He said he received the news two days ago and it had to do with a survey done by the Japan External Trade Organization, a group made up of Japanese businessmen.
He said the survey concerned competitiveness and "how easy it is to do business" in certain countries. He said the Philippines fared very well in 14 of 15 categories listed in the survey.
"There is only one category where we really have to work a little more," he said, declining to elaborate. He said he would also have a piece of good news about the Philippine Economic Zone Authority, a government agency that extends assistance to export-oriented industries.
Not all the good news is about the economy.
Environmentalists on Sunday said that when it came to environmental protection and addressing pollution, the Philippines had made strides in past two years, based on the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) that measures the environmental policies of 132 countries.
The EPI was prepared by Yale and Columbia Universities in collaboration with the World Economic Forum and Joint Research Center of the European Commission.
The latest ranking represented a jump for the Philippines over its performance in 2010, when it was ranked 50th and listed as a modest performer.
Based on the 2012 results, the Philippines retained its ranking of eighth in the Asia-Pacific region, higher than South Korea, Australia and Singapore, which ranked ninth, 10th and 11th, respectively.
The EPI measures a country's performance in maintaining environmental health and ecosystem vitality. The data were based on studies across 10 policy categories, including air and water pollution, climate change, biodiversity and forest management.
The studies also took into account human-related indicators, such as child mortality and access to drinking water and sanitation.
Switzerland topped the list of governments addressing the problems of sustainable management of natural resources and air and water pollution.
The bottom five places in the ranking were occupied by South Africa, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Iraq—all grappling with deteriorating environmental resources.
The EPI showed that the Philippines' environmental policies in the past decade had improved. Specifically, the Philippines received a high mark in managing agriculture, with an overall rank of seventh. The country also made valiant efforts in decreasing air and water pollution, the study said.
However, the Philippines' positive performance did not mean that the country excelled in other matters involving environmental protection. The study pointed out that the Philippines still faced problems of deforestation and proper watershed management.
"We are pleased that the international community has recognized our efforts on environmental protection and management," said Environment Secretary Ramon Paje.
"We would like to share this achievement with all sectors and stakeholders, including other agencies of the government, who have collaborated with us in our programs, particularly in cleaning the air and water, forest protection, national greening program, biodiversity conservation and other environmental protection initiatives," Paje said.
He said Executive Order No. 23 and No. 26 issued last year, which imposed a moratorium on cutting trees in natural and residual forests and mandated massive replanting, should help the Philippines gain more forest cover.
In 2011, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, other state agencies, local governments, private sector and civil society planted 69 million seedlings in more than 118,000 hectares of land nationwide under the national greening program.


April is highlighted by a transformative Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio. It is the first of three eclipses over the next two months. A new moon and several planets still in Aries hold the promise for new beginnings. Later in the month a grand water trine brings new clarity and support.
During the last part of March and early April, a planetary pattern appears called a yod. This pattern is composed of Saturn in Scorpio in sextile to Pluto in Capricorn, with Jupiter in Gemini at the apex. This pattern can expand our knowledge and vision, but requires some adjustment to find the right balance. At this time we may be drawn to information (Jupiter in Gemini) that can take us off on new and intriguing tangents. The challenge is to perceive what is of real value to us and the effort required to incorporate it into our daily lives.
On April 6, Venus will align with Mars in fiery Aries, which strengthens our passions and drives in relationships. New connections can be made at this time, along with a renewal of feeling in existing relationships. A challenging aspect with Neptune brings in a tendency towards deception and confusion. However, this energy can also be used to begin creative and healing activities.
The New Moon occurs on April 10 at 21 Aries. This lunation also represents a time for new beginnings. It is aligned with Mars, Venus and Eris. Aries and ruler Mars have self-oriented, independent qualities, while Venus is focused on creating harmony and equality. Other Aries traits are being assertive, brave, pioneering and competitive. The focus is on learning to balance our active and receptive sides and fulfilling our own needs while being in close relationships. Eris is a newly-discovered dwarf planet with a wildcard theme as it was named for the Greek Goddess of Chaos and Discord. The Sabian symbol for this degree, "A pugilist enters the ring; the release and glorification of social aggressiveness," suggests the need to balance yin and yang forces.
On April 12, Pluto in Capricorn turns retrograde, initiating a five-month cycle that can be used for looking at one's hidden fears and use of personal power. During this period, we can gain penetrating insights and a new depth of awareness about our life purpose. On this same day Saturn in Scorpio again forms a challenging quincunx aspect with Uranus in Aries (for the second time), reminding us to seek balance between the forces of cooperation and independent action. The above combination of planetary forces can also bring earth changes, so it is best to be prepared.
Mars in Aries aligns with the Sun on April 17, which favors taking a pioneering and courageous approach to launching personal projects, goals, etc. Major breakthroughs can be made in moving through any obstacles to success. This energy needs to be channeled with focus and caution to avoid any accidents or other undesirable outcomes. This aspect is in effect from April 11-20.
April 20-21 features Mercury aspects to both Uranus and Pluto. This period can bring breakdowns or breakthroughs in communications as they take on a new intensity and depth. Significant insights can be gained at this time. Be sure to keep a journal handy for writing them down.
The Full Moon Lunar Eclipse occurs at 5 Scorpio 46. This eclipse is especially potent, as it aligns with Mars, Venus, Saturn and Pallas. Scorpio themes include having penetrating awareness, being resourceful, cooperative, and releasing the old and outworn. Pallas, an asteroid named for the Goddess of Wisdom and Justice, also helps us see our patterns with more holistic awareness. Which ones have value and which ones can we release? The presence of Saturn reminds us of the importance of meeting commitments to ourselves and others. The Sabian symbol keynotes for 6 Scorpio/Taurus, "the conquest of separativeness through group cooperation" and "the passionate search for new values which, at any level, promise a more abundant life," embody the above themes.
At this time, there is also a grand water trine between the Moon in Scorpio, Neptune in Pisces and Ceres in Cancer. This pattern helps us achieve clarity about our feelings and needs, as well as nurturing/supporting self and others. These grand trines can bring opportunities and rewards for those who have made previous efforts toward their goals.
The month ends on a more serious note with Sun/Mars in Taurus opposing Saturn in Scorpio from April 28-30. These stressful aspects can bring awareness of challenges or delays. The actions of others can block one's progress. We can use this time to be more cautious and flexible, rethink or restructure our goals, and move forward one step at a time.
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Due to the subject matter this film is a hard sell for me – it's just not my type. That said, Leo and Jonah are both fantastic actors who put on some of the best performances of their careers. However, when watching the film, it felt like osmething better described as a modern Tarantino-esque spinoff of The Great Gatsby. Although, that may be due to residual bits of Leo's performance in the Luhrmann adaptation earlier this year.
There are definitely genuine laughs, but a lot of the humor is so coarse that it borders on The Hangover-level scenarios that are just hard for me to get excited about (read: midget dartboard). The best moments are when the actors have a chance to open up: the pen scene at the diner, for example.
Technically, this film is a mess and the editing is pretty awful (probably due to the extremely rushed release schedule – it feels like a solid rough cut, especially toward the beginning). Prieto doesn't bring much to the table, lighting or composition-wise, and the music never quite fits the way it could for this kind of film. As a whole package, it just doesn't deliver the way I'd expected from a Hollywood legend.
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Q: Clustering of points based on vector feature similarities in R I have as an input a number of points that I need to partition into clusters. Each point has a number of features that are ideally to be used to find the similarity between each point and the others. Some of these features are scalar values (one number) and others are vectors.
For example, assume that each point has the following features:

*

*S1: scalar value

*V1: 48 $\times$ 1 vector

*V2: 48 $\times$ 1 vector
For example one point may have (S1,V1, V2) as (100, {0, 100, 20, 30}, {75,0,10, 5})
My hypothesis is to use cosine similarity to find how similar the vector V1 or V2 of one point is to the vector V1 or V2 of another point. I have already computed the similarity matrices between all points in terms of V1 and V2 similarities.
By exploring the standard clustering algorithms in R, I have found that k-means turns to  use the Euclidean distance, which might be suitable for clustering points according to their scalar values, because [subject unclear] doesn't work for the situation where I have hybrid types of features (scalars and vectors). Also the K-medoid clustering seems to be supporting only the Euclidean and the Manhattan distances.
I think what should be done is to generate one more distance/similarity matrix between all points based on the scalar value, so that we end with three similarity matrices that show the similarity between each point and the other points according to each feature regardless of it being a scalar or a vector, and use those matrices for finding the neighbourhood of points while clustering.
I wonder if there is an implementation for a clustering algorithm that accepts as an input the similarity matrices (or alternatively the dissimilarity/distance matrices) between vector features of multiple points and uses them for clustering?

A: Actually, K-medoids (aka: PAM) can work with any kind of distance or similarity metric.
So do DBSCAN, OPTICS and Hierarchical clustering. The latter however is usually implemented in  $O(n^3)$, so not an option if you have a lot of instances.

A: If you'd simply like to cluster your data based on a similarity metric of your choice you might want to take a look at Affinity Propagation clustering. It takes any similarity matrix as input.


2016: It wasn't that bad of a year.
I've seen so many posts/memes about how 2016 has sucked, but when you actually take a moment and think about YOUR past year, was it really that bad?
When I sit and think about my past year, I can honestly only think of two not so great things that's happened: I didn't get into my first choice college and I've been sick for a while. But I can think of so, so many great things that's happened: I helped my high school robotics team make it to the state championships, lead a successful Relay for Life team, won several awards and scholarships, not only graduated – graduated towards the top of my class and sat on stage with my best friends, had a great action packed summer, started a new job that I love, grew my business, made some new great friends in college – including some people I never thought I'd meet, was true to myself, voted for the first time, had a successful first semester of college with a great GPA, and I'm sure I'm leaving many things out.
Before you give 2016 a hard time, sit and think about YOUR year and I'm sure it wasn't as bad as it seemed.


Manohar Parrikar had stated in January that he'll serve Goa until his final breath. And that he did. In current months he had made public appearances with a feeding tube in his nostril, trying very frail. Such was his integrity and dedication.


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Ewa Marie Frölingová (* 9. srpna 1952 Stockholm) je švédská herečka a režisérka. V roce 1974 absolvovala vysokou divadelní školu v Malmö. Byla v angažmá v Královském dramatickém divadle a ve Stockholmském městském divadle. Hrála titulní roli ve filmu Sally a svoboda (1981), za kterou získala cenu pro nejlepší herečku na Montrealském filmovém festivalu. Ingmar Bergman ji obsadil do role matky hlavních hrdinů ve filmu Fanny a Alexandr (1982). Významné příležitosti dostala také ve filmech Býk, Sebastian, Klepy a Muži, kteří nenávidí ženy. Namluvila postavu Maji v kresleném filmu Kocourek Petřík a účinkovala v německém televizním seriálu Místo činu. V roce 1993 zasedala v porotě Evropských filmových cen. S bývalým manželem, hercem Örjanem Rambergem, má dceru Tilde Frölingovou, která je také herečka.

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Not quite the big bucks of the Millenium prizes, but a nice $25,000 for proving that an exceedingly simple Turing machine (an abstract symbol manipulations device) discovered by Stephan Wolfram is in fact a Universal Turing machine (A Turing machine which can simulate any other Turing machine, and therefore any computer program, which generally have much more complex rules).
The contest is to show that a particular two state, three colour Turing machine is universal.
This comes from the newly created Wolfram blog. See here for details about the competition, more about Turing machines, and more about this particular, incredibly simple algorithm.
The contest is actually to prove the universality of a 2,3 Turing machine, not the famous 2,5 machine known as Rule 110.
Also, the universality of the Rule 110 cellular automaton was proved by Matthew Cook, not Wolfram.


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In This Issue: Vol. X, Issue 29 - September 19, 2011
• The Bocce Caddy
Hello again faithful readers,
Fall is closing in on us but our group will not let that limit our bocce play. We're gearing up to move indoors beginning mid-October. We've made arrangements to rent a large greenhouse that will accommodate four carpeted 80' by 11' courts for the months of October through March. Then, in the spring, we hope that our new Methuen Sons of Italy building will be complete. It will house four international courts with that polyurethane surface that has caused my group so much trouble learning to point on.
Once the courts are in and we get the hang of pointing, we hope to compete a lot better than we have in the past. We hit OK as long as we remember to loft the ball over the raffa line and we are even learning to volo. We're hope to be "triple threats" in punto, raffa, and volo. Time will tell.
Need a precision measuring device? Click here...
I received a slew of congratulations via email about the release of the new edition of the Joy of Bocce. It's a little unusual because the 3rd edition just came out last year. But, it was the chance to land an excellent publisher with a strong marketing arm. It was, in the end, a no-brainer as they say.
You should be aware of the fact that the 4th edition is almost identical to the third with only a few changes. The best thing about it, besides its hoped for wide distribution, is that it is printed on a bright white paper stock which enhances the photos a great deal.
Here are a couple of the emails I received...
This from the West Coast...
"If congratulations are appropriate, here they are! Thanks for all your hard work for the sport - I hope to help in some way, some day. Just ask if you are back here in Central California."
Dave Wilson and the gang in Scotts Valley.
This from the East Coast...
"We love what you do, and wish you the best with the new book. Looking forward to it for all our players (20).
September 24, 2011 - The Season Finals of the Nantucket Bocce Association (NBA). Home court of Hickey/O'Gara in Sconset, MA, with four teams in contention. Traveling trophy of Italian Horns will pass from last year's winner to the player that has amassed the most points through the season this year. Ladders for the 2012 season will also be developed with limited space for those interested in participating and hosting events. Contact Kevin Hickey khickey@mail.com."
This one a variation of what I received from many from around the USA...
"Just keep at it. Your efforts are bound to get the game to the next level."
In case you missed it, here's a brief recap from last week:
1) The Joy of Bocce's 4th edition is published by Mountain Lion Inc. and was released on September 15, 2011.
2) The first edition of The Joy of Bocce was with Masters Press, an outfit that would take a chance on a title that might be a tad outside of the mainstream.
3) When Masters Press got swallowed up by a Big Dog publisher I began searching for a new publisher. In the end I kept the book in print by locating a short-run printer who would create a few hundred books for me at a time.
4) Eventually I began researching print on demand publishers like AuthorHouse. I made a deal for the Joy of Bocce 2nd edition, adding a lot of info that had previously appeared in my weekly newsletters.
5) Eventually I realized that the book needed to be refined and streamlined to be made more accessible for the average person. It needed a great cover image and it needed to be shorter and most of all it needed high resolution images. It begged for photos of young people playing and people of varying ethnicities.
6) I believe we accomplished all of these goals with the Joy of Bocce 3rd edition. But still, it was with a self-publishing outfit. Bookstores are reluctant and in some cases just won't offer a book signing if the book doesn't have a legitimate publisher.
7) When I held the third edition in my hands I knew that it was good and should stay in print for quite a while. I sent a copy to John Monteleone who was the book packager for a book I wrote on Softball many years ago. John liked the bocce book and asked me to send one to his distributor at The Cardinal Publishing Group. They liked it too. So, I got a contract with Mountain Lion Inc. with distribution by Cardinal. They printed the book on fine, white paper which helps the photos stand out a bit more than they do on the 3rd edition. Otherwise, the 4th edition is almost identical to the 3rd (the USBF Open Rules were revised and reprinted with permission).
8) The new book has a retail price of $15 as opposed to the $18.45 price tag on the 3rd.
9) Hopefully, this edition will be an important step for the growth of bocce. Only time will tell.
Michael Grasser send news of the 2011 United States & North American Pallino D'Oro Championships...
The events will be held at Michigan's Palazzo di Bocce on October 28 (US Pallino D'Oro) and October 29 (North American Pallino D'Oro). Entry fee is $100 U.S. dollars for each event. Prize money is $1200, $800, $600 and $400 for each of 1st through 4th places in both events. For more info contact Mike Grasser at 248-505-4744 or boccemg@msn.com . Click for a registration form: http://www.joyofbocce.com/filecabinet/Ezines/Doro2011.doc .
Boccemon Tom McNutt writes...
"My wife checked out a movie the other day and called to inform me that there was a bocce segment in a recent major motion film. The Movie is "Everything Must Go" starring among others Will Ferrell. Came out in theaters last May but recently on Video. Scene 11 of 16 has people playing bocce in the background for a significant portion of the scene."
{Besides people playing bocce, the movie gives a nice view of the Boccemon court surface at Aunt Chilada's in Phoenix, AZ - http://www.auntchiladas.com }.
Donna Smalldon asks...
"We are trying to buy an Italian themed scoreboard or buy one similar to the one we saw in Roche Harbor on the San Juan Island, in Washington State. We are building a small court in our backyard in Portland, Oregon Could you help?"
{Finding a good quality scoreboard at a reasonable price is still tough nowadays. A good place to start is at http://www.boccemon.com/boccesigns.shtml .}
This news from Ben Musolf about the May 2012 World Games at Campo di Bocce and an invitation to a Volunteer Meeting...
"Hello All! Well the experience in Feltre, Italy at the 2011 World Bocce Championships was definitely an eye opening experience! As you all know, Campo di Bocce of Livermore and the town of Livermore has been chosen to host the 2012 World Bocce Championships next May!
It has become very apparent that the need for communal support is more of a necessity, than a luxury! The volunteer staff in Italy, well exceeded 200 individuals! They had well over 2 years to plan a perfect event, and we have less than 9 months! I know we can do it, as long as we all pull together!
I was approached by the president of the Confederazione de Mondiale de Sport Boules (CMSB) or the President of the World of Bocce, Romolo Rizzoli, and was asked if I would accommodate 30 countries. My first response was that we can accommodate 24 countries, but with the excitement around the world to come to California, I believe 30 countries is a better idea!
The experience I had in Italy was second to none and I am certain that with the expertise and local knowledge of our Bocce community will supersede any and all expectations and make our international guests leave not only with a smile on their face, but yearn for more bocce in the United States!
This is our opportunity to turn the game of Bocce into a SPORT, and we need your help and support! There are not many opportunities in our lifetime to truly transform the awareness of something; we now have that exact opportunity!
Please feel free to contact Heather Veon at Campo di Bocce at heather@campodibocce.com or 925-249-9800 if you are interested or know of any other interested individuals. Please pass this information along!
Thank you very much for the time and consideration, and we look forward to seeing you on Monday, September 26 at 5:30PM for appetizers and wine!"
Benjamin Musolf
Event Director, 2012 World Bocce Championships
www.campodibocce.com
www.worldbocce2012.com
Running a charity bocce event...
The 2011 Grand Lodge of Massachusetts Bocce Tourney held at the Watertown Sons of Italy. {To the right a strong team gets ready to play and puts on their "game face."}
Sons of Italy lodges from around the state gathered in Watertown to play a little bocce, dine on fine Italian food, and meet bocce lovers from around Massachusetts.
There was Men's Division and a Women's with two courts alloted to each one. This made for a long day on the Men's side which fielded 22 teams.
As always, you have to find out what rules will be played at these events. They played the backboard live - the pallino had to pass half court, be at least one foot from the side boards AND one foot from the back wall. If you had the game winning point and still had two balls to roll, you were told to roll them. Hey, we play any way the organizers tell us to, like it or not.
One bit of bad planning on organizers' part. We arrived at 9:00 AM for the tourney start but didn't play our first game until almost 1:00 PM.
Click to view the photos...
Bocce Court Maintenance Tools
I've seen all kinds of home-made court maintenance brushes and scrapers. Two things have always struck me about them. 1 – they look like they are home-made and 2 – they tend to be HEAVY.
7' Drag Brush
Manufactured by Lee Tennis (makers of the Har-Tru surface material), this court maintenance tool created for tennis courts works exceptionally well for bocce courts. The 7-foot drag brush is light-weight and, even if you have a 13- or 14-foot wide court, you can smooth it over with just two passes. This is quick enough to do between games without keeping players waiting very long.
Bristles are 4 ½ inches of synthetic fibers and the strong but light-weight frame is aluminum. Retails for $189.95 plus shipping.
Lute/scarifier
This strangely named 30" wide device is actually two implements in one. It is an all-aluminum combination tool for scarifying, leveling, and removing loose court material.
Strong and sturdy, the tool is light enough to handle with ease and is excellent for spreading new material during top-dressing. The concave shape of the 30" wide blade allows the tool to "float" along the surface without digging in. Use the serrated edge to scrape material from high spots, then flip the tool over to rake and smooth that spot and drag the loose material to fill in a lower point. Retails for $69.95 plus shipping.
Besides a heavy roller, the lute/scarifier and 7-foot drag brush should be all the maintenance tools a bocce court owner needs.
Click to go to merchandise order...then scroll down to bottom of page.
The Bocce Caddy
Bocce aficionado Michael Delucchi is bringing a great new product to market. The Bocce Caddy can help those of us with bad backs to effortlessly pick up bocce balls. Lightweight yet durable, it can pick up two bocce balls at once.
Click the photo to learn more...
Check out photos and my evaluation of the Bocce Caddy...
September 24, 2011 - California -	IACC South City. RAFFA 3 PLAYERS - Italian American Games - Contact Alessandro Bettucchi @ 650-697-7202.
September 24, 2011 - Massachusetts - Falmouth. The 4th Annual Upper Cape Bocce Festival held on the grounds of Falmouth Academy - 11:30 AM - 3:30 PM. This fun event will benefit the Samaritans on Cape Cod and the Islands. The games will be played on "informal" grass courts marked with flags. A free lunch will be provided to participants and there will be a cash bar. For additional information contact the Samaritans Office at 508-548-7999 or ccsamaritans@verizon .net
September 24, 2011 - Massachusetts - Nantucket. The Season Finals of the Nantucket Bocce Association (NBA). Home court of Hickey/O'Gara in Sconset, MA, with four teams in contention. Traveling trophy of Italian Horns will pass from last year's winner to the player that has amassed the most points through the season this year. Ladders for the 2012 season will also be developed with limited space for those interested in participating and hosting events. Contact Kevin Hickey @ khickey@mail.com.
October 9 - 16, 2011. Brazil - 2011 World Club Championships. Palazzo di Bocce will represent the USA and Toronto 777 Bocce Club will represent Canada.
October 28 & 29, 2011 - Michigan - Orion. US Pallino D'Oro and North American Pallino D'Oro. US will be double elimination while NA will be single elimination. Contact Mike Grasser @ 248-505-4744 or boccemg@msn.com.


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WPTDeepStacks Postponed
March 16, 2020 March 16, 2020 | Playground
Over the course of the last week, Playground implemented a series of measures to support the effort to combat the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), which culminated in a complete closure on Friday night at 11:59pm. Today, we announce that the WPTDeepStacks Montreal, on Playground's event schedule from April 16 to April 27, 2020, is postponed indefinitely. The decision was taken in conjunction with our partners the World Poker Tour and partypoker LIVE. All of us are still very excited about the WPTDeepStacks Montreal and we wish to assure the community that the new dates will be made public as soon as they are decided. Playground's senior management team is still meeting daily, analysing the latest news and development and discussing the best course of action for the public's safety. We thank you for your patience and understanding.
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Closure Announcement
After closely following the development of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on a daily basis, Playground feels that a suspension of activities is the wisest course of action at this time. The health and safety of Playground's community, staff and players remains our top priority. In order to facilitate public health measures to combat the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), Playground is announcing a temporary closure. Playground will cease all operations, as of 4:00am on Saturday, March 14. No new guests will be permitted on the premises after 11:59pm tonight. Playground will close and remain so until further notice. The Rail Coal Fire Bistro will remain open, with slight changes to its operating hours. The Rail will be open from 6:00am to 11:00pm Sunday through Thursday and from 6:00am to 3:00am on Fridays and Saturdays. We thank all our staff and guests for their continued patience, understanding and support. We hope […]
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Updated Health and Safety Measures
March 13, 2020 | Playground
Further to the additional health and safety measures announced yesterday, Playground will be making operational changes in response to the growing public health concern surrounding coronavirus (COVID-19). Effective immediately, Playground will: Cancel our weekend Brunch Buffet as well as our Oyster Night and Sweet Weekends promotions; Suspend massage services; Suspend all poker tournaments; Move cash game activity to the tournament hall and limit total volume to 20 tables; Separate foot traffic into two different corridors, one for poker players and the other for EGD players; Introduce a screening questionnaire regarding recent travel, contact with others and any potential symptoms for anyone who enters the building; Screening for temperature using non-invasive infrared thermometers at all our entrances; Cap the capacity of all spaces to a maximum of 250 people, keeping in line with the suggestion of not having more than 250 people in close proximity, within a single closed area. The […]
Health and Safety Measures
The health and safety of our staff, players and community is Playground's top priority. We anticipate that many people may have questions and concerns about our response to the coronavirus (COVID-19). We are closely monitoring local developments and managing the situation carefully so that everyone will continue to feel confident when they visit us. Canadian public health authorities advise that the overall risk to Canadians remains low, however, Playground will be undertaking several measures to make sure everyone will be able to continue to play safely. This includes: Daily meetings by a senior management team to assess changes in the situation; A dedicated staff member at the entrances administering a mandatory hand sanitizing for everyone entering the premise; Deploying additional hand sanitizer dispensers around the property for player and staff use; Adding signs that encourage patrons to wash hands in all bathrooms; Implementing additional hygiene and safety measures for all […]
The Perfect Turn
March 9, 2020 March 9, 2020 | Playground
As Omaha players know, any hand can have some wild swings from street to street. But at a $2/$2 table yesterday evening, the uncertainty was put to rest on the turn of an exciting hand, and the result was just what the table was hoping for. On Sunday evening, the hand played out on a seven-way Omaha table, where the action started off with a $5 straddle and a call. Two other players made the call before a raise to $25 from Charles B changed the action. Sensing an opportunity, the short stack at the table moved all in for his last $60. Francois C made the cold call and Charles followed suit. Flop: Francois checked the action over to Charles, who made a bet of $130, which was promptly called. Turn: Boom! With a large pot brewing and the perfect card on the turn, it wouldn't be long before […]
Get Set for the March Power Weekend
March 6, 2020 | Playground
The next Power Weekend is just around the corner! This edition brings plenty of player favourites across a range of formats with over $190,000 in prize pool guarantees. This seven-event series runs from March 26 to March 30 and promises to be action packed! Along with huge payouts, those who emerge victorious from these events will take home a stunning Power Weekend champion's ring. There will be two multi-day events, the Playground 500 and the Playground 100, each with massive prize pool guarantees and unlimited re-entry structures. The $500 + $50 Playground 500 offers a $100,000 prize pool guarantee and a choice of four starting flights. Players will enjoy a premium structure throughout three days of play as they battle it out for five-figure payouts. The $100 + $10 Playground 100 will have six starting flights throughout the weekend, so expect a huge turnout for this two-day event. Many players […]
Spring into Action
The snow is finally melting and spring is in the air. These are sure signs that the seasons are changing. Just like Playground's cash game promotions. That's right! There is an exciting new lineup on the way that will award huge prizes every day of the week beginning on March 9. And the six-figure Bad Beat Jackpot is coming back! The Daily High Hands schedule will vary a bit from day to day, but the format will always be the same. At all times, the minimum qualifying hand will be quad sevens, and any unclaimed prizes will roll over to the next time slot. Those rollovers will lead to some huge payouts! Click here to see the daily breakdown. All cash game players will get the chance to qualify for Daily High Hands because Omaha tables are now eligible. Omaha players can win any of the huge prizes offered by […]
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Ducks and Snowmen Combine For A BBJ!
In a fine way to usher in spring, a couple of ducks ran into two snowmen on a $1/$2 Hold'em table to bring about a Bad Beat Jackpot! It started with a call from under the gun by Ernest B, which initiated a series of limps until the action reached the small blind, where Fabian E put in a big raise to $7. Everyone who had put chips into the pot called the raise, which led to a seven-way hand. On the flop, the action was checked to Michel D, who made a bet of $17. This bet drew a call from Richard G and chased most others out of the way. But, when the action came back to Ernest B, he moved all in. Ernest's raise prompted a three-way all in, as Michel and Richard followed suit and put their stacks in the middle. The dealer then revealed the […]
Playground 200 Champion: Jean-Pascal Gauthier
The Playground 200 was the marquee event of the February Power Weekend, featuring a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool. Players were allowed unlimited re-entries during the first six levels of each of the five Day 1 starting flights, and in the end, the event attracted a total of 697 entries, allowing the prize pool to grow to $132,218. The top 88 finishers were in the money, with a min-cash in 88th paying out $350, and the top prize paying $24,500 plus the coveted Power Weekend Champion's ring! Day 2 saw 152 players return to play through ten 40-minute levels and when the day came to an end, Jean-Pascal Gauthier lead 23 qualifiers into Day 3. Each player had now secured a $940 payday although all eyes were on the top prize. On Day 3 the short stacks made moves from the first very hand of play and eliminations started to happen […]
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$100 + $10 Single Rebuy Champion: Ariel Sherker
The $100 + $10 Single Rebuy kicked off tonight at 8:00pm with a $5,000 prize pool guarantee. By the time late registration was closed, the 81 entries, including 21 re-entries, were able to up the guarantee to $9,894 to put the top 11 in the money. The chips flew throughout the night as there were no consistent leaders. The field shrunk relatively quickly until the players reached the money bubble and the stakes got higher. Once Marcel Basset was eliminated in fifth place for $820, the final four paused the action and agreed to an ICM deal that would award an additional $320 to the winner. The ICM Payouts were as follows: Tina Howie – $1,445 Serge Roy – $1,575 Ariel Sherker – $1,695 Vladislav Gulii – $1,719 Serge Roy was the first to be eliminated in fourth place, followed shortly by Vladislav Gulii in third. This left Tina Howie […]
$150 + $20 + $50 PL Omaha Bounty Re-entry Champion: Stefan Siveski
February 28, 2020 March 3, 2020 | Playground
The $150 + $20 + $50 PL Omaha Bounty Re-entry has wrapped up the first day of the February Power Weekend. Tonight's event featured a guaranteed prize pool of $6,000 in addition to the $50 players would receive after eliminating a fellow competitor from the tournament. Event #3 was able to garner a total of 49 entries, including 18 re-entries, to push the traditional prize pool to $7,056 and bring the bounty total to $2,450. There were no consistent chip leads throughout the night, as the leaderboard shifted after every break. The field narrowed to the final table relatively quickly and soon to the top five where play slowed. Goran Brestovac was eliminated in fifth place to go home with $560 and Matt. O followed in fourth for $800. The final three, Stefan Siveski, Nick Nickoletopoulos, and Wilfredo Mendoza Escobar, moved the chips back and forth for two levels before […]
Re-entry Champion: Christopher Goudreault
The February Power Weekend kicked off today with the $100 + $10 Re-entry, which featured a $5,000 guaranteed prize pool. By the time the late registration period came to a close, there were a total of 56 entries (including 15 re-entries) and a prize pool of $5,432! Charli Azoulay took an early lead this afternoon, but, by the time the second break of the day came around, it was Matteo Carelli who was in the driver's seat. Carelli maintained his lead all the way to the final table, however, he took a big hit when his pocket jacks went down to Christopher Goudreault's set of fours. From that point forward, Goudreault started to win pot after pot, building a monster stack along the way. One by one the players busted out, leaving in Goudreault in full control. Carelli ended up falling in third place, losing his chips to Goudreault. When […]
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