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California School Accountability Report: Conflict over classrooms in SF
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San Francisco's school district wants more charter school accountability. San Francisco's school district unanimously passed a resolution this week calling for more oversight and accountability for charter schools opening and operating in the city. Districts statewide are grappling with how to handle the rapid growth of charter schools, which compete with them for state funding. The resolution directs the district to conduct a "thorough" analysis of the "fiscal, educational and socio-emotional impacts" that charter schools have on the city's students. San Francisco Examiner
More conflict in SF. Malcolm X Academy is "decorated with brightly colored murals of the school's namesake, maps of Africa, and the motto of both the slain black leader and the school: 'by any means necessary.' That motto is being tested as the school and its 105 students—up from 90 last year—share space with 90 pre-kindergartners, kindergartners and first graders attending a new charter school in the same building, KIPP Bayview Elementary." San Francisco Public Press
Charter petition rejected by local leaders. The Moreno Valley School District east of Los Angeles has unanimously denied a petition for a new charter school within the district's boundaries. An attorney who reviewed the petition said its proposed program for high-achieving students seems "ambitious" and its plan for special education students and English language learners is lacking. The Press-Enterprise
"The cards are stacked in favor of the charter school." A lawyer for California's Mountain View Whisman School District has told the district's trustees that they have little grounds to deny a forthcoming petition for a new charter school. Under California's existing charter school law, the cards are indisputably stacked in favor of the charter school, he said. "Charter school law is still in its infancy and many components of it have been challenged in court, but the overarching theme is that the petition process—along with requirements for districts to provide 'reasonably equivalent' facilities under Proposition 39—show a bias in favor of charter schools." Mountain View Voice
Amazon might be getting in the school business. Amazon's Jeff Bezos, the world's richest person, is reportedly planning to launch a national network of Montessori preschools backed by a $2 billion commitment. He "said his schools would be 'full scholarship,' implying, some observers thought, that the network would be fully private, with seats reserved for poor children, as opposed to a more common public-private partnership, with an integrated mix of students from different backgrounds. The New York Times
California School Accountability Report: Board of Education overrules communities once again
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Charter Schools Have Failed More than Traditional Public Schools


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Scientists in Singapore peer into the human brain using artificial intelligence
An inter-disciplinary research team led by scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has successfully employed machine learning to uncover new insights into the cellular architecture of the human brain.
The team demonstrated an approach that automatically estimates parameters of the brain using data collected from functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), enabling neuroscientists to infer the cellular properties of different brain regions without probing the brain using surgical means. This approach could potentially be used to assess treatment of neurological disorders, and to develop new therapies.
"The underlying pathways of many diseases occur at the cellular level, and many pharmaceuticals operate at the microscale level. To know what really happens at the innermost levels of the human brain, it is crucial for us to develop methods that can delve into the depths of the brain non-invasively," said team leader Assistant Professor Thomas Yeo, who is from the Singapore Institute for Neurotechnology (SINAPSE) at NUS, and the A*STAR-NUS Clinical Imaging Research Centre (CIRC).
The new study, conducted in collaboration with researchers from the Netherlands and Spain was first reported online in scientific journal Science Advances on 9 January 2019.
Unravelling the complexity of the human brain
The brain is the most intricate organ of the human body, and it is made up of 100 billion nerve cells that are in turn connected to around 1,000 others. Any damage or disease affecting even the smallest part of the brain could lead to severe impairment.
Currently, most human brain studies are limited to non-invasive approaches, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). This limits the examination of the human brain at the cellular level, which may offer novel insights into the development, and potential treatment, of various neurological diseases.
Different research teams around the world have harnessed biophysical modelling to bridge this gap between non-invasive imaging and cellular understanding of the human brain. The biophysical brain models could be used to simulate brain activity, enabling neuroscientists to gain insights into the brain. However, many of these models rely on overly simplistic assumptions, such as, all brain regions have the same cellular properties, which scientists have known to be false for more than 100 years.
Constructing virtual brain models
Asst Prof Yeo and his team worked with researchers from Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Universitat Barcelona and University Medical Center Utrecht to analyse imaging data from 452 participants of the Human Connectome Project. Departing from previous modelling work, they allowed each brain region to have distinct cellular properties and exploited machine learning algorithms to automatically estimate the model parameters.
"Our approach achieves a much better fit with real data. Furthermore, we discovered that the micro-scale model parameters estimated by the machine learning algorithm reflect how the brain processes information," said Dr Peng Wang, who is the first author of the paper, and had conducted the study when he was a postdoctoral researcher in Asst Prof Yeo's team.
The research team found that brain regions involved in sensory perception, such as vision, hearing and touch, exhibit cellular properties opposite from brain regions involved in internal thought and memories. The spatial pattern of the human brain's cellular architecture closely reflects how the brain hierarchically processes information from the surroundings. This form of hierarchical processing is a key feature of both the human brain and recent advances in artificial intelligence.
"Our study suggests that the processing hierarchy of the brain is supported by micro-scale differentiation among its regions, which may provide further clues for breakthroughs in artificial intelligence," said Asst Prof Yeo, who is also with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the NUS Faculty of Engineering.
Moving forward, the NUS team plans to apply their approach to examine the brain data of individual participants, to better understand how individual variation in the brain's cellular architecture may relate to differences in cognitive abilities. The team hopes that these latest results can be a step towards the development of individualised treatment plans with specific drugs or brain stimulation strategies.
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A tour itinerary for enthusiasts of Scottish Whisky with visits to distilleries that exemplify the different characteristics of the Highland, Speyside and Island whisky regions. Of course it's not just about whisky, you will also find directions to discover Scotland's best castles, seafood cuisine and the dramatic scenery of the west coast of the Scottish Highlands.
Day 1 – Starts with a visit of Edinburgh to enjoy the atmosphere of the Capital. We propose an introduction to Whisky by visiting the Scotch Whisky Experience. We also guide you to a great whisky shop and an exclusive bar where you'll find a vast range of Malts to choose from.
The guide also includes some options for day trips around the surrounding area by car, bus or train.
Day 2 – The tour heads north from Edinburgh and into Perthshire, where you can start your distillery visits. The guide also includes directions to a charming 17th century village and the country Palace of the Stuart Kings.
This day ends in Pitlochry and we have provided some options for short trips from here to a nearby castle and a very scenic lochside drive.
Day 3 – You follow the path of an old military road towards the castle country of Royal Deeside. The whisky experience today is a visit to the very picturesque distillery that Queen Victoria liked so much she gave it a "Royal Appointment". This day also features an optional route for a drive along the path of the River Dee to visit some picturesque and well preserved Castles.
Day 5 – A short drive along the Moray Coast takes you from Elgin to Inverness, but you will find lots of places of interest to break the journey (e.g Culloden). If you still have time, you can squeeze in a visit to the distillery that makes the Scots' favourite Malt. Alternatively, you might wish to join a dolphin spotting tour.
Day 7 – Starts with a drive along Loch Ness and the Great Glen to get to the Isle of Skye, where you can end your day by trying the distinctly dry & spicy tasting Talisker whisky at its source.
Day 8 – To do the Isle of Skye justice, we propose a second day of sight-seeing on the island. We provide a route to see dramatic scenery, explore remote corners and learn about some of its legends, such as the Fairy Flag. The directions include suggestion for walks and boat trips.
Day 9 – And we return to the mainland with options to go via the Skye bridge or the more romantic sea crossing to Mallaig. Today's travelling takes you to Argyll and the area around Oban, but we have suggested some detours and alternative roads so that you may visit parts of Scotland that most tourists bypass.
Day 10 – Return to Edinburgh or Glasgow where you can spend the last day of your tour taking in some more of the sites, pubs and restaurants that are recommended in our guide.The return route to the cities includes the option of a longer journey through Glen Coe or a more direct westward passage.


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Q: Persistent error "efidisk read error" can't use my computer, Haven't found the solution on askubuntu so new question I have not found any solution to my problem on askubuntu to this date (11th Feb. 2016), which is why I created a new question, please take this in consideration before posting a comment. Thank you in advance.
The last time my computer was working properly, it suddenly displayed a black screen - this happens when I open too many windows-, I then force shut down. It wasn't the first or the second time I did that, but since that happened, every time I turn it on, it only displays a black screen with with white text saying:
error: efidisk read error

Under that it says:
grub rescue>

With an IT friend of mine we've tried all sorts of grub rescue commands, including:
set root
set prefix
insmod normal
normal
boot
reboot
start

The only outputs I get (when I get any) are:
unknown filesystem
there is no such file
error: efidisk read error
unknown command

EDIT from comment:
I have already tried all commands related to efidisk and grub rescue found on askubuntu, which is why I created a new question.
I've tried turning it off and on again countless times, but I get the same result:

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*ASUS start screen (1 second) then black screen with error message

How can fix this on my own? Thank you in advance.

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The Economic Point of View: An Essay in the History of Economic Thought, (Kansas City: Sheed and Ward, Inc., 1976).
Discovery, Capitalism and Distributive Justice, (Basil Blackwell 1989).
The Meaning of Market Process, (Routledge 1992).


Planing and engineering is the most crucial part of the process since the construction cost is determine based on the engineering details which are submitted on the plans for permitting purposes.
The city of Los Angeles has set out an extensive checklist of documents and calculations including a requirement for certification from a P.E. (Professional Engineer). Any plans submitted not meeting the specifications is returned with corrections (red-lining) for re-submission.
Building elevations are required – and unless the building owner can provide an "as-built" this will additional hours of additional site measurement, engineering and drafting. Los Angeles is very unlikely to have copies of the original plans of the Los Angeles soft story buildings given they were constructed prior to 1978.
Every project is different depending on many factors, including size and complexity of the building. Our job is to come up with and effective solution and produce solid plans that are cost effective (from a construction stand point) ensured guaranteed to comply with the seismic building code.
Our engineering team will work together with you and/or your manager to provide you with the cost efficient engineering plans that tailored to fits the unique situation of your building and will provide a full set of plans for your review and approval prior to submitting for permit.


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Revised Regulation C Commentary Home Mortgage Disclosure Act
REGULATORY ALERT
97-RA-13
97-RA-13 / December 1997
All Federally Insured Credit Unions
Revised Regulation C Commentary (Home Mortgage Disclosure Act)
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRS) has revised the commentary to Regulation C. Attached is the final rule and official FRS staff interpretation. The revision took full effect on July 1, 1997. The revision provides guidance to institutions that cease to meet the tests for Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) coverage during the calendar year. The revision applies to each of the coverage criteria for depository institutions as discussed on Page 4 of the Guide to HMDA Reporting--Getting It Right!
The revised index of FRS regulations is also included. To obtain copies of any regulations or official staff commentaries listed in the index, you may contact FRS Publications at (202) 452-3245.
Norman E. D'Amours


One of our large financial client is currently looking for a Sr. Security Analyst who has strong experience working with Security policies to assist with the delivery of the FY18 Security Strategy and worked on DLP products (DLP logs and DLP policies).
The role exists to perform build, day to day operations, maintenance, and management of IT security Firewall infrastructure and associated access controls across the Australian Region.
Will assist with the delivery of the FY18 Security Strategy and drive out remediation activities in the proxy and firewall domains to significantly uplift Client's security posture.
Provides technical SME/consultancy services to projects, other teams in SecOps, the wider Security Services teams and other business units in the bank when needed.
Responsibilities for health and safety has been assigned to all employees.
Contribute to project work and support in a #business as usual# environment.
Continue the development of expertise in a sub-group (i.e. Programming, Software Product Knowledge, Database Management, Network Management or Systems Security) within the Technical Specialist service area.
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Please apply using the link below or call (Neil – 03 8506 6522) for further details.
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Crumbs Bake Shop's Trademark Licensees Permitted to Continue Using Brand Name Despite Rejection of Licenses and "Free and Clear" Sale of Debtors' Assets
Daniel B. Besikof
Articles January 1, 2015 American Bankruptcy Institute Business Reorganization Committee
Bankruptcy Code § 365(n) provides significant protections to licensees under intellectual property licenses that are rejected by debtor-licensors.[1] Section 365(n) permits a licensee to retain its rights in licensed intellectual property post-rejection in exchange for the continued payment of royalties.[2] Where the licensee elects to retain its rights, the debtor-licensor has no continuing obligations under the license.[3]
The definition of "intellectual property" in Bankruptcy Code § 101(35A) does not reference trademarks or trade names. This omission raises the question: Does § 365(n) protect trademark licensees, or can licensees be stripped of their trademark rights by rejection of the license? Courts are split on this issue. Some have ruled that the plain language of § 101(35A) bars trademark licensees from the protections of § 365(n).[4] Others have ruled that trademark licensees can retain their rights post-rejection.[5]
Asset sales have become more prevalent in bankruptcy cases. This development raises an additional question about § 365(n): Do the protections of § 365(n) survive the "free and clear" sale of a debtor's intellectual property assets under § 363(f)?
This article examines a recent decision in the Crumbs Bake Shop Inc., et al. chapter 11 cases, in which Judge Kaplan of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey grappled with both of these issues, determining that § 365(n) did apply to the Crumbs trademark licenses and that the specific protections of § 365(n) trump the more general "free and clear" provisions of § 363(f), absent consent of the licensee.[6]
Click here to read the full article on the ABI Committees' website.
[1] Congress enacted this provision in response to Lubrizol Enters. Inc. v. Richmond Metal Finishers Inc., 756 F.2d 1043 (4th Cir. 1985), in which the Fourth Circuit held that a debtor could reject intellectual property licenses and leave licensees with only a monetary damages claim.
[2] 11 U.S.C. § 365(n) (2006).
[3] Id.
[4] See, e.g., In re Old Carco LLC, 406 B.R. 180, 211 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2009) (Section 363(n) does not apply to trademark licenses because "[t]rademarks are not 'intellectual property' under the Code"); In re HQ Global Holdings Inc., 290 B.R. 507, 513 (Bankr. D. Del. 2003) ("[S]ince the Bankruptcy Code does not include trademarks in its protected class of intellectual property ... the Franchisee's right to use the trademark stops on rejection."); Raima UK Ltd. v. Centura Software Corp. (In re Centura Software Corp.), 281 B.R. 660, 673 (Bankr. N.D. Cal. 2002) ("Section 365(n) is controlling post-rejection and ... does not protect trademarks.").
[5] See, e.g., Sunbeam Prods. Inc. v. Chi. Am. Mfg. LLC, 686 F.3d 372, 377-78 (7th Cir. 2012) (permitting trademark licensee to retain trademark rights notwithstanding plain language of § 101(35A); In re Exide Techs., 607 F.3d 957, 967 (3d Cir. 2010) (suggesting that trademark licensee could have continued to use trademark post-rejection had license been subject to rejection).
[6] In re Crumbs Bake Shop Inc., Case No. 14-24287, 2014 Bankr. LEXIS 4568 (Bankr. D.N.J. Oct. 31, 2014).
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A guiding principle in the software industry, considering the wide range of project scope and constraints, is to "use the processes and tools appropriate to the size, complexity, and impact of your project".
You are a company that has had to reduce staff and now work with a very tight budget.
Your company's recent successes have driven significant growth, but these days project closure is not as tidy as it once was.
There are strong demands about the level of documentation detail you are required to have in place for each project. You are targeting the European ISO-based market, or your client expects you to develop to the higher CMM standards, or you are developing devices to strict government (eg: FDA) requirements.
On your large or multi-phase project you find that you are reinventing the wheel each time someone leaves and key information disappears with them.
We are all familiar with templates – applications that create artifacts typically come with a number of them, with more available for download. Templates are provided with such applications to give a user a starting place for something unfamiliar or something that is repeated often. They provide formatting and style to documents or presentations, canned code modules for development, and capture the procedures and organize the data gathered.
Process Guides and Procedures – form an overview of the "how and why" steps in the software development, quality, and project management processes, providing a reference and assistance for bringing new staff up to speed quickly.
Checklists – succinctly capture the necessary steps to be taken at key points throughout a process, and can be used as safeguards and memory triggers.
Templates – support standardized formatting and content consistency for each artifact, and can explicitly define what information should be contained in each document via inline guidance text.
Once the templates have been created and the supporting guidance documents are complete and consistent, you can benefit from rapid reusability and ease of customization. Customizing for a new project simply consists of inserting project specific needs and editing out sections that do not apply this time around – a much simpler task than adding information to an incomplete collection of previous examples or creating them from scratch each time.
Within a template you can capture aspects of industry best practices and then make the conscious choice to address them or not for your project. In fact, templates are a strong component of achieving and maintaining CMM Level-2 Repeatable, where the goal is to show the adherence of software products and activities to applicable standards, procedures, and requirements. This goal would be met in part by the adoption of a set of checklists and document templates that can be applied as project standards. Adding a simple web page to your Intranet that outlines the project lifecycle and which templates to use at each stage will make it quick and easy to communicate these artifacts throughout your organization.
If all team members use a common format, it is much easier for the entire team to create the necessary artifacts and interpret and apply the recorded information. When working with 3rd parties or outsource organizations, templates are an excellent vehicle to ensure the consistency of the work produced – to the point where internally and externally produced artifacts should not appear significantly different – and this greatly facilitates the review of these deliverables.
New staff are up and running quicker since key practices and procedures are documented and accessible.
Kick-start to the creation of project artifacts.
Assurance of predictability and repeatability throughout development organization via clearly defined processes.
A framework for defining and communicating a repeatable process.
Consistent format and standard for content of deliverables.
Access to best practices and their implementation.
Reduced chance of error through access to documented, consistent procedures and processes.
Ability to ensure the project team follows the defined quality standards and guidelines.
Reduced rework through improved communication and consistent level of details.
A common mistake with templates is to focus on following the structure of the template, rather than allowing the headings and guidance text to function as a framework for quality content. By themselves, process and tools cannot lead a project to success, and a template is just another tool. Appropriate skill and experience in the project team; the ability to collect and analyze information in the context of the project and the team member's role, are necessary for successful projects.
A template can identify and organize the important elements for a given artifact; however, to capture the intent of those elements as part of an effective project solution requires experience and insight.
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Q: What is QR-CODE's one line symbols capacity? There is the qr code with M level size 41x41. I found that it's capacity is 154 alphanumerical data. How it is distributed between the lines? What is the max string size for one row of the code? Didn't find exact info on this.
There are several senteces in the data string to be decoded and they has different lengths. Some of them are large.


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MAFS' Ines loses followers after topless photo
BREAKING: George Michael's boyfriend's chilling ambulance call leaked
'He's gone. He's blue' - by New Idea
Leaked audio of the call George Michael's boyfriend made to emergency services reveals that he had tried for over an hour to wake the pop star before phoning for help.
In the chilling call leaked to The Sun, Fadi Fawaz tells the operator that 53-year-old George was 'blue' and 'cold' and confirms resuscitation probably won't help.
'It's George Michael, I think he's dead,' the hairdresser informs the ambulance service.
'He's not breathing.
'He is in bed. He is cold and he is blue.
'He is very stiff.'
The call handler asks him: 'Do you think he's beyond help?'
Mr Fawaz continues: 'He's dead.'
'He is stiff, yes.
'I have been talking to him for the last hour.'
When the call handler asks if the death was expected, Mr Fawaz says: 'No, no, no, no, no, no. I've been waiting for him to wake him up for like, you know, for hours and he wouldn't wake up. I went to wake him up and he was gone, you know, he's not there.
'He is blue and cold.
'There is someone coming right?'
As the call handler tries to confirm the identity, he tells her: 'It's George Michael, you know, the singer.'
Mr Fawaz was told by police that he is no longer part of their investigation into the singer's death at the beginning of this month.
James Corden Reflects On George Michael and How He Inspired Carpool Karaoke


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College of Idaho drops MSU-Northern to end season above .500
HAVRE — College of Idaho hung up 42 points in the first half en route to a 59-28 win over Montana State-Northern in the final Frontier Conference football game of the season for both sides. After starting the season 0-5, College of Idaho won its final six games to finish above .500 at 6-5.
Nick Calzaretta started the scoring for the Yotes with an 18-yard touchdown run midway through the first quarter. The Yotes added to their lead when quarterback Darius-James Peterson scampered in from 21 yards out. Tristen Alesi made the lead 21-0 with a 30-yard pick-6 before the end of the first quarter.
The blowout continued in the second, as Peterson scored again on the ground to extend the lead to 28-0. Peterson then threw a 39-yard touchdown pass to Hunter Juarez to push the lead to 35-0. After a 1-yard touchdown run by Dominic Garzoli made it 42-0, Northern was finally able to get on the board. As time expired in the first half, Tommy Wilson hit Bryce Bumgardner for an 18-yard touchdown.
Northern would score twice in the third quarter on a 63-yard touchdown reception by Keagan Stroop and a 4-yard run by Jett Robertson.
Peterson finished 12-of-16 passing for 176 yards and a touchdown and added 159 yards and two scores on the ground on just seven carries. Tommy Wilson threw for 224 yards and three touchdowns for the Lights.
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URUGUAY: Criminal Human Traffickin Ring Dismantled
By Eduardo Szklarz for Infosurhoy.com on September 9, 2013—
"Uruguayan authorities dismantled a criminal ring that smuggled Chinese migrants from Uruguay to Argentina, uncovering what could be a new international human-trafficking route.
Thirty-six suspects were arrested and 18 were indicted as a result of the two-year-long Mandarín Operation, which was led by Uruguay's Special Crimes Investigations Department (DIDE) with the cooperation of the General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime (DGLCCO), Interpol Uruguay and several regional police forces.
Officers conducted simultaneous raids in the cities of Salto and Paysandú (on the border with Argentina) and Rivera (on the border with Brazil), which were used by the group to smuggle the migrants across the region.
An estimated 100 Chinese nationals have been victims of the ring, authorities said. Apparently, they worked for very low salaries in Chinese supermarkets and in the textile industry in Buenos Aires or other Argentine cities. Their final destination is unknown.
"The criminal organization was made up of Chinese, Uruguayan and Argentine members," a high-ranking DIDE official told Infosurhoy.com on Sept. 6. "All of them lived in Uruguay and were in charge of every part of the trafficking, including receiving, moving, feeding and guarding the victims."
The alleged head of the group is a 38-year-old Chinese man who lives in Uruguay but uses passports from Argentina, Uruguay and Bolivia, the official said.
The ring's leader didn't have a "declared and lawful activity as a source of income," Uruguay's organized crime judge, Adriana de los Santos, told local media.
A Uruguayan Immigration official and three hotel owners from Uruguay's Termas de Daymán region also were arrested.
"The ring's leader passed himself off as an investor, but our investigation found it was a façade," the DIDE officer said, adding the leader's identity was not released because he had no criminal record.
He has been identified only with the initials H.D.
The ring's defendants will face between six months and three years behind bars if they are found guilty of promoting, managing or facilitating people's illegal entry into or exit from Uruguay to obtain a benefit for themselves or for a third party.
"It's good news that people were arrested [in this operation]," said Fabiana Tuñez, the general coordinator of Buenos Aires-based Asociación Civil La Casa del Encuentro, an NGO which fights human trafficking. "These networks operate in conjunction with money laundering and drug trafficking, so it's necessary to investigate who are the accomplices of these illicit activities."
The criminal ring was dismantled on Sept. 3, when six Chinese migrants were en route from Uruguay to Argentina in a gray Toyota vehicle driven by M.Q. (Argentine, 52), according to Uruguayan Justice officials.
M.Q. confessed he was hired by H.D. to pick up the six Chinese victims at the El Puente hotel in the Termas de Daymán region, 10 minutes from the city of Salto, which lies on the eastern bank of the Uruguay River. The Argentine city of Concordia is on the other side of the river.
Salto and Concordia are connected by the Salto Grande Bridge.
M.Q. would take the victims to the Argentine side and get into Concordia without going through Immigration checkpoints, according to Uruguayan prosecutor Mónica Ferrero.
M.Q. told officials he had been performing this task for the past 18 months. He made "seven or eight" trips and received from US$500 to US$1,500 per vehicle of migrants
Once in Concordia, M.Q. usually made contact with migrants' relatives living in Argentina. Some used to go to Concordia to receive the migrants; others just told M.Q. to buy bus tickets for the migrants to cities like Buenos Aires and Rosario.
The illegal crossings also were made by car or barge from the Uruguayan city Paysandú to Argentina's Colón. Another route was from the Brazilian city of Santana do Livramento to Rivera, in Uruguay, and from there to Paysandú, according to Uruguayan authorities.
Chinese community in Argentina
The Chinese community in Argentina has grown exponentially in recent years.
From 2004 to 2011, a total of 16,305 Chinese received permanent residence visas, according to Argentina's National Migration Office (DNM). The Chinese are the fourth-largest legal group of immigrants, behind Paraguayans, Bolivians and Peruvians.
Another 12,613 Chinese were issued temporary residence visas in the same period, according to DNM.
But the total Chinese community in Argentina is much larger. It has doubled in the past seven years, from around 60,000 in 2006 to about 120,000 in 2013, according to unofficial estimates.
In Buenos Aires, 70% of the Chinese population run the 7,000 small grocery stores, known as "mercaditos chinos," nationwide, according to the Chamber of Supermarkets and Grocery Stores Owned by Chinese Residents (CASRECH).
On average, one Chinese supermarket opened every two days in Argentina in 2010, according to report by CASRECH. There is a Chinese-owned grocery store every 2.5 blocks in Buenos Aires, according to CCR consultants."
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Essential terms in need of definition
Tetrawatch demands clarity
'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, 'it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less.'
'The question is,' said Alice, 'whether you can make words mean so many different things.'
'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master — that's all.'
Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking Glass
Whilst it might seem with the volume of documents produced by the National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB), the World Health Organisation (WHO), and the international committees advising on safety, not to mention the dependence on them by UK law, by our Health Protection Agency, Department of Health, Health and Safety Executive and all planning authorities, that we all know what we are talking about ... some clarity is missing.
As the Mad March Hare also observed (!) in Alice in Wonderland, to mean what you say is not the same thing as to say what you mean. We are sure that the sincerity is there, whilst the definition is not.
These are already explicitly present in the Stewart Report 2000 as occurring below recommended guidelines, and non-heating effects are explicitly excluded from the ICNIRP exposure guidelines. Prof. Lawrie Challis, head of the Mobile Telephones Health Research (MTHR) programme, describes light falling on the eyes to give vision, as a biological effect, and explains that biological effects are not necessarily harmful.
What about sleep deprivation and its effects on drivers, doctors, mothers? What about melatonin suppression and its effect on the immune system and protection from cancer? What about repeated acute nosebleeds and the effects on children's schooling? Or what about the resultant stress from fearing the long-term effects on your children? Many biological effects are known in the laboratory as a result of exposure of living tissue to electromagnetic radiation at particular low levels, frequencies and modulations (see our Health Links). Some are certainly a great cause of concern, many symptoms are widely reported from residential mast sites, and five international studies make explicit correlation between masts and health effects.
Are you clear that biological effects are irrelevant in defining the risk from masts, the precaution, daily chronic exposure, and sensitive siting?
The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, 1992 states:
'In order to protect the environment the Precautionary Approach shall be widely applied by states according to their capabilities. Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent environmental degradation.'
However, the precautionary approach is not to be confused with the precautionary principle, which itself has several definitions (use your browser back button to return here). NRPB has redefined the terms, so perhaps we now know what's what?
'Precaution is "care beforehand: a preventive measure, something done beforehand to ward off evil". Taking precautions is commonplace in personal life and is usually determined by intuition, experience, behaviour or role models, personal values etc. The decision on what to do will be based on balancing the effectiveness of the practical precautionary measures against the sacrifices involved in adopting them. The decision should seek to ensure that the effort is proportional to the threat and that the end effect sought is proportional to the means to secure it.'
(In Terms of Risk, NRPB 15, 4; 2004)
And so they go on to reserve the precautionary principle as a political term, and the precautionary approach as a scientific one:
'The precautionary approach is a scientific term used to describe the cautious process that scientists use when converting experimental data into advice on acceptable levels of public or occupational risk to any agent ...'
'Where data cannot provide a reliable estimate, it is customary to use the most pessimisitic estimate of the risk when setting standards. Risks are inferred from direct experimental data, logical biological mechanisms and similarities to analogous situations.'
The contradiction inherent in the UK interpretation of the precautionary principle: On the Precautionary Approach and the Stewart & NRPB Reports.
Read this statement from the International Commission for Electromagnetic Safety (ICEMS): 'The Precautionary Principle and Regulation of Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields'.
To summarise: trademark 'precautionary approach'® if you will for the NRPB and WHO; it might not mean what you think. It means, play safe if it is worth it. And 'play safe' means assume you know what could happen and that nothing unexpected can happen.
Example: Should you run across a quiet road without looking? Does this still apply if there are electric cars around?
So, in the case of TETRA, despite the lack of research, despite the widespread reports of adverse effects, despite the concern in the science, either the contract is worth the risk, or the causes are 'outside the box' and should be ignored — or both.
Redefining the precautionary principle for the cellphone industry
Even the EU Commission document (29 pages): Communication from the Commission on the precautionary principle, states:
'Community rules and those of many third countries enshrine the principle of prior approval (positive list) before the placing on the market of certain products, such as drugs, pesticides or food additives. This is one way of applying the precautionary principle, by shifting responsibility for producing scientific evidence. This applies in particular to substances deemed "a priori" hazardous or which are potentially hazardous at a certain level of absorption.
'In this case the legislator, by way of precaution, has clearly reversed the burden of proof by requiring that the substances be deemed hazardous until proven otherwise. Hence it is up to the business community to carry out the scientific work needed to evaluate the risk. As long as the human health risk cannot be evaluated with sufficient certainty, the legislator is not legally entitled to authorise use of the substance, unless exceptionally for test purposes.'
Are you clear what precaution is being taken on all our behalf?
This used to mean that if you work directly with a hazard, you understand this, and are prepared in order to do the job, to expose yourself to more than allowed for the general public. The understanding assumes that your employer is aware of the risk and further protects you.
However, can you now compare a fully protected mast engineer, with limited exposure, to a secretary with a mast on the roof, a wireless network and two DECT phones on the desk?
Are you clear what occupational exposure means any more?
Beam of greatest (or maximum) intensity
Referred to in the Stewart Report (IEGMP, 2000) and elsewhere: what does this mean? It is important because it relates to sensitive sites such as schools. The suggestion is that it means between 50m and 200m from a mast. Why?
It implies that at some given distance until some further distance, with some given and varying width, at some particular vertical and horizontal angle from a mast, at some particular height in relation to a person in some particular position perhaps in a particular building made from given materials, the exposure from some particular mast will be at its greatest in respect to that particular mast running at perhaps maximum power — ?
What is the 'greatest'? Within 5% or 10% of the maximum level as measured around the antennae? What is the difference between TETRA, 3G and GSM? Or between a T-Mobile omnidirectional antenna and an Orange 120 degree sectoral antenna? How much of this is specified in any way? None.
Is a mast beam sidelobe at ground level at 10m additional to the beam of greatest intensity? And how does this compare with the beam from an adjacent mast at a different power and frequency? Or the reflection from a metal building opposite? Does it make a difference if the antenna is pointing up or down, or its footprint coincides with that of another mast? Is there a difference in the safety of the beam of maximum intensity from different masts and different types?
How does the greatest intensity of one antenna relate to another, or even to the irrelevant ICNIRP? What kind of greatest intensity might present what kind of risk? Might not a greatest intensity outside a child's bedroom window be very much worse than a lesser one for 6 hours a day in term days at school?
Are you clear what the beam of maximum intensity means?
Sensitive sites
Schools and hospitals are sensitive sites, so presumably are nurseries and nursing homes. But not workplaces? Are children safer if they go to school with no mast within 200m, for 6 hours, yet return home to a TETRA running 24/7 outside their bedroom window; for 18 hours? Why are people's homes and bedrooms not sensitive sites?
And why, if hospitals are sensitive sites, are there masts on many hospital roofs? It is entirely false to say that there is no radiation striking down from a mast. It may be an unwanted by-product, but it is there.
Here is a typical quote from an Orange spokesperson:
A spokesman for Orange said: 'The latest independent review of phone masts concluded that there were no scientific grounds for setting precautionary distances between masts and schools or nurseries.' (Staffs Sentinel, 18 March 2005)
The latest NRPB review they draw this from, however, endorses (para 86) the Code of Best Practice that speaks of these distances from sensitive sites such as schools! Maybe there is no scientific basis because the work on biological effects in situ simply has not been done, so we certificate safety on the basis of ICNIRP, which has nothing to do with the observed effects!
Are you clear what is a sensitive site, and what notice is taken of this, and why?
Exceptional circumstances (for consideration of health effects)
This arose as a result of the Harrogate mast appeal. Perceptions of risk to health are a material planning consideration. The ODPM guidelines (PPG8) however, say that planning is not the place to decide this. So perceived health risk is decided by ... well; whom? The NRPB in Mobile Phones and Health 2004 (published 2005), para 83 says that the Government takes the view that this assessment: 'is best taken nationally'. But again, by whom? By Government? Every Government department takes its advice and lead from the NRPB, so we come full circle and nobody gets the job!
Or is it simply good enough that each individual mast has an ICNIRP certificate? The judges in the Harrogate case said that health considerations should not be taken into account except in exceptional circumstances. What on earth could be exceptional, if certification, which is guaranteed, is sufficient?
Are you clear what might possibly constitute exceptional circumstances, having read all the above? Would any judge or planning inspector?
Perhaps the most elusive term. Safe from what? Being cooked? Or safe, for the 5 per cent of the population who are sensitive to the radiation? Safety, we see above, is a judgement of cost and benefit. Compared with the cost and consequence (to the profiteering mobile operators) of ensuring no-one suffers from all-pervasive masts, the risk that some may become ill or die, that some may lose jobs, endanger others, families break apart, become trapped in mast-shadowed homes, and stressed — is worth it. TETRA everywhere at full power 24/7 and at its particular frequency mix? Those 3G videos? Are they worth someone's life? We must develop alternatives.
Are you clear what the industry spokespeople mean when they say TETRA and mobile masts are safe? —Or don't they?
Unsightly but harmless? Is that all there is to be concerned about? 50,000 mobile masts in the UK may be more than we can take. And TETRA has special concerns of its own.


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Q: Start a Windows service on application level in web application I have a windows service. I want to start the service when my web application starts and will close that service when my application closes.
I searched but I am not getting it. It should be on application level as It is going to be started only once.
The windows service is going to update data in database continuously without any interruption.

A: Ok, Sorry.. I got what I wanted to do.
I didnt know it earlier or say I knew it but I really forgot.
Any thing to start only once in a application life time should be initialized in Application_Start() and then its object can be stored in a application variable to use in any of the pages without worrying about any session. this code block is for a wcf service for example
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007, take the bloody streaming deal or risk losing it all
No Time To Die may have no time at all if it doesn't take a chance and go the streaming route before everyone has given up on it.
James Bond's 25th canonical outing No Time To Die is haemorrhaging money with each passing day — Eon Productions and MGM should finalise a streaming deal, and quickly.
With No Time To Die's original April 2020 release date a distant memory, continual delays have reportedly cost distributor MGM up to $50 million USD, a figure surely expected to rise considering there's no guarantee of the revised April 2021 theatrical release going ahead.
Just rip the bandage off, and stream the bloody thing, 007, or expect to see that $250 million USD production cost skyrocket.
Deadline reports MGM held talks with the likes of Netflix, Apple and Amazon, dangling a price tag of $600 million USD over the British spy's latest outing. However, no one was apparently willing to offer anything more than half that amount, which would surely wound the egos of those at the fictionalised MI6 agency if they were to find out.
Not selling its major film for a price barely covering the costs makes sense for MGM, but why would it not opt for the self-hosted premium on-demand path taken by Disney with Mulan?
I'd bet one billion dollars as to why they haven't done so already.
2012's Skyfall raked in a mammoth $1.1 billion USD in cinemas, while the admittedly weaker follow-up in Spectre still managed $880 million USD in 2015. The one-billion mark has become something of an arbitrary measure of box office success reserved for apex blockbuster films.
Earlier this year, Christopher Nolan's Tenet was unfairly labelled widely as the "saviour of cinema" after a significant time of cinema closures, and the numbers show people aren't ready to return to cineplexes en masse — Tenet failed to crack $350 million USD against a $200 million USD budget.
Why does MGM insist next year will be any different? The pandemic isn't going away anytime soon, plus widespread cinema closures across the US and UK indicate the demand, nor the safety, is not currently viable for the industry. Plus, there's no promise all of these theatres will return once some sort of normality resumes.
With director Cary Joji Fukunaga — whose credentials include the brilliant first season of True Detective — at the helm of No Time To Die, surely MGM must have some level of confidence in the film. They're no doubt banking on Daniel Craig's final appearance in the series as being a drawcard.
However, the aim of this confidence is misplaced; instead of a volatile cinema market, why not put their money where their mouth is and go the streaming route? I'd happily pay $30 AUD for a household viewing, as would many others as shown by Disney's Mulan experiment.
Any suggestion that putting James Bond up for streaming would cheapen the film is simply cultural elitism. Streaming is infinitely more accessible, especially during a time when real people's lives are at stake, not just the fictionalised lives of Bond's foes.
In 1995's Goldeneye, Judi Dench's 'M' scolds James Bond — Pierce Brosnan's and Dench's first appearances in their respective roles — for being a "dinosaur" and a "relic of the Cold War", serving as a meta-reference to the series' backwards portrayals of many topics at the time. Now, the quote is more relevant than ever as MGM remains stuck in their old ways, refusing to move with the times.
Adapt or die, 007.
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Mateusz Wagemann (ur. 28 czerwca 1981) – polski prawnik i działacz społeczny, od 2022 drugi wicewojewoda zachodniopomorski.

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Absolwent XIII Liceum Ogólnokształcącego w Szczecinie. Ukończył studia z politologii (2005) i prawa (2008) na Uniwersytecie Szczecińskim, kształcił się podyplomowo w zakresie pomocy publicznej w Szkole Głównej Handlowej (2015). Pracował jako współwłaściciel biura pośrednictwa w branży finansów i nieruchomości, główny specjalista w Wydziale Zarządzania Strategicznego Urzędu Marszałkowskiego w Szczecinie oraz prawnik w różnych instytucjach. W 2012 uzyskał uprawnienia radcy prawnego, następnie rozpoczął prowadzenie własnej kancelarii prawnej. Zajął się również działalnością społeczną, został współpracownikiem stowarzyszeń zajmujących się pomocą ofiarom przestępstw oraz  organizacji Fidei Defensor działającej na rzecz eliminacji prześladowań ze względu na wiarę.

W 2006 kandydował do sejmiku zachodniopomorskiego z listy Platformy Obywatelskiej. Od 2011 członek rady szczecińskiego osiedla Bukowe-Klęskowo trzech kadencji. Działał w Stowarzyszeniu KoLiber. Później związał się z Solidarną Polską, został bliskim współpracownikiem Dariusza Mateckiego. Z rekomendacji tej partii 13 stycznia 2022 powołany na stanowisko drugiego wicewojewody zachodniopomorskiego.

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Absolwenci Wydziału Prawa i Administracji Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Działacze Stowarzyszenia KoLiber
Politycy Solidarnej Polski
Polscy działacze społeczni
Polscy radcy prawni
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Q: libGDX scrolling background becomes choppy after a while I'm new to libgdx so  please bear with me. I'm trying to create a 2D running game and have been trying to implement a scrolling background. So far I have been able to get the background to scroll but after a while it slows down and becomes choppy. Here is how I implemented it:
in my create method
bg = new Texture(Gdx.files.internal("bg1.png"));
bg.setWrap(Texture.TextureWrap.Repeat, Texture.TextureWrap.Repeat);

and in my render method i have
try {
    sourceX += 15;
} catch (Exception e){
    sourceX=0;
}
game.batch.draw(bg, 0, 0, sourceX, 0, Gdx.graphics.getWidth(),Gdx.graphics.getHeight());

This seems to work but after a while it becomes choppy. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

A: Could be floating point precision going down as your numbers reach higher orders of magnitude. Maintain your precision by keeping it at a low range:
sourceX = (sourceX + 15f) % bg.getWidth();

However, you also need to involve the delta time and a speed if you want constant speed that's the same on all devices:
sourceX = (sourceX + Gdx.graphics.getDeltaTime() * 900f) % bg.getWidth();

Make sure sourceX is a float, not an int.


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Q: How can I create column with row value and column names based on condition > 0 I have the following data frame:

F1
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0
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And I need a new column with this result:

F1
F2
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0
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Basically the new column needs to contain the value + the name of that column if the value is higher than 0.
I've tried all sorts of iterrows and iteritems but couldn't execute the code properly.
Thanks for the help.

A: Try with stack , then groupby agg back
s = df.stack().reset_index(level=1)
s = s[s[0]!=0]
df['new'] = (s[0].astype(str)+s['level_1']).groupby(level=0).agg(' '.join)
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1   1   0   1  1F1 1F3
2   0   1   0      1F2
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We've had similar issues with Apple ID, where you can only register a person over 13 or 14. I don't want to lie about the DOB (Date of Birth), but you are forced to, to create kids' accounts. But once you create that ID with a false DOB, and they've had their iPod for 2-3 years, Apple thinks they are able to see content I don't want them to see.
I have just started my own blog post about something else related that happened to my family on our XBox with FIFA coins and Microsoft Points. I'll let you know when I have finished it.
This whole issue with digital identity can be solved by a central ID service, but every organisation wants their own identity, which is counterintuitive for customers and the wider industry. (I recommend reading The Intention Economy by Doc Searls on this subject).
I agree that each of these companies seek to own everything, yet it is the interaction between their systems and conflicting rules and policies, and some inept design and development that make it all a huge mess.
Having the same issue with my lad on PlayStation side of things. I get why they aren't happy with battlefield in your case with content being deemed suitable for over 18s, however for Fifa it should allow it. Origins TOS state 13+ for online interactions however, in my case, there's a disclaimer in Ea tos that consent can be provided by account holder and that if PSN terms will take precedence if conflict with Origins. In this case PSN terms say can play online between 7 and 17 provided content is suitable for age, game is 7, my boy is 8, PlayStation blocks him from attempting to even try logging into origin.
System is great idea, but implemented so poorly by not following terms of service.
Yes they seem to have got the precedence of who has approval around the wrong way. They appear to be dodging any problems with responsibility.
Got the same problem with my nephew's Fifa 14 on the 360…. Can't use EAS online to play his Ultimate team that he already has an account for. No facility to log in with existing account and absolutely no sense at all from EA on how to resolve the problem.
I've learned to hate EA for stuff like this…. My nephew didn't get it yet, other than a game isn't letting him play properly. And EA wonder why they're hated? Pretty perfect example in tacking Origin onto something (Xbox Live) that already works and making it unusable or unplayable.
It seems a very short sighted to cut off the next generation of gamers rather than pay for the engineering to sort it out doesn't it?
Surely there must be something illegal about this. My 11 year old son has spent loads of Christmas and Birthday money on Fifa Points to build his ultimate team only to suddenly have it snatched away from him. Surely EA can't take their money and then suddenly disallow them to play without refunding the money. I smell 'FRAUD'. Something has to be done about this. Anyone got any ideas on the legalities of EA's actions.
I agree, in that case they need to do something about this. Taking money and then cutting off a service is clearly not right. I am sure they would hide behind those very long EULA that we all have to click yes on. I am in the US this wound end up as some class action. Without resorting to legal issues though I find it amazing an entertainment company is happy to take it out on the very people that will be keeping them going over the coming years.
I wonder if there is a gaming friendly lawyer out there to help ?
Thank you so much for posting this experience! I spent an hour today trying to figure out what the issue was after getting my son his own Battlefield soldier. After reading this I was able to solve the issue by creating a new account for him and simply putting his birth year much earlier than it was, making him older. I never would have known that's what it was.
I just spent a ton of money on a complete xbox one and controllers and the like only to regret not getting a used 360 for my kids instead. Microsoft's outsourcing really shows. I rate their identity management on xbox one a complete fail. I had high hopes for Kinect. Maybe sanity will return and they will redux (and remove Metro interface while they are at it).
I mistyped my date of birth during the registration to origin. So now my account is became a limited account. I cannot login via ea or origin website's. I have been trying to contact ea or origin but everytime they ask me an email address and passsword. But the thing is beacause now I have a limited account I can't login. Unless I don't login I couldn't send them a massage. This is insane!. I can't play my fifa 15 online due to this.
Now I found this site and saw a live chat support. But I couldn't find this live support in anywhere.
what should I do about this.
I don't like it but I have used a solution to this problem. After many months of saving and planning my 12 year old son finally got his hands on a PS4 this Xmas with Fifa 15 and was really looking forward to using Ultimate Team. He was really disappointed that PS4 wouldn't let him access Origin which you need for FUT, because he won't be 13 for another month. I was fuming and like other posters I do not want to have to set up an adult account on PS4 for him as I do want to exercise parental controls. The solution I have used is to set up an Origin account for him via the EA Sports website and set his year of birth to 1902. Once the account is live, log off and go back to the log on page and select log on via PSN (playstation network) which you will have from setting up the sub-account on playstation. When you do this, Origin asks if you want to link the Origin and PSN account and I selected yes. Then go back to PS4 and log on again using the sub account and when you try to access EA's online services like FUT, you should find it works. I will just have to keep an eye on what the Origin account is used for in future.
Tim, thanks for posting your solution to this. I've spent the best part of this evening trying to link my son's PSN and EA Origin accounts for Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare, and your guidance worked. Why EA's own help page doesn't mention the need to "log off and go back to the log on page and select log on via PSN" is beyond me (http://help.ea.com/ca/article/how-to-create-your-origin-account/).
To clarify, both the PSN and EA Origin accounts had the same email address from the point of creation. However, contrary to EA's help "Your Gamertag/PSN ID and Origin Account should be correctly linked when you first access an EA game online if you use the same email address for both", the accounts were not linked and we continued to get errors on the PS4.
Happy New Year to you (but not EA)!
Spent several hours online with Support Chat in the hope of buying my kids FIFA15 for PC. But having a limited account, you are unable to login and complete the purchase. I cant use my adult account, as there is no method for transferring ownership over the kids to play. Supports solution was to go to a local retailer and buy the physical DVD, then link it to the kids account. This is a ridiculous situation. This is a seriously flawed business model EA.
It is amazing that after a year this is still such an issue. I really would have thought with so many people experiencing this sort of problem EA and the others would have sorted it out. If anything it is getting worse. I guess its the fact games companies are great at games but not ever focussed on these ever evolving things around the business.
I wanted to share with everyone that I also stumbled upon this limitation this evening and I had one very upset son. I read all the posts on this topic and I resolved the issue by creating a new EA Origin account (lying about the age) and using the same email address already registered with Microsoft for his xbox profile. Once I verified the email from Origin it automatically linked the accounts together and he can now play online.
Here it is, 26 January 2015 and I just ran into this nightmare last night. My son has a Xbox One child account (he's 10 y/o). On Christmas 2014, we bought him Madden 15 and when setting up, we ran into the typical EA Origin account creation nonsense. We used our email and made his Origin ID exactly the same as his XBL GT. No issues until now.
He purchased Battlefield 4 with his own money, which we don't mind him playing, and the game would just stay on this loading screen after the opening sequence. Wouldn't go any further. We assumed the install was bad, deleted and re-installed. Same thing… I logged onto my account to check the parental settings. We allow him to play Call of Duty so it seemed weird that BF4 didn't work.
Well, I exit out of the settings and back to the game… It loads… I'm like, WTF. I made no changes to the settings. Figured it was resolved, I logout of mt GT and leave the room. Two minutes later, my son comes around puzzled because it's back at that loading screen. I have no idea what's going on with this game at this point. I spent the entire day on the internet searching for answers. This page was one of the many that led me to this stupid Origin ID crap.
I had to download the Origin PC client and use an entirely different login from the one used during the setup of Madden 15 back on Christmas. When I logged in using the original Origin ID, the were no options to anything within the client and the "help" link just opened a drop-down menu, not a browser page. After I created an all NEW email form scratch, I used it to create an Origin ID with my birth date.
Only then was I able to see a button at the top called "Friends". I clicked on it and it gave me the option to connect to XBL or PSN and import friends. When I clicked XBL, it took me to the login screen for Microsoft. After I enter my SON's credentials, it linked HIS gamertag to this NEW origin ID with MY birth date. Now, he can play BF4 on his XBL account with all of the parental controls intact. Only difference is now, his XBL is linked to MY Origin account.
EA is consistently voted one of the worse companies in the world and stupid stuff like this is why. First, why can't an Origin ID that is created on a console not be managed via a computer? Makes no sense that his matching Origin ID is forever lost because it was created on a console and not the website. Second, why would EA take the parental control from make and hard code into the game to check his XBL age and perma-ban his account from the game? As a dad, I allow him to play FPS games. EA is overreaching by taking that ability from me, the parent.
I suggest that any one buying a game published by EA to FIRST create an Origin ID on the website using a parents birth date. This way, when you buy a game published by them, you can enter your credentials during the setup of the game on whichever console you're on. What a massive headache this was for me to work around.
Hi Joe, I am glad this helped a bit. It's good that you have found an even better workaround to transfer the ID across. I didn't go down that route at the time but it is interesting that is an option. So we can't edit our own kids accounts but we can reassociate them with another origin account.
Hi epredator, just wondering if you have found any other solutions to this ea problem. just wondering!!
I have not spent too much more time on it. The danger was, that hacking around would lead to losing things. As EA seem to be unable to edit their own data I have just left them to figure it out, explained to the kids and their friends how a company that does games for them isn't really able to provide what they want. So I guess they will not favour EA games in the future.
Glad to see I'm not the only one who has found the EA child account implementation an absolute joke. As for the DRM – don't get me started – I presume thats what all the strange URL's EA origins needs my permission to access on my daughters computer account (as a responsible parent her internet access is restricted!) Most of the websites it wants access to seem to be invalid IP addresses. Seriously only one person in a household can play the game, it makes Apples family sharing seem generous, and they wonder why piracy is so rife.
I haven't see it get any better the past 2 years since I wrote this post either. Thats pretty shocking for a company the size of EA. I still find it amazing they don't realise the kids get older, become customers themselves. My kids shy away from EA titles now.
Just a few minutes ago I too was stumped to realise that I can't decide which games my sons are allowed to play. BF4 was stuck on the loading screen without any error message. I was never asked about linking EA/Origin. Could that be because he has PvZ:GW? I don't remember if that required account linking. It's been way too long since that was installed.
Just come off the phone from EA – basically, due to "international law" they will not let you change the birth date on any EA underaged account, unless you send them proof of age, and convince them the original DOB on the account was a typo. There other most helpful advice was (I kid you not) "wait until the account is no longer age restricted" great advice that!
I wanted to thank Joe who had the same problem I did. The Mac client did the same linkage. HUGE help'!
I've had the same problem with xbox one/Fifa 15. Spent many wasted hours on phone/chat with EA. Will just have to create a new account and start again.
I am still amazed they haven't sorted this out. Alt accounts seem to be the only way.
My god. I thought I must have written this while I was sleeping last night. This sounded exactly like what happened to me over the past two days up to not being able to contact any kind of support with my apple devices. Unreal. My son is just two days into an Xbox live ID so I am going to just create him a new one with a 13 year old bday. He is 11 now so I don't see any harm there. I could not agree more about how EA support and access is a complete failure. Could not log in with the id, and my id logged me in. Not showing the child account in my info, no way to change any settings. Awful. And then trying to get info from them was just as bad. And trying to contact service was a waste of hours. Funny thing is that my son was able to play nhl 16 but not Star Wars battlefront (online play). That through me for a loop for a while thinking something was wrong with the game. But I created an account for my wife and after signing her into Origin she was able to access online play. Leaving only the age to be the difference. (I thought it might be that every member of the house needed the special "EA access" pass to play games online).
Again at this moment I don't feel like wasting any more time with trying to contact EA support. I am just going to create a 13 year old Xbox live account and email and go from there. It seems like this is the least time wasting option.
Having the same issue at the moment. I had no idea we had to create an EA account when he loaded StarWars Battlefront. Okay, no problem, created an account for him, got an email verifying underage account and thought all was good. How wrong was I. Nope can't play the game online with his cousins (who are younger then he is). So I figure I will log in via my iPad, no my email and my password don't match WFT!! So i click reset password, wait for a new password and get nothing! Only thing I'v received was the first verification email. So I set up my own stupid Origin/EA account. Now I have to figure out how to get him to use that account. 40minutes and counting waiting for chat to stet (5-10 minutes to go). Worst part is I am HOPELESS at using Xbox – i hate the damn device. Counting to 10 before I scream again in frustration.
Thanks Joe – nearly a year later, I used your work around after almost losing the will to live! My hell started with Trials Fusion and now StarWars Battlefront but thanks to you it's all sorted!
I've been going out of my mind for five days trying to figure this out. In the end I think it was the fact that I never linked my kids Origin accounts to their Xbox Live accounts. You need to use the Origin application for PC and go through the process of adding a friend via Xbox Live to link the accounts. Once I did that both of my sons accounts were able to access the online features of Battlefront. I had been getting a "You are not authorized to use online features" error or something similar to that. All fixed now. I hope this solution works for some of you other parents out there who have been going out of their minds trying to figure out how to get an "EA" Christmas gift to work properly for your kids. Good Luck!
I have been trying to resolve this issue for a while now, I have tried to link my two boys through the Origin application on a PC but it fails. When I go through the process of adding a friend via Xbox Live to link the accounts, my friends list contains two people I don't even know and have never added to my friends list. The friends I do have on my Xbox don't even show up in that list. Frustrated is an understatement.
I HATE EA for this! With 3 boys, an Xbox 360, and now an Xbox One, I've been dealing with it for years. NO EXCUSE for them to not have fixed it already.
Will SOMEBODY please come up with better games than EA (and better policies) so I NEVER have to give EA another penny!!!
Owen, when you say "link my two boys through the Origin application" do you mean that you hit the button to "Import Friends" by connecting to Xbox Live or did you attempt to do so some other way like using the "Search for Friends" tool? On a related note – I made sure that my sons birthdays matched between the Xbox Live, Microsoft and Origin accounts and that they showed that the boys were of proper age to access the online features (>13). You can change the birthday on the Microsoft account if by chance you had made a mistake when you first entered it. Also, if you haven't yet linked the Origin account to the Xbox Live account, you still have the ability to create a new Origin account with your child's correct birthday if you made an error when you entered it previously.
I think I've just hit this problem as well. I can log into Battlefront with my Xbox profile and EA account. I can then play with my son who has a child's profile. I seem to have made the mistake of being honest. Because Battlefront is PEGI 16 it prevents him logging into his EA account … which means we can still play but get hassled with "you should login" popups which we can't get rid off.
I don't really care if he can't login but the user experience is nasty if you don't. There really needs to be a "don't ask me to login again".
I changed the date of birth on the EA account to make him the same age as me but that still doesn't work. So it appears EA is refusing the login based on the Xbox profile date of birth.
The easy solution is to not use a kids account on the Xbox but this seems a ridiculous solution to something Microsoft and EA need to sort out. If the Xbox is allowing a player to access the game with an adult logged in then EA should respect that chain of command.
I want to say thank you to Joe who provided this nice workaround here. This way my son was able to keep his Xbox Gamertag by associating it with a new EA Origin account. He only had to lose the data he had for a couple of other EA games which was acceptable, especially compared to creating a completely new Xbox account and losing all data.
Here is the solution step by step.
1. Create a new EA Origin account for your child at http://www.origin.com where you set the child's age to something adult.
2. Download and install the Origin program for PC or Mac (both work).
3. Login with the newly created account.
4. In the top menu bar click on Friends and then on Add a friend.
5. Click connect next to the Xbox (or Playstation) symbol to add friends. For Xbox you will then be sent to a Microsoft login page where you login with your child's Xbox account. Done.
6. If you want to check you can go back to the Account page, update it by clicking on About me. If you scroll down a little you should see Connected Accounts.
With this solution you don't have to change your child's age on the Xbox account.
Once again, big thanks to Joe for finding this workaround.
I was able to follow the suggested process to fix my sons gamertag being stuck to an EA child account. It seems since this was the first time his gamertag was going to be used with an EA game, it never properly connected to the servers to finish the initialization because of the error within the Star Wars game saying "cannot access online services." I tried using the Origin PC application and add his xbox account to my origin account via the find friends work around, but that kept giving me a server error. My fix was to download the FIFA16 demo onto my xbox one. The I signed into my son's gamertag. Then I launched the game and connected to the ea servers, which prompted a message to accept terms. I them went into the EA account settings from within the game. It clearly stated it was a child account with my email address listed as the parent. Then I launched the origin PC application again and signed into my account. I tried the add friend workaround and logged in to my son's Microsoft account and to my surprise, this time I got the no friends message and no longer received the server error message. I signed out and back in to his account on the xbox one and launched the Star Wars game, viola, it connected and gave him access to the multiplayer. So if you are getting a server error using the add friends work around from the origin PC application, try downloading the FIFA16 demo and logging them in, then try the add friends workaround again and see if it works. My son is happy as can be! Thanks to everyone and good luck to everyone else having problems!
That is good news, I am glad that the post and in particular the comments have helped. I still and really amazed that EA are persisting with this odd policy. This has been such a well trafficked post I am surprised it does not show up on the CEO's email each day 🙂 As I have said before I fully agree with protection for kids, but sensible parental control should override any of that really. Thank you everyone for sharing what works to get us around this rather silly tech policy.
So glad I found this blog and the steps from Fredrik were spot on. There will be one happy 12 year old this evening. Also had a similar issue with The Division but opening a Uplay account and ensuring his account was linked to that did the job too.
A big thank-you to Tim Cotton and Fredrik Carlsson (and, of course, epredator); I finally have been able to allow my son to play Battlefield. The original post was nearly 3 years ago and this is still an issue. Absolutely no help going through EA Help.
Damn it, old post but so relevant still. Wish I'd read this before!!!
Not sure what to do at the moment, as son will not want to lose the EA data he has built up (currently in progress on FIFA).
Thanks for all the info though guys, decisions, decisions..
Hi All, Just reading through this post and see I was not the only one….. my daughter has her own (child) origin account. She had bought her own Sims 4 game (pc) and now wanted to buy some add-ons which are currently selling at half price After calling the EA helpdesk they basically told me it is not possible for me to buy on my account and transfer to hers….. All the above solutions are for xbox but what about PC games? Anyone been successful in been able to add a game to the child account bought on another? I could not buy as gift as her account is not 'findable'…. Much appreciated!!
For to mention I tried adding her as friend to my acount, but it is not findable. Seems to only work with xbox accounts? thanks!


Hello to all OSC families!
I hope you all had a fabulous summer. A new skating season is almost here and registration for the upcoming 2013/2014 year will take place on the 11th and 25th of September @ the Keene Arena from 6-8pm. Please join me in welcoming back Sarah Buttle and Melanie O'Hara; returning coaches to the club. I would also like to give a special welcome to new coach Kim Wilson from the Peterborough Skating Club.
I'm looking forward to seeing you then!


CORPUS CHRISTI, TX, Feb. 7, 2017 /CNW/ - Uranium Energy Corp (NYSE MKT: UEC, the "Company") is pleased to provide the following letter to its shareholders from President and CEO, Amir Adnani.
On behalf of management and the board of directors, I am pleased to report our 2017 outlook for the Company.
Before all else, I want you to know how much I appreciate your support as a shareholder and your confidence in management. Thank you!
I believe the best place to start is a video link, provided below, to a short presentation I recently delivered, addressing the latest positive developments in the uranium market as well as UEC's strategy, current activities and milestones.
On the supply side of the uranium market, in late 2016 the uranium price dropped to a 12-year low and made many industry analysts question when we would see more production cuts by major producers. It didn't take long, and in early January 2017 the world's largest uranium miner, Kazatomprom, Kazakhstan's national uranium company that produces 40% of the world's annual supply, announced a 10% reduction in uranium production. This single action will reduce global output by approximately 4%, and comes on the heels of previous production cutbacks announced by other uranium producers in 2016.
On the demand side, the global growth in nuclear power capacity is clear with 60 reactors under construction worldwide. Over 20 mega-cities in Asia are facing serious air pollution crises which cannot be resolved without emission-free baseload electricity generation that only nuclear power provides. Additionally, US utilities are expected to significantly increase their spot market and long term contracting in 2017 to fill their near-term and long-term uranium requirements. The last major contracting cycle occurred in the 2005-2010 period, with many of those contracted commitments rolling off today. That period saw the uranium price react strongly and reach all-time highs.
The new US Administration takes energy independence seriously. Far and away, the most foreign-dependent US energy sector is imported uranium for nuclear power. US nuclear power accounts for 64% of the country's clean air electricity. The US imports 95% of its uranium, much of it from countries with elevated geopolitical risk. Domestically mined US uranium is taking on an entirely new and urgent strategic significance to American interests and energy security.
The recent appointment of Rick Perry, former governor of Texas, as US Secretary of Energy, demonstrates the new administration's interests in developing clear pro-active measures to transform US energy policy. UEC's 12-year history coincided with Governor Perry's policies to expand energy industries in Texas. During his tenure as Governor we made significant progress, permitting two ISR uranium mines, achieving uranium production in late 2010, and making a new discovery at our Burke Hollow Project in Bee County, Texas.
UEC is fortunate to have a senior management team possessing a wealth of experience in both US and international uranium mining and government policy. Spencer Abraham, our executive chairman, served as the tenth US Energy Secretary in the George W. Bush Administration, devising and successfully implementing the first national energy policy in the US since the 1980's. Our Executive VP, Scott Melbye and Senior Advisor, Harry Anthony are past and current Presidents of the Uranium Producers of America, respectively. Mr. Melbye is a 30-year veteran of the uranium industry and in recent years has provided expert testimony to the House Oversight Committee on domestic uranium issues.
As market forces unfold, UEC is strategically positioned to help fill the growing demand for uranium with licensed, low-cost operations in stable jurisdictions and a strong balance sheet.
The Company has the infrastructure advantage with our fully licensed, state-of-the-art Hobson Processing Plant and a focus on a low-cost, environmentally friendly method of uranium extraction (ISR or In-Situ Recovery). To learn more about the ISR mining method, please visit this video on our website: http://www.uraniumenergy.com/projects/isr-mining. Utilizing the ISR method, we are positioned to be among the lowest cost producers in the industry.
UEC is unique in being a 100% unhedged producer, as we have purposefully avoided restrictive contracting and price ceilings with utilities during the bottom of the price cycle. This will give our investors maximum leverage and reward as uranium prices move higher.
To fulfill this strategy and due to the weakness in uranium prices over the last few years, we undertook a strategic decision to place uranium extraction on stand-by to preserve our resources, while capitalizing on this period to grow our asset base and advance our key projects through permitting. As the market improves, we are ready to re-start our operations quickly when pricing is favorable.
Lastly, we have a solid balance sheet as required to be a leading player in the coming uranium bull market. Last month, we completed an over-subscribed $26 million financing with strong interest from existing and new shareholders.
UEC is executing a 'hub-and-spoke strategy' in South Texas where the Company controls five wholly-owned, ISR projects surrounding our Hobson processing plant with its two-million-pound-per-year capacity. Of the five projects, Palangana is permitted, built and production-ready. Goliad is fully permitted for extraction within its first production area. Burke Hollow is expanding in scale while progressing towards final permitting for initial production.
Of note, Burke Hollow is a new discovery made by our exploration team in 2012 and, since that time, we have drilled over 500 holes to define the current resource*. We have near-term plans to initiate a new drilling program at Burke Hollow of up to 100 delineation and resource* expansion holes. This drilling program will use our proprietary PFN drilling probes -- an innovative low-cost technology for drilling in the South Texas uranium belt. A study by the US Geological Survey ranks the South Texas Uranium Belt amongst the least explored and most prospective regions in the world for additional uranium discoveries.
The Company controls an additional 6 projects in the southwestern US with assets such as the large Anderson Project in central Arizona and our Slick Rock Project in southwestern Colorado. In Paraguay, we maintain a district-scale potential with one of the largest in-situ recoverable property positions in the world with over 750,000 acres in exploitation and exploration licenses at our Yuty and Oviedo Projects. Total historic exploration expenditures are over $50 million and include ~100,000 meters of drilling.
Additionally, UEC announced in March 2016, that the Company had entered into an agreement to acquire new non-uranium properties in Paraguay from CIC Resources. We are currently assessing several possible options to maximize shareholder value from this accretive acquisition, which is expected to be finalized in the coming months.
These and other pipeline projects demonstrate that UEC is prepared, well positioned and highly leveraged to a higher price of uranium.
Senior management is active and plays a leading role in shaping uranium policy in the US and other key international markets. Various members of our team act as advisors, speakers and board members for domestic and global uranium industry organizations, including the International Atomic Energy Agency, World Nuclear Fuel Market, Nuclear Energy Institute, and the Uranium Producers of America.
Thank you again for your confidence in management's strategy. We encourage and appreciate your ongoing support. Call me directly, or our Investor Relations department, with any questions or comments that you might have as the year ensues. Please call 1-866-748-1030 any time or email info@uraniumenergy.com. Visit our website at www.uraniumenergy.com to keep current on all our activities and be sure that you register your email there to receive the latest news.


How do we ensure safe access to water and sanitation for the planet's growing urban population? This question will be discussed at the World Water Week from 21-27 August in Stockholm. The theme this year is 'Responding to Global Changes: Water in an Urbanising World'. IUCN's answer comes from nature itself.
Coping with growing water needs in cities is one of the most pressing challenges of this century. With the planet's burgeoning population expected to hit seven billion in 2011 and with more than half of humanity living in cities, increasing pressure on freshwater is stretching this vital resource to its limits. As cities grow, they are looking further away to secure access to freshwater. This can lead to tensions across borders. According to IUCN, natural infrastructure and sound water management are key elements of sustainable solutions to these problems and form an important part of a green economy.
The IUCN booth is in the main part of the conference exhibition. Journalists can visit and collect publications.


Congratulations to Dr. Trey Martindale!
Dr. Trey Martindale, faculty in IDT at the University of Memphis, was honored this year at the Association for Communication and Educational Technology's International Conference with the 2010 Presidential Award. The Presidential Award is given yearly to an AECT Member who has shown outstanding service to the field of instructional design and AECT. Congrats Dr. Martindale!!!


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What else would a hardcore tennis fan want another than 13 days of complete tennis madness? Are you one of them? Then you better get ready for what is coming your way from January 15th to January 28th, 2018. It is the Australian Open Time! The superstars of tennis space will be there live fighting out for the title with each other. Some super legendary competitors are expected to fight it out on the tennis court. Are you too hoping for super hit rivals to compete against each other? How about Serena Williams vs Sharapova head to head? Wouldn't that be absolutely exciting to watch?
1 Australian Open 2018 Schedule
1.1 Serena Williams vs Sharapova head to head
2 Australian Open Live Streaming 2018
2.1 History between Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova
3 Australian Open 2018 Winner Predictions
Serena Williams is the defending champion of the title. She won the last year's Australian open Women's singles title in a dramatic final in which she defeated her own sister Venus Williams in straight two sets. Whereas, on the other side, Maria Sharapova is emerging as one of the most favored tennis stars by the fans to win the title this year. Only a Serena Williams vs Sharapova head to head match will tell us who has got stars in their favor.
Serena Williams vs Sharapova in Australian Open 2016
Interestingly, the two tennis legends Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams had come against each other in the Women's singles Quarter finals match of Australian Open 2016. Serena Williams had won that match by 6-4 ; 6-1. Hopefully this time Maria Sharapova will pay it back to Serena Williams if there a Serena Williams vs Sharapova head to head match.
History between Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova
To predict the result of Serena Williams vs Sharapova head to head in a better way, let's understand the history between these two players. These two sporting superstars have played against each other for 21 times on major platforms in the past 14 years. And in most of these occasions, the Russian tennis player has not been very effective. Out of 21 matches, she played against Serena William over the past 14 years Maria Sharapova could only win two matches. Which is not a very impressive number and it is definitely not in favor of Sharapova.
If we look at the precise Australian Open history between these two ladies, the numbers are highly favorable to Serena Williams. Serena Williams won all the four matches they played against each other at Australian Open. They both first played against each other in the semifinals match of Australian Open 2005 where Ms.Williams won by 2-6 7-5 8-6. The next time they faced each other after two years in Australian Open 2007 women's singles final when once again Maria Sharapova has lost by 6-1 6-2. There next meeting came after a very long time again at a finals match in Australian Open 2015 where Serena Williams won the title with 6-3 7-6(5). Their latest fight was in the Quarter Finals of Australian Open 2016.
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Based on the Daeyu Culture Foundation (1992), principles to support creative activities in Korean arts and culture, the Youngeun Museum of Contemporary Art opened in November of 2000. With the beautiful background of the Shore of Kyungan River in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, the museum has a number of contemporary artwork collections on exhibit and runs the largest artist-in-residence program in Korea. Through various contemporary art exhibitions, research and education programs, the Youngeun Museum of Contemporary Art has been trying to make a space where the museum itself becomes the field for creation and communication amongst professionals in the art industry. This includes artists, critics, and curators of contemporary art. In addition, the museum aims to offer a multicultural space for the public and tries to expand the public's understanding of art, in an environment where art and life coexist, and interact with each other beyond the frame of plastic arts.
Youngeun Artist-in-Residency Program was established in 2000 to support domestic and foreign artists. This art studio is open to up-and-coming as well as leading and established artists, and selects artists every other year. Artists of diverse genres - from paintings, photography, and sculpture, to installation and video art - may apply for the art studio. The program is divided into two categories: long-term(regular) and short-term. The regular program, usually for domestic artists, allows the selected artists to stay for two years. the short-term program, up to 6 months, is geared towards foreign artists or Korean artists visiting from abroad.