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Comments to WGIG on Draft Working Papers Identifying Issues for Internet Governance
Name of the paper: Draft WGIG Issue Paper on the Administration of Internet Names and IP Addresses (pdf)
1. General Comments
We appreciate the efforts that have been put into the production of this draft document. It appears to be a useful first step towards a comprehensive coverage of these issues in the final WGIG reports. The fact that it was produced under remarkable time pressure is reflected by a number of inconsistencies and factual errors, some of which will be addressed in this comment.
We suggest that it is important to analyse the various aspects of Internet management separately in order to fully address the issues that are distinct to these areas. In addition, we propose that there is also a need for a WGIG paper that deals specifically with the overall coordination of the various, diverse aspects of Internet management. (1)
We strongly agree with the comments from APNIC regarding the need to separate the issues of IP address and DNS management and to cover them in two distinct documents, or at the very least in two distinct sections that fully cover the separate issues. There are fundamental differences between these systems, which result in almost entirely distinct sets of governance issues related to each. To deal with them at the same time is counterproductive and contributes to the confusion regarding the technical coordination and management of the two systems. There are several key areas where there are significant differences which warrant the separation of these two subjects.
a. Organization model.
1) Numbers are administered by not-for-profit, non-competitive organizations (the Regional Internet Registries) which are deployed to serve geographical regions. Fees are charged for services and not for the numbers. The Regional Internet Registries function as stewards, husbanding a finite resource. The ability of an entity to obtain number resources is dependent on it establishing a need for the resource. Distribution of the resource is not driven by the market.
2) Names are administered by both not-for-profit and for-profit, competitive
organizations. Names organizations are distributed on a market basis, where they compete for their share of the market. The ability of an entity to obtain a name is dependent on its ability to pay and on occasion to establish a legal claim to the name.
b. Policy Development.
1) Numbers are administered in accordance with policies developed in bottom up policy fora in which the public sector, the private sector, and civil societies participate. The fora are conducted via both public meetings and e-mail discussion lists. There are no requirements or pre-requisites for any person or entity to participate.
2) Names are administered in accordance with policies that are evolved from general business principles, ethics and practices. There are significant legal considerations involved, such as intellectual property, which play a big part in the administration of names.
Consequently the two systems have divergent needs and issues. While there may be some commonality between names and numbers such as the use of the same terms, the terms often have different meanings. The application of law, such as that dealing with privacy or spam, is different in the two systems and can cause divergent outcomes when applied in an identical manner for both names and numbers.
Thus names and numbers are two characteristically different and distinct
enough systems to warrant being addressed as separate papers by the WGIG.
In the following notes we will highlight the major concerns we have regarding the accuracy of the SWOT analysis in the WGIG paper. We will focus on issues that are relevant to IP addressing.
2. The SWOT Analysis
We find examples throughout the SWOT analysis of statements that have little or no connection with the observations made earlier in the paper regarding the distributed nature of Internet operations. There is a clear example of this in the "Weaknesses" section which notes the need for a "common hierarchical structure". There is no analysis of whether such a hierarchical structure is appropriate or what it might entail and there is no attempt to reconcile this statement with earlier observations about the current, distributed nature of Internet operations.
For the sake of clarity, the following sections will comment on the statements in the SWOT analysis in the order they appear in the WGIG paper.
3. Strengths
This section concludes with the following brief statement:
"The RIR system is also a successful self regulation model."
It is important to note here that the current Regional Internet Registry (RIR) system is a successful model of industry self-regulation that predates the establishment of ICANN by more than seven years and has developed independently from ICANN. The RIRs have been coordinating on a global scale through the Number Resource Organization (NRO). The NRO has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ICANN to establish and define the tasks of the Address Supporting Organization. The existence of this MoU documents the commitment of the RIRs and their communities to ICANN as an embodiment of functioning, bottom-up, industry self-regulation.
The RIR system is open to all interested parties, and includes the active participation of both public and private sector bodies, as well as civil society. The process for developing IP address related policies utilises open, public meetings and mailing lists. The policy development process used in the RIR system is inclusive, transparent and, most importantly in the context of the WGIG paper, accountable.
4. Weaknesses
In this section, there is reference to the "lack of political and corporate accountability in relation to the administration of Internet names and IP addresses, even though there are parts of the system where accountability exists." However, earlier in the document, accountability is both observed and described. This is also another example of the confusion generated by trying to tackle issues relating to Internet names or IP addresses in the same paper. This is all the more evident in the footnote that accompanies the above quotation which admits, "not all do agree that there is a lack of accountability, especially when it comes to the administration of IP addresses."
The statements which call into question the accountability of the technical coordination of IP address space distribution by the RIRs have not presented any evidence, either direct or anecdotal, that substantiate their claims. In fact the system is both accountable and also extremely transparent. The policies that are used to manage the address space are developed in open fora in which any party from the public sector, private sector or civil societies are able to, and do, participate. The execution of that policy is done through open, transparent procedures. The governing boards of the RIRs are elected in open elections and minutes of their meetings are publicly available on the RIRs' websites. The budgets of the RIRs are published and their financial reports are audited.
This section also states that it is difficult "to integrate public policy concerns in the considerations of the various technical organizations." This statement is not based on any of the earlier observations, and is not applicable to the RIR model where governments can actively participate so that public policy concerns are included in the development of IP address policy.
5. Opportunities
The first paragraph of this section notes that "it would seem opportune to develop principles for a broad framework of accountability, that will be subscribed to by all organizations active in the area of Internet Domain Names and IP addressing…" The preceding text in the WGIG paper contains no detailed descriptions of what is deficient in this area or what specifically needs to be addressed.
6. Threats
The first point in this section states that the "uncertainty of the structure of the future administration of Internet names and IP addresses and lack of global participation may result in the division of the Internet into more than one 'net'." While this uncertainty is assumed in the WGIG paper, it is not described anywhere. This "uncertainty" needs to be specified in more detail for any meaningful discussion to take place.
The second point in this section claims that the "problem of spam, overloading the Internet, is one of the serious and apparent threats to the DNS system." This statement is entirely untrue, as spam is not a threat to the DNS system. It rather is an application level problem and has no discernible impact on the functioning of the DNS system.
The third point in this section discusses "the lack of transition from IPv4 to IPv6 and lack of the implementation of IPv6, so that IP addresses in practice become a scarce resource in certain parts of the world." This assumed lack of transition is neither described nor properly analysed. In fact, the RIRs currently see clear signs of increased interest in IPv6 resulting in increased uptake as reflected in the resource statistics available from the RIRs. There is also no mention of how a change of Internet administration and co-ordination could affect this issue.
On the topic of address "scarcity", there have been several comments which allude or directly state that there is a scarcity of IP addresses. This is not the correct term to apply to the available pool of IP addresses, whether they are IPv4 or IPv6. These resources are not scarce. There is, however, a finite amount of them. One of the principles guiding the administration of IP address space is conservation. Conservation ensures that there will be addresses available for those who need them when they need them. Even though there are less IPv4 addresses than IPv6 addresses, recent studies have shown that IPv4 address space should be available for those who need them for at least the next 20 years. Similar stewardship is being practiced for IPv6 address space. Thus one should not speak of the scarcity of IP addresses, but rather should speak of them as finite resources, which through good stewardship will always be available for anyone who needs them, when they need them.
The final point in this section states that the "largest and most significant threat" at the moment is that the global Internet infrastructure will fracture "almost inevitably along national boundaries or regional blocks." The reasons for this are neither described nor analysed. Moreover, there is no analysis of how Internet administration and coordination could contribute to such a fracture or help to prevent it
7. Future WGIG Documents
The Number Resource Organization, on behalf of the Regional Internet Registries, would be pleased to assist the WGIG in any way to improve the draft documents so that they can be used as a solid basis for further discussions of the WSIS. We would strongly recommend that issues of IP address and DNS management be covered in distinct documents or sections, and that the WGIG consider the creation of a new WGIG document that includes an analysis of the overall coordination of diverse aspects such as the Regional Internet Registries, name registries and root server operations.
(1.) We suggest that this proposed WGIG paper include an analysis of the coordination of diverse aspects such as the Regional Internet Registries, name registries and root server operations.
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Catalan independence vote begins in chaos as police seize ballot papers
Posted: Oct 1, 2017 5:07 AM EST | Updated: Oct 1, 2017 12:09 PM EST
NOW: Catalan independence vote begins in chaos as police seize ballot papers
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(CNN) -- Catalonia's disputed independence vote quickly descended into chaos on Sunday as Spanish national police entered polling stations, seizing ballot boxes and voting papers.
In the town of Girona, where the regional President Carles Puigdemont was due to vote, police smashed their way into a polling station by breaking a glass window.
Spain's national government is implacably opposed any breakaway moves by the northeastern region, and the country's top court declared the vote illegal. "Police are confiscating ballot boxes to respect the judicial mandate and the law regarding the illegal referendum," Spain's interior ministry said in a Twitter message.
In Barcelona, lines of Guardia Civil attempted to prevent voters from entering polling stations, photographs showed.
Catalonia's separatist government has remained adamant that the vote on independence will go ahead.
The dispute between the regional government in Barcelona and the Spanish government has become increasingly bitter in recent weeks, with mass protests held in the regional capital, Barcelona, and other cities.
In the runup to the vote, national authorities have seized ballot papers, voter lists and campaign material, as well as sending thousands of extra police, or Guardia Civil, to the region. High-ranking Catalan officials involved in organizing the referendum have also been arrested.
In the past few days, authorities blocked the use of a voting location app and seized vote-counting software.
Puigdemont, who called the referendum in June, had urged voters to go to the polls Sunday despite Madrid's opposition.
The Catalan government tweeted Friday that 2,315 polling stations would be open for the referendum, with more than 5.3 million voters on the electoral roll. They will be asked to respond yes or no to the question: "Do you want Catalonia to be an independent state, in the form of a Republic?"
Polling stations were due to open at 9 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. local time on Sunday, Joan Maria Piqué, the international communications director for the government of Catalonia, told CNN. Results are expected around 10 p.m. local time (4 p.m. ET).
Most of the polling stations are in schools, where parents and teachers have organized activities for families over the weekend -- and even slept overnight -- in an effort to prevent police closing off access.
Spain's central government warned Friday that the regional Catalan police, the Mossos d'Esquadra, would be responsible for removing people from polling stations in a nonviolent way. The Guardia Civil were stationed on ships in the port of Barcelona in case they were needed.
'Separate nation'
Catalonia, a wealthy region in Spain's northeast, has its own regional government -- or Generalitat -- which already has considerable powers over healthcare, education and tax collection.
But Catalan nationalists want more, arguing that they are a separate nation with their own history, culture and language and that they should have increased fiscal independence.
The region pays tax to Madrid, and pro-independence politicians argue that complex mechanisms for redistributing tax revenue are unfair on wealthier areas and result in Catalonian revenues subsidizing other parts of Spain.
Others, including Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, insist that the country cannot be divided.
Catalonia's campaign to break away has been gaining momentum since 2010, when Spain's economy plunged during the financial crisis. Catalonia held a symbolic poll in 2014, in which 80% of voters backed complete secession -- but only 32% of the electorate turned out.
The Catalan government has not yet made clear how it will respond in the even of a "yes" vote.

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This week Metamoris announced their next PPV event line-up, set to take place on May 9th, headlining Josh Barnett vs Roberto Abreu Cyborg. Lots of big names but surprisingly no women! Out of six Metamoris events, including the upcoming one, only one has had a women's match.
The first time Metamoris had a women's jiu-jitsu fight on the card, was back in June, 2013. Michelle Nicolini and Mackenzie Dern fought hard, and the high-intensity match resulted in a draw. Hopes were high that this would open doors for other female athletes. Sadly the doors remain closed, and viewers are getting grumpier. Why no women are invited to compete at Metamoris remains a mystery. It is really not that hard to find top-notch, hard-working grapplers; just look around!
Could this be the next big thing in women's jiu-jitsu and grappling? Possibly.
On June 1, at the 2014 IBJJF Worlds, Michelle Nicolini added yet another world champion title to her impressive list of achievements. She is the only woman who has won world championships in light feather, feather, medium heavy, and open weight classes. Her latest win over Tammi Musumeci was the most talked about match of the 2014 championship, and the devastating arm lock she applied on her opponent was a submission most of us had never seen.
Michelle Nicolini is spending the rest of the month of June teaching Brazilian jiu-jitsu for women on both coasts. She is in Massachusetts, at Worcester MMA, June 9-14. The following weekend you can catch a women's bjj seminar with her in San Francisco, at Ralph Gracie BJJ, and back to the East coast for the Grappling Girls Guild camp June 27-29, in Washington, DC. Don't miss the opportunity to train with the most decorated black belt competitor, and learn the secrets of her annihilating submissions.
We are pleased to introduce you to our next fenomenal woman, Irena Preiss, a 26-year old brown belt from Krakow, Poland. She is a pedagogy student, follows vegetarian lifestyle, and loves art and cats. She is one of the few female referees in MMA and BJJ in Europe. Read more about what she has achieved so far, and what she wants to do next. Everyone meet Irena Preiss!
How long have you been training BJJ and where do you train now?
I started training in 2003 in my hometown Stargard under coach Tomasz Stasiak from Berserker's Team. When I saw BJJ for the first time, I was shocked: two guys sweating and laying on top of each other! But then I saw someone tap to a choke, and I decided to try it. It was much different from what you see today. We did not have much knowledge but we loved training, and Tomasz was a super talented coach. After a while I moved to Szczecin and things started moving fast under Piotr Bagiński's coaching. I won Polish Nationals in 2005, silver at ADCC European trials, and gold at the IBJJF Europeans in 2006 as a blue belt.
Unfortunately, in 2007, at the European Championship I suffered a serious back injury. I could not feel my legs for a few hours. I was forced to quit any kind of sports for two years.
I came back early in 2009 and had the honor of representing Poland at SportAccord Combat Games in Beijing in 2010 where I placed second. I had very successful 2010 and 2011: gold at FILA Europeans, gold at the 2011 Worlds, silver at IBJJF Europeans as a purple belt and qualified for World Pro in Abu Dhabi at Warsaw trials.
Since then I have had ups and downs, I'm recovering from an ACL injury and I focus more on refereeing. Now I live in Krakow, and train at Grappling Krakow under Maciej Szczudrawa.
Did you do another sport before jiu-jitsu and what does your family think of it?
I have always been a very active person. I ran, played basketball and volleyball but nothing as serious as jiu-jitsu. It was just for the pleasure of being active. My other great passion is sailing, probably because of my father who is one of the best sailors in Poland. Now I'm also starting to like CrossFit a lot.
This is actually funny, my parents didn't know that I had started training. My mom was really scared and thought that BJJ was a hard combat sports and that I would get badly injured in training. I had to hide my training gear outside of the house. After a while she accepted my passion. Now my parents are my biggest fans, they even went to the European Championship with me.
What is your favorite tournament so far? Favorite submission?
The best tournament I competed at was SportAccord Combat Games in Bejing, in 2010. They had the whole show on the Olympic Arena and was very well-organized, it was 110% professionalism, truly outstanding! It was a pleasure to be invited to such a big event. I have never seen same level of organization and hosting again, not even IBJJF or Abu Dhabi World Pro. I did not have much experience back then, and I lacked a lot of confidence. Looking back I see the mistakes that cost me the gold medal.
Here in Poland I always compete against the same girls over and over. The good thing is that they are all very, very good. The bad thing is that sometimes at tournaments there is no-one in my category. I prepare for 3 months and then I have only one match with a much large opponent. I try to travel abroad to compete but it is expensive and depends on the sponsors.
My favorite submission is definitely the triangle. Since I started training, I've always tried to catch someone in a triangle. It's for sure my strongest weapon!
Do you have a lot of female training partners? Do you have a female BJJ role model?
When I trained in Szczecin, I had the best Polish female competitors training with me, so I cannot complain about the lack of women on the mat. Sometimes I train with my good friend Marysia Malyjasiak. She is the best in Poland right now, a purple belt and a world champion. She is heavier than me but girls move differently and we always have good sparring sessions.
Like in tennis, women's tennis and men's tennis are two different sports. Same goes with BJJ, women move in a different way, different power. Of course the positions are the same (armbar, triangle, guard pass, etc) but it is still different.
If I have to choose one lady in women's BJJ that I like to watch the most, I would have to say Michelle Nicolini. In my opinion, she has the best guard, nice leg locks, she can effortlessly move up and down in weight classes and still win gold medals. Luiza Monteiro has a nice style as well, beautiful tactical game, and a nice spider guard.
How did you get into refereeing? Is that something you want to do for a long time?
I consider refereeing as a duty. If you are a higher belt, refereeing is something of an obligation to your local BJJ community. I would like to believe that if some girls see me refereeing black belt finals match, they would think, if she can do it, I can also! Hopefully in the future we can see more women in the center of the mat. When guys see a woman referee, they hopefully start taking us more seriously. MMA is even harder, there are really just a few female referees, you can count them on one hand. I like it, even if it is hard. Exploring and learning new things is fun!
What are your plans for the rest of 2013 and next year?
Because of my injuries I cannot plan what will happen next year. I am trying to train and improve my game as much as I can day by day. My fiancée Maciej is helping me a lot. Even when I have a bad day, he keeps me motivated and drags me out of the bed straight to the gym :).
In October I will be in St. Petersburg, Russia, for SportAccord Combat Games but this time not as a competitor but as a referee. I will try to compete at the Polish Nationals in November and may-be sneak in some triangles!
I would like to organize open mats for girls only. The idea is to build a strong women's BJJ community in Poland. Of course girls from other countries are welcome to join in! I will also try to find sponsors for 2014 IBJJF European Championship, and hopefully accomplish my ultimate goal – IBJJF World Championship in California.
Is there anyone special you would like to mention?
It would like to thank my sponsors DUEL Wear, MADDOG, and CrossFit Box Krakow. A big kiss to my fiancee Maciej "Sms" Kozak, my parents, and my sister Ewa. Special thanks to my coach Maciej Szczudrawa, Team Grappling Krakow, Berserker's Team and Random Squad.
Amazonian Women's Jiu-Jitsu is a Florida based organization that Stephanie Dodge started little over a year ago. She organizes free monthly open mats, seminars, and women only camps with well-known world champions.
This is how Stephanie describes an Amazonian woman: A woman who is powerful, beyond limits, confident and beautiful. She is a kindred spirit versed in the art of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. She is a warrior. Stephanie was kind enough to sit down with us, and talk about what's happening in Florida.
I am a registered nurse at JFK hospital in Florida. I am a wife and a mother of 2 girls, ages 3 and 8. I got started in BJJ through my husband Jason. He was looking for a gym to train MMA and we started training together. At first I was a little apprehensive but quickly realized that jiu-jitsu is a great self-defense for women, and I wanted to learn the counters to the techniques my husband was testing in me. Currently I am a 3 stripe blue belt under Manoel Soares and train at Jaco Hybrid Training Center, home of the Blackzilians, in Delray, Florida.
How did Amazonian Women's Jiu-Jitsu get started?
I got the idea to start Amazonian Women's BJJ when I met 2 other girls that trained. Prior to meeting these women, I had been the only woman at my gym and sometimes, or a lot of the time, men didn't really know how to roll with women. So I asked the 2 other girls to come and train with me once a month so we could help each other to get ready for tournaments.
Around that time I also met Michelle Nicolini, and asked her if we could do a women only seminar with her followed by and open mat. She loved the idea and that's how it started. We had the seminar with Michelle, and at the event I met another female black belt, Sofia Amarante. She invited me to train with her at her gym in Lauderhill, FL. I asked if we could do an open mat and invite women all over Florida to come and train for free. Sofia liked the idea and we had our 1st Amazonian Women's Open Mat in March of 2012. It was a great success. Since then we had an open mat almost every month at a different gym. The 13th one was just a few weeks ago.
Do you run Amazonian Women's Jiu-Jitsu alone or do you have any help?
I do all the planning for each event on my own. I do depend on the women who attend to ask their professors if the next event could be at their gym. Once I have a location, I plan time, set up the event page and start promoting. Fenom Kimonos has always helped with the event flyers and we share them all over Facebook, bringing in new women at each event. I honestly couldn't have a successful event every month if the women didn't do their part in spreading the word among their friends and team.
What has been the biggest challenge in organizing the open mats? Have you been able to participate in every event?
I think the biggest challenge is not to get stressed out, and taking the time to remember why I started this. Sometimes I worry about if enough girls will show up, if they like the technique, if they like the training, etc. But when I sit back and watch, I realize that even if there are 10 girls instead of 30, we still have a great time rolling, talking, and eating afterwards. As long as we learn from each other and have an open mind, it's a success.
I have participated in every event except for one, when I hurt my shoulder. I was there on the mat with the girls, but could not physically do the technique and roll. It was difficult to sit and watch, but I got to coach instead, helping girls get ready for various tournaments.
Amazonian Women's Jiu-Jitsu celebrated its 1st anniversary recently. What events did you have in 2012 and which one was the most memorable so far?
The first open mat had a huge turnout. Then we had a training camp with Michelle Nicolini and Sofia Amarante, which was also a success with women participating from all over the east coast. Later in 2012, we had Leticia Ribeiro seminar which was a lot of fun. She is one person I look up to. Meeting her and learning a little bit of her jiu-jitsu was amazing.
One of the most memorable events was the open mat at Roberto "Cyborg" Abreu's FightSports Miami. We had a lot of participants and he said some very important words which I like to go back to from time to time. He said that even though we are from different academies, and fight each other at tournaments, doesn't mean we cannot be friends. Some of my best friends are girls I met on the mat. When we fight, we fight, but as soon as the fight is over, we walk off the mat hugging and thanking each other for a good roll. This is important for all the Amazonian women to remember.
What are the plans for the group for this year?
This year started off with some great open mats and our 1 year anniversary. We are planning to have an open mat at Carlson Gracie Puerto Rico in June, then we will be in the Bahamas in July for a women's self-defense seminar, where I will be teaching some techniques. This is part of the 4-day BOMAC martial arts competition. I am hoping to have either a camp or a seminar with Michelle Nicolini and Sofia Amarante once again, and a camp with Leticia Ribeiro as well. These women are my biggest inspirations in jiu-jitsu.
Do you travel to any other women's camps or open mats? If not, is there an event you would like to attend?
There are great groups in Boston, New York City, Texas, California, Arizona, Michigan, Seattle, and Canada. Couple of brand new ones are starting up in Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Virginia. I would love to go visit all of them at some point. It's awesome to see how we are growing.
A huge thank you to all the black belts that have welcomed us to their schools and shared some of their knowledge. I would also like to thank Triin Seppel with Fenom Kimonos for always helping out with the beautiful flyers, sponsoring us, and promoting the events each month.
Lastly, I want to thank all the women who have supported Amazonian Women's BJJ. Whether you have been to one open mat or to all of them, I appreciate you taking time out of your schedule to train with us, and help support me, and my dream of bringing BJJ to more women everywhere. Thank you, train hard and I'll see you on the mat!


A mixed week weather and patient wise. We were pleased to get the hen harrier back from the vet. Her wing has been pinned and bandaged, and although she seems to feel fine, she still isn't feeding herself. Strangely she is keen to take bits of food that offered to her, so feeding her isn't a problem, and we hope that she will soon put on the weight she lost.
It took us 24 hours to find a sparrowhawk that got tangled in fishing line. He was spotted by a lady who was walking her dog, hanging from a tree close to the river beside the cycle path near Johnstone. The lady removed some line and left the bird on the ground. It was almost dark when our rescue team arrived, and although we searched quite a big area, we couldn't find the bird. Next day the same lady spotted the bird again, this time tangled up in a patch of reeds. We freed the bird, untangled line and long grass that was tightly wrapped round its flight feathers, and removed a hook from its wing. Today the feathers look much better than I expected, so hopefully it will be back in the wild soon.
Three swans, collision or bullying victims have come into care this week. All eating well but with sore droopy wings. A few hedgehogs have since the weather got colder, one of them from Stewarton, a real little titch at 200gm. A new guillemot is underweight, song thrushes doing well eating berries, and we have also taken in a new eagle owl. Hopefully this will be company for the one that we rescued a few weeks ago.


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The Voice introduces new lifeline vote
Sir Tom Jones has welcomed the lifeline (Ian West/PA)
The Voice contestants will be given new hope with the introduction of an audience lifeline.
Fans watching the show at home will be given the chance to save their favourite acts, even when the star coaches have already spoken.
As the show enters the knockout stages, judges will decide to take two acts each through into the semi-final and 16 talents will leave The Voice.
Now the public will be able to save one of the exiting acts through a new lifeline vote.
Sir Tom Jones said: "The lifeline is an exciting new addition this year. Saying goodbye to people at the knockouts can be tough, it's the biggest cut we see in the competition and giving the singers a second shot, from a public vote, means there's a great opportunity up for grabs."
Voting will be available on an official app for the show, and will open before The Voice finishes on Saturday. The vote is free, and viewers can cast their ballot up to five times each, either spreading their votes, or concentrating them all on their favourite act.
Instagram vs reality 🤣😝😜Love @AnneMarie she is grrrrrrrreat!! Remember it's knockout week @thevoiceuk don't miss it Saturday 🔥🔥👍🏻💯 pic.twitter.com/RdZ5Usvwtv
— Olly Murs (@ollyofficial) March 13, 2019
Olly Murs said: "I think it's great, it's another glimmer of hope and I think it makes the contestants work that little bit harder to show the people at home watching the show – look, this is what I can do.
"Olly didn't pick me but give me a chance. Of course, I hope I'll have three in the final. It's a great change this year."
The Voice continues this Saturday on ITV at 7.30pm, when the knockouts begin.


My Uber driver a few mornings ago didn't mind the relatively short ride we embarked on. "Every trip counts," he said, "no one is more or less important than the other." We encounter so many people during the course of a day. Each and every one of them has a story.
I think that's the power of the new movie Unplanned. It tells the story of a woman and her desire to help people, to have a purpose, to do something good with her life. She believed she was doing that by volunteering and then working at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Texas. This decision pained some of the people closest to her — her parents, her boyfriend who became her husband — who believed that abortion ends human lives. But they loved her regardless of her opinions and choices. Love can do that. Love is sacrificial and hopeful, and it accepts people as they are.
I watched Unplanned thinking of the many caricatures we tend to make people into. With certain words or associations, we jump to conclusions about people, ascribing all kinds of ideas, values and motivations to them that may not be fair. One opinion voiced, one article tweeted, and we may write off people, de-friend them, dismiss them as nothing short of everything we perceive wrong with the world.
Unplanned certainly has what is an undeniably pro-life message. But it's not a list of talking points. It's the real story of Abby Johnson. She's a wife and mother who had two abortions herself. She never closed herself off to learning, to befriending people she disagreed with, including the pro-life activists whom she was able to turn to when she realized that her conscience would no longer allow her to work for Planned Parenthood. Her message is one of mercy, her example one of not being afraid to change your mind, even if it implicates your livelihood, even if it means admitting that you were wrong about one of life's most basic principles.
"Look at the face of the other and … discover that he has a soul, a history and a life, that he is a person and that God loves this person as much as he loves (him)self," Pope Benedict XVI said in 2010.
This is what Unplanned asks us to do. It goes beyond political and religious opinions, beyond the social media personae and posturing; it asks us to see each person as a uniquely created and uniquely loved human being, as a valuable and irreplaceable gift to the world.
One of the best-kept secrets in the pro-life movement may be the ministry started by Johnson called And Then There Were None, which helps abortion clinic workers leave the industry. She's carved out space for people to rethink and change their minds and way of life. She was able to walk away from an ideology that no longer made sense to her once she had seen too much — an ultrasound abortion in which the fetus tried to pull away from the instrument of death closing in on it — because of pro-life people who treated her with love. She makes it possible for others to do the same, if they choose. So far, almost 500 clinic workers and seven doctors have left abortion behind with this assistance.
There's a lot of radicalization and polarizing arguments happening right now. Love can be radical too, but instead of splitting us apart, it brings us together. True love, of the sort on display during the movie Unplanned, is both a balm and a call to action. It heals us while challenging us to live better lives. Whatever your position on abortion, consider seeing it with an open heart. We can all afford to learn its lessons.


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Class AbstractAGCLRuntimeModule

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org.osate.xtext.aadl2.agcl.AbstractAGCLRuntimeModule

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AGCLRuntimeModule

public abstract class AbstractAGCLRuntimeModule
extends org.eclipse.xtext.service.DefaultRuntimeModule

Manual modifications go to {org.osate.xtext.aadl2.agcl.AGCLRuntimeModule}

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AbstractAGCLRuntimeModule()

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Method and Description

java.lang.Class<? extends org.eclipse.xtext.common.types.xtext.AbstractTypeScopeProvider>
bindAbstractTypeScopeProvider()

java.lang.Class<? extends AGCLValidator>
bindAGCLValidator()

java.lang.ClassLoader
bindClassLoaderToInstance()

java.lang.Class<? extends org.eclipse.xtext.resource.containers.IAllContainersState.Provider>
bindIAllContainersState$Provider()

java.lang.Class<? extends org.eclipse.xtext.parser.antlr.IAntlrTokenFileProvider>
bindIAntlrTokenFileProvider()

java.lang.Class<? extends org.eclipse.xtext.resource.IContainer.Manager>
bindIContainer$Manager()

java.lang.Class<? extends org.eclipse.xtext.formatting.IFormatter>
bindIFormatter()

java.lang.Class<? extends org.eclipse.xtext.generator.IGenerator>
bindIGenerator()

java.lang.Class<? extends org.eclipse.xtext.scoping.IGlobalScopeProvider>
bindIGlobalScopeProvider()

java.lang.Class<? extends org.eclipse.xtext.IGrammarAccess>
bindIGrammarAccess()

java.lang.Class<? extends org.eclipse.xtext.common.types.access.IJvmTypeProvider.Factory>
bindIJvmTypeProvider$Factory()

java.lang.Class<? extends org.eclipse.xtext.parser.IParser>
bindIParser()

java.lang.Class<? extends org.eclipse.xtext.naming.IQualifiedNameProvider>
bindIQualifiedNameProvider()

java.lang.Class<? extends org.eclipse.xtext.scoping.IScopeProvider>
bindIScopeProvider()

java.lang.Class<? extends org.eclipse.xtext.serializer.sequencer.ISemanticSequencer>
bindISemanticSequencer()

java.lang.Class<? extends org.eclipse.xtext.serializer.ISerializer>
bindISerializer()

java.lang.Class<? extends org.eclipse.xtext.serializer.sequencer.ISyntacticSequencer>
bindISyntacticSequencer()

java.lang.Class<? extends org.eclipse.xtext.parser.antlr.ITokenDefProvider>
bindITokenDefProvider()

java.lang.Class<? extends org.eclipse.xtext.parser.ITokenToStringConverter>
bindITokenToStringConverter()

java.lang.Class<? extends org.eclipse.xtext.parser.antlr.Lexer>
bindLexer()

org.eclipse.xtext.common.types.TypesFactory
bindTypesFactoryToInstance()

void
configure(com.google.inject.Binder binder)

void
configureFileExtensions(com.google.inject.Binder binder)

void
configureIgnoreCaseLinking(com.google.inject.Binder binder)

void
configureIResourceDescriptions(com.google.inject.Binder binder)

void
configureIResourceDescriptionsBuilderScope(com.google.inject.Binder binder)

void
configureIScopeProviderDelegate(com.google.inject.Binder binder)

void
configureLanguageName(com.google.inject.Binder binder)

void
configureRuntimeLexer(com.google.inject.Binder binder)

com.google.inject.Provider<InternalAGCLLexer>
provideInternalAGCLLexer()

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.xtext.service.DefaultRuntimeModule

bindConcreteSyntaxValidator, bindDiagnostician, bindEPackageRegistry, bindEValidatorRegistry, bindIAstFactory, bindIFragmentProvider, bindILinker, bindILinkingService, bindILocationInFileProvider, bindINodeModelFormatter, bindIPartialParserHelper, bindIResourceFactory, bindIResourceServiceProvider$Registry, bindITransientValueService, bindIValueConverterService, bindResourceSet, bindXtextResource, bindXtextResourceSet, configureGenericSemanticSequencer, configureIResourceDescriptionsLiveScope, configureLinkingIScopeProvider, configureRuntimeEncodingProvider, configureSerializerIScopeProvider, provideIEncodingProvider

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.xtext.service.AbstractGenericModule

getBindings

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

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AbstractAGCLRuntimeModule

public AbstractAGCLRuntimeModule()

Method Detail

configure

public void configure(com.google.inject.Binder binder)

Specified by:

configure in interface com.google.inject.Module

Overrides:

configure in class org.eclipse.xtext.service.DefaultRuntimeModule

configureLanguageName

public void configureLanguageName(com.google.inject.Binder binder)

configureFileExtensions

public void configureFileExtensions(com.google.inject.Binder binder)

bindIGrammarAccess

public java.lang.Class<? extends org.eclipse.xtext.IGrammarAccess> bindIGrammarAccess()

bindISemanticSequencer

public java.lang.Class<? extends org.eclipse.xtext.serializer.sequencer.ISemanticSequencer> bindISemanticSequencer()

Overrides:

bindISemanticSequencer in class org.eclipse.xtext.service.DefaultRuntimeModule

bindISyntacticSequencer

public java.lang.Class<? extends org.eclipse.xtext.serializer.sequencer.ISyntacticSequencer> bindISyntacticSequencer()

bindISerializer

public java.lang.Class<? extends org.eclipse.xtext.serializer.ISerializer> bindISerializer()

Overrides:

bindISerializer in class org.eclipse.xtext.service.DefaultRuntimeModule

bindIParser

public java.lang.Class<? extends org.eclipse.xtext.parser.IParser> bindIParser()

bindITokenToStringConverter

public java.lang.Class<? extends org.eclipse.xtext.parser.ITokenToStringConverter> bindITokenToStringConverter()

Overrides:

bindITokenToStringConverter in class org.eclipse.xtext.service.DefaultRuntimeModule

bindIAntlrTokenFileProvider

public java.lang.Class<? extends org.eclipse.xtext.parser.antlr.IAntlrTokenFileProvider> bindIAntlrTokenFileProvider()

bindLexer

public java.lang.Class<? extends org.eclipse.xtext.parser.antlr.Lexer> bindLexer()

provideInternalAGCLLexer

public com.google.inject.Provider<InternalAGCLLexer> provideInternalAGCLLexer()

configureRuntimeLexer

public void configureRuntimeLexer(com.google.inject.Binder binder)

bindITokenDefProvider

public java.lang.Class<? extends org.eclipse.xtext.parser.antlr.ITokenDefProvider> bindITokenDefProvider()

Overrides:

bindITokenDefProvider in class org.eclipse.xtext.service.DefaultRuntimeModule

bindAGCLValidator

public java.lang.Class<? extends AGCLValidator> bindAGCLValidator()

bindIScopeProvider

public java.lang.Class<? extends org.eclipse.xtext.scoping.IScopeProvider> bindIScopeProvider()

Overrides:

bindIScopeProvider in class org.eclipse.xtext.service.DefaultRuntimeModule

configureIScopeProviderDelegate

public void configureIScopeProviderDelegate(com.google.inject.Binder binder)

configureIgnoreCaseLinking

public void configureIgnoreCaseLinking(com.google.inject.Binder binder)

bindIQualifiedNameProvider

public java.lang.Class<? extends org.eclipse.xtext.naming.IQualifiedNameProvider> bindIQualifiedNameProvider()

Overrides:

bindIQualifiedNameProvider in class org.eclipse.xtext.service.DefaultRuntimeModule

bindIContainer$Manager

public java.lang.Class<? extends org.eclipse.xtext.resource.IContainer.Manager> bindIContainer$Manager()

Overrides:

bindIContainer$Manager in class org.eclipse.xtext.service.DefaultRuntimeModule

bindIAllContainersState$Provider

public java.lang.Class<? extends org.eclipse.xtext.resource.containers.IAllContainersState.Provider> bindIAllContainersState$Provider()

configureIResourceDescriptions

public void configureIResourceDescriptions(com.google.inject.Binder binder)

Overrides:

configureIResourceDescriptions in class org.eclipse.xtext.service.DefaultRuntimeModule

configureIResourceDescriptionsBuilderScope

public void configureIResourceDescriptionsBuilderScope(com.google.inject.Binder binder)

Overrides:

configureIResourceDescriptionsBuilderScope in class org.eclipse.xtext.service.DefaultRuntimeModule

bindIGenerator

public java.lang.Class<? extends org.eclipse.xtext.generator.IGenerator> bindIGenerator()

bindIFormatter

public java.lang.Class<? extends org.eclipse.xtext.formatting.IFormatter> bindIFormatter()

Overrides:

bindIFormatter in class org.eclipse.xtext.service.DefaultRuntimeModule

bindClassLoaderToInstance

public java.lang.ClassLoader bindClassLoaderToInstance()

bindTypesFactoryToInstance

public org.eclipse.xtext.common.types.TypesFactory bindTypesFactoryToInstance()

bindIJvmTypeProvider$Factory

public java.lang.Class<? extends org.eclipse.xtext.common.types.access.IJvmTypeProvider.Factory> bindIJvmTypeProvider$Factory()

bindAbstractTypeScopeProvider

public java.lang.Class<? extends org.eclipse.xtext.common.types.xtext.AbstractTypeScopeProvider> bindAbstractTypeScopeProvider()

bindIGlobalScopeProvider

public java.lang.Class<? extends org.eclipse.xtext.scoping.IGlobalScopeProvider> bindIGlobalScopeProvider()

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bindIGlobalScopeProvider in class org.eclipse.xtext.service.DefaultRuntimeModule

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Forty residents of Arlington, MA, gathered at the Calvary Methodist church on March 16th to participate in a CCP workshop. They had requested preparation for a possible visit to our town by the anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church. In January WBC had threatened to picket the Arlington Children's Theater's production of "The Laramie Project" about the life and death of Matthew Shepherd. The Boston area has been a frequent target of the WBC and their hate-filled signs and scriptures. Although they didn't end up coming to Arlington this time, they did picket in several surrounding communities, and there is little doubt they will arrive in Arlington someday.
I was trained as a CCP Facilitator by Janet Chisholm in February, 2005. A few months later, I developed a 2 ½ hour workshop drawing upon the exercises and skills I had learned. It was clear that our community wanted a way to respond actively and nonviolently to a WBC picket of five Christian Churches in Lexington, a neighboring town. The workshop prepares participants to stand in silence, a powerful silence, in a "shield of loving kindness" between the WBC and those they have targeted. In this way we trained over 150 people in 5 teams who made the nonviolent witness, one team from each church. In March 2009 the WBC returned, this time to picket the local High School. Again we offered the workshop, and again the Lexington community responded nonviolently. We trained more than 250 people! It was a powerful moment to see the large number of people standing silently in "shield," offering their support to the 1500 high school students who were being targeted by the WBC.
4. Covenant with each other to remain disciplined throughout the action.
During the training, the Arlington residents also learned about the history of the WBC and their tactics. They strengthened their own compassion by "standing in another's shoes" during the "Circle of Truths" exercise, and they practiced remaining firm and silent in the presence of hateful rants during the "Hassle Line" exercise. Everyone left feeling that they were ready to form the "shield of loving kindness" should the WBC visit Arlington.


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Upper Deck Celebrates 20th Anniversary of "The Crow" with Line of Products
By Baldwin A Saintilus at April 04, 2014 comic book, franchise, games, movie, Pressman Film, products, The Crow, toys, Upper Deck
Upper Deck and Pressman Film, led by veteran producer Edward R. Pressman, are joining forces to bring the popular franchise The Crow to fans via trading cards, board games, limited edition posters, miniature figurines, collectible art and more. The first product that Upper Deck is working on under the new multi-year agreement is a brand new game experience based on the new franchise release in March 2015. The company is planning to offer a full portfolio of products based not only on the original film, but from the movie sequels, TV series and comic books as well.
"We're thrilled to be working with Upper Deck on the new line of products surrounding The Crow franchise and engaging our fans in a way they haven't experienced before," said Pressman.
Upper Deck Authenticated, the company's memorabilia division, is planning to produce limited edition posters for The Crow that will be available later this year. The company also plans to produce The Crow trading card set, which will release in 2015. More details and release dates for The Crow products are expected to be announced at Comic-Con International this summer.
"The Crow franchise is an exciting new addition to our game and collectibles portfolio," said Jason Masherah, president of Upper Deck. "At Upper Deck we believe in quality over quantity, and have carefully selected The Crow as an investment that we know our collectors and gaming fans will enjoy for years to come."
"There is a very hard core and passionate fan base for The Crow, which we greatly appreciate," said Jason Brenner, Upper Deck's Entertainment Brand Manager. "We will be taking great care to keep true to the movie and comic characters, and plan to uphold this legacy to its fullest."
The deal between Upper Deck and Pressman Films was brokered by Dan Kletzky of Entertainment Licensing Associates.
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U.S. law enforcement officials preparing for Super Bowl 50 have worked with their French counterparts to learn from last year's deadly Paris attacks
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U.S. law enforcement officials preparing for Super Bowl 50 have worked with their French counterparts to learn from last year's deadly attacks in Paris, as they plan safety for Sunday's big game, the Secretary of Homeland Security said on Wednesday.
Secretary Jeh Johnson said he and his team have been "constantly" in contact with security officials in Paris following the Nov. 13 attacks there by gunmen linked to the Islamic State militant group.
"The threat picture is different every February," Johnson told a news conference after he toured Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, where the NFL championship game will be played.
"We are always informed by recent events and what we see in the world situation," he said.
Johnson and other officials who addressed reporters were tight-lipped on how the details of Super Bowl security plans might differ from previous years in response to the attacks in the French capital, and to a shooting rampage in December in San Bernardino, Southern California.
All the federal and local law enforcement officials who spoke stressed that there were no specific or credible threat at to the game, or to Super Bowl related-events in the region.
But they all also urged the public to stay vigilant, repeating the oft-heard motto "if you see something, say something."
San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr's department is policing events in so-called Super Bowl City in downtown San Francisco, 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Santa Clara. Suhr told the news conference his officers have made some arrests, but that they were all for people "having too much fun."
Police have kept a highly visible presence, with some officers wearing tactical gear and carrying assault-style rifles.
Santa Clara Police Chief Michael Sellers said his force was preparing for possible protests, adding there would be a designated area for demonstrations about a block from the stadium.
Jeffrey Miller, a senior NFL security official, said some 4,000 private security staff had been hired to support law enforcement at events and the game.
Fans cannot bring in backpacks, purses, coolers or a plethora of other prohibited items, and can expect pat downs and to pass through metal detectors, Miller said.
"While the level of security is high ... we strongly believe that our fans will be safe and should have no concerns after entry except rooting their team on to victory," Miller said.
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The Genesee County Road Commission will be starting construction on Baldwin Road between Fenton Road and Graytrax Road, in both Grand Blanc and Mundy Townships, starting Wednesday, August 20th. Traffic will be detoured via Holly, Cook and Fenton Roads. Only local and emergency traffic will be allowed through the work zone. The anticipated project completion date is October 30, 2014.