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Alike in Dignity
by Michael Arram
Della Ortolan was waiting for Yuli and Roman at the doorway to Klara's apartment block the Thursday morning after the scandal broke. She handed a copy of the Ruritanischer Tagblatt to Roman, who struggled to read the front page as they walked to their gymno. His expression was grim when he folded the paper and passed it on to Yuli.
'Mutta was arrested yesterday. She's been held overnight and won't be released immediately as she's reckoned to be a flight risk. Vater is still at his desk. The CDP won't move to suspend him unless he's arraigned over the Martzfeld business.'
'Are you going to call your Vater, Romesczu?' Della queried.
'I've tried and tried, but there's never any answer. Do you think he's blocking me?' The boy looked woeful.
'Don't get guilty, leblen baby,' Yuli frowned. 'None of this is your fault.'
'Yuli's right,' Della agreed briskly. 'What can your Vater complain about? Only that you stood up to him over your choice to have a boyfriend not a girlfriend. It's time he came to terms with it, considering how shaky his own choices seem to have turned out to be.'
'Er … mmm.' Yuli was never sure that Della's decisive take on life was necessarily the best tack, honest though it was. 'Keep on trying, Romesczu.'
No progress had been made by the time they reached Sudmesten Central and were joined by Willem, who was still a little under the weather from the celebrations the Lucics and Krals had indulged in the previous evening. 'Wished you were there, Yuli. You could have restrained my alcoholic tendencies. The state of your mutti …!'
The rehearsal room was packed with their friends, fans and even a couple of the music faculty. A synthesiser keyboard and a camcorder stand were being set up by Bolo. Yuli checked the settings on the borrowed instrument as their audience buzzed with gossip and giggles. It was mostly female.
Sympathetic applause broke out when Roman appeared, gripping a mic. He blushed, making Yuli fear he would walk out again, but mastered himself and looked over at his boyfriend, who gave him an encouraging smile.
'Hey guys!' he called out as the hubbub subsided. 'You know our problem. Starcrossed is short of a hit number for the national finals of the Song Contest, since we've had to drop Edler Herz. Yeah, yeah! Sad, I know. But we've got three tunes which may do the deal. Romesczu and I need your verdict 'cos we're a bit too close to them to really judge, as Willemczu and our manager Mister Davey have explained to us. So which of the three has instant appeal? Simple as that. Bolo'll be passing round voting forms. Okay? Then here we go. Three. Two. One.'
Henry left the Strelsenermedia office with some relief that morning, after an intense meeting with the design team for the big event on 21 May. He was dazzled by the plans for the night as much as by the technical demands. These last were way over his head, though his director, Moricz zu Geleberh, seemed pretty cool about it all and fully on top of things.
He headed down the hill for a lunchtime engagement he had been looking forward to, and had been mildly surprised to find in his diary. His appointment was waiting for him on the doorstep of the Kirchehaus am Domshorja, and even favoured him with a smile and a handshake.
'Prosim, Herr Staroman,' Henry greeted him politely.
'I think after what's happened you should call me Radek, and I will call you Henry. Is that alright by you?'
'Certainly is. That's two politicians I'm on first name terms with. I don't include Oskar von Tarlenheim. He's far too grand to do something as common as politics.'
Herr Lucic obligingly chuckled. 'And who's the other?'
'Leon Gratzke. Oddly enough it more or less came about the same way. He too had a brush with the odious Vitalij Breczo, who tried to set him up.'
'Hmm. Leon and I've not got much else in common, I think. Come on in, Henry. You know this place?'
'Indeed I do. I even have a favourite table.' The young ladies at the desk greeted him with broad smiles, and ushered them both to the window looking out on the square. It appeared that they knew Herr Lucic even better, for he called them all by name. Henry reckoned that the best politicians were not the ones who could just schmooze people, which he'd learned to recognise as a cheap skill and a false front for most of them. Radek Lucic by contrast knew these girls, their families and their individual circumstances, and apparently had done since they were children. Henry's opinion of the Staroman accordingly rose. He valued genuineness highly.
The menus arrived and their orders for drinks were taken. Henry smiled into the considering gaze of the older man across the table, who commenced the conversation with 'This is something of an apology, Henry.'
'Oh yes? And what have you got to apologise about?'
'When we first met, I took you for an irritating busybody of a foreigner. But it appears I was wrong.'
'Not entirely. I pride myself intensely on being irritating.'
The Staroman laughed. 'But it seems you are a man of principle and a scrupulous journalist. I've had a chance to look at your work in my recent … er … enforced vacation, and it is all impressive. You are a crusader of sorts I think; a man looking for causes so as to set wrongs to right. I admire that. It's the better part of my own job.'
Henry rolled his eyes. 'If you'd had the morning I've had, you'd realise my job has other elements than the cause of truth.'
'Ah yes. And there again our paths have crossed. My Yuli and Romesczu are very serious about representing Rothenia in the Song Contest.'
'You approve?'
'Henry, the boy's talents are beyond my understanding, and neither Maria nor I have any idea where they came from, but they're miraculous.'
'He's a lovely kid and you have every right to be proud of him. I don't know his Roman that well, but they make a rare match as far as I can tell, and not just musically.'
'Ah! So, you bear no grudge towards Yuli then?'
Henry raised his eyebrows. 'Pardon me?'
'You don't know?' Herr Lucic grinned a grin not unlike his son's. 'Weren't you attacked by a goat at Zenda last Christmas?'
'What? How did you …?' Comprehension dawned in his eyes. 'The Starboy! That was Yuli? He owes me a bearskin cap, dammit. I've still not got the quartermaster to cough up for it even though I had a reasonable case that it was lost in the king's service. I'm gonna have to buy it myself and they're not cheap, even though I don't think they're made out of real bears.'
Drinks arrived and food orders were taken. The talk inevitably switched to what Henry politely called the 'Strelsenerwald case', just catching himself before he called it 'North Martzfeld'. He had a certain professional interest in what the Staroman might be willing to share at this point.
Radek Lucic seemed upbeat and not unhappy to be asked. He just shrugged when Henry pointed out that the judgement in the Supreme Court would take no account of the current corruption scandal hanging over the Prefecture of the Nuevemesten. 'We'll see tomorrow when the justices publish their argument. And so what? There's still the European Court of Justice.'
'Won't that be expensive?'
Herr Lucic shook his head with a certain irritation. 'We have to defend the interests of the Staramesten, Henry. Years of under-investment and indifference from the central government have to be undone, and this is the best chance we're ever likely to get.'
'I understand, Radek, I really do. But when does it become a zero-sum game?'
'The returns will compensate us,' he countered firmly. Then the food arrived and the talk turned to more culinary concerns.
Willem was on his new Motorola, courtesy of Skipper Associates, when Yuli and Roman joined him at the lunch table for a post mortem on their presentation. He hung up.
'Where's Bolo?' Yuli asked.
'Gone across to the Technische,' came the reply.
'The Technische?'
Willem shot him a narrow look. 'Haven't you been picking up the signals? The boy's developed ambitions.'
'I thought he was joking. He really wants to be a lawyer?'
'Oh, he meant it alright. He's had his preliminary interviews for the law school, and he's in the running for an internship as a document stapler at a chambers in the Nuevemesten this summer. It's with the criminal attorneys who've represented his family for the past twenty years. They're giving something back to the Wyzinskijs, he says.'
'Well I never. Great! I put it down to you.'
'Me?'
'Come on, Willemczu. You've always believed in him. He's been infected by your drive. All he needs to do now is lose some weight and give up the weed.'
Willem scoffed. 'Anyway, I've been on my shiny new handij to head office in London. I hope Saturday's free, as Skipper Associates want a recording of Edler Herz cut by next week, before the national final, win or lose. Mister Davey's struck a deal with a local studio who'll produce a track then send it to London for work with a couple of professional mixers. He's planning an EP release. That's serious. After that he'll manage the distribution in Central Europe and feed it to the Ibiza crowd. You're going to be only his second upload to iTunes after Live Action. He has a wide release in mind. He's got an English translation of the lyrics, which he'll e-mail to Roman to okay.'
Roman raised his eyebrows. 'Me?'
'He's worked out that you're the brains of the pair, Romesczu.'
'Oh … well … er.' The boy stammered and flushed red as he shot a covert look at his lover.
Yuli laughed delightedly. 'He's not wrong there, leblen baby. Of course you should look at the lyrics. You're far better at languages than the rest of us. Words are your job. Music is mine. Good. That's settled.'
Willem gave a subdued hurrah. 'So tell me you've settled the song for the national final after this morning's audition.'
Yuli pulled a sheaf of papers out of his jacket pocket. 'The voting is pretty straightforward. The musical elite of Sudmesten Central have spoken. They chose the one where Romesczu and I came alive … so they said.'
Roman look puzzled. 'When did that happen? I don't recall being any more alive on one song than another.'
'Hah!' Willem scoffed. 'I know the one they meant. It's Ruce en Ruce, isn't it.'
'So we came alive did we?' Yuli queried.
'You gave a little grin at each other in the second chorus. It meant something to you both. Not sexual is it?'
'For heaven's sake!' Roman sighed.
Yuli allowed himself to be irritated. 'No! Idiot. It's just it's the song I wrote that day I first sat down next to Romesczu in the dining hall, and realised quite how …'
Willem held up his hands. 'Okay, okay. I get it. It's your song. Anyway, the point is it sparked something between you when you performed. All your songs are great. But that one had something extra when you two sang the harmony. Something personal. So it has my vote too. Now, about Saturday. We have to be at the recording studio down in the Ninth District by eight.'
Yuli was on page-turning duty at rehearsals in the Hofkapelle that Thursday night, so had leisure to simply listen to the choir hard at work preparing for Holy Week and Easter, which were fast coming up on them.
'Bigger even than Christmas in the choir calendar,' Matthias observed while he played. 'Our fingers will be worn to the bone on the ivories, believe me.'
'Amazing mass setting Herr Pelikan's chosen. Palestrina. You'll have your work cut out,' Yuli observed.
'So will you, kid. Dupré's Prelude and Fugue in B Major for voluntary: that's at least two men's work, I may have to ask Stanislaw from the Rodolfer chapel over to help. I'm very happy to resign it to your capable fingers. Must be one of the toughest in the repertoire. Romesczu'll have a long wait for you after the choir's finished. It'll be after ten before you two can head off back up the Domshorja. I'd get a taxi if I were you.'
As the choir took a breather Matthias asked how he was managing to juggle his scholarship, baccalaureate and burgeoning pop career.
'Oh, not wanting to be mushy and all, but Romesczu makes it easier. Sitting together keeps us both at our course work. He is so organised, and he does it for us both. Then Willemczu has the Eurovision stuff under control. All I have to do is turn up and perform. Things are so much happier at home too now tatti's been cleared. It's a relief for everyone.'
'And how about Romesczu and his family? I hope you don't mind me asking. It's not easy to ask him.'
'He's tried to call his father but he doesn't answer. It's getting him down. Seems to me like they're punishing him for it all, but he's never done anything wrong. It's his mother's greed and his father's ambition that's got them in this mess.'
'You've told him that?'
'In so many words. He just shakes his head.'
Herr Pelikan called up to the loft and the two got back to work, changing places on the bench as the choir began work on the Tenebrae for Good Friday.
It had long been dark by the time Yuli left the Hofkapelle with Roman. There had been an intense two hour session in the loft with Matthias and Herr Pelikan. Roman had sat in a corner oblivious as he finished his English coursework. It was a gift he had for closing out the world around him that Yuli occasionally envied.
Finally they were out on the Brückestrasse, the police on the gate giving them a cheery farewell. They decided to take the long way home, down to the bridge. The lamps made golden trails on the dark waters below. They stood looking down on the river for quite a while, hand in hand. Eventually, with a squeeze, Yuli led Roman up the long climb along Amstelgasse through the villas and apartment blocks of a quiet and sleeping Strelsener Anhöhen.
'It's the nicer part of tatti's kingdom,' Yuli observed. 'There was a time mutti was dead keen on moving here, but tatti would never do it. I'm glad he dug his heels in. Our house may be small but all my childhood is wrapped up in it. Great memories. And of course since I met you, even more of them. It's where we both lost our virginity. But it must seem quaint to you.'
Roman laughed. 'The mansion of the Staufer von Ebersfeld in the Sixth is larger and very different of course, but it was always more of a statement than a home, so I began to realise when I was a young teen. All that was homely about it was Klara's hug for me at the end of the school day. Otherwise it was a setting for my parents' social ambitions and a declaration of their rise. It means a lot to my Vater. He grew up in a decaying Victorian apartment block in the not-so-nice parts of Strelfurt. I went there a few times when my grandparents were still alive, it embarrassed my mutta to have parents-in-law living in such a place, even though Grossvater was a baron. She was all too conscious that her family's main title went all the way back to a grant by the king of Aragón, one of the oldest in Sardinia.'
'Really? I never thought to ask. I mean, you're a Freiherr and one day you'll be the Baron Staufer yourself won't you? Don't your people go back to the fourteenth century?'
'Hmm. But mutta's family holds three Sardinian titles, all marquisates, and her grandfather Alonzo, he was a duke and prince by the grant of one of the old popes.'
'So she is very proud of her blood. You don't seem to care less, leblen baby.'
'I wouldn't go that far, Yuli mine. But then my father had a hard time when he was young, and so material success means a lot to him. But I've never known a time when we weren't well off, so I just take it for granted. King Rudi's like that. When you meet him he's relaxed and modest, but I'll bet if you crossed him and took advantage you'd soon discover he's the direct descendant of Ruric the Rothenian and King William the Conqueror of England.'
'Has it occurred to you that if Mister Davey's plans come off, we might well end up pretty damn rich ourselves.'
Roman chuckled. 'That's a big if, Yuli mine. Maybe we'll just be a one hit wonder, if even that.'
'Or maybe not, and that worries me a bit.'
'How so?'
'I love making music, Romesczu. That must be obvious. I'd even go so far as to say that sometimes it seems that the music is making me. As if it's a force that's got me in its grip. And if I have any sense of where it's taking me it isn't to recording studios and … what's that place in England with the pyramid stage?'
'Er … Glastonbury?'
'Exactly. I like our sweaty little clubs here in Schustergasse in Strelzen, and making people I like dance and smile. But vast sound stages and festivals and marketing? That's just not me.'
'Does Willem know this? He may have you in mind as his best chance of being a multi-millionaire before he's twenty-five.'
Yuli shook his head. 'You said it yourself, leblen, when we were making our college plans, remember? It's not the money. Willemczu's in it for the excitement of enterprise and the fun of working and scheming with people. The cash is just a by-product.'
'He's a very unusual man, I've noticed that. Not at all like the horrible capitalists that sat and brayed round mutta's dinner table. Ugly immoral men, never happier than when they're telling stories about cheating people. But how far will we go with this Eurovision thing, Yuli? It could snowball if we win in May. What then?'
Yuli laughed. 'Well, we can comfort ourselves with the reflection that barely a handful of Eurovision winners have ever got any recognition outside their own country.'
'It may all be over a week on Saturday in any case,' Roman reflected.
'Somehow I don't think so, baby mine.'
The morning of the Supreme Court decision, Marek Toblescu was looking a lot smarter than he had since Henry first met him. His raincoat was in fact stylish and his hair had encountered a professional recently. His spots were nearly all gone, as was the faint smell of stale clothes that had hung about him in his days of squalor in the Sixth District dive he had inhabited as a wage slave in the accounts department. Henry complimented him as they met up for the tram ride to the Government Quarter.
'Oh well, it had to happen,' he said. 'Tomas auditioned me for a spot of feature presenting. So I may end up in front of camera. Scary. It gives me nightmares if I think about it. How do you seem so cool when you do it?'
'Me? Cool? Not a word my friends use of me. Cool is what Davey Skipper does.'
'Oh yeah! Mister Davey at Lisztomania. He's definitely cool in a jet-setting way. But there's cool and cool, and you have this sort of thing about you once the camera's on.'
'Yeah well, Mareczu, a lot of that is to do with the fact that the great public of Central Europe can't tell from the screen that I'm an unimpressive dwarf behind my desk. But the Eurovision Song Contest is soon going to disabuse them of the notion that I'm a standard issue human being.'
'Don't do yourself down, Henry. You've definitely got something, whatever it is. So today maybe the Supreme Court will finally wrap up the war between the Staramesten and the Nuevemesten.'
'Hmm. Not so sure. I've had a recent conversation with Herr Lucic, and he's got no intention of giving up the struggle whatever the verdict.'
'Odds are that he'll walk away the winner. The Nuevemesten is in the shit lately thanks to yours truly and my big friend Rolf. So maybe the justices will flush his lordship the Burgomeister down the can to join his missis in the sewer where they belong.'
'That's a bit harsh, Mareczu. I know she's a piece of work, but he's yet to be charged with anything.'
'Is this you telling me to be an objective journalist, my mentor?'
Henry shrugged. 'Passion has its place in the job, Mareczu. But you have to be anchored in rationality or you just end up manufacturing op-eds. That's not the Eastnet way. Will Vincent founded it to bring the highest standard of journalism to lands that had known nothing but state propaganda for over four decades.'
'Understood, boss. Put it down to my pampered post-Communist youth. Excuse the lapse.'
The steps of the Supreme Court were thronged with lawyers and bureaucrats, amongst whom Henry caught the aquiline profile of Alfons Hadjek in a gaggle of suits. The Baron Staufer von Ebersfeld was nowhere to be seen however. The great bronze doors rolled open and Henry and Marek joined the crowd filtering through the portico and into the echoing hall beyond. There was a large queue of journalists at the press gallery entrance, and Marek got cheerful greetings from several of them, especially the ladies. It seemed the boy had learned to network and was well aware of his charms.
They found places amongst the gossiping crowd of journos, and half an hour later all rose as the Justices of the Supreme Court filed in. The recent troubles of the Nuevemesten had added interest to the case, and State TV cameras were present. Cameras let off a volley of flashes as the justices seated themselves and all present took their seats.
The Chief Justice delivered the judgement. He took half an hour to present a precise summary of the case and then detailed the constitutional complications it raised. Having paused he opened the black document folder and began reading the judgement which was the majority opinion, he said. The minority opinion would be available from the clerks of the court at the end of the session.
The verdict was clear enough. The justices had considered the long possession of the Strelsenerwald by the Staramesten of Strelzen, but could not ignore the surrender of the tenement to the Nuevemesten under the Second Republic. Professor Lange's argument that the transfer was void since the Nuevemesten had failed to undertake the works promised and left the Strelsenerwald waste was not valid, since the Staramesten had made no legal move to reclaim it under the Second or the Third Republic.
The Chief Justice rapped his gavel on the table and the justices rose, as also did the hubbub from the court.
Marek shrugged. 'Though I thought the Staramesten would win, Dr Rolf said this might happen. I've already written my story for the newsdesk either way. All I have to do is press the button to send the relevant version on its way. So I'm heading back to the office. Coming?'
Henry shook his head. 'I'll try and get a comment or two from the Staramesten people. I'm pretty sure Professor Lange will be fulminating on the court steps in a couple of minutes. You might hang around to listen. Then I need to get down to the Arena. The national finals for Song for Rothenia are coming up fast. The EBU inspection team arrives next week to view what we've done with the staging. So much to do!'
'This is fun.' Willem was full of it on his first day of active work for Skipper Associates.
They were awaiting the local tram on the Rodolferplaz to take them down to the studio that had been booked, in an enterprise zone north of the Tildemann International Airport.
The studio turned out to be in an anonymous metal barn in a row of other barns in a part of their city they had never known existed. They had to trek through a maze of light industrial developments and distribution centre lorry parks.
'Could be anywhere in the world,' Roman sniffed. 'It's not Rothenisker,' he added dismissively.
'I don't know what you were expecting, Romesczu,' Willem responded. 'It's just a facility, not a temple to music.'
'And doesn't it just advertise its functionality,' Yuli grunted. 'Let's get this done.'
Pressing the buzzer to the entryphone got them inside, where there was a foyer not unlike a car rental place, including a towering rubber plant. But the guy that eventually lounged into the room did at least match the purpose of the place. He wore Converse sneakers and a tee shirt celebrating French cinema, and sported a wiry beard and large plugs in his earlobes.
He did a double take when he saw Yuli and Roman, and then introduced himself as Yazz. The double take was followed up with another covert stare in their direction, and Yuli briefly registered that he knew this guy from somewhere. The boys were then ushered into the corridor beyond, which opened on to several numbered studios. They were taken into Three and offered seats in a small control kiosk crammed with technology.
'Okay, guys!' The conversation for some reason began and carried on in English. Yazz affected an American accent. 'So this is my Kingdom of Sound. The Skipper man says he wants just one track from you this time.' He checked a clipboard. 'Edler Herz? Noble Heart? Like it! We've got a few hours, so go warm up through there while I check the sound levels. You're just using a keyboard, right? Not so much as a tambourine otherwise. Makes it easier I guess.'
The session in fact involved dozens of takes before they were let go. Outside, a bemused Willem asked 'What sort of style was he in?'
'Hipster,' Roman replied. 'Very fashionable in London and New York at the moment.'
'But he wasn't English or American, even though English was all he'd speak.' Willem shook his head.
'Wannabe Anglo,' Yuli laughed. 'But I knew him from somewhere, somehow.'
'Me too,' Roman agreed. 'Didn't you see the way he was staring at you, Yuli. D'you remember that time by the Stadtbad last year when we …'
Yuli blushed despite himself. 'Oh God! He was one of the two guys on the lawn who were watching us. All he saw of you was your pretty little butt moving as I … y'know, but he saw my cum face.'
'Er, 'scuse me!' Willem frowned. 'Am I missing something here?'
Yuli and Roman slept at the Lucic house on the Friday night before the national finals, and were up early on Saturday. The whole family was heading down to the venue, which was in the Strelsenermedia studios in the Martzfeld district. Yuli loaded the car with his keyboard. Roman and Della had debated how to dress for the occasion, but in the end had decided on just the boys' best casuals.
'The other acts will dress up outrageously to make up for their lack of talent, you can bet,' she concluded. 'The main thing is to get your hair right.' The boys at Le Snip had as a result gone to town, delighted to have a potential Eurovision act amongst their clientele. They didn't reduce their prices however.
It was when they got to the studio complex that for the first time Yuli's heart lurched. Big banners with the Eurovision logo and scenes from past contests draped the building's front. Long queues stretched down the pavement, even though it would be four hours before the doors opened. His eyes caught Roman's. This was definitely a big step up in the entertainment industry.
Radek Lucic dropped them off at the rear service entrance, where a crowd of fans and supporters were waiting and cheering the arrivals. Yuli didn't recognise anybody from school. Yuli and Roman carried their stuff indoors to be checked off by security staff. Moricz zu Geleberh, whom they recalled from the regional competition, was clearly in charge and he took them off to one side.
'Okay boys. Thanks for sending in the CD of your song. It had us nervous for a while, but you didn't let us down. It'll do nicely. Now you know that the final here isn't conducted according to the same rules as the Song Contest. You'll be using your instrument live today. But if you go through to 21 May it'll only be a dummy keyboard. So I want you to get up on stage first for a sound test. The technicians are waiting for you. Then Herr At-vood who's today's presenter will want a chat. After that we'll have a closed rehearsal in the main studio. Big place. There'll be a capacity audience of 3,000 this afternoon, besides all those watching on TV. Anything else? Oh yeah, this time we have a proper green room, unlike that smelly place in the Strelzen heat.'
An assistant took charge of them, and soon they were on the main stage, dealing with the studio technicians. A smiling Henry Atwood appeared in the wings and beckoned them over.
'Hi, guys. Well, I don't think I need your life stories, or to ask you about your plans to make the world a better place, do I? So how're you doing?'
'It's scary, Herr At-vood,' Roman was quick to confess.
'Oh, just be yourself boys,' Henry shrugged. 'It's crappy advice, but traditional in the circumstances. Other than that, commend your souls to God, take a deep breath and sing your hearts out. I've heard the song. Seemed okay to me. Which is a good sign, I'm actually more or less tone-deaf you know. If I think it's okay, it's probably sensational. So why Ruce en Ruce by the way? "Hand in hand" in the English version I see.'
It was Yuli who replied firmly. 'It's a song I wrote for Romesczu, the day I discovered what love is.'
'Hmm. That'd make a good story for the audience, but thing is – and remember I'm a gay man who's saying this – you want to think carefully about how you present yourselves today and in further Eurovision activity, if any, and for all sorts of reasons. Gayness in the Song Contest is fine with the EBU but not so fine with several of its national affiliates. Out gay artists are no longer uncommon, but you still might find yourself caught in the trap of being important more for your rainbow banner than for your song. Maybe that's not such an issue in today's event, but it might be down the line. Your Mister Davey will have plenty of good advice and experience to offer. Okay?'
'Yes, sir,' they chorused.
'And one other thing, Yuli.'
'Sir?'
'You owe me 1,200 krone for a fur hat, you vandal.'


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I have the following usage somewhere else -
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I am getting an error that Component does not have a field "name".
My understanding is, a constructor arg, as far as visibility is concerned, is like a val declared inside the class. What am I missing?

A: If want to be visible in outside of class constructor parameter, you should use val with construct parameter, like:
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Buhari, Ganduje Mourn As Emir Of Gaya Dies At 91
President Muhammadu Buhari and Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, have expressed sadness and sympathy over the death of the Emir of Gaya, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdulkadir. The Emir's death was confirmed by Wazirin Gaya, who is also the Secretary to State Government Alhaji Usman Alhaji.
According to Ajiyan Gaya, Malam Shamsu Isa Kademi, the Emir of Gaya died early Wednesday morning in the palace at 91 after being ill for years.
The President, in a release issued by his media aide, Garba Shehu, described the late emir as "one of the finest traditional rulers in the country who had brought dignity, simplicity and respect to the institution."
He said the late monarch was a gentleman who had served his people with passion and selflessness and would be remembered for his commitment to the development of his domain.
Buhari commiserated with the state government, the Gaya Emirate Council and the family of the deceased and prayed Almighty Allah to forgive his shortcomings and reward his good deeds abundantly.
Ganduje, in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba, said the monarch's uncommon leadership qualities earned him respect as a traditional ruler since his days as Sarkin Gaya, and until his death as first-class Emir in Kano.
Also, the member representing Albasu, Gaya and Ajingi federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Abdullahi Mahmud Gaya, described the late Emir as a promoter of peace and unity among the people of the emirate even before his elevation to the first-class emir in 2019.
Shutting down South-East won't free Nnamdi Kanu, go to Abuja – Ohanaeze to IPOB
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has advised the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, to jettison its plan to impose further sit-at-home order on the residents of South-East. DAILY POST reports that the IPOB had in a statement by its spokesman, Comrade Emma Powerful threatened that the zone would be on a one month lockdown if its leader, Mazi Nnandi Kanu was not produced in court for arraignment in October.
But reacting, Ohanaeze Secretary-General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro said such a move would further erode the people's confidence in the Biafra group.
He said the "Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide are committed to providing a political solution for the release of the IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu from custody," adding "any other procedure (including shutting down the southeast for one month) will not get results.
He said the sit-at-home was designed by enemies of Ndigbo "to see to the collapse and destruction of the southeast economy."
The Ohanaeze scribed advised that "the best approach before the IPOB leadership is to mobilize the disciples of Nnamdi Kanu in millions to take advantage of the October 21st court trial and massively take over the streets of Abuja, peacefully, without confrontation with security agencies so that the International community will intervene and convince the Federal Government to do the needful.
"If 60 million IPOB members as claimed by the leadership can storm Abuja, they will be forced to produce Nnamdi Kanu before the Abuja High Court.
"IPOB should face Abuja and get the required results, as Ndigbo are sympathetic to their causes since the Federal Government is pampering the Boko Haram terrorists and bandits. It introduced secret programs for the secret rehabilitation of Boko Haram terrorists but uses full military operations in the South against agitators fighting against the killer herdsmen and government policies that promote nepotism and Fulanization.
"IPOB will gradually lose Igbo support if they continue to make things difficult for Ndigbo, especially with the continuous denial of not being accountable for the various scandals and crimes committed against humanity by the so-called cultists, who hide under the sit-at-home orders to perpetrate evil."
Source: Dailypost

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Rambling of an Ophelia: A Walk in the Park..kinda..
A Walk in the Park..kinda..
Ok, so I realize that the rest of my family is in this picture too...Theres my Bunny over to the left...and The Mister on the right..the black ball is our other dog, Butterfly Rose and that supermodel striking a pose is Piper...She's the baby of the family and oddly enough, also the best behaved...and this lil blip in the blog post is about her in particular.
This shot was right before "the hose"
So, In ALL the dogpark....in the WHOLE dog park..trust our die hard water-loving-except-in-the-form-of-a-bath dog to find the puddle....Facefirst, then up to the waist..if dogs had waists..there was a brief moment where she got stuck and sank down like quick sand...I internally paniced...I really didnt want to go in after her,( I woulda tho...in my Summer dress and all) but she managed to get herself out good thing thankgawd...I couldnt stop laughing hysterically at the whole event....the Mister was not sharing my humor or optimistic attitude that "Well, she needed a bath anyways and lookit, she's having so much fun"..he was almost dropped onto his knees, fists in the air screaming "Why?!?!" at the Heavens....and on the way home, I laughed all the way at HIM for thinking that this dog would actually steer clear of that puddle.
The shaking dog mud splatter I recieved many times between the puddle and car, then back home, trying to keep her close enough while I hosed her down pre-bath, but ended up chasing her around in circles around the yard.
O, but yes I did!
The Mister was so very not impressed..but Bunny and I thought it was hilarious and lookit these girls..they clearly are feelin it.


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Japan Approves Major Hike in Military Spending, With Taiwan in Mind
The budget increase, the biggest in decades, comes as officials warn that tensions over Taiwan could pull Japan into a conflict between the United States and China.
TOKYO — Japan's cabinet on Friday approved the country's biggest increase in military spending in decades, as officials expressed growing concern about the possibility of being pulled into a conflict over Taiwan.
The increase of 6.5 percent is part of the largest annual budget package in Japan's history, totaling more than $940 billion. It includes hundreds of billions in spending meant to help the economy recover from damage inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic.
It also includes more than $51.5 billion for the military, reflecting a substantial increase in a defense budget far smaller than that of its ally the United States or of China, the regional giant. Officials have argued that the spending is needed to protect Japan in a security environment that is becoming "more challenging at unprecedented speed."
In recent months, Japanese politicians and policymakers have said that regional stability is facing growing threats because of tensions between the United States and China, which some fear could lead to conflict over Taiwan, accidental or otherwise.
In light of those concerns, officials have increased the pace and scope of military exercises with the United States and other nations, and they have accelerated spending on projects seen as key to protecting Japan against a possible conflict near its shores.
The spending approved by the cabinet is less than what Japan's defense ministry requested this summer. While large by Japanese standards, it is far below the military budgets of the United States, at around $778 billion, and China, estimated at $252 billion. The new figure includes spending approved last month in Japan's largest-ever supplementary defense budget.
Japan's Parliament must still approve the budget figures, but there is little doubt that it will do so.
Military spending in Japan has increased steadily since former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took office in 2012, promising to strengthen the country's military forces and revise its pacifist Constitution. That charter, drawn up by the American occupiers after World War II, forbids Japan to wage war except in self-defense. Conservative politicians have long sought to change that provision, arguing that the country needs more flexibility to defend itself against regional threats.
Japanese soldiers and an American marine, left, during a military exercise with France in Ebino, Japan, in May. Credit…Pool photo by Charly Triballeau
For many years, that meant North Korea, whose nuclear and missile tests were seen as posing a threat to Japan. But in recent years, Japan has come to see a greater danger in China's military buildup and its increasing assertiveness in the region.
Japan and China both claim sovereignty over a group of Japanese-controlled islets in the East China Sea, known as the Senkakus in Japanese and the Diaoyu in Chinese. But over the last year, defense hawks in Japan have focused more intently on rising tensions over Taiwan.
In recent months, Beijing has engaged in several dramatic displays of military power around Taiwan, a democratically governed island that China claims as an inherent part of its territory. The United States and other countries have loudly criticized those maneuvers and sent their own ships to the region in response.
Japanese across the political spectrum have begun openly speculating about what was once a taboo subject: how a military confrontation over Taiwan would affect Japan. In July, defense planners called for a "sense of crisis" over the tensions in an annual white paper, the first ever to mention Taiwan.
If conflict were to break out, policymakers argue, Japan could be dragged in, potentially putting at risk some of the islands in the Ryukyu archipelago in the country's southwest.
The military budget approved Friday includes funds for fortifying some of those islands with missile installations and garrisons for Japanese soldiers. Some inhabitants of the Ryukyus fear that those measures could make them targets in the event of a conflict.
New spending will also go toward bolstering Japan's capabilities in such domains as cyberwarfare and conflict in space, as well as a substantial increase for researching advanced technologies that the defense ministry describes as potential "game changers."
The country also intends to purchase an additional 12 F-35s, an advanced American fighter.
The size of Japan's defense budget is a sensitive issue both at home and among its neighbors, a legacy of the country's aggressive role in World War II. The vast majority of Japanese have long opposed large increases in military spending, and there is little public support for amending the Constitution to remove the prohibition against offensive warfare.


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The Evercade is a handheld game console developed and manufactured by UK company Blaze Entertainment. It focuses on retrogaming with ROM cartridges that each contain a number of emulated games. Development began in 2018, and the console was released in May 2020, after a few delays. Upon its launch, the console offered 10 game cartridges with a combined total of 122 games.

Arc System Works, Atari, G-Mode, Interplay Entertainment, Bandai Namco Entertainment and Piko Interactive have released emulated versions of their games for the Evercade. Pre-existing homebrew games have also been re-released for the console by Mega Cat Studios. The Evercade is capable of playing games originally released for the Atari 2600, the Atari 7800, the Atari Lynx, the Intellivision, the NES, the SNES, the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive and the Sony PlayStation as well as arcade games.

On 31 May 2022, Blaze Entertainment announced that the console would be discontinued, with the improved Evercade EXP set to release during winter 2022-23.

History
The Evercade was developed by the UK-based Blaze Entertainment, which had previously produced Atari-related products and the Game Gadget. Blaze began development of the Evercade in 2018, with the intention of creating a console superior to plug-and-play devices. The Evercade was announced in April 2019, as a portable retrogaming console with the ability to be connected to a television screen. The console would play emulated video games, with a focus on the 8-bit and 16-bit gaming eras.

The Evercade was initially scheduled to release in the fourth quarter of 2019, before being delayed to 20 March 2020. The release was later pushed back to 22 May 2020, although this was expected to be delayed up to two additional weeks in some areas because of shipping delays, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The console retailed for £60/$80 with a pack-in game cartridge, while a premium edition retailed for £80/$100 and included three game cartridges. The console is white and red in color, for a retro appearance like the Nintendo Famicom, although a black edition was also sold in the United Kingdom. Andrew Byatt, the Evercade's development director, hoped to sell hundreds of thousands of units within the first year.

On 31 May 2022, Blaze announced that it would discontinue the Evercade in favor of an upgraded version known as the Evercade EXP.

Hardware
The Evercade has a 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 processor, and the console uses a Linux base. The Evercade is just over seven inches long. The Evercade has 256 megabytes of RAM. It has a horizontal 4.3-inch LCD screen, with a resolution of 480x272 pixels. The screen uses the 16:9 aspect ratio, as some of the console's games were originally released for systems – such as the Atari Lynx – that use a wider screen ratio than 4:3. The player can switch between the two aspect ratios.

Like the Nintendo Switch, the Evercade can be connected to a television, however with a mini-HDMI cable, as opposed to a normal HDMI output. The Evercade offers a television output of 720p, and supports high-definition upscaling on all games when the console is connected to a television. The console has a rechargeable 2,000-mAh battery that lasts four to five hours. A 3.5 minijack for headphones is located on the bottom of the console, along with two volume controls. The cartridge slot, power button, and the mini-HDMI port are located on the top of the system. A MicroUSB port is used for charging the battery. Unlike modern handheld consoles, the Evercade does not have a touch screen or Wi-Fi connectivity.

Blaze Entertainment developed 20 versions of the Evercade D-pad before settling on a final version. The design is based on the D-pads featured on the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive and Sega Saturn controllers. Aside from the D-pad, the console includes four action buttons on the front and two trigger buttons on top. It also has "menu", "select" and "start" buttons. The layout of the four action buttons was determined after Blaze conducted an online poll, which found that 68 percent of people wanted a layout like those used on modern game controllers. However, this created confusion, as in-game prompts do not always match the buttons (a player may need to press "B" when prompted to press "A"). As the console launched, Blaze released a firmware update for the layout issue, requiring the user to connect the console through USB to the Evercade website.

Two-player games converted for the Evercade retain the multiplayer function, with the intention that future hardware will allow two players. The addition of Bluetooth had been considered as a way to add multiplayer, but the development team scrapped this idea because of cost and complexity, which did not go well with the console's focus. At the end of 2019, before the Evercade's release, Blaze was already working on a second version with multiplayer capability and a possible, easier alternative for connecting the console to a television.

Games
Evercade games are distributed on multi-game ROM cartridges, each one usually containing between 5 and 20 games, although 2 of the cartridges contain only 2 or 3 games. Evercade cartridges support the ability to save a game, a modern feature not usually present in older games. The Evercade's use of game cartridges was considered unique, as most retro handheld consoles used built-in or downloaded game ROMs. Unlike other retro consoles, the goal for the Evercade was to provide retrogamers a chance to build a collection of physical games. Cartridges, clamshell packaging, and paper instruction manuals were part of the effort to appeal to retrogamers, as digital game downloads had become common in recent years. Cartridges and their packaging are numbered to encourage collecting. Evercade cartridges are white in color, and are similar in size to Game Boy and Game Gear cartridges.

Cartridges contain recreations of existing games through emulation, and Evercade developers worked with the original software developers to ensure accurate game recreations. Atari was announced in April 2019 as the first game publisher to work with the Evercade developers. Subsequent partnerships were announced with Interplay Entertainment, Data East, and Bandai Namco Entertainment. Each Evercade cartridge contains games unique to their respective publishing company.

Blaze Entertainment held discussions with game licensors and requested specific games for release on the Evercade. Such games were usually well known or rare. Games from Japanese studios were also sought for release on the Evercade. Aside from Blaze's requests, licensors would also make their own suggestions on which games to release. Byatt said that many games were turned down for consideration: "We've gone for quality over quantity, in our view. We don't want to be a console that has 3,000 games." Other games could not be licensed for an Evercade release because of lost paperwork that was necessary to prove who owns the rights to such games. Discussions were also held with indie game developers about launching original, retro-like games on the console. Mega Cat Studios later made an agreement to release an Evercade cartridge with 10 homebrew games that had previously been released for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and the Mega Drive.

The Evercade runs emulators that have been licensed by Blaze or custom-built in some cases. The console is capable of playing games originally released for the Atari 2600, the Atari 7800, the Atari Lynx, the NES, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), the Mega Drive, and the Intellivision. The Evercade is also capable of running Neo Geo games, although such games have not been emulated for the console, and developers would need to reach a compromise between accuracy and performance.

The Evercade had 10 game cartridges available at launch, providing a total of 122 games. Blaze intended to build up an Evercade game collection of more than 50 cartridges over the next few years. Cartridges by Piko Interactive and Mega Cat were among those available at launch. Evercade games typically sell for $20. Arc System Works published a cartridge of beat 'em up games originally developed by Technōs. Namco's cartridge includes the first official English translation of the game Mappy Kids. Iron Commando, which had previously received only a limited release by Piko Interactive, also saw a release on the Evercade. Other cartridges include games such as Tanglewood, and a collection of Atari Lynx games.

Home conversions of arcade games, such as Asteroids and Pac-Man, have also been released. The original arcade ROMs were initially not used because of issues concerning the aspect ratio, as some arcade games use a vertical screen that would not display properly on the Evercade's horizontal screen. A collection of games by the Oliver Twins was released later in 2020. The collection has 11 games, including Wonderland Dizzy. A cartridge of Jaleco games was released in 2021, along with another cartridge containing games from the Worms series. Other cartridges included collections of indie games, as well as Intellivision games. In 2021, Blaze also began releasing cartridges featuring arcade ROMs, with the first four containing games from Technōs, Data East, Gaelco, and Atari. In July 2022, Blaze announced a cartridge featuring Commodore 64 games, the first with ROMs from a home computer system. Cartridge cases are differentiated from each other by color: red for retro, purple for arcade, and blue for computer. Each type is also numbered separately.

Reception
Reviewers praised the console's emulation of classic games. Andrew Liszewski of Gizmodo stated that the games worked flawlessly: "There's no stutter, no dropped frames, no screen tearing artifacts, and no issues with sound sync. They just all work and let you immediately jump into what's important: the gameplay." Brendan Griffith of GamesRadar+ rated the Evercade three and a half stars out of five and called it "handheld heaven for older gamers wanting to revisit some classic games," while writing that "curious newcomers" may also have an interest in it. Damien McFerran of Nintendo Life called the system "appealing enough to surely sell in the modest numbers required to build a fairly robust audience". John Linneman of Digital Foundry praised the size of the console compared to smaller handhelds, writing that it has "a nice weight and doesn't feel like a cheap, hollow device." Adam Patrick Murray of PC World rated the console four and a half stars out of five, and also praised its size. Liszewski praised the Evercade for its simplicity. Simon Hill of Wired rated it 8 out of 10, and praised the save feature.

Andrew Webster of The Verge stated that the Evercade "straddles the line between modern and retro in a way that's very satisfying", while writing that the game cartridges "strike a nice balance of well-known hits and more obscure releases." Nick Thorpe of Retro Gamer praised the inclusion of Atari 7800 games, which are lesser-known and more difficult to acquire. Adam Ismail of Tom's Guide rated the console four stars out of five, but criticized the lack of games from Nintendo and Sega. Marcus Estrada of Hardcore Gamer praised the variety of available games, but criticized arcade games such as Centipede for being home conversions rather than original releases. He ultimately concluded that the console is "a love letter to retro games that will be welcomed into the homes of classic gaming fans and collectors worldwide." Will Greenwald of PC Magazine rated the Evercade 3.5 out of 5, but was also critical of the home-conversion arcade games. McFerran praised the cartridges for their inclusion of popular games, but wrote "you really have to buy all 10 carts to get all of the best games, and some of the collections are padded out with filler that you'll play once and forget about." Other reviewers also opined that many of the games would have limited appeal. Some reviewers, overwhelmed by the wide selection of downloadable ROMs through the Internet, praised the Evercade for its limited selection.

Reviewers praised the controls, but criticized the layout of the action buttons. Linneman wrote, "With NES games, for instance, A and B are mapped to the corresponding buttons where I would typically prefer X and A. Mega Drive/Genesis games also make use of A, B and Y which, again, doesn't feel entirely natural to me." Ismail praised the company for its quick response to the layout issue: "The fact Blaze moved swiftly to push this update out in such close proximity to the handheld's release is a very encouraging sign that the company is listening". Murray was critical of the shoulder buttons for being too sensitive and the action buttons for being placed too close to each other.

Reviewers complained that the games fit too tightly in the cartridge slot, making extraction difficult. This was worsened by the fact that the cartridges have a smooth design which makes gripping them difficult. Blaze stated that these reviewers had received an early model and that the issue was remedied ahead of the console's launch. Kyle Orland of Ars Technica criticized the use of cartridges at a time when downloadable games had become commonplace: "Going back to the bad old days of switching between cartridges just isn't that appealing anymore."

The console's price was praised and considered affordable. The cartridge packaging received praise as well. Some critics were disappointed that the console uses a MicroUSB port rather than USB-C, and others were disappointed by the lack of multiplayer functionality. Estrada wrote that a small number of games, such as Splatterhouse 3, suffer from audio glitches. Other critics also complained of audio problems, but Blaze worked to correct them.

Reviewers stated that viewing the screen from an angle reduces the quality and visibility. Liszewski wrote that the screen is one of the largest ever seen on a handheld console, but "not one of the best," stating "you don't have to tilt the console too far to find the screen starting to lose color." He added that the resolution is fine for gameplay, but "it leaves menus looking over pixelated, unless you're willing to just pass that off as retro charm." Other reviewers criticized the minimal menu designs as well. Some reviewers complained of a visual problem in which shimmering was present during scrolling. Linneman was critical of the limited aspect selections.

Subsequent consoles

Evercade VS

In April 2021, Blaze announced a home console version known as Evercade VS. It is backwards-compatible with most games released for the handheld Evercade, with an output of 1080p. Unlike the handheld console, the VS has multiplayer functionality for up to four players. In addition to its own controllers, the handheld Evercade can be plugged into the VS and used as a controller. The VS was released in December 2021.

Evercade EXP
In May 2022, Blaze announced the Evercade EXP, an improved version of the original Evercade. It is scheduled to ship during winter 2022-23. The console is held horizontally, but can also be positioned vertically for arcade games. It will be compatible with all previously released Evercade games. The console is white, although an all-black limited edition will also be available, with 5,000 units produced. The standard console will retail for £130/$150, while the limited edition is priced at £180/$227.

Compared to the original console, the EXP includes additional buttons and a slightly altered button layout. Although the screen is the same size as the original handheld, the EXP plays in higher resolution at 800x480. It has a mini-HDMI port for connection to a television, with output at 720p. The EXP uses a 1.5 GHz processor and has 4GB of RAM. It offers Wi-Fi for software and firmware updates. The console has a larger 3,000 mAh battery for up to five hours of usage, and it uses USB-C for recharging.

References

External links
 Official website

Handheld game consoles
Products introduced in 2020
2020 in video gaming
ARM-based video game consoles
Eighth-generation video game consoles
Linux-based video game consoles

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Q: Unable to process binding when binding datatables with knockoutjs I am trying to use jquery datatables with knockoutjs. the datatables grid renders fine, but seeing an error in the console of the browser window. Can some one please help me resolve this issue and correct me if I did something wrong?
http://jsfiddle.net/5hwg1p36/
**Error:**
knockout-min.js:73 Uncaught TypeError: Unable to process binding "dataTable: function(){return { deferRender:true,scrollY:'200',scrollX:true,paging:true,select:Select,dom:'t,p',columns:Columns,columnDefs:ColumnDefinitions,data:Data,pagingType:'full'} }"
Message: Cannot read property 'replace' of null
    at Jb (jquery.dataTables.min.js:68)
    at jQuery.fn.init.<anonymous> (jquery.dataTables.min.js:91)
    at jquery.dataTables.min.js:76
    at Function.map (jquery-3.3.1.js:443)
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[JS Fiddle for this issue is here: ][1]

  [1]: http://jsfiddle.net/5hwg1p36/

A: The error occurs because you tried to add a new column whose title property is null. jQuery DataTables requires that property to be not null.
The fix is quite simple, just change title: null to title: "". In your fiddle it's on line 35.
self.Columns.push({
    data: null,
    title: "", // this property cannot be null, so use empty string instead
    searchable: false,
    visible: true,
    orderable: false,
    defaultContent: ''
});

Working fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/5hwg1p36/1/


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Since then, landowner Al Kirschner and the City of Kelowna have deployed teams to assist the homeowners and also tried to get melting snow off the top of the mountain.
Kirschner said his employees have been putting in long days since they were notified about the flooding on Sunday night.
Residents said they are hopeful the work crews will be successful in holding off rain expected Thursday, but admit they are nervous.
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Q: How can I configure babel/preset-env to include core-js URLSearchParams polyfill? I'm using URLSearchParams in my app. The code is transpiled with babel, using babel/preset-env and core-js@3 to include polyfills needed for the browsers I target.
This is my babelrc:
{
  "presets": [
    [
      "@babel/preset-env",
      {
        "modules": false,
        "corejs": "3",
        "useBuiltIns": "entry",
        "forceAllTransforms": true
      }
    ]
  ]
}

Here is my .browserslistrc:
IE 11
Edge >= 14
last 2 Chrome versions
last 2 Firefox versions

The problem is that even though I've specified IE11 in .browserslistrc, the polyfill for URLSearchParams is still not included in the final bundle. So far I've solved this by manually importing core-js/web/url-search-params.js but I would rather that was done automatically by babel/preset-env.
Can I configure babel/preset-env somehow to include the URLSearchParams polyfill from core-js?

A: Since I'm getting upvotes on the question I should probably add my answer here as well.
The problem for me was that I was adding @babel/polyfill next to my entrypoint in my webpack config:
{
  entry: {
    "my.js": ["@babel/polyfill", "my.js"]
  }
}

To fix my problem I removed @babel/polyfill from the entrypoint, and instead added the following to the top of my.js:
import "core-js/stable";
import "regenerator-runtime/runtime";


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Encyclopedia > Minnesota
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State nickname: North Star State
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Capital Saint Paul
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18,990 km�
- Total (2000)
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Minnesota is the 32nd state of the United States, having joined the Union on May 11, 1858. Its name is commonly abbreviated as 'MN' or 'Minn.', and is taken from the Dakota Sioux (Native American tribe) words for 'sky-tinted water'.
The USS Minnesota was named in honor of this state.
1.1 history prior to joining the United States
1.2 Joins the US
7 Professional Sports Teams
8 Miscellaneous Information
8.1 Symbols/Emblems
history prior to joining the United States
Originally inhabited by Native Americans, in particular the Ojibwe (Chippewa, Anishinaabe) and Sioux.
Economy originally consisted of hunter-gather lifemode, which changed over time as Europeans settled in the area and further exploited the state's natural resources.
First European settlement was the area now known as the city of Stillwater, MN, on the St. Croix River.
Fort Snelling, located at the confluence of the Minnesota River and the Mississippi River, was one of the earliest U.S. military presences in the state. It is now a historic site.
Joins the US
Minnesota was designated a territory on March 3, 1849, but that territory was not coextensive with the present state, since the territory included what later became the territory of Dakota, and later still became the states of North Dakota and South Dakota. The eastern half of the territory of Minnesota became the present state of Minnesota -- the 32nd state -- on May 11th, 1858.
Executive. The current governor is Tim Pawlenty, a Republican. The full list of governors, and the dates they took office, is available at List of Minnesota Governors.
Legislature. Minnesota has a bicameral legislature (senate and house). The state has 67 districts, each covering about 60,000 people. Each district has one senator and two representatives (each district being divided into 'A' and 'B'). Senators serve for four years, except when the election year ends in a zero (e.g. 2010) to allow for redistricting in line with the national census. Representatives serve for two years.
Judiciary. The state court system has three levels:
Trial courts. The state is split into 10 judicial districts, with 257 judges. Most state cases start in the trial courts.
Minnesota Court of Appeals. This body hears appeals on cases tried in the trial courts. There are 16 judges, who divide into three-judge panels to hear appeals in courts across the state.
Minnesota Supreme Court. The seven justices on the Supreme Court hear appeals from the Court of Appeals, the Tax Court, and the Worker's Compensation Court. The court automatically reviews first-degree murder convictions, and settles disuputes over legislative elections.
The state has two special courts created by state law as executive-branch agencies:
The Tax Court deals with non-criminal tax cases across the state. It has three judges appointed by the governor to six-year terms, following approval from the state Senate
The Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals deals with cases involving worker injuries referred to it on appeal, or transferred from district court. It has five judges appointed by the governor to six-year terms, following approval from the state Senate
Federal cases are heard in the federal district courts in Minneapolis, St Paul or Duluth. Minnesota is part of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, which is located in St Paul. Appeals beyond this level go to the US Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.
A hyperlinked text of the State's Constitution is available at http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/mncon/preamble.htm.
The full text, without internal links, can also be viewed at http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/mncon/mncon.htm.
Geography See: List of Minnesota counties
Minnesota covers 79,610 square miles (2.25% of the United States). It is famous for its lakes, having in excess of 15,000, depending on the source of the count. Much of the state is flat, having been eroded during repeated glacial periods (most recently the Wisconsin Glacier). The Minnesota portion of Lake Superior is the largest body of water in the state.
Minnesota is home to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA), as well as a number of state and county parks, most notably Itasca State Park, the source of the Mississippi River. Apart from its lakes and rivers, there are few other prominent physical features.
It is bordered on the north by Canada; on the east by Wisconsin and Lake Superior, on the south by Iowa, and on the west by North Dakota and South Dakota. It is the northernmost of the 48 contiguous states (excluding Alaska and Hawaii), reaching to 49� 23' 4" north latitude, due to a small piece of the state known as the Northwest Angle.
The capital is St. Paul, which sits on the opposite bank of the Mississippi River to the largest city, Minneapolis, (together known as the Twin Cities). Other prominent cities include Duluth, St. Cloud, Mankato, Rochester (home of the world-famous Mayo Clinic), and Bloomington.
The state's average elevation is 1,200 feet, with a high point at Eagle Mountain (2,301 feet) and a low at the surface of Lake Superior (602 feet)
The state is famously cold, with a record low of -60�F measured at Tower, MN on February 2, 1996. As part of the Great Plains region, however, it also experiences warm summers, with a record high of 114�F reached in 1917 and 1936. The average temperature in January (the coldest month) is 11.2�F, and the average in the warmest month of July is 73.1�F. The average annual precipitation is 28.32 inches, with a snowfall figure of 49.6 inches.
State income
The average state income in Minnesota in 1999 was $30,742 (according to the State Demographic Center - the Northeast Midwest Institute gives the figure as $30,793). This compares to a national average of $28,546. The average household income in 1999 was approximately $48,000, ranking eighth in the nation (US Census Bureau). The county averages range from $17,369 (Todd county) to $42,313 (Hennepin county, which contains the Metro area). In general salaries are lowest in more rural areas, and in particular in the north-west part of the state.
Major industries/products
The twin cities are home to a diverse range of major businesses, including 3M (Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing), Northwest Airlines, Target Stores, Medtronic, Cray Computers[?], and Imation[?]. The Twin Cities have recently lost several 'Fortune 500' company headquarters, including Honeywell and Norwest[?] banks. The city of Rochester is the headquarters of the Mayo Clinic, and has a significant manufacturing presence in IBM. The largest shopping mall in the United States, the Mall of America, is located in Bloomington.
A large proportion of the state's economy is still agricultural. Additionally, northern Minnesota is a source for iron ore and wood products, though these are both declining industries.
State Taxes
Minnesota is commonly regarded as a high tax state. It has an income and sales tax, as well as levying taxes on a common range of goods such as tobacco, gasoline and alcohol. It does not charge sales tax on clothing, or non-prepared food items.
Minnesota businesses and individuals paid an average of 11.8% of their income in state and local taxes in 1998, down from 12.7% in 1996 (Minnesota Department of Revenue). The Gross State Product was just under $173 billion in 1999 (Northeast Midwest Institute), with approximately $17.5 billion in exports in 2000
Retail sales per capita were $10,260 in 1997, higher than the US average of $9,190 (US Census Bureau).
The state population, as of 2000, is 4,919,479 (1.75% of the nation), with a growth rate of 12.4% in the last 10 years (compared to 13.1% for the nation).
88.2% of the state is white (excluding Hispanic/Latino), 3.5% Black/African American, 2.9% Hispanic/Latino, 2.9% Asian. Minnesotans traditionally count themselves as of Nordic descent (approximately 1.5 million people claim Danish, Finnish, Norwegian or Swedish ancestry), though more families originated in Germany (approximately 2 million). More modern immigrant communities include the third-largest Hmong population in the United States (from the Laos/Cambodia/Vietnam region), and a large presence from Somalia.
The population distribution by age is (Northeast Midwest Institute):
0-18 - 1,361,616 (27.7%)
19-34 - 1,068,850 (21.7%)
65+ - 594,266 (12.1%)
Religious makeup of state
Minnesotans traditionally think of the state as being a Lutheran stronghold. Although the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is the largest church by number of congregations, the Catholic church has more followers in the state (information from www.adherents.com).
Alfred Adler Institute[?]
Augsburg College
Bethany Lutheran College[?]
Bethel College and Seminary[?]
Capella University[?]
College of Saint Benedict / Saint John's University
College of St. Catherine[?]
College of St. Scholastica[?]
College of Visual Arts[?]
Concordia College, Moorhead[?]
Concordia College, St. Paul[?]
Crown College[?]
Gustavus Adolphus College[?]
Hamline University[?]
Luther Seminary[?]
Martin Luther College[?]
Minneapolis College of Art and Design[?]
Minnesota Bible College[?]
Minnesota State University System[?]
Bemidji State University[?]
Minnesota State University Mankato[?]
Minnesota State University Moorhead[?]
Southwest Minnesota State University[?]
St. Cloud State University[?]
Winona State University[?]
North Central University[?]
Northwestern College[?]
Oak Hills Christian College[?]
Pillsbury Baptist Bible College[?]
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota[?]
Saint Olaf College[?]
University of Minnesota System
University of Minnesota Crookston[?]
University of Minnesota Duluth[?]
University of Minnesota Morris[?]
University of Minnesota Twin Cities[?]
University of Saint Thomas[?]
Walden University[?]
William Mitchell College of Law[?]
Professional Sports Teams
Minnesota Vikings, National Football League
Minnesota Twins, Major League Baseball
Minnesota Timberwolves, National Basketball Association
Minnesota Lynx, WNBA
Minnesota Wild, National Hockey League
Minnesota Thunder, A League Soccer
St. Paul Saints, minor league baseball
Symbols/Emblems
State Bird - Loon
State Butterfly - Monarch
State Drink - Milk
State Fish - Walleye
State Flower - Pink-and-white lady slipper
State Gemstone - Lake Superior Agate
State Grain - Wild Rice
Territory Motto (intended) - Quae sursum volo videre ("I wish to see what is beyond")
Territory Motto (actual) - Quo sursum velo videre ("I cover to see what is above" is the closest translation)
State Motto - L'Étoile du Nord ("Star of the North")
State Muffin - Blueberry (adopted as part of a school project on how a bill becomes law)
State Mushroom - Morel (sponge mushroom; honeycomb morel)
State Picture - Grace
State Song - "Hail! Minnesota"
State Tree - Red or Norway Pine
http://www.state.mn.us - Official Home Page
http://emuseum.mnsu.edu/history/mnstatehistory/timeline - Minnesota history timeline
http://www.mnhs.org - Minnesota historial society
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Рух за незале́жність Катало́нії — політичний рух, одна з гілок каталонського націоналізму, представники якої заявляють про історичну і культурну особливість каталонської нації і добиваються повного сувернітету та незалежності Каталонії та Каталонських історичних областей.

Історія
В минулі століття Каталонія, опинившись в складі Іспанського королівства, розпочала масові повстання. 1871 року Каталонія намагалася відділитись від Іспанії, проте після переговорів з центральною владою залишилася у складі Іспанії.

Сучасний каталонський сецесійний рух зародився на початку XX століття. У довоєнній королівській Іспанії каталоністи досягли спочатку формування суспільної Каталонської співдружності, а потім створення Автономної області Каталонія.

У 1930-х роках Каталонія знов намагалась проголосити незалежність, однак у русі громадянської війни об'єднались із центральним республіканським урядом проти диктатури Ф. Франко, яка отримала перемогу. Репресії проти каталонців у часи режиму Франко значно допомагали популяризації руху за каталонську незалежність.

1979 року Каталонія отримує автономію, а згодом і визнання каталонської мови.

Сучасний рух за незалежність

2006-2015

10 травня 2006 року відбулась акція, де виступило 1,5 мільйонів жителів Каталонії на підтримку прийняття каталонської конституції. У 2006 році в Каталонії був прийнятий новий автономний статус з розширенням фінансової самостійності.

Не дивлячись на всі поступки центральної влади, у 2009—2010 роках пройшли неофіційні опитування-референдуми, згідно з якими більше 90 % населення висловилося за незалежність Каталонії від Іспанії. Згодом у вересні 2012 року пройшли масові протести названі «Маршем до незалежності» під гаслом «Каталонія — нова держава Європи». У акції взяли участь близько 1,5 мільйона людей.

Після регіональних виборів 25 листопада 2012 року абсолютну більшість в парламенті склали прихильники незалежності. 23 січня 2013 року парламентом була проголошена Декларація про сувернітет(«Каталонія — суверенний політичний і правовий суб'єкт в складі Іспанії»), а на 2014 рік був запланований референдум про відокремлення.

12 грудня уряд Каталонії призначив на 9 листопада 2014 року референдум щодо самовизначення, на якому треба було дати відповідь на питання «Чи має Каталонія стати державою?» і у разі стверджувальної відповіді «Чи повинна держава Каталонія бути незалежною?» Іспанський уряд проте не вважав, що референдум мав відбутися. Зрештою згідно з рішенням Конституційного суду від 27 вересня 2014 року і невдовзі за ним рішенням каталонського уряду від 14 жовтня 2014 року референдум був заморожений, а замість нього було проведено опитування про політичне майбутнє Каталонії, яке не має юридичної сили, на якому 80,8 % тих, хто проголосував висловилися на незалежність.

27 вересня 2015 року у Каталонії відбулись дострокові парламентські вибори, на яких виграли прибічники незалежності.

27 жовтня 2015 року каталонська коаліція "Разом за «Так» і «Кандидати за народну єдність» узгодили проект парламентської резолюції по здобуттю незалежності автономної області. У документі оголошується «початок процесу створення незалежної держави Каталонія у вигляді республіки».

9 листопада 2015 року каталонський парламент проголосував за прийняття резолюції про відокремлення від Іспанії (72 голоси «за», 63 «проти». Ухваленню резолюції передувало рішення пленуму Конституційного суду Каталонії, який дозволив парламенту зробити це. Рішення було прийнято 11 суддями одноголосно. Після підбиття підсумків виборів лідери партій заявили про отримання «ясного мандата на незалежність» і повідомили, що планують здійснити дорожню карту набуття регіоном незалежності. Згодом Конституційний суд 1 серпня 2016 вдруге анулював резолюцію.

2017-2020
9 червня 2017 року глава автономної області Карлес Пучдемон заявив, що референдум щодо незалежності Каталонії від Іспанії призначили на 1 жовтня.11 червня від 30 до 40 тисяч людей зібрались на акцію в підтримку незалежності. Мітинг пройшов під гаслом «Референдум — це демократія». Організатори, в тому числі і Карлес Пучдемон звернулись до всіх європейських демократичних держав з проханням підтримати їх. Центральна влада повідомила, що не прийме результати голосування, так як референдум є антиконституційним.

Каталонський парламент 6 вересня 2017 року узгодив проведення референдуму на 1 жовтня та процес відділення від Іспанії. Він дозволятиме проголосити незалежність регіону вже за 48 годин у разі згоди населення. В той же час іспанський уряд виступає проти проведення референдуму і називає його антиконституцйним.

Після схвалення референдуму на підтримку незалежності вишло близько 700 каталонських мерів.

МВС Іспанії оголосило, що відправляє додаткові підрозділи поліції до Каталонії з метою недопущення референдуму, запланованого на 1 жовтня. 20 вересня іспанська поліція затримала десятки осіб у зв'язку з підготовкою до референдуму, проте до п'ятниці, 22 вересня, усіх затриманих було звільнено.

23 вересня всю поліцію Каталонії перевели під контроль МВС Іспанії. В свою чергу, радник внутрішніх справ женералітету Каталонії Жоакім Форн заявив, що його відділ та місцева міліція не сприйняли цього рішення.

26 вересня Цивільна гвардія Іспанії заблокувала понад 140 сайтів з інформацією про референдум у Каталонії.

28 вересня влада Каталонії закликала ЄС не ігнорувати тему майбутнього референдуму про незалежність регіону і конфлікт, що виник з іспанським урядом.

29 вересня, спікер уряду Іспанії Іньїго Мендес де Віго заявив, що референдуму щодо незалежноті Каталонії не буде.

Перед референдумом, 30 вересня у Каталонії поліція заблокувала 1300 виборчих дільниць з 2315 призначених для проведення референдуму про незалежність від Іспанії. Незважаючи на це, у день референдуму 1 жовтня жителі регіону почали збиратись на виборчих дільницях. Почалися перші сутички з поліцією на Національною гвардією.

Як стало відомо 2020 року, тодішній президент РФ Путін 2017 року пропонував тодішньому керівнику Каталонії Карлесу Пучдемону 10 тис. військових і оплату боргів регіону перед іспанським урядом.

2019
16 березня 2019 року тисячі людей вийшли на мітинг у Мадриді, висловитися на підтримку незалежності регіону Каталонія. Ключовим гаслом акції стало «Самовизначення це не злочин. Демократія — це вирішувати».

11 вересня 2019 року в Барселоні близько 600 тис. людей взяли участь у мітинг за незалежність Каталонії від Іспанії.

14 жовтня Верховний суд Іспанії виніс вердикт керівникам руху за незалежність Каталонії, закривши справу, що розглядалась з 2017 року. Організатори каталанського референдуму отримали ув'язнення від 9 до 13 років., після чого в Барселоні почалися масові протести. Того ж дня учасники протестів заблокували місцевий аеропорт Ель Прат. У першому терміналі зібралося 8 тисяч мітингувальників, в результаті було скасовано більше ста рейсів, через сутички з поліцією 56 людей отримало травми.

Згодом протести поширились іншими містами Каталонії: Таррагона, Манреза, Лерида, Жирона, протестувальники почали блокувати залізничне сполучення і великі магістралі.

17 жовтня ситуація загострилась, мітингарі почали палити баки зі сміттям, кидати коктейлі Молотова в поліціянтів та продовжили блокувати залізницю та аеропорт. МВС Іспанії направило до Каталонії 4 групи спецназу (Guardia Civil). Спецпризначенці мають зокрема охороняти органи влади, казначейства, поліцейські відділки, важливі об'єкти інфраструктури зв'язку та енергопостачання.

На 17 жовтня поліція заарештувала щонайменше 20 осіб, у протестах постраждали 53 людини. Керівник Каталонії Кім Торра закликав провести новий референдум про незалежність.

18 жовтня в Барселоні та Жироні почалися масштабні страйки населення. Біля Барселони п'ять колон протестувальників перекрили доступ до основних доріг міста, на летовищі Ель Прат було скасувано 57 рейсів з тисячі запланованих. Через страйки було закрито туристичний ринок Бокерія. В Жироні в страйках беруть участь 60 тисяч осіб (населення міста складає 94 тис.) Іспанське видання El Pais заявило про те, що на вулиці Барселони вийшло понад 500 тисяч осіб, було перекрито основні точки в'їзду до міста.

Станом на 19 жовтня за час протестів постраждало 89 людей, 31 протестувальника було затримано. За даними поліції, постраждало 200 поліціянтів, один перебуває у важкому стані.

В.о. прем'єр-міністра Педро Санчес заявив, що не вестиме переговорів із каталонськими сепаратистами. Мер Барселони Ада Колау закликала мітингувальників зупинити протести. За підрахунками іспанської влади, за тиждень протесту країна зазнала збитків у розмірі 2,5 млн євро, було знищено 300 сміттєвих контейнерів.

2021
Верховний суд Іспанії виступив проти помилування каталонських політиків, яких було засуджено за участь у організації незаконного референдуму про незалежність 2017 року. У червні в Мадриді пройшли бгатотисячні акції протесту проти помилування.

Передумови
У сучасній Європі одним з найбільших етнонаціональних конфліктів є Іспанія, а саме його автономія — Каталонія. До відокремлення від Іспанії є ряд причин.

Політичні
 династичне об'єднання Каталонії і Арагону;
 утворення Королівства Іспанія;
 скасування фуеросу — сукупність пільг, привілеїв і обов'язків;
 режим генерала Франко;
 процес демократизації Іспанії;
 прийняття нової демократичної конституції Іспанії 1978 року;
 визнання каталонської мови як офіційної на території регіону.

Економічні
 економічна потужність Каталонії, як найрозвинутішого і найприбутковішого району Іспанії.

Етнонаціональні
 наявність давньої історії;
 наявність власної самостійної мови та специфічної культури;
 наявність давньої традиції політичного самоврядування;
 високий рівень етнічної самосвідомості;
 етнонаціональна ідентичність;
 конфлікт між іспанцями і каталонцями.

Реакція світу
ЄС і НАТО вже попередили, що Каталонію виключать із тих структур у разі відділення від Іспанії. Прем'єр-міністр Великої Британії (2010—2016 рр.) Девід Камерон вважає, що у випадку виходу Каталонії зі складу Іспанії вона автоматично опиниться поза Євросоюзу і їй доведеться знову стати в чергу країн-кандидатів на членство в ЄС.

Головний тренер Манчестер Сіті Пеп Гвардіола виступив на підтримку референдуму за незалежність Каталонії.

6 травня 2017 року ФК «Барселона» висловив підтримку щодо референдуму 1 жовтня. Україна визнала референдум 1 жовтня в Каталонії нелегітимним.

Див. також
 Декларація про незалежність Каталонії

Примітки

Джерела
 Архипенко В. Особливості розвитку сепаратизму в Іспанії: загроза цілісності // Розвиток політичної науки: європейські практики та національні перспективи: Матеріали Міжнародної нау- ково-практичної конференції студентів та аспірантів. 3 березня 2011 р., м. Чернівці. — Чернівці: Букрек, 2011. — С. 208—211
 Родик Г. Ю, Юськів Х. В. Націоналізм етнічних меншин королівства Іспанія: когнітивний аналіз; Національний університет «Львівська політехніка» — Львів, 2012.
 Тиводар М. Етнологія: Навч посібн. — Львів: Світ, 2004.— С. 624

Сепаратизм
Каталонія


If you could only check one journal, community, or feed a day on LiveJournal, which would it be? Why is it a must-see for you?
Without a doubt, my friend list.
friendly_crips...because it's nice to know I'm not alone.
Oh thanks, friend! You're definitely not alone and at least one person has joined friendly_crips because you mentioned it here. I'm going now to update the comm's profile to make it clear that people don't have to be disabled to join us.
Livejoural is no longer the relevant social hub that it once was years ago. Compared to the community that it was when I joined back in JAN 2004, Livejournal is as much a social community as a lone riverboat casino establishment is Las Vegas. It really is sad in a way.
But I have too much time invested in my own journal to leave it to fall by the wayside like many of its original users have.


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Q: JAXB own object factory not used when unmarshalling Image you've got auto generated beans and you want to extend them with some extra functionality. So you extend the auto generated beans and in the same file you also extend the ObjectFactory and annotate it with @XmlRegistry.
When unmarshalling some object the extended ObjectFactory ins't used and therefore the auto generated beans are created.
What step am I missing to get my custom beans created? Can I tell JAXB which Factory to use? Or does JAXB not use the factory at all?

A: Yes, you need to specify the ObjectFactory when configuring your Unmarshaller.  I think you can use something like this to provide your own ObjectFactory implemenation:
unmarshaller.setProperty("com.sun.xml.bind.ObjectFactory",new MyObjectFactory());


The user interface becomes better and better with every upgrade. The most recent upgrade has integrated multiple easy-access features including patient chart review prior to encounter, an add order tab at the bottom of an encounter. There are tons of features that take time to learn but all improve efficiency and communication with patients.
The chart review can be clunky and difficult to navigate sometimes. The program often freezes and is unable to load properly on my portable computer.
I use EPIC primarily as a user from a healthcare provider standpoint. EPIC ability to integrate medication prescirptions, online communication with patients, and readability have made huge strides in efficiency for patient care. All in all, EPIC makes providing healthcare safer.


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Assessing plain and intelligible language in the Consumer Rights Act: a role for reading scores?
Conklin, Kathy and Hyde, Richard and Parente, Fabio (2019) Assessing plain and intelligible language in the Consumer Rights Act: a role for reading scores? Legal Studies . ISSN 1748-121X
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Official URL: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/legal-studies/article/assessing-plain-and-intelligible-language-in-the-consumer-rights-act-a-role-for-reading-scores/5A7EFDA81CD6AF84ADCAFF60CAD7CAB2
Under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 consumer contracts and consumer notices are required to be expressed in plain and intelligible language. This is a difficult concept to capture. Determining whether a contract is expressed in plain and intelligible language involves resource intensive work by regulators and difficult adjudications by courts. This paper explores whether reading scores present a viable alternative. Can a simple computer program tell a consumer, a business, a regulator or the court that a particular contract is not expressed in plain and intelligible language? The paper begins by exploring the concept and role of plain and intelligible language in the Consumer Rights Act, before considering the ways that reading scores have developed and been used in legal contexts. We then report on the findings of an experimental examination of insurance contracts using a basket of reading scores, using our findings to draw conclusions about the utility of reading scores in determining whether a contract is expressed in plain and intelligible language. We find that reading scores can play a role in such determinations, but that further work is needed to provide appropriate tools for business, regulators and courts to use in assessing plain and intelligible language.
Contracts; Insurance; Consumer Protection; Reading Scores; Regulation; Linguistic Analysis
University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Arts > School of English
University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law
https://doi.org/10.1017/lst.2018.25
Hyde, Dr Richard


When my boys were 1 and 2, I read my first parenting book, And Then I Had Kids by Susan Yates. Her message held encouragement, challenge, tenderness, and a refreshing perspective that I desperately needed with 2 bustling boys. I never dreamed that years later I would ask this woman whom I admire to write an endorsement for my first book. Today I welcome my friend Susan as a guest blogger. I highly recommend her new book, Risky Faith. It is timely and invigorating for us as women and as moms. Enjoy!
Do you struggle to trust God?
I suspect that at this very moment each of us has at least one big concern on our heart that we are praying about or trying to fix, while at the same time trying to trust God with our issue. It might be a concern over a child, a health crisis, a difficult marital situation, financial stress, job dissatisfaction or a decision that has to be made for elderly parents.
As I contemplate my "issue" I've realized how easy it is to let it become bigger in my head than my God. I get frustrated. I worry, and I lose perspective.
Two simple words came into my head- words that were from God, words that would change everything.
I realized that I had let my concern for this child grow and grow. It had become so big in my head that the problem itself became my focus. And I had forgotten who God was. I had forgotten how very much He loved my child. I had forgotten that He knew my child much better than I did. I had forgotten that He was working in ways that I could not see. He was in this issue. He was totally involved and His love was perfect. He was so much bigger than I gave Him credit for. It wasn't that these concepts were new to me. It was more that I wasn't living day in and day out in the assurance and knowledge of how BIG he is.
This insight has led me on a quest to discover in fresh ways how very Big our God is. It's a life long journey that will not end this side of heaven but it's exciting.
Natural growth involves becoming independent. However, spiritual growth involves becoming more dependent. God loves it when I fall on my face and cry out to Him in great need. He will always answer – in His time and in His ways. He does what is best not necessarily what is fast, and He's working while we are waiting.
God is so much bigger than I realize and He longs to reveal Himself to you and to me. As we begin to see more and more of Him we will find that our issues begin to diminish. They don't completely go away. We are fallen people in a fallen world. However, we can begin to see our concerns from a healthy perspective.
Susan shares more insights from her journey in her new book, Risky Faith, Becoming Brave Enough to Trust the God who is Bigger than your World.
Also, I encourage you to check out Susan's blog and her other books HERE.
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