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Correcting tags on CD import
Q: I am a complete iPod novice and I am the wrong side of 50. However, I like my music and have recently purchased the iPod classic. I have been putting some favourite albums on, such as Motown Greatest Hits – the Isley Brothers. Some of the albums have gone on under the Compilations section (even though they are not compilations) and, although it is listing the Isley Brothers as the Artist, it is not listing The Isley Brothers under artists category on my iPod. I can only find it under albums on my iPod. This is also happening to a few other CD's such as Otis Reading. Is this because the CD's are old? Also, do I have to subscribe to Itunes to get the album art and , if so, what is the cost for each piece of album art?
– Suzy
A: When you insert a CD to import into your iTunes library, iTunes looks up the CD track information from an online CD database (CDDB) that has been built up by user contributions over the years. Since this database is based on user-submitted data, it's not uncommon for the "Part of a Compilation" flag to be set on albums that in reality do not require this option. In fact, there's a mistaken impression among many novice Gracenote CDDB contributors that the "Compilation" option refers to things like "Greatest Hits" albums (ie, "compilations" of an artist's work), rather than its intended purpose of identifying albums that have more than one artist (ie, "Various Artists" albums).
The "Compilations" feature in iTunes and on the iPod is primarily intended to group these types of albums into a separate listing while also filtering out "one-hit-wonders"—artists that may only have done a single track on a movie soundtrack, for instance, and therefore don't deserve a place in your "Artists" listing.
Fortunately, even if the CD Database supplies the "Compilation" information incorrectly, you can easily adjust this yourself before importing the CD. When you insert the CD and are prompted by iTunes to import it, select "No" and you will be shown a listing of the tracks on the CD, with the information for them that was supplied from CDDB. You can then modify this track information prior to actually importing the CD. This can also be useful if information like track names or artist names are spelled incorrectly (again, CDDB is a user-contributed database, so it's not uncommon to see typographical errors show up from time to time).
To modify the CD track information prior to import, simply insert the CD into your computer and response "No" if iTunes prompts you to automatically import the tracks. Instead of immediately importing the CD, you will see a listing of the CD tracks, and can then modify the information and/or select or unselect individual tracks before importing the CD.
To modify the "Compilation" flag, simply select all of the tracks by choosing Edit, Select All, and then once all tracks are highlighted, edit their properties by choosing File, Get Info:
In the bottom-left corner of the file info dialog, you will see the "Compilation" setting. Simply set this to "No" and click OK (you can also modify any other album-related information here that you may want to change, such as the album title or artist name).
Once you've adjusted your settings, simply click on the "Import CD" button in the bottom-right corner of the iTunes window to actually import the CD. The tracks will be created with the information that you have filled in, including the "Compilation" option being turned off.
You can also submit any changes you've made to the CDDB system yourself, thus helping to correct errors that you may encounter. Simply choose Advanced, Submit CD Track Names and the changes you've made will be uploaded to the CDDB servers to assist them in maintaining accurate CD information.
Note that if you have tracks you have already imported that have the "Part of a Compilation" setting turned on, you can also change this for those existing tracks that are already in your iTunes library. Simply follow the same steps above to select the tracks in your iTunes library, choose File, Get Info and adjust the track settings in the same way—the options and dialog boxes for editing track information are the same whether you're working with a CD or with existing tracks that are already in your library.


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Loudwire ist ein US-amerikanisches Onlinemagazin, dass sich mit Unterhaltungsmusik, insbesondere mit Hard Rock und Metal befasst. Das Magazin wurde im August 2011 gestartet und gehört dem Medienunternehmen Townsquare Media.

Inhalt
Neben Interviews und Rezensionen aktueller Alben befasst sich das Magazin stark mit der Geschichte der Musik. So werden Ranglisten von Alben und Liedern diverser Künstler veröffentlicht und Rückblicke auf die erfolgreichsten und wegweisendsten Alben publiziert. Darüber hinaus werden Musiker im Rahmen der Rubrik Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction? mit Aussagen ihrer Wikipedia-Artikel konfrontiert mit der Bitte, die Aussagen zu bestätigen bzw. zu korrigieren. Seit 2011 verleiht das Magazin die Loudwire Music Awards, bei denen die Leser des Magazins über die Gewinner abstimmen dürfen. Bei der Abstimmung im Jahre 2014 gingen über zwei Millionen Stimmen ein. Das Magazin finanziert sich ausschließlich durch Werbung. Chefredakteur ist Spencer Kaufman.

Loudwire Music Awards

2011

Übersicht
Bei der ersten Verleihung gab es folgende Gewinner:

Nominierungen

2012

Übersicht
Bei der zweiten Verleihung gab es folgende Gewinner:

Nominierungen

2013

Übersicht
Bei der dritten Verleihung gab es folgende Gewinner:

Nominierungen
In einigen Kategorien gab es mehr als zehn Nominierungen. Hier werden nur die ersten zehn Plätze in alphabetischer Reihenfolge gelistet.

2014

Übersicht
Bei der vierten Verleihung gab es folgende Gewinner:

Nominierungen
In einigen Kategorien gab es mehr als zehn Nominierungen. Hier werden nur die ersten zehn Plätze in alphabetischer Reihenfolge gelistet.

2015

Übersicht
Bei der fünften Verleihung gab es folgende Gewinner:

Nominierungen
In einigen Kategorien gab es mehr als zehn Nominierungen. Hier werden nur die ersten zehn Plätze in alphabetischer Reihenfolge gelistet.

2016

Übersicht
Bei der sechsten Verleihung gab es folgende Gewinner:

Nominierungen
In einigen Kategorien gab es mehr als zehn Nominierungen. Hier werden nur die ersten zehn Plätze in alphabetischer Reihenfolge gelistet.

2017

Übersicht
Bei der siebten Verleihung gab es einige Änderungen. Die Kategorien Best Rock Band und Best Metal Band wurden in Best Hard Rock Artist und Best Metal Artist umbenannt. Die Kategorien Best Rock Video, Best Metal Video, Rock Goddess of the Year und Rock Titan of the Year wurden ersatzlos gestrichen. Neu Hinzugekommen sind die Kategorien Breakthrough Artist, der Humanitarian Award, der Lemmy Award zur Ehrung des Lebenswerkes und der Courage Award. Die Preise wurden im Rahmen einer Zeremonie am 24. Oktober 2017 im Novo Theater in Los Angeles vergeben.

Nominierungen

Einzelnachweise

Weblinks
 Offizielle Website

Onlinemagazin
Musikwebsite (Metal)
Englischsprachiges Medium

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Q: Lower Bound of a Curve I have a curve likes the following:

As can be seen, there are two upper bound and lower bound curves on the above (see the following image for the approx visualization!):

I have tried to find the lower bound by the following code:
lower_bound = rbind()
for(i in 2:(length(data[,1])-1))
{
    if(data[i,2] < data[i+1,2] && data[i,2] < data[i-1,2])
    {
        lower_bound = rbind2(lower_bound, c(data[i,1], data[i,2]))
    }
}

But, the problem is there are some local minima in the middle, so the result is not what I've expected (as follow).

Hence the question is how can I find the lower bound of such a curve in R? Is there any known algorithm to find the lower bound?
About the minimal reproducible example, I've included 500 of data (to make sense) in the following:
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A: For a relatively simple implementation, you can try as follows:
Consider a running slice of the data, with a constant width. The width must be larger than the largest gap.
Construct the upper and lower hull of the points, using the Monotone Chain algorithm (there is no need to sort, your points are already by increasing abscissa). https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Algorithm_Implementation/Geometry/Convex_hull/Monotone_chain
For the middle abscissa in the slice, estimate the two ordinates on the convex hull (by identifying the hull edges at that particular absicssa). By sweeping, this will create the desired curves. At both ends of the range, use all abscissas in the first and last half-slices.
There will be a small downward bias where the curvature is high and/or the window is large, but nobody's perfect.

The total running time will be proportional to the product of the number of points and the window width. But I guess that an incremental version can do better.

A: There is a linear programming approach to this, and you might find R packages that will do linear programming for you.
Find a space of smooth curves such as splines, where a smooth curve is a linear combination of basis functions.
Now solve the linear program to minimize the sum, taken over all points, of the value at that point minus the value from a linear combination of basis functions at that point, subject to the constraint that the linear combination of basis functions must be no larger than the value at that point.

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Camp Fire survivors went wherever they could go, according to David Forsyth. He put together a map highlighting more than 270 new communities in 31 states where survivors have put down new roots.
PARADISE, Calif. — Some survivors of California's deadliest wildfire have stayed in Paradise, but others, having lost everything, have gone to the far ends of the country to relocate and rebuild.
"They went wherever they could go, literally to find a safe spot to lay their head," said David Forsyth, who compiled a map of Camp Fire survivors.
The map shows a compilation of survivors across the country, reaching as far as Hawaii, Alaska, and Texas. Each heart on the map represents at least one survivor living in that community.
Having had family impacted by the Camp Fire, Forsyth wondered what happened to the other survivors, and took to social media to ask a simple question "Where are you now?"
The map came together with the help of the Paradise Fire Adopt a Family and Camp Fire Survivors Facebook groups. He made the post on Jan. 29, and it gathered more than 800 comments from survivors.
"They began typing: Anaheim, CA, Sacramento, CA, Medford, or Dallas, TX, Jackson, CA, you name it. They started just typing away," he added.
Soon afterward, he transferred the information over to a Google map using hearts to represent the cities and states where survivors went.
The map resonated with more than just the survivors; in a matter of five days, it garnered more than 38,000 views of the more than 270 new communities and 31 states in which survivors have found themselves.
As of Feb. 6, Forsyth said there were only 19 states that didn't have a survivor living somewhere in their communities that he knew of.
Nov. 8 was a terrifying day for the Town of Paradise and the surrounding communities as a raging wildfire took away homes, livelihoods, and the lives of several residents. Even months after the fire, residents continue to struggle with housing and basic needs.
"People are struggling where they weren't used to struggling at all," added Forsyth.
For people who want to help survivors, the map means that you don't have to head to Paradise to help a survivor. You can look at the map, find out if any survivors are living in your community, and reach out yourself or through an organization to support them.
When Forsyth reached out, a survivor responded to let him know that they had no wood stove to warm their home in the snow and freezing temperatures in the area.
Hundreds of people in the Sierra foothills are still without power following the Northern California storm earlier this week.


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Don't Forget 1663 Gloucester, Virginia Slave Revolt
Benjamin Todd Jealous
Like March on Washington, Gloucester County Conspiracy carries lessons for today.
Three hundred years before a multiracial coalition stormed Washington's National Mall to demand equal rights and economic justice, the working men of Gloucester County, Va., made a stand of their own based on class, not race. We often ask whether Martin Luther King Jr. would recognize the world in 2013, but it is equally valid to ask whether he would have recognized the world of 1663, when black and white children of slaves and servants did play together in the tobacco fields.
One of the forgotten landmarks of civil rights history occurred 350 years ago Sunday: Sept. 1, 1663. This day marks the first recorded instance of African slaves and European indentured servants standing together for justice against the ruling elite.
The Gloucester County Conspiracy took place at a time when Virginia tobacco growers relied on both slaves and indentured servants to farm tobacco. Management treated their workers with cruel abandon, regardless of color.
Unwilling to accept their fate, a group of black and white workers met in secret to plan a revolt. After securing weapons and a drum, they would "march from house to house" until they reached the mansion of Royal Governor Sir William Berkeley. They would demand their freedom, and resort to force if necessary.
Though the plot failed, the landowners recognized the power that the Gloucester rebels possessed when banded together. Over the next several decades, they sought to breed racial contempt between the white and black members of the underclass. On the plantation level, they gave whites nominal control in the field. On the colony level, they allowed whites to join the militia and carry firearms. As historian Edmund Morgan writes, the landowners used racism as a device for control.
On this 350th anniversary, the Gloucester rebellion can teach us as much about our character as the March on Washington.
The rebels in Gloucester recognized what King memorialized in his famous remarks: we are, by our nature, capable of great things when we judge one another solely on the content of our character, not by the color of our skin.
The original state of race relations in America is one of shared struggle, not mutually assured destruction. It is ultimately the introduction of an outside variable -- money, power, or the desire for control -- that tends to alter that natural state.
It turns out that 2013 is a perfect year for this lesson. The fight for voting rights is making its own 50th anniversary curtain call, in the form of the Supreme Court's decision in Shelby County v. Holder and countless voter suppression laws that affect African-Americans but also Americans of all colors, ages and incomes. The failed War on Drugs continues to destroy families in black inner city America, and, increasingly, white rural America.
Finally, 45 years after King was killed in the midst of his Poor People's Campaign, low-wage workers of all hues are organizing across geographic and demographic lines to demand a higher minimum wage.
Politics is a lot like physics. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction, and objects in motion eventually return to their original state. As we tackle these challenges, let us consider that the original state of race relations in America may be one of unity -- and that the possibility of moving beyond our nation's legacy of racism is obtainable.
In his 1869 speech "Our Composite Nationality," Frederick Douglass wrote about the unique phenomenon and mission of America. On this anniversary, let us remember his words:
"Our geographical position, our relation to the outside world, our fundamental principles of Government ... our vast resources, requiring all manner of labor to develop them, and our already existing composite population, all conspire to one grand end, and that is to make us the most perfect national illustration of the unity and dignity of the human family, that the world has ever seen."
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2013/09/01/benjamin-todd-jealous-on-gloucester-rebellion/2730559/ USA Today link back to original story.
Not exactly sure what this guy is talking about, but we are researching the information. Here is some interesting notes to look at in the mean time.
COPY: http://www.virginiamemory.com/online_classroom/shaping_the_constitution/doc/gowenpetition
The practice of indentured servitude in England grew out of older feudal systems and apprenticeship practices that had their roots in the Middle Ages. The Virginia Company of London contracted with the first Virginia settlers for their labor, and, when the Company started trading land for service and tobacco became the first profitable cash crop, Virginia's style of indentured servitude coalesced. By the 1620s, a standard system had been put into place whereby servants negotiated the terms of their indentures with a merchant, ship's captain, or other agent before sailing to Virginia. Their indentures were then sold to planters when the servants arrived in the colony.
The beginning of lifelong servitude or slavery in Virginia is very hard to trace. There is evidence that Africans may have already been in the colony before the first documented appearance of them in John Rolfe's 1619 letter, which mentions, "20. and odd Negroes" arriving in Jamestown. Whether or not a person of African descent was held in slavery was a matter of circumstances unclear to modern historians. The person's status as a Christian or a non-Christian, and whether or not the person had previously been enslaved definitely affected how he or she was treated in the colony. The most important thing to note is that some African Virginians were not held as slaves at the beginning of the colony's history. Although many of the laws restricting African Virginians were passed in the 1660s, slavery did not become codified in Virginia law until 1705.
Phillip Gowen was the son of Mihill Gowen, a free African Virginian, who had once worked for Amye Beazlye, the woman who had freed Phillip in her will. This petition to Governor William Berkeley and the Council of State was probably written for Gowen by a person familiar with the petitioning process; the document makes use of standard structure and language of petitions from that era. Gowen sought relief from his new master, whom he declared was attempting to prolong his servitude. After reviewing the petition, the governor and council ordered that Gowen be freed. This document gives an example of the precarious situation of African Americans in the early colony before slavery was completely institutionalized.
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December 26, 2017 (San Diego) – Besides new laws affecting motorists, there are several other important new laws taking effect in 2018, including a minimum wage increase, legal marijuana sales, new protections for workers and job applicants, new requirements for employers and general contractors, limits on where you can buy ammunition, and more.
Minimum wage increase: Effective January 1st, 2018, California's minimum wage rises to $11 an hour for companies with 26 or more employees, up a full dollar from the old rate. For companies that employ 25 or fewer workers, the new minimum wage is $10.50 an hour.
Salary questions by employers: Employers can no longer ask a job applicant about his or her past salary effective January 1st, under Assembly Bill 168. Backers of the bill hope it will help close the gap in pay between women and men, since companies will no longer be able to base your salary at a new job on what you earned in the past.
Holding contractors liable for subcontractors' payments to workers: Assembly Bill 1701 will hold general contractors liable for wages if a subcontractor fails to pay workers on private contracts starting in January or later. Public projects are excluded.
Ammunition purchases: Starting Jan. 1, all ammunition purchases in California must be made in person through a vendor licensed by the Department of Justice. The law also applies to transfers of ammunition. It will also be illegal to import ammunition from outside the state, unless it first goes through a licensed vendor in California.
Legal recreational marijuana sales: The first legal sales of recreational marijuana will begin January 1st, but only in jurisdictions that have authorized such sales. Californians age 21 and over can buy up to one ounce of marijuana (28.5 grams) or .28 ounces of concentrates (8 grams), Sales are only allowed through businesses registered with the state. Locally, the city of San Diego has authorized recreational sale of marijuana, but the County and cities in East County have not.
Sexual harassment training: Companies with 50 employees or more must expand their sexual harassment training program to include training on harassment based on gender identification, gender expression and sexual orientation under Senate Bill 396.
More leave for new parents: A parent with a new baby can take up to 12 weeks of parental leave, if they have worked for over a year for an employer with over 20 employees. Under Senate Bill 63, the worker won't lose their job and can use any combination of vacation time, or other paid time off to spend time with their new child.


Curse Israel at your peril!
We had a wonderful visiting American weekend speaker at Tongham Christian Fellowship, which we attend in England. Believers came from as far away as Eastbourne and Bristol to hear Bill Randles, pastor of Believers in Grace fellowship in Cedar Rapids,Iowa. If only the rest of Britain and the world had been able to hear him! Bill did a teaching day on Saturday on Jesus' parables in Luke chapters 12-14 warning us to be ready for His coming. Sunday morning was the icing on the cake, and it was rich icing indeed.
The following are just a few of the highlights from Bill's Sunday teaching. Bill went through Numbers 22, 23 and 24 – the account of Balaam, the pagan prophet. Bill said that many looked on the Bible stories as stories with a moral, but this thinking trivialized them. He advised people to throw away any Veggie Tales! He said the Bible stories were far deeper and more significant and had real relevance today.
In the case of Balaam, the children of Israel were about to enter Canaan, the land promised to them by Almighty God. God first promised the land to Abraham, confirmed it to his son Isaac, and to his grandson Jacob. The promise was unconditional; it did not depend on anything or anyone other than God's own word.
Foundational was one great promise: "I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you…" Genesis 12:3. So, you curse Israel at your peril! You will be the one who gets cursed! How much better to bless Israel and reap a blessing yourself!
Over the next 400 years, Abraham's descendents became a populous nation of slaves in Egypt. And after their miraculous deliverance and 40 tough years in the wilderness, they were camped near Jericho, ready to enter the land.
Pagans then occupying the land were terrified. They could see the huge, orderly camp of the Israelites.
The pagan leader Balak, frightened of the Israelites, sent for the pagan prophet Balaam to come and curse them. Balaam was 400 miles away, so a delegation went with gifts, offering him a large sum to come and curse Israel.
The relevance today is startling: Arab oil money is funding parts of the media, university departments etc. Israel is being cursed indeed!
He said that many Christians once knew the word of God regarding Israel perfectly well, but since it is not popular now, they have prayed about it and come out on the side of evil. Evil is coming to a head, he said - we are in the last days and Christians have to be prepared to be counted, however unpopular it may make us.
He added that the least Christian in any church that teaches Bible prophecy knows more about what is going on in the world and the possible solutions than the UN, the experts, the Phds, the State Dept etc. The pundits and politicians cannot see what the lowliest Christian can see clearly. Who is going to listen to the voices telling the truth? "God is taking down names," Bill said.
You can read the chapters for yourself, but to cut it short, Balaam disobeyed God and went with the delegation. Three times he tried to get God to curse Israel - but three times He blessed Israel! Balak, the pagan prince, was furious.
Their amended plan was to corrupt Israel by sending Moabite women into the camp to seduce Israelite men and invite them to pagan services. Pagan worship included sexual immorality. This was tantamount to Israel destroying Israel, and the pagans were willing to offer up their own women and girls.
Pagan worship also included burning children to appease their false gods. Does this ring a bell today? Think of the Muslim child suicide bombers. "They hate Jews more than they love their own children," Bill said.
By the way, the greedy prophet Balaam came to a bad end, as will all who go against Israel. Read Numbers chapter 31.
Our next teaching weekend is Sept 20 and 21, with Dr Arnold Fruchtenbaum, the much loved Jewish Bible teacher whose material is available on www.ariel.org His series on the Messiah from a Jewish Perspective is ground-breaking and will give you a solid understanding of many things in the gospels which are otherwise puzzling. We wish every pastor would be able to hear these teachings.
Meanwhile, all our Sunday sermons are worth listening to! Come along and meet us in Poyle Road, Tongham, Surrey, just over the Hampshire border from Aldershot. We are not the church with the spire and stained glass. We are in the old building with the corrugated roof just up the road! Alan is speaking next on Sunday, August 24 and then on Sunday, September 28.


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Facebook & Congress
Mark Zuckerberg got called before congress (a couple times)... he got bullied by congress, for all the wrong things. Congress is not filled with the technically knowledgable. Mark dodged and lied about censorship and bias, he looked like a robot (which didn't help with the meme folks), but in the end, he defended the Internet, Freedom of speech, the gig-economy, and advertising... just poorly. Fortunately, the Congress was even less focused, so it may have been "good enough". But we have a long list of dodges, lies, and obfuscations. Those lies/obfuscations will come out over time, and that will work against him and the Internet Freedom in the long term, because those with the most invested in it (like Google, Facebook, Twitter) are such lousy stewards of Freedom of Speech.
List of dodges
This isn't completely fair, as in a CEO shouldn't be expected to know everything that goes on in his company. But there's a lot of these he should have been far more prepared for. So I have no problem with "I'll have to get back you" answer a few times, but after a few dozen, it starts to become a mockery of itself.
https://www.wired.com/story/mark-zuckerberg-will-follow-up/
All the apps Facebook has banned for improperly sharing user information with third parties.
How many times Facebook has required audits of apps to make sure improperly transferred data was deleted.
How many fake accounts Facebook has removed.
Whether Facebook employees worked alongside Cambridge Analytica when they embedded with the Trump campaign in 2016.
Whether Facebook Messenger collects call and text data from minors for account syncing.
Whether Facebook can "track a user's Internet browsing activity, even after that user has logged off of the Facebook platform."
How Facebook discloses that kind of tracking to its users.
Whether a specific set of "unverified, divisive pages" of Facebook users, shown on a large poster board, were in fact Russian-created groups.
Specific regulations that Facebook would propose for the tech industry.
Where the 87 million people impacted by the Cambridge Analytica fiasco are geographically located.
Whether he would support a rule to require notifying users of a breach within 72 hours.
Whether and how Facebook tracks users across devices. (In fairness, the wording here wasn't very clear.)
Whether Facebook is a neutral public forum or engaged in free speech (specifically as relates to Section 230 immunity under the Communications Decency Act; Zuckerberg did say that he thinks Facebook is "a platform for all ideas").
Whether Aleksandr Kogan, the developer who sold the data of millions of Facebook users to Trump-affiliated political firm Cambridge Analytica, still has a personal Facebook account.
How many data points does Facebook collect on its users
Details around how to protect minors
How Zuckerberg sees Facebook's recently announced bug bounty in the context of "the sharing of information not permissible, as compared to just unauthorized access to data."
The details around if and how Facebook would allow civil rights groups to audit credit and housing companies that operate on the platform.
How many Nevada residents were among the 87 million Facebook users caught up in the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
How long Facebook retains a user's data after they delete their account. (The best Zuckerberg could offer: "I think we try to move as quickly as possible.")
The set of principles Facebook will use to guide its development of artificial intelligence.
What firms Kogan sold the data of up to 87 million Facebook users to, in addition to Cambridge Analytica and Eunoia.
More information about how Facebook can be confident that its political ad restrictions really have blocked out foreign entities.
If Facebook would "please bring some fiber"—high-speed internet—to West Virginia.
Exactly how Facebook's systems work when you attempt to wipe your data, as part of deleting your account.
Details around potential legislation that would codify that people own their online data, and require platforms to offer more opt-in settings.
Why Zuckerberg can't give a one-word answer to the question of whether he would commit to "changing all user default settings to minimize, to the greatest extent possible, the collection and use of users' data."
Why Facebook blocked an ad from a former Michigan Lottery commissioner announcing his run for state senate.
More detail about how Facebook's AI tools help catch fake accounts from Russia or elsewhere.
If and how Facebook plans to implement the portion of Europe's GDPR—a sweeping digital privacy law—that gives users the right to object to the processing of their personal data for marketing purposes in the US.
Whether Facebook uses data that's collected from logged off users only for security purposes or as "part of the business model" as well.
Whether the person (or people) who mistakenly banned popular conservative duo Diamond and Silk on Facebook were "held accountable in any way."
How many firms total Kogan sold information to, and what their names are. (This was a follow-up to Senator Baldwin's identical question Tuesday, which Zuckerberg had also said he'd follow up on.)
More detail about how Facebook ensures that content reviewers aren't biased against conservative or religious posts.
Whether Zuckerberg can commit to convening a meeting of CEOs in his field to develop a strategy to increase racial diversity in tech. ("I think that that's a good idea and we should follow up on it," Zuckerberg said.)
Input on the BROWSER Act, a bill that would require opt-in consent for sharing sensitive information with both telecoms and websites.
What if any valid law enforcement requests Facebook has honored in Russia.
An update on Facebook's rural broadband plans when available.
How many data points Facebook has on the average non-Facebook user.
How many Facebook "Like" buttons there are on non-Facebook web pages.
How many Facebook "Share" buttons there are on non-Facebook web pages.
How many chunks of Facebook pixel code there are on non-Facebook web pages.
Whether Zuckerberg's team can get back to the committee within 72 hours.
Facebook is 3 things: bad interface, bad management, and biased policies. I want a social network that gives me control of what I see and share -- both to my friends and to advertisers. I realize they need to make a buck, and my information is their product, but the point is you can still give users the illusions of control. But Zuckerberg seems to have falling into the egocentric pit that many young billionaires do, they think because they timed things well, and worked hard, and got lucky that they're smarter than everyone else. This makes them arrogant, less mature, and slower to grow than the average human: Dunning-Kruger, inflated by being surrounded by yes-men.
http://www.aei.org/publication/on-facebook-regulation-and-unintended-consequences/
http://www.wnd.com/2018/04/zuckerberg-facebook-made-enforcement-error-in-censoring-diamond-and-silk/?cat_orig=diversions
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/09/congress-released-mark-zuckerbergs-prepared-testimony-ahead-of-wednesdays-hearing.html
https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2018/04/10/mark-zuckerberg-trust-not-yet/UnJqFsh5xN1zMTovDHXGNP/story.html
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A collection of sites consisting but not limited to composers and Music in general.
A SHOWCASE of sites that have anything to do with any kind of music, including Music Theory.
The WebRing for those who love the music of the nineties, or the radio, TV shows, and movies. Grunge, Garage, House, Club, R&B, Soul, Rock, Hip Hop, Electronic, etc.
A ring about great composers of all times, like Beethoven, Bach, Chopin, Liszt, Vivladi, etc.
Webring för alla som uppskattar äldre populärkultur. Här finns plats för hemsidor om allt från förra sekelskiftets varieté till 60-talets svensktopp. Både ni som skriver historiskt om dessa äldre kulturyttringar och ni som utövar eller säljer något "stofilt" är välkomna.
Listen to music sung in very ancient languages. Read melodies of the heart, discovered via historical methods of Bible study.
One can bring our spirit to the roots of music and our civilization. The other can bring our spirit to the heart of music and our creation. This ring contains both. And if you have music that speaks to one's need, share that with us, too!
Find in this ring personal and commercial pages having to do with the swing era (1920s through 1940s), including but not limited to the lifestyles, fashions, music, dance and history of the times. Pictured: courtesy of the Library of Congress, a photograph taken in 1938 by Alan Fisher of some pretty flashy jitterbugs!


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Baltimore Area CouncilAbout UsFAQ
The Baltimore Area Council (BAC) is an independent not-for-profit entity responsible for delivering Scouting programs to young people in Baltimore City and the five surrounding counties, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, and Howard. Although supported with resources from the Boy Scouts of America National Office, the BAC is governed by a local board of directors and has its own bank accounts, investments, and assets. The Council is made up of 12 Districts:
Arrowhead, Carroll, Chesapeake, Dulaney, Exploring, Four Rivers, Harford, Hopkins, National Pike, Reginald F. Lewis, The Capitol, and Thurgood Marshall.
Friends of Scouting – Friends of Scouting funds our ScoutReach program, camping programs at Broad Creek Memorial Scout Reservation, the effort to keep all program materials, training and development relevant, provide safe and fun experiences to all Scouts and the Baltimore Area Council Office (Schapiro Scout Service Center)
Capital Campaign – The Diamond Anniversary Capital Campaign is to revitalize Broad Creek Memorial Scout Reservation.
Endowment - Endowment is money or other financial assets that are donated and are to be invested to grow the principal and provide additional income for future investing and expenditure
Memorials and Tributes – Memorials and Tributes are donations made in memory of or in honor of a friend, relative or loved one help support council initiatives, operations and/or live on through the Baltimore Area Council's Endowment Fund to ensure that your tribute lives on in perpetuity.
Special Events – The BAC holds multiple Special Events throughout the year and all proceeds from special events go back to Scouting, some events have specific programs that the proceeds will go towards.
Bequests – Bequests are including the Baltimore Area Council as a beneficiary of a portion of your estate.
In Kind Gift – In Kind Gifts are donations other than money to help provide a quality Scouting program.
Following the 2018 report, it costs the council approximately $209 per youth for one year of Scouting programs. All special events and fundraising efforts go towards funding these programs.
The national organization of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to achieve two key objectives: equitably compensate victims who were harmed during their time in Scouting and continue to carry out Scouting's mission for years to come.
Importantly, the Baltimore Area Council has not filed for bankruptcy. Our Council is legally separate, distinct, and financially independent from the national organization. Unit meetings and activities, district and council events, other Scouting adventures, and countless service projects will take place as usual. In short, there will be no changes to the local Scouting experience.
The Boy Scouts of America recognizes that in the past, its efforts to protect its youth participants have at times failed some of the very children they were meant to protect. In certain circumstances, predators used Scouting to gain access to children, and volunteers or employees of the national organization or local councils did not always effectively address allegations and transgressions. The BSA understands that no apology can ever repair the damage caused by this abuse or take away the pain that victims have endured. The BSA believes victims, supports them and encourages them to come forward as part of the Chapter 11 case. It's important to know that Scouting is safer now than ever before, some of the strongest expert-informed youth protection policies found in any youth-serving organization have been implemented.
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The Notary in Spain.
In Spain, like in many countries, the documents for buying or selling a house, a last will or power of attorney are always signed at the notary. In Spain there are about 3000 public notary´s working all over Spain, many notary offices in the large cities but even in the smaller town you can find a notary ready to assist you. Find out more on the Spanish notary association website.Proporcionar a los ciudadanos la seguridad jurídica que promete la Constitución en su artículo 9º en el ámbito del tráfico jurídico extrajudicial.
The notary is a independent public official designated by the state of Spain to assist citizens with legal matters. The notary works in a competitive way with other notary´s to favour the quality and in-dependency. The notary checks if all delivered documents are authentic and correct, that the whole process goes according to the Spanish law, protecting all parties including the state.
The official document signed at the notary is called an Escritura, a title deed. The notary keeps the title deed in his files, after signing the deeds you will receive a certified copy on notarial paper stamped and signed by the notary. When needed you can always get a simple copy or even a certified copy from the notary later.
Most foreigners will know the Spanish notary from buying a property and signing a power of attorney, last will or the title deeds for purchase. Important things to know when going to the notary; you can only sign when presenting original documents like, original passport or ID-card, original NIE number/Residency certificate, the other important thing is that you need to understand Spanish or to go accompanied by somebody that translates for you, your lawyer for example.
Do you have to go to the notary to sign an official document, are you maybe selling or buying a property or do you need help with any notarial work, please contact our solicitors office in Torrevieja for the services that we can offer you and our fees.
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Land Registry Office
The title deeds of the purchased property will be registered at the national Land Registry
You can´t travel to Spain to complete, with a power of attorney the solicitor can act on your behalf.
Your solicitor
Juan Miguel Vicente Moreno
Lawyer in Torrevieja.
Registered with nº 1208 at the Law Society of Orihuela.
El Ilustre Colegio de abogados de Orihuela.
VM Solicitors Torrevieja