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ASHA Workers Demand Safety and Health for All Observe Demands Day on 25 June 2020
Thousands of ASHA workers and facilitators, and other frontline health workers in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic in our country, today came out to protest against their conditions of work and to demand public better health services for the people, at the call of the All India Coordination Committee of ASHA Workers (CITU). In most of the states, including Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Assam, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Gujarat, AP and Kerala they protested at the PHCs, CHCs etc and submitted memoranda to the local authorities, which were also forwarded to the Health Ministers at state and central level.
Considering the arduous and risky nature of their work, going door to door to survey the population for Covid 19 infections, and guiding the public about safety measures, they are not even provided the necessary protective gear. Many have been infected and several have died.
They submitted a 14 point demand charter which included that the public health services be improved, that there should be no privatization of these, and that the budgetary allocation for health be increased to 6% of the GDP. They demanded that they be regularized as health workers and be given adequate payment for their work, an allowance for COVID related work, free medical treatment and insurance, including the Rs 50 lakh insurance.
Frontline health and sanitation workers in many states also came out in support of these demands.
Regualrise ASHA Workers and all NHM workers as permanent workers, pay minimum wages and ensure social security and pension as per recommendations of the 45th and 46th ILC
Safety gear for all frontline workers, especially those in the health sector; PPEs for those who are engaged in containment areas and red/containment zone
Frequent, random and free Covid-19 test of all frontline workers
Rs Fifty lakhs insurance cover to all frontline workers covering all deaths on duty; also coverage of treatment for Covid-19 for the entire family.
Additional incentive of Rs.25,000 per month for all the contract and scheme workers engaged in Covid -19 duty. Payment of all the pending dues of ASHA workers immediately
Compensation of minimum Rupees Five lakhs for all those who got infected while on duty
Provide free and adequate COVID tests and treatment to all non tax paying people.
Ensure adequate facilities in quarantine centres and hospitals.
Free ration /food for all the needy and Rs.7500 per month for all non taxpaying families for six months
Strengthen the public health system and the health infrastructure.
Allocate 6% of GDP for health sector;
Withdraw proposals for privatization of public health infrastructure and services
Enact legislation for right to universal healthcare
Make NHM a permanent health programme of the government, with universal application and adequate financial allocation.
We wait for a favourable response from the concerned authorities and will intensify our struggle if this is not forthcoming.
Ranjana Nirula
Convenor
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package org.apache.spark.sql.columnar

import java.nio.ByteBuffer
import java.sql.Timestamp

import org.scalatest.FunSuite

import org.apache.spark.Logging
import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.expressions.GenericMutableRow
import org.apache.spark.sql.columnar.ColumnarTestUtils._
import org.apache.spark.sql.execution.SparkSqlSerializer
import org.apache.spark.sql.types._

class ColumnTypeSuite extends FunSuite with Logging {
  val DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE = 512

  test("defaultSize") {
    val checks = Map(
      INT -> 4, SHORT -> 2, LONG -> 8, BYTE -> 1, DOUBLE -> 8, FLOAT -> 4, BOOLEAN -> 1,
      STRING -> 8, DATE -> 4, TIMESTAMP -> 12, BINARY -> 16, GENERIC -> 16)

    checks.foreach { case (columnType, expectedSize) =>
      assertResult(expectedSize, s"Wrong defaultSize for $columnType") {
        columnType.defaultSize
      }
    }
  }

  test("actualSize") {
    def checkActualSize[T <: DataType, JvmType](
        columnType: ColumnType[T, JvmType],
        value: JvmType,
        expected: Int): Unit = {

      assertResult(expected, s"Wrong actualSize for $columnType") {
        val row = new GenericMutableRow(1)
        columnType.setField(row, 0, value)
        columnType.actualSize(row, 0)
      }
    }

    checkActualSize(INT,       Int.MaxValue,      4)
    checkActualSize(SHORT,     Short.MaxValue,    2)
    checkActualSize(LONG,      Long.MaxValue,     8)
    checkActualSize(BYTE,      Byte.MaxValue,     1)
    checkActualSize(DOUBLE,    Double.MaxValue,   8)
    checkActualSize(FLOAT,     Float.MaxValue,    4)
    checkActualSize(BOOLEAN,   true,              1)
    checkActualSize(STRING,    "hello",           4 + "hello".getBytes("utf-8").length)
    checkActualSize(DATE,      0,                 4)
    checkActualSize(TIMESTAMP, new Timestamp(0L), 12)

    val binary = Array.fill[Byte](4)(0: Byte)
    checkActualSize(BINARY,  binary, 4 + 4)

    val generic = Map(1 -> "a")
    checkActualSize(GENERIC, SparkSqlSerializer.serialize(generic), 4 + 11)
  }

  testNativeColumnType[BooleanType.type](
    BOOLEAN,
    (buffer: ByteBuffer, v: Boolean) => {
      buffer.put((if (v) 1 else 0).toByte)
    },
    (buffer: ByteBuffer) => {
      buffer.get() == 1
    })

  testNativeColumnType[IntegerType.type](INT, _.putInt(_), _.getInt)

  testNativeColumnType[ShortType.type](SHORT, _.putShort(_), _.getShort)

  testNativeColumnType[LongType.type](LONG, _.putLong(_), _.getLong)

  testNativeColumnType[ByteType.type](BYTE, _.put(_), _.get)

  testNativeColumnType[DoubleType.type](DOUBLE, _.putDouble(_), _.getDouble)

  testNativeColumnType[FloatType.type](FLOAT, _.putFloat(_), _.getFloat)

  testNativeColumnType[StringType.type](
    STRING,
    (buffer: ByteBuffer, string: String) => {

      val bytes = string.getBytes("utf-8")
      buffer.putInt(bytes.length)
      buffer.put(bytes)
    },
    (buffer: ByteBuffer) => {
      val length = buffer.getInt()
      val bytes = new Array[Byte](length)
      buffer.get(bytes)
      new String(bytes, "utf-8")
    })

  testColumnType[BinaryType.type, Array[Byte]](
    BINARY,
    (buffer: ByteBuffer, bytes: Array[Byte]) => {
      buffer.putInt(bytes.length).put(bytes)
    },
    (buffer: ByteBuffer) => {
      val length = buffer.getInt()
      val bytes = new Array[Byte](length)
      buffer.get(bytes, 0, length)
      bytes
    })

  test("GENERIC") {
    val buffer = ByteBuffer.allocate(512)
    val obj = Map(1 -> "spark", 2 -> "sql")
    val serializedObj = SparkSqlSerializer.serialize(obj)

    GENERIC.append(SparkSqlSerializer.serialize(obj), buffer)
    buffer.rewind()

    val length = buffer.getInt()
    assert(length === serializedObj.length)

    assertResult(obj, "Deserialized object didn't equal to the original object") {
      val bytes = new Array[Byte](length)
      buffer.get(bytes, 0, length)
      SparkSqlSerializer.deserialize(bytes)
    }

    buffer.rewind()
    buffer.putInt(serializedObj.length).put(serializedObj)

    assertResult(obj, "Deserialized object didn't equal to the original object") {
      buffer.rewind()
      SparkSqlSerializer.deserialize(GENERIC.extract(buffer))
    }
  }

  def testNativeColumnType[T <: NativeType](
      columnType: NativeColumnType[T],
      putter: (ByteBuffer, T#JvmType) => Unit,
      getter: (ByteBuffer) => T#JvmType): Unit = {

    testColumnType[T, T#JvmType](columnType, putter, getter)
  }

  def testColumnType[T <: DataType, JvmType](
      columnType: ColumnType[T, JvmType],
      putter: (ByteBuffer, JvmType) => Unit,
      getter: (ByteBuffer) => JvmType): Unit = {

    val buffer = ByteBuffer.allocate(DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE)
    val seq = (0 until 4).map(_ => makeRandomValue(columnType))

    test(s"$columnType.extract") {
      buffer.rewind()
      seq.foreach(putter(buffer, _))

      buffer.rewind()
      seq.foreach { expected =>
        logInfo("buffer = " + buffer + ", expected = " + expected)
        val extracted = columnType.extract(buffer)
        assert(
          expected === extracted,
          "Extracted value didn't equal to the original one. " +
            hexDump(expected) + " != " + hexDump(extracted) +
            ", buffer = " + dumpBuffer(buffer.duplicate().rewind().asInstanceOf[ByteBuffer]))
      }
    }

    test(s"$columnType.append") {
      buffer.rewind()
      seq.foreach(columnType.append(_, buffer))

      buffer.rewind()
      seq.foreach { expected =>
        assert(
          expected === getter(buffer),
          "Extracted value didn't equal to the original one")
      }
    }
  }

  private def hexDump(value: Any): String = {
    value.toString.map(ch => Integer.toHexString(ch & 0xffff)).mkString(" ")
  }

  private def dumpBuffer(buff: ByteBuffer): Any = {
    val sb = new StringBuilder()
    while (buff.hasRemaining) {
      val b = buff.get()
      sb.append(Integer.toHexString(b & 0xff)).append(' ')
    }
    if (sb.nonEmpty) sb.setLength(sb.length - 1)
    sb.toString()
  }
}

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Freescale Exceeds 175M Plastic-Packaged RF Power Transistors Shipped
By atesmeh | March 11, 2013
Achievement underscores continued technology leadership for industry's No. 1 provider of advanced RF power products.
Austin, TX – Freescale Semiconductor [NYSE: FSL], the worldwide leader in high-power radio frequency (RF) power transistors, recently reached a milestone unparalleled in the industry – shipment of more than 175 million high-power, high-frequency RF power transistors in plastic packages.
Freescale's RF power over-molded plastic packaging provides cost-effective and reliable alternatives to conventional, more expensive metal-ceramic packaging. Freescale's plastic packaging withstands and dissipates the high heat levels generated by RF power transistors while maintaining optimal performance levels. This packaging technology is often far less expensive on a per-unit basis than comparable devices in air-cavity packages, and over-molded plastic devices simplify customer's manufacturing processes by enabling a more efficient automated assembly.
"Freescale not only pioneered the development of high-power RF packaging to meet the demanding requirements of power amplifier manufacturers, but we continue to set the pace in plastic package performance, temperature ratings, reliability and volume production," says Ritu Favre, senior vice president and general manager for Freescale's RF business. "Shipping more than 175 million RF power devices in plastic packages underscores the broad market acceptance of Freescale's innovative plastic packaging technology."
Freescale's heritage of plastic packaging leadership spans more than 30 years. In the mid-1980s the company pioneered low-frequency, high-power plastic packaging for the automotive and industrial industries. In 1997, Freescale delivered the industry's first high-power, high-frequency RF devices in plastic packages optimized for wireless infrastructure applications.
Nine years later, Freescale introduced the first 2 GHz RF power plastic devices with a maximum junction temperature rating of 225 degrees Celsius, which for the first time matched the frequency, thermal performance, maximum junction temperature, standards compliance and reliability of traditional RF transistors in metal-ceramic packages. And in 2009, Freescale further extended its technology leadership in plastic packaging with the introduction of OMNI over-molded plastic packaging engineered for applications in which extreme power, performance and temperature requirements are common.
For more information visit http://frwww.freescale.com.

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Q: Download octet stream via jQuery I have implemented the following code:
I have an html button like this:
HTML
<button style="background-color: #f39900;" onclick="downCont()">
    Download all content
</button>

The downCont() function invoked on click is an ajax POST like this:
JQuery
var downCont = function() {
          $.ajax({
              method: "POST",
              contentType: "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
              url: "<endpoint here>",
              data: {
                "tokenId": token,
                "downloadId": "cz98567354",
                "saveAs": "AllContents"
              }
            })
            .done(function() {
              alert("I have downloaded all contents!");
            });
        });

Now, the response of this POST request is used to download an archive of images which is streamed directly to the user (content-type: application/octet-stream). How can I trigger the download of the archive by the browser itself using jQuery?

A: You need to create a url from a data Blob, and add it to an href and trigger a click.
let url;

const saveData = (() => {
  const a = document.createElement('a');
  a.style = 'display: none';
  document.body.appendChild(a);

  return (data, fileName, type = 'octet/stream') => {
    const blob = new Blob([data], { type });

    if (navigator.msSaveBlob) {
      return navigator.msSaveBlob(blob, fileName);
    }

    if (url) {
      // Keep at most 1 blob around by removing the last used one.
      URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
    }

    url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
    a.href = url;
    a.download = fileName;
    a.click();
    return true;
  };
})();

So this function will take your data and perform those two steps, and you can use it something like this:
$.ajax({
  method: "POST",
  contentType: "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
  url: "<endpoint here>",
  data: {
    "tokenId": token,
    "downloadId": "cz98567354",
    "saveAs": "AllContents"
  }
})
.done((data) => saveData(data, 'myDownload.zip'));

Note that for obsolete browsers which don't support Blobs there is also an alternate way to do it with window.open using a base64 encoded data string. Also note the function I provided uses arrow functions and default args, but it's easy to ES5'ify it if you want to.

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You're not the…
You're not the PM! Tony Blair humiliated by Joe Biden after Afghanistan snub
TONY Blair has been snubbed by US President Joe Biden's administration after the White House was questioned over his criticism of the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan.
Tony Blair slammed for 'narcisistic' Afghanistan slapdown
On August 21, the former Prime Minister released a statement referring to the withdrawal of US troops from the region, describing the process as "imbecilic" and "unnecessary".
Jen Psaki was questioned about the essay and pushed back against the criticism from the former UK leader who referred to Joe Biden's withdrawal decision as an "obedience to an imbecilic political slogan about ending 'the forever wars'."
During her daily briefing, The White House press secretary deflected the criticism on Afghanistan by saying that the US President is in touch with "the current leader of the UK" in a move that snubs Tony Blair's comments.
The question claiming "that President Biden's decision put politics over policy" came at the end of the briefing, and Ms Psaki was quick to rebuff the commentary.
After stating Mr Biden had been in contact with Boris Johnson, she reiterated that he had also been "in touch with [other] current leaders" and "G7 partners" about "what his objectives are, his commitment to the mission, the progress we're making, and the factors that he has considered".
You're not the PM! Tony Blair humiliated by Joe Biden after Afghanistan snub (Image: Getty Images)
The former Prime Minister referred to the withdrawal of US troops as "unnecessary". (Image: Getty Images)
Published by the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, the former Prime Minister who sent troops into the country in 2001 after 9/11, referred to "real gains" made in the region as "something worth defending. Worth protecting."
His opinion piece refers to the withdrawal as an "abandonment of Afghanistan and its people" which Mr Blair describes as "tragic, dangerous, unnecessary, not in their interests and not in ours."
READ MORE: Tony Blair slammed for 'narcissistic' Afghanistan slapdown
White House press secretary Jen Psaki deflected the criticism on Afghanistan (Image: Getty Images)
Joe Biden is in touch with "the current leader of the UK" according to the speech (Image: Getty Images)
He refers to the withdrawal and loss of power by saying: "The world is now uncertain of where the West stands because it is so obvious that the decision to withdraw from Afghanistan in this way was driven not by grand strategy but by politics".
He implies that hope is not lost and that there is still an opportunity to fight back against the Jihadist extremists seizing power across the Middle East as "We have given up much of our leverage, but we retain some."
Galloway backs 'arch-enemy Blair' for 'imbecile' Biden rant [INSIGHT]
Afghanistan: UK in race against time to fly 2,000 out of Kabul [LATEST]
Five political giants and their SCATHING attack on President [ANALYSIS]
The former UK leader refers to the withdrawal as an "abandonment of Afghanistan and its people" (Image: Getty Images)
He cited the need for "urgent" action, and further snubbed Mr Biden's decision by stating that "the disarray of the past weeks needs to be replaced by something resembling coherence, and with a plan that is credible and realistic".
In a speech earlier this week, Mr Biden confirmed that US evacuation efforts had successfully helped around 70,000 people be extracted from Kabul, Afghanistan's capital.
In a speech earlier this week, Joe Biden confirmed 70,000 had already been evacuated (Image: Getty Images)
Mr Biden has previously reiterated that all US military presence will be out of the nation by August 31, but as extraction efforts continue, the President referred to the operation by citing that adjustments may need to be made to the schedule:
"The completion by 31 August depends on the Taliban continuing to cooperate and allow access to the airport to those who are transporting out and no disruptions to our operation."
"The sooner we finish the better."


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IBM Corp. closed the deal for Diligent Technologies Inc. today, giving it enterprise virtual tape library (VTL) data deduplication while adding former EMC Corp. execs to its storage team, and potentially snatching a software partner from Hitachi Data Systems (HDS).
Israeli news source Globes reported that IBM paid around $200 million for Diligent, but IBM spokespeople would neither confirm nor deny that number.
The deal, which has been rumored for weeks, gives IBM deduplication to compete against those already selling VTL with dedupe, including Sepaton Inc., Quantum Corp., FalconStor Software Inc, Data Domain, Overland Storage and HDS. Industry sources say IBM's main storage rival EMC is selling Quantum's dedupe code with EMC VTLs although that relationship has not been made public yet.
The acquisition could also affect Diligent partners HDS and IBM VTL partner FalconStor. Though IBM's manager of system storage business development Dave Messina said the partnerships are expected to continue, Taneja Group founder Arun Taneja said the deal "looks like the beginning of the end" for both relationships.
"Our position right now is that we know there are customers who would like us to continue to support FalconStor," Messina said. As for HDS "our hope is that the relationship will continue."
But, Taneja doesn't think either partnership would make it long-term. "I think it's fair to say that this is the beginning of the end -- of course everyone will honor their existing agreements, but you don't buy product from your number-one competitor, and there's no reason to have two VTL products in your portfolio, especially when one's without [qualified] dedupe," he said.
Taneja said HDS will "have to go and find something else -- but there's not that many dancing partners left."
For now, HDS is claiming its relationship with Diligent will continue under the IBM banner while downplaying Diligent's role in Hitachi's data protection portfolio. HDS released a statement saying it does not foresee any changes in its agreement with Diligent "at this time," and that it would continue to sell and support the Hitachi Virtual Tape Library with Diligent's ProtecTier software to fulfill its contractual obligations to customers. HDS also said Diligent offers "very tailored data deduplication technology that addresses only a fraction of the overall business continuity and disaster recovery capabilities that our customers require."
FalconStor offers block-level data deduplication with its Single Instance Repository, which has now been qualified with other partners including Sun Microsystems Inc. and Copan. IBM and EMC have sold FalconStor software with their VTLs, but have not used it for deduplication. IBM took a pass on FalconStor's dedupe, according to Messina, because it prefers Diligent's inline approach.
"We think there are a couple of exciting technology features to Diligent's product, including industry-leading inline performance," he said. "Inline deduplication is also easier to couple with things like encryption, which is attractive to us, and we can reuse the technology in other data protection areas within IBM."
According to ESG analyst Heidi Biggar, "Diligent's proven in the field, has some big installations with excellent performance, and the technology also scales down."
She added, "Dedupe is still an early market, and all the big guys are now jockeying for position -- we've been waiting for the big vendors to validate this technology, and this [acquisition] is it."
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Governor Northam Signs Executive Order Establishing Interagency Task Force on Worker Misclassification and Payroll Fraud
For Immediate Release: August 10, 2018
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Misclassification blocks worker benefits and protections; estimated to cost as much as $28 million a year in state income tax collections
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today signed an Executive Order establishing an interagency task force on worker misclassification and payroll fraud. The misclassification of employees as "independent contractors" undermines businesses that follow the law, deprives the Commonwealth of millions of dollars in tax revenues, and prevents workers from receiving legal protections and benefits.
"Treating Virginia workers fairly is central to building an economy that works for everyone, no matter who you are or where you live," said Governor Northam. "Every employer in the Commonwealth should be playing by the same rules and this task force will come up with a comprehensive plan to make sure workers aren't missing out on the protections and benefits they would receive if properly classified."
A 2012 report of the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) found that one-third of audited employers in certain industries misclassify their employees. By failing to purchase workers' compensation insurance, pay unemployment insurance and payroll taxes, or comply with minimum wage and overtime laws, employers lower their costs as much as 40%, placing other employers at a competitive disadvantage.
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Secretary of Commerce and Trade Brian Ball will chair the task force. It will include representatives from the Virginia Employment Commission, the Department of General Services, the Department of Labor and Industry, the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, the State Corporation Commission's Bureau of Insurance, the Department of Taxation, the Workers' Compensation Commission, and the Office of the Attorney General.
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Both a romantic-triangle tale and a philosophical take on violence in times of revolution, The Home and the World, set in early twentieth-century Bengal, concerns an aristocratic but progressive man who, in insisting on broadening his more traditional wife's political horizons, drives her into the arms of his radical school chum. Satyajit Ray had wanted to adapt Rabindranath Tagore's classic novel to the screen for decades. When he finally did in 1984, he fashioned a personal, exquisite film that stands as a testament to his lifelong love for the great writer.
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So I am trying to write a story (as I write this line, I realize that for the rest of my life I will always be able to write this line, and that is daunting and exciting). It is a story that is, to some degree, my attempt at a response to a few of my other stories that come out of my years as a social worker. The working title for the story is "Wish List" and it has been incredibly hard to write because I want it to be a story about solutions to cycles of abuse and still be a story. I ended up putting in parts in italics that were essentially me critiquing my own work but within the story structure and in a sort of gruff, sassy tone. A "what do you think you are doing?" questioning of myself. Admittedly, the story is still in pretty rough shape but I was excited by what I had so I showed it to a few folks here.
Beth Loffreda insisted that I read James Alan McPherson's "Elbow Room" because in it he does something similar to what I was trying to do, but with much more power and control.I ordered it and flipped to the back of the Pulitzer Prize winning short story collection.
It has been awhile since I've been that blown away by a story.
It is the kind of work that makes a writer want to never write again AND to write like a fiend in an attempt to catch up.
The story is about race in America, about relationships and family, and there is an amazing subplot about storytelling and story taking that is genius.
Since that first read, I've read it two more times and made copies for friends. I've ordered his other books and thought about the gaps in knowledge that we all have-- but how could I have missed this writer?
Though I know I will read them, I am a little hesitant to read other stories of his because I am scared that they won't live up to "Elbow Room." I remember thinking this about Flannery O'Conner a long long time ago.
Even having the privilege to know McPherson, and to have taught Elbow Room in my graduate seminar at Emerson, I feel the same way. See www.pshares.org and his introduction to the fall issue of Ploughshares (connecting Obama to young writers, and on line for free).


Note to self: don't road rage on Rick.
reminds me of my favorite road rage incident.
I think there's a lot of faked video stuff going around on the nett these days.
Why Rick? Are you worried that , while looking for stuff like that, he'll stumble across a video of you?
No I am worried that in my still weak condition things like that may cause me to review my modest breakfast.
i don't think he passed out , but had his back lock up... you can see him twitching when he's on the floor... he won't try that again , anytime soon.
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Aaron Williams was born in Kingston, Jamaica and grew up in a Godly home with two brothers and a God-fearing mother, Pastor Patsy Williams. In the early 2000's Aaron was apart of a group that successfully traveled around the island doing Reggae Gospel music. Shortly after some of the members migrated, he decided to spend time in the word of God and learn more about Him under the mentorship of Bishop and Mrs. Herro Blair and the FCDC (Faith Cathedral Deliverance Center) family. In the latter part of 2005, Aaron heeded God's call to take become a gospel minister. In 2006, he recorded two songs: "Take Heed" and "Roll with God" which got a fair amount of airplay on Zip FM, Megajamz FM and Love 101 FM.
An opportunity came for him to migrate to the United States of America in May 2006. After being In America for 1 year, Aaron met a producer named Linton 'Blessup' Atkinson who started the Adamah8 Entertainment record label along with partners Frank Chambers and Samantha McRae-Najar. Out of that union came the hit single "Dress Back" which has received worldwide attention and features a hot video with instructional dance moves. DJ Aaron recently completed his debut album, released in the September 2008 to an exciting audience in Brooklyn. It is expected to be a real treat that will do well internationally.
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Throbbing Gristle's Cosey Fanni Tutti to publish autobiography, Art Sex Music
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The industrial provocateur will tell her life story for Faber this year.
Cosey Fanni Tutti, a founding member of experimental electronic groups Throbbing Gristle and Chris & Cosey, has announced her autobiography, Art Sex Music.
As the title suggests, the book explores Cosey's four-decade musical career from TG to her recent (and excellent) releases as Carter Tutti Void, with husband/bandmate Chris Carter and Factory Floor's Nik Void.
The book also looks at her work as an artist in COUM Transmissions, whose 'Prostitution' show at the ICA in 1976 saw them dubbed "wreckers of civilisation" by a Conservative MP, and covers her experiences as a nude model and striptease artist, which "challenged assumptions about morality, pornography and art," says Faber.
Ahead of publication by Faber in April 2017, Cosey will appear at the ICA Theatre in London on October 26 for a Q&A with Maria Fusco alongside rare screening of the COUM Transmissions film After Cease to Exist and an exhibition of Cosey's original ICA Prostitution Magazine Actions. She will also be in conversation with Andrew Weatherall at Festival No.6 on September 1-4.
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Iraqi Cleric Sayyed Moqtada al-Sadr has told his followers to target US troops who are to be deployed in Iraq as part of Washington's alleged fight against the Daesh terrorist group.
On Monday, US Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced that 560 more US troops will be sent to Iraq as part of an upcoming operation aimed at retaking the key city of Mosul from Daesh.
A comment was posted on Sadr's official website after one of his followers asked for the cleric's response to the announcement.
"They are a target for us," replied Sadr, without further elaborating, Reuters reported on Sunday.
The move to increase the number of US troops comes despite growing concerns among the Iraqi public that the US is planning to use battle against Daesh as a pretext to return to Iraq. US forces invaded Iraq in 2003 to topple long-time dictator Saddam Hussein but the large-scale military operation deteriorated security in the Arab country and gave birth to various militant groups.
A handout picture released by the US Department of Defense shows US Pentagon chief Ashton Carter (2L) walking with Army Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve (C-R) and US Ambassador to Iraq Stuart E. Jones (L) upon his arrival in Baghdad on July 11, 2016. (AFP)
The increase announced on Monday will bring the number of US troops in Iraq to more than 4,647.
The US and allies formed a so-called international coalition against Daesh in late 2014, with the ostensible aim of targeting positions of the group in northern and western Iraq. The coalition air strikes were later expanded to purported Daesh-held territories in neighboring Syria, despite criticism by Damascus that the attacks violate the Arab country's sovereignty.
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Md Kamrul Hasan Receives Travel Grant for IEEE BHI 2018
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PhD student Md Kamrul Hasan has received a Graduate Research Travel Award to cover expenses to present two posters at the IEEE Biomedical and Health Informatics conference, to be held in Las Vegas, March 3-8,2018.
Hasan's research work, "NICE HELP: Non-Invasive Computational Evolution (NICE) for Hemoglobin Level Prediction (HELP)" will be presented as a poster. His work on "ProPar HELP: Programming in Parallel (ProPar) for Hemoglobin Level Prediction (HELP) in the Cloud" will also be presented as a poster at the conference.
Md Kamrul Hasan is a 2018-19 Arthur J. Schmitt Leadership Fellow
PhD student and Ubicomp Lab member Md Kamrul Hasan has been awarded a 2018-19 Arthur J. Schmitt Leadership Fellowship. The fellowship comes with a 10 month stipend and tuition scholarship. Candidates must be admitted to a doctoral program at the time of nomination; must have a record of demonstrated leadership and a strong record of scholarship, and; must demonstrate personal character aligned with the university's mission values of Excellence, Faith, Leadership, and Service.
Arthur J. Schmitt was an industrial executive who expressed his commitment to education, and the development of responsible leadership through Christian principles and ideals. He founded the Arthur J. Schmitt Foundation in 1941, dedicating its resources toward fashioning a better and more humane world.
Kamrul was a great candidate for the award. "Receiving the Schmitt Fellowship has helped me to affirm my goals as a PhD student and researcher in mobile health technologies," he says. "I look forward to serving as a fellow and continuing to develop new venues for leadership at Marquette University not just for myself, but also for others that I work with. There are so many opportunities for us to make the world a better place…for me, it is through building healthcare tools that assist medical professionals and their patients to ease the burden on diagnosis and treatment of diseases and chronic conditions."
More information on the Arthur J. Schmitt Fellowship is available on their Facebook page.
More information about Md Kamrul Hasan can be found on his website.


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 Borup (Kollerup Sogn) – eine Siedlung in Kollerup Sogn
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 Borup (Svostrup Sogn) – eine Siedlung in  Svostrup Sogn
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Some people are critical though, because all the kids who didn't do it were just edited out. But the people who made it say that about 80% of the kids they talked to did choose the parents' gift. And the ones who did got both presents.


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The Latino community in California is divided sharply along Catholic-Protestant lines when regarding proposition 8, a new poll finding. A majority of Latino Catholics, 57%, assert that they would vote to legalize marriage of same-sex within their state of California, this is in accordance to t he poll released on Wednesday by the Public Religion Research Institute. In contrast, 22% of Protestants alone assert that they support permission of gay and lesbians to get married. According to the 2008 United State Census Bureau Statistics, 36.6% of California's population is made up of Latino population. In California, most of the Latinos catholic and white mainline are protestant population are in support of same-sex marriage within California. At the mean time, the majority of African-American protestants, white evangelical protestants and Latino protestant assert that they would vote to maintain the prohibit of same-sex marriage in California.
Generally, the PRRI poll discharged intentionally prior to constitution of U.S. reveals that many people from California belief that proposition 8 was not good for the state than bad for California. Almost 45%, half of the population asserts that there was no difference made by proposition 8 (Abelove & Barale, 1993). Research illustrates that Californians' reasonable percentage consisting of people of faith throughout California religious landscape, stipulate that they have highly become devotees of gay rights over last 5 years, this is in accordance to the to the statement of Public Religion Research Institute CEO's, Dr. Robert Jones. Proposition 8 was the amendment describing marriage as among man and woman. In November 2008, it was passed by 22% of California voters.
Abelove & Barale (1993) assert that PRRI findings proved that incase same proposition votes are carried out tomorrow, a minor percentage 51% of Californians assert that they would vote to permit same-sex marriage in contrast to 45% who asset that they would vote to illegalize it. It was also found that Latinos who hear negative message from their clergy regarding same-sex marriage are less probable to support the union. In contrast, Latinos who hear positive messages from their clergies in regard to same-sex marriage are more probable to support legalizing lesbian and gay couples to get married.
According to Nelson (1994), research confirmed that clergy and religious organizations go on to play a significant function in policy debates regarding rights of the lesbians and gays although it is supposed to come as no surprise, this is in accordance to the director of research for PRRI, Daniel Cox. He said that the significant number of individuals who said that they would support marriage incase the law provides religious freedom reassurance that no worshippers would be forced to perform same-sex marriage incase it is in opposition to the concept was one of the most interesting finding in the survey. The bilingual poll, including England and Spanish, was carried out on 3,351 adults within California between 14th and 30th June 2010 and comprised oversamples of 350 African-Americans and two hundred Latino Protestants. The most understandable description of religion and attitudes on same-sex marriage and concepts of gay and lesbians since approval of proposition 8 two years ago have been represented by the PRRI poll.
Nevertheless, the recent passage of proposition 8 in California this month marked a step backward in the development of equality. The right to get married is a human right that is supposed to be permitted so as to illustrate a union between two people regardless of sexual orientation. Thus, denying homosexual couples to get married is facilitating disparity in California and within U.S. this concept takes on a higher degree of controversy in the Latino community even though the topic of homosexuality is an unmentionable in the culture of Americans. The perspective that the Latino community has in regard to the homosexuality, and contributes to the absence of acceptance of LGBT community has been influenced greatly by the cultural and religious backgrounds of the Latino community (Nelson, 1994).
Catholic religion which denounces homosexuality has influenced the Latino community greatly. As note in "Tal Como Somos/Just As We Are," a YouTube video the concept of coming out and expressing homosexuality obstacle that one ought to battle in all their lifetime is developed by being raised in a catholic family. In the video, one of the couple have difficulty adopting Catholicism in that other ties hates the religion for accepting who she is while one has strong ties to religion. Interaction of youth with the LGBT community is affected by growing up with the mentality that homosexuality is intolerable and a sin. For instance, David noted that his childhood comprised of bullying for being different, which impacted his concept of what it is to be a gay or a Latino (Darder & Torres, 1998). In the Latino community, homophobia is well-known due to cultural identity of the Latino machismo and man. Feminine emotions are counteracted by the Latino male's machismo culture and uphold the concept of firm, strong, outspoken male that governs the household. Hence, the concept of machismo is opposed by homosexuality and develops a threat to Latino males who stand for such outdated beliefs. The truth is that the homosexual Latino community doesn't pose a threat to Latino culture or society, as a matter of fact, it facilitates advocacy for equality.
Darder &Torres (1998) stipulates that in California and across the U.S., Latinos deal with chauvinism and racism; similarly, the LGBT community is also concerned with the chauvinism and shares the same struggles. Eventually, homophobia is the favoritism of a person for being different, which is similar to racism; there is existence of fear or anger towards difference. There is an enormous population of gay lotions that are emerging and creating awareness of discrimination that takes place in the Latino community. Vote for yes on proposition 8 was supported greatly by the Latino media with TV stations like Telemundo ad Univision in addition to other Spanish radios stations facilitated the propaganda for yes on proposition 8 in order to secure the household. It is shown by the media that the majority of Latino community is still uncertain in regard to tolerance for the gay Latino community. The other form of prejudice and discrimination is opposing the gay Latino community in that one is discriminating another human being and counteracting equal rights. It appears hypocritical to facilitate prejudice towards the homosexual Latino community for a community that has been, and continues to be oppressed.
A Hispanic gay has got a particularly tough time within Latino community. Cultural taboos are powerful and gender roles inflexible. It can be hard and traumatizing for gay Latinos fighting for honor and an end to typecast to come out of the closet. Recently, the Oregonian wrote about Edna Vasquez, a young lesbian woman who was kicked out of her parents' home at the age of 16 in Mexico to stay with her relative in Oregon. Family pressure from Mexico and denial from the Latino community developed serious problems for Vasquez, currently aged 31 even though young people within her community in Hillsboro accepted her. As a result, she is working to assist other teens to work through the taboos on homosexuality within Latino community (Shernoff, 1996).
According to specialists on the subject of Hispanic culture, men and women have certain defined tasks in Latin culture. Family care is supposed to be provided by men, a task that is viewed to be essential to the duty of the father figure within a household. Women are to serve a subordinate duty. There are pressures to be conventional to these standards which makes it hard for people who don't live within them even though these stereotypes are changing (Shernoff, 1996).
There is no surprise that it has been approximated that the number of gay Latinos has increased as well, to more than 4,000,000 individuals since the Latin American population has grown in the United States to more than 43,000,000. One of Andres Duque's best friend in new York, Diana de la Pava, and is also active in the gay Latino community. She credits Mano a Mano and Andres with assisting her to incorporate into lesbian and gay community and made her feel less lonely.
It is said by both activists that the broader American gay community has a stereotyped, and fetishistic, view of this Latino counterpart. In quite a number of the gay magazines are the only thing observed about Latinos and guides here in new York is pictures of naked Latino boys or meager –clothed Latino boys, this is in accordance to Mr. Duque. He also added that he was disappointed with the absence of articles that actually talks about the gay Latino community outside the sexual ultimate.
Torres & Velazquez (1998) stipulate that Just like mainstream gay media stereotype Latinos, consequently the United States media has mischaracterized Latin America and not picked up on the higher acceptance of gay individuals in the region. Mr. Duque said that they have campaigned actively to get the media in the U.S. to shift on from the stereotypes of Latin American being too Machista, Catholic and Homophobic to ever endorse gay rights measures. He wants to aim on the intensive attempts that are in process across the region to facilitate the lives of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender individuals.
In Uruguay, Mexico city and Buenos Aires have legalized same-sex partnerships and a bill to grant homosexual couples similar rights to social security benefits as heterosexuals was approved by congress of Colombia last year. Having immigrated to the United States with his parents from Colombia when he was twelve years old, Mr. Duque has been staying in US for over 20 years. He is tremendously proud to be a Colombian. That pride and his association with his mother country is something which he says that it differentiates them from the wider gay community.
Neither Mr. Duque nor Ms de la Pava seems to be comfortable completely in the Latino community itself, referring to homophobia as an existing trouble. Nonetheless, both of them accept that the best means to address the trouble is to focus on being arrogant and happy with whom they are (Torres & Velazquez, 1998). Ms de la Pava said bluntly that she would rather concentrate her efforts on they way they view their selves other than dedicating her energies on convincing those within heterosexual Latino community who are still homophobic to accept them. She usually says that the best means to change their minds is by illustrating to them that they are proud and happy with whoever they are and that they are not out to injure anyone.
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In general, homosexuality has been a major topic across the world with the question on whether it should be legalized or not in many different countries. Some have opposed while others proposed legalization of homosexuality. In Latino community this has been the same with other part saying that it should be stopped but majority encouraging it. I would therefore like to urge all members of Latino community that they should understand each other and be given with an opportunity to choose either becoming heterosexual or homosexual. They should be given equal rights and security regardless of whether they are homosexuals or heterosexuals.
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Sony X90K / X93K (XR-55X93K) – Good for most things
Dalila Awolowo December 21, 2022 4 min read
Sony has a long history of good TVs in the affordable mid-range segment. X90 / X93K is the successor of the popular model X90J From 2021, which we previously had a good experience with. They come in a variety of screen sizes (up to 85 inches), and are available in stores under two different model numbers, X90K and X93K, where the specs are very similar.
Sony KD-55X90 / X93K
The X93K comes with the well-known Google TV interface, which provides wide access to various types of content, applications, and streaming services. The latest version is fast and easy to use, with its own user profile and personalized recommendations.
The Sony monitor has two thin feet that can be installed on the outer edge or toward the center for easy placement.
The X93K also got an excellent Sony remote control. It fits well in the hand, and it has keys that glow in the dark.
On the connectivity front, this Sony monitor is equipped with four HDMI inputs, but only two of them have full bandwidth for 4K/120Hz video signals. With VRR (Variable Refresh Rate) support, this will also be a decent TV for game consoles like the PS5 and Xbox Series X. We measured the lag (input lag) to be around 13ms, which is clearly approved.
The Sony monitor has feet that can be set wide or narrow, so it can more easily fit on a TV table, with or without a soundbar. (Photo: Udon Hage)
The Sony X90K/X93K has many similarities to its X89K little brother we've previously tested, but "under the hood" has a few upgrades that have a positive impact on image quality.
First, the LCD has better backlighting with local dimming, which allows for better contrast and light control. Secondly, the video processor changes to the XR variant that we know from Sony's more expensive models.
Note: The backlighting on the X90K is of the traditional LED type, not the more modern MiniLED type that Samsung and TCL are equipped with. If you want this from Sony, you have to upgrade to the higher model X95K!
There's a lot to like about the X90K / X93K visually. Color reproduction in Movie mode is in the familiar Sony style, very accurate and accurate. Sharpness is also excellent, with Sony managing to conjure up detailed, noise-free images, even when the content is of varying quality.
The Sony display recognizes solid brightness (measured at just over 1,000 nits in our test window at 10%, and up to 700 nits across the entire screen). This makes it suitable for watching TV in bright rooms, and it is also suitable for contrast effects of HDR.
The X93K is also equipped with local dimming, which among other things helps increase contrast in dark movie scenes. But the backlight isn't as subtle as what we experience with Samsung and TCL's MiniLED screens. Bright objects against a dark background, like subtitles, get a clearer halo around them.
The viewing angle on this LCD is also not among the best. Although the color rendering is accurate and nice from the front, it does look a little washed out when you pop out to the side. Not a big deal if you're sitting directly in front of the screen – but worth considering if you have a spacious room to enjoy your TV entertainment from.
The Sony screen also has a clearer reflection from the areas around it. It must therefore be placed judiciously in relation to windows and other light sources.
In terms of sound, the X90K/X93K sounds relatively slim, and doesn't offer much interactivity. The all-important sound reproduction sounds a bit muffled and flabby compared to Samsung and TCL, both of which have much more crisp and clear sound.
Sony probably thinks many people will prefer to connect compatible speakers anyway, and it has at least offered support for Dolby Atmos via its HDMI eARC output. Maybe HT-A5000 or something like that?
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Sony's center speaker delivers convincing surround sound. But how good is the HT-A5000 compared to the Sonos Arc?
Sony X90K / X93K is an easy-to-use television suitable for all kinds of entertainment. We particularly like the good brightness and contrast, which gives a nice, flattering picture for both movies, sports, and games.
At the same time, Sony has a slightly narrower viewing angle compared to a couple of competitors, and the backlight is perceived as inaccurate at times. So it doesn't quite equal Samsung and TCL on this test, in terms of black level and contrast.
However, the differences aren't day and night, and the picture experience is a marked lift from the more affordable LCD monitors out there, including Sony's own. x89 kilo. So we think Sony's screen is worth highlighting, as an affordable Google TV in several screen sizes.
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I'm up bright and early, after finally moving into our new place. The view is just amazing! And today, I realized that this is the first full sunrise I've seen since I moved to the UAE a year ago.
Yesterday, I decided to work on some watercolor illustrations for a new series. Introducing, my original "Oud" paintings, inspired by the signature Emirati fragrances. Perfume here is kind of a big deal, and the traditional bottles are so cute.
First, I started out with a rough sketch of the shape.
I then loosely applied the main color for the bottle using fluid watercolor washes.
I then mixed Yellow Ochre and Yellow to achieve the golden top and and second wash.
Finally, I applied the embellished designs of the perfume bottle using gold acrylic paint and outlined the final shape in black for contrast.
They are very fun to paint, and the color options and combinations are endless. I'm very pleased with how they turned out. The bottles feel so glamorous and instantly take me back to the little perfume souks I've visited here in Abu Dhabi.
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Repayment Types
May 18, 2022 4 min
For most students, the years you spend in school feel like a "free" zone from student loan worries. Yes, somewhere in the back of your mind you know they're going to show up one day, but that's for Future You to worry about.
Unfortunately, the blow can hit pretty hard once repayment begins. And the truth is, for borrowers with unsubsidized loans, not thinking about loans during school has actually set back your repayment efforts — before you even got started.
Making payments on your student loans while you're still in school may feel like a bit of a buzz kill. But it's a choice that will pay you back in thousands of dollars in your pocket down the road.
Subsidized vs unsubsidized loans
Let's talk about subsidized versus unsubsidized loans because this is the area where it matters the most.
In many ways, your experience of a subsidized loan isn't that different from an unsubsidized loan. They both help fund your education, and you have to pay both of them back after you graduate.
But there's one big, very important difference.
A subsidized loan does not accrue interest while you're enrolled in an undergraduate program. That's also true if you enter deferment and during grace periods.
An unsubsidized loan, on the other hand, does accrue interest while you're enrolled in either an undergraduate or a graduate program. You are responsible for the interest on the loan from the moment it's disbursed until it's repaid in full. That means the balance on the loan when you enter repayment will be higher than what you borrowed.
You may have picked up on the fact that subsidized loans are only available for undergraduate — not graduate — education.
So if you're in graduate school right now and you have federal student loans,they're accruing interest.
How does interest accrue while you're in school?
If you have unsubsidized loans, then interest accrues at the rate you agreed to when you signed the promissory note for your loan. So if you borrowed $40,000 at a 5% interest rate and started repayment four years later, you would have accrued $8,000 in interest.
The kicker is that the interest capitalizes once the grace period ends and repayment begins. That means the lender adds your accrued interest to your loan balance, and new interest begins accruing on that new balance.
So in the above example, your loan balance goes from $40,000 to $48,000. And you get charged 5% interest on the new balance of $48,000.
See: When Athletic Scholarships Don't Erase Student Loan Debt
Paying interest on student loans while you're in school
You can see why someone might want to pay interest on their student loans while they're still in school.
In the above example, that $48,000 balance would give you a monthly payment of $509.11 under a standard repayment plan.
But what if you made interest-only payments for those 48 months between when your loan was disbursed and when you entered repayment?
Your monthly payments would be $424.26, and you would save over $2,000 in interest payments.
By paying that $8,000 in interest during school, you end up paying around 32% in interest rather than the 34.5% you'd pay if you wait until after repayment begins.
The more you borrow, the more you can save by making those interest-only payments while you're in school. And the longer your repayment term, the more interest you'll have to pay on that higher balance if you don't pay off the interest.
Note that prepayments made while you're in school do not count as qualifying payments if you're applying for a forgiveness program like PSLF.
See: Student Loan Anxiety: How Debt Impacts Your Mental Health and Your Relationships
Benefits of paying off student loans while you're in school
Most students probably can't afford to make full payments on their student loans while they're in school — otherwise, they wouldn't have borrowed the money in the first place. (Of course, if you've suddenly come into a cash pile, by all means, start making those payments.)
But paying the interest is significantly better than paying nothing. Here's why:
You'll have a lower balance when repayment begins. That capitalized interest is brutal — paying interest on interest? Rough. Avoid it by paying the interest before they can capitalize it.
You'll have lower monthly payments. You saw in the example above that a lower balance means lower monthly payments on a standard repayment schedule.
You'll be developing good financial habits. Those first monthly student loan bills hit a lot of borrowers like a punch in the gut. You'll ease into it and already be used to making payments when actual repayment begins.
You'll pay less interest overall. It can sound a little funny — paying interest all through school means you'll pay less interest? True story. By paying that interest early on, it doesn't get capitalized, and you don't have that higher balance to accrue higher interest.
You'll be able to deduct that interest from your taxes. Did you know that you can deduct any interest you paid on student loans from your taxes? Up to $2500 annually.
See: Borrowers Like You: From a Ballooning Loan Balance to a Pay-off Plan
How to pay student loans while still in school
Whether you're making interest-only payments, paying as much as you can each month, or paying the full amount, you need a system that'll make it easy.
You won't be getting monthly bills since your loans aren't in a repayment period. And you're spending a lot of mental energy on school, so it's probably best not to rely on your own memory for making those payments.
Setting up an automatic payment is the best way to make sure you're actually making the payments you want to be making. You can contact your loan servicer to set up autopay. You can also sign up for the Daily Dolr, which gives you the flexibility to make payments of different amounts each month or pause payments if you're short on cash while still doing the whole set it and forget it thing.
Contributed by Katie Taylor.
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South Korea's Financial Watchdog Urges Lawmakers to Move Forward With Crypto Bill
South Korea's Financial Services Commission has urged lawmakers to hasten their approval of the country's first cryptocurrency bill, in light of recent exchange hacks.
Korea's Financial Services Commission has urged lawmakers to hasten approval of the country's first crypto bill
South Korean watchdog the Financial Services Commission (FSC) has urged lawmakers to hasten their approval of the country's first cryptocurrency bill, Bloomberg reports July 26.
Hong Seong-ki, head of the FSC's virtual currency response team, has reportedly warned of the security and money laundering risks courted by the country's domestic crypto exchanges. Bloomberg cites Seong-ki as saying that:
"While crypto markets have seen rapid growth, such trading platforms don't seem to be well-enough prepared in terms of security. We're trying to legislate the most urgent and important things first, aiming for money-laundering prevention [AML] and investor protection. The bill should be passed as soon as possible."
In May, the FSC joined a probe that was initiated by Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) into anti-money laundering (AML) compliance among exchanges. The impetus for Seoul to formalize regulators' oversight has likely been reinforced by two recent high-profile exchange hacks.
Bloomberg notes that a draft bill introduced by Korea's ruling party in March would bring exchanges under the direct aegis of the FSC, but still requires approval by the National Assembly.
Seong-ki is further quoted as saying that if the bill is passed, the FSC's oversight would not imply "an official endorsement of crypto trading," but would allow the watchdog to "police" exchanges' operations effectively, rather than in any way "promote their growth."
Earlier this month, Cointelegraph reported on plans for an extraordinary session of the Assembly to be held July 13 to 26 for lawmakers to further review draft regulations for cryptocurrencies, Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) and blockchain.
Meanwhile, three Korean ministries are said to be working to produce the final draft of a new blockchain industry classification scheme by the end of the month. The draft could potentially redefine the status of crypto exchanges and recognize them as regulated financial institutions, as opposed to their previous classification as "communication vendors."
This is arguably a pivotal moment in which Seoul is reviewing its stance towards crypto and blockchain, with fresh news that the government has pledged to introduce friendly blockchain investment legislation, as well as indications this spring that it plans to reverse its blanket ban on domestic ICOs.
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Individualization of penalties is a fundamental principle of criminal and antitrust law. In our EU & Competition Law update of May 2014, we underlined that the French Supreme Court considered that the mere fact that a company which engaged in anti-competitive practices belonged to a corporate group was not sufficient ground to deem that other group companies played a role in, and should be sanctioned for, such anti-competitive practices.
The European Court of Justice ("ECJ"), in its decision C-597/13 of 17 September 2015, resolved, on final appeal, a case in which two French companies in the same group had been fined jointly and severally for having participated in a cartel concerning the market for paraffin and slack waxes.
In this case, the European Commission had found Total S.A., the French parent, and its subsidiary Total France, jointly and severally liable even though the parent had not actually participated in the cartel. The Commission based its decision on the fact that Total S.A., which held a 98% stake in Total France and admittedly had a "role of institutional coordination and control of strategic orientations", did not overcome the presumption that it had exercised a "decisive influence" over the commercial policy of its subsidiary. Both companies appealed the decision.
In two judgements of 13 September 2013 (T-548/08 and T-566/08), the General EU Court of First Instance upheld the decision of the European Commission as regards the joint and several liability, but reduced the fine imposed on Total France to take into account a shorter period of time in which the latter participated in the cartel. On the other hand, the fine imposed on Total S.A. was left unchanged, thus raising the question, on appeal, as to whether, given that the liability of the parent company derived from the actions of its subsidiary, the General Court could reduce the fine in one case and not the other.
The ECJ found that the General Court "erred in law" in not having regard to the degree of the parent company's actual participation in the cartel. The ECJ considered that the liability of a parent company must be capped at that of its subsidiary when its liability "is purely derivative of that of its subsidiary". Therefore, even though the ECJ left unchanged the European Commission's finding that Total S.A. did not overcome the presumption that it exercised a "decisive influence" over Total France, and therefore maintained the two companies' joint and several liability, the ECJ held that Total S.A. must benefit from the same fine reduction as granted to Total France.