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Earlier GPS device "China TK-106″ ID: "027044828192″ was working with both the orange and m.gps portal but from 17/11/2019 evening login to Orange portal is not happening and since then at m.gps portal no message is coming as well , so GPS device location is not updating. Last message received at 17/11/2019 17:45:33.
Pls help.
Thanks! Fixed it.
chol : Thanks a Lot.
chol Hello Chol,
One more thing i want to ask that in orange portal GPS device used to show status online with satellites count but in m.gps portal its always status: offline though its receiving message and location is getting updated correctly and GPS count is always fixed to 255. I have checked at toolbox as you have suggested, its 255 there as well but as mentioned in orange portal Satellite count used to show correctly.
device "China TK-106″ ID: "027044828192″ which you helped to fix.
Hello dear Admin,
I need also of your HELP!
In old site (orange gps) i can see my unit: TK110/GPS Tag/GT02A with Unique ID: 027044593523, but now , in this new web site i can not see it, please could you check it and fix it?
Thank you in advance!
Dear Chol,
I am loged into new website, but one of my unit is not visible into new gps plastform…
Please look at here on picture: 2 gps trakers , but in the new web site i see only 1
Your unit may be created after migration or not active during migration.
You can transfer manually.
Thanks for your replay !
Please, could you inform me how to set up the unit if it's GT02A, like which one of the list?
Also ID is which number - Unique ID from old tracking website or IMEI number on gps?
What is your old orange account?
User: sttekata
Now i broke a connection with working unit because i try to change it 🙁
Please help me also with this one:
UID from orange gps: 027044704419 - the unit is GT02A
which server to give it , what is the ID and which port to use?
Now is working to of them but , is not showed number of satellites - is it a problem or it is normal?
Use tools/toolbox for raw messages.
Online status not working with Legacy mode.
help …please…
online but not tracking ..not look in maps
Resiont TK110 or Xexun
What account?
Use command to send data by timeout.
Try coban device with 15 digits IMEI.
Can you also help me out. I have been unable to get my account on the platform.
i have a GT02A which was working well on the old platform device type Resiont TK110
my ID 0227042430553 IMIE 355227042430553.
Now unable to use it.
SMS commands work though date comes wrong 00-09-22 even after I give the correct gmt setting
position info is correct
have been struggling with this for the last month or so
I answered you here https://forum.gps-trace.com/d/401-gt02-gt02a-configuration-issue/4
China GT02A following configurations works for me.
SMS commands:
Settings on GPS trace platform
Device Type; Resiont TK110
ID: 0 with last 11 digits of IMEI (0xxxxxxxxxxx)


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Officials from Milford Regional Medical Center and the American Red Cross celebrated the opening of a new Blood Donor Center at the hospital with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, February 22.
Milford Regional has participated in Red Cross blood drives for more than a decade, but they were limited by the availability of space. Trish Sablitz, director of Donor Recruitment, Massachusetts Blood Services Region, recognizes the contribution made by Milford Regional throughout the years. "The Red Cross has always appreciated the support of Milford Regional Medical Center as one of our valued hospital partners," she says. "We are so grateful to Milford Regional for this new opportunity to offer donors a dedicated space to help save patient lives."
The need for volunteer blood donations across the country is great. Every two seconds, someone in the United States needs blood, and volunteer donors are the only source of blood and platelets for those requiring transfusions. In addition, donated blood must be constantly replenished because it only has a shelf life of 42 days. The Red Cross must collect a staggering 14,000 blood and platelet donations every day for patients at about 2,600 hospitals and transfusion centers nationwide.
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With the opening of the new emergency department in the Meehan Family Pavilion creating available space in its previous location, Edward J. Kelly, president and CEO of Milford Regional, is excited to now have the opportunity to provide a dedicated area for greater access to blood donations. "As a regional healthcare facility, I feel it is a real opportunity to assist the Red Cross as they go about their mission to provide life-saving blood to those in need," he says. "This new Blood Donation Center will make it more convenient for blood donors to give and, ultimately, increase the amount of blood contributed through our Medical Center."
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All sickness and disease are caused by Deficiencies and Toxicities in the body. Listed below are the imbalances that can lead to sickness.
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How to Achieve Optimal Health and Wellness
In correlation with these toxicities and deficiencies are the 6 Essentials to Wellness. It is important to address all of the above issues so that your body can function optimally and avoid sickness and disease.
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Spiritual/Mental Alignment
Start your day with 15 minutes of daily prayer/meditation, which has been proven to reduce stress.
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Nutritional Alignment
Eat 75% "off the vine" and eliminate processed and artificial foods.
Exercise in Alignment
High intensity interval training 3x/week for 12-15 minutes. Strength training 3x/week.
Rest In Alignment
Sleep on your back with prescribed wedges and rolls.
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Do our recommended 10-28 day cleanse twice a year and drink 16oz of water first thing in the morning.
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Nutrition: You need the proper fuel (God-made foods) to allow your body to run optimally. If you are eating 75% non-processed foods "from the vine" at least 6 days a week, you receive a point towards your wellness score.
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The Catholic Bishop of Ijebu-Ode Diocese, His Grace, Albert Ayinde Fasina, has ordered Benediction across the diocese over the unreleased of the kidnapped Rev. Fr. Mathew Oguleru, reports ITRealms.
An epistle dated Saturday, June 24, 2017, made available to ITRealms, Bishop Fasina urged faithful in the diocese to have hope in the Lord Jesus Christ.
In the epistle, entitled "Be Strong and Let Your Heart Take Courage, All Who Hope in the Lord" the Bishop ordered Benediction to be celebrated across parishes on today, Sunday 25th, June 2017 by 5pm.
"We are encouraged to fast and offer daily family rosary for this intention. Let us ask God to grant release to our brother, and protection to us all," he said.
Bishop Fasina said that he was compelled to write to his brethren in the Lord, following the untold pains brought to the diocese by the abduction of "our brother, Rev. Fr. Matthew Oguleru of Our Lady of Assumption Parish, Ilado, by some unknown men. Fr. Oguleru was abducted on his way to morning Mass at Ososa on the 21st of June, 2017."
This unfortunate and sad event, he said, is a test of faith in God for the diocese, which is capable of inducing fear and enslaving faithful.
"As children of God, we must not be cowed by the devil and his agents. Rather, let us remain strong and continue to hope in God, who is the source of life so that we would have our brother return to us safe and sound," he said.
The bishop pointed out that since this event occurred, the diocese has been fasting, praying and offering Holy Masses for the safe release of Fr. Oguleru at different parishes.
"I want to sincerely thank you all for this and also implore you not to relent in this act of love and solidarity till we have our brother back. To this end, I ask that there should be Benediction in all our parishes on Sunday 25th June, 2017 by 5pm," he said.
Further, Bishop Fasina encouraged Catholics to fast and offer daily family rosary for this intention.
"Let us ask God to grant release to our brother, and protection to us all," he prayed, stressing for earnest prayer so that as the Lord freed Daniel from the lion's den (Dan.6:2-28), the Hebrew Children from the fiery furnace (Dan.3:21-50) and, Paul and Silas from the jail (Acts.16:25-40), so too the Lord will save Fr. Oguleru from the hands of the kidnappers.
He also commended all member of the Ijebu-Ode diocese to the intercessions of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of Perpetual Help and St. Anthony.
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Dash Embassy Thailand is increasing Dash exposure to travelers and locals with new integrations into a mobile phone topup service and a co-working/co-living hostel service in the county.
[tweet https://twitter.com/DashEmbassy/status/1087999608662384641 align='right'] Mobile Topup will now enable consumers to purchase airtime from 200+ providers across 145 countries.
"We have a lot of users from Japan and Philippines, as well as travelers from all over the world. Thailand gets 24 million visitors per year, but many are people living here part time who do not have local bank accounts. Our users do have a credit card or debit card. While there are many other top up channels, we're focused on the 2 million non-Thai people in Thailand."
The integration of Dash will enable them to offer more consistent services for lower fees as well. Currently, they have a 4% charge by their credit/debit card processor and also have "have a high failure rate with their card processor" due to fraud protections that have to be implemented. Both of these issues cause many of their users to leave their site frustrated.
"Dash's focus on being used as digital cash for payments is the most interesting. With Bitcoin we had high fees, slow transactions and focus on being used as an investment. Merchants need an alternative that is more focused on being a medium of exchange, which is something Dash is focused on."
[tweet https://twitter.com/DashEmbassy/status/1087251189043847168 align='left'] Then UnionSpace "focus on the tourism industry here in Thailand as it is a huge market" by offering "unbeatable prices and very convenient services for digital nomads". They are also currently offering a 10% discount for Dash users, which will further help individuals traveling on a budget.
Importance of easy international crossover
Individuals traveling to different countries not only have to deal with currency exchange issues, but also quickly adapting to the infrastructure of the new country. This often emerges as mobile phone compatibility issues on different countries' service networks. However, "Thailand's travel SIMs (like AIS SIM2Fly) are now among the most competitively priced in the world since 1GB of roaming data is just over $3 in most of Asia". Mobile Topup expanded that "this mean users around the world are purchasing these Thai SIMs as their preferred travel data SIMs". Additionally, "77% of the mobile market in Thailand is pre-paid" with the "average monthly spend being around 200 Baht via multiple top-up channels like 7-11s and kiosks that take physical cash". This combines to make the monthly market size of the pre-paid phone industry around $430 million USD.
UnionSpace then aims to solve another major difficulty for international travelers; finding an affordable and reliable place to lodge. UnionSpace goes above and beyond the standard hostel model by providing a comfortable place to sleep, work, and play to accommodate all types of travelers that need to stay on a budget. These merchants leverage multi-function services to help make the lives of travelers a little bit easier, and thus, will want to seek out.
Dash expanding to help global citizens
The integration of Dash is going to makes these services even more accommodating since consumers and merchants will not have to worry about handling many different types of currencies and the associated fees. Dash integration also solves the issue of credit card chargebacks from consumers falsely claiming a charge was made without their approval. Chargebacks are notorious in non-repetitive game scenarios, such as traveling, since the consumer knows they will probably never since that merchant again and not have to worry about a ruined reputation or future denial of service from the merchant.
Dash offers a consistent reliability to merchants that there will always be extremely low fees and quick confirmation speeds. Additionally, Dash's new automatic InstantSend offers further security against doublespend attacks, which can also be prevalent in scenarios where a traveling consumer knows they will probably never see the merchants again. With over 4,800 merchants integrating Dash all over the world, Dash is quickly becoming the universal currency that consumers and merchants can depend on.


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Suspect in Nancy Moyer case released after federal charges dropped
SEATTLE -- The man who was arrested for the 2009 disappearance of Nancy Moyer is free after federal charges were dropped Thursday.
The suspect was only held on charges for federal gun crimes because prosecutors didn't feel there was enough evidence for a murder charge just yet.
However, those charges were dismissed because the presented evidence didn't meet federal standards, according to the prosecutor's office.
The suspect previously confessed to Moyer's death but recanted that confession.
If sufficient evidence for other charges is found, the suspect may be rearrested.
"It's still a very active and ongoing investigation, we have a lot of resources invested in it and are working toward a successful outcome in the case," Lt. Ray Brady with Thurston County Sheriff's Office said. "Next, continue to look for leads and evidence in the case and keep working those avenues that we have."


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California Treasurer Often Shared Hotel Rooms With Employees on Trips
SACRAMENTO — California state Treasurer Fiona Ma repeatedly shared hotel rooms with employees, a practice she says saved money but that business experts contend crosses an ethical line and can lead to lawsuits like one Ma now faces, the Sacramento Bee reported Tuesday.
Judith Blackwell, the former head of the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee, sued Ma in July, alleging sexual harassment, racial discrimination and wrongful termination. Ma said the allegations are without merit.
Ma Claims Shared Rooms Was Frequent Practice to Save Money
Records obtained by the Bee show Ma shared a hotel room with her chief of staff, Genevieve Jopanda, 13 times over two years. She also stayed with four other aides at a three-bedroom property on a trip. There's no policy in the state's human resources manual on whether managers and staff can share hotel rooms.
Ma said her work as state treasurer frequently requires her and aides to travel across the state and that the hotel rooms were shared to save money.
"Travel arrangements are made to maximize efficiency and minimize costs consistent with all ethical and legal requirements," Ma said in the statement. Jopanda gave a nearly identical statement to the Bee.
Experts Say Sharing Rooms Crossed Boundaries
Several business experts said it's a questionable practice for managers to share rooms with subordinates, who may feel pressured to say yes even if they are uncomfortable about doing so.
"It crosses boundaries and puts subordinates in a very difficult position to say no, even in the most innocent of cases where we're just trying to save money," Laura Kray, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business told the Bee. "Because of the power dynamic, I don't think people would feel free to say no, and would worry about retaliation."
Ma, a Democrat, was elected state treasurer in 2018. The treasurer manages state investments, serves on the board of its pension funds and oversees programs that provide tax credits for affordable housing and financing for public works projects. She was previously elected as a member of the Board of Equalization and the state Assembly.
Former Employee Claims Discrimination and Wrongful Termination
Blackwell's lawsuit alleged that Ma exposed her backside and crawled into bed with her while the two shared lodging during a May 2020 trip, and that she gave Blackwell gifts including jewelry and edible marijuana, the Bee reported. Blackwell no longer works for the state and her lawsuit also alleged racial discrimination and wrongful termination.
The lawsuit said Blackwell "felt her employment was contingent on her accepted Defendant Ma's sexual advances" and that she lost her job for rejecting them.
Blackwell's lawyer, Waukeen McCoy, said she was fired in January, the Bee reported. Her termination came after Blackwell suffered a stroke in September 2020 that put her out of work for two months. When she returned to work she was given extra tasks that often kept her at work late, Blackwell's lawsuit said. Blackwell, who is Black, alleges she was replaced by a less qualified white woman.
"I am not commenting on the pending litigation other than to say that Ms. Blackwell's claims are without merit and I look forward to prevailing in court," Ma said in a statement Tuesday to the Associated Press.


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Sometimes I come across quotes that really speak to me and when they do I feel the need to spread that message. So today's Life Chats is based off of these 6 words:
You might have already seen this quote on my instagram earlier today. Initially I was not planning to make it into today's post, but I just felt the need to elaborate a bit more. I love when I post a quote and someone says, "I really needed this today." I truly believe that we receive messages when we need them the most. It always happens for me too that when I have to be reminded of something, I come across that message someway or somehow. Maybe that's a coincidence, but maybe it's not. A quick side note and something that I never really spoke about before is that for a long time, I used to want to be a motivational speaker. After losing my father and going through so many ups and downs in my life, it just felt like a natural thing for me to do. I wanted to be able to share my struggles and how I overcame them because I know that SO many other people are constantly battling against things every single day. Starting a conversation that matters is a beautiful thing and so is reminding people of what they're capable of and showing them that they have so much more inner strength than they realize. I think that's another thing that I love so much about this Life Chats series. There's always some type of message that I want to get across and having someone read these words when they need them the most is incredible, even if it's only one person.
Now getting back to those 6 words and the way that I interpret them. You have to believe in your journey and trust your struggles. We create the tone of voice that is inside our minds. So if that voice is constantly filled with doubt and negativity, only you can change that. Self motivation is such a powerful thing and while it's not always easy, it is necessary. Trust me. I definitely have my moments when I need a good motivational push. I get into my slumps just like everyone else and have discussed them here on the blog before. The important thing though is that we get out of those slumps and that mindset. It's great to be motivated and inspired by others, but I believe that type of motivation is temporary. In order for it to be long lasting, it has to start from within each one of us. Don't bet against yourself. It's natural to have doubts sometimes, but your faith in yourself should be greater. I don't know why it's so much easier for us to say that we cannot do something than it is to say that we can. It should be the other way around. Whenever you feel like the odds are against you, just remind yourself that your soul is rooting for you. If you want something then go and get it. If you need to make a change then make it. Train that inner voice to believe in yourself and your capabilities a little bit more. The only one standing in your way is YOU.
Whether I know you personally or not, I have so much love for all of you. If you needed to read these words today then I am happy to be the one to have typed them out for you.
All my love. <3


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Recently I needed a new, faster-paced shoe. The Asics MetaRacer came out on August 1st, and I have been waiting for this shoe. I heard it was a lot lower to the ground and had less stack height than other carbon plated shoes. I was excited because my body hasn't done well with higher stack height carbon plated shoes.
Asics MetaRacer Quick Facts:
Weight: 5.5 oz
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Asics MetaRacer Fit:
The Asics MetaRacer has a sleek, lightweight upper. Asics is well known to run narrow, and while on the more narrow side, the MetaRacer isn't uncomfortably narrow. In fact, I think it's one of Asic's wider fitting shoes.
The upper of the Asics MetaRacer is simple. It's light and airy on the foot and has a padded heel collar to keep from digging in the back. It fits fairly similar to a racing flat. So if you've been happy in racing flats from the 2015 era of racing, you will probably appreciate the fit and feel of the Asics MetaRacer.
Typically in running shoes, I wear between 10-11 wide. In the Asics MetaRacer, the size 11 feels the best.
Asics MetaRacer Ride:
To put it simply, the Asics MetaRacer feels like an old racing flat with a carbon plate. This is the kind of carbon plated shoe I have been looking for. Since it's lower to the ground, it does have less cushion to it. The Asics MetaRacer is much different than other carbon plated shoes.
The Asics MetaRacer features a modified FlyteFoam midsole as well as a bottom-loaded carbon fiber plate. What does this mean? There is less cushion but it's more responsive. If you like feeling the ground while running, the MetaRacer is a shoe you might be interested in. The FlyteFoam midsole provides a bouncy ride with the extra spring from the carbon fiber plate.
It also features a Wet Grip rubber outsole, which makes it more durable and have better traction on those inclement weather days. Even though it's lighter and firmer than other carbon fiber plated shoes, you'll still get the 100 or so miles out of it (this is fairly standard for all carbon plated shoes).
One last thing to note, unlike many other carbon plate shoes, I think it will take time to get used to the Asics MetaRacer. It's not a carbon fiber plat shoe I would take out if you've never run in more minimal shoes. Your calves might be sorer than other in shoes. It was designed for elite marathoners or those who wanted that old racing flat feel. Due to the weight of the Asics MetaRacer, I also think it will be suitable for shorter races, such as a half marathon or even 5k.
Although MetaRacer is what professional Asics runners use for marathons.
Asics MetaRacer Conclusion:
If you are looking for a more responsive carbon-fiber plate shoe, it's a good option. It's the only one on the market right now with that lower stack height and traditional racing flat type of feel. If you were an old Nike LT Flat, Saucony Type A racer, then you may love the Asics MetaRacer. While I'm not an elite marathoner, I do like the low profile of it. In fact, for half marathons and below it's my favorite carbon plated shoe.
You can see more full-length carbon fiber plate shoes including: Nike Next%, Hoka Carbon Rocket, Hoka Carbon X, Saucony Endorphin Pro Review, and the New Balance Fuelcell TC.
Current Rotation:
Easy/Daily Runs: Saloman Sonic 3 Balance, Brooks Glycerin 18, Mizuno Rider Waveknit 3, Nike Pegasus 37, New Balance 1080 v10, Diadora Mythos Blushield Blushield Hip 5, Asics Cumulus 21
Speed Work: New Balance FuelCell Rebel, Reebok Float Ride Run fast Pro, Nike Pegasus Turbo 2
Long Runs: Hoka Clifton Edge Shoe ReviewNew Balance FuelCell Rebel, Hoka Cavu 2
Trail Running/Hiking: Saucony Peregrine 10, New Balance Hierro v5
Races: Asics MetaRacer, New Balance Fuelcell 5280, Nike Next%, Saucony Endorphin Pro, New Balance fuelcell TC, Reebok Run fast Pro
You Can See All Current Shoe Reviews Here.
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Questions for you:
Have you tried a carbon plate shoe?
What is your favorite brand of shoe?


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Oh, we just love the Finger Lakes! Just when you thought the grape harvesting has been done and the season is coming to an end, here comes the Canandaigua Wine Walk! Stay with us that weekend and receive 10% discount off our standard room rate!
Canandaigua Wine Walk 1st Saturday of the Month!
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Date: December 1, 2018
Time: 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM EST
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Event Description:
Enjoy sampling the finest Finger Lakes wine while walking historic Canandaigua! Start with a commemorative wine glass for $8 at 143 South Main St. and enjoy all the tastings at any participating merchant along the way. Cash only and please bring proof of legal age. Local merchants include apparel shops, gift shops and novelty items, art galleries, restaurants and much more!


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The author of this post is Aygun Mammadzada, PhD Researcher at the Institute of Maritime Law of the University of Southampton.
Status quo
Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union leaves many uncertainties and puzzling effects on civil justice and cross-border judicial cooperation. Upon its departure on 31 January 2020 the United Kingdom ceased to be a member of the Union while remaining subject to the EU law and rulings of the European Court of Justice throughout the transition period under Article 67 of the Withdrawal Agreement. In less than five weeks – by 1 July 2020, the United Kingdom and European Union should decide whether to extend the transition period up to two years, as permitted by the Agreement. However, that has been ruled out by the United Kingdom, which could be altered by another legislation and it seems hardly a case.
Once the transition period ends, the Brussels I bis Regulation will no longer be applicable to jurisdiction, as well as choice of court agreements and the recognition of judgments between the United Kingdom and the Union.
Absent such an instrument, successful operation of the sphere will mostly depend on either Article 33-34 of the Recast Regulation which are not comprehensive enough or domestic rules which prevent uniformity and certainty due to inevitable varieties. This will significantly affect businesses and individuals. Data suggested that in 2018 the UK was the largest legal services market in Europe (valued at approximately £35 bn in 2018).
On the same line, 75% of over 800 claims which were issued at the Admiralty and Commercial Court involved at least one foreign party and in 53% of the case all parties were international. In 2019, 77% of over 600 such claims were international in nature whilst in half of the cases all parties were international. On the same note, despite the fact that the Member States are taking different measures, such as establishing special commercial courts to attract international commercial parties, there is still not any alternative to the London Commercial Court as a leading global centre for international dispute resolution, as discussed by Giesela Rühl. Nonetheless, without any harmonized legal framework applicable to jurisdiction and the recognition of judgments in cross-border civil and commercial cases, parties to international trade might refrain from linking their transactions to English jurisdiction or avoid English choice of court agreements.
Among other measures, the UK has expressed that enhanced judicial cooperation with the EU is part of its global outlook and it will continue adherence to the existing international treaties, conventions and standards in the field. In this ambit, on 8 April 2020, the UK deposited its request for acceding the Lugano Convention of 2007 (see here a comment by Matthias Lehman).
The Convention is still applicable in regard to the UK during the transition period as part of the EU law. Unlike the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements of 2005 which is also among the UK's Brexit-related channels, the Lugano Convention is not an open treaty. According to Article 72 of the Convention, the UK can become a member only upon the unanimous consent of all of the contracting parties (EU and EFTA states). This brings many uncertainties about the foreseeable status of the UK's accession request.
The Lugano Convention is mainly mirroring the Brussels regime and therefore, it might enshrine perspectives of cross-border judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters between the UK and Union. The government perceives the importance of the Convention for the provision of judicial certainty and prevention of multiple court proceedings. Nevertheless, the Convention does not contain new lis pendens provisions that were brought by the Brussels I bis Regulation, hence lacks the same degree of respect to party autonomy and choice of court agreements as ensured by the revised Regulation.
Mastermelt Ltd v Siegfried Evionnaz SA: The relevance of the case
In the recent case of Mastermelt Ltd v Siegfried Evionnaz SA, the High Court decided that the Brussels I bis Regulation does not affect the interpretation of the Lugano Convention. Mr Justice Walksman concluded that unlike the new lis pendens provisions as contained in Article 31(2) of the Brussels I bis Regulation, the Lugano Convention preserves the "court first seized" rule and therefore, regardless of an exclusive jurisdiction agreement the court first seized shall continue the proceedings and rule on its jurisdiction.
This decision is very timely since it triggers nonequilibrium views on the foreseeable membership of the United Kingdom to the Convention. It confirms continuation of the Gasser scenarios and torpedo actions under the Lugano Convention, furthermore, gives rise to the risk of parallel proceedings and irreconcilable judgments.
Factual background
The dispute arose between Mastermelt Limited (Claimant), an English company, and Siegfried Evionnaz SA (Defendant), a Swiss company, over the quality of Mastermelt's performance of the reclamation services in 2018.
After Siegfried informed Mastermelt about their intention to commence proceedings in Switzerland on the basis of the exclusive jurisdiction clause in favour the Swiss courts contained in Siegfried's standard terms and conditions of contract ("STC"), the claimant initiated the English proceedings on 5 February 2019 seeking negative declaratory relief against the defendant. Later, on 23 July 2019, Siegfried instituted the Swiss proceedings in the Zurich Commercial Court against Mastermelt and subsequently, on 24 May 2019, applied the English High Court, for a declaration that it had no jurisdiction.
Mastermelt brought another set of Swiss proceedings for a stay in early 2020, which was rejected by the Zurich Commercial Court on 13 February 2020 and advanced to the Federal Supreme Court. As of the date of the hearing in the English High Court, the Supreme Court had not given any ruling on that.
The English court considered whether the harmonised version of Article 27 of the Lugano Convention applies and if so, it would have had stayed the proceedings until the Swiss court had decided the question of jurisdiction. Subsequently, the court also decided the question of its own jurisdiction and validity of the exclusive jurisdiction agreement.
While considering the proper interpretation of Article 27 of the Lugano Convention the court as a primary point conferred that it was not bound by the Swiss court's decision on the same issue which was relied upon by Siegfried.
Referring to Protocol No 2 to the Lugano Convention, Mr Justice Walksman paid 'due account' to the Swiss judgment, however, refused its binding effect. Drawing on the 'too remote' nature of the former to be characterized as res judicata, the judge opposed to the defendant's contention to apply the CJEU's decision in Gothaer v Samskip. On this line, the High Court resisted the harmonised interpretation of Article 27 of the Lugano Convention as Article 31(2) of the Brussels I bis Regulation and as the first seized court denied staying the proceedings.
Contrary to the defendant's reasoning, the court determined that although the CJEU's decision in Gasser was reversed by the new Article 31(2), it was not obsolete and still had limited application outside the Regulation. The court reiterated its conclusion by emphasizing the significance of academic discussion. As stated by Professor Briggs, "the innovation created by 31.2 … does not apply to proceedings within the scope of Lugano II which remains regulated by the original rule of strict temporal priority …". Professor Joseph also took a similar approach by expressing that "… there is no equivalent provision in the … Convention to Article 31.2 … Therefore, as regards the enforcement of jurisdiction agreements, the court first seized will examine the enforcement of such an agreement, irrespective of whether it is the chosen court…"
These brought continuation of the proceedings and examination of the second issue – jurisdiction of the court first seized. Pursuant to the Convention, if there was an exclusive jurisdiction agreement in the ambit of Article 23 of the Lugano Convention the English court had to dismiss the proceedings in favour of the designated court, otherwise Siegfried's claim had to be litigated in England as the place of performance according to Article 5.1(a).
Referring to a significant body of the European and English case law (including the CJEU's rulings in Salotti v Ruwa, Berghoefer v ASA SA, Iveco v Van Hool, Benincasa v Dentalkit and the judgment o the Court Appeal in Deutsche Bank v Asia Pacific), Mr Justice Walksman regarded the existence of an agreement as an independent concept. The court highlighted the reasoning in Powell Duffryn and Aeroflot and stated that a valid agreement should be "clearly and precisely" demonstrated either in a form of "writing" or 'evidenced in writing'. Moreover, it was asserted that the written form could be evidenced not only in a single document but it could consist of multiple documents such as the seller's quotation and buyer's purchase order.
While considering what constituted "writing", Mr Justice Walksman articulated the tendency of the courts to adopt a flexible approach as in the CJEU's judgment in Berghoefer and his own earlier decision in R + V Versicherung v Robertson which in turn referred to the decision of the Court of Appeal in 7E Communications v Vertex.
At the same time, he emphasized the importance of the valid agreement in the sense of consent in line with the opinion of the Advocate General Bot in Profit Investment. On this basis it was submitted that an oral agreement of the party to the other party's STC which included an exclusive jurisdiction agreement would not be sufficient to meet the durability requirement without later written evidence of such putative consent. This view was also supported by academic commentaries and English authorities such as ME Tankers v Abu Dhabi Container Lines [2002] 2 Lloyds 643, Claxton Engineering v TXM [2007] 1WR 2175, Chester Hall v Service Centres [2014] EWHC 2529.
The court admitted that there was a written agreement and manifested consent between the parties on the basis of the purchase orders and STC, which were strongly compelled by prior dealings, later statements and invoices expressly found in the email exchange. It was also maintained that there was "much the better of the argument" satisfying the good arguable case standard for the applicability of Article 23.1(a) and any opposing presumption would be "commercially absurd".
Upon these observations, Mr Justice Walksman held that the English proceedings had to be dismissed in favour of the exclusively designated Swiss court.
This decision is of importance for several reasons. It reaffirms the emphasis that has been traditionally placed on party autonomy and authentic consent in English law and practice. Likewise, it reasserts the exhaustive interpretation of the form requirement of the exclusive jurisdiction agreements within the meaning of the Lugano Convention which might be a useful reference point for the courts post-Brexit provided the UK would have become a member to the framework.
On the other hand, the judgment is particularly sensible at the time of the United Kingdom's Brexit planning and strategy to continue the Lugano membership. It reveals serious differences between the Brussels I bis Regulation and Convention notwithstanding the equivalent rules existing in both.
Contrary to the remarks favoring the Convention as an "oven ready" option for the United Kingdom, the lack of a mechanism preventing parallel proceedings and irreconcilable judgments frustrates legal certainty, provokes waste of time and expenses, thus, threatens the vital principle of private international law – party autonomy.
Articles 5 and 6 of the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements which enforce parties' choice and oblige any non-chosen court to stay or dismiss the proceedings, might be helpful in this regard, however only to some limited extent due to its limited scope and application only to the Contracting States, whereas the EFTA states have not ratified the treaty.
In this regard, return of anti-suit injunctions as the measures frequently issued by the English courts in support of exclusive jurisdiction agreements provokes special attention. Indeed, the lack of mutual trust within the Lugano framework might result in the reversal of the West Tankers ruling, however the matter is still uncertain since there has not been any relevant authority for such an implication. All the mentioned points raise considerable doubts over the satisfactory replacement of the Brussels I bis Regulation by the Convention for the post-Brexit UK.
Moreover, unusual obligation to "pay due account" to the case law of other contracting states, as well as the CJEU provided by Protocol No 2 to the Convention broadens skepticism. As indicated by Professor Hess, such language "… does not mean more than looking at the pertinent case-law and giving reasons as to why a deviation is considered to be necessary". Furthermore, the absence of any sanction upon deviations brings "inherent weakness" of the Protocol and rests its application perspectives solely on "… goodwill and of courtesy of the courts …".
All these lead to non-uniformity and harbours suspicion against the Convention as a successful post-Brexit means of the UK. These concerns leave further room for discussion about seeking robust solutions and especially reaching a bilateral agreement in this context as advised by Professor Hess. However crucial these items are, they are the subject matter of another study.
All in all, provided the United Kingdom becomes a Contracting State to the Lugano Convention, the Mastermelt ruling alerts the parties to be more careful and get appropriate legal advice while contracting and designating a competent forum for the resolution of their disputes.


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Last week I left you with this position. You might have been tempted to play 1. d5 Ne5 2. Bb4, apparently trapping the black queen.
But Black can reply with 2… Qf3, winning a pawn because of 3. gxf3 Nxf3+ 4. Kf1 Bh3#.
Instead, White should simply play O-O in the diagrammed position, with a slight but definite advantage.
This week, it's the first round of an open Swiss and you have White against a much lower rated opponent.
How are you going to finish him off?


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Another week, another Westworld episode title in need of translation. (I knew my French would come in handy some day!) "Les Écorchés," translates as The Flayed, and while some could take that as a clue that this theory that Game of Thrones is really only just a park within Westworld, I don't really think Ramsay Bolton will be showing up anytime soon. It is, however, an apt name for a particularly bloody episode, and one that operates within dualities: What's on the outside may not match what's on the inside.
The most obvious example of this is clearly poor Bernard (Jeffrey Wright), whose mind has been taken hostage by the imprint? digital copy? spirit? of Robert Ford (Anthony Hopkins). This happens while Bernard is inside the Cradle simulation, one that we find out has mostly been used to test out the hosts' narratives and cornerstones before they are put into circulation in the park.
The big reveal however, is that the true purpose of the park isn't to turn the hosts into humans, but the other way around. The data gathered on the guests isn't so much a ploy to better sell them things, but a way to compile a profile to control against in order to ensure a faithful recreation in the afterlife. In other words, the guests want to become hosts.
Of course, as we saw in "The Riddle of The Sphinx" that technology isn't quite perfected yet, and so for now, copies of people's brain can only live in the digital sphere, hence Ford's presence in The Cradle. That information is also the key to understanding the scenes between Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) and Bernard at the beginning of "Journey Into Night," and "Phase Space." When building Bernard as a copy of Arnold, Ford had him spend years within the Cradle with virtual Dolores, the one person who knew his colleague better than anyone. The conversations they had were meant to fine-tune Bernard until he was the most faithful representation of Arnold's way of thinking as could be. The tests went on, until finally, he fooled her.
So, how does this all work within Ford's plan of letting the hosts be their own masters? Well, it turns out that, like Dolores, he doesn't really trust most of them to make the hard choices needed to ensure their survival. And so, just like she did with Teddy (James Marsden), he's decided to make an adjustment. In order to make sure that his hosts get the life he wants for them, he needs to take back control for a little while.
"They want fidelity," he tells Bernard. "A faithful representation of the most murderous species since time began. But you and the hosts are something different. An original work. More just, more noble. And your very nature, Bernard, ensures they will devour you, and all the beauty of who you are, of who you could be, would be poured out into the darkness forever."
Thus, the duality of outer Bernard and inner Ford begins. When he emerges from the simulation, the bug in the Cradle is gone, apparently resolved — but only because it (Ford) now resides in Bernard's head. (It becomes all the more apparent later in the episode, when lighting tricks flicker between shots of Bernard's face and Ford's as the latter compels the former to violence.) Elsie (Shannon Woodward) better watch her back.
That dual-identity takes another shape as Delos management finally realises that Bernard is really a host, rather than the placid member of management he has appeared to be for so long. That particular piece of information comes out rather by accident, while Strand (Gustaf Skarsgård) and Hale (Tessa Thompson) are interrogating a pretty bewildered Stubbs (Luke Hemsworth) (when isn't he?) and Bernard about what really happened to Theresa Cullen (Sidse Babett Knudsen). (Remember her?) The answer, of course, is that Bernard killed her, and he almost admits it, when someone finds a hidden door embedded in the wall of the secret lab where she died. On the other side lies a corridor, which leads to a room full of old or damaged versions of Bernard. (*Insert skeletons in the closet joke here*...oh wait, they actually did that.)
This leads to Bernard getting virtually waterboarded by Hale in order to find out what Dolores and her gang stormed the Mesa. We saw the early stages of the attack in the last episode, when they ran the Delos train straight into headquarters. The mission is two-fold: 1) Dolores wants to get her father (Louis Herthum) — and the information he carries, which we now know is some sort of digital key — back, and 2) To destroy the Cradle, and the backups within. Dolores and Teddy take care of that first part , while Angela (Talulah Riley)(RIP) sacrifices herself for the second.
Some highlights from this particular narrative thread:
1) Dolores meeting Hale.
Seeing Tessa Thompson and Evan Rachel Wood duke it out is fan wish-fulfilment on an Avengers: Infinity War scale, and I'm here for it. Hale is smart enough to know that Dolores' mind is a technological marvel, and I love that she tries to exploit it. That woman is relentlessly pragmatic. Unfortunately for her though, Dolores is an idealist.
2) Teddy in commando gear.
James Marsden looks great in black. That is all.
3) Peter Abernathy's farewell.
The most moving parts of Westworld are in how the hosts interact with each other beyond their programming, and Dolores and her father are a perfect example. Sure, they were brought together by code and backstory, but here are two individuals who truly have affection for one another. Hearing Dolores ask, "Whatever happened to that fearsome ne'er do well," is also the most effective repurposing of the dialogue that was written for the hosts thus far. It's a tearful exchange, that ends with Dolores extracting her father's control unit, the only way she can take him with her to the Valley Beyond.
Meanwhile, Maeve's (Thandie Newton) quest to reunite with her daughter takes a bloody turn. In what is basically a reenactment of her nightmares, she and her daughter end up hiding from the Ghost Nation warriors in a log cabin, only to come face to face with William (Ed Harris). In her flashbacks to her life there, he kills both Maeve and her daughter — this time, however, he's just amused. Is this just another twist in Ford's game? Maeve, however is hard-pressed to find the humour in the situation. In a move, I was definitely not expecting, she shoots him. Multiple times! And to add insult to injury, she telepathically manipulates Lawrence's (Clifton Collins Jr.) host cousins into coming after their master as well.
We actually learn something important about Maeve's new powers here, namely that she cannot control hosts who have become sentient. This comes up in her attempt to manipulate Lawrence, who still ends up shooting William, albeit for his own reasons. It's still unclear whether or not these shots were fatal — when the Delos commandos arrive and start putting down every host in sight, William appears to be breathing. But for how long?
Lawrence gets shot, and so does Maeve, but an intervention from Lee Sizemore, the man responsible for calling the Delos guard in the first place, saves her from a true death. Instead, they bring her back to the Mesa, where Dolores finds her on her way out. For a second, it really seems like she might kill Maeve, but instead she just leaves her lying on a gurney in the Mesa basement, respecting the latter's right to choose her own fate. Maeve can't die just yet — she made a promise to her daughter to come find her no matter what. (Although, someone better act fast to save her because those wounds look pretty bad, and the backups have gone up in smoke.)
The episode ends with Bernard finally telling Hale what she wants to know: the location of Abernathy's code. But now that we know Ford's been lurking in the shadows, who knows what they'll really find there. My guess is, nothing that looks as good as Teddy in combat boots.


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There are people who have the mistaken impression that Jesus only talked about life after death. They think he pretty much told his followers to expect to be miserable during their human lives in the expectation that after they died he would make it up to them. Nothing could be farther from the truth. While Jesus did tell his followers to make eternal life their priority, he spoke at length and in detail about how to live in the here and now. The best and most specific treatment on this subject is called his "Sermon on the Mount". For three whole chapters (Matthew 5 – 7) Christ talks about how those who call themselves his disciples will live. And here's the thing, he says that living the way he describes will make them "blessed" and "happy"!
What confuses people is that Jesus' plan for the good life on this earth demands humility, sacrifice and commitment – qualities which are just the opposite of what most people imagine make up the good life. The popular idea today is that to enjoy life a person has to pretty much have life on his or her own terms (AKA "having it your way"). You probably know a lot of people who have chosen the "having it your way" model for happiness. Is it working? Do they have the good life? Probably most people won't admit to failure in their good life quest, but the statistics on disastrous behavior have increased at such an alarming rate that one has to wonder,
"If people are enjoying the good life,
why are they doing such crazy stuff which brings so much unhappiness into their lives?"
Jesus' plan for the good life may seem upside down, but remember who he is. He definitely has more information on the subject than we do. Why not check his plan out this Saturday (6:00 pm) or Sunday (10:00 am)? You may find out the life he offers is exactly as he said, "The abundant life (John 10:10)".


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BATON ROUGE- A former police department leader from one Louisiana city could help screen candidates for a chief's job in another city.
The Advocate reports that a community group called Together Baton Rouge wants to hire former New Orleans Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas as a consultant.
Leaders of the nonprofit group say that questioning the top candidates in private meetings will help them gauge which are the most likely to pursue changes that the group wants the police department to make.
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Greetings from Portsmouth, New Hampshire!
First off, as we go to press this afternoon with U.S. Privacy Digest, our website is experiencing technical difficulties. Our IT staff is working to fix the issue, but if you do click a link that goes to our website and it doesn't work, this is the reason. We hope to have this resolved as quickly as possible. Our apologies for any inconvenience.
Okay, with that housekeeping message aside, here in the Seacoast of New Hampshire, we're bracing for extreme heat wave temps that are expected to exceed 100 degrees this weekend. Sure, we're in the middle of July, so we always expect hot weather, but, if these predictions are accurate, we might break some records.
Speaking of breaking records, within an hour of publishing last week's U.S. Privacy Digest, The Wall Street Journal reported the Federal Trade Commission voted 3-2, along party lines, to fine Facebook a record-breaking $5 billion for privacy violations related to the Cambridge Analytica revelations. The FTC has yet to release anything official (at least at the time of publishing this newsletter) while the Department of Justice reviews the settlement. The "Friday afternoon news dump" didn't surprise us; I just wished the report came out just a bit earlier!
If you haven't yet caught up on the FTC-Facebook news – if not, where have you been?! – the IAPP's Angelique Carson wrote up an excellent Privacy Advisor article featuring a wide-ranging and well-reasoned swath of reactions to the fine. This really gets to the heart of the piece and what the fine may mean more broadly: "While there's merit in debating whether the fine is meaningful," she wrote, "a looming and larger question might be what the implications are for companies more broadly and how this might impact discussions in both boardrooms on operational risk, as well as at Congressional hearings on how to regulate privacy federally."
Has news of this fine caught the attention of your company's executive leadership? Will this help you get more budget for your department? I'd be interested to hear your thoughts.
Finally, we've updated our state privacy law comparison chart in our Resource Center to reflect recent changes in state level privacy law. Be sure to check it out.
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» Thursday, June 29, 2006
Northern Ireland
Asked for some further specifics about the Prime Minister's Northern Ireland visit today, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said that we would be announcing a rough timetable of what we thought needed to happen over the summer up to November. The reason for that was we thought that real progress had been made in terms of setting up the Preparation Committee. We recognised that in this introductory period, it was always going to be difficult, but the reality was that if we were going to meet the November deadline, then we did need to up the pace. That meant we needed to hit the ground running in September. The IMC Report would be released in early October, and people would see the two Prime Ministers back shortly after that, as we were not going to leave it right until the very end. There were things that needed to be done, and the number of issues that needed to be resolved was quite small, but it was better to get them dealt with as quickly as possible. The PMOS said that we would see where we went from there.
Asked if there was anything in the DUP's demeanour that might lead people to think there could be a deal, the PMOS said that it was not for him to give a commentary on people's body language or demeanour. The PMOS said that the public's patience with the process was wearing thin, and that was a statement of the obvious. Therefore, the November deadline was not something that had been imposed dogmatically by us, but rather, it was something that reflected, as the Prime Minister had said at Navan Fort, the reality of situation. We had seen considerable progress on the ground at White rock; this year it was peaceful, and last year it was not. We had seen progress in setting up the Preparation Committee, in ending IRA activity and the decommissioning of weapons, as the IMC and the IICD had shown. Of course, there was further progress to be made, but the reality was, the number of issues to be resolved was relatively small, therefore, it was a matter of will. The Prime Minister had just met all the children from the Ballymena schools who were asking him questions about the future of education. Those were questions which should be resolved by people sitting in Northern Ireland, rather than people whose homes were in Westminster. Therefore, it was a question of whether Northern Irish politicians believed that their remaining differences were bigger than the chance to make decision for themselves. The PMOS said that if we did not do it this time, the honest assessment could be that it could be another generation before we were ready to do it again.
Asked further about the school children, the PMOS said that they were a mixture of secondary and grammar schools from the Ballymena area, reflecting both sides of the divide. They had come together after the murder of Michael McIlveen, and they had written to us asking to meet the Prime Minister, and this was the perfect opportunity, given the nature of the anti-sectarian campaign, it was right to meet them.
Asked what was the Government going to do, the PMOS said that we were not in Northern Ireland today to browbeat people, or to single out one party. Progress still had to be made across the board on issues such as policing, as well as politically. The key question that had to be asked was: was progress more likely to be made with a devolved government in Northern Ireland in which local politicians met, talked and made decisions regularly about issues such as education, health water rates, etc? Or without that, did we run the risk of a stalemate that we had seen in the past, such as in the 1980s, which people knew had an impact on a political generation and which stopped politics for a considerable time in any meaningful way? That was the question. Was this generation of political leaders who had done so much to help end the conflict going to take the final step and actually finally resolve the matter?
Asked what would Plan B be if Plan A failed, the PMOS said that people should be realistic about it. Work on Plan B quite rightly continued, because it was the job of governments to think what they would do if their Plan A failed. However, Plan A was by the far the preference of the British Government, and also of the Irish Government. What we were not going to do, however was to talk about Plan B, as people knew as well, if we talked about Plan B, all the focus would be on that, rather than our preferred outcome of Plan A. What we wanted to see was local politicians making local decisions, and anything else was second best by a long, long way.
Asked further about the deal, the PMOS replied that the Prime Minister believed that there was the basis for a deal by November. This was always going to be difficult setting up the Preparation Committee, and we were always going to go through a choppy period, given the experience of the past two years. The PMOS said that we should look at what we had experienced in the last few years, as we had seen the most significant statement by the IRA. We had also seen IMC reports which said that the IRA was living up to that statement. We had seen the DUP and other parties join in a committee, which included Sinn Fein, to start preparations. There was the basis for a deal there, but we did need to up that pace. We did need to recognise that the November deadline was not a matter of Government imposing a dogmatic deadline, but rather, it was a reflection of the public's patience wearing thin with this process. The PMOS said that the days when Northern Irish politics was what everybody wanted to know about were fading. It was a tough fight to get politics onto local programmes and local papers, and if people looked at local media, that was reflected there. That was ultimately not good for local parties. Local people wanted to see those local parties delivering on the themes that they thought were important. That included education, health, rates etc, and if people did not believe that local politicians in the near future were going to deliver on those matter, then it was hardly surprising that they lost patience. That was why November was put as a deadline.
Asked about the programme of events, the PMOS said that the Prime Minister and the Taoiseach would meet all the parties, starting with the DUP, Sinn Fein and then in order of size. There would then be a round up meeting in which the two Prime Ministers would sum up their overall reflections on the day.
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TORONTO — According to one Sun Microsystems Inc. manager, the company's endorsement of Linux marks a trade-off for its customers.
On the one hand, Linux is an industry standard, which helps customers from becoming locked into one
vendor. But on the other hand, Linux is a relative newcomer to the enterprise market and doesn't support a wealth of applications yet.
Peter ffoulkes, Sun's strategy group manager for volume systems products, was in Toronto Thursday to map out the company's Linux strategy and tout its 32-bit LX50 Linux server. The product was introduced in August by Sun CEO Scott McNealy
The Linux trade-off is worth it to companies whose needs don't exceed 32-bit computing and are prepared to carefully work with solutions providers to determine what Linux applications are available and when, he said.
But questions from the audience of developers and industry professionals ranged from: Will Sun make its distribution of Linux available as a standalone product, and how will Sun support Linux?
According to ffoulkes, Sun Linux will not be made publicly available — at least in a shrink-wrapped package — for support reasons. The nature of the open source beast is that software is available on a variety of hardware platforms, but that makes it notoriously difficult to support, said ffoulkes. ""People do not necessarily want to become systems integrators themselves,"" he argued. ""Sometimes you get finger-pointing"" between Linux distributors and hardware manufacturers as to where a systems flaw occurs.
By selling the LX50 as a combined software and hardware package, Sun aims to avoid these types of issues. ""Whether that's the right thing to do, we're not sure,"" said ffoulkes. ""But what we don't want to do is lose the ability to support our customers.""
What Sun may lose is the faith of the open source community, said IDC analyst Dan Kusnetzky, who argued that the company has a track record of good intentions poorly executed. ""Sun is basically saying to these people, 'We are not going to make our supported software available to you. You will have to buy a machine to get this software.' That . . . will upset the people who were otherwise loyal Sun buyers,"" he said.
Where Sun may also have misstepped is by introducing yet another distribution of Linux. IDC currently tracks more than 140 flavours. ""Sun is coming along, expecting to get a lot of support from the very same community than is saying, 'Enough, we don't need another distribution,'"" said Kusnetzky.
Sun's Linux approach may achieve mixed results, but ffoulkes is certain that the introduction of a 32-bit server is a solid bet for the company. ""The world going 64-bit didn't come to pass,"" said ffoulkes. He argued that 70 per cent of processing work is still achieved on 32-bit platforms. Price-prohibitive 64-bit computing was deemed unfeasible by some Sun customers, he said, and 32-bit will get the job done, particularly if you buy multiple servers and cluster them.
Sun Microsystems of Canada Inc. is making price point an issue for its customers by offering six configurations of LX50 servers at 25 per cent off. The holiday pricing of $3,500 will be available until Dec. 24.
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The video above shows Telegraph digital guru and "SEO consultant" Malcolm Coles speaking at the Brighton Search Engine Optimisation Conference last week. Coles admits – even boasts – that he has deliberately diminished the Telegraph's brand in the pursuit of clicks from Google searches. It is what Telegraph readers and writers have long suspected, but it's quite something for the loathed Coles to say it on camera:
Coles: "Click through rate is another important thing, so what we have to think about is a good headline."
[The headline "Bow down to Kate Middleton's new baby" comes up on the screen]
Coles: "This is a terrible headline for the Daily Telegraph, which is a quality news organisation. But it was amazing! It shot to the top of Google! And stayed there for ages… It's not great from a brand point of view, but from a click though rate… getting these slightly quirky headlines in the news box means they tend to stay there for quite a long time"
Coles goes on to explain that the Telegraph has published a staggering 13,000 of those annoying "What time is?" articles, another trick to boost your Google juice. A newsroom veteran who watched Coles' speech tells Guido:
"We'd always assumed Coles and [editor, Chris] Evans were blind to the damage they were our doing our newspaper in the desperate pursuit of numbers. Now we know it was a deliberate strategy."
The video has gone down like a cup of cold sick in the newsroom…
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Yes your guests notice how extravagant your dress is and how much work went into the flowers and table settings (and so they should!) but are those the things that your guests really care about, are they the elements that stay in their memories after the day has past? After years of observing guests enjoying themselves at…Read more
Five Reasons To Have A Winter Wedding
Goodness it's been a little chilly here in Auckland this week (what's that about?!) It got me thinking about Winter weddings which do seem to be gaining in some popularity and we wanted to look at the pros of having your wedding during the colder months. We all know why summer is so popular but…Read more


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The full extent of our conversation with Zhang Ziyi, the Chinese movie star and major international actress you most likely know only from Crouching Tiger, at a "Journey to Shangri-La" cocktail party — celebrating an Asian hotel chain that's coming to the United States, maybe? — at Lever House last night:
New York: What do you like to do when you're in New York?
Zhang: Waverly. [Laughs lightly.]
New York: What?
Zhang: The restaurant called Waverly.
New York: Waverly Inn?
Zhang: Yes. [Points at us: That's it!] You know it?
Graydon Carter has won. —Bennett Marcus


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Countdown to Human Rights Day
Get involved, join the debate on the future of human rights, development and the economy
08 July 2014
"The police may cause as many as 1 out of every 25 violent deaths in the world, in some cases in conformity with the law but in others not," the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Christof Heyns, told the Human Rights Council in session in Geneva. "Reports of impunity where people have died at the hands of the police are common."
"An estimated 21,000 people were killed worldwide in 2011 by law enforcement officials, of an overall estimate of 526,000 violent deaths", Heyns added, recalling that the role law enforcement is to protect society from violence and secure the rights of people.
"The extensive powers vested in the police can be easily abused in any society, and the protectors of rights can become violators of rights. It is thus in everyone's interests that the powers granted to police are the subject of constant vigilance," he said.
Heyns' latest report, presented to the Council in June, builds on his earlier reports which focused on the use of deadly force by law enforcement officials during public demonstrations (2011); the protection of the life of journalists (2012); and the use of autonomous lethal robots in war or peace (2013). The Rapporteur analyses the legislation of 146 countries, and highlights that national and local laws play an important role in defining the understanding by law enforcement officers, and the population, of the extent of the police's powers and accountability.
"The laws of each State remain the first line and in many cases effectively the last line of defense for the protection of the right to life, given the irreversibility of its violation," Heyns stressed in his report.
The expert said that any use of force by the police must be sanctioned by domestic laws which should comply with international standards and guarantee the right to life.
Heyns was particularly alarmed by the regression caused by law reform proposals in certain countries. He cited Peru's 30151 law of January 2014, which grants exemption from criminal liability to law enforcement officers who cause injury or death while performing their duties. In Kenya, the National Police Service Bill Amendment would legitimize far-reaching infringements of civil liberties during protests under the presumption of a terrorist threat. Laws adopted in Honduras would entitle the State to shoot down civilian planes in the name of drug control.
"The principles of necessity and proportionality as understood in international instruments are frequently not properly reflected in domestic laws. Intentional lethal force may be used only as a last resort and where strictly necessary in response to an immediate threat to life," Heyns reminded the Council. "This is what I call the 'protect life' principle."
The Rapporteur stressed that the police is accountable to the population and that all States should have accountability provisions and procedures for their law enforcement apparatuses.
Heyns advised that supplying law enforcement officers with so-called "less-lethal" weapons - such as rubber bullets, tear gas and portable electrical shock devices - could lead to more restraint in the use of firearms. He cautioned, however, that clear instructions about the use of this sort of weapons should be provided to police officers to avoid serious injuries, or even death. He also recommended that States agree on appropriate international guidelines on the development and use of those devices in a growing and self-regulated market.
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This American Diet: The Impact Of Big Food On Americans And The World
In his 2018 budget proposal, President Donald Trump proposed a cut of more than $190 billion to SNAP – the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – in the next 10 years.
In a country where fast and fattening food is nearly always the easier and cheaper option, SNAP provides a much-needed supplement to provide healthier diets to more than 42 million Americans.
Host Frank Stasio talks with Lindsey Haynes-Maslow, assistant professor and extension specialist in the department of agricultural and human sciences at North Carolina State University, and principal investigator of NC State's SNAP-Education Program "Steps to Health."
Haynes-Maslow recently co-authored the article "The Affordability of MyPlate: An Analysis of SNAP Benefits and the Actual Cost of Eating According to the Dietary Guidelines." Stasio also talks with Mairym Lopez, an Apex resident and working mother of five who uses SNAP to supplement her income and feed her family.
How White Bread Derailed The American Plate
Highly-processed foods make up more than half of the calories in the foods Americans buy at the grocery store, and they are often the cheapest and most convenient option for low-income families. The journey to this present-day diet started rather innocuously some 150 years ago with new food research and an increased demand for what were considered high-quality American products, like white flour.
Michael Lansing, professor of history and chair of the history department at Augsburg University in Minnesota, explores the beginnings of the processed food revolution in America and reflects on how early advertising sparked a hunger for packaged goods.
A Deadly Export
For multinational corporations like Nestlé and Kentucky Fried Chicken, the American market is no longer satisfying the hunger for expansion. The American market for processed and fast foods is becoming saturated, but Americans may also be slowly moving away from foods high in sodium, sugars and fat.
In a new series of reports The New York Times explores how large U.S.-based food conglomerates are now targeting developing nations. The New York Times Pulitzer-Prize winning reporter Matt Richtel speaks with host Frank Stasio about the effects of the spread of Big Food in Brazil, Ghana and other developing nations.


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Jay Z Ranks His 12 Solo Albums
The birthday boy has a present for us. Some say you are your worst critic, but Jay seems confident that his catalogue stacks up the way it should. Here in post called The Scoreboard on Life + Times, he ranks his 12 solo albums, placingKingdom Come last while stating four of his projects were classics. Do you agree?
1. Reasonable Doubt (Classic)
2. The Blueprint (Classic)
3. The Black Album (Classic)
4. Vol. 2 (Classic)
5. American Gangster (4 1/2, cohesive)
6. Magna Carta (Fuckwit, Tom Ford, Oceans, Beach, On the Run, Grail)
7. Vol. 1 (Sunshine kills this album…fuck… Streets, Where I'm from, You Must Love Me…)
8. BP3 (Sorry critics, it's good. Empire (Gave Frank a run for his money))
9. Dynasty (Intro alone…)
10. Vol. 3 (Pimp C verse alone… oh, So Ghetto)
11. BP2 (Too many songs. Fucking Guru and Hip Hop, ha)
12. Kingdom Come (First game back, don't shoot me)
For the original report go to http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2013/12/jay-z-ranks-12-solo-albums/