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What happens after the US election on November 8 will be shaped not just by who wins, but by the president's relationship with the two houses of Congress. As usual, one third of the Senate and all of the House of Representatives are up for election on the same day as the president. Both are currently under Republican control – but some Democrats are starting to wonder if they might just take both of them back.
Contests for control of the Senate have typically paralleled presidential races. Historically, the makeup of the House of Representatives has also generally matched the outcome, with the party that wins the presidency doing better at the congressional level, too.
If anything, this relationship has only become stronger in recent election cycles. A Trump victory is highly likely to bring with it Republican majorities in both the Senate and the House, and in a typical year, we would expect a victorious Hillary Clinton to also carry a fair number of House Democrats into office with her. But even if she wins, can the Democrats really retake the House?
One of the things that makes this year's election cycle so unusual is the possibility that some voters could choose Republican candidates for House seats while voting against Donald Trump, who is much more distant from the mainstream of his party than most presidential candidates. Trump won the presidential nomination against considerable establishment opposition, and he's still not on friendly terms with the party elite. Some Republican house candidates haven't endorsed him, and some are even explicitly distancing themselves from him.
This means that many more voters than usual might think separately about their congressional and presidential choices – and if that link is broken, it means presidential votes pulled from Trump to Clinton won't necessarily bring congressional votes with them.
Then there's the risk that voters will go to the polls expecting Hillary Clinton to win. Notwithstanding recent developments in the saga of her State Department-era emails, she remains favoured by electoral projections. If this perception remains, that could actually undermine house Democrats' chances. Recent research has shown that, historically, house Democrats have done worse at the polls in years when their presidential candidate was considered highly likely to win. This may indicate that voters like to "balance" their choices in the hope that the presidency and the two chambers of Congress aren't controlled by one party.
Both of these reasons are quite specific to this election year. But there's another obstacle in the Democrats' way – one that they can't do much about.
Locked out
Even if Hillary Clinton wins a victory that helps her Congressional colleagues win more votes, the potential for Democrats to obtain a majority of seats in the House is nevertheless quite unlikely due to the current structure of legislative redistricting.
The legislative redistricting process is heavily influenced by partisan "gerrymandering." Legislative redistricting is the process of adjusting constituency boundaries, which should contain an equal number of residents, to reflect population changes. Gerrymandering – named for a salamander-shaped district designed by one of redistricting's earliest innovators – refers to the practice of using this process to create districts, often with torturous shapes, to provide an advantage to certain politicians.
In many states, redistricting is controlled by the state legislature, meaning that whichever party controls the legislature can optimise the boundaries of their state's House districts along demographic lines. When this happens, the result is to dilute the concentration of voters likely to vote for the opposing party.
This is done by drawing boundaries that divide the supporters of a party so that this party will win majorities in the fewest possible districts. When partisan gerrymandering is successful, it's remarkably effective: it can mean a party that wins 50% or more of the statewide congressional vote only wins 40% or fewer of the state's congressional seats.
Gerrymandering has long been used by both parties, but the current situation clearly favours the Republicans. The last round of redistricting was held just after Republicans took over a remarkable number of state legislatures in 2010. It also came after a 2004 Supreme Court ruling which decided that partisan gerrymandering need not be subject to judicial oversight – meaning that new district boundaries can no longer be legally challenged on grounds of partisan bias.
The results are plain to see. According to recent research, the partisan bias that's emerged since 2010 is even more marked than it was in previous decades. The upshot is that Democrats now need at least 54-55% of the national congressional vote to win control of the House. Sure enough, President Obama's comfortable re-election in 2012 didn't translate into significant Democratic gains in the House, even though Democrats won a larger overall share of the nationwide congressional vote.
Take all these obstacles together and Clinton almost certainly needs to win by an extraordinary margin to secure an allied House of Representatives.
While it is by no means clear what Trump's relationship with a Republican-controlled Congress would look like, the recent history of divided government certainly suggests there is cause for concern.
US politics in recent years have been particularly polarised and acrimonious. The resulting gridlock has destabilised federal policy-making at a time when the nation faces severe challenges. The raw anger on display in the 2016 presidential election is not going away – and another two to four years of deadlocked government will hardly help.


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Your child is excited about their friend's new pet hamster.
"C' mon! Please!? Can I have one?"
You're not up for a furry critter getting lose in your house but what do you do?
Are there less high maintenance pets for kids? Ah, yes! Fish!
Continue reading this article to learn why you should choose a fish for your child's first pet.
Fish Are the Best Pets for Kids and Here's Why
Even though you don't want the extra work of a pet, you know it is important for your child to learn responsibility. Fish will be your friends and allow you to make a parenting win.
No Loud Noises
If you live in an apartment then you might not be able to have loud pets like dogs. When you're thinking of quiet pets — fish are about as quiet as you can get.
No Chewing Your Shoes
One of the biggest complaints dog owners have is that the dog gets into their stuff and chews it. Often that is a favorite pair of shoes and that is no fun.
No Escaping the Cage
If you've ever had a pet escape a cage and get into trouble, you don't have to worry about this with fish. Make sure no one knocks over the fishbowl or the fish tank and you're good to go. All you need is some colorful aquarium rock and you're good to go.
Fish Can Calm You
Is your child in need of some soothing good vibes? Fish are known to cause a calming effect and can help kids take it down a few notches. Having a fish in the home could help them focus more when they're doing homework if it's near their workspace.
Fish Are Less Expensive Than Many Pets
It's understandable that you don't want to spend a lot of money on pets. You have kids to think about with sports, recitals and other sorts of other expenses.
Fish don't require as much of an investment once you get the tank and everything set up. A little fish feed and accessories for cleaning and decorating and you're good to go.
They Aren't Needy
Fish are a low maintenance pet that isn't going to get separation anxiety if you're gone a lot. They also aren't going to start exhibiting destructive behaviors like the aforementioned shoe chomping.
A Wide Variety of Choices
Whether you have a space that is small or large, you can find the right fish for you. Besides for a variety of sizes, there are also a limitless number of choices of beautifully colored fish.
Low Maintenance
You don't have to worry about walking your fish or making sure it is properly groomed. There are no vet visits for your fish either.
Get Your Eyes on More Good Reads
Now that you know more about pets for kids and why fish are a good idea, we've got more good reads for you. Head over to our blog section and find more informative and entertaining blog posts to make your life easier.

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Hardly the most awe-inspiring name but I am happy with the results.
I'm not sure what's going on with the white top underneath there… The cardigan actually comes down to my hips!
I am really pleased with how the collar and button bands came out. I left a smidge too little leeway for my steek and was convinced that the garment was going to be too small.
Because I knit this from the top down, by the time I got to the hems I had to put in some sort of detail otherwise my needles would have exploded from boredom. Here are the stats:
Needles: 3mm circular and a 2.5mm hook for the steeking and picking up of stitches.
Yarn: Rowan 4ply Soft in Grey from This is Knit. It is yummy and it held up to the steeking really well. I would definitely use it again.
Pattern: My own.
Buttons: From Rubanesque on Sth William St.
What I did was work a top-down set-in sleeve jumper with extra space at the centre front for the steek. I worked the body and sleeves all the way down to the bottom and left the hem on waste yarn. I steeked the front using a crochet binding (which is brilliant!) and sewed down the hems. Then, I folded back the steeks and sewed them down. I used a crochet hook to pick up the stitches for the button bands and kept trying it on whilst knitting the bands to make sure the buttons would be placed dead centre. Next I put on the collar and the buttons. It fitted fine but the buttons had a tendency to pop out, so I went back with my crochet hook and stabilised all the button holes with some slip stitch.
I'm really pleased with how it came out!


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Beijing In Lockdown For 25th Anniversary Of Tiananmen Crackdown
Hong Kong (AFP) – Tens of thousands gathered in Hong Kong Wednesday to remember the dead on the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, the only major commemoration in China, as authorities clamped tight security on Beijing.
The White House called for China's Communist authorities to account for those killed, detained or missing in connection with the June 1989 assault, still a taboo topic for a nation that refuses to allow political reform in line with its dramatic economic transformation.
"Vindicate 6/4!" crowds shouted, waving banners, as the somber candle-lit vigil began in a Hong Kong park.
Lights were turned out as elderly and young alike raised their candles in the dark. The names of those who died in Beijing on June 4, 1989 were read out over loudspeakers.
People bowed to pay their respects as film footage of the event was shown on large screens.
"This event must be instilled in everyone's heart, we can't let time dilute this event," said 19-year-old student Anna Lau.
Similar smaller events were scheduled in Macau and Taipei.
Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou described the events of 25 years ago as an "enormous historical wound".
Ma called on Beijing to "speedily redress the wrongs to ensure that such a tragedy will never happen again".
Likewise, the United States will continue to "urge the Chinese government to guarantee the universal rights and fundamental freedoms that are the birthright of all Chinese citizens", a White House statement said.
Hundreds of unarmed civilians — by some estimates, more than 1,000 — were killed during the June 3-4 crackdown of 1989, when soldiers on foot and in tanks crushed months of peaceful protests by students demanding political liberties to match China's nascent economic opening up.
Thousands of police and other security forces, some armed with automatic rifles, have been deployed across the Chinese capital this week. There were numerous police trucks on and around Tiananmen Square Wednesday, with fire engines and ambulances also visible.
Tourists and vendors criss-crossed the vast public square in the heart of the city, but uniformed and plainclothes officers were stationed at every corner and checking ID cards.
An AFP journalist was ordered to delete photos of scuffles between police and frustrated pedestrians waiting to enter the main part of the square Wednesday morning.
In 1989 the demonstrations and subsequent crackdown played out on television screens across the world, and Beijing briefly became a pariah in the West.
But 25 years later, the Communist Party's authority is intact and its global clout continues to rise in line with its rapid growth to become the world's second biggest economy.
Among the crowds packing Hong Kong's Victoria Park, named for the former British colonial monarch, were many from the Chinese mainland.
"I came here to take part in this vigil, because in China we don't have any rights or freedoms… so to express my views I have to come to Hong Kong," 35-year-old Huang Waicheng, an engineer from the neighboring city of Shenzhen, told AFP.
"In China, there are too few people that know about (the crackdown)."
Under the agreement governing Hong Kong's handover to China in 1997, the semi-autonomous city has far greater civil liberties than the mainland.
A 52-year-old business man from China's neighboring Guangdong province brought his son to the vigil.
"Freedom for the whole Chinese nation ought to be the country's ultimate goal. It's a good thing that some people still remember (the movement)," said the man surnamed Li, who declined to give his full name.
UN human rights chief Navi Pillay on Tuesday called on China to "finally establish the facts surrounding the Tiananmen Square incidents".
Hong Lei, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman, condemned both Pillay's statement and earlier U.S. remarks as interference in China's internal affairs.
China has worked hard to erase public memories of the bloodshed, censoring any mention from social networks and detaining scores of activists, lawyers, artists and relatives of victims in recent weeks.
Among them is prominent human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang, who along with four others was taken away last month after attending a private seminar discussing the crackdown.
Around 80 academics from 12 countries penned an open letter to President Xi Jinping on Wednesday pressing for the release of the five.
Many foreign news outlets have received warnings from police and the foreign ministry against newsgathering related to the anniversary — or risk "serious consequences" including possible revocation of their visas.
Under pressure from authorities, Chinese online social networks quickly deleted any perceived references to the crackdown, banning terms including "Tiananmen", "student movement", "6/4" and "25th anniversary".
A handful of mentions slipped past the censors, including one posting that showed an image of a candle and the date June 4, 1989.
Asked about the anniversary, university students declined to be interviewed or suggested they did not know much about it.
"I know about it but I don't really understand what it is," said a student near Peking University. "At this time, we were not even born!" she added.
The state-run Global Times on Wednesday made references to the anniversary in its English-language edition, but the Chinese-language version only alluded to it.
"Chinese society has never forgotten the incident 25 years ago but not talking about it indicates the attitude of society," the English-language editorial said.
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July 1, 2017
Social wellbeing matters. Feelings of belonging and connection to other people and community are essential elements of human health and happiness. People with strong connections to family and friends live, on average, 15 years longer than people who are disconnected. High trust cities report much higher happiness and GDP growth than low trust cities.
Yet modern cities are facing an epidemic of social disconnection that is shortening lives, weakening communities, and costing millions of dollars in health care.
The average American reports being able to confide in fewer than two people in the world. More North Americans are living alone (which is the condition most associated with poor mental health) than ever before. Meanwhile, 20 % of older adults in Canada report feeling lonely. In Vancouver, frequently ranked amongst the world's most livable cities, young adults, seniors and newcomers all report higher levels of social disconnection.
Design plays a role in mediating this social wellbeing. Happy City's research has found that multi-family housing design can make or break social connections and trust. City-builders have made big mistakes. For example, some cities attempt to provide affordable housing options by facilitating auto-oriented sprawl. But surveys show that people in auto-dependent communities on the edge of big cities are much less likely to trust or socialize with their neighbours. They are less likely to volunteer or even vote than people who live in walkable cores. Their commutes simply steal their social time.
An equally striking effect has been found at the other end of the density spectrum: Apartment tower residents report lower levels of trust and neighborliness than people in smaller-scale housing. They are the most likely urbanites to report feeling lonely and crowded at the same time.
This presents a challenge for cities dealing with both growth and affordability challenges. How can we accommodate growth and housing affordability in cities in ways that also boost social wellbeing?
With support from BC Housing's Building Excellence Research & Education Grant, Happy City reviewed dozens of sources of evidence on the link between sociability and design in multi-family housing. We looked to neuroscience, sociology, environmental psychology, architecture and public health. We sourced action ideas from architects, public health professionals and city-builders. Then we rolled these into a visual toolkit that will change the way you think about, design, and build multi-family housing.
Some key insights from the toolkit:
- Certain kinds of density are better than others. Social trust and support is higher in buildings where no more than 8-12 households share a main entrance. Cities should focus on "Missing Middle" housing such as townhouses, rowhouses, courtyard apartments, low rises and cohousing.
- Residential towers can feel more friendly when they help people regulate their exposure to neighbours. New towers should create semi-private common areas for clusters of not more than 12 households.
- Excess parking corrodes social space and boosts the cost of housing. Parking requirements should be reduced or eliminated on properties near frequent transit corridors.
- The longer people live in their neighbourhood, the deeper their local connections. But housing unaffordability and instability force people to move. Governments must work with communities and developers to offer more tenure options such as rental opportunities and ownership with public support so people can stay longer in their communities.
Explore the toolkit here.
The toolkit was created with support from BC Housing Building Excellence Research & Education Program, The School of Community and Regional Planning at the University of British Columbia, Mitacs, RNL Design, Museum of Vancouver and dozens of idea contributors.


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iRULU Walknbook Hybrid Tablet PC 10.1-inch RAM 2GB, 32GB Flash Storage, 2-in-1 Tablet – Laptop, Microsoft Windows 10 OS, Quad-Core, 1280×800 Resolution (Gold)
iRULU Walknbook Hybrid Tablet – Work or Play, As Your Concept: iRULU Walknbook Hybrid Tablet 2-in-1 Tablet/Laptop is equipped with Intel Quad-Core Processor and the latest Microsoft Windows 10 Home Edition.
It offers the speed and responsiveness you want for work or play. Browsing the Web, watching movies/videos, playing 3D games and video chatting go on without any lags or delays.
With the 10.1-inch HD responsive touchscreen, you will experience vivid, crisp pictures and sharp text quality every time, no matter what the viewing angle. The Walknbook's multi-tasking abilities make it easy to switch between applications.
A Mobile Office for an Efficient Day: The Walknbook Hybrid Tablet-Laptop provides the possibility for you to monitor your work, school, and home projects.
The iRULU Walknbook features a large 32 GB Flash Storage for your files and documents and includes 1 TB One Drive Cloud Storage so you can store and access files from anywhere, and share favorite photos, and videos as you wish.
Additionally, it includes a month free Microsoft Office 365 Personal subscription with access to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Access, and others.
The WalknBook's detachable keyboard is built into a sleek, protective cover that doubles as a stand so you can easily set it up, and boasts a long battery life so you can unplug and take it anywhere to keep your day going effortlessly.
Competitive Device: With iRULU Walknbook Hybrid Tablet 10.1-inch PC, Quad-Core, 1280 x 800 Resolution, Dual Cameras Front 2.0MP, Rear 2.0MP, Wireless 802.11bgn, Bluetooth 4.0, Mini HDMI, same quality but less price.
Technical Details
Brand Name: iRulu
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home Edition
Screen Size: 10.1 inches
Display Screen: 10.1-inch IPS Touch Screen
Screen Resolution: 1280 x 800
Processor: Intel Baytrail-CR Quad-Core Processor (up to 1.83 GHz with Turbo Boost)
Hard Drive: 32 GB
Computer Memory Type: DDR3 SDRAM
Wireless Type: 802.11bgn
Bluetooth: 4.0
Color: Gold
Rear Webcam Resolution: 2 MP
Flash Memory Size: 32 GB Flash (expandable to 128 GB with Micro SD card)
Dual Cameras: Front 2.0 MP, Rear 2.0 MP
Mini HDMI: Yes
Includes Office 365 personnel for 1 month
1TB OneDrive Cloud Storage
6600 mAh Battery
Average Battery Life (in hours): 5 hours
Item Weight: 2.9 pounds
Item Dimensions L x W x H: 10.26 x 0.83 x 6.29 inches
Power Source: DC
Voltage: 110 volts
Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Date First Available at Amazon.com: February 18, 2016
Package includes:
– iRULU Walknbook Hybrid Tablet 10.1-inch Windows 10
– User Manual
– Power Adapter
– USB Cable
– Detachable Keyboard Case
– Includes a 1-year limited warranty.


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Harlem Globetrotters
|a game by
|Gametek, and Full Fat Productions
|Editor Rating:
|3.6/10, based on 4 reviews
|User Rating:
|7.0/10 - 2 votes
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|See also:
|Sport Games, Sports Management Games, NBA Video Games, Basketball Video Games
The hilarious Globetrotters are coming to the NES in one of the best basketball games yet! All the standard b-ball rules are here but once you gain control of the ball try out some of the trick shots like the behind the back shot or the somersault slam dunk! As you get better, baffle your opponents (a 4 player game with the 4 Score) with some fancy shoulder roll passes or even the the wild finger spin pass!
Download Harlem Globetrotters
System requirements:
- PC compatible
- Operating systems: Windows 10/Windows 8/Windows 7/2000/Vista/WinXP
System requirements:
- PC compatible
- Operating systems: Windows 10/Windows 8/Windows 7/2000/Vista/WinXP
Game Reviews
Released in 1991, this sports video game was published and developed by Gametek. Harlem Globetrotters is a Nintendo Entertainment System sports game about an exhibition basketball team that combined athleticism and comedy, which did some tricks to make an impression on basketball fans and create one of the most popular in the world sports entertainment franchises.
There is only an exhibition mode in this game, and this makes it different from most basketball video games. The play can choose to play on the part of the Harlem Globetrotters or their opponents. What else the player can do is to trick. For example, when playing as the Harlem Globetrotters, why not trip the ref when a free throw (unopposed attempt to score points from a restricted area on the court) has been called or even try to pull down the referee's pants or even.
Of all the basketball teams one of the most famous isn't a real team at all. Just a group of good players who are out playing the game for fun. They are none other than the Harlem Globetrotters. Gametek is bringing their style of basketball to the Nintendo and you can play against the computer or a friend. The game moves fast and scrolls smoothly from one side of the court to the other. It's fun and well done.
For more than 60 years, the Harlem Globetrotters have amazed and amused fans of all ages with their outrageous brand of basketball. Their trademarked blend of slapstick comedy and polished basketball moves has taken them from arenas around the world to TV shows and movies. They even starred in their own Saturday morning cartoon.
Thanks to Harlem Globetrotters from GameTek, the Clown Princes of Basketball are now holding court on Nintendo. You can play as the Globetrotters or the Generals, the hapless team that travels and plays against the 'Trotters. Using an adapter, up to four people can take part in the action, with one or two players per team.
Almost all the rules of real basketball apply in Harlem Globetrotters, including the five-second limit on inbound passes and the ten-second limit to advance the ball past the half-court line. Don't worry about double dribbling or traveling, though - players dribble automatically as you move them with the directional pad.
The amount of control you have over the players is fairly limited, however. In single-player mode, you control the ball handler. You can move around the court, pass to a teammate, or take a shot. In two-player mode, you split ball handling with the second person. On defense, you can try to steal the ball and block shots.
If you play as the Globetrotters, you have a few extra tricks at your disposal. You can punt the ball through the hoop, bounce it off the court toward the basket, launch a half-court hook shot, or ride piggyback on a teammate before taking a shot. You can also throw a behind-the-back pass, and roll the ball over your shoulders or spin it on your finger before passing.
Because it tries to simulate basketball and the antics of the 'Trotters, Harlem Globetrotters falls a little short in both areas. Sure, there are trick shots and passes, but they're randomly chosen for you - you don't know which stunts your team will try until the deed is done. It would be a lot more satisfying if you could perform them yourself.
It's the stunts that make the real-life Globetrotters so much fun, and a little more attention to that part of the game would have gone a long way.


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The results—and the recipes are in—from this year's 32nd Cherry Baking Contest at the Eau Claire Cherry Festival held in Eau Claire, Michigan. Contestants could enter one or more of the six categories: Cake, Bread, Pie, Dessert, Miscellaneous and Quick and Easy Mixes, a category where entrants can use cake mixes, pie fillings and other store-bought ingredients, none of which can be used in the other five categories. After three place winners are chosen by the judges for each category, a Grand Prize and Most Eye Appealing winner are then selected from the first place winners in each categories.
This year, Debra Lollar's Cherry Pastry Puffs took both First Place in the Miscellaneous Category and won the Grand Prize. Celena Cantrell's won First Place and Most Eye-Appealing for her Dark Sweet Cherry Cheesecake Pie.
Here are the results and first place winning recipes:
In the Cake category, Barb Adams took First Place for her 4th of July Cherry Cake; Debra Lollar took Second Place for her Luscious Cherry Cake and Stephenie Kuhl for her Fresh Cherry Cake.
First Place in the Pie category went to Celena Cantrell for her Dark Sweet Cherry Cheesecake Pie; Second went to Sara Disterhelf for her Sweet Cherry Pie and Third Place to Barb Adams for her Cherry Pie.
In the Bread Category, Celena Cantrell, First Place for her Sweet Cherry Pizza; Stephenie Kuhl, Second Place for her Cherry Bread and Jessica Ratter, Third Place for her Cherry Sweet Rolls.
Winners in the Desserts Category are Kelly Blankenship in First Place for her Chocolate Cherry Tart; Joyel Timmreck in Second Place for her Cherry White Chocolate Mousse Tart and Carol Skibbe in Third Place for her Cherry Brownie Delight.
Debra Lollar's Cherry Pastry Puffs took First Place in the Miscellaneous Category; Aiye Akhiab's Cherub Jam took Second Place and Stephenie Kuhl took Third for her Cherry Almond Cinnamon Rolls.
Joyel Timmreck's Cherry Chewables took First Place in the Quick and Easy Mixes; Debra Lollar's Easy Pineapple Cherry Crisp took Second Place and Stephenie Kuhl's Chocolate Cherry Cake took Third Place.
A big thanks to Betty Timmreck, one of the organizers of the baking contest, who sent in the First Place winning recipes and the accompanying photos.
Debra Lollar's Cherry Pastry Puffs
1 package pastry puffs
2 cups milk
1 box instant vanilla pudding
1 tub Cool Whip
Maraschino cherry juice
1 ½ cups cherries
1 ¼ cup sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon lemon juice
½ cup water
Whisk together milk and pudding. Fold in Cool Whip. Unfold pastry puffs on lined baking sheet. Cut on lines into squares. Brush on cherry juice. Bake at 400° F for 10 to 15 minutes.
In a saucepan on low heat, cook pitted cherries, sugar, lemon juice and ¼ cup water. In small bowl, mix cornstarch and remaining ¼ cup water. Then add to cherry mixture. Cook until thick. Cut open pastry puffs, spread pudding mixture on bottom. Spoon on cherry mixture. Put top layer on.
Celina Cantrell's Sweet Cherry Pizza
3 ½ to 4 cups flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1 envelope instant dry yeast
2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 cups hot water
2 tablespoons olive oil plus oil for rising bowl
Combine flour sugar, yeast and salt in stand mixer bowl. While mixer is running add water and the 2 tablespoons oil. Add more flour if dough is too sticky. Add spoon one at a time. Grease a large bowl with olive oil. Cover with plastic wrap and let sit in a warm place until doubled in size. about one hour
Sweet Cherry Pizza Filling
1 pound pitted sweet cherries
1/2 cup sugar
¼ cup water
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 teaspoon almond extract
In a saucepan over medium heat stir cherries, sugar and extract until heated and sugars melted. In a separate bowl combine water and corn starch until smooth. Add to cherry mixture. Remove from heat.
Make crumble topping
1/4 cup flour
1 1/2 tablespoon sugar
1/2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons soft butter
Pinch of salt
Mix together with a fork to make crumbles. Spread cherry mixture over pizza like the sauce. Top with the crumbles.
Baked 400° for 25 minutes.
Let cool completely.
Icing drizzle
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 to 2 tablespoons milk
Mix together with a fork and drizzle over cold pizza.
4th of July Cherry Cake
1 cherry chip cake mix
1/2 box white cake mix
20 ounces cherry pie filling
4 eggs
1 1/2 cups water
1 cup fresh almond, chopped
24 ounces can cream cheese frosting
Toppings: Sweet cherries, blueberries and coconut
Grease 3 8-inch cake pans. Set aside. Mix first five ingredients.
Bake at 350° for 25 to 30 minutes.
Let cool and frost. Then top with sweet cherries, blueberries and coconut.
Celena Cantrell's Dark Sweet Cherry Cheesecake Pie
2 cans dark sweet cherries
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Heat in saucepan and let cool.
Crumble 30 Golden Oreo Cookies in a food processor. Melt 1/3 cup butter. Stir into cookie crumbs and press into a pie pan. Place in freezer.
8-ounce package cream cheese
1 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Whip together until smooth.
In separate bowl whip 2 cups heavy cream. Fold into the cream cheese. Fill cookie crumb pie crust. Top with the cooled cherries. Top with remaining cream cheese filling.
Kelly Blankenship's Chocolate Cherry Tort
For the Shell:
3 large egg yolks
½ cup unsalted butter room temperature
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
½ cup sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
For the Filling:
¾ cup milk
¾ cup heavy cream
4 egg yolks
½ cup sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla
2 ½ tablespoons flour
2 ounces dark chocolate, good quality
3 cups cherries cut in half and pitted
For the Pastry:
Whisk flour and salt in a small bowl.
Beat butter in a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment until light and fluffy.
Add sugar then egg yolks one at a time while the mixer is running.
Dump the flour in and run mixer just until dough forms a ball.
Shape into a disk and chill for about 30 minutes in the fridge.
Roll to a thickness of about ¼ inch and press into tort pan. Pierce bottom with fork to prevent puffing during the bake.
Bake at 400°F for about 5 minutes then reduce to 350° f and bake an additional 15. Allow to cool.
For the filling:
Melt chocolate and allow to cool. Scald the milk and cream in a small pot and set aside to cool to warm.
Whisk together the yolks, sugar, flour and vanilla then set on low heat and begin whisking.
Slowly pour in the warm milk mixture and continue whisking.
Whisk on low heat until mixture thickens.
Transfer to glass bowl and whisk in the melted chocolate.
Cover with plastic wrap pressing down onto the surface and allow to chill for a few hours in the fridge.
Fill tart shell with chocolate pastry cream and arrange cherries.
If not serving immediately, brush with a strained and diluted jam to preserve the surface.
Joyel Timmreck's Cherry Chewables
1 ¼ cups flour
½ cup packed brown sugar
¼ cup shortening
¼ cup butter
1 cup chopped pecans
½ cup flaked coconut
2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese
2/3 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon almond extract
21 ounces cherry pie filling
In a bowl, combine flour and brown sugar; cut in shortening and butter until fine crumbs form. Stir ½ cup nuts and coconut. Reserve ½ cup crumb mixture for topping and press the remaining mixture into the bottom of a greased 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned.
Meanwhile, for filling, beat the cream cheese, sugar, eggs and almond in mixing bowl until smooth. Spread over the hot crust. Bake 15 minutes. Spread cherries on top.
Combine remaining nuts and reserved crumbs and sprinkle over the cherries. Bake 15 minutes more. Cool.
Refrigerate until ready to serve. You may want to make more crumbs to put on top.
Jane Ammeson can be contacted via email at firstname.lastname@example.com


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Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots fell to 0-2 on the season with a tough, 24-17, loss at home to the Miami Dolphins on Sunday night.
This is the first time since 2001 that Belichick and the Patriots have started a season with back to back losses, which is pretty wild.
The legendary coach, who had social media going nuts with his hilarious spike of the challenge flag, sure looked down in the dumps after officials overturned a first-down call in the final minute that gave the ball back to the Dolphins and ended the game.
- Manzano: What We Learned in Week 2
Check out these reactions from the Patriots' sideline:
Gesicki and Belichick react after falling inches short of a first down late vs. the Dolphins.— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) September 18, 2023
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Inject Sad Belichick into my veins pic.twitter.com/0Dt4LMiisT— Gifdsports (@gifdsports) September 18, 2023
Belichick and Saban look like they're going through it.. So Far https://t.co/1NProdcGbk— Buddy (@buddyzworld) September 18, 2023
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Statement Update
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Statement - 9th April 2020
We are confronting an unprecedented crisis caused by the COVID-19 viral outbreak. Inevitably this pandemic will result in significant impact on society and interruption to businesses. None of us have experienced anything equivalent to this situation, and it is changing rapidly on a day-to-day basis.
As mentioned in our last update, Quotient activated our Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery procedures and are holding daily meetings of the Global Crisis Management Team. Guiding all the decisions that we have and will take are the following objectives:
1. Protecting the health and well-being of our employees
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4. Protecting the sustainability of the business, and enabling it to recover
The health and well-being of our employees is of paramount importance. In recent weeks we have implemented numerous actions to reduce the risk of infections to our employees. Following Government advice, we have provided guidance on personal hygiene practices, restricted visitor access (internal and external) to our facilities and have curtailed all non-essential business-related travel.
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- Our primarily goal is to reduce the density of employees at each of our facilities to minimise the chance of cross infection.
- We are encouraging any employee, who can work from home, to work from home.
- We are supporting any employee who falls into a higher risk category to choose the course of action that they believe is the best for them.
- If any employee must isolate at home to protect their health and well-being or has childcare/dependant responsibilities, we are following the applicable government and local policies and supporting those individuals during this difficult time.
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Well, here we are again! With the release of FileMaker 18 we get the third version of the FileMaker Data API. This version brings an iterative advancement in features while maintaining the core functionality that was introduced with V1 of the API in FileMaker Server 17.
I'm following suit with an iterative advancement of my previous blog posts about the Data API (here and here).
NOTE: We've updated this series of blog posts and demo files to cover FileMaker 19:
Using REST and cURL with FileMaker 19's Data API
As you would expect, I have updated the demo file, for use with FileMaker Server 18, and made it available below for your enjoyment and edification.
The FileMaker Data API
This may be a good time for you to go back and review the previous blog post to get familiar with the basics of the FileMaker Data API. Just to note hear though, the Data API is a feature of FileMaker Server, and so the demo file you can download below needs to be hosted on Server 18 to work.
Before we get on to what is different in FileMaker 18, let's look at what is the same. Here is the list of similarities—there may be as-yet-undiscovered behavioral differences that we have not uncovered yet:
- The major endpoints that were available in FileMaker Server 17. In fact, I did not have to make any changes to the demo file to get the basic CRUD endpoints working with FMS 18.
- Authentication remains the same as well, by passing a base64 encoded string that concatenates credentials as: 'username:password' and passes that string in an 'Authorization: Basic' header.
What's new in the FileMaker 18 Data API? There are several new features worth summarizing. I have also updated the demo file to illustrate them.
The docs available at
https://{your-server}/fmi/data/apidoc/ have gotten a major cosmetic overhaul using responsive web design. They are significantly more organized and easier to read and navigate.
Version designation
Endpoint URLs now have an option to include 'vLatest' rather than just 'v1'. This suggests that FileMaker will continue to maintain older versions of the API with subsequent releases of the product, allowing applications to be built against a particular version or against the 'vLatest' version.
It's useful to note here that FileMaker Server 18 did not iterate the version number of the API even though changes were made. This seems consistent to me in that there were no changes made to the endpoints available with FileMaker Server 17. So, applications built on the FileMaker Server 17 version of the API should continue to work if they are migrated to FileMaker Server 18. You are going to test your apps in the new environment first, right?
What is not apparent here is how long FileMaker Inc. will support a particular version of the API. It is entirely possible that V1 will be deprecated in future releases of FileMaker Server. Plan accordingly!
The FileMaker Server 18 metadata endpoints return information about the server and its hosted files. There are 5 metadata endpoints. See the demo file for details regarding the endpoint URL and cURL options.
Product Info
This endpoint provides basic information about the FileMaker Server such as time and date formats and the server version number. A simple GET request against the endpoint URL will return the response without any authentication required.
Database Names
This returns an array of the names of open databases hosted on the server. The cURL options for this endpoint use an authorization header that includes a base-64 encoded string combining the username and password (username:password) for any hosted databases. Login and use of the resulting authentication token is not required.
-X GET --header "Content-Type: application/json" --header "Authorization: Basic cmVzx8sXN0"
Note that if the 'Filter Databases in Client Applications' setting in the Server Admin Console is set to 'enabled' then the endpoint will only return the databases that allow access using the provided credentials.
Layout Names
Returns an array of layout names for the database application provided in the endpoint URL. Login and an authentication token is required.
Script Names
Returns an array of script names for the database application provided in the endpoint URL. Login and an authentication token is required.
Layout Metadata
Returns metadata regarding the fields on the layout specified in the endpoint. This endpoint also requires an authentication token. Two objects are returned in the 'response' property: one is an array of field objects on the layout and the other is an object representing each portal whose value is the array of fields in the portal. Each field object in the array of fields provides several properties of that field:
{ "autoEnter" : false, "displayType" : "editText", "fourDigitYear" : false, "global" : false, "maxCharacters" : 0, "maxRepeat" : 1, "name" : "server_address", "notEmpty" : false, "numeric" : false, "repetitionEnd" : 1, "repetitionStart" : 1, "result" : "text", "timeOfDay" : false, "type" : "normal" }
Duplicate Record
This one is pretty straightforward and self-descriptive. Duplicating a record is accomplished by issuing a POST request to an endpoint that contains the record ID of the record in question. Like this:
Now if you are observant you may have noticed that the endpoint URLs for getting, updating, deleting and duplicating a record are all the same. What is different is the HTTP method used in the cURL options. Respectively, that would be GET, PATCH, DELETE and POST. Check the API call results in the demo file to see this in action.
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Good luck and please do reach out to me if you have questions or comments!


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Pastor shot dead weeks after thanking God he survived 'what I didn't see coming'
Less than three weeks after celebrating his 43rd birthday and publicly thanking God for helping him survive "what I didn't see coming," Kevin D. Nick, a beloved Georgia pastor and founder of Higher Dimensions Fellowship Assemblies, was shot dead last Friday.
A police report cited by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution said officers responded to a shooting near a home on Sherwood Avenue in a Decatur neighborhood just after 7:30 p.m.
Authorities found a black Dodge Durango crashed between two trees. Nick was found unconscious inside the vehicle after having been shot multiple times.
According to the report, witnesses said they saw four people in two dark-colored sedans before Nick's shooting. A person inside one of the sedans reportedly got out, walked up to Nick's SUV and asked the driver if he was "Terrance." It is unclear what caused the shooting.
A 16-year-old boy was arrested in connection with the shooting on Saturday, the newspaper reported.
An investigator at the DeKalb County Police Department told The Christian Post Monday that the case was still an active investigation and could not immediately provide further details.
Social media personality William G. McCray III, who said Nick was a friend, wrote on Facebook that he was told the spiritual leader was shot four times.
Church officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment Monday. But Tremaine Dupree, the church's adjutant general and overseer of protocol, announced Nick's passing on Facebook Saturday.
"It is with great sadness and a heavy heart, the Nick Family, Higher Dimensions Church International, and the Higher Dimension Fellowship Assemblies announce the sudden Episcopal Transition of His Grace, Chief Apostle Kevin D. Nick D.D. Although heavy hearted, we rejoice knowing he is at peace with his God," the statement reads.
"Apostle Nick demonstrated a level of care and concern throughout his ministry. He was certainly a general in the Kingdom and will be greatly missed by all whose life he so fervently touched."
On Feb. 22, Nick celebrated his 43rd birthday and thanked God for helping him reach the milestone.
"Well today is the day! The big 43!! Thank God I survived what I didn't see coming!! Not long landed in Vegas for a ministry assignment, yep I'm still building and working, I owe him my life!!! Thank you [for] all the messages, the phone calls, the posts, and the cash Apps don't be afraid to join others, cash App is $KevinNick!!! Love you guys to life," he wrote on Facebook.
As news of his passing spread over the weekend, many publicly mourned Nick's untimely passing, including Nick's assistant pastor, Artavia Caldwell.
"I have so many questions God....smh I can't seem to wrap my head around this one," Caldwell wrote on Facebook. "He was a gentle giant who preach Love and Forgiveness. He used to always tell us, 'if you going to see Jesus, you gotta get that out your heart.' He believed in giving folks a second chance no matter how wrong they were."
He added that Nick's death "hurt so bad," and he doesn't understand why someone killed him.
"[T]hese past couple of days I feel like I'm walking in the twilight zone and any second imma wake up and I'll see your face and hear your voice," he added. "With the help of the Lord we the Higher Dimensions Church International will continue in the things you taught us 'Love and Forgiveness' and pull together to be what God has called for in the season."


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If you like some Crysis flavor on your cards, then you'll be glad to hear that EVGA announced its newest GTX 500 series card - the GTX 560 Ti Maximum Graphics Edition. The new card is pretty much your regular GTX 560 Ti except for the fact that it comes with a nice Crysis 2 bundle.
The card itself is based on Nvidia's reference design but with a decent factory overclock. It features 384 CUDA cores, while the GPU ended up overclocked at 900MHz. Shaders run at 1800MHz, whereas the 1GB of GDDR5 memory is set to tick at 4212MHz. The card uses Nvidia's reference design dual-slot cooler with a single central fan. The card comes with standard two DVI and HDMI output configuration.
The Crysis 2 bundle is actually what seperates this card from the competition and you'll get the actual card, a copy of Crysis 2 game, Crysis 2 t-shirt and a poster.
The card is already selling at EVGA's own store with a price set at US $299.99. You can find it here.
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"I think you're just... great. Because you know what's so great about you? You're real. You don't pretend like you've got it all figured out, like everyone else walking around life. You're real. You're genuine, and you notice things, too. You pay attention."
Have you ever felt like you have no idea what you want to do with your life? If you have not then you are a lying bastard and not human. I always knew I wanted to study Art History and work in a museum. I had a path and I was on it for a while. Then shit happened and I questioned why. Too many people were trying to "help" me. I felt lost and confused and unmotivated. For a long time I did not have any close friends left around me. I was lonely and felt totally helpless. I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life I felt like I had no real sense of purpose. I was working demeaning part time jobs that definitely did not help my morale at all. I got back on the horse with school but then awful shit happened with that and I was once again questioning everything. But eventually things changed. I met one of my best friends and then became best friends her best friend. I felt like I belonged I found my people. Then school started to work out and my life started to work out.
Life takes time. It throws terrible shit our way making us work to get out of that rut. Sometimes all it takes is people to get us out of that rut or sometimes it takes a job or school. As Florence Welch sings in her song "Shake It Out" "It's always darkest before the dawn." And it truly is.
Another thing that helped to lift me out of my rut was movies. Obviously I love movies. There is a movie for every mood and every situation in your life. We have those movie characters (and even TV characters) that we can relate to. There are several movie characters and stories I can relate to because I have felt the feelings they convey. One movie that I have only recently watched that I can relate to on every level is The Giant Mechanical Man.
Janice (Jenna Fischer) works for a temp agency. Her life is up in the air. She has no aim, no goals, no purpose. She goes from one job to the other. When Janice returns to the temp agency office the boss tells her she is fired because she is not very personable. Two things making matters worse in her life are her rent being overdue and her younger sister Jill (Malin Akerman) trying to hook her up with this self-absorbed author named Doug (Topher Grace).
Tim (Chris Messina) is a street performer. He works as the Giant Mechanical Man in parks, near the train station, and in front of buildings. He likes his job and sees it as an art. Unfortunately his girlfriend does not see his job as an art or being anything useful. She leaves him and her brother, who Tim is friends with, tells Tim that he needs to work like everyone else even if does not like it. One day Tim is approached by a TV news reporter who does interviews with normal everyday people on the street. He thinks Tim could be interesting. In the interview Tim mentions something about going through life. One viewer who is watching Tim and takes he says to heart is Janice.
Janice gets evicted from her apartment. Because her cell phone got turned off she calls Jill from a payphone asking to move in with her for a while. When the call is over Janice sees Tim as the Giant Mechanical Man in front of a building. She goes up to him and tells him about how she liked what he said in the interview.
Both Tim and Janice look in the newspaper for job listings. They each come across a listing for the local zoo. Tim is placed in maintenance. The day Janice goes down to the zoo she sees Tim cleaning out coins from an empty water fountain. She asks him where the office is she is supposed to go to. He tells her and then he recognizes her. Over time Tim and Janice become close. They enjoy each other's company and they can see in each other is a caring understanding friend. Tim takes Janice out to a friend's birthday party where they both have a great time together. After some dinner they head back to his place.
Jill relentlessly pushes Janice into going out with Doug. One night Janice goes out with her sister, brother-in-law, and Dough to a restaurant. After dinner Janice walks out with Doug. He has his arm around her and he kisses her cheek. She does not look comfortable with it but she does not push Doug away. Standing on the sidewalk is the Giant Mechanical Man. Tim becomes very upset. He does not show up for work the next day and does not show up for his double date with Janice and her sister at a movie theater. Jill sneaks out during the movie and calls Doug. When the movie is over and Janice sees Doug she flips out at her sister. Janice tells Jill that she does not someone telling her what to do or trying to help she needs someone to be there for her and for Jill to just be her younger sister.
Janice does not want to go home with Jill so she takes the train home. At the station she sees the Giant Mechanical Man. Janice tells him that she met someone at the zoo she works at and she really likes him. Tim breaks his character, looks down at her, takes his hat off, and gives Janice his hand.
I absolutely loved Jenna Fischer in this movie. She was so perfect as Janice. What I like about Fischer in her roles, be them in movies or as Pam Beasley on The Office, she always plays real women and you believe her playing the characters because she looks like a woman you would know is real life. Fischer is not drop dead gorgeous and that to me makes her believable especially in this role. Chris Messina is the same way. He is not a very good looking guy and that made me believe his character even more. I do not know if any of what I just rambled on about makes any sense. Put it this way, I could not see Malin Akerman in the role of Janice because I could never believe someone with her looks and the way she carries herself as an actress on screen could be a Plain Jane. Does that make a little more sense? What I said about Fischer and Messina's looks is not meant to be taken cruelly or meanly. I just loved the characters of Tim and Janice. They are beautiful people lost in a world that does not understand them and does not want to take the time to.
The Giant Mechanical Man is one of the best movies I have seen in a long time. I loved how these two misunderstood and lost people with no purpose or happiness in life met each other and helped each other find purpose and happiness. I feel The Giant Mechanical Man is a great movie for people like me who once felt there was no purpose in their lives and had no idea what to. If you ever feel like shit and that life is just kicking you down, put on The Giant Mechanical Man for inspiration and hope.


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This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down 218 felony indictments.
Robert D. Martin is charged with murder. The indictment alleges that on April 25, 2021, Martin intentionally and knowingly caused the death of Crystal Ferguson by strangling Ferguson by impeding the normal breathing or circulation of the blood of Ferguson by applying pressure to her throat or neck. This case is being prosecuted by the Family Violence Division in the 175th District Court. Murder is a first degree felony punishable by 5 to 99 years or life in prison and a possible fine of up to $10,000.
James Barnett is charged with aggravated kidnapping. The indictment alleges that on Feb. 25, 2021, Barnett with the intent to inflict bodily injury on the complainant, did intentionally and knowingly abduct another person by secreting and holding the complainant in a place where he was not likely to be found; and without the complainant's consent did restrain the complainant so as to interfere substantially with his liberty, by moving the complainant from one place to another. This case is being prosecuted by the Criminal Trial Division in the 226th District Court. Aggravated kidnapping is a first degree felony punishable by 5 to 99 years or life in prison and a possible fine of up to $10,000.
Daniel Martinez is charged with indecency with a child by contact. The nine count indictment alleges that on Jan. 10, 2021, Martinez intentionally and knowingly engaged in sexual contact with three different female children younger than 17 years of age. These cases are being prosecuted by the Family Violence Division in the 437th District Court. Indecency with a child by contact is a second degree felony punishable by 2 to 20 years in prison and a possible fine of up to $10,000.
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Following my Senate testimony last month, several Senators reached out with additional questions and clarification requests. As I understand it this is pretty standard. Given I published my testimony here earlier, I asked if I could do the same for my written followup. The committee agreed, the questions and my answers are below.
Questions for the Record from Sen. Cortez Masto (D. Nevada)
Facebook Audits
On April 4, 2018, following the public controversy over Cambridge Analytica's use of user data, Facebook announced several additional changes to its privacy policies. The changes include increased restrictions on apps' ability to gather personal data from users and also a policy of restricting an app's access to user data if that user has not used the app in the past three months. In addition, Facebook has committed to conducting a comprehensive review of all apps gathering data on Facebook, focusing particularly on apps that were permitted to collect data under previous privacy policies. Facebook will also notify any users affected by the Cambridge Analytica data leak.
Question 1: What steps can the government take to ensure that there is proper oversight of these reviews and audits?
John Battelle's response:
I think this is a simple answer: Make sure Facebook does what it says it will do, and make sure its response is a matter not only of public record, but also public comment. This should include a full and complete accounting of how the audit was done and the findings.
Question 2: From a technical standpoint, how effective are forensic methods at ascertaining information related to what data was transferred in these cases?
John Battelle's response:
I'm not a technologist, I'm an entrepreneur, author, analyst and commentator. I'd defer to someone who has more knowledge than myself on issues of forensic data analysis.
Technology for Consumer Protection
Question 1: Are there any technological solutions being developed that can help address some of the issues of consumers' privacy being violated online?
John Battelle's response:
Yes, there are many, likely too many to mention. Instead, what I'd like to highlight is the importance of the architecture of how data flows in our society. We should be creating a framework that allows data to flow ethically, securely, and with key controls around permissioning, editing, validation, revocation, and value exchange. Blockchains hold great promise here, but are still underdeveloped (but they're evolving rapidly).
Data Retention
Question 1: What should we, as legislators, be thinking about to verify that – when Americans are told that their data has been destroyed – that deletion can actually be confirmed?
John Battelle's response:
Independent third party auditing services that services such as Facebook must employ seems the most straightforward response. "Trust us" is not enough, we must trust and verify.
Law Enforcement
During the hearing we had a brief discussion on the balance between privacy and sharing data with law enforcement.
Question 1: What should companies keep in mind to ensure that they can appropriately assist in law enforcement investigations?
John Battelle's response:
This is a delicate balance, as evinced in the varied responses to these kind of cases from companies like Apple, Twitter, Yahoo, and others. Valid search warrants, not fishing expeditions, should be the rule. We've got the framework for this already. The issue of how governments and law enforcement deal with encryption is unresolved. However, I fall on the side of enabling strong encryption, as I believe all citizens have the right to privacy. Lose that, and we lose democracy.
Questions 2: As lawmakers, what should we be aware of as we try to strike the right balance between privacy and safety in this area?
John Battelle's response:
Democracy is open, messy, transparent, and has many failures. But it's the best system yet devised (in my humble opinion) and privacy lies at its core. That means criminals will be able to abuse its benefits. That is a tradeoff we have to accept and work around. Sure, it'd be great if law enforcement had access to all the data created by its citizens. Until it's abused, and cases of this kind of abuse by government are easy to find.
Senator Richard Blumenthal (D. Conn) Questions for the Record
Privacy Legislation
Across hearings and questions for the record, members of Congress have raised concerns about the data collection tactics used by Facebook that are not made clear to its users. As I stated during the hearing, I am interested in putting into place rules of the road for online privacy, taking into consideration the European General Data Protection Regulation. During the hearing Mr. Battelle and others offered support for the intent of GDPR, but expressed reservations about the implementation and unintended consequences. I look forward to any further thoughts from the panelists regarding how to implement data privacy rules in the United States.
Question for All Panelists:
Question 1. In addition to any recommendations or comments on what types of legislation or other measures could help protect consumer privacy, what lessons and principles of the California Consumer Privacy Act and the GDPR should Congress consider in privacy legislation?
John Battelle's response:
Implementation of sweeping legislation like those mentioned above is extremely onerous for small business. Instead of using that as an excuse to avoid legislation, the policy should incorporate remedies for smaller business (IE, enabling federation of resources and response/compliance, enabling trusted intermediaries).
The principle of empowering the consumer is embodied in both GDPR and CCPA. While well intentioned, neither envision how that empowerment will truly be effective in a modern digital marketplace. Take the principle of data portability. It's one thing to allow consumers to download a copy of their data from a platform or service. But for that data to drive innovation, it must be easily uploaded, in a defined, well-governed, machine-readable format, so that new kinds of services can flourish. Watch how large tech platforms chip away at CCPA and attempt to subvert that ecosystem from taking root. Consider how best to ensure that ecosystem will in fact exist. I'm not a legislative analyst, but there must be an enlightened way to encourage a class of data brokers (and yes, they're not all bad) who enable re-aggregation of consumer data, replete with permissions, revocation, validation, editing, and value exchange. Happy to talk more about this.
Questions for Mr. Battelle:
Question 2. You have written at length about the influence of Facebook and Google on the advertising and third party data market. In your experience, has Facebook driven the ad market as a sector to more invasively collect data about people? What other changes in the ad market can be attributed to the dominance of Google and Facebook?
John Battelle's response:
Yes, without question, Facebook has driven what you describe in your initial question. But not for entirely negative reasons. Because Facebook has so much information on its users, larger advertisers feel at a disadvantage. This is also true of publishers who use Facebook for distribution (another important aspect of the platform, especially as it relates to speech and democratic discourse). Both advertisers and publishers wish to have a direct, one to one dialog with their customers, and should be able to do so on any platform. Facebook, however, has forced their business model into the middle of this dialog – you must purchase access to your followers and your readers. A natural response is for advertisers and publishers to build their own sophisticated databases of their customers and potential customers. This is to be expected, and if the data is managed ethically and transparently, should not be considered an evil.
As for other changes in the ad market that might be attributed to FB and GOOG, let's start with the venture funding of media startups, or advertising-dependent startups of any kind. Given the duopoly's dominance of the market, it's become extremely hard for any entrepreneur to find financing for ideas driven by an advertising revenue stream. Venture capitalists will say "Well, that's a great (idea, service, product), but no way am I going to fund a company that has to compete with Google or Facebook." This naturally encourages a downward spiral in innovation.
Another major problem in ad markets is the lack of portable data and insights between Facebook and Google. If I'm an advertiser or publisher on Facebook, I'd like a safe, ethical, and practical way to know who has responded to my messaging on that platform, and to take that information across platforms, say to Google's YouTube or Adwords. This is currently far too hard to do, if not impossible in many cases. This also challenges innovation across the business ecosystem.
Questions for the Record
Senator Margaret Wood Hassan (D. New Hampshire)
Question 1. The internet has the potential to connect people with ideas that challenge their worldview, and early on many people were hopeful that the internet would have just that effect. But too often we have seen that social media sites like Facebook serve instead as an echo chamber that polarizes people instead of bringing them together, showing them content that they are more likely to agree with rather than exposing them to new perspectives. Do you agree this is a problem? And should we be taking steps to address this echo chamber effect?
John Battelle's response:
Yes, this filter bubble problem is well defined and I agree it's one of the major design challenges we face not only for Facebook, but for our public discourse as well. The public square, as it were, has become the domain of private companies, and private companies do not have to follow the same rules as, say, UC Berkeley must follow in its public spaces (Chancellor Carol Christ has been quite eloquent on this topic, see her interview at the NewCo Shift Forum earlier this year).
As to steps that might be taken, this is a serious question that balances a private corporation's right to conduct its business as it sees fit, and the rights and responsibilities of a public space/commons. I'd love to see those corporations adopt clear and consistent rules about speech, but they are floundering (see Mr. Zuckerberg's recent comments on Holocaust deniers, for example). I'd support a multi-stakeholder commission on this issue, including policymakers, company representatives, legal scholars, and civic leaders to address the issue.
Question 2. In your testimony you discuss the value of data. You stated that you think in some ways, QUOTE, "data is equal to – or possibly even more valuable than – monetary currency." We in Congress are seeking to figure out the value of data as well to help us understand the costs and benefits of protecting this data. Can you expand on what value you think data has, and how we should be thinking about measuring that value – both as citizens and as legislators?
John Battelle's response:
Just as we had no idea the value of oil when it first came into the marketplace (it was used for lamps and for paving streets, and no one could have imagined the automobile industry), we still have not conceived of the markets, products, and services that could be enabled by free flowing and ethically sourced and permissioned data in our society. It's literally too early to know, and therefore, too early to legislate in sweeping fashions that might limit or retard innovation. However, one thing I am certain of is that data – which is really a proxy for human understanding and innovation – is the most fundamentally valuable resource in the world. All money is simply data, when you think about it, and therefore a subset of data.
So how to measure its value? I think at this point it's impossible – we must instead treat it as an infinitely valuable resource, and carefully govern its use. I'd like to add my response to another Senator's question here, about new laws (GDPR and the California Ballot initiative) as added reference:
Implementation of sweeping legislation like those mentioned above is extremely onerous for small business. Instead of using that as an excuse to avoid legislation, the policy should incorporate remedies for smaller business (IE, enabling federation of resources and response/compliance, enabling trusted intermediaries).
The principle of empowering the consumer is embodied in both GDPR and CCPA. While well intentioned, neither envision how that empowerment will truly be effective in a modern digital marketplace. Take the principle of data portability. It's one thing to allow consumers to download a copy of their data from a platform or service. But for that data to drive innovation, it must be easily uploaded, in a defined, well-governed, machine-readable format, so that new kinds of services can flourish. Watch how large tech platforms chip away at CCPA and attempt to subvert that ecosystem from taking root. Consider how best to ensure that ecosystem will in fact exist. I'm not a legislative analyst, but there must be an enlightened way to encourage a class of data brokers (and yes, they're not all bad) who enable re-aggregation of consumer data, replete with permissions, revocation, validation, editing, and value exchange. Happy to talk more about this.
Question 3. Mark Zuckerberg has said that he sees Facebook more as a government than a traditional company. Among other things, governments need to be transparent and open about the decisions they make. Many large institutions have set up independent systems — such as offices of inspectors general or ombudsmen and ethics boards — to ensure transparency and internally check bad decisions. Facebook has none of those controls. What kinds of independent systems should companies like Facebook have to publicly examine and explain their decision-making?
John Battelle's response:
OK, this one is simple. Facebook is NOT a government. If it is, I don't want to be a "citizen." I think Mr. Zuckerberg is failing to truly understand what a government truly is. If indeed Facebook wishes to become a nation state, then first it must decide what kind of nation state it wishes to be. It needs a constitution, a clear statement of rights, roles, responsibilities, and processes. None of these things exist at the moment. A terms of service does not a government make.
However, all of the ideas you mention make a ton of sense for Facebook at this juncture. I'd be supportive of them all.


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As the leader of ACIIS, Bella handles administrative matters and manages the organization's microfinance programs, which provide small loans that enable women with disabilities to start their own small businesses. ACIIS's microloans have supported a diverse group of businesses led by individuals with disabilities, including carpentry workshops, shoemaking firms, and grocery stores, among others. Bella maintains ACIIS's partnerships with finance institutions, the Kenyan government, other NGOs, and the country's media.
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Wolves fans have become used to being brilliantly served by Backpass. Even by these high standards, though, the newly-published issue 60 is one not to be missed at Molineux.
Of particular interest to the gold and black fraternity will be the in-depth interview conducted with Phil Parkes by long-time former Daily Express sportswriter John Wragg.
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Like some others, the keeper had what might at best be called a fractious relationship with Bill McGarry and gives further insight here into the chemistry of the dressing room of the early 1970s.
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The interview with boyhood Wanderers fan turned first-team left-winger Alan Hinton is written by David Harrison, the Express & Star's Molineux correspondent for several seasons from the crisis year of 1982.
Hinton talks in this case of his time with Brian Clough at Derby but, in so doing, underlines an opinion of Stan Cullis that he has previously sounded.
Elsewhere in the 64 pages are an obituary of Ernie Hunt, a page feature homing in on Tommy Docherty the Aston Villa manager and a look at Norman Giller's new book on Billy Wright.
Wolves Heroes' David Instone has been a Backpass contributor since the first issue and has penned a nostalgic piece for this latest one on Walsall's old Fellows Park ground.
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