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BRUSSELS, Belgium — Let there be no doubt the European Union is deeply committed to its "Digital Agenda," the plan to maximize the EU's use of — and profit from — high technology.
In the first-ever EU State of the Union address Sept. 7, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso declared: "We will deliver a single digital market worth 4 percent of EU GDP by 2020."
Barroso began his second term at the helm of the commission by creating a position with the high rank of vice-president — Commissioner for the Digital Agenda — specifically to help bring the plan to reality. And he gave the job to none other than "Steely" Neelie Kroes, the former competition commissioner who busted Intel for unfair market dominance and won the bloc's long fight to get Microsoft to pay up for its failure to allow interoperability.
But those antagonistic chapters between Kroes and the big-tech players may now be overshadowed by a new shared interest — and potential flashpoint — in the form of cloud computing.
The issue of creating integrated digital networks across the 27-member bloc is shaping up as a passionate high-stakes battle between the commission and potential commercial providers on one side and the governments of member states on the other.
Microsoft is among the companies making sure it's in on the ground floor of what the tech world believes will be a "revolution," according to Vice President for EU Affairs John Vassallo. Company representatives meet with the commission regularly, he said, along with telecom providers and others interested in building the "cloud."
Vassallo is passionate about the subject.
"It's as big as moving to PCs was in the 70s," he said. "It will change the economics of doing business; it will change the economics of running governments. It will create a productivity gain that some say can be measured 15 percent to 20 percent — and that's a lot."
But to get there from here will require huge changes in both modalities and mentalities. That's because to create a "digital single market" connected to a cloud, where software or data is stored in a central location and accessed when needed, the laws on data protection would have to be the same in each of the 27 EU countries.
Currently, every member state has its own version of privacy protection and data-retention laws. And while they have accepted the necessary convergence to achieve other single markets (in goods, services and movement of people), when it comes to private data the threshold for sharing is infinitely higher.
The sovereignty of national regulations means that now, services like Microsoft's Hotmail or Google's Gmail, which store the service and the data outside personal computers, must treat each piece of European data according to the laws of its country of origin. The period a company is allowed to store users' data ranges from six months in some EU nations to two years in others. Some countries, including Germany and France, forbid sensitive data from leaving the country at all and there are powerful lobbies against a pan-European cloud.
In France, for example, the 70-member Association for the Development of a Digital Economy in France has petitioned its government to keep the legislative status quo. The association wholeheartedly subscribes to the concept of cloud computing, but at a national — not EU — level.
The president of the association, J.P. Brulard, said that this was in the best interests of both French citizens and French companies.
"A lot of people are reluctant to locate their data in Ireland, in the data center of Microsoft," he said, referring to the enormous new data-storage facility Microsoft has built in Dublin in anticipation of cloud-computing business. "They prefer to have it in (their) country."
Giles Hogben, who authored a study on cloud security at ENISA, the EU's European Network and Information Security Agency, said he couldn't completely dispel the mistrust with hard facts because there was not yet enough transparency from providers, nor a standard system for assessing protection capabilities of various companies.
But neither does he confirm a reason for fear. "There's a psychological perspective that having [data] in-house is much more secure," he said, noting that he has even run into this attitude in his own organization. "But actually, these cloud providers have a lot more money to spend on it and their reputation depends on it, so oftentimes the cloud provider is in a position to provide more [security]."
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Composer/bandleader Ladd McIntosh emerged in the 1960's with a shattering big band sound. Freely integrating exotic rhythms, non-traditional colors, pop and classical music references, and expanded rhythm sections, his bands explode with energy and swing yet they sound natural. McIntosh has never landed a favorable recording contract, but he has enjoyed his share of musical successes over the years including a groundbreaking record (Impulse A-9145) in 1967 with his Ohio State big band. As a legendary educator he has challenged his students with personal music that has stimulated them to excel, and he has won several awards at college jazz ...read more
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The work in this thesis is concerned with the investigation of the finite sample performance of asymptotic inference procedures based on the likelihood function when applied to the regression model based on parallel systems with censored data. The study includes investigating the adequacy of these inferential procedures as well as investigating the relative performances of asymptotically equivalent likelihood-based statistics in small samples. The maximum likelihood estimator of the parameters of this model is not available in closed form. Thus, its actual sampling distribution is intractable. A simulation study is conducted to investigate the bias, the finite sample variance, the asymptotic variance obtained from the inverse of the observed Fisher information matrix, the adequacy of this approximate asymptotic variance, and the mean squared
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Located in the city of Toronto Markham, the Residence Inn welcomes each and every guest, whether they are in the city for business or pleasure.
Whether you want to be productive or just relax, the spacious suites offer the design, comfort and everything you need to make you stay an impressive one.
Get a great start every day in the Gatehouse with a complimentary hot buffet breakfast.
The inn also has a meeting room spacious suites is perfect for small gatherings and corporate meetings. . Unwind or keep your healthy lifestyle in the heated indoor pool, whirlpool, on-site fitness centre or at outdoor Sport Court. Come sit by the fire and read your favourite book or catch up with friends or colleagues in the comfortable sitting area of the Hearth Room. Stop by The Market any time of day for a snack, beverage or sundry item that is available on-site.
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Can't Install Windows 7 "Windows Failed to Start"
Hello guys, I have a bit of a problem installing Windows 7 in a particular computer. This PC used to have XP but I deleted everything and now it has a raw disk. So Im trying to install Windows 7 and I dont even get to the blue screen where you select you language, keyboard, etc. I can only get thru Windows is loading files and when it is finished it just shows me this strange error on Windows Boot Manager:
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Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. To fix the problem:
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2. Choose your language settings, and then click Next.
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If you do not have this disc, contact your system administrator or computer manufacturer for assistance.
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Info: An unexpected error has occurred.
My computer is an old Dell Latitude D610, I upgraded the RAM to 1GB.
What do you think it could be?
Really appreciate the help.
PS: I can't install Windows XP because whenever I try that the computer restarts, not on a particular stage of the installation but just randomly and it is never able to finish. Also, I tried installing Windows 7 in a different computer with similar specs and it worked, so Im assuming it's not the disc.
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Welcoming apartment comprising of 2 bedrooms, located less than 5 minutes away from the best beaches of Mallorca and the best in Europe: the Bay of Alcudia (as per the TripAdvisor report in 2013). Located in front of the fortified walls which surround the town, thus boasting a wonderful view both in daytime and at nighttime, right in the heart of this historic town.
The apartment consists of a bedroom with a double bed and a bedroom with bunk beds, with built-in wardrobes in both rooms. There is a fully equipped bathroom with separate toilet and shower, bath towels and hairdryer. Open plan lounge with incorporated dining area with flat screen TV, two couches, which opens onto a balcony with views to the historic walls of the town, the kitchen is connected to the lounge. Laundry room with washing machine, iron board and iron. The kitchen is fully equipped with: oven, electric hob, fridge, toaster, coffee maker and cutlery. There is also a large private terrace of 40m² where one can enjoy chilled-out evenings under the moonlight, an energizing breakfast or just soak up the sun relaxing on the sunbeds without leaving your own accommodation.
Nearby, there are plenty of car parks and there is also a bus stop which connects to Puerto Pollensa, Formentor, Ca'n Picafort and in less than 5 minutes you could be on the best sandy beach with turquoise water in all of Europe, recommended by TripAdvisor. Other local touristic attractions include the twice-weeky market which takes place in the town of Alcudia (every Tuesday and Sunday), which is located in front of the playground, just in front of the apartment (an ideal location if you have children). Only a few seconds away from the apartment you will find a supermarket, a household store and perfumery, a gym and the local auditorium. The ruins of the Roman City of Pollentia are only 100 meters away, the same distance that the Church of Sant Jaume is located from the apartment. Alcúdia, beach and culture… All together in one!.
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The national debt is a problem right now, not in 20 years
Unfortunately, annual deficits and the accumulated national debt are harming American adults right now.
Uncle Sam is a morbidly obese glutton with a bottomless appetite. Once he has waddled away from the buffet table, little remains for everyone else but bread sticks and several drops of soup.
David Malpass, a New York-based economist with Encima Global LLC and a former Reagan administration Treasury official, understands how Washington crowds out private-sector borrowers in order to finance reckless spending and service yesterday's debt.
Back in December 2009, Malpass explained in the Wall Street Journal how the Federal Reserve's purchases of Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities caused capital to be "rationed not on price but on availability and connections. The government gets the most, foreigners second, Wall Street and big companies third, with not much left over." Consequently, Malpass added, "for small businesses and new workers, capital rationing is devastating, spelling business failures and painful layoffs. Thousands of start-ups won't launch due to credit shortages, in part because the government and corporations took more credit than they needed."
Three years hence, the conditions that Malpass lamented linger like an unshakable low-grade flu. Between the end of September 2011 and the same date in 2012, total outstanding federal debt grew 12.3 percent, while corporate debt expanded by 5.9 percent. Among non-corporate businesses, it fell 1.2 percent. For households, it dropped 1.9 percent. This is anomalous, Malpass notes, since "small business credit has usually expanded at a faster rate than corporate credit."
This is a stunning plunge in lending to entrepreneurs and small businesses - the twin engines of job creation. "Credit markets once provided $300 billion to $550 billion net new credit per quarter to the non-financial private sector," Malpass recently observed. "This helped fund new investment, inventories and other working capital needs.Private sector credit increased only a net $66 billion in the third quarter of 2012."
Why should banks risk capital on innovative new companies with brilliant ideas when Washington dutifully repays interest and principle on those boring, old savings bonds - albeit with freshly printed cash?
And what happens when Uncle Sam devours most of the smorgasbord?
Unemployment reaches 7.9 percent while the economy contracts 0.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012. Rather than hire people and expand their operations, business managers bite their nails and fret that paying off the debt will unleash a stampede of new taxes.
Touchingly oblivious to all of this, House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi of California told Fox News Sunday : "It is almost a false argument to say we have a spending problem."
If only Washington had a spending problem; it has a spending addiction. Congress and the White House should go cold turkey and terminate antiquated and destructive programs and agencies (e.g. depart the housing sector). From environmentally mundane western acreage to empty office buildings, federal assets should be privatized. Social Security and Medicare beneficiaries should face affluence tests. Also, the eligibility age of 65 to 67 should acknowledge that life expectancy is not 62 - as in 1935 (when Social Security began) - nor 70, as in 1965 (when Medicare commenced). Americans now typically stick around for 79 years.
With all due affection for the children and grandchildren, they eventually will feel the wrath of Obama's (so far) 55.5 percent national-debt hike. Meanwhile, trillion-dollar annual deficits, rampant borrowing, and the $16,519,246,387,401 national debt are punishing American individuals, families, and businesses oday.
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How to improve the public school experience from an unschooler's perspective
As an unschooling parent, I often struggle with thoughts of what happens to all the other children that are still in the public school system. While we believe very strongly in the benefits of having our children at home and following an unschooling lifestyle, I know that it is simply not possible for everyone. What can be done to help those children?
How can we care so much about our children while knowingly walking away from the other kids that are stuck in what I feel is a completely inefficient model for gaining knowledge? We can't completely ignore these challenges. While I am not there in the U.S. to personally advocate changes, I can offer up some tips to help bring some homeschooling philosophies of learning to the classroom.
It will require an open mind and a willingness to try something new, but I believe these ideas could revolutionize the way our public education system functions. It will seem idealistic to some, but isn't that what we need? Our children deserve new ideas to help guide them into the quickly changing future. Our school systems are deeply rooted in an archaic mindset and it is vital that we change that sooner rather than later.
I started to think of what an ideal school setting would look like to me, as an unschooler. If we look at the ways in which home educators teach, there are many components that can be introduced on a larger scale and used in schools now. In my opinion, these things could make our children successful on a whole new level. Happiness, confidence, and seeking out their own passions can take precedence even on a large scale.
The following ideas are how I think that can be achieved.
5 Ideas from Unschooling to Help Public Education
1) Change the way we view educating children
"The secret of education is respecting the pupil." Ralph Waldo Emerson
First and foremost, we need to begin by looking at all children as individuals and make sure that they know it is okay to be exactly who they are. Acceptance by others is one of the easiest ways we can instill a positive sense of self esteem.  One of our biggest problems with a mass education system is that children are judged on one path and one centrally-dictated curriculum. They are also constantly compared to peers and encouraged to do things no matter what their ideas of happiness or success are.
Throw away the list of arbitrary rules that make children feel mistrusted right out of the gate.  Children need to feel like they are being guided, not controlled. Allow them the freedom to make choices individually about what they would like to do for at least part of the day, and then respect and encourage those choices.  By showing children respect, we will gain it too — as well as boosting their self esteem and allowing them to pursue subjects of their passion.  This can be done by simply allowing them choice and encouragement!  This concept is already proving successful in some Montessori schools.
Many children dislike school yet they spend a huge percentage of their lives within those walls. Â By treating children as equals rather than subordinates that need to be controlled, it's my opinion that they will enjoy their childhood and find excitement in learning.
2) Apprenticeships
Most people learn best by doing. As soon as kids are 12 or so, I think it would be a great idea to offer different internships in the fields that cannot be covered in the classroom. Get children out in the community learning from everyone around them. Let children follow their passion and see how far they can take it.
Very little about being confined in school resembles the "real world". Why not get children out in it as soon as possible?
Mechanics, plumbers, electricians, contractors, computer programmers, and even artists are all people that have a wealth of knowledge to offer, yet it seems as though what they do or what they have to offer counts for very little.
Many high schools in Northern Europe use apprenticeships as part of their standard curriculum.  Most students graduate and go right into a career already trained.  While others may only need another year or two of university to build on their specialty.  The whole system is less costly and more effective to educating young people for what profession they desire.
3) Accept that learning takes place all the time and in many ways
"Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion has no hold on the mind. Therefore, do not use compulsion, but let early education be rather a sort of amusement, this will better enable you to find out the natural bent of the child." – Plato
Whatever a child shows interest in is important, period. Â Let their creativity shine through in what ever way speaks to them.
Offer as many possibilities in a day as possible, but never force anyone to partake. No real passion is born out of coercion.
Passion is something we should be building up in children, that is how we will end up with happy adults that follow their dreams.
4) Show them the possibilities in the world, not just the path that most take.
The hardest part is for adults (especially teachers and parents) to let go of what we have been taught is important. Â Useless facts, dates memorized, etc are all wonderful if pertinent to your life, but when it is not it very rarely stays with us anyhow.
We need to show our kids that what they love has value, whether that is playing video games, learning about animals, or reading Shakespeare. Â It all holds value and they ARE learning all the time.
Disclaimer: Â Even most unschoolers feel that reading and basic math are important, as they are the basic tools that help us learn on our own. Â However, even these can be taught in creative ways that tickle the passions of the student. Â For instance, math concepts can be taught playing card games or calculating outcomes of reward system, and reading can be taught using only material the student wants to learn about.
5) Open the system up for competition
Class size is perhaps the biggest challenge to implementing some of the other changes suggested here. Â Of course, homeschoolers are usually in a one-on-one situation which is obviously not achievable in public education. However, nearly everyone in education would agree that smaller class sizes are more beneficial to the students. Â The question becomes how best to achieve this goal?
For years the debate has been about money.  Special interests on all sides say more money is needed to achieve this goal. Yet, America already spends far more per student than any other developed nation — with rather unimpressive results I might add. The U.S. government currently spends over $10K per year to educate each student. Sure, more money might be helpful to achieve this goal if spent properly. However, trusting that will happen with all of the special interests and bureaucracies seeking their cut is highly unlikely.
In my opinion, the only way to reduce class sizes in public schools is to open them to competition.  In other words, open public funding to private schools to compete with public schools.  Drop the centrally-dictated curriculum or board-certified teachers requirements for these private schools to receive funds and let the free market determine who's most effective at educating our children.  Naturally, parents want the best for their children and will choose a school that gains a reputation for success — however it is defined by the parent.  Whether the school is geared toward apprenticeships, learning foreign languages, the arts, meditation, or sports shouldn't matter in regards to how funds are distributed.  Again, it's more about choice.
We don't need to look any farther than Canada to find an example of how this could work.  In Calgary, students can choose between public schools, Montessori, Catholic schools, and a host of other private schools.  Each of these schools receives funding per student as if they're a public school.  However, each is still strictly regulated by curriculum and teacher certifications.  I say shave those regulations back even further and let parents decide what's important in a school.
6) Utilize technology
"If the schooling system does not rapidly close the gap between what it does, and what it should do in response to the demands of the 21st century, it will simply become irrelevant." David Hood
I know that many schools and individual teachers are starting to see the importance of this but I think it needs to be happening at an even faster pace. The world is different decade to decade and we need to help keep our children on track.  I would argue that teaching and utilizing technology effectively in education may be one of the most important things to helping prepare our children.
Many jobs that are now supporting families did not even exist five years ago. Â Personally, our family's travel lifestyle is only possible because of the Internet and this technology. Â Keeping that knowledge from children or making them feel that it is a less valuable way to spend their time seems completely outrageous to me. Â They need to learn it in order to be able to make educated choices about their own future.
Tablets like iPads are just the latest gadgets that parents are told can be damaging to our children, but I wholeheartedly disagree. Â Young boys and girls need to know how to function on these tablets in order to open up all possibilities to them in the future. Â It's far more beneficial than spending countless hours practicing penmanship which still goes on in schools.
Besides the operation knowledge of this technology, the educational applications are endless and the Kindle app holds thousands of backpacks' worth of books.
Finally, with these handheld devices, students literally have access to all of the world's knowledge in the palm of their hand.
The ramifications of that ability on our current brick-and-mortar educational paradigm are almost too many to list. Â I do not expect that my unschooled kids spend the entire day on the internet, but allowing children to play games and learn in unconventional ways online will allow them to discover technology first hand and learn how to harness it.
5 things to take out of schools
1) Separation of children by age
The practice of separating children by age only fosters the idea that we cannot work with others that are different.  This couldn't be farther from the truth.  Not only is working with different ages good for development but it also keeps in mind the highly variable rates at which young children develop. Not all five-year-olds are on the same level. Why not offer them the opportunity to learn from older children or to help younger ones?
Having a wide range of ages in a classroom will do a couple things. For starters, young children seem to benefit greatly by learning from older children, as they love to emulate older siblings and peers. Older children gain a confidence and pride in helping others and learn to be more tolerant and considerate of others when they are helping younger children. Â It benefits everyone and can easily be arranged.
Mentorship programs are wonderful and they work well. But why not offer that same type of interaction in school? Â Institute an age range of possibly 3-4 grade levels together at least for certain subjects and activities. Â Play with it and see what best works for the students. Â Montessori schools are already doing this and it works well to foster creativity and self-esteem.
These are two things that seem to be falling by the wayside in our school system at the moment.
2) Testing
"When test scores go up, we should worry, because of how poor a measure they are of what matters, and what you typically sacrifice in a desperate effort to raise scores." Alfie Kohn
Testing our children is sold to us under the auspices of accountability. How on earth will we know what our children know and if the teachers are doing their job without the tests, they tell us. Accountability should come from parents and children's happiness.
Not every one will be pleased, but if the overall sentiment is positive and the children enjoy their days, that should be enough.
Again, if parents had choices, they could simply choose a school that emphasizes testing or one that does not.
Universal testing of children is no longer an accurate measure of ability. Â Book smarts and ability are not universal.
Additionally, many teachers complain that they are losing any autonomy they once had in the classroom in an effort to teach to the tests. Â The quality and flexibility of education drops as the focus is solely put on what the test makers think is important. [Can I just say AMEN? - Nancy]
Meanwhile, kids are having creativity and diversity sucked out of their lives. Â Finally, every answer to the questions on these so-called tests could be found or calculated with a tablet in seconds. Â So, really, what's the point?
3) Busy work
Busy work is a huge component of homework and the need for children to be in school so many hours a day. Relaxation or free time is not appreciated at all yet we all need it. Â Playing games and interacting with parents and siblings is a far more useful way for children to spend their time. Â If they are done with their work in the classroom, allow and encourage them to do what they want. Â They will still be busy, but busy working on what has value to them. Â Isn't that important enough? Â Even forcing them into full-time extracurricular activities can be harmful.
In my opinion, homework should be done away with altogether (I can hear all the children cheering now.)Â When a second-grader is in school all day, five days a week, why on earth do they need to do more school work? Â It's madness! Mindless worksheets just to have the appearance that they are always working or always learning. Â I have news for you, they are always learning and usually most effectively through play. Â Get rid of homework all together, and allow children time to be with friends and family, play, and view the world on their own terms.
4) Long hours away from home
"We ask children to do for most of the day what few adults are able to do for even an hour. How many of us, attending, say, a lecture that doesn't interest us, can keep our minds from wandering? Hardly any." John Holt
Simply put, our children are overworked and separated for far too many hours from their family. Family ties are extremely important for child development, especially when children are young. Interaction with their siblings, parents, extended family and pets is vital to their formation of identity. Â At this point, we see our children for a very limited time during the day, and that time gets quickly eaten up with duties like extracurricular activities, homework, baths, dinner, and sleep.
Cut back the hours that they are in the classroom spent on traditional means of educating. Â If we have smaller class sizes, 4 hours a day should be plenty to gain what currently is achieved in 7 or so. Â If parents struggle with work commitments, then use that other time to allow children creative outlets to explore their world. Â Plant gardens, allow computer time, set up apprenticeships for older children, etc. Â Let children decide what they want to do and get them involved in it.
5) Institutional feel of classrooms
"If you wanted to create an education environment that was directly opposed to what the brain was good at doing, you would probably design something like a classroom." John Medina
Schools and classrooms are overly institutional feeling, which is cold and unhealthy. Â The oppressive rules are increasingly prison-like. This stifles creativity and curiosity and makes our children accept the life of living in a box. Â I know building all new schools is not possible, but bringing the outdoors inside, allowing classroom time to be outdoors, colorfully painting and encouraging ideas from children are all things that can be done to help this.
When a new school is being built consider what would foster your own creativity, what would help allow you to see the world and all it's possibilities. Â Isn't that the best we can give to our children?
The bottom line is that no matter what you think of homeschooling or unschooling, the public education system needs a massive paradigm shift. How can it hurt to incorporate new ideas into the classroom? I know many of you reading will probably question how to fund these changes. Â But again I would argue that it may not be about increasing funding but rather a simple change in how and what we are funding.
"You may say I am a dreamer, but I'm not the only one." — John Lennon.  I know there are more people out there that see the pitfalls in the way our children are being educated.
Let's stand up together and make a change!
Mary Hickox has been an home/un-schooling mom for the past 8 years.  You can read about her journey from school  to unschooling here.  She and her husband are now almost 2000 days into a trip around the world where her children learn everyday from the world around them, to be global citizens, and to see the value in learning what is most important to them.
Follow her adventure at Bohemian Travelers.
This post is one in a series of articles about Redefining Education. You can read the other posts here:
Why the School System isn't Educating Your Child (And What To Do About It)
4 Steps to Improve Education in the USA
You Can't Reform an Education System Based on Oppression
Educating Kids Through Teacher/Student Partnerships
Let's quit arguing about what's wrong with schools and man-up as parents
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Harry Potter has cast a spell on millions of fans and created magic for its stars Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson who continue to ride the meteoric success of the film franchise straight to the bank picking up Guinness World records along the way. Radcliffe is the "Highest-Grossing Actor of the Decade", raking in an average of $558 million per film. Watson, on the other hand, earned the record for "Highest Average Box-Office Gross for an Actress". She has been in six movies that have grossed an average of $753.7 million each.
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I played a game earlier today with 2 friends of mine (MadMace and TheChode), we won the game and after we were done, I just pressed skip results cus 2 other friends were waiting for us to finish up.
Anyway after we joined the new group we had this error saying: The following players Yashied, MadMace and TheChode are already assigned to a game.
Tried restarting the game several times and it didn't fix it, I just restarted my router and tried again after an hour or so and I finally was able to start a queue.
Now the problem is none of us involved got any record of that game on the Profile, it didn't count as a win, we didn't get any IP for winning, etc.
So the question here is: By any chance will I get that IP and win on my streak?
Let the server take some time and see if it is still not there...issues like this can take a couple of hours to be corrected by the server sometimes. It should show up eventually.
Ok thanks =) good to know, it's been like 8 hours since that game tho xD but still hope it shows up eventually lol
It's possible it may not I don't really know, have you verified with a friend when they look at your summoner profile that the game is missing for them too and not just for you?
Yea the game is missing from my profile and from my other 2 friends profiles too. It also aint showing up on My account on the store were it usually shows how much IP u get from games aswell and places it like "orders"
Your profile should be shown by clicking top right "view summoner's profile", not by going into the store
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51 � Emphasis patrols--These patrols are normally con- ducted in conjunction with other law enforcement agen- cies to focus on high-crime areas. � Transit boarding teams--The Transit Boarding Teams are normally composed of plainclothes officers who ride a bus on a specific route that has been identified as a source of operator or employee assaults. The perpetra- tors are typically apprehended prior to an assault being committed. � Passenger exclusion program--This program was estab- lished to modify unacceptable behavior within the transit environment. The individual causing the disrup- tion is served with an exclusion order that lasts no less than 90 days and is also arrested if the situation warrants it. Edmonton Transit System, Alberta, Canada FIGURE 27 MBTA Transit Police The ETS Security force consists of 47 peace officers. They outreach to MBTA operators. are organized into six teams of seven Community Peace Offi- (Courtesy: MBTA.) cers along with two Security Call Takers/Dispatchers, pro- viding 24-h coverage, 7 days a week. One team is on duty Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, during days and two teams are on duty during evenings. Four Boston, Massachusetts marked patrol units are available for their use. Officer duties include passenger security and safety, order maintenance, After violent incidents on MBTA's Routes 23 and 28, the patrolling the system (visibility and deterrence), and ensuring MBTA is now formally escorting buses through high-crime that passengers are in possession of "Proof of Payment." ETS neighborhoods, and has placed more transit officers on its officers are peace officers equipped with expandable batons most notorious line, Route 28. Transit police follow the and pepper spray but do not carry a firearm. Since they are not roughly 16 buses that travel the route and monitor live video allowed to pursue criminal investigations or make arrests, feeds; this allows officers to immediately address incidents they work closely with the local Edmonton police force to and potential crimes and the flexibility to focus on crowded ensure that offenders are arrested and prosecuted. ETS Secu- buses. Officers also ride the route during peak afternoon rity has an information management system--including a hours, when high school students head home and there is an daily crime forecast--which assists deployment of resources increase in the number of incidents. In October 2010, MBTA to hot spots, and a performance management system based on Transit Police started visiting bus garages on an informal CompStat. Also, ETS officers, shown in Figure 26, commu- monthly basis to communicate with bus operators about nicate with ETS operators frequently to address potential security and safety concerns, and any problematic issues on problems and issues. their routes. This allows the MBTA Transit Police to antici- pate problems and address both serious and minor crimes. A poster from the outreach program is shown in Figure 27. SELF-DEFENSE TOOLS As of the time of this report and as far as the contractor team is aware, the only agency in the United States and Canada issuing self-defense tools to bus operators is the Houston METRO. Houston METRO has been issuing pepper gel and providing training on its use to its operators on a voluntary basis. Note that in Canada, pepper spray, along with pepper gel, is classified as a prohibited weapon. In the United States, state laws regulating its use and the permitted concentration and range of use vary. Liability is a significant concern for transit agencies as well as for operators themselves. Without FIGURE 26 ETS officers communicate with ETS operators. witnesses or video or audio recording of an attack, it may be (Courtesy: Edmonton Transit System.) difficult to prove that the bus operator was defending himself
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52 or herself. Also, appropriate use of the tool (using it effec- � With pepper spray and pepper gel, there is risk of cross- tively without excessive force) requires good judgment. contamination (splatter on operator and passengers); this Comprehensive training by qualified experts is required to is minimal for pepper gel, but still possible; also, effec- ensure that operators know how and when to use this self- tiveness may diminish when used against those under defense tool. In addition, bus operators need to be instructed the influence of drugs or alcohol or mentally disturbed on basic legal issues involved with the use of the tool and individuals. any potential liability that their agency and they themselves could face. These liability issues also apply to self-defense. 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After conducting research into basic Metro Transit bus operators in Minneapolis have effectively self-defense training, pepper spray/gel, the kubotan, and taser, and appropriately used pepper spray against attackers in sev- METRO selected the pepper gel. METRO's objective is to eral instances. One of the survey respondents (also located give bus operators the option to carry the pepper gel, which is in Texas) noted that their bus operators are allowed to to be used in times of conflict only after every attempt to carry short blades because the agency considers them to be resolve the situation has been exhausted, including verbal de- more of a tool rather than a weapon. Metro Transit provides escalation, and if the bus operator believes a threat of bodily training to bus operators on pepper spray, though Metro injury from a capable source exists. Operators who elect to Transit does not directly issue the canister to its operators. carry the pepper gel are required to carry only METRO-issued Minnesota, like Texas, is a "shall-issue" state for concealed pepper gel canisters and to complete the training developed firearms. and provided by METRO. Agency experience with the tool is limited because no METRO bus operator has used the pepper gel in any instance. Thus far, only 36 of approximately 1,500 Advantages bus operators, or 2.5%, have elected to carry the pepper gel and undergo training. However, there has been increasing � Bus operator perspective--Increased perception of secu- interest from bus operators and an agreement has been rity and management support for operators, especially in reached with the union to train all new bus operators in the use states with more lenient weapons purchase and carry of the pepper gel during their orientation phase, and then pro- laws; the tool can be optional for operators. vide them with the option of carrying it after they have com- � Agency perspective--Ease of procurement and deploy- pleted the training. Guidelines for the use of pepper gel by ment. METRO's bus operators are summarized in this section. The � Of the less-than-lethal options, pepper spray and pepper full text of the guidelines is provided in Appendix A. The pep- gel are based on OC, which is generally effective in per gel is to be used for defensive purposes only, and operators subduing violent individuals from a distance; physical must make every effort to neutralize or avoid potentially vio- contact with the assailant would not be needed for self- lent situations through verbal and nonverbal tactics, including defense. Pepper gel is water-based, cannot be inhaled, retreat, before using the tool. and is appropriate in a tubular environment. Metro Transit, Minneapolis, Minnesota Disadvantages Metro Transit offers pepper spray training to its bus opera- � Agency perspective--improper use of the tool may tors who choose to carry pepper spray. Of Metro Transit's expose the agency to lawsuits and negative publicity 1,400 operators, 100 have undergone pepper spray training, and may potentially encourage operators to be more which is available to operators who request it. This training is aggressive with customers. provided by a law enforcement training and consulting group. � Bus operator perspective--improper use of the tool may To undergo training, operators need to agree to background expose the bus operator to lawsuits or even criminal checks and purchase training materials, and must retrain every charges; some operators may view the tool as another two years. Operators have successfully used the pepper spray element that the operator needs to learn how to use and to defend themselves against assault in several incidents. take responsibility for. There have been no customer complaints with regard to the � Transit agency experience with the tool is limited. use of the tool. The cost of the pepper gel is $19.95 per canis-


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In tequilas, Herradura grew underlying net sales by 7% as the brand enjoyed solid growth in the United States and Mexico. El Jimador's underlying net sales grew 2% as the Mexican marketplace for mainstream tequilas remained competitive. New Mix RTDs' underlying net sales decline of 16% in the first half of the year was negatively impacted by inventory adjustments following price increases taken at the end of fiscal 2013.
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