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The latest development in technology has made it easy to disseminate education to students all across the globe via the internet. This ability to study online and gain the required knowledge as well as expertise has helped numerous students across the globe to further their career and better their job prospects.
While there are many degree as well as certificate courses online, very few courses actually dish out certificates to their students. Such courses for certificate are offered by leading universities and are extremely useful for students looking to add weightage to their educational qualifications. These free certificate courses are also ideal for students who are unable to attend college due to financial limitations but have the inclination to learn more.
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Harvard University in collaboration with edX offers a range of free online courses to students in a variety of subjects. The courses can be taken up by students and upon their completion they receive a verified certificate for a small fee. Right from Science to arts to Humanities, this platform offers courses in many streams. You can take the course at your pace; there is no pressure to complete it in a set amount of time. The classroom is open 24X7 and thus you can address your issues whenever you want. Once done, you receive a verified certificate. You can have a look at some of their top free courses here.
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Yale Online
The famous Yale University has taken up dedicated online learning initiatives by launching Yale Online. It constitutes of learning resources made available to students wanting to learn online. Under the online education, there are both, for credit as well as free online courses. Some of the free courses do not offer certification while others do. Go through the free courses to identify which courses offer a certification and which don't.
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ed2go has been the industry leader in online learning for over ten years. We provide the highest-quality online continuing education courses that are affordable and easy to use and are delivered through a network of over 2,100 top colleges and universities.
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They offer standard-based certified courses in a range of subjects. These courses are free of charge and they all provide high quality resources to finish the courses. Firstly you identify the courses you want to study by going through their list of courses and get enrolled. Once you commence the course, you will get all the relevant information and resources to study the course after which assessment will be carried out. Once you have completed the course, you can either download a certificate or in case of something official, you can request for a certificate.
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On this web portal students will get a chance to explore a number of courses ranging in many subjects. Firstly, you must make an account or sign up using Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter account. There are a total of 49 courses which are available for pursuing free of cost. Once you have chosen the course you want to pursue, you will be intimidated regarding its commencement. You can follow it and do the assessments as instructed. Every course here is divided into 4 modules, each to be studied in a course of a week. Every module is further divided into 10 topics and at the end of every topic; students have to give a multiple-choice question paper which will test their understanding of the topic. At the end of every module, assessment will be carried out. Once the course finishes, students can download the certificate of achievement.
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This platform provides access to free online courses developed by top notch universities across the globe. There are hundreds of courses to choose from, all developed by leading universities. The courses have no eligibility criteria and are open to all for free. There are video lectures quizzes and peer assessments so that students get a thorough understanding of the course. After finishing the course students can go for option Verified Certificate.
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Udacity is another famous online platform that offers certificate courses to students for free. The courses are developed by industry giants and thus the course material is relevant to the current trends. Students will come across courses developed by stalwarts such as Google, Facebook and at&t etc. The one thing that sets the Udacity courses apart from others is that not only are the courses developed by leading educational institutes but inputs are also given by industry experts. After successfully completing the final course project, students will have live exit interview and based on that students receive an official Udacity verified certificate.
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Books, multi-format eBooks, and online content deliver valuable information for readers to learn at their own pace, be more productive, and work towards career advancement. Microsoft Press resources cover Microsoft technologies, programming best practices, certifications, timesaving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and advice — all written by today's industry experts.
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Future Learn
They offer a diverse selection of courses developed by leading universities from across the globe. The courses are available online and can be accessed from any place. Students will have to first go through the courses provided by the platform and choose the one that they wish to study. Once enrolled, the courses are divided into weeks and they contain a number of activities which must be finished within that week. Students are provided with necessary resources such as audio, video, articles and quizzes. All these resources have margins at the side wherein you can comment about your doubts or ask the professor for their guidance. Once students finish it, it can be marked complete to move to the next topic. Regularly students are also given a discussion topic so that they can interact amongst themselves virtually and come up with new ideas. Assignments are also given for most courses to judge whether the students have understood the concept. At the end of the course students can purchase Statement of Participation. In some courses and invigilated exam can also given based on which students receive Statement of Attainment.
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National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) is an initiative by IIT and IISc wherein online courses and certification is provided to students. The courses are free for all and the certification at the end of the course is provided for a nominal fee, after successfully passing the certification exam. This project is funded by the Government of India and is a very reputed one. Students must register first and then choose the course of their choice of which further details will be given only after logging in.
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The Pearson Technology Group (PTG) is the most respected publisher of computer, technology and business books and digital products available offering resources for computer professionals and users at all levels of knowledge and experience.
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This platform provides a high number of educational resources for students across the globe. The courses vary in length and the type. The Badged Open Courses provide a free badge to students upon successful completion of the course, as a testimonial that the student had taken up the course and has completed in successfully. Students will also be able to download a Statement of Participation upon course completion.
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InformIT is home to technology publishers Addison-Wesley Professional, Cisco Press, IBM Press, Pearson Certification, Prentice Hall Professional, QUE & Sams. We publish the top books, eBooks, & video from the creators, innovators & leaders of technology.
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This is a non-profit, fully online academy which offers a wide range of courses for students to choose from. Students are at the liberty to start the course at any time and work through it in their own pace. Once the course has been completed, students earn certificates that prove that they have successfully completed the course. Furthermore, in some courses, students can even earn college credits which can be transferred to the accredited college partners.
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|There is a huge difference between the Matt Damon from the real life, which is concerned about the situation of poor children and famine, and the Matt Damon on the screens, which chooses complicated roles like Bourne and the one from Elysum. Besides Matt Damon, Jodie Foster is another good reason to watch Elysium online, especially if you are the fan of post apocalyptic movies.
120 years from now, the world would be divided in two. The poor people still live on Earth as we know it, but it is an Earth that looks like the suburbs of an African city. Here, people fight for survival and they are abused by robot cops and army, while the rich ones moved to Elysium, an artificial satellite of Earth where all the diseases are cured and where people live in luxury, controlling the large masses of people remained on Earth for their own benefits. Matt Damon plays Max, a person that gains the abilities to demolish this inequality, and to bring the two worlds into an equilibrium.
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Censorship in France
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France has a long history of governmental censorship, particularly in the 16th to 18th centuries, but today freedom of press is guaranteed by the French Constitution and instances of governmental censorship are relatively limited and isolated.
There was a strong governmental control over radio and television in the 1950-70s. Today, the CSA is only charged of surveillance of the respect of French law in the media, in particular concerning the 1990 Gayssot Act which prohibits racist or/and religious hate speech (under which negationism, in particular but not only Holocaust denial falls under), and time period allocated to each political party during pre-electoral periods. Furthermore, other laws prohibit homophobic hate speech, and a 1970 law prohibits the advocacy of illegal drugs.[1][2]
Each of these laws have been criticized by some groups, either from the left (especially concerning the 1970 law on drugs) or from the far right (in particular concerning the 1990 Gayssot Act or the laws prohibiting homophobic attacks). Others express the need for minorities to be protected from hate speech which may lead, according to them, to heinous acts and hate crimes, while still others claim that one can not tolerate free speech concerning drugs as it is a matter of public health and moral order. However, the 2005 vote of the law on colonialism voted by the UMP conservative parliamentary majority has lifted a debate, especially among historians, concerning the legitimacy and relevancy of such "memory laws." Although a fair amount of historians are opposed to such laws, few advocate their repeal insofar as they estimate that once they have been voted, repealing them would be a greater evil.
Finally, critics, in particular, but not only, from the left-wing, have criticized economic censorship, in particular through concentration of media ownership (Bouygues' influence, for instance, on TF1), or the fact that Dassault or Lagardère, both military firms, control several newspapers in France, such as Le Figaro (owned by Dassault).
Over all, freedom of press is guaranteed by the French Constitution, several effective cases of censorship, against newspapers (Le Canard enchaîné, Charlie Hebdo and Hara-Kiri newspapers, etc.), films, or radio-shows, have been registered in the history of the Fifth Republic, founded in 1958. Most recently, several events ordered by Nicolas Sarkozy, then-Interior Minister and former President of the Republic (until 2012), have been criticized as forms of censorship (i.e. the firing of the director of Paris Match — controlled by Hachette Filipacchi Médias, the world's largest magazine publisher, itself owned by Lagardère — because he had published photos of Cécilia Sarkozy with another man in New York).
- 1 History of freedom of press and censorship in France
- 2 Linguistic censorship
- 3 Press
- 4 Theatre
- 5 Cinema
- 6 Television
- 7 List of censored books
- 8 List of censored songs
- 9 List of censored films
- 11 Freedom of information
- 12 See also
- 13 References
- 14 Further reading
- 15 External links
History of freedom of press and censorship in France[edit]
To the 18th century[edit]
Censorship in France may be traced to the middle ages. In 1275 Philip III of France put Parisian scriptoria under the control of the University of Paris which inspected manuscript books to verify that they were correctly copied.[3] Correctness of text, not content, was the concern until the early 16th century, when tracts by Martin Luther were printed. On June 13, 1521, Francis I of France decreed that all (religious) books had to be read and approved by the Faculty of Theology of the University, and on August 3, 1521, Parlement ordered that all Lutheran books must be deposited within one week.[4] In 1526, the Parlement of Paris and the Sorbonne issued a ban on the publishing of the Bible in French.[5] On January 13, 1535, an extreme statute was enacted forbidding all printing under threat of hanging and closing all bookshops.[6] This law was quickly abandoned, and Parlement formed a commission to review book printing.
In 1536 it was ordered that all medical books must be approved by the Medical Faculty of the University, and actions were taken against certain publishers of books on medicine and astrology. In 1544, the University banned the printing of any book not approved by the appropriate University officials.[7] In 1543, the Faculty of Theology issued its first Index of prohibited books, all religious, preceding by 16 years the Vatican's issuance of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum in 1559.[7] The Edict of Châteaubriant issued on June 27, 1551, prohibited possessing any books listed on the University's Index; translating the Bible or works of the Church Fathers; importing books from Geneva and other places not under the Church's control; or printing or selling of any religious books written in the last 40 years.[8]
The state itself began to take a greater role in censorship over the University and in 1566, the Ordonnance of Moulins was issued, banning the writing, printing or selling of defamatory books attacking individuals' good reputations and requiring that all books published must be approved and include the privilege and the great seal.[8] The state control was strengthened in 1571 by the edict of Gaillon which placed enforcement of the censorship laws in the Chancellor's office instead of the University.[9]
The concern of the censors was "heresy, sedition and personal libel" until 1629, when censorship began to focus also on immorality and indecency. "Nevertheless ... the government was never so much concerned about looseness of morals as it was about freedom of thought." [9] Manuscripts had to be approved by the Chancellor before publication and a register of permits was maintained.[10] During the 17th century, the University and the state fought over control of censorship, which was haphazard. In 1653, the University was stripped of authority and replaced by royal censors.[11] The royal censors office expanded in the 18th century and banned hundreds of titles. Books that were approved were required to include the censor's name and certificate of approval.[12] Censorship was eventually under the authority of the office of the Director of the Book Trade, the most famous of which was Lamoignon de Malesherbes.[13] Penalties for violations ranged from confiscation of books which often were burned, fines, imprisonment and even death.[14] In the later 18th century these rules were increasingly evaded by printers and booksellers.[15]
The nineteenth century[edit]
The loi sur la liberté de la presse of 29 July 1881 was passed under the French Third Republic in 1881 by the then-dominant Opportunist Republicans who sought to liberalise the press and promote free public discussion. The new law swept away a swathe of earlier statutes, stating at the outset the principle that "Printing and publication are free".
Following Auguste Vaillant's assassination attempt, the first anti-terrorist laws was voted in 1893, which were quickly denounced as lois scélérates. These laws severely restricted freedom of expression. The first one condemned apology of any felony or crime as a felony itself, permitting widespread censorship of the press. The second one allowed to condemn any person directly or indirectly involved in a propaganda of the deed act, even if no killing was effectively carried on. The last one condemned any person or newspaper using anarchist propaganda (and, by extension, socialist libertarians present or former members of the International Workingmen's Association (IWA):
"1. Either by provocation or by apology... [anyone who has] encouraged one or several persons in committing either a stealing, or the crimes of murder, looting or arson...; 2. Or has addressed a provocation to military from the Army or the Navy, in the aim of diverting them from their military duties and the obedience due to their chiefs... will be deferred before courts and punished by a prison sentence of three months to two years.[16]
The twentieth century[edit]
During World War I, postal censorship was in force, as the French state thought it necessary to control the public's morale and thus engaged in a sort of psychological warfare. Censorship was current during the war, leading to the 1915 creation of Le Canard enchaîné weekly, which used satires and other games of words to pass through "Anastasia's scissors", as was popularly called the censors (such word games still exist in Le Canard, for leisure purposes, such as the section named "Sur l'album de la Comtesse").
Censorship laws were revoked with the founding of the Fifth Republic in 1958, although cases of censorship still occurred (in particular concerning films or satirical newspapers). The proclamation of the state of emergency, used during the Algerian War (1954–62) and also in 2005, during the civil unrest, allows the state to legally censor news articles and other media productions (used during the Algerian War, this censorship disposition was not used in 2005).
Henri Alleg's book La Question denouncing torture by the French Army during the Algerian war was censored, as well as other similar books and films, such as The Battle of Algiers.
Recently[when?], UMP deputy Nadine Morano called on Interior Minister (UMP) Nicolas Sarkozy to censor hip-hop bands, while 200 UMP deputies, led by François Grosdidier, tried without success to censor hip-hop bands. The whole thing started with a song called La France by French hip-hop band Sniper.[citation needed]
In 1987 a law repressing inciting suicide was passed,[17] after a best-selling book called "Suicide, mode d'emploi" was published in 1982. The bill was first adopted by the Senate in 1983; in 1987, during the debates before the National Assembly, the book was cited by name as a prime example of what was to be banned.[18] This book, written by two anarchists (Claude Guillon and Yves Le Bonniec), contained a historic and theoretical account of suicide, as well as a critical overview of ways to commit suicide. The book could not be rereleased in 1989 because of that law. The book is thus censored de facto, unavailable in all libraries and bookshops in France. It has never been translated into English.
In April 2013 a volunteer with administrator's access to the French language Wikipedia was summoned by the direction centrale du Renseignement intérieur (Central Directorate of Homeland Intelligence, DCRI), a division of France's interior ministry. The volunteer was ordered to take down an article that had been online since 2009 concerning a military radio relay station at Pierre-sur Haute. DCRI claimed the article contained classified military information, for reasons that to date remain unclear, and broke French law. The volunteer, who had no connection with the article, explained "that's not how Wikipedia works" and told them he had no right to interfere with editorial content, but was told he would be held in custody and charged if he failed to comply. The article was promptly restored by a Swiss Wikipedia contributor. Christophe Henner, vice-president of Wikimedia France, said "if the DCRI comes up with the necessary legal papers we will take down the page. We have absolutely no problem with that and have made it a point of honour to respect legal injunctions; it's the method the DCRI used that is shocking."[19]
Linguistic censorship[edit]
The Toubon law enacted in 1994[20] has the cultural goal of "reaffirming the position of the French language". It requires "the compulsory use of the French language in all [public] written, ...radio and television advertising..."[21] As a direct consequence, advertising industry workers in France have expressed "frustration with regards to what many of them perceive as linguistic censorship."[22] Computer software developed outside France has to have its user interface and instruction manuals translated into French to be legally used by companies in France, due to the provision of the Toubon law applying to all workplaces that "any document that contains obligations for the employee or provisions whose knowledge is necessary for the performance of one's work must be written in French."[23] Also under this law, French language is required in all audiovisual programs, with exceptions for musical works and 'original version' films.[24] Under a related law for television, a minimum of 60 per cent of the movies and TV series must be produced in European countries and 40 per cent in Francophone countries, and these minimums must be met during evening prime-time as well as daily overall time.[24] The latter law is not linguistic censorship because it applies to television programs that are dubbed into French; rather it is a restriction of foreign-produced cultural content. In another law that involves censorship of both linguistic and foreign-produced content, songs in the French language on radio are protected by a minimum quota system.[24]
The press is largely unrestricted by law in France, although indirect pressures are sometimes applied to prevent publication of materials against the interests of the government or influential industries. Involvement of the government and major industrial groups, sometimes with political ties, with certain press organizations sometimes raises questions as to the ability of the press to remain truly independent and unrestricted. Examples include:
- the Agence France-Presse (AFP), an internationally active news agency used by the media worldwide, is a public corporation nominally independent from the government, but derives a lot of its revenue from sales to government;
- Radio France International (RFI) is funded by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and is sometimes criticized for its cover of former French colonies
- Serge Dassault, businessman involved in warplanes, and thus in government procurement contracts, (see Dassault Aviation) and senator from the UMP party, owns newspapers including Le Figaro; he famously indicated that he intended his papers to reflect only "healthy ideas" (idées saines) and that left-wing ideas were unhealthy;[25]
- the Bouygues group, a major operator of public works and thus of government procurement contracts, owns the TF1 TV channel, which has the largest audience.
In addition, most of the press depends on advertisement to generate revenue; the question of independence from advertisers is a constant and contentious one, with repeat assertions that undesirable investigations were descheduled from TV broadcasts.
However, there are outstanding examples of freedom and independence of the press, including the Canard enchaîné, a newspaper that is known for its scoops and its brazen publication thereof, even against the will of the government. The Canard does not accept advertising in order to remain truly independent.
Victor Hugo's 1832 play Le roi s'amuse was banned after one performance. Though it depicts the escapades of Francis I of France, censors of the time believed that it also contained insulting references to King Louis-Philippe. Hugo brought a suit to permit the performance of the play, which he lost but it propelled him into celebrity as a defender of freedom of speech.
All films intended for theatrical release have to be granted a visa by the Ministry of Culture, upon the recommendation of Commission for film classification (Commission de classification cinématographique), which can give a film one of five ratings:
- Tous publics (universal/U): suitable for all audiences
- Avertissement (!): some scenes may disturb young viewers. Can be used in conjunction with any rating as a warning.
- Interdit aux moins de 12 ans (-12): Forbidden for under 12s
- Interdit aux moins de 16 ans (-16): Forbidden for under 16s
- Interdit aux moins de 18 ans (-18): Forbidden for under 18s but not pornographic. Usually used for movies containing unsimulated sex (e.g. Ken Park in 2003) or extreme violence/cruelty (e.g. 1971's A Clockwork Orange)
- Interdit aux moins de 18 ans classé X (-18 or X): Forbidden for under 18s and pornographic. This is not a rating per se and it is equivalent to the American "unrated" rank as such films are not played in movie theaters.
Cinemas are bound by law to prevent underaged audiences from viewing films and may be fined if they fail to do so.
The Commission cannot make cuts to a film, but it can ban it, although this latter power is rarely used. In practice, this means that most films in France are categorized rather than censored.
Although there are no written guidelines as to what sort of content should receive which rating and ratings are given on a case by case basis, the commissioners typically cite violent, sexual and drug related content (especially if it is deemed to be graphic or gratuitous) as reasons for higher ratings. By contrast little attention is paid to strong language. However sexual content is much less likely to produce a high rating than in many other countries, including the United States.
Films which have received comparatively mild ratings in France compared to the U.S. include:
- American Beauty, U (rated R in the US)
- Fat Girl, -12 (unrated in the US)
- Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, U (rated R in US)
- Eyes Wide Shut, U! reclassified to U (rated NC-17 in US)
- Kids, -12 (originally rated NC-17 in the US)
- Taxi Driver, -16, reclassified to -12
- Braveheart, U! reclassified to U (rated R in US)
- The Exorcist, -16, reclassified to -12
- Van Helsing, U, (rated PG-13 in the US)
- Showgirls, -12 (rated NC-17 in US)
- Shame (2011 film), -12 (rated NC-17 in US)
- Killer Joe (film), -12 (rated NC-17 in US)
- Blue Valentine (film), U (originally rated NC-17 in US, appealed to an R rating)
- The Royal Tenenbaums, U (rated R in US)
- Kick-Ass, U! (rated R in US)
- Team America: World Police (cut version), U! (originally rated R in US)
- Man Bites Dog, -12 (rated NC-17 in US)
- Mulholland Drive, U (rated R in US)
- Inland Empire, U (rated R in US)
- Baise-Moi, -16, reclassified to -18 (unrated in US)
- 50 shades of Grey, U (rated R in US)
- Sausage Party, -12 (rated R in US)
The Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA) leaves the TV channels the choice of classification of a progamme, but can impose penalties if the classification is too low.
There are five classifications for television programs:
- Tous publics (universal/U): suitable for all audiences
- Déconseillé aux moins de 10 ans (-10): Not recommended for anyone under 10s (excluded from shows for children)
- Déconseillé aux moins de 12 ans (-12): Not recommended for anyone under 12s (broadcast mostly after 10:00pm but occasionally after 8:30pm)
- Déconseillé aux moins de 16 ans (-16): Not recommended for anyone under 16s (broadcast after 10:30pm)
- Interdit aux moins de 18 ans (-18): Forbidden to anyone under 18s (broadcast between 0:00am and 5:00am)
Classification of films can vary between the theatrical release and television broadcast. For example, Zombieland has been classified "Tous publics" in cinema, but when it was broadcast on TV, it was classified -16. The CSA is quite permissive about offensive language and sex in relation to the United States and in the United Kingdom. For example, South Park can be broadcast at any time of the day, except adjacent to youth programming, because it is classified -10.[26] Note that cinema-only and VOD channels have different rules.
Classification details[edit]
Classification is made by the channels through a "viewing committee" which uses some guidelines proposed by the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA) to decide of a classification. The CSA exerts control at the time of broadcasting, not before, and can investigate further either after a viewer's complaint or on its own behalf. Sanctions from the CSA can range from a simple warning to a broadcasting ban.
Some of the questions that the CSA want to be asked by viewing committees when evaluating a show[27] are:[28]
- The number and nature of the violent scenes
- Are the violent scenes gratuitous or important for the scenario?
- Are women depicted in a respectful or disrespectful way?
- Is sex being depicted? And how young viewers could react to such scenes?
List of censored books[edit]
- Lamennais, Le Pays et le gouvernement (1840, led to Lammennais' imprisonment for a year)
- Henri Alleg, La Question (Minuit, 1958 — on the use of torture during the Algerian War)
- Frantz Fanon's The Wretched of the Earth (1961), with a preface from Jean-Paul Sartre (published by François Maspero)
- Mongo Beti's Cruel hand on Cameroon, autopsy of a decolonization (Maspero, 1972) censored by the Ministry of the Interior Raymond Marcellin on the request, brought forward by Jacques Foccart, of the Cameroon government, represented in Paris by the ambassador Ferdinand Oyono.
- Bagatelles pour un massacre, by Louis-Ferdinand Céline, for antisemitism, just like by the same author :
- Léon Degrelle's Tintin mon copain
List of censored songs[edit]
- Boris Vian, Le Déserteur (1954) [29]
- JoeyStarr, "Sarkozy" (2006)
List of censored films[edit]
- La Garçonne (1923)
- Zéro de conduite(1933)
- Jean-Luc Godard, Le Petit Soldat (1960)
- Du - Zwischenzeichen der Sexualität (1968)
- Gillo Pontecorvo, The Battle of Algiers (1965)
- L'Essayeuse (1976)
- Romance (1999)
- Le Mur (2011)[30]
The Conseil Supérieur de l'Audiovisuel (CSA) is charged to regulate televisions, both public and private. It surveys the respect of national legislation, as well as the respect of time allocated to each political party in the media during electoral periods.
Freedom of information[edit]
Freedom of information and the accountability of public servants is a constitutional right, according to the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.
The implementing freedom of information legislation is the Loi n°78-753 du 17 juillet 1978 portant diverses mesures d'amélioration des relations entre l'administration et le public et diverses dispositions d'ordre administratif, social et fiscal (Act No. 78-753 of 17 July 1978. On various measures for improved relations between the Civil Service and the public and on various arrangements of administrative, social and fiscal nature). It sets as a general rule that citizens can demand a copy of any administrative document (in paper, digitized or other form). The commission on access to administrative documents (Commission d'Accès aux Documents Administratifs, CADA), an independent administrative authority, may help in the process. Regulations specify maximal fees of reproduction. Only final versions, not work documents, may be requested. There exist a number of exemptions:
- Documents established in the process of justice.
- Documents of cases before the national ombudsman.
- Documents carrying an appreciation or judgment over a named or easily identifiable person, or containing private information of that person (such as medical records), when the person requesting the document is not the person described in the document or, in some cases, from his or her family; such documents may often still be obtained after the names of the persons involved are erased;
- Documents for which that are already available to the public (for instance, publishing in the Journal Officiel).
- Documents with secrets regarding national defense or national foreign policy (though they may often be communicated after erasure of certain passages).
- Internal deliberations of the national executive.
- Documents from fiscal, customs, criminal enquiries.
Certain exempted documents may still be available according to other statutes. For instance, some tax-related information about any taxpayer are available to any other taxpayer from the same tax district.
CADA does not have the power to order administrations to surrender documents, though it may strongly incite them to do so. However, citizens can challenge the refusal of the administration before the administrative courts (i.e. courts hearing recourses against the executive). Unfortunately, these courts are overbooked, and citizens must often wait several years to have their rights examined in a fair trial. France has been declared guilty of excessive delays (more than 10 years) many times by the European Court of Human Rights.
See also[edit]
- ^ Loi n°70-1320 du 31 décembre 1970 relative aux mesures sanitaires de lutte contre la toxicomanie, et à la répression du trafic et de l'usage illicite des substances vénéneuses
- ^ Public health code, L3421-4
- ^ David T. Pottinger, The French Book Trade in the Ancien Regime, 1500 - 1791, Harvard Univ. Press (1958), p. 55.
- ^ Pottinger, supra, at pp. 55-56.
- ^ Pettegree, Andrew (2010). The Book in the Renaissance. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-11009-8. p. 118
- ^ Pottinger, supra, at p. 56.
- ^ a b Pottinger, supra, p. 57.
- ^ a b Pottinger, supra, p. 58.
- ^ a b Pottinger, supra, p. 59.
- ^ Pottinger, supra, pp. 70-71.
- ^ Pottinger, supra, pp. 60-64.
- ^ Pottinger, supra, p. 71.
- ^ Pottinger, supra, pp. 66-70.
- ^ Pottinger, supra, pp. 76-81.
- ^ Pottinger, supra, pp. 72-76.
- ^ (in French) "1. Soit par provocation, soit par apologie [...] incité une ou plusieurs personnes à commettre soit un vol, soit les crimes de meurtre, de pillage, d'incendie [...] ; 2. Ou adressé une provocation à des militaires des armées de terre et de mer, dans le but de les détourner de leurs devoirs militaires et de l'obéissance qu'ils doivent à leurs chefs [...] serait déféré aux tribunaux de police correctionnelle et puni d'un emprisonnement de trois mois à deux ans."
- ^ Loi n°87-1133 du 31 décembre 1987 tendant à réprimer la provocation au suicide
- ^ [Proceedings http://archives.assemblee-nationale.fr/8/cri/1987-1988-ordinaire1/120.pdf] of the French National Assembly, 14 December 1987, first sitting
- ^ "French secret service accused of censorship over Wikipedia page", Kim Willsher, The Guardian, 7 April 2013.
- ^ Text of law in English
- ^ Zahd Yaqub, The European handbook on advertising law (1999), p. 425.
- ^ As reported in the journal World Englishes, Volume 26 Issue 2 (year 2007), pages 170 - 190: "Multilingual discourses for addressing today's global consumer".
- ^ "American Bar Association Report on GE Medical Systems case: French court fines US company for not using French language in France". Archived from the original on 2009-08-06.
- ^ a b c See Television Regulation in France a 2005 report sponsored by the Open Society Institute.
- ^ France Inter, December 10, 2004, 8h20
- ^ "CSA.fr - Quel signal pour quel contenu ?".
- ^ For a series, each episode is evaluated.
- ^ [1]
- ^ Antiwar Songs (AWS) - The Deserter
- ^ [cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chantal-sicile-kira/the-wall-film-autism_b_1127680.html "French Psychoanalysts Take Legal Action to Ban Film 'The Wall' About Autism"] Check
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Further reading[edit]
- Claude Guillon, Le droit à la mort. Suicide, mode d'emploi: ses lecteurs, ses juges, Paris, Hors Texte, 2004 (ISBN 2-915286-34-5)
- William Hanley, A biographical dictionary of French censors 1742-1789, Ferney, Centre international d'étude du XVIIIe siècle, 2005 (ISBN 978-2-84559031-1)
External links[edit]
- CNC Centre National de la Cinématographie, parent organisation of the Commission for film classification
- CSA Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel
- IFEX International Freedom of Expression Exchange
- Specific Sites Excluded from Google.fr and or Google.de.
- La Censure cinématographique en France, thesis
- Report by the chairman of the French Commission of film classification
- Internet Movie Database - films banned in France


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BTW, is this a half hour or quarter hour?
So it's basically Holodeck: The Series. Adult Swim used to take risks, but they're relying on the conventional now with the same familiar names. Where will the next South Park come from?
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GAINESVILLE - Beyond the fireworks and the red white and blue, there's another "fourth" people are talking about: The fourth amendment. After a leak from whistleblower Edward Snowden showed the government is spying on Americans, and checking phone records of journalists. More people are putting their guard up when it comes to privacy. Protests are happening in cities all across the United States and Gainesville is one of those cities.
"I am out here in the rain because I value privacy... I value the protections of the United States Constitution," Chris Maden said. "The Fourth Amendment is basically being violated.. Not once, not twice but over a billion times," Michael Brotherton said. Both men are Gainesville protestors and they say they have the right not to be eavesdropped on by the government without probable cause.
They're calling it "Restore The Fourth" the Amendment that guards against unreasonable searches. It's a national grassroots movement, where people are using Independence Day as a way to freely express themselves. By painting the 34th street wall, protestors hope to bring awareness to the fourth amendment and make a statement.
Recent discoveries show the National Security Agency's efforts to track cell phone calls, e-mails and the internet traffic of americans. To this behavior, Maden says, "They do not have the right or the power to spy on everyone all the time. Just in case." Maden thinks privacy is a high price to pay for security. "I am not scared. I refuse to be scared. You hear politicians say this and that... Oh well, if that happens then the terrorists win. If we are terrorized then the terrorists win. I refuse to be scared. I refused to be cowed," Maden added.
Paul Nickerson one of the local organizers of "Restore The Fourth" says a middle ground could be found. "The debate between privacy and security is a false debate. I think we can have both. And we have existing court infrastructure, we have the system in place for warrants... To go after these bad guys legally."
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St Kilda have passed a stern physical test from long-time tormentors Essendon to be top of the ladder for the first time in six years.
Essendon kingpins James Hird and Matthew Lloyd are likely to come under scrutiny in the video review for separate incidents in the fiery clash on Saturday night, won 13.16 (94) to 8.12 (60) by the Saints. The Bombers had won 31 of the 36 previous clashes between the two.
St Kilda last topped the ladder after round 14, 1998. This time, they are joined by the Kangaroos, Port Adelaide and Brisbane as the only undefeated teams. At the wrong end of the ladder, the luckless Western Bulldogs, Adelaide, Geelong and Essendon are yet to win.
New video reports officer Ian Robinson seems set to examine an incident in which Hird raised a forearm into the face of St Kilda's Andrew Thompson, who had charged straight at the Essendon captain while he was out of bounds. Earlier, Lloyd made head-high contact in trying to break a tackle from Nick Dal Santo.
Midfielder/backman Mark Johnson also flattened Saints star Nick Riewoldt with a blindside bump. "Incidents like that are disappointing, the umpire was two or three metres away from it looking straight at it," Saints coach Grant Thomas said of the Johnson-Riewoldt clash. "Nick's got a lot of courage and the umpires sometimes need a bit of courage."
Adding to Essendon's woes, Johnson and Mark McVeigh suffered hamstring injuries.
The Kangaroos have made an artform out of exceeding expectations and seem set to do it again this year after downing Hawthorn 15.13 (103) to 11.8 (74) yesterday.
With his side largely overlooked during the pre-season, Roos coach Dean Laidley smiled knowingly when asked if the dream start had been expected. "Every game that we go out we think we can win and that's how it stands at the footy club, and we'd like to think we can get the results on the board," he said.
Shannon Grant, whose fitness helped him slip Hawks Simon Beaumont and Luke Hodge and kick three goals, echoed Laidley when asked why no one rated the Roos.
"I think that's been the case for a long time, and that's fine by us," he said.
Carlton won their first match since round 12 last year, downing an undermanned Geelong 16.8 (104) to 6.14 (50) yesterday.
Even outstanding Cats fullback Matthew Scarlett had his colours lowered, by Brendan Fevola, who booted five goals. Off-season recruit Nick Stevens will return from suspension this week, captain Anthony Koutoufides may be back a couple of weeks later, while Justin Davies, Cory McGrath, Jon McCormick and top draft pick Andrew Walker all shone in the seconds. "There's a lot of young guys who are really hungry and desperate to make a future of their footy, and to have that combined with pressure from underneath, it's an exciting place to be at the moment, Carlton," coach Denis Pagan said. "We've taken a lot of little steps and I hope we can continue to do that, we need to - I think we can get better."
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Port continued their fine record at Subiaco - a graveyard for many visitors - with an 18.10 (118) to 17.13 (115) victory over West Coast on Saturday night. Acting Port skipper Warren Tredrea was the star with five goals as the Power defied a rising injury toll. The trip across the Nullarbor clearly holds no fears for Port, who have won six of their past seven games in the west.
Brisbane captain Michael Voss went forward and kicked seven goals as the defending premiers downed the slumping Crows 15.14 (104) to 11.17 (83) in Adelaide on Saturday.
"You'd like two of him, obviously, so you could play him there and play him in the middle," said Lions coach Leigh Matthews, who was without injured full-forward Alastair Lynch and suspended centre half-forward Jonathan Brown. "We started the game off with him in the middle because we wanted to set the scene and he does that with his robust play around the ball . . . He's a wonderful player, only the great midfielders kick a lot of goals."
In other matches, Collingwood ran over the top of the Bulldogs to record a 15.16 (106) to 13.19 (97) victory on Saturday, while Melbourne thumped Richmond 20.15 (135) to 12.4 (76) on Friday night.
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. –Northern Arizona volleyball travels to Montana and Montana State in its last road trip of the Big Sky Conference season. The Lumberjacks play Montana State on Friday, Nov. 5 at 7:30 p.m. and Montana on Saturday, Nov. 6 at 7 p.m.
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Montana State (10-14, 3-8 BSC) has lost its last three Big Sky matches with recent losses to Eastern Washington (3-0) on Oct. 29 and Portland State (3-1) on Oct. 30. The Lumberjacks are 27-22 all-time against the Bobcats and have won the last seven contests. Montana State is 4-3 at home this year.
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PSFK took sleek mirror-less camera for a test-drive at the interactive event at the STORY space in NYC.
PSFK recently attended STORY space's Color story promotion event. The retail space reinvents their store every 6-8 weeks, coupling relevant events with curated products around a theme. Recently they partnered with Cool Hunting and Pentax to lend cameras out while people were walking through the High Line park and Chelsea. The event gave tourists, or any one sauntering through the park, the chance to capture the picturesque neighborhood, while the colorfully designed camera was a match for the current retail design story.
We took the chance to play with the new Pentax K-01 camera and took some photos of the area and talked with Pentax about the camera's fetures. Marc Newsom's simplified design and vibrant color options gives the camera an impactful look, while remaining approachable and well balanced for pro-am users. The Mirror-less design offers a wide range of features and using Pentax's K-mount lets users chose from the over 25+ million lenses that they have released over the years. The camera is a blend of functionality and style to match the wide, but increasingly professional, DSLR fan base in a reduced user interface for quick and agile shooting.
Ned Brunnell, the president of Pentax, was kind enough to walk PSFK through the thoughts behind the design and highlight unique features. The camera came with a 40mm pancake lens whose sleek design left just enough room to control the focus ring. The K-01 features a 16 megapixel sensor with a 3 inch LCD screen, through which you can clearly view what you are shooting, whether video or still images. The camera body is imbedded with shake reduction technology, letting photographers use a plethora of interchangeable lenses, regardless of stabilization technology on the lens, allowing users to capture crisp images. Ned also pointed out the focus peaking feature that helps users highlight the specific area they are looking to capture, especially useful in shooting soft-focus subjects with precision.
The video below shows the benefits of focus peaking and how it looks on the cameras hi-quality viewing screen.
The Mirror-less camera system and Marc Newson's design compliment each other, as the camera is boiled down to the most important features for quickly producing quality images. The camera limits the amount of tweaking and saturation added to the raw image formats, letting users retouch and edit their images as they see fit after downloading. There are also a handful of artistic features to edit images in-camera. The camera body fits simply in-hand and its even balance removes some the the lens-forward tilt experienced with similar cameras. The look and the feel rise to meet the high design name.
Thanks to STORY Space and Cool Hunting for organizing this great chance for anyone to try out the Pentax cameras. Take a look at the gallery for pictures we shot during our day at the Highline Park in Chelsea.


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I have been having my frugal intellect "perked" by the seemingly no-nonsense quality of Bersa.
I live in MD. and will N-E-V-E-R have the ability to CC, so my question is this:
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Gators Complete Improbable Regular Season with 37-26 Win Over FSU
GAINESVILLE - A year ago Will Muschamp wanted a tougher team.
On Saturday afternoon in Tallahassee, he got one.
A season after publicly calling his team soft after a 21-7 home loss to rival FSU, the fourth-ranked Gators returned the favor with a 37-26 win over No. 10 Florida State.
Florida capitalized on five FSU turnovers, including four from senior Seminole quarterback EJ Manuel.
The game turned on multiple occasions from huge momentum swings both ways.
Florida jumped out to a 13-0 lead late into the second quarter before Florida State went on their own 20-point run to end the third.
The Gators then responded with 24-unanswered fourth quarter points before a garbage Seminole touchdown capped the scoring in a wild game between two of the state's best.
Gator senior running back Mike Gillislee led the charge with 140 yards rushing and two touchdowns.
Gillislee became the first Florida running back to eclipse the 1,000 yard mark in a single season since Ciatrick Fason did it in 2004.
Senior kicker Caleb Sturgis also got into the record books, breaking Jeff Chandler's school record for all-time field goal makes in a career (67), now at a total of 69 and counting.
Florida finished the regular season 11-1 but will miss out on a berth in the BCS National Championship game.
Notre Dame completed an undefeated season with a 22-13 win over USC and will face the winner of the SEC Championship game between Alabama and Georgia for a national title.
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decorating the exterior of a house with a large amount of Christmas lights
'Greetings houseblingers and their admirers! The new houseblinging season is now upon us and we know that many of you have already been preparing furiously for this winter's display …'houseblinger.com 29th November 2005
'Some streets with a lot of houseblings can attract many visitors, causing traffic jams and annoyance to neighbours.'houseblinger.com 29th November 2005
As we drive down a quiet residential street in early December, we're suddenly confronted with a dazzling display. What was yesterday a modest, respectable semi-detached house, has in a matter of hours turned into an explosion of electrical activity, a giant, flashing Christmas shrine, adorned with Santa, snowman and multitudes of reindeers. Whether you love these light extravaganzas or hate them, there's now a term to describe this seasonal pastime: houseblinging.
houseblinging is becoming increasingly popular on both sides of the Atlantic, so much so that a dedicated website … was launched
Houseblinging is becoming increasingly popular on both sides of the Atlantic, so much so that a dedicated website houseblinger.com was launched in December 2004 (with a more recent American counterpart usa.houseblinger.com). The site is of course aimed at people who engage in houseblinging and admirers of their work. It promotes the term houseblinger to refer to those who decorate the exteriors of their homes (sometimes shortened to blingers), and a noun housebling, which is used both uncountably and countably to refer to the decoration itself or an instance of it. The site gives guidance to houseblingers, promoting energy-saving measures and use of the displays for fundraising, and enables them to share tips and experiences. Spotters are given the opportunity to submit photos of recently identified houseblings which form a geographically organized gallery.
The expression houseblinging made its first appearance in December 2004. Its original use is attributable to Peter Bridge of Aston, Hertfordshire, who, in a letter to The Daily Telegraph on the 9th December 2004, suggested the word housebling to describe houses extravagantly decorated with Christmas lights.
The bling element of the word relates to the term bling bling, an expression referring to large pieces of expensive, eye-catching jewellery, thought to have originated from the Jamaican slang for the imaginary 'sound' produced in animated cartoons when light reflects off a diamond. Often abbreviated to simply bling, the term originated in hip-hop slang but quickly came into widespread use, so much so that in 2002 it entered the fifth edition of the Shorter Oxford Dictionary. Current usage of the word bling not only relates to expensive jewellery but an entire lifestyle centred around excess spending. Houseblinging is a more recent addition to a range of derivatives, including an adjective blingy, a noun blinger and even a phrasal verb bling it up.
This article was first published on 12th December 2005.
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'Celebrate! St. Cloud State' Events Planned For This Weekend
ST. CLOUD – This is "Celebrate St. Cloud State" weekend – the replacement for the former Homecoming celebration.
Events run tonight (Thursday) through Sunday.
Some of the highlights include: an outdoor concert with the band Rocket Club starting at 5:30 p.m. tomorrow (Friday) at the Green Mill, Husky Fan Fest starting at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, the Grand Re-Opening of the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, and the Husky football game versus Augustana at 6:00 p.m. Saturday, followed by post-game fireworks.


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Hey Steven, congrats on finding MND, you're correct, it's an awesome resource for both borrowers and LO's. Best Ex rates typically do not include origination points, BUT are based on best case scenario (high scores, low loan to value), so no improved pricing for you there. They are typically "as good as it gets" AVERAGE rates, but do remember that lenders vary pricing based on pipeline control, profit expectations, etc. I've had my rates be better (and sometimes worse) than the best ex rates posted here. Best way to utilize the "best ex" rates shown on MND is to gauge the day to day direction of rate movement. Shouldn't be any regional adjustment for CO, one less thing to worry about there.


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Butch Davis considers this week one of UNC's most demanding. Saturday's game against South Carolina in Kenan Stadium will be the last of four consecutive that could prove to be the toughest stretch of games of the season, a run that started at South Florida and moved to Virginia Tech before last week's return home. (Winston-Salem Journal)
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Economic Factors Influence the Number of Media Outlets in Local Markets, While Ownership by Minorities and Women Appears Limited and Is Difficult to Assess
GAO-08-383: Published: Mar 12, 2008. Publicly Released: Apr 11, 2008.
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The media industry plays an important role in educating and entertaining the public. While the media industry provides the public with many national choices, media outlets located in a local market are more likely to provide local programs that meet the needs of residents in the market compared to national outlets. This report reviews (1) the number and ownership of various media outlets; (2) the level of minority- and women-owned broadcast outlets; (3) the influence of economic, legal and regulatory, and technological factors on the number and ownership of media outlets; and (4) stakeholders' opinions on modifying certain media ownership laws and regulations. GAO conducted case studies of 16 randomly sampled markets, stratified by population. GAO also interviewed officials from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the Department of Commerce, trade associations, and the industry. Finally, GAO reviewed FCC's forms, processes, and reports.
The numbers of media outlets and owners of media outlets generally increase with the size of the market; markets with large populations have more television and radio stations and newspapers than less populated markets. Additionally, diverse markets have more outlets operating in languages other than English, contributing to a greater number of outlets. Some companies participate in operating agreements wherein two or more media outlets might, for example, share content. As such, these agreements may suggest that the number of independently owned media outlets might not always be a good indicator of how many independently produced local news and other programs are available in a market. Finally, the Internet is expanding access to media content and competition. On a biennial basis, FCC collects data on the gender, race, and ethnicity of broadcast owners to, according to FCC, position itself and the Congress to assess the need for, and success of, programs to foster minority and women ownership. However, these data suffer from three weaknesses: (1) exemptions from filing for certain types of broadcast stations, (2) inadequate data quality procedures, and (3) problems with data storage and retrieval. These weaknesses limit the benefits of this data collection effort. While reliable government data are lacking, available evidence suggests that ownership of broadcast outlets by minorities and women is limited. Several barriers contribute to the limited levels of ownership by these groups, including a lack of easy access to sufficient capital. A variety of economic, legal and regulatory, and technological factors influence media ownership. Two economic factors--high fixed costs and the size of the market--appear to influence the number of media outlets in a market, the incentive to consolidate, and the prevalence of operating agreements. By limiting the number and types of media outlets that a company can own, various laws and regulations affect the ownership of media outlets. Technological factors, such as the emergence of the Internet, have facilitated entry for new companies, thereby increasing the amount of content and competition. Stakeholders expressed varied opinions on modifications to media ownership rules. Most business stakeholders expressing an opinion on various media ownership rules were more likely to report that the rules should be relaxed or repealed. In contrast, nonbusiness stakeholders who expressed an opinion on the rules were more likely to report that the rules should be left in place or strengthened. Both business and nonbusiness stakeholders who expressed an opinion on a previously repealed tax certificate program supported either reinstating or expanding the program to encourage the sale of broadcast outlets to minorities.
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Status: Closed - Implemented
Comments: The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) latest action on media ownership occurred on March 5, 2008, when it adopted rules intended to promote diversification of broadcast ownership. FCC has not taken action on enhancements to its collection of data pertaining to the gender, ethnicity, and race of broadcast licensees as we recommended. In April 2009, FCC issued new rules that enhanced its data collection efforts.
Recommendation: To more effectively monitor and report on the ownership of broadcast outlets by minorities and women, the Chairman, FCC, should identify processes and procedures to improve the reliability of FCC's data on gender, race, and ethnicity so that these data can be readily used to accurately depict the level, nature, and trends in minority and women ownership, thereby enabling FCC and the Congress to determine how well FCC is meeting its policy goal of diversity in media ownership.
Agency Affected: Federal Communications Commission
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Hydrokientix Heating System Not Heating
The storage unit of my Hydrokientix heating system is not heating the water. The indicator light does turn green when we hit off-peak, so that much appears to be working. I'm not sure how to determine if it thinks it should be heating the water and can't (bad heating element, blown fuse???), or if a sensor that tells it when to heat is bad (outside temperature sensor, etc). Information on these is hard to come by so any help would be appreciated.
Did you try resetting all breakers inside the panel/control box on the hydro?
Did you setting it to over ride?
Have you checked its water level(too low it won't activate the heaters)?
Is your an analog or digital control?
When is the last time it was serviced?
I think I reset all the breakers, but I will attempt again to be sure. Tried flipping the override switch and nothing happened, but maybe I didn't leave it switched long enough. Water level looks fine, but will take a closer look to be sure. I think its an analog control.
We also have a heat pump. Had both the indoor and outdoor heat pump units replaced last fall and everything worked as expected last winter and up until a few days ago this winter. I guess the Hydrokientix part of the system wasn't serviced at that time. They kind of tried to talk me into getting rid of the Hydrokientix. What type of service do these need? The HVAC company I've used is familiar with these (so they say), but they never recommended any kind of service.
The high temp pot. Needs to be moved from its setting every couple years. Or it just stops allowing the Hydro to work.
Water added every year. Just a alittle bit. Don't rely on the expansion tanks guage alone to check water level. Sometimes they get so dirty inside. That the ball sticks in place(guessing yours is the round guage glass).
Inhibitor should be added every couple years. To keep them from rusting out.
The safeties should also checked. Along with the DC contactors for the heating elements(checked for pitting).
That thing can sound like a freight train if a relay sticks and it starts making steam.
What's the high temp pot?
Opened up the valve to add water. It took some, not much though, before it came out the overflow.
Where do Iadd the inhibitor?
The inhibiter has to be pumped in.
Usually need a utility hose to do it.
The high POT will be the third one on the right on the lower portion of the control board. A couple inches from the bottom. Turn off the power before before doing it.
Do you have a multimeter. To check the temp sensors, and the low water pressure sensor.
I discovered something else last night. The pump that circulates the water was hot, making a low noise, like it was trying to run but can't. I shut the breaker off for the pump. That part was replaced a few years ago. Could they go bad that quickly? Its a Taco pump. Seems strange that the water isn't heating AND the pump is malfunctioning. Also, the heat pump last night didn't seem like it could generate as much heat as we were calling for. The temperature didn't drop below 71 in the house all night, but 71 doesn't feel warm enough on cold nights.
Thanks for all the info so far.
The circ will feel hot. Even though its circulating cold water. The motor will get hot.
With out the Hydrokenetic. You were probably at the limits of what the system can do.
Yeah, I figured the system just couldn't keep up.
I never noticed the pump was hot before except when it was actually pumping water. I didn't think it was supposed to use the hot water at night, from what I was told. It certainly possible whoever told me was wrong.
It uses the hot water anytime the thermostat calls for second stage (aux) heat.
Your circ is circulating water. just its cold water.
If you don't get your hydro working tonight. Disabling the circ will help to heat your house. When the circ is circulating cold water. That cold water is absorbing some of the heat from the heat pump.
Techs are here. Apparently it's the heating elements. He figures one went bad at some point and the other just recently. He also said my unit is one of the originals and getting out those elements is no easy task. They are working on getting them out, then we'll refill the tank, and hopefully everything's working again. Thanks for all your input. I appreciate it. I'll post back the final results when they're in.
Make sure they add inhibitor when they refill it.
Thats a bare steel tank. You don't want air(oxygen) to have a chance at rusting it out.
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Articles Tagged 'Lufthansa'
Condor, Bahrain and Reykjavik/Keflavik airports receive awards
In this week's Network Planning Community News, Cluj-Napoca Airport celebrates one million passengers in 2014, while Mahan Air lands at Beijing from Tehran. More news from Larnaca and Durban airports.
Lufthansa links Las Palmas with weekly Munich flight
Lufthansa competes with four other airlines on the 3,256-kilometre sector between Munich and Las Palmas.
Vote for the best of 10 Fire Truck Water Arches; Winter Season Launches Part 1
The start of the W14/15 season sees a lot of the world's airports pulling out all the stops in terms of new route marketing ‒ and that means lots of fire truck water arches (FTWAs). This week, we give you, the reader, the chance to select the best of the 10 FTWAs we have been […]
Vote for the best Cake of the Week – 15 scrummy treats from Winter 2014 Season Part 1
The first days of the 2014 winter timetable have brought almost 200 new routes to the world and almost as many tonnes of cakes. Use your vote to select your choice of the week for W14/15 Season Part 1.
Tampa and Nuremberg airports show-off certificates for Southwest Airlines and Wizz Air respectively
In this week's Network Planning Community News, Frankfurt Airport celebrates with a cake ceremony the inaugural flight of Lufthansa to Marrakech, a sector added on 2 October.
German airports report August growth of over 6% as locals celebrate World Cup victory by taking a holiday
Germans may have stayed home to watch their team win the FIFA World Cup in Brazil in June and July, but once it was all over they set off in record numbers on holiday in August. We take a closer look at the trends in demand at German airports in 2014.
Tallinn Airport sees growth of 2.1% so far in 2014; Estonian Air adds Tallinn-Stockholm Bromma
Gateway to the capital of Estonia, Tallinn Airport handled close to two million passengers last year. With a total of 13 airlines operating from the airport, anna.aero investigates the airport's recent activity and reveals how dominant Estonian Air is this October.
Ryanair's return to Prague Airport helps boost Czech Republic traffic; easyJet and Vueling make it six carriers serving Rome
Prague Airport dominates air traffic in the Czech Republic. Passenger numbers grew rapidly between 1995 and 2008, but since then things have developed more slowly as we reveal with our look at the leading routes and airlines serving the market.
Brussels Airlines reports 2.1% growth in 2013; Geneva is still top route
Part of Lufthansa Group, Brussels Airlines continued its growth last year, as it handled close to six million passengers. As the airline is now serving over 60 destinations in 30 countries within Europe, North Africa, North America and the Middle East, anna.aero reveals Brussels Airlines' recent developments and its top 12 routes for this September.
Ethiopian Airlines grows 13% in FY13; nine European points served
Africa's third largest carrier according to weekly seat capacity, Ethiopian Airlines has been growing without interruption in recent years, handling 5.2 million passengers in FY2013. As the Star Alliance member is now serving a total of 79 destinations across the globe, anna.aero reveals Ethiopian Airlines' recent development and its top 12 routes for this September.
Dresden Airport sees traffic decline of 7%; Etihad Regional arrives with Amsterdam and Zurich services
Covering a catchment area that extends to three countries (Germany, Czech Republic and Poland), Dresden Airport handled 1.8 million passengers in 2013. With a total of 13 carriers operating to 23 non-stop destinations, anna.aero takes a closer look at the airport's recent activity and reveals how dominant Lufthansa is this September.
Finnish market close to 20 million passengers in 2014; Finnair commands 58% of weekly international seats
Finnish airports achieved over 19 million passengers last year, decreasing by a modest 0.4% since we last looked at this market three years ago. With Helsinki Airport offering 80% of traffic in 2013 and Sweden being the top international country this summer, anna.aero investigates how the Finnish market is evolving.