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Buildings are changing their nature from static structures of bricks and mortar to dynamic work and living environments that actively support and assist their inhabitants. These new buildings are expected to behave intelligently. In addition, to satisfying the needs of its inhabitants, a building is an active, autonomous entity that pursues its own goals (energy consumption, security). To fulfill this goal, a building must continually take decisions: but specifying rules that describe which actions to take, at which time, and because of which conditions, is complex and time consuming. In addition, these rules have to be changed constantly, because preferences and needs of users change. The building thus needs to learn its own rules of behavior, and continually adapt them, based on feedback from its occupants.
Engineering such a system poses a number of challenges. Decisions must be made in near-real time. The system must have a way to interact with its users to obtain feedback. On the other hand, it should not intrude on the user. In this article we particularly highlight the problem1 from a machine-learning perspective.
Figure 1.
Unsupervised learning and control
We tackle the learning problem in several stages. All knowledge that the system has about its goals and users is stored as fuzzy logic2 rules (in a rulebase). These rules are continually adapted based on feedback from the environment. A number of agents,3 each responsible for a small part of the whole decision space, use individual rulebases for decision-making. Using fuzzy rules has the advantage that the rulebase, although completely automatically constructed by the learning algorithm, is easily read and modifiable by humans.
Two-stage memory and decision process
The inherent non-stationarity and noisiness of user interactions with the building make it difficult to acquire stable, long-term knowledge. On one hand, the building must be able to retain and recognize long-term overall patterns of behavior; but on the other hand it must also react to short-term changes in requirements without destroying such long-term knowledge. Motivated by biological systems, we use a two-stage memory process: short-term (STM) and long-term (LTM) memory.4 Newly-acquired knowledge remains in STM and does not become part of LTM before it is confirmed and generalized. STM changes rapidly based on user demand and always gets precedence over LTM during day-to-day operation. However, if the former is discarded after a short time if it does not get incorporated into latter. Knowledge transformation from STM to LTM, as in natural systems, takes place transparently: in parallel to decision making and learning. For efficient generalization of knowledge, a genetic algorithm5 is used (see Figure 2). This serves as an efficient mechanism to retain long-term knowledge in spite of inherent contradictions in feedback that occur in the short-term. This is a two-way process: knowledge in LTM, as in STM, is discarded if it is not needed anymore, or if it contradicts new facts. This property is essential because of the non-stationarity of the environment.
Figure 2.
We have been running various versions of this system in a real building to evaluate its performance. Initial results are promising and show that the system is able to improve the inhabitants' comfort1 and minimize energy consumption.
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Ron Burgundy is back!
I agree with KT's post...Phil doesn't need to come back, nothing left to gain or prove.
There's enough talent on this team that most of us could be successful at Head Coach!
Honestly I'm bummed it's not Phil, but if the demands that he wanted personnel control are true I'm glad it's not Phil....
Man, between Dantoni, Nash, and Jamison, the lakers have 3 guys I actually want to see succeed.
I dont like this, they need to bring back Sasha Vujacic and his stupid face
D'Antoni was the right choice. His system fits that team better than the triangle. In the triangle, Nash becomes a spot up shooter a la Steve Kerr. Wasn't that one of the biggest problems with the Princeton offense? You sign one of the best offensive PGs of all time and then relegate him to being a spot up shooter. Yep, that makes sense.
Had Nash had someone like Howard who could run and actually protect the rim in Phoenix, instead of whatever revolving door they could piece together at center and a washed up Shaq, that team probably wins a championship.
I doubt we see anything as fast paced as the Seven Seconds or Less Suns but this was the right move. D'Antoni is a players coach and with a team of veterans, like the Lakers, that's the best fit.
Posted November 13, 2012
Lakers will look really foolish if this doesn't work out and by doesn't work out I mean if they don't win it all. The media will have a field day every time they struggle and suggest they should've went with Phil Jackson.
D'Antoni teams don't play defense and can't win championships. That's what all the critics say. Media is going to destroy the Lakers.
This year is no different than any other.
The only acceptable outcome in Laker Land is to win it all.
The only "D" in Los Angeles will be the one in front of coach's last name......
Posted November 14, 2012
Actually D'Antoni isn't as bad definesivly that people seem to think. He's always been coaching players like Nash, Melo', & Amare who are terrible on defense.
He's never had players like Kobe, Metta and def. not Dwight..
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my dog has been sick for couple weeks. first signs of illness i took him to a vet. they told me nothing was wrong. i paid about $600 for vet. bills and xrays. about another week or so went by and he's still not better. took him to another vet. and...
You can always ask the vet for a refund. However, suing the vet and proving your claim in court is a tough row to hoe. You'd need an expert witness to prove the vet's conduct fell below the acceptable standard of veterinary care. Then there's the issue of damages. Even if your dog dies, a court will consider your damages to be very small. Even though many of us treasure our pets as members of the family, the law views pets as nothing more than personal property. Courts won't award you any more than the dog cost and maybe the amount you paid the vet.See question
About two years ago a creditor brought suit against me for an alleged debt. I was successful in defending against the suit and won a dismissal with prejudice from the court. Now the same creditor is attempting collections for the same debt. Can...
Is the creditor the original creditor or is it a third-party, such as a "junk debt buyer"?
If the creditor is a junk debt buyer, what they're doing is most likely a violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
I do not recommend ignoring the matter.See question
I had too pay my car payment or i was going to lose it and i had to put food on my table so i had to sell most of the collateral just to do that
It's impossible to answer your question without more detailed information. There is no "debtors' prison" in modern society. However, Georgia does have a criminal misdemeanor offense called "Endangering a Security Interest". Whether that law applies to your case is fact dependent.See question
I did 43 illustrations for an author that lives in Michigan (Ann Harbor). He paid me 1/3 up front. He kept wanting more and more illustrations..I trusted this man. We did not sign a contract per say but the e-mail communications that I have saved ...
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As Mr. Harris said, you will most likely have to sue the author in his/her home state.
You should consult a consumer's legal advocate in Michigan.
You may find an attorney to help you on the "Find and Attorney" tab of the website for the National Association of Consumer Advocates. Here is a direct link to the directory.See question
Can you tell me exactly what this means? A friend told me that she never paid her credit card bills and some overdraft fees, and they never came after her. She said, it was too late for them to come after her now because too much time had passed a...
Georgia's statute of limitations on credit card accounts is six years from the date of delinquency. The date of delinquency on a credit card is generally the date of the first missed payment. The statute of limitations only controls the time within which a credit card company must file suit against a debtor or else the claim is forever barred. The statute has no bearing on the time limits for credit reporting, which is 7 1/2 years. So, it is entirely possible that a defaulted credit card account can be reported even if it's too late to sue.See question
My husband has a Lowes Credit card. He passed away March 29 10 due to rare cancer. My name is not on the card at all. He was the only authorized user. Am I going to have to pay this card. I do not have a job, always been a domestic engineer, home ...
Most likely the answer is NO, you are not obligated to pay it. His estate, assuming it has any value, would be obligated to pay it. Since you are the administrator, it's your job to determine what creditor claims must legally be paid.
You should check your three credit reports to be sure that the account is not on there.
Don't be afraid of any debt collectors that try to scare you into believing you have personal liability for the debt.See question
My ex-friend had bought a vehicle in my name. He paid it all off because he bought it from an auction, now I have moved to a different city and I want to have that vehicle out of my name so how do I go about doing that.
You can go to your local tag office and submit a voluntary cancellation request. You'll need the tag number and, possibly, the vehicle identification number.See question
I have a 10 year case with a dept collector. The matter was in court last year when they ask the judge to drop the matter and sign off on it. Now they wrote me again last week concerning the said case to go to court to seeking judgment? I havent ...
You should first contact the clerk if the court where the debt collector claims they sued you. You need to file a response to the suit and it's important to know whether you need to file a magistrate court answer or a state/superior court answer because the procedures are different.
If the debt is indeed ten or more years old, you must include the defense of "Statute of Limitations" in your answer.
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Is my mother responsible for her husbands credit card debt after his death
Your mother is only responsible for paying the cards if it was a joint account. If her husband left any assets, his estate could be held responsible for the debt.
Many debt collectors will try to intimidate your mother into paying the debt. I'm seeing that more often. Please contact us if the debt collectors start harassing her for payment. We can stop it.See question
My father recently passed away and he has a credit card debt of around $10,000.00. My mother is 85 years old and is on social security. Does she have to pay his credit card bill. He was the only one who used it.
Unless your mother is a co-obligor (co-signer) on the account, only your father's estate would be obligated to pay the bill. Even if your mother was obligated on the account, social security benefits are exempt from garnishment or seizure.
Collection agencies can be heartless when it comes to trying to collect money from surviving spouses. Please call us if your mother starts receiving phone calls from collectors. We know how to deal with them.See question


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Woman who hit him has insurance. However she didnt even slow down when she hit him. Third party claims he never stopped at stop sign. My husband said he slowed down, did not see her due to blind spot. He was already across the street when he was hit and he went up and over her hood and was thrown onto the ground and the bike went flying and she kept driving until finally stopping. I have heard since he was cited it can be hard to find an attorney and make a good case. I thought when a car hits a bike or pedestrian the fault is the driver regardless? We have a meeting with a attorney tomorrow but wondering if someone can shine some light on this situation. She has auto insurance and my husband has extensive injuries. Thank you
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We live in a pure state, meaning a jury would determine his fault as well as hers. This is a complex case. You are right in a way to ask what you do. Just because he wAs cited does not end the matter as "his fault." You said he was basically through the intersection. That is very significant. You need to have a good lawyer analyze all aspects of what happened. Though it does not help there is a disinterested witness saying your husband caused this and he was cuted for running the stop sign. But even so, all bets are not off because he broke the law and drivers are not allowed then to hit a cyclist. Your case is, again, complex and you need a good PI lawyer.Ask a similar question
Absolutely NOT! It is common to have this scenario. The injured party is taken by ambulance and the investigating officer conducts an investigation without one of the people present. Usually leads to the law enforcement officer really only having one side of the story and creates an idea based on side (even though they may speak to the other party later on...the story has already been created). Interview your attorney and make sure that they DO NOT take this at face value and will be aggressive in hiring experts early on to re create the accident. Ask your prospective attorney if they have any issues in litigating the matter after conducting a full investigation as these cases MUST be litigated more often than not. Good luck and check out local AVVO attorneys that litigate cases on a regular bases...Demand letters in situations like this do not get much traction.Ask a similar question
The officer just showed up to the ER while my husband had blood gushing from his head very confused and served him the ticket. I saw where they spray painted in the road indicating where he landed after being hit and it was already across the street almost on the sidewalk. The old woman who hit him never saw him and we have yet to find out out if she was cited. It was in a neighborhood where its 25mph and I know if your paying attention thats a safe stopping speed. How does the attorney go about getting his medical covered so he can seek further treatment?
That is a question we can spend hours on. Bring your policy information with you and the attorney should discuss all possible ways to be compensated in this matter. Make sure they are committed in hiring the professionals needed to deal with the liability issue. Good luck.
You are ABSOLUTELY doing the right thing by meeting with a personal injury attorney - this type of fact situation is difficult and an attorney is going to be needed. Best wishes for a spedy recovery for your husband
This is not intended to be legal advise or as legal representation. I am a California personal injury attorney . Be aware that every state has its own statute of limitations; and statutes & case laws that govern the handling of these matters.Ask a similar question
I would need more facts to discuss this in detail, but you are doing the right thing by seeking counsel ofan attorney.
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I'm so sorry about your husband, this must be a very difficult thing to go through. As for the liability issue, a ticket does not mean your husband is "per se" liable or that the driver is automatically off the hook. In WA, liability is apportioned according to fault. If your husband was 75% at fault and the other driver 25% liable, then your husband is entitled to 25% of the damages he has sustained. Good luck on your meeting tomorrow.
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On Sam's custom made Palm PDA, he's got mission objectives, notes and a hard data center. Briefings from Lambert, your Third Echelon contact, usually translate into mission objective as he relays new information to you over the course of a mission. The notes area is where you'll store passcodes for doors and other necessary info you'll need to get through the mission. This area has less and less information as you progress through the more difficult missions. The data center is where you keep all of your information files you've gathered via data stick from enemies, computers or Grimsdottir, you're intelligence liason at Third Echelon. The data, notes and objective sections of the PDA all work together to cross pollinate each other with information. For example, when you take a data stick from a computer or downed enemy, you'll get the entire text of the email message complete with date, sender, recipient, salutations and all that. These emails will sometimes have text that says something like "oh yeah Pete, I forgot to mention the new code for the maintenance closet is 6743, in case you need to get in there." It's cool being able to see the whole message, but the relevant information gathered from the email is also instantly sent over to your notes section where it will say "the maintenance closet passcode is 6743." This is how Splinter Cell covers all of its bases to facilitate the experts and the newbies.
Tom Clancy novels are known for showcasing technology and gadgets that are just around the corner in our near future. Of all the cool gadgets in Splinter Cell, the diversion camera and sticky camera have to be among the top two coolest gadgets ever. Again, you're never given prompts on when to use these items, but shooting either of these cameras into an unsecured area using the secondary fire on your rifle is a great way to see what's going on without risking being seen. Deploying these cameras gives you a point of view from that camera and since you shoot it into position it's usually within Sam's line of sight. The sticky camera has zooming capabilities along with thermal and night vision, making it as effective as a second pair of eyes. The diversion cam doesn't have all of the recon functionality of the sticky cam, but it does give you a new point of view and tapping the B button causes the camera to make a whistling noise, great for drawing suspicious guards off your trail or into a remote area. But of course Splinter Cell goes the extra step and gives you a full dose of knockout gas on the Y button so you can quietly take down any guards that come around investigating that whistle. The catch with each of these cameras is that they're one use only. As soon as you pull the right trigger to return to Sam, you can't toggle back to that camera, so you have to make sure you see everything you need to see while you can. Plus Sam is totally vulnerable while you're looking through the cameras so it's best not to leave him exposed. Even with super cool 21st century gadgets you can't forget to use common sense.
The lock pick and fiber optic camera round out the gadgets you'll be using most often. The lock pick isn't too special in and of itself, but how you use it is a brilliant innovation. Engaging the lock pick on a locked door brings up an overlay of the pick and the lock's pin and tumbler assembly. Moving the left analog stick until you feel your controller rumbling is how you find the sweet spot for that particular pin, the pick is working on. You hold it on the sweet spot until you see the pin for that part of the lock drop into place. Then it's time to move on to the next pin and find its specific sweet spot. It takes time to open doors this way, so this yet another realistic system Sam has to handle.
If you didn't know already Splinter Cell has some of the most impressive lighting effects, character models and animation ever seen in a videogame. If this title wasn't so fun, the visuals would easily be its strong point.
The lighting in Splinter Cell, as we said, isn't just some effect where you have lamp in a room but that room itself is actually lit by some mysterious off camera source. Ubi Soft Montreal has simulated the behavior of light to the point where everything is self shadowing, and the only way you're able to see what's going on in the game is because of the lighting device in the scene you're playing. Whether it's overhead halogens, a bank of monitors or the glow of a brilliant full moon, you'll always know where light is shining from and so you'll be able to anticipate where and how shadows will fall and which ones need to be shot out. The developers even simulated the different shines you get from banks of several halogens versus the harsh lighting from a single exposed light bulb in a dingy hallway. Light shines through trees, latticework and even chain link fences and falls on whatever may be on the other side. So when Sam is facing a giant glowing billboard whilst hanging from a chain link fence the fence will cast a network of shadows on him with the glow of the billboard lighting the negative spaces.
Sam Fisher is rendered beautifully even though his suit is stealth black from top to bottom. When you take the time to look, you can see his equipment straps and pouches drawn in exquisite detail right down to the snaps and buckles. Throughout the game you'll even notice Sam change into his short sleeved temperature controlled suit when he's in the tropical climate of Myanmar. On the last mission he dons a ski-mask that only leaves the eyes exposed. When he flips down his goggles, he's the spitting image of GI Joe's Snake Eyes. It kind makes you forget little details like Sam's graying temples and obvious five o'clock shadow that he sports the rest of the game.
Sam's lips move when he interrogates people or talks to Lambert, and you can even notice emotions creeping across his face if the camera is in the right position. But enemies speak and emote just as well, albeit not as often, as our hero. The movements of enemies tend to be noticeably stiffer than Sam Fisher's but they're still intricate and believable. An enemy investigating an area will lean forward with his rifle raised and creep slowly as opposed to strolling along confidently when they're not in alert mode. When you die you often get a glimpse of them turning their heads to speak into their shoulder-mounted radios to report the American spy they've just killed.
Sam himself moves with more stealth and cunning than most videogame ninjas you'll see. When he moves in crouch mode, the Unreal 2 engine is sophisticated enough that he appears to be timing shifting his weight from foot to foot so as to make less noise. The difference between walking and running in crouch mode is made clear not only by Sam's speed but by the fact that he uses one hand to hold his pistol in place to keep it from jostling and making noise. Sam can rappel down ropes and even slide down quickly like a SWAT team member by lunging away from teh building with both legs. When he draws his gun in this situation, the animation of him reaching for his holster and transitioning to the hybrid-first person perspective is as silky smooth as when he puts his sidearm back into his holster and we return to third-person mode.
The only problems Splinter Cell has in the graphics department are the clipping issues and occasional drops in framerate. The oil rig level, with its burning fires, attack jets and brilliant sunset-orange sky is pretty but it also taxes even the Xbox's processing ability since this is the level that chopped up the most in our opinion. The clipping can get bad when you start manipulating that free camera in tight spaces or when doors open and close suddenly.
Splinter Cell boasts outstanding voice acting, an excellent score, superior sound effects and just some of the best application of sound in a videogame we've ever heard. Like everything else about the game, the audio is intended to re-focus your attention on the stealth action. You're doing yourself a disservice if you play this game with the sound turned down.
If you're hearing a lot of ruckus at any point in Splinter Cell, that usually means something intense, horrible or horribly intense is happening. This is because the music of the game changes up to match the mood of the situation you're in. A big gunfight will give you a heavy guitar track plus all of the bullets, echoes and yelling you might expect. Sneaking down an empty hallway is usually pretty quiet with background sound effects filling up the sound space to keep the game from feeling empty and boring.
Michael Ironsides is the voice of Sam Fisher and good old Jester has the perfect tone to play a secret operative who has seen it all. All of the characters in the game are all well done with inflections, accents and subtle emotions all coming through beautifully. Sam and his NSA contact, Lambert, chat with each other regularly throughout the game with varying levels of tension. You get the feeling that while Fisher is always going to follow orders, he still doesn't completely trust Lambert or his new bosses. That's some mighty fine character development for a videogame where you can't see the actors' faces.
Drama and comedy are a big part of what moves Splinter Cell's story and it's all done through voice. You can overhear some genuinely funny conversations that have nothing to do with the mission if you're in the right place at the right time and paying attention. There's a reason why the embassy chef let's a soldier spit in the pot of soup he's making, but you have to be patient and listen. Listening to the variety of conversations going on at CIA headquarters --be sure to check the briefing theatre-- is a good way to find out how that agency operates. Really, it's a good idea to slow down and listen whenever you encounter a situation where you can hear people talking in Splinter Cell. Sometimes you'll get critical info or a good chuckle. Either way you should be impressed.
One of the most important sounds of the game is the quick base note you hear whenever an enemy is alerted to your presence. It's a sound you'll learn to recognize even when there are conversations or other noises going on. Rather than a radar telling you that the enemies are on you trail, the alert music that follows this initial indicator is the only way you'll know what's going on and when it's safe to proceed once it stops.
All of these sound elements are coming to you through fine 5.1 audio. Not that you have to have a surround setup, but you really are missing out on that last piece of stimulation that really immerses you in the game if you're just using your TV speakers. Explosions are as shocking and nerve rattling as they should be with the subwoofer kicking in and all of the subtle sound effects like weapon reloads, typing on a keyboard, walking on broken glass and zipping down a line are better when they come from the right direction.
This is the kind of game I imagined when I used to dream about the experiences next generation consoles were going to give us. Splinter Cell is one of the smartest games I've ever played in that it challenged me to lose myself in this world of espionage and to use everything I think I know about secret operatives to get through it. While there were plenty of times I would get caught in a trial-error-death cycle trying to clear a certain part of the game, I never once felt helpless or confused to the point where I was ready to blame the developers for poor level design or something. When you run into a difficult part in Splinter Cell that's just kicking your hide, it only means you're not thinking outside the box and exploring all of your options. It's not quite as open as a Grand Theft Auto game, but there are unorthodox ways of solving some problems. But in this world of super spies, there's no such thing as unorthodox, just do or die.
This game literally shines on the Xbox and has enough gameplay hours to satisfy dedicated Halo junkies who've been waiting for the next landmark single player game on the system. Since you can play with varying degrees of stealth and aggression, you'll have every reason to play through Splinter Cell multiple times.
I often found myself saying "Whoa, I don't know if gamers are going to be ready for that." But once Splinter Cell is in your system, and this game has a perfectly balanced learning curve, you will be ready for all it has to offer.


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honasan's "other purposes" #censorship
check out senate bill no. 3244 sponsored by senator honasan also known as "gringo" also known as coup plotter in the times of marcos and cory.
it is called An Act To Decriminalize Libel And For Other Purposes [sic]. indeed it seeks to decriminalize libel, great! BUT BUT BUT it also provides that no mass media practitioner can practice his/her profession unless he/she is a member of a professional organization that is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)!!!
read lawyer mel sta. ana's Once again, government's intrusive mindset threatens the press – and bloggers.
The constitutionally repugnant objective of this prohibitory bill is clear. Journalists or news-reporters cannot print, broadcast or publish their thoughts, ideas, opinions, gathered-news or other works, whether friendly or critical, significant or trivial, indifferent or provocative, conscientious or mindless, unless they are certified members of an organization allowed by government to exist. Simply stated, the general rule is no practice of journalism and no news-reporting activities shall be allowed if there is no membership in a government-approved and registered media organization.
… What is more frightening is that the bill explicitly makes a prohibition on "practitioners of mass communications" unqualifiedly. It expansively encompasses, not only journalists and news-reporters, but everybody in the profession: photojournalists, broadcasters, commentators, artists, printers, publishers, editors, writers, news-readers and even cameramen/women involved in mass dissemination of news and opinions.
… Senate Bill No. 3244, if it becomes law, seriously prejudices not only the journalists, news reporters, bloggers and other practitioners of mass media; it further prejudices the public as a whole. It will deprive the public of information necessary to make important choices.
wow, ha. so if the honorable senators pass this bill into law, i cannot write blogs or books or even letters to the editor anymore because i do not belong, i choose not to be beholden, to any registered media org. that has the blessings of the government?
i googled honasan's SB 3244 and found that it's introduced by an explanatory note where honasan quotes Article 19 of the UN's International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights that the Phlippines ratified in 1986.
1. Everyone shall have the right to hold opinions without interference.
2. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art or through any other media of his choice.
3. The exercise of the rights provided for in paragraph 2 of this article carries with it special duties and responsibilities. It may therefore be subject to certain restrictions, but these shall only be such as are provided by law and are necessary:
a. For respect of the rights or reputations of others; [bold mine]
b. For the protection of national security or of public order, or of public health or morals.
there's more from honasan, but nothing anywhere that says that the suppression of independent (read, non-establishment) thinking and writing is the way to achieve 3a or 3b.
very clearly, to me anyway, the real concern is 3a, keeping their — the legislators', among other government officials' — reputations unsullied by unsympathetic or unimpressed critics, mainstream and online. BUT BUT BUT the only way to achieve that is by getting their acts together, start truly caring, and acting, for nation, as promised, so that there is no cause for criticism.
sabi nga ni socrates, whom enrile threatens to translate a la sotto/kennedy:
"For if you think that by killing men you can avoid the accuser censoring your lives, you are mistaken; that is not a way of escape which is either possible or honorable; the easiest and the noblest way is not to be crushing others, but to be improving yourselves." [plato writing in "Apology" via marck ronald rimorin)
oh, and may i ask senator honasan, does SB 3244 mean that what senator enrile did in his memoir — like playing fast and loose with the reputations of senator salonga and cardinal sin by calling them liars when they can't defend themselves anymore — would no longer be allowed? and would enrile then have to register as a mass media practitioner if he's serious about writing those two more books on his life as a lawyer and his life as a senator?
just asking.
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November 13, 2012 at 8:35 am
Rather scary. It struck me that, although the Philippines modeled its governmental framework off of the United States, the notion of what democracy means is vastly different. In the U.S. liberty energizes the nation. In the Philippines, authoritarianism holds the nation back. President Obama touts "liberty and hope" whilst President Aquino touts libel laws. That difference explains why President Aquino sees jailing Arroyo as a good governance initiative but fails to see FOI in the same light, with the same sense of urgency.
November 13, 2012 at 11:27 am
…but fails to see FOI in the same light, with the same sense of urgency.
Fails to see? Hmm. He used to be one of the most vocal and strident supporters of FOI, so it could not be a case of failing to see.
November 13, 2012 at 12:11 pm
That's an interesting point. So what happened? He knows that too much information will reveal too much bad going on in his administration? Or compadres are applying the heat saying no, no, we are not ready? It must be significant, because it would be a huge step forward for good governance, in line with what he expects to be his legacy. Cold feet. Like when going out with a blind date and you have to open the door.
November 13, 2012 at 1:04 pm
You change perspective Joe when you are in power.
And as somebody said, fighting for principle is easy; living up to it is difficult.
November 13, 2012 at 2:32 pm
"It struck me that, although the Philippines modeled its governmental framework off of the United States, the notion of what democracy means is vastly different"
Yes, indeed. Civil liberties is alien to our native culture, but here we are and all these pols are doing is backpedal.
November 13, 2012 at 3:33 pm
Yes, it is a culture of power and authority, inclined to squelch upstarts who speak freely.
That is EXACTLY what this is all about. A free-speech internet collides with Philippine authoritarianism, in the guise of democracy.
November 13, 2012 at 3:34 pm
And President Aquino is demonstrating he is with the authoritarians. It causes me some dismay, considering the good will that put him into office.
November 13, 2012 at 1:48 pm
It's so stupid. Kala ko lawyer din si Honasan. This violates the concept of free press. Free press is an individual right not a right of an organization. This is not like being a doctor na kelangan mo license.
November 13, 2012 at 4:59 pm
Stuart. It's not Honasan's ulterior motive or hidden purpose. He is obviously trying to define the basic right of free press.
There is no angle, just Filipino stupidity.
November 14, 2012 at 1:11 am
Let's humor Honasan. Let's ask him how secs 2 and 3 of his marvelous law are supposed to work
"Sec. 2. In view of the decriminalization of libel, there is need for practitioners of
mass communication to impose upon themselves utmost discipline in the practice of
their profession. Professional organizations shall prescribe ethical standards as well as
rules and regulations in the practice of their profession. Penalties for their erring
members shall also be prescribed. Professional organizations must be registered with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)."
"Sec. 3. Practitioners of mass communication must be members of registered
professional organizations. No mass media practitioner can practice his/her profession
unless he/she is a member of the registered professional organization."
What is Honasan's definition of "practitioners of mass communications"? Is a practitioner of mass communications anyone who uses media capable of mass communication? Or is a practitioner of mass communications one who is read/heard/viewed by many? How many is many, how massive is the mass supposed to be in mass communications?
Is Ann Curtis with over a million Tweeter followers a practitioner of mass communications? If so then what SEC registered professional organization should she join? Are priests and preachers who report and editorialize on the word of god and the affairs of man by means of pulpit, print, radio, and television practitioners of mass media? Are speakers at rallies practitioners of mass communications? How about advertising companies? What SEC registered professional organization should they join?
By the way, what does Honasan mean by professional organization? What does he mean by "practice his/her profession"? Does making side money from blogging, tweeting make one a professional? What is the difference between a hobby, serious or otherwise, from a profession, full or part-time? What is the difference between an amateur and a professional, is it in the way he does the work as in amateurish vs. professional?
Can anyone who avails of media capable of mass communications establish a professional organization and register it with the SEC or does he have to prove first that he has a mass following? And that brings us back to what is the mass in mass. Nevertheless, can anyone who establishes a professional organization write his own set of ethical standards, rules and regulations, and prescribe penalties for violations by members? Can he charge for admission and membership dues? What will it take to be registered with the SEC?
Will there be a regulatory body to oversee said professional organizations? What will be its duties and powers? Will the regulatory body be an NGO or will it be governmental? If governmental, under what department?
I asked the above questions because sec 4 of Honasan's law says "The Department of Justice shall, within ninety (9O) days from the effectivity of this Act, issue the necessary rules and regulations for the efficient and effective implementation of this Act".
That means Honasan, the author, is leaving everything, including the definition of terms to the DOJ. So what we have here is an author who has an idea for a story, complete with a title, but the actual story will be written for him by someone else. What the fuck, I wouldn't smoke whatever he is smoking even if he paid me to do it.
November 14, 2012 at 4:27 am
Very excellent set of questions. You inspire me to think, which is a sure path to chaos. The good Senator must distinguish between the individual and the medium. The internet is a mass medium, largely unregulated, and it is a medium for individual, private expression. And shades of gray in between. If he unduly constrains the medium, he unduly constrains individual expression. Constitutional challenge. This legislation is a dog. Like the libel provision. Another case of ugly authoritarianism being overlayed atop freedom of expression by people who simply do not grasp that it is freedom of expression that energizes discovery, self-discovery and accomplishment.
Not only is it a dog, it is a mangy, flea ridden, stinking dog.
November 14, 2012 at 1:35 pm
Palagay ko di lang nya gets yung "free press". Paningin nya press (i.e. Inquirer, GMA7) that is free.