Google is the American company that has made its presence in almost all sections of the market. This company is a very tough competitor to other companies in rival in the market. Google and its products and services have become the user's favourite choice. From its search engine to web browser to smartphones and other devices, Google rules the market and is the highest profit making company.
Google is the best and most trusted search engine along with its various services and products. It is being used by the majority of people across the world and is known to give satisfaction as well. With its commendable services and products, it has ranked on world's topmost companies. And because of its roots in every section, this company has different sections for customer help.
There is absolutely nothing in the world which does not face any issue during its working period. Be it product, a service or even professionals. Everyone and every product might give you some issues when you use it. Similarly, if you are facing issues working with Google then you should not panic as this is a natural phenomenon. You also get a solution for it. But before jumping directly to the solution, let us first discuss what is the reason behind Google not working properly.
Here are some reasons discussed which may lead to Google not working.
Google search not working, this can be because of accumulated caches of a website that might be creating hindrance and stopping Google to not work.
One of the major reason is internet not working properly.
Also if you have installed any antivirus application, then it might be creating one hindrance for Google not working properly.
Another reason can be because of using any of the older version of Google Chrome that might result for not working on Google.
If you are using Google application on your mobile phones and find that Google is not responding then one reason can be phone's internal memory that might lead to some applications to not respond.
Therefore, above were some reasons mentioned for Google not working properly. Here, we will share the solution as well.
Here are the steps to fix your issue. Follow some ways troubleshooting ways in order to fix your concern.
First, check the internet connection . In case, your internet is not working then contact with internet service provider.
Check and clear the accumulated caches which may result in Google to work properly.
To eradicate Google not working properly issue, you can also check antivirus application. Its functioning can also result in google to not work properly.
Therefore, with some solutions, you can fix the issue that you are facing. Further, if you still are not able to resolve the issue then you can very well contact Google customer support which is available 24/7 at your service. The customer support representative will be delighted to help you.
daniel 2019-04-08 07:28:28 According to me , if you see the issue still persists then you need to contact the customer team of Google and you will be getting a reliable solution for your issue. Moreover, you can get a solution over the phone call by simply dialling the Google helpline number and the support is accessible around the clock. And you will no longer worry about Google not working properly issue.


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25 May 2018 / Europe PMC
How Europe PMC can help you find associations between genes and diseases
This blog is a joint contribution by Maria Levchenko (Europe PMC) and Denise Carvalho-Silva (Open Targets). You can contact Maria and her colleagues at helpdesk[at]europepmc.org
In this day and age of information deluge, how do you stay up-to-date with the latest advances in the field of drug discovery?
The chances are you read publications, preprints, patents, or other documents alike. If you feel overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information, do not worry, you are not alone; and this post is for you.
With the Open Targets Platform, you can keep up with the newly emerging evidence on drug targets, without having to read e-v-e-r-y single paper published on the theme.
How? Through text mining, the automated analysis of text in scientific papers. Open Targets mine research papers in Europe PMC looking for gene and disease names in the same sentence, and use this as evidence to connect targets to diseases.
I caught up with Denise Carvalho-Silva from Open Targets to tell her a bit more about text mining and the latest developments in Europe PMC. Denise started our Q&A by asking:
1. What is the aim of Europe PMC?
Europe PMC is a comprehensive database of biomedical literature with over 33 million records, including open access full text research articles. Our ultimate goal is to extract valuable information from these records and make it freely available to everyone.
2. How does Europe PMC go about doing this?
With SciLite annotations, a new tool for users to explore text-mining evidence, and locate target-disease relations reported in the research article. The relations that Open Targets mine from publications are then highlighted in the papers on the Europe PMC website.
3. How can users access these annotations?
The only thing users need to do is to tick the checkbox on the right of the article page.
They can then analyse the data for each association by clicking on the highlighted sentence. This opens a pop-up box with links back to the Open Targets Platform for further exploration of the target and its associated diseases.
Now, if users start off from the Open Targets Platform, they can find links out to relevant publications in Europe PMC. The evidence for EGFR in lung carcinoma page on the Open Targets Platform is a good example.
4. How accurate are these annotations?
We apply a number of filters so that we identify gene-disease associations that we are really confident about:
We don't mine reviews or commentaries, only research articles
We don't mine Methods, References or Supplementary materials
We identify genes and diseases using defined vocabularies
We filter out false positives that are too short or ambiguous
We look for term variations (like "α" and "alpha")
Check Kafkas Ş et al (2017) for more details.
The majority of associations identified through text mining is also supported by other data sources available in the Open Targets Platform, which is great. We continue to perfect our text-mining pipeline and we encourage users to help us out with that.
5. That's fab, but how can users contribute to the Europe PMC annotations?
We believe in the power of crowdsourcing. Despite the fact that the literature mining data includes only most confident associations, the mining algorithm often needs to be iteratively improved. And that's where every user can play an important and crucial part.
If users notice an annotation that is either generic or incorrect, they can flag it and report the issue. On the other hand, if they know the annotation is right and agree with it, they can endorse it. The users' comments help us to retain high-quality evidence for both Open Targets and Europe PMC. So it's a win-win situation.
6. What are the case studies for users working on drug discovery?
If users already have some papers in mind that they would like to read, they can scan through essential facts that we have identified with SciLite.
We also link every highlighted annotation from our website to the record for both associated target and disease in the Open Targets Platform. This allows users to access a huge array of supporting evidence, while they go through the paper, and to explore the data in its original context.
On the other hand, if users do not have a list of papers to start with, they can focus on the articles that report target-disease associations. They should use a pre-configured search in Europe PMC that returns publications with known associations only. As of May 2018, there are more than 1.7 million such articles in Europe PMC.
7. Wow, these are impressive numbers. It's been great to learn more about Europe PMC, thank you for taking part in this Q&A. Before we go, do you have any final comments?
I have two, actually. Firstly, I'd like to encourage users to give feedback on our annotations by getting in touch with the Open Targets support team.
Secondly, I'd like to plug our Europe PMC and Open Targets joint webinar on the 7th June. If you want to learn how to explore the scientific literature, genetic, genomic and drug information for drug discovery and innovation, register now. See you there.
Maria Levchenko
Open Targets Platform
Everything you need to know about the new GWAS Catalog
Open Targets is investing in a new project to expand the scope of the GWAS Catalog to include targeted arrays, such as MetaboChip and ImmunoChip.
Annalisa Buniello
We have a new release of the Open Targets Platform. New data source for target-disease associations, new drug visualisations, cancer biomarkers, and more.

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Category Archives: Party Membership
Labour Divided: Corbyn versus the Parliamentary Labour Party
by Danny Rye, Lecturer in Politics, Liverpool Hope University
It has almost become a cliché to say that we have entered unchartered waters following the decision to leave the European Union. Leadership and direction is sorely lacking. The Prime Minister has resigned and the Conservative Party is about to become fixated on who succeeds him. At the same time, many of the main players on the Leave side of the argument appear to have absented themselves from the scene, or else are busy explaining how those who supported them are unlikely to get much of what they want, whilst millions have signed a petition demanding a second referendum. The country is in a state of shock after the result, even – it seems – the winners. Prime opportunity, you might think, for the Opposition to step into the breach, provide the leadership the country sorely needs and start to articulate a way out of this mess, a golden opportunity perhaps to shape the agenda and set a way forward. Instead, we have – at the time of writing – approaching sixty resignations from the front bench and an emphatic vote of no confidence in the party leader, Jeremy Corbyn, who was elected only nine months ago by a large majority of members. Why – many have reasonably asked – do this now?
At the heart of this are a series of divides that run through the party and that may prove very hard to reconcile. First, it exposes a huge divide between the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) and the membership, especially those that have joined or re-joined because of Corbyn. Much was made of the £3 Registered Supporters and the role they played in getting him elected, but Corbyn also won the vote amongst longer-standing members and it seems likely that, if put to the vote, he would win again unless those who oppose him can get new members and registered supporters in to vote for an alternative candidate. There is a caveat to this, however, since many of his supporters, younger ones especially, were also Remain supporters, if there is evidence that he somehow scuppered the Remain campaign, as has been suggested, then enough of them might turn against him. Secondly, it exposes a key divide which concerns many of those in the PLP, that between core, 'traditional' Labour voters – especially working class voters in the formal industrial parts of the North of England and Wales – who are relatively socially conservative and economically dislocated, and many of the more cosmopolitan, urban and left-wing 'new' membership who support Corbyn. The fear that many Labour MPs have is that those voters simply will not vote for the party whilst someone like Corbyn is the leader, thus damaging the party's capacity to achieve anything on their behalf. However, and thirdly, it exposes at the same time a divide between the pro-European majority of Labour MPs and those very same voters. One of the triggers – but by no means the only one – for many in the PLP has been Corbyn's apparently lacklustre support for the Remain campaign. And yet those key Labour areas voted overwhelmingly for Leave. Regardless of the current struggle, the Labour Party is in a very deep crisis, in danger of haemorrhaging support to UKIP in the North of England, making no headway in Scotland, and virtually non-existent in most of the South of England. This crisis is not new by any means, but it underlines a conflict about the party's future, what kind of party it is, and where it should be building its support.
Some have tried to characterise this as some kind of 'Blairite' 'coup', perhaps with an eye on the forthcoming Chilcot report, but this is patent nonsense. None (perhaps bar one) of the Shadow cabinet members who resigned could reasonably described as 'Blairites' – they represent a broad spectrum of political opinion in the party – and very few of them were even around when the decisions under investigation by Chilcot were made. Even though Corbyn won his leadership election with very little support from the PLP, many were prepared to go along with it for what they saw as the good of the party, and perhaps even in the hope that Corbyn might be able to reverse their decline in some of these areas. That MPs are doing this now is a sign that they do not believe this to be the case and, with the possibility of an election later this year, it was a case of move now or face electoral annihilation. It is also worth remembering that most MPs are in regular touch with their constituents, and if they thought that Corbyn was winning support, they would back him. It is evident that they do not believe this to be the case and, indeed, so much so that they are prepared to take such a risk at such a time. There is no doubt that it is an act of desperation on the part of MPs, and it is difficult to see how this will end well for the party. If Corbyn stands again (and party rules are ambiguous over whether he has the automatic right to do so) and wins, then it is difficult to see how the party can hold together afterwards. Indeed, even if he does not win, it is still difficult to see how this can end well. Labour, it seems, is more emphatically than ever, (at least) two parties. As one insider suggested yesterday, unless Corbyn gives way, a split between them is almost inevitable and it looks as if it might simply come down to a fight over which side keeps the party name and brand.
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In Defence of the Party
Posted on April 25, 2014 by dannyrye
Reflections on 'After the Party' seminar held on 24 April 2014 at Birkbeck University of London , Centre for the Study of British Politics and Public Life.
Political parties are still our best hope for articulating public desires and demands and providing for the representation of communities, but they need renewal.
By Dr Danny Rye
Lecturer in Politics, Birkbeck University of London
It is almost a truism to say that political parties are in decline. Their memberships have dwindled away to historically low numbers, and although they are still effective vehicles for recruiting candidates and political elites and organising government and opposition, their capacity to fulfil their democratic roles of articulating and aggregating interests, mobilising and integrating populations, facilitating popular choice and control are seriously in doubt. Thus, if this is the case and the party is dead or dying, what comes after the party?
There were two broad strands of opinion on the panel. The first, represented by Neal Lawson of Compass and Liam Barrington-Bush (from More Like People), was that parties as we know them are all but finished as bridges between the electorate and the state and urgently need to be replaced by something more relevant and effective.
Lawson argued that social media facilitates a flattening process which reduces the cost of organisation and makes a more egalitarian, cooperative politics possible, or at least easier. This, he says, can support the development of a kind of politics where we solve problems ourselves rather than 'waiting for heroes' to do so for us. The future of political organisation needs to be more like an 'open tribe', pluralistic, adaptive and relational. For Barrington-Bush self-organisation is the key. Institutions like parties are based on a lack of trust in people and empowers an enlightened elite over ordinary people. People are far better at self-organising than they are given credit for and we don't need top down strategies or elites to tell us what to do. What is needed is more autonomy: the kinds of networks that have emerged out of the Occupy movement, which have provided practical solutions to problems of everything from housing and finance to participative decision-making show us what can be done when people are free to organise themselves.
The second broad line of argument, represented by Nick Anstead of the LSE and James Dennis – a research student at Royal Holloway – was that parties are by no means dead but need to adapt to survive.
Anstead argued that parties have become distant and elitist, vacating the social arenas and become subsumed into an elitist, state-centred vehicle for winning power. Part of this has been motivated by the desire of political leaders to wrest control of their parties from a dwindling band of ideological activists who alienated the mainstream electorate (New Labour springs to mind). In doing so, however, political elites have themselves alienated the public by eroding the 'bridge' between them. The possibility that technology offers is material with which to rebuild that bridge, creating space for participation, dialogue and pluralism. Dennis pointed out that organisations like 38 Degrees are increasingly acting as that bridge. Most famous for mobilising large-scale single issue campaigns via the web and social media, they are increasingly focusing energy on building capacity, providing people and communities with the tools they need to organise their own campaigns through the use of web tools and templates. Crucial to this model is not by-passing political parties, but communicating and working with them as articulators of public interest.
The common theme that emerges from these arguments is that mainstream political parties have a problem in that they simply haven't adapted to the changing social and political landscape. Their structures and organisation are products of a bygone age when they were not only political machines but the centre of social life in many communities (Conservative Clubs and Working Men's Clubs for example), and – especially in Labour's case –working lives too. As this social role has diminished so has the articulation of distinctive class interests, and thus their ability to mobilise. The world has changed and so has the way people relate to each other, socialise and organise. People are less inclined to join and submit to the disciplines of 'traditional' party life. They are less deferent, more articulate about their rights and opinions and, with the help of social media, more able to organise and express themselves. If they are to survive – and I would argue that it is important that they do – parties need to recognise and embrace this.
All of this points towards possibilities for the renewal of political participation facilitated in part by the possibilities that social media provides. This is not an idea which is exclusive to the left either nor one that mainstream parties have ignored: from the right, Douglas Carswell amongst others, are enthusiastic about the possibilities that the web offers for refreshing political participation and activism. Peter Hain, a former Labour cabinet minister has argued that their respective parties' fortunes can be revived by redefining the relationship between supporters, members and party elites, an idea which is being taken very seriously within the Labour Party. Indeed, the signs are that parties are increasingly seeking to blur the distinction between 'formal' members and less formal supporters in the hope of reviving participation. The way in which the Obama campaigns in 2008 and 2012 harnessed activism through technology has been held up as something of a model to learn from.
However, these kinds of approaches are still somewhat elite driven and although perhaps it goes some way to addressing problems of participation, it does not go far enough. Too often the problem of political engagement, why aren't people joining, campaigning and voting for them is framed as a problem that political parties need to solve by making a better product, or by marketing it better. This misses the point and indeed perhaps says something about what theproblem is in the first place. It is not a case so much of parties 'listening' or 'responding' to potential voters, so much as to open up and let other voices in. To survive, in other words, parties need to let go.
Nonetheless, we cannot reject parties out of hand. Parties also provide a continuity of organisation and an access to political power at a national level that flatter, more transient forms of self-organisation cannot so easily do. As Barbara Zollner of Birkbeck pointed out, although social media and spontaneous forms of grass-roots organisation have played crucial roles in recent revolutions in the Middle East in particular, the failure of more traditional forms of organisation like parties, has perhaps gone some way to undoing them in places like Egypt especially. The powerful elites in society (like the Egyptian army) are well-organised and disciplined and therefore those that seek to challenge them must be also.
Thus parties may have isolated and distanced themselves in recent years, but they are still our best hope of providing a channel through which the electorate's voice can be heard in the halls of government, articulating public desires and demands and providing for the representation of communities. These roles are vital to democratic health and to provide them, parties need to re-imagine themselves. They need to understand themselves as part of wider movements and thus be much more open, much more willing to allow a plurality of voices to find articulation, much less concerned with command and control. This is vital to the renewed relevance and flourishing of organisations which at their best can provide some form of linkage, however filtered or indirect, between the political elite and the ordinary voter.
But the rest of us too must recognise that although politics can be understood as many things – the pursuit of the 'good-life' or the good society, the pursuit of power –it is also in part the art of compromise. The way in which we organise ourselves can enhance the autonomy of individuals and communities and maximise political empowerment, but that does not mean that we can always get what we want. It does, however, mean that we might have more chance of getting heard.
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Why Parties Need to Change But Not Too Much.
Posted on March 29, 2013 by dannyrye
Parties need to adapt to the changing ways in which people engage in politics, but they must also challenge individualised consumerist politics and provide a platform for collective decision-making and accountability.
By Dr Danny Rye, Writer and Associate Lecturer at Birkbeck College
In a recent article for Labour Uncut, Peter Watt – a former General Secretary of the Labour Party – argued that traditional political parties are under threat. Parties need to wake up to how the ways in which people engage (or not) with politics have changed. In particular, parties need to use social media platforms to engage with members of the public beyond the narrow confines of a community of politicians or activists. They need to seek invitations into and meet people in their worlds rather than making 'clumsy attempts' to entice them into traditional political settings.
This would require no less than a revolution, not just in the way that political parties engage with the outside world, but also how they are organised: for example becoming 'flatter', more 'networked', a new kind of 'cyber party' using web-based technologies to build relationships directly with voters. This perhaps means departing from out-dated notions of 'membership' which suited the age of the mass class-based party, but is out of step with political engagement in the contemporary world (indeed, the Labour Party may have taken an important step towards this already with the launch last year of the Labour Supporters Network).
On the face of it, this is a sensible thing for parties to do. Since the heyday of two party politics, we have undergone a social revolution. People do not feel they need to be committed traditional political parties anymore: the social role they used to play has long been lost to the market (which is a problem all social institutions like churches, clubs and societies have faced) and allegiances based on class have dissolved, being replaced by a more fragmented identity politics, or by brands and consumer-oriented niche interests. Similarly, political activity and commitments have shifted into the increasingly crowded market-place of single issue causes (like conservation or aid) and specialised interests, or relatively spontaneous 'grass-roots' campaigns such as those organised by 38 Degrees or Occupy. In short, no one has to submit to the disciplines of party life because one can pick and choose which causes to support with no need for messy compromise or accommodation.
Underlying all this is a consumerist ideology, in which 'free' individuals make rational decisions based on our interests and desires. The modern consumer-citizen can expect to get what she wants when she wants it, with little concern for 'collective' or 'class' interest, which belong to the drab paternalistic world of the past. And if people do not need political parties to meet their interests, then all they are is a means by which the powerful and those that wish to join them seek to dominate others. Why, then, should anyone else want to participate in them? Indeed, why should parties as we know them even exist in a world where everyone potentially has their own platform?
I would argue that parties must have a future if representative democracy is to remain healthy. Yes, they must change and adapt to the world as it is, but they must also provide a challenge to the individualistic and atomised politics, which ultimately lead to politics being dominated by remote elites. Thus, any attempt to meet and engage people in 'their worlds' must not be to the detriment of three crucial roles that parties have to different degrees played in representative democracies.
Firstly, parties provide a structure for collective political activity and expression which individualised media and fragmented causes cannot. In particular, the party provides an arena for debate and a system for making and influencing policy. It provides clear rules and procedures and a context of shared values that gives focus and meaning to the process and its outcomes, even if that outcome is not the one desired by all participants. Party members and activists I have interviewed as part of my own research have talked about how much they have valued being able to contribute to debates, even when they knew they would probably not get their way. In attempting to attract more support, parties must not lose sight of this. It is something that the fragmented politics of single issues and social media cannot offer.
Meeting the demands of all the fragmented competitive interests in society is impossible and dividing people up into specific causes and atomised voices undermines the ability of people to act collectively. If we cannot act collectively we run the risk of becoming dominated by those that can, or who do not need to: that is, ever more remote political elites and the powerful interest groups lobbying for a small slice of the policy pie. This leads the individual even less able to influence the context and content of politics, despite the opportunities they have to express their opinions and pursue their desires. Parties can play an important role in educating people to understand this and providing them with a platform that is effective because it is collective.
Secondly, parties can and should provide some kind of 'linkage' between those that seek to govern and the generality of voters. This, many would argue, is precisely the reason they must change. However, the quality of this linkage is crucial too: it is vital that action designed to make parties more 'accessible' and 'relevant' avoids the danger of hollowing them out even further. Providing a more direct transmission belt between party representatives and the public could be an important act of 'democratisation' but the danger is that it bypasses the organised, collective power of a membership and replaces it with an uneven relationship between an elite with all the advantages and resources and a series of fragmented voices with no collective authority or power. A democratic party organisation can supply that collective authority to speak to and challenge elites which a 'network' cannot.
Vibrant political parties that engage with supporters and give them real power can be vital to ensuring that the needs of real communities are reflected in the policy process, in other words to ensure that parties remain rooted in the places in which people live. Of course, that means branching out into online communities too. But however parties respond to the challenges of modern life, they must attempt to engage people not only by meeting them in their worlds on their terms, but also by challenging the atomisation of consumerist politics and drawing people into a greater sense of collective life. Social media is part of this and must be used to help bring it about, but the medium must not become the message and it must not end up driving politics in a direction which is even more atomised and unequal.
This brings me to the third reason why so-called 'traditional' parties remain important: stable, healthy party organisations with meaningful accountability mechanisms are a crucial check on overmighty leaders. In our political system, parties are the means by which leaders are selected and their support sustained. Whereas in some systems, parties are vehicles for leaders and can be discarded when they are no longer of use, here leaders are arguably vehicles for parties. Thus they can be removed if they become detached, remote, or a threat to the political or electoral health of the party. 'Network' parties in which political leaders communicate directly with the voters may allow leaders to circumvent the need for an active and powerful membership base whilst at the same time appearing to be more 'democratic'. This may make them more politically nimble and even more responsive to the public in some sense, but without proper structures of accountability and powers of recall, parties may be little more than empty brands, engaged with individuals on a superficial level: surfing the mood of the mass whilst providing no means to check the power of leaders and replace them from time to time.
Thus, in summary, whilst I agree with Peter Watt that parties must adapt to new realities, this must not be a pretext for abandoning the democratic role that old-fashioned organisations can play. I do not suggest that parties as they are now perform these roles perfectly and at times there have been worrying indications that parties are responding to problems like membership decline by attempting to undermine the basis for it.
Parties are collective organisations trying to survive in an individualised age. They are hierarchical broadcasters in an era of networks and interactive social media. But whilst they must adapt to these changing modes of communication and engagement, they need to do so in such a way that provides a challenge to the individualism and atomisation that poses very real dangers to democracy.
THIS POST WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON 22 MARCH 2013 by the Centre for the Study of British Politics and Public Life at Birkbeck College, University of London
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Unwanted, unwelcome
By Shantini S December 14, 2020 March 10th, 2022 Research Publications
Calling a female co-worker "babe," inappropriately touching a male employee, and taking photos of an unsuspecting schoolmate showering – these are all examples of unwanted and unwelcome actions that constitute sexual harassment. It can be physical, verbal, non-verbal, written; it can be carried out in person or, now that our lives revolve around technology, over text and direct messaging; and, it can happen to anyone, regardless of gender.
Sexual harassment is "unwelcome sexual advances or verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature which has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with the individual's work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, abusive or offensive working environment."
– International Labour Office
Singapore has seen a string of high-profile cases involving sexual misconduct lately, particularly in institutes of higher learning. In fact, more than 170 such cases were handled by universities, polytechnics, and ITEs (Institute of Technical Education) over the past five years. Notable incidents of sexual harassment include the infamous peeping tom case exposed by victim National University of Singapore (NUS) undergraduate Monica Baey in 2019, and most recently, the sacking of ex-NUS professor Jeremy Fernando following allegations he had made non-consensual sexual advances towards several students. But it seems all too familiar now – just swap the name of the assailant and the school, and that's another sexual misconduct case splashed on the front cover of the news.
Inappropriate sexual acts do not only happen in schools, however. Workplaces saw reports soar from zero in 2017, to 9 in 2018, and 13 in 2019, a trend most likely spurred by the global #MeToo movement, which highlighted just how pervasive sexual harassment is, and encouraged victims to come forward with their stories and speak out against their aggressors. Online local podcast Okletsgo also came under fire earlier this year for their history of misogynistic comments and making sexual remarks about women.
Sexual harassment – a serious problem?
So, it seems that sexual harassment is increasingly becoming a serious problem in Singapore, a statement which resonates with majority (77%) of the 124 respondents we polled on their perception of the issue. While more than half believe authorities are dealing with such cases seriously, a significant minority, about 40%, are of the opinion that more needs to be done to put perpetrators to task.
For this group of respondents, they want to see tougher laws and sentencing for criminals involved in sexual harassment cases (88%), and for compulsory training to deal with such cases, especially in law enforcement, to be implemented (85%). Sexual harassment is seen as a less severe form of sexual assault, which involves criminal acts of rape, assault, and molestation, and thus can be taken lightly. Evoking once more the Monica Baey case, the voyeur Nicholas Lim was given a conditional warning for trespassing and filming Baey without her consent, causing a furore online, an even sparking petitions which were signed by thousands, reflecting the sentiment of many who felt the punishment meted out was too light.
Poll respondents also indicated that the Singapore society does not know how to deal with sexual harassment incidents, with nearly 70% believing it to be true, and another 77% saying the topic is taboo. Nearly all respondents say the first step to tackle sexual harassment in society is to start young by way of education and increasing awareness of the matter in schools (93%). The culture of victim-blaming, which 60% say is rampant in society, should also be eliminated.
A report by Today in September had uncovered how victims of sexual harassment and assault face a 'second wave of trauma,' when the people around them attempt to "rationalise away the behaviour of the culprit by attributing part or all of the blame on to the victim." More often than not, victims, especially women, are blamed for being sexually harassed – their skirts were too short, they should not have been out that late at night, they should not have been drinking – and the perpetrators' actions are justified because of the reasons set out above. When victim-shaming is seen as ok, it encourages the normalisation of sexual harassment. Several respondents also noted that victim-blaming is prevalent online, as seen in the example below which shows comments by netizens on a commentary that questioned whether drinking is the root of the problem in cases of sexual assault:
One interesting observation made was that several respondents had called for victim care to be strengthened. The lack of support, they said, is a possible factor why victims of sexual harassment are reluctant to report their horrifying ordeal to the authorities. If more attention and resources are allocated towards helping victims overcome their trauma, and if authorities are honest and transparent while dealing with sexual harassment cases, more people who have suffered the same fate would be encouraged to file a report against their attackers. This, in turn, would deter would-be assailants from committing the crime.
On whether workplaces and schools deal with sexual harassment cases seriously, majority felt otherwise, with 63% saying policies in places of employment were not adequate and effective enough in preventing and addressing sexual misconduct, and 62% indicating the same for schools. It should be noted that companies in Singapore are not obliged to implement policies on workplace harassment – in fact, Singapore was among the few that did not ratify a legally binding international labour standard, which requires countries to adopt laws and regulations that mandate a workplace policy on violence and harassment. However, there are laws here that govern certain acts of harassment – including of the sexual nature – the Penal Code, and the Protection from Harassment Act (POHA). Employees may also seek help through the Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices (TAFEP).
As for schools, it is encouraging to know that universities like NUS and the Singapore Management University (SMU) have set up victim care units. There are now also tougher penalties for offenders, more information on sexual harassment, as well as compulsory modules on matters like respect and consent. However, there are still lapses, which were revealed during the Jeremy Fernando saga – there was a lack of communication and transparency on NUS's part, to which it later admitted to. Most recently, Education Minister Lawrence Wonghad urged institutions to be open and timely when addressing allegations of sexual misconduct, and said his ministry is working closely with IHLs to review and strengthen measures to combat sexual misconduct.
We asked respondents what they think amounts to sexual harassment, and we have split the responses by gender.
For women, the most egregious instance of sexual harassment is quid pro quo (90%), or "something for something," a form of blackmail where the harasser demands sexual favours from the victim, forcing the latter to choose between agreeing to the lewd request or risk losing out on promotions or even their job. This is followed by unwanted sexual advances (83%) like repeatedly asking someone out on a date and uninvited touching, physical threat (79%), non-physical forms of harassment (76%) like sending nudes via text, flashing, or stalking, and lastly, verbal threats (62%).
For men, physical threat ranks the highest (72%), followed by quid pro quo and non-physical forms of harassment (69%), unwanted sexual advances (55%), and lastly, verbal threats (47%).
Reporting sexual harassment
Contrary to researcher bias, an overwhelming 88% of women respondents said they would lodge a report if they were sexually harassed. Meanwhile, only two thirds of male respondents indicated they would do the same. Majority of both men (67%) and women (77%) also said they would feel safe lodging a report if they became victims of sexual harassment.
However, when asked if they are clear about the procedures to report a case of sexual harassment, 71% said they were not.
For the few who would not come forward if they had been subjected to such a crime, 75% of the women polled said they were worried about being shamed as a victim. Other reasons include worries that reporting the matter would affect her reputation, they do not feel safe reporting the matter, they do not trust the process, and that no one would believe them (62.5%). As for the one third of men who said they would not lodge a report, 70% attributed this to the fact that no one would believe them.
Almost all women polled (92%) said they would seek help if they were sexually harassed, and many would go to the authorities for assistance (79%). Family (67%) and friends (52%) are also sources of help and support. A smaller proportion would turn to people in charge, be it at work or in schools, and an even smaller number said they would seek help from medical professionals (23%).
Fewer men indicated they would seek help (70%), and if they did, they would turn to the authorities first (68%), and those in charge at places of employment or education (56%). Friends (54%) and family members (51%) do not rank as high for men in their chain of seeking assistance should they be sexually harassed.
The 8% of women who said they would not seek help all said it was because they were worried about being shamed as a victim. For men, it was because they would feel embarrassed telling others about their ordeal (94%), and are worried that no one would believe them (76%).
It was encouraging to note that 90% of respondents would lodge a report if they witnessed someone being harassed in real life. However, only 60% said they would do so if they saw sexual harassment being conducted online. This is worrying – after all, the cases of technology-enabled sexual harassment have quadrupled between 2016 and 2019, according to the Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware). Given our reliance on technology, this trend is not going to subside any time soon. Non-physical forms of sexual harassment are also just as damaging – for example, sexual photos of a victim could be spread online by a jealous ex, and there is no way for him or her to stop the spread of those images, leaving them helpless.
It is heartening to note that many of our respondents are receptive towards reporting sexual harassment cases, not only for themselves, but also if they witness it happening to others. This is a step towards normalising reporting such cases, and hopefully, to make sexual harassment a thing of the past.
Sexual misconduct, of course, occurs outside of workplaces and schools, like public spaces or even homes. Given the brevity of this survey, and the sensitivity surrounding the issue, Black Dot Research will conduct an in-depth interview in the future to gain more insights on sexual harassment and victim response.


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Q: Dynamic sub domains with angular I am using Angular
For our project we need multi tenancy support for URLs with sub domains.
We have product similar to Slack and each our tenant (client) has its own isolated database, so we want him to access our product via:
client1.myproject.com
client2.myproject.com
client3.myproject.com

etc. How to do that in Angular? We know angular routing can only change the path and not the domain. Is it even supported at all or not?
Thanks!
P.S: This is the re-asking of my previous question which wasn't asked as it should have been.

A: To test on development environment you need to do some settings in your host file(C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts).
You can add list of domains in it that will pointed to your localhost & serve your application.
ng serve --host client1.myproject.com --port 4200 --open

A: To enable dynamic hosting, just run the app via this command
ng serve --o --live-reload --ssl true --disable-host-check

after running app and open new browser tab and write i.e. abc.localhost:4200 and your are done.

You may get browser security alert just ignore it and proceed.

A: The default schema routing for Angular is http://example.com/client1. Due to framework logic (or business model, like you want to say it), your request is impossible to do.

A: Yes you can do it, we are doing it. with different domains but same application.
basically just make some config service that you get your data set from by the
domain.
And then set your application with the "company" you want(by the domain).
for example:
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        if (this.currentURL.indexOf('company1') >= 0)
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If the formal name for the initiative — the "International Grand Committee" (or rather the fuller version, the International Grand Committee on Disinformation and Fake News) — isn't creepy or Orwellian sounding enough, the group which also includes lawmakers from various countries around the world, will spotlight "foreign influence in our democracies" (read: Russia, Russia, Russia!) according to an official press release.
The Grand Committee's first go-round at British Parliament on Nov. 27, with Mark Zukerberg's conspicuous absence.
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The CBS report announcing the news sounds like The Onion, as essentially something calling itself a "Grand Committee" stacked with international government officials thinks transparency, objectivity, accuracy and truth will be best represented by the Jeff Bezos's, Eric Schmidt's and Mark Zuckerberg's of the world! Though the committee brands itself as "adversarial," we don't expect much to come of powerful government elites "grilling" powerful corporate elites.


We are very grateful to Sam for sharing his personal experiences of online toxicity and raising awareness of the damage that it can do. If you are affected by any kind of negativity when gaming online or using social media, follow the links throughout the article to our various support services.
You are the owner of Lucky 7 Gaming. Tell us more about that please?
Although I am not the founder of Lucky7, I have been a part of it since 1000 subscribers ticked over in 2012 on and off to the point where I became the legal owner in August 2016. I had responsibility for leading many members past and present of all skill levels to produce quality content. A big priority was to help expand their (members) own brands as well as Lucky7's.
What is your favorite game? Did you have a favorite growing up?
I've been gaming since I was 9 and by far my favorite game is definitely Halo 3. Its graphics, missions, are all so intense.
What advice would you give to anybody worried about being abused or bullied for pursuing their dreams in the video game industry?
Don't 'feed' them with emotional responses, just don't react. Hit the block button or whatever you need to do. It's really important that you avoid seeing the negativity they throw at you. The bullies seek attention, all they want is to feel good. They do so by attempting to gain power over others. If you respond, you just 'feed' their pathetic sense of superiority.
Have you had any personal experience of online abuse? How did you deal with it?
Yes, there's been three massive, damaging situations. What I've found works is ignoring it, letting ignorant people continue to be ignorant and not worry about what they think. This worked for the first 2 situations. The third situation it didn't. I was forced to delete my social media accounts because of the abuse and the toll it took emotionally/mentally. Unfortunately, it also destroyed any passion I had left for what I was doing. People will say or do anything for publicity, or to make themselves feel good.
What advice would you give to somebody affected by abuse online?
Keep your friendship circle small, and don't fully trust anybody you only know indirectly from online, no matter how long you've known them. People will turn on you, get onto bully bandwagons and do anything to get publicity, make themselves feel good, or control others because they can't control their own lives. I learnt that the hard way.
What do you think can or needs to be done to reduce the amount of toxicity in gaming?
Personally, I think toxicity will always accompany gaming. Toxic behavior is encouraged by the unregulated nature of the internet, because anyone can say anything about anyone and ultimately get away with it. Cowards in real life become bullies in cyberspace. The only way to reduce toxicity is for publishers, event holders and social media platforms to take action. They need to regulate what happens on their servers and platforms. They need to take responsibility and establish a policy of zero tolerance for a wide range of toxic behaviors. Because people's lives are being so affected, even to the point of suicide, it's not ethically correct for platforms to ignore their responsibility, or say they don't have responsibility. There clearly is a duty of care. Perhaps with time, the legal system will come to recognize this. Also, platforms need to educate gamers about the dangers of toxicity and toxic behavior far more than they presently do.
Where do you think the line should be drawn between 'healthy' competitive behavior and outright abuse when playing a game online?
Once it starts to become personal, you feel uncomfortable or insulted, that's when outright abuse begins. How do we know when it gets personal, and goes too far? When behavior clearly falls within a very clear detailed list of unacceptable behaviors. This list cannot function if it just refers to general behaviors. After all, a toxic act is not 'grey', but black and white. It is not about protecting the freedom of bullies to bully, but the right of gamers to remain free of bullying. Somewhere down the track, we need to decide to protect gamers fully, even at the expense of gamer freedom of speech.
How important is trash talk to the overall experience of competitive gaming?
0%. Not important one bit.
What advice would you give to a new gamer feeling nervous about playing online for the first time?
Don't be. You're there to have fun and feel safe/comfortable. No one has the right to take that away from you.
From my personal experience I think it's got huge potential to be a curse. I think there's a lot of dangers online, especially on Twitter. Take me. I've been abused more than most people involved in the gaming community. The thing is, things spread far too quickly. I've woken up with 1,000 messages of hate and abuse – all because of one pathetic individual, who spread false information via YouTube and spread the video link online. Also, so many people end up depending upon their social media accounts for their own self-esteem and self-worth. They think they have no value unless the gaming community values them. In this way, gaming can take over their lives negatively. Obviously, there are also many blessings. There are pros and cons for all things in life. Gaming often involves team work, collaboration, a sense of belonging and achievement. Belonging to a cause greater than yourself is important, because so many people are living unfortunately without any sense of community at all.
What is your favorite social media channel and why?
Although my favorite social media platform is Instagram, my favorite channel is BigFishChannel on YouTube. It's my favorite, because I love fishing – it's become a huge part of my life. That channel focuses on the places I fish and does very high quality videos with great instructions and end results.
Thank you Sam for sharing your thoughts and experiences of toxicity in the gaming community! For further information on Cybersmile and the work we do, please explore the recommendations below.
What are your thoughts about toxic behavior when gaming online? Share your thoughts by contacting us or tweet us @CybersmileHQ.


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OSCE media freedom representative calls on Lithuania to decriminalize defamation, better protect confidential sources
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Lithuanian capital Vilnius hosted a conference in December 2013 aimed at promoting decriminalization and advocating stronger protection for journalists' confidential sources. (Unseen Lithuania/Marius Jovaiša) Photo details
VILNIUS, 17 December 2013 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today urged Lithuania to join the tide of European countries by repealing criminal defamation laws and adopting "shield laws" that protect journalistic sources.
Welcoming that such a conference was organized by the Lithuanian Journalists' Union and the Ministry of Culture and held at the Constitution Hall of the Lithuanian Parliament in Vilnius, Mijatović said: "The freer the media, the freer the nation. Ridding every country of criminal defamation laws will make the OSCE nations models of free media and the openness that we all desire."
"It is in the public interest for journalists to report wrongdoing," she said. "Media workers must be free to do their work, which includes using sources that require confidentiality. I welcome the efforts undertaken by authorities to provide additional protection to journalists' sources."
The Representative offered the assistance of her Office in reviewing the draft legislation that was recently registered at the Seimas (Parliament).
The conference aimed at promoting decriminalization and advocating stronger protection for journalists' confidential sources. The one-day event was attended by lawmakers, government officials and journalists. It was opened by the speaker of Seimas Loreta Graužinienė. Other speakers included Minister of Culture Šarūnas Birutis and Dainius Radzevičius, Chairman of Lithuanian Journalists' Union.
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Ad-hoc committee asks NSC for polls
After having worked for nearly one year, the ad-hoc committee of the Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) has recently asked the National Sports Council (NSC) to hold its polls immediately in order to elect an executive committee.
The NSC, the country's sports regulatory body, had formed a 31-member ad-hoc committee in January last year after dissolving the previous elected committee -- which had overstayed for nearly seven months following the expiration of its tenure in July 2017 as the polls, scheduled for August that year, were suspended by the NSC citing the worsening flood situation across the country.
"Yes, we wrote to the NSC in late December to hold the BHF elections immediately as we want to bring some changes to the BHF constitution [in order] to run activities smoothly. Besides, we can't get the services of all the members of the ad-hoc committee, so we need an elected committee," said ad-hoc committee general secretary Abdus Sadeque yesterday.
Explaining the reason behind pursuing constitutional changes, Sadeque said: "Most of the clubs want to play the Premier Division Hockey League once every three years. Top clubs like Usha KC have been relegated to the lower league while Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club don't want to play. In this case, if the executive committee would have the power to include the new teams in top-flight hockey, then we could have invited some new teams to fill the void."
Usha were relegated after refusing to take part in the last Premier Hockey League while the ad-hoc committee suspended a couple of Mariner Youngs Club and Mohammedan officials following a disputed league match between Mariners and Mohammedan.
Abdus Sadeque, the former national hockey player, expressed his desire to contest the post of general secretary with the greater interest of hockey in mind, although he wants to form a non-partisan committee with the representation of all quarters.
Ad-hoc committee vice president and Usha general secretary Abdur Rashid Shikdar welcomed the initiative to hold the elections as he was one of the candidates for general secretary during the suspended polls.
"I welcome the initiative of holding the elections again," Shikdar said. "I can't say at the moment whether I am going to compete for the general secretary post again but I will consider it if the councillors want me again."
NSC secretary Masud Karim said that they would start the process of forming the election commission after receiving instructions from new NSC chairman and state minister for youth and sports Zahid Ahsan Russel.
"We will convey the matter to the new chairman and follow the instructions he gives us. We will also bring other things to his notice. It is our routine work to hold the election of the national sports federations," said Karim.
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The Huntington County Visitor & Convention Bureau and Reusser Design have teamed up to help grow local tourism by conducting an educational program on social media strategy. "Your Business will be Hashtagged: The Why's and How's of Social Media" will be held on Thursday, March 22 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Reusser Design, located at 314 North Main Street, Suite #2, Roanoke.
Facebook has 800 million users. Twitter has about 400 million. Countless millions make up other social media service user bases. All these conversations are happening online. Where does your business fit in? Presenter Andy Welflie, Social Media and Content Strategist for Reusser Design, will take attendees through an introduction to social media covering several well-used social platforms, lead a discussion among a group of peers about social media benefits, pitfalls, and the importance of online collaboration.
Session One will focus on the why of social media: Why do I need it? Why do I care? Attendees will tour the social landscape, check out some real-time conversations, examine some social media case studies, and figure out how this could be tailored to their business.
During Session Two, the group will discuss strategy. Topics include examining common problems faced by organizations and ways to overcome those problems as well as a review of tools that supplement online marketing and save time. Finally the participants will dig into setting goals and how to determine if those goals are being met.
This program is open to Huntington County businesses who want to attract tourism dollars. Cost is $25 per person for the entire day or $15 per person to attend either the morning or afternoon session. Lunch will be provided to all day attendees. To register, please contact the Huntington County Visitor & Convention Bureau at (260) 359-8687 or make your reservation online at www.reusserdesign.com/workshop.


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A: You're running in to ARC naming conventions, which apply to dynamic properties on Swift classes. Currently Realm does not generate accessor methods which conform to what ARC expects for specially-named methods, which results in objects being double-deleted when you have a property name starting with new, copy or mutableCopy.


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Children's education franchise to open second location in California.
October 18, 2016 // Franchising.com // PITTSBURGH – Kids who take part in Snapology classes think they're just having fun playing with LEGO® bricks, K'Nex and computers. What they may not realize is that they're learning, too.
Set to open November 2016, Snapology of Tri-Valley will be serving San Ramon, Danville, Diablo, Alamo, Dublin, Pleasanton, Walnut Creek, Livermore, Castro Valley, and Hayward in California. Snapology of Tri-Valley will be the first to serve the area with company plans for 2-3 more in the next several years.
"I wanted to own a meaningful business that allows me to make a difference in the local community," said Snapology of Tri-Valley Owner Denise Lee. "I remember when my kids were younger, and I would participate in school functions such as organizing 'Take Your Kid to Work Day.' The overall energy of working with children sparked the idea of joining Snapology's team."
Lee is a fourth-generation Asian-American mother, who has over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. Most recently, she served as a tax analyst at Chevron. She earned her Masters of Science in Taxation from California State University East Bay, and has handled corporate taxes in both private and government companies, from Fortune 500 companies to start-ups. Due to the uncertainty of job security and some unfortunate events, Lee decided to start her own business with the hopes of better stability. With her immense corporate experience and passion for education, Lee embarked on an entrepreneurial expedition.
"Snapology's approach breaks down robotics and engineering concepts for children based on their age and learning abilities," said Lee. "We also are more than just birthday parties—we are after-school programs, an option for 'parent's night out,' and a learning workshop."
In addition to being introduced to robotics and science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) concepts, Snapology students learn skills like patience and teamwork and have a place to engage their creativity.
With 30 locations throughout the United States and Canada, company plans call for opening 20 new locations per year moving forward.
Snapology offers a wide array of interactive, play-based activities for children ages 1-14 – including enrichment classes, birthday parties, workshops, camps, scouting events and field trips – mainly using building materials such as LEGO® bricks and other similar building tools and technology. The programs can be customized based on the number of children, age of children and time allotment, and can be broken down into individual classes, such as superhero or Minecraft themed events, competition robotics teams, science classes, team building events and motor skill development courses that are perfect for pre-school children.
Additionally, the curriculum is designed to benefit gifted and traditional students, as well as children with special needs, including those with sensory processing and autism spectrum disorders.
For more information about Snapology of Tri-Valley, please call (925) 452-6180 or visit www.trivalley.snapology.com.
About Snapology
Founded in 2010 and franchising since 2015, Snapology's mission is to provide children with an opportunity to engage in playful learning activities that stimulate creativity and an interest in learning. Using LEGO® bricks and other building toys, Snapology emphasizes STEAM principles, teamwork & socialization. With 30 locations currently open and operating throughout the United States and Canada, company plans call for expanding nationally with its unique, education-based franchise opportunity. For more information, visit www.snapologyfranchising.com.
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Centers on Missy's adopted daughter Belinda Tyler as she follows her dream. Belinda wants to be a doctor, but this time period does not look kindly on women with careers, especially one in the medical field. But Belinda is a strong-minded woman and deeply wants a career as a doctor. She manages to prove her abilities while assisting the local doctor and caring for an old woman who recently experienced a stroke. Belinda nurses her back to health and helps her regain the use of her arm again. Belinda also meets the nephew of their deceased neighbor. Drew comes to town to get his uncle's farm in shape to sell. After that he intends on returning to New York to join his father's law practice. He has no desire to stay in this small, unsophisticated town. But after meeting Belinda he has second thoughts. Belinda also feels something for Drew, but she is conflicted because she wants to be a doctor...
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1. Our Privacy Commitment
At Pascoe Canada Inc. (the "Pascoe Canada"), we are committed to protecting the privacy of your personal information. As part of this commitment, we have developed this Privacy Policy, which outlines the principles and guidelines by which Pascoe Canada operates to protect the personal information we collect, use, disclose or otherwise manage in the course of our operations. Our policy and practices have been put in place in order to comply with the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act ("PIPEDA") and any other applicable law.
2. What personal information does Pascoe Canada collect?
In the course of conducting business with you, Pascoe Canada collects both personal and non-personal information. Personal information is any information that identifies you, or by which your identity could be deduced, including, without limitation, your name, e-mail address, home address, telephone number, age, marital status, gender, income, date of birth, credit card number, and any other information that identifies who you are or would allow someone to contact you. In general, personal information does not include publicly available information, such as business addresses and telephone numbers that are listed in a public directory or made available through directory assistance.
4. Identifying Purposes for Collection of Personal Information
4.1 Pascoe Canada will make a reasonable effort to specify the identified purposes, either orally or in writing, for which it collects, uses, or discloses your personal information at the time of collection or after collection but before use. Generally, Pascoe Canada will only collect information that is reasonably necessary for the purposes identified. Additional information may also be collected, if appropriate in the circumstances, with your permission. Pascoe Canada will collect, use, and disclose your personal information for, among other reasons, the following purposes:
(a) to provide and to communicate information about Pascoe Canada products and services, including, without limitation, sending out newsletters and other relevant information;
(b) to verify the identity of Pascoe Canada customers and suppliers;
(c) to fulfill your requests for products, services or information;
(d) for transaction, billing, and record-keeping purposes;
(e) to provide quality customer service and determine your needs;
(f) to inform you about and register you for up-coming events, programs, and other opportunities that may be of interest to you;
(g) to update your contact information in Pascoe Canada database;
(h) to measure and enhance the effectiveness of our marketing endeavors;
(i) to tailor our offerings to your preferences;
(j) to allow you to subscribe to our newsletter or mailing list;
(k) to protect you against fraud or error;
(l) to verify your identity for the purpose of obtaining access to our products and services;
(m) to meet legal, statutory and regulatory requirements; and
(n) such other purposes consistent with the foregoing purposes
4.2 If your personal information is to be used for a purpose not previously identified, Pascoe Canada will identify and document this purpose prior to such use and will provide you with an opportunity to opt out of this activity. Pascoe Canada will state the identified purposes in such a manner that you can reasonably understand how the information will be used and disclosed.
5.1 The cornerstone to protecting your privacy is consent. We will only collect, use, and disclose your personal information with your consent except where otherwise permitted or required by law. Depending on the type of personal information collected from you, and the purpose for which the information is collected, your consent may be express or implied. Express consent can be granted verbally, in writing, in person, electronically, or by telephone. Your consent is implied if we ask you to provide personal information with a stated purpose.
5.2 By providing Pascoe Canada with your personal information, you agree and consent that we may collect, use and disclose your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you provide us with the personal information of another individual, you represent that you have all necessary authority and/or have obtained all necessary consents from such individual to enable us to collect, use and disclose such personal information for the purposes set forth in this Privacy Policy.
6. Withdrawing Consent
You may withdraw your consent at any time, subject to legal or contractual restrictions and reasonable notice. Please note, however, that withdrawing your consent may affect our ability to provide you with the services, products or information that may be of value to you. To withdraw your consent, simply contact us at the e-mail address or address listed in Section 14.1 below.
7.1 Pascoe Canada will use its best efforts to ensure that personal information is kept as accurate, complete, and up-to-date as is necessary and possible for the purposes for which it is to be used. Pascoe Canada will provide individuals with reasonable access to their personal information and will update or correct any deficiency in personal information held by it if the individual concerned provides Pascoe Canada with particulars of any required updating or correction. (There are limited exceptions to this which are set out in the PIPEDA legislation.)
7.2 Pascoe Canada will rely exclusively on the representations made by you in determining the completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of the personal information and will have no further obligation to seek independent verification of any personal information supplied by you to Pascoe Canada.
8. Security Safeguards
8.1 Pascoe Canada strives to ensure that its security measures will protect personal information against such risks as loss or theft, unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use, modification or destruction, regardless of the format in which the information is held. Such measures will vary depending on the sensitivity, amount, format, nature and storage of the information and will involve, as applicable, physical, administrative, technological, as well as electronic and online security measures.
8.2 Pascoe Canada assumes no liability if your personal information is stolen, intercepted, altered, misused or otherwise interfered with by a third party.
8.3 All employees of Pascoe Canada with access to personal information are required, as a condition of their employment, to keep such information confidential.
8.4 Pascoe Canada shall use reasonable efforts to ensure that upon disposal and/or destruction of records, confidentiality of information shall be maintained.
9. Third Party Links
Pascoe Canada's website located at www.pascoe.ca may provide links to third party websites as a convenience to the user. The inclusion of any link does not imply Pascoe Canada's
endorsement of any other company, its websites, or its products and/or services. These linked websites have separate and independent privacy policies, which we recommend that you read carefully. We have no control over such websites and therefore assume no responsibility or liability for the manner in which the organizations that operate such linked websites may collect, use or disclose and otherwise treat your personal information.
10. Openness
10.1 Pascoe Canada is committed to being open about its policies and practices with respect to the collection and maintenance of personal information. We are pleased to answer any questions that you may have regarding the collection and maintenance of personal information. Please direct your inquiries to our Privacy Officer.
11. Limitations on Use, Disclosure and Retention of Personal Information
11.1 Personal information will not be used or disclosed for the purposes other than those for which it was collected, except with the consent of the individual or as required by law. Personal Information will be retained only for as long as is required or appropriate to fulfill the identified purpose.
11.2 Pascoe Canada will record any new purpose for which it has obtained an individual's consent to use, retain or disclose information.
11.3 Pascoe Canada does not sell, rent or trade personal information. Personal information is only disclosed to third parties who have signed an agreement binding them to Pascoe Canada's Privacy Policy.
11.4 Pascoe Canada will establish criteria for the retention of personal information, including, as appropriate, minimum and maximum retention periods.
11.5 Personal information that has been used to make a decision about an individual will be retained for a reasonable period to allow the individual access to the information after the decision has been made.
12. Access to Personal Information
12.1 Pascoe Canada will respond to any requests for access to information within a within thirty (30) days of your inquiry. We will assist any individual who informs us that they require assistance in preparing a request. We will not, however, respond to frivolous or vexatious requests for access to information. At the time of your request, we will need specific information from you in order to verify your identity before we can provide you with the personal information we hold. We will advise you whether or not we hold your information, and will disclose that information along with particulars with respect to its source, unless such disclosure is prohibited by law.
12.2 While our response will typically be provided at no cost to the individual, depending on the nature of the request and the amount of information involved, Pascoe Canada reserves the right to impose a cost. In such circumstances, we will inform the individual of the approximate cost to provide the response and proceed upon payment by the individual of the cost. Requested information will be provided or made available to the individual in a form that is clear and understandable.
12.3 In providing an account of third parties to whom Pascoe Canada may have disclosed personal information about an individual, we will attempt to be as specific as possible. If it is not possible to provide a list of the organizations to whom Pascoe Canada actually disclosed personal information, we will provide a list of organizations to whom such information may have been disclosed.
12.4 If an individual successfully demonstrates the inaccuracy or incompleteness of personal information, Pascoe Canada will amend the information as required. If a challenge is not resolved to the satisfaction of the complainant, we will record the substance of the unresolved challenge. Where appropriate, the amended information or the existence of the unresolved challenge, as the case may be, will be transmitted to third parties having access to the information in question.
12.5 In certain circumstances, Pascoe Canada may be unable to provide access to some or all of the information it holds about an individual. Such circumstances include: (i) if disclosure would reveal confidential commercial information; (ii) if the information is protected by solicitor-client privilege; (iii) if the information was generated in the course of a formal dispute resolution process; or (iii) if the information was collected in relation to the investigation of a breach of an agreement or a contravention of a federal or provincial law. Where permitted, the reasons for denying access to the personal information will be provided to the individual upon request.
13. Will this Privacy Policy change?
This Privacy Policy may be updated and revised from time to time. All changes to our Privacy Policy will be posted on this website. Whenever we update this Privacy Policy, we will change the date to reflect the last date of revision.
14. Questions or Concerns
14.1 Pascoe Canada is responsible for all personal information under its control and has designated a person as Privacy Officer to oversee Pascoe Canada's compliance with PIPEDA. Other individuals within Pascoe Canada may be responsible for the day-to day collection and processing of personal information and may be delegated to act on behalf of the Privacy Officer. If you have any questions, concerns or complaints about our Privacy Policy or the privacy of your personal information, please contact the Privacy Officer at:
Pascoe Canada Inc.
att. Privacy Officer
Unit 70-40 Vogell Road, Richmond Hill, ON L4B 3N6
E-mail: info@pascoe.ca
14.2 Pascoe Canada will investigate all complaints as expeditiously as possible and, if a complaint is found justified, we will take all appropriate measure to resolve the matter to the satisfaction of the complainant.
14.3 If Pascoe Canada does not resolve the matter to your satisfaction, you may contact:
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada
112 Kent St, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1H3


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start: 2017-06-07 13:00
edition: 27
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subheader: "Internet Privacy and Security Concerns"
subnote: "How internet works and how algorithms alter our behaviour? What is the state of mobile security like? What can we do to protect our data from these breaches and vulnerabilities?"
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    time: "6:45 pm - 7:30 pm"
    title: "Internet Privacy and Security Concerns"
    subtitle: "The session will address the following questions: What's the origin of Wannacry? Who controls the Internet Infrastructure? Are mobiles secure for communication? How are the latest mobiles designed? Can algorithms control/alter our behaviour? Zero-Day exploits – Are we even aware of them? "I have nothing to hide!!" Really? At the end of the session, we will also be presenting the ways in which we can protect ourselves."
    speaker_profile: "By: Chaitanya Muppala is a Project Manager in ThoughtWorks, with strong knowledge in Application Security"
    image: "chaitanya.jpg"
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    time: "7:30 pm - 7:45 pm"
    title: "Break & Networking"
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    time: "7:45 pm - 8:30 pm"
    title: "Continued..."
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