There are only a few changes from the National Construction Code (NCC) 2011 to NCC2012 concerning Energy Efficiency. One of the changes this year was a direct result of a successful Proposal For Change filed by Dr Clyde Anderson. Here is a summary of the most relevant changes.
For Class 2 & Class 4 buildings, the software that produces Star Ratings is now accredited by the Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme National Administrator (NatHERS,www.nathers.gov.au). The responsibility for software accreditation was transferred when a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) and the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency (Commonwealth government) on 11 November 2011. The ABCB now has greater involvement in any changes to NatHERS .
The table for adjustment of minimum R-value for loss of ceiling insulation (due to insulation voids associated with exhaust fans, flues, recessed downlights, transformers or services – but not roof lights) has been extended. This table now reads below R2.5 to R1.0. This was a direct result of a successful Proposal For Change filed by Dr Clyde Anderson. Interpolation is usually needed to determine the insulation required for a given situation.
Part J6.5(a)(ii) artificial lighting around the perimeter of a building when the total perimeter lighting load exceeds 100W.
Definitions have been added for House Energy Rating Software and Electricity Network Substation.
2. The intent of P2.6.2(b) is to constrain the use of a high greenhouse gas intensity source of energy for heating a conditioned space. It does not prevent the use of electricity because the greenhouse gas intensity is related to the thermal load rather than the energy consumption which is covered by P2.6.2(a). P2.6.2 also contains the qualification that it is to be applied "to the degree necessary", allowing electricity to be used, even by low efficiency plant when there are no reasonable alternatives.
In Part 3.12.0(b) the explanatory information has two options for complying with the energy efficiency Deemed-To-Satisfy (DTS) provisions –Energy Rating or ElementalProvisions. Energy Rating also includes Part 3.12.0(a)(i)(B) to (F) energy-saving DTS features, such as: the testing and installation of insulation, thermal breaks, compensation for downlights, floor edge insulation and detailed provisions for building sealing.
When conducting a Star Rating these DTS features are required. If any of these DTS features are deleted (eg to reduce construction costs), this must be modelled correctly. This data input modification can be performed by certified Energy Efficiency Assessors who have procedures to adjust the input data to still obtain a certified Star Rating. Contact us if you would like more information about this for your project.
Keep in mind that the current Queensland Development Code MP4.1 (27 June 2011) requires Energy Star Ratings for Class 1 and Class 2 buildings that are different to the NCC's requirements. There are also differences in the application of credits for a complying Outdoor Living Area with or without a ceiling fan. QDC MP4.1 optionally gives 1 Star credit for larger than 1kW solar photovoltaic systems.
House energy rating software means software accredited under the Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme and is limited to assessing the potential thermal efficiency of the dwelling envelope.
Explanatory information: The National House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS) refers to the Australian governments' scheme that facilitates consistent energy ratings from software tools which are used to assess the potential thermal efficiency of the dwelling envelopes.
There is a new definition of Small-scale Technology Certificate replacing the previous NCC 2011 definition of Renewable Energy Certificate.
5. A low solar absorptance roof reduces the flow of heat from solar radiation better than a high solar absorptance roof. A roof with a solar absorptance value of less than 0.4 typically corresponds to a roof of light colour such as white, off-white or cream.
As in Volume 1,Table 3.12.1.1b(adjustment of minimum R-value for loss of ceiling insulation) has been extended below R2.5 to R1.0. This was a direct result of a successful Proposal For Change filed by Dr Clyde Anderson.
(b) not less than twice that for Standard air movement without a ceiling fan or evaporative cooler.
Part 3.12.5.0, the explanatory information on the South Australia variation was deleted.
In summary, some small changes but overall achieving nearly the same outcomes.


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Steven Spurrier: Spreading the Word
Date: 7 May, 2019 / Author: Steven Spurrier
After the stupendous launch of Wine Tasting at the Vintners' Hall last week – an event that will go down in the annals of the Livery Hall's 650-year history – it is now time to spread the word about the Académie du Vin Library and Michael Broadbent's book in particular. Fortunately, I am on the road a bit this month, which gives me ample opportunity to do so.
The Bank Holiday weekend will find me in Italy's Piedmont region to host a Master Class in the Castello di Barolo on English Sparkling Wine. This is part of a series of wine events in the historic town that are being organised by Ian D'Agata – Italy's top wine writer and a contributor to Wine Tasting – under the umbrella heading of 'Collisioni', the collision between wine and people.
On Ian's recommendation, I will be presenting two wines each from four English estates: a blanc de blancs and a rosé apiece from Gusbourne, Nyetimber, Wiston and my own Bride Valley. We are all in different parts of the country, on different soils, and with different climatic conditions. The blanc de blancs, all 100% Chardonnay, will display these variations very clearly, while the rosés will showcase our different winemaking techniques. I trust the attendees, a mixture of local winemakers and wine writers (many international) will be impressed. Rest assured, they will not be allowed to leave the room without an impassioned introduction to Wine Tasting!
At the end of May I will be at L'Académie du Vin de Tokyo – Japan's first wine school, which I founded in 1987, and where I serve as Honorary Chairman. There will be a masterclass covering four white and four red wines, all classics, and we will illustrate as much as possible their intrinsic characteristics, which can only be discovered through concentrated tasting – the overriding theme, of course, of Michael Broadbent's seminal book. Everybody attending will receive a copy for their own libraries.
From Tokyo I will go to Hong Kong, where Jeannie Cho Lee MW has invited me to be one of the six Keynote Speakers at her three-day wine conference, sponsored by UNESCO. My themes will be Appreciation, Education and Communication. And guess what will form the basis of my presentation? Michael Broadbent's Wine Tasting, of course! Steven Spurrier
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Low turnout casts doubt on Romania anti-gay marriage vote
A Romanian Christian-Orthodox nun votes at a polling station in the village of Branesti, Romania, in a referendum to change the constitutional definition of "family", on Oct 6, 2018. PHOTO: AFP
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BUCHAREST (AFP) - Low turnout voided a referendum in Romania Sunday (Oct 7) on restricting the definition of marriage to exclude same-sex unions, election officials said.
Just 20.41 per cent of registered voters had cast their ballot by the time polls closed at 1800 GMT on the second day of the referendum - well below the 30 per cent threshold needed for the result to be valid.
Final results are expected Monday (Oct 8).
Romanians had been asked whether the constitution should be altered to define marriage as explicitly between a man and woman, rather than just "spouses" as it is currently defined.
A poll on Friday had indicated that as many as 90 per cent of voters were in favour of the change.
Same-sex couples are already not allowed by law to marry or enter into civil partnerships in Romania.
But ahead of the vote, critics said a change in the constitution would make it nearly impossible for gays and lesbians to win the right to marry in future.
Those in favour of the amendment, backed by the powerful Orthodox Church, insisted they wanted to defend traditional family values.
"If we allow gay people to marry, tomorrow they will be asking to adopt children and that would be unacceptable," said one retired man on Saturday.
However, others criticised the motion.
"It is an enormous lie and a waste of money," said Ileana Popescu, a retiree, after attending mass in Bucharest on Sunday.
"We should let everyone choose whether or not to marry, regardless of their sexual orientation."
Critics said the left-wing ruling Social Democrats (PSD) were using the referendum to revive support among the country's overwhelmingly Orthodox population and deflect attention from corruption scandals implicating party officials.
PSD leader Liviu Dragnea is scheduled to appear in court Monday to appeal a three-and-a-half year jail sentence over a fake jobs scandal.
Several voting stations in the centre of the capital were virtually deserted early Sunday afternoon.
"The aggressiveness of the 'Yes' campaign, the attempt to instil hatred against a minority, has made Romanians reticent to vote," sociologist Gelu Duminica told AFP.


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Often when people speak of problems in the black community or the inability for black people to create a stable community, many blacks and whites bring up how other oppressed communities have overcome discrimination. Often people bring up how Asians or Jews have built stable communities that in some ways are better than mainstream white communities. Commending these groups for their accomplishments is important. However, it is essential to ask if what these communities accomplished can be replicated in the black community. Are blacks attempted to do the same thing that Asians and Jews have done?
Recently I read Gandhi: Racist or Revolutionary. The book talks about how Gandhi did not fight for a more egalitarian society. Instead, he wanted to improve the condition of Indians in South Africa and members of the upper caste in India. To support this stance the author details how Gandhi fought to have Indians included in the war against the Zulu's in South Africa. He also wanted to separate black Africans and Indians, with Indians being held as superior.
In India, Gandhi supported the caste system. He believed the caste system was fundamental to Hinduism and that the system was scientific. In Ambedkar's famous 1955 BBC interview, Ambedkar explains how Gandhi would advocate for the abolition of caste in English language newspapers, but support the caste system in publications in the native languages of India. Gandhi also agreed that whites were superior, yet upper caste Indians were above most other dark-skinned races. He often would tell Ambedkar his activism was motivated out of bitterness, and untouchability was a spiritual path.
So if a person considers Gandhi the embodiment of the Indian social justice struggle, then they have to admit that the ability of Indians to build stable communities is based on the exploitation or acceptance of exploitation of other groups of people. The Indian people did not fight white supremacy head on. They collectively accepted the position they were given and then worked as well as they could.
Knowing this information, individuals must analyze how much of the success of formerly oppressed classes has been on the backs of blacks and other groups lower in the white supremacy hierarchy. How many communities have businesses in the black community selling low-quality goods at a high price? How many communities have been stabilized by check cashing businesses in low-income areas? How many towns are stable because of the majority of the population work as police or corrections officers in a brutal justice system?
This blog post is not to disparage the accomplishments of other communities or to say there is nothing black people could learn from other communities. Individual success is open to anyone under Capitalism. However, we need to be honest about all the various ways people make money on black oppression. Once a person understands how others benefit from the collective oppression of black people, they can then assess if that can be copied by the oppressed people.
So black people being on the bottom of the white supremacy totem pole have no group to exploit. Black people have to fight white supremacy to have group uplift.
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DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (2/5/19): NBA DFS Lineups
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We have another odd week in the NBA. We only had a six game slate on Monday, which is now being followed by a larger eight game slate on Tuesday. Generally, we have three or four game slates on Tuesday, so this opens the door for basically any type of lineup construction we want.
In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy basketball lineup picks for DraftKings on 2/5/19. These DFS lineup picks can vary from higher-priced players and elite options to lower-priced players and value picks on DraftKings.
You can also check out today's FanDuel lineup picks. As always, don't set your lineups too early. Be sure to check all the NBA starting lineups and player statuses and availability prior to opening tip. Give me a follow on Twitter @BalesSJustin with questions or comments. Good luck everyone.
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Alec Burks - PG/SG, vs BOS ($5,100)
Burks has seen a major role for the Cleveland Cavaliers recently, and that's going to continue with Rodney Hood now in Portland. Over the last 10 days, he's averaging 12.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 4.8 assists (28.9 fantasy points) in 32.5 minutes per game. He has also scored 28+ fantasy points in each of his last five games, but his price tag doesn't represent that. Burks gets a tough matchup on paper against the Boston Celtics, but he's averaging 35.1 fantasy points in only 25.6 minutes per game against them. He's a player that can be considered in all leagues.
Reggie Jackson - PG/SG, at NY ($5,500)
Jackson is coming off of a down game because of a blowout in the first half. Prior to that game, he was averaging 20.8 points, 3.8 rebounds, 7.5 assists, and 1.0 steal (39.8 fantasy points) in 35.6 minutes per game over the last 10 days. He had also scored 40+ fantasy points in three consecutive games. He gets a great matchup against the New York Knicks, who have new players trying to gel with their current rotation. Jackson should return to big minutes tonight, and he makes a great option at a low price tag.
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Kawhi Leonard - SF/PF, at PHI ($9,300)
Leonard is a player that has cooled off a bit recently, as he's averaging only 24.8 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 1.3 steals (42 fantasy points) in 33.5 minutes per game over the last 10 days. He is expected to see an increase in usage rating tonight, as Kyle Lowry is currently doubtful for this game. Leonard has also owned the Philadelphia 76ers this season, as he's averaging 58.5 fantasy points in 34.3 minutes per game against Philly thus far. He isn't necessarily the safest option on the slate, but he can be considered in all leagues for his price tag if he fits.
Al Horford - PF/C, at CLE ($6,600)
Horford has been a man on a mission since Boston removed his minute's restriction. Over the last 10 days, he has needed only 29.1 minutes to average 16.2 points, 8.4 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 2.4 blocks, and 1.2 steals (41.6 fantasy points) per game. He has played 29+ minutes in six of his last nine games, and he has flashed 50 fantasy point upside in those contests. Horford still comes with a surprisingly low price tag, and his matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers is nothing to shy away from. He's a great option in all leagues on this slate.
DraftKings DFS Centers
Joel Embiid - C, vs TOR ($10,500)
Embiid is one of the most mispriced players on the slate. He has been on fire recently, scoring 60+ fantasy points in four of his last five games. He also owns 50+ fantasy points in nine of his last contests, missing the 50 point mark by 1.5 fantasy points against the New York Knicks. Embiid gets a great matchup against the Toronto Raptors, who don't have anyone that is going to be able to guard him. Surprisingly, he's only averaging 45.7 fantasy points in 33.1 minutes per game against Toronto this season, but I expect him to find significantly more success tonight.
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Nepal says its Covid response is under control – everyone can see it's not true | Global development
Waiting for India's Covid wave to break over Nepal has been as painful as it was inevitable. Now that it's happening, this country of 30 million people is even more hapless and unprepared than India seems to have been.
My friend, Dr Rakshya Pandey, a pulmonary care doctor in Kathmandu, says that during her long shifts, the thought sometimes enters her mind: ''Where would I go if I get sick? Where would I take my mother if she gets the virus?"
There are no hospital beds available, even for doctors and their families. Covid has exposed everybody's vulnerability, except our leaders. Hospitals have run out of oxygen, and desperate calls on social media appealing for healthcare fill everyone's feeds. Oxford University's data tracking site shows a staggering 668% increase in confirmed Covid cases in the two weeks to 1 May, compared with the previous fortnight. On that day, the Red Cross reported that, nationally, 44% of all tests were positive.
Covid patients receive oxygen on the floor of a hospital in Kathmandu on 10 May due to lack of free beds. Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
"I am trained not to sleep for 48 hours, but I am not trained to send patients away without help," Pandey says. "And we know that things are just going to get worse."
For the first time in years, I've been away from Nepal as a crisis hit. As time got suspended in what seemed to be an endless lockdown here in the UK, I watched my friends back home with envy; my social media feed was full of people dining in crowded restaurants, and attending parties maskless. While schools remained closed for most of the year, everything else opened: crowded markets and jatras, festivals where communities gather to celebrate everything, from the rain to the harvest. Nepalis even travelled to India to participate in jatras; thousands of Hindus visited the now infamous Kumbh mela in India's northern state of Uttarakhand. Pictures of Gyanendra Shah, the former king of Nepal, bathing in the Ganges with Hindu religious ascetics hailing him as the only Hindu king of the world did the rounds on social media. The ex-royal couple returned with the virus, and many of their connections have also tested positive. Another meaning of jatra in Nepali is chaos.
Or you can translate jatra as "carnival". For several months now Nepal's leaders have been conducting their own jatra, which has kept the Nepali media and citizens absorbed. Instead of protecting public health, Nepal's prime minister, Khadga Prasad Oli, has been busy with his own theatrics. In between spreading falsehoods – such as telling Nepalis to manage Covid with herbal remedies such as turmeric water or guava leaf tea – he dissolved parliament, which was later restored by the supreme court. In his latest act of his solipsism, he called a confidence vote in his own government amid convoluted power struggles which would embarrass Byzantium. This week he lost that vote, with 124 members of the lower house of parliament voting against him and just 93 voting for him on 10 May.
A pro-government activist wrapped in a banner with a portrait of Khadga Prasad Oli. Photograph: Prabin Ranabhat/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock
There are fewer than 600 ventilators for the entire country. The University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation predicts that Nepal will need well over 10,000 ventilators by 24 May. Health officials confirm that the resources to operate ventilators are equally limited.
"Even if we have the ventilators, what can we do without oxygen?" said one official, as his phone kept ringing with pleas for more oxygen. My social media feed is also full of calls for ICU beds and the therapeutic drug Remdesivir. From 12 May, Nepal joins India on the red list for travellers from England.
Besides ambulances, we hear helicopters now, coming to evacuate the rich
Kanchan Jha
"Besides ambulances, we hear helicopters now, coming to evacuate the rich," says Kanchan Jha, from Birgunj, a town near the Indian border. His brother, a doctor, has been getting calls to visit villages "where there is at least one sick person in each family". The poor have already been left to their own devices.
Nepalese migrant workers wait to cross the Indian border on their return to Nepal earlier this month. Photograph: AFP/Getty
The relationship between India and Nepal is familial and dysfunctional. In January, India donated 1m doses of AstraZeneca vaccine and Nepal bought another 2m from the Serum Institute of India. But, just as 1% of Nepal's population got fully vaccinated, Covid overwhelmed India. As India was gasping for breath, Nepal, in a move that embarrassed many, still looked to India to provide oxygen.
Over a million people, including my parents, who are in their 70s, don't know when or if they will get their second shot. News of businessmen close to the prime minister allegedly derailing vaccine imports earlier this year after a disagreement over kickbacks has shocked many people. But others are not surprised.
"It has come to the surface because some in power did not get a share of the pie," a friend said.
A woman in Kathmandu holds on to oxygen cylinders for a patient after refilling them at a factory, amid a national shortage. Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
Nepal's health minister, Hridayesh Tripathi, announced last week: "As the number of infections has increased beyond the control of the health system, it has become tough to provide hospital beds for care."
The ministry has appealed to citizen bodies to help. On social media, a senior government official sent an urgent plea to Nepali embassies to start vaccine diplomacy. Then, on Saturday, the prime minister went on CNN and said that the Covid-19 situation in Nepal was under control. Everyone can see it's not true.
"People are carrying oxygen on scooters and there are others who are still holding wedding parties," my relative complained. We get the leaders we deserve, I think.
"One of the electrical crematoriums that is broken needs some Indian technicians," a senior government official tells me.
"And we'll soon run out of wood to cremate bodies."
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At-Large Policy Advice Development
ICANN Meetings
ALAC and RALO Elections, Selections, and Appointments
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At-Large Policy Advice Development Page
2010-2016 ALAC Policy Comments & Advice
At-Large Proposal to Mitigate Name Collision Risks Workspace
Created by Matt Ashtiani, last modified on Aug 27, 2013
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27.08.2013 Proposal to Mitigate Name Collision Risks Adopted
14Y, 0N, 0A Julie Hammer (APRALO) 19.08.2013 21.08.2013
19:00 26.08.2013 27.08.2013
Cyrus Namazi
cyrus.namazi@icann.org
AL-ALAC-ST-0813-04-00-EN
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27 August 2013 - 23:59 UTC
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17 September 2013 - 23:59 UTC
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Purpose (Brief):
To solicit community comment on proposed efforts to mitigate potential impact resulting from name collisions as New gTLDs are delegated into the root zone.
ICANN engaged Interisle Consulting Group to prepare a study on the likelihood and potential consequences of collision between new public gTLD labels and existing private uses of the same strings. Interisle's study, entitled "Name Collision in the DNS" identifies three risk profiles, low risk (80% of the strings), uncalculated risk (20%) and high risk (2 strings). A proposal to mitigate the risks of name collisions for New gTLDs [PDF, 166 KB] has been developed and is presented for public comment.
Implementation of an agreed on solution for strings in each risk category; and the delegation of new gTLDs into the root.
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Section I: Description, Explanation, and Purpose:
ICANN is pleased to announce the publication of the "Name Collision in the DNS" study report by Interisle Consulting Group, LCC (Interisle).
ICANN has undertaken a number of measures to assess and, where necessary, mitigate potential security and stability risks associated with the launch of new gTLDs. ICANN is presenting for public comment a proposal to mitigate potential risks of name collisions for new gTLDs as described in the "New gTLD Collision Risk Mitigation Proposal" [PDF, 166 KB]. Familiarity with the Interisle report and the document "Secure and Stable Introduction of New gTLDs" will be beneficial to understanding the proposal and contributing to the dialogue.
Section II: Background:
On 31 January 2013, ICANN security team received the SAC 057: SSAC Advisory on Internal Name Certificates.
On 18 May 2013, the ICANN Board directed staff to commission a study on the use of TLDs that are not currently delegated at the root level of the public DNS in enterprises.
On 28 May 2013 ICANN announced the commissioning of two reports, one of them to the study potential security impacts of the applied-for new-gTLD strings in relation to name collisions with non-delegated TLDs that may be in use in private namespaces including their use in X.509 digital certificates. ICANN engaged Interisle Consulting Group to conduct the Name Collisions in the DNS Study and to provide options to mitigate the various risks.
Section III: Document and Resource Links:
This announcement contains three documents published today.
Interisle Consulting Group's Report entitled "Name Collisions in the DNS" [PDF, 3.34 MB]
The ICANN proposal entitled "New gTLD Collision Risk Mitigation Proposal" [PDF, 166 KB]
Secure and Stable Introduction of New gTLDs [PDF, 102 KB] dated 5 August 2013
The Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure Reporting at ICANN, Version 2.0 [PDF, 628 KB]
Proposed Classification of new gTLD Strings [PDF, 84 KB]
Section IV: Additional Information:
(*) Comments submitted after the posted Close Date/Time are not guaranteed to be considered in any final summary, analysis, reporting, or decision-making that takes place once this period lapses.
FINAL VERSION TO BE SUBMITTED IF RATIFIED
Please click here to download the PDF below.
FINAL DRAFT VERSION TO BE VOTED UPON BY THE ALAC
The ALAC welcomes the completion and publication of the "Name Collisions in the DNS" study report by Interisle Consulting Group and the subsequent response by ICANN in "New gTLD Collision Risk Mitigation Proposal". The ALAC advises that it is in general concurrence with the proposed risk mitigation actions for the three defined risk categories. In doing so, the ALAC recognises that the study, its conclusions, and ICANN's risk mitigation recommendations are based on analysis of a limited data set of query volume metrics ie how many times queries occur for a proposed new gTLD. As acknowledged in the study, such metrics are only one perspective of risk and do not reflect other risk that may arise through complex interactions between the DNS and applications at the root level. In particular, the ALAC wishes to reiterate its previous Advice to the Board that, in pursuing mitigation actions to minimize residual risk, especially for those strings in the "uncalculated risk" category, ICANN must assure that such residual risk is not transferred to third parties such as current registry operators, new gTLD applicants, registrants, consumers and individual end users. In particular, the direct and indirect costs associated with proposed mitigation actions should not have to be borne by registrants, consumers and individual end users. The Board must err on the side of caution and ensuring that the DNS under ICANN's auspices remains highly trusted.
On a more general note, the ALAC remains concerned that this matter is being dealt with at such a late stage of the New gTLD Process. The ALAC urges the Board to investigate how and why this crucial issue could have been ignored for so long and how similar occurrences may be prevented in the future.
FIRST DRAFT SUBMITTED
The ALAC welcomes the completion and publication of the "Name Collisions in the DNS" study report by Interisle Consulting Group and the subsequent response by ICANN in "New gTLD Collision Risk Mitigation Proposal". The ALAC advises that it is in general concurrence with the proposed risk mitigation actions for the three defined risk categories. In particular, the ALAC wishes to reiterate its previous Advice to the Board that, in pursuing mitigation actions to minimize residual risk, especially for those strings in the "uncalculated risk" category, ICANN must assure that such residual risk is not transferred to third parties such as current registry operators, new gTLD applicants, registrants, consumers and individual end users. In particular, the direct and indirect costs associated with proposed mitigation actions should not have to be borne by registrants, consumers and individual end users. The Board must err on the side of caution and ensuring that the DNS under ICANN's auspices remains highly trusted.
Alan Greenberg
In line with previous statements, I think that the ALAC should submit a short but strong statement saying that we believe that the Board must err on the side of protecting Internet users and ensuring that the DNS under ICANN's auspices remains fully trusted.
It is understood that by allowing the New gTLD process to continue, we cannot avoid SOME risk, but that risk and the number of users impacted MUST be kept to an absolute minimum.
At the same time, the ALAC is extremely disturbed that we are having this conversation now instead of several years ago. The ALAC advises the Board to investigate why and how this crucial issue could have been ignored and how to prevent similar events in the future.
Julie Hammer
I agree that ALAC should submit a statement and that the thrust should be as proposed by Alan. I am happy to hold the pen for this, but it may be a couple of days before I get to it due to other immediate commitments. I also want to go through the report again, as well as the other documents which have now been posted. I will provide a succinct draft for comment as soon as I can.
Jean-Jacques Subrenat
Alan +1.


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Slamball ist eine Ballsportart aus den USA, die in den 2000er Jahren entwickelt wurde.

Hintergrund

Slamball ist an Basketball angelehnt, soll jedoch durch Spektakularität beeindrucken, was unter anderem durch Trampoline in der Umgebung der Körbe, eine höhere Punktzahl für Dunks und eine sehr kurze maximale Angriffszeit erreicht werden soll.
Der Sport besteht aus mehreren Elementen anderer Sportarten. Neben Basketball werden auch Parallelen zu körperbetonten, aggressiveren Sportarten wie American Football oder Hockey deutlich. Durch die Ausstattung des Spielfeldes werden den Spielern auch neue Bewegungen ermöglicht, die dem Bereich des Turnens zuzuordnen sind. Die Spieler springen, fliegen und prallen hart aneinander.

Regeln

Die Regeln sind ähnlich dem Basketball, denn Ziel des Spiels ist es den Ball durch den ca. 3 Meter hohen Korb zu spielen. Zwei Teams spielen gegeneinander, jede Mannschaft besteht aus 8 Spielern, von denen 4 aktiv auf dem Spielfeld sind. Diese werden auf folgende 3 Positionen verteilt:
 1 Handler (Angreifer);
 2 Gunner (Mittelfeldspieler);
 1 Stopper (Verteidiger).

Es wird zeitlich in zwei Spielhälften gespielt, jede ist 16 Minuten lang. Bei Fouls läuft die Uhr weiter, bei Auszeiten wird sie dagegen angehalten. Würfe auf den Korb können von überall innerhalb des Spielfeldes erfolgen. Treffer zählen grundsätzlich zwei Punkte. Ausnahme sind die den Spielnamen gebenden "Slam Dunks" und Würfe von außerhalb der Insel, welche 3 Punkte zählen. Innerhalb von 15 Sekunden muss das angreifende Team einen Wurf auf den Korb versuchen. Den Spielern ist es erlaubt, sich auf dem Spielfeld außerhalb der Trampoline gegenseitig umzurennen und den Ball direkt vom Korb abzuwehren, obwohl er über sein Flugbahnmaximum hinaus ist, sogenanntes "goal tending". Wird der Ball von zwei gegnerischen Spielern gleichzeitig berührt, geht der Ball an das verteidigende Team.

Das Spielfeld wird durch hohe Wände aus Acrylglas begrenzt, die als Bande benutzt werden dürfen. Vier rechteckige Trampoline sind jeweils unter den Körben eingelassen. Diese katapultieren die Spieler über fünf Meter hoch und ermöglichen somit die spektakulären Dunks. Zwischen den Trampolinen liegt die "Insel", in der ein Angreifer kurz verweilen kann, um einen neuen Spielzug vorzubereiten. Zusammen mit den Trampolinen bildet dieser Bereich die "SlamZone", in der spezielle Foulregeln gelten, die genau festgelegt und sehr komplex sind. Allgemein gilt: Ein Foul ist, wenn der Gegner in der Luft oder von hinten angegriffen wird.
Bei einem Foul kommt es zu einem Ballwechsel oder bei jedem schwereren Foul zu einem  "Freiwurf", der mit einem Basketball-Freiwurfs nicht vergleichbar ist: Bei dem so genannten "Face-Off-Freiwurf" kommt es zu einem 1 gegen 1 zwischen dem gefoulten Spieler und dem Verteidiger. Der Angreifer stellt sich an der Mittellinie auf und darf den Korb attackieren, wobei der Spieler der das Foul begangen hat versucht dies durch Blockieren zu verhindern.

Entstehungsgeschichte

Der Erfinder des Sports ist Mason Gordon, der eine Ball-Sportart entwickeln wollte, die von Form und  Ästhetik der Videospiele inspiriert ist. Unterstützt wurde sein Projekt durch den Filmproduzenten Mike Tollin. 2000 wurde ein erstes Spielfeld in einer alten Lagerhalle in Los Angeles eingerichtet und das Spiel von unterschiedlichen Sportlern getestet. Slamball setzt sich in der Folge in  Kalifornien durch. Wegen des spektakulären Spielverlaufs und der Perfektion der Spieler erhielt Gordons  Slamball schon während der ersten Spielsaison einen Fernsehvertrag, was den Sport populär machte. Inzwischen wird Slamball auch in verschiedenen europäischen Ländern gespielt. Die Sportart wird seit der Entstehung in den USA regelmäßig im Fernsehen übertragen, auch in Großbritannien gibt es mittlerweile eine Fangemeinde.
In der US-amerikanischen Sitcom King of Queens spielen die Hauptcharaktere ebenfalls Slamball, was dieser Sportart einen Schub in ihrer Beliebtheit auch in Europa gab. 2006 tourte Slamball durch Europa. Im deutschsprachigen Raum waren Auftritte in München, Köln, Basel, Berlin auf dem Programm.

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