The immediate past governor of Delta state, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the Electoral Bill into law in order to improve the nation's electoral process.
According to him, the President's doing so will also tackle anomalies which were evident in the just-concluded general elections. Uduaghan is a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
Uduaghan spoke on Tuesday as the guest lecturer at the inaugural Public Lecture series in his honour by the Professor B.I.C. Ijomah Centre for Policy Studies and Research, University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
Speaking on the topic: "Making Nigeria's Election Cleaner, Transparent and Credible", the APC chieftain also called for a gradual release of funds to INEC and prompt punishment of electoral offenders to serve as deterrent to others.
He said, "I call on Mr President to sign as early as this year, the electoral act after due amendment has been done by the National Assembly.
"Secondly, there should be a gradual release of funds to INEC should begin with the 2020 appropriation bill. A manual should be developed and used by the security agencies for the election security management.
"Third all those arrested for violating the electoral laws should be punished expeditiously as lessons to others.
He further asserted that the role of INEC is central to everything concerning electoral politics.
"Is INEC truly independent and capable; not just in Abuja but across the various states, local governments and wards? If I am being fair, I would say that INEC standard has not been kept across the states, local governments and wards. I call on INEC to closely reset its team on the ground.
He further regretted the rising cases of vote buying among the electorates noting that with a more enlightened electorates, the scourge will be effectively addressed.
"With a more informed electorate, the rising culture of solicitation and vote buying would not have been prevalent as we find today during elections. The argument that voters sell their votes because of hunger does not hold water. Eventually how much does each get? Pittance.
"An enlightened electorate will not readily sell their votes because to do so means you are forgoing your right to demand for prudent and accountable government – the real democracy dividend. And when a politician is buying votes he has calculated that in entering this bargain, he is going to devote considerable amount of his time in office recouping what he has spent and be prepared for the next election to repeat the same.
Speaking earlier, Prof. Benjamin Ozumba, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria Nsukka, observed that the topic of the lecture was very relevant, especially as the nation was still rising from the recently conducted general elections.
He praised the choice of Dr Uduaghan for the lecture series, stating that he has garnered enough experience in the field of politics having governed his State for two terms in a total of eight years and has a lot of experience on what factors practically affect elections.
"I am glad, on behalf of the governing council of the University of Nigeria, to welcome you to the very 1st Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan Public Lecture on youth Leadership being hosted by the Professor B.I.C. Ijeoma Center for Policy Studies and Research of our University.


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Labor Organizing
Walkouts, Payouts and Lockouts
Why the NFL's labor dispute should matter to you.
By Eric AltermanTwitter
My new Think Again column takes pity on those poor, underappreciated folk in the tea party, about whom so many in the media are so vicious and hurtful and it's here.
My Nation column is called "Ronald Reagan Superstar." You can guess what that's about. It's here.
And my Daily Beast column this week was about Obama's awful budget, and that's here.
And here's a video of my appearance on Busboys and Poets, broadcast on CSPAN's Book TV last week
But now here's Reed:
Walkouts, Payouts, and Lockouts: Why the NFL's labor dispute should matter to you
Imagine you are a union member at a workplace that had defied the dire economic straits of recent years and instead seen its annual revenue rise by nearly 50 percent in the past five years. Now, imagine if the owners of that successful entity presented you with the following choice: Either sign a new contract that essentially requires accepting a decrease in your share of revenue and an increase in your workload at your (physically ruinous) job or risk being shut out of work and replaced. Oh, and did I forget to mention the part about how the media will do such a poor job of accurately explaining the situation that most of the public will think you went on strike and thus brand you a greedy bastard?
In a nutshell, that's where the NFL's labor negotiations stand right now as the owners and players' union head into the final two weeks of the current collective bargaining agreement. Sally Jenkins of the Washington Post, one of the few sportswriters who hasn't succumbed to the league's wooing and carefully constructed talking points, summed it up better than I could yesterday:
"[The owners] believe they are entitled to make money every year, even in the midst of disastrous recessions. They think they are owed a living…The core issue is this: Owners resent the fact that a lot of [fans'] money is going into the pockets of players, instead of into their own."
How much is "a lot" of money, according to the owners? Well, last year, players took home around 53% of the league's $9.3 billion in annual revenue, leaving the owners with a measly 47% of the cut. Doesn't seem so unfair to me, especially since the players are the ones, you know, actually playing the games and risking injury.
So what's behind the owners trying to drive such a hard bargain? Well, total player compensation has doubled since 2003 and, despite a roughly corresponding rise in league revenue, that just doesn't sit right with management, as Jenkins pointed out. And when she says they "resent" it, she's being a bit kind.
In fact, last March, at a private league meeting, Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson (no relation!) blasted the terms of the current CBA, despite the fact that, just four years earlier, it had won the owners' approval in a lopsided vote of 30–2. Regardless, Richardson reportedly drew raucous applause from the assembled owners when he let loose an aggrieved rant that had him sounding more like a laid off Tea Partier waving a Gadsden flag than the owner of an NFL franchise that is estimated by Forbes to be worth a cool billion dollars.
"We signed a shitty deal last time and we're going to stick together and take back our league and fucking do something about it."
That's right, Richardson and the other NFL owners are now suggesting that they were somehow duped by the NFLPA, which has a longstanding reputation as the worst, most ineffective players' union in professional sports. (Despite it being the most violent of professional team sports, where the average playing career barely lasts three seasons, pro football continues to be the only one without guaranteed contracts.) If only Richardson and his innocent billionaire buddies had had the means to hire a few lawyers so they could negotiate a better deal from those scheming players!
This retroactive contract outrage was also working full tilt this week, after GM announced it would be giving $400 million in bonus payouts to its executives and hourly workers after its "dramatic turnaround" had resulted in significant profits. Right on cue, Fox News turned on the indignation spigot. Here's a telling back-and-forth between America's Newsroom co-host Martha MacCallum and Fox Business host Eric Bolling:
MACCALLUM: What really steamed me, is that it turns out, surprise, surprise, GM and Chrysler are about to head into union negotiations, okay? And during the whole thing, during the whole bailout, the, you know, everyone, the whole country said, 'Well, you've got to give something back, too, right?' So they got all the union folks to say, 'Well, we'll give back this, we'll give back that.' Now they're saying, 'Well, we want it back,' right?
BOLLING: Here's what they gave back. They gave back an hourly wage, their wages were here and there's much controversy on what they actually started at. They reduced their hourly wage, now they're going back into negotiation in September, I will guarantee you they're going to want that higher wage. In the meantime, Martha, the UAW, on this deal, on the GM deal alone, not the Chrysler deal, has $4.3 billion of our money that they didn't have before, because they were given ownership of GM. Given ownership.
The nerve! Union employees that took a pay cut to help their employer two years ago now want that "higher wage" restored since the company is profitable again. Don't they know that's not how capitalism works? And not for nothing, but I don't remember a long line of interested investors standing behind the UAW in 2009, wanting to be "given ownership" of a car company that many were saying had no chance of surviving. Again, I guess taking a big risk and then expecting to enjoy a big reward when it pays off only applies to owners not labor.
The NFL owners, it appears, aren't about to make a similar mistake—the extra $1 billion a year they want for themselves in the new CBA would largely be devoted to building massive, new profit centers stadiums, kind of like the one Richardson is now agitating for in Charlotte. These new facilities are ostensibly about hosting football games, but in reality they are more like giant outdoor casinos, cleverly designed to separate fans from their money at almost every turn, whether through public funding of their construction, the selling of personal seat licenses or exorbitant parking, ticket and concession prices. And if you think NFL owners are above shamelessly milking this "build it and they will come (and pay)" scheme for all it's worth, I would point out that Bank of America Stadium, the Panthers' current home, which Richardson is so keen to replace, opened way back in 1996.
OK, you might argue, but why should I really care about a contract dispute between millionaires and billionaires when real middle-class labor battles, like the inspiring public sector protests and teacher walkouts happening in Wisconsin, are brewing elsewhere around the country? First of all, to pick a nit, most NFL players aren't actually millionaires—the median salary in 2010 stood at just under $800,000. Of course, that's enough to pay a dozen good teachers (and I ought to know, my wife is one of them), but it's not just players that will be affected if the owners execute a lockout. According to a union estimate, an NFL work stoppage lasting through 2011 could cost each NFL city $140 million in lost revenue and result in the loss of thousands of good-paying middle-class jobs.
But beyond that micro-economic impact is a larger, cultural one. Right or wrong, for many Americans, the current NFL labor dispute represents another, highly visible symbol of the battle between employers and employees, management and union. And it's importance arises from the fact that the current dispute very clearly demonstrates that even when a business is experiencing unsurpassed popularity and enjoying lucrative profits, that company's ownership still cannot be expected to share those spoils with its employees without the force of collective bargaining power.
Indeed, the NFL's increasingly belligerent negotiating tactics, following hard on the heels of what was a wildly successful Super Bowl, in a way, also gives the lie to all the talk of sacrifice being spouted by so many Republican elected officials nowadays. People like Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (who seems to fancy himself a modern day Orville Faubus) and Ohio Governor John Kasich try to cloak their draconian public sector layoffs and anti-union legislation as necessary measures to survive these troubled times, but that's just a convenient excuse. In reality, their fondness for hollowing out collective bargaining power and assaulting real wages isn't born out of dire circumstances. Instead, these policy choices spring forth from the same old-fashioned conservative mindset that fueled the rise of the Robber Barons more than a century ago and that propels their modern day counterparts in the NFL today—squeezing labor in every way possible, in good times and in bad.
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From my old friend and one-time professor, Richard Polenberg:
I'm writing to let you know that I'll be returning to Slope Radio this semester, and that a video I've just done of early Dylan songs will soon be available on Cornell's cybertower website.
In the video, "Bob Dylan and the Sixties: the Cold War and Civil Rights," I talk about Dylan in the years 1962 and 1963, and the songs he wrote about racial and economic injustice and the danger of nuclear war. Some songs dealt with highly visible issues that were front-page news at the time, others with problems that were less evident but no less real, such as poverty, violence, and the cruelty of the prison system. I sing and play several of Dylan's songs – "The Ballad of Donald White," "Let Me Die in My Footsteps," "Blowin' in the Wind," "The Ballad of Hollis Brown," "Masters of War," "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll," and "The Times They Are A-Changing"—accompanied by my son, Michael, who plays mandolin, guitar and twelve-string guitar. My good friend, Annie Burns, joins in on a few of the songs.
The video will be available at http://cybertower.cornell.edu.
My web-based Slope Radio program, "Key to the Highway," will be broadcast on Wednesdays from 7 to 8 pm, but the shows are archived so you can hear them whenever you wish. All 48 past programs are also available.
You can log on at http://slopemedia.org/radio and click on Key to the Highway. No username or password is necessary.
2011's first program, "Betty and Dupree," will be broadcast on February 16. It tells the tale of Frank Dupree, a 19 year old youth who promised his girlfriend, Betty Andrews, a present; so he stole a diamond ring from a store in Atlanta, Georgia, and murdered a detective in the course of the robbery. He was eventually apprehended, tried, convicted and hanged in 1922. I'll play many of the songs written about the event, from the earliest, recorded in 1930, to one done by The Grateful Dead.
The next program is devoted to Blind Willie McTell (1903-1959), the subject of a superb new biography by Michael Gray. His 1928 recording of "Statesboro Blues" has been covered by Taj Mahal and countless others. I'll play some of McTell's recordings made during the 1930s, and a few of the songs and stories that John and Ruby Lomax recorded in an Atlanta hotel when they chanced to meet him in November 1940.
The third program, "Delia's Gone," is about 14-year old Delia Green, murdered by her 16-year old boyfriend Moses Houston in Savannah, Georgia on Christmas eve in 1900. I'll play many versions of the song, from the earliest, recorded in 1923, to the most recent, cut in 2010, and Bob Dylan's unbelievably great version on his 1993 album "World Gone Wrong."
I plan to devote other shows to Sam Lightnin' Hopkins, Hank Williams, and Bob Marley, to the song "Duncan and Brady," to the music written about the Sacco and Vanzetti case, and to the Lomax-Seeger-Guthrie collection called "Hard-Hitting Songs for Hard-Hit People," and — well, I'm not sure what else, so if you have any suggestions I'd welcome them.
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Daily News photographer Marc Hermann put together a photo series that takes a look at crime scene photos from past decades by looking at their locations today.
We take a look at notorious New York City crime scenes, from heists that have inspired movies to a deadly terrorist attack in 1920 whose traces still remain.
In part 1 of our look at notorious city crime scenes, we investigate sites of famous deaths, from a "beautiful" suicide to violent mob killings.
If you didn't live through the bad times, you might not believe these photos of the Bronx from the '70s and '80s are real.
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Is Brownsville, Brooklyn""long regarded as one of New York's most troubled neighborhoods""ready for its comeback? There are some hopeful signs.


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The Mandel JCC Announces $2.5 Million Gift from the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation for Phase II RenovationsHome » The Mandel JCC Announces $2.5 Million Gift from the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation for Phase II Renovations
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The Mandel JCC Announces $2.5 Million Gift from the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation for Phase II Renovations
The Mandel Jewish Community Center announces a $2.5 million grant from the Mandel Foundation. The grant will allow the second phase of its transformational renovation and expansion project to take place. This new grant coupled with an earlier grant brings the Mandel Foundation's total investment in facility improvements at the Mandel JCC to $16 million.
Since the May 2009 groundbreaking, The Mandel JCC has been immersed in an extensive renovation of its 132,000 sq. ft. Beachwood facility. The $13.5 million first phase has primarily focused on the renovation of the entire fitness, aquatics and recreation facilities—both indoors and out—and the main entrance of the facility. This additional $2.5 million gift will allow The Mandel JCC to tackle the second phase of renovations which will encompass many of the public areas including meeting rooms along with its Early Childhood facilities and administrative offices.
"My brothers, Jack and Joe, and I are happy to support the second phase of the renovation and expansion project. We hope that the Mandel JCC will continue to be a focal point of meaningful Jewish communal life from generation to generation. Simply stated, our gift reflects the commitment to Jewish values that our parents' instilled in us at a young age." stated Morton Mandel, Chairman of the Mandel Foundation.
"We are extremely grateful to the Mandel family and its foundation for their generosity and commitment to our mission of building a strong and connected Jewish community for generations to come," said Jeanne Tobin, Mandel JCC board president. "This generous gift will help the Mandel JCC realize its vision to become the 21st century neighborhood for our Cleveland Jewish community, a place that inspires Jewish journeys by connecting families and individuals of all ages to meaningful Jewish experiences," Tobin continued.
"We are delighted to be able to launch the second phase of our transformational renovation and when completed, our entire 132,000 sq. ft. building will have been improved" said Michael Hyman, Mandel JCC executive director. "With this renovation we will have a state-of-the-art facility and be equipped to serve the community for generations to come," Hyman added.
The Mandel Foundation was established by Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel of Cleveland, Ohio in 1953. Its primary mission is to help provide outstanding leadership for the nonprofit world, and it also places great importance on Jewish education and continuity.
The Mandel family has been instrumental in supporting the efforts of The J since its inception almost 60 years ago. Morton Mandel, a former president of The Mandel JCC from1953-1957, also served as Chairman of the Board of the Jewish Community Center Association of North America (JCCA) from 1970 to 1974.
Bialosky and Partners and Legacy Construction Services, the project architect and construction management company for the first phase of construction will continue in their respective roles for the second phase of this project. As with the first phase of the construction project which is anticipated to be complete this winter, the Mandel JCC will remain open and operating throughout the second phase of construction.
Highlights of the $2.5 Million Phase II Renovation
Early Childhood Center and its Outdoor Playground
Public Meeting Rooms and Spaces throughout the main level of the building
Multi-Purpose Activity Room
Treuhaft Conference Center and Stonehill Auditorium
The Mandel Jewish Community Center of Cleveland builds and strengthens Cleveland's entire community by providing exceptional programs and services that enhance Jewish continuity and identity in four key program areas: Fitness, Wellness and Recreation, Preschool/Early Childhood Education, Day and Overnight Camps, and Cultural Arts. The Mandel JCC has embarked on a major renovation and expansion scheduled to be complete March 2011. Membership in this non-profit social service agency is open to all. The Mandel JCC receives funding from The Jewish Community Federation, grants, donations and other public funding sources and has been serving the greater Cleveland community for 62 years.
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Illegals face jailtime
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In today's blog post we will examine the new proposals that are to be included in the new immigration bill set out by Immigration Minister James Brokenshire.
The new bill which is to be introduced in the coming months will specifically contain measures against takeaways and restaurants who are found guilty of employing illegal immigrants. If a business is found to be guilty of employing illegal migrants then they may be temporarily closed down, have their licences removed or suspended and employers could be prosecuted under new powers to be given to UK immigration officials.
It is thought that these new stricter, tougher measures are being created in response to the ongoing immigration and humanitarian crisis that is developing in Calais. Over the past 2 to 3 months Calais has found itself to be the centre of a migrant crisis with increasing numbers of migrants stretching the already limited migrant camps and facilities in the area. The past few weeks have witnessed a growing number of migrants desperately trying to enter the UK by concealing themselves in trucks and even walking through the Channel tunnel.
The idea behind the new proposals is to desmonstrate that the UK is tough on illegal immigration and is supposed to act as a deterrant to would be illegal immigrants who seek to enter the UK and work illegally.
Workers who are found to be illegally working in the UK could face a 6 month prison sentence and have their wages confiscated. Whereas those who are found to be guilty of employing illegals could face jail time of up to 5 years as well as substantial fines if it is found that the relevent background checks were not properly undertaken.
As growing pressure mounts from the public to combat what is seen as a wave of illegal immigration, ministers are eager to announce the new immigration bill to show that they are attempting to tackle the issue. The latest immigration figures are to be released by the Home Office this week and will make interesting reading as to the claims of various politicians that immigration is indeed out of control.
We are introducing a new feature here at Westkin Associates where we will be using the quarterly Home Office data to compile handy infographics breaking down the various immigration categories. We previously provided information relating to the top 10 nationalities for Tier 1 entrepreneur and investor visas as well as Tier 2 General visas.
These latest proposals form the backdrop to a range of new measures that aim to show that the Conservative government is tough on immigration and that the UK is in no way soft towards both legal and illegal immigration. Over the past few months the government also announced that it is looking to raise the minimum salary requirements for Tier 2 general workers as well as additional measures to combat illegal immigrants who rent properties in the UK. Whether or not these measures will be successful or not remains to be seen but whatever the outcome it is clear that the government is looking to establish a no nonsense approach to immigration.
What do you think? Will these measures truely discourage illegal immigrants from entering the UK? Or is it simply more anti-immigration posturing from the UK government?


Guest Post: The Security Dialectic: Walls or Understanding?
The Security Dialectic: Walls or Understanding?
According to a recent report from Forrester, CISOs got a larger piece of the IT pie in 2016, with security budgets accounting for a record 28% of IT budgets for organisations with over 1,000 employees. At the same time, board-level attention and consumers' focus on privacy and security issues are coinciding to inch the CISO toward a position as one of the most important executives in the enterprise. While these upward trends might lead to optimism, they conceal significant changes occurring as companies shift IT spend. The focus is less on internal projects and more on customer-facing initiatives, and what Forrester calls the "business technology agenda (BT)," highlighting that CISOs who grasp these changes will have opportunities for better security and business. Gartner, on the other hand, predicts overall IT spending will be mostly flat, however there are re-adjustments on the IT mix to push digital alternatives and speed time to value.
NuData has found that business is increasingly involved with technology purchasing, and customer experience is becoming more prioritised. Most companies are looking for connected products and services that facilitate customer conversions and loyalty. What this means for most security teams, or even risk and fraud teams is that security options that promote revenue growth, improve customer experience and accelerate digital business, are being pushed to the top of the list. At the same time, the need for robust security is increasing.
Cybercrime rests for no one, CISO or otherwise. In the UK, there were an estimated 3.6 million cases of fraud and two million computer misuse offences in 2016 according to an official survey. The Crime Survey for England and Wales included online offences for the first time in its annual report. Separate figures recorded by police showed an 8% rise in offences overall (including 'real world' offences such as violent crimes), and a 39% increase in financial fraud (including online fraud). Could these increases be because more hackers are plying their trade? Are defences becoming difficult to improve? The answer is probably a bit of both or perhaps just better reporting, but that is not what's important. What matters is what needs to be done to reverse the trend.
One thing is clear; there are a lot of dollars at stake when it comes to cybercrime. Juniper Research estimates that the global cost of data breaches will increase to $2.1 trillion by 2019. Frank on Fraud estimates that global bank fraud losses were $181 billion in 2016 and are expected to continue their upward climb for 2017. In the UK, the Cybersource 2016 UK eCommerce Fraud Report found that 50% of merchants are manually reviewing orders, and minimising operational costs are their highest concern.
And, it is not going to get better. Increasingly, mobile transactions are taking over other transaction sources in the card-not-present payment landscape. Trendforce reports that the worldwide mobile payment revenue in 2015 was $450 billion and is expected to surpass $1 trillion in 2019. If this trend continues, the estimated cumulative annual growth rate will be 36%, showing very high and steady growth until the next decade.
As digital markets continue to grow, so will online fraud, corruption, and cybercrime of all kinds, as the two are inseparably linked, particularly in e-commerce sectors. In Europe and the UK, according to the 2016 Internet Organised Crime Threat Index, cybercrime has gotten so bad that it "may have surpassed traditional crime". The Global Fraud Attack Index (2016) found there were 34 attacks for every 1,000 transactions in Q1, and recent new research from NuData showed that there was an astonishing 400% increase in automated attacks during November and December 2016.
The quest for securing digital transactions becomes ever more complicated with cybercriminals employing increasingly sophisticated techniques to impersonate real customers. Physical and passive biometrics are being implemented to help authenticate real customers for online transactions. The continuous, non-intrusive authentication that passive biometrics offers allows organisations to verify their users through their natural online behaviours such as monitoring keystrokes, how they hold the device, type pressure, swipe, type speed and hundreds of device interactions, which are analysed in real-time to thwart would-be intruders and attacks. It's a powerful advance that can add new depth and security to the organisation's authentication framework, substantially reducing their risk.
Physical biometrics are another kind of biometric technology justifiably getting a lot of attention these days. Consumers physical biometric characteristics such as fingerprints, iris scans, and facial scans, are readily usable by third-parties in non-face-to-face transactions if the device isn't compromised. They also form a very suitable and visible security layer that often reassures consumers. And, by another unique verification point into the process, it opens a lot of opportunity for accurate authentication. When you combine physical, behavioural and biometric verification with device and location, a highly reliable understanding of the user is possible.
However, physical biometrics can also inject friction into the authentication process that quickly loses its novelty, especially during the enrolment phase when the customer must manually input the biometric, often several times, into the appropriate device. Repetition can frustrate customers who can come to associate this pain with the brand.
Data breach news over the last three years has shown that most information security barriers can be can be overcome if a hacker is determined and spots a vulnerability in organisational defences, and once stolen data is available on the Dark Web, it's likely to be compromised perpetually. This is certainly a risk for physical biometric data that can't be altered after-the-fact, like a password can, so great care in storing this data must be undertaken by merchants. Even if such storage is sound, the endpoint device where the biometric data is consumed may be compromised and leaked at that stage. Any leak of such data could mean a lifetime of risk for the effected consumer.
Vying for a piece of the 28% of security spend this year isn't easy. CISO's understand that business needs, risk, and security controls must be appropriately balanced. Whether in the eCom space or the financial world, multi-factor authentication systems have the power to devalue the old password authentication system. Many decision makers still find it hard to shift their thinking from perimeter control, known as the "build better walls" mentality (and we will always need to do some of that), to adding in investigative approaches whereby knowledge about your customer forms the basis of whether you erect a barrier or not. Many security teams are unfamiliar with how to go about this and biometrics creates a perfect bridge by providing a technological understanding of customers physically and behaviourally.
Robert Staughton Lynd, a famous early American sociologist, said "Knowledge is power only if [we] know what facts not to bother with" and while knowing more about customers is a good thing, you must be able to decipher that knowledge, filter it, and know how and when to act on that insight. With organisations turning to identity verification to support increasingly complex, risk-laden modes of card-not-present transactions, the choices of multi-factor authentication points are ever-more important. Making the right choice means taking into consideration both the friction and risk exposure for consumers and the risk profile of your organisation.
Robert Capps is the vice president of Business Development for NuData Security. He is a recognised technologist, thought leader and advisor with more than 20 years of experience in the design, management and protection of complex information systems – leveraging people, process and technology to counter cyber risks.
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Release Date : 11th November, 2011
Director : Imtiaz Ali; Writers : Imtiaz Ali, M Beg; Music : A R Rahman
Starring : Ranbir Kapoor, Nargis Fakhri, Aditi Rao, Piyush Mishra, Kumud Mishra, Shernaz Patel, Shammi Kapoor
Despite its length, numerous logical and other flaws, what kept me hooked was the scintillating music, Ranbir's performance and the crazy, goofy, improbable love between the 'hi fi', 'neat & clean' Nargis Fakhri and the Jat boy from Pitampura who wants to be a musician
The love begins as an unlikely friendship. She is the poster girl of the college, coveted by all in a very physical sense. He is more often than not the butt of jokes, spends most of his time in the canteen. However, the soon-to-be-married Nargis strikes a deal with this cartoonish lad to fulfil a few of her baser desires (no, its not what you think). Ranbir goes along for the ride. And we find through the movie that the ride never quite stops….
Ranbir's growth as a musician juxtaposes with the different emotions he goes through. Expulsion and numerous thrashings by his family. Life as an unwanted wasterel in a dargah. Separation from Nargis. A trip to Prague, where she is now settled after marriage. Meeting her again. Then again. And his rising star in the music world, along with the growing sense of being incomplete without her.
Its hard to imagine any other actor of the younger lot being able to carry this role out. Ranbir manages to look good in just about anything (though full credit to Aki Narula for his threads). His locks & looks change length and character as frequently as he is forced to. From the bumbling, innocent kid to the friend for life to the castaway wastrel to the assured musician to the angry young man who has it all. From looking goofy to innocent to angry to cool, sometimes in a matter of minutes. I also liked the realism of the Delhi University setting, the terms used (palangtod, jannat hai yahan etc), the different characters, the foggy mornings and the idea of college being a place more for extra curriculars than for studies (I think we saw the inside of a classroom for all of 2 seconds).
And rising above all this, almost linking it together is AR Rahman's near mystical music, haunting, enthralling, with a life of its own. From the divine 'Kun Faaya Kun' to the angst driven 'Naadan Parindey' to the self doubting 'Jo Bhi Main' to the funny 'Katiya Kahun' to the rousing, angry, anthem like 'Sadda Haq'. Excellent lyrics by Irshad Kamil. And kudos to Imtiaz / ARR for keeping Mohit Chauhan's voice constant for Ranbir. It helps build the character, make it more real.
It did get repetitive towards the end. You wished the two would make up their mind. The illness angle was possibly not desired, though I loved the stupidly romantic notion of a relationship where you feel so incomplete without the other that you fall physically sick and all the wealth / fame in the world doesnt seem enough. You wished it was edited better, a few jerks & jumps and also the length, with the film seeming longer than its actual running time. All the fun moments are concentrated in the first half, with the second mostly running on raw music & emotion.
It worked for me. I didnt want to miss a single frame, or its stunning locales, or the expressions or the musical notes (listen to the shehnai piece, in the background in the movie, from the CD, its just amazing). It works partly because its Ranbir. But sure its not for everyone.
Vikas Bhatia said...
Imtiaz , Ranbir, Nargis created Brilliance.
A word Of Caution though
The 40 + minutes of advertising during interval makes you loose interest in the movie.
Imagine when we cannot even tolerate 3 seconds if advt and go for the remote control at home, what movie goers would be going through when forced to watch almost 1 hour of advertisements.
Need a law.
Vikas Bhatia
vikasbhatia72@gmail.com
I think it was long, but you're exaggerating a bit. Its not driven by the movie producers, but the cinema owners. Doubt there can be a law which restricts this but in todays legal environment you never know...
Aarthi said...
Apurv,
I watched this movie after reading you review.
It was indeed mindblowing.
Ranbir performance and Rahman's music. Cannot shake it off!
Aarthi
Brrrr....what a heck.....I just have seen it and the last night i saw a japanese movie premiere among the producers, director, and actors of the film....no contrast...I say film in subcontinent has to learn a lot..especially the screenplay...
First come first....horrible editing...then hey what was the story?( I mean if there was any, it didn't show up) There was no way ever you get acquainted with characters....? Damn...? Plot is haphazardly architect.... It has some early scenes ditto of "Meray Brother ki Dhulan" especially, before marriage the girl needs to live the rowdy moments with a friend... (not a lover?) Heck.........!!!! and those bike rides...ditto....
Then there are technically uncountable flaws....a few to mention...For me staying 2 months at DARGAH..should be a symbol of spirtuality...never showed....????
The guitar is shown burning in flames with Ranbhir soaked in water....? what does that mean... when guitar is burnt, he still sings....brrr...soaking in water means you are drowned, but u are very much seen energetic playing guitar again... Why in the end on stage you have intercut scene of our leads under a sheet? Just to let us know the dialogues??????? what a bad premise....there are countless screenplay flaws....
Music is ok...but u r not very much either involved in them...so much conspicuous,one over other with emotions never much there....the transportation of Ranbhir character was ok... AND there was no guilt ever looked in Ranbhir character after he let her die with anemia while she got pregnant by his child...RIDICULOUS....I thought if people are saying lots of good about the film, it should be bombastic...sorry not allured me.
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Head down memory lane with S.F. History Days, park posters in Berkeley
By Chris Treadway February 25, 2019 April 10th, 2019 No Comments
Neon signs and "ghost" signs will be the topic of exhibits and a presentation during the two-day San Francisco History Days event at the Old Mint on March 2 and 3.
Whether you've only recently developed an interest in history or you're looking to delve deeper into topics, a pair of free Bay Area events coming up on the same weekend will offer the chance to further your appreciation on a variety of topics.
San Francisco History Days at the Old Mint
This two-day event is a showcase of history groups not just in San Francisco — which is the most represented — but also other parts of the Bay Area, as well as regional organizations. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 2 and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 3.
There are more than 75 exhibitors scheduled to have tables and displays at the community open house where "community historians, archivists, genealogists, archaeologists, researchers, educators, re-enactors and other history enthusiasts" will gather for the annual extravaganza.
Presentations will cover a wide variety of topics of local interest each day.
Programs on March 2 will include "Nature in Our Neighborhoods," "Colonel Charles Young, Buffalo Soldier," "Spanish and Mexican San Francisco: Colonialism and Its Consequences," "Paradise Found: San Francisco and The Story of The African American Concert Singer," and "San Francisco Cultural Districts: What They Are and Why They Matter."
Among the presentations on March 3 will be "Homefront and Labor: San Francisco During World War II," "Historic Signs in San Francisco, from Ghost Signs to Neon," and a personal favorite, "The Importance of Neighborhood Newspapers to San Francisco: Digital Archiving Saves Community History."
The setting of History Days is worth a visit in itself and tours will be offered of the Old Mint, a national landmark that survived the 1906 earthquake and continued as an active federal facility until 1937.
The stately building, long in need of repair and restoration, is at 88 Fifth St. at the corner of Fifth and Mission streets in San Francisco, one block from Market Street and the Powell Street BART station.
This event is free, open to the public, and wheelchair accessible. For more details, including a full schedule of presentations, check the San Francisco History Days website.
WPA posters for the national parks will be the topic of a Berkeley Historical Society program March. 3. (Photo courtesy of Berkeley Historical Society)
Ranger of the Lost Art: WPA Posters of National Parks
Part of the artistic legacy of a New Deal program will be examined at a free talk from 2 to 4 p.m. March 3 at the Berkeley Historical Society's center at 1931 Center St.
Speaker Doug Leen will discuss the distinctive national park travel posters created by artists commissioned by the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration.
Leen is a longtime researcher of the posters and in 1993 founded Ranger Doug Enterprises to reproduce them as a fundraiser for Grand Teton National Park, where he worked as a seasonal ranger for seven years.
The WPA project "commissioned artists to create murals, photographs, sculptures, and paintings, including more than two million posters — many designed and printed on the edge of the Berkeley campus at the Western Museum Laboratory," says the Berkeley Historical Society. "Only a few thousand of the historic posters survive today. "
Leen "will discuss the WPA's iconic park posters — their creation, loss, rediscovery and the role of public art and infrastructure in America today. He will be introduced by Harvey Smith, local Berkeley New Deal expert and co-curator of the current exhibit at the History Center."
John Aronovici will have a display of artwork by and photographs of his mother, Elizabeth Ginno, at work for the WPA at the Western Museum Laboratory and at the Golden Gate International Exposition.
Reproductions of the WPA national park posters in various sizes and formats will be on sale, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Berkeley Historical Society.
Admission is free and the History Center is wheelchair accessible. For more details, check out the Facebook page.
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I just returned from five glorious days in Oslo, a city I'd never visited despite living in Finland, one of Norway's Nordic neighbors. Now I could kick myself that I let so many years go by! I would have been able to view The Scream by Edvard Munch at the National Museum and many other of his treasures. Unfortunately, his paintings were not on display as the National Museum and Munch Museum are in the process of moving to newer, bigger space (see latter, above left). Despite my disappointment, fewer hours inside art institutes meant more hours drenched in the Northern sun and the still-warm August waters.
Shortly after my husband Otto and I arrived in Oslo, we headed to the Tjuvholmen part of the city for dinner, where a variety of upscale restaurants were doing a brisk business for a Monday evening. During a post-meal stroll to the end of the peninsula, futuristic-looking buildings made of glass, brick, and wood sprang up around man-made canals. The glass roof of the Astrup Fearnley Museum (below) stretched out over the canals and appeared to extend into the ocean, becoming one with the landscape. Despite the late hour, inspired locals and tourists took to the sea, either from the sandy beach surrounding part of the museum or by jumping in from the ladders on the waterside promenade. It was quickly clear that a huge effort had been made to integrate architecture, art, and nature. Very impressive!
Another example of architecture merging with the landscape is Oslo's Opera House, situated at the head of the Oslofjord. Visitors are not only treated to a sandy beach out front but encouraged to climb onto the building's slanting surface comprised of white granite and marble. The wraparound views from the top are spectacular! Another way to enjoy the Opera House is from a short distance away in one of the seaside saunas (below). For a small fee, you can heat up and then jump into the crystal clear waters from where you can contemplate if the Opera House really does resemble a floating glacier.
A short distance from the Opera House, my husband, a sauna-loving Finn, was delighted to find more opportunities to sweat and swim (below). For 15 euros, he had the tiny building on the left all to himself for 1.5 hours. I snapped photos as Otto went in and out of the brisk sea, while I sunbathed on an unusually warm day. During our last visit there, we were treated to a free rock concert in the complex, as the band warmed up for a rooftop performance later that night. Boy, did that sauna on the left shake during sound check!
From there, we crossed a pedestrian bridge over the sea into the Sørenga neighborhood, where more modern residential buildings overlooked a waterway of canals. Kayakers wove through the ripples in the shadow of the new Munch Museum (profile photo) as a couple sprawled out on the floating sandy beach. At the end of the peninsula, we were greeted by a saltwater pool, much to my delight. Wooden loungers had been built into the wooden structure giving visitors a chance to relax and enjoy the surrounding views before taking the plunge. However, when a local told us that the water temperature had plummeted to 10.5C due to a windstorm the night before, I chickened out. This only means there's an extra incentive to return next summer.
In the meantime, I will savor my memories of my first visit to Oslo—the architectural feast for the eyes, the seamless blending of art and the sea, and the way that neighborhoods were designed to encourage visitors to make contact with the ocean at every turn. A round of enthusiastic applause to all the architects and planners who designed the city with this in mind.
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4 comments on "Oslo–Sea and the City"
Sziklay Mariann
Fantastic ! after that I want to travel there next summer! Thanks
Lisa Newton
Wow, neat looking city…looks a little futuristic. Lucky you!
Catherine Waters
Linda, your writing and the photos are soooo enticing!!!! what a travelogue with water and art at the top of Oslo's allure!!! very cool!!!
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An academic-fraud scandal at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill took root under a departmental secretary and die-hard Tar Heel fan, who was egged on by athletics advisers to create no-show classes that would keep underprepared and unmotivated players eligible. Over nearly two decades, professors, coaches, and administrators either participated in the scheme or overlooked it, undercutting the core values of one of the nation's premier public universities.
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Across many months, in both the general and sports news, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has now become infamous for its paper classes. These classes were designed primarily for athletes. Only a paper was required to pass the class with an A or B grade. Student athletes were not required to attend class or lectures, read articles or books, or interact with other students or the instructor in anyway.
How did such a prestigious university allow these fake classes to exist in the African and Afro-American Studies department for 18 years? Given the thousands of students who took these classes and received grades, these were not isolated incidents. The interesting twist to this revelation is that paper class scam was perpetrated by an administrative assistant in the academic department. Kenneth Wainstein's 131-page public report describes what happened. But why could such a widespread academic abuse occur for so long?
The answer lies with groupthink, a theory pioneered by Irving Janis in the early '70s. The theory posits that several characteristics must exist for groupthink to occur. In a capsule, a strong charismatic leader promotes cohesiveness and loyalty within a small group of people. As a result, dysfunctional decision making is the outcome. Other historical examples of groupthink include the lack of a military response that led to devastating losses at Pearl Harbor in WWII, and President John F. Kennedy's build-up of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1961.
Although introduced as a psychological phenomenon, groupthink also has communicative features. In the case of the UNC paper class scandal, the department head of the academic department capitulated control of these classes to an administrative assistant, who eventually became widely known as "Professor Debby." Not wanting to disrupt the harmony or cohesiveness of the group process, the department head handed over control to an assistant. Other people who knew about and supported the scandal (coaching staff and administrators) continued to support the decision that it was appropriate to have classes for which athletes or other struggling students could get good grades and maintain an acceptable GPA.
Those who knew about the scandal maintained their insularity, minimized their conflict about the paper classes, and continued to express loyalty toward those most central to the scandal (the administrative assistant and the department head). In this way, the dysfunctional group dynamics were stronger than any one individual's questions or concerns about the paper classes. Since everyone in the group was benefitting in some way, it became impossible for any one person to raise a red flag. Finally, the university's pro-athletics culture provided implicit support for this group's decision and their actions.
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11 MARKING
11.1 CE Marking
As a general rule New Approach directives including Directive 94/9/EC provide for the affixing of the CE marking as part of the conformity assessment procedures in the perspective of total harmonisation. The conformity assessment procedures to be applied are described in the relevant New Approach directives, based on the conformity assessment procedures as defined by Council Decision 93/465/EEC. Where a product is subject to several directives, which all provide for the affixing of CE marking, the marking indicates that the product is presumed to conform to the provisions of all these directives. During the transitional period of a New Approach directive the manufacturer has the choice to either meet the requirements of this directive or the previous relevant regulations. The option chosen, and hence the extent of the conformity expression enshrined in the CE marking, must be indicated by the manufacturer in the accompanying documents.
Any misleading marking in the sense of the any of these directives is forbidden.
As this guide has been especially drafted to facilitate the application of Directive 94/9/EC, the following explanations refer only to this Directive. If other directives are applicable in parallel, their provisions have to be taken into account in addition to those of Directive 94/9/EC.
CE marking is used by the manufacturer as a declaration that he considers that the product in question has been manufactured in conformity with all applicable provisions and requirements of Directive 94/9/EC and that the product has been the subject of the appropriate conformity assessment procedures.
The CE marking is mandatory and must be affixed before any equipment or protective system is placed on the market or put into service. As stated in Article 8 (3) components are excluded from this provision. Instead of being CE marked, components have to be delivered with a written attestation stating the conformity with the provisions of the Directive, stating their characteristics and indicating how they must be incorporated into equipment or protective systems. This separate statement goes along with the definition of components, which have as structural parts no autonomous function.
In general the CE marking must be affixed during the production control phase by the manufacturer or his authorised representative established within the European Union. In certain cases it is possible to affix the CE marking earlier, e.g. during the production phase of a complex product (e.g. a vehicle). It is then necessary that the manufacturer formally confirms the compliance of this product with the requirements of the Directive in the production control phase. The CE marking must consist of the initials "CE" taking the form described in Annex X to Directive 94/9/EC. In general the CE marking must be affixed to the product or to its data plate. However, although it is not a requirement in Directive 94/9/EC, it is considered reasonable to affix the CE marking to the packaging and to the accompanying documents if it is not possible to affix it to the product because of the product's size or nature.
It would be sensible, but it is not mandatory, to affix the CE marking to more than one place, for example, marking the outer packaging as well as the product inside, would mean that the marking can be ascertained without opening the package.
The CE marking shall be affixed distinctly, visibly, legibly and indelibly. It is prohibited to affix any marks or inscriptions that are likely to mislead third parties as to the meaning and form of the CE marking. The requirement for visibility means that the CE marking must be easily accessible for market surveillance authorities as well as visible for customers and users. For reasons of legibility a minimum height of 5 mm of the CE marking is required. This minimum dimension may be waived for small-scale products. The requirement for indelibility means that the marking must not be removed from the product without leaving traces noticeable under normal circumstances.
Depending on the conformity assessment procedure applied, a Notified Body may be involved in the design phase (Annex III), the production phase (Annexes IV, V, VI, VII, IX) or in both phases. The identification number of the Notified Body only has to accompany the CE marking if the Body is involved in the production control phase (see Article 10(1) of Directive 94/9/EC). It is necessary to avoid any misleading information on equipment, for example the number of the Notified Body, where this is not foreseen by the Directive. Hence, the product should not have the number of a Notified Body affixed, if falling under Category 3 (other than Unit verification), as well as some Category 2 equipment, and for any voluntary certification.
The CE marking and the identification number of the Notified Body do not necessarily have to be affixed within the territory of the EU. These can be affixed in a third country if the product, for example, is manufactured there and the Notified Body either performed tests on the product type or assessed the quality assurance system of the manufacturer in that country. The CE marking and the identification number can also be affixed separately, so long as the CE and body-number remain combined. In case of components only the identification number of the Notified Body has to be affixed.
Where equipment that has already been placed on the market is incorporated into a product (e.g. an assembly according to 3.7.5.1), the integrated equipment must bear the CE marking and, if appropriate, the identification number of the Notified Body.
Whilst it is recognised that sub assemblies may have CE marking affixed in their own right these might not be visible following construction of the final product. This is acceptable as this information can be found elsewhere. However, the final product must have a single label clearly relating to its final assembly prior to it being placed on the market and/or taken into service. In affixing the CE marking to the final product the manufacturer or his authorised representative accepts full responsibility for the conformity of the final product to the applicable Essential Health and Safety Requirements of Directive 94/9/EC and all other relevant directives.
11.2 Supplementary/Specific Marking
It is the intention of Directive 94/9/EC that the design of the specific marking of explosion protection follows the design, as specified in Directive 84/47/EEC. Although there is no requirement in Directive 94/9/EC it is recommended to continue to use the established design (see Annex I to these Guidelines). This marking has to be followed by the symbol of the group and category (on devices according to Article 1(2) of Directive 94/9/EC the category should be indicated in brackets) and, relating to Group II, the letter 'G' (concerning explosive atmospheres caused by gases, vapours or mists) and/or D (concerning explosive atmospheres caused by dust). User instructions shall explain in detail the meaning of the marking on the product. However it is recommended to use the format provided in the following examples, where
" .. / .. " means the product has two different categories
".. - .. " means that a part of the product is not conforming to the Directive and not intended to be used in a potentially explosive atmosphere.
Moreover, devices according to Article 1.2 of the Directive, and separately placed on the market, shall be marked with the category of the equipment under control in round brackets, and such devices which contain an own potential ignition source intended for use in a potential explosive atmosphere shall be marked as equipment according to Annex II clause 1.0.5.
Examples for marking of equipment having different categories are:
All products must be marked with the name and address of the manufacturer, designation of series or type, serial number (if any) and the year of construction. The product must be accompanied with written information explaining the different categories and the consequences for the intended use.
Where a product is covered by more than one New Approach directive, CE marking denotes compliance with the appropriate provisions of all relevant directives. However, where one or more of these directives are in their transitional period and, as a consequence, allow the manufacturer to choose which arrangements to apply, the CE marking indicates conformity only to those directives where application is mandatory and others which are so applied. In the case of these latter directives particulars must be given in the documents, notices or instructions accompanying the product or, where appropriate, on the data plate.
11.3 Additional marking for standards
Because of the special importance for the safety of products intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres and in order to avoid any misunderstandings Directive 94/9/EC provides for additional markings (see Annex II 1.0.5. Marking).
It is stated in Annex II 1.0.5 to the Directive that equipment, protective systems and components must furthermore be marked with all necessary information essential to the safe use. According to this requirement European standards for electrical and non-electrical products for potentially explosive atmospheres foresee a supplementary marking. For detailed and complete information about this marking it is necessary to use these standards.
11.4 Marking of components
The person responsible for the placing on the market and/or the putting into service of a product has to mark it with the name and the address of the manufacturer, according to Annex II to Directive 94/9/EC, clause 1.0.5. The Directive leaves it free to choose between trademark and company name if there is a difference. The address must be shown on the marking. This address can be simplified if there is not really enough room on small products, as long as the responsible person can always be identified. In any event, the address on the plaque must be sufficient for mail to reach the company. An internet address is not sufficient but the postal address has to be given. In some countries a unique postal code identifies an address. The use of this postal code is sufficient with the country.
The question has arisen, whether the marking of components is mandatory.
Strictly speaking, Directive 94/9/EC explicitly requires marking in Annex II, clause 1.0.5., only for equipment and protective systems. The question, whether components should nevertheless be marked in order to facilitate the implementation to the Directive, has particular practical relevance in cases
where it is difficult to recognise the difference between ATEX components and standard components, and
where a manufacturer who wanted to use a component might have serious problems undertaking his risk assessment, if there is no indication about the category of the component.
Apart from the question of marking, the Directive requires an attestation of conformity for components. The latter shall give all the necessary information stating the characteristics. This normally occurs assigning to the component an explosion classification according to relevant harmonised standards, which looks like a marking (e.g. Ex II 1/2 GD cb Tx or Ex II 1 GD c Tx).
For components having an own potential ignition source or which are clearly correlated (with respect to the properties of the component) to equipment with a given category, it has been considered that without the definition of group and category, the necessary conformity procedure of the equipment, which the component will be incorporated to, cannot be performed.
In some cases the conformity procedure can only be performed, if the equipment, which the component will be incorporated to, is defined, and if this incorporation is a matter of the conformity procedure.
Therefore, it is recommended to mark components, as long as these can be assessed with respect to a certain category and group of equipment, indicating this category and group in the marking.
Moreover, it is recommended to mark components for autonomous protective systems, which can be assessed with respect to the characteristic properties of the latter, as far as reasonable indicating these characteristics in the marking.
It has also to be considered that size is a problem impeding marking on a product. In these cases, the information should be given in the accompanying documentation and on the packaging of the component subject to marking.
Finally, it is recalled that, according to Directive 94/9/EC, ATEX components shall not bear the CE-marking.
11.5 Marking of small products
In accordance with the guidance given to the CE marking of products, it is also considered reasonable to affix all other marking to the packaging and the accompanying documents if it is not possible to affix it to the product because of the product's size or nature.
On very small products where a reduction in the marking is unavoidable, the following information is nevertheless required:
CE marking (not for components),
Ex marking,
the name or registered trade mark of the manufacturer.
11.6 Marking of assemblies
The marking of assemblies is identical to the marking of equipment, in particular equipment having different categories. An assembly may consist of a large number of assessed and compliant items (equipment, protective systems, safety devices) with their own specific marking, potentially of different categories. In such cases it would not be helpful to show all of these the individual markings in the marking of the complete assembly. Nevertheless, the marking of the assembly has to display all relevant information required by Annex II, 1.0.5, of Directive 94/9/EC necessary for the intended use of the assembly as a whole. The marking shall be placed in such a way – e.g. on the outer housing of the assembly – so that there is no doubt that it shows the characteristics of the whole assembly and not just one part.
Assemblies may consist of parts of different categories and be intended for potentially explosive atmospheres having different physical characteristics. The marking of the assembly as a whole with group, categories and additional information essential for the safe use of the assembly (temperature class, etc.) may fall under one of the two following scenarios:
Case 1: The assembly as a whole is intended for use in one potentially explosive atmosphere of one specific zone
Where the individual parts of the assembly are marked for potentially explosive atmospheres having different characteristics, the part with the lowest level of safety defines the marking of the whole assembly. That means that the category, temperature class, explosion group etc with the lowest requirement for the equipment has to be used for the marking of the whole assembly.
Case 2: Parts of the assembly are intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres having different physical characteristics and/or different zones
If it is essential for that intended use, the marking of the assembly shall contain all groups, categories and additional markings (temperature class, etc.) necessary for the intended atmospheres. In this case, the instructions for use, installation etc. will indicate the different atmospheres/zones intended (and/or provided by constructional measures) in or around different parts of the equipment.
Examples (only categories and additional markings essential for safe use are given in these examples):
Examples for case 1:
An assembly consisting of parts marked with T3 and other parts with T6 shall be marked T3 to indicate, that it is, as a whole, intended for use in T3 atmospheres.
A pump unit consisting of a liquid pump (non flammable liquid) and driving electric motor. The pump is marked II 2 G T6, the motor II 2 G IIB T4. The whole assembly shall be marked II 2 G IIB T4, as the motor is the part that meets the lower requirements.
• A similar pump unit with a pump conveying hot liquid (non flammable). The pump is marked II 2 G T3, the motor II 2G IIB T4. In this case the assembly shall be marked II 2 G IIB T3. Examples for case 2:
A fan conveying a IIA T3 explosive atmosphere (Zone 1), the fan fitted with an electric motor and some control devices placed in a Zone 2, the fan accordingly marked II 2/3 G IIA T3. The motor is marked II 3 G T3, the intrinsic safe control device II 2 G IIC T6. As the intrinsic safe control device is placed in the same atmosphere as the motor, the part meeting the lower requirements (in this case the motor) is the decisive item. Accordingly the marking of the whole assembly is II 2/3 G IIA T3.
A similar fan assembly, but with the motor placed outside the hazardous area. The marking of the whole assembly is II 2/3/- G IIA T3.


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Hexion Inc. has announced plans to build a new European technology center in Kamp-Lintfort, Germany. The new facility will consolidate activities from several research and development facilities located in nearby Duisburg.
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