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Globally over 300 million young people were not in employment, education or training in 2013. A new social contract is needed to generate jobs and hope for a generation of increasingly disenfranchised young people.
The statistics are telling. Around 45 per cent of the world's economically active young people are either unemployed or living in poverty, despite having some employment. This is probably a conservative figure, given that many poor countries underestimate the problem.
Rates vary. In Germany and the United States youth unemployment rates are 7.3 per cent and 11.6 per cent respectively. It's around 50 per cent in Greece and Spain.
East Asia youth unemployment is about 12 per cent. North Africa and the Middle East have bulging youth populations, with over 100 million people under 30 years of age. The region's "official" unemployment is around 30 per cent.
The problem has hardly improved since the 2008 global financial crisis (GFC), as the global economy remains sluggish.
There are regional differences. European economies basically favour older workers. Austerity measures inhibit growth and new jobs. In the Middle East, failed states and political turmoil stifle economic activity.
Further, the world is witnessing the fourth industrial revolution, a term coined by Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum. A vast array of new technologies are abolishing many jobs, creating skill shortages in new and transforming industries.
Schwab has found that around 38 per cent of employers globally have difficulty finding the right talent, even among young educated people.
Not only is Germany facing a skills shortage of about 1 million by 2020, but in many emerging economies there is a mismatch between the skills needed and the new industries being created.
For example, China has become the manufacturing centre of the world. It has a shortage of skilled workers, because more and more of China's youth prefer to be university educated. India has only one-in-three university graduates under 29 in employment.
The mismatch between education and employment is also the result of rapid technological innovations and changes in many areas – in biotechnologies, energy, information, manufacturing, financial and defence technologies. Education systems have been slow to reset their priorities to match the demands in these areas.
Lack of capital investment and gross economic inequalities exacerbate the problem.
Replacing the highly managed global financial system created after World War II with a system of free-flowing capital has played a role. "Hot capital" flows destabilised the global financial system resulting in the GFC and a long global recession, where mounting global debt inhibits economic growth and job opportunities.
Leaving a generation waiting for jobs has consequences.
Economic growth suffers because valuable economic contributions are lost when there are large numbers of idle young workers. And educated workers leave for other regions where they can find employment. This "brain drain" limits the capacity of a country to develop its economy and to provide future employment.
The "brain drain" is a well-known phenomenon in Africa, but it has also affected China and India. And since the GFC and the euro crisis, millions of highly educate people have left places like Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Ireland for stronger economies like Britain, Germany, the U.S. and Australia.
More generally, global mass migrations are under way from the countries without opportunities to those that offer prosperity and jobs.
Others disaffected by the lack of opportunity have turned to various forms of disestablishment protests.
In the U.S., the Occupy Wall Street movement was an expression of frustration, but without effective solutions.
The Middle East had it's Arab Spring, an attempt to overthrow the ancien regimes of the regions. They were slow or incapable of evolving their economies fast enough to provide meaningful work for the bulging populations of increasingly educated young people. This has degenerated into civil unrest and major conflict in various countries.
Others, particularly the least skilled, remain loyal to existing cultural and economic systems. But this leads to economic stagnation, political paralysis and discontent.
Feeding social and political discontent are the growing inequalities in places like the U.S. and Europe. Cynicism was fed by the release of the Panama Papers, which exposed the way international financial deregulation had allowed those who greatly befitted from economic globalisation to avoid financial scrutiny and taxation.
After the Great Depression, which paved the way to World War II, a global social contract among Western nations created prosperity for all. Today, the world faces different challenges from the 1930s, but once again a new social contract is needed to create prosperity for future generations.


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Do you think you have a unique idea worthy of a startup? Do you think you have the 'zing' in you to become a successful entrepreneur? Then, the arena is all set for you. Present your unique ideas under sustainable development.
The abstract submission deadline is 8th March (extended).
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Teams will be shortlisted based on the judging criteria.
This is a written round.
Business and Entrepreneur related problem statements will be provided.
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The teams need to present the business plan of their company in the form of a presentation.
Time Limit for presentation is 8 minutes. Time Limit enforcement will be strict.
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Hilary J. Sumner
Lebanon, PA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 9 years experience
(717) 202-5528	752 Willow Street
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Patents and Trademarks
University of Connecticut School of Law
Intellectual property and regulatory compliance have been central to my career, both as an engineer and an attorney. I am passionate about protecting the ideas, concepts and inventions of others and I am always looking to bring my skills, education and experience to unique situations.
Lori J Sandman
Bethel, PA Intellectual Property Attorney
765 Bloody Spring Road
Bethel, PA 19507
IP and Business
Evan Charles Pappas
Lemoyne, PA Intellectual Property Attorney with 13 years experience
(717) 234-4121	2 Lemoyne Drive
Lemoyne, PA 17043
Free ConsultationIP, Appeals, Business and Collections
Mr. Pappas handles many areas of civil litigation, business law and IP, primarily representing commercial and business clients. He represents corporations, limited liability companies, mortgage companies, financial institutions, title companies, real estate developers, manufacturing companies, restaurants, liquor licensees and individuals with a wide variety of commercial disputes including contract, real estate and shareholder disputes. Mr. Pappas handles matters at various stages of litigation, including pretrial and discovery proceedings, trials, mediation and arbitration, bankruptcy court, appeals and enforcement of judgments. His practice also includes representation of liquor licensees with regard to liquor license citations as well as transfer...
Ryan P Siney
Lemoyne, PA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 10 years experience
(717) 234-4121	2 Lemoyne Drive, Suite 200
IP, Business, Communications and Trademarks
The Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law and University of London (University College London and Queen Mary)
I help businesses and entrepreneurs with intellectual property, technology, software, e-commerce, data protection, licensing, contracting, product development and distribution.
I advise large and small companies regarding contract negotiations, international transactions, real estate, risk management, regulatory compliance, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions and securities offerings.
I also represent creators of digital and traditional media, including web developers, graphic designers, musicians, performers, writers, artists and songwriters.
My clients are focused in the fields of technology, health care, entertainment, e-commerce, media, financial services, manufacturing, transportation and real estate.
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Christopher C. Carr
Downington, PA Intellectual Property Attorney with 28 years experience
(610) 380-7969	3240 Tyning Lane
Downington, PA 19335
Free ConsultationIP, Bankruptcy, Business and Consumer
Ohio State University - Columbus
I am a Federally designated Debt Relief Agency Attorney, with experience in Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Mortgage Modification, Debt Settlement, Fair Debt Collection/Debtors Rights. I also work in Small Business, Intellectual Property (including software licensing and entertainment law) and Elder Law. I take a compassionate view on all problems presented to me and many of my clients past and present have become personal friends. I am also an MBA with several years of practical experience as a Financial Planning Analyst with the NCR Corporation and this background provides me with unique insights into the economics of law which most...
Ms. Jan Matthew Tamanini
Harrisburg, PA Intellectual Property Attorney with 34 years experience
IP, Administrative, Business and Estate Planning
Jan Matthew Tamanini concentrates her practice on business and nonprofit transactions, government procurement consultation, and basic estate planning. Her professional mission is to help individuals, small businesses, and nonprofit groups meet their legal needs through the use of sound planning and straightforward, easy-to-understand legal documents.
Eric Lin Suter
York, PA Intellectual Property Attorney with 19 years experience
(717) 848-4900	CGA Professional Center
135 North George Street
IP, Appeals and Construction
University of Colorado Law School
Matthew J Landis
Lancaster, PA Intellectual Property Attorney with 8 years experience
(717) 293-9293	930 Red Rose Court
IP, Business, Real Estate and Trademarks
Matt is a creative and strategic thinker that works with clients to prevent and solve problems. Matt concentrates his practice in Business Law, Information Technology, Privacy and Data Security, Real Estate and Banking and Finance. Whether working with an individual, a business owner or executive, Matt is passionate about identifying and achieving the best result for each client based on their unique needs. He utilizes technology to increase productivity, research thoroughly and efficiently and communicate effectively. Matt joined Russell, Krafft & Gruber, LLP in 2014 after several years in private practice with a Harrisburg area firm where he...
Jeffrey A Franklin
Lebanon, PA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 28 years experience
(888) 313-0416	825 Chestnut Street
University of Pittsburgh School of Law and Bucknell University
Jeffrey A. Franklin serves clients in ways that maximize their opportunity to achieve their business goals. Jeff has more than 20 years of experience, primarily in the areas of electric, gas, telecommunication, alternative energy, transportation and water regulation. He also has extensive experience in technology, Internet and computer law and e-discovery issues. Jeff advises clients regarding compliance with regulatory requirements and the successful implementation of business strategies. Jeff has successfully conducted administrative adjudications, civil cases and appeals before various state and federal courts and administrative agencies. He has extensive experience in a variety of legal areas, including administrative law,...
Steven O'Donnell
Lancaster, PA Intellectual Property Attorney with 16 years experience
Ext. 471	1653 Lititz Pike #141
IP and Patents
York, PA Intellectual Property Lawyer
(717) 845-1524	137 E Philadelphia St
IP, Business and Real Estate
Robert Tribeck
(717) 237-6701	1 S Market Square
IP, Employment and Entertainment & Sports
Reginald S. Evans
Camp Hill, PA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 33 years experience
(717) 763-1121	3425 Simpson Ferry Road
IP, Administrative, Business and Consumer
Thomas A. French
Harrisburg, PA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 35 years experience
(717) 231-6625	Rhoads & Sinon LLP
One South Market Square, P.O. Box 1146
Thomas French is recognized as a leading business and corporate trial attorney. He is one of Harrisburg's most experienced commercial litigators, having tried numerous cases to verdict and appeal over the course of his thirty+ year career. He represents prominent area and national companies in their most important business disputes, including intellectual property, patent, trademark, copyright, trade secrets, non-compete and non-disclosure agreement cases. He frequently represents shareholders and other business owners in ownership and control disputes, business valuation issues, commercial fraud cases and disputes arising in connection with the sale of businesses. Counted among Mr. French's clients...
Albert J. Soler
Philadelphia, PA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 15 years experience
(215) 989-4411	30 South 15th Street
IP, Business, Entertainment & Sports and Trademarks
Albert is a an attorney, legal media analyst, and founding member of Soler Legal LLC. Albert represents a variety of clients, including businesses, entrepreneurs, and start-ups in commercial and business transactions, federal & state litigation, intellectual property, licensing, merchandising, marketing, internet, rights of celebrity and publicity, and more.
Representative matters include breach of contract and commercial disputes, federal and state unfair competition, defamation, product disparagement, prosecution and enforcement of intellectual property rights worldwide, licensing and merchandising collaborations between prominent fashion designers, pop-stars, and iconic brands; global enforcement of intellectual property rights, negotiation of music, publishing, and recording deals, and general...
WILLIAMSPORT, PA Intellectual Property Attorney
(570) 326-5131	835 WEST 4TH ST
I represent corporate and individual clients before the trial, administrative, and appellate courts of Pennsylvania, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, and the United States Patent and Trademark Office. I also provide general counsel services to small businesses, municipalities, sole proprietors, artists, writers and musicians. I am an active member of the Lycoming Law Association, and serve as an assistant County Solicitor for Lycoming County.
Carrie A. Ward
(856) 471-1004	1221 Locust Street
Carrie Ward has twenty years' experience in business law with a particular focus on entertainment, communications and media law clients. Carrie's clients range from media group owners, small broadcasters and podcasters, actors, filmmakers, musicians and start-up entrepreneurs. Ms. Ward also serves as outside general counsel to corporate clients. In addition to her private practice experience, Carrie worked in the legal departments of ABC, Inc. and Entercom Communications Corp. These experiences provide her a unique ability to analyze a client's legal matter to create the most practical and economical solutions.
Ms. Ward also works with...
Robert E. Gordon
Doylestown, PA Intellectual Property Attorney with 10 years experience
(215) 345-8888	116 East Court Street
IP, Business, Patents and Trademarks
Robert E. Gordon is a civil litigation, Intellectual Property (IP) and Patent attorney in our Doylestown, Bucks County office. He possesses comprehensive experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants over a wide variety of complex commercial litigation matters. Admitted to practice in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Robert has appeared in both state and federal courts throughout Philadelphia, Southern New Jersey, and their surrounding counties. He has represented both individuals and large companies, and has helped to secure multiple six-digit judgments for his clients. Robert's broad range of civil litigation experience has also involved him in personal injury and workers' compensation...
Scott Eugene Scioli
Villanova, PA Intellectual Property Attorney with 18 years experience
(920) 474-6622	795 E. Lancaster Avenue
Free ConsultationIP, Patents and Trademarks
I am passionate about working with clients who are excited about their intellectual property and who value their IP attorney as an integral part of their team. When you hire me, you will find that I am intelligent, candid, and creative in my approaches. I listen to what you need, and work hard to help you get the results you want. I work very well with small to mid-size clients who do not typically have full-time in house intellectual property counsel, but need high quality intellectual property advice. I can help you stay out of trouble, and maximize your...
Philadelphia, PA Intellectual Property Attorney
Free ConsultationIP, Divorce, Foreclosure Defense and Trademarks
Robert J. Foster
IP, Entertainment & Sports and Insurance Defense
J. Christopher Erb
Paoli, PA Intellectual Property Attorney with 22 years experience
(610) 993-2690	20 South Valley Road, Suite 100
Paoli, PA 19301
IP, Business and International
Temple University Beasley School of Law and Georgetown University Law Center
Chris Erb is a corporate attorney focusing primarily on small and mid-sized international companies doing business in the United States, particularly in the areas of computer, internet, and privacy/data security law. Chris also assists with the structuring and formation of corporations, negotiation of contracts and agreements, and with the transfer of personnel to support the new US corporation. With his knowledge of European, particularly German, business practices and law, Chris can assist clients in understanding the similarities and differences between the European and US business environment, and with recognizing and avoiding the risks associated with the often litigious US market.
For...
Allentown, PA Intellectual Property Attorney with 15 years experience
Free ConsultationIP, Bankruptcy, Business and Trademarks
Michael Joseph Brooks
Doylestown, PA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 24 years experience
(215) 230-3761	252 Swamp Road
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Energy and Entertainment & Sports
Successful business ventures require perspective, from all vantage points. We offer you a clear view of the surrounding business landscape from the legal vantage point. This outlook provides insight into legal strategies for: business formation, drafting contracts, the hiring process, and protection of intellectual property. That amounts to more than just sound legal counsel; it gives our business clients perspective from the legal vantage point.
John J. Barrett Jr.
IP, Bankruptcy and Insurance Defense
John (Jack) J. Barrett, Jr. has more than 40 years of litigation experience, over the course of which he has tried more than 50 trials to verdict in state and federal courts across the United States. He has also argued before multiple state and federal appellate courts.
Mr. Barrett's litigation experience includes various types of commercial disputes, insurance coverage cases, insurance bad faith cases, intellectual property matters, adversary actions in bankruptcy, directors and officers claims, shareholder derivative cases, construction disputes, transportation-related cases, product liability cases, personal injury and property damage cases. He also has extensive experience with regard to a wide...
Joseph Bahgat
(877) 721-9027	1701 Walnut Street Fl. 7
IP, Business and Entertainment & Sports
Before he was running a cutting-edge entertainment and privacy law firm, planning ABATECHSHOW, and working with the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), Joe Bahgat toured as a professional saxophone player, backing acts such as Ray Charles. Perhaps living out of a suitcase taught Joe the value of efficiency because The Privacy Firm is the quintessential modern law office. Joe's many freelance legal technology articles and popular blog, internetontrial.com, help other attorneys stay on top of protecting client information, and discover the latest practice management innovations.
Robert J. Yarbrough
Media, PA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 42 years experience
(610) 891-0668	201 N Jackson St
I have practiced law for thirty years. I specialize in business and patent law, particularly patent prosecution and helping clients protect their inventions. I am a patent attorney licensed to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and hold a degree in mechanical engineering. I am a partner in the law firm of Lipton, Weinberger & Husick, a specialty intellectual property law firm based in Southeastern Pennsylvania. I also am an environmental attorney licensed in Pennsylvania and Kentucky. In environmental matters, I am counsel to Drinker, Biddle & Reath LLP, a top-100 firm of...
Christina Frangiosa
Philadelphia, PA Intellectual Property Attorney with 21 years experience
(215) 851-8432	Two Liberty Place
50 South 16th Street, 22nd Floor
Christina D. Frangiosa counsels clients across various industries about intellectual property and technology law. Her combined litigation and transactional practice concentrates on copyright and trademark advisory services (search, applications, and use), counterfeiting, infringement, unfair competition, false advertising, trade secrets, licensing, and policy development. Chris's experience ranges from educating clients about protecting their copyright, trademark, and trade secret rights, to negotiating agreements to protect these rights, and finally, to litigating and resolving their enforcement claims or defending against claims filed by others. She has appeared in state and federal courts on behalf of her clients and represents them in trademark...
Charles Ormsby
Huntingdon Valley, PA Intellectual Property Lawyer with 36 years experience
(215) 887-0200	2617 Huntingdon Pike
Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006
Mr. Ormsby is the Chairman of the firm's corporate department and as such serves as counsel to a variety of entities and businesses ranging from regional financial institutions to non-profit corporations and from sole proprietorships to multi-national corporations. He is co-founder of Building a Bridge to Uganda, a 501(c)(3) organization serving the spiritual and physical need of people in Ibanda, Uganda, East Africa. Over the years, Mr. Ormsby has developed the firm's commercial/transactional practice into a multi- lawyer commercial department with extensive experience and capabilities in a variety of areas including employment law, intellectual property, real estate, commercial...
Daniel L. Fiore
IP, Bankruptcy and Business
Daniel L. Fiore concentrates his practice on business counseling, reorganizations, debt restructuring, regulatory compliance, mergers and acquisitions, franchising, and trademark and copyright law.
Mr. Fiore represents franchise companies in structuring franchise offerings, disclosure law compliance, franchisee relationship matters, bankruptcy and commercial disputes, and day-to-day business counseling. He also has substantial experience in the buying and selling of businesses, structuring multiple owner relationships, loan documentation, and commercial contract drafting.
Mr. Fiore has also handled the startup of numerous businesses and the relationship of their principals, employment contracts with executive officers and the structuring of business ownership and its transfer to successors....
James Michael Smedley
(215) 315-3582	1900 Market Street
I am the managing member of the Sigma law Group LLC. I have a wealth of industry experience in the computer software and hardware fields to bolster the legal experience I have developed over the years. Our firm has helped hundreds of clients in both corporate transactional and intellectual property matters.
Our firm's primary focus is on intellectual property matters in the technology sector, mainly involving patent prosecution. However, we also handle a whole host of other transactional corporate and intellectual property matters, including licensing and due diligence on IP and M&A transactions.
On a personal level, I am an avid video...
Kenneth Eugene Carraway
West Chester, PA Intellectual Property Attorney
(610) 572-2821	1379 Dilworthtown Xing, #115
IP, Business, Entertainment & Sports and Estate Planning
Adam G. Garson
(610) 565-7630	201 N. Jackson St
Free ConsultationIP, Business, Cannabis Law and Trademarks
For more than 25 years, I have represented individuals and business of all sizes in a wide spectrum of business, commercial litigation and intellectual property matters. I now concentrate my practice on copyright, trademark and computer/Internet law with a focus on assisting entrepreneurs and early-stage businesses, particularly in the technology sector. I also represent individuals in the entertainment and publishing industry. In addition to my legal practice, I operate a software company, Essentia Software Corporation, which publishes a popular payroll software application for household employers.
Douglas Leavitt
(215) 545-4830	600 Chestnut Street, Suite 1050
6th & Chestnut Streets
IP, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Communications
I represent small and medium size business in all aspects of their business life cycle. From start up and structure issues to overall business strategy including negotiation of complex transactions (investing capital, mergers and acquisitions, license agreements, real estate and commercial leases, trademarks and related IP or other sophisticated contracts) I will become your trusted advisor who you are not afraid to call before there is an issue. By helping you identify issues before they become your problem is what sets me apart from my competitors.
I was trained by the large firms in both corporate...
Mr. Gerry J. Elman
Swarthmore, PA Intellectual Property Attorney with 51 years experience
Swarthmore, PA 19081
IP, Patents and Trademarks
Philip W. Fisher
IP, Business, Employment and Real Estate
Philip W. Fisher, Partner at Reger Rizzo Darnall LLP Philadelphia Office and Chair of the Firm's Corporate & Business Services Group, has extensive experience in a wide range of matters, including structuring and negotiating mergers and acquisitions, dispositions, private securities offerings, corporate finance, secured transactions, licensing, leasing, joint ventures and real estate transactions.
Mr. Fisher's client base is as diverse as his experience, including start-up companies and smaller entities to large established organizations, such as software developers, private-equity companies, broker-dealers, investment advisors, distributors, banks and finance companies, manufacturing companies, technology companies, inventors and founders, and telecommunications corporations. Additionally, Mr. Fisher has...
Sarah Holmes
Bala Cynwyd, PA Intellectual Property Attorney with 13 years experience
(215) 482-0285	Suite 207
IP, Business and Trademarks
I spent six years defending personal injury cases as a litigator in Pennsylvania and New Jersey state and federal courts. My clients were large corporations, big box stores, and business owners who found themselves on the receiving end of a lawsuit.
While my job in a law firm provided an adrenaline rush, I always wanted to be a business owner. I started my first business in my kitchen seven years ago and within a year and a half my products were sold in close to 100 stores across the country. I managed to...
Robert Axenfeld
(267) 338-1320	2300, 1801 Market St, Philadelphia, PA
Robert Axenfeld is an intellectual property attorney who represents companies, inventors, and venture capital firms in patent, trademark, and copyright matters.
Sharmil Donzella McKee
Philadelphia, PA Intellectual Property Lawyer
(215) 242-5260	245 W Allens Ln
Free ConsultationIP, Bankruptcy, Business and Tax
I am a licensed business attorney and owner of McKee Law Office. The firm focuses on providing small and mid-sized companies with strategic legal advice. I help businesses prevent and resolve contract disputes, debt collections, employee disputes and tax problems. I have helped over 100 business and have tried over 200 cases. In addition, I am the only business attorney in Philadelphia withover 10 years of experience owning and operating a business.
Mr. Stephen Gregory Stanton
(610) 296-5194	428 Hilltop Road
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Babylon 5 The Movies Box Set DVD
Number of Movies: 3
Region 2 Release Date: February 21, 2005
A DVD release containing three of the Babylon 5 TV Movies which were broadcast during the series' run.
Episodes Edit
Thirdspace
River of Souls
Special Features Edit
Introduction to "Thirdspace" - An introduction to "Thirdspace" from J. Michael Straczynski, and the cast and crew.
Commentary on "Thirdspace" - Commentary on the TV Movie "Thirdspace" from Jesus Salvador Trevino, Bruce Boxleitner, Jeff Conaway, Stephen Furst and Patricia Tallman.
Introduction to "River Of Souls" - An introduction to "River Of Souls" from J. Michael Straczynski, and the cast and crew.
Commentary on "River Of Souls" - Commentary on the TV Movie "River Of Souls" from . Michael Straczynski, Janet Greek, and Tracy Scoggins.
Introduction to "A Call To Arms" - An introduction to " A Call To Arms" from J. Michael Straczynski, and the cast and crew.
Commentary on "A Call To Arms" - Commentary on the TV Movie "A Call To Arms" from Michael Straczynski and Mike Vejar
Each film has an individual case within the box, with different artwork. However, the artwork for the film Thirdspace depicts Michael Garibaldi and Londo Mollari, even though neither of them appear in the film. The back of the same case also states that all of the series regulars appear in the film, which is clearly not correct.
Babylon 5 DVD Releases
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A Scottish organisation has renewed intensive lobbying of ministers to push for an integrated transport policy to help improve business competitiveness, reported Scotland on Sunday (p3).
The Scottish Council Development and Industry has called for a fundamental overhaul and a new taxation system for private cars.
They want to encourage people to use public transport by increasing fuel prices or vehicle excise duty.
Other plans include using surpluses gained from charging drivers entering and leaving city centres for developing alternative transport modes.


All I can say after the Sabine River is that I hope my score improves this week at Falcon Lake.
This is one of those weeks where I came away from the tournament feeling ok about what I did. I had nothing in terms of fish, and somehow I ended up making the cut. I'm happy about that, because that's what this season is all about – fishing on Saturday.
But after I got to looking more closely at how I fished, and then especially after I applied the Saturday Scorecard system to my performance, I didn't feel too pleased. I came away with a final score of 27, a week after scoring a 35 at the Bassmaster Classic. Lots of room for improvement.
Just for review, the Scorecard gives a rating of 1-10 on these areas of performance: finish position, decision-making, focus and composure, preparation and practice.
The area where I struggle the most is Preparation. It would seem like that would be an easy fix, but it's not, and here's why. I hate the "networking" part of our sport. I recognize how important it is, but I don't like it. I don't like the fact that anglers get a lot of local help, and in some cases the angler that hooks up with the best local information wins.
I'd guess some people reading this might conclude that I hate this aspect of our sport because I'm not good at it. And maybe that's true to a degree. But the other part of it is that I would rather we all go to an event with no help at all.
Some anglers refuse to get help. Aaron Martens, for example, doesn't seek help and seldom pre-fishes. I don't know anybody in our sport better at finding fish than Aaron, but he finished 85th at the Sabine. At this event, you needed some help.
Anyway, here's the scorecard for Week 1 of the BASS Elite Series.
With what I had to work with the first day, I liked the fact that I caught 3 pounds, 9 ounces. It doesn't matter what the weight is; it matters if you catch them when you have to. It's about movement. I started out in a bayou where I found good fish in practice. But they were gone, for me and a most of the rest of the field. So I moved and eventually caught some weight. On Day 2, I went a conservative route, heading for an area where I knew I could catch small fish. I did that and caught enough weight to make the cut. On Day 3, I gambled. There was a chance that I could catch fish in an area that would include a 160-mile round trip. After choosing to play it safe on Friday, I ended up 44th. So I chose to not play it safe on Saturday. I went for the long run and the chance for bigger bites. My logic was: I could only fall six places, but I might jump 15 to 20 if I hit a productive area. It didn't happen, but I'm ok with me choice. Still, I waited a little long to make some choices, so I docked myself points.
I was calm, pretty focused, and made adjustments on the second day. I was disappointed in Sunday because I ran a long way and they didn't bite. I think I could have been a little more focused while I was there. I never had the feeling that I was about to catch one. I ran out of options, and that weighed heavy on me. I also got distracted by the sheer number of local anglers on Saturday.
I didn't have some knowledge that a lot of other anglers had going into this event. For example, there was a refuge that opened up just before the tournament. I didn't know about the refuge. I'm still wondering how some anglers knew about it and others didn't. I also didn't know that about 50 percent of the water in Louisiana was private. You just couldn't fish it. It's crazy, but it's true. I was lost as to which were private and which were public. I give myself a bad score because I came in at a disadvantage.
Practice just was not as good as I wanted. I'm not making excuses, but I was actually sick all week. It was a terrible cold, one of those things where your body aches and your energy is gone. I ground it out, but it was uncomfortable. As a result, I just didn't practice well.
Got to do better than that.


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import org.json.simple.JSONObject;

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.HashMap;

/**
 * Details about an Access Token.
 */
public class AccessTokenInfo {

    private boolean isTokenValid;

    private boolean isApplicationToken;

    private String consumerKey;

    private String[] scope;

    private String tokenState;

    private String accessToken;

    private long issuedTime;

    private long validityPeriod;

    private int errorcode;

    private String endUserName;

    public String[] getScopes() {
        return scope;
    }

    public int getErrorcode() {
        return errorcode;
    }

    public void setErrorcode(int errorcode) {
        this.errorcode = errorcode;
    }

    public void setScope(String[] scope) {
        this.scope = scope;
    }

    public String getTokenState() {
        return tokenState;
    }

    public void setTokenState(String tokenState) {
        this.tokenState = tokenState;
    }

    public String getAccessToken() {
        return accessToken;
    }

    public void setAccessToken(String accessToken) {
        this.accessToken = accessToken;
    }

    public long getIssuedTime() {
        return issuedTime;
    }

    public long getValidityPeriod() {
        return validityPeriod;
    }

    private HashMap<String,Object> parameters = new HashMap<String, Object>();

    public String getConsumerKey() {
        return consumerKey;
    }

    public void setConsumerKey(String consumerKey) {
        this.consumerKey = consumerKey;
    }

    public void setIssuedTime(long issuedTime) {
        this.issuedTime = issuedTime;
    }

    public void setValidityPeriod(long validityPeriod) {
        this.validityPeriod = validityPeriod;
    }

    public void addParameter(String paramName, Object paramValue){
        parameters.put(paramName,paramValue);
    }

    public Object getParameter(String paramName){
        return parameters.get(paramName);
    }

    public boolean isTokenValid() {
        return isTokenValid;
    }

    public void setTokenValid(boolean isTokenValid) {
        this.isTokenValid = isTokenValid;
    }

    public boolean isApplicationToken() {
        return isApplicationToken;
    }

    public void setApplicationToken(boolean isApplicationToken) {
        this.isApplicationToken = isApplicationToken;
    }

    /**
     * Sending additional properties as a JSON String.

     */
    public String getJSONString(){

        // TODO:Need to add other parameters into the param Map.
        if(!parameters.containsKey("scopes") && scope != null){
            parameters.put("scopes", Arrays.toString(scope));
        }

        if(!parameters.containsKey("tokenState")){
            parameters.put("tokenState",tokenState);
        }

        return JSONObject.toJSONString(parameters);
    }

    public String getEndUserName() {
        return endUserName;
    }

    public void setEndUserName(String endUserName) {
        this.endUserName = endUserName;
    }
}

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In questions 9 - 12, students are given a verbal description of the transformation of the cubic function and are asked to match it with the correct transformed notation.


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The Roy Wilkins Community Fellows program is an intensive one-week boot camp that provides individuals and nonprofit organizations serving Minneapolis communities of color an introduction to policy analysis and methods of evaluation to assess the effectiveness of programs specifically targeted at those communities. The annual workshop is led by Professor Samuel Myers, director of the Roy Wilkins Center for Social Justice and Human Relations at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs.
The 2018 program will take place June 4 - 8.
Fellows are selected through a competitive process, and there is no cost to attend the workshop, which includes reading materials, parking, light breakfast, and lunch.
Applications must be submitted online by 10 p.m. CDT on April 30, 2018. For more information contact Blanca Monter at rwilkins@umn.edu.
Applicants must obtain approval from their employer to participate in this workshop if accepted. Applicants will be notified of the final decision via email on May 15, 2018.
The Community Economic Development program seeks to fund projects that address the personal and community barriers that must be overcome to help individuals with low incomes become self-sufficient. Funds can be used for costs associated with participating business start-up or expansion activities. OCS is encouraging projects that align with the Promise Zones Initiative, Choice Neighborhoods Program, or under-served Communities Zones Initiative.
The Choice Neighborhoods program leverages significant public and private dollars to support locally driven strategies that address struggling neighborhoods with distressed public or HUD assisted housing through a comprehensive approach to neighborhood transformation. Local leaders, residents, and stakeholders, such as public housing authorities, cities, schools, police, business owners, nonprofits, and private developers, come together to create and implement a plan that revitalizes distressed HUD housing and addresses the challenges in the surrounding neighborhood.
With this publication, HUD is making available up to $5,000,000 for Planning Grants, including Planning and Action Grants.1. Planning Grants are two-year grants that assist communities with severely distressed public or HUD-assisted housing in developing a successful neighborhood transformation plan and building the support necessary for that plan to be successfully implemented.2. Planning and Action Grants are three and a half year planning grants that pair planning with action. Experience shows that tangible actions taken early on help communities build momentum for further planning and the eventual transition from planning to implementation of that plan. These actions improve neighborhood confidence, which in turn sustains the community's energy, attracts more engagement and resources, and helps convince skeptical stakeholders that positive change is possible. Under these grants, the planning process activities would take place during the first 24 months of the grant period. The planning process will identify Action Activities that will be carried out during the latter portion of the grant period. Action Activities must build upon the planning for the target housing and neighborhood.
The project aims to accomplish increasing and expediting attainment of state occupational licenses by veterans and transitioning service members (TSMs) by identifying gaps between military education and training in specific military occupations as compared to the education required for related licensed civilian occupations. For example, credit recommendations sometimes identify military education as equivalent to 1 or 2 credits of a 3-credit course—leaving gaps that are portions of courses. Where these identified gaps represent portions of multiple required courses the project will develop a bridge curriculum, as open educational resources, to address those gaps such that veterans can enter and complete a program of study required to obtain a state license needed to achieve their career objectives. Furthermore, the project seeks to identify instances in which civilian education programs can waive required courses by awarding credit for military training or giving veterans and TSMs advanced standing within an existing training program.
This solicitation will support field-initiated, methodologically rigorous research and/or evaluations focused on interactions between law enforcement and youth, with practical implications for the identification and development of programs and policies that ensure officer, youth, and community safety. This solicitation encourages researchers to propose studies that contribute to the development of scientific evidence about factors that facilitate or inhibit positive police-youth interactions, as well as evaluations of the implementation and effectiveness of trainings, programs, practices, or policies designed to facilitate productive law enforcement and youth engagement.
This program will support states and localities in developing and implementing strategies to ensure that youth involved with the juvenile justice system have fair and equal access to quality legal representation; ensure that offenders involved with the juvenile justice system have resources that address the collateral consequences of justice system involvement; and/or provide training for the juvenile indigent defense bar, including public defenders and court-appointed counsel working on behalf of juvenile indigent defendants.
The Office of Citizen Exchanges, Sports Diplomacy Division, in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces an open competition for the FY 2018 Global Sports Mentoring Program (GSMP). U.S. public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3) may submit proposals to conduct two separate month-long professional development mentorship programs, Sport for Community GSMP and the espnW GSMP, and a reciprocal overseas exchange involving approximately 80 international and American participants in total. By empowering women and people with disabilities, the GSMP directly supports U.S. foreign policy goals, promotes social inclusion, and elevates the status of marginalized populations. Through the mentorship experience, the GSMP encourages mutually beneficial relationships between American sports executives and leaders in the sports sector overseas. Further, the GSMP engages alumni from previous years through sustained U.S. Embassy relationships, follow-on individual grants, and monitoring and evaluation. Tapping into the power of public-private partnerships and founded on participant-led business plans, the GSMP positively impacts communities at home and abroad and creates a more secure and democratic global playing field for all.
The Office of Citizen Exchanges, Professional Fellows Division, of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA or "the Bureau") invites proposal submissions for the FY 2018 TechWomen program to empower, connect, and support the next generation of women leaders in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The exchange program uses a mentorship model to support emerging STEM leaders from Sub-Saharan Africa, South and Central Asia, and the Middle East and North Africa. Organizations applying for this federal award should demonstrate the capacity to recruit, select, and place in mentorships a total of approximately 100-110 women from select countries in these regions to participate in a five- to six-week intensive peer-mentoring program in the United States. The mentoring experience should focus on advancing the status of professional women in the STEM fields through project-based peer mentorships, skill building, networking opportunities, and enhancement activities. Funding will also support follow-on activities in the participants' home countries that inspire and encourage girls and university-age women interested or working in STEM-based careers, engage young women using technology in their professions, and support former participants of the program ("alumnae"). Special emphasis should be placed on finding creative ways to involve alumnae in strengthening a network of female STEM professionals, building professional standards and capacity, and inspiring the next generation of girls interested in STEM careers by exposing them to female role models. Award applicants must exhibit their ability to manage all program logistics and overseas follow-on programming.
The U.S. Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City Public Affairs Section (PAS) is pleased to announce funding is available through the Public Diplomacy Federal Assistance Awards program for the American Center in Ho Chi Minh City. Through this funding opportunity the U.S. Consulate General aims to provide American Center patrons high quality opportunities to practice their English and to learn more about American culture. The program should be based on sound English Language Teaching pedagogy, combining some structured instruction along with ample time for speaking practice. Having a trained teacher is a critical criterion for all proposals and preference, due to their cultural knowledge, will be given to projects working with trained American teachers. All projects will need to run during the regular office hours of the American Center, from 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.
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Food Safety Outreach Program (FSOP) for fiscal year (FY) 2018 to develop and implement food safety training, education, extension, outreach and technical assistance projects that address the needs of owners and operators of small to mid-sized farms, beginning farmers, socially-disadvantaged farmers, small processors, or small fresh fruit and vegetable merchant wholesalers.
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Community Services (OCS) will award approximately $17.2 million in Community Economic Development (CED) discretionary grant funds to Community Development Corporations (CDC) for well-planned, financially viable, and innovative projects to enhance job creation and business development for individuals with low income. CED grants will be made as part of a broader strategy to address objectives such as decreasing dependency on federal programs, chronic unemployment, and community deterioration in urban and rural areas. CED projects are expected to actively recruit individuals with low income to fill the positions created by CED-funded development activities, to assist those individuals to successfully hold those jobs and to ensure that the businesses and jobs created remain viable for at least one year after the end of the grant period. CED-funded projects can be non-construction or construction projects, however, short-term construction jobs associated with preparing for business startup or expansion are not counted when determining the number of jobs created under the CED program as they are designed to be temporary in nature. OCS is encouraging applications from CDCs to target hurricane disaster areas, rural areas, and underserved areas: 21 states and territories that do not have active CED projects: Alabama, Alaska, American Samoa, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Island of Guam, Mississippi, Nevada, North Dakota, Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Oregon, Rhode Island, U.S. Virgin Islands, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, and Wyoming. Furthermore, OCS is encouraging projects that align with the Promise Zones Initiative or Choice Neighborhoods Program, underserved Communities Zones Initiative or Choice Neighborhoods Program.
Violence is a major public health problem. Over 64,000 people died violently in the U.S. in 2016. These violent deaths included 44,965 suicides and 19,911 homicides. Violent deaths have been estimated to cost nearly $214 billion in medical care and lost productivity. Violence is preventable. Interventions, strategies, and policies are increasingly available that stop violence before it happens. Preventing violence is a critical public health goal because violence inflicts a substantial toll on individuals, families, and communities throughout the US. In order to prevent violence, we must first know the facts about violent deaths. This NOFO builds on previous and current work within the Division of Violence Prevention (DVP) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to conduct surveillance of violence and to prevent violence.
The Research and Development program supports projects that address major challenges in preserving or providing access to humanities collections and resources. These challenges include the need to find better ways to preserve materials of critical importance to the nation's cultural heritage—from fragile artifacts and manuscripts to analog recordings and digital assets subject to technological obsolescence—and to develop advanced modes of organizing, searching, discovering, and using such materials. This program recognizes that finding solutions to complex problems often requires forming interdisciplinary project teams, bringing together participants with expertise in the humanities; in preservation; and in information, computer, and natural science. All projects must demonstrate how advances in preservation and access would benefit the cultural heritage community in supporting humanities research, teaching, or public programming. Research and Development offers two funding tiers in order to address projects at all stages of development and implementation.


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State-Sponsored Cyberattacks Target Medical Research
Cancer research is a particular target among Chinese espionage groups, says security firm FireEye.
Online attackers from Russia, Vietnam, and especially China are targeting healthcare data and stealing intellectual property from hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and research universities, according to a new report published today by security firm FireEye.
While cybercriminals continue to be the most prolific attackers, many of the most significant attacks appear to be intelligence operations aimed at stealing research or gathering information on specific individuals, states the "Beyond Compliance: Cyber Threats and Healthcare" report. In particular, Chinese espionage groups appear to be focused on procuring cancer-related research, which the company argues is driven by increasing cancer mortality in China and the associated costs.
"There is not just one group focused on this, but multiple Chinese groups conducting these operations," says Luke McNamara, principal intelligence analyst at FireEye. "Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in China, and there is a big focus on improving cancer treatments on the part of their pharmaceutical industry."
The report collects both FireEye's internal research and open source intelligence on threats. The company found the most frequent threat is that of opportunistic cybercriminals compromising systems and and destructive attacks, such as ransomware.
In the last quarter of 2018 and the first quarter of 2019, the company found multiple databases from healthcare organizations on sale on online black market forums. For example, a 4.31-gigabyte file of healthcare records from a US organizations, including patient data, driver's licenses, and insurance information, was being sold for $2,000. Personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI) are often used to conduct fraud or to craft more focused attacks.
"Actors buying and selling PII and PHI from healthcare institutions and providers in underground marketplaces is very common, and will almost certainly remain so due to this data's utility in a wide variety of malicious activity ranging from identity theft and financial fraud to crafting of bespoke phishing lures," the report states.
The healthcare industry is a popular target for online criminals and nation-state operators. In June, a number of medical-testing service providers, such as LabCorp and Quest Diagnostics, announced a breach of their collections-service partner, American Medical Collection Agency, resulted in almost 20 million patient records being stolen.
Yet attackers are also focusing heavily on research data, including information on research participants and pharmaceutical and biomedical intellectual property, FireEye's McNamara says. The purpose of the attacks likely falls into "two buckets," he says.
"Some are focused on entities that have access to large data sets — those attacks are about getting large-scale data collection in furtherance of intelligence operations and finding specific people," McNamara says. "Then there is the targeting of medical researchers by Chinese espionage groups. You see it going across multiple APT groups going back many years."
The second category of cyber operations is particularly focused on cancer research, according to FireEye's report. In April, a China-linked espionage group attacked a US-based health center focused on cancer research, attempting to lure researchers into clicking on a document that referenced a research conference.
Such attacks are not uncommon. One Chinese espionage group, APT22, targeted the same institution for many years. An advanced persistent threat (APT) group is the industry term for sophisticated attackers that specifically target certain companies, organizations, or agencies.
Another Chineses group, APT41, targeted biotech companies and the medical subsidiary of a large corporation, FireEye stated.
China is not the only actor targeting biomedical research. At least two Russian APT groups and a Vietnam-based group have conducted operations that have either targeted healthcare organizations or had a focus on the biological sciences. For example, one group — APT 28, sometimes called "Fancy Bear" — attacked the World Anti-Doping Association (WADA), which tests Olympic athletes for use of banned drugs and supplements.
The report also underscores the threat posed by attacks that aim to have a cyber-physical impact, such as ransomware that attempts to halt operations or the targeting of medical devices to harm patients.
"Looking forward, the increasing number of biomedical devices used for critical functions within hospitals and healthcare providers presents a growing security challenge," the report concluded. "Furthermore — given their importance and value — a growing willingness by cyber crime, or, in a period of heightened geopolitical tensions, nation state actors — to deploy disruptive and destructive tools may significantly increase the impact from these threats we have observed to date."
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NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The New Orleans City Council will consider ways to combat sexual harassment in the service industry.
Mark Shettler of 'Shift change' will highlight new initiatives to fight this issue.
Shift Change is an organization working to make food and beverage spaces safer for everyone through education about sexual violence and prevention.
This comes after an investigation by our partners at NOLA.com | The Times Picayune where 25 current and former employees of the Besh restaurant group alleged sexual harassment flourished at the company.
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Apache Spark, the open-source cluster computing framework, is a popular choice for large-scale data processing and machine learning, particularly in industries like finance, media, healthcare and retail. Over the past year, Google Cloud has led efforts to natively integrate Apache Spark and Kubernetes. Starting as a small open-source initiative in December 2016, the project has grown and fostered an active community that maintains and supports this integration.
As of version 2.3, Apache Spark includes native Kubernetes support, allowing you to make direct use of multi-tenancy and sharing through Kubernetes Namespaces and Quotas, as well as administrative features such as Pluggable Authorization and Logging for your Spark workloads. This also opens up a range of hybrid cloud possibilities: you can now easily port and run your on-premises Spark jobs on Kubernetes to Kubernetes Engine. In addition, we recently released Hadoop/Spark GCP connectors for Apache Spark 2.3, allowing you to run Spark natively on Kubernetes Engine while leveraging Google data products such as Cloud Storage and BigQuery.
To help you get started, we put together a tutorial to learn how to run Spark on Kubernetes Engine. Here, Spark runs as a custom controller that creates Kubernetes resources in response to requests made by the Spark scheduler. This allows fine-grained management of Spark applications, improved elasticity and seamless integration with logging and monitoring tutorials on Kubernetes Engine.
This tutorial brings together some of the best data storage and processing services of Google. In addition to Cloud Storage and BigQuery, it shows you how to use Google Cloud Pub/Sub with Spark for streaming workloads. The tutorial details the Spark setup, including credentials and IAM to connect to Google's services and provides runnable code to perform data transformations and aggregations on a public dataset derived from Github. This is a good approach to take if you're looking to write your own Spark applications and use Cloud Storage and BigQuery as data sources and sinks. For instance, you can store logs on Cloud Storage, and then use Spark on Kubernetes Engine to pre-process data, and use BigQuery to perform data analytics.
Designed for flexibility, use this tutorial as a jumping-off point, and customize Apache Spark for your use-case. Alternately, if you want a fully managed and supported Apache Spark service, we offer Cloud Dataproc running on GCP.
We have lots of other plans for Apache Spark and Kubernetes: For one, we're building support for interactive Spark on Kubernetes Engine. In addition, we're also working on Spark Dynamic Resource Allocation for future releases of Apache Spark that you'll be able to use in conjunction with Kubernetes Engine cluster autoscaling, helping you achieve greater efficiencies and elasticity for bursty periodic batch jobs in multi-workload Kubernetes Engine clusters. Until then, be sure to try out the new Spark tutorial on your Kubernetes Engine clusters!


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Also, I tried doing a diagnosis on the check engine light by connecting the green plugs under the dash but the light would just flash constantly with out any pauses. Anyone know why I won't get a proper code?
One thing I forgot.. My lateral links took a crap, pretty annoying honestly. The heim joints have developed some play and are really noisy and rattle ALOT... Now I knew this could happen and people have reported these going bad. I wasn't scared of trying them since they did good in my GC. Of course the Outback is driven in worse conditions with frozen snow on the streets which makes for really rough bumps but I did think they would last a bit longer lol.
It's not the end of the world tho, these joints can be bought. However, I think these are all in inches and inches are a really confusing system so I haven't got a clue what I need... Another option would be cutting the joints of and welding the ends of the stock links onto them, which I think would save me alot of headache, that is if the replacement heim joints would just continue failing.
Here are the measurements if someone could possibly find me new joints. The bolt holes are 12mm and 14mm.
Let me check at the shop tomorrow, I have some standard on hand.
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Politics by numbers: important data journalism from the two big party launches
Madeleine Chapman | Contributor
Political scandals are popping up everywhere but what the people really want is cold, hard stats. So Madeleine Chapman went along to the Labour and National campaign launches and crunched only the most important numbers.
Campaign launches. How important are they in an election? This is a genuine question because, until recently, I'd never been to one or even knew they existed. But I went to both the Labour and National launches this year as part of an effort to finally become politically literate. While journalists whose job it is to inform me about politics scribbled serious notes at the media table, I collected data on the important stuff like how many times people laughed during Jacinda's speech.
As an up-and-coming* political* voice*, I will cast my personal allegiances aside and let the data speak for itself.
*this *is *untrue.
Labour apparently booked the town hall as their venue intending to have Andrew Little as party leader at the launch. Who knows if they'd have gone bigger for Jacinda but whatever the case, the town hall was filled to capacity (1400), as was the concert chamber (approx 450) and Q Theatre next door (350). In a complete flip, National went big by setting up Trusts Arena but weren't quite able to fill all 2500 seats. Silver lining to that cloud is everybody had plenty of personal space.
Bill brought two of his own children, Maria and Xavier, on stage and they looked like they had consciously decided to be there. Jacinda had about 20 kids on stage at once but they were part of a choir and therefore may not have even known what the hell was going on. I sung in a primary school choir and we used to perform at rest homes without fully knowing what a rest home was. Singing at a Labour launch is probably the same as that.
When I arrived at the Labour launch, I walked in the door, mumbled about being media, and was directed inside. The National launch had more security, as is probably to be expected from the governing party, but I was confident and ready, only to then be owned twice in quick succession. Trusts Arena in Henderson is located right next to the Douglas Track & Field stadium, and on Sunday there was a rugby league match being played. I walked passed the supporters on my way to the front gate to announce my arrival as media. The security guard very quickly told me to head down to gate one. I have competed at the Douglas Track a bunch of times and know very well that gate one is the back entrance to the track, not Trusts Arena. But I wandered down anyway and was promptly told that no, media for the National Party event were not supposed to go there.
When I told the guard back at the gate that he'd sent me to the rugby, he was surprised. "Oh, you're not here for the rugby? You're here for this?" He pointed back through the very same gate that I'd been trying to enter, at the milling National supporters. Yes, I said. "OK, maybe go down to gate three then." Gate three was in fact the correct entrance and after speaking to the man with the clipboard, I was waved through only to be immediately halted by a policeman. "Whoa, whoa, whoa, if you're here for the gym you can't come in this way." I was a little flattered that he thought I was someone who goes to the gym and mostly annoyed that people kept thinking I had gotten lost on the way to some sort of physical activity.
I don't actually remember the exact length of either launch but they were both over 90 minutes which means they were both too long.
Jacinda's speech, at 3354 words, was actually longer than Bill's 3004, and yet her speech was shorter. Maybe he got more laughs?
Nope. Although I'll concede one point. Brown (Pasifika and Māori) people laugh a lot louder than white people, and there were definitely more brown people at the Labour launch than at the National one so maybe the results are skewed. There was so much polite dinner party laughter at the National launch it made me uncomfortable because I'm not good at laughing at dinner parties. But who cares about not getting the laughs if you're getting the huge rounds of applause, right?
Wrong. Maybe he just talks really, really, slowly with lots… and lots… of pauses.
After the Labour launch I wrongfully assumed that launches aren't where policies are announced. Well call me an ass because Bill went right out there and dropped an education policy into our laps. It sounded great in the speech and then it sounded terrible in the press conference afterwards but, hey, he announced a policy and Jacinda didn't. And that probably means something but I don't know what.
A statistic I never thought I'd have to record.
Every Mexican wave started and ended with the small Samoan contingent at the National launch.
The only personal allegiance I'll disclose is my allegiance to The Doobie Brothers. National had a house cover band playing all their music as people arrived and they performed two Doobie Brothers hits ('Listen to the Music' and 'Long Train Runnin") in ten minutes. It was a highlight. It also made me realise how important music is to set the tone. While National chose a live New Zealand band playing international songs, Labour went for a playlist of New Zealand songs played over the speakers. Each had one outlier – Labour had one live cover song in Hollie Smith's 'Beautiful People' and National had one original(ish) recorded song in their campaign jam 'Get It Together'. Below are the full* playlists from each party (*full, meaning all the songs I heard and remembered to write down).
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The Netherlands is one of the most popular venues alongside the UK and Germany for bringing private damages actions in follow on actions relating to cartel infringements. These actions allow purchasers which have been charged inflated prices by cartel members to recover their loss.
However an issue arises in these cases as to whether the direct purchaser has actually suffered loss or whether they have passed that loss down the distribution chain to indirect purchasers. Could the cartelists claim that loss was passed on as a valid defence to any damages claim?
The availability of the passing on defence by defendants in such litigation has been an undecided question in many jurisdictions. This important landmark case in the Netherlands confirms that the passing on defence is available to defendants in such actions. The Court argued that this was necessary to ensure that indirect purchasers had a legitimate course of action in cases where the overcharge had been passed on and to prevent double recovery by Claimants against the Defendants. This was in line with the EU Damages Directive which has been passed but not yet implemented in Member States law.
The Arnhem-Leeuwarden Court of Appeal in September 2014 confirmed that in the Netherlands, companies who have carried out anti-competitive conduct and are being sued by customers can invoke the passing-on defence. This defence is invoked by companies who have been found guilty of anti-competitive behaviour against companies in distribution chains. The cartel member or wrongdoer alleges that whilst they did alter prices leading to an overcharge, that overcharge was never felt by the direct purchaser as they passed the overcharge on respectively to their customers or the end user. This defence therefore prevents perpetrators being sued twice for the same harm and prevents alleged victims claiming compensation for harm that they did not suffer.
The case in hand involved the gas insulated switchgear cartel in which Swiss company ABB were implicated. The Dutch grid operator TenneT, a direct customer of ABB, brought proceedings against ABB, seeking compensation as the result of the cartel. Although TenneT initially were successful in their claim in the Dutch courts, ABB appealed the case to the Court of Appeal. The Court of Appeal held in September that the passing on defence could be invoked and that TenneT in this instance had failed the establish that the harm suffered by the cartel was not passed onto TenneT's customers in the form of higher prices.
The Court of Appeal in allowing this defence is following European Court of Justice case law and indeed the soon to be implemented EU Damages Directive which enshrines the passing on defence for all Member States.
However, from a public policy perspective and an objective in encouraging competition litigation to hold perpetrators to account, the adoption of the passing on defence is a setback on the European road to widespread private enforcement of competition rights. Although the perpetrator being penalised twice and parties being overcompensated is an issue, the EU is still moving in a passive policy direction by worrying about the over-penalisation of perpetrators and the wrongful compensation of others more than perpetrators being punished and stripped off their profits by encouraging litigation. This contrasts sharply with the more robust public policy arguments championed in the leading US case of Hannover Shoe which disallowed the passing on defence in Federal antitrust cases.
The passing on defence can move the cause of action along the chain to end users such as consumers who are often least aware and worst placed to start actions against companies for competition law infringements such as fixed prices.
The ABB/TenneT judgment can be found here.