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Home Civil Society Voices Anti-corruption rhetoric will never purify unelected PN government
Anti-corruption rhetoric will never purify unelected PN government
Muhyiddin Yassin's coalition lacks the confidence - Photograph: Bernama/Malay Mail
The Center to Combat Corruption & Cronyism (C4 Center) has watched in disbelief the political turmoil in the country and registers its utter abhorrence at the formation of the unelected government of Perikatan Nasional (PN) through an outright power grab.
If there is one thing to sum up the treachery that has unfolded, it must be that this entire internal power struggle is a direct assault on genuine democracy, which squarely places the source of all power and sovereignty in the hands of the people and never the political elites.
It bears reminding that this unelected government came about with the collusion of forces that lost the last general election because of entrenched grand corruption, abuse of power and bigotry.
The internal coup conveniently paved the way for these very parties and their dark horses to seize power from the people by trampling on the mandate given in the last general election. All of this was of course done in a clandestine manner, keeping everyone in the dark, causing massive levels of betrayal and mistrust by the people.
It is impossible of course for an unelected government to have a manifesto that is endorsed by the people of this country. We do not expect one, as the mandate to govern was never endorsed by the voters. Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin says "give us a chance". What chance, we ask?
The heavy rhetoric around leading a clean government through anti-corruption policies, such as asset declarations, sounds awkward as the very cabinet members appointed into the PN government have gone on record to resist declaring their assets during Pakatan Harapan's (PH's) reign in power.
Do we believe their earnestness over this? C4 Center believes that Muhyiddin is trying to ease the anger of many, and such pledges are thrown around to pull wool over Malaysians' eyes.
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If this unelected government was genuine about leading a clean government, why form themselves in such a clandestine manner, usurping people's power and even worse delaying parliamentary sessions from being held to rectify the country's woeful political situation?
It is, therefore, our responsibility to keep reminding ourselves not to normalise this blatant seizure of the people's mandate.
Horse-trading and 'buying of MPs'?
Could the delay in convening Parliament by almost two months to 18 May be an attempt to buy time for the unelected government to stabilise and strengthen its power?
The highly probable horse-trading, which started a few weeks ago behind the scenes, sought to gain majority power and displayed how politicians could be easily bought and had no problem abandoning the promises they had previously made to their constituents and the people.
We urged recently that the MACC initiates investigations on the possible horse-trading that took place a few weeks ago. Has that taken place?
We are further terribly disturbed that while Umno has found its way back in power, several cabinet ministers appointed into PN were silent and indeed complicit to grand corruption scandals, namely on 1MDB and SRC. How would the Rakyat have any shred of confidence that the anti-corruption pledges made by Muhyiddin are anything but empty rhetoric?
More appointments astound us. For example, Hanifah Hajar Taib – the youngest daughter of the former Chief Minister and current governor of Sarawak, Taib Mahmud – is among the controversial politicians appointed to the cabinet. Her family members including herself are major shareholders of Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad (CMS), notorious for capitalising on Taib's position to scrape off lucrative state contracts such as the construction of the Sarawak Legislative Assembly building, the Borneo Convention Centre, Kuching's Darul Hana, the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy and the Pan Borneo Highway.
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The new Foreign Affairs Minister, Hishammuddin Hussein was allegedly implicated in a case when he was heading the Ministry of Defence. The ministry paid RM300m for six MD530G light scout attack helicopters through direct negotiations and the deal was spared from value management checks. The helicopters were never delivered to the army. The proposal was approved by Najib Razak, the then-Prime Minister and Finance Minister.
Our new Environment Minister Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man tried to defend the logging in Kelantan by excusing the state with the MS ISO9001:2008 certification in 2012. However, the certification that was given for sustainable logging had expired in 2016. Kelantan's Certificate for Forest Management was revoked by Sirim QAS International Sdn Bhd in 2016 as well. Are we heading for deforestation or sustainable forestry with the new environment minister in town?
What about our new finance minister Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz, the chief executive of Malaysian banking group CIMB? He is talented for sure but maybe on the musical side as he showed his talent off as one of the chief executives in a politically motivated music video. Dubbed Hebat Negaraku, the song lavishes endless praise on Najib Razak. Zafrul was part of the CIMB team when Nazir Razak, the chairman of CIMB and brother of Najib Razak, was exposed for dispensing RM29m in support of Najib Razak in the 2013 general election.
It pains us to witness the changes that have smoked out many anti-corruption reforms that have been initiated over the last two years.
Divisive race-based politics
Muhyiddin proudly announced that he is a Malay first and Malaysian second. In this multicultural and multi-religious country, Malaysia, it signals that non-Malay votes do not count; they are simply unimportant. Non-Malays, who have a long history in Malaysia including fighting for the independence of the country, have unfortunately been relegated to an inferior position.
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It is clear that the political manoeuvring was initiated to accommodate and pave the way for political forces that will do anything to advance race-based politics, which is needed to ensure the political elites remain in power.
In light of Malaysia's harrowing political reality, we demand the following.
To all Malaysians, stop legitimising this unelected government; we must never be taken for fools that things are "normal" and can be normalised
To those whose MPs have betrayed them and were involved in the power struggle, we urge the voters to flood their service centres with protest notes and letters, head over to the centres and demand rightful explanations from them for betraying your trust;
To MACC, investigate impartially horse-trading allegations and the movement of money to buy MPs. C4 hopes to work with the MACC and other institutions to strengthen the need for accountability from politicians
To MPs who are being approached to cross over, please be courageous enough to withstand it and report it publicly. That is the only way we can curb money politics
To PH, we trust that the lessons from being in government will ensure you work closely with the people to live out your manifesto and reforms
Over and above the fears of coronavirus and in this state of political upheaval, we urge that we the people remain steadfast and strong and push for democracy to be returned to our shores.
Cynthia Gabriel is founding director of C4 Center
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La UER pider proteger la independencia de la BBC
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En una carta al secretario de cultura del Reino Unido, John Whittingdale, la directora general de la UER, Ingrid Deltenre, afirma que "la BBC continúa siendo el estándar ideal en toda Europa" para la radiodifusión pública y señaló que el servicio BBC iPlayer se había convertido en "un estándar del sector internacional para la entrega de contenido bajo demanda ".
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"El Reino Unido siempre ha sido considerado como un modelo para la política de los medios de comunicación en todo el mundo. La consulta y procesos regulatorios que rigen la BBC han inspirado a otros similares en toda Europa. Estamos preocupados por algunos de los recientes debates y medidas, que corren el riesgo de no sólo un impacto negativo en la capacidad de la organización para servir a los ciudadanos, sino también de todo el sistema de medios de comunicación, en el Reino Unido y en toda Europa ", dijo.
Contenido íntegro de la carta:
LETTER IN SUPPORT OF THE BBC
Dear Secretary of State,
The BBC's mission "to inform, educate and entertain" can be found in almost all European public service media charters and the BBC continues to set the standard across Europe. No public service broadcaster has better lived up to the ambition and mantra of Huw Wheldon "to make the popular good and the good popular." Broadcasters have greatly benefited from innovations launched by the BBC. The BBC iPlayer for example has become an international industry standard for delivering on demand content.
This is why the European Broadcasting Union would, at this important time, like to express its support and commitment to one of its founding Members which created the idea of public service broadcasting as we know it nearly 100 years ago.
The BBC, thanks to its broad and varied offer available on multiple platforms, strongly contributes to ensuring the universality of high level content and helps provide citizens with a diverse and healthy media diet, which is essential for their personal growth and enables them to play their role in a functioning democracy. It must remain committed to putting citizens first, free from political and commercial interests. Any changes to how the BBC is regulated, including its remit and funding model, must be conducted in the interests of guaranteeing the BBC's independence.
The BBC has a strong international voice that must continue to be heard. It contributes to a well-informed democratic debate and embodies European values. In times of crisis, whether economic, political or humanitarian, the BBC continues to be one of the most trusted sources of information, not only in the UK but worldwide. Across Europe, but especially in those countries where trusted, high quality media are not available, citizens turn to the BBC to make sense of the changes the world and their countries are going through. Consequently, the BBC is a clear example of how public service media contributes to society by informing citizens and therefore strengthening democracy.
The BBC is the biggest content producer within the EBU Membership. The importance of the BBC's contribution to the creative economy, as well as society and culture cannot be underestimated. It is a major driver of the British and European creative industries. A step back in that role would result in enormous damage not only to that specific sector but also to other associated industries.
In this ever more connected world, public service media must have the scope and scale to serve audiences wherever they are, including online. By meeting this challenge the BBC has driven up broadband use and enhanced digital skills in the UK. In the current context of offer abundance and high-pace innovation there is more information than ever and truth is frequently crowded out by lies. Trust, quality and universality therefore become issues that cannot be ignored. The BBC, embracing its public service values, plays a vital role in ensuring that the entire citizenship benefits from those changes.
However, in order to remain relevant in the future the BBC needs to maintain a strong legal framework, which ensures its editorial independence and sustainable funding. The UK has always been regarded as a model for media policy across the world. The consultation and regulatory processes that support the BBC have inspired similar ones across Europe. We are concerned by some of the recent discussions and developments, which risk not only a negative impact on the organisation's ability to serve citizens, but also on the entire media system, in the UK and across Europe.
The BBC is a great British institution. As an instrument of soft power and influence around Europe and the world it is unrivalled. It is a source of inspiration and aspiration for all our Members. When the UK makes its decision on how to shape the BBC of the future we ask that you take into account the importance the organisation has in upholding journalistic and programme-making standards at home and abroad, and the role it plays in the lives of hundreds of millions of people not just in the UK but around the globe.
Ingrid Deltenre
Director General, EBU
Jueves, 10 Septiembre 2015 00:00
PBI CONFERENCE Keynote speech by INGRID DELTENRE
EBU Director General Ingrid Deltenre delivered a keynote speech to the annual Public Broadcasters International (PBI) Conference in Munich on 10 September. She told delegates that innovation and cooperation as well as involving young audiences and demonstrating PSM's value were key to its continued success.
Commissioner Oettinger,
Dear Colleagues and PBI Delegates,
I am very flattered to have this opportunity to give you some insight into the major developments currently shaping our industry.
And if I may, I will also use this moment to share some ideas with you, the renowned media experts in this room, on how best to embrace the changes we all face.
But before that, I would like to convey a message to you.
Back home, many of you are facing increasing pressure and criticism.
You are forced to fight for adequate funding, for the scope of your remit and for political independence.
My point to you is: Do NOT allow yourselves to be pushed into a corner.
Public service media are and will always be the most trustworthy media in true democracies. They have the cleanest reputations and the highest credibility.
Never forget this truth, because it means you can take part in the political conversation, modestly yet with confidence.
Now that I've made my point, I would like to talk about four pillars that are critical to the success of PSM: cooperation, innovation, involvement, and demonstration.
I have chosen these topics based on some of the concerns we all share because we are living in a deeply connected society and we are all affected by the impact of the digital economy.
We'll first look at some facts and figures and then explore some of the developments in various countries.
We're living in a golden age of radio and television. There is more, and better quality, radio and TV content than ever before. And as consumers, we have so much more choice about how to enjoy it all, since it is available to us whenever and wherever.
This is what it means to live in a connected society:
3.2 billion people use the internet. In Europe it is almost 80% of the population. According to Cisco, internet traffic has increased fivefold over the last five years and will continue to increase in the years to come.
66% of internet traffic is for video distribution. By 2018 the share of video might increase to almost 80%.
Social media plays a huge role in driving this demand. One in seven people worldwide are active Facebook users (1.44 billion). One billion people are using it daily. 70% are doing so via a mobile device and access Facebook more than 5 times a day.
About 80% of journalists are using Facebook and Twitter for research, fact checking, and promoting or disseminating their information. Thanks to these platforms, viewers and listeners have become a much stronger part of the conversation with us.
It has never been easier to connect, let me give you a couple of examples.
YouTube and Google operate by far the biggest search engines. Their search rankings have a significant impact on consumer choices, mainly because users trust and choose higher-ranked results over lower-ranked results. Researchers have found evidence that search rankings can shift voting and buying preferences.
Normally the more popular a service or information is, the higher up it shows. Algorithms are crucial. But activists are looking for other ways to influence the search result. For example, by Google bombing. Have you heard about ISIS-chan. By flooding the web with images of the peaceful ISIS-chan and her smiley melon, the collective of Japanese activists who created her are trying to push violent pictures of the global terror group off the internet. When you google ISIS, the first thing you should find should be a cute little anime girl.
But YouTube also has the power to create new stars, who have no exposure on traditional broadcast media. I'm sure many of you have heard of Michelle Phan and her make-up tutorial channel. Her site has more than 350 uploaded videos, 7.9 million subscribers and 1.1 billion lifetime views. She has her own L'Oréal line and lifestyle media network, has just published a book ad is teaching more people how to paint their faces than anyone else in this world.
YouTube content doesn't just entertain – it also inspires. It's a great platform to learn from and share. Two gold medallists at the Beijing Olympics, javelin thrower Julius Yego, and 400 metre runner Nicholas Bett, both grew up in Kenya with extremely limited training facilities. But it was YouTube videos that enabled them to hone their techniques and become champions.
The digital economy is disruptive. The market capitalization of Netflix has just overtaken the market capitalization of CBS, which operates the largest TV broadcast network in the USA.
We're all impressed by the deep pockets of Netflix, but also of HBO and other US networks, which sometimes invest up to 10 million dollars per episode to make a global hit series. I'm not aware of any broadcaster or producer in Europe that does or could invest such vast amounts to provide similar production value.
We're also impressed by the quality of Netflix's user interface, the speed of its expansion into new markets, its programme offer and the very positive reaction of customers. It's currently building its market share in just a few months, where pay-tv operators once needed years to achieve the same position.
And all this is because we are living in a connected society. Technology has profoundly changed the way we interact, use and share content.
10% of the cars sold today are connected. According to the auto industry, in two to three years' time all new cars will be connected to the internet. And hopefully, sooner or later, they'll be self-driving most of the time too – it's a nice idea, anyway.
Google Maps today provides the best navigation tool around, including the best traffic information services. It outperforms every national traffic information system I am aware of.
The technology in cars will have an impact on how and when we listen to the radio while commuting.
Connected people, homes, cars, businesses, industries. Connected communities but also connected terrorism. The internet of things. Everything is connected. And this is why we share a whole set of common connected concerns and challenges.
Firstly - the Network
As the internet develops it also diverges. We still have an open internet, but more and more specialized, managed networks are emerging, with varying levels of freedom, transparency, security and controls.
As broadcasters, we are obsessed with providing access to our content on all platforms. When it comes to online content, we are spending on average 14% of our total distribution costs for 2% of the viewed content. The demand for streaming and VoD is increasing. It will most probably double within the next three years. How do we deal with the ever increasing distribution costs, including the related complexity of delivering to all platforms and devices?
Also worrying is the behaviour of major internet providers. Liberty Global has approached the Dutch Broadcaster NPO and said that it is no longer willing to distribute its video over the internet, unless NPO pays for it.
A similar discussion took place between Netflix and Comcast, which triggered the debate about net neutrality. In this context it is no surprise that Google is testing the launch of a new low orbit satellite constellation to reduce its dependency on networks.
How do we ensure that the internet remains open, reliable and accessible at an affordable cost for all of us?
Data security and privacy is another major challenge.
We all know, how important user-generated data is for every service provider, including the media. Some say that data is the new oil of the economy. For some industries, including ours, this might really be true. How do we manage this data so we can take informed decisions and improve our services?
How do we ensure that we have access to the data generated by our customers? How do we ensure that the privacy of our audience is maintained and the data protected? How do we make sure that the data is deleted if the customer wants us to do this? What is our data policy? Do we share a data policy?
Being connected as we are today, we are more vulnerable than ever. The hacking of Sony revealed some embarrassing but probably pretty honest emails. Initially we thought that the cyberattack on TV5 Monde was the result of sloppily protecting passwords - something many of us still need to work on, and I'm as guilty as anyone!
But in the end it was clear that TV5 Monde was the victim of an extremely sophisticated cyberattack with incredible consequences. Not just that the hackers took control of channels, but the organization lost its backup system, because that was attacked as well. TV5 Monde is now spending 10% of its annual turnover on replacing equipment.
Honestly, the more you know about it, the scarier it is. And why did the hackers choose TV 5 Monde? Was this just a test for something bigger?
How do we protect our own operations?
Another major challenge is Talent & Content.
Technology has a broader indirect impact on our content. Our partners, the satellite, cable and telecom operators, are in a battle to own the home. For the time being, the most effective value proposition to distinguish their offer is content.
Owning content is crucial, especially now there are so many ways of distributing and selling it. That is why they buy not only channels (pay-TV and free-to-air) but also production companies that come with copyright libraries and in-situ talent. The most recent examples are the acquisitions made by UPC Liberty Global in the Benelux region and in the UK. In Belgium they acquired the strongest cable operator, the most relevant commercial channels but also the highly successful production company Woesteijnvis. In the UK they bought All3Media and increased their shares in ITV. Just to give you some examples.
Our national competitors are increasingly part of an international network, owning the most relevant production companies as well. How do we ensure that the best talent will continue to produce great programmes for us?
Some of the new players that most of you had probably never heard of until two years ago are investing in news as well. Altice, owned by Patrick Drahi, is buying flagging telecom and cable operators in various countries. The group emerged on the radar after its IPO in January 2014, which generated USD 1.8 billion. Since then, the company has continued to invest in many countries. In France the scale of its expansion is staggering. It bought the largest cable operator (Numericable), a telecom operator (SFR), and a mobile operator (Virgin Mobile France). It has acquired the daily newspaper Libération, the weekly L'Express with a dozen other magazines as well as the largest independent radio and TV network that operates RMC and the news channel BFM. The aim of Altice is to develop the most integrated, trusted and most popular news platform in France. I assume that they are also looking to what Jeff Bezos and the Washington Post are currently up to.
We all know that it is not about more news, but about better news and journalism. How do we make sure that we continue to provide high quality information, adding context and sometimes helping to find solutions with the limited resources we have?
The latest decision by the IOC regarding the Olympic Games is quite an eye-opener as well. For the first time in broadcasting history, PSM in Europe are no longer the preferred partner for the IOC. Discovery, strongly encouraged by its main shareholder John Malone, who is also the main shareholder of Liberty Global, has acquired the rights for Europe. PSM will become sub-licensing partners of Discovery/Eurosport. Most probably 50% of the sports coverage of the Olympic Games will disappear behind pay walls in many countries.
For the time being most other triple-A sports federations are still following a free-to-air strategy. If this changes, the impact will be dramatic for us. Without live coverage of popular sports we will lose relevance, market share and we might be forced to close down some of the channels we operate today.
How do we ensure that we are still able to acquire the most attractive sports properties in the future?
So what is my CONCLUSION?
Our industry is shaped by technology, the changing and emerging needs of society, and by global players. Many new players are emerging, providing not only high-quality content but promoting their services and making them accessible in new, more attractive ways.
But there is nevertheless good news. Despite these major changes and the ever-increasing offers from the new kids on the block, the traditional usage of radio and television is remaining remarkably resilient. Our audiences continue to listen to live radio and watch live TV. They continue to read newspapers both on paper and on line.
Younger audiences might be listening to more music and watching more movies and TV series than ever before but importantly they are also still listening to radio and watching TV. New on-demand services provided by Spotify, Netflix and others now seem to be complementing live programming but not replacing it completely as many have predicted.
This is because we too have learned and have adapted to the new media ecosystem as far and as well as our specific media regulations have allowed us to.
We have invested in quality and in the diversity of our programmes. We connect entertainment programmes with culture, we connect information with sport. We connect people at home with the outside world.
We have made our content available on all platforms. We don't underestimate the disruptive forces and we will continue to adapt our services. When radio was invented, we quickly understood that it was more than just reading the newspaper in front of a microphone. When TV was invented it meant more than just operating a camera in a radio studio, and now where we understand the internet better, we know that it is more than just a distribution channel - linear and on demand - for our radio and TV programmes.
But when a game-changing development takes place, even the most successful industry players may be hit hard, if they just rest on their laurels. And this goes for PSM as well. We should never take our success for granted. And the challenges we are facing are increasing, not at least because of the globalization of our industry.
All the examples and developments I have shared with you in the last few of minutes have something in common. They have the potential to be disruptive for all of us, they cannot be solved at a national level alone, and that's why we cannot overcome these challenges alone. Let me finish up with four recommendations.
The first: Cooperate
Break down the silos in your company, for example between radio, TV and online. Open up your organization to more cooperation at a national and international level. Open up!
Just to give you one example: In Switzerland SRG, the national PSM, Swisscom, by far the largest national telecom operator, and Ringier, for many years the biggest newspaper publisher, have announced a joint venture to acquire advertising for newspapers, online platforms and radio and TV programmes all together. This is ground-breaking and triggers enormous debates of course. But it is – in my opinion – the appropriate reaction at a national level to an increasingly globalized media industry.
If we cooperate more at an international level, we can afford the best talent to create the best content in the world. This is what the EBU excels at.
The Eurovision Song Contest celebrated its 60th anniversary this year with 40 countries taking part – including Australia! It's the most successful entertainment show, with 200 million viewers, in the world with the highest production values. Our Eurovision news exchange sees our Members share 50,000 items a year and it is the richest news source in Europe I am aware of. Our Euroradio music exchange provides Members with 4,000 concerts every year – an incredibly distinctive music library.
Cooperating with regard to research and development will help us drive innovation and set new industry standards. Cooperation is the key.
My second recommendation: Innovate.
Our funding model, based on a license fee or tax with or without advertising revenues, is a license to innovate. We can take more risks and we are obliged to provide better quality than private and commercial media. We do not depend on only commercial revenues. We are not dependent on shareholders who focus on quarterly reports and year-end profits.
Sometimes we might ask ourselves, what will be the next big thing? The answer is simple. Our content is the next big thing. We should make sure that we have the talent to innovate and to create fresh, sometimes surprising, existing, inspiring ideas that everybody talks about. We must create the room to experiment.
We can take risks and surprise audiences, while at the same time providing familiar content they know and cherish. We should monitor new channels and platforms, and look for talent in different places. And we should not underestimate the force of social media to provide the public service of the future.
My third recommendation is to Involve young audiences.
How will we develop future public service offerings without understanding the evolving needs of the citizens that will vote tomorrow?
When we develop new services, we should involve the relevant stakeholders of our industry, producers, writers, actors and especially also younger people. Let them have a say in what we should do and involve them in our strategic projects as equal peers.
I have explained how much YouTube matters to our audience. Our online platform could play a similar role, by being open and connecting the most ambitious content, people and projects that matter.
We need fresh young talent to work with us and to learn from them. How old is our staff on average? Do we have the right digital natives on board with whom we can regularly discuss how we could improve, change or adapt? Have we asked them what we could do better on the internet and on our social media platforms?
My fourth and final recommendation is to Demonstrate.
What does the public service media of the future look like? Why should society invest in PSM in the first place? Because people expect something valuable that otherwise would not exist. Because PSM contribute to media pluralism and the functioning of democracy, because PSM are essential drivers of the creative industries and enrich the cultural diversity of society, because PSM contribute to the cohesion of an ever-fragmenting society... and there are many more reasons.
We all know this, but apparently we are lacking the support of important stakeholders in many countries. This is why we should invest much more in demonstrating our contribution and our value to society. What is the impact we generate with our programmes. How do we measure it?
Members of the EBU are currently working on a project called "PSM contribution to society". By the end of this year we will have finalized our set of recommendations and will make the best practices available to all interested parties so that together we can make the case for PSM more effectively.
We are the most important cultural institutions in our countries.
We reach the widest possible audiences.
We contribute to society more than any other media organization.
We face increasing challenges and share many concerns.
So far we have been very successful. This is why – knowing about all the hardships and challenges many of you are facing – I remain confident about the future of PSM.
But we should not forget what made us what we are today, the most trusted media in the world. It is our impartial, trustworthy journalism, wherever and whenever it counts.
We are witnessing a terrible crisis across Europe right now. Thousands of desperate people are fleeing their countries and risking their lives to escape often hopelessness back home. At the same time we can see a tremendous wave of solidarity with these people here in Germany. We have a duty as Public Service Media to report honestly and fairly about this crisis. By working together, we can help our audiences build more knowledge and insight and this is exactly what you are doing.
I am confident about the future of PSM, because impartial trustworthy news matters more than ever. And I hope my speech has convinced you to be just as confident as well.
If we cooperate more, continue to innovate, engage with and involve all stakeholders and demonstrate our value to society better, we will be even more relevant in the future than we are today.
Thank you for your attention."
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The EBU, the Council of Europe and its Parliamentary Assembly (PACE), the Czech Parliament and Czech TV are organizing an international conference on Public Service Media (PSM) and Democracy in Prague (Praga) on 10th & 11th November. Hosted by the Czech Parliament, the event will bring together parliamentarians from Central and Eastern Europe, regulators and PSM managers from across the region. The European Parliament, OSCE and the European Federation of Journalists are also supporting the event.
The President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz and Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjørn Jagland will open the conference which will feature a range of expert speakers from partner organisations, regulatory authorities and broadcasters.
The conference will discuss the role of parliaments in protecting the media; the impact of PSM on society; governance; how broadcasters deal with hate speech and the long term independence and sustainability of PSM in the region.
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Lagonegro is een gemeente in de Italiaanse provincie Potenza (regio Basilicata) en telt 6005 inwoners (31-12-2004). De oppervlakte bedraagt 112,4 km², de bevolkingsdichtheid is 55 inwoners per km².

Demografie
Lagonegro telt ongeveer 2177 huishoudens. Het aantal inwoners daalde in de periode 1991-2001 met 1,8% volgens cijfers uit de tienjaarlijkse volkstellingen van ISTAT.

Geboren
 Giuseppe Mango, (1954-2014), zanger

Geografie
Lagonegro grenst aan de volgende gemeenten: Casalbuono (SA), Casaletto Spartano (SA), Lauria, Moliterno, Montesano sulla Marcellana (SA), Nemoli, Rivello.

Gemeente in Potenza

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Security assessment will determine election landscape in Arakan: UEC
: Min Tun
UEC
Min Tun | DMG
29 June, Sittwe
The Union Election Commission (UEC) said it would announce whether the 2020 election will be held across conflict-plagued Arakan State after reviewing the security situation, according to representatives from political parties who recently met with the Commission.
The UEC made its intentions known during a confab with several political parties at the Melia Hotel in Yangon on June 27, said U Ko Hla Toe, the vice chairman of the Kaman National Progressive Party.
"The UEC said it would hold the general election in Arakan State, but it would announce the details depending on the security situation," he added.
From Arakan State, the meeting with the UEC was attended by representatives from the Arakan National Party (ANP), Arakan League for Democracy (ALD), Kaman National Progressive Party and Mro National Development Party.
With clashes between the Tatmadaw and the Arakan Army escalating in Arakan State this year, political parties and civil society organisations worry that the 2020 election will not be held throughout the state. Multiple constituencies in Shan State did not hold the vote in 2015 due to persistent conflict at the time.
The UEC told those in attendance on June 27 that it would take the grievances of small ethnic political parties into consideration if the 2020 general election does not proceed in areas where ethnic minorities predominate, said the vice chairman of the Mro National Development Party, U Shet Thae Aung.
At a news conference earlier this month, a spokesperson for the UEC said the Commission had asked the ministries of Home Affairs and Defence if the election could be held in Arakan State and eastern Myanmar's Wa region, but was still awaiting a response.
An official from the ruling National League for Democracy told DMG in January that some townships in Arakan State might not be able to hold elections later this year, while stating that the vote would likely proceed as planned in at least some of the state's 17 townships.


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https://www.sfgate.com/living/article/float-spa-sensory-deprivation-tank-sf-naked-12407075.php
I got naked in a sensory deprivation tank in San Francisco's Marina — here's what it's like
By Filipa Ioannou
Updated 1:46 pm PST, Wednesday, December 6, 2017
A tank at Reboot Float Spa.
Photo: Reboot Float Spa Via Yelp
It's already been dark for hours when I arrive at Reboot Float Spa in the Marina on a Thursday night, but the all-white walls and floor give the impression the space is glowing.
It's about to get a lot darker for me – I'm here to pay $69 to climb into a "float pod" sensory deprivation tank for an hour.
A sign out front suggests floating can promote "Pain Relief / Better Sleep / Deep Relaxation / Stress Relief / Reduce Jetlag / Heal Sore Muscles." Operators of float spas say the experience of floating lowers cortisol levels and can help alleviate chronic pain. We'll see.
I'm greeted at reception by a petite woman wearing a shirt that reads "Namaste in the float pod." "Keep calm and float on" T-shirts are hanging on a wall in the corner – that weird blend of New Age vibes and branded swag that seems to be a staple of the many wellness-centered businesses in the Marina.
"Is this your first time floating?" she asks, and when I say yes I'm instructed to don a pair of flip flops and shepherded to a white couch to watch an instructional video that tells me what will happen in the pod.
It's narrated by a cartoon man whose head is detached and hovering above his body. I find this not entirely reassuring.
The video talks me through the history of floating. The sensory deprivation tank was developed in the mid 20th century by neuroscientist John C. Lilly during his research at the National Institute of Mental Health (incidentally, he was also a big proponent of giving LSD to dolphins, but that's neither here nor there). Lilly saw the tank as a powerful aid for exploring alternate states of consciousness: A place that, separate from the stimuli of the outside world, experience could be governed entirely by "the laws of thought."
Bay Area Boom
Float spa owners say over the past 5-10 years, the businesses have gained popularity and started to go mainstream, cropping up all over the country.
John Balquist opened Oakland Floats on 40th Street in Temescal six years ago with the help of a small business loan from the city. He said back then, the national scene was very different, with maybe 20 to 30 float centers around the country.
"I thought, 'Wow, I'm kind of on the start of the wave here,' – and six years in there's just centers opening up everywhere. They're in North Dakota, they're in Florida, every state I think has got em, it's been amazing to see it just ballooning like that," he said.
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That's certainly true in the Bay Area as well. It's home to more than a dozen flotation facilities, some of them hybrid spas and float centers and others devoted solely to floating, everywhere from Oakland to Sebastopol to Campbell. Prices at most are $80 to $100 for an hour float, although most offer discounts for first-time floaters and package deals that bring the price down if you buy in bulk.
Balquist decided to open his business after he saw startling improvements to his state of mind in the week after he tried floating for the first time.
"I started playing guitar again when I hadn't written songs for years," he said. "I used to be a songwriter so it kind of just opened that back up. I thought, 'this is pretty amazing.'"
In The Tank
The room is outfitted with the float pod on one side and a shower in the corner. The receptionist shows me around, then ducks out and it's just me and the pod, which looks like a giant sculptural egg. There are instructions to shower before climbing in, and shampoos and body washes helpfully labelled for pre- and post-floating use, along with a station with soft putty earplugs and Vaseline to smear on any cuts and scrapes so the salt water doesn't burn.
I put in the earplugs, rinse off, and then it's time: into the pod. The water is shallower than I expected, less than a foot. Inside, there's about enough space for me to lie down with my arms stretched above my head, and a soft blue light illuminates the inside. Droplets of water shimmer on the lid.
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I didn't think I had any cuts, but when I get into the pod I'm immediately disabused of that notion, because every spot with broken or irritated skin comes alive with an intense sting in the salt water.
I pull the lid closed and turn the lights off.
The video warned me there might be an adjustment period when I first get in the pod. This turns out to be very, very true.
The thoroughness of the darkness is incredibly disorienting. I lose my sense of how close the lid of the pod is to my face and how close I am to the walls. The video told me to stay as still as possible but I keep accidentally drifting around and bumping into things. I worry that I might accidentally slowly spin 180 degrees and my hair will get sucked into the filter and the "Namaste in the float pod" woman will find me like that, naked and screaming.
I have a lot of thoughts like that in the first few minutes.
There's nothing to distract me from the thoughts, and no way to tell how much time has passed. Images fire in quick succession. I start thinking about a very upsetting Turkish horror movie I watched recently. I think about the career arc of M. Night Shyamalan. I think about how weird it is that baby carrots are just shaved-down regular carrots. I think about how Meghan Markle left her elderly dog behind when she moved to the U.K. to be with Prince Harry.
The dog thoughts are maybe the most upsetting of all, so I start counting my breath like the video suggested. Inhale, exhale, one, inhale, exhale, two. The video said by the time I get to 300 I'll be relaxed. The number feels very far away.
The water is more viscous than I expected – the volume of Epsom salts dissolved in the water (12,000 pounds of them, according to Reboot) makes it feel thick and a little slimy. I feel like I'm in a dish of Jell-O waiting to set.
It takes a few hundred breaths, but eventually it's like my body gives up on being stressed, and a knot of tension eases in my chest. I feel more at ease than I have in a while. Except for a brief moment of panic when I wonder if only ten minutes have passed, the rest of my float feels calm, like I'm suspended halfway between sleep and waking.
The return of the new-age music lets me know I'm in the last few minutes of my float, and I'm surprised to notice I'm actually a little disappointed.
Then, the lights come on — bright in the same awful way as sunlight waking you up when you have a terrible hangover, like the sun is reaching through your window and punching you in the face.
I raise my head out of the water and it feels like a giant, stupidly heavy melon.
Now that it's illuminated, the smallness of the pod is thrown into harsh relief. I clamber out feeling like a newly-evolved swamp creature testing its legs on land for the first time. Of course I bonk my melon-head on the pod lid on the way out. I try not to slip. I forget that I'm not supposed to touch anything with my salty hands. I touch my face and it burns. I am very cold. The world outside the float pod is bad. Maybe the pod is where I belong now. I should never have left.
Outside the pod room, I wipe some smeared eye makeup from under my eyes, chug a glass of cucumber water, and discard the flip flops in a bin, then make my way out into the night. The world still feels harsh. But sitting on the bus on the way home, I can't deny I feel lighter.
Filipa Ioannou is an SFGATE staff writer. Email her at fioannou@sfchronicle.com and follow her on Twitter
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I would like to ask you dear readers in your charity if you could please pray for the soul of my younger sister Laura Mason. She passed away on September 28th. She was 54 years young.
A devout Catholic and loving daughter, sister, aunt and friend, Laura was an inspiration to all who knew her. She was born with cerebral palsy, but never let that stop her. She was an accountant, a dedicated babysitter to a family friend, and an avid quilter. She completed over a hundred quilts, and many of those were gifts to her many nieces and nephews. She enjoyed traveling with her sister Anne, and loved being the aunt to her 38 nieces and nephews.
She will be missed by us all!
May her soul and all those of the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen.


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Thousands Tested Daily, As Jackson Health Expects First Coronavirus Vaccine Shipment In Mid-December
Filed Under:Brooke Shafer, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Vaccine, Jackson Health System, Local TV, Miami News
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The wait time to get tested for the coronavirus at Hard Rock Stadium was about an hour on Wednesday morning.
But that doesn't mean they're not busy. Between Monday and Tuesday, the medical team in Miami Gardens has tested more than 6,500 people.
"So far this week we've done well over 3,000 tests at the hard rock test site daily. we're still anticipating a busy week," said Mike Jachles, spokesperson for the Hard Rock testing site.
On Wednesday, it was another busy day at the Miami Gardens location with people looking to get tested for COVID-19.
The stadium is the busiest testing site in the state and it did not slow down following the Thanksgiving holiday.
"Since Thanksgiving, it seems like we have more people per car that we're testing. So, it appears that families are coming through, whereas before it was not uncommon for us to just see one or two people per vehicle," said Jachles.
Earlier this week, on Monday, the line to get tested at one point had a three-hour wait.
And on Tuesday, Florida hit one million confirmed COVID-19 cases statewide.
As many in South Florida look to get tested, there is promising news on a coronavirus vaccine.
Federal documents obtained by CBS News point to mid to late December for states to start receiving the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.
Both vaccines are still waiting on emergency FDA authorization.
"With the vaccine, we are hoping the initial data looks promising," said Venessa Goodnow, chief pharmacy officer at Jackson Health System.
If approved, Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami is set to get a shipment of the vaccine in mid-December.
"With this ability for us to vaccinate and have protection against COVID-19, it would allow us to start looking forward," said Goodnow.
Jackson Health System is equipped with state-of-the-art freezers meant to preserve the vaccine.
Hospital staff opting to get the vaccine will be prioritized from highest risk to lowest risk.
If you do plan on heading to Hard Rock to get tested, officials are reminding you to make sure you have a full tank of gas, use the restroom before you get here, and make sure your windows can fully go up and down.
The Centers for Disease Control assembled a panel of experts who decided which Americans will receive the vaccine first. They determined the approximately 20-million first doses should be made available to health care workers and nursing home residents.
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As Americans struggle, a bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a $908-billion COVID relief package before key programs expire at the end of the year.
"We cannot abandon the American people, the families who are suffering at this time," said Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-AK.
"This four-month COVID-19 emergency relief package will help get us through the hardest months of winter and into a new administration," said Representative Josh Gottheimer, D-NJ.
With cases rising, so are restrictions. Most of California is already under a mandatory curfew and the governor warns he may institute a full stay at home order.
Click here to see where you can get tested for the coronavirus.


Woke up every morning to the sound of chirping sparrows . Lovely quiet dog walks straight from the door. The owner was extremely friendly and attentive without being obtrusive. A really relaxing holiday, thank you.
Lovely place for a short break and to explore Shropshire. The mattress could do with renewing though, not very comfortable. But otherwise we had everything we needed.
Great setting on the farm. Family made us feel very welcome. Great walks for us and the dog. Lots in the area to see and do. Would definitely return.
Spacious accommodation included everything one needs for an enjoyable stay. Friendly owner who was very helpful in recommending local eating places and things to do in the area.
Really beautiful county and the holiday stay at the Granary was so lovely. Frank was really great, he even came to find us when we got lost arriving. The Granary was lovely, everything on one level and the surrounding country side was lovely and quiet. Just what we needed to get away from the rush of every day life. The dogs just loved it. Unlike other farms they were able to run in the fields ( away from sheep of course). Also having Frank's dogs to visit for evening biscuits was great. To sum up, it's the first holiday we have had where we did not want to go home. In fact, it was LOVELY!
Gorgeous location on a working farm and the cottage was spacious and comfortable. The directions to the farm were good. We suspect the lack of loo paper on our arrival was an oversight. A couple of teabags would have been nice too. We failed to notice that there is a fridge but no freezer in the description. The dishwasher didn't seem to want to work, but washing up for only 2 was not a problem - once we'd bought more washing - up liquid, and a dish cloth etc. Excellent local supermarket in very nearby Craven Arms. The heating in the house was excellent, and we were able to dry our washing in the spacious airing cupboard ( the dryer with the washing machine did not seem to be effective) For the price, lack of things like loo roll, adequate washing-up liquid etc is not unreasonable. I suppose it's just that we've come to expect it in previous similar holiday cottages we've stayed in, and when you are only away for a week or less then you don't really want to have to buy or bring those sort of things with you; it just feels a bit stingy and unwelcoming on the part of the owners, which is a pity as they were very warm people. I wouldn't mind paying a little extra to be sure basic things like this are provided.
Lovely to see the sheep and cows. Frank was an absolute star, helping us with the snow and stuff. Great area of the country for walks and views. Will definitely stay again.
...the perfect place to escape the rigours of 21st century life.
Ludlow castle is a must.
A superb piece of Shropshire county.
WE WERE MADE VERY WELCOME AND GIVEN PLENTY OF IDEAS FOR VISITS AND EATING OUT.WE CERTAINLY WOULD LOVE TO RETURN.
What a lovely surprise for a last minute booking! Idyllic place to stay with fantastic views of the countryside. Added bonus of a working farm and we were allowed to visit the calves and lambs being born at the time. The owners were friendly and very helpful with advice about places to go to and nice walks. Of course, our dogs had a great time too!
We stayed here in September 2013 with our small dog. The cottage is beautifully appointed, on a working farm with lots going on. The owner, Frank, and his family were wonderful hosts, always there if there were any queries and gave us many tips and pointers to local 'must see' attractions and local food producers. We found it easy to find and enough off the beaten track to have peace and quiet. The kitchen was well stocked with cleaning items and crockery, so no need to take the kitchen sink! Wi-Fi freely available, good connection, storage heating is really warm, adjustable to your taste. Our dog loved it! We will definitely stay here again.
Great place to stay to visit area. Owner and family very helpful and friendly. Cottage lovely hope to return.
Craven Arms 3 miles. This semi-detached, brick-built 18th century barn conversion adjoins the owner's delightful 16th century black and white farmhouse on a 300-acre working farm.
Set amidst the beautiful South Shropshire countryside, this cottage is just three miles from Craven Arms.
This Craven Arms cottage provides ground floor accommodation with a wealth of character beams and trusses, which help create a homely atmosphere in the delightful sitting room and the comfortable double bedroom.
Situated on a working farm, this Craven Arms cottage has a pleasant lawned garden and a private woodland walk with views over Ludlow.
From this Craven Arms cottage, you can explore the lovely towns of Ludlow, Church Stretton and Shrewsbury, and the wonderful scenic walks amidst the Long Mynd and Stiperstone Hills.
Enjoy the nearby attractions of Acton Scott Historic Farm, Stokesay Castle, the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre and the Ironbridge World Heritage Site.
After a day spent exploring this fascinating part of the country, you can return to this welcoming Craven Arms cottage and unwind in relaxing surroundings.
Note: Although the property is all ground floor, there are 6 steps up to the cottage front door.


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Origin and Habitat: Escobaria emskoetteriana is distributed in Mexico, in the states of Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, and Tamaulipas, and it also occurs in Texas (plain of the Rio Grande), United States. The species is common throughout its range.
Altitude range: It grows at elevations of 332 to 420 metres above sea level.
Habitat and Ecology: The species occurs in thornscrub. It has been reported from limestone of hillsides in desert or grassland. E. emskoetteriana is wide-ranging, abundant, and there are no major threats.
Description: Escobaria emskoetteriana a globose to short-cylindrical cactus, forming clusters 5-10 cm high. It is very variable.
Stems: Globose to short cylindrical, 5-12 cm tall, 2-2.5(-4) cm in diameter and often branching.
Tubercles: 6-10 mm long, conical, often not persistent and their axils naked.
Radial spines: (15-)20 to 25(-30), white, straight, spreading irregularly, to 10 mm.
Central spines: (5-)6 to 8, often appearing as radials, setaceous, white to yellow with dark tips, straight, to 12 mm.
Flowers: Dirty white, greenish yellow, lavender, pale purple or brownish yellow, l, 2-2.5(-3) cm long and in diameter, the perianth-segments with darker or brownish mid-stripes; stigma-lobes greenish, sometimes tipped with brown.
Fruits: Spherical to ellipsoidal, red, 6-9 mm in diameter, red or purplish. rarely remaining green.
8) Heil, K., Terry, M. & Corral-Diaz, R. 2013. Escobaria emskoetteriana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T152135A601168. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T152135A601168.en. Downloaded on 22 August 2017.
9) Martinez-Avalos, J.G. and Jurado, E. 2005. "Geographic distribution and conservation of Cactaceae from Tamaulipas Mexico." Biodiversity and Conservation 14: 2483-2506.


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Off to its best start in more than a decade, the University of Maine football team hardly has time to enjoy its 3-0 record.
Next up is Northwestern of the Big Ten Conference. The Wildcats (3-0) are ranked 16th in one national poll and 18th in another, having beaten California, Syracuse and Western Michigan by at least two touchdowns each.
The Black Bears opened their 2008 campaign — which ended in an NCAA playoff appearance — with a 46-3 drubbing at another Big Ten opponent, Iowa.
The Black Bears recovered from a slow start in their home opener Saturday in Orono by beating Bryant 35-22. Red-shirt freshman Christophe Mulumba, a middle linebacker, made 12 tackles, four of them solo and teamed with senior Troy Eastman on Maine's only sack. Mulumba also broke up two passes.
That effort earned him the Colonial Athletic Association's Rookie of the Week award, the first CAA honor bestowed on any Black Bear this season. Offensive, defensive and special teams players of the week are also recognized.
Mulumba missed his freshman year with a knee injury, so he didn't even gain experience as a scout team player. His emergence in training camp allowed the Black Bears to return Westbrook native Trevor Bates from middle linebacker to defensive end after another injury left that position thin.
"We're excited about (Mulumba) and his future," Cosgrove said.
Senior quarterback Marcus Wasilewski threw for 263 yards and four touchdowns Saturday without an interception. He also ran 13 times for 67 yards.
Defensive end Michael Cole and fullback Carlton Charles missed Saturday's game because of injuries. Cosgrove described their status as day-to-day.
Cosgrove squashed any notion of holding out Cole or Charles from what figures to be a bruising Northwestern game in order to save them for conference action that begins the following weekend at the University of Richmond in Virginia.
Northwestern uses two quarterbacks, with Kain Colter more a running threat and Trevor Siemian more a passer. Tailback Treyvon Green runs for 118 yards per game in an offense that averages 520 yards each Saturday.
Bryant coach Marty Fine grew up in New York, earned a degree from Western New Mexico and was an assistant at Colgate, Indiana and Iowa State before helping the Bulldogs make the transition from a successful Division II program to a competitive Division I program.
Although disappointed in his team not being able to extend its 16-7 second-quarter lead against Maine, Fine marveled at Cosgrove's ability to keep Maine competitive despite its remote location and limited resources.
Saturday's game-changing play came late in the second quarter when wide receiver Damarr Aultman and Wasilewski both recognized a Bryant blitz on first down, after Wasilewski had connected with slot receiver John Ebeling for a 14-yard gain.
Indeed, Aultman caught the quick slant and ran 51 yards behind good downfield blocking for the touchdown that cut Bryant's lead to 14-12. An Eastman interception less than a minute later set up a 16-yard Wasilewski touchdown pass to Derrick Johnson and the Black Bears never trailed again.
Wasilewski also threw scoring passes to tight end Justin Perillo and wide receiver Jordan Dunn, a red-shirt freshman.
Television coverage of the Maine-Northwestern game will be limited to the Big Ten Network, which can be found on channel 439 on the Dish Network, 610 on DIRECTV and 470 or 592 (HD) on Time Warner Cable. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. EST.


text:
@interface AppDelegate ()
@property (strong, nonatomic) ViewController *viewController;
@end

@interface ViewController (UITests)
@property (nonatomic, weak) id delegate;
@property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet UIView *upRed;
@property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet UIView *upAmber;
@property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet UIView *upGreen;
@property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet UIView *downRed;
@property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet UIView *downAmber;
@property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet UIView *downGreen;
@property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet UIImageView *stopImageview;
@property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet UIButton *startButton;
@property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet UIButton *tickButton;
@property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet UIButton *stopButton;
@property (nonatomic, strong) NSArray *upLights;
@property (nonatomic, strong) NSArray *downLights;
- (IBAction)didTapStartButton:(id)sender;
- (IBAction)didTapTickButton:(id)sender;
- (IBAction)didTapStopButton:(id)sender;
@end

SPEC_BEGIN(UITests)

describe(@"The user interface", ^{

    __block ViewController *vc = nil;

    beforeAll(^{
    });

    beforeEach(^{
        vc = [[ViewController alloc] initWithNibName:@"ViewController" bundle:nil];
        [vc view];
    });

    context(@"when instantiated", ^{

        it(@"should have a delegate property", ^{
            [[vc should] respondToSelector:@selector(delegate)];
        });

        it(@"should have the delegate set", ^{
            AppDelegate *appDelegate = [[AppDelegate alloc] init];
            [appDelegate application:nil didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:nil];
            [[(NSObject *)appDelegate.viewController.delegate should] conformToProtocol:@protocol(LightEngineProtocol)];
        });

    });

    context(@"when in the default state", ^{

        it(@"should show all lights as black", ^{
            [[vc.upRed.backgroundColor should] equal:[UIColor blackColor]];
            [[vc.upAmber.backgroundColor should] equal:[UIColor blackColor]];
            [[vc.upGreen.backgroundColor should] equal:[UIColor blackColor]];

            [[vc.downRed.backgroundColor should] equal:[UIColor blackColor]];
            [[vc.downAmber.backgroundColor should] equal:[UIColor blackColor]];
            [[vc.downGreen.backgroundColor should] equal:[UIColor blackColor]];
        });

        it(@"should show the tick and stop buttons as greyed out", ^{
            [[theValue(vc.tickButton.alpha) should] equal:theValue(0.5f)];
            [[theValue(vc.stopButton.alpha) should] equal:theValue(0.5f)];
        });

        it(@"should show the start button as active", ^{
            [[theValue(vc.startButton.alpha) should] equal:theValue(1.0f)];
        });

        afterEach(^{
        });

        afterAll(^{
        });

    });

    context(@"when responding to user input", ^{

        it(@"should lock the 'tick' button until the start button has been tapped", ^{
            [[theValue(vc.tickButton.enabled) should] equal:theValue(NO)];
            [vc didTapStartButton:nil];
            [[theValue(vc.tickButton.enabled) should] equal:theValue(YES)];
        });

        it(@"should unlock the 'stop' button after the start button has been tapped", ^{
            [[theValue(vc.stopButton.enabled) should] equal:theValue(NO)];
            [vc didTapStartButton:nil];
            [[theValue(vc.stopButton.enabled) should] equal:theValue(YES)];
        });

        it(@"should show the stop and tick buttons as active after the start button has been tapped", ^{
            [vc didTapStartButton:nil];
            [[theValue(vc.stopButton.alpha) should] equal:theValue(1.0f)];
            [[theValue(vc.tickButton.alpha) should] equal:theValue(1.0f)];
        });

        it(@"should show the start button as inactive after the start button has been tapped", ^{
            [vc didTapStartButton:nil];
            [[theValue(vc.startButton.alpha) should] equal:theValue(0.5f)];
        });

       it(@"should turn both red lights on in response to the start button", ^{
           [vc didTapStartButton:nil];
           [[vc.upRed.backgroundColor should] equal:[UIColor redColor]];
           [[vc.upAmber.backgroundColor should] equal:[UIColor blackColor]];
           [[vc.upGreen.backgroundColor should] equal:[UIColor blackColor]];

           [[vc.downRed.backgroundColor should] equal:[UIColor redColor]];
           [[vc.downAmber.backgroundColor should] equal:[UIColor blackColor]];
           [[vc.downGreen.backgroundColor should] equal:[UIColor blackColor]];
       });

        it(@"should show the tick button as active after each tick", ^{
            [vc didTapStartButton:nil];
            [[theValue(vc.tickButton.alpha) should] equal:theValue(1.0f)];
            [vc didTapTickButton:nil];
            [[theValue(vc.tickButton.alpha) should] equal:theValue(1.0f)];
        });

        it(@"should send a 'tick' message to the delegate when the Tick button is tapped", ^{
            id delegateMock = [KWMock mockForProtocol:@protocol(LightEngineProtocol)];
            [[delegateMock should] conformToProtocol:@protocol(LightEngineProtocol)];
            [vc setDelegate:delegateMock];
            [[delegateMock should] receive:@selector(tick) andReturn:@164];
            [vc didTapTickButton:nil];
        });

        describe(@"and handling stop button interaction", ^{

            beforeEach(^{
                [vc didTapStartButton:nil];
                [[theValue(vc.tickButton.enabled) should] beTrue];
                [[theValue(vc.stopButton.enabled) should] beTrue];

                [vc didTapStopButton:nil];
            });

            it(@"should turn all lights black in response to the stop button", ^{
                [[vc.upRed.backgroundColor should] equal:[UIColor blackColor]];
                [[vc.upAmber.backgroundColor should] equal:[UIColor blackColor]];
                [[vc.upGreen.backgroundColor should] equal:[UIColor blackColor]];

                [[vc.downRed.backgroundColor should] equal:[UIColor blackColor]];
                [[vc.downAmber.backgroundColor should] equal:[UIColor blackColor]];
                [[vc.downGreen.backgroundColor should] equal:[UIColor blackColor]];
            });

            it(@"should lock the tick and stop buttons after tapping the stop button", ^{
                [[theValue(vc.tickButton.enabled) should] beFalse];
                [[theValue(vc.stopButton.enabled) should] beFalse];
            });

            it(@"should unlock the start button after tapping the stop button", ^{
                [[theValue(vc.startButton.enabled) should] beTrue];
            });

            it(@"should show the tick and stop buttons as inactive", ^{
                [[theValue(vc.tickButton.alpha) should] equal:theValue(0.5f)];
                [[theValue(vc.stopButton.alpha) should] equal:theValue(0.5f)];
            });

            it(@"should show the start button as active", ^{
                [[theValue(vc.startButton.alpha) should] equal:theValue(1.0f)];
            });

            it(@"should send the stopSequence message to the delegate when tapping the stop button", ^{
                id delegateMock = [KWMock mockForProtocol:@protocol(LightEngineProtocol)];
                [[delegateMock should] conformToProtocol:@protocol(LightEngineProtocol)];
                [vc setDelegate:delegateMock];
                [[delegateMock should] receive:@selector(stopSequence)];
                [vc didTapStopButton:nil];
            });

        });

    });

});

SPEC_END

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