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Weekly Fight Network MMA programming schedule (Sept. 29-Oct. 4, 2015)
Tuesday September 29, 2015– Fight Network is a 24/7 television channel dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports. It airs programs focused on the entire scope of the combat sports genre, including live fights and up-to-the-minute news and analysis for mixed martial arts, kickboxing, professional wrestling, traditional martial arts, boxing, fight news, as well as fight-themed drama series, documentaries and feature films.
Below find highlights of this week's programming:
Tuesday, Sept. 29
1:30 a.m. ET – XPTV – Coverage of regional U.S. professional and amateur MMA events.
6:30 a.m. ET – Hip Show: Arena Combat – Tag-team MMA inside a 12m by 12m arena with three-level obstacle structures.
5:00 & 5:30 ET – Xtreme Fighting Championship – Florida-based pro MMA featuring top American prospects, international stars and UFC veterans.
6:00 p.m. & 10 p.m. ET — – 5 Rounds Today – Video podcast with John Ramdeen and Robin Black breaking down a wide variety of topics in the MMA world, including previews of upcoming events and all the latest rumors and headlines.
8:00 p.m. ET – 5 Rounds – Fight Network's John Ramadeen and Robin Black invite special guests to breakdown the weekend of MMA action.
8:30 p.m. ET – Fight News Now Extra – The latest news, recaps, features and inside analysis of the fight game.
9:00 p.m. ET — Fighting Spirit MMA Season 4 – Compilation of international fights from SFL, Legend, FFC, M-1 and others.
11:00 p.m. ET – Hard Knocks Fighting 45 – Featuring Jordan McKay vs. Joel Powell and Wolfgang Janssen vs. Craig Shintani from Sept. 25, 2015 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Wednesday, Sept.30
2:00 a.m. ET & 2 p.m. ET – M-1 Challenge 61: Battle of Narts 2 – Featuring heavyweight champion Marcin Tybura vs. Ante Delija from Igushetia, Russia.
5:00 p.m. ET – Texas Fight Night – MMA action from Texas featuring the Lone Star State's top prospects in the cage.
6:00 p.m. ET – Best of Cage Rage – Featuring classic fights from the UK-based Cage Rage organization with Anderson Silva, Antonio Silva, Victor Belfort, Paul Daley and others.
7:00 p.m. ET – Fight News Now Extra: MMA Edition – Covering all the happenings in the MMA world with exclusive analysis and feature.
7:30 p.m. ET – Fight News Now Extra – The latest news, recaps, features and inside analysis of the fight game.
8:00 p.m. ET – CWFC: Fight Night 8 – Featuring David Bielkheden vs. Jack Mason from May 11, 2013 from Al Fujairah, UAE.
11:00 p.m. ET – MMA Meltdown with Gabriel Morency – Gabriel Morency breaks down all the happenings in MMA, discussing odds, predictions, plus special weekly guests and exclusive interviews.
11:30 p.m. ET – MMA Platinum Gloves 10 – Amateur MMA featuring Vincent DeRiso vs. Mike Salvietti for the middleweight title from Aug. 1, 2015 in Long Island, NY.
Thursday, Oct. 1
2:00 a.m. ET & 1:00 p.m. ET – Ultimate Challenge MMA 27: Bittong vs. Smith – Featuring Neil Bittong vs. Ben Smith and Michael Page vs. Miguel Bernard from Apr. 7, 2012 in London.
7:00 a.m. ET – Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 55 – Featuring Che Mills vs. Cathal Pendred for the welterweight title from Jun. 1, 2013 in Dublin, Ireland.
9:00 a.m. ET – Fighting Spirit MMA Season 4 – Compilation of international fights from SFL, Legend, FFC, M-1 and others.
6:00 p.m. ET – Championship Fighting Alliance – Pro MMA from Florida featuring the likes of Josh Sampo, Mike Kyle, John Howard, Sean McCorkie, Luis Palomino and others.
7:00 p.m. ET – Fighting Rookies – Aspiring kickboxers climb the ladder of success as rookies compete for a chance to become pros and get experience needed to succeed at a higher level.
8:00 p.m. ET – Fight News Now Extra: MMA Edition – Covering all the happenings in the MMA world with exclusive analysis and feature.
8:30 p.m. ET – Fight News Now Extra – The latest news, recaps, features and inside analysis of the fight game.
9:00 p.m. ET – Combate Americas 1: Road to the Championship – Featuring Ozzie Alvarez vs. Justin Patterson and Ricardo Palacios vs. Benji Gomez from Sept. 17, 2015 in Las Vegas.
11:00 p.m. ET – Best of Hard Knocks Fighting – Relive the best fights from Canadian MMA organization Hard Knocks Fighting Championship.
Friday, Oct. 2
12:00 a.m. ET & 11 a.m. ET- It's Showtime Special – The world's premier kickboxing organization featuring Badr Hari, Melvin Manhoef and Giorgio Petrosyan.
12:00 p.m. ET – Bookie Beatdown – Preview of the betting lines and top picks for major UFC events.
5:00 p.m. ET – UFC 192 Weigh-in – LIVE coverage of the official weigh-ins for UFC 192: Cormier vs. Gustaffson in Houston, TX.
6:00 p.m. ET – M-1 Challenge – Pro MMA from Europe featuring top rising prospects and international stars.
7:00 p.m. ET – Fight News Now: MMA Edition – Covering all the happenings in the MMA world with exclusive analysis and features.
7:30 p.m. ET — Fight News Now Extra – The latest news, recaps, features and inside analysis of the fight game.
8:00 p.m. ET – Toe 2 Toe with Rashad Evans – Sit-down interview with former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans.
11:00 p.m. ET – KSW 19: Pudzianowski vs. Sapp – Featuring Mariusz Pudzianowski vs. Bob Sapp and Mamed Khalidov vs. Rodney Wallace from May 12, 2012 in Lodz, Poland.
Saturday, Oct. 3
6:00 a.m. ET – Best of TKO – Featuring Georges St, Pierre vs. Thomas Denny from UCC 12.
7:00 a.m. ET – Best of Gladiator Challenge – Quinton "Rampage" Jackson vs. Charlie West from Gladiator Challenge 1.
8:00 a.m. ET – Best of SportFight – Hosted by UFC veterans Matt Lindland and Chael Sonnen. This episode features Chris Jenson and Ryan Healy.
7:00 p.m. ET –UFC 192 Pre-Show – LIVE pre-fight coverage for UFC 192: Cormier vs. Gustafsson in Houston, TX.
Sunday, Oct. 4
6:00 a.m. ET – Pancrase Classics – Classic pioneering MMA battles featuring Ken Shamrock, Frank Shamrock, Bas Rutten, Name Marquardt, Chael Sonnen and others.
11:00 a.m. ET – Best of ADCC– Features compilations of the greatest grappling matches ever held, featuring Tito Ortiz, Matt Hughes, Eddie Bravo, Fabricio Werdum, Marcelo Garcia, Ronaldo Souza and Royler Gracie.
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5:30 p.m. ET – Judo Budapest Grand Prix – Highlights from the IJF Judo Budapest Grand Prix from June 13-14, 2015 in Hungary.
11:00 p.m. ET – Enfusion Live: London – Professional kickboxing featuring Rachida Bouhout vs. Laetitia Bakissy for the Enfusion women's -64kg Title from Nov. 16, 2013 in Groningen, Netherlands.
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Harry Potter Orlando
Wizards and muggles alike will find a lot of magic and wonder based on all things Harry Potter at Universal Orlando Resort. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter Orlando is divided into two parts: Diagon Alley in Universal Studios Florida and Hogsmeade in Universal's Islands of Adventure. Today we'll share all the Harry Potter Orlando details from both parks that you need to know before you go.
Harry Potter Orlando - Diagon Alley
Once you enter Universal Studios Florida from Universal's CityWalk, you'll want to head to the back of the park to find Diagon Alley, flanked on either side by the Fast & Furious and Fear Factor Live attractions. This part of Harry Potter Orlando features the famous London shopping center that all young wizards visit to prepare for school at Hogwarts Castle. You can also visit Knockturn Alley, where less-than-upstanding wizards often conduct their shady business in secret. Also in Diagon Alley is King's Cross Station, so guests with Park-to-Park admission can hop aboard the Hogwarts Express and travel to Islands of Adventure to visit Hogsmeade. Here are more details about what you can find in Diagon Alley:
Harry Potter Orlando - Diagon Alley Attractions
From Harry Potter rides to shows and entertainment, Diagon Alley has it all. Look for the following in this bustling shopping district of London:
- Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts - Travel below Gringotts Bank in a 3-D/4-D adventure full of thrills! For riders at least 48 inches tall, this adventure to get past the goblins' extensive security under Diagon Alley will provide encounters with Harry, Ron, Hermione, Bellatrix Lestrange and even Voldermort.
- Hogwarts Express (you need a Park-to-Park ticket to ride the train) - Get through Platform 9 and 3/4 at King's Cross Station to climb aboard Hogwarts Express. You'll ride through a bit of British countryside and find yourself at Hogsmeade Village at the other end of the line.
- Celestina Warbeck and the Banshees - Enjoy the wizard warbling of Celestina and her Banshees just outside Gringotts Bank.
- The Tales of Beedle the Bard - Experience a live performance by the Wizarding Academy of Dramatic Arts. See tales of the Bard played out with actors, props, puppets and more.
- Gringotts Money Exchange - If you need to change muggle money into wizard currency, stop by Gringotts. You can get $10 and $20 banknotes to use for purchases in both Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade.
- Knight Bus - Get a peek inside the windows of the Knight Bus, parked in London. You can't miss this purple double-decker!
Harry Potter Orlando - Diagon Alley Shopping
When it comes to shopping, the choices are seemingly endless in Diagon Alley. Visit shops you know and love from the Harry Potter franchise, and get all the school supplies you'll need when your Hogwarts letter finally arrives.
- Ollivanders - Here you can participate in a wand-choosing ceremony or simply pick a wand from the shop for purchase. Choose between unique wands, or ones modeled after styles carried by your favorite Harry Potter characters.
- Magical Menagerie - Here, you can purchase a variety of plush pets including Crookshanks, Fang, Buckbeak or Scabbers.
- Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes - visit the novelty joke shop owned by Ron's twin brothers Fred and George Weasley.
- Quality Quidditch Supplies - If you're ready to fly, get your Quidditch supplies here.
- Borgin and Burkes in Knockturn Alley - Don't get caught in this shady shop! But if you do manage to sneak in, look for Death Eater masks, skulls, Harry Potter film costume replicas, apparel, accessories, jewelry and collectibles.
- Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions - This shop features all manner of wizard apparel, from robes to hats and jewelry.
- Scribbulus - This is your stop for all your writing supply needs.
- Sugarplum's Sweetshop - From classic fudge to the infamous Bertie Bott's Every-Flavour Beans, you'll find loads of sweets here.
- Wands by Gregorovitch - A wizard can never have too many choices when looking for just the ride wand.
- Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment - Get supplies such as crystal balls, telescopes, hourglasses and more so you're ready for classes at Hogwarts.
Harry Potter Orlando - Diagon Alley Dining
All the magic in Harry Potter Orlando will make you hungry; thankfully you can enjoy more than just Butterbeer in Diagon Alley! There is one main restaurant, plus a number of quick-service options so you can get your fill of Butterbeer, Gillyweed and more.
- Leaky Cauldron - Sample traditional British dishes at the Leaky Cauldron, including Bangers and Mash, Toad in the Hole, Ploughman's Platter and a Kid's Menu offering Fish And Chips, Macaroni Cheese and Cottage Mini Pie.
- Florean Fortescue's Ice-Cream Parlour - Cool off with scoop and soft-serve ice-creams featuring flavors like Butterbeer, Sticky Toffee Pudding, Earl Grey and Lavender. You can also purchase refreshments such as Pumpkin Juice, teas, ciders and water.
- Eternelle's Elixir of Refreshment - Combat the London heat (or Orlando humidity, rather) with an assortment of refreshing elixirs.
- The Fountain of Fair Fortune - Find non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages here.
- The Hopping Pot - This is a walk-up counter where you can purchase regular or frozen Butterbeer, Pumpkin Juice, Tongue Tying Lemon Squash, Otter's Fizzy Orange Juice, Peachtree Fizzing Tea, Fishy Green Ale, our Wizard's Brew and Dragon Scale beers and more.
Harry Potter Orlando - Hogsmeade
The wizard village of Hogsmeade is situated near Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, both in the Harry Potter franchise and in Universal's Islands of Adventures. If you enter from Universal's CityWalk, you'll head to the back of the park, where Hogsmeade is nestled between the Jurassic-themed attractions and the Eighth Voyage of Sinbad. A visit to Hogsmeade offers a look into the snow-capped village itself, as well as the classrooms of Hogwarts castle. As mentioned before, there is also a Hogwarts Express station in Hogsmeade, so you can ride between the two Harry Potter Orlando locations with a Park-to-Park ticket. Last, but not least, Hogsmeade is home to a brand-new Harry Potter ride, Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure. Here's what you should know about Harry Potter Orlando - Hogsmeade:
Harry Potter Orlando - Hogsmeade Attractions
As the original of the two Harry Potter Orlando worlds, Hogsmeade offers three major Harry Potter rides. There are also a number of other experiences, some seasonal and some available year-round.
- Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure - Race along a mile of track through the Forbidden Forest on Hagrid's motorbike. Two riders, at least 48 inches tall each, will experience twists, stops and drops surrounded by the magical creatures Hagrid loves.
- Flight of the Hippogriff - Heed Hagrid's advice about Hippogriffs before taking flight on this roller coaster. For riders 36 inches and taller, this family-friend coaster flies over the pumpkin patch and Hagrid's hut.
- Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey - This virtual experience is designed for guests at least 48 inches tall. Take a 3-D/4-D adventure through Hogwarts' gates and beyond. You'll visit classrooms, corridors and creatures on this journey.
- Hogwarts Express (you need a Park-to-Park ticket to ride the train)
- Frog Choir - A small choir of both wizards and frogs can be found on the grounds, providing unique musical stylings.
- The Nighttime Lights at Hogwarts Castle - On select nights in the village, Hogwarts Castle will be transformed with light projections and music to celebrate each of the four houses.
- Triwizard Spirit Rally - Cheer for your favorite school in this energetic rally of wizards! Be dazzled by Durmstrang, bowled over by Beauxbatons and shout hooray for Hogwarts.
Harry Potter Orlando - Hogsmeade Shopping
Much like Diagon Alley, Hogsmeade offers lots of opportunities for you to get outfitted as an official wizard in training. From wands to owls, you'll find it in this little wizard village.
- Ollivanders - Here you can participate in a wand-choosing ceremony or simply pick a wand from the shop for purchase. Choose between unique wands, or ones modeled after styles carried by your favorite Harry Potter characters.
- Owl Post - If you want to send a letter, you can purchase stationery here, as well as owl-themed gifts. When you send your letter via Owl Post, it will have a commemorative Hogwarts stamp!
- Filch's Emporium of Confiscated Things - If you've ever wondered where things end up once they're confiscated by Filch, wonder no more! You'll find apparel, toys, and other merchandeise here.
- Dervish and Banges - Get sneaky supplies such as Sneakoscopes, Spectrespecs and Omnioculars so you'll be ready to fight the Dark Arts.
Harry Potter Orlando - Hogsmeade Dining
Much like Diagon Alley, Hogsmeade has one main restaurant supplemented by a number of other dining choices. Grab a bite at one of the iconic options modeled after the Harry Potter franchise.
- Three Broomsticks - This rustic tavern boasts British foods such as Fish And Chips, Shepherd's Pie, Beef Pasties, Turkey Legs, and Fresh Vegetables. Plus, of course, Butterbeer.
- Hog's Head Pub - This is located in the back of Three Broomsticks, and serves up specialty drinks.
- Honeydukes - Sweet shop selling an assortment of goods such as Acid Pops, Exploding Bonbons, Cauldron Cakes, Fizzing Whizzbees, and Chocolate Frogs.
As you can see, there is so much to see and do between two parks at Universal Resort Orlando. From rides to Butterbeer, wand shopping to magical choir performances, Harry Potter Orlando is an aspiring wizard's dream come true!
Book Discount Universal Orlando Tickets
If you've ever looked at the Universal Studios ticket options, you may have been overwhelmed by all the different choices. Base Tickets, Park-to-Park Tickets, 2-Park verses 3-Park... it's a lot to sort through! We actually have a blog article that breaks down all the different Universal Studios discount tickets offered through Get Away Today so you can figure out exactly which ones you need for your dream vacation. Remember, you need some version of a Park-to-Park Ticket in order to visit both Harry Potter Orlando destinations via Hogwarts Express. If you want to pass on the Hogwarts Express and instead visit one park per day, there's a Base Ticket for that. To book a Universal Resort vacation, check out our packages online, or call an expert travel muggle, errrr agent, at 855-GET-AWAY. Planning a Harry Potter Orlando vacation can be almost as easy as waving your wand!


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Monday 20 March 2017
WOW! Award For Our Team At Vintners Place
Congratulations to our cleaning team at Vintners Place for receiving The WOW! Awards certificate! They have worked hard to keep the external of the building presentable whilst it has been going through a 6month refurbishment - their hard work has resulted in Vintners Place winning a Clean Streets Partnership award from the City of London. Welldone Team - we are all proud of you!
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Feeding Our Community
One of the most important goals behind the Come To Our Table, South Georgian Bay Community Cookbook was that it support and grow our local food community.
We committed that 10% from each book sold would go back into our community to support local food programs and initiatives that engage youth, improve access to healthy food, and increase food literacy at all age levels.
As of December 31, 2017, thanks to everyone who bought a book (or two) we have raised:
High fives to everyone who has helped make that happen!
With that money we have been able to support a variety of programs and community gardens in the South Georgian Bay region. Below is a list of folks who have benefited from the community fund (more will be added soon).
- SnaX Program at the Collingwood Youth Centre (funded and helped develop)
- GBG Veggie Club, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Georgian Triangle
- Golden Town Outreach – multiple community gardens in Meaford, Thornbury and area
- Thornbury Community Gardens, new initiative by Free Spirit Gardens and other community partners
- Beaver Valley Community School Garden
- Wasaga Beach Community Gardens
- Teen Gardening Club, Collingwood Public Library
- Fresh Roots Cafe, not-for profit café and catering operation run by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Owen Sound
- Various Youth Food Programs, CMHA, Owen Sound
- Youth Food Programming, Beaver Valley Outreach, The Blue Mountains


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The Artists Guild of Manatee
The Artists Guild of Manatee was formed in 1999 as a non-profit with a mission to build a community where artists live and work while enhancing quality of life and creating a harmonious environment. The Guild is primarily made up of Village residents and business owners, along with community members who share our vision. Over the past sixteen years the Guild together with Village residents have worked hard to make the Village of the Arts a thriving place while enhancing the quality of neighborhood life and nurturing the creative spirit.
The Village is an eclectic mix of early 20th century residential bungalows, Florida Cracker homes, and later additions. The neighborhood features a legal commercial overlay, which enables a rare live/work/play mix. Village boundaries stretch from 9th Ave West to 17th Ave West between 9th St West and 14th St West. Over 275 individual properties are within the Village. McKechnie Field, voted Florida's best minor league ballpark is a block away, and downtown Bradenton and the Riverwalk, are within easy walking distance.
The Village has experienced remarkable growth, evolving from a neglected neighborhood, to one of the most unusual and visited places in Manatee County. The Artists Guild is excited about the future, as more residents arrive, new businesses take root, and ongoing infrastructure improvements continue. Some recent developments include a new Village logo, new map and new website. New events for the public have been sponsored by the Guild and more are being planned. In the past year we have partnered with United Way Manatee for grassroots neighborhood beautification, worked with Realize Bradenton on downtown visioning and planning and offered space to other nonprofit groups during our monthly artwalks. We have also collaborated with the City of Bradenton on various ordinances affecting the Village. Work is now underway on improved gateway signage, additional street lighting, and new directional signposts. More exciting projects are in the pipeline!
Come experience the Village soon, whether to explore, to dine, or become a part of our unique community!


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Btw, since all seem to agree that this is NOT a legal problem but might at worst be an ASF *policy* question I consider this topic resolved (at least on this very list). It simply has nothing to do with legal, right? John, please open a ticket in members@ or any other apropriate list if you still think it's needed. txs and LieGrue, strub > Am 03.01.2017 um 19:07 schrieb Mark Struberg <firstname.lastname@example.com>: > > I propose to simply rename it to .noclass and we are done ;P > > LieGrue, > strub > > >> Am 03.01.2017 um 18:57 schrieb Romain Manni-Bucau <firstname.lastname@example.com>: >> >> >> 2017-01-03 18:42 GMT+01:00 Alex Harui <email@example.com>: >> Hi Romain, >> >> AIUI, it isn't a "no binary" policy, it is a "no compiled sources" policy. Distributing a compiled binary puts the responsibility of the effects of executing that code on the ASF and should scare away customers. You are taking a big chance by running the source build script if it executes that .class file if you can't verify it came from the source you said it did. Sure a customer might have a bad tool chain that compiles the sources into a bad binary, but that is not the ASF's responsibility. >> >> >> About "no binary" vs "no compiled sources": it leads to the trust or not of the downloaded package which is guaranteed - between others - by the signing we do of the package, not by the extension (as explained it is easy to exploit a .png containing a .class). If you can't trust the signing of the source bundle then .class is the least issue you can get I fear so really not an issue. >> >> Also for this particular case: these .classes are in *test* resources so not used until you run tests and if you do so you likely want to have them. When I spoke of bad tool chain it was about the project itself, not the user: if you don't use that trick you need to generate classes in the build but NOT in the test-classes folder to ensure these classes are NOT in the classpath (point of having them as resources). Most of solutions would break IDE support and would make entry cost of the project high for a poor gain, that is why it got done this way. Also note that these .class are in the "wrong" folder regarding their package and are NOT classes the way they are stored. Without some actual file copy you will not load them by default even if in the classpath. So running them needs some knowledge on them which reduces again the risk. >> >> BTW not the first time this trick is used @asf cause it is the best compromise for such things (not breaking dev tooling). >> >> So concretely I read this thread as "do we trust our signing". If the answer is no then I think we have a big problem to solve but I'm not seeing why it would be the case at the moment. >> >> >> -Alex >> >> From: Romain Manni-Bucau <firstname.lastname@example.com> >> Reply-To: "email@example.com" <firstname.lastname@example.com> >> Date: Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at 9:17 AM >> To: "firstname.lastname@example.com" <firstname.lastname@example.com> >> Subject: Re: Inclusion of .class files within a Apache Source Release >> >> Please don't diverge: too much >> >> - can we do better: probably, even if "process-test-resources life-cycle goal seems read-made for this" doesn't really help since it requires a build setup we likely don't want to ensure we have these classes only for some part of some tests and not the whole test phase. it also breaks IDE support to do it this way and reduce contributions capabilities but that's another topic.... >> - is it legal: yes (otherwise as mentionned all projects with binary resources would be illegal) >> - is it unsecured? likely as much as generating bytecode at runtime so probably out of topic for here too. Also note that a picture (.png for instance) can be a .class and be loaded by a JVM is correctly launched so security there is not really a point IMHO. >> >> In summary I don't see why it makes so much noise for really an implementation detail and I'm not seeing what is the alternative proposal to not distribute ANY binary if we care about it? Do I miss an important point? >> >> >> >> Romain Manni-Bucau >> @rmannibucau | Blog | Old Blog | Github | LinkedIn | JavaEE Factory >> >> 2017-01-03 18:05 GMT+01:00 Alex Harui <email@example.com>: >> >> >> On 1/3/17, 3:51 AM, "Mark Struberg" <email@example.com> wrote: >> >>> The class file in question was added by ASF member rmannibucau under ALv2 >>> as a >>resource<< and not as a source file. >>> The original file of course has the ASF license header, but the 'class' >>> resource is still checked in to our SVN as .class file. >>> >>> This is for testing some bytecode stuff in OpenBebBeans. We could >>> probably later change this to have another project module, compile it, >>> unpack it, copy it over, blablabla. >>> But that doesn't change anything about the fact that this file is ALv2 >>> licensed. But since it's a binary it obviously does not have any ALv2 >>>>> SOURCE<< header. >>> >>> In other words: this .class file is a test resource and handled exactly >>> the same like a png or jpeg file. >>> >>> I don't see any legal problem. >> >> There may not be a legal problem, but I thought the reason behind the "no >> compiled code" rule/policy was about verification/auditing of the release >> artifact. See Marvin Humphrey [1]. >> >> Anybody auditing a release would scan each file for headers and find >> binaries. They could examine binaries proposing to be image files and >> verify that they have image file headers and are thus safe to open in an >> application. But verification of the safety of executing a .class file >> seems risky to me. I'm surprised to learn that some ASF projects allow it. >> >> -Alex >> >> [1] >> https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-legal-discuss/201606.mbox/%3c >> firstname.lastname@example.com%3e >> >>> >>> LieGrue, >>> strub >>> >>> >>>> Am 03.01.2017 um 12:45 schrieb John D. Ament <email@example.com>: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> While looking at [1] and looking at a proposed Apache OpenWebBeans [2] >>>> it was discovered that .class files were contained in the source >>>> release. It seems in the past that image files were generally >>>> considered OK in source releases, since they typically had to do with >>>> building websites, the traceability of the image was easy to discover. >>>> >>>> .class files are the compiled output from .java source files (as well >>>> as .groovy and other JVM languages, depending on how you compile). >>>> Since they are compiled output, it seems they shouldn't be in a source >>>> release. However, the only true policy I could find that it violated >>>> was that we require appropriate licensing [3] and there is no way to >>>> verify the licensing of these files. >>>> >>>> So I'm wondering 1. is that accurate? and 2. is there an acceptable way >>>> to verify that the license is correct? >>>> >>>> [1]: >>>> http://www.apache.org/dev/release.html#what-must-every-release-contain >>>> [2]: >>>> https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/869c739764d5d55d81199576d730d485d66d >>>> f8be17ae16398dd7ca1f@%3Cdev.openwebbeans.apache.org%3E >>>> [3]: http://www.apache.org/dev/release-publishing.html#valid >>>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com >>> For additional commands, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com >>> >> >> >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: email@example.com > For additional commands, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: email@example.com For additional commands, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
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News for April 2
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April 2, 2019
This Thursday, the National Art Honor society is hosting a fun, slime night at 6 pm. Bring your younger siblings to make some slime! ---Library Month video--- The Women's International Association of Aeronautics will be hosting 100 high school students for WIAA Day on April 7th. The event will...
News for December 12
by Lancer Media
December 12, 2018
Last night the JV girls basketball team won against Frederick, 43-36. The boys' varsity team won 76-72 and the girls' varsity team took an unfortunate loss, 58-29. Good job to all of our players! Linganore girls swimming and diving won their opening meet against Urbana, 107-69. The boys fell 40-122. S...
News for November 28
by Lancer Media
November 28, 2018
Do you love Frederick and want to attend college locally? Then you will want to visit Hood College during PREP on Tuesday, December 4th. Sean Westerlund will be here from Hood to answer any questions you may have. If you are considering a local college, sign up in Student Services or visit student.navia...
News for November 27
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November 27, 2018
Auditions for Beauty and the Beast are rapidly approaching. Mrs. Smithhisler and Mr. Lake will be holding interviews for students interested in Student Director, Student Choreographer, and Stage Manager on Friday, December 7th. No need to bring anything, just be prepared to answer some questions. Inter...
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November 21, 2018
Calling all Lancers! With winter sports underway, we will soon be kicking off our Winter NFHS live streams. If you are interested in helping with streaming and calling basketball, or any other winter sports, see Mr. Greene in room C105 If you can't make it to the football game this Friday, check o...
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November 20, 2018
Calling all Lancers! With winter sports underway, we will soon be kicking off our Winter NFHS live streams. If you are interested in helping with streaming and calling basketball, or any other winter sports, see Mr. Greene in room C105 The Linganore academic team will be meeting today after school f...
Digital Communications expands to weather and more: Photo of the Day 10/19/18
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October 19, 2018
Life in Digital Communications is all about timing. Kyle Purdum said, ¨The hardest part about this class is being able to get videos out on time. We have to plan out what we are going to ask during the interviews, which usually take 10-15 minutes. Then when we go down to record [the interview]. The ...
Class of 2018: Mu Alpha Theta seniors celebrate 29 days left with a math problem
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April 12, 2018
Senior members of the honor society, Mu Alpha Theta, kicked off their 29 senior days with none other than a math problem! Members gathered on Main Street to snap a photo of the math problem they solved. The honor society has 42 graduating seniors this year. Mu Alpha Theta has participated in many even...
SGA and School Culture Committee plan student activities for National Bullying Prevention Month
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October 22, 2017
Before the school year began, the SGA determined their theme "Be Kind." SGA president, Jack Dubro, said, "A community survey concluded that many think that Linganore could be a more tolerant place, so that's where the theme came from." This theme was shared with the faculty and staff and has been...
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Wednesday, 27 December 2017 11:26 AM
The will to keep a business running is far greater than the will used in starting it up. I have started a few businesses in my time as an entrepreneur and I have discovered that more than ideas and knowledge rule the entrepreneurial life.
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The more you know, the healthier your business gets.
Here are 5 profound wisdoms for the small-business entrepreneur:
1. Frugal Spending Will Help You Survive
It's cliché but only because it is true: How you handle your personal or corporate finances will determine how long your business will last. You can learn valuable lessons from Apple's story.
Apple currently has more cash reserves than two countries - UK and Canada - combined. Apple has more than $250 billion in cash reserve. This money reportedly has helped the tech giant survive during lean times and flourish amid new product booms for decades.
If Apple officials hadn't been saving and optimizing the cost of production while still having quality products, they wouldn't have such a big financial safety net. It takes frugal business dealings and shrewd spending habits to keep a business buoyant. A cautious approach will force you to save cash and only spend money on the right things.
Learn to buy only what your business needs. Even if you use the best credit cards on the market, it's a frugal and budgeted approach to business that will guarantee success. Detail your company's expenses and later examine the numbers to know where to cut in the future.
2. 'Singular Focus' is Your Business-Engine Fuel
Learn to be in one place. Being everywhere and trying out everything doesn't determine success. Staying focused on initiatives guarantees business success.
Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, has one vision — to bring the world closer together — and he's been focused on that for years now. Jack Ma, the richest man in Asia, made $25.4 billion in a day just by focusing on one thing — Alibaba.
Become known because of your focus. Lots of people in business hardly have any focus at all. Focus on one thing. During the initial stages, it's always tempting to want to do everything.
Then there is "the shiny object syndrome." Don't fall victim to this syndrome because it is one of the reasons why most businesses fail.
Paul Kraus' story reminds me of what singularity of purpose can cause. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma (also known as asbestosis) in 1997. It is a rare type of cancer and very deadly, most people die within the first 5 years of the disease taking hold of them.
While others would give up and prepare for death, Paul's focus was singularly on "surviving it." His dogged focus led him to dedicate his entire life to study and understand the deadly disease. It's more than 20 years now since Paul was diagnosed with mesothelioma and he's still standing - making him the longest-surviving person with the cancer.
What kept him alive was his dogged and singular focus in finding ways to survive and beat the cancer. You can do likewise in business. Develop a singular purpose for business. Stick to one focus until you see results.
3. Grow Your Team Through Network Marketing
Marketing is an essential part of business success. Having more customers translates to increased sales. An increase in sales don't just happen, it requires marketing strategies.
Ray Higdon, a Network Marketing Expert, in an email interview said: "You need to have a culture inside of your team that welcomes, embraces, high-fives, and take selfies with people of all different levels. You want to maximize your income, your impact, and the possibility of having someone that stays around the campfire long enough for them to increase their desire. I'm a big fan of inspiring and you inspire people through your actions. If you want to get your people doing more, you need to do more."
Grow your team by adopting network marketing. A larger customer base is key to increased sales and business survival.
4. Value Will Always Outweigh the Thirst for Money
Your customers respond to value. The reason why a customer comes back to purchase your product again is the value you offer. When you lose focus of your business value, you instantly begin to short-circuit the quality of your brand.
It's the right focus - the one that is set on value - that lasts. The irony of the situation is that focusing on value brings money. But a focus on money can never bring value. Focus on value first and money will surely follow.
5. Business Perfectionism Slows Down Innovation and Limits Business Impact
As a young entrepreneur, limit unnecessary analysis at all cost. People get beaten by their competition simply because they spend too much time perfecting products before they launch. The best way is to simply launch and be ready for improvement as customers give you feedback.
Simply launch and rework the product on the go. You can't possibly finalize the products before launch because they'll always have flaws. For example, Mark Zuckerberg started Facebook at a stage with limited resources but he didn't stop upgrading Facebook. He took the risk of coming into the market half prepared but the story have changed because he kept on perfecting the product as it grew.
Richard Agu is a researcher, entrepreneur and freelancer, passionate about entrepreneurship and self-development. Currently, Richard writes for Entrepreneur.com, Goodmenproject.com, among others. Follow him on Linkedin.com by clicking here now.
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With real wedding submissions pouring in our inbox every day, it gets tough for us to find the one's that we love the most. And as we (or maybe it's just me!) are suckers for everything fresh and unique, we came across this pretty interesting story of a biker girl who got married in an unconventional way, or should we say, the exact same way that she wanted to? Conventions can go to hell!
Priyanka Kochhar (the bride) who is a model and India's only female motorcycle blogger met Rishaad (the groom) during one of the racing events in Noida through a common friend. By the end of the day, her phone died and she had to request him to click her pictures. And when she asked for those pictures, he creepily said, "if you want these photos, I'm going to need your number to send them to you". It's been 4 years now since they have been together!
As Priyanka has always been a complete tomboy, she didn't want her wedding to be too traditional. And that's what she precisely did. She let go of being the typical traditional and shy Punjabi bride, and instead was loud and brash as she didn't give a damn about what the guests would think of her! Even for her mehendi, she opted for a simple design as compared to elaborate mehendi styles.
Since Priyanka is a model, she wanted all her bridal looks to be minimal. And for that, she approached Nelly Wadia, a renowned fashion stylist and a close friend of hers who helped Priyanka with all the budget, outfit, jewellery and even with the makeup and hair. What's most interesting is that Priyanka, being a care-free bride, didn't care about matching the theme of the wedding. For her, it's always important to dress up rather than going crazy about other things!
Priyanka says, "we decided not to do pheras because the Parsis (Rishaad is a Parsi) worship fire too and do not circle it, so we didn't want to end up offending the religion. We had a blessing ceremony and took our own vows instead".
Venues: Mehendi- Kochhar residence in Pune, Engagement & Sangeet- The Sun-N-Sand in Pune, Wedding - The Poona Club in Pune, Réception- The Ladies Club in Pune | Photographer: The Photo Diary | Wedding Planner: Bride's parents, Sunil & Meena Kochhar | Makeup and Hair Stylist: Tarsha Khorana | Stylist: Nelly Wadia | Bride's Engagement Outfit: Natasha Dalal | Bride's Wedding Outfit: Sabyasachi Mukherjee | The Décor Artist: Innovative creations in Pune


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This morning, the heiress revealed her engagement to actor Chris Zylka, saying she's never felt "so happy".
The pair reportedly got engaged in Aspen on New Year's Eve, with Zylka popping the question on the slopes. Hilton's response? Yas, of course.
"I said Yas!" Hilton posted on Instagram. "So happy & excited to be engaged to the love of my life. My best friend & soulmate. Perfect for me in every way. So dedicated, loyal, loving & kind-hearted. I feel like the luckiest girl in the world! You are my dream come true! Thank you for showing me that fairytales do exist."
Before going public with the news, Hilton was reportedly seen flashing her new diamond all over Aspen.
"Paris was running around with her ring, telling everybody they are engaged. She looked really happy," a witness told the New York Post.
Luckily for Zylka, it seems the new 20-carat, $2 million bling has Hilton's stamp of approval.
"The ring was so gorgeous and sparkling. I was shaking as I put it on. It is the most beautiful ring that I have ever seen," Hilton told People.
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Torque Control has linked to the rather good Art of Penguin Science Fiction. James Pardey is to be congratulated for putting this to together but I would quibble over this remark:
One final point: the Penguin sf covers presented here are neither exhaustive nor intended to be. Aesthetics are every- thing for a website called The Art of Penguin Science Fiction, and in this regard many of the later covers have little to offer. Thus they are excluded, and from 1977 to 2009 all coverage (no pun intended) ceases. For as the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein once wrote for very different reasons, "Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent".
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Many thanks for your kind comments, and I do agree with you regarding the more recent sf covers. My remark on the website about 'later covers' was not meant to be a reference to all covers after 1977, but following David Pelham's departure I do think they took a downturn. However, Peter Lord's covers for 10 John Wyndham reprints in 1979-80 are attractive, and I may add a page on these in due course. I'd also like to have a page on Penguin sf titles currently in print, like the three you've shown, but I've not yet requested permission for that. All the best, James.


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Presteigne Broadcast Hire has appointed David O'Carroll to the newly created role of head of technology.
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New Study by MobPartner Shows App Publishers With Brand Awareness Are More Successful With Consumer App Downloads
|Richard Harris in Marketing & Promotion Tuesday, November 18, 2014
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And yes, I *like* Disney. I know it is a manufactured environment, etc, etc. BFD. I admire their ability to construct an illusion and get people to forget the outside world for a while. Disneyland is even more impressive than Disney World, because it is smack in the middle of Anaheim, surrounded by streets and businesses, etc. It doesn't have the isolation DW has been afforded. I had more fun in California Adventure since I'm not a big 'Magic Kingdom' kind of guy, but I still enjoy some bits of MK like Tomorrow Land, and such. I don't even go on a lot of the rides - I just like strolling around, people watching, and not thinking about anything else.
Though I do really wish I wasn't doing it alone *again*. Someday I *will* manage to be in a relationship at this time of year and she'll be able to go with me.


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50th Anniversary of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
MODERATOR: Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the New York Foreign Press Center. It's good to see you. We're honored to have Dr. Christopher Ford with us today, who is the Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation. He's in New York to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Non-Proliferation Treaty. He will give opening remarks followed by a time of questions and answers which I will moderate, both here in New York and also to our colleagues in Washington. So with that, sir, the podium is yours, and then we'll have a time of Q&A.
MR FORD: Thank you. Good morning, everyone. It's a pleasure to be here. As indicated, my name is Chris Ford and I'm Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation at the Department of State. I'm currently also performing the duties of the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security. I'm up in New York for an auspicious occasion. Today, March 5th, is the 50th anniversary of entry into force of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, otherwise more commonly known as the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, or the NPT. And we're up here for a bit of a celebration of that important day in – on the 5th of March, 1970, because that was the point at which this treaty came into force. And we are here to remember all the good that it has done, and to bring people together to call people to recommit to all of the important principles that are embedded in that treaty as we look forward to what will hopefully be another 50 years at least of success with the treaty.
This is, in our view, a milestone for – that gives all states party to the treaty the opportunity to remember all the good that it has done in making the world a safer place, and making the world a more prosperous place, an opportunity to recommit to the treaty and to ensure that that continues to be true over time, and to rededicate ourselves to trying to not just preserve, but to strengthen the nonproliferation regime that was built up around the NPT at a time when that regime continues to face significant challenges, so that we can ensure that it – as I said, has another good half century at the very least.
We are proud to be organizing with the other two depositary governments for the NPT – that is to say, the United Kingdom and the Russian Federation – an event this afternoon to commemorate that anniversary, to celebrate it, and to have a series of panel discussions on its past, its present, and perhaps looking forward to its future as well. Part of the event this afternoon actually will also be – we will – what we're doing today is releasing a number of documents that were previously classified that we have been reviewing for declassification release from all three of the depositary governments. So U.S. documents, Russian documents, and British documents that will help shed – for those of you who are as interested in the history of this, of how we got to where we are – shed light on the history of the NPT's negotiation, with a particular focus upon working level engagements and some of the details of how the treaty was actually put together.
And I see this as a great opportunity to remember all the hard work and care and prudence and wisdom that went into trying to make sure that this treaty was crafted in ways that have managed to allow it to survive for so long and to do so much good. So we're excited about that as part of this commemoration event this afternoon. From the U.S. side, we'll be releasing our first tranche of probably several tranches of documents that will – the total will run to thousands of pages, so it's quite a considerable new insight into the history of this august treaty.
And we're quite pleased by all of this, all of which is, of course, leading up to the 50th anniversary Review Conference, a very important event on this very important anniversary, where we will have a chance to have all of the other states party come together with us all to focus on the common interests that the treaty – that we all share in the treaty's success, and to hopefully get everyone to recommit to ensuring a good future for it. We in our own diplomacy, with respect to the treaty, have been emphasizing the profound security benefits that the treaty has been for all this time providing to every single of its states party, and indeed to the broader international community, security benefits from – most obviously from reducing the likelihood of nuclear war, the fundamental purpose of the treaty to reduce the likelihood of nuclear conflict by helping prevent the further injection of nuclear weaponry into the world's volatile conflicts and rivalries.
It has done that remarkably well compared to what everyone expected in the early 1960s, and we should remember that that security benefit has accrued to all countries, nuclear – non-nuclear weapon states, nuclear weapon states, developed countries, less developed countries, east, west, north, south, and so forth. So fundamental benefits of the treaty are security, and we need to also make sure that we are remembering the profound benefits that the treaty has brought for these last 50 years in terms of access to the benefits of nuclear technology and nuclear applications for all mankind, not just in the area of power generation but in applications that stretch across health, industry, life sciences, medicine, agriculture, industry research and scientific development, and all sorts of things. These benefits have been made possible because of the nonproliferation regime. It is certainly the case that were there not the kind of nonproliferation assurances, that the NPT and the regime that's built up around it have all provided – it would be very difficult to imagine the kind of widespread sharing of nuclear technology that we can all – that all mankind benefits from today. So that's also been a significant success of the treaty that we are drawing attention to and urging people to recommit to continue it.
And also, a final point: The profound necessity of the treaty and of that nonproliferation regime, for there to be a future of moving toward the disarmament that we all desire and to which the treaty commits all of its states party. It is very difficult to imagine you could possibly have a path toward a world without nuclear weapons if you were not confident in the strength of nonproliferation assurances to prevent newcomers from swarming into any vacuum that might have been created by the elimination of existing stockpiles. So the NPT provides an absolutely inescapable foundation for moving forward with disarmament. And remembering all of these elements of the treaty, all these three aspects, is a critical piece of what I hope that we will all be able to do with our fellow states party when we meet next month in New York for the 50th anniversary Review Conference.
So this is all a very exciting time. That's probably plenty by way of introductory remarks, but I hope I've given you a little bit of a taste for the occasion that we're up here for, and what we're looking forward to seeing everyone recommit to doing, and to producing more success with this treaty in the generations ahead. So I'd be happy to take questions, and perhaps I'll turn it over to you all to moderate.
MODERATOR: Thank you, sir. Welcome, everyone, again. Before you ask your question, please state your name and organization. That's both for here in New York and in Washington. And please remain on the microphone because – so both parties can hear each other.
QUESTION: Thank you very much, Mr. Secretary. Edith Lederer from the Associated Press. At the last Review Conference for the NPT, there was no agreement on a final document, and there was a pretty strong divide between countries that believe that the nuclear powers should be doing more on disarmament and the nuclear powers themselves. How do you expect this bridge to be overcome?
MR FORD: Well, there have always been disagreements in the NPT community even before there was an NPT community. One of the things that this document declassification effort has helped highlight – at least for me personally because I am interested in such things – is looking back at the history of how the negotiating of the treaty itself also clearly reflected the many different perspectives in the international community upon a range of issues, whether on safeguards or peaceful uses or – and certainly on disarmament as well. Those were present from the very beginning.
Some of the disputes that were very important at the time are no longer disputes. There was a strong emphasis at the time upon peaceful nuclear explosions, which is a concept that I think people find sort of odd and quaint in the present day but that was taken very seriously for a while. That has thankfully, I think, been resolved by history, but issues over disarmament were there from the very beginning. They continue to be a topic of much debate and discussion in the NPT community.
Disarmament issues were not the focus of the breakdown in the endgame at the last Review Conference, to be sure, but I'm sure these issues will be much discussed. I don't think anyone is in a position to predict exactly what the outcome in those respects is likely to be, but there are certainly lots of us who are working together very closely and committed in good faith at trying to have this be as successful a conference as we can, and we have great faith in the president-designate, Ambassador Gustavo Zlauvinen from Argentina, who has been doing good work to bring the parties together in that respect. So we are cautiously optimistic and looking forward to seeing how all of our good work is able to come together to make this as successful as possible.
MODERATOR: We have to keep going. Did you have a question, sir? Sir.
QUESTION: Thank you, Dr. Ford. My name is Fumitaka Sato from NHK Japan Public TV. Let me ask you about the second (inaudible) NPT, that is, nonproliferation. One of the concern us is to North Korea's nuclear development. What is your view on the status of the North Korea's nuclear development? How does – is the U.S. Government more engaged in the North Korea's denuclearization? Thank you.
MR FORD: Well, I would have to – I would – I should probably refer you to our Intelligence Community for any kind of publicly available assessment of the status and progress of the North Korean program itself. From a State Department perspective, it remains true that we are ready and willing and prepared for the beginning of working-level discussions with North Korea to – in which they will, one hopes, implement the commitments made in Singapore and allow us to move forward towards the kind of negotiated solution that our senior officials from President Trump all down have been calling for for some time. We are very – we have been ready for that and look forward to hearing back from them and moving forward as soon as possible, but I would have to defer you – defer to you – you to Steve Biegun, our deputy secretary, who is also our North Korea negotiating envoy for specifics on where things might be going there.
But I can assure you that from an interagency and a departmental perspective, we are ready and prepared for trying to make those commitments in Singapore into a reality on the ground as soon as possible.
MODERATOR: We're going to go to Washington to take a question from there. Go ahead.
QUESTION: (Inaudible.)
MODERATOR: Sorry, we – your audio is muted.
MR FORD: I'm afraid I can't hear you. That's not working.
MODERATOR: Okay. Stand by. We'll come back. We're going to take another question here in New York.
QUESTION: Thanks very much indeed. My name is Manik Mehta. I'm a syndicated journalist. We have been hearing a lot about the JCPOA, also known as the Iran nuclear deal. How do you see its future? Is there going to be any kind of a softness on the part of the current administration given the fact that Europeans, particularly the French and the Germans, are very eager to resume this treaty? I would appreciate your thoughts on that. Thank you.
MR FORD: Well, certainly from a U.S. perspective, we think that the JCPOA had terrible flaws. We felt it was problematic enough that we took the trouble to get out of it. But what we are trying to do is drive toward a diplomatic solution with Iran that answers questions the JCPOA did not even try to answer, and indeed exacerbated in some respect, while trying to have a more comprehensive answer to the many problems that we face, that the international community faces with Iran.
Secretary Pompeo made very clear as far back as May of 2018 that what we seek is an agreement in which Iran in effect starts to act like a normal country, which is to say not building up dangerous nuclear capabilities that position itself for potential weaponization breakout; not sponsoring terrorism, proliferating missiles to nonstate actors; not building up dangerous missile capabilities itself and those sorts of things.
That sounds like a lot if you list all of the things, but it's only a lot because Iran has been doing a lot of things that it is important for international peace and security that it stop doing. In fact, all we ask of Iran is that it behave like a normal country that doesn't do all of those problematic things. And in return for that, we have been willing and very clear that we are putting on the table what no U.S. administration has ever offered the Iranians before as long as there has been an Islamic Republic of Iran. And that is to say we are offering full normalization, diplomatic relations, and a relaxation of all economic sanctions if they are willing to take the steps to behave normally in that way.
That is a discussion we would be very eager to sit down and have with the Iranians when they choose to come to the table. So far they have refused, but our pressure campaign is designed to incentivize them to do exactly that. And we hope that they will come to understand their own interest in moving forward in that way and how this can be a light at the end of the tunnel for them in what is a very challenging economic time of privation and diplomatic isolation that they are only making worse for themselves by such things as the behavior that we are beginning to see glimpses of coming out of the IAEA, which has issued reports just in the last couple of days that, while I cannot talk about the substance of those reports at this time, do raise additional questions about whether Iran is concealing undeclared nuclear material or undeclared nuclear activity from the IAEA.
Iran is only making the situation for itself worse, and we hope that it will see fit to turn that course around and sit down with us to negotiate the kind of solution that we do firmly believe and desire to be possible with Iran.
QUESTION: Can I have a quick follow-up?
MODERATOR: Sure.
QUESTION: (Inaudible) from Voice Of America. Can you —
MR FORD: Oh, that's working now, good.
MODERATOR: Okay. Hold on.
QUESTION: Hi. Following up on the North Korean issue, North Korea earlier this week tested new rockets and President Trump said he has no reaction to it. But I was wondering if you are worried at all that North Korea is continuing to improve its weapons capability.
MR FORD: (Inaudible) of launches from North Korea and following the matter closely, but I would have to defer you to the spokesmen who have already addressed this issue from Washington on that.
QUESTION: Thank you. Michelle Nichols from Reuters. Just a quick follow-up on the Iran JCPOA question. Obviously the Europeans have triggered the dispute resolution mechanism, but how much pressure is the U.S. putting on the Europeans to actually bring it to the Security Council and trigger snapback, especially in light of the IAEA report yesterday?
MR FORD: Well, I would not characterize there being pressure except in the sense that Iran is putting pressure on all of us to bring this issue to a resolution as promptly as possible. This has been something that I must say we foresaw coming for quite a while, not just on the safeguards front, although of course we had been very deeply suspicious of their behavior in that respect for some time, but also on the issue of the JCPOA itself. I mean, one of the principal problems that U.S. officials saw with the deal was precisely that it over time would allow Iran to build up capabilities that no one, including our European partners, thought it would be a good idea for Iran to have. Under the terms of the deal, in a few years' time, it would have been permitted to have essentially any size uranium enrichment capacity, any size stockpile of enriched uranium, to any degree of purity. That would – it was in no way a problem under the deal and we saw that coming. That was the so-called "sunset" problem, when certain key restrictions on the size and scope of Iran's program were going to go away under the terms of the deal itself.
And seeing that coming, we were determined to try to get out ahead of that and ensure that some kind of a mechanism was in place to keep that from materializing, because even the Europeans didn't think that was a good thing for Iran to have. It would position Iran dangerously close to a – to the kind of weaponization breakout that it has always been our objective to prevent. And yet, under the deal, there was no plan for dealing with that, and indeed arguably the deal prohibited one from dealing with that problem effectively because it would have been under the terms of the deal impermissible to reimpose nuclear sanctions on the Iranian regime, which to our eye was the only way to effectively pressure them to consider putting genuine, permanent limits on the size and scale of their program.
So what we have tried to do is to bring that issue to the forefront and work with our European partners to find a way to answer that long-term problem. I think – I like to think that there is now – by virtue of Iran's provocative escalation of things, there is now attention to the fact that, oh yes, that really is a problem and we do need to have some kind of a long-term answer to that. And I hope that that will be something of a catalyst for the kind of diplomatic engagement that we have been trying to bring to bear all along, and I look forward to working with our European friends and trying to do that.
QUESTION: Just a quick follow-up. Sorry – thank you. Just a quick follow-up, then, to be a little more direct: Has the United States asked the Europeans to trigger snapback of sanctions at the Security Council?
MR FORD: We believe that the dispute resolution mechanism and their discussions inside what remains of the joint commission of the JCPOA – for them to characterize and deal with. I certainly wish them luck. The mechanism is designed to resolve problems within the JCPOA framework. There isn't much sign that the Iranians are being particularly flexible in resolving these things, but I certainly wish the Europeans luck and success in bringing Iran back into a less provocative and dangerous mode of behavior. Not sure how optimistic I am, but certainly wish them luck, and if it fails, I think it will be important to do what is also contemplated in the deal. And that is to say if there is no other way to bring them back through those kinds of conciliatory engagements, then there is of course always the option of Resolution 2231 snapback, which is implicit in – or indeed explicit in the process here, and we'll see where that goes.
QUESTION: Thank you. Gakushi Fujiwara from the Asahi Shimbun, Japanese newspaper. Regarding the Review Conference this year, the U.S. Department of State has not issued a visa for a certain Russian delegate, and Russian mission might stop the substantial debate at the Review Conference. How would you deal with or how would you overcome this problem? Thank you.
MR FORD: Well, on issues of Russian visas, that's not really my lane in the road for the department, and I should refer you to the Europe and Russia bureau, who has an official who is – whose job it is to work with those issues, and I would have to refer you to him.
MODERATOR: All right, we're going to go back to Washington for the next question. Washington, go ahead.
QUESTION: Can you hear me?
MR FORD: Yes, we can, actually.
MODERATOR: Yeah —
QUESTION: This is Dmitry Kirsanov with TASS. Thank you very much for doing this, Mr. Secretary. As you know perfectly well, National Security Advisor O'Brien spoke at the Atlantic Council the other day. He discussed arms control and nonproliferation at length and he announced, sort of, a new round of talks between the U.S. and Russia on disarmament. So I simply wanted to ask you if you have anything in addition to that – when and where do you expect the talks to start, at what level, things of that nature.
MR FORD: Well, I don't have any new announcements about particular plans or logistics at this time. I will say that we were very pleased to have the most recent round of our strategic security dialogue with the Russians in January, which took place in Geneva with Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov and his team and me and our team. Thought those talks went pretty well, and I – and I think of significance it was the first time to my knowledge in those discussions that we began to introduce the topic of what the future of arms control should look like. Certainly from our perspective, we think it is very important, and the President has made very clear his strong commitment to finding a future for arms control that prevents the kind of arms race that would – seems likely otherwise to be engendered by choices made in Moscow and Beijing to build up their nuclear arsenals. We have called emphatically and the President has repeatedly urged his counterparts to come to the table for trilateral arms control discussions to bring those challenges under control, and we hope very much that it would be possible to work towards that.
One step towards that has been the beginnings of this future of arms control discussion in the strategic security dialogue with the Russians, and we're very pleased to have that, and we have also invited our Chinese counterparts to come to the table for such a strategic security dialogue. I myself issued the invitation to them back on the 19th of December. That's been some time and we have yet to get an answer from China, which is a bit disappointing, but perhaps they will respond soon and we will be able to have those parallel bilateral discussions as a foundation upon which to build toward something more. And we're enthusiastic about moving President Trump's priorities forward to find a path to a trilateral arms control agreement.
QUESTION: Thanks much.
QUESTION: Thank you for taking questions. My name is Toshiyuki Sumi from the Mainichi newspapers, Japanese newspaper. My question is about the nuclear ban treaty, which is the – I believe one of the reason of this divided situation in the international world. And were – we have still 15 countries before it will be – ratification, and so do you think this treaty will be a reason that makes the NPT conference failed in – next month, I mean?
MR FORD: I wouldn't think so. I mean, it is – there are many debates and discussions within the NPT community on a great number of issues. That's been true for a long time. Sometimes conferences have – are perceived as a failure. Sometimes conferences are perceived as a success. Despite all of those issues, it's natural and normal for a community as large and diverse as that of the NPT to disagree about many things.
One of the things I think this conference offers us on the 50th anniversary is the opportunity to come together and perhaps abstract a little bit from all of those normal disagreements that we normally have, all of which are healthy within sort of the larger family if you will, and remember what we also share and the degree to which the treaty has provided a common framework of benefit and shared interest for a very long time that has remained true notwithstanding all of those debates.
And so I don't think the ban treaty will change that basic dynamic. And I hope that especially on this 50th anniversary we can remember what we share and the interests that – the ways in which we all benefit from the treaty and its health and that of the nonproliferation regime and that that will be more than enough to bring us through for a successful conference in which we are all appropriately recommitting ourselves to moving the treaty successfully forward.
So I don't think it's going to be that big a factor. We have our own views in the U.S. on the – of the unwisdom of that approach to disarmament. We have our own efforts to bring parties together in a much more constructive and forward-looking dialogue through something that we call the Creating an Environment for Nuclear Disarmament initiative. That's actually off to a very good start. We have another meeting of that coming up in early April. It will be the third time we have brought countries together for the CEND initiative. It'll be happening in Washington in early April.
At the last meeting, in the UK, we had I think 62 participants from 31 different countries. It spanned all the divisions you could imagine in the NPT world and beyond – in other words, not just NPT parties, but non-parties to the treaty as well – talking about how to come up with a way forward and find a future for disarmament. We had weapon states, non-weapon states, north and south and east and west, developed and less developed. It was a wonderfully diverse collection of people engaged in the kind of discussion that one would hope and expect it would be necessary to have in order to find a way through the thicket of problems that stand in the way of disarmament in today's complicated world.
And I think the CEND initiative represents a polar opposite and a constructive alternative to the kind of divisive rhetoric and polarizing approaches that the TPNW represents. And so we're hoping to model the better approach, and I think that that will help take us through very nicely and we will see these dialogues that we are trying to build move forward and hopefully inject lots of creative thinking and wisdom into the disarmament policy community in the years ahead.
QUESTION: Hi. Thank you. Stephanie Yuvienco from Kyodo News. Back on the Review Conference, I just want to know if – what the focus points will be, since we haven't really seen much movement or progression regarding NPT, whether or not you'll bring up creating a nuclear-free – or nuclear-arms-free – zone in the Middle East. Thank you.
MR FORD: Well, I think that the main points of our focus from the U.S. side I sort of touched in a very brief way at the outset, and that will continue to be the case. We are also trying to draw attention to the importance of continuing to move forward our longstanding agenda item for many, many countries of achieving the universality of the Additional Protocol, which along with a Safeguards Agreement is clearly now the de facto universal standard for safeguards. And making sure that that, in fact, becomes one that is in place and adhered to by all countries is an important agenda that I – item that I think will be extremely important for the future of the treaty and the success of the safeguards in the nonproliferation regime. So we will continue to focus upon that.
We will stress peaceful uses. We are very supportive of the work that the Argentine Government has been doing to bring people together in workshops, to draw attention to the peaceful uses questions and opportunities and the history of providing these benefits, and not just to do that but to bring non-traditional stakeholders into discussion. We spend lots of time in places like New York amongst the usual diplomatic crowd talking about these issues, but it's been very valuable I think for the these Argentine-sponsored workshops – that we've been proudly helping contribute to – to go out to areas of the world that do benefit hugely not just from power applications, but from some of the nuclear application – the range of nuclear applications that I referred to earlier – and to bring to the table not just diplomats but the regulatory community and industry and science and health officials, the range of stakeholders in so many countries who benefit from peaceful nuclear applications, and to make them part of this discussion as well.
And the Argentines have been doing a great job of trying to bring attention to that and involve more stakeholders in this community and to collect – and to build opportunities for there to be in connection with this 50th anniversary Review Conference a series of greater commitments by technology possessors to sharing more and providing more support for these kinds of sharing of the benefits of nuclear technology worldwide. So we're very pleased by those points of emphasis and will be trying to talk about them as much as we can.
MODERATOR: We have time for a couple more questions. We'll take one in Washington.
QUESTION: Am I online?
MODERATOR: Yes, you're all set.
QUESTION: Thank you. My name is Mikhail Turgiev. I am with the Russian news agency Ria Novosti. And my question is related to the information that there is a chance that soon in New York will be meeting of the five leaders of nuclear powers about arms control. So my question is: Is State Department already doing some preparatory work for this? And are there any meetings or engagements with your Russian counterparts planned already? In particular, will be there any discussion at the ministerial level probably? And if yes, then when and where? Thank you so much.
MR FORD: I'll have to refer you to the White House on any particular plans there might be for that kind of a meeting, but certainly were there to be plans underway, we would be happily and I hope effectively and usefully contributing to them. But I will defer that to others.
MODERATOR: Any other last questions? Any last questions in – oh, we'll take one in New York. And if there's any last questions in Washington, please go to the podium.
QUESTION: I am taking advantage of your magnanimity. My question goes to the recent meeting in Singapore known as the Shangri-La Dialogue. There was some informal discussion, especially amongst the ASEAN diplomats, about holding a kind of a summit on NPT or potential links to the NPT, NPT with the inclusion of proliferating states like North Korea, Iran, and so forth. What – how would you define that possibility? Is that within the realm of reality?
MR FORD: I must confess, I'm not familiar with the discussions to which you're referring, so I don't have anything for you. So —
QUESTION: (Off-mike.) And I'm sure they have passed on the information to the U.S. Government.
MR FORD: Well, I wouldn't be in a position to speculate about that at this time.
MODERATOR: We're going to end with our colleague in Washington. Washington, go ahead.
QUESTION: Hello. Thank you for taking my question. I'm Miya Tanaka from Kyodo News. Could you give me an assessment on why the Nuclear Prohibition Treaty is not making – is showing a slow progress in its entry into force? Thank you.
MR FORD: Well, I think the – to answer that question entirely would be to get into the minds of people who I am not. So it's hard to say. I mean, we have not been shy about our concerns about the degree to which that approach to a treaty and to its specific content is a counterproductive approach – not just for the reasons I alluded to earlier of it being a polarizing and divisive way to approach a treaty, but also because of the substance that it embodies itself, and in particular, among other things, the way in which it reifies a safeguards standard that the world has known for more than two decades is an inadequate answer, even to the verification challenges of regular safeguards agreements, let alone to the additional verification challenges that would be attendant to a – to verifying a disarmament regime. In that respect, it both is inadequate on its own terms and threatens to undermine the existing safeguards regime by suggesting that things like the Additional Protocol are actually not necessary, which would be a profound and dangerous mistake and confusion.
So we think it points in the wrong direction and causes challenges in that respect, and we worry about its potential implication upon institutions and practices in the modern present day world that are actually essential to preventing nuclear war and preventing aggression, deterring aggression. And we think that there are better ways to move forward, better ways to talk about disarmament, and find a path through the thicket of today's security challenges to that future, and that the treaty, if anything, gets in the way of finding those better ways.
We are committed to working out those better ways, and we have a promising dialogue already underway with a number of countries that I talked about earlier with CEND to find that path, and we would very much welcome countries joining – continuing to join us in that endeavor. And I think in light of that, all of these factors, I think it is no surprise that movement forward on entry into force of the TPNW has been slow. I think that is – it is probably slow precisely to the degree that people have actually had a chance to get over their initial blush of enthusiasm and actually read it and think about it hard, because it doesn't stand up well to that scrutiny.
MODERATOR: Thank you for your briefing, sir. Thank you for your participation. This concludes the event today.
MR FORD: Thank you all very much.
MODERATOR: There will be a transcript which we will send as soon as it becomes available. Thank you.


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