\u201cSometimes for clubs, the league has a lot of pressure because you\u2019re always fighting for something and cups give you the chance to free yourself up a little bit, which gives teams a bit more licence to be aggressive in their approach.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cIt shouldn\u2019t affect us or our players because our approach is the same all the time but for the opposition,one-off game can lift their levels because they know they can progress into the next round and I\u2019m looking forward to it.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n James Forrest may well continue on the right, which may once have been a surprise, but Ange doesn;t seem to pick players unless they have earned it, despite what a few fans think about Daezen Maeda, and to a lesser extent, Kyogo Fuhruhashi.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If he favoured his own signings, surely Ideguchi would be higher up the pecking order….<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Motherwell are expected to use\u00a0 heavy artillery shelling, with light infantry up front with air support. Apart from the basics, they’ll ask for American support if it starts to go badly.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tonight will have just the one referee, but after that, we’re going to be using two of them, doubling down on the demise of fair play as opposed to ensuring there are no errors.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n On Saturday, Steven MacLean, whose brother used to play for Rangers, will operate the VAR, whilst that other bastion of fair play Nick Walsh will be his partner in crime on the field.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Here they are getting the equipment into place…..<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Of course, there is no implication\u00a0 that they are incompetent….it’s much worse than that.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Something else that caught the eye is something that catches things perhaps the eye doesn’t see, and then uses it against you.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dahau, a Chinese firm that specialises in security cameras , signed a deal with Celtic back in the days when Peter Lawwell held the pen.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Along with Chinese state owned Hikvision, they are market leaders in “security ” cameras that can tell little extras, such as face recognition, skin tone, and what you’ve got in your pockets.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n All images are recorded and as ever, one has to question if this goes beyond fining out who smashed a window and pinched the charity box.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n From CCTV Direct, last month:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n There are fresh calls to ban HikVision’s use in UK institutions as May\/July 2022. It is looking increasingly likely that the manufacturers use will not be allowed in governmental projects. This also applies to Dahua. We recommend training on an alternative system such as UNV which whilst similar in operation to HikVision is not likely to be banned as it is not directly controlled by the Chinese state.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The UK’s Health Department which overseas the NHS has already begun measures to remove all HikVision cameras from operation. See\u00a0Here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The quality of Hikvision\u2019s technology isn’t really under question, support from the Chinese government helped establish the company as one of the leading providers of surveillance equipment worldwide. In fact,\u00a0Hikvision has been the global market leader<\/a>\u00a0since 2011 and in 2020 claimed a 38% share of the market.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Hikvision is a manufacturer of “state-of-the-art” surveillance equipment. They are known for their range of sophisticated CCTV cameras that can capture high definition footage in very challenging conditions and can be equipped with powerful motion detection and facial recognition capabilities. Which sounds promising at first, and in most cases the technology is pretty solid. Support and ethical issues are where things start to come undone.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n So, Why Are Hikvision CCTV Cameras Banned?\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Hikvision\u2019s position\u00a0has been under threat globally and particularly in the US where, until\u00a02017, Hikvision held a 12% market share. Due to allegations against the company of complicity in human rights violations in China, and increasing security concerns among US intelligence officials, the US government has taken a number of steps to ban Hikvision from the US marketplace. There have been talks\u00a0in other nations and groups banning Hikvision, with the UK Foreign Affairs Committee asking parliment to ban Hikvision and Dahua, and the EU recieving similar official filings.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n It is now the case that no Hikvision products can be sold in America, nor can American companies sell parts to Hikvision, nor can any American invest in Hikvision.<\/em><\/p>\n Following this example set by the US, calls to ban Hikvision in the UK and EU have increased. As in the US, these calls are ostensibly motivated by concerns for human rights and security.<\/em><\/p>\n When was Hikvision Banned in the US?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Since 2018, Hikvision\u2019s commercial presence in the US has been under threat due to a string of direct and indirect restrictions on the company by successive US presidents who have viewed its connections with the Chinese government, particularly the military, as a threat to US interests and human rights.<\/em><\/p>\n Hikvision\u2019s problems began when, in 2018, President Trump signed a bill banning all federal agencies from buying or using Hikvision products. Hikvision cameras were used in federal buildings across the country and in a host of embassies too. The ban meant that all these cameras had to be located, removed, and replaced.<\/em><\/p>\n In 2019, just two months after the procurement ban,\u00a0Hikvision was added to the Entities List<\/a>\u00a0by the US Department of Commerce, preventing US companies from selling the Hikvision parts. In anticipation of being added to the list, Hikvision had been stockpiling parts and continued to do so up until the last possible moment.<\/em><\/p>\n The reason given for Hikvision\u2019s inclusion on the list was the company\u2019s links to human rights violations being committed against the Uyghurs in northwest China.\u00a0Hikvision\u2019s surveillance equipment is being used in the 300 to 400 detention centres<\/a>\u00a0that are holding up to a million Uyghurs against their will.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n In response to being added to the Entity List,\u00a0Hikvision countered the accusations\u00a0<\/a>in a statement, saying, \u201cHikvision, as the security industry\u2019s global leader, respects human rights and takes our responsibility to protect people in the U.S. and the world seriously.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n A year after Hikvision was added to the list, Trump brought in legislation against US investment in a host of companies connected to the Chinese military apparatus, including Hikvision.\u00a0The White House justified the ban<\/a>\u00a0by claiming, \u201cChina is increasingly exploiting United States capital to resource and to enable the development and modernisation of its military\u201d.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n When Biden came into office he maintained Trump\u2019s tough stance on China, implementing further restrictions by expanding the scope strengthening the legal framework of existing legislation.<\/em><\/p>\n![\"Soccer](\"https:\/\/media.tenor.com\/fRCn_QEFPl8AAAAM\/phuong-soccer.gif\")
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