The Loop
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| First episode date | March 17, 2006 |
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| Final episode date | July 1, 2007 |
| Networks | Fox Broadcasting Company |
| Genres | Comedy |
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| Satire | |
| Improvisational Theatre | |
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| ID | 2415309 |
About The Loop
Recent college graduate Sam Sullivan has landed a job as the youngest executive at a major airline. He tries to juggle the demands of his job -- which include curmudgeonly boss Russ and a predatory older co-worker, Meryl -- with those of his roommates, including his jobless older brother. One of thefirst-season storylines revolves around Sam's crush on friend Piper. In season two, that storyline was dropped as the show's focus changes more to Sam's work life with less of an emphasis on his personal life. … MORE
More than 1,300 experts call AI a force for good
... He argues companies will always need to have humans involved in the workplace, to take responsibility if things go wrong: " If you take the human completely out of The Loop, how do you manage accountability for some sort of catastrophic event happening? " He, like other signatories, believes regulation will be needed to avoid the misuse of AI...
Festival drug testing: Legal action threatened over safety tests
... Independent festivals have tended to use charity The Loop, whose volunteers have been able to test at events without a licence due to agreements with local police and councils...
Glastonbury, Leeds and Reading will have drug testing
... But smaller festivals have previously used The Loop - a drugs charity - to perform their tests...
UK festivals: What's going on with drug testing in 2023?
... Studies by The Loop - which offers testing services at festivals - have suggested...
India train disaster: Signal failure the likely cause, minister says
... " The Coromandel Express was supposed to travel on the main line, but a signal was given for The Loop line instead, and the train rammed into a goods train already parked over there, " he said...
UK music festivals: 'Drug checking could have saved Georgia'
... Janine has spoken after new research from drug-checking charity The Loop and Liverpool University was released...
Three key Scottish questions for Rishi Sunak
... For all that this is controversial with Scottish ministers, who suspect Holyrood is being cut out of The Loop in a " Westminster power grab" it is hard for even SNP-run councils to refuse extra funds...
Rishi Sunak: What will new prime minister mean for Scotland?
... But Scottish ministers hate the idea of Holyrood being cut out of The Loop, and characterise any move which could cut across devolved areas as a Westminster power grab...
Festival drug testing: Legal action threatened over safety tests
By Tom RichardsonBBC Newsbeat
A festival boss has formally threatened legal action against the government over drug checking at festivals.
Parklife founder Sacha Lord urging her to allow on-site testing in " pop-up labs" to go ahead.
He says festivals had been doing this for at least 10 Years until last month, when the government told him a licence would be needed for the First Time .
The government says a licence has always been required to test drugs.
Drug-checking is where illegal substances are tested and notifications put out if any are found to be dangerous.
Supporters say these warnings save lives and also give medical teams a better idea of How To treat anyone who becomes seriously ill after Taking Drugs .
UK festivals have most recently employed " back-of-house testing" which uses samples of confiscated or surrendered drugs.
Larger festivals like Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds have told BBC Newsbeat they've used private companies to do this.
Independent festivals have tended to use charity The Loop , whose volunteers have been able to test at events without a licence due to agreements with local police and councils.
Mr Lord's letter says the Home Office was " well aware" of these arrangements and former ministers have publicly said The Department wouldn't intervene to stop them.
He argues that The Department made a " flawed decision" when it insisted on licences being obtained this year.
The Letter says festival organisers had a legitimate expectation they would be able to test as normal this year and weren't properly consulted beforehand.
It says notification of the licence requirement - Two Days before Parklife in Manchester began - came Too Late for it to be possible to obtain one In Time .
The Letter , co-signed by trade body The Night Time Industries Association, demands the government allow testing without a licence to go ahead as before, or take steps so organisations have enough time to comply with the licence requirement.
They've given the government a deadline of 7 July to provide a meaningful response, and say they'll begin legal action if this isn't met.
Those behind The Letter say they'll apply for a judicial review and ask a judge to examine the Home Office 's decision.
The Home Office has been approached for comment on the legal letter.
The Department previously told Newsbeat: " Our position hasn't changed. Drug Testing providers must have a licence to test for controlled drugs, including at festivals.
" We have consistently made this condition clear, and law enforcement have always had a responsibility to uphold this legal requirement.
" We continue to keep an open dialogue with any potential applicants. Festivals aiming to test drugs off their site this summer must work with The Police and a Home Office licensed Drug Testing provider. "
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Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
