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Apollo Alliance Update 11/06
Posted on November 8, 2006 by iwilder
Apollo began in 2002 to tout a bold clean energy investment agenda as a comprehensive solution to our emerging security, jobs, and environmental challenges. That pioneering message work has now moved into the political mainstream.
Framing the Debate
Energy independence has become the top national security issue among America's mothers, ahead of such hot-button issues as terrorism, the war in Iraq, or homeland security, according to Amy Gershkoff, an analyst with Greenberg, Quinlan, and Rosner. High oil prices and dependence for fuel on the violence-prone Middle East have driven both Republican and Democrat candidates to tout their clean energy plans. Ted Strickland, a candidate for Governor in Ohio, Governor Linda Lingle, who is running for re-election in Hawaii, and Senate candidates Bob Casey in Pennsylvania, Jon Tester in Montana, and Claire McCaskill in Missouri have all rolled out Apollo-esque energy plans.
They apparently got the strategy memo from James Carville, who recently told New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman "[Energy independence] is the thing we need to get done above and beyond everything else…This is not something to add to the stew—this is the stock."
Building the Alliance
Apollo continued to grow our Alliance. Apollo leaders addressed the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Annual Legislative Conference, the National Latino Congreso, and the National Council of Churches. In just the past few months, Apollo has also launched new alliances in New York State, Michigan and Los Angeles. We continue to cultivate our diverse coalition by engaging the business community with events in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington State.
Congressional Black Caucus Focuses on Energy
At a forum hosted by Houston Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, Jerome Ringo challenged a panel of oil and coal industry executives to recognize the coming reality of global warming and to support new strategies for clean energy and good jobs.
National Latino Congreso Addresses Energy and Climate Change
At the National Latino Congreso, Joel Rogers addressed a wide range of Latino community leaders, elected officials and activists on the future of energy and its impact on the Latino community.
Driving Progress in the States
Apollo scored major legislative victories in California, Colorado, Wisconsin, Los Angeles, and Washington State since the beginning of the year. Furthermore, we built support for major ballot initiatives in California and Washington State.
Los Angeles "Apollo Green Building Initiative"
At a rally of over 400 community members organized by Apollo ally SCOPE, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and members of the city council launched the Apollo Green Building Initiative, committing to "green" crumbling city-owned buildings while also creating good jobs that pay living wages for low-income residents.
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California Apollo Rallies Support for California's Clean Energy Ballot Initiative
The Apollo Alliance is proud to support Prop 87, a historic ballot initiative that will direct over $4 billion towards California's clean energy future. Over the past few months, the California Apollo Alliance helped to secure California Labor Federation's endorsement for the initiative. Prop 87 will:
Reduce gasoline and diesel usage by 25% over the next 10 years;
Create thousands of new clean energy jobs and grow our economy;
Reduce air pollution that causes asthma attacks, lung disease and cancer.
Get involved>>
Washington Apollo Supports Initiative 937 to Boost Renewable Power
Washington Apollo has worked hard to gain the Washington State Labor Council's endorsement of the state's RPS Ballot Initiative to raise statewide share of renewable power. Initiative 937 will guarantee that by 2020, 15% of the electricity would come largely from Washington's abundant wind resources. The initiative will create family-wage jobs in engineering, construction, and building design.
With your help and continued efforts the Apollo Alliance continues to shape the national energy debate, establish winning coalitions in states and cities across the nation, and establish policies that will create good, family-wage jobs across the country.
Please continue to support our grassroots efforts by donating to the Apollo Alliance. Also, if you are a Working Assets customer, please remember to vote for the Apollo Alliance.
We thank you for all of your support.
Jerome Ringo, President
Apollo Alliance
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Q: phase diagram of a 2x2 system of O.D.E. $$\begin{eqnarray}
\dot x&=&a\,x+b\,y,\\
\dot y&=&c\,x+d\,y
\end{eqnarray}$$
For repeated eigenvalue case, if b−c is positive, then motion is clockwise; if negative, anticlockwise.
For complex eigenvalues case, the motion is clockwise if b−c is positive and anticlockwise if it is negative.
Why can we justify the motion by consider b-c here?

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Did you spend a lot of time finding the mounting pattern on the web of a turbo you found on an auction for very little money? Well I did, and I got pretty much irritated. This list is far from complete, and never will be complete! Everytime I see a turbo listed with proper quality fotos, I'll add them to this list. Most popular ones I found on marktplaats.nl are the Audi / Volkswagen turbos and on ebay the mitsubishis'. The list has now turbo's listed from IHI, Garret, 3K (KKK), Mitsubishi and Toyota.
Well, if you have pictures of your turbo, together with the numbers, please E-mail them and I will add them to this list.
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2 BR Signalbox Bakelite "PENGUIN" Block Instrument - In Four Sections, Black & White Version. Good condition.
3 NBR 1907 Bulpitt Patent 3 Aspect Hand Lamp stamped "NBR 2453 ALVA". Complete with Bulpitt Vessel and burner, all fittings and glasses. Unrestored condition.
12 C/I Cabside Numberplate "9304" As carried by a Churchward designed ex GWR 2-6-0 43xx class tender Locomotive, number changed to 7326 from June 1958 built at Swindon Works in February 1932. Allocations included Didcot, Southall, Cardiff Canton, Hereford, Truro, Exeter, Plymouth Laira, Hereford, Reading,Taunton from where it was withdrawn in September 1963. Cut up at Cohens Morriston, South Wales 06/64. Purchased by the vendor direct from Swindon.
20 North Eastern Railway12" Dial ClockMarked NER Barnby& Rust Market PlaceHull. The Mahogany Surroundhas a Spun Brass Bezel Iron Dial & Chain DrivenFusee movement.The back box has one (1) side doorand one (1) lower door. The back of the dial is markedBarnby & Rust & BR NE 4551. Complete with Pendulum and keys and in full working order.
29 BR (E) Three Aspect Hand Lamp. Brass Plated "KINGS CROSS GOODS". Complete with vessel & burner. Original condition.
40 Great Eastern Railway 12" Dial Clock With Chain Driven Fusee movement. The One Piece Teak Surround is fitted with its Solid Brass Bezel.The back box has one (1) side door and one (1) lower door. The Dial is marked GER JJ Stockall & Sons Ltd London. The Rear of the Dial is marked BR(E)970. The Fusee is engraved GER. Complete with Pendulum and winding key fully serviced.
42 Brass Steam Locomotive Cabside Number Plate "2482" As carried by Wm Dean designed ex GWR 0-6-0 Goods 2301 Class built at Swindon works in May 1896. Allocated to Oswestry and Brecon it was withdrawn from the latter in December 1952. Believed to have been scrapped at Swindon Works on an unknown date.
47 Enamel Bus Stop Sign. "ALDERSHOT & DISTRICT - BUS STOP". Double sided. As removed condition.
49 C/I Steam Locomotive Smoke box Number plate "6672" As carried by a Collett designed ex GWR 56xx class 0-6-2T built at Swindon Works in September 1928. Allocations included Aberbeeg, Cardiff Cathays, Newport Ebbw Jct, Tondu, Severn Tunnel Jct and Cardiff Radyr from where it was withdrawn in July 1965. Cut up Cashmore's Newport, South Wales 10/65.
53 BR (N E) Wooden Running - In - Board. From "WALKER". Size 98" X 24". Good condition.
69 C/I Steam Locomotive Smokebox Number plate "1024" As carried by a Hawksworth designed 4-6-0 named "COUNTY OF PEMBROKE" built at Swindon works in January 1947. Allocations included Wolverhampton Stafford Road, Shrewsbury, Plymouth Laira, Old Oak Common, Chester West, Bristol Bath Road and Bristol St.Philips Marsh from where it was withdrawn in April 1964. Cut up at Swindon Works 07/64. Front Restored, BR weld on the rear.
70 C/I Notice "NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY - NOTICE- 7 LINES OF TEXT - BY ORDER." Not a common example!!!!! Restored Condition. Size 27" x 16½".
76B C/I Shed Plate "56G" BRADFORD HAMILTON STREET. Front restored.
82 B.R. (ScR) Station Enamel Totem Sign "HAMILTON WEST". Fully flanged. Good condition, some face repairs. Never been offered in auction before.
84 French Enamel Street Sign "PLACE DE LA CATHEDRALE ET DU CARDINAL PIE". Nice original condition. Size 16" x 11".
90 B.R. (M) Station Enamel Totem Sign "ST LUKES". Fully flanged. Good condition.
94 G.E.R. Mahogany Cased Signal Box BLOCK BELL, with a Small Mushroom shaped bell. Good Ex - Box condition.
104 C/I Steam Locomotive Cabside Number plate "6397" As carried by a Churchward designed ex GWR 43xx class 2-6-0 built by Robert Stephenson & Co, Darlington in December 1921. Allocations included Swindon, Exeter, and St.Blazey from where it was withdrawn in September 1959. Cut up at Swindon Works 11/59.
118 Great Central Railway 12" Dial Clock,Chain Driven Fusee Movement, From W Mc Ferran of Manchester. One Piece Mahogany Surroundis fitted with a Spun Brass Bezel.The front & rear of the dial is marked GCR No. 1114. The back box has one (1) side door and one (1) lower door and is complete with Pendulum & Winding Key. Fully serviced.
120 Alloy BR Steam Locomotive Headboard "THE NORSEMAN" Complete with its two enamelled shields, depicting Viking long boats. This was one of the boat train services that ran out of King's Cross - Newcastle to connect with Bergen Line Sailings to Norway. Front restored. Several other evocative Express names stamped on the rear. Nice example.
124 GWR Single Line Steel /Brass Key Token "BORTH - LLANDRE".Yellow. Ex Box condition.
126 BR (ScR) Wooden Destination Carriage Board. "IRVINE - GAILES". Original condition. Size 35" x 5".
127 B.R. (ScR) Station Enamel Totem Sign "NEWTONMORE". Half flanged. Good condition.
130A Enamel - 1970's Modern Image Station Sign "NORTHAMPTON". Size 44" x 7 1/2".
141 C/I LMS Loco Tender Plate "BR 5 - 685 - 1944". As carried by a WD 2-8-0 Loco No 90684. Front restored.
152 RAILWAY CLOCK. A GWR 12" Drop Case Clock, with fusee movement and dial inscribed "G W R". The mahogany four piece dial surround contains its original brass bezel and dial written GWR. The chain driven fusee movement is in full working order and is complete with pendulum and key. Plate marked "GWR 215". A lovely looking clock in excellent condition. Completely Full serviced - Ready to hang & Wind. A Superb example.
176 Brass Railway Company - Workman's Pass - "G.E.R. - HARWICH and PARKESTON - WORKMANS PASS No 276". Good condition.
180 Alloy Diesel Nameplate "JOSEPH LISTER" As carried by a Class 60 Diesel Locomotive No. 60025. Built by Brush at Loughborough. New to Thornaby on the 12th December 1990. Nameplate applied from new carried between 1990 and 1996. Front restored. Size 52" x 10".
183 B.R. Small Thermostat 0-140 and Fahrenheit readings. Made by Russel & Son. Complete in its own carrying wooden Box. Nice compacted Item.
197 Brass Single Line Key Token "LLANFAIR - MENAI BRIDGE No 8 ".
200 Brass Steam Locomotive Nameplate "KNIGHT OF THE GRAND CROSS" As carried by a G.J.Churchward designed ex GWR Star class 4-6-0 No "4018" built at Swindon works in April 1908. Allocations include Plymouth Laira and Wolverhampton Stafford road from where it was withdrawn in April 1951. Cut up at Swindon Works on an unknown date. This iconic plate was purchased direct from Swindon works in 1950 for the princely sum of £1 and the original receipt accompanies this item. This is the right hand plate and has never been in auction before.
201 Brass Milk Churn Label. "J.BEDSON - NSR BLYTH BRIDGE".
222 South Eastern Railway 12" Drop Case Wall Clock, Supplied by John Walker of London. The One Piece Mahogany Surround is fitted with a Spun Brass Bezel. The Back Box is marked 429 SEand has one (1) Side door and One (1) Lower door. The Substantial Fusee movement is complete with Pendulum & Winding Key. Location -SittingbourneKent.In working order and fully serviced.
225 Pair of Ornate Brass L.S.W. Rly Railway Carriage "RACK BRACKETS". Nice decorative examples!!!
244 Brass Steam Locomotive Cabside Number Pate "3447" as carried by a Wm Dean designed GWR Bird Class 4-4-0 named "Jackdaw" built at Swindon in December 1909. Allocations included Hereford, Neyland, Newport Ebbw Jct, d Worcester from where it was withdrawn in April 1951. Cut up at Swindon Works on an Unknown date.
251 C/I Steam Locomotive Smokebox Number plate "7444" As carried by a Collett designed 0-6-0PT built at Swindon works in February 1950. Allocations included only Carmarthen and Llanelly from where it was withdrawn in July 1964. Cut up at Birds, Moriston, South Wales 12/64.
253 C/I Oval Steam Locomotive Works plate "BUILT 1956 SWINDON". As carried by 4-6-0 No 75065-077, 82032 - 44. Ex Loco condition.
254 B.R. (ScR) Station Enamel Totem Sign "ABOYNE". Fully flanged. Good condition.
259 Brass Oval Steam Locomotive Worksplate. "NEILSON & CO - 4458 - 1892". As carried by a 4-8-0 No 708 of the cape Government Railways, Later SAR 7th Class No 981. Ex Loco condition.
264 York Pullman Bus Company Limited. Crest Transfer - mounted on a wooden board. Size 14" x 16".
267 C/I Oval Wagon plate "S.R 209 ASHFORD" Restored condition.
273 Chromed Diesel Locomotive Worksplate "BRCW- SMETHWICK, ENGLAND - Works No DEL 103 – 1960". As carried by a Class 33 D6511 becoming 33 011. Clean polished example.
274 C/I Steam Locomotive Cabside Number plate "5214" As carried by a Churchward designed ex GWR 2-8-0T built at Swindon Works in November 1923. Allocations included Llanidloes, Swansea East Dock, Newport Ebbw Jct, Severn Tunnel Jct and Aberbeeg from where it was withdrawn in September 1964. Cut up at R.S.Hayes, Bridgend 11/64.
276 NBR 1907 Bulpitt Patent 3 Aspect Hand Lamp stamped "NBR 6136 MANUEL". Complete with Bulpitt Vessel and burner, all fittings and glasses. Unrestored condition.
285 B.R. (NE) Station Enamel Totem Sign "STOCKTON". Fully flanged. Good condition.
287 Enamel Advertising Company Sign Depicting "MAIDEN" Size 30" x 3". Good condition.
288 C/I Steam Locomotive Smokebox Number plate "6844" As carried by a Collett designed ex GWR mixed traffic 4-6-0 named "PENHYDD GRANGE" built at Swindon works in October 1937. Allocations included Banbury, Oxley, Wolverhampton Stafford Road, Neath (Court Sart) and Llanelly from where it was withdrawn in April 1964. Cut up at Cohen's Kettering 09/64. From restored.
300 C/I Notice "FURNESS RAILWAYS - CAUTION TO TRESPASSERS - 8 LINES OF TEXT - BY ORDER AUGUST 1894". Restored condition, black lettering on white.
308 B.R. (M) Station Enamel Totem Sign "WHITCHURCH". Fully flanged. Good condition.
313 BR (ScR) Enamel Station Street Direction Sign. "NORTH QUEENSFERRY STATION". Size 61 x 33cm.
323 C/I Steam Locomotive Cabside Number plate "3726" As carried by a Collett designed ex GWR 57xx class 0-6-0PT built at Swindon Works in June 1937. Allocations included Swindon, St Philips Marsh, Pontypool Road, Aberbeeg and Newport Ebbw Jct from where it was withdrawn in January 1962. Cut up at Swindon works 07/62.
330 C/I Steam Locomotive Cabside Numberplate "5148" As carried by an early build Churchward designed ex GWR 2-6-2T built as a derivative of the 3100 Class at Swindon works in March 1906. Allocated to the South West Division and mainly Plymouth Laira 83D all its working life. Withdrawn from there in December 1959. Cut up at Swindon Works in April 1960. Restored condition. Either side never been offered before since removed.
338 B.R. (M) Station Enamel Totem Sign "NELSON". Fully flanged. Good condition.
344 C/I Oval Steam Locomotive Works plate "BUILT 1953 SWINDON". As carried by 4-6-0 No 46515-27, 75020-24, 30-49. Ex Loco condition.
351 LNER 9x5 Brass Steam Locomotive Worksplate. As carried by Gresley Designed Class V2 2-6-2 Loco No 60850. Built Darlington Works 1939. Nice example.
357 NBR Patent 3 Aspect Hand Lamp stamped "NBR 7178 CADDER YARD". Complete with Vessel and burner, all fittings and glasses. Unrestored condition.
369B Framed & Glazed Carriage Print. "STOKESAY". Nr Craven Arms, Shropshire.
380 Diesel Locomotive Nameplate "HILLHEAD '93" The Name was carried by a Class 60 Diesel Locomotive No. 60 082, Applied at Hillhead Quarry on 15th June 1993, Removed 17th June 1993. Size 40" x 14". The plate was fitted by Jack Hobbs, President of the institute of Quarrying to mark the World's Biggest Quarry Exhibition. The name was applied over "MAM TOR". The loco was delivered to the exhibition site 'unnamed' by EWS. On the first day of the show there was a naming ceremony and the 'Hillhead 93' plates were fitted to the loco for the 3 days of the show. There were only 2 plates. After the loco went back to EWS the temporary plates were removed and the Mam Tor plates reinstalled.
389 S. R. Enamel Station Target Sign. "WATERLOO". Mounted on a wooden back board. Good condition.
393 Framed & Glazed Carriage Print. "THE LUNE VALLEY - NR TEBAY - WESTMORLAND - SEE BRITAIN BY TRAIN".
394 S. R. Original Enamel Station Target Sign. "ARDINGLY". Good condition. A Station on the preserved Blue Bell Railway, Sussex. Good condition.
396 Diesel Locomotive Worksplate "ENGLISH ELECTRIC COMPANY LTD LONDON. ROBERT STEPHENSON AND HAWTHORNS - LTD - LOCOMOTIVEWORKS, ENGLAND". As carried by a Class 20 Works No 2979 / 8231 - 1961 - D8073 becoming 20 073. Restored condition.


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In the northwest corner of the CSN Henderson campus, a drone stopped midflight, hovered briefly and slowly lowered to the ground, all against the wishes of the pilot.
Drone killers, which look like guns, are aimed at helping law enforcement agencies immobilize or bring down unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly called drones. While not widely available yet, officials with the company showed them off earlier this week at CSN.
The event was made possible through an ongoing partnership between CSN and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, born out of the October 1 tragedy.
Officer David Martel, the UAs program coordinator for Metro, spent more than three hours with three drones mapping 17.6 acres of the festival grounds and surrounding areas after the tragedy. It helped him realize there needed to be more training available for officers. The expertise of CSN's faculty made the college the right place to get that training.
"We have a great relationship with CSN," he said.
Metro gets the use of CSN's classroom space, drone equipment and room to train officers, which includes using the area of campus behind the baseball field to run out different drills and tactics.
"We try to build lots of different scenarios for them," said CSN professor Art Eggers, the Unmanned Aviation Systems Program lead.
At the same time, Eggers gets an in-depth look of how the drones are used in the field. That'll help him better prepare students for the workforce.
Eggers is developing a two-year degree program, called Unmanned Aviation System Technology, that emphasizes how to build, repair, program and fly drones. Graduates can pursue careers in law enforcement, photography, agriculture, constructing or consulting and will have a leg up over students who were solely trained as pilots.
For more information on the program, reach out to Art Eggers at art.eggers@csn.edu.


Yoga has made its way into the western world with a bang. This ancient set of practices offers much in the way of physical and mental benefits. What's more, it can also be used to reduce back pain that's become a plague on our society. If you're one of the many Americans who's missed work because of back pain or find that it interferes with daily life, consider practicing gentle yoga poses or asanas that stretch and strengthen your back. In part II of our yoga series, we show you five more poses that you can do.
The cobra pose is a terrific way to ease stiffness in the back that many of us face after spending hours sitting in one position. It helps maintain the curve of the lower back which tends to flatten when sitting. It extends the spine and works the back muscles.
Although the cobra pose is fairly easy to perform, you should do it with caution especially if it's your first time. Don't force your upper body high off the ground if your back starts to pain. Just do what you're able to. Once your back starts to become less stiff, you'll see an improvement in how much you can arch. You should also bend your elbows more and pull your belly in to take the weight off your lower back.
Locust pose is a backbend pose similar to the cobra pose. However, instead of keeping your legs on the ground, you lift them up along with your upper body. The pose targets the lower back and keeps it engaged as you need to move into it without your arms to assist. It's a good way to strengthen the back muscles. It also works the abdomen, glutes, quads, and hamstrings.
When doing the locust pose, don't focus on lifting yourself too high or too quickly otherwise you may feel your lower back cramping up. If you can't do the pose, you can try a half locust pose. Lie belly down with your arms on your sides. Lift your right leg up without bending the knee and hold for 10 seconds. Do the same with the left leg and right arm and alternate.
The bridge pose is an exercise that stretches the spine to keep it supple. Since the pose must be held for a few seconds, it also strengthens the muscles of the back along with the glutes and hamstrings. Like the cobra and locust pose, it opens the chest and improves posture by countering forward postures (like slouching) that we tend to make when sitting.
While the bridge pose is simple, it can be a little challenging for first-timers. If you can't lift and hold your pelvis, place a block beneath your sacrum for support.
Unlike most of the poses we've mentioned, the triangle pose is a standing exercise. As you bend sideways to reach down, it stretches and strengthens the spine and lengthens the muscles. It also strengthens muscles on the outer hip and the sides of the torso.
The triangle pose should ideally see your body form a right angle with both arms and legs forming straight lines. If you have a neck injury, look straight ahead instead of at the top. You should avoid the pose if you have low blood pressure.
Rounding up our list of yoga poses for backaches is the bow pose. It's best for people who have mild back pain and not for those with severe back problems. Like many backbends, the bow pose strengthens the back muscles. It also works the core and keeps the spine flexible and strong. This makes it less susceptible to injury and pain.
Not everyone may be able to do the bow pose, and that's okay. Yoga is about listening to your body and not pushing yourself beyond your limit. If you can't do the bow pose, try a half bow by bending one leg and holding on to it with the opposite arm.
Yoga poses can be gentle or vigorous depending on how you want them to be. For people with backaches, gradually easing into form is important. Be mindful of how you do these poses as maintaining form can mean the difference between strength and flexibility and painful injury. Do combine them with exercises like walking and swimming, maintain a healthy weight, and use the best mattress for back pain when sleeping. You'll soon be able to reduce back pain if not eliminate it altogether.


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Persona 5 Royal Review for PS4
Mehrdad Khayyat April 1, 2020 News, PS4
Sometimes video games are engaging enough that we tend to live with them for a long time and we somehow get depressed soon after we finish them since we feel the emptiness that used to be fulfilled with something that's missing. We've played a lot of games so far that fit into that category and we will be playing more in the future. From Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption 2 to Atlus' recently launched Persona 5 Royal. It is the latter we're turning our eyes to today. This is our Persona 5 Royal review.
Games of this caliber need a lot of hours of gameplay and tons of detail to make you drown deeply in its world. It certainly wouldn't work with a boring messed up plot that makes you forget about the positive parts of the game. This is the point that many studios part ways with the others and are always known as top-class narrative designers launching masterpiece after masterpiece.
Let me make it clear at first that Persona 5 Royal wouldn't be an excellent experience for impatient players who want to get into the action immediately. In this case, players shouldn't hurry for the end of the game. The more patience applied when playing and reading the dialogues between characters, the more the game is enjoyed. Sometimes it's like a Telltale game filled with dialogues and cut-scenes and sometimes it feels like Hitman the objective is to sneak into a Palace and fool the guards, and sometimes it's like a brain-draining puzzle-RPG when you get stuck in combat with lots of options available and you don't know which one will work. When all of those shapes join together, you will see the true form of Persona 5 Royal. This is a game about Personas and the game itself is built upon them.
In a world that's not far different from the real one we live in Persona 5 Royal follows the story of a high-schooler who unites with a bunch of his friends to stop any filthy criminal in Japan. Not by killing, not by torturing, and not by assassinating. It's all about sneaking into a criminal's heart and destroying all the demons within.
Persona 5 Royal's story is slow-paced and, at first, it takes quite a bit of time to get the player to the exciting moments. But once it starts rolling, there's no stopping it. It's like a roller coaster that moves too slowly when rising up, but you know what will happen when it reaches the peak. After all, the game has a lot of characters that need to be detailed in different ways. Long story short, you may get bored in the first 20 hours of the game, but keep going and you won't regret your patience.
In Persona 5 Royal you're going to play both the life of a school student and a superhero who can't see people suffering. Such a mixture truly seems unbalanced. While one of them is filled with risky and exciting moments, the other has nothing to offer more than talking to friends, answering the teachers' questions, and tightening relationships with others. To be honest, Atlus wasn't successful enough to keep both parts engaging. So, sometimes the daily life of the characters becomes a bit dull, so much so that you fast-forward the dialogues for a while until it reaches the important parts.
There are a lot of conversations going on between characters in Persona 5 Royal and, unfortunately, not much is missed when fast-forwarding through some of them. It becomes more annoying when you have gone through a lot of difficulties with your friends and you know all of them very well but the game still keeps bringing up the void conversations which adds nothing to the story or the characters.
Persona 5 Royal uses different city regions as its main world, which keeps growing as you progress more in the game while adding more hobbies and activities for you to do during your free time. Watching movies, buying stuff, wandering in clubs, and meeting new side-mission providers, are some of the notable things you can do in Persona 5 Royal's world. That said, it's not like a Grand Theft Auto game which allows you to do tons of things in a single day. In Persona 5, time limits won't let you do more than one or two things a day which makes it a little bit more realistic. Using underground stations, you can travel from one district to another but the problem is, for instance, if you want to get from the first station to the last one, you will be stopped in a few stations to change your train which becomes more frustrating when you have to do that every day to get back to home from school. The lack of a fast travel system is another small problem with Persona 5 Royal.
As for combat, Persona 5 Royal is a challenging, but rewarding JRPG that never disappoints. First of all, it needs a great understanding of each character's powers to have a precise strategy in battles. Once done with that, players should focus on the formation of skills needed in battle depending on the enemy. It's not surprising at all in Persona 5 Royal to find an ordinary enemy harder to beat than a castle owner. While players can own a lot of Personas (special skills), they'll also be able to make new ones by mixing them. Fortunately, there are a lot of varied enemies in the game to grant dozens of useful Personas to expand the arsenal of powers.
All in all, Persona 5 Royal is a must-play title for those who love JRPGs and have never tried out a Persona game. However, even for newcomers to the genre, it's still a recommended game with hundreds of hours of gameplay accompanied by a flawless combat style. Finally, for those who have played Persona 5 and are wondering what's going on with the new character Kasumi, I should say that it's not worthy enough to pay another $60 for several hours of a new story with Kasumi, though the character has a compelling backstory and interesting relationship with the protagonist.
Tags: atlus, JRPG, persona 5 royal, playstation 4, review
With tons of enjoyable content available in Persona 5 Royal, it's worth more than its price tag though not necessarily for those who have played Persona 5 previously. The game almost seems flawless in every part, especially in combat design and stealth mechanics, but be aware that this is a story-driven game for patient players.
Detailed characters
A compelling story
Flawless combat design with tons of different options to customize it
Beautiful graphics and great Japanese voice acting
The amount of skippable conversations
Lack of complete fast-travel option
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The coed instructional program is designed for both boys and girls. This program is recommended for ages 6 – 8 years old. Basic equipment is required – Crosses (sticks), Mouth Guards and Eyewear.
Basic lacrosse skills are taught with sportsmanship and to have FUN. The basic skills are covered including cradling, throwing, passing and running. Each player is taught about the different positions; i.e., attack, middie, defense and goal.
There is a dedicated boys and girls team. Basic lacrosse is taught with sportsmanship and to have FUN. The basic skills are covered including cradling, throwing, passing and running. Each player is taught about the different positions; i.e., attack, middie, defense and goal. Each player is used in these different positions at least during practices. At this level this is a non-contact sport; however, full protective equipment is required.
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Running and cradling, throwing and catching are the basic objectives to master.
Player should know how to throw an overhand pass with either hand.
Player should be able to catch with one hand, switch hands and throw with the other hand and reverse the procedure to use their non-dominant hand.
There is a dedicated boys and girls team. Each player is presented and taught about the different positions; i.e., attach, defense, middie and goalie. Each player will be rotated through each position so that they know how to react to each position. Each player will be used in these different positions at least during practices if not in an actual game. Basic lacrosse skills are presented and reinforced with and understanding of sportsmanship and team play. Line drills, stick handling, checking, face offs, throwing exercises, and scooping skills (i.e., ground balls) are taught, reviewed and practiced.
Warm up exercises, stretching drills, and running are all important to build endurance and confidence. To supplement these skills a dedicated area where shooting skills can utilized and polished should be implemented.
Player should be able to cradle the ball while jogging around the box without dropping the ball.
Player should be able to throw and catch the ball between 2 lines 20 feet apart.
Player should be able scoop the ball at half speed at least three times.
Know how to throw overhand pass with either hand.
Know the basics of playing all positions and the basics of lacrosse.
Advanced lacrosse skills are taught to include sportsmanship and team play. Line drills, stick handling, checking, advanced clearing drills and scooping skills are taught and reviewed. Advance moves such as dodging, faking, checking, advanced ball handling (catching on the run, over the head, etc.), scooping the ball at full speed, protecting and carrying the ball, man down plays and set defensive and offensive plays are reviewed and practiced.
Players are encouraged to be able to think for themselves and to improvise. To be able to look up the field to see where teammate are positioned, which ones are free, where the field is collapsing and where is the best shooting angle against the defensive positions. How to read the other teams defense to know how to adjust our game for there playing style.
Player should be able to cradle the ball while running and dodging opponents around the box without dropping the ball.
Player should be able to throw and catch the ball between 2 players running down the field.
Know how to execute the man-ball exercise for ground balls.
Know how to execute long passes and clearing passes with either hand.
Able and confidant to shoot the ball on goal with either hand.
Know the intermediate skill level of lacrosse and team sportsmanship.
Players will be prepared to play lacrosse at the high school level. Each player will take his or her lacrosse skills up another notch. All lacrosse skills are performed quicker and clearer with advanced plays utilizing the 'X' player, screens and cutters. Set defensive and offensive plays (scoring plays) are reviewed and practiced.


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Delhi HC Quashes False Rape Case
IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
Reserved on: 20th March, 2017
Decided on: 24th March, 2017
CRL.M.C. 2454/2016 & Crl.M.A. 10521/2016 (stay)
MOHIT NAGAR ….. Petitioner
Represented by: Mr.Parth Goswami with Mr.Hemant Raj, Advs.
STATE & ANR ….. Respondents
Represented by: Mr.Ravi Nayak, APP for State.
Mr.Shrey Sharawat with Ms.Kanishk Singh, Advs. for respondent No.2.
Inspector Anil Malik, PS Greater Kailash.
CORAM:HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MUKTA GUPTA
1. By the present petition the petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No. 135/2016 under Sections 376/506 IPC registered at PS Greater Kailash-I on the complaint of respondent No.2 and the consequent proceedings thereto including the charge-sheet filed.
2. The grounds pressed for quashing of the FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto are that the respondent No.2 has lodged similar FIRs against other persons on the same modus-operandi, FIR was lodged malafidely with an intention to extort money and since at the time of registration of above- noted FIR the respondent No.2 was married as per her own showing there could be no promise to marry her and on the said pretext the petitioner could not have established physical relationship. It is further contended that the respondent No.2 being an educated lady, mother of an eight year old daughter, married twice with a subsisting marriage, the allegations that sexual acts with the petitioner were on a false promise of marriage are belied on the face of it.
3. Before dealing with the facts of the present case it would be appropriate to note the law laid down by the Supreme Court in the decision reported as (2013) 3 SCC 330 Rajiv Thapar & Ors. Vs. Madan Lal Kapoor while laying down the guidelines for quashing of a FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto in exercise of its power under Section 482 Cr.P.C. by the High Court, the Supreme Court delineated the steps to be taken to determine the veracity of prayer as under:
"29. The issue being examined in the instant case is the jurisdiction of the High Court under Section 482 CrPC, if it chooses to quash the initiation of the prosecution against an accused at the stage of issuing process, or at the stage of committal, or even at the stage of framing of charges. These are all stages before the commencement of the actual trial. The same parameters would naturally be available for later stages as well. The power vested in the High Court under Section 482 CrPC, at the stages referred to hereinabove, would have far- reaching consequences inasmuch as it would negate the prosecution's/complainant's case without allowing the prosecution/complainant to lead evidence. Such a determination must always be rendered with caution, care and circumspection. To invoke its inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 CrPC the High Court has to be fully satisfied that the material produced by the accused is such that would lead to the conclusion that his/their defence is based on sound, reasonable, and indubitable facts; the material produced is such as would rule out and displace the assertions contained in the charges levelled against the accused; and the material produced is such as would clearly reject and overrule the veracity of the allegations contained in the accusations levelled by the prosecution/complainant. It should be sufficient to rule out, reject and discard the accusations levelled by the prosecution/complainant, without the necessity of recording any evidence. For this the material relied upon by the defence should not have been refuted, or alternatively, cannot be justifiably refuted, being material of sterling and impeccable quality. The material relied upon by the accused should be such as would persuade a reasonable person to dismiss and condemn the actual basis of the accusations as false. In such a situation, the judicial conscience of the High Court would persuade it to exercise its power under Section 482 CrPC to quash such criminal proceedings, for that would prevent abuse of process of the court, and secure the ends of justice.
30. Based on the factors canvassed in the foregoing paragraphs, we would delineate the following steps to determine the veracity of a prayer for quashment raised by an accused by invoking the power vested in the High Court under Section 482 CrPC:
30.1. Step one: whether the material relied upon by the accused is sound, reasonable, and indubitable i.e. the material is of sterling and impeccable quality?
30.2. Step two: whether the material relied upon by the accused would rule out the assertions contained in the charges levelled against the accused i.e. the material is sufficient to reject and overrule the factual assertions contained in the complaint i.e. the material is such as would persuade a reasonable person to dismiss and condemn the factual basis of the accusations as false?
30.3. Step three: whether the material relied upon by the accused has not been refuted by the prosecution/complainant; and/or the material is such that it cannot be justifiably refuted by the prosecution/complainant?
30.4. Step four: whether proceeding with the trial would result in an abuse of process of the court, and would not serve the ends of justice?
30.5. If the answer to all the steps is in the affirmative, the judicial conscience of the High Court should persuade it to quash such criminal proceedings in exercise of power vested in it under Section 482 CrPC. Such exercise of power, besides doing justice to the accused, would save precious court time, which would otherwise be wasted in holding such a trial (as well as proceedings arising therefrom) specially when it is clear that the same would not conclude in the conviction of the accused."
4. Following the decision in Rajiv Thapar (supra) Supreme Court in the decision reported as (2013) 9 SCC 293 Prashant Bharti Vs. State (NCT of Delhi) dealing with a similar fact situation noting the facts of the complaint therein, material collected in investigation and placed by the accused therein quashed the FIR as under:
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"23. The details in respect of each aspect of the matter, arising out of the complaints made by Priya on 16-2-2007 and 21-2-2007 have been examined in extensive detail in the foregoing paragraphs. We shall now determine whether the steps noticed by this Court in the judgment extracted hereinabove can be stated to have been satisfied. Insofar as the instant aspect of the matter is concerned, the factual details referred to in the foregoing paragraphs are being summarised hereafter:
23.1. Firstly, the appellant-accused was in Sector 37, Noida in the State of Uttar Pradesh on 15-2-2007. He was at Noida before 7.55 p.m. He, thereafter, remained at different places within Noida and then at Shakarpur, Ghaziabad, Patparganj, Jorbagh, etc. From 9.15 p.m. to 11.30 p.m. on 15-2-2007, he remained present at a marriage anniversary function celebrated at Rangoli Lawns at Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. An affidavit to the aforesaid effect filed by the appellant-accused was found to be correct by the investigating officer on the basis of his mobile phone call details. The accused was therefore not at the place of occurrence, as alleged in the complaint dated 16-2-2007.
23.2. Secondly, verification of the mobile phone call details of the complainant/prosecutrix Priya revealed, that on 15-2-2007, no calls were made by the appellant-accused to the complainant/prosecutrix, and that, it was the complainant/prosecutrix who had made calls to him.
23.3. Thirdly, the complainant/prosecutrix, on and around the time referred to in the complaint dated 16-2-2007, was at different places of New Delhi i.e. in Defence Colony, Greater Kailash, Andrews Ganj and finally at Tughlaqabad Extension, as per the verification of the investigating officer on the basis of her mobile phone call details. The complainant was also not at the place of occurrence, as she herself alleged in the complaint dated 16-2-2007.
23.4. Fourthly, at the time when the complainant/prosecutrix alleged that the appellant-accused had misbehaved with her and had outraged her modesty on 15-2-2007 (as per her complaint dated 16-2-2007), she was actually in conversation with her friends (as per the verification made by the investigating officer on the basis of her mobile phone call details).
23.5. Fifthly, even though the complainant/prosecutrix had merely alleged in her complaint dated 16-2-2007 that the accused had outraged her modesty by touching her breasts, she had subsequently through a supplementary statement (made on 21-2-2007), levelled allegations against the accused for the offence of rape.
23.6. Sixthly, even though the complainant/prosecutrix was married to one Manoj Kumar Soni, s/o Seeta Ram Soni (as indicated in an affidavit appended to the Delhi Police format for information of tenants and duly verified by the investigating officer, wherein she had described herself as married), in the complaint made to the police (on 16-2-2007 and 21-2-2007), she had suggested that she was unmarried.
23.7. Seventhly, as per the judgment and decree of the Civil Judge (Senior Division), Kanpur (Rural) dated 23-9-2008, the complainant was married to Lalji Porwal on 14-6-2003. The aforesaid marriage subsisted till 23-9-2008. The allegations made by the complainant dated 16-2-2007 and 21-2-2007 pertain to occurrences of 23-12-2006, 25-12-2006, 1-1-2007 and 15-2-2007 i.e. positively during the subsistence of her marriage with Lalji Porwal. Thereafter, the complainant Priya married another man Manoj on 30-9-2008. This is evidenced by a "certificate of marriage" dated 30-9-2008. In view of the aforesaid, it is apparent that the complainant could not have been induced into a physical relationship based on an assurance of marriage.
23.8. Eighthly, the physical relationship between the complainant and the accused was admittedly consensual. In her complaints Priya had however asserted, that her consent was based on a false assurance of marriage by the accused. Since the aspect of assurance stands falsified, the acknowledged consensual physical relationship between the parties would not constitute an offence under Section 376 IPC. Especially because the complainant was a major on the date of occurrences, which fact emerges from the "certificate of marriage" dated 30-9- 2008, indicating her date of birth as 17-7-1986.
23.9. Ninthly, as per the medical report recorded by AIIMS dated 16-2-2007, the examination of the complainant did not evidence her having been poisoned. The instant allegation made by the complainant cannot now be established because even in the medical report dated 16-2-2007 it was observed that blood samples could not be sent for examination because of the intervening delay. For the same reason even the allegations levelled by the accused of having been administered some intoxicant in a cold drink (Pepsi) cannot now be established by cogent evidence.
23.10. Tenthly, the factual position indicated in the charge-sheet dated 28-6-2007, that despite best efforts made by the investigating officer, the police could not recover the container of the cold drink (Pepsi) or the glass from which the complainant had consumed the same. The allegations made by the complainant could not be verified even by the police from any direct or scientific evidence, is apparent from a perusal of the charge-sheet dated 28-6-2007.
23.11. Eleventhly, as per the medical report recorded by AIIMS dated 21-2-2007 the assertions made by the complainant that the accused had physical relations with her on 23-12-2006, 25-12-2006 and 1-1-2007, cannot likewise be verified as opined in the medical report, on account of delay between the dates of occurrences and her eventual medical examination on 21-2-2007. It was for this reason, that neither the vaginal smear was taken, nor her clothes were sent for forensic examination.
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24. Most importantly, as against the aforesaid allegations, no pleadings whatsoever have been filed by the complainant. Even during the course of hearing, the material relied upon by the accused was not refuted. As a matter of fact, the complainant/prosecutrix had herself approached the High Court, with the prayer that the first information lodged by her, be quashed. It would therefore be legitimate to conclude, in the facts and circumstances of this case, that the material relied upon by the accused has not been refuted by the complainant/prosecutrix. Even in the charge-sheet dated 28-6- 2007, (extracted above) the investigating officer has acknowledged, that he could not find any proof to substantiate the charges. The charge-sheet had been filed only on the basis of the statement of the complainant/prosecutrix under Section 164 CrPC.
25. Based on the holistic consideration of the facts and circumstances summarised in the foregoing two paragraphs; we are satisfied, that all the steps delineated by this Court in Rajiv Thapar case [Rajiv Thapar v. Madan Lal Kapoor, (2013) 3 SCC 330 : (2013) 3 SCC (Cri) 158] stand satisfied. All the steps can only be answered in the affirmative. We therefore have no hesitation whatsoever in concluding, that judicial conscience of the High Court ought to have persuaded it, on the basis of the material available before it, while passing the impugned order, to quash the criminal proceedings initiated against the appellant-accused, in exercise of the inherent powers vested with it under Section 482 CrPC. Accordingly, based on the conclusions drawn hereinabove, we are satisfied that the first information report registered under Sections 328, 354 and 376 of the Penal Code against the appellant-accused, and the consequential charge-sheet dated 28-6-2007, as also the framing of charges by the Additional Sessions Judge, New Delhi on 1-12-2008, deserves to be quashed. The same are accordingly quashed."
5. The allegations of the respondent No.2 whose identity has been concealed in FIR No.135/2016 are:
"Complaint against Mohit Nagar of Rape. Respected Sir, This is to bring to your kind notice that I 'GB' D/o 'B' currently residing at GK-I S-331 2nd Floor New Delhi. I am a divorcee and a single mother of 8 years old daughter since I got divorced in 2012. I was looking to get settled again to provide a better life to me and my daughter. I met one Mohit Nagar at Shaadi.com on 8th of December 2015 at Defence Colony Market, New Delhi. On 20th/21st December, 2015 he came to my place at Kailash Colony and proposed to marry me. He also insisted on getting physically involved with me. I asked him to wait till we get married but he assured me that he will marry me soon. On such assurance and inducement and his promise to marry me, I agreed to have sexual intercourse with him. In the month of January, I asked him to marry me soon but on some pretend or other he kept on ignoring my requests. Mohit Nagar was frequently visiting my house and continued to have sexual intercourse with me while promising that he will marry me soon. It was in February 2016, he started ignoring me. And that is when I started pressurizing him to marry me because it had been two months now and he had been delaying it on some pretext or the other. On Sunday 3rd April, 2016, liked by my repeated request he threatened to kill my daughter and also refuse to marry me. He said that if I insist on marriage he will get my daughter killed. Since then he has been telling me that I am a useless person and I should go and commit suicide. On 4th April he threatened to put my number to various pimps. I feel very threatened for my daughter safety and my life along with the life of my daughter is under threat. He has committed rape on me by falsely promising to marry me and thereby inducing me to have sexual intercourse with me multiple times. I request you to kindly take strict action against him and initiate the relevant criminal proceedings in the interest of justice."
6. FIR No.135/2016 under Section 376/506 was lodged on 6th April, 2016. The petitioner has placed on record copy of FIR No.208/2015 lodged by respondent No.2 against one Naveen on 11 th February, 2015 at PS New Ashok Nagar which reads as under:
"Sub: Regarding Sexual Harassment. Sir, Myself, 'GB' D/o 'B' Indirapuram, Ghaziabad. My age is 30 yrs. I am working in an educational institute. Through Shadi.com I came across Naveen Kumar Gautam S/o Bheem Raj Gautam resident of Chirag Delhi, 221 building, 2nd Floor, Near Darga. We started talking with each other and after that the person Naveen proposed me for marriage. In the 1st week of December 2014 Naveen asked me to come to New Ashok Nagar Metro Station from there he picked me and took me to an unknown flat in B- Block, New Ashok Nagar and there forcefully on the pretext of marriage he developed physical relation with me. When I scolded him for this act he gave assurance of marriage to me. After that he developed physical relation with me in my house also and also assurance for marriage. But now Naveen denied for marriage saying that he didn't want to marry me now. And he just used me. Kindly take legal action against Naveen."
7. The petitioner has also placed on record copy of petition for dissolution of marriage between Naveen and 'GB' being HMA No.244/16 dated 4th March, 2016. In the said petition under Section 13 B(1) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (in short HM Act) for dissolution of marriage by mutual consent, the learned Principal Judge, Family Court, South, Saket after recording the statement of both Naveen and 'GB' noted that the marriage between the two was solemnized on 14th February, 2015 as per Hindu Rites and Customs and the parties are living separately since 20th February 2015 due to temperamental differences. As per the settlement Naveen agreed to pay a sum of ?3 lakhs to 'GB' in full and final settlement of all her claims out of which 'GB' has received ?2 lakhs and the balance amount of ?1 lakh was to be paid at the time of recording of statement in second motion petition. Thus, on 9th March, 2016 only statement for first motion for divorce by mutual consent between Naveen and 'GB' was recorded and since no statement for second motion has been recorded till date, the marriage between Naveen and 'GB' subsists legally.
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8. In the reply affidavit filed to the present petition by respondent No.2 the documents placed on record in the form of FIR No.138/2015 at New Ashok Nagar against Naveen and certified copy of the order dated 9 th March, 2016 passed in HMA No. 244/16 are not disputed. Though orally stated by learned counsel for the respondent No.2 that the respondent No.2 came to know that Naveen was already married when he performed marriage with her and thus her marriage with Naveen was a nullity, however no such fact has been stated in the reply affidavit.
9. The whole basis of FIR No.135/2016 registered against the petitioner by the respondent No.2 is that on 8 th December, 2015 they interacted at shadi.com and where after they met each other at Defence Colony market and the petitioner proposed to marry her and insisted on getting physically involved with her. It is the case of respondent No.2 that on the assurance, inducement and promise of marriage she agreed to have sexual intercourse with him. Admittedly, the marriage of respondent No.2 with Naveen had not been dissolved by decree of divorce nor was it declared a nullity when the alleged offence took place from December 2015 till 3 rd April, 2016 where after the respondent No.2 lodged the above-noted FIR on 6th April, 2016.
When respondent No.2 could not have lawfully married the petitioner on 3rd April, 2016 her allegations that the petitioner played fraud on her in receiving her consent for marriage are unfounded. Thus, even taking the allegations on the face of it on the basis of documents of impeccable character in the form of FIR No.138/2015 lodged at New Ashok Nagar and order dated 9th March, 2016 passed in (HMA No.244/16) the ingredients of offence punishable under Section 376 IPC are not made out.
10. On the facts noted above which are not disputed by the respondent No.2 it is evident that:
"i) As per statement under Section 164 Cr.P.C. of the respondent No.2 recorded, her education qualification is MBA and she is doing the job of Government liaison. She has a daughter aged 8 years old.
ii) The allegations in FIR No.135/2016 registered at PS Greater Kailash-I against the petitioner relate to the period end of December 2015 to 4th April, 2016.
iii) Respondent No.2 had lodged FIR No.208/2015 against one Naveen on 11th February, 2015. After registration of FIR No.208/2015 against Naveen she married him on 14th February, 2015 and last resided with him on 20th February, 2015.
iv) The statement for first motion for grant of divorce by mutual consent and the order thereon was passed by the Principal Judge, Family Courts, South, Saket on 9th March, 2016 wherein in the statement of respondent No.2 there is an admission of marriage subsisting. Thus from end of December, 2015 till 4th April, 2016 even as per the respondent No.2 she had a valid subsisting marriage with Naveen.
v) Once as per the own showing respondent No.2 was having a subsisting marriage with Naveen at the time of alleged offence, she cannot claim that she was forced into sexual relationship on the pretext of marrying and her allegation stands falsified.
vi) In the statement recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C. of the respondent No.2, the respondent No.2 categorically stated "I do not want to pursue with the case because the misunderstanding with the accused had been sorted out and we are going to get married very soon".
vii) This statement of respondent No.2 was not recorded by the learned MM on 7th April, 2016 and recorded on 8th April, 2016 giving the respondent No.2 sufficient time to reflect and after assuring that she was under no pressure or threat.
viii) Allegations in respect of offence punishable under Section 506 IPC are vague and general in nature."
11. The stand of respondent No.2 in the present petition is that after grant of bail, the petitioner refused to marry her. This cannot be ground to reject the petition filed by the petitioner if on undisputed facts and material collected during investigation, no case is made out against the petitioner to proceed further in the charge-sheet filed. Applying the test laid down by the Supreme Court in Rajiv Thapar (supra) it is a fit case where the FIR and the proceedings pursuant thereto are liable to be quashed to prevent the misuse of the criminal justice system and also to prevent the abuse of the process of the Court.
12. Consequently, FIR No. 135/2016 under Sections 376/506 IPC registered at PS Greater Kailash-I, Delhi and proceedings pursuant thereto are hereby quashed.
13. Petition and application are disposed of. Order dasti.
(MUKTA GUPTA) JUDGE
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"Is there nothing I can say, nothing I can do to change your mind?"
Mick Jagger wails in falsetto on "Emotional Rescue," a disco-influenced tune released around the commercial peak of the Rolling Stones in 1979. The electric piano and synthesizers swirl into what's considered a standout track from their album of the same name, even being commemorated on the official The Best of Rolling Stones compilation. However, the song is most notable for being the docking point of the burgeoning rift between Jagger and Keith Richards, as each band member wanted their own rockist vs. popist direction for the Stones.
It's not easy to conclude all that subtext under the seductive, ageless sound of "Emotional Rescue," and Italian director Luca Guadagnino employs much of the same camouflage in A Bigger Splash. Set in the stunning scenery of Pantelleria, Bowie-like rock star Marianne Lane (Tilda Swinton) and muscular, younger boyfriend Paul (Matthias Schoenaerts) rest and recover from Marianne's recent vocal surgery in muted bliss. They tan in the nude by a spectacularly blue swimming pool placed on top of the gorgeous rocky landscape after countless mud baths that promptly turn sexual, day after day.
Their steady lives are quickly interrupted by Marianne's ex-lover and former producer flying in with his supposedly formerly estranged 22-year-old daughter and no hotel preparations, and the combined four of them twist this once tranquil setting into one torn by emotional drama. Harry (Ralph Fiennes) is a restless and experienced spirit, his energy carried by Fiennes' unfettered performance. Flashbacks to Harry and Marianne's 80s rockstar escapades, soundtracked by glam pop and dusted with cocaine, peep from the cracks of their now weathered relationship, and it becomes evident from the beginning that Harry's skittish self is here for a reason.
Though it's eventual melodrama is unmistakable from the start, A Bigger Splash serves as a treat for the visual and theatrical senses, as Fiennes and Swinton put on astonishing performances for two seemedly opposite people. Swinton sways in her nostalgic resort wardrobe by Dior, expressively gesturing her wants and needs with an elegance that makes you almost forget she's an otherworldly rock star. She speaks in a hoarse whisper when really required to, even lets us experience her experiencing a silent orgasm while standing up, and her weightless performance becomes a heavy one as her facial expressions and miming express her agony so fervently.
Meanwhile, Fiennes' Harry is rushing in and out of the frame like a jazzy spirit, gutting out fresh fish his first morning there and drunkenly boasting a karaoke of Deep Fish's "Direction NYC" that same night. Previously a producer for the Rolling Stones, he spins "Emotional Rescue" on the house turntable and shows off his moves like Jagger in a particularly memorable sequence for it's juxtaposing entertainment and uncomfort. He wails that opening line to Marianne as her boyfriend awkwardly sits next to her, and the increasing tension between the two former lovers becomes soap-opera addicting until it bubbles over like Mediterranean champagne.
The juicy stories of past suicide attempts and slender, oiled bodies pasted against the Italian island's natural beauty make A Bigger Splash a worth-it watch. Unlike 2015's The Second Mother, a Brazilian film that overdid the melodrama but perfectly delivered the socioeconomic strife of modern Brazil, A Bigger Splash serves up some amusing scenes that get clumsily interrupted by Guadagnino's half-baked political messages. He tries to make a white people vs. the world conversation with his wealthy main characters virtually ignoring the Italian residents around them, and frequently shows the Tunisian refugees that have started to arrive for sanctuary on the sidelines, but makes no legitimate point with either of these being included. Swinton's tall and all-white designer attire is enough to make her stand out from the faded rags surrounding her, enough of a statement for a movie that should've kept all it's focus on the emotional chess that it's best at.
The final act churns into ambiguous anticlimax, but never hesitates to remain pleasing on the eyes. We are served freshly made ricotta with daiquiris cliffside and tabletop candle lighting, all the while seeing who's gonna fuck who next. A Bigger Splash is never gaudy in its unraveling, instead consistently excelling at it's meta-escapism. With cinematography that stuns at every corner in both technique and visuals, Yorick Le Saux (Clouds of Sils-Maria, Only Lovers Left Alive) and Guadagnino mask their characters' intentions and emotions with beautiful mastery, much like the Stones' "Emotional Rescue." What most interests me about A Bigger Splash is finally seeing what Guadagnino can do, seeing as to how he's scheduled to make a Suspiria remake in the next few years. Here's to hoping his sensual awareness translates well to unnerving horror.. *nervous laughter*
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REMY CABELLA'S decision to join Newcastle has been blasted by Montpellier president Louis Nicollin.
With Newcastle set to swell their French ranks yet further with the capture of Monaco striker Emmanuel Riviere in a £5m deal, a furious Nicollin has hit out at both Cabella and the Magpies.
The Montpellier chief dug his heels in January, preventing Cabella from making the switch to Tyneside to replace Paris Saint-Germain bound Yohan Cabaye.
And having claimed at the time Cabella would be "bored s**tless" in Newcastle, Nicollin has gone on the attack again after finally granting the 24-year-old his move this week.
He said: "He wanted to go. I wasn't happy, but I told him, 'Congratulations'.
"In England, there is Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, which are above Newcastle, but Newcastle is a club with a lot of French. He likes them, so great.
"Personally, I would not go to Newcastle. But hey, I'll see him when he plays against a club in London.
"He has what he wants, fine, we'll see. But in any case, he has the ability to succeed in England, that's for sure.
"He is frail, but he's hard to catch."
Toon boss Alan Pardew is expecting big things from his new playmaker, with Cabella receiving the seal of approval from former St James' Park hero David Ginola.
And after Newcastle's season collapsed following the sale of Cabaye, Pardew has wasted little time in bringing in a string of reinforcements to try and ensure his side can last the course this time.
Riviere passed a medical yesterday and once personal terms are finalised the 24-year-old will become the Magpies' third signing in a week.
His arrival follows hot on the heels of Dutch full-back Daryl Janmaat who has been drafted as a replacement for Mathieu Debuchy following his £12m switch to Arsenal.
Despite already convincing owner Mike Ashley to part with in excess of £27m so far, Pardew wants to bolster his strike force yet further with Lyon's £16m-rated Alexandre Lacazette top of his list.
But there will be no return to St James' Park for Chelsea forward Demba Ba who is joining Turkish side Besiktas.
After being mobbed by fans at Istanbul's Ataturk airport, Ba said: "I'm very happy to be here, all that is left is a few formalities, I will undergo a medical and sign the contract. I am excited to be here and can't wait to start playing."


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An APK teardown of Google Duo 27 back in February revealed that Google was looking to add multi-device support and Google Account linking to its popular chat app. While the latter functionality began rolling out in March, the tech giant has now reportedly started rolling out the former.
According to XDA, the new features have only just started to roll out, and is available for a select group of users for now, with a wider roll-out expected at some stage in the future. The latest version of the app also reportedly brings along support for Android tablets.
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Now that Google Account linking and multi-device support have started rolling out, users will be able to link their Google Accounts to their registered phone number, and sign into Duo on multiple Android devices. Following that, they will be able to receive incoming calls on any of those devices. The feature is already available on a number of popular messaging apps, including WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Telegram and others.
As can be see in the below screenshot, Duo will also allow users to sign out of their Google Account on Duo on any of the devices, which would definitely come in handy for those who don't want to receive calls on a particular device.
It's worth noting here that once Google rolls it out, users won't have to manually activate the multi-device feature. Just signing into Duo with a Google account will automatically enable the multi-device support on the app. With tablet support also finally coming in after much pleading from users, Duo is now a more feature-filled software than the bare-bones video-calling app that was launched a few years ago.


Have you ever looked over the definitions on Wikipedia? Aside from being inaccurate, some are obviously bias. That's not surprising if you consider a recent study that found that "1 percent of Wikipedia users are responsible for about half of the site's edits." Also be careful with Digg – the content value meter, which is apparently controlled by a relatively small cadre of folks. Seems like the old 80-20 rule governs most of the web, not democracy. See Slate for the details: The Wisdom of the Chaperones: Digg, Wikipedia, and the myth of Web 2.0 democracy.
Be careful out there. The (Internet) servant is very quickly becoming the master.
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With spring semester coming to an end, universities and colleges have put protocols in place to ensure the safety of students who are returning to campus housing to pack up their belongings after the COVID-19 outbreak forced early closures.
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At the College of Charleston (COFC) and West Virginia University (WVU), for example, students will only be allowed into dorms in small numbers at a time so they can socially distance.
COFC scheduled move out for three Saturdays in May.
"In terms of precautions, we are always concerned about the health and safety of students and families so we put guidance in place for our remaining move out days," said Melantha Ardrey, director of residence life at COFC, which is based in South Carolina.
Time slots on May 9 were reserved for South Carolina residents, and out of state students were allowed to book appointments for May 16 and May 23.
Similarly, WVU students were given the choice of a two-hour time slot between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m over a three-week period from May 18 to June 6. Roommates and suitemates aren't allowed to choose the same time slot to ensure there won't be too many people in one area at the same time. At WVU, as many as 4,500 students are set to move out of on-campus housing.
"We've coordinated when to minimize the traffic coming into town, so we don't sort of crowd and have to worry about significant social distancing issues because of so many people being in town," said G. Corey Farris, dean of students at WVU.
To keep visitors, campus staff and employees safe, high-touch areas and moving carts will be sanitized throughout the day. WVU staff members will not be allowed to help students move their belongings from rooms to their vehicles.
Additionally, since resident assistants are not on campus, there will be no in-person damage checks. All inspections and deep-cleaning will take place after a student has officially moved out.
Due to the designated time slots, no more than seven people are allowed in a residence hall at one time, even in the larger high rises.
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"We wanted to reduce traffic around the buildings, reduce the use of the elevators so that our staff could, in between, reasonably wipe things down quickly and things like that as we try to keep it as clean as possible," said Farris.
One issue originally facing campus move-out at WVU was the restriction on non-emergency travel within and to the state. Moving out of a residence hall, for example, is not considered essential. And if someone were to enter the state of West Virginia, they would be required to quarantine for 14 days.
However, after talking to the local health department, anyone who remains in Morgantown, West Virginia for fewer than 24 hours is not subject to the self-quarantine requirements, according to Farris.
"That was very helpful and encouraging for people to get into town, get their things and get back out of town quickly," he said.
Both WVU and COFC students are required to wear masks in common areas and public spaces. If students don't have masks, the schools will provide them with one. Additionally, each student is limited to one guest for move-out assistance.
"Usually it's not a lot of furniture, it's more clothes and decorations and other sort of general stuff," said Farris. "So we didn't think they needed a whole lot of folks to help them."
The two schools are also dealing individually with students who have travel restrictions in their states or feel unsafe coming back to campus. The schools are working with local packing and storage companies or asking to be allowed into rooms so they can pack up students' belongings. Additionally, students have can have a relative or friend retrieve their items.
"Students and families have been anxious to get back and get their items, but they've also been understanding that most of us have been under stay at home orders until recently," said Ardrey. "It's a new situation to navigate but we have a wonderfully caring community and dedicated professionals who have made the process smooth and as seamless as can be expected."
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At the Google I/O conference in May, many Android phone vendors and U.S. wireless carriers made a long-awaited promise: From then on, any new Android phone would receive timely OS updates for at least 18 months following launch, as part of the then newly christened Google Update Alliance.
The back story: If you own an Android phone, you may have watched with frustration as a new version of the OS hit the market. It's almost never clear if your phone will ever get that upgrade—unlike with iOS or Windows Phones, which always get all upgrades (providing they meet the right hardware requirements). With Android, it seems to depend on the phone vendor, the specific model, the wireless carrier, the Android version itself, and whether Google sent the carrier an inflatable plastic food product as a token of its appreciation that week. Worse—and much to our chagrin—sometimes vendors make promises to customers before the sale that they don't keep once you own the phone.
Many factors contribute to this. But custom versions of Android are the key culprit, either thanks to vendor-specific enhancements (like HTC Sense, Motorola MotoBlur, and Samsung's TouchWiz, though LG, Pantech, Casio, and other vendors do it too), or carrier-specific enhancements of a more dubious nature (such as unnecessary preloaded bloatware and changes to default apps). These changes require many programming hours not just to make in the first place, but to also support and upgrade down the road—resources the carrier would rather throw at making new phones to sell you.
So the Google Update Alliance was a breath of fresh air. It sounded like everyone would finally come together, streamline their OS update timelines, and stop jerking around their customers. The thing is, while the Google Update Alliance ended up being one of the biggest stories to come out of Google I/O, we've heard almost nothing about it since then. You can bet we weren't just going to forget about it and pretend it never happened—especially after the release of Google Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), which is a huge leap in UI design and overall performance.
So seven months in, we thought we'd circle back and ask all those vendors an important question: How's it going? Here's what they had to say—and unfortunately, it's not at all good:
Motorola: "We are planning to upgrade Droid Razr Motorola Razr, Motorola Xoom (including Family Edition) and Droid Bionic by Motorola to Ice Cream Sandwich. As we add other devices to this list, we'll be sure to keep you in the loop." They ignored our specific question about the Photon 4G, the Atrix 2, the Droid 3, the Droid X2, and the Admiral, and our follow-up question that if not, how Motorola would reconcile this with the pledge it made back in May.
Samsung: "After reviewing various factors such as system requirements, platform limitations, and partner-related issues, we will consider upgrading Galaxy devices to Ice Cream Sandwich. Specific upgrade plans will be communicated separately. Samsung will stay committed to responsibility for its customers as much as possible." Our question about the Samsung Captivate Glide, the Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch, the Samsung Conquer 4G, and the Samsung Exhibit 4G was ignored, as was our follow-up question about the company keeping its Google I/O pledge.
Sprint: "Sprint will begin to rollout Google's latest version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich, to our customers in early 2012. Ice Cream Sandwich will be available via an over-the-air update to a variety of devices, including HTC EVO 3D, HTC EVO Design 4G and other key products in our line-up. Please stay tuned for more details and exact timing." Our question about the Motorola Photon 4G, the LG Marquee, and the Samsung Conquer 4G was ignored, as was (you guessed it) our follow-up question about holding to the Google I/O pledge.
T-Mobile: We asked T-Mobile about the myTouch 4G, myTouch Q, LG DoublePlay, and Samsung Galaxy S II. "T-Mobile is coordinating with Google to deliver Android 4.0. While we don't have any information to share regarding the devices you noted ... we'll let you know when we have more details to share," a spokesperson said in response, but T-Mobile did not mention anything about Google I/O, either.
Verizon Wireless: A spokesperson confirmed two existing upgrade announcements for the HTC Rezound and the Droid RAZR, but couldn't release any more information at this time. Our questions about the Samsung Stratosphere, the Motorola Droid 3, the LG Revolution, and the HTC Droid Incredible 2, and the Google I/O pledge in general all went unanswered.
(Note: We didn't ask Sony Ericsson, since it is the only vendor that has publicly committed to upgrading its entire 2011 Xperia line. AT&T, HTC, and LG didn't respond to our requests for comment in time for publication; we'll update this story if we hear back. Of the three, HTC is far ahead, as it has pledged Ice Cream Sandwich updates for almost every recent Android phone it has released; only the HTC Rhyme was left out, which is what we asked about.)
To put it mildly, this doesn't look encouraging. The original promise wasn't about a vendor evaluating if it would issue an upgrade, or about letting us know sometime next year when it made a decision. It was that hardware permitting, all Android devices would get OS updates in a reasonable amount of time within the first 18 months.
Yet, as we close 2011 and head into 2012, we're still running into the same confused messaging, empty promises, and delayed announcements that have plagued Android OS updates from the beginning. This means that for all intents and purposes, the Google Android Update Alliance is already dead.
What's strange is that if you look at devices released before May 2011, which technically wouldn't qualify for the Android Update Alliance pledge, some vendors have actually promised Ice Cream Sandwich updates for those older devices. LG, for example, recently promised updates for its popular Optimus line, despite its 2010 launch and 600MHz processors. (We were thinking 1-GHz single-core as a baseline for Ice Cream Sandwich, since we've seen official demos of actual devices with that class of chip running Android 4.0.)
Sadly, our hopes for reduced Android fragmentation may not pan out. It will never disappear entirely, of course. By definition, there will always be issues with third-party app compatibility, because Android devices support multiple screen resolutions, button layouts, and a wide array of CPUs. But a stable, consistent OS version available across all current model phones would have helped both consumers and developers tremendously—not to mention all of the other benefits you'd get with each OS update. Unfortunately, it looks like we're still not going to get that reassurance.
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