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National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund ED urges action on voting rights
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Statement from Kierra Johnson, National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund Executive Director:
"The National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund urges the U.S. Senate to pass the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
Voting rights are a cornerstone of our democratic process and have been under attack by conservative political extremists. These extremists have tried everything from partisan gerrymandering to mass purges of voter rolls in attempts to undermine the work of election officials, sow false doubt in legitimate election results and curb access to registering and casting votes.
There are many things to be divided over but right now there is an opportunity to be aligned in eradicating barriers to voting. We have an opportunity to restore faith in the American people that there are still foundational values and inalienable rights that can hold us together. The right to vote is a baseline. It is an essential part to exercise our power and participate in our democracy.
George Washington was quoted as saying, "The power of the constitution will always be in the people. It is entrusted for certain defined purposes and for a certain limited period, to representatives of their choosing: and whenever it is executed contrary to their interest, or not agreeable to their wishes, their servants can and undoubtedly will be recalled."
This is the plainest argument for eradicating barriers to voting for any and all of our people. However, it also explicitly explains why attacks on voting rights and access have increased as the demographics of this country have changed.
When LGBTQ+ Americans, People of Color and other marginalized populations vote in high numbers, elections are greatly impacted and it can make the difference in local, state and federal elections. The fear of losing power and the threat of losing an elected seat is not justification for our leaders to carve out LGBTQ+ folks, People of Color, women, poor people and so many other already marginalized groups from the political process.
Members of congress often have the hard job of making decisions that require them to weigh numerous nuances and complex decision points with varying intended and unintended consequences on communities. However, on the question whether to eradicate barriers to voting — the answer is clear. Our beloved people deserve access to our democracy. We have a right to it and therefore the right to vote — regardless of our political views. Any member of congress who is advocating for anything less than ensuring and protecting the right to vote for all of the people in their districts and states is in fact advocating to take away the power of the people to elect and hold accountable those who should be legislating on their behalf.
The choice is simple: are you on the side of all voters or are you willing to allow restricting of the vote for political ends? Will you advocate for all of the people that you claim to represent or will your sacrifice and abandon us community by community? Every decision will firmly place our elected officials on either the right or wrong side of history.
Instead of leaning into tactics that alienate and distance people from our democracy and each other, what if instead our elected Officials were inspired to get back to the real work of getting more of our people to more actively and consistently participate in civic engagement. What if they were willing to commit to learning more about the fears and dreams of those in the community that they know the least about and invest in meeting their needs and creating opportunities from them to thrive!
Our Democracy is broken and further restricting access to the political process will not heal the fractures that have only grown deeper and wider over these last years. Senators must take leadership and pass legislation that will protect and ensure free and fair elections. The strength of our Democracy and of our people depend on it.
Ongoing state legislative attacks in 2021 and 2022 on voting rights, many of which are barely disguised plans to suppress votes of Black people, as well as people from other historically marginalized communities such as the LGBTQ community, are undemocratic, racist and just plain wrong.
Some new and proposed state voting laws qualify as inhumane, for example, making it illegal to provide water and food to voters standing in hours-long lines.
Some of these attacks ignore the reality of people's daily lives, outlawing assistance to voters with disabilities so they can cast ballots by mail from home, limiting voting hours, limiting, or ending ballot drop-box accessibility for people working several jobs to support minor children and elderly parents, and requiring identity documents to counter supposed voter fraud that research shows is practically nonexistent.
Identity document requirements pose specific challenges for many transgender and gender non-binary people due to some outdated state laws and financial and other barriers to updating documents like legal fees, a lack of access to inclusive health insurance and an inability to afford or overcome discriminatory policies and practices to receive gender-affirming care.
The path forward is clear — we need our federal elected officials to take leadership, take action, and protect voting rights NOW in order to rebuild and strengthen our democracy. This country belongs to all of us. This is our democracy, and we demand our rightful place in it. Pass the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act now!
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Wallkill cop sues over her suspension
Nathan Hegedus,The Times Herald-Record
TOWN OF WALLKILL: A Wallkill cop files suit, claiming dark motives behind her August suspension.
A Wallkill police officer filed a federal lawsuit in late November charging that her August suspension was fueled by retribution, not fact.
In the suit filed in U.S. District Court in White Plains, Kelly Scheuering claims that a "series of false and baseless disciplinary charges" was behind her 20-day suspension.
The defendants named are the Town of Wallkill, the town Police Commission, Police Commission President Oscar Dino, Town Supervisor Tom Nosworthy and Acting Police Chief Robert Henneman.
Scheuering argues that her suspension was retribution for her announced intent to sue the town over a controversial Police Commission report and for her father's "numerous public comments critical of defendants' discharge of their public duties."
The commission could not release its official charges against Scheuering, and they are not outlined in her lawsuit.
Scheuering's lawyer, Michael Sussman, put the matter in stark terms: "It is time the citizens of the Town of Wallkill woke up to the gross violations of human rights and civil rights taking place in the people's name."
Scheuering was part of the team that investigated a robbery and beating that became a focal point of the Police Commission's July report. The commissioners charged that the police department was mismanaged and poorly trained. Scheuering had signaled her intent to sue over "plain references" that identified her in the supposedly anonymous report.
In the lawsuit, Scheuering also claims that public criticism of the police department and Police Commission by her father, Gerard Boss, a former senior investigator with the New York State Police, led to the suspension.
Boss, the co-host of a call-in radio show on WTBQ, said, "I believe my daughter is being held responsible for the acts of her superiors and the Police Commission."
George Green of the Police Commission said, "I have not seen the lawsuit, but knowing Mr. Sussman's tactics, he portrayed the commission as monsters that are responsible for all the ills in the Town of Wallkill."
Scheuering is asking for compensatory and punitive damages, as well as to have her personnel file purged of all "adverse references."
Henneman and Dino said they had not yet been served with the suit, so had no comment. Nosworthy declined to speak on the matter.

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Dubai residents are worried the potential purchase of Careem by rivals Uber could mean higher prices for passengers.
Uber is said to be close to finalising a deal to buy its Dubai-based rival for at least US$3 billion.
Base prices for the two services are similar, although their peak rates can differ, while the companies typically compete with special offers for customers.
Customers said they want to see more, not less, competition in the industry.
"I think a reduction in competition will only lead to fewer savings for customers," said Cheri Smith, 36, a training manager from Scotland.
"Uber offers fewer discounts than Careem, that is why I use Careem much more."
A source told The National on Monday that Careem's brand will remain for a period but will eventually disappear as the operation will become Uber.
Careem user Jennifer Wynne, 35, an Irish expat in Dubai, said that a merger between the two ride-hailing apps would lead to a less appealing service.
"I don't use Uber because of bad experiences with cancellations and prefer Careem because I think their customer service is better," she said.
"I am expecting the quality of the service to fall now to match what I have experienced from Uber."
Ruth Coleman, a financial adviser, also said she prefers Careem and has used the service first it began.
She has "not been impressed" on the occasions that she used Uber instead.
"I have had issues like the drivers always cancelling and saw no reason to switch from Careem," she said.
Uber user Aaron Sutton, a graphic designer, said he switched a few months ago in search of better prices.
But he said that the lack of competition would impact on the quality of the service.
"When there is competition in the market it leads to better prices for customers," said the 30-year-old, from Ireland.
An official comment has yet to be issued by Uber or Careem about the planned purchase, first reported by Bloomberg on Sunday.


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Effect of Dynamic Loading on Wellbore Leakage for the Wabamun Area CO₂-Sequestration Project
Runar Nygaard, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
Saeed Hassan Salehi
Benjamin Weideman
Rob G. Lavoie
The most viable options for permanent removal of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere include large-scale injection of CO2 from stationary sources, such as coal-fired power plants and heavy-oil production, into brine-filled formations. One of the main risks identified with storing CO2 in the subsurface is the potential for leakage through existing wells penetrating the caprock. The wellbore system has several components that can fail and create leakage pathways, including type and placement of wellbore casing and cements, completion method, abandonment, and wellbore expansion or contraction by changes in temperature and pressure. Of the 1,000 wells in the study area near Wabamun Lake, Alberta, 95 wells penetrated the immediate caprock above the proposed Nisku injection formation and were identified as potential leakage pathways. The leakage risk of these wells was evaluated on the basis of knowledge of the well design, current well status, and historical regulations in the area. Only four wells, for the subset of 27 wells studied, were identified as requiring workover, which was less of a problem than anticipated. To evaluate the risk of creating leakage pathways by thermal and pressure changes caused by CO2 injection, a 3D finite-element model was built by use of poroelastoplastic material models for cement and formation. Multistage simulations for casing/cement and cement/ formation interactions with temperature-enabled elements were conducted. A parametric study of cement properties was conducted to investigate cement design and its mechanical properties for injection wells. The simulation results indicated that thermal cooling might reduce near-wellbore stresses, which would increase the risk of integrity loss in casing/cement and cement/formation. The parametric study revealed that the risk of debonding and tensile failure would increase with increasing Young's modulus and Poisson's ratio of the cement under dynamic-loading conditions. In addition, low mechanical cement strength would increase the risk of shear failure in the cement.
R. Nygaard et al., "Effect of Dynamic Loading on Wellbore Leakage for the Wabamun Area CO₂-Sequestration Project," Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology, vol. 53, no. 1, pp. 69-82, Canadian Institute of Mining, Jan 2014.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.2118/146640-PA
Boreholes; Dynamic Loads; Elastic Moduli; Finite Element Method; Fossil Fuel Power Plants; Oil Field Equipment; Strength Of Materials; Cement Properties; Coal-Fired Power Plant; Completion Methods; Finite-Element Models; Multistage Simulation; Near-Wellbore Stress; Stationary Sources; Temperature And Pressures; Carbon Dioxide
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JewTube asked Rep. Brad Sherman (D- Los Angeles, CA) whether the White House and Democrat Party will exact a price for his opposition to the JCPOA.
NY Assemblyman Dov Hikind got arrested for leading a sit-in at the office of NY Sen. Chuck Schumer. The July 23rd demonstration urged Sen. Schumer to rally Senate Democrats to opposee Obama's Iran-bill.
Jeffrey Wiesenfeld of Jewish Rapid-Response Coalition, emceed 13,000 people at Stop Iran Rally in Times Square (7/22) urging Sen. Schumer to act to deliver Democrat opposers to block the JCPOA. Speakers include Rabbi Abraham Cooper, Prof. Alan Dershowitz, Caroline Glick, and publisher Mort Zuckerman.


Who has the authority to question?
Everyone has that authority, no one in particular. It takes no special investiture to have the authority to question.
To question is to search, to seek. To put under question is to open to investigation, that is, to open to being searched or looked into. To question something is to open it to being looked into.
The deeper the questioning, the greater the openness.
Who is vested with the authority to question, to open to investigation?
Who, if not everyone? All of us without exception have such authority of ourselves.
In other words, it takes no special investiture at all to endow us with the power to investigate whatever comes before us. No special training, credentials, or titles are required to entitle us to question things--to try to search them out to their depths, exploring them thoroughly, opening them up to vision and then looking as deeply as we can into what has been so opened.
To question is a universal human right. Everyone has an absolute authority to question--most especially including the authority to question all claims to authority.
Our being [. . .] is not only given to us but also demanded of us. We are responsible for it; literally, we are required to answer, if we are asked, what we have made of ourselves.
It is one thing to question a claim to authority. It is quite another thing to question authority itself.
Both--questioning claims to authority and questioning authority itself--carry their own authority. Both thereby serve authority itself.
What is more, it is only by doing both that we can fulfill our obligation to obey authority.
Genuine authority, in contrast, calls all who encounter it into question. It awakens all whom it addresses to their own guilt and responsibility, calling upon them to take up both.
To take up one's guilt and responsibility is to respond to the question that genuine authority makes of one by questioning genuine authority in turn.
Not questioning it, however, in the sense of casting doubt upon it. The voice of genuine authority, when it speaks, says nothing doubtful, and it authenticates itself, needing no vestments or credentials whatever. There is nothing subject to doubt about such authority.
To question genuine authority in the sense at issue is, rather, to take up and make one's own the question into which such authority calls one--the very question of oneself, or who one is, and how one can own up to it. It is to take upon oneself the burden of holding open that very question of oneself--the very question that genuine authority has posed to one--and thereby assuming the burden that such authority places upon whomever it addresses. It is to assume one's own being called into question, to assume it by keeping that very question always open.
As we ordinarily understand questions, they are requests for answers.
There is nothing questionable in that ordinary understanding of what it is to question.
However, at the same time we also ordinarily understand answers as bringing questions to a close.
There is something questionable in that.
The only sorts of questions to which answers bring a close are no more than requests for information, of one form or another. When that information is given in answer to such a request, the question is closed.
In contrast, the question that genuine authority poses to each of us is one we can never close. It must always be held open, awaiting further response.
The question that genuine authority poses to us is one that can only be answered with the entirely of our lives.


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Apple has been given final approval to start its San Francisco flagship store project, which will involve the demolition of a standing building, surrounding environment renovations and construction of a building adhering to a new design style.
In a recent hearing, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors signed off on a planning code variance, one of the final steps in a lengthy approval process to build the upcoming Union Square Apple Store, reports ifo Apple Store.
City supervisors were called in to settle Apple's latest planning code amendments after the SF Planning Commission could not agree on an approval in February.
As previously reported, the new flagship will feature an all-new design theme that takes Apple Stores' "open" feel to another level. The main attraction will be a two story-tall glass facade facing Union Square, allowing passersby a good look inside the store from distance. The building itself will feature a cantilevered design that moves from Post Street to a plaza with waterfall feature in back.
The latest submitted renderings show two giant operable 44-foot-tall steel-framed sliding glass doors, as seen above. When closed, the each door forms one of the facade's six panels, which opens to a four-panel arrangement when open.
Apple's project has seen a number of changes since being announced in 2013. The build sparked a minor controversy when it was discovered Apple's original plans called for the apparent removal of a fountain designed by local artist Ruth Asawa. The sculpture, which tells the history of San Francisco in 41 plaques made of baker's dough cast in bronze, dates back to 1973.
Subsequent plans included concessions to move the "folk art" sculpture ten feet into the plaza, assuaging concerns that the historical piece would be destroyed.
Following a second vote on the amendments next week, the mayor must approve the final proposal before construction begins. The store could open by spring 2015 if demolition begins immediately, the publication said.


19.6 billion search queries were conducted in the United States during January 2014.
What's interesting to note, there were 13.2 billion search queries performed: which is up 7 percent.
Microsoft was second, with 3.6 billion search queries performed on their sites, which is up 8 percent.
Yahoo! had 2 billion search queries performed on their sites, which is up 3 percent.
Ask Network had 477 million search queries performed, which was up 5 percent over the previous period (December 2013).
And finally, AOL, Inc. had 253 million search queries performed during January 2014, which is up 8 percent.
It looks to me like overall we performed more searches during January 2014 than we did during December 2013, anywhere from 3 percent to 8 percent more search queries total. I attribute to this to the holiday season, as I bet we weren't online searching as much in the last few weeks of December. But, it's also some internet growth, as well, more people are getting online. And more cell phones are smartphones now, with the ability to search.


I work now mainly on issues related to video surveillance.
A. Adam, E. Rivlin and H. Rotstein, "Fusion of Fixation and Odometry for Vehicle Navigation", IEEE Trans. on Systems, Man and Cybernetics A, 29(6) pp. 593-603, 1999.
A. Adam, E. Rivlin and I. Shimshoni, "ROR: Rejection of Outliers by Rotations", IEEE Trans. on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence (PAMI), 23(1) pp. 78-84, 2001.
A. Adam, E. Rivlin and I. Shimshoni, "Towards a Meta Motion Planner A: Model and Framework", IEEE Int. Conf. On Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2001), Seoul, Korea, May 2001, pp. 285-290.
A. Adam, E. Rivlin and I. Shimshoni, "Using Model-Based Localization with Active Navigation", Int. Conf. on Pattern Recognition, ICPR'00, Barcelona, Spain, September 2000, pp. 676-680.
A. Adam, E. Rivlin and I. Shimshoni, "ROR: Rejection of Outliers by Rotations in Stereo Matching", IEEE Conf. on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, CVPR'00, Hilton Head, SC, USA, June 2000, pp. 2-9.
A. Adam, E. Rivlin and I. Shimshoni, "Computing the Sensory Uncertainty Field of a Vision-based Localization Sensor", IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation, ICRA'00, San Francisco, CA, April 2000, pp. 2993-2999.
A. Adam, E. Rivlin and H. Rotstein, "Fusion of Fixation and Odometry for Vehicle Navigation", IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation, ICRA'99, Detroit, MI, May 1999, pp. 1638-1643.
I also supervise undergraduate research projects in the Intelligent Systems Lab (ISL).


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Already, the MOS counts in its community, some of the biggest brands, codes, agencies, platforms, sponsors and personalities from across the professional and sporting industries, both here and abroad. In 2019, our year-long calendar of news, events and activities and will bring you and your business closer to them than ever before.
Built on the success of the previous Ministry of Sports Marketing Events in 2016 and 2017, MOS is now tailor-made to deliver more commercial value, creative inspiration and collaboration opportunities than ever before.
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WATCH LIVE: Pandemic briefing from Corpus Christi - Nueces County Health District
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Corpus Christi - Nueces County Public Health Director Annette Rodriguez
By: Ryan Garza
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Corpus Christi Nueces County Health District will present its weekly findings to the Corpus Christi City Council Tuesday.
The update will occur during the weekly city council meeting that starts at 11:30 a.m. and will be live-streamed in this article.
Monday, Nueces County reported seven deaths and 438 new cases of COVID-19.
The deaths reported were four men and three women in their 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's and 100's. Their comorbidities included diabetes, kidney transplant, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and heart disease. This brings the total number of deaths in the county to 956.
The total number of cases in the county is now at 56,235 with 48,606 recovered.


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The Binding Tie: Chinese Intergenerational Relations in Modern Singapore
Kristina Göransson
Series: Southeast Asia: Politics, Meaning, and Memory
The Binding Tie: Chinese Intergenerational Relations in Modern Singapore quantity
Hardback: $57.00
224 pages | 8 b&w images, 1 map, 1 chart
Since gaining independence in 1965, Singapore has become the most trade-intensive economy in the world and the richest country in Southeast Asia. This transformation has been accompanied by the emergence of a deep generational divide. More complex than simple disparities of education or changes in income and consumption patterns, this growing gulf encompasses language, religion, and social memory. The Binding Tie explores how expectations and obligations between generations are being challenged, reworked, and reaffirmed in the face of far-reaching societal change.
The family remains a pivotal feature of Singaporean society and the primary unit of support. The author focuses on the middle generation, caught between elderly parents who grew up speaking dialect and their own children who speak English and Mandarin. In analyzing the forces that bind these generations together, she deploys the idea of an intergenerational "contract," which serves as a metaphor for customary obligations and expectations. She convincingly examines the many different levels at which the contract operates within Singaporean families and offers striking examples of the meaningful ways in which intergenerational support and transactions are performed, resisted, and renegotiated. Her rich material, drawn from ethnographic fieldwork among middle-class Chinese, provides insights into the complex interplay of fragmenting and integrating forces.
The Binding Tie makes a critical contribution to the study of intergenerational relations in modern, rapidly changing societies and conveys a vivid and nuanced picture of the challenges Singaporean families face in today's hypermodern world. It will be of interest to researchers and students in a range of fields, including anthropology, sociology, Asian studies, demography, development studies, and family studies.
Kristina Göransson, Author


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First Tamil Nadu, Now Kerala: How Marks Inflation Is Compromising Reputation of Non-Minority Colleges Of Delhi University
by Arihant Pawariya - Oct 11, 2021 06:45 AM
Students from Kerala state board have cornered overwhelming majority of seats in some courses of top DU colleges.
There is a need to end this disproportionate representation.
It's counselling and admission time for aspirants hoping to get into colleges affiliated to Delhi University (DU) and as it happens every other year, it's the 100 per cent cut offs that are in the news. Unfortunately, more serious issues of grade inflation by some state boards and discriminatory treatment between minority and non-minority run colleges in admission process are not even being highlighted let alone outraged about.
The first aspect of grade inflation assumes immense relevance again this year due to students of Kerala board cornering overwhelming majority of seats in some courses of top DU colleges.
As reported by The Indian Express, in Hindu College, for political science course, 18 out of 20 general category seats have gone to Kerala board students. In Hansraj College, compute science (honours) course, all 13 admissions approved by principal and ones approved by the convenor but pending approval of the principal are from Kerala. At Ramjas College, 32 admissions have been approved for 31 general category seats but only five of them are from the general category but because they all qualified under 100 per cent cut offs, they will be admitted under general or open category. Except one or two applications, all are from Kerala state board, the report says. In BCom, 80 per cent of those qualifying with 99.25 per cent cut-off are from Kerala.
In SRCC, country's top college for studying economics and BCom (honours), one in every three applications/admission is from the Kerala state board in both these courses.
Overall, at the end of the first round of admissions against the initial cut-off list (100 per cent for most courses), 41,211 candidates have secured admission across colleges out of which 31,172 students are from CBSE followed by 2,365 from the Kerala board, 1,540 from Haryana board, 1,429 from CISCE, 1,301 from Rajasthan board and remaining from other state boards.
It's not that something extraordinary has happened this year and DU admission process is being skewed in favour of a particular state board. In 2016, candidates from Tamil Nadu board had grabbed almost 80 per cent of the seats. In 2015, situation wasn't this bad but still Tamil Nadu board students managed to corner 12.8 per cent of the seats at SRCC, second highest after CBSE students.
The reason why this farce gets repeated almost every year in DU admission process is because this prestigious university doesn't have its own entrance test and it admits students solely based on the marks scored in Class XII board exams where grading pattern varies significantly from one board to another. Naturally, students from boards having liberal grading get prioritised while those coming from tougher boards are at a huge disadvantage.
This can easily be tackled using normalisation where abnormally high scores of certain boards can be adjusted downwards. Alternatively, colleges under DU can be allowed to have their own screening criteria apart from Class XII board exam marks, either in the form of interviews or a written test. But no such attempts are made by the government to correct such gross injustice that's done to many deserving candidates year after year.
It's no wonder then that some states strategically exploit this loophole to send more of their children to some of country's top colleges, of course at someone else's cost.
The second aspect is even more absurd. The admission process of DU colleges like Hindu, Hansraj, Ramjas, SRCC and other non-minority institutions differs from the minority-run colleges like St Stephen's College, Khalsa, Jesus and Mary College, etc. While DU mandated grade inflation is destroying quality and reputation of non-minority colleges, minority ones get to maintain their standing by having an additional layer of screening for admission.
For example, St Stephen's College conducts separate written tests and interviews for admissions. For BA (Hons), BA (programme) and BSc (Hons) mathematics, 85 per cent weightage is given to Class XII marks and five per cent to written test and 10 per cent to the interview. For BSc (Hons) courses (except mathematics), Class XII marks have 85 weightage and 15 per cent for personal interview. And so on.
These minority colleges are also not constitutionally required to abide by the reservation policy of the Union government even though these institutions are funded by it.
Rather, these colleges get to reserve seats for students from their own community. For instance, Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College, Sri Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa College of Commerce, Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College, and Mata Sundri College for Women have a quota of 50 per cent for students belonging to the Sikh minority.
Ditto for St Stephen's College and Jesus and Mary College, where half of the seats are reserved for Christian candidates.
The procedure was bizarre enough earlier but the Covid-19 pandemic made it worse because no board could conduct Class XII exams this year due to fear of the disease and internal scores were relied on for calculating final scores. In light of this, it was expected that the admission process will be further compromised. Still, the university went along with the same old system.
It's time the government gave serious consideration to conducting a centralised common entrance test (like JEE and NEET) for admission to various non-technical programmes at the undergraduate level in not only DU but other higher education institutions like Jawaharlal Nehru University, Aligarh Muslim University, etc.
This is exactly what the National Education Policy has envisioned and proposed. This was the perfect year to execute this given the opportunity presented by the Covid-19 crisis. Clearly, the fear of a third wave prevented the government from taking this bold step. One hopes that DU administration will junk this deeply flawed process in 2022 and stop degrading the quality of non-minority colleges.
Arihant Pawariya is Senior Editor, Swarajya.
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Famous Durga Bhajans Songs in Hindi: – Durga is the chief goddess of Hindus who are also known asadi Shakti (the power from the beginning or the source of the power). She is also compared to Param Brahma ( the creator). Durga has been described as Adi Shakti, Pradhan Prakriti, Gunjya Maya, Mother of Wisdom and knowledge. It is believed that she protects the innocents and kills the demons.
She destroys the devil powers that strike peace, prosperity, and religion. Amongst the many forms of goddesses, Durga Mata is the most worshipped form. She is known as the wife of Mahadev( the god of destruction). Devi Durga is depicted as a fearless goddess riding on a lion. Durga Devi is often portrayed with eight arms, all of which have some arms. She killed the demon Mahishasur, Chanda, Munda, Shumbh, Nishumbha, Raktabij, Andhasur etc.
So basically, goddesses Durga is portrayed in the Vedas as the goddess who free the universe from the evilness and protect the innocence and ignorant people. Any Shiv temple is not complete without the statue of Durga Mata. The major Jyotirlingas of Shiv or Mahadev are established with goddess Durga so they are called Siddhapiths. People have faith that all resolutions and wishes are fulfilled once you visit any of the Siddhapiths.
Any day is taken as the day of worshipping goddess Durga. But the major celebrations happen during Navaratri( nine nights). Most commonly known as Dashain in Nepal and Dussehra in India. During nine days nine forms of Mata Durga is worshipped by the worshippers.
The major form of goddess Durga is Laxmi, Parvati, and Saraswati. But she is more commonly known as Gauri. This form is taken as the most beautiful, tranquil, and blonde form. And the most dangerous form is known as the goddess Kali. The various forms Durga is worshiped in many temples and shrines of India and Nepal.
Dashain (Dussehra) is knocking our doors now. The nine sacred days to worship Mata Durga is celebrated throughout the nation. Mata Durga doesn't need any animal sacrificing or any special offerings. Remembering Mata with a pure heart is suffice for her.
Let's discourage the trend of animal sacrifice. Instead let's worship Mata with the greatest Bhajans that are listed below. These Bhajans of Mata Durga describe how she killed demons, how she protects the universe, how she establish the peace and serenity back for the evolvement of humankind and humanity. These Bhajans also describe the amazing forms and beauty of Mata Durga. Even listening to these Bhajans, we can feel delighted, bliss and joy in our hearts.
Since Mata Durga has main three forms of Laxmi, Saraswati, and Parvati. All the Bhajans related to these goddesses are listed below.
This is one of the most beautiful and melodious Bhajans of Mata Durga sang by Mahendra Kapoor. This Bhajan is taken from the Bollywood movie Kranti. The film is a multi-starred movie with Dilip Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Hema Malini in the lead roles. The film was released in the year 1981. The Bhajan is scripted by Manoj Kumar himself. The Bhajan was composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal. The Bhajan was picturized upon Manoj Kumar, Hema Malini, Dilip Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha, Parveen Babi, Niruoa Roy, and Prem Chopra.
The song says that Durga is my mother. She is the mother of the universe. The one who worship goddess Durga never goes empty handed. She gives happiness and destroys the evilness inside the human heart. This whole is the playground of Mata Durga. No one is greater than her. She unites the bereaved ones together. The beautiful voice of Mahendra Kapoor and Minoo Purshottam has no comparison. The new technologies and new singers have tried to remake the song. But it's nothing compared to the old original song. Enjoy this melodious Bhajan of Mata Durga on this Dashain or Dussehra.
This Bhajan of Mata Durga is singing by the legendary Mohammed Rafi and Narendra Chanchal. This Bhajan is from the movie Aasha which was released in 1980. The film starred Jeetendra, Reena Roy, and Rameshwari. The Bhajan is picturized upon Jeetendra and Rameshwari. The Bhajan is written by Kaifi Azmi and directed by Laxmikant Pyarelal. This Bhajan is remixed and remade by various artists including Sonu Nigam and Sukhwinder Singh also. But the melody, beauty and the magic that is created by the original song are different and incomparable.
The song described the feature of Mata Durga riding on a lion. So she is called Sherawali( Sher in Hindi means lion). Mata Sherawali has called us to visit her. That's why we are coming Mata. Basically, the song depicts the journey of the worshippers who were visiting one of the shrines of Mata Durga.Enjoy this Bhajan in the beautiful voice of Mohammed Rafi with a beautiful melody.
This beautiful Bhajan is also sung by the legendary duos Mohammed Rafi and Aasha Bhonsle. The Bhajan is from the movie Navaratri which was released in 1955. The song was directed by Chitragupta and written by Bharat Vyas. The film starred Lalita Pawar and Nirupa Roy. This is one of the oldest Bhajan of Mata Durga, so not many of us know about the original version.
Though the modern version sung by various artists is available on youtube. The old version song may not sound clear on the internet. However, the wordings, the music, and the voice still sound melodious and beautiful and is still able to create the magic and spellbound the audience.In short, the Bhajan says that ma Durga you are the Jagdambe ( Jag means world) the goddess of the world, you are the Kaali, you are the Khapparwali (Khapparwali means the skull, Mata Kaali wears the Garland of demon skulls).And We only worship you.
This Bhajan is also decorated by the euphonious voice of Mahendra Kapoor, Asha Bhonsle, and Narendra Chanchal. The song is from the movie Avatar starring Rajesh Khanna and Shabana Azmi. The movie was released in the year 1983. And the song is written by Anand Bakshi and the music director is Laxmikant Pyarelal. The song says, in short, let's go to Mata Durga for she has called us. She will fulfill all my desire. She has called us to visit her, she will give us the energy to visit her. She is the only divine power.
This is the nonmovie Bhajan extracted from the album known as Main Balak Tu Maata. The Bhajan is composed by Dilip Sen and Samir Sen and sang by singer Babla Mehta. The album was released in the year 1997. The song, in short, says Mata (mother), we have called you from our hearts. Please come to us and give us your vision and make our life accomplished.
This is also a nonmovie Bhajan from the album Durga Siddhi. This song is sung by Narendra Chanchal, Alka Yagnik and Rattan Mohan Sharma published in the year 2009. The composer of this song is Surinder Kohli. The song is about worshipping Mata Durga in the form of Pahadewali( the one residing in the mountains). The song says Mata Durga we are offering you a hymn of praise. Please be satisfied with our devotion and come soon to visit us. The song is slow and sweet. Please enjoy this song on Dashain / Dussehra.
This is the old Bhajan sang by Mohammed Rafi and Asha Bhosle, the two legendary voices have decorated this song with their melody and enchanted the audience. The song is again directed by Laxmikant Pyarelal and the lyrics if the song is given by Mr. Anand Bakshi. This is the movie song from the old Hindi film names Suhaag starring millennium actor Amitabh Bachchan and gorgeous diva Rekha. The film was released in the year 1979. The song worships the Ashta Bhawani which is another form of goddess Durga. Ashta means eight that is the goddess with eight hands. The Bhajan says hey Mata Ashta Bhawani, please save me from the untimely death and make my all unfinished work complete. Your name is only the greatest name in this universe. Enjoy this harmonious song of the golden era.
This song is also a movie song sang again by the historical singer Mohammed Rafi and the Nightingale of India Lata Mangeshkar. This Bhajan is from the movie Khoon Ki Pukar released in the year 1978. The film starred handsome hunk Vinod Khanna, Pran and Shabana Azmi. The song was composed by the golden man Bappi Lahiri himself and the lyrics were given by Hasrat Jaipuri. The song is all about the praise of goddess Durga. The Bhajan says Jai Maa Ambe, Jai Maa Durga, you are the supreme power who improves the soul of every human form. Every molecule of my body calls your name. The one who reach to your shrine gets a new life. You are the only power. Enjoy this great Bhajan 70s.
This is the most common aarati of goddess Durga sang by many artists at different times. But the most famous and enchanting versions are the ones sang by the one and only Bhajan Samrat Anup Jalota and the other one is sang by Bollywood movie singer Sadhana Sargam which was composed by music director Jai Khanna. The song is all about the praise and prayers for Mata Durga. Here in this Bhajan, the most common form of Durga known as Gauri is worshipped. The summarization of this song says that Mata Gauri is the one and only divine power which has no origin nor the end. God Brahma, Vishnu and Shiv worships you every day and they get the power from you. This is one of the most liked and popular Bhajans and is played at every occasion or festival related to Mata Durga.
This song is a movie song extracted from the Bollywood movie named Karan Arjun which was released in the year 1995. The song was sang by Kumar Sanu and Alka Yagnik. This song was featured on the great actors like Shahrukh Khan, Salmaan Khan, Kajol, Mamta Kulkarni, Rakhee Gulzaar, Amrish Puri, Johnny Lever, Ranjeet, Aashif Shaikh, Ashok Saraf, Arjun. The song writer was Indeevar also known as Shyamalal Babu Rai and the song was composed by Rajesh Roshan. The song prasies the Kaali form of Mata Durga. She is the creator, the operator and destructor. She generates the energy and power in this universe. She operates the world and she destroys all the evils. We will sacrifice the evilness of human heart today. When you get angry the world trembles with fear. Come once again to the earth and destructand eliminate the demonic tendencies. Enjoy this song of Maa Kaali on this Dashain / Dussehra.
This is a non movie song extracted from the album named Aartiyan volume 3. This aarti song of Mata Durga was sang by Narendra Chanchal. The music director is Surinder Kohli and lyrics by Balbir Nirdosh. This aarti Bhajan of Mata Durga simply praises the goddess. The aarti is in the form of prayers of all the worshippers saying we have no one Mata, you're the only one. Please come to us and show yourself. Please don't be late. We are waiting for you here. Please.show us your divine form and make our life worth living. Please listen to this song. The music is very catchy and the lyrics are very meaningful and have all the wording that you like to say to Mata Durga.
This is thenon movie song from the album Chalo Ambe ke durbar. The song was released on February 27 2004. The composer of this song is Mahesh Prabhakar and song written by D. S. Raghvanshi and Raju Rajasthani. The singer is Bollywood fame Jaspinder Narula. The lyrics of the song says Mata Durga , come to us riding the lion. Come on this Navaratri to our home as Mata vaishno Devi. We will keep you in our home for always. Please come soon for we have already decorated our houses to welcome you. Enjoy the song.
This is also a non movie song which may seem like the song from above but it's different. The singer is from the album Ambe Ambe japo chali. The singer name is melodious singer Sonu Nigam. The song says hey Mata Durga, you are the Sherawali the goddess who rides the Sher the lion. You are the jyotawali, the goddess of light. You are our only hope. The one who has no one in this world has you. Please show us the light we need in our life.
This enchanting Bhajan of Mata Durga is sang by Narendra Chanchal. The lyricist of this song is by Saral Kavi and is composed by Surinder Kohli extracted from the album Maa. We have come to your pilgrim Mata Durga barefoot. I have brought you Harland of flowers, a base full of Ganga jal, and red chunari. Mata Durga please show yourself to us.
This aarti Bhajan is composed with the traditional Sanskrit stotra script with the music given by Pramod Singh and sang by Manjeera Ganguly. The song was released in you tube in the year 2018 March 17. This is a Sanskrit stotra( mantras and and enchantments) which praises Mata Durga in the form of Mahishashur Mardini. Mahishashur means the buffalo demon.
Mahishashur mean buffalo and asur means demon. Mardini means the one who destroys or kills. According to the mythological legend, Mahishashur waged the war against the gods. Since he had the boon from Brahma that he wasn't be killed by any devas or gods. So Devi Durga in the form of Sherawali killed him and freed the universe from the evilness of the demon. So she is also known as Mahishashur Mardini. Since it's quite difficult to read the Sanskrit stotra and quite booting too, when the stotra is released in the form of song with music. It is enjoyableto listen.
This is the famous stotra recited in Sanskrit and is composed with music as an aarti Bhajan of Mata Durga. Various artists have composed and sang this song but the most likable one is the one which is sang by Sunali Rathod extracted from the album Sarva Mangal Mangalye. The composition of the Bhajan was by Reewa Rathod and was released on you tube on October 3 2011. This aarti Bhajan is in Sanskrit which means salutation to you nata Durga. You are the Gauri, you are the Narayani who fulfill Dharma( religion), artha(meaning), karma(work) and Moksha(divine freedom). You give refuge to the innocence and those who repant their mistakes. You have Bright eyes and shining face. I have come to your ahrine. Please give me your blessings.
Jago Jago Sherawali is the non movie aarti Bhajan sang by Lakhbir Singh Lakha. The Bhajan is written by Pappy Bedhadak, Kumar Anjum, Sharad Tiwari, Niranjan Sen and S. S. Komal. The Bhajan is extracted from the album Maiyya Ka Jawab Nahin. The Bhajan syas awake Mata Durga, morning has arrived. Birds are chirping. Komal is singing in the bright sun. Awake Mata, we are waiting to worship you.
The Bhajan is drawn out from the Bollywood movie Khiladiyon ka khiladi which was released in the year 1996. The song is decorated by the enchanting boiceof Sonu Nigam. The singer was featured on Akshay Kumar, Rekha, Raveena tandon. The song written by Dev Kohli and is composed by Any Malik. The song says your son has arrived maata Sherawali (riding on lion), I will bathe you with my blood. The color of your devotion has beautified my life.
This is the non movie Bhajan drwan out from the album Pyara Saja Hai Tera Dwar Bhawani. The Bhajan sang by Lakhbir Singh Lakha and was released on you tube in the year 2006. The Bhajan says I get happiness and life when I come to your shrine , your durbar. You give smile to the ones who are crying. You're the only one of my support system.
This is also the non movie Bhajan sang by Lakhbir Singh Lakha and is drwan from the same album Pyara Saja Hai Tera dwar bhawani. The aarti Bhajan is very melodious and tuneful. The Bhajan says maata Durga please stay in from of my eyes forever. You are the Jagdambe ( mother of the world). We are all servant of your Durbar Mata. We are hungry for your love. Please listen to this song. It's very beautiful and nice.
This aarti Bhajan of Mata Gauri is also sang by Lakhbir Singh Lakha from the album Tera Bhagya Ke Chamkenge Taare. The song is all about praising of Mata Gauri saying maata Gauri your choli is red, your face, your body color is red. Listen to the song. It's melodious and musical. It is one of the Durga devotional Bhajan videos.
The song is all about the person who has returned from the foreign land after a long time to worship Mata vaishno Devi. This is sang by Udit Naayan and Anuradha Paudwal.
The melodious beautiful and harmonious song is sang by Babla Mehta which is extracted from the album Mamta ka Mandir. The music is given by Dilip Sen and Sameer Sen. The beautiful words are given by Naqsh Layalpuri. The Bhajan explains I am your son, you're my mother. We have the unbreakable relation mother. The song is featured on late Gulshan Kumar.
This aarti Bhajan of Mata Gauri is from the album jagrata Volume 2. This song can spellbound you because the song is decorated by the beautiful voice ofLata Mangeshkar the legendary singer of India. The music is given by Surendra Kohli and is written by Balbir Nirdosh. This Bhajan is recited on many occasions of Durga worship. The song praises Mata Gauri for killing the demons like shumbha, nishumbha, Mahishashur, Chanda, Munda, madhu, kaitav and raktabij. You are brahmani. You are rudrani. You are shiv patrani the wife ofLord shiva. You are the mother of the universe. You give wealth, health and wisdom. You are the power with the huge heart of motherhood for all of us.
This is also a Durga aarti Bhajan and is non movie song extracted from the album Shri mahalaxmi kamalawasini sarwa Mangal saukhya dayini. The album was released in the year 2007. It is the Devi suktam path in Sanskrit script and is transformed into a great Durga Bhajan with music given by kedar pundit. The song says that we bow to you Devi Gauri. You reside in us as wisdom, knowledge, intelligence, strength and consciousness.


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package org.ovirt.engine.core.utils;

import java.lang.reflect.Field;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;

import org.ovirt.engine.core.common.config.ConfigCommon;
import org.ovirt.engine.core.common.config.ConfigValues;
import org.ovirt.engine.core.common.config.DataType;
import org.ovirt.engine.core.common.config.DefaultValueAttribute;
import org.ovirt.engine.core.common.config.IConfigUtilsInterface;
import org.ovirt.engine.core.common.config.OptionBehaviourAttribute;
import org.ovirt.engine.core.common.config.TypeConverterAttribute;
import org.ovirt.engine.core.compat.TimeSpan;
import org.ovirt.engine.core.compat.Version;
import org.ovirt.engine.core.utils.serialization.json.JsonObjectDeserializer;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

/**
 * Config Utils Base Class
 */
public abstract class ConfigUtilsBase implements IConfigUtilsInterface {
    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ConfigUtilsBase.class);

    @Override
    public final boolean getBoolValue(String name, String defaultValue) {
        return ((Boolean) getValue(DataType.Bool, name, defaultValue)).booleanValue();
    }

    @Override
    public final int getIntValue(String name, String defaultValue) {
        return ((Integer) getValue(DataType.Int, name, defaultValue)).intValue();
    }

    @Override
    public final Date getDateTimeValue(String name, String defaultValue) {
        Date dt = new Date(0);
        String dateString = getValue(DataType.String, name, defaultValue).toString();
        try {
            dt = new SimpleDateFormat("k:m:s").parse(dateString);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            // eat it, the value is null
        }
        return dt;
    }

    @Override
    public final TimeSpan getTimeSpanValue(String name, String defaultValue) {
        return (TimeSpan) getValue(DataType.TimeSpan, name, defaultValue);
    }

    @Override
    public final Version getVersionValue(String name, String defaultValue) {
        return (Version) getValue(DataType.Version, name, defaultValue);
    }

    @Override
    public final String getPathValue(String name, String defaultValue) {
        return (String) getValue(DataType.String, name, defaultValue);
    }

    @Override
    public final void setStringValue(String name, String value) {
        setValue(name, value, ConfigCommon.defaultConfigurationVersion);
    }

    protected abstract void setValue(String name, String value, String version);

    protected abstract Object getValue(DataType type, String name, String defaultValue);

    @Override
    public abstract <T> T getValue(ConfigValues configValue, String version);

    public static final class EnumValue {
        final Class<?> fieldType;
        final String defaultValue;
        final OptionBehaviourAttribute optionBehaviour;
        public EnumValue(Class<?> fieldType, String defaultValue, OptionBehaviourAttribute optionBehaviour) {
            super();
            this.fieldType = fieldType;
            this.defaultValue = defaultValue;
            this.optionBehaviour = optionBehaviour;
        }
        public Class<?> getFieldType() {
            return fieldType;
        }
        public String getDefaultValue() {
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NASCAR Digital to stream Auto Club practices
NASCAR Digital will stream the opening practices for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series on Friday from Auto Club Speedway as it's the fifth race of the season for both series and the final one on this year's West Coast swing.
RELATED: Weekend schedule for Auto Club
Tune in starting at 1 p.m. ET with Monster Energy Series practice and continue at 2:05 p.m. ET for Xfinity practice. Bookmark https://www.nascar.com/live, the destination for all live practice streams this year. If you miss the practices, check out YouTube later where they will be posted in full.
Friday's television coverage picks up at 4:35 p.m. ET on FS1 with Xfinity Series final practice and continues Friday with Monster Energy Series Busch Pole Qualifying at 5:40 p.m. ET on FS1 and MRN.
The Xfinity Series race, the Production Alliance Group 300, is at 5 p.m. ET on Saturday on FSI, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Sunday's Monster Energy Series Auto Club 400 is at 3:30 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
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GED Math : Area
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GED Math Help » Geometry and Graphs » 2-Dimensional Geometry » Other Shapes » Area
Example Question #1 : Area
Note: Figure NOT drawn to scale.
Refer to the above diagram. . is a right angle. What percent of has been shaded in?
is a right triangle with legs ; its area is half the product of its legs, which is
is a right triangle with legs
its area is half the product of its legs, which is
The shaded region is the former triangle removed from the latter triangle; its area is the difference of the two: .
This region is therefore
of .
Refer to the above diagram. . is a right angle. What is the area of the shaded region?
Example Question #1371 : Ged Math
Give the area of a regular hexagon with perimeter 36.
A hexagon has six sides; a regular hexagon with perimeter 36 has sidelength
A regular hexagon can be divided into six triangles, each of which can be easily proved equilateral, as seen in the diagram below:
Each equilateral triangle has sidelength 6, so each has area
The total area of the hexagon is the area of six such triangles:
The above hexagon is regular. Give its area.
All segments shown are congruent, and, since the diameter shown in the original diagram is 4, each sidelength is half this, or 2.
Each equilateral triangle has area
There are six such triangles, so the total area of the hexagon is six times this, or .
Determine the area of a square with a side length of .
Write the area of a square.
Substitute the side into the formula.
Figure NOT drawn to scale.
Refer to the above figure. Every angle shown is a right angle.
Give its area.
Examine the bottom figure, in which the bottom two sides have been connected. Note that the figure is now a rectangle cut out of a rectangle, and, since the opposite sides of a rectangle have the same length, we can fill in some of the side lengths as shown:
The figure is a 60-by-40 rectangle cut from a 100-by-100 square, so, to get the area of the figure, subtract the area of the former from that of the latter. The area of a rectangle is equal to the product of its dimensions, so the areas of the rectangle and the square are, respectively,
making the area of the figure
A circle is inscribed in square that has a side length of , as shown by the figure below.
Find the area of the shaded region. Use .
Since the circle is inscribed in the square, the diameter of the circle is the same length as the length of a square.
Start by finding the area of the square.
For the given square,
Now, because the diameter of the circle is the same as the length of a side of the square, we now also know that the radius of the circle must be . Next recall how to find the area of a circle.
Plug in the found radius to find the area of the circle.
Now, the shaded area is the area left over when the area of the circle is subtracted from the area of the square. Thus, we can write the following equation to find the area of the shaded region.
Josh wants to build a circular pool in his square yard that measures feet on each side. He wants to build the pool as big as possible, then pave the rest of his yard in tile. In square feet, what is the area of the yard that will be tiled? Round your answer to the nearest tenths place.
Start by drawing out the square yard and the circular pool in a way that maximizes the area of the pool.
Notice that the diameter of the pool will be the same length as the side of the square.
Since the question asks about the area that is left over after the pool is built, we can find that area by subtracting the area of the pool from the area of the square.
Next, find the area of the circular pool.
Since the diameter of the pool is , the radius of the pool must be . Recall how to find the area of a circle:
Plug in the radius of the circle.
Subtract the area of the circle from that of the square.
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Redefining leadership for the Millenial workforce
Manish Mehta, IRC Malaysia & Thailand | 27.01.2020
The Deloitte Global Millennial Survey released last year analyses millennial behaviour in ways better than those previously explored. As a 'generation disrupted', the survey points out how they are breaking away from traditional 'success markers' like raising a family or buying a house to traveling the world and serving their communities. And like everything else, their attitude to jobs and organisations is also no different.
In the survey report, Michele Parmelee, Deloitte Global Chief Talent Officer, says, "Millennial uncertainty is reflected in their personal views on business, government, leadership and the need for positive societal change agents. As business leaders, we must continue to embrace the issues resonating most with these generations, or risk losing out on talent in an increasingly competitive market."
Engaging millennials at the work front has become crucial because of their direct impact on revenue. Leaders, or specifically, traditionalists, should opt for different strategies and redefine their leadership skills when it comes to leading this generation of a smart, confident, ambitious, tech-savvy and purpose-oriented bunch of talents who believe in saying and doing things unapologetically, inside or outside the workplace.
An increasing number of leaders across the globe are now turning their attention to these young patrons of change. Their expertise and experience in AI, data, technology, and healthcare sciences have given them an edge over other generations, making them enablers of change in fast-growing businesses. There are a number of practices that leaders can adopt to transform the age-old 'art of managing' into 'the art of mentoring'.
Workplace Fulfillment & Making Them Stay
If organisations are not fulfilling workplaces, there are plenty of opportunities out there for them. The millennial generation is spoilt by choice, not just because of the digital age they were born into but due to the vast opportunities that startups and the gig economy provide. There are also flexi-contracts with companies, enabling young talents to even harmonise their work-life and academic life. Leaders might want to note here that making a millennial stay for over a year or two (which is the basic amount of time they would spend at a given organisation) has a direct bearing on what companies offer them. Opportunities to learn, grow and innovate are pretty appealing, much as their desire for faster promotions, newer projects and outbound assignments.
Engaging, Caring and Connecting
Back in the day, managers were seen as cold, authoritative figures who sat mostly in their cabins and addressed their teams only on special occasions like an AGM or a farewell lunch. Much of that is obviously obsolete now with peers demanding more engagement and communication on a day-to-day basis. Millennials base their ratings on how experiential and connected their workplace was to them, whether it's the team or the team leader. Having a genuine, caring, and communicative leader is always encouraging, not just for millennials but for everyone.
Social Circles, Teams & Leadership
Being connected on the internet and social media amplifies the importance of social connections for this generation. With offline occurrences also appearing online in the form of Instagram photos, Twitter announcements, YouTube stories and LinkedIn achievements, millennials do not disconnect themselves from their online lives. They also prioritise team relationships outside work and love building meaningful bonds. This feeling extends in the way they look at peer relationships and why they don't believe in corporate hierarchies. Millennials work their way through a network of close friends and associates, the same technique they use to navigate cross-functional and agile work environments.
Feedback, Success & Empowerment
Executives leading millennials should learn well to adapt to the changing roles they themselves are in. From being the bad boss shouting at team members for target misses, leaders need to become encouraging mentors who are available for one-on-one's, friendly coffee breaks, career discussions, and also give them 'the straight talk'. Feedback for this generation is an existential issue and needs to be done in real-time. Leaders need to know what motivates his or her people and match their roles to their strengths. Often, listening to your talents attentively, praising them for their efforts and celebrating their milestones with them create lasting impressions. By capitalising on their passions, leaders can drive better results and have happy faces who feel confident and empowered when they turn up for work every morning.
Millennials often lead lives dictated by purpose and the fact that they can make a difference means the world to them. And only smart leaders can help them navigate this complex corporate jungle gym and help them achieve their goals in life.
Manish Mehta, IRC Malaysia & Thailand
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Career center of the University of Primorska, Center for Lifelong Learning and Career Orientation
The Career center of the University of Primorska, Center for Lifelong Learning and Career Orientation (KC UP) represents, through close integration of the social and academic environment, added value to the region. Furthermore, for the university it represents holistic - and necessary - support throughout students' studies, and helps with the realization of long-term goals and career planning, which increases the employability of graduates.
The activities of the career center are intended for:
high school students, with the purpose of informing them about opportunities for further studies at the university (the importance of early career planning),
students and graduates, through providing support in shaping their career path, oriented towards expanding their competences. This support sychronizes the preferences of individual students and labour market needs,
employees of UP through lifelong learning programmes and
the broader social environment, through identification of the best-matched students and graduates for employers' needs, the lifelong learning program and other forms of collaboration.
Link to Career center of UP website


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Q: Sitecore performance: Caching.DisableCacheSizeLimits set to "false" So after following the suggestions on this blog post I noticed a significant (~300%) improvement in the loading times of Items in the Content Editor.
I am considering publishing this to our testing server for a few days and see how it behaves, are there any counter-indications about doing this on Production? Will cache stop growing when memory is full, or could it lead to server instability?
Additionally, would I notice a similar increase in performance if I was to enforce cache limit but set them to fill them the entire RAM of the server?

A: According to Sitecore Scaling Guide documentation:

<setting name="Caching.DisableCacheSizeLimits" value="true" />
Sitecore recommends that the cache size limits are disabled on 64-bit systems with ample memory

See http://sdn.sitecore.net/upload/sitecore7/70/cms_tuning_guide_sc70-72-a4.pdf chapter 4.5.4.
I've tested this in few projects and there was only one issue - rebuilding Solr indexes took much longer then usually in Sitecore 7.2 rev 140526 (20 minutes vs 6 hours). I haven't tested this with Lucene indexes.
It has been fixed in Sitecore 7.2 rev. 141226 (7.2 Update-3). Except from that I haven't experienced any issues and it's recommended by the Sitecore to enable this settings so I think it is safe to do this (assuming you're running on 64-bit server).
If your site is based on earlier rev of Sitecore 7.2 than rev. 141226, you may want to confirm this with Sitecore support that there are no more issues related to this setting.

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