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January,2020
Public backs action to cut out carbon by 2030
Emile Agard
Editor- environmental activist
'Major wake-up call' for government as poll shows overwhelming support for net-zero emissions by end of decade.
Boris Johnson was today facing calls to step up action on global warming, after a poll for The Independent found overwhelming support for radical change to end the UK's net carbon emissions by the end of the decade.
Some 70 per cent of those questioned by pollsters BMG said they supported the target of net-zero emissions by 2030, with only 7 per cent opposing it.
And support for swift action over the next 10 years was high across all age ranges, social groups and parts of the country, countering perceptions of a generational or urban/rural split on the climate emergency.
The survey found high levels of concern over the threat which climate change poses to everyday life for people in the UK, with 57 per cent saying they expected it to have a negative impact, against just 12 per cent who said it would be positive and 21 per cent who thought it would not make any difference.
The figures uncovered unprecedented levels of public concern in a year when the UK will take centre stage in the battle against global warming, hosting the COP26 United Nations summit on climate change in Glasgow in November. They came as wildfires in Australia fuelled anxiety about the impact of increased temperatures around the globe.
The government's target of reaching net zero by 2050 was enshrined in law by Theresa May last year and confirmed by Boris Johnson in the Conservative manifesto for last month's election.
It is in line with a 2018 report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which stated that worldwide cuts of 45 per cent on 2010 levels of human-produced CO2 were necessary by 2030 and net zero by 2050 to limit expected temperature increases to 1.5C.
And the UK is already at the forefront of the world's response, as the G7 country cutting greenhouse gas emissions fastest since 1990 and the first to legislate on a net-zero target date. Norway has set a net-zero target for 2030 and Finland has announced its intention to reach the goal by 2035.
But Britain is not on track to meet its current commitments, and campaigners argue that the 2050 target is anyway not ambitious enough.
And they pointed to the new poll findings as evidence that the public was increasingly convinced of the need for rapid action.
Friends of the Earth said this would mean abandoning plans for new roads and airport runways, ending state support for fossil fuels and investing in renewable power, energy efficiency and the doubling of UK tree cover in the coming years.
Green Party co-leader and London mayoral candidate Sian Berry told The Independent: "These findings should be a major wake-up call to the government and other political parties who are simply not taking climate action seriously enough.
"At the last general election, the Green Party was the only party to commit to reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2030 by investing in new industries, jobs and community action, and now we can see the majority of the public agrees.
"Transforming our towns, cities and economy is a win-win, and science has already made it clear that this is what is necessary within the next decade to avoid runaway climate chaos."
Ms Berry said that as mayor she would ensure the government was "forced to listen to the clear concerns of the public and take action on the most important issue of our time".
Labour's annual conference last autumn voted to slash carbon emissions to net-zero by 2030, but the policy was later watered down to achieving the "substantial majority" of reductions by the end of the decade and putting the UK "on track for a net-zero-carbon energy system within the 2030s".
Protesters from Extinction Rebellion (XR) last year brought cities including London to a halt with a series of Climate Strike demonstrations in support of a net-zero target date of 2025, which was dismissed by critics as unachievable.
The group is currently threatening legal action after being placed – in what police later said was an error – on a list of extremist ideologies which should be reported to the Prevent anti-radicalisation programme.
XR spokesperson Alannah Travers said: "People of all ages and social classes across the UK are more concerned than ever about the climate and ecological emergency, and this poll demonstrates how far short our politicians are meeting the desire for radical action to reduce carbon emissions.
"This week we learnt that Extinction Rebellion had been placed on a list of extremist ideologies by counter-terrorism police; a label which has since been retracted. The freedom of our speech, thought and dissent are crucial, particularly at a time when environmental concerns are growing, the world is watching Australia burn and the UK government – still – have failed to show us a credible plan to net zero.
"As we run out of time, it is more crucial than ever that the government takes action this year."
Friends of the Earth said it was clear that the ever-growing stream of horrifying news stories about extreme weather events around the world was making the public increasingly ready to get behind tough action on climate
Head of policy Mike Childs said: "With the planet battered by devastating floods and fires it's little wonder that the vast majority of people back far tougher government action to confront the climate crisis.
"Boris Johnson's government must take notice and put the rapid shift to a zero-carbon economy front and centre of its policy making.
"This means abandoning plans to build more climate-wrecking roads and runways and ending support for fossil fuels at home and abroad.
"By investing in the UK's huge renewable energy potential, a comprehensive energy efficiency programme and doubling tree cover we can slash emissions, create new jobs and build the safer, cleaner future we urgently need.
"We need bold action, not more warm words."
There was evidence in the poll that the government has failed to get its message across to the public on the extent of the UK's engagement in the international fight against climate change.
Just 32 per cent thought the UK was doing more than the average country to tackle the problem – 10 per cent saying "a lot more" and 22 per cent "a little more" – while 38 per cent thought it was in line with the global average and 17 per cent thought it was doing less than others.
Younger voters were particularly unconvinced by the government's record, with 27 per cent of 18-24-year-olds saying the UK was doing less than other countries, against 21 per cent who said it was doing more than average. Those aged 25-34 also thought the UK was doing less than average, by a margin of 27-25.
Younger voters were also most fearful of the threat of climate change to their lives, with 72 per cent of 18-24-year-olds expecting a negative impact, compared to 55 per cent of over 65s.
Support for a 2030 net-zero target was strongest among 18-24-year-olds at 78 per cent, but was at 64 per cent or above in all age groups, with the strongest opposition found at just 11 per cent among 55-64-year-olds.
Women (73 per cent) were slightly more likely to back the 2030 target than men (66 per cent). And the radical policy was favoured by more in the top ABC1 social classes (74 per cent) than in the working-class C2DE section (64 per cent).
While it was most popular among Green voters (85 per cent) and Labour supporters (81), the 2030 target also enjoyed majority support among Tories (64). Backing was strongest in the northwest of England (78) and weakest in the Southwest (59), but the highest levels of regional opposition were no higher than 10 per cent, in the west midlands and northeast.
BMG interviewed 1,508 British adults between 8 and 10 January.
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Nice hoodie, but it isn't the colour that is pictured. It's more of a greyish-brown. Look it up elsewhere if you want a better idea of what it looks like.
"Ordered size small could easily pass for a medium"
Nice hoodie and all just the sizing is way out from what it should be. Be sure to order a size smaller to get the correct size.


I met Max White a few weeks back and we hit it off right away. We discuss the night we met, skateboarding, Mac Sabbath & the LA comedy scene.
Check out Max White Presents on iTunes. For more info on Max, check out his website.


In conjuction to TAG Heuer 150-year timekeeping heritage, TAG Heuer unveiled the Carrera Mikrograph 1/100th Second Chronograph, the world's first, fully integrated, COSC-certified mechanical chronograph with a column wheel system that displays 1/100th of a second by a sweeping central hand. This patented timepiece was entirely developed and manufactured at the brand's La Chaux-de-fonds, Switzerland-based factory.
The Mikrograph offers optimal performance with a chronograph and watch balance wheel that oscillate at 360,000 beats and 28,800 beats per hour, respectively. Although the chronograph's central 1/100th of a second hand turns at an astounding one revolution per second – three times quicker than the original Mikrograph – the rotation is fluid and tremor-free, providing a comfortable wearing experience.
The power reserves also operate on two separate cylinders: The high-frequency stopwatch boasts a 90-minute power reserve, while the watch features a 42-hour power reserve.
Only 150 of this masterpiece is made available and retail for $50,000 in the U.S.


The principal national arbitration statute in Cape Verde is the Arbitration Law No. 76/VI/2005 of 16 August 2005.
Law No. 89/IV/93 of 13 December 1993 provides that disputes between the State of Cape Verde and foreign investors shall be resolved through arbitration and conciliation subject to Cape Verde arbitration law.
Decree-Law No. 35/2010 of 6 September 2010 provides that disputes related to the validity, interpretation, and non-fulfillment of insurance agreements may be addressed by arbitration.
Decree No. 8/2005 of 10 October 2005 provides for institutional arbitration.


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Pacific Green Builds Out Senior Management Team appointing Frode Helland-Evebo as VP of Marine Direct Sales
June 12, 2019 10:49 ET | Source: Pacific Green Technologies Inc.
SAN JOSE, Calif., June 12, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pacific Green Technologies Inc. (PGTK or the "Company") (OTCQB: PGTK), owner of the ENVI-Marine™ and ENVI-Clean™ Exhaust Gas Scrubbing Systems, today announced the appointment of Frode Helland-Evebo as Vice President, Marine Direct Sales, a new position at the Company, effective September 1, 2019.
Frode is a sales professional with 24 years' experience in roles with leading Scandinavian and international corporations, including Autronica (a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation), Honeywell, Consilium and Zenitel. Frode joins from the international exhaust gas scrubbing business, Clean Marine AS, where for the last seven years he was Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, responsible for fast sales growth and helping to establish Clean Marine as one of the world's largest scrubber manufacturers.
Pacific Green Executive Director, Scott Poulter commented, "Having secured a large-scale commercial production partner and a $180M+ order book for delivery of our state of the art ENVI-Marine™ scrubber systems, we are rounding out the final elements of our senior management team required to manage the rapid commercial growth of our class-leading products. Frode brings the ideal skill set and experience to support the achievement of our goals, and we enthusiastically welcome him to the organization."
At Clean Marine, Frode developed and implemented strategies, processes and tools for growth. He developed client targeting programmes and established a global agent network.
Frode qualified in Export Marketing at Oslo Ingeniorhogskole and in Electrical Engineering at Telemark Ingeniorhogskole.
About Pacific Green Technologies, Inc.
In support of the world's need for cleaner and more sustainable energy, Pacific Green Technologies has developed a portfolio of patented, emission control technologies that remove pollutants from marine engine, power plant and waste incinerator exhaust streams to meet increasingly stringent environmental standards. Pacific Green solutions utilize its patented "Turbo Head Technology™" which enables a more thorough mixing of exhaust gases and a chosen reagent solution that delivers more effective contaminant removal in a system that is both smaller and more efficient to build and operate.
Pacific Green formed a strategic joint venture with PowerChina SPEM, a unit of China's largest engineering, procurement, and construction firm, to support the manufacture, design, and installation of its solutions on a global scale, while also serving as an in-country sales agent for commercial opportunities in mainland China.
For more information: www.pacificgreentechnologies.com
Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:
This news release contains "forward-looking statements," as that term is defined in Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Statements in this news release which are not purely historical are forward-looking statements and include any statements regarding beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions regarding the future. Such forward-looking statements include, among other things, that Pacific Green's emission control system has significant potential to be a market leader in China.
Actual results could differ from those projected in any forward-looking statements due to numerous factors. Such factors include, among others, general economic conditions, and the continuation of the JV with POWERCHINA SPEM resulting in definitive agreements. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this news release, and we assume no obligation to update the forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the beliefs, plans, expectations and intentions contained in this news release are reasonable, there can be no assurance that such beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions will prove to be accurate. Investors should consult all the information set forth herein and should also refer to the risk factors disclosure outlined in our annual report on Form 10-K for the most recent fiscal year, our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and other periodic reports filed from time-to-time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Pacific Green Technologies
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Network configuration in Oracle Solaris 11 works differently than in Oracle Solaris 10. This tutorial provides basic information about how to configure your network in this release.
To manually configure the network by using the dladm and ipadm commands, the DefaultFixed NCP must be active (online) after the installation or upgrade. Use the netadm command to verify which NCP is currently active on your system. See Example 7-1.
If the DefaultFixed NCP is not active, you will need to enable the profile before you can manually configure the network. See Example 7-2.
The -T option can be used to specify three address types: static, dhcp, and addrconf (for auto-configured IPv6 addresses). In this example, the system is configured with a static IPv4 address. Use the same syntax to specify a static IPv6 address.
If an IP interface is configured over the datalink, first remove that interface.
Then, change the link's current name.
The SMF repository is the primary repository for all naming services configuration. The previous behavior of modifying a configuration file to configure naming services no longer works. These services, for example, svc:/system/name-service/switch, svc:/network/dns/client, and svc:/system/name-service/cache must be enabled or refreshed for any changes to take affect.
The following example shows how to configure DNS by using SMF commands.
svc:/system/name-service/switch> setprop config/host = astring: "files dns"
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The following example shows how to set multiple NIS servers.
The following example shows how to set multiple /etc/resolv.conf options.
svc:/network/dns/client> setprop config/options = "ndots:2,retrans:3,retry:1"
In this example, the nscfg command reads information in the /etc/resolv.conf file, converts it, then stores the information in the svc:/network/dns/client SMF service.
When you change a system's naming service, you need to modify the name service switch information accordingly.
Copy the nsswitch.conf file to the new system.
Load the information from the file into the SMF repository.
Refresh the name service switch SMF service.
You can configure network settings for an NCP when you create it, or you can configure or reconfigure network settings for an existing NCP by using the nefcfg select command either in command-line mode or interactively, as shown in the following example.
In the following example, the netcfg command is used interactively to select the newly created NCP, myncp, then a static IP address is configured for this NCP.
In the following example, a user-defined NCP named myncp is enabled by using the netadm command.
System-wide network configuration, for example, naming services configuration, is managed in the Location profile. Properties are configured by using the netcfg command. The Automatic Location profile allows the system to automatically configure naming services. The Automatic Location profile is used to configure DNS through DHCP only. Note that the Automatic Location is different than the Automatic NCP, which configures link and IP interfaces.
Before configuring naming service properties in a Location, you need to update the file that is to be referenced by the nameservices-config-file property of the specified Location. This file can be stored anywhere on the system. However, do not use the /etc/nsswitch.conf file name, as this file is overwritten.
In the following example NIS is configured for an existing location.


My brother died November 19th.
Growing up at the beach, I was in the water all the time. One of the scariest things that can happen is getting caught in that washing machine when big wave after big wave comes pounding into shore and you can barely get your breath in between and you wonder if you'll make it back to shore, how you'll ever get your feet under you again. That's what grief is like, that's what events since August have been like. I will be glad to see 2013 go with its bad news and heartbreak. Here's hoping it's all out of the way now so 2014 will be better.
I don't need to write about my brother because Richard Russo already did for the most part in Nobody's Fool. There's a lot of him in Sully. Or vice versa, I'm not sure. Paul Newman played him in the movie. Appropriate. Handsome with eyes every bit as blue.
Sometimes it is hard to say "yes and" to life. And yet we do and we keep going, keep creating, and sometimes, if we're lucky, spin grief into art.
← Why do you create? Why do we?
Thanks for sharing this hard thing in a way that's meaningful to all of us on this writing/life path. You have my condolences. May you find comfort in memory and in the knowledge that love abides!


"When you remember me it means you carry something of who I am with you.
Believing that to be true, O God, we remember.
We remember all who find themselves in need this day.
The people of Houston and Florida.
The people of the Caribbean and the Northwest.
The people of Mexico and Syrian and the refugees from Myanmar.
To say nothing of the needs that land so close to home.
A colleague whose mother has died.
A neighbor who has lost his job.
Break open our hearts so that there might be room in our lives for their need and their sorrow and their hunger and their searching. We remember.
And, we remember those whose prayer this day is Thank you.
For the kindness of strangers and all who step forward to help.
For food enough and for a safe place to be.
For love expressed in the exchange of vows.
For water sprinkled on a tiny head.
Break open our hearts, O God, as we add our gratitude to theirs.
And, we remember Your presence with us.
Allowing you to mark our lives that we might find strength and hope.
And, who you are called to be.
Those who we remember and honor this Memorial Day Weekend all have names.
The names of some of them are engraved on the plaques on the flagpole on the Village Green which faces this church.
But, some are remembered still by family and friends.
But, each of them was someone's son or someone's daughter.
We honor their service and pay our respects.
And we remember, too, how precious and how fragile freedom really is.
And, the grand vision upon which our country was founded.
And, the high and heartbreaking cost of war.
Let us pray for our country as we rededicate ourselves to being thoughtful and active citizens so that day might come when the dream wrapped up in the words "liberty and justice for all" might come to be not only for us, but for all.
And as we remember those who have fought in the wars our nation has fought and the price that was paid and the heartbreak of their families, let us commit ourselves to finding better a way so that day might come when fathers no longer die a long way from home and mothers will be able return home to watch their children grow up and sisters and brothers and sons and daughters will once again know the embrace of their families.
We remember today, because we dare not forget.
When you remember me, it means that you have carried something of who I am with you; that I have left some mark of who I am on who you are.
I am home after spending eight days in Nicaragua.
I want to remember Carlos, the head mason, laughing and dancing as he built a home for another family.
I want to remember the children…Nicaraguan and the students from the United States who traveled with me…sitting around a table together laughing, talking and coloring pictures together.
I want to remember the dust and the dirt and how it felt on my skin.
I want to remember the tears in my eyes as we dedicated the homes we helped to build.
I want to remember the tears in their eyes as we dedicated the homes they helped to build.
I want to remember the evening conversations with a group of high school students who did their best to grapple with issues larger and deeper than what they had previously experienced.
I want to remember the three Nicaraguan high school student who I talked with one evening who shared their dreams of becoming engineers and a doctor.
And, I want to remember the comment made by the staff person of the organization we work with when we travel to Nicaragua. A young woman I have known for most of her life. As we were wrapping up the week, she encouraged us to remain uncomfortable. Uncomfortable with the huge disparity between those who each day struggle to survive and the accumulated wealth of a few. Uncomfortable with political systems and squabbles which take precedent over the basic needs of the people. Uncomfortable enough that I think more carefully about the choices I make each and every day.
Because they have left some mark of who they are on who I am.
So, what is it that he did that we should remember today?
The outcasts and the forgotten, the sick and the dying.
And maybe we should remember that he welcomed strangers.
And turned enemies into neighbors.
And invited us to do the same.
That he rebuked those whose piety and polity got in the way of compassion. And, that he brought God close especially to those who wondered whether or not God even cared about them anymore.
Challenging the assumptions of the "powers that be" with the vision and promise and possibility of God's Kingdom come.
Maybe we should remember that he practiced what he preached.
And, we might remember, too, that he was generous with his time.
And, that he cared for the poor.
And, that he spoke with and ate with and associated with women and tax collectors and Samaritans and strangers.
And reminded us we should do the same.
That his actions matched his words.
And that he put his life on the line.
But, in the end it is not just about our remembering, is it?
We remember because we are called to do the same.


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Satya Nadella answers call to speak on CAA, 'I think what's happening is sad. It's just bad.'
Rounak JainJan 14, 2020, 08:12 IST
Microsoft CEO, Satya NadellaBCCL
Satya Nadella says that he hopes for an India where an immigrant can aspire to lead a multinational corporation.
Nadella's comments come after a group of over 150 Indian-origin professionals urged business leaders like Nadella, Pichai and Mukesh Ambani to come out and oppose the new citizenship act.
CAA has also drawn criticism from Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, who was later supported by Democrat presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella today raised his voice against the Citizenship Amendment Act, throwing his weight behind the growing voices of dissent against the new citizenship law.
"I think what is happening is sad... It's just bad.... I would love to see a Bangladeshi immigrant who comes to India and creates the next unicorn in India or becomes the next CEO of Infosys," said Nadella to BuzzFeed editor-in-chief Ben Smith.
Why Nadella's opposition to CAA is important
Nadella is amongst the first few from the international tech community to voice his opposition on India's new citizenship law. He is also amongst the few high-profile Indian-origin CEOs at the helm of top US-based multinational company. Others in the list include Sundar Pichai, Shantanu Narayen and Ajaypal Singh Banga.
Nadella's Indian origins and his rise to become the CEO of one the biggest tech giants of the world in the US - an immigrant success story - speaks volumes against laws like CAA.
In a detailed statement, Nadella said, "I'm shaped by my Indian heritage, growing up in a multicultural India and my immigrant experience in the United States. My hope is for an India where an immigrant can aspire to found a prosperous start-up or lead a multinational corporation benefitting Indian society and the economy at large."
Nadella is not the only high-profile critic of CAA
Other high-profile critics of the new citizenship law include Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, who was later supported by Democrat presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.
Welcoming Nadella's comments, noted historian Ramachandra Guha tweeted, "I am glad Satya Nadella has said what he has. I wish that one of our own IT czars had the courage and wisdom to say this first. Or to say it even now,".
A group of over 150 Indian-origin professionals working at Google, Uber, Amazon and Facebook have published a letter urging leaders like Satya Nadella, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai and others to come out and voice their opposition against CAA.
While Nadella has come out as the first major voice of opposition amongst these, it will be interesting to see if Pichai and others would join him.
Why is the CAA so controversial?
The Citizenship Amendment Act came into force on January 10, fast tracking the process of citizenship to persecuted minorities from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh. The new law caused widespread criticism and protests in India and beyond, primarily for the fact that it discriminates based on religion.
Over the last few weeks, widespread protests across the country have erupted. The CAA protests have drawn crowds out in large numbers, with many of these protests being held in universities like Jamia Milia Islamia, Delhi University, Hyderabad University and more. Several students were also injured in clashes against the police.
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South Bengal Herald
Puja Pandal Attacked in Basanti
Can Hindus get justice in secular India ever? Time to evade such a daydream!
Islamists attacked a Hindu religious function in Basanti, and desecrated the altar and destroyed the Murthi (Icon) of Goddess Lakshmi by chooping off the head and hands of the Deity. The local police has remained mute spectators against the attackers. In contrast, they forced the devotees to drown the Murthi and local arrested Hindus for protesting and have not allowed the media to cover the communal event.
Religious discrimination is always blameworthy and allegations of state-sponsored majoritarian communalism, especially from the alleged votaries of secularism – Leftists and Islamists, are not new. But the same forces prefer to retain a strange silence when the situation gets reverse and the same is going on at Ranigarh, Jyotishpur Bazar, P.S.: Basanti, West Bengal in full swing.
The neighborhood is known for its Radha Krishna Temple, has been performing Durga Puja, greatest festival of Bengali Hindus, for 32 years at a stretch. But the situation started to worsen when the Muslim community of the vicinity did settle on to organize an Id-Milan Utsav in the field adjacent to the said Temple on 31.10.10. The decision, clearly discerned as a ploy to usurp political control of the entire area was enough to stimulate local Hindus and owing to their determination and struggle tooth and nail, the sinister design did suffer a humiliating defeat.
Meanwhile local leaderships of CPM & RSP did leave no stone unturned to go on with the Id-Milan Utsav, but the resistance of Hindus proved to be strong for them.
The xituation was out of the frying pan into the fire when local Muslims started to avenge the defeat – Nagar Sankirtan teams of the Temple (a common Vaishnavite ritual taking place early in the morning) were insulted, threatened for consecutive days and women were manhandled in particular. However, this was somewhat trivial compared to the recent events on account of Laxmi Puja. The pandal or makeshift temple for worshipping the Goddess in the Radha Krishna Temple did suffer a sacrilege. The head of Idol of Goddess Laxmi along with two hands were chopped off; the entire pandal was also desecrated.
The situation was enough to infuriate the local Hindus who burst into protest. Witnessing the mounting Hindu rage police contingents were deployed with immediate effect but it was all to no avail. Even Subhash Naskar, Irrigation Minster of the State of West Bengal and local RSP leader tried to pacify the situation. But, contrary to his own belief, he was gheraoed (surrounded) for no less than almost two hours and could get out of the place under police protection only after announcing over microphone that the said Id Milan Utsav will not be allowed to be held at the declared venue near the temple.
Police officers (I.C. Pinaki Roy and others) tried to their best to make Hindus immerse the broken idol but the obstinacy of Hindus, not ready to do the same till taking into custody of the culprits, could not be dealt with by them. Nevertheless the partisan attitude of the administration has got revealed though several incidents hitherto – gravest of these has been non-availability of any authentic number or governmental authorization even after lodging an FIR.
In the evening a mob of 200-300 Muslims gathered to assault the Hindus but checked by the timely intervention of the police. Tension reigns supreme in the neighborhood.
P.S.: The police has forced Hindus to immerse the desecrated Idol of Goddess Laxmi and has taken a few Hindu youth into custody to maintain tranquility. However, any culprit is yet to get arrested.
Addendum - Information Hitherto:
Hindus in Basanti go on shivering – in fright and uncertainty
There seems to be no respite for the Hindus at Ranigarh, Jyotishpur Bazar, P.S.: Basanti, West Bengal, who dared to voice their protests against the sinister designs of the administrative scenario, local and also state-wide, under the cloak of secularism.
Not only a deep uncertainty and panic do exist in the Hindu-infested areas, but their houses are also getting subject to forceful searches, abuses and what not. Even the Hindu women are not being spared all at once. It seems that the local administration has got partisan in hurling abuses too – Hindu women, thanks to their intrinsic tender and motherly attitude, seems to be a better choice.
No spectacle of development in the political environment has been perceived yet. What is most striking, Hindu-Muslim Milan Utsav (whose potential celebration on 30/31 October had been announced and was deferred owing to the timely intervention of Subhash Naskar, Irrigation Minster of the State of West Bengal and local RSP leader) has become bone of contention once again. It is being alleged that pressures are piling up on local governmental councils to make Utsav a success. The situation is tensed and heavy presence of police contingents in the neighborhood can be seen.
In the meantime, Banamali Dalui who has been arrested as an alleged miscreant against the FIR No. 327/10/10 is languishing in the Alipore Central Jail and has been charged under Sections – 149,186, 353, 323, 565. The next hearing will be on 28.October.10.Hindus in West Bengal are increasingly being accustomed with the secular system of justice in which the Muslim perpetrator of crime against the Hindus will not be arrested and the protestor Hindus will be arrested to pacify the Muslims. To the administration it is the golden method to maintain law and order, and to the secularists, this is the only golden way to uphold secularism.
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Mograhat Proves Hindus Can Also Triumph.
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Here is a quick list of things you need to prepare for before a fight.
Do you have your health clearance?
Do you have your Doctors certificate?
be professional, know the rules - be safe, be all star!
As more states legalize and sanction mixed martial arts events these Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts drawn up by the California State Athletic Commission in 2000 and adopted by the Nevada Athletic Commission in 2001 are becoming standard to safeguard fighters.
"Tournament" or "State Championship" shall mean all events encompassing CAMO's California State Championship for Amateur Mixed Martial Arts. The Tournament shall be a single elimination tournament, except as provided under §402 of the Tournament Rules.
§ 201. CAMO License Required.
May be randomly tested, and agrees to take such tests, for the use of any drugs prohibited by the California State Athletic Commission for professional MMA fighters, and may be disqualified from the Tournament for failing such tests.
§ 202. California Residents Only.
In order to participate in the State Championship, a Contestant must be a citizen of the United States and a California resident. Proof of residency must be shown to designated CAMO officials on or prior to the time of weigh-in for the first round of the State Championship. Either (a) a current California driver license, or (b) a US Passport or some form of government issued identification with picture and a utility bill in the contestant's name showing a California address, shall be sufficient proof of residency.
§ 203. Invitation to Compete in the State Championship.
The promoter's hosting the first round of the Tournament in each of the eight (8) regions selected by CAMO ("1st Round Promoters") shall choose the 2 Contestants (plus one alternate) in each weight class to compete in the first round of the Tournament for their region. Such fighters are subject to the approval of CAMO. 1st Round Promoters shall use best efforts to match up the best fighters in their region to compete in the Tournament. A Contestant need not be a resident of a region to compete in that region's bracket.
Any fighter who made it to the final of the State Tournament in 2010 gets an automatic spot as a Contestant in the opening round of the Tournament in the region in which they reside ("Qualifying Fighter"), so long as they meet the requirements listed in Section 201 hereof. Such Qualifying Fighter must notify 1st Round Promoter in writing no later than June 17th, 2011, that they will be competing in the 2011 California State Championship Tournament, or they will lose their automatic spot.
A twenty-five dollar (US $25.00) registration fee, per Contestant, will be paid by Contestant to CAMO upon registration (waived for 2011 Tournament).
§ 206. Fighters from Same Gym.
Two Contestants from the same gym or school shall not be allowed to compete in the same weight class in the same region (for example, two fighters from the All Amateur MMA Gym, shall not be allowed to compete against each in the 155 lb weight class in the Los Angeles region. However, for example, for each weight class, 1 may compete in the Los Angeles region and 1 can compete in the San Diego region).
Contestants shall be responsible to provide their own transportation to all Tournament events. Hotel rooms shall be provided for any Contestant competing in the State Championship final event whose principal residence is more than one hundred fifty miles from the venue for such State Championship final event.
§ 301. AMMA Rules Apply.
Unless otherwise specified below, the Tournament shall be governed by the AMMA Rules.
Contestants shall be weighed pursuant to section 621 of the AMMA Rules, and all weights will be given a one-pound allowance for scale discrepancies. If Fighter fails to make weight, is no more than 2 pounds over the appropriate weight class, and CAMO and/or the attending physician deems it reasonably safe to lose additional weight, the Fighter will be given one hour to make weight. Failure to make weight will result in disqualification from the Tournament.
The contests shall be for three rounds, each round not to exceed two minutes in duration.
§ 305. Determining a Draw.
In the event that the scoring system used to judge the contest results in a draw, the points awarded by the table judge for the contest shall determine the winner. If no table judge exists, the judge(s) scoring the bout a draw shall determine a winner. If the bout is still a draw after the above, the referee shall determine the winner.
If a Contestant registers for the Tournament and fails to participate in any round for any reason other than failing to obtain medical clearance for such bout pursuant to a pre-fight physical or pursuant to a writing from a medical doctor, such Contestant shall be suspended from the CAMO program for a minimum of one hundred twenty (120) days.
§401. Alternates in First Round.
Is not a US Citizen and California resident.
By the alternate who lives closest to the venue for such event who was picked by any 1st Round Promoter.
Any Contestant in the same weight class who lost during that round by split decision.
Any Contestant in the same weight class who lost during that round by decision.
If no Contestant meets the above criteria, than Contestant who was supposed to meet Non-Continuing Fighter in next round will receive a buy. If in Final round; qualifying fighters can be drawn from round of the Tournament held prior to the round in which Non-Continuing Fighter was injured. If no qualifying Contestant is found in the prior round, then the next round will be looked at and so on until a qualifying is found.


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Q: Parameter must be an array or an object that implements Countable I got an issue with this on my local server. The issue is not due to the jetpack plugin because I have already deleted it
C:\xampp\htdocs\theme\wp-includes\post-template.php on line 284
Warning: count(): Parameter must be an array or an object that implements Countable in post-template.php on line 284
Please, anyone, help me with this issue.

A: Did you put the_content() in loop if not
Here try this :
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    while (have_posts()) {
        the_post();
        ?>

<?php the_title(); ?>

<?php the_content(); ?>

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} // end while
} // end if
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A: Might be caused by use of get_the_excerpt, get_the_content or similar functions outside of The Loop (in custom context, somewhere in theme's functions.php etc).
Add setup_postdata before. That fills the global variable $pages. Otherwise PHP7.2+ will output a warning in post-template.php on line 284.
For example:
global $post;
setup_postdata($post);
$excerpt = get_the_excerpt($post);

See setup_postdata, get_the_excerpt and The Loop.

A: The issue is comming from using the_content or get_the_content in PHP 7.2+ as those function have a check for the global page which can be null.
In 7.2 null is not a valid value for countable and this is what trows the error a workarround for this is pulling the content diretly from the meta fields. Code below, more info can be found in this video I made https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMguTNzFoUk (The TLDR section is after the middle of the video I guess, the first one is just a snippet placement explanation)
apply_filters('the_content', get_post_field('post_content', $post->id));

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