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Japanese Reporter Dies After Working Overtime for 159 Hours
Most of us have to work hard each day to provide for the need of our loved ones. In some instances, this can mean working forextended hours or even having 2 or more jobs just to make ends meet.
Here's a word of warning, however, for those who are working too much: it can actually be deadly.
Too much work can kill you.
Case in point, reports recently surfaced about a certain political reporter from Japan who died from overwork. This has even been confirmed by labor officials who said that the 31-year-old woman died from heart failure which was triggered when she spent lengthy hours on her job.
Political reporter Miwa Sado, 31, died after working overtime for 159 hours.
Source: The Star
In a news story published by NHK, we learn about Miwa Sado, one of their employees, who died after clocking in 159 hours of overtime work in the month before she died.
Although Sado died back in 2013, details surrounding her death only surfaced to the public just recently.
Meanwhile, a CNN feature tells us that Japan has earned a reputation for its 'salaryman' culture because of its "punishing work hours."For many years, the country has"struggled for years to tackle the impact of overwork on employees' health."A published government study even went as far as indicating that 1out of 5 workers is "at risk of working themselves to death."
The Japanese even has a term for death by overwork: "karoshi".
Source: Jakarta Post
Meanwhile, NHK has said they are taking their employee's death seriously and has said that they will be implementing changes in the way their reporters work.
In 2015, Matsuri Takahashi, an advertising agency employee, died of suicide and her death has likewise been linked to overwork.
Takahashi worked 150 hours of overtime in the month she died. Eventually, it was determined that the harsh work schedule pushed her to her limits.
The CEO of the ad firm where Takahashi worked eventually ended up resigning because of the controversial issue.
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Articles on legal issues [ISSN: 2349-9796]
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Triple Test for Grant of Anticipatory Bail's in India
How to Report Dowry Related Violence?
Retribution: Indispensable to Criminal Justice
The Crumbling Pillar of Democracy: Is the Media Losing its Own Voice?
Public Opinion in Sentencing Policy: The Need of the Hour
On February 3, 2015 By kanchi
By Anupam, Rajeev Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, IIT Kharagpur
Editor's Note: Sentencing of a convict basically embarks the culmination of the judicial process which begins with the detection, enforcement of the law, prosecution and adjudication. Thus the importance of Sentencing lies in the fact that it becomes the face of Justice and a future deterrent for the prospective offender of law. Informed Public Opinion should be involved right at the beginning of the formation of Sentencing policy so that a consensus can be arrived at about its actual objective. A well-managed Public debate should be initiated by the authorities on various platforms as it will not only help to remove the Iron Curtain between the Courts and the society but will also improve the level of acceptance of the Court's decision regarding sentencing by the people at large.
"Any action or practice that has costs-and which does not? -needs to pay its way in countervailing benefits or else it cannot be defended."
Prof. H.L.A.Hart
The basic aim of all modern welfare States in the world is to provide a safe and secure environment to its citizen, so that they can flourish and contribute towards the betterment of the society and its future at large. But the ever increasing graph of crime is a blatant proof that Criminal Justice system has failed miserably to fulfil this cherished dream. Criminal Justice and more specifically Criminal Punishment system requires huge investment in terms of money, time and energy. Therefore, there must be compensating benefits to justify this exorbitant burden on public exchequer. We had better know that what they are and establish whether they are sufficient or not.
Two criteria to be considered while Sentencing should be: Crime eliminated during incarceration and Post-incarceration behaviour of the criminal towards the society. The main aim of the Sentencing policy should be to use scarce resources intelligently, on one hand and to give a fair chance to the accused to start a new life after he has served his term, on the other, so as to achieve the basic aim of crime reduction. There has been a gradual but sure decline of Public faith in the Criminal Justice system, over the period of time which give us a well-deserved opportunity to revisit and formulate a robust and truly democratic Sentencing policy. In this respect, the inclusion of a well informed and legitimate Public Opinion in Sentencing policy will not only increase its acceptance but also the much required transparency in the system.
"If the Criminal Law as a whole is the Cinderella of jurisprudence, then the Law of Sentencing is Cinderella's illegitimate baby"
Nigel Walker
Historical Perspective:
When we look at the history of India, we will find that the concept of Penology is embedded in it, right from the beginning. It developed under the connotation of danda-niti which literally means principle of punishment.[i] Manu, the great law-giver of India, emphasised that Danda was created as a derivative of Dharma [ii]. Though Criminology is a modern growth in the West but in reality it was a fully developed subject in our country before the dawn of Christian era. We have an abundance of literature on danda-niti or criminology contained in our Dharmashastras such as Vedas, Smritisastras, Kautilya's Arthasastras. The first phase of ancient civilisation in India, when Dharma was supreme, the offender was shown maximum tolerance, but was gradually ousted by political authority of the State in the following Mughal and British periods.
Sentencing of a convict basically embarks the culmination of the judicial process which begins with the detection, enforcement of the law, prosecution and adjudication. Thus the importance of Sentencing lies in the fact that it becomes the face of Justice and a future deterrent for the prospective offender of law. There is no doubt in the fact that Criminal Courts have championed in the art of fact finding and law applying but when it comes to the process of Sentencing, there lies the lacuna. The success in former is mainly due to unemotional and objective approach while failure in later owes to emotional and subjective reaction towards the circumstances surrounding the convict. This situation is further aggravated due to the lack of well-defined sentencing policy.
The modern attitude towards Sentencing is that, it is an individualised treatment process and a sure response to every events of crime. The question, what Sentence is, cannot be distinguished from who is the offender and what are his offending act. The modern Criminologists are inclined to analyse not only the bio-socio-politico-cultural phenomenon but also psycho-pathological and most recently the genetic phenomenon of the person. Crime is a deviation from social norm and reason for this deviation lies in bio-psycho-genetic and eco-socio-cultural phenomenon. Therefore the main object of sentencing should be reformative rather than punitive so as to facilitate the return of offender to normal life and serving the ultimate goal of prevention of crime. Justice Krishna Iyer, observed that:
"The retributive theory has had its day and is no longer valid. Deterrence and reformation are the primary social goals which make depreciation of life and liberty reasonable as penal panacea." [iii]
Basic Purpose of punishment:
There are two basic dimensions to punishment namely the purpose that justify punishment and the proportionality of nature and quantum of punishment in relation to the nature and seriousness of the crime. The basic purpose of punishment may be attributed to: [iv]
Retribution:
Retribution is based on the assumption that causing pain to the offender or making them face other unpleasant consequences is right and proper. Man is instinctively inclined to retaliate and if this urge is not satisfied there is the likelihood that the party affected by crime may take law and order in to their own hands spelling doom to the society. Though it seems to be of primitive nature but its presence can always be felt in the Criminal Justice system.
This theory authorises the infliction of pain in order to prevent future crimes. General prevention aims at dissuading members of the society, who have not committed those crimes, from committing them and creating a fearful environment for those who have proclivity for committing crimes.
Deterrence:
This theory assumes that man is a rational being who has a free will. But it can be countered with the argument that the human beings and their behaviour is too unpredictable to reduce to a mechanistic formula. Often punishments are made severe so as to convey the message that anyone committing crimes will be similarly dealt with thus acting as a deterring force.
Rehabilitation:
It is based on the assumption that criminality of human being depends upon external and internal forces which can be predicted by experts in order to prevent future crimes. It is severely criticized because the emphasis has shifted from Courts to Prison Authorities.
Prevailing Scenario:
In India there is glaring absence of much required and anticipated Sentencing policy. Neither the Government nor the Judiciary have led down any structured guidelines regarding it. Meanwhile several Government committees have recommended the laying down of Sentencing guidelines at the earliest. In 2003 the 'Malimath Committee' laid down the guidelines to minimize the uncertainties in awarding sentences. It stated that:
"The Indian Penal Code prescribed offences and punishments for the same. For many offences only the maximum punishment is prescribed and for some offences the minimum may be prescribed. The Judge has wide discretion in awarding the sentence within the statutory limits. There is now no guidance to the Judge in regard to selecting the most appropriate sentence given the circumstances of the case. Therefore each Judge exercises discretion accordingly to his own judgment. There is therefore no uniformity. Some Judges are lenient and some Judges are harsh. Exercise of unguided discretion is not good even if it is the Judge that exercises the discretion. In some countries guidance regarding sentencing option[s] is given in the penal code and sentencing guideline laws. There is need for such law in our country to minimise uncertainty to the matter of awarding sentence." [v]
Even then Law minister Mr. Veerappa Moily said that "We are working on the uniform Sentencing policy which is on the lines of ones in place in United States and United Kingdom"[vi] Courts have laid down guidelines regarding Sentencing in several Judgements in the form of obiter dicta. Supreme Court of India has laid down the guiding principle of Death Sentence in Jagmohan Singh v. State of Utter Pradesh[vii] where the court gave the concept of balancing 'Aggravating and Mitigating factors'[viii] while awarding Capital punishment. This approach was put to test in Bachan Singh v. State of Punjab[ix] where the court said that:
"Since an amendment was made to Indian Code of Criminal Procedure, the rule has changed so that the offence of murder shall be punished with the sentence of life imprisonment. The court can depart from that rule and impose the sentence of death only if there are special reasons for doing so" [x]
More recently the well-publicised 'Priyadarshini Mattoo Case' has proved to be an eye-opener for the whole Criminal Justice system of our country. In Trial Court Additional Sessions Judge G.P. Thareja said of Santosh (convict) that "though he knew that he is the man who committed the crime, he was forced to acquit him, giving him the benefit of doubt."[xi] Under unprecedented public pressure and media publicity the Government had to file an Appeal in Delhi High Court, where the main accuse was convicted and awarded Capital punishment. The verdict criticized Justice G.P. Thareja's original judgment: "The trial judge acquitted the accused amazingly taking a perverse approach. It murdered justice and shocked judicial conscience."[xii] In 2010 an Appeal[xiii] was filed by Santosh in Supreme Court where it was argued by him that the decision given by the lower court is under excessive pressure of 'Media Trial' which have made the popular Public Opinion against him. The Court upheld his conviction by the Lower Court but commuted his Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment. This decision was widely criticized by the family in particular and Public at large.
In State of M.P. v. Bablu Natt, the Supreme Court observed that:
"The principle governing imposition of punishment would depend upon the facts and circumstances of each case. An offence which affects the morale of the society should be severely dealt with." [xiv]
In Soman v. State of Kerala, Supreme Court observed that:
"Giving punishment to the wrongdoer is at the heart of the criminal justice delivery, but in our country, it is the weakest part of the administration of criminal justice. There are no legislative or judicially laid down guidelines to assist the trial court in meting out the just punishment to the accused facing trial before it after he is held guilty of the charges." [xv]
In Alister Anthony Pareira v. State of Maharashtra, the Supreme Court observed that
"One of the prime objectives of the criminal law is imposition of [an] appropriate, adequate, just and proportionate sentence commensurate with the nature and gravity of [the] crime and the manner in which the crime is done. There is no straitjacket formula for sentencing an accused on proof of crime. The courts have evolved certain principles: [the] twin objective of the sentencing policy is deterrence and correction. What sentence would meet the ends of justice depends on the facts and circumstances of each case and the court must keep in mind the gravity of the crime, motive for the crime, nature of the offence and all other attendant circumstances." [xvi]
Importance of Public Opinion in Sentencing Policy:
From the above mentioned cases and judicial observations it can be concluded that there is an absolute requirement of Sentencing Policy in India. Judiciary is going through a phase of lack of confidence because of an established model which is opaque, non-responsive and devoid of accountability. Judiciary is believed to be an elite class and its isolation from Public is considered to be legitimate and essential because it imparts a sense of authority to it. In India the Courts have got exclusive privilege to interpret the Law and to stretch its meaning to such an extent which sometimes causes interference in the working of other instrumentalities of the State. Now the question arises how far the basic meaning be extended so that it do not lead to the breakage of social network.
To impart legitimacy to the Criminal Justice system and more specifically the Sentencing policy, it is necessary to give due importance to the Public Opinion. Public Opinion is often confused with Media dominated reactionary utterances of people, popularly known as Opinion Polls, which is far away from accuracy and reasonableness. The response given by the people is mostly based upon his socio-politico-cultural affiliation and is largely emotional in nature. The problem lies not in the Public but the way in which the problem is being put forward before them. Media, which nowadays represent large business conglomerates, generally take up some ongoing controversies and gives an emotional angle to it before putting it in public domain, which make them highly unreliable. This practice is fundamentally wrong because it defeats the very purpose of Opinion Polls right at its nascent stage. The practice should be, to first of all give relevant factual description along with constraints and possible ramifications and then take a well 'Informed' Opinion Poll. In the exercise of Informed Opinion Poll, 'deliberation' plays a very important role. [xvii] The target of Informed Public can be achieved by initiating a well- managed Public debate. This will help in transformation of individualistic view into a rationale Public view on Sentencing policy.
Two extreme views can be adopted while deciding the Sentencing policy- one based on 'Isolationism' and another based on 'Populism'[xviii]. In Isolationistic view Public has little or no knowledge of Sentencing policy and the Policy Makers are also not concerned about it. The main criticism of this approach would be that it is highly undemocratic and will create disconnect and disenchantment among Public. Furthermore, since there is no Public role in policy forming, it will give chance to the Politicians to put an undue pressure on the Judiciary as and when required, and in case of any unpopular decision by Court, the Public will stand against Judiciary.
In case of Populist view the Public will not understand the underlying principle behind the Sentencing policy. The Public perception will depend upon Media driven promulgation which in turn may be controlled by some Political motive or some emotional narration presented to them.
The prudent approach lies somewhere in between. The Public should be first educated and then consulted on the policy matter. A constructive debate should be initiated so that a consensus on the policy can be arrived at. The Judges and other Law officials should outreach the people, like taking seminar, because in most of the cases the Public is being misrepresented about Sentencing policy.
Public Opinion is much more complex as it is being perceived by the Policy Makers. Very often they will come across a wide range of views regarding a particular prospective policy decision regarding Sentencing. It is a boon in disguise because it gives ample opportunity to them to introduce alternative Sentencing reforms, which if introduced will not only make decision process faster but also reduce the economic burden of the policy. These reforms can be made acceptable to the society by involving them in discussions which might not be acceptable to them individually. It is not always necessary that just by increasing the severity of the Sentence a valid deterrence can be created in the mind of prospective convict. For example after recent Nirbhaya case [xix] a popular demand which have been vindicated by Media and Public is that to award Death Sentence to the rape convict. But the Policy Makers should make them understand that Death Sentence falls in 'rarest of rare' category and burden of proof so required will be quite high. Thus it may lead to lesser conviction. Only by involving Public in discussions this stand can be made clear.
Sentencing policy is the most vital link in Criminal Justice system which signifies the rule of Law in a State. In this respect Public Opinion is an indispensable asset which should be utilised in a proactive and step-wise manner by the Policy Makers. Informed Public Opinion should be involved right at the beginning of the formation of Sentencing policy so that a consensus can be arrived at about its actual objective. In the following stages of its implementation, if some anomaly arises regarding its interpretation, a well-managed Public debate should be initiated by the authorities on various platforms. It is very important to carry out the economic audit of the Sentencing policy and the ensuing result must be communicated to the Public so that they can understand its future implications. Inclusion of Public Opinion in Sentencing Policy will not only help to remove the Iron Curtain between the Courts and the society but will also improve the level of acceptance of the Court's decision regarding sentencing by the people at large.
Edited by Kanchi Kaushik
[i] Dhawan, S.S., The Lucknow Law Journal, Vols. XIII and XIV, 1967-68, pp. 9-30
[ii] Manusmiriti, VII-3, 4, 15, 18, 22
[iii] Kunju Kunju Janaratharan v. State of Kerla ( AIR 1979 SC 916)
[iv] Ministry of Justice, New Zealand, Sentencing Policy and Guidance, A Discussion Paper, October 1997
[v] Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Committee on Reforms of Criminal Justice System
Report, 170, (Mar. 2003)
[vi] http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/govt-for-a-uniform-sentencing-policy-by-courts_660232.html
[vii] AIR 1973 SC 947
[viii] Ibid.
[ix] AIR 1980 SC 898
[x] Ibid.
[xi] Priyadarshini Mattoo Case, 1999, From Wikipedia, the free encyclopaedia
[xii] Ibid.
[xiii] (2010) 9 SCC 747
[xiv] (2009) 2 SCC 272
[xv] (2013) 11 SCC 382
[xvi] AIR 2013 SC 3802
[xvii] Barasbus J. (2004) "How Deliberation Affects Policy Opinion" American Political Science Review, 98 (04); p. 687-701
[xviii] Public Opinion and the Media Seminar (8 February 2008) 'Prisons and the Public' Julian Roberts, Centre of Criminology, University of Oxford
[xix] State v. Ram Singh and Ors. , SC No. 114/2013
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Irish State visit to Britain begins new era
President Michael D Higgins visit shows Ireland and Britain have never been on more equal terms.
It was a nice touch by Irish president Michael D Higgins to dedicate his state visit to Britain to the memory of the millions of Irish emigrants who have made Britain home over the centuries.
Compared to other emigrant destinations Britain was often a hard station for those who arrived.
As the New York Times reported on Monday, signs saying "no Irish or blacks" were hanging up until the recent past.
Higgins noted that he himself had worked in Britain as a young man, as had several other members of his family.
Indeed, it would be hard to find an Irish family that did not have relatives across the water or who does not have close links to Britain.
Times were especially hard during the 1970s and 1980s with an IRA campaign that targeted civilian targets and killed indiscriminately.
The Irish in Britain suffered many savage injustices as a result, the Birmingham Six and Guildford Four cases just the most infamous ones.
Back then there was a Paddy-bashing culture that was deeply ingrained thanks to The Troubles. Irish jokes were a late night staple as were assaults on Irish by young thugs after a night out.
There were many champions of the Irish even back then with leading members of the Labour Party, such as Kevin McNamara, Tony Benn and Ken Livingstone, standing tall.
It is doubtful if there was a more important Irish newspaper abroad during that black period than the Irish Post, which stood up fearlessly for a community under siege.
Little wonder then that when the Post was forced to shut down a few years back, the outcry in the community was so great the Irish Post was willed back into existence by the same community.
Michael D Higgins with his poor, West of Ireland roots and his sense of concern for the less well off is a perfect ambassador for this state visit.
He has shown an acuity of insight into the emigrant's plight that is heartening and his dedication of this visit to those emigrants is a deeply appropriate act.
The Queen's visit to Ireland in 2011 was a harbinger of a far greater era of cooperation between the two countries.
The return trip by President Higgins is a triumph too for the new era between the two countries, one that has room for all shades of opinion as the presence of Sinn Fein Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness at the state dinner makes clear.
Symbols are substance so often in the Irish and the British relationship and the harp and the crown have never been on more equal terms and with more in common than now.
The Higgins visit is a welcome acknowledgment of that and the beginning of a new era in relationships between both sides.
Long may it last.
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To be honest, I was completely sold on this the moment that old-school, 1990s LucasArts logo popped up.
Most everyone has already watched that awesome new Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer a few (dozen) times, so here's a vintage spin that fits right in with that old-school sci-fi vibe. Some intrepid fans have re-created the trailer in 16-bit videogame style, and this is the SNES game we always deserved.
The team does a solid job of re-creating the trailer shot for shot, though a few of the sprites are a bit too clunky (even the 16-bit era could do a bit better than the almost unrecognizable Han and Chewie here). But overall, this is an insanely cool clip — and should help bide the time a little while we wait for Christmas.


Are you aware of Facebook EdgeRank?
As a business, you want your brand to be as visible as possible to your consumers. However, some business owners miss the mark when providing status updates, and are especially prone to falling behind if they aren't aware of Facebook's EdgeRank algorithm.
Facebook now places a certain amount of weight on each status update you post. What is EdgeRank you ask? It's a way for Facebook to rank the importance of a post.
Facebook uses a secret formula based on affinity/relationships between the creator and the user, interaction and time to determine how visible your update will be to your followers.
For instance, affinity refers to when a user clicks the Like button on your fan page, comments on a status or looks at a picture. Interaction involves more in-depth engagement - comments carry more weight than Likes, so if a post receives a plethora of comments, it's more likely to show up in followers' "Top News" section. Lastly, time is fairly self-explanatory, since newer posts are weighted more heavily than older ones.
One way to procure more comments, according to Social Media Examiner, is to tailor status updates to fans' requests. Ask for opinions, stories or advice - any way to provide a greater opportunity to interact.
"You want to post objects that will encourage interaction through comments," the blog Online Wealth Partner explains. "Just simply saying, 'I'm tired' does not encourage interaction but, saying 'Who else has had an exhausting week and tell me why?' creates a 'buzz' to answer."
Photos and videos also encourage Likes and comments. Facebook recently enhanced its photos, making them bigger and more prominent. This gets people's attention and provokes clicks.
Links that require calls to action also work well, as long as you tell your followers why you are posting and why they should click. Also, you shouldn't be afraid to ask fans for Likes in order to increase your EdgeRank, especially if you're a new company in need of some momentum.
In the end, it comes down to quality content.
"Facebook users want - and will respond to - relevant content," notes Social Media Examiner. "A car company that posts nothing but advertisements in their status updates won't get nearly the response they would if they posted information about tire recalls, car seat safety test results and tips to improve gas mileage."
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The Pixel 7 and 7 Pro look exactly like what we hoped Google would make, direct evolutions of some of the best Android phones you can buy today. The company wasted no time in announcing its upcoming flagships, even though we're months away from an official launch. That didn't stop the rumor from swirling around, and today we're hearing even more about the Pixel 7 display.
As reported by 9to5Google, Google has two new display drivers ready to go for the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro. The respective tags – C10 and P10 – line up with the codenames of the two phones ("Cheetah" and "Panther", respectively). Just like the rest of the phone, it looks like Google isn't planning on changing much in the display category. In fact, current driver information indicates that the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro use identical Samsung panels from last year.
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If you have a Pixel 6, you know what that means. The smaller model uses a 1080p panel with a 90Hz display, while its bigger sibling rocks a 120Hz 1440p display. We couldn't find much to complain about with either device last year – in fact, our review of the Pixel 6 praised its 1080p display: "those perfect OLED blacks, colors are vibrant, viewing angles are great and it gets bright enough to use outdoors." The Pixel 6 Pro's high-res panel was even better. Unless you're planning to upgrade directly from last year's lineup, there's no reason to worry.
That said, it marks a template for Google's next flagship. In April, we heard that the Pixel 7 series would reuse the exact same camera components currently found in the Pixel 6. Google has yet to confirm specific sensor details, though, at all the least, early renders show the same amount of lenses on each. model. This might frustrate some hardcore Android users, especially if they're the type who buys a new smartphone every year.
That said, Google isn't leaving these panels completely unchanged. These new drivers appear to add support for a 1080p mode on the Pixel 7 Pro, similar to Samsung and other OEMs. This is something supported by Mishaal Rahman, who tweeted a settings page for this feature appearing in Android 13.
9to5Google also found evidence that an almost identical Samsung panel – literally a new generation of the Pixel 6 variant – could be supported on the Pixel 7 Pro, although it's unclear if Google will actually use it. . For now, we'll continue to wait for more concrete details as we get closer to its fall launch.
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I'm Carl McIntyre, born in rural Shelby County, Alabama, near the town of Sterrett. Until the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, I was a Republican. In the South, the Republicans were the (relative) Liberals until the passage of those two acts.
The following are the votes by party on the Civil Rights Act (the votes on the Voting Rights Act are similar): Civil Rights Act (House Vote): Southern Democrats: 7 for, 87 against. Southern Republicans: 0 for, 10 against. Northern Democrats: 145 for, 9 against. Northern Republicans: 138 for, 24 against. Civil Rights Act (Final Vote Senate): Southern Democrats: 1 for, 20 against. Southern Republicans: 0 for, 1 against. Northern Democrats: 45 for, 1 against. Northern Republicans: 27 for, 5 against.
After these acts passed—Southern politicians who wanted to run for national office migrated from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.
I was born 1 Jan 1940, married Collie in 1962, and joined the US Army the same year. We were stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia (after I completed basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri). In December, 1963, I was sent on my first one-year tour of duty in Vietnam.
After completing that tour, I was sent back to Fort Benning and remained there as an instructor until 1965 when I volunteered for a second tour in Vietnam, over Collie's objection, even though she understood why—a second tour would accelerate my promotions. I had by then made my decision to make the Army my career.
I returned to Fort Benning in January of 1966, and it was then I discovered my Republican Party had left me, and have called myself a Democrat ever since.
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6 Responses to From Republican to Democrat—my story
lhalvor says:
I knew the history of that time but not the numbers. Ty
sgtmajcarl says:
I found the numbers on-line. Those were scary times for people like me… part of the reason I make a career of the Army.
Sarah Cooper says:
Huuuuge differences in north and south!
YES! But today I still see rascism as pretty common even in the north. 😦
I was a Private E-2, stationed at Fort Gordon, GA, when Mac was a Sergeant E-6 at Fort Benning, GA., a mere 251 miles away. VERY GLAD I DIDN'T RUN INTO HIM THEN! 😛
Oh! You have NO IDEA HOW MISERABLE YOUR LIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! 😀


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No matter which day of the week you choose to go on this tour, you will always get a day full of mouth-watering goodness. We will see some of the most beautiful street art in Woodstock, go for a beer and food paring tasting (or visit the old biscuit mill if its a Saturday) and visit the colourful Bo Kaap. This is only the start of the day. Wine tasting is done at one of Cape Towns most scenic wine farms. After we will go enjoy the views of Chapman's peak and our secret sunset spot.
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Experience the Mother City in one of the most authentic ways possible. District Six is a former inner-city residential area where over 60,000 of its non white inhabitants were forcibly removed during the 1970s Apartheid regime. Cape Town boasts an array of street art which serves as a powerful voice and is available for everyone to see. You'll be shown through the streets of District Six and shown graffiti that touches on social issues, murals that speak of a deep connection to Africa, and abstract paintings of things meaningful to the local residents.
We also travel through the once infamous suburb of Woodstock. A street art initiative was started many years ago to uplift the area for the local residents. We take you through the narrow roads to show you the neighbourhood as it stands today. Good luck choosing your favourite ones, as there is a wide variety of talent on display.
It's 5 O'Clock somewhere in the world and everyone knows what that means, which is why the next stop is the Devil's Peak Tap Room. Home to arguably the best beer in South Africa, the Devil's Peak Brewing Company has grown enormously from its humble garage beginnings in 2012. They now offer 11 craft beers, including their award-winning flagship, the King's Blockhouse IPA. Enjoy a meal and drink or try our recommended beer and food pairing as you take in the magnificent view of the Devil's Peak mountain. And for those of us who don't quite fancy beer, wine is available as well.
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Why Androids Dream: Artificial Intelligence by Philip K.Dick
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US author Philip K. Dick wrote around 40 novels and 120 short-stories on his writing machine. With this classic tool he created claustrophobic science fiction scenarios, writing less about alien invasions, but artificial intelligence. Doing so, he not only described technical possibilities, but furthermore described ethical concerns. Most of his stories featured different layers of reality, what his work compares to Franz Kafka. As all good science fiction, his stories were less an escape from reality, but the opposite, allowed us a view into a distorted mirror.
Ridley Scott took the book "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" and converted it into a arthouse science fiction movie. His masterpiece started with a scene where a Blade Runner conducted the Voight-Kampff-Test to define if the individual on the other side of the table was human or artificial. This as it was forbidden for the so-called replicants to return to Earth.[1] The idea of the test was to trigger small deviations in the android's behavior, which would reveal its artificial origin. With this, the Voight-Kampff-method was similar to the Turing-test, a process developed in 1950 by the British mathematician and computer scientist Alan Turing.[2] His idea was to confirm artificial intelligence by its ability to pretend being a human. For the test's purpose a panel of experts communicated text-only with humans and different software. If the software could achieve that the majority of participants assume to write with a human instead with a software, the AI passed the test.
Machine learning and behavior
The movie is based on Philip K. Dick's book "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" [3] The author developed the interesting concept that machines received human memories to ground them. Related to today's knowledge about Artificial Intelligence, this idea makes sense. Based on its code, the software is capable of autonomous learning and adapting its behavior to that. With doing so, today's software is not re-programming its own code, but storing the learned information. If a new situation gets identified to be similar to one in the past, the software will execute a script of a learned behavior. The more successful the result had been and the more similar the new situation perceived to the earlier one, the higher the possibility that the known behavior gets repeated. Furthermore, the AI can analyze different behavior scripts to identify patterns and underlined values & attitudes. If such are identified, the software can elaborate adequate behaviors also for unknown scenarios.
The AI's codes defines potential behavior and enables the machine to learn. Quite similar to a child. At this point, the software is not effective yet to use for its planned purpose. The AI can start with its tasks, but the error-rate is still high. With new gained experience the quality of decision making raises. A coach may support the newly installed AI to learn faster, just as companies do it with their human talents. This individual accompanies the AI and analyzes together with it the quality of taken decisions.
Instead of investing time on machine learning, copying experiences from one AI to another may speed up the process. Here the manufacturer of the AI (our "Tyrell Corporation") lets the prototype act and learn in a simulated environment, which is a near as possible to the later real environment. The results of these deep-learning will be copied later to the memories of the sold AIs. This process supports adequate behaviors, as the software does not have to start with 0 and use pure trial-and-error. The AI perceives the experiences as its own and identifies it as successful behavior of the past. Behavior scripts used various times in the past are relatively protected against an easy change. This as adequate behavior not guaranties the wished results, but always includes a risk factor. If the script has a 95% possibility to lead to the favorable outcome, the AI will continue using it, even if in 5% there will be a failure. Mathematically, if the machine already executed 10,000 process, a negative result will not lead to a change of behavior. Here it does not matter, if the AI really executed these 10,000 processes or only perceives that it did so.
Simplicity ensures the basic principles of machine learning: fairness, accountability and transparency. Drawn portrait of Philip K Dick /Image: Pete Welsch
Of course the AI store such experiences in a much more abstract way than Dick described it in its novel, but nevertheless the concepts are comparable. The advantage of using "fake memories" instead of including the desired behavior directly in the AI's algorithm is that the software stays relatively small and non-complicated. With this it is efficient and can adapt fast to new situations. Simplicity ensures the basic principles of machine learning: fairness, accountability and transparency.[4] Dick not only used this idea for "Do Androids dream of Electric Sheep?", but also addressed this topic in another novel: "Total Recall"[5]. As human and artificial behavior are similar, once the faked memories had been implanted into androids, once into humans. As Hosagrahar Visvesvaraya Jagadish from the University of Michigan pointed out, most suboptimal AI (or also human) decisions are not caused by biased code, but can be explained by the usage of non-correct information. This as sources mostly not gets chosen by the AI itself, but a human individual.
Today's smart phones are continuously connected to the internet, this to ensure that the user receives actual push messages. We can conclude that androids would work accordingly, at least if they stay inside the range of a mobile network. Nevertheless even in future such replicants could not stay inside such a radius all of the time. In the movie they escaped from the colonies to return to Earth, so they had not been able to connect to a Cloud. For this, they require the ability to act independent from such a connection.
The blockchain of androids
Ethereum[6] was originally developed in 2015. The philosophy was to establish a robust peer-to-peer network to exchange information or even group resources to execute sophisticated apps. Thanks to this, central servers are not required. Androids can use a similar technology. If the connection to the central server is not available, the machines can connect with the nearest android, which can be connected to another or directly with the Cloud. Oral languages are not required for the connection between different AIs, Bluetooth-like technology enables them to communicate via "telepathy".
As today's electric cars show, batteries require time for charging. Even if scientists experiment with electric highways, we can assume that also in future it will not be possible to recharge batteries everywhere. As conclusion, androids require time-off, similar to human sleep. Philip K. Dick asked if they dream of electric sheep. Dreaming machines sound illogical, but if we use again smart phones as comparison, we see that night times often get used for mayor updates on apps and even the operation system itself. This, as such processes may require an hour or even longer.
Androids may use their charging time to update their software, up to interchange information with the Cloud and other androids. Similar to synchronizing an iPhone with its iTunes, this makes perfect sense. The received information, as others' experiences, can be understood as dreams. In opposite to humans, AIs are available to remember their complete dream sequences and add them to their memory. Explained by a cognitive anchor-effect[7], the information can be used as base for future decisions. For the case that there is no connection to the Cloud or other sleeping machines, it will be a dreamless sleep.
Image of the robot Hitchbot in one of the stops of his trip #hitchBOTinUSA / Image: Instagram @hitchbot / www.hitchbot.me
Philip K. Dick hinted it his book, But Ridley Scott's movie Blade Runner had been more direct, as the name "android" had been changed to "replicant", a wording with an open negative touch. In 2014 the "hitchBOT" hiked across Canada. To do so, scientists sat the little robot on the side of an highway with a message that it wants to travel and meet new friends. Then they tracked how drivers reacted to the machine. If they helped hitchBOT, ignored or even destroyed it. Even if there had been single bad experiences, the overall results had been quite promising.[8] Of course, its likeable design made it easy to sympathize with the little robot. Today scientists evaluate the results of the experiment and these may confirm that humans have the possibility to build up an emotional relation with a machine. Such may positive or negative. A relevant conclusion, as the implementation of AI in an organization is a disruptive situation, which pushes the individuals out of their comfort zone. If no adequate change management is in place, emotional reactions as sabotage is a given risk. In such a negative atmosphere it gets overseen that AI can act as ambassador for humanity, as for non-governmental organizations. For example, a bot can act as a first basic legal or medical support for groups, which up today had no access to such support. The "donotpay"-project created such a robot lawyer.[9] The software can support for free if people seek for compensation for delayed planes, help against unfair parking or speeding tickets. So far, the target group could be everybody inside the society. But thanks to relative cheap devices as basic smart phones or tablets, also more vulnerable groups could get support, for example related immigration questions or also healthcare checks.[10] As Tyrell's claim promised: "More human than human."
[1] Scott, Ridley (1982): "Blade Runner"
[2] The Alan Turing Internet Scrapbook (2014): "The Turing Test, 1950"
[3] Dick, Philip K. (1968): "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?"
[4] www.fatml.org (2017): "Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency in Machine Learning"
[5] Dick, Philip K. (1966) "Total Recall"
[6] Ethereum (2017): "Blockchain App Platform"
[7] Tversky, Amos / Kahnemann, Daniel (1974): "Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases"
[8] Hitchbot (fetched 10.6.2016)
[9] Do not Pay (fetched 20.03.2017)
[10] Brown, Jessica (2017): "The robot lawyer that helped people with their parking tickets is now helping refugees"
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In the recent months, India's 4G network base is growing exponentially after the renaissance of Jio 4G and Airtel 4G in India. However, the internet speed still lags and not competitive enough with the proposed rates. When we analyze geographically, the way the 4G penetration has happened in India is not only more significant but also penetrated faster and thanks to free Jio 4G that has raised the bars beyond expectations.
But the question that arises always is, Do the 4G speed in India is Fast? What could be the reason why 4G in India is still slow when compared to other countries like South Korea or Singapore and even Pakistan? When we analyzed the data, it's understood the average speed of 4G which Indian population is getting is 5.1Mbps which is nowhere in comparison with the total 4G speed in other countries.
So we thought of explaining some of the common reasons that are responsible for slow 4G speed and tips and tricks to improve your 4G speed.
One of the main reasons for slow 4G speed in India is coverage issues. The speed of the internet is directly proportional to signal coverage. In India, none of the telecom operators like Airtel, Vodafone, Idea or Jio can fix the issue. And now with the penetration of Jio into telecom, has changed the strategy of pricing which in turns affected the speeds.
The other reason which impacts your 4G speed is the no users in that particular location and the spectrum 850, 1800, 2300, 2500 to which mobile phone is latched to tower. Even the network capacity also plays the significant role. If the network is made of optical fiber rather than copper cable or wireless, then that region has good network capacity. Jio was successful in term of internet speed is because it has the most extensive optical Fiber Network followed by Airtel. So here Jio has the advantage over Airtel.
Tips and tricks to improve your 4G speed: Don't blame your service provider.
You might be wondering why these days your 4G is too slow? Don't shift the blame onto your service providers. It's because the spectrum of people started using 4G, it's because of the increased range of smartphones with 4G LTE connectivity. Before raising the ticket with your telecom operator, it's wise to do following tweaks to improve your 4G speeds.
If you can understand, the 4G revolution has started in India only a year back. But there are smartphones with 4G LTE connectivity available longer than that. If your old smartphone supports 4G networks, then go to phone settings-Mobile networks and select the preferred type of network as "4G" by enabling it.
You may also sometimes check your phones Access Point Network (APN). Choosing the right APN information is necessary. So reset your APN by going to your Phone's settings- Mobile networks- Access point names- click on the menu at the top of the page and select to reset your APN to default.
With the rise of affordable 4G smartphones in the market, we miss the fact that many phone makers use poor or inferior quality antennas. So even if your phone has an excellent processor, it is not necessary that it has the best antenna in it.
In areas with signal issues, these antennas struggle to get the reception right, leading to poor speed as well. Make sure you choose the right phone when making your next smartphone purchase. By the way, you know, the new Mi Mix 2 has most range of network bands which will make Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 fastest device to work over the internet.
Your smartphone's 4G internet speed also depends on the usage of resource-intensive social networking applications like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. These apps will slow down your internet speeds and can also result in a significant amount of data being consumed due to their tendency to autoplay the videos. So tweak these apps by disabling the autoplay option will decrease the bandwidth usage and also reduces the unnecessary data wastage.
While using browsers like Chrome and opera, make sure to enable the data saver mode which reduces the load time of the web page by compressing the content to 70%.
So by following some of the necessary tweaks, you can improve your 4G speeds. As per the expert's analysis, the switch from 3G to 4G in the country is happening much faster than the how we upgraded from 2G to 3G. Also when 4G was launched, the average speed was recorded as 2Mbps, which was quickly moved to 5Mbps now. So it is anticipated that very soon faster transition in 4G speeds will happen from 5Mbps to 10Mbps on cards. So, Cheer up people, India would transform itself with the lightning fast internet.
I have poor signal but still feels service providers can control speed of individual or group of individual or on type value of data pack or by area etc to control server load .
There by they are all cheating consumers.
Ex if your data plan exceeds automatically you are shifted to slow speed . if this is possible for individual number they can restrict speed of individual???


Euro pop plus a 90s remake equals today's Music Monday pick – Fast Car by Tobtok feat River. There's another remake that is making the rounds right now by Jonas Blue. I like this one by Tobktok better because it stays a little more true to the original. This artist is from Sweden and is the first track I've ever heard of from him. I'm looking forward to hearing more. Tracy Chapman should be proud of this tribute!


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With International Women's Day just around the corner, the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions, with support from some prominent Kiwi women and members of the public, is fighting for the pay gap to finally come to a close in a 'Treat Her Right' campaign by Double Denim.
On average, women are paid $7 an hour less than men for comparable work, according to the National Income Survey in 2016. Based on current figures, it will take 45 years to catch up and close the 13 percent gap.
And women are not happy about it, at least according to the 400-plus women who responded to the call to participate in the video's dance scene. Shot just before Christmas, it saw women travel from Hamilton, Wellington and Whakatane to show their support for the cause.
They were joined by comedian Alice Brine and actors Jennifer Ward-Lealand, Miriama McDowell (Mahana, Dark Horse, Outrageous Fortune), Dave Fane (Gary of the Pacific, Bro' Town, Sione's Wedding), Laura Hill (Westfield, Shortland St), Luciane Buchanan (Filthy Rich), and Jackie Van Beek (Funny Girls).
Director Loren Taylor (Eagle vs Shark) was overwhelmed by the generosity and the willingness of people approached to bring their time, their resources and their energy to the project.
Playing the 'everywoman'—the cleaner, childcare worker and aged care worker—is McDowell, who says she felt honoured to take on the role.
Brine also shared her thoughts on the issue, saying New Zealand used to be a progressive country in this area and it's banking on that branding. But you can't rely on Kate Sheppard forever, she warns, because the data is pretty shocking.
Remembered for fighting for equality, Sheppard has been used in a previous campaign fighting for equal pay by YWCA Auckland and DDB in 2014.
It saw an open letter published to the Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler, calling for Sheppard's image to be removed from the $10 note and replaced with that of a man. It was argued that Sheppard would not be pleased to have her face on the note at a time when for every $10 men earn, women only earn nine.
At the time, the co-president of YWCA, Sina Wendt-Moore, said the very fact that "progressive organisations" are taking steps to close the gender gap indicates that there are still ongoing problems. And it isn't only the employers that are complicit in the perpetuation of this system.
"There is a genuine ignorance about the issue, and so subsequently has been very little action to dealing with it. There is unconscious gender bias built into workplaces – in the way they recruit, employ and performance manage people. Women themselves play a role because they are reluctant negotiators – lifelong socialisation can discourage women from 'un-female' behaviours, such as assertiveness, self-promotion and negotiation," she said.


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Multipath Suppression with an Absorber for UWB Wind Turbine Blade Deflection Sensing Systems
Shuai Zhang, Ondrej Franek, Patrick Claus F. Eggers, Claus Byskov, Gert F. Pedersen
Department of Electronic Systems
The deflection of a wind turbine blade can be monitored with an ultra-wideband (UWB) deflection sensing system which consists of one transmitting antenna at the blade tip and two receiving antennas at the blade root. The blade deflection is calculated by two estimated tip-root antenna distances. Applying the tip antenna inside a blade is highly preferred in practice, but it leads to strong multipath. The multipath may cause interference and cancellation to the direct pulse, and affect the accuracy of tip-root distance estimations. In this paper, a method of utilizing an absorber inside the blade to suppress the multipath is proposed for the in-blade tip antenna. The physical mechanism of the proposed idea is described with a simplified multipath model. Simulations are performed with a 2.5 m long blade tip section to investigate the tendencies of how the absorber affects pulse waveforms. More accurate verifications of the proposed method are carried out with different full-blade measurements. From all the results, it is found that the proposed technique can efficiently suppress multipath for the in-blade tip antenna, and improve the pulse wave front fidelity, so that the UWB sensing system can also be utilized in a much longer blade. Some other conclusions are also addressed finally.
I E E E Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques
https://doi.org/10.1109/TMTT.2017.2649499
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Zhang, S., Franek, O., Eggers, P. C. F., Byskov, C., & Pedersen, G. F. (2017). Multipath Suppression with an Absorber for UWB Wind Turbine Blade Deflection Sensing Systems. I E E E Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 65(7), 2583 - 2595. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMTT.2017.2649499
Zhang, Shuai ; Franek, Ondrej ; Eggers, Patrick Claus F. ; Byskov, Claus ; Pedersen, Gert F. / Multipath Suppression with an Absorber for UWB Wind Turbine Blade Deflection Sensing Systems. In: I E E E Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques. 2017 ; Vol. 65, No. 7. pp. 2583 - 2595.
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This is the amusing moment a cat decides to recline on his owner's backpack inside the foyer of a bank. The footage, captured in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, shows the extremely chilled feline lay back on the bag with a pair of shades as bemused customers walk past.
The ginger cat remains almost motionless as he uses his owner's backpack as a reclining chair. During the clip, the cat, that bears a startling similarity to the TV show character Garfield, keeps onlookers amused as he relaxes at the front of the bank in a tranquil state.
The chilled cat lies on his back as he takes a quick snooze during his busy day out in Rio. The amusing video, which was published on YouTube on January 25, has already received more than 20,000 views.


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