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She Could Fly: The Lost Pilot #1 (Review)
Ryan C. Bradley April 11, 2019 No Comments 36 views 1 like
She Could Fly is back with it's second arc, The Lost Pilot. It was the best comic series I covered last year, and I'm pumped to get back into it.
The series picks up two semesters of in-patient care from where it left off, showing Luna's meeting with three different mental health professionals. She describes a recurring dream she has where she's walking on a stone bridge over lava. It narrows as she progresses. No matter how hard she tries, she eventually falls in but, "it doesn't [burn] her. [She] turn[s] into glass. Like — perfect beautiful glass" instead. It's the kind of creepy imagery that series artist Martín Morazzo excelled at in the first arc. It's on full display throughout the issues. As always, Luna's anxieties are the center of the story and that artwork really brings them out.
That type of imagery is also front in center in the series namesakes, James Tates poem "The Lost Pilot." It would be difficult to find a more perfect pairing than this series and the poem that writer Christopher Cantwell chose to name it after.
What's even better is that Cantwell acknowledges that the kind of shootout that ended the first arc takes a real toll on the survivors. Luna's having nightmares about it and so are her parents, who're also in therapy. Few stories do the kind of heavy lifting with trauma that Cantwell and Morazzo are doing in She Could Fly and those portrayals matter.
Where the first arc eased the readers in, introducing another set of characters in each of the first three issues, The Lost Pilot throws its audience in the deep end. Every character who survived the first series gets at least a page in the book, but the cast is huge. At times, The Lost Pilot #1 can be hard to follow because the there are so many side characters — Bill, Verna, Dana, Kido, Mayura, and Luna's parents — and some scenes break in the middle of a page. It doesn't help that the last issue dropped in October, five months ago.
Despite the overstuffed cast, the series is rolling. Luna Brewster is a fully-realized character, and one that I want to keep reading.
Dark Horse will release She Could Fly #4 on Wednesday, April 10th, 2019.
Wicked Rating – 7/10
See Our Previous Coverage Here: Issue 1 / Issue 2 / Issue 3 / Issue 4
Tags: Christopher Cantwell, She Could Fly, The Lost Pilot
Written by Ryan C. Bradley
Ryan C. Bradley has published work in The Missouri Review, The Rumpus, Dark Moon Digest, The Literary Hatchet, and many other venues. He won the 2015 JP Reads flash fiction contest. You can learn more about him at: ryancbradleyblog.wordpress.com.
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Epton, Nina. Love and the English. First American Edition. 1961. Book and dust jacket are both in very good plus condition—this is an exceptionally attractive copy; there is, however, a tiny indentation to the page edges.
The author of Love and the French crossed the Channel for her next book, and friends on the Continent teased her that this follow-up subject, the less demonstrative British, merited at most a magazine article on the topic of love. The book considers love and courtship in Great Britain from William the Conqueror to Winston Churchill. And, contrary to the expectations of the French, there is ample material, with sections on Shakespeare, Beau Brummell, King Edward VII, Havelock Ellis, Elinor Glyn, et al.


Fake beef, real flavor! LOL!
Ok, I really have no idea where to start with this one. If I said I knew what I was doing or that I wasn't just a little bit scared while making this dish, I'd be a liar! So, to be honest with you, I totally winged this one and tried some ingredients that I was really unfamiliar with.
Another thing about this recipe that is different are the House Foods Shirataki Tofu noodles. In the past month that I've been cooking with these, I have really come to like them. Mainly because of the guiltless calories they contain. One serving has a mere 20 (that's TWENTY) calories. I was in disbelief when I first heard this, but lo and behold, that's what the nutrition label says! The key to preparing these is to get as much moisture out of them as possible before you start doing anything with them, otherwise your dish will end up soupy. I recommend emptying them out in the strainer, placing a bowl under the strainer and microwaving them one minute at a time, gently pressing moisture out between microwaving intervals. Careful now, you know the noodles will be hot since they've been in the microwave, so use caution when pressing. Once you have all the water out, they are ready to use however you like.
Like I said, I was pretty much winging this recipe by the seat of my pants, and trying to use up some ingredients that were in my pantry. I used a stir-fry seasoning mix that I picked up at the store, probably on an impulse, but I was a reluctant to use too much of it due to how much sodium it contains. I only used about 1 tablespoon of the seasoning due to the fact that it has like 600+ mg of sodium per tablespoon! Ahhh!!
And now, for the secret ingredient…BOURBON! Why do you think I was calling the noodles drunk? Just a teaspoon though for the bourbony delicious flavor.
First, you want to tackle those noodles. Like I mentioned earlier, get that moisture out and set them aside.
Now it's time to tackle that textured soy beef (lol). Bring about 2 or 3 cups of water to a rolling boil. Add veg protein chunks and boil until they expand and kind of resemble the texture of a little slice of beef! Drain in colander and set aside.
Heat oil in skillet on medium heat. While it's heating, mix the stir fry seasoning with 2 tbsp of water and stir well. These things usually have cornstarch in them, so mix well.
Stir fry veggies and "beef" until veggies start to "sweat." Add sauce and let it simmer a bit.
Add noodles and bourbon. Stir until noodles are covered in sauce and let it cook for about 10 minutes, until all the veggies are done and the sauce as completely thickened.
Garnish with fresh key lime slices.
So that's it! That's my weird and lovely drunken noodles. Like I confessed earlier, I was scared. So I got the Rooster out just in case it was bad. Sriracha sauce by Huy Fong Foods makes the world a better place.


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Q: Selenium can't find element even after explicit waiting in an Ajax Page I'm trying to automate updating fields in a web application. Thus the url does not change after logging in
Here is my code so far
from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait
from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC

path_to_chromedriver = "C:/chromedriver"
browser = webdriver.Chrome(executable_path=path_to_chromedriver)

"""Login Page"""
login_url = "url"
browser.get(login_url)

username = browser.find_element_by_id("username")
password = browser.find_element_by_id("password")

username.send_keys("username")
password.send_keys("password")

browser.find_element_by_name("submit").click()

"""Application front page"""
searchBar = browser.find_element_by_id("searchBar")
searchBar.send_keys("item to be searched")

button = browser.find_element_by_id("searchButton")
button.click()

"""Click on item on search results"""
#starting here, everything doesn't work
wait = WebDriverWait(browser,10)
item = wait.until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.CSS_SELECTOR,'#item')))
item.click()#this never works as it just times out

This site is a web application. I've printed out the page source after each click and it doesn't change after the homepage however in the Chrome browser it does change. Explicit and Implicit waits both do not work. Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance
--edit--
I'm a bit hesitant to post the html because it's a custom web app. However, the class of the body is "dhtmlx_winviewport" and the part of the web app that did change starts out with something like
 == $0

The thing I want to click on is a cell in a table
title

The error I am getting is
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\script.py", line 45, in
    item = wait.until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.CSS_SELECTOR,'css')))
  File "C:\Users\me\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36-32\lib\site-packages\selenium\webdriver\support\wait.py", line 80, in until
    raise TimeoutException(message, screen, stacktrace)
selenium.common.exceptions.TimeoutException: Message:

A: If your the app uses JQuery for the Ajax request you can check for JQuery.active is zero before continuing.  Something like:
count = 0
while(count < max_secs):
    count += 1
    is_ajax_done = driver.execute_script("return window.JQuery != undefined && JQuery.active == 0")
    if is_ajax_done:
        # continue
    else:
        time.sleep(1)

A: Where is your object instantiation for Wait, is it not in this block of code?
For example mine is -
self._wait = WebDriverWait(driver, 15)

You might also try using 'element to be clickable' rather than 'presence of element located'
item = self._wait.until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH,"//MY_XPATH_IS_HERE")))

Are you getting any error messages? Does item==None return true?

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Dishonesty is a rejection of who you actually are and what your life actually is. It is self-hatred, self-loathing and the absence of love, spirit and soul.
He slowly begins to learn–bit by bit at first, then in big chunks. And his thoughts soon clash. What he learns is never what he pictured, or imagined, and so he begins to be afraid. Learning is never what one expects. Every step of learning is a new task, and the fear the man is experiencing begins to mount mercilessly, unyieldingly. His purpose becomes a battlefield.
And thus he has stumbled upon the first of his natural enemies: fear! A terrible enemy–treacherous, and difficult to overcome. It remains concealed at every turn of the way, prowling, waiting. And if the man, terrified in its presence, runs away, his enemy will have put an end to his quest and he will never learn. He will never become a man of knowledge. He will perhaps be a bully, or a harmless, scared man; at any rate, he will be a defeated man. His first enemy will have put an end to his cravings.
When this joyful moment comes, the man can say without hesitation that he has defeated his first natural enemy. It happens little by little, and yet the fear is vanquished suddenly and fast. Once a man has vanquished fear, he is free from it for the rest of his life because, instead of fear, he has acquired clarity–a clarity of mind which erases fear. By then a man knows his desires; he knows how to satisfy those desires. He can anticipate the new steps of learning and a sharp clarity surrounds everything. The man feels that nothing is concealed.
The man will be, by then, at the end of his journey of learning, and almost without warning he will come upon the last of his enemies: Old age! This enemy is the cruelest of all, the one he won't be able to defeat completely, but only fight away.
This is the time when a man has no more fears, no more impatient clarity of mind–a time when all his power is in check, but also the time when he has an unyielding desire to rest. If he gives in totally to his desire to lie down and forget, if he soothes himself in tiredness, he will have lost his last round, and his enemy will cut him down into a feeble old creature. His desire to retreat will overrule all his clarity, his power, and his knowledge.
But if the man sloughs off his tiredness, and lives his fate through, he can then be called a man of knowledge, if only for the brief moment when he succeeds in fighting off his last, invincible enemy. That moment of clarity, power, and knowledge is enough.


Shkodra Regional Council in the framework of the project AdriGov, organized a workshop, Albanian counties within the Adriatic-Ionian Euroregion and EUSAIR EU policies.
At Grand Hotel Europa the Shkodra Regional Council in the framework of the project AdriGov, organized a workshop, Albanian counties within the Adriatic-Ionian Euroregion and EUSAIR EU policies. AdriGov project is being implemented by the Council of Shkodra, partner and beneficiary of several other counties and regions of the Adriatic-Ionian Euroregion, with the main aim of increasing cross-border cooperation, contribution to the drafting of common policies in the area, as EUSAIR programmatic strategy and transfer of knowledge and mutual growth capacity.
Shkodra district has been participating in activities with different themes, but as long as there have been modest, has requested to be included in the consultation process for the EU strategy EUSAIR. In this context, here in Shkodra along with the District of Shkodra, Tirana, Vlora, Durres, Fier and Lezha, were and our European partners. This workshop aims to: information and consultation between member Albanian County EAI EUSAIR considering policy and advanced experiences. EUSAIR, is an opportunity for the EU, built like a ship loaded with ideas that can sail in every corner of the Adriatic-Ionian Region Euros, to program through its joint development in 8 countries such as: Albania, Greece, Montenegro, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, Slovenia and Italy. Albanian circles in this recess should Adriatic-Ionian coast to cooperate, to enable as much, reducing the development gap but we have inherited and that requires a lot can to recover. Therefore, this meeting we organized in collaboration with the Region Emilia-Romagna and Molise, who as part of the strategy EUSAIR territorial and sustainable partners with the Regional Council of Shkodra have a major role in guiding the development of the Adriatic partners. The meeting was attended by important personalities brought to the attention of the audience to their important moments to these contemporary developments. The presence of the Ambassador of Italy, His Excellency Massimo Gaiani was very encouraging and supportive, as a neighboring country together with other member states are prepared to add other star European flag. Mr. Patrizzio Bianchi, Assesor Policy Education, vocational training and employment to the region of the ER, a career personality with excellent academic and administrative spoke on local policies in an open economy. A well known character in European tables for counties, Mr.. Francesco Cocco, Secretary General of EAI, stopped in project contributions AdriGov in relation to the work of the thematic committees EUSAIR EAI and strategy. While Ms. Elena Tagliani, reference E / R AdriGov project, featured in her presentation on the regional perspective to EUSAIR Strategy. A very interesting topic was that of Mr. RDP leader Olaf Haub, agency funded by the Austrian and Swiss governments to assist regional development in the regions of Shkodra and Lezha. As regional manager focused on the potentialities offered Shkodra Region and beyond to be involved as much EUSAIR strategy. The meeting was also attended by representatives of several departments that cover the sectors of international cooperation: the Clerk of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs EUSAIR Policy. Mr.. Sunrise Pasholli, representative of the Ministry of Integration, Mr.. Freda Doci, and adviser of the Ministry of Local Affairs Mr. Enea Hoti. "You have to deal with the issue of infrastructure to cross the Adriatic is not easy to pass this part of the sea. The smugglers do very well, they need only two hours to accomplish their goals, while citizens to cross the Adriatic, he must traverse a bumpy road ", said in his speech, the Italian Ambassador Massimo Gaiani. Mr. Cungu appreciated the fact that this project provides a significant contribution to the creation of a joint board cooperation in the Adriatic-Ionian area, to promote particular the adoption of a concurrent and operational plan in the middle of all Albanian regions in EAI to treat together all the possibilities for cooperation in all fields where we lay our territory EUSAIR.
The meeting was moderated by Mr. Andrea Jakova AdriGov project coordinator, who's working with the project team organized and carried out the progress of this very important meeting of the County Council of Shkodra.


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A Contrario ICL
Reflections and Commentary on Global Justice Issues
Garima Tiwari
International Criminal Court, Rome Statute
Why India Continues to Stay Out of ICC?
Written by Garima Tiwari
"We can understand the need for the International Criminal Court to step in when confronted by situations such as in former Yugoslavia or Rwanda, where national judicial structures had completely broken down. But the correct response to such exceptional situations is not that all nations must constantly prove the viability of their judicial structures or find these overridden by the ICC." – Indian delegate said in his official statement delivered at the Diplomatic Conference.[i]
Years after the establishment of International Criminal Court (hereinafter "ICC") India has no indication of becoming a State Party to the Statute. The establishment of the ICC came out of the need for an independent, permanent criminal court to deal with heinous crimes of international concern. India's decision to remain out of ICC is not something of an aberrant stand it took. Even when the International Military Tribunal for the Far East was established after the surrender of Japan at the end of Second World War, Dr. Radhabinod Pal, Judge from India gave a Dissenting Judgment .He refused to be bound by the charges brought against the defendants by the Prosecution. Consequently, Justice Pal declared the accused Japanese leaders innocent of all charges. [ii] This dissenting judgment of Justice Radhabinod Pal at the International Military Tribunal for the Far East) is of unique importance in the history of international law as a new interpretation of contemporary (i.e. history of the pre-second World War era) history of international events.[iii] Under the Charters of the Nuremberg and Tokyo Tribunals, radical changes were made in the definitions of international laws. These tribunals made definitions of new offenses and held individuals in power responsible for perpetrating such offenses. Justice Radhabinod Pal from India, however, refused to be carried by such an innovation. Justice R.B. Pal, however, vehemently opposed the changing concepts of international law. In his judgment, he made a critical and detailed study of the status of international law in the first half of the twentieth century and argued that international law could not be changed by mere ipse dixit (dogmatic pronouncement) of the authors of the Charter in question.[iv]
At the time of the drafting of the Rome Statute, some of the fundamental objections given by Indian delegates in their opposition to the Court relate to the perceived role of the UN Security Council and its referral power. India has therefore, not signed and raitifed the statute. As mentioned by Mr. Lahiri, the principal objections of India to the Rome Statute have been the following: [v]
Made the ICC subordinate to the UN Security Council, and thus in effect to its permanent members, and their political interference, by providing it the power to refer cases to the ICC and the power to block ICC proceedings.
Provided the extraordinary power to the UN Security Council to bind non-States Parties to the ICC ; this violates a fundamental principle of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties that no state can be forced to accede to a treaty or be bound by the provisions of a treaty it has not accepted.
Blurred the legal distinction between normative customary law and treaty obligations, particularly in respect of the definitions of crimes against humanity and their applicability to internal conflicts, placing countries in a position of being forced to acquiesce through the Rome Statutes to provisions of international treaties they have not yet accepted.
Permitted no reservations or opt-out provisions to enable countries to safeguard their interests if placed in the above situation.
Inappropriately vested wide competence and powers to initiate investigations and trigger jurisdiction of the ICC in the hands of an individual prosecutor.
Refused to designate of the use of nuclear weapons and terrorism among crimes within the purview of the ICC, as proposed by India.[vi]
India has ratified Geneva Conventions and has even enacted Geneva Conventions Act 1960, but in practise, India has decided to overlook Common Article 3 in its special enactments, applicability and Supreme Court rulings. Moreover, it is normally and more extensively argued that at no point has the situation in India met the threshold required for the application of Common Article 3. Thus, India has not accepted the application of Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions to the situations prevailing in the country.
There are reports on hundreds of mass graves in Kashmir[vii]. Torture, hostage-taking, and rape have all been prominent abuses in the Kashmir conflict. Both security forces and armed militants have used rape as a weapon: to punish, intimidate, coerce, humiliate and degrade, but no we do not meet the threshold of Common Article 3.There is widespread and frequent fighting throughout Kashmir, recourse by the government to its regular armed forces, the organization of insurgents into armed forces with military commanders responsible for the actions of those forces and capable of adhering to laws of war obligations, the military nature of operations conducted on both sides, and the size of the insurgent forces and of the government's military forces, which makes Common Article 3 is applicable to the conflict in Kashmir[viii]-but still Indian government argues that it does not meet the threshold for application of Common Article 3. This is because India has viewed the conflicts it has been beset with as domestic affairs, if above the 'law and order' level but certainly below that of a non-international armed conflict. As we know the definition of Non international armed conflict not having been attempted in Common Article 3, the threshold of its applicability is pitched high by domestic states. Governments are understandably reluctant because of sovereignty considerations to concede belligerency opportunities for the non-state groups who they accuse of posing an armed challenge to the state. [ix]This reluctance is despite Common Article 3 stating that its application 'shall not affect the legal status of the Parties to the conflict.'[x]
Another example is, Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 [xi]( hereinafter 'AFSPA'), passed when the Naga movement in the North eastern States for independence had just taken off. AFSPA has just six sections. The most damning are those in the fourth and sixth sections: the former enables security forces to "fire upon or otherwise use force, even to the causing of death" where laws are being violated. The latter says no criminal prosecution will lie against any person who has taken action under this act. While article 3 prohibits killing of innocent civilians in non-international armed conflict, AFSPA under section 4(a) gives wide ranging powers to the armed forces to use force to the extent of causing death on mere suspicion. This has occasioned the application of AFSPA without resorting to the emergency provisions that would then invite its accountability externally. In last 54 years, not a single army, or paramilitary officer or soldier has been prosecuted for murder, rape, destruction of property (including the burning of villages in the 1960s in Nagaland and Mizoram). [xii]There has been regrouping of villages in both places: villagers were forced to leave their homes at gunpoint, throw their belongings onto the back of a truck and move to a common site where they were herded together with strangers and formed new villages. It is a shameful and horrific history, which India knows little about and has cared even less for. [xiii] There are extrajudicial executions, made emphatically in the north east region, which Government normally remains silent about. Justice Jeevan Reddy committee recommended the repeal of the AFSPA in 2005 but the findings and recommendations are buried as the government has neither taken a call on them nor made them public.[xiv]
Various reports, academic views as well as conferences, have time and again highlighted the need for India to actually accept the common article 3 in practice. The Judiciary has failed its duty in this context by overlooking 'judicial guarantees' as required by the article. [xv]The situation of conflict that persists in Kashmir and the North-East explains the reasons for the state's anxiety that this manner of violence could be referred to the ICC. Always arguing that the threshold has not reached, India continuously evades application of Common Article 3. Some help could have been taken from Additional Protocol II,where a lower threshold in found under Article 1(2) but India has not ratified the same. Even, the inclusion of 'armed conflict not of an international character' in defining 'war crimes' in Article 8 of the Statute for an ICC met with resistance from the Indian establishment.
There is a mild fear that if India signs Rome statue it would come under the jurisdiction of ICC under Common Article 3 and crimes against humanity during non-international armed conflict. This may be said to be a major reason for staying out of ICC since Articles 7 and 8 of the Rome Statute include such crimes, and no reservations are permitted, except the opt out provision under Article 124 of the Statute . As Mr. Lahiri notes, "having become Party to so many human rights conventions, which requires India to submit a variety of periodic reports for UN scrutiny on domestic actions to implement these obligations, it is scarcely appropriate that India should assert impunity for the commission of the most heinous crimes imaginable in the course of combating domestic insurgencies." [xvi] India also looks for an opt-in provision whereby a state could accept the jurisdiction of the ICC by declaration (possibly for a specified period), and this might be limited to particular conduct or to conduct committed during a particular period of time. The lack of such a provision, and the inherent jurisdiction which replaced it, are perceived as representing a violation of the consent of states, and thus a threat to sovereignty. India's resistance to accepting the inherent jurisdiction of the ICC is explained, in part, by anxieties about how investigation, prosecution and criminal proceedings in the Indian system may be judged by an international court. Further elements giving rise to India's misgivings are the fear that the Court might be used with political motives, the power conferred on the Prosecutor to initiate investigations proprio motu and the role allotted to the Security Council.[xvii]
Maybe in the future meetings of the ICC Assembly of Parties could well consider, for example, extending the Kampala 'opt-out' provisions . Discussions on inclusion of terrorism and nuclear weapons are already taking place. [xviii] Prosecution of Indian officers , leaders and army by ICC, is an overstretch and the jurisdiction over India under the UNSC referral process is possible even if India stays out of ICC . [xix] India should immediately ensure substantive and effective participation in ICC deliberative and negotiating bodies which it is entitled to attend as an observer. [xx] Most of the objections and concerns seem to have waned over the years. Moreover, heightened activities on the ICC in India in the past year have generated greater participation and interest from diverse constituencies including parliamentarians, academia, media and various civil society groups.[xxi]
India has been subject to international dispute settlement bodies, such as the Dispute Settlement Body of the World Trade Organization and the International Court of Justice, amongst others. State sovereignty is not compromised merely because a nation-state agrees to subject itself to an international court that can exercise jurisdiction over its officials. [xxii]Several legal provisions found in the Indian Constitution and the criminal laws of India are antecedents to many of the principles found in the Rome Statute – the presumption of innocence, principle of legality, proof of guilt beyond reasonable doubt, fair trial, legal aid and the right to remain silent, amongst others.[xxiii] Thus, India might have seriously misjudged the legal, political and social repercussions of opposing the Rome Statute, and risks further erosion of credibility if it altogether repudiates the Statute, and with it, its sizable practical advantages for protecting the dual interests of its nationals as individuals serving their country abroad, and of its national security.[xxiv]
Till India signs the Rome Statute it must be stated that the standards set by the Rome Statute could be of use in the region regardless of its poor record of ratification. For instance, the Rome standards have been used to promote law reform at the national level in India, as well as to provide redress to victims before national Courts in Sri Lanka. Thus, as mentioned in the ICC Outreach, although the importance of the Court in fighting impunity worldwide is undisputable, the ICC also exists as a tool to strengthen national legal systems and provide redress to victim. [xxv]
[i] India and the ICC, Usha Ramanathan, available at http://www.ielrc.org/content/a0505.pdf
[ii] Judgment of Justice Radhabino Pal at the Tokyo War Crimes Trial, 1946-48, A. F. M. Shamsur Rahman available at http://www.asiaticsociety.org.bd/journals/June_2010/contents/04_AFMShamsuRahman.htm
[iii] R. John Pritchard & Sonia M. Zaide (eds.), "The Dissenting Opinion of the Member for India R.B. al" inThe Tokyo War Crimes Trial, (New York & London: Garland, 1981), Vol. I. p. 21
[iv] Supra n.2
[v] Dilip Lahiri, Should India continue to stay out of ICC? (published on 24 November 2010) Available at http://www.orfonline.org/research/should-india-continue-to-stay-out-of-icc/
[vi] Ibid
[vii] http://www.kashmirprocess.org/reports/graves/BuriedEvidenceKashmir.pdf
[viii] India's Secret Army in Kashmir, New Patterns of Abuse Emerge in the Conflict http://www.hrw.org/reports/1996/India2.htm#P211_52287
[ix] Roderic Alley, "Internal Conflict and the International Community: Wars without end?", Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing Company, 2004, p 120.
[x] Common Article 3 states: 'The application of the preceding provisions shall not affect the legal status of the Parties to the conflict."
[xi] The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act 1958 available at http://mha.nic.in/pdfs/armed_forces_special_powers_act1958.pdf
[xii] Sanjoy Hazarika, An Abomination Called AFSPA,Febryary 12, 2013, The Hindu available at http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/an-abomination-called-afspa/article4404804.ece
[xiii] Ibid
[xiv] Sanajaoba, Armed Forces Special Power Act, 1958- A Law for Extra judicial Execution in Perpetuity, at http://openspace.org.in/node/461
[xv] Ibid
[xvi] Supra n. 5
[xvii] Supra n. 1
[xviii] Jane Boulden,Thomas G. Weiss, Terrorism and the UN: Before and After September 11, Indiana University press, (2004) p. 65-66
[xix] Supra n 5 ( refer conclusions)
[xx] http://www.frontline.in/navigation/?type=static&page=flonnet&rdurl=fl1807/18070670.htm; http://www.sikhsangat.com/index.php?/topic/38139-why-india-rejects-the-international-criminal-court/
[xxi] Coalition of International Criminal Court,India, at http://www.iccnow.org/?mod=country&iduct=77
[xxii] Abraham, What Are we Scared of? Available at http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=5471
[xxiii] Ibid
[xxiv] Rishav Banerjee, Rome Statute and India: An Analysis of India?s Attitude towards the International Criminal Court, Journal of East Asia & International Law › Nbr. 4-2, October 2011
[xxv] The ICC can wait, Justice Cannot , available at http://www.un.int/india/2011/ind1953.pdf
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5 thoughts on "Why India Continues to Stay Out of ICC?"
Gil Teixeira says:
Dear Garima,
I greatly enjoyed reading your work on the "ICC". Although we know that the "ICC" is not part of the United Nations is important that all states of worldwide become members of this organization, and it doesn´t make sense that India has not yet acceded that international tribunal.
We can say that the "ICC", after democracy is the most important institution in respect of human rights on an individual basis.
Thus, India is a democratic State and we don´t not realize their reserves in integrating "ICC".
Thank you very much Garima for your contribution for human rights and democracy!
Gil Teixeira
International Tax Law Advisor
Lisbon/Portugal
gil.teixeira.adv@gmail.com
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Garima Tiwari says:
Dear Gil,
Thank You so much for your kind comments. I am glad that you liked my thoughts and stand.
I totally agree that India should join ICC and the reservations which it is offering are not at all convincing. I really hope to see true democratic India which opens itself to the institution.
Ganesh V Nathan says:
I am an ordinary citizen of India with no background of law. I recently joined up MOOC, Coursera's course on International Criminal Law. ICC is a prominent topic. After reading the course material, I really wonder if India has justifiable reasons for not ratifying the Rome Convention. Thanks for your article.
MJC says:
As an Indian Citizen, and a person with some background in Law, I agree with the position stated by the Indian delegate who stated ; "The correct response to such exceptional situations is not that all nations must constantly prove the viability of their judicial structures or find these overridden by the ICC.".
The ICC is a joke, controlled by the UN security council, which does not even pretend to be just, or democratic. The chances of misuse of this kangaroo court is immense, as we see Africans being persecuted by the powers that control the ICC.
India should never ever submit to such jurisdiction, in spite of naive reasoning as seen above.
GreyMatter says:
Completely agree with MJC above. The principle objections are quite justified. When an entity like China who one the one hand is accused of grave human right violations all the time; and on the other hand sits out of the ICC but still is part of the UNSC and is able to is recommend to the Prosecutor to initiate investigations on say the AFSPA where China has vested interests in Arunachal Pradesh, it will only lead to providing power to a select few without proper representation and unbiased processing.
The ICC is more of a machination to allow the western imperial "powers" to push cases against leaders they choose to, while ignoring their own misgivings. This is also highlighted now with scores of African nations including South Africa leaving the ICC, since the trials seem only against a specific set of leaders. Joining the ICC will be akin to the blunder Nehru made by taking the Kashmir issue to the UN, which now has lingered on for so long.
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Q: To create a custom field Is it possible to implement the following requirement in declarative way?

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*One custom field

*Ability to enter URL of size greater than 500 characters and displays only first 50 characters.

*Editable field

Is this possible using any field types already available in Salesforce? Is it possible to implement this in a declarative way?
I know that we can use URL field to enter URL of 255 characters and display first 50 characters. But is it possible to extend the length to 510 or more than that?
If yes how?

A: May be you can use  "Long Text Area" data type which length is 131,072  and you can enter a valid url .
Hope it will help you

A: You can not use URL type field if character length is more than 250.
Alternative approach is by using two fields:

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*Create  Long Text area field to save the URL then,

*Create a formula field of type text. Use hyperlink function and refer above created field in the formula.

*You can provide a friendly name of the URL this way which can be less then 50 characters.
HYPERLINK(url, friendly_name [, target])
Hyperlink function

A: Unfortunately you can't reference a Long Text Area in a formula field. You get the following

Error: You referenced an unsupported field type called "Long Text Area" using the following field: ...

Because of this you can't leverage a formula and the HYPERLINK to store long urls.
Some URL shortening can help you achieve this.


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When you choose Dr Rod Allen, you choose one of Queensland's most experienced Obstetrician and Gynaecologist. He is also geographically the closest Obstetrician to the Mater Private Hospital in South Brisbane.
Dr Allen came to his area of specialty during his undergraduate medical studies when he was inspired by Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Dr Colin Mason during a placement in Armidale.
When Dr Allen completed his initial medical degree, he was lured to Queensland by the wonderful lifestyle and completed all his post-graduate study in the Sunshine State.
He has helped with fertility, pregnancies, delivered babies and dealt with gynaecological issues with patients in major hospitals around South East Queensland, including Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Princess Alexandra Hospital and Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital plus hospitals in Toowoomba, Nambour and on the Gold Coast.
A stint with the Roma-based Flying Obstetrics and Gynaecology Service exposed Dr Allen to valuable experience in pregnancy and gynaecological surgery throughout rural Queensland.
As a father of five himself, he brings a special empathy and warmth to your journey through fertility, pregnancy and birth. His sense of humour and excellent explanatory skills make for a stress free pregnancy and birth.
Dr Allen has a large following of international and rural patients and is always happy to accommodate their special appointment needs.
Making a decision about who to choose to be your obstetrician or gynaecologist can be hard.
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Recent reports have indicated that the number of patent and trademark related scams have increased in the last year. Typically, these scams come in the form of a reputable looking email from an individual who is requesting immediate payment, financial compensation, or even login information. These emails can sometimes be called phishing scams or spoofed emails.
Scammers have been diligent at updating the design and content of these emails to look legitimate, and at first glance these messages can feel like a real email from a reputable client or firm. Unfortunately, even the most cautious individuals can fall victim to these scams.
In light of this, we've taken the time to compile a gallery of sample fake emails/invoices that we have received, as well as some tips and tricks on how to avoid getting caught in these scams.
Were you expecting an email from an accounting department (that may include invoices) from the sender? Does the email seem to show up during a time that does not coincide with the work that you're doing? While emails of this nature may show up unexpectedly from time to time, it's good to stop and think about whether or not its intended purpose is timely.
Check the sender's email address. Does it look legitimate? Is the sender's name reputable, but the email address does not correspond to the sender? Example: Paul Smith sends an email from what looks like FirmXYZ. In the "From" field, it shows Paul Smith as the sender's name, but the email address shows "psmith0123@Socentre465.com" and not "psmith@firmXYZ.com". If you're unsure, visit a search engine to look up the email address and see if it comes from a reputable source. If someone is spoofing an email, it can sometimes be hard to distinguish if the source is reputable or not.
Does the email have all the necessary content of a real email? Does it look normal? Are there spelling mistakes? Sometimes the fake emails have grammatically incorrect content, strange formatting, and different logos or signatures.
Does the footer of their email mention that the message has gone through some sort of virus software? Scammers add this information at the bottom of the emails to seem more legitimate and safe when in reality, the email has not gone through any virus checking at all.
Don't click any links in the email until you can confirm they are safe. If you hover your mouse over a link in an email, you will usually see a pop-up message that will display the actual URL (or web address) of the destination. For example, if the email states requests such as: Click here to proceed to payment or Click here to download Invoice No. 453234, it's best to ensure that the link you're clicking goes to a real and secure website portal. This includes any emails that have a "click here to unsubscribe" link – if the email is a scam email, some of these unsubscribe links can be just as bad as the links mentioned above.
If you have any concerns at all, do not open any of the attachments (if applicable). Ask your IT department to run a scan on the documents to ensure that they're free of viruses and malware.
Where it is possible, speak with your IT department on how you can "blacklist" senders from fraudulent domains.
As always, if the emails seem in any way different than the emails you are used to receiving, or if it is from an unknown sender, it's always best to check its legitimacy using our tips above or speak to your IT department.
If you have any questions about scams or fraudulent requests from these types of sources, please contact us.


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Review: Nebraska
Alexander Payne's overview of America is extraordinarily, multifariously profound.
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Photo: Paramount Vantage
The road might be the most oft-used symbol in all of film—a simple, literal representation of a character's narrative path, not to mention a visual cue for a movie's own trajectory. An image less often employed is the vanishing point, that theoretical spot on the horizon where, in terms of perspective, all roads—and all lines—finally meet. In Nebraska, Alexander Payne's latest road movie, a vanishing point appears in the first shot, the last, and a handful in between, serving as one of many weighty motifs within Payne's carefully crafted aesthetic. In regard to Nebraska's plot, which centers on septuagenarian Woody Grant's (Bruce Dern) journey from his Montana home to his titular native state, supposedly to collect $1 million in sweepstakes winnings, the vanishing point welcomes multiple readings. It could merely be seen as the march toward mortality captured in the picture plane, or, in name only, it could refer to the forever-changing face of the American Midwest, or the much-speculated deterioration of Woody's mental state. But given that Woody's quest is grounded in debatable uncertainty, and that this particular motif marks an intangible concept, it's best to chalk its emphasis up to the fact that Nebraska, much like matters of perspective, is all about perception.
Thanks in large part to Dern's wisely and wonderfully restrained performance, this is particularly true of Woody himself, who never shows any definitive signs of instability or dementia, yet behaves erratically, and is seen and described by all around him as a man of dwindling lucidity. Obsessed with a suspicious certificate that arrived in the mail, and that he claims he must take to a Lincoln, Nebraska office—750 miles away—to redeem his prize, Woody insists on walking the impossible distance, as he has no license and his cacophonously skeptical, expletive-spouting wife, Kate (June Squibb), won't drive him. What's perhaps most suggestive of Woody not being "all there" is his lack of an answer for why he didn't just take a bus, a question posed by his sons, David (Will Forte) and Ross (Bob Odenkirk). But maybe this man of simple means just didn't think of it, or maybe the reasoning comes down to Payne's desire to accentuate an unyielding pilgrimage. Woody's undisputed alcoholism doesn't help his image or credibility, and in the opening act, both the viewer and David, who eventually agrees to drive his dad to Lincoln, are pelted with reasons to doubt this grumbling old antihero, who's so terminally unkempt that his nose hairs and mustache have become one.
But, as David and Woody progress on what may well be a futile mission, and the son's fears of inheriting his father's seemingly aimless traits are revealed (David couldn't commit to his last girlfriend, and his best prospect might be management at the shop where he sells stereos), Woody's fascinating layers are peeled back, subtly exposing what's beneath an outwardly blasé and aloof approach to life. "He just believes what people tell him," David eventually, and perhaps inaccurately, says to another character, regarding his father and the precious, promising certificate. "That's too bad," the character replies.
This exchange could be taken as an implicit nod to Payne and screenwriter Bob Nelson's key trick on the audience. Just as Woody proves infinitely more complex than how he's first conveyed (turns out he's a spiritually scarred war vet, with a need for validation, and deeper motives still), other characters also become more than the film initially sells them to be. There are some things for which Nebraska really can't be forgiven, such as its outright exploitation of Midwestern stereotypes, and its predominately vulgar and nyuk-baiting characterization of Kate. After Woody suffers a minor, mid-trek accident, the whole family convenes in their hometown of Hawthorne, Nebraska, at the home of Woody's brother and sister-in-law (Rance Howard and Mary Louise Wilson), and Payne presents the relatives as flat grotesques, even placing the audience "inside" the family TV, so we can gaze out at them as if ogling a white-trash doll house. And Kate, no matter how sinfully funny her randy, sharp-tongued quips, first plays as a wretched and caricaturish voice of opposition, particularly in a scene in which she verbally desecrates the graves of Woody's departed kin.
And yet nothing is quite so simple in this world that Payne creates. David's overweight twin cousins go from couch-potato hayseeds to quasi voices of reason, their mutual obsession with driving fast over long distances becoming less a running, Nascar-y gag than a commentary on David's comparative rudderlessness. And in an explosive scene that tectonically shifts the tone and direction of the movie, with extended relatives getting wind of Woody's "fortune" and begging for handouts, and the immediate Grant family being forced to band together, Kate morphs into someone enticingly enigmatic—a loving wife whose initial criticisms of her husband's laziness are suddenly replaced by intimations of his hard-working past. Such is the point where Squibb's performance becomes as revelatory as Dern's, and a moment that, rather than reading as contradictory, registers as the profound unearthing of great care masked by decades of sarcasm.
When it comes to portraying the locals of his own provenance, Omaha-bred Payne may leave some sensitivity to be desired. But in Nebraska, the filmmaker's overview of America is extraordinarily, multifariously profound. His mere perception of American iconography, and how its value echoes and evolves through generations, has a walloping impact. Already quaint and outdated, the signage of hotels, cafés, and gas stations fills Payne's visual palette, and it's regarded with more awe and reverence than a farm field or Mount Rushmore, which are criticized and de-romanticized by Woody, and, by extension, the film itself. It doesn't take too long to realize that Woody's certificate is the MacGuffin in not so much a family-bonding tale, but a capitalist fantasy. And as Hawthorne begins to unleash both vultures and well-wishers alike, including Woody's bullying, lecherous former co-worker (Stacy Keach), and his tender, heartbreaking ex-girlfriend (Peg Nagy), all seem less interested in a piece of the man's pie than the staunch assurance that the pie exists. Despite David, Kate, and Ross's protests that Woody's adventure is for naught, the Hawthornians will have none of it, if only so they can believe that such opportunities and happenstance riches are possible. It's this perception that matters, right down to a perfect, tidiness-amending final sequence, which aptly stretches toward the horizon, and attests that the American Myth is the new American Dream.
Cast: Bruce Dern, Will Forte, June Squibb, Bob Odenkirk, Stacy Keach, Rance Howard, Mary Louise Wilson, Angela McEwan Director: Alexander Payne Screenwriter: Bob Nelson Distributor: Paramount Vantage Running Time: 115 min Rating: R Year: 2013 Buy: Video
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Days of Stayusually 7 to 15 days in the hospital and one month outside the hospital.
What is Kidney Transplant Surgery?
Kidney transplantation is a surgical procedure to replace a diseased kidney with a healthy kidney from a living or brain-dead donor (Cadaver). A kidney transplant is often the best treatment for kidney failure. Only one donated a kidney is needed to replace two failed kidneys, making living-donor kidney transplantation an option. Every year about more than 80,000 kidney transplants is performed worldwide.
The donor and recipient should be in the ABO blood group and crossmatch (human leukocyte antigen -- HLA) compatible.
Nephrectomy surgery for kidney transplantation – Nephrectomy is the surgical removal of a kidney. There are two types of nephrectomy for a diseased kidney: partial and radical.
Laparoscopic surgery for kidney transplantation - Laparoscopic surgery for kidney implantation has also reduced the incision of about 7 cm for insertion of the kidney with an additional 3 to 4 ports for laparoscopic instruments.
Robotic-surgery for kidney transplantation- Robotic surgery for kidney transplantation is the latest development of minimally invasive surgery for kidney transplantation. In this procedure, the surgeon makes a small incision of about 7 cm to introduce the kidney with 4 or 5 laparoscopic ports.
Before surgery, the surgeon and anaesthesia will guide you about benefits and risk factor of Kidney transplant surgery.
Step 1 – Anesthesia: Kidney transplant surgery takes 3 to 4 hours depending upon the procedures by giving general anaesthesia to relieve pain.
Step 2 – The incision: The Kidney transplant surgeon makes an incision into the lower abdomen on one side. During surgery, the surgical team monitors patient heart rate, blood pressure and blood oxygen level throughout the procedure. The surgeon visually inspects the donor's kidney before implanting it. The donor's kidney is placed in the patient's lower abdomen and the donor kidney's blood vessels are then connected to the recipient's arteries and veins. The surgeon then connects the ureter to the bladder. After that kidney will begin to filter and remove wastes and to produce urine. In most of the cases, damaged kidneys are not removed unless the patient has a severe infection of the kidney.
Step 3 – Closing the incisions: The Kidney transplant surgeon flaps the skin after the surgery with the help of Sutures, skin adhesives, tapes or clips that close the skin incisions.
If a drain was inserted in lower abdomen during surgery to help with fluid removal, it will remove after 5 to 10 days of surgery.
If a drain was used this will remain for up to 10 days after surgery.
In some cases, if the drain was not removed after 10 days of surgery than dialysis might be used temporarily to remove anything from the new kidney.
The patient needs to take anti-rejection medication lifelong and be monitored regularly with a blood test, its help keep your immune system from attacking and rejecting your new kidney.
Patients are advised to go for skin check-ups with a dermatologist to screen for skin cancer.
The success rate of kidney transplantation depends on patient condition, donor organ and surgeon experience. Kidneys from living donors generally last longer than cadaver donor. Sometimes due to the rejection of kidney also cause of unsuccessful. The success rate is more than 95%.
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The event is for students studying GMIT Hotel, Tourism, Event and Retail programmes, and is also open to the public including members of the Vintners Federation of Ireland, the Irish Hospitality Institute and the Restaurants Association of Ireland.
Constance Cassidy is regarded as the leading authority on licensing laws. She has published several books on the subject including 'Cassidy on Licensing Laws', which is regarded as the definitive guide on licensing laws in Ireland. She and her husband, Eddie Walsh, SC, own Lissadell House in Co Sligo.


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Budget instead of an interim one, he can well announce some radical reforms without worrying about their popular reception. According to an ET online survey, people want the government to introduce more reforms despite disruption caused by demonetisation and introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST).
A total of 10,506 people were polled online for the survey.
When asked, 'Does India need more economic reforms?', 78 per cent respondents said, 'Yes. A lot more' while only 19 per cent said the government should consolidate on present reforms instead. 3 per cent were undecided. People expect the next government too to focus on reforming the economy further.
Answering the question, 'What is your main expectation from the new government that comes to power next year?', 47 per cent respondents wanted further economic reforms. 35 per cent wanted it to create more jobs, 16 per cent wanted it to give incentives to businesses and small entrepreneurs and only 2 per cent wanted it to waive off farm loans.
According to the survey there is no overwhelming sentiment against disruptive reforms such as demonetisation and GST, which could be the reason behind the demand for more economic reforms. In answer to the question, 'Has GST overcome initial hiccups?', 62 per cent said 'yes' and 25 per cent said 'no'. Similarly, majority of the respondents believed demonetisation was not unsuccessful. When asked, 'Was demonetisation successful?', 29 per cent said 'yes', 35 per cent said 'partially successful' and 32 per cent responded in the negative, while 5 per cent were undecided.
Both demonetisation and GST had disrupted businesses, especially medium and small enterprises, and took a heavy toll on jobs. However, demonetisation does not seem to have a negative popular perception, especially among the poor. A few months after the move, the BJP won a landslide victory in Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. GST roiled the business sector due to its complex compliance procedures. However, the government has gradually simplified various procedures and offered many exemptions to small businesses.
However, the survey reveals despite an approval for reforms, respondents think that the slowdown has persisted. Respondents cited business slowdown as their biggest economic worry, before jobs, taxes, prices, etc. Perhaps the desire for more reforms is based on the hope that they would fast-track the economy.


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Keep a look out for this logo!
I've got some great news! Check out this new official logo to identify wet wipes that can be flushed down the toilet.
The "Fine to Flush" logo will appear on products that have passed rigorous scientific testing to show they break up in the sewers and prevent the evil Fatty McFatberg from rearing its ugly head!
Despite many wet wipes being labelled flushable, this is often not the case so some people unwittingly put them in the toilet, leading to giant fatbergs developing underground which are expensive to clear and can have a devastating impact on the environment.
As you might've heard, each year Thames Water clear 75,000 blockages and wet wipes are a major contributing factor.
The "Fine to Flush" logo will give you the greenlight that it's ok to flush the wet wipe down the toilet.
If there's no logo, you know where those wet wipes belong? You guessed it… in the BIN! These particular wet wipes contain plastic, which makes it hard for it to break a part.
The "Fine to Flush" standard must be plastic free; we'll keep you updated on which manufacturers will be taking this on.
Is there an argument to stop wet-wipes altogether? I saw a few responses to your social media posts suggesting that but I think if they are flushable meaning they don't have that plastic element in, I don't see any issues. I think having proper flushable wet wipes would be great resulting in those that want to use them, would be free to use them without any guilt. Is there any info on the actual wet wipes that are flushable? Where can one purchase them from? Or are they not in shops yet? Regardless, to know they are coming and manufactuers are changing their ways is a a fantastic result.
For now we're advising customers to bin wet wipes, but those wet wipes that claim to be flushable, if they contain plastic, sadly they do cause a problem and contribute to the fatberg.
But we welcome this new label and we'll keep the community posted on these new wet wipes.


I finally got around to addressing the front door frame. The very day we closed on the house, I removed the old storm door that was in front of our front door. It served no real purpose and was not very pretty. Plus, I knew it would block the eventual red front door, so down it came. There were a bunch of holes in the door frame that I knew I'd need to fix up. So I did. I took some spackle, caulk and wood putty and filled in all the holes and cracks and then swiped on a few coats of glossy white paint. Done.
But while I was out there, I noticed that the trim around the door was painted the same color as the siding. I thought maybe it could use more of a punch. So I painted the trim white. It's not a major change, but I think it defines the door and makes the area look much more crisp. What do you think?
And of course I won't stop there. I'll paint the trim around the dining room window white too. And I am sold on adding black shutters on this window too and will paint all of the brown trim a crisp white. Here is the area I'm working with.
Eventually I'll need to add some sort of furniture: a black bench, maybe some pillows in outdoor fabric ... and I am tossing around the idea of staining the concrete too. What would you do?
You're right it a subtle difference, but a great one! I love the idea of adding black shutters!


*Gene Luen Yang recommends these to special issue editor Joseph Michael Sommers (pp. 372-373) in Sommer's article "Animation, Opportunity, and an "Intro-view" with Gene Luen Yang on Making Actual Movement in Children's and Young Adult Literature" in Toward Greater Inclusion and Representation in Comics and Animation, the winter 2017 special issue (24.4): 365-373 of Children's Literature Association Quarterly, Claudia Nelson, Editor, from The Children's Literature Association.
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CYBERCRIMES AND CYBERSECURITY BILL: ARE YOUR DOWNLOADS LEGAL?
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If you are downloading anything from the Internet, you'd do well to check whether or not what you're doing is legal – you actions may be prejudicial to the content owner.
The Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill ("the Bill") is open for public comment until 30 November 2015 and aims to establish a legislative framework which will govern cyber-related offences. The Bill defines and creates offences and allows the imposition of penalties for contravention. It also seeks to regulate and supervise investigations, searches, access and powers of seizure.
Usenet and Torrents are two of the most common ways of illegal distribution of copyrighted material on the internet.
Section 20 provides that any person who unlawfully and intentionally sells, offers for download, distributes or makes available any work, without the authority of the owner, is guilty of an offence if his actions are prejudicial to the owner. The penalty is a fine or imprisonment not exceeding three years or both a fine and imprisonment.
The wording of the above section does not explicitly include the making of torrent files available, which in itself is not the copyrighted work, but merely a file directing clients to users providing the copyrighted work for download. However, it should be cautioned that the wording "makes available any work" may be found to be broad enough to include the making of torrent files available to internet users.
Section 20 on its own would not have been of much use as Section 14(d) of the Constitution guaranteed a person's right to the privacy of their communications. The legislator however, in Section 64, provides for a "General obligation of electronic communications service providers and liability", which consequently blocks the Government from directly monitoring a person's data usage while maintaining a degree of control.
Section 64(2) places an obligation on the service provider who is aware or learns of an offence being committed on its network to inform the correct authorities and preserve information which shows the communication's origin, destination, route and underlying services. A service provider will be fined R10 000.00 a day if it fails to comply with this obligation.
Usenet servers, as opposed to the torrent system which is a person-to-person system, are hosted by service providers. It is self-evident that the provider should know of the content being distributed through it. Being aware and not taking steps imposed in this Bill could result in significant penalties.
It is, however, important to note that the service provider must be found to have been aware of the commission of an offence , there being no obligation is on it to actively monitor users. The Bill, if passed, will bring radical changes to the manner in which the internet is used in South Africa.
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The New Deaf Academy in Exmouth has been designed by Deaf people for Deaf people. It will deliver world-class education and residential care facilities that our inspiring students deserve. Our community appeal aims to raise £250,000 to make this happen.
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The second annual Missouri Rural Health Association's conference, called "Get Link'd," focuses on transportation issues in rural communities and how to solve them.
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Brilliant™ was named one of Chicago's Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® in 2014 chosen by the National Association for Business Resources (NABR).
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For low-income countries, the appropriate definition of "poverty" is often based on the minimum level of consumption needed to keep body and soul together. For higher-income countries, poverty is almost always set as a relative measure: that is, an amount that would be too far below the standards commonly prevailing in that society. As low-income countries become better off, they typically start raising their poverty lines. As Martin Ravallion points out in "A Relative Question" in the December 2012 issue of Finance & Development: "For example, China recently doubled its national poverty line from 90 cents a day to $1.80 (adjusted to reflect constant 2005 purchasing power). Other countries—including Colombia, India, Mexico, Peru, and Vietnam—have also recently revised their poverty lines upward."
Ravallion and Shaohua Chen compiled a list of official poverty lines across 100 countries, and compare them to consumption levels per capita in each country. For the details of how it was done, see their working paper here. But here's the nice picture from Ravallion's F&D article showing the results.
1) As one might expect, what a country uses as its official level of poverty rises with the level of personal consumption. Ravallion writes: "The highest line is in Luxembourg, at $43 a day, while the United States, with a similar level of average consumption to Luxembourg, has a $13-a-day line. The relativist gradient is evident as consumption levels decline. The average poverty line of the poorest 20 or so countries is $1.25 a day—which is how the World Bank's international absolute line was set. Even among developing countries that use absolute lines, countries with higher average incomes tend to have higher real lines. Across countries it seems that poverty is indeed relative."
2) The U.S. poverty line, relative to income is substantially lower than the poverty lines often used by other high-income countries. For high-income countries, where to draw the poverty line is a social and political decision. Of course, it's also fairly common in many U.S. anti-poverty programs to have benefits that extend up to 125% or 150% or 200% or more of the "official" poverty line. Still, one suspects that what each society labels as "poverty" reveals something about how that society perceives the issue of those with low incomes and how that society will react to those issues.
3) When an economy grows rapidly, it is quite common to have a situation where some regions and individuals expand their consumption more rapidly than others. Thus, it is possible to have a situation in which people are better off in absolute terms--that is, their level of consumption has risen--but in which many of those same people feel that in relative terms, they are now worse off compared the new social norms in their society. Emerging markets like the BRIC countries Brazil, Russia, India, and China are all in their own ways facing the social turbulence in which reductions in absolute poverty are not matched by reductions in relative poverty.


Bangladesh vs Nepal Quarter-Final: ICC Under- 19 World Cup, 2016 Preview and Analysis . ICC Under- 19 World Cup, 2016: Bangladesh meet to Nepal in first quarter-final .
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur.
quarter final being a runner up from Group D though they lost against India on Monday.
Africa by 43 runs and also made their first win against them in any U19 World Cup history.
eight wickets superb victory on 2nd February.
to beat Nepal and then go semi-final and final by the by", Saleh said in a press conference.
Nepal also hopes to do a good fight with Bangladesh in the quarter-final.
Singh, Shankar Rana, Dipesh Shrestha, Sandeep Sunar, Prem Tamang.
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New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders Box Score — December 15, 2014
Arena: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
12:15 NJD PP Marek Zidlicky (4) Scott Gomez, Jaromir Jagr
15:20 NJD Scott Gomez (2) Jaromir Jagr, Marek Zidlicky
01:51 NYI Josh Bailey (5) Ryan Strome, Mikhail Grabovski
10:45 NYI Matt Martin (4) Casey Cizikas, Calvin de Haan
1 NYI Brock Nelson unsuccessful attempt versus Keith Kinkaid
2 NJD Tuomo Ruutu unsuccessful attempt versus Jaroslav Halak
3 NYI Kyle Okposo successful attempt versus Keith Kinkaid
4 NJD Scott Gomez successful attempt versus Jaroslav Halak
5 NYI John Tavares unsuccessful attempt versus Keith Kinkaid
6 NJD Damon Severson unsuccessful attempt versus Jaroslav Halak
7 NYI Ryan Strome unsuccessful attempt versus Keith Kinkaid
8 NJD Marek Zidlicky unsuccessful attempt versus Jaroslav Halak
9 NYI Josh Bailey successful attempt versus Keith Kinkaid
10 NJD Jacob Josefson unsuccessful attempt versus Jaroslav Halak
11:24 NYI Anders Lee Interference 2 min
16:22 NJD Michael Ryder Hooking 2 min
19:44 NJD Jaromir Jagr Hooking 2 min
04:00 NJD Seth Helgeson High sticking 2 min
04:00 NYI John Tavares Roughing 2 min
18:11 NYI John Tavares Slashing 2 min
1st OT Period
02:17 NJD Scott Gomez Tripping 2 min
New Jersey Devils Table
Steve Bernier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 18 10:58
Eric Gelinas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 20 13:43
Stephen Gionta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 20 12:49
Scott Gomez 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 25.0 27 19:38
Andy Greene 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 25:47
Martin Havlat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 19 13:54
Seth Helgeson 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 12:31
Adam Henrique 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 19:03
Jaromir Jagr 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 0.0 27 21:45
Jacob Josefson 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 11:07
Jonathon Merrill 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 25:48
Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 15:59
Michael Ryder 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 22 14:22
Tim Sestito 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 16 11:04
Damon Severson 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 35 25:40
Jordin Tootoo 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 14 10:06
Travis Zajac 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 28 21:05
Marek Zidlicky 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 50.0 34 26:41
Keith Kinkaid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65:00
Keith Kinkaid O 2 33 31 .939 0 0 65:00
New York Islanders Table
Josh Bailey 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 33.3 21 15:28
Casey Cizikas 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0.0 19 13:51
Cal Clutterbuck 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 18 12:40
Calvin de Haan 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0.0 30 22:44
Matt Donovan 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 24 17:58
Mikhail Grabovski 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.0 17 14:35
Thomas Hickey 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 21:07
Nikolai Kulemin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 14:36
Nick Leddy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 31 22:30
Anders Lee 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 18 14:13
Matt Martin 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20.0 16 13:23
Brock Nelson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 23 19:01
Frans Nielsen 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 18:00
Kyle Okposo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 21 18:36
Griffin Reinhart 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 19 14:58
Ryan Strome 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0.0 23 20:09
John Tavares 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 18:45
Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 27 22:42
Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64:53
Jaroslav Halak W 2 28 26 .929 0 0 64:53
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More than eight months before the riders and crews line-up for the biggest raid of the year, the host cities of the 2017 Dakar were announced during two press conferences held in Asunción in Paraguay, then in La Paz in Bolivia. In all, they will have to complete 12 stages to make it to the finish line of the 39th edition that will end on 14 January in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
"Maybe thanks to the Dakar, the world will stop confusing Paraguay and Uruguay", half-joked Ms Marcela Bacigalupo, Minister of Tourism in Paraguay, behind the scenes of the presentation in Asunción. Indeed, fellow government colleague Victor Pecci, a former pro tennis player who proudly represented his country by reaching the Finals of the French Open and is now the Minister of Sport, was especially thrilled that "the Dakar will without a doubt be the biggest international event the country has ever hosted". On the competition side, the most experienced Paraguayan participant, Nelson Sanabria, who finished 4th in the quad category in 2015, is already looking forward to the moment of pride he expects early next year: "this is a dream that will finally come true, and it will be really great to be able to start surrounded by our loved ones."
The crossing of Paraguay will unquestionably be an emotional ride for Sanabria and his countrymen in the race, but the competition will heat up when the race enters Bolivia. In the presence of President Evo Morales, Etienne Lavigne stated that "coping with the altitude is now among the parameters to control for both the Dakar competitors and mechanics, who have experienced all the consequences during their expeditions to Uyuni in previous years". But this time, the Bolivian leg will lead the Dakar to La Paz for a rest day where the competitors will catch their breath in an unusual way… at 3,600m! The altitude doesn't scare Bolivia's top bike rider Chavo Salvatierra, or his countryman and quad competitor Walter Nosiglia, who are already delighted about this long stay in their home country. Evo Morales, whose enthusiasm for the Dakar has increased with each edition since its first visit in 2013, will for his part align himself with the pledge made by Thierry Sabine: "It will be a challenge for those who go, a dream for those who stay."
The Portuguese cross-country championship is the starting point for a career that could then take on a global dimension, as has been the case for the likes of Paolo Gonçalves, Helder Rodrigues and Ruben Faria. All three have stepped onto the Dakar podium during their career among the sport's best. Yesterday, after having crisscrossed the tracks towards Reguengos de Monsaraz on the prologue, a good 100 or so kilometres from Lisbon, the young hopefuls as well as experienced riders on the Portuguese racing scene got the chance to chat with Dakar Sporting Director Marc Coma about the route of next year's edition, which was announced this week. In addition to the start of the Dakar in Asunción, Paraguay next January, the five-time Dakar winner also gave a few indications to the many candidates that have chosen to compete in the Merzouga Rally, in less than a month (21-27 May). Ruben Faria is doing just that, following Heder Rodrigues in announcing his participation in the Moroccan event: "I have spent some time recovering from my hand injury that I suffered on the Dakar, but I will be ready to return to competition on the Merzouga", details Faria who will meet up with many of the riders he ran into this weekend. Among the Portuguese hopefuls are David Megre and Luis Portelas who will be serious contenders for the Dakar Challenge prize at Erfoud. Also present at the weekend in Reguengos, British rider Max Hunt, the brother of rally competitor Harry Hunt, who in January finished his first Dakar in 10th place in the car category. Next stop Merzouga… and who knows, why not Asunción!!


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Q: Why does newtons method converge to the root of an equation? I'm trying to understand why the Newton Raphson method converges to the root of a given equation? Can someone explain it to me theoretically. Thanks

A: Newton's method does not always converge.
Let $f$ be a function with $f\left(r\right)=0$. If $f$ is continuously differentiable and its derivative is nonzero at $r$, then there exists a neighborhood of $r$ such that for all starting values $x_0$ in that neighborhood, the sequence $\left\{x_n\right\}$ will converge to $r$.
To convince yourself of this, you can adapt the proof at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newtons_method#Proof_of_quadratic_convergence_for_Newton.27s_iterative_method to not use the second derivative condition (all that the second derivative condition does is guarantee second order convergence).
As an example, consider the function $f\left(x\right)\equiv x^5-x^2-5$. The proof guarantees that (1) there exists some neighborhood $I$ around the root $r\approx 1.48423$ for which any initial guess $x_0\in I$ will converge to the root $r$. However, (2) Newton's method will not converge unconditionally. Take for example $x_0=0$ as your initial guess. The derivative is zero there (corresponding to a vertical tangent), and hence $x_1$ is undefined.

A: There are ways that Newton's method may fail without the derivative being zero. For example, you can get stuck in a loop. Try using Newton's method on $f(x)=\frac{1}{2}x^3-\frac{5}{2}x$ starting with $x_0=1$.