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Knicks interested in Chris Paul: The Perfect Trade Partner
Alex Roig 11 months ago	0
According to Frank Isola of SiriusXM NBA Radio, the New York Knicks reportedly have interest in trading for Oklahoma City guard Chris Paul after the season. The Knicks' new president of basketball operations, Leon Rose, was once Paul's agent for many years. New York, who hasn't made the playoffs since 2013, is looking to duplicate the success the Los Angeles Lakers had in hiring Rob Pelinka, also a former player agent, as their general manager three years ago.
The Knicks, according to NBA sources, have been gathering intel on All Star Chris Paul and could make a run at him this summer. Paul, 34, carries a huge contract but he's had a resurgent season in OKC & is proven leader. (He was also once represented by…Leon Rose.)
— Frank Isola (@TheFrankIsola) March 5, 2020
Paul has had a year of resurgence after being traded to the Thunder this past offseason. Once thought to be too injury-prone and on the decline to be an impact player anymore, Paul has flipped that narrative into an All-Star campaign, while leading the surprising Thunder–who many thought were in the beginnings of a rebuild–to a season that will likely end in a playoff berth. In addition, while his times in Houston and Los Angeles ended with rumors of locker room drama, Paul has been nothing but a consummate professional and dream veteran leader for a team with more than their fair share of young players.
Before arriving in OKC, Paul averaged just 59 games played a year for the previous three seasons. This season, he has already played in 61 games, and the only game he missed was to mourn the loss of his good friend, Kobe Bryant. Much has been reported about Paul's switch to a plant-based diet, which seems to have helped his conditioning and recovery in this, his 15th season. He is currently posting the second highest True Shooting (TS%) mark of his career and leads the league in a plethora of clutch/crunch-time categories. To say that this version of Chris Paul wouldn't help most teams in the league would be asinine.
But why the Knicks?
Why New York? In short, because they need to do something. Since losing to the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals in 2000, New York has only made the playoffs five times since then. And they've only sniffed the 2nd round of the playoffs once during that time frame. Lately, the Knicks have been known more for who they are kicking out of Madison Square Garden than for who they are putting on its floor.
In the mid-late 2000s, the Knicks were hellbent on constructing a championship contender via free agency. They figured players would flock to New York City because they are New York City. But when players like Kobe and LeBron James turned down the Knicks, and the Carmelo Anthony experience didn't prove fruitful, the team decided to switch their approach to more of a developmental rebuild in the mid-2010s. Many thought Kristaps Porzingis would be the new face of the franchise, but that relationship soured quickly and Porzingis was sent to the Dallas Mavericks.
And so here we are. A franchise mired in mediocrity for much of the past two decades with absolutely nothing of worth to show for it on their roster. Mitchell Robinson and RJ Barrett are good, young players, but they aren't franchise cornerstones. Frank Ntilikina and Dennis Smith Jr are both inconsistent and not ideal fits for today's NBA. And the team has enough power forwards to fill out a soccer field.
Why Chris?
With a player like Chris Paul on the court, all that franchise cloudiness has the potential to dissipate. Paul provides something the Knicks haven't had in years: leadership from the point guard position. The last time the Knicks had a competent point guard was in 2013, when Jason Kidd and Carmelo Anthony led the Knicks to the 2nd round of the playoffs.
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For the Knicks, this wouldn't necessarily be a move for next season. It would be a set-up for the 2021 free agency bonanza, where players like Giannis Antetokounmpo, LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, Bradley Beal, and Anthony Davis could all possibly be free agents. New York will likely have enough cap space that offseason to give out two max contracts. And with the history that Leon Rose and Chris Paul have, there is likely no one out there better equipped to convince Paul to possibly decline the final year of his contract in order to provide the team with more cap flexibility, while also possibly giving Paul access to more years, but less yearly money on an extension.
What does a deal with the Knicks look like this offseason? First off, any trade made before the moratorium in July has to take into account the numbers being used in the trade are for the 2020-21 season. So the Knicks would be trading for a Chris Paul making $41.4 million, not the one making $38.5 million this season. For the Thunder, the Knicks have several players who can provide instant salary relief next season in the form of team options with small buy-out agreements if their contracts are declined. But the Thunder aren't necessarily interested in cap relief. They want young players and draft picks for their upcoming rebuild. And that's where New York makes a great trade partner for the Thunder. The Knicks have all their first rounders from now until 2026, along with Clippers' first this upcoming draft and the Mavericks' first round picks in both 2021 and 2023. In addition, New York has some valuable second round picks coming up over the next two drafts (their own, Charlotte's in both drafts, and Detroit's in 2021).
Any trade likely starts with Julius Randle, who will be making $18.9 million next season, and has another guaranteed year after that, which may mess up the Knicks' plans of having cap space for 2021. Then, any of the other veterans on the team, like Bobby Portis, Taj Gibson, and/or Elfrid Payton would make sense, as they all have team options for next season 1New York would need to exercise any of these options for the players to be trade eligible at this season's close.. Finally, the Knicks would likely have to throw in a young player to make the salaries work. Maybe someone like Kevin Knox, Ntilikina, or Smith Jr. Don't forget the name Issuf Sannon. He's a Hungarian point guard who was drafted in the second round of the 2018 draft and has been stashed overseas. For a team that is entering a rebuild, Sannon may be someone the Thunder take a gander at.
And then the picks….
The Knicks seem desperate, so the possibility of getting a good haul (and continuing Sam Presti's impressive streak of asset-acquisition) may be there for the Thunder. I would fully expect for the Thunder to get at least one first rounder of value from a trade like this.
That's all in the future, though. There's plenty of time to worry about that later. For now, let's continue to enjoy All-Star point guard Chris Paul, as he leads the Oklahoma City Thunder towards the playoffs.
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Half Vietnam's Covid-19 patients discharged, no fresh cases reported
By The Saigon Times
An employee sprays disinfectants over a coach that transports people to an isolation center in Hanoi. Vietnam has not recorded any new cases of Covid-19 over the past 24 hours – PHOTO: VNA
HCMC – Vietnam has not recorded any new cases of Covid-19 over the past 24 hours, keeping the country's tally unchanged at 251. Of this, 126 patients have recovered and been released from hospital, stated the Health Ministry.
This is the first time in the past month that the country has reported no new infections for a day.
Among the total Covid-19 infections, 156 are imported cases, while 95 others were locally transmitted. So far, Vietnam has not recorded any Covid-19 deaths.
In addition, 25 of the active cases tested negative once for the new coronavirus, now called SARS-CoV-2, and 17 others tested negative twice.
A hospital providing treatment for Covid-19 patients in the outlying district of Can Gio in HCMC is scheduled to release two recovered patients today, April 9. They, tagged as the 203rd and 234th cases, are Vietnamese who returned from overseas and were found to be infected with the respiratory disease.
As of 6 a.m. today, 77,292 people have been quarantined nationwide, with 642 being monitored at hospitals, over 48,800 self-isolating at home and the remainder under medical surveillance at other facilities.
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Thursday, 12 September 2019 - Imphal Times
President Rule is the last option and that is what dissidents BJP MLAs want – Political observer
Imphal, Sept 12
With news about some candidates starting campaigning for State Assembly General Election at some assembly constituencies of Hill districts, political analyst now speculates that dissident MLAs who are presently camping at New Delhi would have change their strategy of removing N. Biren Singh from the post of Chief Minister and are lobbying the central leadership for dissolution of the 17th Manipur Legislative Assembly.
Source said that Chief Minister N. Biren Singh, still have the blessing of Home Minister Amit Shah and some BJP high profile leaders, however, as the dissident BJP MLAs continue their demand the central leaders now starts rolling their head as sidelining the voice of dissident BJP MLAs may sabotage the strategy to strengthen the BJP in the state of Manipur. The source also added that the central leaderships of the BJP are in dilemma in making a decision to choose a BJP MLA who could replace N. Biren Singh. Moreover, N. Biren Singh still has 30 MLAs to his side even though those MLAs includes defector MLAs from other political party. N. Biren will have the number unless the Speaker of the Manipur Legislative Assembly interferes. The Central leadership being aware of the political situation of Manipur is likely to wait until September 20 and it is likely that the State Assembly may be put under animated suspension by imposing President Rule.
"It is possible that the centre may put the state assembly under animated suspension as this is the right time", a political observer told Imphal Times saying that two unsettled issues that might burn the state is still pending.
Terming the Prime Minister Narendra Modi as one of the most committed Prime Minister of India, the political observer who did not want to disclose his identity for security reason said that a solution to the vex problem of NSCN-IM and also introduction of the Contentious Bill 'CAB' will be best when the state is under President Rule.
"Who knows the dissident MLAs are provoked by some architecture of high profile BJP leaders to fulfill their causes", the Political observer said.
Four persons released through bail in July by CJM Churachandpur still in judicial custody till date
Imphal, Sept. 12
In a surprising incident four accused persons who were released on bail on 5th of July 2019 by the CJM Churachandpur were still in jail till date, a source with the Imphal Times said.
Five insurgents two UNLF and 3 PREPAK were arrested by Assam Rifles from Singhat Border Area on 2nd June 2019, and were later handed over to Singhat police station. The said arrested persons were sent to police custody for 13 days.
After the completion of the custodial remand, the accused were brought before the Chief Judicial Magistrate First Class, Churachandpur in charge Letkho Kipgen and thus further remanded into the judicial custody by the said court.
Out of the five arrested persons, four were handled by the Legal Aid Counsel (LAC).
The standing LAC applied for the bail on July 2, 2019 and the bail was heard on 5 July 2019.
Further the four accused were granted bail by furnishing a PR bond of Rs 60,000 each with a surety of the same amount and the surety was furnished by the two LAC standing counsel representing two accused each by a counsel.
The required bonds were accepted by the court on July 5, 2019 thereby released with a directive to appear the court on July 19, 2019.
But still the four accused which were granted bail are behind bars till now though released on bail.
According to reliable source another two counsel met the said judge and requested him to issue the release order but the judge refused by saying whether the two counsels have filed 'Vakalatnama'.
And further asked to meet the said LAC who are the standing counsel of the four accused.
The said judge directed the two counsels to bring the families of the accused, the source added.
The source stressed that on further enquiry by the said two counsel, came to know from one of the staff of the said court that they were not released for not paying the amount demanded by the two LAC and added that there is a need to meet the said standing counsel.
Internet Impact: Newspaper hawkers worry of losing jobs
By - Rabi Takhellambam
Thoubal, Sept.12
Even as the internet is a blessing for the modern world, it is not so for newspaper hawkers. Reason – most people get newspapers before the hawkers brought them to their doors. After all people don't have to pay the bill in reading newspaper on cell phone or computer which have internet connection. Almost people today can access internet with a simple smartphone which is affordable by even a person who live on hand to mouth and the newspaper are available through various social networking site as well as apparatus designed for news portal.
Newspaper subscribers has tremendously reduced in the last couple of months particularly in rural areas, Tomba a hawker in Tairenpokpi in Thoubal district told this journalist.
"Earlier I use to have nearly 200 subscribers now the number has reduced to almost half", Tomba said adding that he is worried that by next year he might loss more subscribers.
"I think I better change my job as I have a family to feed", he added.
Newspaper hawkers are the most important component of print media industry particularly in the state of Manipur. They brave cold winter season, summer heats and the rainy days and distribute the newspaper to subscribers and that too by buying on cash payment from the newspaper houses. One time the hawkers are so important that media houses were left with no choice but to stop publication if they announced holiday for themselves. Print media use to stop publication during Yaoshang festival for five days (the longest Holiday of newspaper) as hawkers refuse to distribute during the festival.
When asked what make them think of losing their job when print media are advancing more with the advent of the internet, Tomba's simple answer – "It is the App call 'Telegram' in the Whatsapp". Almost all newspaper are available in the Telegram App and that at the time newspaper was dropped to their doors some simply said that they had read it.
"May be hawkers in Imphal area won't have that much problem that we in the rural area are facing as they can distribute it earlier, however as for us we received the newspaper for distribution in late evening", Tomba said.
Tomba is an educated person and he knows the benefit of internet. He don't have any problem with media houses opening web portal but what affect his work is the uploading of full page e-newspaper in PDF format which can be shared in social networking site.
Tomba said that if newspaper houses can put a restriction to the uploading of newspaper even by taking photo at early hours then somehow the hawkers could be saved.
There are many ways that web portal can generate revenue, but the revenue that they generate from web portal can't be compared with the income they generate from hard copy print newspaper. Before both the hawkers and media houses lost their way of earning it is time that the media houses owners frame strict regulations not to allow people to share their newspaper through social networking site using any means.
Story of two Demands: Flag for Naga and ST for Meitei
The ongoing Naga peace talk brings many new dimensions in the political scenario of North East India in general and Manipur in particular. The long process of Naga peace negotiation shows its ups and downs, commission and omission as reflected in various media. All the reports may not be correct, but one thing is certain that Naga negotiators are fighting their last battle with a commitment and determination. They sometimes say Sovereignty will not be compromised, for which they coin certain political phrases like shared sovereignty. Sometimes they demand a Naga Flag and a separate constitution to become a new Kashmir in North East India. The Government of India does not deny their demands in black and white. One art of negotiation on the part of the Naga is keeping Shillong Accord aside, not even mentioned in the series of talks. The present talk is not continuation of the Shillong Accord which is assumed in the talk as a non-existent document in the eyes of both the Government of India and NSCN (IM). At the initial phase, some Nagaland leaders pointed cautioned that what better negotiation would the non-Nagaland leaders in the Final agreement would made. The goals and efforts of the then NNC is now overshadowed by the political gimmicks of new Naga groups. Naga cause is more diluted as it expanded more and more areas from Naga Hills to Chandel District to eastern parts of Arunachal Pradesh where there were a number of ethnic groups who had not had any interaction in history, but had a commonality only in the contemporary myths. However, the Naga negotiators fight its last battle for a Naga Flag, a symbol of unified Naga, whatsoever it is far away from present day reality.
Manipur had a long history of her flag. The evolution of Manipuri flag passes different phases of history and ideology. The historically evolved Manipur, in N Biren's word, oneness of Manipur is reflected in different shapes, designs and colors of the flag of Manipur. The historical debate over the Flag is still going on. Which flag was used on the day of Independence? Which one was the real symbol of Manipur's escape from colonial yoke? Every year, two flags were used by two camps in celebrating the Independence of Manipur, a nation state in post-colonial world. Manipur wants to show the world that though tiny in area, its political life is so complex and its existence did not come only in the colonial period. It was one of the ancient kingdoms in Western South East Asia (Wesea) or Indo-Burma Region. It has a deep cultural root in time and space. Our flags over time shows us that the State is home of ever evolving civilization, not a land mass where primitives tribes live. We are the mature people who ruled the State and are capable of participation in the world political system. We have flags and flags.
In the Naga negotiation, Flag is one of the main issues. Constitution is another. For Manipur, on the day of her merger with India, her hard earned constitution was lost in the interest of Indian Republic. Manipur could not regain two-third of her landmass which was kept outside puppet king during Indirect Rule of British colonialism even in the post-colonial period. Hill-valley divide is still visible in India's Manipur. Naga is fighting for a separate Constitution in the long drawn negotiation with India.
The best irony of History is that different tribes under the banner of Naga are visualizing a Nation: a great leap in history from Naked Naga of colonial imagination to a newest Nation in the world, defying all the historical laws. On the other hand, a section of the society demands that the Meitei who lead the peoples in this corner of world for centuries should be listed among the STs of India. Though we have a long literary history, they think we are primitive. Though we have a complex history of arts and culture, they consider we are happy to be called a tribe. Though we are politically mature with independent flags, they opine we are fit for classifying us as men having primitive traits. Though our religion has a state office and officials, Sidaba Mapu is considered to be God of a primitive people. Though we shine in India's medical science, science, space technology, mathematics, fashion designs, computer science, literature, games and sports, dance and music, etc. they claim that we are weaker than average Indians. Though we could evolve our own Manipuri Vaishnavism, they say that we are well behind in the philosophical knowledge. In short, is the demand for ST status consensus in the State as well as among the Meitei?
Empowering citizens: There should be a toll free grievance cell
Chief Minister N. Biren Singh appealed to the people of Manipur to act like the public of Bihar state where they fine a policeman for not wearing helmet while riding his motor bike is a clear indication of realizing the need for empowering of citizens to make sure that laws are being respected by all irrespective of their position. Yes, the recently passed Motor Vehicle Act, 2018 which has been declared to enforce across the country may have received some criticism, but the idea of Chief Minister N. Biren Singh to make all citizen participate in making the law – a success is perhaps an important turning point of his government. Not only the newly enacted Motor Vehicle Act but also all laws of the country need to be properly implemented and for that empowering the citizens and making them a part to the enforcement of any legislation is the need of the hour. The quantum of awareness level among the public about the various laws of the state is the only key to run good governance. Motive of the Chief Minister needs to be applauded but what is more important is to design a modus operandi of how to make sure that those public who participate in the making of the law implied to all citizens including law enforcers are also protected. This is being stated as people fear not the law but the enforcers who can play the law. So when it is the law enforcers that the public fear how could one think of punishing a law enforcers that violated the law.
This write up is not criticism to what Chief Minister had announced yesterday, but an attempt to draw his attention of working out a plan if he is committed to what he had stated. Since N. Biren Singh became the Chief Minister of Manipur he had announced so many good things for the welfare and for eradication of poverty and to wipe out corruption. He had introduced the CMHT to make sure that all poor received equal treatment with those of rich people at hospitals. He had announced housing loan for those who cannot bear to build a house of their own. One of the most appreciated works that the Chief Minister N. Biren Singh had initiated was the opening of the "Anti Corruption Cell". Yesterday's announcement for citizen's participation to make sure that the Motor Vehicle Act 2019 is properly implemented is also a laudable effort. But then people are skeptical as such announcement turns out to get applause only. This is being speculated as almost most initiative taken up by the Chief Minister turns out to be just an initiative or announcement to make the people happy which was never turn into action effectively.
Well, with the emergence of the dissident BJP MLAs including some who are holding important portfolio in the Biren Singh led government, people now understand – why the good initiative of the government taken up under the Chief Minister N. Biren Singh fails to work many a time. The answer is simple – No Ministers or BJP MLAs who are supposed to support the good work never cooperate him. Imphal Times did not speculate it , but the rebellion by BJP MLAs and some Ministers to replace him in mid-term is a clear circumstantial evidence.
Even today some BJP MLAs are working whole heartedly to pull down N. Biren Singh from the post of Chief Minister and this also indicated that the good work of Chief Minister may be sabotaged by his team just to defame him.
The citizen of the state knows but in politics only the powerless become the victim and people will never wanted them to become victim.
Point wanted to bring here is the if the Chief Minister is committed to make sure that people are empowered to protect the law then there should be a grievance cell directly supervise be the chief minister himself and that the identity of the complainant against the VIPs, VVIPs and the law enforcers for kept secret.
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The fall of 'Man'
By- Dr.Aniruddha Babar
Department of Political Science,
Tetso College
Dimapur, Nagaland
This world of ours which is a result of Billions of years of evolutionary process is burning with violence. Human beings have gone insane with their meaningless thirst for power and a desire to rule. History of mankind is a history of growth, progress, development, scientific inventions and also the record of war mongers, thirst of blood and mindless wars that witnessed people dying for nothing. Man has been around in 'present form' for around at least 20,000 years on Earth. Generations of Man have gone through series of experiments and experiences but they learn nothing out of it. Man has successfully changed material surroundings but the basic nature of mankind remained unchanged. Before the dawn of Human Civilization, Earth was ruled by the great Dinosaurs, due to stroke of fate they disappeared from the face of planet, however, they left us an evaluable 'inheritance' and that is this beautiful planet 'Earth'- full of Mother Nature's blessings, natural wealth and abundant potential to nourish delicate species like 'MAN'. What inheritance will be left by us for the 'new world' that would arrive when the last man would successfully take his last breath in the last coffin he placed in the last grave he dug out for himself?
What differentiates Mankind from the other species of animals? Man has been bestowed upon ability to 'reason' and a blessing of 'consciousness of higher level'; with such godly gifts Man was given an authority to be a fatherly figure of Earth. Man was given the custody of Earth and every animal on it. The creator must have thought that he created the best species on Earth-an epitome of his experiments. But what now has become of Man who supposed to be the father, king, Caretaker, Guardian of the Earth? Protector now has become Destroyer.
There is no species on Earth that glorifies Wars and Killings; except mankind. There is no species on Earth which indulges in Rape, Murders, Lies, Manipulations, Cheating, Theft; except mankind. Ours is an only species which set itself on an agenda of rampant destruction of planet Earth. We are the ones who derive pleasure in ruling the weak and helpless. We are the ones who spend life in activities which has no constructive contribution to the protection of ecosystem of which we are part of. We are the ones who, in an insane desire to rule the planet contaminated Sky, Land and Water. We are the ones who teach about human evolution in school, and we are the ones who has become great barrier in it. We are the ones who dream 'progress' and 'development' with ever-readiness to pay the cost of the destruction of our own 'home' which we have not constructed but was gifted to us by the almighty.
Human Race has become like a curse for this beautiful 'insignificant' Blue Dot located somewhere in the vast expanse of timeless Universe. The activities of human race can be compared with that of a 'prodigal' son who is eldest in the family that go on destroying what was created by his parents and elders due to his mindless, reckless behaviour. As an immediate outcome of the globalization; world has become like a village, however, humanity did not become like one family. In the name of international diplomacy, strategic interests, political inevitability, security concerns, terrorism, atomic threats; artificial boundaries were drawn which further ghettoised the Man. In the name of Peace the events of nonsensical actions and mindless show off of Arms are happening. Organizations like UNO remained an 'imagination' of mankind. International organizations are failing to bridge the gaps between 'hearts, minds and souls'. World population is dying of hunger, malnutrition, wars and laboratory invented viruses as well as bacterias. Man is getting busier in discovering new ways to keep the world insecure to secure individual petty interests which are meaningless, useless and absolutely insignificant before the timeless existence of this universe.
Manmade institutions-political, social, cultural, economic so on and so forth proved to be utter failure. Concepts like Caste, Race, Tribe, Clan, State, Nation created unnecessary 'binaries' in the world. The moment child is born he is introduced to the 'group' he or she is supposed to remain part of till his or her last breath and anything, everything, anyone, everyone outside the group is an 'outsider'-a first teaching from family. The first lesson that we teach to our child is a LESSON OF DISCRIMINATION which plant an idea of 'us' and 'them' in his delicate and pure mind. A child who grows up with the notion of 'us' and 'them' can never be able to love the humanity unconditionally, cannot feel the pain of others, cannot think of others as own hence can never be able to be a part of universal consciousness. Our invention of social, political, cultural tags and labels actually killed the natural relationship that man is supposed to have with the other.
Political barriers should not deprive humanity from becoming one. The notion of Peace should never depend on its 'political correctness'. People kill and die in the name of nation & religion, missiles and rockets have clouded the sky, sound of the bullet overpowered the music of birds, the fragrance of flowers disappeared in the smell of gun powder. Poverty and helplessness killing the spirit of struggle in people. Spiritual darkness has spread everywhere. Man has been busy in digging the grave for humanity. This is factual reality of this world. In 21st century human civilization has not only lost its civic but human nature as well.
Darkness always carries an inherent possibility of 'light'. In this world which is full of pain and suffering, there must still be handful of people who are trying to bring this broken jigsaw puzzle of humanity into a correct order. Such people have always made their presence felt throughout the history. People who are devotees of peace and truth are the necessary counterforce to the world of ignorance. Those people have become instrumental in taking humanity ahead on the path of its destination. We need those people. This world need more healers, peacekeepers, thinkers, philosophers, wise engineers, free-minded doctors, wise-compassionate rulers and enlightened mass. How far can we afford to live a life of a lie? How long can we live a life of selfishness? When are we going to understand our individual as well as collective responsibility to the planet and this universe?
Let us first understand what it means to be a human being. People are living and dying for their selfish interests, imaginary ideals, ideas and perspectives, but nobody think of living and dying for others like Jesus Christ who lived and laid down his life for humanity with a heart full of compassion and love. If we want to change this dark face of the world, let us start from home. Let us not teach the notions of 'us' and 'them' to our children. The lessons on universal love, peace and understanding must be imparted in schools, colleges and universities. Children must be taught about their responsibilities to the humanity and planet at large. We must see that the coming generations are inspired by the colours of flowers than the Barrel of the Gun.
After the grand victory at Kalinga War, Emperor Asoka went into severe depression and shock of his life when he witnessed the mindless killings, rivers of blood and suffering. His experience at War made him realize the futility of violence. Asoka also understood that the real victory lies in winning over our 'wild, brutal nature' our 'inner-self' our 'satanic-self' than winning the empires and states with the might of Sword. After Great War, Asoka embraced Buddhism. Kalinga incident helped Asoka discovered the 'kingdom of God' that resides within; which further guided him throughout his life and he never ever use Sword or fight any other battle till his death. However, history teaches us, without Sword, Asoka still managed to expand his empire, but this time it is Love and Compassion that helped him won the people not the Military or Sword.
The time has come to recognize our human nature by diluting all the social, political, cultural, geographic barriers that separate us from each other. Let us embrace this planet in our arms. The words like Friend and Enemy is a result of an encyclopaedia of socio-political binaries that has been dividing mankind since ages. The unjust rulers, war mongers, powerful people one day will realize just like Emperor Asoka, their victories too are as futile and as meaningless as their own ignorant life. Let us remind ourselves that the God is Love. Whoever lives in Love lives in God and God in them. Let us not be judgmental. Let us Love those who are thrown deeper in the pit for whom the bottom looks like up. Let us go beyond the ideas of 'us' and 'them', 'friend' and 'enemy'. Let us respect, love, care and cry for each other as human beings- let this be the story of mankind.
At the end, WE all are captives of a civilizational system that more or less compels us to go on destroying the 'EACHOTHER' in order to live. We are captive-and we have made a captive of the world itself however, many of us those who are willing to free themselves of captivity are unable to do so because they cannot see the bars of the cages, as they are blinded by the conflict of their ego-intelligence-values-desires-beliefs-worldviews and imaginations. That's what's at stake.
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ATRPFM demands reasons on frequent transfer
All Tribal Rights' Protection Forum Manipur (ATRPFM) through this press statement would like to appeal the Minister (TA&Hills) to summon both the dispute parties of Directorate of Tribal Affairs and Hills, i.e. N. Kaikho Mao and L. Rajendro Singh regarding allotment of HoO and DDO works and solve the issue without any further delay. If the concerned Minister fails to do the needful, the issue may go individualize between the two officers which is not constructive at all. There are rules for allotment of works of HoO and DDO of which we have already submitted to the concerned authorities with related documents and there is interse-seniority list. Allotment of works shall be in accordance with those rules and notifications.
It may be mentioned that Mr. L. Rajendro Singh is 9 years junior to Mr. N. Kaikho Mao and the former has long way to go in his career. But Mr. N. Kaikho Mao has only few years to continue in service. Time will come for junior officers to hold the works of HoO and DDO. Thus, senior officer(s) should be given work allotment as deserved. Mr. L. Rajendro Singh will definitely become HoO and DDO within few years but it's not right to bypass a senior in advance when senior is still there.
It is therefore, Hon'ble Minister shall summon both the officers and settle the matter amicably and in accordance with rules. ATRPFM will wait till 14th September, 2019, thereafter, if the concerned Minister could not settle the matter amicably, we would act against the Minister concerned and the State Government along with like-minded organisations. This shall not construe as communal but sanctity of seniority has to be maintained, otherwise society would be full of chaos.
All tribal civil organisations are also requested to look into the matter and take steps to correct the wrong. TA & Hills is the one and only Department for tribal welfare and we could not remain mute spectator when rules are violated and infringed upon by some self-interest people and the State Government dominated by a dominant community.
ARMY recovers large quantities of weapons and warlike stores in Namsa
Imphal Sept. 12
Based on specific information regarding presence of NSCN (IM) cadre, troops of Indian Army along with police representative launched an operation in general area Namsa on 09 Sep 2019 and recovered large quantities of arms and ammunition.
On specific search of the house of SS Lt Akho of NSCN(IM) in the area, troops recovered two AK 47s, one HK and one Semi Automatic rifle, six magazines, four grenades of Under Barrel Grenade Launcher, one Improvised Explosive Device with Remote Control, assorted ammunition (191 rounds of 5.56 mm and 478 rounds of 7.62 mm), two radio sets with one spare bty, Rs 2,18,000/- in cash, extortion slips and other warlike stores.
Inspite of the peace talks with Government of India, NSCN(IM) has continued to resort to forced extortion and illegal activities which are in gross violation of Ceasefire Ground Rules, thereby violating the peace and tranquility in the region.
The recovered items have been handed over to Tizit Police Station at Namsa for further investigation.
Manipur's Ambeshori Devi & Haryana's Tamanna enter semi-finals of Junior Women's Boxing Nationals
Rohtak, Sept. 12
Manipur's Ambeshori Devi (57kg) and Haryana's Tamanna (48kg) entered the semi-finals to confirm medals as the North-East and Haryana dominated the proceedings at the 3rd Junior Women's National Boxing Championships here on Wednesday.
Both Tamanna and Ambeshori Devi had won medals at the Black Forest Cup in June and they continued their fine form in the domestic circuit as well. Ambeshori was thoroughly dominant in her quarter-final bout againt Mizoram's Naom Chingsannuami en route to her 5-0 win and Tamanna too prevailed over Delhi's Anjali by an identical scoreline.
Also progressing into the last-four stage from Haryana were Tannu (52kg), Kirti (57kg) and Khushi (63kg). While Kirti and Khushi blanked Andhra Pradesh's Peddada Kavya and Punjab's Vishakha respectively 5-0, Tannu advanced by dint of getting an RSC verdict in Round 1 over Goa's Neha Kadam.
The North-East also shone on Day 4 of this prestigious junior tournament. Joining Ambeshori in the semis were her Manipuri state mates, Tingmala Doungel (48kg) and Shagolsem Bijeta Chanu (52kg).
Mizoram also found a place in the winners' column through Ruthi Lalhmingthai (52kg) and Rudy Lalgmingmuani (63kg). Both had to work hard to earn their respective victories. While Lalhmingthai staved off a stiff challenge from Tamil Nadu's Deepa S for a 3-2 win, Lalgmingmuani also had to dig deep to secure a gritty 3-2 win over Manipur's Tingmelhing Chongloi.
Chandigarh also entered the medal bracket through Harnoor Kaur, an RSC in Round 1 winner over Andhra Pradesh's Kolukula Krishna Veni.
The six-day tournament, which will pick out the best of India's rising female pugilists, has a total of 233 boxers participating from 27 states across 13 weight categories. The semi-finals are scheduled on Thursday followed by the grand finale on Friday.
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Reflections from a Trip to Oz
July 30, 2015 by Tucker Law Group
"There's no place like home, there's no place like home." Dorothy
In 2010, after practicing law in the Great State of Maine for 18 years, I had the brilliant notion of ditching my secure little life in Portland, selling everything I owned, with the exception of the few precious items that would fit in my trusty Subaru, quitting my profession, and heading off to live over the rainbow in the Southern California. For all intents and purposes, this was not such a bad idea. What it did, besides keep me warm and snow-free for a full five years, was to give me some much needed perspective. What did I confirm? Two things: 1) Change is almost always good; 2) There's truly no place like home…especially when home is Maine.
The thing is, as Dorothy learned, paradise is wonderful, but all the sunny rays shining down on the world can't make up for the warmth of people and places you love and that love you. I learned an entirely new business while in San Diego, met a boatload of people, and rediscovered the ability to effectively change my entire life…again. (This was not my first rodeo being a transplant.) But then I was watching a video in which a friend kept repeating, "We all need community." It hit me hard. After five years of moving as far away from law and snow as I could get, I knew there was more to life than a sunny yellow brick road and emerald palm trees…and I was missing it.
I grew up in Hampden, graduated from the University of Maine in Orono, and still had multiple family members in the Bangor area. My 91 year old mother would only be around another, maybe 10 years? 5? 1? It was time to reconnect with that part of my life, and moving back to Bangor, where I had not lived for 26 years, was the perfect solution. No place had ever felt quite so much like home, and coming back seemed almost destined.
Fortunately, I had a variety of options regarding where to land professionally, but Tucker Law Group presented some compelling arguments for why they were the best choice. Having known these gentlemen from my prior workers' compensation defense days, the decision was pretty much a no-brainer. While some might think it would be a challenge for a woman to enter an all-male firm, these guys are truly the best. They are smart, efficient, and occasionally quite humorous. And they play a mean softball game, to boot! As a bonus, the support staff is top-notch and a delight to be around. Frankly, I don't think I could have found a better fit.
As for coming back to law? Well, in my world, there's just no substitute for using your noggin on full-throttle. Having always been a problem solver, and a huge Perry Mason fan, law has been a natural fit. While the break was good…like an extra long working sabbatical…it feels even better to kick it back into gear.
Of course you're asking, "What about the snow…are you crazy?"…I'll update you in February. For now, I'm happy to say "Thanks for the memories, Oz!" and "Greetings, from Bangor, Maine!"
Carol McMannus
Is Medical Marijuana Compensable in Maine? Read on to find out!
A Hearing Officer from the Maine Workers' Compensation Board issued what is sure to be the first in a long line of decisions relating to the compensability of medical marijuana. In the case of Crandall v. University of Maine System, Hearing Officer Elizabeth Elwin applied DOJ guidelines to determine whether, by paying for medical marijuana, the employer and insurer could be subject to criminal prosecution and ultimately ordered them to pay for Mr. Crandall's medical marijuana.
After determining that Mr. Crandall's medical marijuana use was having a positive impact on his shoulder injury management, the hearing officer reviewed a list of "enforcement priorities" issued to federal prosecutors by the Department of Justice to assess the whether or not the DOJ was likely to prosecute an insurer for, in effect, buying marijuana. Elwin pointed out that the DOJ has determined that unless the conduct in question implicates one or more of these "priorities", it is not worth their resources to pursue prosecution, especially when it comes to seriously ill individuals and their caregivers. The DOJ's priorities include the prevention of distribution to minors, diversion of marijuana from a state where it is legal to where it is not, violence in cultivation and distribution, and drugged driving. The Hearing Officer ultimately found that none of the priorities were implicated in the case and the employer/insurer was unlikely to be prosecuted for issuing payment.
It is virtually guaranteed that this case will make its way to the Board's Appellate Division, and very possibly the Supreme Judicial Court. In the meantime, other hearing officers and parties across the state have a well thought out decision from which to compare their cases.
To read the full decision, click on the following link: Crandall decree 7-15-15
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A Compelling Case
Gowen v. L.L. Bean, Inc. (February 3, 2017)
This appellate decision presents an interesting look at burden shifting when permanent impairment [PI] is at issue. The panel felt the employee, Ms. Gowen, had met her burden to produce "some evidence to persuade a reasonable fact-finder of the existence of a genuine issue concerning the percentage of permanent impairment." Ms. Gowen alleged there were additional neck and upper back symptoms related to her injury, which should then be included in her PI evaluation. The panel then goes on to discuss the shift to L.L. Bean's 'ultimate' burden to prove Ms. Gowen's PI does not exceed the threshold. However, since L.L. Bean did not address these newly alleged symptoms in her neck and upper back with the assessments, they were deemed to not have met their burden – one which is not clearly outlined in this decision, but seemingly remains at the more likely than not level of most issues within our system.
I'm perplexed by the Appellate Division's analysis on this issue – I understand the concept includes whole-person permanent impairment, but doesn't it have to be established as related to the injury before it can be considered? The Strout v. Blue Rock Industries case earlier last year involving this topic, where despite PI remaining below the threshold, benefits were ordered continued, makes it more and more clear that potential PI alone can extend the statutory cap.
An employer's effort to determine permanent impairment and cap benefits can thus seemingly be halted by an employee's insistence there are other related symptoms than those previously addressed – which in this case was combined with a discredited medical causation opinion to reach the burden of production. Ms. Gowen raised never-before established body parts as something connected to her injury, but doesn't she have another burden before she gets to this one? Can this be a 'genuine issue' if there's been no establishment of causation previously? Essentially, the employee here has been able to go through the back door and get continued benefits for body parts she has yet to produce causation on. While I agree with the panel that the opinions on PI should have outlined what they were or were not including in their assessments, the framework laid out by this and other decisions is rendering the 520 week cap a nearly unattainable feat.
For full text of the decision, visit: http://www.maine.gov/wcb/Departments/appellate/2017decisions/17-6_Gowen_v._L.L._Bean,_Inc._2-3-17.pdf
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Q: Grails Spring Security 3 service springSecurityService is null springSecurityService service in User is always null
I can't seem to reference the package itself in the following manner
import grails.plugin.springsecurity.*;

though spring security login page does appear, and gradle doesn't complain on anything missing.
seems like no DI is taking place.
User
package com.sciencecanvas.mykingdom

class User implements Serializable {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1

    transient springSecurityService

    String username
    String password
    boolean enabled = true
    boolean accountExpired
    boolean accountLocked
    boolean passwordExpired

    User(String username, String password) {
        //this()
        this.username = username
        this.password = password
    }

    @Override
    int hashCode() {
        username?.hashCode() ?: 0
    }

    @Override
    boolean equals(other) {
        is(other) || (other instanceof User && other.username == username)
    }

    @Override
    String toString() {
        username
    }

    Set<Role> getAuthorities() {
        UserRole.findAllByUser(this)*.role
    }

    def beforeInsert() {
        encodePassword()
    }

    def beforeUpdate() {
        if (isDirty('password')) {
            encodePassword()
        }
    }

    protected void encodePassword() {
        password = springSecurityService?.passwordEncoder ? springSecurityService.encodePassword(password) : password
    }

    static transients = ['springSecurityService']

    static constraints = {
        username blank: false, unique: true
        password blank: false
    }

    static mapping = {
        password column: '`password`'
    }
}

my build :
buildscript {
    ext {
        grailsVersion = project.grailsVersion
    }
    repositories {
        mavenLocal()
        maven { url "https://repo.grails.org/grails/core" }
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath "org.grails:grails-gradle-plugin:$grailsVersion"
        classpath 'com.bertramlabs.plugins:asset-pipeline-gradle:2.5.0'
        classpath "org.grails.plugins:hibernate:4.3.10.5"
    }
}

plugins {
    id "io.spring.dependency-management" version "0.5.2.RELEASE"
    id 'com.jfrog.bintray' version '1.2'
}

version "0.1"
group "monopolyserver"

apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
apply plugin: "spring-boot"
apply plugin: "war"
apply plugin: "asset-pipeline"
apply plugin: 'eclipse'
apply plugin: 'idea'
apply plugin: "org.grails.grails-web"
apply plugin: "org.grails.grails-gsp"

ext {
    grailsVersion = project.grailsVersion
    gradleWrapperVersion = project.gradleWrapperVersion
}

assets {
    minifyJs = true
    minifyCss = true
}

repositories {
    mavenLocal()
    maven { url "https://repo.grails.org/grails/core" }
}

dependencyManagement {
    imports {
        mavenBom "org.grails:grails-bom:$grailsVersion"
    }
    applyMavenExclusions false
}

dependencies {

    //custom plugins
    compile 'org.grails.plugins:spring-security-core:3.0.0.M1'

    compile "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-logging"
    compile "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator"
    compile "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-autoconfigure"
    compile "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-tomcat"
    compile 'mysql:mysql-connector-java:5.1.36'
    compile "org.grails:grails-dependencies"
    compile "org.grails:grails-web-boot"

    compile "org.grails.plugins:hibernate"
    compile "org.grails.plugins:cache"
    compile "org.hibernate:hibernate-ehcache"
    compile "org.grails.plugins:scaffolding"

    //compile ':spring-security-core:2.0-RC5'

    runtime "org.grails.plugins:asset-pipeline"

    testCompile "org.grails:grails-plugin-testing"
    testCompile "org.grails.plugins:geb"

    // Note: It is recommended to update to a more robust driver (Chrome, Firefox etc.)
    testRuntime 'org.seleniumhq.selenium:selenium-htmlunit-driver:2.44.0'

    console "org.grails:grails-console"
}

task wrapper(type: Wrapper) {
    gradleVersion = gradleWrapperVersion
}

A: Service injection in GORM entities is disabled by default since Grails 3.2.8. Because of that, if you want the service springSecurityService to get injected in the previous domain class you would need to turn on autowire.
grails-app/conf/application.yml
grails:
    gorm:
        # Whether to autowire entities.
        # Disabled by default for performance reasons.
        autowire: true

A: It's because you commented out this() in the constructor - that line of code calls the generated default constructor which does DI. This is described in the "what's new" section of the docs. Either delete the constructor and use the traditional map constructor, or restore that line of code.

A: You can try Holders.applicationContext.getBean('springSecurityService') instead of injecting it.

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How long does it take to become Canadian? Not simply to obtain citizenship, but for an immigrant to be at home here in Canada. The main conclusion of a just-released report is that even after living in Canada for decades, if you lose your job you are worse off than when you arrived here.
At Progressive Moulded Products (PMP), the largest auto-parts manufacturer in the Greater Toronto Area, 97% percent of the workers were immigrants, 87% ESL speakers. In June 2008 PMP filed for bankruptcy protection and without warning closed their operations. Though the workers resisted the closure with a blockade, the company obtained a legal injunction to remove them, and they were left with nothing.
Ryerson University released a study of these workers in July 2013. "We were interested in finding out how this group of workers has managed since the plant closure five years ago and whether they have found stable work again," said Winnie Ng, CAW-Sam Gindin Chair in Social Justice and Democracy and lead author of the study documenting the experiences of 78 of the 2,400 workers who lost their jobs.
For many immigrant workers, their immigrant status never disappears.
Settlement and integration are typically a continuum. People use settlement services when they first arrive (e.g. referrals for housing, healthcare, schools, employment, language training, re-certification). Integration refers to the long-term, two-way process in which immigrants and refugees become full and equal participants in the social, political, cultural and economic life of the community. However, their struggles to find appropriate training and stable re-employment in the years after the closure suggest that, for many immigrant workers, their immigrant status never disappeared. After more than half a lifetime of working in Canada, they found themselves faring worse than when they first arrived. In addition to the challenges that all older workers face in making a second career transition, these workers are struggling with being 'immigrants all over again', without access to even the limited settlement programs available to new immigrants since they no longer fit that category.
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There's something very different about Saint Andrew Catholic School in Newtown. The faculty and school leadership foster it. So do the community of parents and alumni, both of which remain highly engaged with the school. And the students of this Catholic elementary school and preschool live and breathe this difference on a daily basis.
The Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary founded Saint Andrew Catholic School in 1927, and the school has been imbuing students with strong moral character and other vital life skills ever since. To build on its rich Catholic history, the school is constantly pursuing more "creative ways to inspire reverence," as Matteo puts it.
In December, for example, students participate in a living nativity. On Thursday mornings, seminarians from Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary—the seminary of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia—come to the school to offer Adoration. Other examples include frequent liturgy celebrations, weekly class masses, and monthly religious celebrations for the entire school, as well as visits to the school's Chapel of the Holy Family.
Jessica Wagner "loves" teaching at Saint Andrew for many reasons. The school's commitment to nurturing each student's spirituality may be what she appreciates most about the school.
While faith and character are paramount, Saint Andrew aims to develop the whole child. A rigorous academic program, which includes world language lessons for every grade, from pre-K through eighth, has helped prepare Saint Andrew students for the challenges ahead. As a result, Saint Andrew has earned a prestigious distinction: National Blue Ribbon School status, awarded for overall academic excellence.
When graduates return to Saint Andrew for a visit, Matteo usually leads with a question: "Were you prepared for high school?" She says they usually answer with a resounding "yes," adding that they were far more prepared than friends who went to other elementary schools, especially in regard to technology and writing.
To her point, technology abounds at Saint Andrew, ranging from SMART Boards and Mondo Boards in classrooms to a one-to-one program whereby every student in grades five through eight receives a Chromebook. In addition, students in lower grades can access Chromebook and iPad carts through "SWAT," an acronym for Students Working Around Technology.
Saint Andrew prepares its students for the future in other ways, too.
In addition, the school has a financial literacy program with a branch of The First National Bank & Trust Co. of Newtown in the building. Open to students (and employees) every Thursday, this unique program enables students to begin thinking about the mechanics of saving and spending at an early age.


A sphere is too tough for me to draw, but imagine one wrapped neatly around the cube above. If the cube has a volume of 8 cm3, we know that the sides of the cube are 2 cm each. Since that cube is inscribed in the sphere, we can find the diameter of the sphere if we can find the distance between opposite corners in the cube (the red dotted line), that will also be the diameter of the sphere. So how do we find it?
Notice that the red dotted line is the hypotenuse of a right triangle with the side of the cube (2cm) for one leg, and the green dotted line for the other. If we can find the green dotted line, we can calculate the red one.
The green line is the hypotenuse of a right triangle as well, isn't it? In fact, it's the hypotenuse of a isosceles right triangle (both its legs are 2cm), so we know from the table at the beginning of the section, or from our memories, that the length of the green dotted line is 2√2 cm.
Now let's calculate the diameter, the red dotted line!


Gunnar asked me to write a blog for #feedingtubeawarenessweek, and since I mostly write about CF as it relates to dating/relationships, I thought it would make sense for me to write about how feeding tube stigma might impact dating and relationships.
The thing is, I can't, because I love his feeding tube!!
Allow me to unpack my love for the feeding tube.
When Gunnar and I first started dating, I dove deep into the world of cystic fibrosis. It was scary and intimidating to learn about about FEVs and lung function, pulmonary exacerbations and PICC lines, enzymes and formula, and everything else that goes into cystic fibrosis care. With that being said, the feeding tube stuff was at the bottom of the hierarchy of "scary" things. Compared to bronchoscopies, it was boring. My relationship with Gunnar's feeding tube started out with me thinking it was the most boring thing about him. It was just a beach ball spout attached to his stomach.
I naturally learned more about the feeding tube and its role in Gunnar's care as our relationship progressed. One day, I was helping him bring a box of his overnight formula up to his room, and I took a closer look at it. I gagged. It was literally made of corn syrup and canola oil (which, historically, was created to lubricate steam engines). Thus began my first foray into tube feeding nutrition research.
Three years later, I consider myself a feeding tube connoisseur. I've learned to make balanced blends (shoutout to all my peeps in Blenderized Food for Tubies). I've been on a mission to find a method that will allow Gunnar to tolerate thicker blends (in fact, I saw a 140 mL syringe on Instagram yesterday, and we ordered it last night to see if it'll help. Gunnar will post about it if he likes it!). Gunnar and I even have a big #feedingtubeawareness project in the works!
I love the feeding tube, because it is one of the few ways that I can directly contribute to Gunnar's health. The hardest part about loving someone with CF is that you constantly wish you could help, but that's often impossible. I'm not a doctor, nor can I do his treatments or take his enzymes for him – but I can certainly flush turmeric down his feeding tube! Participating in this aspect of Gunnar's care gives me a sense of fulfillment that I wouldn't otherwise have.
I know the feeding tube isn't all glitter and rainbows for those who actually have to use it, but for me, it's been a really great way to connect to Gunnar and his fight against CF. For that I am grateful.


ProDoor for RBBS (RBBS interface inside).
and the batch file 'PROARC.BAT' in your prodoor directory.
and the batch file 'PROTEST.BAT' in your prodoor directory.
'PROCLIB.BAT' from the system directory into the prodoor directory.
when the library-request function is used.
door scripts must call 'PRODOOR' rather than 'PROD2512'.
the somewhat complex configuration process for this door.
See NEWHIST.DOC for details on the changes in this version.


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Allenò il Messina, che in quegli anni cambiò diverse denominazioni; nella stagione 1921-1922 giocò per la prima volta in 1ª Divisione. Partecipò alla Coppa Lipton nel 1910 e 1912.

Fonti
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 http://web.tiscali.it/Messinastory/allenatori/tabelle/allegra.htm

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Charles R. Saunders (1946-2020)
16 September 2020 by Davide Mana 4 Comments
I have just learned of the passing away, early last week, of Charles R. Saunders, the author whose Imaro was the first character in a fantasy genre that would come to be known as Sword & Soul, and whose catalog included some of the best fantasy produced in the second half of the 20th century.
I am absolutely devastated – no more than two weeks ago, I was suggesting Charlse Saunders' books to a contact that was looking for some different take in sword & sorcery – and the recent reprint of the first Imaro book was just what he needed.
For me, Imaro was, with Elric, the first sign that there was life beyond Conan, and I still have my trade paperback of the first volume.
It's time for a thorough re-read, in remembrance of a great writer.
Categories: Books, Fantasy Interregnum, Other People's Pulp | Tags: Charles R. Saunders, Imaro, Sword & Soul | Permalink.
4 thoughts on "Charles R. Saunders (1946-2020)"
Joe Blackthorn
I remember him getting his start with the Imaro stories in Gene Day's old Fanzine 'Dark Fantasy' back in the late 70's.
Gene died way to young back in 1982. Now Saunders is gone. I have come to seriously dislike watching pieces of my youth disappear.
RIP Mr. Saunders
I'm with you, there – pieces of my youth are going, day by day, and it's terrible.
Keith J. Taylor
Oh bloody no.
Charles Saunders gone.
He was legitimately one of the greats, and an original too. Besides the stalwart, stoical Imaro, he created the black warrior woman Dossouye, whose alternate-world culture and martial training was based on the corps of barbaric Dahomey Amazons in our history. And he wrote the excellent pulp novel "Damballa", about a black crime-fighter of the 1930s whose origins were African though his father was a black American minister. When I read it I thought, "Doc Savage and The Shadow, move over."
Saunders said he intended to write a second Damballa novel, but I don't think he got around to it, and it'll never happen now. But as L. Sprague de Camp (I think) said, "The parts of a writer that don't die with his body are his stories."
Yes, the stories are what grants us a little shard of immortality.


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Today as small satellites proliferate, the CubeSat has evolved, but the basic premise still remains.
The Canadian Space Agency, wanting to develop student skills in this evolving field, has funded the Canadian CubeSat Project. That program involves students in every Province and Territory who are using the basic CubeSat form factor to develop a small satellite with a variety of payload sensors. Eventually, it is hoped that each team, a group of students from universities, colleges and even high schools, from each Province and Territory will see their satellites "launched" from the International Space Station.
Below, the CSA presents a video on What is a CubeSat? The host, Chloé Mireault-Lecourt, is an electrical engineering student at the Université of Sherbrooke.


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IndyCar / Austin Analysis
Arrow Schmidt Peterson race report, Round 2 – COTA, Texas
David Malsher-Lopez
The IndyCar Classic, the inaugural IndyCar race at Circuit of The Americas, brought both frustration and promise for the Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports-Honda team. Managing director Taylor Kiel downloaded his post-race thoughts to David Malsher.
No one in racing needs to be reminded of the saying, "When it rains it pours", but Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports found an aggravating twist on that expression in last weekend's IndyCar race at the magnificent 3.41-mile permanent road course, the Circuit of The Americas [COTA] in Austin, TX. It was a case of raining, pouring, sunshine, warmth… and then more chilly precipitation.
Several occurrences worked against the team through practice and qualifying, but a very smart and unique race strategy seemed destined to deliver some salvation before the prospect tantalizingly slipped away. Still, before that, there were a couple of major positives to be taken from the race weekend for Arrow SPM.
An inconclusive opening practice session, where all the teams lost a huge chunk of track time due to a rival car blowing an engine and spewing oil onto the track, put several squads on the back foot ahead of second free practice. FP2 is when the IndyCar teams get a chance to try Firestone's red sidewalled softer compound alternate tires, the same rubber they'll use in Saturday afternoon qualifying, and there was plenty of work to be done in Arrow SPM's case.
James Hinchcliffe's Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports-Honda on the red-sidewalled alternate compound Firestones.
Photo by: Rip Shaub / LAT Images
Series veteran James Hinchcliffe was frustrated by how much the temperature difference between the COTA test in early February and the warmer conditions at the same venue six weeks later required a rethink on car setups. Teammate and IndyCar rookie Marcus Ericsson noted that his car handled very well on heavy fuel loads, boding well for a strong raceday performance, but he was still seeking a strong package for a one-lap flyer, necessary for a prominent grid slot.
Saturday proved a bust for many, but it was especially difficult for Arrow SPM. In the morning, during third practice, Marcus was pushing the limits as any racecar driver is wont to do – when his car snaked viciously on the exit of Turn 19 and crashed into the tire barrier on the corner exit.
It was the sort of incident that can and does happen to racing teams on a regular basis, and it's then that the engineers and mechanics truly earn their wages. By the time qualifying started four hours later, there were two gorgeous black-and-gold Arrow SPM-Hondas sitting on pit road.
Unfortunately, however, neither Hinchcliffe nor Ericsson got to show their ultimate potential in Q1, when two groups of 12 cars are narrowed down to six graduates from each to proceed to the 12-car Q2 session, the top half of whom end qualifying with the Firestone Fast Six shootout. Both groups in Q1 had their sessions abbreviated by spinning cars which halted the action while the stricken cars were moved out of potential danger zones. James and Marcus, interrupted while trying to get a second lap from their alternate tires, could therefore not progress into Q2 and instead were consigned to the eighth row of the grid, 15th and 16th out of 24 starters.
In those situations, drivers, strategists, race engineers and data acquisition engineers get their heads together on Saturday evening and Sunday morning to come up with the best possible recovery plan for the race. In fact, the Arrow SPM brain trust came up with two initial strategies, thereby doubling their chances of making lemonade out of the lemons that Fate had delivered.
Marcus Ericsson and James Hinchcliffe, Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Hondas.
Photo by: Scott R LePage / LAT Images
Managing director Taylor Kiel explained to Motorsport.com, "We started Marcus on used black tires [primaries], James on used reds [alternates], and that was to make sure they don't race on top of each other. But as well as coming into the race with a plan, you have to keep your mind open to making possible changes according to the circumstances you find yourself in or observations you're making from the pit wall as the race unfolds.
"So when we saw from the different tire degradation numbers and the lap times what guys were doing on the black tires vs. red tires, we realized it would be advantageous for us to pit very early. That meant both cars pitting about the same time Marcus [up to 14th] on Lap 6, James [up to 12th] on Lap 7. We were able to put new reds on both our cars and get them into clean air which really helped us gain a lot of track position, so that when the others pitted, we kept moving forward. I was really happy with the strategy because we were running sixth and seventh at that point.
"Then when everyone had done their second stops, we were fifth and eighth and running used blacks. Marcus [in fifth] got passed by Ryan Hunter-Reay and Scott Dixon, but thereafter he was holding his own. Unfortunately, just after we'd made what should have been our final stops for new reds, [Felix] Rosenqvist ran into James and brought out the only caution period of the race. And so what was purely a racing incident kind of ended our day. James ended up with a punctured right-front tire and a bent toelink, so he had to pit again and we had to put him onto used blacks when everyone else had the reds with more grip."
Ericsson's final pitstop had also cost him, big time. After taking on his new alternate Firestones, he was given the signal to leave his pitbox just as the car whose 'box was in front of the #7 Arrow SPM team was turning in for its stop. The right front wing of Ericsson made contact with the sidepod of the rival car, and while the Swede emerged from the pits in fifth place, IndyCar punished Arrow SPM for an unsafe release by sending the #7 to the back of the line for the restart. Ericsson worked hard over the remaining 10 laps to climb from 19th to 15th by getting around Hinchcliffe on the very last lap.
"Marcus drove a hell of a race," said Kiel afterward. "Certainly he didn't look like a rookie, even though we'd asked him to do a lot, like save fuel and preserve tires, things that you can rely on a veteran to do but which aren't necessarily going to come easy to a guy in only his second race here.
Pit stop for James Hinchcliffe's Arrow SPM-Honda.
Photo by: Michael L. Levitt / LAT Images
"He aced it, and if we hadn't had that unsafe release penalty, I think we were on for a podium with the #7 car today. He spent a lot of the race fighting guys who were battling for podiums like Hunter-Reay who got third, as well as Graham Rahal and [fellow rookie] Patricio O'Ward. That's what's so disappointing about the result… but also encouraging for the team and the drivers for the rest of the season."
Ericsson concurred with Kiel's verdict – gutted by the result, ebullient about the performance.
"Like in St. Pete, we were flying out there," he commented. "We were making all the right moves strategy-wise and driving-wise. I think we were the fastest car for much of the race, moving up through the field. Everything was going according to plan.
"It was very unfortunate on the last pit stop that we had traffic on pit lane and had an issue, because at the restart, being P5 with good tires, I think a podium was on the cards with the pace that we had. Even fifth, where we were running, would've been an amazing result considering where we started the race.
"So I think we have a lot of things that we are very happy and proud of. It's extremely frustrating that the second race in a row we have the pace in the Arrow car to be in the top five and we go away with almost nothing. We need to sort that out. but we have a lot of positives as well. From the personal side, it was one of the best races of my career, I think, so I'm very proud of that and I'll be ready for the next one."
Kiel had no quibble with IndyCar over the penalty, and knows whereof he speaks when he says that "the unsafe release rule is there for a reason – to protect the pitcrew members who go over the wall to service the cars."
He commented: "Not so long ago I was a guy changing tires on the outside-front or outside-rear so I know what it feels like to be exposed like that. We need to sharpen our act and we'll put measures in place to make sure it doesn't happen again."
At the top of the more regular list of priorities, however, will be to find better one-lap pace, although Kiel says that without the red flags in qualifying, he believes Hinchcliffe would have gotten through to Q2 and competed for a spot in the Firestone Fast Six.
"Yeah, those cautions in qualifying disguised the speed we found over the course of the weekend," he mused. "It's a pity we didn't have a chance to really gauge and verify that. But still, the main task for the team as a whole is to find more consistent one-lap pace so we're there, ready to go from the start of practice on any race weekend, and just need minor adjustments to refine the car according to track or ambient conditions. The sessions are so short that you can't afford to be totally rethinking things.
"But there's a lot to be proud of, and everybody is doing their job right now. Marcus and James are driving really well, the team is taking steps forward so even on a weekend where we found adversity, there are plenty of positive points and the team can hold their heads high."
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Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports-Hondas of (left to right) James Hinchcliffe, Robert Wickens, Marcus Ericsson.
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In the area that I work in, we have a large immigrant population, many of which are asylum seekers. I would imagine that this is common in many town across the country, and what we find is that we become one of the first ports of calls for any illness or injury that these families may have.
Over the years I have come to recognise that there is a big education need in these communities to teach families the appropriate pathways to the appropriate type of care they need. There was however one man who I will remember for the rest of my days. This man was truly in need of asylum from our country. His story is one that may well affect you a little, but as I sit here typing it down, I clearly remember the chill down my spine and the feeling of utter helplessness that I felt when I heard his story.
I wanted so much to scoop him up and take him to a 'magical place' where all problems can be solved and people can move on with thier lives no matter what traumas they have been exposed to but we all know that isn't possible.
I know many of you are used to tough stuff, but I feel I should warn that this story is graffic, so please dont read on if you think that may bother you.
I was working on the rapid response car one day when I was sent to a local GP surgery for a patient who was ? short of breath. I arrived and was shown through to one of the consultation rooms where I was met by a man of middle eastern looks (we will call him Rahim), he was breathing fine and looked a good colour, but was obviously upset by something.
I will be honest here and tell you all that initially I thought, 'Here we go, another minor problem with an emergency response', but we were there now, so off we went with our questions and assessment. At this point in time there was no GP present only a practice nurse who had just been sitting with him whilst they were waiting for our arrival.
The nurse informed us that he had been in a few days earlier complaining of not being able to sleep and had requested some sleeping tablets, she also told us that he suffered with depression and had been in the country only a matter of weeks. All of this information had been gained during the earlier consultation with a GP and an interpreter from language line (a phone based interpretation service). It quickly became evident that Rahim had no English language abilities what so ever and it looked impossible to gain a good history of what was going on now.
Rahim was a young man, in his early twenties, handsome and physically imposing but with a gentle character. He was obviously upset about something and despite his best efforts we could not understand what his problems were. All of his observations were fine and there was nothing apparently physically wrong with him.
I discussed what to do next with the nurse and suggested getting language line on the phone again, which she duly went off and organised. About 15 minutes later there was a phone call put through to our room and the nurse came dashing in and answered it. I was a little surprised that as soon as she had given the patients details and ethnic origin, she passed the phone to me for the remainder of the conversation.
Language Line (LL): Okay, if you pass the phone to him, Ill have a chat and see what I can find out.
M999: Hiya, its Mark again. So, whats the story then?
LL: It appears that Rahim is having difficulty sleeping, he has some new sleeping tablets, but he has really noisy neighbours and he still cant get to sleep. All he wants is some quiet so that he can try to rest and think about some personal things. He wants me to ask you if you want to know what happened to him?
M999: Errr…..I suppose if he wants to tell me, then I can let the GP know so that he gets a better picture of what problems Rahim is having.
LL: Okay, if you pass the phone back to Rahim, I will find out for you.
Whilst Rahim is speaking on the phone, he starts to weep. His muscular frame suddenly crumples and he seems far from the strong and imposing man that I saw when I walk into the room. He is talking through his sobs and stops and takes the phone away from his mouth a couple of time to compose himself before carrying on. I am sitting in a chair two feet away, and I start to feel really apprehensive about what I am going to be told. He finishes talking to the interpreter and hands me the phone, making eye contact with me, with the knowledge that we are about to have a connection which I hadn't thought possible 45 minutes ago.
LL: Ok, this is a tough one………. Rahim was a police man in ……….. he came home from work one day to find a group of rebels in his house with his family. They beat him to the ground, tied him up and then made him watch whilst they took his wife and mother and cut their heads off with a short knife in front of him. He was powerless, he begged for them to kill him too, but they just left him there lying next to their decapitated bodies……….
I look up from the phone into the eyes of Rahim, I know I should be professional but I cant hold it in. The tears start running down my face…..the tears are running down his. He knows that I understand.
The nurse looks at me in surprise seems hesitant to ask what has been said.
M999: Jesus Christ…..what am I meant to say to that?…..
LL: I know, its a bad one, but you would be surprised how many times I have heard similar…wives, mothers, daughters, sons. I'm sorry that I have burdened you with this, but he really needs your help.
M999: I know, thank you for your help…Goodbye.
I put the phone down and take a moment to compose myself. I cant take my eyes of Rahim, I dont want to. I want him to know that I want to help him as much as I can, but I know that there is so little I can actually do. Without looking away, I repeat the story to the nurse who gasps, then also starts sobbing.
I keep thinking that this isn't professional, we should be composed and 'clinical', but maybe this will show Rahim that we truly understand the horror that he has been through. The nurse leaves and returns with the GP who tells us that we can leave. Before I go I ask him what he is going to do. I know its not my place to question but I want to know that something will be done to help Rahim. We need to look after him, we need to help him and protect him from any further harm.
The doctor tells me that he will do whatever he can to get him into some sort of care whether that be community or hospital based, but we all know how difficult that is.
I turn to leave, but I feel as though I am abandoning him, I really dont want to go…everything in my being is saying that I want to do more for him…..but there is nothing more to do. I go over and shake his hand, tell him I am sorry, sorry for what he has been through, and sorry I cannot make things better for him. I know he cant understand me, but I tell him that I hope he finds peace soon, and I hope that the doctor can do something to help him. I turn my back on him and walk out of the room. I walk silently back to the car, put my patient report form board on the passanger seat and stare out of the front window, watching families go about their day to day business.
Unfortuanlly this has happened to a lot of the immigrants into this area of the country. I have a good friend who runs a community centre for them with native speaks and councillors for them to talk to. If you like I can email you the contact details then you have them, if your unfortunate to experience anything thing like this again. Sorry don't want to post his details on here as im not sure just how public he makes it but I do know its open to everyone.
Hope you can move on and in future letting them know you care is great, a lot of these people arrive from countries where not even the police care and will often not even bother to investigate the crime, so coming over here to someone who cares is the 1st step in a long process back to some normality.
Mark, it has taken me most of the day to gather my thoughts on this post. I can only imagine the images that haunt this man's nightmares. I don't think it's the neighbors keeping him awake.
Dealing with these folks isn't in the job description, too many in our line of work forget that.
A bit of compassion and thought can make all the difference in someone's life, as you shared.
I had a lady from Cambodia once who lived through the Pol Pot regime. She was 10, then, in her thirties when she died of complications from chronic alcoholism. I took her to the hospital nyumerous times before learning about her past. I wrote about it on my blog, I think the post is called "Chickens" because she told me through an interperter that she watched soldiers cut the heads off of her father, mother, brothers and sisters while she hid in the woods…like chickens.
Wow…. really nothing else that can be said. Thank you for telling his story.
I have done hospital chaplaincy work and pastoral care, and what you did here – just listening, normalizing for him that his distress was a normal and healthy reaction, showing that it was a sad and affecting story – that was very good care indeed. We call it "ministry of presence": the incredible effect that one can have by simply being really present with the person in their grief/sorrow/pain.
This made me cry… how terrible that not only he carries such pain, but is for the most part unable to communicate it to other people.