When you are afraid to dream, you value your consciousness. FBI agent Jack Abrahams is afraid to dream. The recurring nightmare that haunts his sleep fills him with fear and dread. When reality starts to twist and turn, playing out a series of bizarre events, Jack is asked to investigate them. A priest, nailed to the side of a log cabin and a homicidal biker are just the beginning of these strange events. Fellow agent, Helen Foster wants to travel to England to investigate a man called Adam Blake. Helen suspects that Blake was responsible for the mock crucifixion of the priest but Jack is reluctant to begin the investigation. He changes his mind when he sees a photo of Blake, the man who lives in his nightmares.
The Last Days of Planet Earth is an amusing and interesting re-working of history, myths and religious icons, with references to popular culture threading neatly throughout.
"The blame for Armageddon lies on man.
And the millennium will come only when the average man exhibits a scientific integrity about all he is and does--instead of half of it.
Many a psychological Archimedes has put signposts on the hard road man must follow if he is to avoid self-destruction and come into his own.
A few very great modern scientists have added to the lore.
Indications of what man may expect of himself are everywhere at hand.
But most men must first be persuaded that the task lies ahead and not behind--that we are infants still, with loaded guns for toys."
A solitary man trudged along the dusty road that circumvented the small cemetery. The cemetery stood at the bottom of a hill that resembled the physical features of a skull. The man wondered how the forces of erosion and time had conspired to produce this natural sculpture. The horsehair crest on his helmet and the mail armour shirt were the attire of a soldier. A long flowing cloak that would have graced any state occasion trailed behind him as the soldier continued his walk, accompanied by his shrill and loud whistling. His sword hung on his left side and his dagger was sheathed on the right side. He tapped the ground with the crooked but ornate stick that occasionally received a baton twirl around his head. The considerable amount of phalerae he wore indicated the number of battles this particular soldier had participated in.
Crows circled the hill in front of him and filled the air with their cries as if mourning the passing of a soul. The skies were dull and grey, although, no thunderclouds were in view and there was no sign of rain. The air around the man bristled with static electricity, which crackled as he walked towards the hill. The area itself was quiet. Only the screeching of the crows broke the silence. He smiled and raised an eyebrow as he reached the foot of the hill because now he could see the tops of the wooden structures that broke the horizon and he could hear the soft moaning of human suffering. Yet there was still a fair distance to walk as the road continued upwards on its spirally route towards inhumanity, desperation, and death. The soldier's eyes lifted towards the skies, displaying his yellow pupils for a brief second or two as electricity crackled and popped in the air around him. He resumed his whistling, which became increasingly pronounced and discordant as he neared his destination.
Two soldiers stood either side of the road, guarding the approach and observing the passers-by, making sure that nothing untoward was about to occur. When they observed the man strolling towards them, both guards stood up straight and made sure their weapons were sheaved correctly whilst straightening their armour and cloaks to make themselves look more presentable. They looked at each other and then walked down the hill towards the whistling soldier.
The soldier looked up and saw the two guards. He smiled to himself and tightened his grip on the stick. Electricity crackled around his fingers. The crackling stopped when the guards joined him. The guards now stood directly in front of him, raising their hands to salute the soldier.
"I have given you my name. I would have yours and know your intent," said Gaius.
"I would ask what it is that you want of him, centurion. We have been told to keep a strict eye on him," said Gaius.
"And yet you elevate him by the side of a road for all to see. On my way here, I have seen soldiers forcing the natives of this place to take this road when there are other routes to use. They do this so that the people witness his suffering. Yet you question my right to pass by him despite my rank and standing in Rome?" said Lucius.
Gaius looked nervous and offered an apology.
"Forgive me, centurion, but there is much talk of this one. You may proceed," he said.
Lucius offered his thanks, and Gaius moved aside to allow him to pass.
Lucius resumed his walk along the path. Eventually, he reached the line of crosses that held the suffering men. He paused at each cross, paying his silent respects to the dying until he reached the man on the fifth cross. Lucius knelt in front of the suspended man.
"These people call this justice. I call it barbarism," said Lucius.
Lucius kneeled down and smiled as he spoke. The man on the cross opened his eyes slowly and gazed upon the Roman in front of him. He smiled gently and addressed the kneeling soldier.
"I have been here a long time, brother. You wait until now to come and see me? You carry the tone of defiance but wear the uniform of compliance. Tell me what you call yourself," said the man.
"Just that, you just want to take a look?" asked the man.
"I have an army of two-hundred men a little over a mile from here. They would burn Rome itself to the ground should I command them to. Let me take you from this place and you can return home, free from this pointless torment," said Lucius.
"In exchange for what?" asked the man.
"You know what I want. The one thing that I want," said Lucius.
"At least let me free you from this. It is…undignified," said Lucius.
"Pilate? The man who allowed this?" said Lucius.
"He argued against it," said the man.
"He gave in to the mob, though. He did what they all do. Run scared of the majority," said Lucius.
"What choice do any of them have?" asked the man.
Lucius stopped his rant, transfixed by the sign that hung over the head of his brother.
"King of the Jews? So, who is the king of everyone else?" asked Lucius.
Lucius looked up at the man on the cross and realised that there would be no reply. The man hung lifelessly; a single tear falling on the kneeling Lucius.
Lucius patted the leg of the dead man.
"I guess that would be me then," said Lucius.
Lucius reached inside his cloak and produced a golden chalice. He held the chalice below the body until a single drop of blood fell into it. He smiled as the blood soaked into the chalice and disappeared from view. The silence was broken by the sound of shuffling behind him. Drawing his dagger, he lurched to his left, snarling as he caught the hooded figure by the neck and drew the blade close to his throat.
"Don't kill me! Don't kill me!" shouted the figure.
Lucius pulled back the hood to reveal a young man. In his hand, the man carried just a gourd of water, nothing else, no weapon. Lucius relaxed his grip and stood the man in front of him.
"What were you thinking?" asked Lucius.
"Forgive me, sir, but I have brought water to ease the suffering," said the young man.
"You charged up the hill, armed with a gourd of water, to give relief to a man you did not know? You would risk death to do this?" asked Lucius.
Lucius placed his hands on the young man's shoulders and smiled.
"I am afraid you are too late. Our brother has gone. What is your name?" he asked.
"My name is Ben Ezra," the young man replied.
Lucius smiled and removed his hands from Ben Ezra.
"I have searched for someone like you for so long, Ben Ezra," said Lucius.
Lucius grabbed the hand of Ben Ezra and drew the knife across his palm. Ben Ezra struggled but Lucius was too strong. He held the hand of Ben Ezra over the chalice until the blood found the bottom of the vessel. Ben Ezra tried to call for help from the guards but Lucius clamped a hand over his mouth.
Ben Ezra nodded his head and Lucius relaxed his grip. Still holding Ben Ezra's hand he folded the fingers, forming the hand into a fist. He smiled at Ben Ezra and unfolded his fingers. Ben Ezra gasped when he saw that the wound had gone.
"There is a little more," said Lucius.
Lucius placed three fingers on Ben Ezra's neck.
"This might sting a little," he said.
Lucius forced his fingers into Ben Ezra's skin. Ben Ezra convulsed as electricity filled his body. When he fell to the ground, the pain stopped. He grabbed the hand of Lucius, who pulled him to his feet.
"I don't understand, what was that?" he asked.
Ben Ezra turned and ran back down the hill. Although Lucius caused him no lasting harm, he still moved quickly, afraid that Lucius would give chase. He would have been more afraid had he been able to see the three glowing circles that now adorned his neck. Resisting the urge to turn and see if Lucius was still watching him, he carried on running.
Lucius turned and shouted to the guards at the bottom of the hill.
The air crackled and warmed as Gaius made his way towards Lucius. He was terrified but knew that the sooner he responded, the better it would be for him.
"Yes, of course, immediately," said Gaius.
"There is something else," said Lucius.
Lucius reached beneath his cloak. He produced the chalice, detailed with hieroglyphic symbols and inscriptions, and handed the chalice to Gaius.
"Guard this with your life. It is a gift for Pontius Pilate. Tell him that Lucius Curiatius Priscus wishes him to accept this as a reminder of the efforts Pilate has made here today. Consider it a tribute, so that he will always remember," said Lucius.
"I will guard it with my life, centurion. You have my word," Gaius replied.
Gaius turned and ran back to the other guard at the foot of the hill.
Gaius Rustius sat on the ground looking, open-mouthed, at the chalice. The second guard made his way towards him, seeing that something was wrong.
"Gaius? Gaius? What is it? You have stared at that chalice for ages now. It's beautiful, isn't it? Pilate will be delighted with it," he said.
"It's not that. It is beautiful, but… don't you hear it?" asked Gaius.
"The chalice, don't you hear it?" asked Gaius.
His fellow guard put his ear next to the chalice and then sprang back in alarm.
"That's impossible. It cannot be," he said.
Gaius held the chalice between them and smiled at the strange melodic sound that came from it.


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Q: In python, what is the fastest way to determine if a string is an email or an integer? I'd like to be able to pull users from a database using either a supplied e-mail address or the user id (an integer).  To do this, I have to detect if the supplied string is an integer, or an e-mail.  Looking for the fastest way to do this.  Thanks.
def __init__(self, data):
    #populate class data
    self._fetchInfo(data)

def _fetchInfo(self, data):
    #If an email
        #SELECT ... WHERE email = 'data'
    #or if a user_id
        #SELECT ... WHERE id = 'data'

    #Fill class attributes
    self._id = row['id']
    self._email = row['id']
    ...

A: The canonical way to handle this in Python is to try first, ask forgiveness later:
def _fetchInfo(self, data):
    try:
        data=int(data)
        sql='SELECT ... WHERE id = %s'
        args=[data]
    except ValueError:
        sql='SELECT ... WHERE email = %s'
        args=[data]
        # This might fail, in which case, data was neither a valid integer or email address

This strategy also goes by the moniker "It is Easier to Ask for Forgiveness than Permission".

A: You can use the isinstance function:
if isinstance(data, int):
   # it's an id
else:
   # it's a string

Though personally, I'd just have two methods, fetchById and fetchByEmail to make it clear that's how it works.

A: You said both were strings, right?  This would work, too.
if data.isdigit():
    # it's an id
else:
    # it's not

A: if '@' in data:
    # email
else:
    # id

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Q: LWC datatable with editable cells that are lookup I am designing a LWC component that looks like below:

Here, I will use an Apex Wrapper to get the data for this table.
The wrapper stores the following info:

*

*Account Id [ex - Id of Account 1]

*Pattern Id  [ ex - Id of Pattern 1]

*Pattern Name [ Name - Patter 1 ]

*Start Week [ ex July 10th ]

The above data is stored in a custom object that supports this UI. If no patterns is returned then I leave the cell blank as you see for Account 2 AND July 10. So that user can search the pattern using the lookup filter and set it here.
I am thinking to use a data table to implement this. However, what I am not sure about is how can I use a lookup component inside a data table? Is this even possible any better way to do it? PLease suggest if even should be using a datatable in this case or not.

A: You can use a datatable but in order to get a lookup inside a datatable like you've described, you will have to create a custom datatype.
Be sure to also check "Customize Data Type Layout and Styles"
The custom datatype will contain the lookup input in the manner you decide to implement (be it a custom lookup component, or a lightning-input of type "search", or a lightning-input-field inside a lightning-record-edit-form, etc...).
You will also have to implement a way to get the lookup value after the user enters it.


For many of us, our introduction to bingo came on a trip to a local church or charity hall with a parent, one where just a few dollars were spent on cards and you used a dauber to mark off your numbers as they were called. These games are popular in many countries around the world, as they can raise a lot of money for organizations while being little more than harmless fun for the players themselves. They also make for great memories: that first time you win the jackpot in your local game is a thrill you won't soon forget.
But bingo has become a big money game as well. Some casinos and other venues offer contests that come with high buy-ins and serious prize funds. Indian casinos in the United States sometimes still have massive halls, built when that was the only game they could legally offer to players.
Today, the latest evolution in bingo is taking place on the Internet. The Internet has helped bring players together from around the world, offering a convenient, fun, and safe way for fans to enjoy their favorite game anytime they like. Games come in all shapes and sizes, allowing for everyone from the most casual player to high-rollers looking to get some serious action to find exactly what they are looking for. And these sites haven't forgotten what makes bingo special, as they include live chat and other features that ensure the social aspect of the game hasn't been forgotten.
If you've never played bingo before – and chances are you have – it's easy to understand how the game works, as it is intended to be a simple, jackpot style game in which many people can play with only one (or a few) winning prizes in each round. However, there are several different formats in which the game can be played, and each of them uses slightly different rules.
If you're from the United States or elsewhere in North America, you're likely most familiar with 75-Ball Bingo. In this game, players buy cards that feature a five-by-five grid. Fifteen of the numbers are assigned to each of the five columns, and typically, each column is associated with a letter that spells out B-I-N-G-O. For instance, B contains the numbers 1-15, I includes 16-30, and so on. The cards have randomly assigned numbers in each column from the appropriate range. In many games, the center spot is given to players at the start of the game as a "free square," which mostly serves to speed up play a bit.
The caller will draw numbers one at a time, with players able to mark off the matching spot if that number appears on their cards. The object of the game is to be the first player to mark off the required pattern for a particular game. The most common game type has players seeking to make any horizontal, vertical, or diagonal row of five spots in a row. However, numerous other patterns are possible: diamonds, the four corners, frames, letters, and the cover all (or "blackout") pattern are all common, and basically any pattern can be used as long as the players understand what is needed to win. Traditionally, players must also call "BINGO!" when they complete their pattern in order to have an official verify their ticket and win the prize for that game or pattern.
In most of the rest of the world – particularly Europe, South America, and Australia – a 90-Ball Bingo variant is much more common. In this case, players are given cards that come with three rows and nine columns. However, there will only be five numbers per column (with the remaining spaces being blank), meaning each player's card contains 15 numbers. The numbers in each column are associated with a different group of approximately ten numbers: the first column can only contain numbers from 1-9, the second has numbers between 10-19, all the way down to column nine, which holds 80-90.
In a typical game of this type, there are three different prizes awarded. The first, and smallest prize, is given to the "one line" winner: the first player to hit all five numbers across one horizontal line on their card. Next, a second preliminary award will go to the first person to fill two of their lines (ten spots in total). Finally, the grand prize goes to the first player (or players) to finish a "full house" by marking off all 15 of the numbers on their card.
Other versions are also spread, even if they are not as popular as the two main variants. In 80-Ball Bingo, the cards feature a four-by-four pattern, but the gameplay is more similar to the 75-ball game, with full lines or coverall patterns often being the goal for players who want to win prizes. Meanwhile, a 30-Ball version is basically a "quick" way to play: players typically get a three-by-three card, and the first person to fill their entire card will win the prize for that round.
Online bingo has been around since the late 1990s, with the first versions starting to pop up on the web sometime around 1996. Many of these were free-to-play games, with some providing prizes (which were usually not cash) to the winners. It wouldn't be until many other forms of online gambling, such as online poker, really took off in the first decade of the 21st century that real money bingo started to truly take hold on the web.
Today, there are dozens of reputable, safe, and popular sites to choose from, though not all are available in all parts of the world. In particular, players in the United States typically have a smaller selection than in other regions: because there is no regulation of Internet bingo in the country, only foreign, unregulated sites can operate there, and many companies would rather not bother given the risk of reprisal from the government. However, it's important to remember that there is nothing illegal about playing on such sites for the vast majority of Americans; the laws on the books deal with operating sites (and processing transactions for them), not for simply playing.
All of the games we described earlier can be found at some sites, with 75-ball and 90-ball formats being the most popular. Which games are spread often depends on where the site is aimed: if Americans and Canadians are the audience, for instance, expect B-I-N-G-O formats to reign supreme.
While there is variety in the offerings at various sites, they do tend to share a lot in common with each other. For instance, most software systems feature similar features that players can use to better organize their play. While everyone typically has the option of marking their cards manually (making the game similar to those in a live setting), there's also an "auto-daub" feature that will automatically do the work for you – something that's especially useful if you're playing lots of cards.
Speaking of those who play too many cards to keep track of, these sites also include ways for you to keep tabs on your key shots at winning each round. Usually, there will be some sort of sorting mechanism designed to bring your most successful cards to the top, allowing you to instantly see how close you are to making the winning pattern at a glance.
One place where bingo differentiates itself from other Internet gambling games is through its emphasis on providing a strong social experience. In fact, this is actually a way in which the virtual version of the game is quite different from land-based play: talking in a brick-and-mortar game is generally discouraged, as it can be distracting when people are attempting to listen to the caller and mark up their cards.
That's definitely not the case online. Live chat features are a big part of Internet bingo, and may actually be a major part of why the sites have taken off so well over the past decade. In contrast to sports betting sites, casinos, and poker rooms, bingo has been marketed to as casual an audience as possible. That atmosphere is achieved in large part through the chat, which allow players to cheer each other on or celebrate their wins.
In fact, an entire culture has built up around these chat rooms, which are usually overseen by chat monitors (who will usually be referred to by the title of "CM"). These hosts try to keep the atmosphere as friendly as possible, might lead players in trivia or games between drawings, congratulate winners, and moderate the chat to make sure nobody acts abusively or otherwise gets out of line.
There are hundreds more phrases, and most sites will have a page devoted to the kind of phrases and behavior they expect to see in chat. Of course, you could potentially ignore the social aspect altogether, but if you're going to take part – and we recommend that you do – then it's worth taking the time to check this out and make sure you're on the same page as everyone else.
If you want to give online bingo a try, the first thing you'll have to do is find a site that fits your needs. Of course, you'll want to pick one that offers real money play in your area, and you might also want to scout a few out to see which ones have a style of games you'll enjoy. If you're not sure where to start, we can recommend some top bingo sites that are reputable, fair, and fun.
Credit Cards: What can't you use a credit card for these days? Visa and MasterCard are widely accepted in the online gaming world, though it is ultimately up to each individual issuing bank to determine whether they want their cards used at such sites. That means you may find that some cards cannot be processed at some or all websites you play on.
E-Wallets: These services allow you to hold money in a virtual "wallet" from which you can make deposits, process withdrawals, or move money back to your bank account. Typically, you'll link the wallet to a bank account, credit card, or other funding source, after which you can use the wallet to coordinate all of your banking. Skrill and Neteller are both popular examples of e-wallets in the gaming world, with PayPal (probably the best known general use wallet) also being accepted at some sites.
Bank Transfers: If you don't want to deal with middlemen, you can always simply transfer money directly from your bank to the site in question. This is usually done by way of "e-check," which is just a fantasy name for a standard banking transfer. For larger transactions, wire transfers may also be available.
Prepaid Vouchers/Cards: You might find that you want to use cash to fund your play, but you can't exactly send a few dollar bills to your favorite site through the mail. Instead, you can purchase a prepaid product that will come with a code, which you can in turn redeem at the website in order to fund your account. One great example is Ukash, a voucher that is sold at thousands of retail locations; the PaySafeCard is another popular prepaid option.
These are just a few of the many ways to fund an account. Cashing out is usually handled by similar means; in addition, most operators will be happy to send you a check in the mail if that's the best way to get your winnings to you. With an account set up and a balance to draw from, you should be ready to start buying cards and playing your first games in minutes!
As for software, most sites today run on instant play platforms that can be accessed directly from your web browser. However, as in other types of Internet gaming, there has been a marked increase in the interest in mobile bingo. Now, many sites offer apps (or mobile sites) that can be accessed directly from your smartphone or tablet, allowing you to jump in and play a round or two any time you have access to the Internet.
Online bingo may be the least intimidating version of Internet gaming on the market today. Not only is the very nature of the game less intense than, say, a typical casino offering, but operators have designed their products to be as welcome as possible. While high stakes games exist, you can also jump into many contests for just a few cents – and if you just want a single card, that's perfectly okay.
Even if you're afraid that playing for such low stakes will give you almost no chance to win, many sites have you covered. There are usually special games that limit the maximum number of cards that can be purchased, limiting the advantage that well-financed players can get. Again, the name of the game here is inclusion and friendliness – even if you might be playing for prizes worth thousands of dollars or more.
Put all of these factors together, and it is easy to see why Internet bingo has become such a popular pastime in many countries. If you have fond memories of games played with friends at your local church, then the online version of the game can be a great way to get back into the action. If casinos or poker rooms seem just a bit too intimidating for you, then bingo can offer a safe, comfortable way for you to get into online betting – and one in which you might make a few new friends, too. No matter what the reason, these websites are a perfect way to enjoy one of the world's most popular social games in a whole new setting.
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Burger King dumps Irish beef supplier caught peddling horsemeat
An Irish beef company has been cut from Burger King's list of approved UK suppliers after health officials discovered traces of horse DNA in meat sold by the wholesaler throughout Britain and Ireland.
Silvercrest Foods was also forced to recall 10 million burgers sold at groceries in the United Kingdom and Ireland and Burger King dumped its product as "a voluntary and precautionary measure," a company spokesman said, according to The Associated Press.
The Irish are blaming Europe; The Associated Press says food officials in Ireland fault an ingredient purchased from an unspecified European nation is likely to blame for the trace horsemeat element.
There is no risk to human health, food safety officials say.
EDITOR'S NOTE: The original headline and story incorrectly implied evidence of horsemeat had been discovered in burgers sold by Burger King. The Washington Times apologizes for the error. In a statement, Burger King said: "This past weekend we decided to replace all Silvercrest products in the UK & Ireland with products from another approved BURGER KING supplier. This is a voluntary and precautionary measure. We are working diligently to identify suppliers that can produce 100% pure Irish and British beef products that meet our high quality standards."


Fault analysis in power systems part 2a, in this video we will outline 7 steps required in order to perform a fault analysis in a power system for a given fault and perform hand calculations, meaning calculate the current and voltage quantities during faulted conditions by hand now these seven steps are quite complex but we have tried our best to minimize the complexity and to explain them as intuitively as possible.
Now in part 2a we are going to go over the high-level overview of the seven steps in order for us to get a better understanding holistically, in the remaining parts we will go through each step and view them in much greater detail so that we can get a really good intuitive understanding of the process involved.
So in step 1, First step is to actually convert the system into per unit values, now the reason why we convert it into per unit values is because we want to eliminate the voltage levels that occur in power systems due to voltage transformation, so if you have a low voltage to high voltage transformer, or a high voltage to low voltage power transformer, it adds an incredible amount of complexity when calculating fault currents so in order to remove that entirely, what we will do is convert the system into per unit value and bring the entire system into a single per unit level and an example of this, really brief example is covered in part 2b.
Now the second step, step number 2, is to identify the type of fault that is being analyzed. There are symmetrical faults that do not give rise to zero sequence or negative sequence components because they are perfectly balanced, so they only have positive sequence values. And on the other hand there are unsymmetrical faults that mandate the calculation of positive negative and zero sequence components separately and because of these different types of faults that occur in power systems and their different characteristics we really have to identify the type of fault that is being analyzed because the remaining steps are dependent on it.
Now in step number 3, the third step we draw the sequence networks for the un-faulted systems now un-faulted system means that we are drawing the individual sequence network diagrams for the system and in later steps we will connect the diagrams, you know, in a very particular way so the un-faulted systems is simply the individual sequence network diagrams.
Now step number 4, the fourth step we take the un-faulted sequence networks and we modify and interconnect them according to the type of fault to make a faulted sequence network diagram. And the faulted sequence network diagram will then be used to actually calculate by hand the current and voltage quantities during a faulted condition, now this is a very tricky bit, so in order to get a better understanding of this we create a supplementary videos part 2c and part 2d in order to get a better understanding of step 4.
Now in step number 5, we will hand calculate the sequence currents and voltage quantities during a faulted condition so will calculate the positive sequence current the negative sequence current and the zero sequence current depending on the type of fault that is involved and keep in mind that in step 5, these current and voltage quantities are per unit values.
Now in step 7, the seventh step, this step can be actually skipped and we are calculating the fault that occurs on the low voltage side of the transformer, all of our current and voltage calculated quantities are based of the low voltage side. Now if we wanted to analyze what would happen on the high voltage side of the transformer for a fault that occurs on the low voltage side, this requires a very special step, there are special things that we need to adjust in our calculation in order to make that assessment. And this step is supplemented by part 2e and 4a videos but you may skip this part if it is something that is above your head or comeback to it later.
Now all these seven steps are quite complex and it is necessary to review them one by one and go through them in much more detail and that would be the basis of the remaining parts of this series so be sure to watch part 2b and part 2c of this video series.
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"The talaq to be effective has to be pronounced."
[Case Brief] Shamim Ara Vs. State of U.P. & Anr.
Case Name: Shamim Ara Vs. State of U.P. & Anr.
Case Number: Criminal Appeal No.- 465/1996
Bench: R.C. LAHOTI & P.VENKATARAMA REDDI.
Decided on: 01/10/2002
Relevant Act/Sections: Section 125 Cr.P.C., Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986
BRIEF FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY:
1. Shamim Ara, the appellant and Abrar Ahmad, the respondent no.2 were married some time in 1968 according to Muslim Shariyat Law. Four sons were born out of the wedlock. On 12.4.1979, the appellant, on behalf of herself and for her two minor children, filed an application under Section 125 Cr.P.C. complaining of desertion and cruelty on the part of respondent no.2 with her.
2. By order dated 3.4.1993 the learned Presiding Judge of the Family Court at Allahabad refused to grant any maintenance to the appellant on the ground that she was already divorced by the respondent and hence not entitled to any maintenance. However, maintenance at the rate of Rs.150/- per month was allowed for one son of the appellant for the period during which he remained a minor; the other one having become major during the pendency of the proceedings.
3. The respondent no.2 in his reply (written statement) dated 5.12.1990, to the application under Section 125 Cr.P.C., denied all the averments made in the application. One of the pleas taken by way of additional pleas is that he had divorced the appellant on 11.7.1987 and since then the parties had ceased to be spouses. He also claimed protection behind the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 and submitted that the respondent no.2 had purchased a house and delivered the same to the appellant in lieu of Mehar (Dower), and therefore, the appellant was not entitled to any maintenance.
4. The appellant emphatically denied having been divorced at any time. The respondent no.2 stated having divorced the appellant on 11.7.1987 at 11 a.m. in the presence of Mehboob and other 4-5 persons of the neighbourhood. He further stated that since 1988 he had not paid anything either to the appellant or to any of the four sons for their maintenance. The divorce said to have been given by him to the appellant was a triple talaq though such a fact was not stated in the written statement.
5. The Family Court in its order dated 3.4.1993 held that from the affidavit the plea of the respondent no.2 found corroboration of his having divorced the appellant. The learned Judge concluded that the appellant was not entitled to any maintenance in view of her having been divorced.
6. The appellant preferred a revision before the High Court. The High Court held that the divorce which is alleged to have been given by the respondent no.2 to the appellant was not given in the presence of the appellant and it is not the case of the respondent that the same was communicated to her. But the communication would stand completed on 5.12.1990with the filing of the written statement by the respondent no.2 in the present case
7. Therefore, the High Court concluded that the appellant was entitled to claim maintenance from 1.1.1988 to 5.12.1990 whereafter her entitlement to have maintenance from respondent no.2 shall cease. The figure of maintenance was appointed by the High Court at Rs.200/-.
ISSUES BEFORE THE COURT:
1. Whether the appellant can be said to have been divorced and the said divorce communicated to the appellant so as to become effective from 5.12.1990, the date of filing of the written statement by the respondent no.2 in these proceedings.
RATIO OF THE COURT:
1. The court observed that no such text has been brought to their notice which provides that a recital in any document, whether a pleading or an affidavit, incorporating a statement by the husband that he has already divorced his wife on an unspecified or specified date even if not communicated to the wife would become an effective divorce on the date on which the wife happens to learn of such statement contained in the copy of the affidavit or pleading served on her.
2. The court also cited Mulla and refered the case of A.P. High Court in (1975) 1 APLJ 20 where the court is in support of the proposition that the statement by husband in pleadings filed in answer to petition for maintenance by wife that he had already divorced the petitioner (wife) long ago operates as divorce.
3. It later disagreed with the view propounded in the decided cases referred to by Mulla and Dr. Tahir Mahmood in their respective commentaries, wherein a mere plea of previous talaq taken in the written statement, though unsubstantiated, has been accepted as proof of talaq bringing to an end the marital relationship with effect from the date of filing of the written statement.
4. The court stated that the term 'pronounce' means to proclaim, to utter formally, to utter rhetorically, to declare to, utter, to articulate.
5. The court held that a mere plea taken in the written statement of a divorce having been pronounced sometime in the past cannot by itself be treated as effectuating talaq on the date of delivery of the copy of the written statement to the wife.
DECISION HELD BY COURT:
1. It also added that a plea of previous divorce taken in the written statement cannot at all be treated as pronouncement of talaq by the husband on wife on the date of filing of the written statement in the Court followed by delivery of a copy thereof to the wife.
2. The court allowed the appeal and held that neither the marriage between the parties stands dissolved on 5.12.1990 nor does the liability of the respondent No.2 to pay maintenance comes to an end on that day.
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"Hello Mr. Monkey"
Hello, hello Mr. Monkey
Your soda's fast and funky.
You're super-fast and funky.
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Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival 2022 - All You Need To Know
Andrew Dedman
The Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival is a famous event on the calendar. It is also known as the Tuen Ng Festival. This year, it will take place on 3rd June 2022 (Friday). It is a public holiday and witnesses the Dragon Boat Carnival. It hosts one of the biggest gatherings of boat races globally. There are many other activities taking place in Hong Kong throughout the carnival.
Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival
Knowing more about the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival
The Tuen Ng Festival is a traditional occasion and public holiday in Hong Kong. The dates vary every year, depending on the progress of the lunar calendar. It is a three-day national holiday in China. Yet, Hong Kong only has a single day's holiday. Racing traditional boats is a preferred activity on the day. Fishermen were the main competitors earlier.
Dragon boats are long boats or canoes. They are like the war canoes used in previous years. The crew maintains a rhythm as per drumbeats. There are several contests and heats throughout Hong Kong. Canoes may take anywhere between 20-80 individuals at a time. The biggest races are the Stanley and CCB. The latter is a global event with several teams from other regions. The former is a local affair with several organizations/companies competing.
The festival day is one of the busiest in Hong Kong. In Mainland China, the name is also the Duanwu Festival as well. It happens on the 5th day of the 5th month of the lunar calendar. It is thus known as the double fifth festival.
Tuen Ng Festival in Hong Kong
What Does History Behind Dragon Boat Festival in Hong Kong?
Legends say that the Dragon Boat Festival came from the Warring States Period of China. There was a Minister of the Chu State once. He backed the decision to declare war against Qin and its oppressive condition. The name of the minister was Qu Yuan. The Chinese people and those from other States backed Qu Yuan. Yet, there was staunch disapproval from the Chu King. He then exiled Yuan. Yuan started writing patriotic poems about his vision and love for the country. The globally famous The Lament is among them. Qin State started extending its control over China. Yuan drowned in the Miluo River in 278 BCE. He loved the country a lot and could not bear to see it captured by the Qin. His words became legendary after his death. The Dragon Boat Festival started for commemorating his act of self-sacrifice.
History Behind Dragon Boat Festival in Hong Kong (image courtesy: kclr96fm.com)
Popular Traditions of Dragon Boat Festival
Boat races take place across waterways every year in China and Hong Kong as part of the festival. There are racing teams that train for long durations before taking part in contests. Many of these competitions come with prizes and medals. The longboats get special paint and designs for the occasion. Drumbeats go with their movements.
Various culinary delights grace the occasion. They include Zongzi or rice dumplings. They come with beans, rice, and various ingredients. They are also wrapped in rice paper or bamboo at times. Their textures or flavors may also vary, depending on the region. Mianshanzi is also enjoyed by people at times. This is a flour-based dish in a fan-like shape. This dish is vibrant and colorful in the manner of the Dragon Boat Festival. Many families make pancakes with meat and mushrooms. Other ingredients include leeks. They are very nutritious and tasty alike. Realgar wine is also consumed as part of meals at times. Crowds converge near waterways for witnessing spectacular races.
Traditions of the Dragon Boat Festival (image courtesy: travelprnews.com)
Location of Dragon Boat Festival in Hong Kong
The most popular place to celebrate Dragon Boat Festival is the Victoria Harbour on Hong Kong Island, but this festival is also celebrated on the other harbour of this island.
If you are planning a trip to Hong Kong to catch the festival, plan ahead. You are going to witness a memorable sight. Yet, make sure that you book your Hong Kong serviced apartments in advance. This will help you avoid the last-minute rush and hassles. Book travel tickets beforehand and check out racing events on the calendar. This is only possible once the date gets finalized, so book with alacrity.
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Constantine Pereyma was born July 14, 1919 in his parents' home in the small village of Ropicia Ruska (now Ropicia Polska) in the Carpathian Mountains of southern Poland. He was an ethnic Ukrainian from the Lemko region. As a young teenager he was sent away to school in the city and eventually entered the University of Cracow in the School of Physical Education. He was there when the Second World War began. He moved west to Munich in Bavaria, Germany, and entered Dental School. His name was found on a list in the pocket of a man arrested by the Gestapo and he in turn was arrested and imprisoned in Dachau concentration camp. He was moved to the prison in the courtyard of Gestapo Headquarters in Munich to cut and replace glass shattered by Allied air raids. By the end of the war he was forced to defuse unexploded Allied bombs. After the war he completed his dental training and then enrolled in medical school in Erlangen, Germany where he met his wife Armenia (Aka). After medical school they emigrated to the United States. He paid for their passage by working as a dentist aboard ship. He worked briefly in Buffalo, New York, and then entered medical residency at Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn, New York. There he worked with Dr. Clarence Dennis on improvements to the heart/lung machine. After he completed a double residency he worked briefly for the Veterans Administration and then moved to Troy with his wife and three children to join the practice of Dr. Kenneth Lowry. They arrived here in 1959 with a station wagon and little else.
When he started practice in Troy, General Surgery encompassed almost everything except the heart and brain. He performed many orthopedic surgeries, using some of the first orthopedic rods and nails. He performed many cancer operations. He took particular pride in doing what had not been done here before and in doing what others said could not be done. A barber once came to him with a problem that other doctors said was terminal. Dr. Pereyma told him otherwise, and the barber cut his hair once a week over the next twenty years.
Dr. Pereyma encouraged and supported his wife in her art. With his son, Marco, he was one of the founding shareholders of Troy Cable Television. He continued performing surgery until his retirement from practice in 1992.
Dr. Pereyma and his wife of over sixty years, Aka, raised three children in Troy. Their son Marco lives with his wife Agnes in Binic, France. They have five children: Pauline, with her daughter Eleanore; Marieanne, with her husband Louis de Lespinay and their children Alexander and Irene; Sophie with her son Vincent; and Constantine and Maximilien. Their daughter Barbara Farrara and her husband Scott of North Haledon, New Jersey have two daughters, Sophia and Jacqueline. Their daughter Christina O'Neal and her husband Robert of Troy, Ohio have three children, Maire, Timothy and Helen. He was preceded in death by his father, Timothy and mother, Sophia, his brothers Stanislaw and Eugene and his sister Irene.
University of Cracow, prior to WWII.
Testing the heart bypass machine in Brooklyn, NY.
Center, with Dr. Clarence Dennis on right.
At my mother's wedding.
Makin' bubbles.
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It's All Coming Back to Me Now
Featuring Lea Michele
Produced by Adam Anders, Peer Åström & Ryan Murphy
Album Glee: The Music - The Complete Season Three
It's All Coming Back to Me Now Lyrics
Rachel (New Directions):
There were nights when the wind was so cold (Ahh)
That my body froze in bed if I just listened to it right outside the window (Ahh, ahh)
There were days when the sun was so cruel
That all the tears turned to dust and I just knew my eyes were drying up forever (Forever)
Rachel:
I finished crying in the instant that you left
And I can't remember where or when or how
And I banished every memory you and I had ever made
But when you touch me like this
And you hold me like that
I just have to admit
That it's all coming back to me
When I touch you like this
It's so hard to believe
But it's all coming back to me
Rachel with New Directions:
It's all coming back
There were moments of gold
And there were flashes of light
There were things I'd never do again
But then they'd always seemed right
There were nights of endless pleasure
It was more than any laws allow
Rachel with New Directions harmonizing (with New Directions):
Baby, baby, if I kiss you like this
And if you whisper like that
It was lost long ago
(But it's all coming back to me)
If you want me like this
And if you need me like that
It was dead long ago
It's so hard to resist
(And it's all coming back to me)
I can barely recall
But it's all coming back
But you were history with the slamming of the door
And I made myself so strong again somehow
And I never wasted any of my time on you since then
Rachel with New Directions harmonizing:
But if I touch you like this
And if you kiss me like that
It was so long ago
If you touch me like this
And if I kiss you like that
It was gone with the wind
Rachel (with New Directions):
And there were (flashes of light)
There were things we'd never do again
But then they'd (always seemed right)
It was more than all your laws allow
Baby, baby, baby, when you touch me like this
And when you hold me like that
When you see me like this
And when I see you like that
Then we see what we want to see
(All coming back to me)
The flesh and the fantasies
If you forgive me all this
If I forgive you all that
We forgive and forget
And it's all coming back to me now
New Directions:
And if we
"It's All Coming Back to Me Now" Track Info
Written By Jim Steinman
Cover Of
It's All Coming Back To Me Now by Pandora's Box (Ft. Elaine Caswell)
Glee: The Music - The Complete Season Three Glee Cast
1. Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead
2. We Got the Beat
3. Anything Goes / Anything You Can Do
4. It's Not Unusual
5. You Can't Stop the Beat
6. Somewhere
7. I'm the Greatest Star
8. Something's Coming
9. Spotlight
10. Run the World (Girls)
11. Cool
12. It's All Over
13. Out Here On My Own
14. Fix You
15. Take Care of Yourself
16. Last Friday Night
17. Candyman
18. Bein' Green
19. Waiting for a Girl Like You
21. Uptown Girl
22. A Boy Like That / I Have A Love
23. America
24. One Hand, One Heart
25. Hot for Teacher
26. You and I / You and I
27. Hit Me With Your Best Shot / One Way or Another
28. I Can't Go for That / You Make My Dreams
29. Rumour Has It / Someone Like You
31. I'm the Only One
32. Girls Just Want to Have Fun
33. Jolene
34. I Kissed a Girl
35. Constant Craving
36. Red Solo Cup
37. Buenos Aires
38. Survivor / I Will Survive
39. ABC
40. Control
41. Man in the Mirror
42. We Are Young
43. All I Want for Christmas is You
45. River
46. Extraordinary Merry Christmas
47. Let It Snow
48. My Favorite Things
50. Christmas Wrapping
51. Do They Know It's Christmas?
52. Santa Baby
53. Christmas Eve With You
54. Do You Hear What I Hear?
56. Summer Nights
57. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
58. Moves Like Jagger / Jumpin' Jack Flash
60. We Found Love
61. Wedding Bell Blues
62. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
63. I Want You Back
64. Bad
65. Scream
66. Never Can Say Goodbye
67. Smooth Criminal
68. Ben
69. I Just Can't Stop Loving You
70. Black or White
71. Human Nature
72. Sexy and I Know It
73. Don't Wanna Lose You
74. Bamboleo / Hero
75. La Isla Bonita
76. A Little Less Conversation
77. L-O-V-E
79. Stereo Hearts
80. Home (Heart)
81. I Will Always Love You
82. You're the Top
83. Cherish / Cherish
84. Love Shack
85. Cough Syrup
86. Stand
87. Glad You Came
88. Fly / I Believe I Can Fly
89. What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger)
90. Here's to Us
91. I'm Still Standing
92. Hungry Like the Wolf / Rio
93. Fighter
94. Up Up Up
95. Somebody That I Used to Know
96. You Should Be Dancing
97. Night Fever
98. Disco Inferno
99. If I Can't Have You
100. How Deep Is Your Love
101. Boogie Shoes
102. More Than a Woman
103. Stayin' Alive
104. How Will I Know?
105. I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
106. Saving All My Love for You
107. So Emotional
108. It's Not Right But It's Okay
109. I Have Nothing
110. My Love Is Your Love
111. School's Out
112. Cell Block Tango (Cut Version)
113. Not the Boy Next Door
114. The Rain in Spain
115. Shake It Out
116. Cry
117. Big Girls Don't Cry
118. Dinosaur
119. Love You Like a Love Song
120. What Makes You Beautiful
121. Take My Breath Away
122. I Won't Give Up
123. Because You Loved Me
124. Mean
125. Flashdance... What a Feeling
126. Edge of Glory
127. It's All Coming Back to Me Now
128. Paradise by the Dashboard Light
129. Starships
130. Pinball Wizard
131. Tongue Tied
132. We are the Champions
133. Glory Days
134. I'll Remember
135. You Get What You Give
136. Forever Young
137. Roots Before Branches
138. In My Life
139. Not the End
140. I Was Here
141. Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)


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Home Scandal and Gossip Why did Chicago cops kill Betty Jones and Quintonio LeGrier?
Why did Chicago cops kill Betty Jones and Quintonio LeGrier?
Questions of heavy handiness and targeting have been raised after the 'senseless' deaths of Betty Jones and Quintonio LeGrier by Chicago City Police Dept.
Questions of heavy handiness and targeting have been raised after the 'senseless' deaths of Betty Jones and Quintonio LeGrier by Chicago City Police Dept.
Uproar has ensued after Chicago cops killed Betty Jones and Quintonio LeGrier upon responding to a domestic disturbance call Saturday morning at 4.30 am.
The deaths of LeGrier, 19, who had earlier threatened his father with a metal bat along with a downstairs neighbor, Jones, a 55 year old mother of five who had come to the father's aid has since led to the two families demanding answers, claiming police acted with disregard and haste, especially as neither party were armed when responding police arrived.
Upon responding to a disturbance call at a West Garfield Park apartment complex, cops told of being 'confronted by a combative subject.'
In turn a Chicago policeman opened fire, in the process killing Quintonio LeGrier, an engineering student at Northern Illinois University along with Bettie Jones who had attempted to intercede in the family dispute.
Told the son's father, 47 year old Antonio LeGrier upon rushing downstairs after hearing a hail of gunfire: 'He was yelling, "no, no, no."'
'In my opinion, he knew he had messed up. It was senseless.'
'He knew he had shot, blindly, reckless into the doorway and now two people are dead because of it.'
Quintonio LeGrier, NIU student killed in police-involved shooting in West Garfield Park https://t.co/JWR8PY0dfW pic.twitter.com/VO54vYgiYa
— Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) December 26, 2015
The boy's mother, who wasn't home at the time of the shooting told how her son had been struggling with mental illness, whilst reproaching police for their heavy handed use of force.
Forensic evidence showed the teen shot no less than seven times.
Told Janet Cooksey: 'We're thinking the police are going to service us, take him to the hospital. They took his life,'
Reiterated the disparaged mother, 'he didn't have a gun. He had a bat.'
Adding: 'They did tell me he was shot seven times. That's a bit much. That's a bit much,'
'I don't take all of that. My son only weighed about 150 pounds. … Why do you have to be shot that many times? Why? If the police is trained in the field, then how, they're just handling the situation by killing people?'
Commenting on her mother's death, Latisha Jones told how her mother had been asked by LeGrier's father to keep an eye out for responding officers, when suddenly she heard gunshots as her mother stepped out to greet responding cops.
Told the daughter who discovered her mother bleeding from the neck in the building foyer landing: 'She wasn't saying anything,'
'I had to keep checking for a pulse.'
Jones' relatives believe the mother of five was behind LeGrier, somewhere near the entrance to her apartment, when she was shot by mistake.
Ironically the shooting came hours after Betty Jones hosted an 'excellent Christmas' for about 15 family members according to her brother Melvin.
Betty Jones
Told the fallen woman's brother, Melvin Jones: 'There are so many questions and no answers,'
'I'm numb right now. Right now there's a whole lot of anger, a whole lot of tears. … I don't have time to feel. I have a funeral to prepare.'
Before arriving at the scene, the officers were told by a dispatcher that the domestic disturbance involved a teen wielding a baseball bat.
'Male caller said someone is threatening his life,' the dispatcher said, according to police audio obtained by the chicagotribune. 'It's also coming in as a domestic. The 19-year-old son is banging on his bedroom door with a baseball bat.'
The shooting deaths has once again raised questions as to police interaction within the community, particularly the African American community, after the 2014 shooting death, of another black young man, 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.
The death of McDonald, caught on dash-cam video sparked national protests and led to the firing of the city's police chief, Garry F. McCarthy along with Officer Jason Van Dyke being charged with first-degree murder.
To boot the Chicago Police Department is now the subject of a federal civil rights investigation.
Since the shooting, police have released few details, only to say in a statement, '11th District Harrison officers responded to a domestic disturbance on the 4700 block of West Erie St. Upon arrival, officers were confronted by a combative subject resulting in the discharging of the officer's weapon, fatally wounding two individuals. The matter remains under investigation and all further inquiries can be directed to the Independent Police Review Authority.'
Told LeGrier's mother emphatically: 'Are we gonna get protected or is the police just gonna keep taking lives?'
'I mean, who's gonna answer these questions?'
To date the office of Mayor Rahm Emanuel has yet to respond to the latest fiasco…
Lawsuit: Autistic teen dies after Louisiana cops sit on him for 9 minutes


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The Shoe Laces - Isitha Somuntu (1981)
In this post we'll be taking a look at some cool, chilled mbaqanga from the early 1980s. Today's share is Isitha Somuntu by the shortlived group The Shoe Laces, produced by the legendary West Nkosi and released on the Black Hi-Lights label in 1981.
Think of the last great mbaqanga bands to come out of South Africa… Abafana Baseqhudeni, the Soul Brothers, and Amaswazi Emvelo. This record is very much in that vicinity – which doesn't come as much of a revelation considering West Nkosi had a hand in some of Abafana's early (mid-1970s) recordings, and was in fact the utter brains behind Amaswazi Emvelo itself.
The liner notes paint a very vivid picture of the formation of The Shoe Laces: "The Shoe Laces were born and grew up together in the small village in Natal called Sweet Waters. They all attended school together. At school there was one older boy by the name of Hlongwane, he was playing piano, he is the guy who brought these young boys together and formed a musical group out of them. He taught them how to sing, that was in 1961."
This is, however, mostly exaggerated! The Shoe Laces were yet another studio creation out of the deep pool of musicians at Mavuthela in 1979, at a time when mbaqanga music was in danger of ebbing away completely following events happening in the political (and musical) landscapes of South Africa.
The Shoe Laces were mostly comprised of Amaswazi Emvelo personnel and naturally share much a similar sound. In this, the Laces' third album, the music is just as tasty as anything you've heard from Amaswazi. The cool guitar glides across a backdrop of florid organ, deep bass and soulful drums, all topped off with shimmering male vocals.
THE SHOE LACES:
Big Boy Thusi (vocals)
Elliot Mncube (vocals)
Joseph Thusi (lead guitar)
James Zondi (bass guitar)
Mandla Mtalana (organ)
Alpheus Harari Mnyandu (drums)
ISITHA SOMUNTU (The Shoe Laces)
Black Hi-Lights BL 290
1. UMENDO UNZIMA
2. ZANDILE
3. ISITHA SOMUNTU
4. UVUKA EKUSENI
5. IZOLO LOKU
6. UDAKWA NJALO
7. KUDALA SIHAMBA
8. KHULUMA NENTOMBI YAKHO
9. HLONIPHA ABAZALI
10. SIZA UBUYELE EKHAYA
11. AWUNAMAGAMA
12. DLOMO
Labels: Amaswazi Emvelo, Mavuthela, mbaqanga, The Shoe Laces, west nkosi
matt Monday, February 21, 2011
What no comments? Deeper and deeper the folks at ej dig for South African rarities never seen before.
Great stuff..keep on bumping and digging!
david Monday, February 21, 2011
Thanks for this, the first lp I've seen with a cover with such an overt gay stance. But, where's Joyce?
david Tuesday, February 22, 2011
It was producers like West Nkosi, the Pied Piper of S.A. that led his willing rats over the cliff by fooling everyone into believing this style of music was the way into the future. It was a one-way journey and for that he will be condemned. This is a long way from mbaqanga.
Nick Lotay Tuesday, February 22, 2011
David - thanks too for your comments. Surely, though, you agree that the mbaqanga loved by many of us today - the mid '70s mbaqanga from the likes of the Queens, Abafana Baseqhudeni, Mahlathini, etc. - was just not cutting it anymore with SA audiences by the early '80s? There were all losing sales. Mahlathini more so because he refused to update his sound and basically starved for a few years.
Mbaqanga needed something new to pull in the punters - hence the introduction of gimmicks like 'soul singing', the organ, and Westernised drumming. What you hear in the Shoe Laces stuff is probably a long way from the music you define as 'mbaqanga', but it IS mbaqanga nonetheless - just modernised. The elements are there... call and response, the guitars, strong bass... and I would argue that the early '80s (modernised) material by the Queens is some of the best of their career.
Let's not forget that the evolution of mbaqanga in the late '70s was not the sole work of the formidable (too soft a word?!) West. It was pushed more or less equally by Queens producer Marks Mankwane, not to mention countless others like David Thekwane. I would also say that Rupert Bopape had a hand in changing the sound before his retirement in 1983 (just as he had changed the sound in the late '50s and early '60s).
Evolution...
(As for the cover? No idea. :D)
ralf2152 Sunday, October 07, 2012
I have a song of this band, but not the name, if willing to help algguien this place I could.
Kwela (c1958)
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Thoughtful design is apparent on every Flex model, starting with standard bright dual exhaust tips. SE and SEL feature a distinctive chrome grille, while both SEL and Limited offer standard chrome door handles and available appearance package. SEL and Limited also offer an available Appearance Package. Limited models boast sophisticated details like silver lower grille stripes, 19-inch painted aluminum wheels, a satin-aluminum liftgate appliqué and satin-aluminum grille.
2018 Ford Flex features a standard chrome grille that integrates seamlessly with the headlamps, showcasing its unmistakable front profile. A satin-aluminum finish is standard on the Limited. Available high-intensity discharge (HID) headlamps use less energy, produce more than twice the output and last longer than conventional halogen bulbs. HID headlamps are standard on the Limited. The body-color roof is standard on all models. Grooved door panels are a distinctive accent cue standard on all models.
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DAs Granted Temporary Restraining Order Stopping Earlier Releases for Serious, Violent Criminals by CDCR
San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced today that she and 27 elected District Attorneys across California have been granted a temporary restraining order, by Sacramento Superior Court Judge Raymond Cadei, preventing the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) from enacting an increase from 50% "good time" custody credits to 66% credits for inmates who have been previously convicted of one or more serious and violent crimes.
The court order comes in the wake of CDCR's recently enacted "emergency" regulations that allow for additional custody credits to be awarded to serious and violent felons, leading to their earlier release from prison, including credits that are not based upon completing any rehabilitation programs.
CDCR's newest regulations also grant additional good conduct credits to inmates working in fire camp related activities. Unrelated to fire camp credits, CDCR sought to increase credits to 66% good conduct credits and two-thirds time shaved off sentences to second strike inmates. CDCR took this action amid a pending lawsuit that San Diego DA also joined in challenging the additional credits on the basis that it had illegally used the emergency exception to bypass public comment. The new class of credits would include providing addition custody credits for inmates convicted of domestic violence, residential burglary, assault with a deadly weapon, human trafficking and possession of weapons, who also have previous convictions for serious and violent felonies.
"Releasing inmates early who have committed atrocious crimes after only serving a fraction of their sentence threatens the safety of our communities and is a slap in the face to crime victims who are still suffering," DA Stephan said. "My fellow District Attorneys and I do not contest good conduct credits for fire camp work, but extending those credits to inmates with serious and violent criminal histories is not in the interest of justice or the public's safety."
To stop the enforcement of this newest early release "emergency regulation," the 28 District Attorneys filed a temporary restraining order on December 22 with Sacramento District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert's office as the lead author. On December 29, the court granted the petition and issued the order against CDCR, opening the avenue to file a full lawsuit.
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stated on November 8, 2016 in a TV broadcast.:
Margaret Sanger "wanted a black Christian leader to be like a Judas goat and lead the blacks to genocide. Remember that? And they picked Martin Luther King as their spokesman."
By Warren Fiske November 14, 2016
Pat Robertson absurdly says Sanger, King conspired in black genocide
Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson recently said that Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. partnered in a conspiracy to promote black genocide.
"Margaret Sanger was the head," Robertson said. "She wanted a black Christian leader to be like a Judas goat and lead the blacks to genocide. Remember that? And they picked Martin Luther King as their spokesman."
Robertson made the statement on the Nov. 8 broadcast of "The 700 Club," his long-running television show that airs from Virginia Beach. It came during his interview of Wellington Boone, a black Christian minister and author from Duluth, Ga., who shares many of Robertson's socially conservative views.
Both men are unrelenting critics of Planned Parenthood, a woman's health care organization that is the largest single abortion provider in the U.S.
Boone, during his interview with Robertson, accused Planned Parenthood of being in cahoots with "the left" in a plan to slow black birthrates. That's when Robertson weighed in with his comment on Sanger and King. Let's unpack it.
In 1921, Sanger founded the American Birth Control League to distribute contraceptives and promote their use. The organization changed its name to Planned Parenthood in 1942.
Robertson and Boone are hardly first to accuse Sanger of espousing black genocide.
The charge initially was made by some African-Americans in the early 1930s who distrusted the efforts by Sanger, who was white, to set up a birth control clinic in their Harlem neighborhood, according to Jean Baker, a Goucher College professor and author of the biography "Margaret Sanger: A Life of Passion."
Baker, in an email, told us Sanger's motives at the time were misunderstood and that Sanger was "far ahead of her time in opposing segregation" and "saw birth control as a solution to black poverty."
Baker added, "... to not offer clinics to blacks would have been a racist action by a woman who promoted contraception for every woman."
But Robertson and many other foes of Planned Parenthood say there's smoking-gun proof that Sanger had racist intent. They point to a Dec. 10, 1939, letter she wrote to a benefactor discussing her plans to begin The Negro Project - an effort to offer birth control and other social services to Southern blacks.
"We do not want word to go out that we want to exterminate the Negro population and the minister is the man who can straighten out that idea if it ever occurs to any of their more rebellious members," Sanger wrote.
Baker told us it's a "far stretch" to interpret those words as evidence of a conspiracy to eliminate blacks. She said that Sanger, sensitive to the criticism she had received in Harlem, concluded that if she was to ease suspicions about her goals in the South - during a time of lynchings and segregation - it was essential to teach black ministers and physicians about birth control and convince them to encourage it.
It should be noted that Sanger enlisted two prominent black civil rights leaders to serve on the advisory board of The Negro Project: W.E.B. DuBois and Mary Bethune. It's hard to imagine either would have joined an effort to exterminate blacks.
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"More contraception availability increases abortion demand."
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That brings us to another civil rights leader.
Robertson, you'll remember, also said that King was the black minister who was chosen to be "spokesman" for Sanger's efforts. Chris Roslin, a spokesman for Robertson, says the claim is based on a 1966 event.
Planned Parenthood that year gave King its Margaret Sanger Award in honor of his support of family planning. King could not attend the event, but his wife, Coretta, showed up to accept the award and read his speech. In it, King wrote:
"There is a striking kinship between our movement and Margaret Sanger's early efforts. She, like we, saw the horrifying conditions of ghetto life. Like we, she knew that all of society is poisoned by cancerous slums. Like we, she was a direct actionist – a nonviolent resister."
In other words, King did not regard Sanger as a racist.
Sanger, who was suffering from congestive heart failure, did not attend the event. She died four months later.
It should be noted that Planned Parenthood started providing abortions in 1970, four years after Sanger's death, according to Katherine Lozada, a spokeswoman for the organization. They were offered by the chapter in Syracuse, N.Y., after the repeal of a state law that criminalized abortion.
Planned Parenthood's role as an abortion provider took off after the U.S. Supreme Court, in its 1973 Roe v Wade decision, ruled that women have a right to abortions.
Sanger, in a 1932 article for The Nation, wrote, "Although abortion may be resorted to in order to save the life of the mother, the practice of it merely for the limitation of offspring is dangerous and vicious."
Baker told us that "in time, she became upset by the rise in incidence of illegal abortion and pushed the idea of staff physicians administering pregnancy tests and referring pregnant women to hospitals for 'therapeutic' abortions.
"Sanger's ideas were changing, but she was always sensitive to the idea because she believed that birth control could effectively prevent conception, and abortion would be unnecessary," Baker said.
Robertson said that Sanger "wanted a black Christian leader to be like a Judas goat and lead the blacks to genocide. Remember that? And they picked Martin Luther King as their spokesman."
His statement twists a sentence Sanger wrote in a 1939 letter - discussing the need to seek the support of black ministers in a program to promote birth control in the South - into a murderous conspiracy.
His claim that King became the spokesman for the effort is just as preposterous and rests on a 1966 award the civil rights leader received from Planned Parenthood for his support of family planning.
We rate Robertson's incendiary statement Pants on Fire.
https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/081fdb98-3c13-43c4-b862-e4a9fc9651ec
The 700 Club, Pat Robertson interview with Wellington Boone, Nov. 8, 2016 (comments at 20:10 mark).
Emails from Jean Baker, author of "Margaret Sanger: a Life of Passion," Nov. 10, 2016.
National Right to Life, "40 years, Planned Parenthood becomes abortion empire," winter 2013.
National Public Radio, "Fact Check: Was Planned Parenthood started to 'control' the black population?" Aug. 14, 2015.
Margaret Sanger, Letter to Dr. C.J. Gamble, Dec. 10, 1939.
Margaret Sanger, "The Pope's position on birth control," Jan. 27, 1932.
Email from Chris Roslin, spokesman for Christian Broadcast Network, Nov. 10, 2016.
Email from Katherine Lozada, spokeswoman for Planned Parenthood, Nov. 10, 2016.
The Margaret Sanger Papers Project, "Birth control or race control? Sanger and The Negro Project," Fall 2001.
PolitiFact New Hampshire, "Did Margaret Sanger believe African-Americans 'should be eliminated?'" Oct. 5, 2015.
PolitiFact New Hampshire, "NH Rep. Bill O'Brien says Margaret Sanger was active participant in KKK," March 18, 2015."
PolitiFact Georgia, "Cain claims Planned Parenthood founded for 'planned genocide,'" April 8, 2011.
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Q: valarray divide its element When I divide a valarray by its first element, only the first element becomes 1 and others keep their original value.
#include <iostream>
#include <valarray>
using namespace std;

int main() {
    valarray<double> arr({5,10,15,20,25});
    arr=arr/arr[0]; // or arr/=arr[0];

    for(int value:arr)cout << value << ' ';
    return 0;
}

The actual output is:
1 10 15 20 25

The expected output is:
1 2 3 4 5

Why is the actual output not as expected?
I use g++(4.8.1) with -std=c++11

A: This one works:
#include <iostream>
#include <valarray>
using namespace std;

int main() {
    valarray<double> arr({5,10,15,20,25});
    auto v = arr[0];
    arr=arr/v; // or arr/=arr[0];

    for(int value:arr)cout << value << ' ';
    return 0;
}

The problem is that you are trying to use a value (arr[0]) from an array that you are modifying at the same time (arr).
Intuitively, once you have updated arr[0] by doing arr[0]/arr[0], what value does it contain?
Well, that's the value that will be used from now on to divide the other values...
Please, note that the same applies for arr/=arr[0] (first of all, arr[0]/arr[0] takes place, than all the others, in a for loop or something like that).
Also note from the documentation that operator[] of a std::valarray returns a T&. This confirms the assumption above: it is turned to 1 as the first step of your iteration, then all the other operations are useless.
By simply copying it solves the issue, as in the example code.

A: The details of why this happens are due to implementation tricks used in valarray to improve performance. Both libstdc++ and libc++ use expression templates for the results of valarray operations, rather than performing the operations immediately. This is explicitly allowed by [valarray.syn] p3 in the C++ standard:

Any function returning a valarray<T> is permitted to return an object of another type, provided all the
  const member functions of valarray<T> are also applicable to this type.

What happens in your example is that arr/arr[0] doesn't perform the division immediately, but instead it returns an object like _Expr<__divide, _Valarray, _Constant, valarray<double>, double> which has a reference to arr and a reference to arr[0]. When that object is assigned to another valarray the division operation is performed and the result stored directly into the left-hand side of the assignment (this avoids creating a temporary valarray to store the result and then copying it into the left-hand side).
Because in your example the left-hand side is the same object, arr, it means that the reference to arr[0] stored in the expression template refers to a different value once the first element in arr has been updated with the result.
In other words, the end result is something like this:
valarray<double> arr{5, 10, 15, 20, 25};
struct DivisionExpr {
  const std::valarray<double>& lhs;
  const double& rhs;
};
DivisionExpr divexpr = { arr, arr[0] };
for (int i = 0; i < size(); ++i)
  arr[i] = divexpr.lhs[i] / divexpr.rhs;

The first iteration of the for-loop will set arr[0] to arr[0] / arr[0] i.e. arr[0] = 1, and then all subsequent iterations will set arr[i] = arr[i] / 1 which means the values don't change.
I'm considering making a change to the libstdc++ implementation so that the expression template will store a double directly instead of holding a reference. This would mean arr[i] / divexpr.rhs will always evaluate arr[i] / 5 and not use the updated value of arr[i].


In light of yesterday's news, Mr Les Scadding has released this statement.
"I would like to put on record that I am most grateful that the board have stepped aside, for an interim board to take control of the day-to-day operational management of Newport County AFC. I would like to thank the members of the previous board for all their hard work, under what have been difficult circumstances.
I am hopeful that this will now mean that the Trust and Supporters Direct will be able to collate all the necessary information to complete the due diligence, and move the forthcoming share offer to be available to the fans as soon as possible.
I am hopeful that this task will now prove easier and aid a smoother transition, which was my preferred option, and shows the support that both I and the previous board have in the fan based takeover.
My thanks must go out to the Trust, who have worked long and hard to make the dream of a fan based ownership a reality. The hard work continues and must not stop here!
The inclusion of Jason Turner on the new board has been an important step forward for the Club. Jason is now leading and guiding the Club from the boardroom, bringing into play his extensive knowledge and experience. He is an enormous asset to our Club, who makes every decision with the best interests of the Club at heart.
The new interim Chairman, Tony Pring, the new board, the Trust, Supporters Direct, The Manager and myself are 100% behind Jason and I cannot stress how important he will be for the future of this club and I would ask everyone to support him every step of the way.
It was my absolute honour and privilege to attend the match at Wolves last night and I felt that despite the result, it was a fabulous display of exciting and skilful football, from such a young talented squad. Their display prompted high praise in the boardroom from the owner and directors of Wolves, who were genuinely impressed, and they feel certain that the coming season will be full of success for the Club and they send their best wishes to all at Newport County.
I was extremely proud of the performance of the squad; they were a huge credit to the Club and the hard work that Terry, Russell and all the backroom staff have put in over the last couple of months. Well done lads!
Whilst my direct involvement, financial or otherwise is at an end, my total support for the Club remains and I hope that you guys, the true fans, will support your club to push it on to bigger and better things. Now that the path is clearing for the Trust to aid your ownership, please do not wait, please buy your season tickets, attend the matches, buy your club shirt, join the Trust but most importantly buy the shares when they come available. I cannot stress enough how important this is to the Club and to you the fans….your Club needs you!
And your Club definitely needs you this Saturday, our first home match of the season and a very important one for you to show our team and your Club how much it all means to you. There are a lot of new faces on and off the pitch who have not experienced your passion and support; they need to know how much this club means to you. Please come to the match, support them as only you know how and show them exactly what it means to be a part of Newport County AFC!
Thank you to the new board members for stepping up to the mark. Tony, Jon, Gavin, Shaun and Jason, you have my full support and appreciation. Please do us all proud and let us all do our very best for Newport County AFC.


Ack! I busted a gut to play every day no matter how much skiing and snowboarding and snowshoveling and marching were to be done, and I scratch and claw my way into tenth???
I demand a recount. Or better songs.
I did a superfantastic job of appreciating mangy rodents today. Even a Maxine cartoon! You're too picky. I demand a better scorekeeper.
TWELFTH??? There is an error, LSBoy. Please find and make correction now.
I know... you should probably be somewhere between Marley and Lizbit.
If it were easy, I woulda got it.
TWELVE!!!??? This is an outrage. I demand a recount. And better songs.
THIS IS STILL AN OUTRAGE! I still demand better songs.
Was I right the other day that You're in My Heart is your favourite Rod Stewart song, or is it You Wear It Well? I remember having a discussion about that a long time ago.
You Wear It Well. That would be one of the better songs I'm always demanding.
Please add my extra point as noted in Friday's scorekeeping notice.
Me and Wiki are so excited to be in the top 20!
I think that was the idea. Dearest Lizbit is so kind and gentle, she directed her suggestion for "enthusiasm and positive attitude" couched in the most tactful and cheery terms possible. She also paid a great compliment to my perspicacity, knowing that I would see it and recognize that I was being given a suggestion.
In my defense for complaining about the scorekeeping, I present Exhibit A, the Feb. 5 scoring, where LB admits he's posting songs THAT EVEN HE DOESN'T KNOW.
Hey, you never know. Last year as the LSWE was winding down, the keyboard on my laptop bit the dust.
Or you could decide to wrap it up with "Tribute to the Wasteland: 1995-2005 Week"!
Or maybe we're not talking about the same thing at all, in which case this post will be a bit mortifying.....ha!