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Kathua Rape And Murder Case: Punjab & Haryana High Court Rejects Parole Plea Of Key Conspirator Sanji Ram [Read Order]
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3 Nov 2020 5:37 AM GMT
The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Monday (02nd November) rejected the parole plea of Sanji Ram, the key conspirator in the Kathua rape and murder case.The Bench of Justice S. Muralidhar and Justice Avneesh Jhingan was hearing the plea of Sanji Ram, who prayed for parole for a period of 8 weeks in order to attend the marriage of his son.Sanji Ram, who was found to be the mastermind of...
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The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Monday (02nd November) rejected the parole plea of Sanji Ram, the key conspirator in the Kathua rape and murder case.
The Bench of Justice S. Muralidhar and Justice Avneesh Jhingan was hearing the plea of Sanji Ram, who prayed for parole for a period of 8 weeks in order to attend the marriage of his son.
Sanji Ram, who was found to be the mastermind of the Kathua Rape And Murder Case, was the caretaker of the temple where the offence took place.
The Bench took into account the report of the Senior Superintendent of Police, Crime Branch, Jammu dated 31st October, 2020, which was placed on record.
It was stated therein, that the relatives of the victim have returned from the higher reaches to village Rasana, where the marriage is scheduled to take place.
It was further stated that if the Petitioner is granted the benefit of parole to attend the marriage of his son, there is every apprehension of there being community clashes and protests in the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir.
Consequently, the Court opined,
"Given the genuine apprehension expressed as regards the possible law and order consequences if the Petitioner's prayer for parole is granted, the Court is not inclined to accept such prayer at this stage."
The petition was accordingly dismissed.
It may be noted that the District and Sessions Judge Pathankot Tejwinder Singh had pronounced sentence in the ghastly crime relating to gang rape and murder of an eight-year-old in Kathua, Jammu in January 2018.
The main accused in the case Sanji Ram, his friend Parvesh Kumar and a special police officer Deepak Khajuria were sentenced to life imprisonment for offences under Sections 302 (murder) of the Ranbir Penal Code.
They have also been separately sentenced to 25 years imprisonment for the offence of gang rape under Section 376D of the Code.
According to the charge sheet, the eight-year-old girl, who was kidnapped on January 10 in the year 2018, was allegedly raped in captivity in a small village temple in Kathua district after having been kept sedated for four days before she was bludgeoned to death.
It may be noted that taking suo moto cognizance of the obstruction by lawyers and the special status enjoyed by accused in the State, the Supreme Court had ordered the transfer of the trial of the case to Pathankot in the neighbouring state of Punjab.
Later, the apex court had ordered that the accused in the case should be shifted to Gurdaspur jail in Punjab from Kathua.
Case title - Sanji Ram v. State of Jammu and Kashmir and others [CRWP No. 8945 of 2020 (O&M)]
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Full name Patrick Wayne Swayze
Know as Patrick Swayze, Swayze, Patrick
Birth place Houston, Texas, U.S.
Lived 57 years, 0 month, 27 days
Star sign Leo
Occupation Actor, dancer, singer-songwriter
Height 5' 10" (1.78 m)
Spouse Lisa Niemi
Parents Jesse Wayne Swayze
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Patrick Swayze –
After college, he left school to tour with all the Disney on Parade ice show. In 1976, he redirected his efforts toward stage performing. Success brought him to Hollywood, where he made his movie debut. Patrick Swayze continued to show audiences his range using some independent films. In 2009, he died of cancer.
Swayze's mom, manager of the Houston Jazz Ballet Company, introduced her son to dance for a very young age.
While still in grade school, Swayze developed a love for ballet and was frequently teased by fellow classmates. Throughout high school, he set aside his dancing career to focus on sports — juggling gymnastics, swimming, and football. After graduation, he was offered both athletic and dancing scholarships. Patrick Swayze picked for sports and registered at San Jacinto College in Houston, Texas, where he focused on gymnastics.
After touring, Swayze returned house, where he fell in love with Lisa Niemi, his mom's 16-year old dance student. In 1972, he traveled to nyc to continue a dancing career. After Lisa's high school graduation, she joined Swayze in the Big Apple, where the couple trained using the Harkness and Joffrey Ballet companies. Swayze and Niemi were wed in 1975.
Having rekindled his commitment to ballet, Swayze was soon hired as a principal dancer with all the Eliot Feld Ballet Company. His success was cut short when a classic soccer injury required that he undergo knee operation. The procedure, coupled with all the illness that followed, caused Swayze to leave the esteemed Feld Company.
In 1976, he redirected his efforts toward stage performing, and made his Broadway debut in Goodtime Charley. Swayze afterwards appeared in West Side Story, as well as in 1978, he won the leading part in the musical Grease. Swayze's high profile performance as Danny Zuko led to many television and film offers.
In 1981, Swayze added television to his repertoire having a remarkable portrayal of a leukemia patient on the show M*A*S*H. Patrick Swayze is also credited for his work in the 1985 miniseries North and South as well as the 1986 sequel. Through the mid-80s, Swayze appeared in several forgettable movies, including Red Dawn and Grandview, U.S.A. (1984). But the release of the surprise hit Dirty Dancing (1987) brought Swayze immediate celebrity and created him as Hollywood's latest heartthrob. The movie featured 1987) as the misunderstood dancing instructor Johnny Castle, a character that earned him a Golden Globe nomination.
Dirty Dancing additionally enabled Swayze to continue a singing career. Inspired by his relationship with his own wife, Lisa, Swayze composed the tune "She's Like the Wind" for the movie's soundtrack. "His wife was meeting girls with names like Mimi and Angel. And for a very long time his wife did not feel like I deserved Mimi," Swayze told People magazine. "His wife only felt at that time that I am really, very fortunate to really have a girl who believes I hung the moon."
A year later, he fought for and won the lead character in Jerry Zucker's intimate play Ghost (1990). The movie, which co starred Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg, animated Swayze's fighting career.
Rather, children invested their time and love on their ranch filled with dogs, horses, and cows. "We are a team," Swayze said of he along with his wife. "A relationship endures because of keeping the friendship alive and learning the best way to fall in love over and over again and never taking another man for granted and seeing things in a fresh light with new eyes. We are huge believers in, arguments are acceptable so long as it is not about your ego, but it is of a common target—attempting to create something unique."
Swayze later partnered with Keanu Reeves in the action-experience Point Break (1991), followed by 1992's City of Joy. Both movies met with reasonable success, and Swayze's rise to superstardom appeared to taper off for another couple of years.
In 1997, Swayze broke his right leg in a horse riding accident while filming Letters From a Killer (1998). In the late 1990s, a serious drinking issue and several unsuccesful movies seriously hampered the performer's career. The actor declared himself into a rehabilitation clinic, after which he along with his wife Lisa pulled away with their ranch in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains in Texas.
The actor also wowed crowds once again with his ability as a dancer in the intimate plays, One Last Dance (2003) as well as a sequel to his popular Dirty Dancing feature, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004).
Swayze additionally showed audiences his range as an actor having a show of successful independent films. In Donnie Darko (2001), Swayze played a television personality having a black secret. The psychological thriller debuted as a limited release, showing in just 58 displays nationwide and getting only moderate curiosity in the box office. The movie became an immediate cult success when it premiered to video, nonetheless, bringing in DVD sales of over $10 million. The movie was likewise successful with critics, and was touted as the top independent film of 2001.
His next movie, 11:14 was additionally an independent thriller with a small box office release. Swayze played Frank, the father of a girl who's in a mysterious injury. The film got favorable reviews from critics, and started the performer to more serious playing roles in movies including the 2007 thriller, Jump!
New challenges arrived for Swayze in March of 2008, when he found he'd stage IV pancreatic cancer. The analysis did not appear to faze the performer, who stayed positive as he continued to take on new movie and playing parts. Swayze's most recent endeavor was the A&E show, The Beast, where the actor starred as FBI veteran and loose cannon, Charles Barker.
On September 14, 2009, Patrick Swayze's battle with cancer came to a conclusion. The other person died after over 20 months fighting his sickness. Patrick Swayze was among relatives and buddies during the time of his passing.
Patrick Swayze – In 1976, his dance career was nearly stopped with a staph infection. Once he recovered, he got the lead part in "Grease" on Broadway.
Patrick Swayze – Ghost (TV14; 7:49) Patrick Swayze campaigned heavily for the lead in "Ghost" and provided the functionality of a life. TV-14's scene with Demi Moore and his comedic scenes with Whoopi Goldberg are now part of cinematic history.
Patrick Swayze – Dirty Dancing (TV14; 6:37) After years worrying his dance training would hold back his performing career, Patrick Swayze got the part of Johnny Castle in "Dirty Dancing." Performing his own dancing and stunts, the film made him an immediate sense.
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Why did Cheyenne Kimball leave? It's the question Gloriana fans want answered: country music's "Who Shot JR?" And even the remaining band members may not know. What's for certain is that Kimball, the multi-threat 22-year-old vocalist, reportedly just stopped showing up for Gloriana tour dates. A few tweets later, the bridges were burned, right on the verge of this record's release. The bandmates went into revisionist mode, expunging all traces of their former mate's singing and songwriting. Call it spite or contractual anxiety, but now brothers Tom and Mike Gossin, along with Rachel Reinert, can return to work with a little less drama.
This is the band's second LP, but the lineup change was clearly enough tampering with the formula for their taste. The group unapologetically travels down trails blazed by others (Lady Antebellum and Little Big Town to name two). They do have their own take on electric guitar punch, but this collection is still mostly mid-tempo odes to love.
Tom and Rachel play their character parts dutifully as one-half of a swooning couple. This can hit the sweet spot, as with the hit Kissed You (Good Night) , a successful burner about a first date's near-miss. But the group has a decided tendency to spike weaker melodies with busy instrumentation (Doin' It Our Way and bonus track Lonely Road). That aim to sound extra earnest comes off as desperation, and if they're fooling anyone it's themselves. Reinert squeezes much more emotion out of her simpler leads (Go On...Miss Me and Turn My World Around). She's good enough to go solo.


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Scenes from Autistic Bedtimes
For Treble, Soprano, Vibraphone, Cello and Piano
Text by Stuart Murray
Workshopped at Opera North in 2012/13.
Scenes from Autistic Bedtimes (2012-13) 'Any encounter with disability is for most people an encounter with difference.' Linked by a unifying leitmotif ('It is showertime; it is bedtime'), these three scenes from a projected chamber opera were workshopped in Leeds, with Natalie Raybould among others, during Cheryl's tenure as DARE Cultural Fellow in Opera Related Arts in association with Opera North and the University of Leeds (2010-12). 'I look back on my DARE Fellowship as one of the turning points of my composing career. Being able to concentrate on writing for two years, and having access to such a wealth of operatic and academic knowledge and experience was incredibly valuable, artistically and personally.'
The libretto was the idea of Stuart Murray, Professor of Contemporary Literatures and Film at the University of Leeds, Director of the multidisciplinary Leeds Centre for Medical Humanities, and author of Representing Autism (2008), the pioneering book on the condition – one 'surrounded by misunderstanding and often defined by contestation and argument'. 'I do think,' he's said,* 'that historically the representation of autism has largely been a history of misrepresentation. The classic example is that there are still many many people who believe that if you are autistic you necessarily have special skills, that you're good at maths or memory or calculation or music - a cultural narrative going back to Dustin Hoffman's [autistic savant] character in Barry Levinson's film Rain Man from the 1980s.
'Our scenario is about a parent taking a child up to bed. Repeatedly. A lot to do with autism is about repetition. I really like the idea of repeating a whole sequence of events with slight differences. Originally I intended just the internal voice of a child who cannot communicate verbally. But once I'd written the first experience of bed time from that point of view, I almost immediately, without stopping, went on to the reaction of the parent. So each evening, each bedtime, we have these two voices - competing on the same topic from different angles, asking questions, responding to the moment. Having filmed (and shared) the spinning, twirling, very idiosyncratic movements of the younger of my two autistic songs, Lucas, was something I was also keen to convey. The thing I love about opera is that it's all so fantastically artificial, in so many ways so brilliantly preposterous. Those great moments when you realize that it's through the seemingly very artificial that you actually get to a wonderful kind of truth telling.'
For the condition to be shown as it is - manifestation not metaphor - lies at the core of Autistic Bedtimes.
* 'Autism and Opera - Two Weeks of Autistic Bedtimes', DARE interview, 21 June 2013
© Ates Orga
Available to download (via the Sleeve Notes tab) from Champs Hill Record's website (this work features on Cheryl's Magic Lantern Tales disc).
"A heart-shredding portrait of life with an autistic child." Jessica Duchen, BBC Music Magazine
Buy Magic Lantern Tales, Cheryl's CD featuring Scenes from Autistic Bedtimes


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Age of candidacy is the minimum age at which a person can legally hold certain elected government offices. In many cases, it also determines the age at which a person may be eligible to stand for an election or be granted ballot access.
The first known example of a law enforcing age of candidacy was the Lex Villia Annalis, a Roman law enacted in 180 BCE which set the minimum ages for senatorial magistrates.[1]
In 1972, Linda Jenness ran for president of the United States, although she was 31 at the time.
Many youth rights groups view current age of candidacy requirements as unjustified age discrimination.[2] Occasionally people who are younger than the minimum age will run for an office in protest of the requirement or because they do not know that the requirement exists. On extremely rare occasions, young people have been elected to offices they do not qualify for and have been deemed ineligible to assume the office.
In 1934, Rush Holt of West Virginia was elected to the Senate of the United States at the age of 29. Since the U.S. Constitution requires senators to be at least 30, Holt was forced to wait until his 30th birthday, six months after the start of the session, before being sworn in.[3]
In 1954, Richard Fulton won election to the Tennessee Senate. Shortly after being sworn in, Fulton was ousted from office because he was 27 years old at the time. The Tennessee State Constitution required that senators be at least 30.[4] Rather than hold a new election, the previous incumbent, Clifford Allen, was allowed to resume his office for another term. Fulton went on to win the next State Senate election in 1956 and was later elected to the U.S. House of Representatives where he served for 10 years.
In 1964, Congressman Jed Johnson Jr. of Oklahoma was elected to the 89th Congress in the 1964 election while still aged 24 years. However, he became eligible for the House after turning 25 on his birthday, 27 December 1964, seven days before his swearing in, making him the youngest legally elected and seated member of the United States Congress.[5]
In South Carolina, two Senators aged 24 were elected, but were too young according to the State Constitution: Mike Laughlin in 1969 and Bryan Dorn (later a U.S. congressman) in 1941. They were seated anyway.[6]
On several occasions, the Socialist Workers Party (USA) has nominated candidates too young to qualify for the offices they were running for. In 1972, Linda Jenness ran as the SWP presidential candidate, although she was 31 at the time. Since the U.S. Constitution requires that the President and Vice President be at least 35 years old, Jenness was not able to receive ballot access in several states in which she otherwise qualified.[7] Despite this handicap, Jenness still received 83,380 votes.[8] In 2004, the SWP nominated Arrin Hawkins as the party's vice-presidential candidate, although she was 28 at the time. Hawkins was also unable to receive ballot access in several states due to her age.[9]
Reform efforts
In the United States, many groups have attempted to lower age of candidacy requirements in various states. In 1994, South Dakota voters rejected a ballot measure that would have lowered the age requirements to serve as a State Senator or State Representative from 25 to 18. In 1998, however, they approved a similar ballot measure that reduced the age requirements for those offices from 25 to 21.[10] In 2002, Oregon voters rejected a ballot measure that would have reduced the age requirement to serve as a State Representative from 21 to 18.
During the early 2000s, the British Youth Council and other groups successfully campaigned to lower age of candidacy requirements in the United Kingdom.[11] The age of candidacy was reduced from 21 to 18 in England, Wales and Scotland on 1 January 2007,[12] when section 17 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 entered into force.[13]
International electoral standards which are defined in the International Public Human Rights Law, allow restricting candidacy on the basis of age. The interpretation of the International Covenant for Civil and Political Rights offered by the United Nations Human Rights Committee in the General Comment 25 states "Any conditions which apply to the exercise of the rights protected by article 25 (of the ICCPR) should be based on objective and reasonable criteria. For example, it may be reasonable to require a higher age for election or appointment to particular offices than for exercising the right to vote, which should be available to every adult citizen."[14]
In various countries
In Australia a person must be aged 18 or over to stand for election to public office at federal, state or local government level.
The youngest ever member of the House of Representatives was 20-year-old Wyatt Roy elected in the 2010 federal election after the Electoral Act 1918 was amended (in 1973) to reduce the age of candidacy for that office from 21 to 18.[15]
In Austria, a person must be 18 years of age or older to stand in elections to the European Parliament or National Council.[16] The Diets of regional Länder are able to set a minimum age lower than 18 for to be in the polls in elections to the Diet itself as well as to municipal councils in the Land.[17] In presidential elections the candidacy age is 35.
Any Belgian who has reached the age of 18 years can stand for election for the Chamber of Representatives, can become a member of the Senate, or can be elected in one of the regional parliaments.[18] This is regulated in the Constitution (Art. 64) and in the Special Law on the Reform of the Institutions.
According to the Constitution of Belize, a person must be at least 18 years old to be elected as a member of the House of Representatives and must be at least 30 to be Speaker of the House. A person must be at least 18 years old to be appointed to the Senate and must be at least 30 to be president or Vice-President of the Senate. As only members of the House of Representatives are eligible to be appointed Prime Minister, the Prime Minister must be at least 18 years old. A person must also be at least 18 years old to be elected to a village council.[19]
The Brazilian Constitution (Article 14, Section 3 (VI)) defines 35 years as the minimum age for someone to be elected president, Vice-President or Senator; 30 years for state Governor or Vice-Governor; 21 for Federal or State Deputy, Mayor or Vice-Mayor; and 18 for city Councilman.[20]
In Canada, to be eligible to run for elected office (municipal, provincial, federal) one must be a minimum of 18 years or older on the day of the election.[21] Prior to 1970, the age requirement was 21 along with the voting age.
However, to be appointed to the Senate (Upper House), one must be at least 30 years of age, must possess land worth at least $4,000 in the province for which they are appointed, and must own real and personal property worth at least $4,000, above their debts and liabilities.[22]
In the province of Ontario, Sam Oosterhoff, a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario was first elected at the age of 19 in a November 2016 by-election, the youngest Ontario MPP to ever be elected. [23]
Pierre-Luc Dusseault (born May 31, 1991) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 federal election at the age of 19, becoming the youngest Member of Parliament in the country's history. He was sworn into office two days after his 20th birthday. He was re-elected in 2015 but lost his seat in the 2019 Canadian federal election.[24]
Article 36 of the 2016 Constitution of the Central African Republic requires that candidates for President must "be aged thirty-five (35) years at least [on] the day of the deposit of the dossier of the candidature".[25]
In Chile the minimum age required to be elected President of the Republic is 35 years on the day of the election. Before the 2005 reforms the requirement was 40 years, and from 1925 to 1981 it was 30 years. For senators it is 35 years (between 1981 and 2005 it was 40 years) and for deputies it is 21 years (between 1925 and 1970 it was 35 years).[26]
In China the minimum age to be elected as president or vice-president is 45.[27] All citizens who have reached the age of 18 have the right to vote and stand for election.[28]
In Cyprus the minimum age to be elected president is 35 years. The minimum age to run for the House of Representatives was 25 years until the Constitution was amended in 2019 to lower the limit to 21.[29]
In the Czech Republic, a person must be at least 18 years old to be elected in local elections. A person must be at least 21 years old to be elected to the lower house of the Czech Parliament or to the European Parliament and 40 years old to be a member of the upper house (Senate) of the Parliament[30] or the President of the Czech Republic.
In Denmark, any adult 18 years of age or older can become a candidate and be elected in any public election.
In Estonia, any citizen 18 years of age or older can be elected in local elections, and 21 years or older in parliamentary elections. The minimum age for the President of Estonia is 40.[31]
In France, any citizen 18 years of age or older can be elected to the lower house of Parliament, and 24 years or older for the Senate. The minimum age for the President of France is 18.
In Germany a citizen shall be over 18 to be elected in national, like the Chancellor, regional or local elections and a person shall be over 40 years of age to be President.
In Greece, those aged 25 years old and over who hold Greek citizenship are eligible to stand and be elected to the Hellenic Parliament.[32] All over 40 years old are eligible to stand for presidency.
In Hong Kong a person must be at least 21 to be candidate in a district council or Legislative Council election.[33][34] A person must be at least 40 to be candidate in the Chief Executive election, and also at least 40 to be candidate in the election for the President of the Legislative Council from among the members of the Legislative Council.[35]
For the office of President, any Icelandic citizen who has reached the age of 35 and fulfills the requirement necessary to vote in elections to the Althing is eligible to be elected president.[36]
In India a person must be at least:
35 to be the President or Vice President, Governor and Lieutenant-Governor of the States as specified in the Constitution of India
30 to be a member of Rajya Sabha (the upper house of Parliament of India) and a Vidhan Parishad (the upper house of a State Legislature, in those states where the legislature is bicameral).
25 to be the Prime Minister, Lok Sabha Speaker, Union Minister, Chief Minister, Vidhan Sabha Speaker, Minister in the State Governments. Additionally, to be a member of Lok Sabha (the lower house of Parliament of India) and a Vidhan Sabha (the lower house a State Legislature in the States of India.)
21 to be the Mayor, Chairman, Head and a Member (Members are variously called Corporators/Councillors/Ward Members according to the type of their respective local bodies) of a Nagar Nigam (Municipal Corporation), Nagar Palika (Municipal Council), Nagar Panchayat (Town Committee), Gram Sabha (Village Council) and Gram Panchayat (Village Committee) respectively.
Criticism has been on the rise to decrease the age of candidacy in India. Young India Foundation has been working on a campaign to decrease the age of candidacy in India for MPs and MLAs to better reflect the large young demographic of India.[37]
In Indonesia a person must be at least:
35 to be President or Vice President as specified in the Constitution of Indonesia[citation needed]
30 to be Governor or Lieutenant Governor, as specified in the 2004 Regional Government Act[citation needed]
25 to be Regent, Vice Regent, Mayor, or Deputy Mayor, as specified in the 2004 Regional Government Act[citation needed]
21 to be Senator or Representative in both national and local parliament, as specified in the 2008 Election Act[citation needed]
In Israel one must be at least 21 to become a member of the Knesset (Basic Law: The Knesset section 6(a)) or a municipality.[citation needed] When the Prime Minister was directly elected, one must have been a member of the Knesset who is at least 30 to be a candidate for Prime Minister.[citation needed] Every Israeli Citizen (including minors) can be appointed as a Government Minister, or elected as President of Israel, but the latter role is mostly ceremonial and elected by the Parliament.[citation needed]
In Italy, a person must be at least 50 to be President of the Republic, 40 to be a Senator, and 25 to be a Deputy, as specified in the 1947 Constitution of Italy. 18 years of age is sufficient, however, to be elected member of the Council of Regions, Provinces, and Municipalities (Communes).
In Iran a person must be at least 21 years old to run for president.[38]
The Iraqi constitution states that a person must be at least 40 years old to run for president[39] and 35 years old to be Prime Minister.[40] Until 2019, the electoral law set the age limit at 30 years old for candidates to run for the Council of Representatives.[41] However, the new Iraqi Council of Representatives Election Law (passed in 2019, yet to be enacted) lowered the age limit to 28.[42]
The 1937 Constitution of Ireland requires the President to be at least 35 and members of the Oireachtas (legislature) to be 21.[43][44] Members of the European Parliament for Ireland must also be 21.[44][45] Members of local authorities must be 18, reduced from 21 in 1973.[44][46] The 1922–1937 Constitution of the Irish Free State required TDs (members of the Dáil, lower house) to be 21,[47] whereas Senators had to be 35 (reduced to 30 in 1928).[48] The Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2015 proposed to lower the presidential age limit to 21.[49] However, this proposal was rejected by 73% of the voters.
In Japan a person must be at least:[50]
25 to be the Member of parliament of the House of Representatives with Japanese nationality, to be the Member of metropolitan, prefecture, city, town, or village with valid vote rights, or to be the Mayor
30 to be the Governor, or to be the Member of parliament of the House of Councillors with Japanese nationality. See also House of Peers (Japan).
In Lithuania a person must be at least:
21 to be the Member of parliament of the Seimas with Lithuanian nationality.[citation needed]
40 to be the President of Lithuania with Lithuanian nationality.[citation needed]
In Luxembourg a person must be at least 18-years-old to stand as a candidate to be a member of the Chamber of Deputies, the country's unicameral national legislature.[51]
See also: Parliament of Malaysia
In Malaysia a citizen shall be over 21 years of age to become a candidate and be elected to the Dewan Rakyat and Dewan Undagan Negeri, and a person shall be over 30 to be the Senator by constitution.
In Mexico, a person must be at least 35 to be president, 25 to be a senator, or 21 to be a Congressional Deputy, as specified in the 1917 Constitution of Mexico.
In the Netherlands, any adult 18 years of age or older can become elected in any public election. To be a candidate the person has to reach this age during the time for which the elections are held.
In New Zealand the minimum age to be Prime Minister of New Zealand is 18 years old. Citizens and permanent residents who are enrolled as an elector are eligible to be a candidate for election as a Member of Parliament.[citation needed]
In Nigeria, a person must be at least 35 years of age to be elected President or Vice President, 35 to be a senator, 30 to be a State Governor, and 25 to be a Representative in parliament or Member of the States' House of Assembly.[52]
In North Korea, any person eligible to vote in elections to the Supreme People's Assembly is also eligible to stand for candidacy. The age for both voting and candidacy is 17.[53]
In Norway, any adult, aged 18 or over within the calendar year, can become a candidate and be elected in any public election.
Palestinian parliamentary candidates must be at least 28 years old, while the presidential candidates must be at least 40 years old.[54]
In Pakistan, a person must be at least 45 years old to be President. A person must be at least 25 years old to be a member of the provincial assembly or national assembly.[55]
Ages of candidacy in the Philippines
Type of candidate
President and Vice President 40
Senator 35
Regional governor 35
Member of the House of Representatives 25
Provincial-level elected official 23
City-level elected official 21
Municipal-level elected official 21
Member of the regional legislative assembly 21
Barangay-level elected official 18
Member of youth councils 18–24
Ages of candidacy in Poland
President 35
Mayor/Wójt 25
Member of the Parliament/Poseł 21
Member of the European Parliament 21
Councillor 18
Ages of candidacy in Portugal
President 35 [56]
Parliament 18 [57]
In Russia a person must be at least 35 to run for president.[58]
In Singapore a person must be at least 45 years old to run for president.[59] 21 year-olds can stand in parliamentary elections.
Section 47, Clause 1 of the 1996 Constitution of South Africa states that "Every citizen who is qualified to vote for the National Assembly is eligible to be a member of the Assembly", defaulting to Section 46 which "provides for a minimum voting age of 18 years" in National Assembly elections; Sections 106 and 105 provide the same for provincial legislatures.
Ages of candidacy in South Korea[60]
Member of Parliament, Member of Legislative Assembly, Councillor 18
Mayor 18
Governor 18
Spain has two legislative chambers of Parliament, a lower house and an upper house. These are the Congress of Deputies (lower house) and the Senate of Spain (upper house) respectively. The minimum age requirement to stand and to be elected to either house is 18 years of age.[62]
In Sweden, any citizen at least 18 years old, who resides, or who has resided in the realm can be elected to parliament.[63] Citizens of Sweden, the European Union, Norway or Iceland aged 18 and over may be elected to county or municipal council. Citizens of other countries may also be elected to council, provided they have resided in the realm for at least three years.[64]
In Switzerland, any citizen aged 18 or over can become a candidate and be elected in any federal election.
In the Republic of China (commonly known as Taiwan), the minimum age of candidacy is 23, unless otherwise specified in the Constitution or any relevant laws.[65] The Civil Servants Election and Recall Act specifies that candidates for township, city, and indigenous district chiefs must be at least 26, and candidates for municipality, county, and city governors must be at least 30.[66] The minimum age to be elected as president or vice-president is 40.[67]
The 1876 constitution set the age for parliamentary elections as 30. This remained unchanged until 13 October 2006, when it was lowered to 25 through a constitutional amendment. In 2017, it was further lowered to 18, the same as the voting age.[68] In presidential elections the candidacy age is 40.
In the United Kingdom, a person must be aged 18 or over to stand in elections to all parliaments, assemblies, and councils within the UK, devolved, or local level. This age requirement also applies in elections to any individual elective public office; the main example is that of an elected mayor, whether of London or a local authority. There are no higher age requirements for particular positions in public office. Candidates are required to be aged 18 on both the day of nomination and the day of the poll. This was reduced from 21 by the Electoral Administration Act 2006.
Main article: Age of candidacy laws in the United States
In the United States, a person must be aged 35 or over to serve as president. To be a senator, a person must be aged 30 or over. To be a Representative, a person must be aged 25 or older. This is specified in the U.S. Constitution. Most states in the U.S. also have age requirements for the offices of Governor, State Senator, and State Representative.[69] Some states have a minimum age requirement to hold any elected office (usually 21 or 18).
In Venezuela, a person must be at least 30 to be President or Vice President,[70] 21 to be a deputy for the National Assembly[71] and 25 to be the Governor of a state.[72]
Minimum age to be a candidate for the lower house of a country in the world.
Minimum age to be a candidate for the lower house by country.
Dashes indicate that the position or house does not exist in that particular country, such as countries that are unicameral.
Lower house
Albania - 18 [73][74]
Argentina 30 25 [75][76][77]
Armenia 40 - 25 - 25 [78][79]
Australia - - 18 18 18
Austria 35 - 18 [16]
Bangladesh - 25 [80][81]
Belgium - - 18 18 [82]
Belize - - 18 18 18 [19]
Brazil 35 35 - 35 21 [20]
Canada - - 30 18
Central African Republic 35 - - - - [25]
Chile 35 35 21 [83]
China 45 45 18
Colombia 30 25 [84]
Croatia 18 - 18 [85][86][87]
Czech Republic 40 40 21 [30]
Denmark - - 18 - 18
East Timor - 17 [88]
Egypt 35 25 [89]
Estonia 40 - 21 [31]
Ethiopia 21 21 [90]
Finland 18 - 18 - 18 [91][92][93]
France 18 24 18
Georgia 40 18 25
Germany 40 18 18 [94]
Greece - 25 [95][32]
Hong Kong - - - 21
Hungary - 18 [96][97]
Iceland 35 - 18
India 35 35 25 30 25
Indonesia 35 35 21 21
Israel 30 - 21
Iran 21 [38]
Iraq 40 35 - 28 [39][40][98]
Ireland 35 30 21 [43][44][45][46][48]
Japan - - 30 25 [50]
Jordan - - 25 40 25
Kenya 18 18 [99]
Kosovo 18 18 18 - 18 [100]
Luxembourg - - - 18 [51]
Malaysia - - 30 21
Malta - 18 [101][102]
Mexico 35 25 21
Moldova 40
Myanmar 30 25 [103]
Netherlands - - 18 18 18 [104]
New Zealand - - 18
Nigeria 35 35 30 25
North Korea - 17 [105][106]
Norway - - 18 - 18
Palestine 40 - - - 28
Pakistan 40 25 25
Philippines 40 40 35 25
Poland 35 - 30 21
Portugal 35 - 18 [107][108]
Romania 40 33 23 [109][110][111][112]
Russia 35 - 21 [58][113]
Serbia - 18 [114]
Singapore 45 - - 21
South Korea 40 25 [61]
Spain - - 18 18 [62]
Sweden - - 18 - 18 [115]
Taiwan 40 40 - 23
Tanzania - 21 [116]
Thailand - - 35 40 25
Turkey 40 18 18 [117]
United Kingdom - - 18 21 18 [118]
United States 35 35 - 30 25 [119]
Uruguay - 30 25 [120][121]
Venezuela 30 30 - 21
Vietnam - 21 [122]
Zambia - 21 [123][124]
Ballot access
Electoral reform
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Liverpool FC NewsLiverpool FC Transfers
Liverpool will make "a couple of big signings" – starting in January
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Liverpool are likely to make "a couple of big signings" as early as January, according to local club journalist David Maddock.
The Reds are flying high in the Premier League so far this season, with Jurgen Klopp's side holding an eight-point lead at the top of the table.
Liverpool's stunning start to the season follows a summer where they chose not to bring in any major first-team signings, with Klopp happy with his current set-up for the most part.
The Reds boss has often stated his desire to only buy players if he truly believes they will add another dimension to the impressive squad he has put together at Anfield.
With Liverpool looking to consolidate their position in the league table and end their 30-year wait for the Premier League title, it's likely that Klopp will look to the market in search of someone who can give them an added impetus in the second half of the season.
That is, at least, according to the Mirror's reliable Maddock, who says he expects Liverpool to make a 'big signing' next month and another next summer.
"I believe there will be a couple of big signings. Maybe one in January and another in the summer," Maddock told LFC4Ar.
"But I don't think they will be superstar signings. Liverpool will stick to the model of finding players aged between 19 and 24, with potential to get better.
"They will still cost a lot of money though, because they want players from leagues where their stats actually mean something.
"Jurgen Klopp has said they are ready to go into the transfer market in January if the right player – one who 'can help' – comes up.
"He even said it's actually easier now to sign players in January, rather than the summer, because the Premier League window closes earlier than the rest of Europe in the summer.
"So [I would] expect a signing."
As is usual around this time of the year, Liverpool have already been linked to a whole host of players. The likes of Genk's Sander Berge and Lyon's Houssem Aouar are the latest to be rumoured targets for the Reds.
On the possibility of the duo, Maddock said: "Berge, no. Liverpool think Marko Grujic is a much better prospect and he's already a Liverpool player.
"He could come back in the summer and fight for a place, but he would need to pick up his form in the Bundesliga, which hasn't been good enough of late.
"Aouar is a wonderful player and Liverpool will have him on their radar, absolutely no doubt. He is one of those young players who still has the potential to grow.
"But everyone knows about him, so there will be competition [for his signing]."
After Liverpool agreed a deal with Nike for the American company to manufacture their shirts starting next season, there has been some unfounded talk over the Reds going for a marquee signing of the ilk of PSG's Kylian Mbappe.
Maddock admits Nike "would want a high-profile signing to coincide with their new deal." But there is very little chance of the Reds going in for the striker, as previously suggested by Klopp.
"Don't expect an Mbappe. That is still hugely unlikely. His price tag would be around £200m, maybe more. There's just no way Liverpool would pay that. So for there to be any chance, the price would have to come down significantly. With Real Madrid interested, I can't see that happening," he added.
A further name that has often cropped up is that of Dortmund's young English star Jadon Sancho.
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The attacker is widely regarded as one of the brightest talents in world football, scoring five goals and assisting six times in 11 Bundesliga games this season.
However, it's unlikely Liverpool will make a move for the youngster, who is valued by Dortmund at around the £100m mark. It's a steep price for a player who would have to play second fiddle to the usual Liverpool attacking trio, at least for a season or two.
"If he came it would be as someone who is still only 19 and still learning his game. So he would be fed into the team, but not be a starter straight away," Maddock said.
"I would see him as being able to play either side of the front three, and possibly in behind too. He'd get a lot of games, but would be a replacement down the line – maybe two or three years – rather than immediately."
Whilst Liverpool are certain to add to their squad in the summer, it remains to be seen whether they make a move in the transfer market as early as January.
Considering Klopp's comments on how signing players in January is now easier, there is a fair chance that the Reds boss dips into the market to strengthen a squad that is challenging on all fronts this season.


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Q: Regression Activation Mapping for a given CNN This paper https://arxiv.org/pdf/1703.10757.pdf disucces using Regression Activation Mapping (RAM) - instead of Class Activation Mapping (CAM). There are several articles describing how to implement CAM. But i cant find any for RAM - or the code used in the paper.
Anyone got code example of RAM?
Update:
Looking at this example: http://www.hackevolve.com/where-cnn-is-looking-grad-cam/
What should line 16 and 17 be when pred is a scalar?
class_idx = np.argmax(preds[0])
class_output = model.output[:, class_idx]

edit: repository for the Diabetic Retinopathy Detection paper: https://github.com/cauchyturing/kaggle_diabetic_RAM
edit2: changed title from InceptionV3 to any CNN architecture

A: it seems that there is not a very big difference between RAM and CAM. They all use the weight of the global average pooling layer.

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A series of 10 fun little stories, with discussion questions, about characters who live on Friendship Terrace, including Fitzroy First, Bragging Bradley, Manisha Mine and Rough Ryan. The stories are especially relevant for children with difficulties in forming relationships and children with an autistic spectrum disorder.
For children aged 5–11 years. Can be used in a one to one setting or in a group, for example in circle time to reflect on and teach about friendship skills.
A series of sessions to reflect on and teach friendship skills. Based on 10 stories about characters who live on Friendship Terrace. Especially relevant for children who find making and keeping friendships difficult and for children with an autistic spectrum disorder.
There are discussion questions on each story with 'short of time' and 'extra time' alternatives. Characters and their houses can be made into a frieze for the classroom.
Sue Nicholls, the author of the pack, has worked as a youth worker and childminder and has a particular interest in developing children's emotional literacy.
We have included a second alternative set of character names and their stories. This is to avoid the situation of children in the classroom having the same name as some of the Friendship Terrace characters with less attractive attributes!
Aims: The pack helps children recognise 'friendship blockers' and 'friendship builders'. Teachers, teaching assistants and therapist could use this material one-to-one or in a group, for example in circle time.
Age Range: 4–12years. KS1 – KS2.
Curriculum Targets: P scales; Speaking, Listening, Learning. KS1/KS2 English/PSHE.
Format: PDF file, 161 pages, including colour pages showing the characters and their houses; black and white duplicates for children to colour. Questions and instructions. Available as a download, 12.9MB or on CD.


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#ifndef NT2_EXPONENTIAL_FUNCTIONS_EXPX2_HPP_INCLUDED
#define NT2_EXPONENTIAL_FUNCTIONS_EXPX2_HPP_INCLUDED
#include <nt2/include/functor.hpp>

namespace nt2 { namespace tag
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From paintbrush to tattoo needle
Trendsetting Nepali tattoo artist is a self-made woman entrepreneur, and an inspiration to many
Naresh Newar April 26, 2021
Growing up, Sumina Shrestha always wanted to be an artist but it took the devastating Nepal earthquake six years ago for her to realise her true calling in life.
Already proficient with a paintbrush at 19, Shrestha joined a group of artists to help child survivors of the disaster through art therapy.
"Travelling across the country and teaching children to paint gave me such a sense of accomplishment," says Shrestha, adding how it also helped the artists themselves cope with frequent aftershocks and uncertainty.
It was during this time that she met fellow artists working in a tattoo studio. A novice with no experience in the business, tattoo artwork immediately fascinated her at a time she was trying to find her footing in Kathmandu's art scene.
"Every artist goes through a journey trying to explore what is most fulfilling to them. I had yet to find something that would be both satisfying and sustainable, and then I found my true passion," recalls Shrestha, who subsequently taught herself tattoo artwork and its different techniques.
With her savings from freelance painting work, she bought some low-cost tattoo machines and ink. Now all she needed was a human canvas and she had a ready volunteer: her sister.
"It was 2AM when I finished tattooing on her. We were crazy," laughs Shrestha, now 26.
She then started to practice around the clock and kept at it for a year. This helped her gain more confidence, and soon she was ready to take it up as a profession. A close friend then gave her a chance to work in his tattoo studio in Jochhe.
Shrestha took a risk opening her own business called 'Sumina's Tattoo Studio' in Kaladhara neighbourhood near Thamel.
Backpacking international tourists drawn were her first clients, putting her on a path to become a self-made entrepreneur. But the journey wasn't without challenges, and customers were not used to female tattoo artists.
"In the beginning when people visited my studio, they used to give me a look when they saw me. I don't think it was gender bias but then most of the tattoo artists are males, which is still the case," says Shrestha.
Her limited experience with customer relations and running a business did not help. But she found the perfect medium to project her tattoo business: through social media platforms, mainly Instagram. She posted photos and videos of her work, which eventually helped her connect to her potential customers.
"We artists are not a social bunch but I learned quickly that my business would not grow if I don't communicate it well," adds Shrestha.
Over the past five years, Shrestha has done more than 50,000 small and large tattoos. She takes 3-4 clients a day for small designs whereas larger ones take days. Often times, customers come up with their own concept for larger tattoos, and Shrestha is ever happy to comply, adding her own inputs on art and design aspects.
"Making a tattoo on someone's skin is quite different from drawing on paper. People have different skin types and accordingly, it may take longer on some customers," explains Shrestha, who makes tattoo hygiene her top priority.
She wraps tables, chairs and even the lamps to avoid dust and dirt before every session. She also has a new set of ink and needles for each client. "It's like running a health clinic, we are working on someone's skin and we must be conscious about hygiene."
Shrestha's parents are proud of her success, even though they did not know about her tattoo business until recently. Worried it will add to the family's financial burden, she had kept them in the dark. Shrestha also wanted to start her studio independently, proving that a woman does not need to rely on anyone to empower herself.
"Every parent should let their children choose their own path, each child is creative and with experience will be motivated to do more," says Shrestha, adding that her parents, who always encouraged her passion for art had a big hand in her success.
Tattoo is no more only a fashion statement. People tell their stories with ink on skin and associate it with their philosophy, beliefs and spirituality. On the other hand, becoming a tattoo artist is no more frowned upon in Nepal.
Says Shrestha: "I'm happy to see more young female artists taking it up, it is a lot of hard work but as long as you are passionate and focused, this is as good a choice as any."
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Daniel Månsson, a La Jolla resident and native of Sweden, is what you might call "a classic car flipper." He takes older cars in good (not perfect) shape, drives them around for a while, restores them and sells them.
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Anissa added, "Especially when he came here from Sweden, he didn't know anyone and he got to get to know people through his car. Now when he goes surfing at Tourmaline, people always want to come up and talk about it, share stories and so on." She said she likes to cruise the beach and that having older cars makes every day errands "an event." She's no stranger to classic cars — Anissa's father owned a 1949 Mercury and a few older Corvettes.
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Serbian Roma Band Sings For Womens Rights
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