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Jewish Leadership Council Appoints Simon Johnson As Permanent Chief Executive
Posted on March 17 2014, 9:28 AM
The Jewish Leadership Council ("JLC") is pleased to announce the appointment of Simon Johnson as its Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect. Simon has been acting as Interim Chief Executive since 28th October.
Mick Davis, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the JLC, commented:
The Trustees were unanimous in their decision to offer Simon Johnson the position of Chief Executive on a permanent basis and we are delighted that, after his high profile career in sport and media, he has committed himself to the JLC. Simon has rapidly gained the confidence of the Trustees and the Council of Members and has already had a positive impact on the JLC's activities. We look forward to continuing to take advantage of his expertise and enthusiasm.
Simon Johnson commented:
I am honoured that the Trustees have asked me to become permanent CEO of the JLC and am grateful to the Board for their expression of confidence. I have had nothing but positive feedback since taking on the interim role and am delighted that all sides think that it is in the JLC's long term interests to make this position permanent. I am excited that we share the same vision for the JLC and what it can do for the community.
1. The Jewish Leadership Council is an umbrella body for Jewish Community institutions. It currently has 25 member organisations, whose senior lay leader sits on the Council of Members. The Council elects a Board of Trustees. The JLC's role is to address the strategic challenges of the community and to work in close partnership with its member organisations.
2. Simon Johnson has had a twenty year career in media and sport. He was Director of Rights and Business Affairs of ITV (1994-2003), Director of Corporate Affairs of the Football Association (2004 – 2008), Chief Operating Officer of England's Bid to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup and has run a successful sport consultancy business with clients including the Rugby Football Union and the International Rugby Board. He is Chairman of Hampstead Garden Suburb United Synagogue.
3. Simon will remain as a Non-Executive Director of the Amateur Swimming Association
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Accused of a racist act, the congressman threw a fit.
Representative Mark Meadows, Republican of North Carolina, objected to a statement from a Democratic member of the House Oversight and Reform Committee during testimony from Michael Cohen on Wednesday.
President Trump's former lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, testified before Congress with evidence that the president had committed campaign finance violations and is of terrible moral character. But it turns out the real victim wasn't our democracy.
It was Mark Meadows, a Republican who represents North Carolina's 11th Congressional District.
Mr. Meadows somehow managed to turn a hearing about whether the president broke the law into a minutes-long temper tantrum. He whined that it was wrong for Representative Rashida Tlaib, Democrat of Michigan, to say that Mr. Meadows's decision to invite a black woman, Lynne Patton, a Department of Housing and Urban Development official who attended the hearing in her personal capacity, as a prop to show that Mr. Trump couldn't possibly be racist, was itself a racist act.
He blew up only when Ms. Tlaib said his use of Ms. Patton was a racist act: "Just because a person has a person of color, a black person, working for them does not mean they aren't racist," she said, referring to Mr. Trump. "And it is insensitive, and some would even say the fact that someone would actually use a prop, a black woman, in this chamber, in this committee, is alone racist in itself, " Ms. Tlaib concluded, meaning Mr. Meadows.
That's when Mr. Meadows lost it, insisting that Ms. Tlaib's comments about him be stricken from the record and whipping out the "some of my best friends are black" defense.
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The 2013-14 high school wrestling season is entering its stretch run and, with that, the annual Helix High School varsity tournament on tap this Saturday, Feb. 1.
Highlanders coach Adam Krzywicki said the East County tournament offers participating teams an excellent opportunity to get in a few more matches before the end of the regular season as well as additional experience for varsity-B wrestlers.
The Scotties have been getting plenty of experience this season and showing well for it.
Helix notched a meteoric second-place team finish at the Monte Vista Invitational on Jan. 18, finishing the 21-team event; the Highlanders competed at last weekend's San Pasqual Invitational, placing 13th in the 27-team field.
The Highlanders' runner-up performance at the Monte Vista tournament was impressive. Helix stamped its name on the tournament with three weight class champions and six place-winners overall.
Helix's individual champions included Trence Gillem (126), Walter Todd (160) and Mozi Schwalger (170). Medalists also included Mile Baack (second, 120), Mike Fajardo (third, 195) and Jerome David (fourth, 182).
The Scotties entered that tournament 4-1 in dual meet competition, including a 1-1 record in Grossmont Hills League duals.
The Scotties recorded three medalists at last Saturday's San Pasqual Invitational: Todd (first, 162), Gillem (second, 128) and Spencer Pham (fifth, 108).
Todd defeated Mission Hills' Alex Penning in the championship round while Gillem dropped a championship match-up against Ramona's Vince Adair.
San Ysidro won the team title, followed by Helix (second), Mira Mesa (third), Beckman (fourth), Morse (fifth), Grossmont (sixth) and host Monte Vista (seventh). Among other East County mat squads, Mt. Miguel placed 10th while Steele Canyon tied for 11th, West Hills was 15th, Mountain Empire was 18th and Santana was 21st.
Grossmont, which finished just one point out of fifth place and 2.5 points out of fourth place, had two weight class champions: Sebastian Chan (106) and Edgar Alvarez (195). The Foothillers' three other medal-winners included Jason Tiensvold (third, 160), Bryce Harmon (third, 170) and Jorge Ramos (fourth, 113).
Mt. Miguel had five medalists, led by 138-pound champion Nathan Ontiveros. Other Matador place-winners included Jerusalem Tausaga (third, 285), Dominic McCall (fifth, 152), Roger Anaya (fifth, 182) and Edward Marin (sixth, 170).
West Hills and Mountain Empire each had one finalist. Mavrick Mooneyham finished second at 113 pounds for West Hills while Troy Clark finished second at 195 pounds for Mountain Empire.
Steele Canyon's three medalists included Garett Diem (third, 182), Junior Fischer (fourth, 195) and Christian Perez (sixth, 113).
West Hills' other medalist included Tristan Bonventre (fifth, 126).
Granite Hills finished eighth, followed by El finished (10th). Mira Mesa won the team title ahead of Carlsbad (second), Ramona (third), San Pasqual (fourth) and Hilltop (fifth).
Leading Granite Hills were Chase Shirley (third, 172), Shea Wheatley (fourth, 140), Francisco Saavedra (fourth, 287), Victor Garcia (fifth, 222) and Alex Mack (sixth, 197).
El Capitan's place-winners included Cameron Gritz (third, 140), Kevin Hoyt (fourth, 222), Josh Rust (fifth, 162), Justin Duggie (sixth, 122) and Robert Kennedy (sixth, 184).
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Der MTK Boxen Aachen ist ein Boxsportverein, der aus einem Integrationsprojekt für ärmere Jugendliche in Aachen entstand.

Geschichte

Der MTK Boxen Aachen gründete sich im Jahre 2000. Ursprünglich handelte es sich um eine Box-AG, die der ehemalige Internationale Deutsche Meister der Profis im Schwergewicht, Mario Guedes, im Josefshaus, einer Jugend-Tagesstätte der Pfarrei St. Josef, gemeinsam mit dem Leiter der Einrichtung, Richard Okon, ins Leben gerufen hatte. Dabei war zunächst nur an Freizeitbeschäftigung durch Sport gedacht worden. Das Ziel war, ärmeren Jugendlichen eine gewisse sportliche Basis zu ermöglichen. Zuspruch und Erfolg der AG waren jedoch so groß, dass Guedes schon bald die Gründung des Vereins MTK, mitten im sozialen Aachener Brennpunkt, dem Ostviertel, beschloss. MTK Boxen Aachen versteht sich als multikulturalistischer Verein mit dem Anspruch, nicht nur dem Sport und der Leistung, sondern auch der Integration junger Menschen gerecht zu werden. Mario Guedes ist seit Gründung auch 1. Vorsitzender und Cheftrainer des MTK Boxen Aachen. Seit 2005 steht ihm mit dem ehemaligen polnischen Junioren-Landestrainer Leo Mazcka ein Assistent zur Seite.

Projekt "Boxen statt Straße"

Gleichzeitig mit der Gründung des Vereins wurde das Projekt "Boxen statt Straße" gestartet. Das Projekt soll vor allem Jugendlichen helfen, sich durch den Sport eine Perspektive zu schaffen und ihre Zeit sinnvoll zu gestalten. Finanzielle Unterstützung fand das Projekt mittlerweile mehrfach von der Stadt Aachen, der Sparkasse Aachen und der Egidius-Braun-Stiftung des DFB. Ehemalige Spitzenboxer, Künstler und Aachener Geschäftsleute sind ebenfalls Gönner und Sponsoren des Vereins und seiner Aktivitäten.

Das von MTK Aachen 2002 ins Leben gerufene Turnier um die "offene Aachener Stadtmeisterschaft", ist bereits ein fester Bestandteil im Box-Veranstaltungskalender. Sie findet jedes Jahr im Dezember statt und erfuhr 2006 bereits die fünfte Auflage. Der Teilnehmerkreis ist zunehmend international.

Expansion

2004 wurde in Koblenz die erste "Filiale" des MTK Boxen eröffnet. Agwan Alvrtsjan ist mit dem Westdeutschen Titel der bisher herausragende Athlet aus Koblenz. Trainer in Koblenz ist der Profitrainer Detlef Loritz.
Die dritte und vierte Abteilung kamen im Jahre 2006 dazu. Zunächst im Januar in Düren unter der Leitung der Gebrüder Karl-Heinz Diezel und Ralf Diezel, die beide in den 1980er Jahren sehr erfolgreiche Amateurboxer waren. Sie betreuen in Düren regelmäßig 12–20 junge Boxer.

Erfolge

Schon im Gründungsjahr schafften es zwei MTK-Athleten in die Endrunde der deutschen Meisterschaften. Alex Mertin wurde fünfter, Arthur Schäfer dritter. Bis 2006 erkämpften sich MTK Aachen Mitglieder bei den verschiedenen Meisterschaften: 13 Mittelrheinmeistertitel, 8 westdeutsche, drei deutsche und zwei deutsche Vizetitel. 2006 war das sportlich erfolgreichste Jahr, mit dem deutschen Meister im Superschwergewicht der Junioren, Marven Lennertz, der deutschen Meisterin im Halbmittelgewicht Jessica Balogun, dem deutschen Vize-Meister im Schwergewicht Gleb Chuzin und noch 5 Landesmeistertiteln, darunter Denis Sterl-Guedes und Mario Weyer-Guedes.

So erfolgreiche Sportler wie der deutsche Hochschulmeister und Ligaboxer im Mittelgewicht, Ommid Mostaghim, sind mit der Unterstützung des Vereins und dessen Verantwortlichen ins Berufsboxlager gewechselt. Ihm gefolgt sind der Schwergewichtler Dirk Mandelartz ("der Alemanne"), der Halbschwere Andreas Reichelt und Supermittelgewichtler Tanju Günes. Alle diese ehemaligen MTK Aachen Athleten sind nun bei der Pound 4 Pound Boxpromotion Aachen unter Vertrag.

Anfang 2008 folgte auch Jessica Balogun dem Ruf ihres langjährigen Trainers und Entdeckers Mario Guedes und wechselte in den Boxstall von Pound 4 Pound Boxpromotion Aachen. Bereits in ihrem 6. Profikampf wurde Jessica am 7. Juni 2008 Weltmeisterin im Superweltergewicht nach Version des WFC World Fight Club.

Weblinks
 Internetseite des MTK Boxen Aachen
 MTK Boxen auf facebook

Sportverein (Aachen)
Aachen, MTK Boxen
Gegründet 2000

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ALBUM REVIEW: "Chuckles and Mr. Squeezy" by Dredg
May 03. 2011 | By Valerie Veteto
Chuckles and Mr. Squeezy
[Superball Music]
"I can lie/I can lie/If it makes you feel better…"
Chuckles and Mr. Squeezy is Dredg's 5th studio album release in the past 13 years. They have a new producer on board who helped with a few of the songs, the hip-hop innovator Dan The Automator (Handsome Boy Modeling School, Deltron 3030).
There are some marriages between producer and band that create startling musical landscapes unforeseeable by any critic or record company CEO. David Bottrill and Tool on Aenima is one such explosion of everything going right. This, unfortunately, didn't happen here. Dredg is recognized for their prog-rock concept albums – a band steeped in abstract messages, sweeping guitars and vocals, and under-the-radar appeal. In 2005 they put out the album Catch Without Arms with the hit "Bug Eyes." Produced by the more fitting Terry Date (Dream Theater, Deftones), it gained new fans while satisfying die-hards.
In Chuckles and Mr. Squeezy, the hip-hop beats and influence from Dan The Automator is obvious and not really welcome. Lead singer Gavin Hayes adopts a falsetto voice for the majority of songs, and the guitars just don't riff as hard as they used to. "Kalathat" is an acoustic ballad with a haunting string presence that's worth checking out, but still isn't prototypical Dredg.
I hate sounding this bitter and disappointed, but dammit, I am. If you're a fan of Dredg you probably shouldn't listen to Chuckles and Mr. Squeezy. They went in a new and quirky direction that this fan just couldn't understand.

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Thank you infinitely to everyone who came & listened & loved. I heard so many incredible stories & hugged so many incredible people. From the single mother whose four year old has umbrella stickers stuck all over the house, small lovely surprises to brighten every shade of rainy day, to the boy who read the whole book at the back of the line when practising throwing grenades for army training, to everyone else who found themselves & their achings between these pages... I can't express how grateful I am to you for taking the time to come dream with me for an afternoon, & for letting my book touch a soft space inside of you.
Thank you for gifting me with your love & your stories. You sure know how to make a girl feel special (not to mention how to make her cry into her pillow the night after her first book launch out of sheer joy & gratitude).
In case you haven't yet picked up your copy of poems for the sound of the sky before thunder, here's where you can remedy that. A gorgeous mini-review can be found in the October 31st print edition of The Straits Times (!), as well as right over here. & of course, I'd be so endlessly honoured to hear your thoughts on PSST, in the comments of this post, over email, or on social media.


Tide gauging technology at "Tonnerres de Brest 2012"
Tonnerres de Brest 2012, the major international maritime festival begins on 13 July 2012. In addition to the gathering of old sailing vessels, exhibitions and a range of other activities are available for you to discover, such as the village of sciences and technologies of the sea. Amongst the themes developed is the question "Is the sea level changing?" SHOM, partner of "Tonnerres de Brest" and the village of the sea, in collaboration with the Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA) (the French atomic energy and alternative energy commission), Météo-France and the Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer (IUEM), is presenting the tide gauging stand: "The sea level: observe, predict and understand. A world reference, a unique observatory: Brest, on the leading edge of tide gauging technology for the last 300 years".
the future tide gauge, the prototype GPS buoy developed by SHOM (finance by GRGS)..
The storm surge flood warning system (French designation VVS).


You can get a feel for how the new JayJay will be by visiting "The Back Room II," a group show in the soon-to-be-for-rent gallery main space. Drawn from works in the annex where the exhibition continues, the show grew out of "The Back Room Weekly," an emailed essay, written by gallery assistant, Emily Johnson, that focuses in depth on one of the works in the annex's inventory.
The show in the main gallery is, as always, handsomely installed, with each work given its due. Many of the works have appeared in previous one- or two-person shows at the gallery, but are worth viewing a second time.
Michael Stevens' sculpture "Chop Suey," a kind of teetering totem pole of stacked items such as a dog, a log cabin, a fish, a saw and several carrying cases, is a joy to see again, as is Ken Little's "Big Red Buck," a whimsical wall trophy in the form of a male deer made of shoes, belts and other leather goods.
It's a pleasure to revisit David Wetzl's colorful, dynamic, image-rich, shaped acrylic on wood piece "Evolution of S.C.I.P …"; Micheale Le Compte's "Blush," a bold color statement made up of crude rectangles and stripes of pure pigment; and a trio of Joan Moment's ethereal, constellationlike abstractions on intense blue grounds.
There are a number of felicitous juxtapositions in the show. Roger Berry's sinuous, looping bronze sculpture chimes nicely with Robin Hill's untitled tangle of meandering lines done in oil stick on wax paper. Suzanne Adan's recessive, yet rich, graphite drawing with collage and found objects goes nicely with Jack Nielsen's "Burnished Faith," a wood rectangle covered so densely with graphite it seems made of metal, a necklace made of the stubs of graphite stumps dangling from it.
Across the way in the annex, works hung salon-style range from a dynamic monumental abstraction by California State University, Sacramento, professor Tom Monteith to romantic, intimately scaled works by S.R. Jones in an eclectic display that keeps your eye moving from piece to piece. Classically modern sculptures by Berry and sardonic Mickey Mouse ceramics by Michael Sarich are arranged around the room amid racks and flat files filled with unframed works.
It remains to be seen if the transition to this space, which will function more like a retail space than a traditional gallery, will work for JayJay. One wishes Jones and Jolley the best with what may be a risky proposition.


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MONDAY, Jan. 17 (HealthDay News) — Video game addiction among children and teens may lead to the development of psychological disorders such as depression, researchers say.
The new study found that children who are more likely to become addicted to video games (which the researchers call "pathological" video gaming) are those who spend a lot of hours playing these games, have trouble fitting in with other kids and are more impulsive than children who aren't addicted. Once addicted to video games, children were more likely to become depressed, anxious or have other social phobias. Not surprisingly, children who were hooked on video games also saw their school performance suffer.
"What we've known from other studies is that video gaming addiction looks similar to other addictions. But what wasn't clear was what comes before what. Gaming might be a secondary problem. It might be that kids who are socially awkward, who aren't doing well in school, get depressed and then lose themselves into games. We haven't really known if gaming is important by itself, or what puts kids at risk for becoming addicted," said Douglas A. Gentile, an associate professor of psychology at Iowa State University in Ames.


I always wonder haw to feed waveguide or horn from the back – all the designs are feeded from side as usual Cantennas.
Now I have picture – file is pretty old but interesting.
I cannot remember from where I take the PDF file to write a link. Here it is 8602-4.pdf ,I didn't change the name of the file.
Most interesting is that the connector is on the back – also wide band feeder is used and antenna is DC grounded – which differ from original cantenna design.
I used a lot of cantenas and this will be tested at first possible moment.
Also may be used in slotted waveguides.


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Army Denies Killing 17 Cattle Breeders In Southern Kaduna
The Nigerian Army has denied the allegation that soldiers killed 17 cattle breeders in southern Kaduna.
They further warned the breeders from dragging it into any propaganda.
Haruna Usman, chairman of the Kaduna state chapter of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), had alleged that the attack happened in Daile Alkariyo village in Jama'a local government area of Kaduna state, on Monday.
He had said while many herdsmen sustained injuries and some were arrested, while 47 houses belonging to them were destroyed by soldiers.
He told reporters on Tuesday;
"A farmer was attacked in the community and they invited soldiers to settle the situation.. When the security personnel arrived, they started to kill our people. As I speak to you now, about 17 of our members have been killed and 47 houses burnt.
"The military men burnt their homes and killed them. In fact one old man, almost 75 years old, was shot in the leg, he has only one leg, but they shot the other leg."
"The allegation is most unfortunate and it is not true. It is most uncharitable and irresponsible of anyone to say so.. Our soldiers have been selfless, professional and impartial in the discharge of their duties. The extent of our sacrifice and determination to bring peace and security is unquestionable."They should not in any way drag us into their propaganda. The unfortunate incident would be investigated and the whole world will know the truth."
Sani Usman said this hours after Tukur Buratai, chief of army staff, told state house correspondents that President Muhammadu Buhari is happy with the army.
"The president is happy with the Nigerian army and the military," Buratai had said.
"We will continue to do our work as enshrined in the constitution and we equally assured him of our absolute loyalty to ensure that we discharge our constitutional responsibility accordingly.'"
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Q: Implementing realtime apps on the iPhone? Things like presence notification needed for IM that messenger apps have. Kik does this especially well and managed to improve the texting experience many-fold.
If this were a web application, we would probably do a comet implementation and run an event loop server to handle the connections and keep either a flash/web socket or long polling connection open on the client (Socket.IO ftw).
I'm not too sure about iPhone, with the connections over 3g+wifi and all:
- maybe NSURLRequest handles all that stuff for you and it's as simple as keeping a long running long polling connection on a background thread and register notifications onto it?
Anyways, would appreciate some pointers from anybody who's implemented something realtime on the iPhone.

A: Well I'll just respond now for other peoples' reference:
You can use Node.js with Socket.io basically, and implement long polling on the iPhone. There's a library somewhere IIRC, but it's relatively simple just to implement yourself:

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*Implement a state machine of sorts on the phone to switch between open request and getting back data, fire off another request.

*Implement a heartbeat (you don't want to hit the HTTP timeout anyways) of like 5 seconds, read the socket.io github page for more info on the protocol so you can interface with Node.

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LA Kings: Anze Kopitar "Definitely Ready" for New Season, Normality
Ryan Cowley September 24, 2021 3 min read
As training camp opened, LA Kings captain Anze Kopitar spoke about returning to normal and the quest for the playoffs.
With the likes of Phillip Danault, Viktor Arvidsson, and the plethora of green youth the team possesses, there will be a fair deal of unfamiliarity at training camp this week for the LA Kings. One of the more familiar faces, however, is captain Anze Kopitar, who enters his 16th season with the silver-and-black — and sixth as the club's captain.
Following Day 1 of training camp on Thursday, Kopitar spoke with the media about a few topics, beginning with the feeling of getting past the circumstances surrounding the past year-and-a-half with COVID-19 and returning to a sense of normality.
"On behalf of all players, I think we're all happy to be done with all the testing and medicals and all that stuff and actually get on the ice and do what we do," Kopitar emphasized. "It's always fun the first day, obviously. There's a lot of players and a lot of moving parts, a lot happening, but doesn't really change from the first camp to the 16th, 17th camp."
With that restoration of normality, however, comes with saying hello to the full 82-game schedule once again.
At 34, though, while not in the twilight of his career just yet, Kopitar has nonetheless slowed down in recent years. With that in mind, not having played a full season since 2018-19 may seem like a major adjustment. Still, the Slovenian is confident.
"I think I'm definitely ready," Kopitar said. "Done it before, so it's not a big question mark on how to do it and what I need to do. I've been there before and I'll be ready all 82 games."
LA Kings Jarret Stoll: "Kopitar-Danault pretty tough 1-2 punch"
With that restoration of normality comes a different look to training camp. A familiar look, yes, but not a recent one.
"It was a little bit different," Kopitar noted of how training camp looked on Thursday. "Definitely a lot more condensed. I think [Kings' strength and conditioning coaches] Matt [Price] and Trent [Frey] did a really good job of putting a plan together for everybody just so we [can] come in [to get into] good shape and be ready to start."
Of the new faces Kopitar has gotten to know lately is aforementioned forward, Viktor Arvidsson, offering his thoughts on the former Predator.
"Didn't really like when he was on Nashville," Kopitar admitted with a chuckle. "We've skated here for the past two weeks or so. Obviously, a really good player."
Arvidsson was just one solution to the Kings' push to get better this past off-season — a push that came at the behest of Kopitar and Drew Doughty. Neither held back on their respective thoughts about the Kings' direction moving forward last season, and the silver-and-black's front office listened in the form of acquiring free agents Philip Danault and veteran Alex Edler, along with Arvidsson. So, do the Kings have what it takes to become a playoff team again?
"Do we want to be? Absolutely," Kopitar began. "But I think most importantly, we're a better team than we were last year. So, yes, it's exciting and I know it's going to sound cliche-ish, but it's the start that we're looking at right now. [We] obviously have to have a strong start, don't fall behind and come March and April, to be in the hunt and ultimately get in."
It goes without saying that a lot has changed in Los Angeles. One constant, however, is Anze Kopitar, who has every intention of leading the Kings back to the playoffs and, possibly, even further.
There are a plethora of reasons to feel excited about the new Kings season — many of which have already been listed — and you can bet that Anze Kopitar and his unwavering leadership is right at the top of that list.
LA Kings: Phillip Danault's First Day of Training Camp "A Big Win"
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Harry Spurway was an Australian professional soccer player who played as a half-back. He played for NSW clubs Granville and Gladesville and the Australia national team.

Club career

1920–1925: Granville
Spurway announced his retirement from first-class soccer and leave Granville on 31 March 1925.

1925–1928: Gladesville
Ten days later after his first class retirement, it was announced in the Arrow newspapers on 10 April 1925 that Spurway joined the Gladesville club. He retired from soccer on 27 April 1928, finishing his career at Gladesville.

International career
Spurway began his international career with Australia in a 1–0 loss to Canada on 14 June 1924. He appeared three more times with his fourth and final cap coming in a 1–0 win over Canada on 26 July 1924.

Career statistics

International

Honours
Granville
 Sydney Metropolitan First Division: 1923, 1924

Gladesvile
 Sydney Metropolitan First Division: 1927

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In the year 1861, a man named Wilmer McLean owned a farm in the beautiful countryside of Virginia. It was a charming home that he shared with his family, and the grounds were situated along a bubbling creek called Bull Run. All was well… until the bloodiest war in American history opened right in his front yard. As the first shots opened at Manassas, the armies poured in and McLean's tranquil home fast descended into chaos. It was taken over as Confederate Headquarters by General P.G.T. Beauregard. Masses of uniformed men hurried about, barked orders, and trampled his parlor apart. As if that wasn't bad enough, he was also in close range of the Union guns. A shell crashed through one of his windows and thudded into the dining room. Luckily, no one was hurt. Still, the whole experience left McLean shaken to the core. Terrified for his family's safety, he vacated the Bull Run farm. He would take his loved ones into the country– "where the sound of battle would never reach them." He found what he wanted in the sleepy town of Appomattox. It was two miles from the nearest railroad, had no supplies or armaments factories, and had nothing else to give it any military value. Surely, on the tranquil hillsides there, he had found the perfect safe haven. He moved his family into a lovely manor in the middle of town and started a life free from the guns of war.
Then came April of 1865. Four bloody years of war had ravaged the state of Virginia. General Robert E. Lee had just retreated his armies from Grant's nine-month siege in Petersburg. The withdrawal went off without a hitch, but there was a long road ahead. Months of living in trenches had left the army destitute. They needed fed and refitted before they could hope to accomplish anything else. Lee dispatched orders for supply wagons to meet his army in the village of Amelia Courthouse. Once resupplied there, he planned to link up with Confederate General Joseph Johnston's army via the railroads. So, the army hastened pace to Amelia Courthouse. When they got there, they found wagons full of ammunition instead of food and supplies. It couldn't feed them, and they didn't have the means to take it with them, so it was worse than useless.
The mix-up of orders left Lee in a desperate fix. He needed every second to keep Grant's army from closing in on him. Yet, he had to waste an entire day allowing his troops to forage the countryside for food. By the time they were back on the march, Grant had caught wise to his act. Sheridan's cavalry troops were sent to seal off the railways around Amelia Court House. Following behind them was the Union Infantry in mass, waiting to close in for the kill. For just under a week, Grant chased Lee across Virginia, keeping parallel to his lines in order to spoil any attempt at rendezvous with other Confederate forces. Invigorated Union scouts frequently clashed with tired Rebel picket lines. One of these skirmishes erupted into a full-scale battle at Saylor's Creek, where a quarter of Lee's dwindling army was cut off and 6,000 rebels were captured. As for the rest, marching in the constant rain and mud, on starvation rations, with Grant's forces riding hard on their heels left them with little fighting spirit. Some deserted and returned home. Some snuck over to the Union lines. Some collapsed on the roadside and were picked up as prisoners. Some kept going, and the roadways became loitered with the cast-off articles of a retreating army in shambles.
One of Lee's aides entered Appomattox in search of a place for the historic meeting. He knocked on the door of a lovey manor– owned by none other than Wilmer McLean. The war that had opened in his front yard near Bull Run would now close in his parlor at Appomattox. He wouldn't have much choice in the matter either. So, while he stood by in a fit of anxiety, General Lee showed up in all the fanfare of a Southern Aristocrat. Looking every bit his opposite was Grant, who arrived a half-hour later in mud-splattered battle clothes. The two legendary generals exchanged cordialities, and then Grant accepted the official surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia. For soldiers in the eastern theater of the Civil War, the fighting was over.
It wouldn't be the end of his troubles. McLean and his family left Appomattox in 1867 and defaulted on loan payments for the manor. The house was repossessed and sold at an auction in 1869. For the next several years, it passed back and forth from various private owners, all of them trying to turn a profit from McLean's Appomattox paradise. Some even wanted to dismantle it and move it to other cities as a tourist attraction. While they all haggled on how to best exploit the house, it sat unkept in Appomattox, prey to vandals and relic hunters. It wasn't until 1940 that the National Park Service stepped in, acquired the house and the 970 acres around it, and preserved it as a historic landmark. Restoration plans were drawn up, and architects and historians got to work. In 1949, after a brief halt during WWII, the fully restored McLean home was open to the public – eighty-four years after the historic events that had taken place within.
As for McLean, he finished his life in relative obscurity. After losing his Appomattox home, he moved his family to Alexandria, and spent a few years working for the Internal Revenue Service. He died there in 1882. And so quietly passed from this world the only man who can say that a war started and finished right in his front yard.
All photos by M.B. Henry. For more on the Civil War, please visit my photo gallery.
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I enjoyed your Post here and it was well written. Since I have been and probably always will have a interest in the Civil War it's interesting to read what others have seen. I must say it takes allot of reserch to write what you have. When the weather here gets better, I will be making some small day trips to some Civil War Battlefields that are not far from here. I'm going to just "poke" around and see what I've missed before.
Ah, research is my middle name, especially when it comes to the Civil War. Lucky you living close to the battlefields. My husband and I did a big tour in 2016 to Gettysburg and then to a lot of the Overland battlefields. I'm so glad you enjoyed the post! Let me know if you find anything new on those fields!
I just may find something new or different, but there is still one thing that I am so very courious about and that is if those battlefields and surrounding area are truly haunted like is written. I wonder!
You know, I will admit that I went prowling around Gettysburg at night when we were there, hoping I would have an encounter! No luck… but I can tell you there is definitely something heavy in the air. You can just feel it.
Always glad to be of help 🙂 Glad you enjoyed it.
I know right?! How would you like to be him and tell that story at a party!
I know this story. Your essay on the matter is very well written and entertaining and informative.
One of my favorite stories, well told. Thank you.
Lovely post! Sadly, it actually was dismantled, and unfortunately a lot of the pieces were taken and/or left to rot before the Park Service acquired it and put what was left back together with replacements for what was gone. Most of the home that is in the NHP now is a replica. It is still a lovely place to visit though!
It is! I went there in 2016. I didnt get to see much of the house as we stumbled on a reenactment that day as you can see! Its so sad it took so long to protect that house and grounds 🙁 always glad to have you stop by!
What a great write-up! I really enjoyed reading that. Thank you so much for the info and for sharing it with me. Also, I am SO GLAD that Wheel Bug didn't bite you, and so glad that we did not encounter one on our visit there!
This is an amazing story, and I had either forgotten or never knew it!
Thank you for stopping by and saying so! Glad you enjoyed it.
What an amazing story! Perhaps it is a metaphor, try as we will, America will never escape that war. It and its legacy is an essential part of our history and nature, and it keeps rearing its head in our social fabric and politics.
Wow that is a great metaphor. An excellent point that you drew from this. So glad you stopped by for a read and shared your great thoughts!
I know it just seems crazy! So glad you liked it.
They seem especially common in wars! So many random coincidences, some that ended up affecting battle outcomes and even the war entire.
Glad you stopped by and enjoyed the post. I'm sure our vacation will be fabulous! Havent been to Tucson in a good long while so really looking forward to it 🙂 stay tuned for photos!
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it. I will definitely have lots of new pics when we get back. Have a great weekend!
Ack – that poor slob. What are the chances?!
It's sad to read that he died in obscurity, working for the tax man (of all places), but it's good to know writers like yourself are making his story known.
Hahaha I know! Just such a crazy coincidence. Glad you liked it. Cant wait to catch up on your blog when we're back from Tucson!
You brought to life a story I've heard so often. My great grandfather was at the surrender as a captain in the army and his home happened to be in Appomattox… a home still owned by family. I so agree with "Almost Iowa" that America will never escape that war.
Wow that is so neat that your family is so tied in with that! What a cool history. I'm glad the post could add to it for you. I dont think we will ever escape it either.
I know! The coincidences that come out of wars sometimes blow my mind.
i never liked history and stories about war in my youth, but i now find them fascinating.
this one is good. I wonder if his family can still be traced to a present day.
M.B., that's a fascinating piece of history, VERY well told. I had never heard of Wilmer McLean's bad-luck odyssey before.
Nice to see you back Dave! 🙂 Yes the coincidence is hard to believe isn't it? So glad you enjoyed it and looking forward to more posts on your blog!
Excellent write-up and capture of historical events. There is so much of the history that will not be contained in books. Each person from the past has a story to tell as well as each event. Thanks.
Thanks so much. I have a few blogs in waiting that reflect some historical battles so hopefully I'll get to them in the not-too-distant future. I enjoy reading your posts.
I enjoyed your retelling of this story.
Oh my goodness! This story is crazy. I love your story-telling flare, M.B. It is wonderful!
Why thank you! I am so glad you enjoyed it. It is one of the crazier stories I have encountered!
A fabulous tale, beautifully told. I had no idea (not really my war, but always interesting nonetheless). Poor old Wilmer!!
I know right? Poor Wilmer indeed! What war is your favorite to study?
I meant it was 'your war' – to my shame, I only know the bare bones of it, though enough to know that it was awful and the most costly in US history. Let's hope it stays that way.
Oh I see what you meant now! Have no fear history is a vast topic and we can try but we will probably never fully understand every moving part of it! It was definitely an ugly part of US history and let us indeed hope for no repeats!
I've heard most of that story, but not the bit after the surrender. I think I saw that table and chair at a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian quite a few years ago.
It was actually more difficult than I thought to find info on his life after the surrender. It's the part of the story you just don't hear and there is so little available about it. That's very neat that you got to see the table and chair!
This has long been one of my favorite stories from the Civil War, I mean what are the chances?
Honestly when I first read about it I wasn't even sure I bought it. It was only when I verified it from several different sources and then saw it myself! Some things are truly miraculous 🙂 So glad you stopped by and enjoyed the piece.


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WASHINGTON (AFP) - Republicans launched a furious counter-attack on the White House as the US government shutdown drags into a fifth day with no end in sight.
With lawmakers heading into the weekend, Congress appeared no closer to resolving the impasse, even as a far more challenging fiscal hurdle - the need to raise the US debt ceiling or suffer a catastrophic credit default - was barely 12 days away.
"This isn't some damn game," boomed House Speaker John Boehner, the top Republican in Congress, seeking to seize the moral high ground, after a report cited an unnamed official saying that the White House is benefiting from the shutdown, which has sent hundreds of thousands home without pay.
"This morning, I get the Wall Street Journal out and it says, 'well, we don't care how long this lasts, because we're winning,'" Mr Boehner said, theatrically waving a copy of the paper.
"The American people don't want their government shut down and neither do I," he added.
"All we're asking for is to sit down and have a discussion, reopen the government and bring fairness to the American people under 'Obamacare,'" the health care law that is President Barack Obama's signature domestic achievement.
The White House on Friday tried to contain the damage from the Journal quote, which dominated the media messaging war raging between Mr Obama and his Republican foes on Capitol Hill.
Mr Obama even staged a photo op - a rare stroll outside the White House to a nearby sandwich shop - to try and arrest the fallout.
"There's no winning when families don't have any certainty over whether they are going to get paid or not," he said of the first shutdown in 17 years.
"This shutdown could be over today," Mr Obama added, calling on Mr Boehner to call a vote on a temporary funding measure to reopen government.
Both the House of Representatives and the Senate will convene rare Saturday sessions.


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Riverdance's success speaks for itself. In 13 years, the Irish dancing phenomenon has logged more than 10,000 performances on four continents, filling a trophy room of Grammys to boot. And for the 30 dancers who'll whip Akron into a post-St. Paddy's Day frenzy tonight, the show is a godsend. "When I first started Irish dancing, there were no job prospects, no matter how good you were," says cast member Maria Buffini, a 24-year-old lass who learned how to dance as a wee one in her native Dublin. "A lot of young Irish people learned it because it's a big part of our tradition, but it has transitioned into a job."Even Buffini is astounded at the show's off-the-charts popularity. But she's not complaining. "It has done wonders for our culture, especially in getting boys to attend dancing classes," laughs Buffini. "It just has staying power." Riverdance starts at 7:30 p.m. today through Thursday at E.J. Thomas Hall, 198 Hill Street in Akron. Tickets are $25 to $55. Call 330-972-7570 or visit www.ejthomashall.com.
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Modernisation has put the snail in Royal Mail
Roy Mayall
The amount of lost or delayed mail is no surprise – ill-conceived new working methods have slowed postal workers down
Thu 21 Jul 2011 03.00 EDT
Bikes for postal workers are being phased out by Royal Mail, slowing down delivery. Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian
It's been a bad week for the Royal Mail. What am I talking about? It's always a bad week.
First it comes in the form of a Which? report, stating72% of its respondents had letters delivered to the wrong address, while 71% received their post at a time they considered late in the day. Only one in four received their letters before 10am, it says.
This doesn't surprise me. In fact, what does surprise me is that anyone reports receiving any letters before 10am. It's very rare for us to leave our office before 10am these days. Very often it's more like 10.30am.
For those of you who are puzzled by this, the explanation is very simple. It is called "modernisation". Modernisation for the Royal Mail means spending millions of pounds on a large number of high-tech "walk-sequencing machines", which actually slow down the process of delivery. They do, however, remove any vestige of skill from the job; so while they are considerably less efficient at getting the mail out on time, they nevertheless have the distinct advantage that they undermine the workforce, allowing the company to hire more and more casual workers.
The same survey also reports that 51% of their respondents received a "Sorry you were out" card even though they were in – 6% said they actually saw the card arrive through the door without the postal worker stopping to knock. Meanwhile, the Daily Telegraph reports that 120,884 complaints about lost mail were made in the first three months of the year: up 37% on the same period last year. The Royal Mail blamed the increase on disruption caused by severe weather conditions. A Royal Mail spokesman said: "This resulted in significant delays to mail services in some areas, and many customers logged complaints for 'lost' mail which were subsequently delivered."
Thank God for those severe weather conditions, that's all I can say. It has allowed the Royal Mail to cover up one of the most gigantic cock-ups in its entire history. I'm talking about a wholesale revision in working methods that was begun in a number of offices in the weeks leading up to Christmas. In fact I suspect that, if you could break down the figures into individual offices, you'd find that the vast bulk of lost or delayed mail in this period occurred in offices that were going through their revision at the time. The snow was a secondary issue in many cases.
To name some offices: Dundee, Kenilworth, Warwick, Formby, Herne Bay and Stratford upon Avon. The rest of the country is undertaking their revisions now. Most will have been completed by the end of the year. So if you are noticing a marked deterioration in the quality of your service, at least you know why it's probably happening.
To be clear: the new working methods involve the scrapping of bikes, the restructuring and reassignment of rounds, the sharing of vans and a massive increase in the workload, all at the same time. Instead of cycling, posties are now expected to walk, pushing golf trolleys in front of them. Walking, of course, is slower than cycling, and pushing golf trolleys means you can't walk and sort through the mail at the same time, which means you have to stop at every gate and look at your bundle before selecting out the mail for that address and then delivering it. In effect, they have slowed us down while expecting us to do more work.
And they wonder why things are going wrong? You can tell these new methods have been designed by people who have never delivered a letter in their lives.
And it is here, too, that we find the answer to the earlier question: why are posties leaving more and more of those "Sorry you were out" cards than they used to?
It's down to the revisions again. The new methods demand adherence to a strict set of timings. Every step and every manoeuvre is timed and logged and processed through a computer. So an "attendance delivery" – when a postal worker has to knock on the door and wait for a response – was allowed exactly 57 seconds, no more, no less; and with more and more packages to deliver – up to 100 a day in some cases – many posties are feeling the pressure to cut corners and get everything done in as short a time as possible. Hence writing "Sorry you were out" cards before leaving the office.
The attendance delivery timings have been increased since the revisions were first introduced, by the way – along with most of the other timings – for the simple reason that during the first few months almost every revision turned into a complete disaster, with backlogs amounting to hundreds of thousands of items building up in many offices. Hence increased complaints about lost and delayed mail.
There is one positive note in all of this, however. According to the Which? report: while they received more than 500 items of correspondence about people's experiences with the Royal Mail, the majority of them critical, many of the correspondents took time to praise their own postmen and women. The management may be incompetent, but at least us posties are still appreciated.


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Earlier this week, Rajya Sabha passed the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Bill, 2019, and the Bill is now pending in Lok Sabha. The Bill amends the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India Act, 2008. The Act established the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (AERA). AERA regulates tariffs and other charges for aeronautical services provided at civilian airports with annual traffic above 15 lakh passengers. It also monitors the performance standard of services across these airports. In this post, we explain the amendments that the Bill seeks to bring in and some of the issues around the functioning of the regulator.
Why was AERA created, and what is its role?
Few years back, private players started operating civilian airports. Typically, airports run the risk of becoming a monopoly because cities usually have one civilian airport which controls all aeronautical services in that area. To ensure that private airport operators do not misuse their monopoly, the need for an independent tariff regulator in the airport sector was felt. Consequently, the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India Act, 2008 (AERA Act) was passed which set up AERA.
AERA regulates tariffs and other charges (development fee and passenger service fee) for aeronautical services (air traffic management, landing and parking of aircraft, ground handling services) at major airports. Major airports include civilian airports with annual traffic above 15 lakh passengers. In 2018-19, there were 32 such airports (see Table 1). As of June 2019, 27 of these are being regulated by AERA (AERA also regulates tariffs at the Kannur airport which was used by 89,127 passengers in 2018-19). For the remaining airports, tariffs are determined by the Airports Authority of India (AAI), which is a body under the Ministry of Civil Aviation that also operates airports.
What changes are being proposed in the Bill?
The Bill seeks to do two things:
Definition of major airports: Currently, the AERA Act defines a major airport as one with annual passenger traffic over 15 lakh, or any other airports as notified by the central government. The Bill increases the threshold of annual passenger traffic for major airports to over 35 lakh.
Tariff determination by AERA: Under the Act, AERA is responsible for determining the: (i) tariff for aeronautical services every five years, (ii) development fees, and (iii) passengers service fee. It can also amend the tariffs in the interim period. The Bill adds that AERA will not determine: (i) tariff, (ii) tariff structures, or (iii) development fees, in certain cases. These cases include those where such tariff amounts were a part of the bid document on the basis of which the airport operations were awarded. AERA will be consulted (by the concessioning authority, the Ministry of Civil Aviation) before incorporating such tariffs in the bid document, and such tariffs must be notified.
Why is the Act getting amended?
The Statement of Objects and Reasons of the Bill states that the exponential growth of the sector has put tremendous pressure on AERA, while its resources are limited. Therefore, if too many airports come under the purview of AERA, it will not be able to perform its functions efficiently. If the challenge for AERA is availability of limited resources, the question is whether this problem may be resolved by reducing its jurisdiction (as the Bill is doing), or by improving its capacity.
Will the proposed amendments strengthen the role of the regulator?
When AERA was created in 2008, there were 11 airports with annual passenger traffic over 15 lakh. With increase in passenger traffic across airports, currently 32 airports are above this threshold. The Bill increases the threshold of annual passenger traffic for major airports to over 35 lakh. With this increase in threshold, 16 airports will be regulated by AERA. It may be argued that instead of strengthening the role of the regulator, its purview is being reduced.
Before AERA was set up, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) fixed the aeronautical charges for the airports under its control and prescribed performance standards for all airports and monitored them. Various committees had noted that AAI performed the role of airport operator as well as the regulator, which resulted in conflict of interest. Further, there was a natural monopoly in airports and air traffic control. In order to regulate the growing competition in the airline industry, and to provide a level playing field among different categories of airports, AERA was set up. During the deliberations of the Standing Committee examining the AERA Bill, 2007, the Ministry of Civil Aviation had noted that AERA should regulate tariff and monitor performance standards only at major airports. Depending upon future developments in the sector, other functions could be subsequently assigned to the regulator.
How would the Bill affect the regulatory regime?
Currently, there are 32 major airports (annual traffic above 15 lakh), and AERA regulates tariffs at 27 of these. As per the Bill, AERA will regulate 16 major airports (annual traffic above 35 lakh). The remaining 16 airports will be regulated by AAI. Till 2030-31, air traffic in the country is expected to grow at an average annual rate of 10-11%. This implies that in a few years, the traffic at the other 16 airports will increase to over 35 lakh and they will again fall under the purview of AERA. This may lead to constant changes in the regulatory regime at these airports. The table below provides the current list of major airports:
Table 1: List of major airports in India (as on March 2019)
Airports with annual traffic above 35 lakh Airports with annual traffic between 15 and 35 lakh
Madurai*
Trichy*
Port Blair*
Raipur*
Ranchi*
* - AERA does not regulate tariffs at these airports currently.
Sources: AAI Traffic News; AERA website; PRS.
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Examining urban local governance in India through the case of Bengaluru
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Recently, the Karnataka legislature passed the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Bill, 2020. BBMP is the municipal corporation of the Greater Bengaluru metropolitan area. The BBMP Act, 2020 seeks to improve decentralisation, ensure public participation, and address certain administrative and structural concerns in Bengaluru. In this blog, we discuss some common issues in urban local governance in India, in the context of Bengaluru's municipal administration.
The Constitution (74th Amendment) Act, 1992 provided for the establishment of urban local bodies (ULBs) (including municipal corporations) as institutions of local self-government. It also empowered state governments to devolve certain functions, authority, and power to collect revenue to these bodies, and made periodic elections for them compulsory.
Urban governance is part of the state list under the Constitution. Thus, the administrative framework and regulation of ULBs varies across states. However, experts have highlighted that ULBs across India face similar challenges. For instance, ULBs across the country lack autonomy in city management and several city-level functions are managed by parastatals (managed by and accountable to the state). Several taxation powers have also not been devolved to these bodies, leading to stressed municipal finances. These challenges have led to poor service delivery in cities and also created administrative and governance challenges at the municipal level.
BBMP was established under the Karnataka Municipal Corporation Act, 1976 (KMC Act). The BBMP Act, 2020 replaces provisions of the KMC Act, 1976 in its application to Bengaluru. It adds a new level of zonal committees to the existing three-tier municipal structure in the city, and also gives the Corporation some more taxation powers. Certain common issues in urban local governance in India, with provisions related to them in the BBMP Act, 2020 are given below.
Functional overlap with parastatals for key functions
The Constitution (74th Amendment) Act, 1992 empowered states to devolve the responsibility of 18 functions including urban planning, regulation of land use, water supply, and slum upgradation to ULBs. However, in most Indian cities including Bengaluru, a majority of these functions are carried out by parastatals. For example, in Bengaluru, the Bengaluru Development Authority is responsible for land regulation and the Karnataka Slum Clearance Board is responsible for slum rehabilitation.
The BBMP Act, 2020 provides the Corporation with the power and responsibility to prepare and implement schemes for the 18 functions provided for in the Constitution (74th Amendment) Act, 1992. However, it does not provide clarity if new bodies at the municipal level will be created, or the existing parastatals will continue to perform these functions and if so, whether their accountability will shift from the state to the municipal corporation.
This could create a two-fold challenge in administration. First, if there are multiple agencies performing similar functions, it could lead to a functional overlap, ambiguity, and wastage of resources. Second, and more importantly, the presence of parastatals that are managed by and accountable to the state government leads to an erosion of the ULB's autonomy. Several experts have highlighted that this lack of autonomy faced by municipal corporations in most Indian cities leads to a challenge in governance, effective service delivery, and development of urban areas.
An Expert Committee on Urban Infrastructure (2011) had recommended that activity mapping should be done for the 18 functions. Under this, functions in the exclusive domain of municipalities and those which need to be shared with the state and the central government must be specified. Experts have also recommended that the municipality should be responsible for providing civic amenities in its jurisdiction and if a parastatal exercises a civic function, it should be accountable to the municipality.
Stressed municipal finances
Indian ULBs are amongst the weakest in the world in terms of fiscal autonomy and have limited effective devolution of revenue. They also have limited capacity to raise resources through their own sources of revenue such as property tax. Municipal revenue in India accounts for only one percent of the GDP (2017-18). This leads to a dependence on transfers by the state and central government.
ULBs in states like Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, and Haryana are in poor financial condition. This has been attributed to limited powers to raise revenue and levy taxes, and problems in the management of existing resources. For instance, the finances of Bihar's ULBs were assessed to be poor because of: (i) delays in release of grants, (ii) inadequate devolution of funds, and (iii) delays in revision of tax rates and assessments of landholdings.
In comparison, Karnataka ranks high among Indian states in key indicators for fiscal capacity like collection of property taxes, grants from Central Finance Commissions, and state government transfers. The BBMP Act, 2020 further increases the taxation powers of the Corporation, by allowing it to impose taxes on professions and entertainment.
Experts have recommended that the central government and the respective state government should provide additional funds and facilitate additional funding mechanisms for ULBs to strengthen their finances. The revenue of ULBs can be augmented through measures including assignment of greater powers of taxation to the ULBs by the state government, reforms in land and property-based taxes (such as the use of technology to cover more properties), and issuing of municipal bonds (debt instruments issued by ULBs to finance development projects).
Powers of elected municipal officials
The executive power with state-appointed municipal Commissioners and elected municipal officers differs across states. States like Tamil Nadu and Gujarat, and cities like Chennai and Hyderabad vest the executive power in the Commissioner. In contrast, the executive power of the Corporation is exercised by a Mayor-in council (consisting of the Mayor and up to 10 elected members of the Corporation) in Kolkata and Madhya Pradesh. This is unlike large metropolitan cities in other countries like New York and London, where elected Mayors are designated as executive heads. Experts have noted that charging Commissioners with executive power diluted the role of the Mayor and violated the spirit of self-governance.
Under the BBMP Act, 2020, both the elected Mayor and the state-appointed Chief Commissioner exercise several executive functions. The Mayor is responsible for approving contracts and preparing the budget estimate for the Corporation. He is also required to discharge all functions assigned to him by the Corporation. On the other hand, executive functions of the Chief Commissioner include: (i) selling or leasing properties owned by the Corporation, and (ii) regulating and issuing instructions regarding public streets.
The Expert Committee on Urban Infrastructure (2011) has recommended that the Commissioner should act as a city manager and should be recruited through a transparent search-cum-selection process led by the Mayor. A Model Municipal law, released by the Urban Development Ministry in 2003, provided that the executive power should be exercised by an Empowered Standing Committee consisting of the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and seven elected councillors.
Management of staff and human resources
Experts have noted that municipal administration in India suffers from staffing issues which leads to a failure in delivering basic urban services. These include overstaffing of untrained manpower, shortage of qualified technical staff and managerial supervisors, and unwillingness to innovate in methods for service delivery.
The BBMP Act, 2020 provides that the Corporation may make bye-laws for the due performance of duties by its employees. However, it does not mention other aspects of human resource management such as recruitment and promotion. A CAG report (2020) looking at the implementation of the Constitution (74th Amendment) Act, 1992 in Karnataka has observed that the power to assess municipal staff requirements, recruiting such staff, and determining their pay, transfer and promotion vests with the state government. This is in contrast with the recommendations of several experts who have suggested that municipalities should appoint their personnel to ensure accountability, adequate recruitment, and proper management of staff.
Other states including Kerala, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu also allow the state governments to regulate recruitment and staffing for ULBs. In cities like Mumbai, and Coimbatore, and some states like Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, while the recruitment process is conducted by the respective municipal corporations, the final sanction for hiring staff lies with the state government.
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This blog has been updated on Jan 19, 2021 to also cover the Madhya Pradesh Ordinance which was promulgated earlier in the month. The comparison table has also been revised accordingly.
On November 27, 2020, the Uttar Pradesh (UP) Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance, 2020 was promulgated by the state government. This was followed by the Madhya Pradesh (MP) government promulgating the Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Ordinance, 2020, in January 2021. These Ordinances seek to regulate religious conversions and prohibit certain types of religious conversions (including through marriages). The MP Ordinance replaces the MP Dharma Swatantra Adhiniyam, 1968, which previously regulated religious conversions in the state. Few other states, including Haryana and Karnataka, are also planning to introduce a similar law. This blog post looks at existing anti-conversion laws in the country and compares the latest UP and MP Ordinances with these laws.
Anti-conversion laws in India
The Constitution guarantees the freedom to profess, propagate, and practise religion, and allows all religious sections to manage their own affairs in matters of religion; subject to public order, morality, and health. To date, there has been no central legislation restricting or regulating religious conversions. Further, in 2015, the Union Law Ministry stated that Parliament does not have the legislative competence to pass anti-conversion legislation. However, it is to be noted that, since 1954, on multiple occasions, Private Member Bills have been introduced in (but never approved by) the Parliament, to regulate religious conversions.
Over the years, several states have enacted 'Freedom of Religion' legislation to restrict religious conversions carried out by force, fraud, or inducements. These are: (i) Odisha (1967), (ii) Madhya Pradesh (1968), (iii) Arunachal Pradesh (1978), (iv) Chhattisgarh (2000 and 2006), (v) Gujarat (2003), (vi) Himachal Pradesh (2006 and 2019), (vii) Jharkhand (2017), and (viii) Uttarakhand (2018). Additionally, the Himachal Pradesh (2019) and Uttarakhand legislations also declare a marriage to be void if it was done for the sole purpose of unlawful conversion, or vice-versa. Further, the states of Tamil Nadu (2002) and Rajasthan (2006 and 2008) had also passed similar legislation. However, the Tamil Nadu legislation was repealed in 2006 (after protests by Christian minorities), while in case of Rajasthan, the bills did not receive the Governor's and President's assent respectively. Please see Table 2 for a comparison of anti-conversion laws across the country.
In November 2019, citing rising incidents of forced/fraudulent religious conversions, the Uttar Pradesh Law Commission recommended enacting a new law to regulate religious conversions. This led the state government to promulgate the recent Ordinance in 2020. Following UP, the MP government also decided to promulgate an Ordinance in January 2021 to regulate religious conversions. We discuss key features of these ordinances below.
What do the UP and MP Ordinances do?
The MP and UP Ordinances define conversion as renouncing one's existing religion and adopting another religion. However, both Ordinances exclude re-conversion to immediate previous religion (in UP), and parental religion (in MP) from this definition. Parental religion is the religion to which the individual's father belonged to, at the time of the individual's birth. These Ordinances prescribe the procedure for individuals seeking to undergo conversions (in the states of UP and MP) and declare all other forms of conversion (that violate the prescribed procedures) illegal.
Procedure for conversion: Both the Ordinances require: (i) persons wishing to convert to a different religion, and (ii) persons supervising the conversion (religious convertors in UP, and religious priests or persons organising a conversion in MP) to submit an advance declaration of the proposed religious conversion to the District Magistrate (DM). In both states, the individuals seeking to undergo conversion are required to give advance notice of 60 days to the DM. However, in UP, the religious convertors are required to notify one month in advance, whereas in MP, the priests or organisers are also required to notify 60 days in advance. Upon receiving the declarations, the DMs in UP are further required to conduct a police enquiry into the intention, purpose, and cause of the proposed conversion. No such requirement exists in the MP Ordinance, although it mandates the DM's sanction as a prerequisite for any court to take cognisance of an offence caused by violation of these procedures.
The UP Ordinance also lays down a post-conversion procedure. Post-conversion, within 60 days from the date of conversion, the converted individual is required to submit a declaration (with various personal details) to the DM. The DM will publicly exhibit a copy of the declaration (till the conversion is confirmed) and record any objections to the conversion. The converted individual must then appear before the DM to establish his/her identity, within 21 days of sending the declaration, and confirm the contents of the declaration.
Both the Ordinances also prescribe varying punishments for violation of any procedure prescribed by them, as specified in Table 2.
Prohibition on conversions: Both, the UP and MP Ordinances prohibit conversion of religion through means, such as: (i) force, misrepresentation, undue influence, and allurement, or (ii) fraud, or (iii) marriage. They also prohibit a person from abetting, convincing, and conspiring to such conversions. Further, the Ordinances assign the burden of proof of the lawfulness of religious conversion to: (i) the persons causing or facilitating such conversions, in UP, and (ii) the person accused of causing unlawful conversion, in MP.
Complaints against unlawful conversions: Both Ordinances allow for police complaints, against unlawful religious conversions, to be registered by: (i) the victim of such conversion, (ii) his/her parents or siblings, or (iii) any other person related to them by blood, and marriage or adoption. The MP Ordinance additionally permits persons related by guardianship or custodianship to also register a complaint, provided they take the leave of the court. Further, the MP Ordinance assigns the power to investigate such complaints to police officers of the rank of Sub-Inspector and above.
Marriages involving religious conversion: As per the UP Ordinance, a marriage is liable to be declared null and void, if: (i) it was done for the sole purpose of unlawful conversion, or vice-versa, and (ii) the religious conversion was not done as per the procedure specified in the Ordinance. Similarly, the MP Ordinance declares a marriage null and void, if: (i) it was done with an intent to convert a person, and (ii) the conversion took place through any of the prohibited means specified under the Ordinance. Further, the MP Ordinance explicitly provides for punishment (as specified in Table 2) for the concealment of religion for the purpose of marriage.
Right to inheritance and maintenance: The MP Ordinance additionally provides certain safeguards for women and children. It considers children born out of a marriage involving unlawful religious conversion as legitimate and provides for them to have the right to property of only the father (as per the law governing the inheritance of the father). Further, the Ordinance provides for maintenance to be given to: (i) a woman whose marriage is deemed unlawful under the Ordinance, and (ii) her children born out of such a marriage.
Punishment for unlawful conversions: Both the MP and UP Ordinances provide for punishment for causing or facilitating unlawful religious conversion, as specified in Table 1. Also, all offences under both Ordinances are cognisable and non-bailable.
Additionally, under the UP Ordinance, the accused will be liable to pay compensation of up to five lakh rupees to the victim of conversion and repeat offences will attract double the punishment specified for the respective offence. However, under the MP Ordinance, each repeat offence will attract punishment of a fine, and imprisonment between five and 10 years. Further, it provides for the Session Court to try an accused person, at the same trial, for: (i) an offence under this Ordinance, and (ii) also for other offences he has been charged with, under the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973.
Table 1: Punishments prescribed under the UP and MP Ordinances for offences by individuals for causing/facilitating the conversion
Mass conversion (conversion of two or more persons at the same time)
Term of imprisonment
Rs 50,000 or more
Rs 1,00,000 or more
Conversion of a minor, woman, or person belonging to SC or ST
Any other conversion
If any of the above three offences are committed by an organisation, under the UP Ordinance, the registration of the organisation is liable to be cancelled and grants or financial aid from the state government is liable to be discontinued. Under the MP Ordinance, only the registration of such organisations is liable to be cancelled.
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Josh Koscheck Is Still Very Relevant
By Kelvin Hunt Feb 25, 2009, 11:51pm EST
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Jonathan Snowden wrote a piece on the decline of Josh Koscheck yesterday. While there are certain parts that I can agree with, there's also certain parts that I can't agree with. Let's take a look:
Instead of the most dominant welterweight in the UFC, Koscheck has become an average kickboxer. It's like Barry Bonds deciding to become a singles hitter, or Peyton Manning taking on the challenge to see if he can play tight end-just to see if he can. Look at Koscheck's fight with Brazilian Paulo Thiago last Saturday in London. He never even considered a takedown, insisting on throwing a succession of loopy punches, each one a swing for the fences. And the reason why was right there in the commentary: Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg were incredibly positive about Koscheck's approach, believing that his decision to eschew wrestling in his training was a positive development. It wasn't and it isn't. It's time for Josh to make some hard decisions to rescue his career, before he becomes just another fighter. Here's three ways he can start.
Why would he consider taking Paulo Thiago down? Thiago's a BJJ blackbelt with over 60% of his wins coming via submission. Could he have faked a shot or two to set up his punches better? Perhaps, but the fact of the matter is Koscheck was having his way with Thiago on the feet. Thiago's stand up looked rudimentary at best. I have no doubts Koscheck implemented the right game plan to fight Thiago. However, what he could have done is watch some video tape of Thiago beforehand. I'm pretty sure I recall Koscheck stating that he doesn't watch tapes of any of his opponents fights.
Step One: Train wrestling. Everyday. Hard. It's smart to learn how to strike and defend strikes. It's smart to learn how to apply and defend submissions. But, at the end of the day, whether the fans like it or not, wrestling is your bread and butter. It's what brought you to the dance. Use it. Your hands aren't going to make you a world champion. You'll be an average fighter, winning some and losing some, just one of the guys in your division. Wrestling gives you the opportunity to be great-just look at Hughes, Fedor, Couture, and a host of others. The best fighters with your skillset use striking to set up their ground and pound attacks. You should be doing the same.
While wrestling is his bread and butter, I don't think it's necessary for him to train wrestling everyday. The guy has been wrestling his entire life and is light years ahead of most welterweights in the world in that department. Also, the times are different now than compared to when Hughes was dominating the division. All you have to do is look at his past two performances. You need a lot more than wrestling nowadays. You also forget how fickle MMA fans are. If he had taken Thiago down and gotten submitted, then we'd all be here talking about how stupid it was to take him down.
Step Two: Stop fighting so frequently. We've seen, over the course of the sport's 15 year existence, that frequent fights are never a good thing for a championship level fighter. The fights, and more importantly the training, leave you exhausted and unable to heal properly. The long term costs are staggering-look at the precipitous decline of Kazushi Sakuraba for one example. You have fought three times in four months. It's time for a break.
While I do agree with this statement somewhat in terms of letting your injuries heal. Let's look at this another way. Why not fight as often as you can? It accomplishes a couple of things:
The fighter makes more money
The fighter can move up the ladder of a division much quicker this way.
Kazushi Sakuraba's problem wasn't fighting too often. His problem was being matched up against guys twice his size for the majority of his career. I think more fighters should follow Koscheck's lead in wanting to fight more often. I think it's retarded that some championship belts only get defended once or twice a year.
Step Three: Be responsible. The post fight display after the fight in London was uncalled for and dangerous for the sport. You were knocked cold. You were out and the referee was right to stop the fight. Encouraging officials not to stop fights when a fighter has suffered a concussive blow is dangerous. It's the blows after a devastating brain injury that are the most traumatic. Allowing the fight to continue after one of the fighters is impaired is how deaths happen. Let's be responsible, as fighters, fans, or media, and keep our priorities in check. Safety first.
I agree that all fighters should be responsible for sure. However, you can't blame a guy for wanting to win. I think the ref was right for stopping the fight when he did, but Koscheck has been fighting long enough to plead his case in this situation as well. If this situation presents itself again, a competent referee could watch this fight and get a gauge for how fast Koscheck recovers. That's really the only point Koscheck was trying to make. It's not like he was going to win the argument and have them start the fight again. Also, Koscheck was up and walking about while speaking coherently pretty quickly after he was knocked out. Therefore, I think the talk of death is a little premature in this instance.
Josh Koscheck was on a mission in 2008, fighting 4 times while accumulating a 3-1 record. The lone loss was a decision loss to the current #2 welterweight in the world Thiago Alves. A fight that Koscheck took on 2 weeks notice and was still relatively competitive. He was dominating in the Thiago fight up until the point he got hit on the button. Koscheck is still a top 5 welterweight, and still very relevant in the welterweight division.


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Q: MySQL how to change innodb-log-file-size According to the mysql documentation (Docs), in order to change innodb-log-file-size in step #4 I need to delete the binary logs. I have some concerns and questions about this. My current value for innodb-log-file-size is 5MB. So I would assume my binary log files are 5MB each (max). When I look at the bin-log directory I have a bunch of file names like 'mysql-bin.000001',  'mysql-bin.000002', etc. I believe these are the binary log files, but they are all quite a bit larger than 5MB. There are 2 files (ib_logfile0, ib_logfile1) that are 5 MB. So my question is

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*Which of those files is my 'binary log'?

*Which of those do I need to delete?

Thanks in advance

A: The InnoDB log is in ib_logfile0 and ib_logfile1. These are the files sized by innodb_log_file_size.
To resize the InnoDB logs, you first need to shut down mysqld cleanly. That will make sure that any changes in the log have already been flushed into your tablespaces. The clean shutdown is important, because if you don't do this step, you have a high chance of losing data.
After you have shut down mysqld cleanly, the ib_logfiles are superfluous. You must rm them to change their size.
As you restart mysqld, InnoDB notices that the files are missing, and creates new file at the new size according to the innodb_log_file_size variable in your my.cnf file. So make sure you edit that file before you restart, or else it'll just create new 5MB files.
MySQL 5.6 makes this process a little bit simpler. You don't need to rm the log files, but you do need to restart mysqld to make a new log file size take effect. The way it works in 5.6 is that if the size of these files is different from the config variable, MySQL automatically does another clean restart (to make sure the files don't contain any changes that are unflushed), and then InnoDB resizes the files upon the final startup.
The other files (mysql-bin.000001, etc.) are binary logs. These may grow up to max_binlog_size (which is 1GB by default), but the binary logs vary in size because new logs are created whenever you restart mysqld or execute FLUSH LOGS. Anyway, they have nothing to do with the InnoDB logs.
PS: You might like this article: How to calculate a good InnoDB log file size.

A: As per official document and it works for me for MySQL 5.7.30
To change the number or the size of your InnoDB redo log files, perform the following steps:

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*Stop the MySQL server and make sure that it shuts down without errors.

*Edit my.cnf to change the log file configuration. To change the log file size, configure innodb_log_file_size. To increase the number of log files, configure innodb_log_files_in_group.

*Start the MySQL server again.

*If InnoDB detects that the innodb_log_file_size differs from the redo log file size, it writes a log checkpoint, closes and removes the old log files, creates new log files at the requested size, and opens the new log files.