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INTERVIEW: R. City On Adam Levine, Almost Writing With Katy Perry And Much More
"Locked Away," the Caribbean-infused pop song with a catchy chorus sung by Adam Levine, could have been the song of the summer. Matter-of-fact, the duo that comprises R. City intended for the track to be just that. However Timothy and Theron Thomas were not able to release to the track to the masses until July; despite the fact that it was ready in May.
"We got Adam Levine on the song, and then just clearing it with his label and the time that it takes to get that process done took a little longer than we had expected," Theron revealed to me. "We were so ready to get it out."
Levine recorded his vocals at the beginning of May, and the Atlanta-based group planned on a June release. However at least one lesson was learned: once you're on a major record label, you will not always have full control over a project's timeline.
"As songwriters and producers, we come in, we write the song and then we leave," Theron explained. "We've always been independent, and we're really famous in the Virgin Islands, so we used to put out independent albums put out music on our own.
"When you're signed to a label, you can't do 'guerilla-style' stuff. People have to sign waivers and stuff has to be cleared."
But on the flip-side it was the label, Dr. Luke's RCA imprint Kemosabe Records, that enabled the Levine collaboration in the first place. Luke, nee Lukasz Gottwald, played the track for the Maroon 5 front man and he immediately agreed to sing its hook.
The whole project is quite improbable considering that when R. City first entered the studio with Luke, the goal was to write hit pop songs; "Katy Perry records." Gottwald had already seen the duo's talent first-hand as they collaborated on Becky G's single, "Shower." A mutual friend tipped Luke off to the Thomas brothers' talents as singers. Any aspirations that they, or their manager had for a Perry placement quickly vanished.
You can only imagine the expression on the face of Ray Daniels, R. City's manager, when Dr. Luke told him he had R. City records to play him instead of other collaborations; the artists weren't even signed, although that too was about to change.
"He started to get a lot more cool about it once he heard the music," Timothy said.
"Luke started playing him records and (Daniels) was like, 'Okay, cool, I get it,'" recalled Theron.
And it all worked out the way it was supposed to: "Locked Away" hit number one on the pop radio airplay chart on the same week that the duo's debut album, What Dreams Are Made Of, hit shelves.
In interview, rrs video	adam levine, akon, dr. luke, katy perry, pussycat dolls, R. City
INTERVIEW: Nico and Vinz Enjoying Success Of 'Am I Wrong'
Nico and Vinz talked to "Ralphie Tonight" about "Am I Wrong" topping Shazaam's chart of songs that people identify the most with the app.
The group also reflected on its success in the US thus far and revealed that they haven't met Akon, an artist their song has been compared to quite a bit.
In interview, rrs video	akon, Nico and Vinz
INTERVIEW: Akon Reveals Lady Gaga Is 'More In Control' Of Third Album
Perhaps you forgot that Akon played a big role in introducing Lady Gaga to the masses. In addition to the "Konvict Music" artist appearing on her breakout single "Just Dance," he also convinced Interscope chairman Jimmy Iovine to sign the singer. The joint label-deal with Kon Live yielded that GRAMMY-nominated song as well as her debut album, The Fame. The rest, as they say, can be looked up on Wikipedia.
Fast forward through two albums and an unprecedented amount of success, and we find that Lady Gaga is preparing to release her third album, ARTPOP. The timeline for the project though was derailed when Gaga sustained a hip injury that forced her to cancel her "Born This Way Ball."
"Only she can give you news on that," Akon told me when I asked him about any type of album update. "I'm from a distributor side; I'm on the label side."
The "Sexy Chick" singer explained more, revealing a bit about Gaga's current deal.
"I was involved in the first and second album," he said. "After that, like she's more in control of her own content now so we just allow her to do her own thing. And then when the album is turned in, then that's when I play the role as far as distribution."
Speaking of distributing albums, Akon plans on doing just that with his own music soon. It seems his situation has stabilized following his record label, Universal Motown, folding in to the now Republic Records.
"Unfortunately, it does affect artists like myself when there is changes happening within the label," he said, while also agreeing with my assessment that he could have gone independent if need be. He argued that despite his own name recognition and business acumen, he'd rather work inside a bigger machine. "If the system is broken, you can't really move until they get it fixed."
Akon says Stadium will be out by year's end.
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EXCLUSIVE: Nick Cannon Discloses The Typical Hours He Works; Says He's 'Too Young To Burn Out'
Morning show radio host, Las Vegas resident club DJ, network executive, TV personality, artist with a forthcoming album release… Nick Cannon is a man of many, many titles. But, things aren't any less busy at home for the mogul, as he and wife Mariah Carey are expecting twins at any moment. Clearly time management is a priority for Cannon, but that isn't the only trait that helps him get accomplish everything.
"Man, I just don't sleep," Cannon admitted in a phone interview which aired Thursday night on "The Ralphie Radio Show." The conversation was taped Wednesday morning, as Cannon traveled presumably from his gig at New York's 92.3 NOW-FM to TeenNick, where he serves as chairman of the channel. "Literally, this is my nap time right now, in the car going to my next job."
But Cannon isn't complaining about the long hours and copious amount of responsibility – if anything, it's the exact opposite. The personality says he feels "blessed."
"I'm too young to get burnt out," Cannon believes. "I'm not out doing myself. I'm not tired or anything like that. I just love what I do. I always say, 'My vocation is my vacation.'"
But the hours he puts in are far from vacation-like. Cannon revealed that his day usually begins well before the sun rises.
"On the average, I walk in to the house around 9 (p.m.)," said Cannon on the length of his usual work day. "From there it's just quality time with the wife or the studio 'til I'm back up at 2 o'clock in the morning."
By "studio" you could only assume it's of the recording variety (as opposed to the radio type), as Cannon readies not one, but two albums. Mr. Showbiz, a comedy LP, will drop May 14. The follow-up, Mr. Showbiz Sings the Hits, follows later in the year. The rapper says both are finished.
"It's going to have 'Famous' on it and a bunch of other stuff," Cannon noted of the music portion, mentioning the lead single that features Akon in the process. "I worked with Flo Rida, Snoop Dogg, Roscoe Dash, everybody… Cee Lo (Green)… it's crazy."
The first track is a tongue-in-cheek take on everybody wanting to achieve fame in this day and age. But Cannon isn't knocking the notion.
"I love (fame)," Cannon quickly replied after I asked him if the notion of "celebrity" and fame is overrated. "You got to just know how to handle it. Everything's in moderation. Some people get sucked up in to it, but I mean the perks that it comes with are beautiful."
It seems these days, the only thing not in moderation for Cannon is the amount of work that he is willing, and more importantly able, to take on.
In audio, new music	akon, exclusive, mariah carey, nick cannon
EXCLUSIVE: Akon Reveals Secret To Not Leaking Records, Says New GaGa LP Isn't Done
It's a story that has become as common as an athlete sex scandal: star artist records potential hit record, only for the song to "leak" on to the Internet. The storyline is genre-less (see: Usher "Love in this Club" and Taylor Swift "Mine"). But Akon insists that his next album, Stadium, will not become another viral blog post, and the superstar revealed why on "The Ralphie Radio Show."
"Well first of all, stay away from G-Mail accounts," he warned, referring to the free e-mail service provided by Google. "Anything that you put on G-Mail is going to get to the rest of the world, I know that for a fact. I've tested it. G-Mail itself is just the easiest e-mail to hack."
Akon advises artists and producers to create their own server, with log-on credentials that only they know. The "Sexy Bitch" singer also believes that leaks can be prevented by limiting the amount of downloads off that server – even downloads that you, the creator, initiate.
You may be wondering: "Wait, didn't we already hear songs from this LP, like 'Life of a Superstar', 'Party Animal', and 'Nosy Neighbor' leak on to the net?" All of the aforementioned tracks were allegedly produced by David Guetta. According to Akon, the operative word in that statement is "allegedly."
"All of those were actually done by me," he revealed. "It's funny, because that 'Life of a Superstar', I originally did that for Nicole (Scherzinger) for the Pussycat Dolls. That's her record."
The American-born/African-raised artist told me he, Guetta and Freedom collaborator Giorgio Tuinfort have been in the studio creating "a whole new sound… to the whole Stadium sound." The dance music trend is continuing to grow here in the States – and Akon might credit that to MTV's "Jersey Shore"… but there's one problem.
"I know I'm probably going to sound dumb saying this, but I haven't seen 'Jersey Shore' yet," he admitted. "Dude, I don't know nothing about it. Don't tell nobody though."
Akon and I got back to talking about new albums, with the singer saying that fans of Lady GaGa's previous work will love her latest on Born This Way. It was Akon that helped GaGa sign her record deal.
"It's one of those albums where you can hear the growth in it," he noted. "She's getting bigger and bigger and her music is growing along with her."
As for those wondering when GaGa will release this album: don't start counting down the days yet. Akon said it isn't finished yet.
"She's always recording. That's one thing about us, we never stop recording until it's actually time to send it in."
While the expectations may be high for both Kon's and GaGa's releases, Mr. Konvict Muzik may have set the bar even higher for his upcoming performance on the "Victoria's Secret Fashion Show."
"Yeah man, that's the hardest job of my career man," he joked about the gig, which airs next month on CBS. "Honestly, you might see me perform harder than I've ever performed in my life!"
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EXCLUSIVE: Kat DeLuna Insists 'Inside Out' Will Be Released This Year
Kat DeLuna insists, Inside Out, her sophomore LP, will be released this year.
"No, no, no, not hopefully, it is!" she quickly replied, correcting my statement that she'd "hopefully" release the album later this year. "We haven't picked the precise date yet, but looking toward around the summer."
Some may have been wondering if DeLuna would ever release her second album: the project has gone through multiple years of work, multiple singles… even multiple record labels. The "Whine Up" singer left Epic Records in 2008 for Universal Motown. Since landing at the label, she's collaborated with label mates Lil Wayne ("Unstoppable") and Akon ("Push Push").
DeLuna says the latter track is the official debut single for Inside Out. Produced by David Guetta, Kat created her own "Push Push" dance, which she already taught to Akon. The artist plans on uploading a tutorial to YouTube.
"I love to dance," she gushed. "It's funny, when I wake up and I'm getting ready in the morning, like I'm just dancing (while) looking at myself in the mirror."
Dances have been a common theme in Kat's singles. The "Whine Up" rose in popularity as the corresponding song shot up the charts. Of course, who could forget Perez Hilton dancing like a fool to "Dance Bailalo" last summer?
Kat & Ralphie back in Summer '07
Hilton, real name Mario Lavandeira, shares Latino heritage with Deluna – he's Cuban, she's Dominican. The celebrity blogger jumped on the bandwagon of critics in September 2008 after DeLuna received a chorus of boos following her rendition of the "The Star Spangled Banner" on "Monday Night Football." But, he loved "Dance Bailalo", and apparently is a fan of her new work.
"He actually heard it a couple of days ago, and he said 'Smash,'" DeLuna reported of Hilton's reaction to the song. "He's been a really good, amazing friend… you know, we can be friends today and I'll still love him if tomorrow he goes on the other side."
Hey, in entertainment, you never know – things change quickly and can turn inside out in no time. But don't bother telling that to Kat – no pun intended – you'd be preaching to the choir.
"It's a blessing to be able to do what you love every day," DeLuna said. "With this second album, I'm so excited for my fans… people are going to discover me, again."
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EXCLUSIVE: Matisyahu On The Winter Olympics, Akon, And Autotune
Matisyahu grew up playing hockey and cheering on the New York Rangers in White Plains, NY. Little did Matthew Miller know that he would eventually call the theme to a Winter Olympics a song of his own. "One Day" is a track off of his 2009 LP, Light. Now, a remix with rapper Akon will be featured by NBC throughout the 2010 Winter Olympics – which kick off February 12.
"There's been an offer out from the Canadian (hockey) team," joked Matisyahu, who called "The Ralphie Radio Show to chat about the track. "I'm trying to decide if I can do it to America."
Kidding aside, the Hasidic Jewish emcee will be rooting for the U.S. – and will also appear in Vancouver to perform a few shows. Although he doesn't record or perform with autotune – Matisyahu admits experimenting with it and other vocal effects in the studio. Despite this, he didn't hesitate to collaborate with Akon.
"My taste is kind of like, really varied," he said. "As long as someone is using something tastefully and it's being done in a way, I can get in to it, even if it's not something I would necessarily choose to do myself."
Certainly Matisyahu is no stranger to the mainsteam – his 2006 song, "King Without A Crown" cracked the Top 30 on the Billboard charts. While other artists may attempt to hide themselves from the masses, as to not alienate themselves from the underground – Matisyahu views the balance of the two realms as a challenge.
"For me, it's about, definitely staying true to the music and not compromise, but at the same time, to be able to kinda make music and create something that people can really relate to," he said. "Yunno, there's an art to that, and I don't really see it as compromise to do something more accessible as much as I see it as, yunno, 'How do you make one of those songs that's timeless?'"
An artist who feels it's more of a challenge than a cop out to create something for both the mainstream and the underground – who knew?
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EXCLUSIVE: Shontelle Preps New LP, Thought Rihanna Did "Great" on 20/20
In the days of Web 2.0 – you know you've made it when someone attempts to imitate you on Twitter. Bajan singer Shontelle fell a brief victim to an identity thief – or should I say, twief – on Wednesday evening. Coincidently enough, Ms. Layne stopped by The Ralphie Radio Show on the following day.
"This was not the first time," revealed Shontelle. "We literally had to call the Twitter people and freak out, 'cause we've like, submitted for verification so long ago. I guess it takes a minute, 'cause there's so many people they have to verify."
The impersonator used the Twitter username "ShontelleLayne_", simply moving the underscore from the real Shontelle's handle of "Shontelle_Layne." When Layne looked at the fake account's timeline, she was shocked to find that this person began "tweeting" at Solange Knowles (singer, Beyoncé's sister) and Rorrey Fenty (Rihanna's brother) amongst other people.
As of late Sunday evening, Twitter had yet to verify Shontelle's account. By "verifying" an account, Twitter places a notification in the upper right corner of the page, so that visitors know the account belongs to the person who they claim to be.
Of course, Layne didn't need the Twitter incident as a sign that she's making it in the entertainment industry. Surely opening up for Beyoncé overseas could help that argument. Layne opened for Jay-Z's husband for about a month on the "I Am…" tour overseas. Shontelle entered the trek with the expectation that she wouldn't even meet Beyoncé face-to-face, however the headliner proved the opener wrong on that thought.
"I just get this message, 'Shontelle, go to Beyoncé's room'" she recalled, noting that immediately she believed that something was wrong. "When I got in there (Beyoncé) was like, 'No, I just wanted to like, hang out for a bit, because you know, you've been on this tour with me, and I haven't really gotten the chance to tell you thank you for being on the tour, I haven't really gotten the chance to tell you how talented I think you are.'"
Shontelle's feelings immediately switched from scared to shocked – one of the biggest pop stars in the world went out of her way to pay Layne high compliments on her singing, stage performance… even videos. From the sound of Layne's recollection, "stunned" may be an understatement.
Part 1: Twitter, Beyonce, Thanksgiving Day
Part 2: "Licky", Rihanna, New CD
"I'm like, 'You're Beyoncé, why are you telling me this?'" said Shontelle. "Like, is this real? They couldn't even get me in the room at first… because I was shaking," she admitted, although Layne insists she wasn't star struck as much as she was nervous about the meeting's purpose.
Shontelle also admitted on The Ralphie Radio Show that she's nervous about an upcoming event – the "T-Shirt" singer will take part in the halftime show in Detroit at the Lions/Packers game on Thanksgiving Sunday. Layne, along with other Universal Motown artists, will perform classic Motown hits in Motown. Shontelle would not divulge which song she is covering.
"If you watched Sister Act 2… you can take a hint from that," she teased.
In addition to the performance, which will air to a national and international audience on FOX, Shontelle is preparing a new LP. The album is slated for a 2010 release, and Layne will only confirm collaborations with Mr. Hudson and Akon. The first single is a dance infused record called "Licky" – which Layne insists is inspired by desserts.
"Licky" isn't the only new track from a Bajan artist – as Shontelle's friend, the aforementioned Rihanna, is back with "Russian Roulette" and "Hard." A week and a half ago, Rihanna appeared on 20/20 with Diane Sawyer to tell her side of the story. Layne told me that the interview was tough to watch.
"Honestly, it was like watching your little sister do a piano recital for the first time," she said. "I was nervous. I was a wreck."
The singer thought her former Cadet partner handled the situation on camera well.
"I thought she did great, actually," remarked Shontelle. "And she said a lot more than I even thought she was gonna say. I'm really proud of her… I just want, them both really, to grow from this."
In ralphie aversa	20/20, 97 bht, akon, beyonce, diane sawyer, exclusive, Mr. Hudson, ralphie aversa, rihanna, shontelle, twitter
EXCLUSIVE: Colby O'Donis Talks New Music Projects…
The Grammy-nominated Colby O' checked in to the RRS to give us an update on his next music project…
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Tosha is the February hostess for our CCEE challenges and for this first Thursday in February she has challenged us to use a punch or punches (not die cuts) in our design. I used the following punches for my Valentine card: heart trio, heart, word window, modern label, and corner dimple.
I stamped the trio hearts images in Regal Rose ink onto Pink Pirouette cardstock. After I glued my hearts from the heart trio punch on the white background, I ran it through my Big Shot with the dotted swiss embossing folder to make it appear like the hearts are a part of the white cardstock. I probably should've used the square lattice embossing folder as I think it achieves the effect I wanted better than the dotted swiss embossing folder I used, but I still like it. I hand cut the "Friend" heart and adhered it to the Rose Red heart that I punched with my large heart punch.
My sentiment was computer generated and punched with the word window punch and adhered to the Rose Red modern label punch cardstock. I finished off my card with the pink heart brad just above the sentiment.
If you'd like to play along with us and/or see the cards my friends Shirley, Frances, Joanne, Cindy, and Tosha made, please visit our CCEE blog.
I love how you made the puches part of the background! Like your own designer paper! Beautiful card!
Your card is so pretty, love all the cute little hearts and how you used the ef on the hearts while attached to the background.


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Disclosure to Public Officials Is Not "Public": Relator to Have Yet Another Day in Court
Feb.05.2015
The "long and winding road" of U.S. ex rel. Wilson v. Graham County, which has twice taken it to the Supreme Court and back, will continue on remand after the Fourth Circuit reversed the district court's dismissal for want of jurisdiction. Siding with five other circuits in a rebuke of the Seventh Circuit's holding in U.S. v. Bank of Farmington that disclosure to a "competent" public official authorized to act on the information was sufficient to trigger the FCA's public disclosure bar, the Fourth Circuit ruled instead that information shared within the government, even between federal, state, and local agencies, has not reached the public domain, notwithstanding its availability through a public records request.
Alan W. H. Gourley
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Brian Tully McLaughlin
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LGD 4033 a SARM like Ostarine but 12 times as powerful at only 1/3 the dose! Consequently it is more suppressive to the HPTA (Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Testes-Axis – the system of the hypothalamus, pituitary gland and gonadal glands, which plays a vital role in the development and regulation of the reproductive and immune systems). So, a SERM (selective estrogen receptor modulator) post cycle therapy is recommended.
Where Ostarine is best used in a cutting cycle, LGD has proven itself as a good bulking agent. LGD has a half-life ranging between 24 and 36 hours so daily dosing is optimal.
In a study performed at Boston University, healthy men who were given 1mg of LGD daily gained about 3 pounds in 3 weeks on average. No clinically significant changes were noted in liver function tests, PSA (prostate issue/function tests), hematocrit (testing on the ratio of the volume of red blood cells to the total volume of blood) or ECG (electrocardiogram tests, used to check the heart's rhythm and electrical activity).
However, given the potential for high estrogen side effects while using LGD, it is recommended that you have an AI like Exemestane on hand.


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James Robinson, RB (NYJ)
Four carries in Week 13
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Robinson rushed four times for 10 yards and wasn't targeted in Sunday's 27-22 loss to Minnesota.
Michael Carter's absence due to an ankle injury paved the way for Robinson to suit up after he was a healthy scratch for the Jets' previous game, but the former Jacksonville running back still saw minimal usage. Zonovan Knight rushed 15 times for 90 yards in the lead role, demonstrating the type of tough running the Jets have been hoping for but have yet to see out of Robinson. Even if Carter remains out in Week 14 against the Bills, Robinson's usage will likely remain minimal.
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RB | NYJ
Non-factor after trade to NY
Robinson finished the 2022 season with 110 carries for 425 yards and three touchdowns in 11 games split between the Jaguars and Jets. He added 11 catches for 51 yards and two touchdowns on 14 targets.
Ty Johnson
Minimal role throughout 2022
Johnson rushed five times for 12 yards and caught two of three targets for 13 yards in Sunday's 11-6 loss to the Dolphins. He wraps up the 2022 season with 30 carries for 160 yards and one touchdown, as well as 12 catches for 88 yards on 24 targets.
Tyler Conklin
TE | NYJ
Different team, same production
Conklin caught two of four targets for 13 yards in Sunday's 11-6 loss to the Dolphins. He had 58 catches on 87 targets for 552 yards and three touchdowns in 2022.
WR | NYJ
Has disappointing sophomore season
Moore caught his only target for 11 yards in Sunday's 11-6 loss to the Dolphins. He finishes the season with 37 catches on 65 targets for 446 yards and one touchdown.
Corey Davis
Totals 536 yards in 2022
Davis caught one of three targets for 17 yards in Sunday's 11-6 loss to the Dolphins. He finishes the season with 32 catches on 64 targets for 536 yards and two touchdowns.
QB | NYJ
Wraps up poor sophomore season
Wilson finished his second season with 1,688 passing yards and a 6:7 TD:INT in nine starts. He added 102 yards and one touchdown on 28 rushing attempts, in addition to catching a two-yard touchdown.
Breece Hall
Could be ready for camp
Hall (knee) is progressing faster than expected in his recovery from a torn ACL, and the 21-year-old running back believes he could be ready for training camp in 2023, Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic reports.
Totals 690 yards in second season
Carter rushed three times for four yards and caught two of three targets for one yard in Sunday's 11-6 loss to the Dolphins.
Zonovan Knight
Bottled up in season finale
Knight rushed 12 times for 22 yards and wasn't targeted in Sunday's 11-6 loss to the Dolphins.
No TDs in possible swan song
Flacco completed 18 of 33 passes for 149 yards in Sunday's 11-6 loss to the Dolphins.
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Flasher Sandgoby, Fusigobius signipinnis
Flasher Sandgoby, Fusigobius signipinnis (Hoese & Obika, 1988)
Scientific name: Fusigobius signipinnis
Fine-spotted Sand-goby, Signal Goby, Signalfin Goby
A Flasher Sandgoby, Fusigobius signipinnis, at a depth of 5m, Lexa's Patch Reefs in the lagoon close to South Island, Lizard Island, 21 November 2012. Image: Johanna Werminghausen
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signipinnis
Fusigobius
Gobiidae
The species grows to about 6 cm in length.
The Flasher Sandgoby is translucent with tiny dark orange-brown spots on the body. The species occurs in tropical marine waters of the Western Pacific.
The Flasher Sandgoby is translucent with tiny dark orange-brown spots on the body. The first part of the dorsal fin has black tips and a large orange blotch with white spots. The rest of the dorsal fin, the anal fin and the caudal fin are transparent.
The Flasher Sandgoby is usually seen on sand adjacent to coral reefs. It hides in the coral when approached. This fish can be found at depths between 5 m and 25 m.
It occurs in tropical marine waters of the Western Pacific, from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan, south to Australia and east to Tonga. In Australia the Signal Goby is known from the north-western coast of Western Australia and from the northern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland.
The map below shows the Australian distribution of the species based on public sightings and specimens in Australian Museums. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
The species is often observed raising and lowering its dorsal fin, hence the common name.
Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & G.R. Allen. 2006. Fishes. In Beesley, P.L. & A. Wells. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35. ABRS & CSIRO Publishing: Australia. parts 1-3, pages 1-2178.
Gobiidae fish
Tripletail, Lobotes surinamensis (Bloch, 1790)
Brachycalanus rothlisbergi, a new species of planktobenthic copepod (Calanoida, Phaennidae) from the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia
Longfin Bigeye, Cookeolus japonicus (Cuvier, 1829)
Common Coral Trout, Plectropomus leopardus (Lacépède, 1802)
Sydney Cardinalfish, Ostorhinchus limenus (Randall & Hoese, 1988)
Monodactylidae: Diamondfishes, fingerfishes
Monodactylids are schooling fishes found in estuarine and coastal marine waters. Two genera and three species occur in temperate Australia.
Blotched Bigeye, Heteropriacanthus cruentatus (Lacepede, 1801)
Hoese's Sandgoby, Istigobius hoesei Murdy & McEachran, 1982
Eelpout, Pachycara gymninium Anderson & Peden, 1988
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Blotched Sand Goby, Fusigobius inframaculatus (Randall, 1994)
Blackspotted Sandgoby, Istigobius nigroocellatus (Günther, 1873)


One year ago today I made my first pot on the pottery wheel hubby got for me.
I've come a very long way since that first pot. I really love my wheel and enjoy making the new things on it. So in honor of my first potterversay Here are a few of my favorites!
What the Clay Wants to Be.


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			 —  COMP 526  Applied Algorithmics

Unit 2: Fundamental Data Structures – Extra Material

		This is an archived version of this module from Spring 2022.

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This page collects additional material for Unit 2
to deepen your understanding.

Here we use the lecture videos from the online course Algorithms
by Robert Sedgewick and Kevin Wayne
which are available on CUvids.io.
Alternatively, there is an eponymous textbook by the same authors
(see below)

How to watch the videos

Staying focused and learning effectively from videos is not easy.
To help you overcome surface learning, I added
a list of guidance questions resp. short tasks to every video.

		Try to answer all guiding questions while watching the videos and
		take notes.

(I encourage you to handwrite these:
The Pen Is Mightier Than the Keyboard
(pdf).

In addition, CUvids tests your in-depth understanding with question prompts.

Important:
Speed up or slow down the videos (in the player) so that you
are neither bored nor lost.
CUvids.io also has a (searchable!) transcript of all videos, as well as subtitles.

1 – Stacks

Content: intro to ADTs, stacks and their implementations

Guiding questions:

What is an abstract data type (according to Sedgewick)? What is a data structure?

What operations does a stack support?

What does FIFO and LIFO mean?

What type of linked list is the presented implementation of a stack based on?

How much space does the stack implementation use?

What is the second implementation of stacks? Does it fully satisfy the specification of stack?

What is loitering?

2 – Resizable Arrays

Content: doubling arrays, amortized costs

Guiding questions:

First, a simplistic method is presented for obtaining arrays of variable sizes. How does it work? Why is it (usually) not useful?

What are amortized costs? Describe the concept using push as an example.

When do we shrink the array again?  Why do we do that?

Do resizing-array stacks fulfill all API requirements?

When should we use resizing arrays resp. linked lists to implement stacks
according to Sedgewick?

3 – Queues

Content: queues and their implementations

Guiding questions:

What operations does a queue support?

How does the linked-list implementation of queues differ from that for stacks?

How does the resizing-array implementation of queues differ from that for stacks?

4 – Java Generics

Content: Java generics for parametric types

Guiding questions:

What options did programmers have in the original Java (before version 1.5)?

What is the advantage of generics as introduced in Java 1.5?

What caveats does Sedgewick mention in connection with Java generics?

5 – Iterators

Content: (Java's) iterator concept, Bag ADT

Guiding questions:

What operations does an iterator support?

How can we implement an iterator for linked lists?

How can we implement an iterator for arrays?

For both cases, think about what happens when we add elements to the
underlying stack while iterating over it.
What happens to elements that are deleted?

[Optional] Stack and Queue Applications

Content: some interesting applications of stacks and queues;
not vital for following COMP 526, but worthwhile knowing.

Guiding questions:

What operations does Java's List interface support?

Briefly describe the running-time complexity of these methods in
ArrayList and LinkedList.

What application for stacks does Sedgewick present?

Which problem does Dijkstra's two-stack algorithm solve?
Which assumption does Sedgewick make for the input? (hint: parentheses!)

How does Sedgewick justify the correctness of Dijkstra's two-stack algorithm?

6 – Priority Queues

Content: The priority queue ADT, its applications and elementary implementations

Guiding questions:

What operations do MaxPQ resp. MinPQ offer?

Why does the topM test client use a MinPQ to find the M largest transactions
– is that a mistake?

Which elementary implementations are presented?
What are their running-time complexities?

7 – Binary Heaps

Content: binary-heap implementation (without change key)

Guiding questions:

What is a binary tree (according to Sedgewick)? Be precise and give examples.

What is a complete binary tree? How many (topologically, i.e., ignoring node labels)
different complete binary trees with N nodes are there?

What does it mean that a binary tree is heap-ordered? What does heap order
imply for the key at the root?

How does Sedgewick encode a complete binary tree in an array?
How is that possible without explicitly storing where the child nodes
of a node are stored?

What does the swim operation do? Which preconditions must be fulfilled
to run swim, and which postconditions does swim guarantee upon termination?

What does sink do? What are pre- and postconditions?

How does insert work for a binary-heap MaxPQ?

How does delMax work for a binary-heap MaxPQ?

What is the running-time complexity of these two operations?

What does immutability mean?
What could go wrong when keys of a PQ are not immutable?

8 – Symbol Table API

Content: symbol table ADT, requirements for keys, applications of symbol tables, and test clients.

Guiding questions:

What operations does every symbol table (ST) support?

What are similarities and differences between ST and
mathematical functions?

How should a typical implementation of Java's equals method
for a data type with several fields look like?
What requirements have to be met?

Explain how the frequency counting test client uses STs.

9 – Elementary Symbol-Table Implementations

Content: functional, but inefficient ST implementations based on lists.

Guiding questions:

What are the two implementations that are presented?

How does get and put work for these two implementations?

What is the running-time complexity of get and put in these implementations?

10 – Ordered Operations

Content: Ordered ST ADT

Guiding questions:

What are the (additional) operations in an ordered ST?

11 – Binary Search Trees

Content: (unbalanced) binary search trees (BSTs): definitions, search, insert, and analysis

Guiding questions:

(again) What is a binary tree according to Sedgewick?

What is a binary search tree (BST)? Draw a BST for the keys 10, 20, 30, 40, 50.

How is a BST represented in Java? Draw a box-and-arrow diagram for your example BST.

How does search in a BST work? Describe it on your example.

How does insertion into a BST work? Again, give an example on your tree.

How does the best-case tree w.r.t. search costs look like?
(more precisely, the best case w.r.t. to searching each key once)

What is the worst possible search cost? How does a tree look like where these occur?

What statement does Sedgewick make about typical / average-case search costs in BSTs?

12 – Ordered Operations in BSTs

Content: augmented BST implementation of Ordered ST.

Guiding questions:

How can we implement min and max in BSTs?

How can we implement floor and ceiling?

What do we have to do to maintain correct subtree sizes in all nodes?

How does the rank operation work in BSTs?

Further reading and sources

The textbook corresponding to the lecture videos has some more
details and many exercise problems.
Summaries and code are available on the booksite.

Sedgewick, Wayne: Algorithms 4th ed (2011), Pearson

Algorithms 4th ed booksite

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from xml.etree import ElementTree as Etree
import hashlib

class Response:
    def __init__(self, xml=None):
        """
        Defines a Response object
        :param xml: a string containing xml data
        """
        if xml:
            self._xml = Etree.fromstring(xml)
        else:
            self._xml = None

    def __getattr__(self, item):
        """
        Search unidentified attributes inside the ElementTree structure inside the _xml attribute.
        :param item: the name of the requested attribute
        :return: the content of the first tag named item in the ElementTree structure
        """
        try:
            return self._xml.find(item).text
        except AttributeError:
            raise AttributeError(item+' not found in response.')

    @property
    def timestamp(self):
        """
        Gets the timestamp of the response, located in an attribute of the root element.
        :return: a string representing a timestamp.
        """
        return self._xml.attrib.get('timestamp', '')

    def list_xml_tags(self):
        """
        Returns a list of all xml tags inside the object.
        :return: list of strings representing the tags of the xml elements contained by the object.
        """
        return [elem.tag for elem in self._xml.iter()]

    def to_xml_string(self):
        """
        Turns the xml tree contained by this object into a string.
        :return: a string with the xml contained by this object.
        """
        binary = Etree.tostring(self._xml, encoding='utf8', method='xml')
        return binary.decode('utf-8')

    def to_pretty_xml(self):
        """
        Turns the xml tree contained by this object into a pretty string for easy reading.
        :return: a string with the xml contained by this object.
        """
        return minidom.parseString(self.to_xml_string()).toprettyxml()

    def _hash(self):
        """
        Builds the response hash from the data contained within
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        """
        try:
           pasref = self.pasref or ''
        except AttributeError:
           pasref = ''
        try:
           authcode = self.authcode or ''
        except AttributeError:
           authcode = ''
        res = "%s.%s.%s.%s.%s.%s.%s" % (str(self.timestamp), str(self.merchantid), str(self.orderid), str(self.result)
                                       , str(self.message),str(pasref),str(authcode))
        return res.encode('utf-8')

    def _sha1_hash(self, secret):
        """
        returns a secure hash in SHA-1 for this response
        :param secret: the shared secret between Elavon and your account
        :return: secure hash in SHA-1
        """
        sha1_hash = hashlib.sha1(self._hash()).hexdigest()
        sha1_hash += ".%s" % secret

        return hashlib.sha1(sha1_hash.encode('utf-8')).hexdigest()

    def validate_origin(self, secret):
        """
        validates the request hash to check if the response was really sent by Elavon
        :param secret: the shared secret between Elavon and your account
        :return: a boolean value indicating the validity of the response hash
        """
        try:
            return self.sha1hash == self._sha1_hash(secret)
        except AttributeError:
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How Whedon-esque is Joss Whedon's new film, In Your Eyes? The film, which premiered last night at the Tribeca Film Festival and is now available for rental online, was written and produced by the Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator and Avengers director, but he's not the director — Brin Hill is. When Vulture caught up with Hill and the cast (which includes Zoe Kazan, Nikki Reed, Mark Feuerstein, and Michael Stahl-David in a breakout performance) at the premiere and after-party at China Blue, we had to get to the bottom of this question.
First, there was the level of involvement, which Hill graciously assured us was of the highest order, although Whedon's main direction was, "Make a good movie!" Hill laughed. He added, "We did the table reads at Joss's house," where Whedon last shot Much Ado About Nothing. "So we were walking on the ghosts of Much Ado. He watched dailies every day. He was weighing in on things. He was in and out of the edit room." And of course, he commissioned a dance party. "You have to have a dance party if you're working with Joss," Hill noted. (And to help folks dance, both onscreen and off, Whedon also wrote a song for the film, called "Crumblin'." Not quite the breakaway pop hit a former vengeance demon might prefer, but more of a "retro tune," said film composer Tony Morales).
Then there's the sense of style. Kazan calls it "Joss Whedon meets Nicholas Sparks," because the supernatural romance "has some of the emotional life of Buffy, using the supernatural stuff to talk about real issues." Her character, Rebecca, is more Willow or Fred than Buffy, at least when we first meet her in the film, because she's been cloistered for much of her life by an overprotective mother and then a husband who acts more like a parent than a partner. "She's been treated as fragile her whole life and didn't know she was strong," Kazan said. Until she meets the more quip-prone Dylan (played by Stahl-David), with whom she shares a psychic link. And this is where the most Whedon-esque part comes in. They find they can share the other's senses, including hearing what the other is saying, despite living across the country from the other and never having met in person. This leads to some hilarious as well as touching moments — when Dylan slaps himself in order to slap Rebecca, and when, as their relationship progresses, the two engage in some psychically linked mutual masturbation.
How Whedon-esque Is Joss Whedon's In Your Eyes?


A powerfully exciting composition that uses the full force of the modern symphony orchestra. Jazz, Funk, Avant-garde Styles, animated rhythms, and a colorful timbral pallet dominate the musical language of this piece, typical of McCarthy's unique style of music.
The first incarnation of Harmonizer was written for electric violin and computer-generated synthesizers. Three recordings were made of the electronic version, the most recent for Capstone Records and the Society of Composers, Inc. Upon hearing the electronic version of Harmonizer, composer Samuel Adler suggested to McCarthy that he re-score it for a full symphony orchestra. The result is a powerfully exciting composition that uses the full force of the modern symphony orchestra. The title comes from the composer's eclectic use of harmonies. Jazz, Funk, Avant-garde Styles, animated rhythms, and a colorful timbral pallet dominate the musical language of this piece, typical of McCarthy's unique style of music.


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Parkinson's UK in Parliament
We work to ensure that decision-makers across the UK understand the issues affecting people with Parkinson's and their carers, so they can make sure policy reflects their needs.
We engage with MPs and Peers in the UK Parliament as well as Members of the Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales and the Northern Ireland Assembly.
We also provide the secretariat to the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Parkinson's. This is a group of cross-party MPs and Peers with an interest in Parkinson's.
Please email [email protected] if you have any questions or would like to know more about our work in Parliament.
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Parkinson's
What is the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Parkinson's?
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Parkinson's is a cross-party group of MPs and Peers with an interest in Parkinson's.
The group aims to raise awareness of the condition among parliamentarians and to influence legislation and policy makers to improve the lives of people affected by Parkinson's.
We provide the secretariat to the APPG.
The Group's remit
The APPG's remit includes:
keeping Parkinson's on the political agenda
investigating, monitoring, reporting on and providing a forum for discussion
exerting pressure on issues relating to the implementation of relevant government initiatives, with the ultimate goal of ensuring equal access to recommended appropriate health and social services to all people with Parkinson's and their carers
providing regular briefings to parliamentarians in order to ensure awareness of the needs of people with Parkinson's and their carers
ensuring policy making is evidence-based and focused around the needs of service users
liaising with members of the devolved administration within the UK in order to share best practice
Who are the members of the APPG?
Mary Glindon (Labour), chair
Mary joined the group after her friend in the local Parkinson's group in her constituency of North Tyneside asked her to get involved.
She has tabled a number of parliamentary questions to help advance the needs of people with Parkinson's and has used her column in a local paper to raise awareness of the condition.
Baroness Gale (Labour), Co-Chair
Baroness Gale has been a Chair of the APPG since it was established over 10 years ago and played a key role in the previous APPG inquiries. She consistently raises Parkinson's UK issues in Parliament.
She has been a member of the House of Lords since 1999. She previously served as General Secretary of the Welsh Labour Party and is an active trade unionist.
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff (Crossbench), Vice Chair
Baroness Finlay played a vital role in past APPG inquiries.
Since becoming a member of the House of Lords in 2001, she has been active on a wide range of health issues. Currently she is working to get an Access to Palliative Care Bill before Parliament.
A professor of palliative medicine at Cardiff University School of Medicine, Baroness Finlay has held a number of influential positions including President of the Royal Society of Medicine.
Baroness Masham of Ilton (Crossbench), Vice Chair
Baroness Masham was elected to her role as Vice Chair of the APPG in August 2018. She played a vital role in the APPG inquiry into Parkinson's and mental health as a panel member. Baroness Masham has a personal connection to the condition as her late husband, The Earl of Swinton, experienced a stroke as well as Parkinson's.
Since becoming a life peer in 1970, she has been an advocate for health issues as well as penal reform. As a three-time Paralympian and President and Founder of The Spinal Injuries Association, Baroness Masham is a champion for disabled people, both in her political life and beyond.
Nick Thomas-Symonds MP (Labour), Vice Chair
Nick has been a vocal advocate for people affected by Parkinson's since entering Parliament in 2015.
As well as speaking in numerous debates on everything from welfare to the impact of the condition on younger people, Nick also sat on the APPG panel to hear evidence for the recent inquiry into mental health support for people with Parkinson's affected by anxiety and depression.
Sheryll Murray MP (Conservative), Vice Chair
On joining the APPG, Sheryll swiftly and successfully stood as Vice Chair of the Group. Sheryll brings particular insight, having previously worked in an NHS surgery in what is now her constituency.
Madeleine Moon (Labour), vice Chair
Madeleine has raised Parkinson's issues with ministers on a number of occasions, as well as taking part in previous inquiries. She also chairs the Defence Select Committee.
During her 30-year career in health and social care, Madeleine often worked with people with Parkinson's.
Sir David Amess (Conservative), Secretary
An MP since 1983, Sir David is an experienced parliamentarian and has been a member of many select committees, including the Health Select Committee (1998-2007).
Glyn Davies (Conservative), Treasurer
A long-standing member of the group, health issues are hugely important to Glyn.
He is President of both the Montgomeryshire Parkinson's and Motor Neurone Disease branches.
What has the APPG done?
The APPG has launched a groundbreaking report (PDF, 4MB) looking at mental health support for people with Parkinson's who experience anxiety or depression.
The report exposes many challenges people with Parkinson's face in receiving high quality, timely treatment that meets their needs.
The report makes several recommendations to Government and other relevant authorities that could improve mental health services and make it easier for people with Parkinson's to access them.
For more information, please see our mental health matters too campaign page.
Previous inquiries
In the past the APPG has held an inquiry into NHS continuing healthcare in England and revealed huge failings with the system.
Another inquiry into access to health and social care for Parkinson's found major inequalities in access to information and services for people affected by the condition.
How can I join the APPG for Parkinson's?
If you are a parliamentarian and would like to join the APPG, please email [email protected].
The APPG for Parkinson's is listed on the official register of All-Party Parliamentary Groups.
Talking about Parkinson's
Tell your MP about your experience with Parkinson's
If you want to lobby your MP on Parkinson's-related issues, you can write to them at the House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.
For advice on contacting your MP, email [email protected].


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School board tips cap to teachers
Teacher Appreciation Week prompts open letter to teachers
A phone call around midday Tuesday from Bryan County Board of Education Chairman Eddie Warren began with a question.
"When's your deadline for Wednesday's paper?" Warren asked. "I've got an open letter to the teachers of Bryan County."
Warren was told the deadline for the News' opinion page — which is where letters usually go — was already past, but there was still time to put together a story.
After all, it is Teacher Appreciation Week.
"We as a school board just wanted the teachers here to know how appreciated and valued they are," said Warren, who can name two teachers from his days at Weaver High School in north Alabama who made an impression.
"I had Mrs. Williams who taught me English and psychology and Mr. Fincher who taught me history," Warren said. "They were impactful."
In fact, while administrators and school board members may devise policies and plans, at the end of the day it's the teachers whose work matters most.
"As school board members, we're a lot less impactful on education than a teacher is," he said. "We make the big decisions, but teachers are the ones who have an impact on children. No one's going to remember in 20 years I'm on the Board of Education, but they will remember their fourth-grade teacher or sixth-grade teacher, that teacher that had the biggest impact on them."
There are certainly plenty of teachers in Bryan County to appreciate. Bryan County Schools are the single biggest employer in the county with more than 900 employees — between 400 and 500 of them are teachers.
The work of each is important, the BoE chairman said.
"Teachers are the ones on the front lines taking care of what needs to be done on a day-in, day-out basis," said Warren, whose wife and daughters are educators. "My wife still sees people she taught in first or second grade that are grown now and have children, and they still remember her. School board members may get their names on plaques, but teachers are the ones who will be remembered."
Here's the letter:
"Teachers have their sights set on the real goal: not to produce Ivy League graduates, but to encourage the naturally curious, confident, flexible, and happy learners who are ready for whatever the future has in store." — Taylor Mali
To All Bryan County Teachers:
We want to extend our thanks to you, especially during this Teacher Appreciation Week. We are grateful that you have chosen to work for Bryan County Schools. And we are grateful for the tireless job that you do every day.
We know the infinite value of great educators and the great impact you have on our Bryan County Students. Thank you for choosing to impact the future in such a profound way. You truly exemplify the Bryan County Schools commitment "to excellence and success in all we do."
Eddie Warren, Board of Education Chair
Joe Pecenka, Vice Chair
Paine Bacon, District One
Dennis Seger, District Two
Amy Murphy, District Three
Marianne Smith, District Four
David Schwartz, District Five


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Shopian firing: Why J&K plea may lead nowhere
Publish Date: 17-02-18 11:41 PM
In over 27 years of militancy, no Army or paramilitary forces personnel has faced a civilian court on charges brought by the Jammu and Kashmir Police. This is because the Centre has not given permission that is required under the AFSPA.
Written by Muzamil Jaleel On 14th February.
The Supreme Court on Monday directed that "no coercive steps shall be taken" against Maj Aditya Kumar, named by Jammu & Kashmir Police in an FIR registered in connection with the deaths of three civilians after troops of 10 Garhwal Rifles fired on protesters in Shopian on January 27.
The court gave the J&K government two weeks to reply to a petition filed by Maj Kumar's father, Lt Col Karamveer Singh, a serving Army officer, seeking quashing of the FIR. Lt Col Singh has alleged that "…the manner in which the lodging of the FIR has been portrayed… by the political leadership… of the state, reflects the extremely hostile atmosphere in the state", and underlined that police had targeted "a serving Army officer (who) was performing his bona fide duties…".
Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has defended the FIR, while the BJP, a coalition partner of the PDP, has demanded that it be withdrawn. However, their public disagreement is possibly intended primarily for their respective constituencies.
For, even if a police investigation indicts Maj Kumar and his men, the case cannot move forward in a civilian court unless the Ministry of Defence gives sanction for prosecution. And in nearly three decades of the militancy in J&K, this has never happened.
Immunity under AFSPA
The filing of an FIR by J&K Police against the Army, paramilitary forces, or even its own men for alleged abuse of power is not unusual. But the Army and paramilitary forces, while operating in disturbed areas, are protected by provisions of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), under which bona fide mistakes committed while "acting in good faith" do not attract "prosecution, suit or other legal proceeding… except with the previous sanction of the Central Government" (which means the Defence Ministry in the case of the Army, and Home Ministry in case of paramilitary forces).
The Army has invoked AFSPA even where police investigations have established that the alleged violations were not committed in the line of duty — for example, in cases of rape, custodial killings, and fake or staged encounters (Machil, 2010; Ganderbal, 2007; Pathribal, 2000). Last month, the government told Rajya Sabha that between 2001 and 2016, the Defence Ministry received 50 requests for sanction for prosecution from the J&K government — sanction was denied in 47, while three cases were pending. Seventeen of the 50 cases were related to alleged killings of civilians, 16 to custodial deaths, eight to custodial disappearances, four to rapes and molestation.
Why justice eludes the victims of Pathribal fake encounter?
Allegations of rape
Rape does not fall in the category of bona fide mistake during an operation; however, the Defence Ministry hasn't allowed prosecution in civilian courts in these cases.
On January 3, 1997, soldiers allegedly led by Maj Arora of 5 Rashtriya Rifles entered a home in Manzgam, Kokernag, where a 60-year-old man, his two daughters and a grandson were present. The soldiers allegedly picked up the man, who remains untraced. The police registered a case of rape, and the government sought the Defence Ministry's sanction to prosecute the officer. On June 5, 2009, the Ministry told the High Court that the request was "under consideration in Army Headquarters/Ministry of Defence". On January 10, 2012, in response to an RTI query, the Ministry said permission was denied on April 21, 2007. "There were a number of inconsistencies in the statements of witnesses… The lady was forced to lodge a false allegation by anti-national elements," it said.
On December 5, 1999, soldiers led by Maj Aman Yadav of 28 Rashtriya Rifles, and counter-insurgents raided a house in Rafiabad. On January 4, 2000, an FIR was lodged, accusing the officer of rape. On September 23, 2010, the Ministry refused sanction for prosecution, saying the allegations were "baseless and framed with mala fide intentions to put Army on the defensive".
Cases of Court Martial
In some cases, the Ministry denied permission for prosecution in a civilian court, but the Army conducted Court Martial proceedings.
On May 15, 1994, Rashtriya Rifles men allegedly gangraped a housewife in Qazigund. Responding to an RTI application, the J&K Home Department said it had sought sanction for prosecution on January 23, 2006. In a 2009 affidavit in the High Court, the Defence Ministry said the state government had been informed that both accused, Nk Harbhajan Singh and Rfn Gurtej Singh, had been tried by a summary General Court Martial for rape, and sentenced to 10 years' rigorous imprisonment and sacked from service. "A retrial for the same offence will be in contravention to Article 20 (2) of the Constitution," it said.
On November 6, 2004, troops of 30 RR raided the home of a horsecart driver in Handwara. Police registered a case of rape, but the Army invoked AFSPA and ordered its own probe. A General Court Martial absolved the accused officer, Maj Rehman Hussain, of the charge of rape, but found him "guilty of using criminal force with the intent of outraging the modesty" of a 10-year-old girl. The officer was dismissed; he challenged the dismissal in court and returned to service.
On February 14, 2000, Capt Ravinder Singh Tewatia and an SPO allegedly raped a mother and daughter in Nowgam. The Court Martial found him guilty of rape, sentenced him to seven years in jail, and dismissed him from service. On December 31, 2002, the High Court set aside the Court Martial ruling. The state government did not challenge the order.
Policemen convicted
In several cases, courts have convicted police officers involved in fake encounters carried out jointly by the police and Army, while the soldiers couldn't even be questioned due to AFSPA.
In 2007, legal proceedings were initiated in a series of alleged fake encounters carried out by joint parties of the Army and police — four cases were registered in Srinagar district, one at Sumbal in North Kashmir. In each case, an alleged foreign terrorist — whom investigations later showed to be an innocent villager — was killed in a remote area in Ganderbal or Kangan. Police arrested an SSP, a DSP, an ASI, four constables, and a driver for the fake encounters. However, no action could be taken against a Colonel, two Majors, a JCO and several other soldiers whom the police investigation indicted.
The case of the arrest and subsequent murder of a Srinagar-based human rights lawyer Jalil Andrabi on March, 8, 1996 too has witnessed a similar trajectory. Major Avtar Singh of 103 Territorial Army and his men had arrested Andrabi in front of his wife. Nineteen days later, the family found Andrabi's decomposed body. A report by Special Investigation Team set up by J-K High Court in June 1996 identified Major Singh prima facie responsible for Andrabi's custodial killing. But Army representatives told the court that the Major was no longer employed with the Army and that he had not committed the offence "in his official capacity". The case kept lingering on even as the J-K Police found Major Singh involved in eleven similar killings, including the mysterious disappearance of surrendered militants who were witnesses to Andrabi's murder. Major Singh had immigrated to Canada, then moved to the United States. In 2012, he killed his wife and two children before committing suicide in Selma, California.
Then there is a case of fake surrender on November, 9, 2004 where a masked group of 47 villagers from Budgam were made to parade as militants willing to lay down arms before 16 Corps Commander and J-K DGP in Nagrota. These villagers had been taken to Delhi with a promise of jobs by a Congress activist but handed over to army, who held them in a camp for six months before the fake surrender ceremony. Once J&K Police established that the surrender was stage-managed and these villagers were civilians with no link to militancy, they were released. The J& K police probe identified a Brigadier and a Colonel responsible for this fake surrender but there was no action.
In the Pathribal fake encounter case, where five villagers were killed and shown as "Pakistani militants" in March 2000, the CBI charged five Army officials with abduction, murder, criminal conspiracy and destruction of evidence. The Army invoked AFSPA and questioned the CBI's authority to investigate them. After a long legal battle, the Supreme Court asked the Army to choose between prosecution in a criminal court or Court Martial. The Army chose the latter, which found no evidence to prosecute the officers.
On April 29, 2010, the Army claimed to have killed three infiltrating militants on the LoC in Machil, Kupwara. A J&K Police investigation showed civilians had been killed in a fake encounter for cash awards. The Army invoked AFSPA, and a Court Martial in 2014 sentenced six accused, including a Colonel and a Captain, to life imprisonment. In July 2017, the Armed Forces Tribunal suspended the sentence.
(muzamil.jaleel@expressindia.com)
Courtesy: Indian Express
First published on February 14, 2018


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Chemical odor on San Jose-bound plane sends flight attendants to hospital
Andres Picon
A plane on approach to Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport is seen above a light standard at Excite Ballpark in San Jose. On Friday, two flight attendants on a plane bound for the airport were taken to a hospital upon landing after crew members reported a chemical odor in the rear galley.
Carlos Avila Gonzalez/The Chronicle
Two flight attendants on a flight to San Jose were taken to a hospital upon landing Thursday after crew members reported a mysterious odor in the plane's rear galley, officials said.
As Alaska Airlines Flight 338 from Seattle was making its descent toward Mineta San Jose International Airport around 10 a.m., flight attendants reported a "strong chemical smell" in the back of the plane, said Cailee Olson, a media relations manager for Alaska Airlines.
When the plane landed, two of the flight attendants were evaluated by EMTs and taken to a local hospital, Olson said. It wasn't immediately clear what their symptoms were or where the odor came from.
The Airbus A320 was carrying 44 passengers and five crew members. No passengers reported any discomfort or illness from the odor, Olson said.
The plane was removed from service and was being inspected by maintenance workers, Olson said.
Andy Picon is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: andy.picon@hearst.com Twitter: @andpicon
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In the late 1930s, William H. Johnson adopted a self-consciously "primitive" style that masked a sophisticated understanding of how to compose a picture. This image is carefully constructed so that all the parts of the painting spin off of the brilliant blue in the girl's dress at the center of the canvas. The curved chairs, floorboards and diagonal lines of the easels create a two-dimensional pattern that Johnson filled with brilliant color. Art Class reflects Johnson's experience teaching in a Harlem community center funded by New Deal initiatives such as the Works Progress Administration, which gave young African American artists far greater opportunities than Johnson had known just after World War I, when he was young and ambitious.


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The Virginia General Assembly defeated bills to restrict the personal use of campaign funds, place limits on campaign contributions, improve disclosure from dark money groups, and ban contributions from public utilities.
This among the 20 bills from 24 introduced in the 2022 General Assembly session.
Awaiting a signature from Gov. Glenn Youngkin are two bills pertaining to disclosure, an oversight bill which strengthens the Department of Elections ability to monitor and enforce campaign finance regulations and a resolution extending a study of campaign finance reform in Virginia.
Polling by the Wason Center for Civic Leadership at Christopher Newport University ahead of the session showed a majority of Virginians support implementing campaign finance reform. An overwhelming 78 percent of Virginians support reducing money from big campaign donors, and 88 percent of Virginians support public disclosure of contributions, the poll revealed.
Virginia held its most expensive election in history last year, with a record amount of money — $7 million — contributed by undisclosed donors.
Legislators from both sides of the aisle introduced bills to address the concerns of Virginians. Bills sponsored by Republicans and Democrats in the House and the Senate, including Republican Del. Lee Ware and Republican Sen. Richard Stuart, would have prohibited campaigns from accepting contributions from public utilities.
Because members of the General Assembly shape the laws public utilities operate under, contributions from these entities can lead to what many perceive as a conflict of interest. The bill failed to pass out of the House Privileges and Elections Committee, where 13 of the 24 introduced campaign finance reform bills were killed.
Democratic Sen. John Bell sponsored a bill, along with Dels. Marcus Simon (D) and Mike Cherry (R), to prevent candidates for state office from using campaign contributions for personal use. A similar bill unanimously passed the House last year before being defeated in the Senate. This year, the bill passed through the Senate while encountering stiff resistance in the House Privileges and Elections Committee along party lines, leaving Virginia as one of a handful of states with no law prohibiting the personal use of campaign funds.
Bills capping contributions, implemented in 45 other states, continue to be elusive. Four bipartisan bills that would cap contributions from individuals were introduced in this General Assembly, two in the House of Delegates and two in the Senate. The two bills in the Senate would have set limits at $20,000-$25,000 per candidate in each election cycle. The caps of these bills were nearly seven times higher than the federal limits of $2,900 per individual to federal candidates. Introduced by Democratic Sens. Chap Petersen and Joe Morrissey, the bills died immediately with similar bills in the House killed during their first hearing.
Of the four campaign finance reform bills that did pass, two relate to campaign finance disclosure. HB 125, sponsored by Republican Del. Glenn Davis, establishes a fine of up to $25,000 for sponsors violating campaign advertisement disclosure laws. HB 86, sponsored by Republican Del. Tim Anderson, directs the Department of Elections to create a searchable online database containing information about campaign finance reports, is in still in play because of delays in finalizing the state budget.
Unfortunately, eight other disclosure bills, some of which would have strengthened reporting by dark money groups, died in committee.
A bill requiring campaigns to keep certain records that may be subject to review by the Department of Elections passed nearly unanimously. However, it has a delayed implementation date of 2024, allowing legislators to get through the next election cycle without any oversight. Finally, a resolution extending a study of campaign finance reform in Virginia by a joint subcommittee passed without any dissent.
Interested in learning more about which bills passed and which didn't? You can review all the bills here or attend VAOurWay's "Roundtable on the Status of Virginia Good Governance Legislation: A Post Mortem" which will be held on Wednesday, March 23rd at 7 p.m. Register here.
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Several people have asked us what things were we surprised to see when we came to PNG or Ukarumpa. A lot of things we have seen we kind of expected or we weren't too surprised about, but big trampolines were never even on our radar. Now you might be wondering if they sell them here and the answer is no, but there are many of them here in Ukarumpa. Our friends the Weavers shipped theirs over from the U.S. as a surprise Christmas present for their four kids and they tell us that hardly a day goes by that it is not in use. Well as you can see Susan and I got some use out of it too, when after an Easter brunch we took our turn bouncing up and down with the kids.


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Q: Unexpected output while reading a csv file in a for loop import csv
if __name__ == "__main__":
    words = ["great" , "thanks"]
    with open("data/sentiwordnet.tsv", "r") as f:
        reader = csv.DictReader(f,delimiter='\t')
        for word in xrange(len(words)):
             for row in reader:
                 if row['word_en'] == words[word]:
                    print float(row["positive"])
                    print float(row["negative"])
                    print row["synset"]

Results:
0.75
0.0
124567

The results above are only for the 1st word, i.e. "great". The loop ends here - it doesn't go on to the next word.

A: Once you iterate through the rows in reader, it won't magically restart. Swap the for loops so that you iterate only once through reader:
for row in reader:
    for word in xrange(len(words)):

I'd just avoid iterating twice by just checking if each word is in a set of words you're interested in. It'll run faster:
import csv

if __name__ == "__main__":
    words = {"great" , "thanks"}  # sets are faster than lists for checking containment

    with open("data/sentiwordnet.tsv", "r") as f:
        reader = csv.DictReader(f, delimiter='\t')

        for row in reader:
            if row['word_en'] in words:
                print float(row["positive"])
                print float(row["negative"])
                print row["synset"]

You may also want to consider using a package like pandas for working with tables, it usually makes your life easier.

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The great astrologer Sri B.V. Raman said about Kala-sarpa yoga: "Kala-sarpa Yoga has its bright shades. It [is said to] makes one industrious, hardworking, aware of one's own ability- despite mental restlessness. It raises the natives to top positions in their respective fields provided of course other Raja Yogas are present. Rahu-Ketu axis favors rise in mundane life while Ketu-Rahu axis indicates elevation in spiritual matters. It is also found that Kala-sarpa Yoga natives get betrayed by trusted friends and even relatives. Suffering due to developments in life strengthens the mind and mellows one's outlook. This is a blessing of Kala-sarpa Yoga." I agree with his opinion that a person seasoned with challenges in life can acquire the grit and effort and strive to overcome the obstacles and attain success and high achievements, as in the case of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Ordinary persons may be crushed down by the malefic effects of Kala-sarpa-dosha; I saw such persons in my life. (1) A clerk in a college in Visakhapatnam; he was my neighbour; I saw his life during 1978—2002 period and how Kala-sarpa-dosha impeded his progress in all aspects of his life. (2) A distant relative ; I watched his life during the period 1967—2003 and how the kala-sarpa-dosha spoiled his life; his school carrer ended with 5th class (he was 15 years of age when he completed his 5th class); he spent the life of a vagabond and parasite; he always depended on his brothers and uncles and cousins for his livelihood. His wife left him 3 months after marriage; he had no family life; no progeny. === You can get my full particulars from my web-site : www.jyothishi.com. You can get my astrological services by contacting me by e-mail: pandit@jyothishi.com and know my fee particulars. I have 44 years of experience / practice as an active astrologer.


this is actually the same cheating as exploder has done with so many humuses.. Im getting away with it though because I kill whales and have lots of oil money.. I got a priceless ceramic plate for this one ;) Originally it was intended for the gathering 4k compo which was held at the same time as Mekka (where bier was released).. The TG 4k compo didnt exist though so my attempts at scooping both prices failed.. doh..