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Insurers' Private Firefighters Give Wealthy Homeowners Extra Protection
By Laura Zuckerman | September 30, 2013
Bill Potter wasn't eager to abandon his high-end house last month during evacuations forced by a massive Idaho wildfire, but he felt reassured when his insurance company sent a team to protect his home near the world-class ski resort of Sun Valley.
"I was more than impressed," he said of the water tanker truck and crew privately contracted by his insurer to patrol his road and keep watch over his family's home, custom-crafted from parts of antique barns.
Potter is a member of the AIG Private Client Group, which is geared toward wealthy policyholders and offers a personal wildfire-protection program for customers in select areas in the western United States.
The program, still considered a novel service in a niche market, operates under the premise that it is cheaper to defend multimillion-dollar homes against fire than to replace them.
Companies such as AIG, Chubb and Fireman's Fund are competing to offer extra layers of protection to "gold-plate" properties owned by the well-heeled, said Jim Whittle, assistant general counsel with the American Insurance Association.
Services range from clearing trees and brush from around a home before a fire can start to applying flame-retardant chemicals to the perimeter of a property in the midst of a blaze, according to industry literature.
Jack Dies, head of Sun Valley Insurance and an AIG broker, said premiums for such policies average up to $7,000 a year but those costs are dwarfed by the value of properties at stake.
Whittle could not quantify how widespread privately funded wildfire protection has become since first emerging less than a decade ago. But insurance plans offering such services have grown more popular as homes increasingly encroach on the "wildland-urban interface," where the fringes of communities meet undeveloped, often rugged terrain.
Between 2000 and 2010, 10 million U.S. homes were built in or bordering fire-prone wild lands, representing two-thirds of all houses built during that period, according to research conducted by the U.S. Forest Service and others.
"It's entirely likely it will be a continued pattern and approach," Whittle said of private fire protection.
The presence of private firefighters gained greater attention this summer as dozens of large blazes raging across the drought-parched West strained traditional government firefighting resources at the local, state and federal levels.
Property losses are estimated to have run into the hundreds of millions of dollars.
AFFLUENT MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES
Potter was one of thousands of residents forced in August to flee a wildfire in Idaho's Sawtooth Mountains that threatened a scenic river valley whose homeowners included celebrities such as actor Tom Hanks. Land and properties in the area are collectively valued at up to $8 billion.
Hundreds of federal firefighters fought the blaze, battling flames door to door with support from water-dropping helicopters and airplane tankers. By the time it was over, the so-called Beaver Creek blaze had blackened 112,000 acres (45,300 hectares) of tinder-dry pine forests and sagebrush flats.
Just one home was lost in the blaze.
None of several insurers – including AIG – that underwrite multimillion-dollar homes in fire-prone regions agreed to interviews about wildfire protection services.
On its website, AIG Private Client Group pledges to use a proprietary wildfire mapping system to determine which of its insured homes are most vulnerable and to automatically send crews to take measures such as blanketing a house with fire-resistant foam. Homeowners are not required to alert the company or even be on the premises for the emergency fire protection clause to kick in.
Potter said he was unaware that his policy provided for such services until the AIG private fire crew arrived on his street.
"It must have been in the fine print of the contract. But I was duly impressed with their presence," Potter said.
COSTLY POLICIES
Dies said crews hired by the company consist mostly of trained firemen with extensive fire-protection backgrounds.
"The theory is, if they can save one house, their bottom line is a whole lot better," he said.
Firefighting experts still are evaluating how to best integrate insurance-hired resources.
Private crews out to protect specific individual properties in the midst of mass evacuations can pose a challenge to federal fire managers trying to marshal manpower and resources over a wide area, said Steve Gage, assistant operations director for fire and aviation management for the U.S. Forest Service.
He said the agency has sought to accommodate insurance company contract crews and engines in recognition of the valuable services they provide for certain homeowners. But tactics and objectives sometimes differ between traditional wildland firefighters and private asset-protection operations.
In some cases, the industry can end up competing with the government for a limited supply of contract fire engines and residents become concerned about what seems to be government crews working their neighbor's home but not theirs, Gage said.
"The industry is about profit and loss and they're in business to make money," he said.
Categories: National NewsTopics: AIG Private Client Group, high net worth homeowners, insurance company fire services, private insurers' firefighters, wildfires
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Mumbai, the city which remained the top home destination in India, has always enjoyed higher property rates. According to some recent reports, over the last four years, the property rates in the city have gone up by 66 percent.
Property Rates in Mumbai still see new heights.
Going against the expectations of the industry experts, the prices in the city have still gone up. In fact it seems contradictory to the opinions of the experts who said that there will be a price correction in the city soon.
Contradictory to the revealing of the experts, the property rates shot up by 66 percent in Mumbai, reports global real estate consultant firm Jones Lang LaSalle India.
Due to the weak home sales, the market was expected to undergo a price correction. Developers too felt that the situation could be bettered only if they correct the prices.
Property rates still rise in Mumbai.
However as against their expectations, the prices for residential properties have gone up in Mumbai, mainly due to the lack of supply and scarcity of land.
Always the unsold properties in any market are considered as a precursor of price correction, explains JLL West India's MD Ramesh Nair. He adds that if this is true related to the residential market of Mumbai, the correction should have taken place at least three years ago.
Mumbai witnessed a correction for the last time in 2008. Since then the prices are on the rise. Compared to the property rates in the second quarter of 2009 and the second quarter of the current year, the prices have gone up by 66 percent.
Meanwhile property rates in Thane rose by 70 percent and in Navi Mumbai it went still higher, by 74 percent. The report adds that the demand for investment in residential sector remained stable over the years.
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Adventist Mission | "So This Is Sabbath!"
"From the first Sabbath that we went to church there was a peace that I had never felt in my whole life," said Ian. "I still experience that peace every Sabbath.
Rotuma is located approximately 400 miles (643 km.) from Suva, Fiji.
The island of Rotuma is just 16 square miles (43 sq. km.) with a population of about 2,000 Rotumans living on the island itself.
Eighty-five percent of Rotumans voted against opening their island to organized tourism.
About 10,000 Rotumans live on the main islands of Fiji, in New Zealand, and in Australia.
Ian Rigamoto and his wife, Lavinia, were born into staunch Methodist families on the tiny island of Rotuma—technically a part of Fiji but with a language and culture of its own. Like many Rotumans, the couple moved to Suva, the capital of Fiji.
There, Ian and Lavinia were active in the local Methodist church and were raising their children, Rozyln and Rosemary, in the faith. But the couple longed to learn more about the Bible.
One day Ian felt impressed to go into a video shop in Suva. There he found a series of DVDs on Bible prophecy by Seventh-day Adventist pastor Doug Batchelor.
"Deep in our hearts, we knew Sunday wasn't the right day," said Ian. "Our hearts were telling us to do the right thing. During family worship, the question always popped up—what about the Sabbath?" But Ian's father lived with them, and they didn't want to disappoint family or friends.
Ian, Lavinia, and their daughter Rozlyn continued attending the Methodist church, but their younger daughter, Rosemary, started going to the Seventh-day Adventist church. Often she reminded her parents of the Sabbath truth. The family struggled with their convictions for five years, sometimes praying and fasting as they asked God for direction.
Then one day, Ian's father asked, "Please can I go to Rotuma? I'm tired of staying here." They paid his airfare, and he was gone.
Just as Ian and Lavinia were convicted that it was time to keep the Sabbath, the Methodist head elder saw Ian at the market and said, "You're supposed to be preaching this Friday—Easter Friday." Ian felt conflicted—what should he do?
That Sabbath Ian and Lavinia joined their daughter Rosemary in worshiping at the Seventh-day Adventist church. They were baptized, and started hosting weekly Bible studies in their home.


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Select Committee on Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Minutes of Evidence
Examination of Witnesses (Questions 20 - 39)
MR JIM SCUDAMORE AND MR ROY HATHAWAY
20. Looking at the disposition here, I thought that as the temperature went up we would see things slow down, but that did not occur. During the summer we continued to have disease reported, and I do not understand how it was that the disease pool survived what should have been a natural deterrent. Can you explain why?
(Mr Scudamore) Yes. The disease survived in animals. The problem we had—and I think this was an unprecedented outbreak in the world—was that we were dealing, in veterinary terms, on first principles, because nobody has ever had a widely disseminated sheep foot and mouth problem. They have had pig problems and cattle problems. So we are actually having to learn a lot ourselves, in veterinary terms, as to what all this means. The situation is that the virus will survive in the animals, the animals will continue to excrete that virus if they are infected, and people and vehicles can still transmit it. The difference between the summer and the winter is the temperature. As the temperature gets higher and it gets drier the virus will last for a shorter period on the pasture and in the environment. So it does mean that if you have infected sheep excreting virus in the summer the virus will last, say, for three days on the pasture, but if you have those same sheep excreting virus in the winter it might last for 30 days on the pasture. So the big advantage of the summer is it stops the environmental survival of the virus. The difficulty we faced (which I can answer questions on if they arise) was that it was in animals. The outbreaks we had over the summer were due to it coming out in animals. Just for interest, I thought you might like to have a look at the comparison with 1967 because everybody is comparing it to 1967. I would say that comparisons have to be made very carefully, because, as I said, this is an unprecedented sheep problem that has spread into cattle. The 1967/68 outbreak was basically a cattle problem, so we are looking at an entirely different problem. What is quite interesting, I think, is that the blue line, which is the outbreaks we have had, is well below the number of cases on the red line for 1967/68 at the beginning. So we actually did not reach the peak that they had in 1967/68, in spite of the difficulties we have had. What this graph does not show is the number of animals killed, and if it showed the number of animals killed the graph would be the other way round. It is quite interesting that in the early stages we had below 50 cases very quickly but the tail has gone on for a lot longer, and there are explanations for that. The reason the tail has gone on for longer is we had a series of small outbreaks—we have had a Thirsk, a Whitby, a Settle and Brecon Beacons—which has created some of the peaks and some of the troughs.
Diana Organ
21. You have quite rightly said that on the pattern of cases confirmed we seem to have had a better experience than in 1967 when, of course, everybody knows—as you have just said—if this was the number of animals killed it would obviously be a completely different pattern. Why do you think it was that we had to kill so many more animals to get the epidemiological peak and then long tail, whereas in 1967 we managed to control the disease without having to kill so many hundreds of thousands of animals?
(Mr Scudamore) I think there are a whole lot of reasons and, again, I can draw on my own experience. I dealt with a number of outbreaks in 1967/68 and there were 50 cows. The first thing is the size of the farms and the way in which the farms operate. In that period there were quite a lot of small farms on the Cheshire Plain that had small acreages and had 50 dairy cows, so an infected farm did not involve killing a great number of animals. The second thing, I think, is in that area a lot of the farms were single premises. One of the difficulties we faced was that some people have a lot of farms over a lot of property, and they have people going backwards and forwards with equipment etc. So there are a lot of bigger farms with parcels of land and animals all over the place. So that involved more animals as well. Thirdly, to get ahead of the disease we did have the contiguous cull, which meant we were removing contiguous farms, whereas in 1967/68 they removed some of the contiguous farms but they went and inspected the others regularly.
22. So it was the contiguous cull which pushed the numbers up?
(Mr Scudamore) Partly. I think it will be interesting to go back and draw the graphs of how many animals there were on the infected premises compared to 1967 with how many animals on the non-infected farms. I think it was a combination of the type of farming, the size of farms and the fact that, for example, one dealer had 13 farms, all of which were potentially infected, whereas in 1967/68 you would not have had that sort of figure, I do not think.
23. What proportion of the original suspect cases where culling took place ultimately proved negative when tests were analysed by whoever analysed them?
(Mr Scudamore) We do not know because the problem we had at the height of the outbreak was that we were removing contiguous premises and we were not sampling them. We did not have the resources to do that. We had to get them dead and removed within 48 hours. Therefore, we did not sample a lot of contiguous premises. What happened with those was that if people were visiting the farms as part of the routine work and they found disease they automatically became infected farms straight away. Secondly, when they went to slaughter on those farms, they looked at the animals and if they had clinical disease then they would convert those into infected farms. The difficulty with the other type of farm was that we did not have the serological capacity or the resources to sample the sheep, so they could well have been diseased sheep and not noticeable. Secondly, the animals could be incubating the disease and we did not have a test for that.
24. Do you not have even just a feel for the level of false positives, if that is the right term?
(Mr Scudamore) I am not exactly sure what figures we have got at the moment on the number of contiguous ones that became infected.
25. I am not necessarily thinking about the contiguous, I am thinking about the cases as confirmed by the clinical examination by the vet.
(Mr Scudamore) I am sorry, I think we might be talking at cross purposes. There were the farms we declared infected, based on clinical evidence. These were slightly different. If the vet went out to a farm and he felt there was disease on the farm, it would be confirmed on clinical grounds. We would then take samples of that farm and look at those retrospectively. I have not got the detail but I can get the figures, Chairman, but somewhere around 70/80 per cent of cattle and a lower percentage of sheep—
26. Were confirmed.
(Mr Scudamore) In the laboratory.
27. So 20 per cent plus were not in 2,000 cases.
(Mr Scudamore) Something like that. It is probably more than that. Again, I do not have the details with me. I think there are a number of issues. This is a rapidly spreading disease and we confirmed on clinical grounds. We then took samples from most of the cases to check whether the clinical diagnosis was right. There are a number of reasons why those samples would not give a positive result. The first one is they took the wrong samples, or the samples were damaged on the way to the laboratory. The virus can be damaged. The second thing is that if it was in sheep there might be old disease, and if we did not take blood samples for antibody testing we would get a negative result back. So there are reasons why on clinical examination you can confirm it but the laboratory result comes back negative. There are other cases where clinically the diagnosis was foot and mouth disease and the laboratory results were negative.
David Taylor: Could Mr Scudamore write to you, Chairman, on what the actual figures are?
28. We will get that information.
(Mr Scudamore) We can give you details of the confirmed cases and the laboratory testing results.
29. Thank you for that very helpful and interesting presentation. Can I begin by going right back to the beginning of the outbreak, where it is generally believed that the origin of the infection is in an imported product? I am not going to ask you about the particular farm where it started, because I understand the sub judice status, but I was very interested in a reply given by Mr Morley on 24 October, which is at column 267W of Hansard, listing the countries from which we import meat. The list of countries includes countries where FMD is endemic and which have had outbreaks in 1999, 2000 or 2001. He says, quite correctly, that "Community legislation permits the importation of meat from certain countries where foot and mouth disease is present but only where the disease is restricted to specific areas. Imports are permitted only from parts of the country that are free of disease or under strict conditions that ensure the meat does not come from any animal that may have come in contact with foot and mouth disease before, during and after slaughter." I look down the list and I see amongst other countries that in 1999 we imported 5,000 tonnes of meat from Zimbabwe and that in 2000 we imported 5,500 tonnes and in 2001, up to now, we have imported 4,000 tonnes of meat from Zimbabwe. You will be as familiar as we all are with the circumstances which prevail in Zimbabwe. As a vet, are you satisfied that we can have absolute confidence that meat coming from Zimbabwe fulfils those conditions set out in the International Animal Health Code of 2001? What would your advice be to ministers if they sought it?
(Mr Scudamore) The rules for the importation of beef and meat are laid down in Community legislation, as you said. That legislation is actually based on the Northumberland Report, to a large extent, that you can import meat provided that it meets the conditions you mentioned. If we look to Zimbabwe, there is a whole series of issues that need to be checked before you can safely import beef. In fact, the people who do that checking are the European Union, through the Food and Veterinary Office. The type of checks one would want to know are: do they have a veterinary service that can deliver the certification that is needed? Secondly, what controls have they got in their state to deal with foot and mouth disease, and what assurances do we have on the tracing of that meat from the feed lot through the system into the abattoir? All of these factors have to be put together before the Zimbabwe export of beef is put on the list. The EU runs a number of lists. There is a list which lists countries which are eligible to export meat, and then that list also includes the establishment in those countries which meet the public health standards to be able to export beef to the UK. If you take all that together, along with the other requirements, which would be deboning and maturing in certain circumstances, the legal import of meat under the conditions laid down is quite adequate. The problem in Zimbabwe, I believe, has been that there is the system where the animals go from feed lots into abattoirs and there was a recent case in Zimbabwe where animals were picked up in abattoirs with the disease, which was then traced back to the feed lot. One of the questions is, do they have sufficient controls at the moment to provide the necessary assurances? That is an issue that has been discussed and studied and an issue that the European Union will take forward, quite rightly, because it does it on behalf of 15 Member States to make sure that no meat comes into the European Union which poses a risk to any of the Member States.
30. So that if the United Kingdom had conditions within the United Kingdom which are the conditions which now exist in Zimbabwe, do you imagine that the rest of the European Union would import meat from us?
(Mr Scudamore) The conditions would be that they would have to demonstrate freedom. It depends what sort of meat you are importing. If you are importing fresh beef that has bone in it and has not been matured, then you have to be free and it has to come from a free area and you have to be able to provide the assurance that it is free. I think that was the problem that we had at the beginning of this outbreak—whether we could provide that assurance. If it comes from a country where there is disease in that country and where they vaccinate, it is expected to come from an area where there is not active disease, the animals have to be deboned and they have to be matured to proper pH.
31. We know what the rules are, we agree on those rules, but, after all, to control foot and mouth disease in this country you introduced some extremely draconian rule. You yourself said, when we only had three outbreaks, I think, you insisted that we should, in a sense, freeze the countryside, for very good reasons. Even then, you might have wished you had done it two days earlier. Yet we are still importing meat from countries in which we cannot have the confidence that these controls are applied with the rigour which we would like. Do you give, from time to time, advice to ministers that these need urgent review? Whenever we hear, for example, Lord Whitty on the subject we get a recital of what the Animal Health Code is but we never get any explanation of whether the Government thinks it is working.
(Mr Scudamore) It will take a little bit of time to explain it. First of all, we have to have international surveillance. So the first thing we need to know is where we have got the disease and what is the risk that countries pose. In some countries which are free of disease we need to be assured that if they get disease in that country they report it to the international system. What will generally happen is, for example, if a country which is currently free and from which we are importing beef reports disease there will be a complete block on that country. That block will be put on by the European Union. I think, if I recollect correctly, they have done that to Zimbabwe, there is a block on meat coming in from Zimbabwe because there is a new disease problem and it needs to be looked into. International disease surveillance is the first critical point; we need a reporting system so that if countries that we import meat from pick up disease they have got a proper veterinary service, they have got proper surveillance, and as soon as they find disease they inform the international community through the OIE in Paris or through the EU in Brussels. Once that is done, Brussels would then put in place a safeguards clause, either at the instigation of a Member State or at their own instigation. There is a veterinary service in Brussels that reviews all this. So if a country that has not had disease goes down with disease, it is reported and there would be a draft decision for discussion at a Standing Veterinary Committee with a view to blocking that country or parts of that country until the position is resolved.
32. Would you recommend to ministers that pending that decision—because, obviously, there is a process that takes a certain time—they should simply prevent the import of products into the United Kingdom as a precautionary measure?
(Mr Scudamore) Yes, we can do that and we do recommend to ministers that if we believe it is necessary to put in safeguard measures pending a Standing Veterinary Committee discussion and production of a legal Commission decision.
Mr Jack
33. Can I ask why, in the current circumstances, you do not believe there is any need to do something about Zimbabwe at this time?
(Mr Scudamore) Again, I have not got the detail with me, but I believe there is a Commission decision stopping the import of meat from Zimbabwe, at the moment. Again, Chairman, I think I had better confirm that with you.
Chairman: I quoted Zimbabwe simply because we know the internal conditions, rather than similar countries like Botswana which have endemic problems.
Patrick Hall
34. Is it fair to say that between 1967 and this year the international surveillance system you have referred to has worked and helped to protect the EU and Britain? Have there been throughout that rather long period of time examples of the banning of importing of meat from countries where those conditions do not apply?
(Mr Scudamore) Yes, there are a lot of examples. One of the conditions under which the EU and ourselves will import meat or products from a country is that they have to have in place a national surveillance system which enables them to identify disease and report it through into the international community. From 1967 to now there are constant reports of disease occurring. There was a case in South Africa in September of the same strain as we have got, which the South Africans reported very quickly and the South Africans brought in their own ban on export of their own volition before there was any international control put in place. So there is a lot of discussion on surveillance. There are regular meetings in Europe to discuss foot and mouth disease, there is the World Health Organisation in Paris which co-ordinates a lot of this and, in fact, gets involved in training and recording. So since 1967 we have had no outbreaks. It is interesting to look back in history, though, and see that from 1918 to 1967 this country had outbreaks of foot and mouth disease every year bar two, and from 1967 we have had one in 34 years. So I think the controls that were introduced on the importation of meat after the 1967/68 outbreak have worked very effectively.
35. Just diverting slightly, does that mean that foot and mouth is not endemic here, it comes from abroad?
(Mr Scudamore) Yes, I think there is no doubt that this strain has not been found in the UK. It has not been found in Europe, apart from Greece in 1996, so the strain must have come in through an imported meat product or imported meat—probably illegally.
Mr Jack: Can I ask the Chief Vet if he has seen the National Pig Association video which registers their concerns about controls on the importation of meat both legally and illegally? If he has, does he think the video makes valid points? If it does, what has been done about it?
36. If you have not we will let you off.
(Mr Scudamore) Thank you very much. I have not actually seen it but some of my people have seen it. I think there are valid points about importation. The first question is legal importation. If it is legally imported, meets the conditions and comes in with the correct certification then the risk is minimal. So the question then arises what is the importation that poses a risk? That importation probably falls into three categories: there are the private importations by individuals who bring meat back with them; there is large-scale private imports where people bring suitcases back with them and then there are illegal imports where people are actually trading in illegal meat. So there are actually three different issues which all need to be addressed. We are well aware of the potential problems in this and a number of initiatives have been put in place in terms of publicity, in terms of looking to see how enforcement can be altered, in terms of developing cross-departmental work to look to see how we can deal with these three different issues, because they do crop up in different areas. Some will occur through airports. The other problem is on illegally imported meat. We have somewhere round about 2.5 million containers coming into this country every year, and to open all of those would not be a practical proposition. Even if you opened them, the meat, if it was illegal, could be at the back of the container, so you would have to turn them all out. What we are having to look at is what is a practical proposition in terms of enforcement. We are actively aware of this and I think these are issues that will be discussed by the various inquiries and lessons to be learned.
37. So Minister Brown, who told us at the end of the summer that new plans were going to come forward, was still in the thinking stage about new plans, was he?
(Mr Scudamore) There are a lot of plans coming forward, but I am afraid I cannot list them all at the moment. There are initiatives coming forward on publicity, on enforcement, on survey work—
38. When will we have the joy of reading these plans?
(Mr Scudamore) Hopefully, in the not-too-distant future, but I cannot give you a date. Again, I will have to write and confirm exactly where we are.
Chairman: Some people get their joy in fairly precarious ways, it has to be said.
Mr Todd
39. The video which Michael has referred to and the associated documents showed massive confusion between the various agencies that seek to control the import into this country of potentially illegal meat. It even showed that those who do this can escape without penalty when there are offences detected. It seemed reasonably plain to most objective observers that relying on, often, ill-funded local authorities, who attach little significance to the small port or the import activity for which they are responsible, is clearly a mistaken approach. Have you sought to give some advice to ministers as to the obvious loopholes that have been exposed in this process?
(Mr Scudamore) Yes, as I said, there have been interdepartmental discussions because I think it is, as you quite rightly point out, an issue which falls between different departments. The FSA have an interest in public health aspects, we have an interest in the animal health aspects, then you have got the enforcement through Customs and local authorities, border inspection posts and various groups of people. I think what we are working towards is what do we need—to look at the three categories of meat—to detect illegal imports? How do we actually discourage them and how do we deal with them? Enforcement is one of the major issues which ministers will be having to look at.
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Conviction under Section 376 IPC upheld in light of act being 'forcible' and 'non-consensual': SC
Case BriefsSupreme Court
Published on October 20, 2018 October 23, 2018 By Devika
Supreme Court: The 3-Judge Bench comprising of CJ Ranjan Gogoi and Sanjay Kishan Kaul and K.M. Joseph, JJ., dismissed an appeal filed by the accused-appellant for his conviction under Section 376 IPC for a sentence of 7 years.
The facts of the case as presented in the appeal are that the accused was convicted for raping a 16-year-old girl. The victim's family was neighbors and friends with the accused's family. The incident of rape happened in January 1996 but was discovered by the mother of prosecutrix only in May-June when the victim missed her cycle that she was 5 months pregnant.
The FIR in this regard was filed in the month of July 1996 stating that prosecutrix and her family did not want to spoil the reputation or bring disharmony in the family of the accused and later the complaint was filed only on the basis that the accused had denied providing funds for the victims' abortion.
The Supreme Court Bench in the present case focused on the cardinal issue that has to be decided whether the initial act was consensual or a forcible act. Further, the Court stated that the close relations between the families and that being the reason for the delay in lodging an FIR cannot be brushed aside. Court also took notice of the facts that there was a solitary incident and was not followed by repeated acts which lead us to this act being non-consensual.
Therefore, the prosecution was successful in proving that it was a forcible act and not consensual which failed the present appeal by upholding the conviction and sentence of the accused-appellant. [P.J. Mathew v. State of Kerala,2018 SCC OnLine SC 2044, Order dated 04-10-2018]
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Order dt. 09.07.2014 which restrained the State Governments from exercising the powers of remission and commutation of life sentence, modified
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Best Of 2010:
Best Of 2010 (January 1st - December 30th, 2010)
Paco Lorente
Inside the Agora
Alex Makienko
The True Canadian Landscape
Serge Maandag
The Peak of Our Vacation
Bernese Alps, Switzerland
September 1, 2010, 16:06 CET
© 2010 Serge Maandag, All Rights Reserved.
We reached the peak of our vacation on the Jungfraujoch in 2010. The Jungfraujoch is a col between the Mönch and Jungfrau mountains in the Swiss Alps. It's situated at 3,571 meters. Strangely enough it can simply be reached by train. An expensive train that is and one that follows a steep track right through some very impressive and fierce rocky mountains. The ride up is an attraction on its own. As the train gets higher the narrow gaps between the train and tunnel walls may get you somewhat dizzy. And if that doesn't do it, the decrease in air pressure as you get higher will help. Luckily you can step out of the train during 2 short stops. The first stop offers a panorama from the north face of the Eigerwand. The second stop offers a view of an ice-lake full of bizarre shaped glacier parts.
On the top of the col, there is a lot you can do. But the view over the mountains, the glacier and the valleys will surely grab your attention for the first hour or so. After days of bad weather, we were lucky to go up on a day that didn't have even the tiniest hint of a cloud. A sunny, serene and superb Swiss sight, that's what we experienced.
Jungfraujoch on Wikipedia
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Europe / Switzerland
Lat: 46° 32' 51.28" N
Long: 7° 59' 37.31" E
Elevation: 3487.25 m
Precision is: Unknown / Undeclared.
Shot with a Nikon D300, a Nikkor 10.5mm fisheye, a Nodal Ninja 3 bracket and a cheap Manfrotto tripod. Stitched and edited with Photoshop CS3 and PTGui pro 9.0b4


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El río Ózerija  es un río del óblast de Tiumén, en Rusia. Es un afluente por la derecha del río Balajlei, que lo es río Vagái, que lo es a su vez del río Irtish, y éste a su vez del río Obi, a cuya cuenca hidrográfica pertenece.

Geografía

Su curso tiene 10 km de longitud. Nace a unos 116 m de altura a 2.5 km al sur de Kalínovka y se dirige hacia el noroeste, pasando por esta localidad, junto a la que forma un pequeño estanque, hasta llegar a Krótovo, donde desemboca a 88 m de altura en el Balajlei, a 82 km de su desembocadura en el río Vagái en Utmarka.

Referencias

Este artículo contiene datos geográficos extraídos de Google Earth y el mapa de Rusia de Yandex.
Este artículo es una traducción parcial de su correspondiente en la edición en ruso de Wikipedia, Озериха (приток Балахлея).

Ozerija
Ozerija

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import Keyboard, { SHORTKEY } from '../../../modules/keyboard';

describe('Keyboard', function() {
  describe('match', function() {
    it('no modifiers', function() {
      let binding = {
        key: 'a'
      };
      expect(Keyboard.match({
        keyCode: 'A'.charCodeAt(0),
        shiftKey: false,
        metaKey: false,
        ctrlKey: false,
        altKey: false
      }, binding)).toBe(true);
      expect(Keyboard.match({
        keyCode: 'A'.charCodeAt(0),
        shiftKey: true,
        metaKey: false,
        ctrlKey: false,
        altKey: false
      }, binding)).toBe(false);
    });

    it('simple modifier', function() {
      let binding = {
        key: 'a',
        shiftKey: true
      };
      expect(Keyboard.match({
        keyCode: 'A'.charCodeAt(0),
        shiftKey: false,
        metaKey: false,
        ctrlKey: false,
        altKey: false
      }, binding)).toBe(false);
      expect(Keyboard.match({
        keyCode: 'A'.charCodeAt(0),
        shiftKey: true,
        metaKey: false,
        ctrlKey: false,
        altKey: false
      }, binding)).toBe(true);
    });

    it('optional modifier', function() {
      let binding = {
        key: 'a',
        shiftKey: null
      };
      expect(Keyboard.match({
        keyCode: 'A'.charCodeAt(0),
        shiftKey: false,
        metaKey: false,
        ctrlKey: false,
        altKey: false
      }, binding)).toBe(true);
      expect(Keyboard.match({
        keyCode: 'A'.charCodeAt(0),
        shiftKey: true,
        metaKey: false,
        ctrlKey: false,
        altKey: false
      }, binding)).toBe(true);
    });

    it('shortkey modifier', function() {
      let binding = {
        key: 'a',
        shortKey: true
      };
      expect(Keyboard.match({
        keyCode: 'A'.charCodeAt(0),
        shiftKey: false,
        metaKey: false,
        ctrlKey: false,
        altKey: false
      }, binding)).toBe(false);
      expect(Keyboard.match({
        keyCode: 'A'.charCodeAt(0),
        shiftKey: false,
        metaKey: false,
        ctrlKey: false,
        altKey: false,
        [SHORTKEY]: true
      }, binding)).toBe(true);
    });

    it('native shortkey modifier', function() {
      let binding = {
        key: 'a',
        [SHORTKEY]: true
      };
      expect(Keyboard.match({
        keyCode: 'A'.charCodeAt(0),
        shiftKey: false,
        metaKey: false,
        ctrlKey: false,
        altKey: false
      }, binding)).toBe(false);
      expect(Keyboard.match({
        keyCode: 'A'.charCodeAt(0),
        shiftKey: false,
        metaKey: false,
        ctrlKey: false,
        altKey: false,
        [SHORTKEY]: true
      }, binding)).toBe(true);
    });
  });
});

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The South America program is specially designed for those who want to have an overall view of the countries Argentina & Brazil, covering the most important destinations in Brazil.(Sugar Bread) monument, the most portrayed image in the post cards. There are two funicular railways that carry the passengers up to 396 meters. The access is through the rail wagon (bondinho) that offers panoramic and most beautiful views of the world .V isit the Corcovado Mountain elected one of the new Seven Wonders of the World. From any point in the city, the visitor can see the most beautiful picture of Rio do Janeiro: Redeemer Christ on top of Corcovado Mountain. The Iguazzu Falls the Brazilian side of the magnificent Iguassu Falls. Following the walkways that border the canyon of the Iguassu River, it is possible to observe hundreds of small waterfalls until where the last fall Floriano Falls is reached. There you will have a complete frontal view of Devils Throat.
City Tour at Buenos Aires, across the 9th of July Avenue, Santa Fe Avenue, Government House, National Congress, Col�n Theatre, Puerto Madero, San Telmo's Neighborhood and La Boca's Neighborhood, walk along Caminito. Palermo's Hood.
Upon arrival, meet and greet by an English speaking guide and transfer in to the Hotel. Remaining of the day at leisure.
Breakfast at hotel, then pick-up for a three hour city tour (SIB), with English speaking guide and return to the Hotel.
Breakfast at the Hotel. Enjoy a day getting to know Buenos Aires on your own.
After breakfast at the Hotel, transfer out to the airport, with English speaking guide. Upon arrival in Puerto Iguazu, transfer in to the hotel on the Brazilian side, with English speaking guide private.
Breakfast at the Hotel, then pick-up for Brazilian Falls Tour (SIB), with English speaking guide, entrance fee included.
After breakfast at the Hotel, transfer out to the airport, with English speaking guide. Upon arrival in Rio de Janeiro, transfer in to the hotel, with english speaking guide.
Breakfast at the Hotel, then pick-up for a half day tour to the Corcovado (SIB) with English speaking guide, entrance fee included.
After breakfast at the Hotel, transfer out to the Interna�tional Airport, with English speaking guide for flight to your next destination.


As I wrote in today's Houston Chronicle, Aereo is finally coming to town.
The service captures over-the-air, local TV broadcasts and streams them over the Net to its subscribers. Aereo provides a DVR service so you can watch your favorite shows when you want, with the ability to pause, rewind and fast-forward.
You'll pay a minimum of $8 a month for Aereo, which gets you 20 hours of cloud-DVR storage. For $12, you can store 60 hours. You may pay Aereo for this service, but Aereo isn't going to pay the broadcasters for their signals. And as you'd expect, the legacy TV industry doesn't like that one bit.
They argue that Aereo is violating copyright laws by distributing their content without permission. Aereo, on the other hand, says you have a right to watch over-the-air TV via an antenna, which the company is merely renting to you. Each customer gets an individual, dime-sized antenna and personalized storage space on a server. So far, three federal courts have sided with Aereo, saying the New York-based startup's service is legal.
You can expect a new round of lawsuits when Aereo hits town, as has happened in other cities where it has launched.
What you can't expect, though, is that this startup rolling into Houston will generate new jobs. I asked CEO and founder Chet Kanojia how many people Aereo will hire when it launches here, and he said that, initially, the number is effectively zero.
That's because Aereo sets up shop in an existing data center, Kanojia told me. The array of dime-sized antennas are installed on the roof of the facility, and the servers down below are used for DVR storage. Presumably, existing data center employees do any hands-on maintenance that's necessary, and the company can manage other aspects remotely.
Aereo may eventually hire people to do local marketing, but their numbers likely would be minimal.
As someone who recently dropped cable TV to go Internet-only for my television, I'm very interested in trying Aereo. When I gave up U-verse's television service, I lost the ability to record network TV, and this would give it back. Currently, I use Hulu Plus to watch some network shows, and I buy season passes on iTunes for others. Aereo could save me money.
There may be a convenience issue, though. Aereo works on PCs and Macs with modern browsers, on iOS devices and on Roku. Android compatibility likely will come by the time the service rolls out in Houston, I was told.
I'm mostly using Apple TV for streaming these days, and you can use AirPlay to send Aereo's service to that box. Still, I wish there was a native Aereo app on Apple TV.
Does Aereo sound like a service to which you'd subscribe? Let us know in the comments.


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Home Local Body found in home burnt to the ground on Warren Street this...
Body found in home burnt to the ground on Warren Street this morning…
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Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a body burnt beyond recognition in a house fire on Thursday 13th November 2014.
According to reports, shortly after 1:00am, Police received a report of a house fire at Warren Street off Farrington Road. When firefighters arrived at the scene, they met a house engulf in flames. Firefighters extinguished the fire and upon examining the interior of the home found a body suspected to be that of an adult male burnt beyond recognition.
An autopsy will be conducted to determine the exact cause of death. Investigations are ongoing.
CORRECTIONAL OFFICER ARRESTED FOR DRUG POSSESSION
A 51 – year Correctional Officer is in custody after he was arrested for possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply on Wednesday 12th November 2014.
According to reports, shortly after 2:00pm, a team of officers from the Drug Enforcement Unit acting on intelligence went to the premises of the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services, where they conducted a search of a Correctional Officer who had just reported for duty. During the search, DEU officers found a quantity of dangerous drugs in his possession. DEU Officers also seized over $700.00 believed to be the proceeds of crime from the officer. The Correctional Officer was taken into custody and is expected to appear in court tomorrow to be formally charged.
7 ARRESTED BY SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION OFFICERS FOR POSSESSION OF DANGEROUS DRUGS
Five adult males and two adult females are in custody after they were arrested for possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply on Tuesday 11th November 2014.
According to reports, shortly after 3.00pm, a team of officers from the South Central Division acting on intelligence executed a search warrant at a home located in Stapledon Gardens, where they uncovered a quantity of dangerous drugs packaged for sale on the streets of New Providence. The five suspects were taken into custody for questioning reference to this discovery.
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Neighbors Say They Witnessed Police Brutality
by: Sabrina Hall
Posted: Oct 24, 2013 / 04:35 PM CDT
Updated: Oct 24, 2013 / 07:54 PM CDT
(Memphis) People in a South Memphis apartment complex say they were eyewitnesses to police brutality.
We're told the handcuffed victim was crying for help, bleeding and even passed out, all at the hands of three Memphis police officers.
Witnesses say police kicked in a door to get Roger Williams out, and bloodstains on the grass shows exactly how badly he was beaten.
"He came up with his hands up. He didn't say nothing to them! He came up with his hands up," said Latosha Gardner, who lives in the apartment where police pulled Willams from.
"The black officer was just standing back. The three white officers were beating him. So what does that look like?" asked Francia Celstin.
"Repeatedly beating him. They busted his head. They busted his face open," said Cordarious Pearson, who says he saw the beating through his window.
"He was saying, 'Help me! Help me.' He was not resisting at all and I don't even know why they have him on a resisting charge," said another woman.
"I was holding everybody back and I got maced in my face," said Gardner.
Eden Point Apartments is patrolled by officers since it's considered a dangerous complex in South Memphis.
Officers say they tried to stop Williams after seeing him pace in front of an apartment.
When they asked for ID, they say he elbowed an officer in the face and slammed another officer's hand in the door as he ducked inside of the apartment.
We read the accusations to the crowd.
"Officer Brewer then grabbed suspect and then he elbowed him in the face," read reporter Sabrina Hall.
"No! No!" yelled the crowd.
They say the only assault they saw was the three officers attacking a man already in handcuffs.
"He kept on saying, 'Help me,' and every time he said, Help me,' the officer would punch him in the face and say, 'Shut up'," said Celstin.
"The ladies were screaming because we were like, 'Why are you doing him like that?'" said Gardner.
The Memphis Police Department will not say whether they're investigating these accusations of police brutality, but the group plans to report what they saw to internal affairs.
"Something's got to be done about this, man," said Pearson. "Something's got to be done."


As you are aware, the United Kingdom is planning to leave the European Union on the 29th March 2019 at 2300hrs. Unfortunately, there is still a huge amount to be agreed about the UK's future relationship with Europe.
The potential effects on our industry are numerous. Planning for such a historic event is therefore extremely difficult, especially when we do not know exactly what we are planning for. However, there are a number of simple steps that can be taken to help us all be in a better position in the event of a "No Deal" Brexit scenario. Therefore the UK Government has produced a set of guidelines to assist us in this process (although much more may be required and this certainly isn't exhaustive as many factors may change).
Motis has been very careful not to provide any misleading information about Brexit and the requirements of our customer base, however, we do believe that some of the points are clear and simple and would be a good basic practice to follow in the first instance whatever the outcome may be.
We will update this page with any information we feel is relevant/useful to our customers however we will not be adding every single Brexit related article, possibilities or speculation (and hasn't there just been some of that!!!). In short, we will try to keep the contents as simple, factual, relevant and as useful as possible for our customers.
Click the flag links to the right of this page to access articles released by the UK Government in relation some initial (but not necessarily exhaustive!) actions in anticipation of the possibility of a "No Deal" Brexit.?


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Q: java ArrayList & JDBC public class UserBean

{
 public String name;
 public String role;
}

class Dao{
 ArrayList<UserBean> a = new ArrayList<UserBean>();
 String sql = "Select * from user";
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  a.add[0].name = rs.getString("name");
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A: Create an instance of UserBean and add it to the List.
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  bean.name = rs.getString("name");
  bean.role = rs.getString("role");
  a.add(bean);
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A: You can try:
public class UserBean {
    public String name;
    public String role;
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    while(rs.next()){
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Who'd Win In A Fight: Batman? Or Edward Kenway?
Dan SeitzTwitterSenior Contributor
Batman: Arkham Origins and Assassin's Creed IV will be going toe-to-toe next week; Batman's game arrives tomorrow and the next entry in the Assassin's Creed series arrives on Tuesday. Both games will sell millions of copies, both have been getting great reviews. But no coverage has asked the question pressing on all of our minds: Who'd win in a fight?
First, some ground rules: No vehicles. Batman can keep his various utility belt tools, and Edward can also keep all his toys. But, as you'll see, that might matter less for both than you might think.
We could argue over who's more of a ninja but the answer doesn't matter. Batman's "detective vision" and Edward's "Eagle Vision" make pretty short work of any attempt to hide. Maybe there will be a brief advantage at the beginning of the fight, but it's largely going to be out in the open.
This is a problem for both of them because a lot of their tactics depend on stealth. Losing that advantage and being forced into a straight-up fight puts them both on the back foot right out of the gate.
Advantage: Neither.
Edward arguably has the edge here; he's got multiple ranged and edged weapons. Flintlocks, swords, the hidden blade, he's going to come to a fight like this loaded for bear. Furthermore he aims for the kill, while Batman aims for the takedown, so balancing his weapons for (relative) safety isn't a concern.
Batman, on the other hand, mostly has a variety of grappling hooks and, of course, the Batarang. He's also got gas and smoke pellets, but that's less of an advantage than you might think, with the Eagle Vision. Edward's bigger problem is that Batman's got good aim with his Batarangs, and he's quick enough, and flintlocks are inaccurate enough, that ultimately the guns might be more of a liability than an asset.
Advantage: Edward, But Just Barely
This one's a chip shot. Batman wears armor, and Edward doesn't, mostly relying on regenerating health to get over stab wounds. At best he might be wearing a leather jerkin. Batman's also designed his armor to handle stabbing, so Edward is in trouble.
Advantage: Batman.
Edward is an Assassin, trained carefully and precisely to deal death with a flash of the hands and melt into the crowd. He is undeniably one of the most dangerous human beings of his era.
One problem: Batman regularly disposes of ninja squads, SWAT teams, gangs of thugs, and highly trained assassins, and more to the point has spent his life thinking about how to terrify even the toughest of people. This is a guy who kicks Superman's ass. If you're not scared of him, he will punch you until you learn to be scared of him.
Furthermore, he can close the distance with lightning speed, something assisted by his grappling gun, and is an expert at both using every hand-to-hand weapon on Earth, and taking them away from you and beating you senseless with them. If Edward gets into punching range, it's all over.
We've got to give this one to Batman. Edward Kenway is no wuss, and he'd likely be a capable opponent Batman would respect. But the list of people who can fight Batman solo and last for more than a minute, forget winning, is so short it's hard to see how Edward would manage to get onto it.
Did we get it right? Get it wrong? Let us know!
Topics: #Batman, #Video GamesTags: Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, Batman, Batman: Arkham Origins, Gaming, SLIDESHOW, video games, who'd win?


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Technical Analyst II - Software Developer - Toronto, Ontario
Job Posting #889926
Position: Technical Analyst II - Software Developer
Site: Techna Institute
Department: Research
Reports To: Manager, Health Research Informatics
Salary Range: $66,846 to $83,558 per annum commensurate with experience and consistent with UHN Compensation Policy
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Status: Permanent Full Time
University Health Network (UHN) is looking for an experienced professional to fill the key role of Technical Analyst II - Software Developer in our Techna Institute.
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The University Health Network, where "above all else the needs of patients come first", encompasses Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and the Michener Institute of Education at UHN. The breadth of research, the complexity of the cases treated, and the magnitude of its educational enterprise has made UHN a national and international resource for patient care, research and education. With a long tradition of groundbreaking firsts and a purpose of "Transforming lives and communities through excellence in care, discovery and learning", the University Health Network (UHN), Canada's largest research teaching hospital, brings together over 16,000 employees, more than 1,600 physicians, 8,000+ students, and many volunteers. UHN is a caring, creative place where amazing people are amazing the world.
University Health Network (UHN) is a research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto and a member of the Toronto Academic Health Science Network. The scope of research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care. Research across UHN's seven research institutes spans the full spectrum of diseases and disciplines, including cancer, cardiovascular sciences, transplantation, neural and sensory sciences, musculoskeletal health, rehabilitation sciences, and community and population health. Find out about our purpose, values and principles here.
We are looking for a Software Developer to join our Data Science team in the Techna institute.
Techna is a research institute at UHN that is focused on the advancement of healthcare technology. The Data Science team at Techna is looking for a dynamic software developer to join their team. The team works in close collaboration with care providers, researchers, and educators to develop innovative solutions that collect, manage, and leverage data to facilitate clinical research. Our systems are used in clinical practice and in multi-site research studies.
The Data Science team consists of developers, research analysts, and architects. The team works using Agile frameworks and in close collaboration with researchers and clinicians.
Key success factors for this role:
Drive software development of clinical and research applications
Participate in technical design, development, review, and documentation
Role overview:
As a Software Developer, you will be responsible for designing, coding, implementing, and reviewing software applications. You will actively solve novel problems, make improvements, troubleshoot independently and with your team, and document new and existing code.
You will be working with other Software Developers and Architects to code, review, and debug features. This role requires experience in using a range of different technologies, languages, and frameworks to develop innovative healthcare solutions. You will work on novel health technologies that will help accelerate cancer research, including research data storage systems, health data interoperability platforms and integrated predictive models.
You will be working within a dynamic software development team and you will learn and adapt rapidly while working in Agile mode. You will have the option to work remotely, on-site, or hybrid, with flex-hours.
Individual responsibilities
Code, test, and document the features and functionalities of healthcare products;
Participate in technical design, implementation, functional analysis and updates;
Follow the best practices and collaborate with other teams in the Techna department;
Debug and resolve issues;
Work collaboratively with your team to define system architectures and design appropriate solutions when necessary;
Contribute to the definition of operational procedures for software development;
Encourage communities of practice by developing code quality metrics, reviewing others code, sharing knowledge, debugging, keeping technical debt low, etc.;
Contribute to technical design documentation and general documentation to be compliant with audit requirements;
Be well informed about current trends in software development.
Team responsibilities
Work openly and collaboratively with other teams in the Techna department;
Share knowledge with enthusiasm and empower your colleagues;
Show respect and appreciation for your colleagues' needs and appreciate differences as much similarities;
Work on multiple concurrent projects and products, effectively following timelines, goals, and cross-functional collaborations;
Work in a process-oriented but agile mode;
Take responsibility for your personal and professional development.
Minimum three (3) or more year of experience as a Software Developer
A completion of an undergraduate degree program preferably with focus in computer science, or experience equivalent to minimum three years working as a software developer
Experience with software development concepts and methodologies including software development life cycle, design patterns, version control, issue tracking, etc.
Experience working with both front-end and back-end languages, development frameworks, and third-party libraries
Experience with Java or JavaScript
Experience with relational databases
Experience with REST
Experience in Angular 2+, preferred
Some experience with Linux, preferred
Knowledge of data administration principles and techniques
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This cute little start up aims to instill love of nature and mindfulness to youngsters through Yoga and various nature related activities. The project's owner Ipek is just perfect for the task with her endless love for life and the kindness of her soul. More to come on this project soon!
We have worked on the branding of this quirky project.
We will take on more digital work for this project as it progresses. Stay tuned!


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[Benzino's racist tirade begins with a single word around 12:18 and is in full swing by 18:25. Things really get crazy around 20:56 - 21:12, and they somehow manage to escalate even further from there.]
Now, before everyone starts writing "What's a Benzino?" I have to confess that until a few days ago I was happily ignorant myself. But there is never a good reason to fall for the "I don't know them so they are not famous" fallacy. So let's figure out who this guy is.
Per Wikipedia, Raymond Scott, better known by his stage name Benzino and widely commented on for his mostly-absent neck, is an American hip hop media executive and record producer. He is known for having appeared on VH1 reality TV series Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta and TV One original series The Next :15.
Benzino is also known for being involved, since 2003, in a widely publicized feud with rapper Eminem as Benzino called him "2003 Vanilla Ice". Since then the pair have been creating diss tracks about each other, including Benzino's "Pull Your Skirt Up" and "Die Another Day" or Eminem's "The Sauce" and "Nail in the Coffin."
A co-owner of The Source, Benzino was also a founding member of rap groups The Almighty RSO and Made Men. Unrelated... I wonder what was in those pills in his pocket?
Much more relevant, Raymond "Benzino" Scott appears to not like Asian people. At least, one very generalized Asian police officer. I can only imagine what a relief it must have been for Benzino to have TMZ cover his arrest... and for him to realize that TMZ's BOMBSHELL story - titled "Benzino's nuclear meltdown" - was all about the fact that he had uttered a single offensive sentence to the female officer. 😂
Not quite, TMZ...
It appears that TMZ only managed to get their hands on one of the body worn camera videos capturing Benzino's arrest. Because that video happened to be from the female officer's body-worn camera, it missed the entirety of Benzino's true "nuclear meltdown."
"Pork fried rice face"
"Jackie Chan midget gook"
"We should have killed you all in Vietnam"
"Can I get an order of egg foo young?"
And plenty more that would get this video removed and not just demonetized (like it already is, of course)
If you make it all the way there, the end of this video is in many ways the most unbelievable part. After all the time Benzino spends screaming about the arresting officer's mother, wanting to fight the arresting officer, wanting to sue the arresting officer, and various Chinese food dishes, he then issues the most half-hearted apology ever [because - no shit - he did actually get a ticket]... which is met with "We're cool" by the arresting officer. It seems that as far as Benzino is concerned, nothing really happened.
Hey you! Yes, you. You piece of shit. Put the A/C on?
**The above is intentionally more opinionated than the usual video description on Real World Police. Why? Simple: I didn't want to write a neutral article about the kind of behavior seen in this video. Things will be back to normal with the next video. (Just wanted to acknowledge and own the change in tone.)
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Here i'll show how to configure DN42 peering via BGP on an old Extreme Networks Summit 1i routing switch. This how-to should be also applicable to any other 'i'-series switch.
Looks like ExtremeWare doesn't support any tunneling mechanism in contrast to ExtremeWare IPv6 or ExtremeXOS operating systems. So you need either put your switch behind the router which will do tunneling with DN42 participant or directly connect the switch to our network, if that possible.
This configuration was tested on latest EW of 7.8.4.1 patch1-r4 version. But it should work on most of older releases as well.


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This is a tiny bud vase. Measures about 6" tall and 3 1/4" diameter.
The lid features chicken wire on top to create a rustic and functional flower frog.
Color: Glass is Light green. Tin lid is grey.
Vase reads: "Masons Patent Nov 30th 1858.
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In reading the Bible sequentially, from cover to cover, one is introduced to a history of the Biblical world starting with creation and leading to the Roman occupation. However, reading the bible chronologically shows a very different development of the ideas and myths of the Bible. A new perspective is acquired from understanding the relationship in regard to time that the various books of the Bible have with each other.
Genesis chapter one is a cosmology, a genealogy of the universe. It comes from a source called P by biblical scholars. The first five books of the Bible, called the Pentateuch, are a formed by harmonizing several parallel versions of Israel's beginnings, much in the same way some have tried to make a single account of the Gospels of the New Testament. For example, when you see a pageant play or movie about Jesus, often you are seeing a harmonization of the Bible's four Gospels.
Over the century a lot of work has been done identifying and analyzing these sources, though many doubts remain in both academic and non-academic circles. However, I'm convinced that the hypothesis of multiple sources, called the Documentary Hypothesis, is the correct hypothesis. Of course, until a edition of one of the original sources is found, it remains unprovable.
According to most proponents of the Documentary Hypothesis, P, named for the priestly caste who are thought to have been responsible for creating P, is one of the latest of the sources. Most scholars argue in favor of a time after Babylon conquered Judah, with notable exceptions arguing in favor of an earlier time.
Genesis 1 is later than the following chapter, which traditionally was viewed as a more detailed account of the creation of humanity and its early history. But in reality, the second chapter of Genesis is an older account independent of chapter one, reflecting a different theology and cosmology.
Both are steeped in the myths of their Semitic neighbors, but the writers of Genesis 1, who intended their origin tale to replace, not supplement Genesis chapter 2, have far different perspective on the nature of the god they worship, and how he is worshiped. The priests who wrote P were very much interested in focusing all aspects of the worship of their god, Yahweh or Jehovah, translated LORD in many English translations of the Bible, on them and their temple cult.
In the source for Genesis 2, called J , in reference to Judah, the kingdom in which it's to believed to have been composed, God (Yahweh) frequently sends angels and talking animals to communicate with humans. That is not so in P. Why? It is believed that this is because the priests wanted to establish that God only communicates through them and their institutions.
The writers of P also call the god of creation Elohim, a word meaning god/gods, or Yahweh-Elohim, translated frequently as LORD God. The second chapter simply uses Yahweh. This is thought to be because the writers of J thought Yahweh had always been the name of Israel's god, while the priests knew of another tradition from outside Judah—that the Israelites used to worship God under the name of Elohim. This distinction was one of the first clues that the first five books of the Bible, the Pentateuch (from the Greek "five books"), was composed of multiple source texts.
The earliest parts of the Bible, those first composed, are thought by most scholars to be a collection of poems embedded in the Pentateuch and the later work, Judges (and thus from a still earlier source). This is based on comparisons of the language and style of the poems with those elsewhere in biblical text and those known archeologically from the Ancient Middle East.
The reason for calling this work the song of Miriam is the assumption that it's more likely that a work attributed to a minor figure of the Exodus would be claimed by a more prominent figure than vice versa. These poems are at least 400 years earlier than Genesis 1 and are of a wholly different nature. They are not cosmologies, but victory songs. They extol a god named Yahweh who aids the warrior's of Israel by way of his behind the scenes control of nature and spirits. The early Israelites that composed them were preliterate, and the songs were passed from generation to generation providing an oral history of Israel and communicating the nature of the Israelite god Yahweh. The historical beginning of biblical religion is found in these battle hymns, composed and performed by women of semi-nomadic tribes and clans.
The opening line of the Song of Miriam, "I will sing to the Lord, for he is highly exalted. Both horse and driver He has hurled into the sea!" is the one of the earliest documentation of a historical event in the Bible. Ancient Middle Eastern victory hymns celebrated contemporary events. This is thus the earliest account of the famous parting of the Red Sea tradition.
Read independently of the other accounts in the Book of Exodus, it doesn't have a lot of information on what occurred here. Only that some chariots sank into the "Red Sea" a location of considerable debate. Never-the-less, the event—however it occurs, is not only one of the first biblical events recorded, but also forms the "genesis" of the Israelite people.
When looking for that which is most fundamental to the story found in the Pentatuach, one comes to this victory over Egypt, imagined to be miraculous by the poetess' of early Israel.
In part two I will discuss how it is that Genesis 1 starts the Bible now, and what significance that might have.
The Historical Diaries Blog posted a great article on the ancient Middle Eastern legend of Gilgamesh, a sort of forerunner to heroes like Samson and Hercules. It provides links to the story, which is a must read for anyone interested in mythology or the Bible. Many themes found in Gilgamesh are also found in the Bible owing to the fact that both Gilgamesh and the Bible draw on the mythologies and customs of ancient Semitic peoples and their neighbors.


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Saddened by the death of Siddharth Shukla, singer Yo Yo Honey Singh postponed the teaser release of the song 'Kanta Laga'
Famous rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh was about to release the teaser of his new 'Kaanta Laga' on Thursday, 3 September 2021. But on account of the sudden demise of Siddharth Shukla, Honey Singh has postponed the release date of the teaser. Apart from Honey Singh, Neha Kakkar and Tony Kakkar will even be seen in the teaser of 'Kanta Laga'.
The song 'Kaanta Laga' was earlier scheduled to release on Thursday at 3 pm, however now it can release on Sunday i.e. September 5, 2021, at 3 pm. Both Honey Singh and Neha Kakkar have shared the poster of Kanta Laga on their social media accounts. Yo Yo Honey Singh stated, "Due to the sad demise of our beloved Siddharth Shukla, we have postponed the teaser of Kanta Laga Ke to 3 pm on 5th September."
Significantly, Siddharth Shukla died of a coronary heart assault on Wednesday night. After which Siddharth was admitted to Cooper Hospital. After which he was declared lifeless. His physique shall be handed over to the household after the postmortem report comes on Friday.
Fans began writing RIP on Siddharth's image as a substitute of Siddharth Shukla, the actor bought indignant
Salman Khan is saddened by the sudden departure of Sidharth Shukla, ache for the favourite spilled on Twitter
Shahrukh Khan informed Siddharth Shukla Sharif on this matter, previous video going viral
Alia and Varun saddened by the death of Siddharth Shukla, stated this huge factor for the co-star of 'Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania'
Sidharth Shukla Viral Tweet: Siddharth Shukla's previous tweet went viral, stated this about death


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How Astronomers, Doctors, And Physicists Helped Destroy German Artillery In World War I
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A U.S. artillery crew of Battalion A 324th Artillery, 158th Brigade, 29th Division, is operating a... [+] 155mm gun in position on a road just taken from the Germans in France, in this undated photograph, during World War I. (AP Photo)
When World War I broke out, an entire generation went to war, and that included the leading scientists of the day. By the end of the war, British and American units were pinpointing enemy artillery positions using an acoustic system designed by astronomers, medical researchers, and physicists.
From the beginning of the war, the British Army realized that it needed a better way to target the source of enemy artillery strikes and return fire. The Allies recruited astronomer Charles Nordmann, whose pre-war research had focused on the Sun's radio emissions, and medical researcher Lucien Bull, who had been developing ways to record heartbeats when the war broke out, to lead the effort. In 1915, physicist William Lawrence Bragg -- who shared that year's Nobel Prize with his father, William Henry Bragg, for their work on x-ray diffraction before the war -- joined the team and quickly took on a leadership role.
"Bragg encouraged the innovation that solved a lot of the practical problems," said Dan Costley, a researcher in sound ranging for the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, in a recent statement to the press. "He was really good about giving credit to people on his team."
It's actually not hard to see how each specialist's unique knowledge contributed to the final system, which could pinpoint the location of an enemy gun with a precision of about 10m, based on how long it took the sound from the gun's firing to reach a line of microphones stretched out across the Allied side of the battlefield. Since sound travels through the air at a known speed, the difference in timing between two microphones allowed soldiers to calculate the distance from each microphone to the artillery emplacement -- and then do a little high-school geometry to triangulate its position. The whole process took just a few minutes.
This is the recording unit of a French version of Bragg's sound-ranging system, used in the 1920s.
By MKFI - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11845096
To make the whole thing work, soldiers had to hide an array of microphones, connected by electrical wires, across a kilometer (0.62 miles) of battlefield. The microphones were actually repurposed ammunition boxes, each one wrapped in camoflage nettin to block wind noise, with a heated platinum wire stretched across its mouth. The low-frequency booming of the artillery caused vibrations in the air, which subtly cooled the wire and changed how electrical current flowed through it (its resistance, in technical terms), which caused a pulse of change in the electrical signal from the microphone, which would be transmitted through a complex array of wires to a roll of film, where the timing of the pulse would be recorded. Bragg's team owed the microphone design to physicist William Tucker, a University College London lecturer who had joined the Army as a private at the beginning of the war; he received a commission in 1916 and eventually left the Army as a major.
British forces quickly adopted the design, and the U.S. followed suit in 1917. Germany, on the other hand, kept relying on human observers -- which was slower, less accurate, and probably much more dangerous for the observers themselves -- right up until the end of the war.
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'The L Word' creator on the next generation of LGBTQ love on screen
Ilene Chaiken created 'The L Word' and executive produced 'Empire' and 'The Handmaid's Tale.'
Image: Stephane Cardinale / Corbis via Getty / Mashable Composite
By Brittany Levine Beckman 2019-06-30 13:00:00 UTC
Every day of Pride Month, Mashable will be sharing illuminating conversations with members of the LGBTQ community who are making history right now.
Ilene Chaiken, the creator of The L Word stood on a parade float during LA Pride earlier this month, waving as thousands of people lined the route. As the float rolled through the crowd, she noticed multiple age groups shouting as they saw members of the show's cast.
There were women who looked like they watched the genre-defining show during its Showtime run from 2004 to 2009 and there were also teens and fans in their early 20s who were just as excited.
"That actually moved us all to tears," Chaiken said, referring to herself and actors Jennifer Beals and Leisha Hailey (Bette and Alice, respectively). "We just weren't expecting it."
The L Word, which followed the career and love lives of queer women in LA, has had a resurgence as a new audience watches it on Netflix and Hulu. In the fall, Showtime will also reboot it with a few original cast members — Beals, Hailey, and Kate Moennig (Shane) — joining a new crop of characters in The L Word: Generation Q, with Chaiken executive producing.
Chaiken talked to Mashable about why we should watch a reboot a decade after The L Word's finale, the need to tell diverse stories about the LGBTQ community, and what drives her to produce shows like The L Word, Empire, and The Handmaid's Tale.
The following interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Mashable: It's been 10 years since The L Word finale. Why do we need a reboot now?
Ilene Chaiken: I think we've always needed The L Word. I don't think that there was ever a time when we didn't. We went off the air 10 years ago after having made a show that we all felt passionately about and that we think made a difference in the world in some ways.
I thought, and a lot of my colleagues thought as well, there would be a lot more representation over the course of the next 10 years and there would be more programs, more television shows that told LGBTQ stories, in this case, particularly lesbian stories, in different ways. Although there has been some more representation, there hasn't been nearly as much as we expected. There isn't another show that fills the deficit that was left when The L Word went off the air.
Then we found ourselves not too long ago in a political moment where a lot of the gains that we've made over the last decade feel threatened, feel more precarious. Although I don't think that we ever felt that our struggle for equality would be over any time soon, we feel a little bit more urgency now.
Jennifer, Kate, and Leisha have been talking with me about it for awhile. They were feeling it acutely, and saying, 'I think we should bring the show back.' I feel like it wants to and needs to be on television still and again. I mentioned it to Showtime and they agreed. They felt much the same.
Mashable: You were mentioning that there hasn't been anything to fill the deficit left by The L Word. I was looking at some statistics and last year LGBTQ representation on TV was at just under 9 percent, which actually was the highest ever, but it's still quite small. I'm wondering what you make of that statistic?
IC: It speaks for itself. It's inadequate to say the least. We're underrepresented, barely represented, and also not represented in our diversity, in the diversity within our communities. It seems to scream out for something that takes on the mission of telling our stories again in a big way.
Mashable: What do you mean by the diversities within your communities?
IC: The gay community, LGBTQ community, the lesbian community, which there's a subset of that, none of us are monolithic communities. We're not just one thing. In order to really feel that we're represented, we need to be represented in all our diversity, as a lot of different people that live in different ways.
Mashable: I'm curious about the title of the new show, Generation Q. What are you trying to say with that?
IC: Not something specific. In the same way that years ago when I first started doing interviews about The L word, I would get asked often, 'Well, what does the "L" stand for?' It's kind of obvious. But, at the same time, I always kind of balked and said, it means many things. It means love, liberal, it means Los Angeles. It can mean anything you want it to mean as well as obviously referring to lesbians.
Generation Q means to me, first and foremost, that we're telling these stories 10 years later, and therefore we're encompassing a new generation. The Q obviously is going to invoke queer. Queer means many things to many different people. As a word it's had its moments. It's had its moments of having a negative connotation, and right now I think it has a proud connotation. I think it suggests that, once again, we're representing the diversity within our communities. This show isn't just about one group of people. It's about any number of people whose lives intersect and who are part of our cohort.
Mashable: How hard was it to sell the idea of the reboot compared to the first time around?
IC: It was very different. It was certainly met with a more receptive response this time around. When I first proposed the original show, it hadn't been done in the way we were doing it. It wasn't an obviously successful proposition. It wasn't met with a very warm and welcoming response initially. It was kind of kindly laughed at at first. Then there seemed to be a moment when there was a little bit more fertile ground for this notion. And ultimately, probably about a year after I proposed it to Showtime, they came back to me and said, 'You know, let's try it.' I didn't fight. I didn't bang my fists on tables saying, 'You have to do this; it's gonna be a big show.' I just kinda let it happen. I let it take its own course.
But this time, more than 10 years later, when I proposed it, the person I proposed it to worked on the original show, but is now the president of Showtime, he knew exactly what I was talking about. He didn't have to say, 'What?' Two days later, after I proposed it to him, he said, 'You know what, let's do this.'
Mashable: So from a year to two days, a much tighter time period.
IC: Yea [laughs].
Mashable: I read in an interview from earlier this year that your daughters are in their 20s and told you that their friends are just discovering The L Word, because of streaming networks bringing back old shows like The Office and Friends, too. What do you think about this younger generation reconnecting with this show that's been off-air for a decade?
IC: It's incredibly gratifying to me. It makes me an interesting mom [laughs]. Obviously, when you make something like this and then it lives on beyond its obvious natural life that makes you feel like you've really created something of enduring value and meaning and that's thrilling.
We saw concrete evidence of this the other day. Not that I didn't believe it or trust it. We did Los Angeles Pride. Jennifer and Lisha and I rode on the Pride float. As we rode down that street crowded with LGBTQ friends and allies, there were lots of women who were of the generation who watched the original L Word who were thrilled and who cheered. When they saw Jennifer and Leisha, they got really excited. There were also a lot of girls and women who were 10 to 20 years younger, in their teens, in their early 20s, who had the same kind of crazy, passionate fan reaction. That actually moved us all to tears, I have to say. We just weren't expecting it. We were really taken by how important the show seems to be to that new generation of women, and men, by the way.
Mashable: You also executive produced Handmaid's Tale and Empire. Very different shows, but the throughline between them and The L Word seems to be this focus on pushing boundaries to tell diverse stories. What draws you to that?
IC: That's all I'm drawn to. What draws me to it is the power of doing that. As a storyteller that's what I care about. That's where I live.
I had a scary realization as I came to the end of The L word. I started thinking about what I was going to do next. And I said to myself — and I never would have said it out loud at the time — I'm not interested in making television that doesn't change the world.
"I'm not interested in making television that doesn't change the world."
It's such a powerful medium. It reaches so many people in such profound and powerful ways. We spend so much time, and a vast amount of money, and put so much of ourselves into it, that it doesn't seem it's something we should be doing unless we're doing it for a real purpose.
Mashable: I'm also wondering what's something either political or cultural that's been on your mind lately? What have you been thinking about? What's been bothering you?
IC: I'm thinking about the stuff a lot of people are thinking about. What's happening in our country? What's happening in the world? The borders, what I feel are false borders among us. The exclusion of entire populations from the bounties that some of us enjoy. Those are the things I'm thinking about right now.
I still think all the time about telling gay stories, about representing gay experience in storytelling. I'll never stop wanting to tell those stories.
Mashable: In the spirit of Pride Month, what are you most proud of when you think about the LGBTQ community?
IC: I'm proud about our lives. I'm proud about all our individual accomplishments. I'm proud of the gains that we've made that we all joined together and worked so hard to make. I'm thrilled by the fact that there's a candidate for president who is openly and proudly gay. This is an enormous step and something we couldn't imagine happening some years ago, I mean even barely a year ago. I'm thrilled and proud about all of those evolutionary things.
I'm proud about my daughters' generation. I'm thrilled by how evolved and conscious and wise and sensitive they are.
Read more great Pride Month stories:
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Topics: identities, LGBTQ, Pride Month 2019, Social Good