Planning an overseas trip can be quite daunting, especially when it comes to visa procedures. I was also quite apprehensive when I was planning my travel to Australia. With questions like "When should I apply?", "Should I get an agent?" and "How long will it take for my application to get processed?", plaguing my mind, I wasn't sure of what direction to take. However a little bit of research revealed that applying for a visa for the land down under is not difficult at all. So I thought I'd pen down this article, busting some of the myths and misconceptions we have about the Australian visa application process and make life for fellow travellers a little easier.
If you dislike visa application processes as much as I do, this comes as a boon. Since last year, Indian nationals have been able to apply for Australian tourist and business visas (subclass 600) online. All you need is an active internet connection and an ImmiAccount, which you can create by clicking here. Fill out the form, upload scanned copies of your documents and pay online, and voilà your application is submitted. You can also authorise a family member or a travel agent to apply on your behalf.
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A major perk of having the entire process online is that it has shortened visa processing time. Majority of business visas now get processed in up to 8 days and tourist visas in up to 19 days. And a fast-track service is available in case of urgent if you want your visa processed as early as within 48 hours. It can be availed for a charge of A$ 1,000 (approx. ₹51,000).
Remember all that anxiety that came with submitting your passport and waiting for it to come back after the visa was issued? That won't happen anymore because the entire application can be done online. Visas are issued and then verified electronically when you board and de-board your flight. You just need to upload a scanned copy of your passport's front and last pages and all the stamped pages while submitting your application.
The online shift has also reduced application costs. The charges for a visitor visa (subclass 600) are AUD 140, which roughly translates to ₹7,150. There are no additional costs for online applicants. A standard visa is usually issued for a 12-month-period which means you don't have to re-apply if you're visiting again in a year since multiple entries are allowed. A stay of up to 3 months is usually permitted on each arrival.
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Packages that use ConvergenceChecker

Package
Description

org.apache.commons.math3.fitting.leastsquares

This package provides algorithms that minimize the residuals
 between observations and model values.

org.apache.commons.math3.optim

  Generally, optimizers are algorithms that will either
  minimize or
  maximize
  a scalar function, called the
  objective
  function.

org.apache.commons.math3.optim.nonlinear.scalar

Algorithms for optimizing a scalar function.

org.apache.commons.math3.optim.nonlinear.scalar.gradient

This package provides optimization algorithms that require derivatives.

org.apache.commons.math3.optim.nonlinear.scalar.noderiv

This package provides optimization algorithms that do not require derivatives.

org.apache.commons.math3.optim.nonlinear.vector

Algorithms for optimizing a vector function.

org.apache.commons.math3.optim.nonlinear.vector.jacobian

This package provides optimization algorithms that require derivatives.

org.apache.commons.math3.optim.univariate

One-dimensional optimization algorithms.

Uses of ConvergenceChecker in org.apache.commons.math3.fitting.leastsquares

Classes in org.apache.commons.math3.fitting.leastsquares that implement ConvergenceChecker

Modifier and Type
Class and Description

class
EvaluationRmsChecker

Check if an optimization has converged based on the change in computed RMS.

Methods in org.apache.commons.math3.fitting.leastsquares that return ConvergenceChecker

Modifier and Type
Method and Description

static ConvergenceChecker<LeastSquaresProblem.Evaluation>
LeastSquaresFactory.evaluationChecker(ConvergenceChecker<PointVectorValuePair> checker)

View a convergence checker specified for a PointVectorValuePair as one
 specified for an LeastSquaresProblem.Evaluation.

ConvergenceChecker<LeastSquaresProblem.Evaluation>
LeastSquaresAdapter.getConvergenceChecker()

Gets the convergence checker.

Methods in org.apache.commons.math3.fitting.leastsquares with parameters of type ConvergenceChecker

Modifier and Type
Method and Description

LeastSquaresBuilder
LeastSquaresBuilder.checker(ConvergenceChecker<LeastSquaresProblem.Evaluation> newChecker)

Configure the convergence checker.

LeastSquaresBuilder
LeastSquaresBuilder.checkerPair(ConvergenceChecker<PointVectorValuePair> newChecker)

Configure the convergence checker.

static LeastSquaresProblem
LeastSquaresFactory.create(MultivariateJacobianFunction model,
      RealVector observed,
      RealVector start,
      ConvergenceChecker<LeastSquaresProblem.Evaluation> checker,
      int maxEvaluations,
      int maxIterations)

Create a LeastSquaresProblem
 from the given elements.

static LeastSquaresProblem
LeastSquaresFactory.create(MultivariateJacobianFunction model,
      RealVector observed,
      RealVector start,
      RealMatrix weight,
      ConvergenceChecker<LeastSquaresProblem.Evaluation> checker,
      int maxEvaluations,
      int maxIterations)

Create a LeastSquaresProblem
 from the given elements.

static LeastSquaresProblem
LeastSquaresFactory.create(MultivariateJacobianFunction model,
      RealVector observed,
      RealVector start,
      RealMatrix weight,
      ConvergenceChecker<LeastSquaresProblem.Evaluation> checker,
      int maxEvaluations,
      int maxIterations,
      boolean lazyEvaluation,
      ParameterValidator paramValidator)

Create a LeastSquaresProblem
 from the given elements.

static LeastSquaresProblem
LeastSquaresFactory.create(MultivariateVectorFunction model,
      MultivariateMatrixFunction jacobian,
      double[] observed,
      double[] start,
      RealMatrix weight,
      ConvergenceChecker<LeastSquaresProblem.Evaluation> checker,
      int maxEvaluations,
      int maxIterations)

Create a LeastSquaresProblem
 from the given elements.

static ConvergenceChecker<LeastSquaresProblem.Evaluation>
LeastSquaresFactory.evaluationChecker(ConvergenceChecker<PointVectorValuePair> checker)

View a convergence checker specified for a PointVectorValuePair as one
 specified for an LeastSquaresProblem.Evaluation.

Uses of ConvergenceChecker in org.apache.commons.math3.optim

Classes in org.apache.commons.math3.optim that implement ConvergenceChecker

Modifier and Type
Class and Description

class
AbstractConvergenceChecker<PAIR>

Base class for all convergence checker implementations.

class
SimplePointChecker<PAIR extends Pair<double[],? extends Object>>

Simple implementation of the ConvergenceChecker interface using
 only point coordinates.

class
SimpleValueChecker

Simple implementation of the ConvergenceChecker interface using
 only objective function values.

class
SimpleVectorValueChecker

Simple implementation of the ConvergenceChecker interface using
 only objective function values.

Methods in org.apache.commons.math3.optim that return ConvergenceChecker

Modifier and Type
Method and Description

ConvergenceChecker<PAIR>
BaseOptimizer.getConvergenceChecker()

Gets the convergence checker.

ConvergenceChecker<PAIR>
OptimizationProblem.getConvergenceChecker()

Gets the convergence checker.

ConvergenceChecker<PAIR>
AbstractOptimizationProblem.getConvergenceChecker()

Gets the convergence checker.

Constructors in org.apache.commons.math3.optim with parameters of type ConvergenceChecker

Constructor and Description

AbstractOptimizationProblem(int maxEvaluations,
                           int maxIterations,
                           ConvergenceChecker<PAIR> checker)

Create an AbstractOptimizationProblem from the given data.

BaseMultivariateOptimizer(ConvergenceChecker<PAIR> checker)

BaseOptimizer(ConvergenceChecker<PAIR> checker)

BaseOptimizer(ConvergenceChecker<PAIR> checker,
             int maxEval,
             int maxIter)

Uses of ConvergenceChecker in org.apache.commons.math3.optim.nonlinear.scalar

Constructors in org.apache.commons.math3.optim.nonlinear.scalar with parameters of type ConvergenceChecker

Constructor and Description

GradientMultivariateOptimizer(ConvergenceChecker<PointValuePair> checker)

MultivariateOptimizer(ConvergenceChecker<PointValuePair> checker)

Uses of ConvergenceChecker in org.apache.commons.math3.optim.nonlinear.scalar.gradient

Constructors in org.apache.commons.math3.optim.nonlinear.scalar.gradient with parameters of type ConvergenceChecker

Constructor and Description

NonLinearConjugateGradientOptimizer(NonLinearConjugateGradientOptimizer.Formula updateFormula,
                                   ConvergenceChecker<PointValuePair> checker)

Constructor with default tolerances for the line search (1e-8) and
 preconditioner.

NonLinearConjugateGradientOptimizer(NonLinearConjugateGradientOptimizer.Formula updateFormula,
                                   ConvergenceChecker<PointValuePair> checker,
                                   double relativeTolerance,
                                   double absoluteTolerance,
                                   double initialBracketingRange)

Constructor with default preconditioner.

NonLinearConjugateGradientOptimizer(NonLinearConjugateGradientOptimizer.Formula updateFormula,
                                   ConvergenceChecker<PointValuePair> checker,
                                   double relativeTolerance,
                                   double absoluteTolerance,
                                   double initialBracketingRange,
                                   Preconditioner preconditioner)

NonLinearConjugateGradientOptimizer(NonLinearConjugateGradientOptimizer.Formula updateFormula,
                                   ConvergenceChecker<PointValuePair> checker,
                                   UnivariateSolver lineSearchSolver)

Deprecated.

as of 3.3. Please use
 NonLinearConjugateGradientOptimizer.NonLinearConjugateGradientOptimizer(Formula,ConvergenceChecker,double,double,double) instead.

NonLinearConjugateGradientOptimizer(NonLinearConjugateGradientOptimizer.Formula updateFormula,
                                   ConvergenceChecker<PointValuePair> checker,
                                   UnivariateSolver lineSearchSolver,
                                   Preconditioner preconditioner)

Deprecated.

as of 3.3. Please use
 NonLinearConjugateGradientOptimizer.NonLinearConjugateGradientOptimizer(Formula,ConvergenceChecker,double,double,double,Preconditioner) instead.

Uses of ConvergenceChecker in org.apache.commons.math3.optim.nonlinear.scalar.noderiv

Constructors in org.apache.commons.math3.optim.nonlinear.scalar.noderiv with parameters of type ConvergenceChecker

Constructor and Description

CMAESOptimizer(int maxIterations,
              double stopFitness,
              boolean isActiveCMA,
              int diagonalOnly,
              int checkFeasableCount,
              RandomGenerator random,
              boolean generateStatistics,
              ConvergenceChecker<PointValuePair> checker)

PowellOptimizer(double rel,
               double abs,
               ConvergenceChecker<PointValuePair> checker)

This constructor allows to specify a user-defined convergence checker,
 in addition to the parameters that control the default convergence
 checking procedure.

PowellOptimizer(double rel,
               double abs,
               double lineRel,
               double lineAbs,
               ConvergenceChecker<PointValuePair> checker)

This constructor allows to specify a user-defined convergence checker,
 in addition to the parameters that control the default convergence
 checking procedure and the line search tolerances.

SimplexOptimizer(ConvergenceChecker<PointValuePair> checker)

Uses of ConvergenceChecker in org.apache.commons.math3.optim.nonlinear.vector

Constructors in org.apache.commons.math3.optim.nonlinear.vector with parameters of type ConvergenceChecker

Constructor and Description

JacobianMultivariateVectorOptimizer(ConvergenceChecker<PointVectorValuePair> checker)

Deprecated.

MultivariateVectorOptimizer(ConvergenceChecker<PointVectorValuePair> checker)

Deprecated.

Uses of ConvergenceChecker in org.apache.commons.math3.optim.nonlinear.vector.jacobian

Constructors in org.apache.commons.math3.optim.nonlinear.vector.jacobian with parameters of type ConvergenceChecker

Constructor and Description

AbstractLeastSquaresOptimizer(ConvergenceChecker<PointVectorValuePair> checker)

Deprecated.

GaussNewtonOptimizer(boolean useLU,
                    ConvergenceChecker<PointVectorValuePair> checker)

Deprecated.

GaussNewtonOptimizer(ConvergenceChecker<PointVectorValuePair> checker)

Deprecated.

Simple constructor with default settings.

LevenbergMarquardtOptimizer(ConvergenceChecker<PointVectorValuePair> checker)

Deprecated.

Constructor that allows the specification of a custom convergence
 checker.

LevenbergMarquardtOptimizer(double initialStepBoundFactor,
                           ConvergenceChecker<PointVectorValuePair> checker,
                           double costRelativeTolerance,
                           double parRelativeTolerance,
                           double orthoTolerance,
                           double threshold)

Deprecated.

Constructor that allows the specification of a custom convergence
 checker, in addition to the standard ones.

Uses of ConvergenceChecker in org.apache.commons.math3.optim.univariate

Classes in org.apache.commons.math3.optim.univariate that implement ConvergenceChecker

Modifier and Type
Class and Description

class
SimpleUnivariateValueChecker

Simple implementation of the
 ConvergenceChecker interface
 that uses only objective function values.

Constructors in org.apache.commons.math3.optim.univariate with parameters of type ConvergenceChecker

Constructor and Description

BrentOptimizer(double rel,
              double abs,
              ConvergenceChecker<UnivariatePointValuePair> checker)

The arguments are used implement the original stopping criterion
 of Brent's algorithm.

UnivariateOptimizer(ConvergenceChecker<UnivariatePointValuePair> checker)

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Whren and Brown were driving in a 'high drug area.' Some plainclothes officers, while patrolling the neighborhood in an unmarked vehicle, noticed Whren and Brown sitting in a truck at an intersection stop-sign for an usually long time. Suddenly, without signaling, Whren turned his truck and sped away. Observing this traffic violation, the officers stopped the truck. When they approached the vehicle, the officers saw Whren holding plastic bags of crack cocaine. Whren and Brown were arrested on federal drug charges. Before trial, they moved to suppress the evidence contending that the officers used the traffic violation as a pretext for stopping the truck because they lacked either reasonable suspicion or probable cause to stop them on suspicion of drug dealing. The District Court denied the motion to suppress and convicted the petitioners. The Court of Appeals affirmed. The Supreme Court granted certiorari.
Did the officers conduct an unreasonable search and seizure in violation of the Fourth Amendment?
The opinion of the Court in No. 95-5841, Whren versus the United States will be announced by Justice Scalia.
This case is here on writ of certiorari to the Unite States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
On the 19th in June 1993, petitioner's truck was stop by plainclothes officers of the District of Columbia Police Vice Squad.
Ostensibly the officer's purpose in approaching the truck was to issue warnings about driving violations.
The truck had turned without signaling and had driven off at what the officers considered an unreasonable rate of speed.
But as the officers step up to the driver side window, they immediately observed two large plastic bags of what appeared to be crack cocaine inside the truck.
Petitioners were arrested and were convicted of various federal narcotics offenses.
Their argument here is that the drug evidence should not have been admitted at trial because the vice-squad officer's asserted ground for approaching the vehicle plainly to give warnings about traffic violations or simply a pre-test for investigating unfounded suspicions of drug-dealing activity.
The Fourth Amendment guarantees the right of the people to be secured in their persons, houses, papers and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures.
As interpreted by this Court that provision requires that before the police may cease a motorist even if only for a brief period and a limited purpose they must have probable cause to believe that a crime has been committed or at least a reasonable suspicion of unlawful activity.
Petitioners do not dispute that the police had probable cause to believe that they have violated the DC Traffic Code.
Instead they advance a new argument that in the unique context of civil traffic regulation, probable cause is simply not enough.
Automobile use they say is so heavily and minutely regulated that total compliance is nearly impossible.
Almost all motorists frequently commit technical violation.
The danger of approving all traffic stops based on probable cause they claimed is that it creates the temptation for the police to use traffic stops as a means of investigating other law violations as to which no probable cause exist and enables the place to single-out disfavored groups or unwelcome police attention.
For this reason, petitioners argue, the Fourth Amendment test for traffic stop should be not simply whether probable cause existed to justify the stop but rather whether a police officer acting reasonably would have made the stop for the reason given.
In earlier cases, we have effectively rejected the notion that the constitutionality of traffic stops depends upon the actual motivations of the individual officers involved.
Petitioners insist however that the standard they have put forward is an objective one, whether the offices conduct in executing the traffic stop deviated materially to usual police practices, so the reasonable officer in the same circumstance would not have made the stop for the purpose of enforcing the Traffic Code.
But although framed in empirical terms the standard seems to what plainly driven by subjective considerations, its whole purpose is to prevent the police from doing under the drives of enforcing the Traffic Code or they would like to do for different reasons.
Petitioners approach of using the objective criterion of customary police practice as a means of sorting out improper motivation might make sense if our earlier cases rejecting subjective and candidly criterion or based only upon the evidentiary difficulty of proving it but they were not.
They reflect primary the consideration of the Fourth Amendment's concern with reasonableness allows certain action to be taken in certain circumstances whatever the subjective intent.
Moreover, even if our concern had been only an evidentiary one, petitioner's proposal would by no means dissuade it.
Indeed, it seems to work somewhat easier to figure out the intent of an individual officer than to plum the collective consciousness of law enforcement in order to determine whether a reasonable officer would have been moved to act upon a given traffic violation.
Ordinarily, the court would be reduced to speculating about the hypothetical reaction of a hypothetical constable and exercise that might be called virtual subjectivity.
Finally, petitioners argue that the balancing inherent in any Fourth Amendment inquiry requires us to weigh the governmental and individual interests implicated in the traffic stops such as we have here.
But while it is of course true that in principle every Fourth Amendment case since it turns upon a reasonableness determination involves a balancing of all relevant factors.
As a general rule, the result of that balancing is not in doubt where the search or seizure is based upon probable cause.
Where probable cause have existed, the only case in which we have found it necessary actually to perform the balancing analysis involved searches and seizures conducted in an extraordinary manner unusually harmful or intrusive, such as for example seizure by means of deadly force or unannounced entry into a home because the making of a routine traffic stop by a plainclothes officer does not even remotely qualify as such an extreme practice.
It is governed by the usual rule that probable cause to believe the law has been broken outbalances private interest in avoiding police contact.
We accordingly affirm the judgment of the Court of Appeals sustaining petitioner's convictions.


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Three Stingers Players Named to RSEQ All-Star Women's Rugby Team
Frédérique Rajotte, Alexandra Tessier and Jenna Thompson Earned this Years All-Star Honours
Sports by Safia Ahmad — Published October 31, 2016 | Comments
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Frédérique Rajotte is named on the RSEQ All-Star team for the second time. Photo Courtesy Brianna Thicke
Alexandra Tessier earns her third All-Star award. Photo Courtesy Brianna Thicke
It's rare to have two players who play the same position named to an all-star team, let alone three.
This is what happened to the Concordia Stingers women's rugby team. Centres Alexandra Tessier and Frédérique Rajotte, along with forward Jenna Thompson, were named to this year's Réseau Sport Étudiant du Québec all-star team on Friday, Oct 21.
Like most people, they found out about the news through social media.
"We were scrolling through our news feed and it's like 'Oh, the Stingers posted about us—did you know?'" said Rajotte, laughing.
This was the second time in a row that Rajotte received this accolade. The fourth-year centre was the team's third leading scorer with 11 tries in seven games for a total of 55 points.
Tessier, who is also in her fourth-year, has been an all-star three times now. She scored two tries and three conversions in seven games for 16 points this season. She was also named rookie of the year in 2013. The feeling of being named all-star never gets old for the mathematics and statistics major, who was also named to the 2014 and 2015 all-star teams.
"It's always a good feeling, when you put in the work and you get recognized," Tessier said.
Her teammate and third-year forward Thompson led the Stingers with 60 points and placed fifth in points amongst all players in the RSEQ. This was her first time being nominated to the RSEQ's elite.
"To be placed in the same category as Fred and Tess, who are known on the national scale, it was kind of shocking," she said. "I'm extremely honoured to be a part of that."
The timing of it couldn't be better. The civil-engineering student is coming back from an injury-plagued season in which she tore her shoulder last November. She underwent surgery, keeping her out of the game and preventing her from training for most of 2015.
This year hasn't been without its obstacles either. In June, she tore her anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee and has been taping it before every game ever since.
"I just came back from a six-month long hard recovery [from the shoulder injury] and I was like well with this torn ACL, I would almost need to go into surgery again. And that's another six-month recovery," said Thompson. "I don't want to do that again, I can't do that again," she added.
Jenna Thompson earned her first All-Star nomination. Photo Courtesy Brianna Thicke
Tessier and Rajotte were impressed with Thompson's perseverance in the face of adversity.
"I'm happy for her, she's back on track," said Tessier. "She's getting closer to being an elite player."
"She's a badass, that's for sure," followed Rajotte.
Concordia's rugby program has consistently produced quality players for the past decade. The women's team has made ten consecutive RSEQ finals. They were crowned champions in 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2012.
When asked to talk about what makes this Stingers team so special, both Tessier and Rajotte had a hard time finding one reason. They believe the overall team spirit and familial atmosphere of the group helps them work well together and win.
"If I think back to my first year, it was probably one of my best years," said Tessier. "I got to this team, and […] I felt part of it, it was a really inclusive group. It is a Stingers family really."
Rajotte added that alumni played an important role in fostering a team spirit that carried over into later versions of the team.
"I think the girls, prior to coming here really set the team culture up and set that team culture to winning, which is great that we were able to keep it up," said the communications major.
Players like Jackie Titley, who captured the RSEQ championship in 2009, 2010 and 2012, as well as four-time all-star Hughanna Gaw, inspired Rajotte to improve as a player.
"I was really looking up to them and I was in awe," she said. "I was like: 'I wanna become that person, that leader.'"
The legacy left by past players clearly still resonates with this edition of the team. Thompson felt that the team was "plateauing." The addition of assistant head coach François Ratier helped bring another dimension to the Stingers game this season.
"Our game plans didn't work from when they did six years ago so Francois came in and he changed a lot of things," she explained. "And it was better suited for our team right now, this year."
Thompson, along with Tessier and Rajotte, mentioned that multiple fifth-year players were graduating from Concordia by the end of the year, so there was an added sense of urgency and desire to win the RSEQ championship. Unfortunately, the Stingers lost 29-19 in the finals to the undefeated Ottawa GeeGees this past Saturday.
"Ottawa has always been an extremely difficult opponent both in their physicality and mental toughness, I think they were just more mentally prepared than we were," said Thompson. "I still believe we are the better team despite the two losses we've come away with against them this season."
That's the kind of confidence the Stingers will be counting on moving into the U Sports national championship, which takes place at the University of Victoria from Nov. 3 to 6. This will be the team's last chance to win some hardware and make the season even more memorable.
"We earned out berth to nationals and we definitely deserve to be there competing with the top teams in the country," Thompson said. "We've proven how good we are time and time again, so now we're just going to have to find a way to translate our success into the minds and the hearts of our players."
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Home / News / INDIA: The optimism and good intention of the Supreme Court of India must not be allowed to be subverted by politicians
INDIA: The optimism and good intention of the Supreme Court of India must not be allowed to be subverted by politicians
Statement |India | November 21, 2017
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is concerned to know that the home ministers of several state governments in India have decided to protract the implementation of the directives on police reforms issued by the Supreme Court of India in Prakash Singh & Others V Union of India and Others by filing a review petition against the judgment. A complete text of the judgment delivered by the Supreme Court of India on 22 September 2006 is annexed herewith for your information.
A good judgment to improve policing in India
The directives of the court is intended to setup a temporary arrangement for a balanced and independent policing mechanism in India, free from political influence and to considerably remove the scope of political cronies from being appointed as head of state police service. If the directions are implemented it will free the state police from political clout, provide fixity of tenure for senior police officers, prevent administrative abuse by rampant transfers and also will setup independent mechanisms to investigate into complaints against police officers.
The directives of the court is only a temporary arrangement until the central and state governments come up with appropriate legislations and permanent mechanisms to settle the issues regarding policing in India. The governments are asked to comply with the directions on or before 31st December 2006 and to report to the court on or before 3rd January 2007.
The decision rendered by the court was upon a writ petition filed under Article 32 of the Constitution of India which empowers the court to issue directions or orders or writs, including writs in the nature of habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, quo warranto and certiorari, whichever may be appropriate, for the enforcement of any of the fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution of India.
The findings of the court is based on reports and recommendations of various commissions constituted during the course of thirty years, to look into matters concerning policing and also on specific concerns aired by the National Human Rights Commission of India. The complete control of the bodies to be constituted to overlook the functioning of the state police is left with the respective state governments. In spite of all these the ministers in India entertain the wishful thought that the court would pay heed to their request and admit their review petition and thus allow them to misuse the judicial process to protract the implementation of the court's directions. Any challenge upon this judgment is also a challenge upon the fundamental rights of a citizen to have a properly functioning police to maintain law and order and to effectively investigate crimes.
Concerns by the court regarding lack of government initiative
While deciding the case the court has however expressed its shock and anguish regarding the deplorable condition of policing in India, which is currently reeling with illegitimate political interventions and corruption. The court has also expressed its anxiousness about the non-implementation of several recommendations and concerns expressed by previous commissions constituted to study the state of policing in India and also similar apprehension expressed by the National Human Rights Commission.
The court has noted in the judgment that in spite of its earlier recommendations of similar nature, but with less enforceability, which it delivered in Vineet Narain & Others V. Union of India & Others back in 1998 has been ignored by the governments. From the language of the judgment, it is clear that the court has waited enough, though in vain, expecting the governments to implement the court's recommendations. It is apparent that only when the court found that nothing has been done by the governments for about a decade it has decided to issue temporary directions to be put in place until the governments come up with permanent alternatives.
Protracting the implementation of the judgment must be avoided
An opposing group of ministers spearheaded by the Home Minister of Kerala Mr. Kodiyeri Balakrishnan has now decided to file a review against the judgment. This is the very same minister who declared in public a few months before that political influence in local policing and custodial torture will not be tolerated by his government. The same minister was also heard to say that his government will soon constitute a committee to impartially inquire into complaints against police officers in Kerala. However, the minister is now backtracking from his earlier statements by making a complete u-turn. This is probably because he never intended to implement his statements and has now realised that what he declared in public without an intention to implement is now forced upon him and other governments by the court.
The alleged ground on which the review petition will be filed is by arguing that the directives of the court is an interference into the state function by the judiciary and the federal structure of governance and thus is unconstitutional. In other words the ministers are of the opinion that the Supreme Court of India need not be concerned about how the police is being misused by the governments irrespective of the fact that such misuse might be in direct derogation of constitutional provisions, the fundamental rights in particular. For anyone who knows the Constitution of India it will be impossible to find any element of unconstitutionality in this judgment neither is there a challenge to the federal structure of governance in the judgment.
The ministers who now feel annoyed by the judgment and wish to view it as an encroachment into their legislative and administrate authority, which does not have any bearing in law, did not even care to reply to the court when this case was being considered by the court in spite of the fact that notice were served upon the respective standing counsels representing various governments in the court. The governments kept quiet for about ten years in court when the case was being considered are now preparing to file a review against the judgment, which in fact will have no legal standing, but also could be considered as a fraud upon the constitution.
In the past the state and the central government of India has demonstrated through their actions that a Supreme Court directive could be easily watered down by lack of action. There are several examples. The directives issued by the court in 1996 in the D. K. Basu case is yet to be materialised in India and the implementation of the judgment at the local level is limited to pasting a copy of the guidelines issued by the court on notice boards in police stations. Even after the judgment in the D. K. Basu case innocent persons were murdered, mutilated and tortured by law enforcement agencies in India. The court itself which stated in its judgment that any violation of its directive will be considered as contempt of court, is yet to take any action in a single case of the hundreds which were brought to its notice in the past ten years. The directives and initiatives taken by the court regarding right to food by constituting an independent commission did not prevent starvation deaths in India. The court failed to take any action against any government holding them responsible for starvations deaths.
The sudden shock and anguish regarding the Praksh Singh case is obviously because the state governments might have probably understood the risk of allowing the state police to function impartially or providing for mechanisms to function independently. The shock of a minister when a police officer refuses to violate law and arrest a political opponent is quite imaginable.
The AHRC calls upon all civil society groups inside and outside India to support the Supreme Court of India in enforcing its directives and also to condemn the act by the ministers to file a review petition against the directives of the court. The AHRC urge the central and state governments in India to take appropriate steps to legislate and constitute independent mechanisms in the country rather than wasting time by trying to file a review petition.
The AHRC also expect that the court will take affirmative actions against respective state governments who fail to implement its directives within the timeframe specified in the judgment thereby demonstrating that the court is not only good at issuing directions but also is serious to see that such directions are followed and implemented by the governments.
The complete text of the judgment as reported by the Supreme Court of India
Document ID : AS-291-2006
Countries : India,
Issues : Administration of justice, Judicial system,
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I can be an extremely absent-minded person when left to my own devices. It's why a few solid ways to stop forgetting things proves extremely useful in my day-to-day life. It doesn't matter how many times I tell myself I need to pick up dental floss or can't forget my packed lunch for work, if I don't actively set up a reminder system, I'll forget to do it nine times out of 10.
According to an article in Psychology Today by Susan Krauss Whitbourne, Ph.D, there's actually a very good reason for this. Research shows that in order for us to remember things (i.e. where we put our subway card) we must first have encoded it in our brains by being conscious of our actions in the moment.
The problem, Whitbourne said, is that most of us "mindlessly go about our day's activities, often preoccupied with several concerns at once. We all dissociate to a certain extent ("multi-task"), and so the part of our brain carrying out routine activities doesn't connect with the part of our brain responsible for conscious thought." This means that we're very likely to forget simple things, like where we parked our car, or the receipt we needed in order to return an item at the store — our mind is working on ten other things in that moment.
If you're tired of losing things or forgetting basics, like your apartment keys or a new co-worker's name, here are seven tips that will help you to almost never forget daily essentials again.
According to personal organizing expert Elizabeth Larkin on About.com's Home section, one of the most efficient and simple things you can do to never forget things like your keys or phone is to always keep them in the same place. Larkin specifically recommended providing yourself with a little bowl or tray in an easily accessible spot by your door to drop your essentials right as you walk in. That way, even if you were totally distracted when you got home, you'll always know where to find your basics.
This is a tip I actually saw my super organized type-A cousin once do and I have never forgotten it. She wanted to remember to bring a tupperware full of leftovers home with her from my aunt's house, so what did she do to ensure it wouldn't slip her mind when it came time to leave? She put her car keys in the fridge with the tupperware. Her logic was she literally couldn't leave without her car keys, so she would be forced to remember the leftovers when she went to grab the keys. Pretty genius, right? I now use this tip for all sorts of thing, like placing my house keys in a bag I need to remember to bring to work the next day.
According to Ira Hyman, Ph.D in a piece for Psychology Today on memory association, we're way more likely to remember stories or details about a person than their actual name. He says this is known as the "Baker-baker paradox" in which test subjects who are told that a man is a baker are way more likely to remember that detail, whereas subjects told merely that his name is Mr. Baker are much more likely to forget it. Hyman said this is because we associate so very many mental images with a baker — aprons, bread dough, rolling pins — and so it leaves a much stronger mental impression in our brains than simply a name. Because of this, he recommended creating a little mental story and word association when meeting new people.
In a piece on his site about ways to stop forgetting things and getting more done, Craig Jarrow, the "Time Management Ninja," said to simply set an alarm to jog your memory about things you need to do. "Setting an alarm is the simplest way to remind yourself," he said. "Need to call that customer back by end of day? Set your alarm for 5 p.m." He also recommended setting weekly alarms for weekly tasks, like taking out the trash on garbage night.
Jarrows also stressed the importance of writing things down on a To-Do list — tasks big and small. "Your todo list should be your best friend. It should remember so that you don't have to," he said. I am a huge advocate of writing things down in a centralized notebook that I always have on hand and I even keeping a separate little running list for things I want to grab while I'm out, like dental floss or batteries. It's an incredibly effective and low-tech way to make life easier.
The Rosetta Stone Fit Brains blog recommended taking a minute or two to repeat a detail you don't want to forget, like names, addresses, and special pronunciations. This moment of being conscious, as well as the act of repetition, will help lodge the detail in your brain.
Author of The New York Times bestseller The Four Hour Workweek Tim Ferriss reminded us that we have a slew of technological assistance at our disposal when it comes to reminders. He personally recommended Google calendars as a super usable and highly accessible mode of keeping appointments and important events straight, as well as certain reminder-related apps. For example, did you know there's an app called Jot!, which allows you to send a voicemail to yourself, which then gets e-mailed to you? This is especially awesome for when you're driving or on the go. Do a little research to find the apps most suited to your particular reminder needs.
Forgetting stuff is crazy annoying, and can sometimes actually really negatively affect our day. If you've been struggling with remembering things, big or small, try some or all of these methods for some seriously helpful results.


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Dr. Brigitte Kieffer (born 26 February 1958) is a French molecular neurobiologist known for her research of opiate receptors. Her areas of expertise include: molecular psychiatry, addiction, mood disorders, pain, and developmental disorders. Kieffer has international reputation in the field of opiate receptors, and has paved the way for better understanding of brain mechanisms involved in pain, mental illness, and drug addiction. She continues to pursue research and directs a team of over 300 people. Her discoveries have shed light on how substances like morphine or heroin can kill pain, and foster addiction.

Life

Kieffer became a professor at her alma mater which was the University of Strasbourg, in France. She left the university to become the Research Director of the French Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale (INSERM). In 2001 she returned to Strasbourg where she continued her research at the Institut de génétique et de biologie moléculaire et cellulaire (IGBMC). The following year Kieffer directed IGBMC until 2013. In January 2014 she took up the Monique H. Bourgeois Chair in Pervasive Developmental Disorder becoming a Professor of Psychiatry at McGill University in Montreal as well as the Scientific Director of the Research Centre at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute.

Research
In 1992, Kieffer succeeded in "first to clone and isolate the gene for an opioid receptor in the brain that plays a key role in alleviating pain, a puzzle which scientists around the world had been attempting to solve for the previous fifteen years. Her findings led the way to new treatments for fighting pain, addiction and depression". The gene she isolated encoded for an opioid receptor that can reduce pain, generate pleasure, and help cope with stress. The receptors can be activated by drugs, which can cause addictions. Better knowledge of the way that these receptors function can help scientists understand addictions, mood disorders, and mental illness.

Her research discoveries have led to development of new analgesic medicines and new treatments for addiction. Opioid system disorders are involved in emotional problems such as anxiety and severe depression. Her research involves many studies regarding opiate addiction. In mice she has researched how the effects of heroin withdrawal can yield depressive behaviors. Her research has shown that after periods of heroin exposure, once mice become abstinent they exhibit depressive-like behaviors that persist weeks after heroin exposure was halted. This information helps explain the severity and chronicity of addiction in certain individuals. Dr. Kieffer's research also deals with how findings can be translated to humans. Study of brain opioid receptors that deal with depression and happiness are often a focus of her research. In many post-mortem studies of suicide victims it was discovered that mu (µ) opioid receptors (MOR) are present in higher density of the frontal and temporal cortex of the human brain when compared with controls of post-mortem studies of patients with no history of psychiatric disorder. This suggests that depression and suicide may be associated with higher MOR density. She tested this theory of MOR association with depressive behavior and the results in mice lead to the conclusion that MOR and depressive behavior are indeed related to one another.

Awards

In 2004 she won the Richard Lounsberry Prize from the Institut de France de l'Académie des Sciences. In 2012 Dr. Kieffer won the Lamonica Prize for Neurology from the French Académie des sciences. At the end of 2013 she became a member of the French Academy of Sciences. On 19 March 2014 she received the L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award at the UNESCO building in Paris, France. She received the award for her "for her decisive work on the brain mechanisms involved in pain, mental illness and drug addiction". The award is bestowed by the L'Oréal Foundation and UNESCO recognizes exceptional career paths and contributions of women scientists worldwide. Brigitte Kieffer was selected as the winner for Europe for her work completed at IGBMC in Strasbourg, France.

Selected publications
The Δ-opioid Receptor: Isolation of a Cdna by Expression Cloning and Pharmacological Characterization". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 89.24 (1992): 12048–12052. Web
Ayranci, G., et al. "Dissociation of heroin-induced emotional dysfunction from psychomotor activation and physical dependence among inbred mouse strains." Psychopharmacology 232.11 (2015): 1957-1971.
Lutz, Pierre-Eric, and Brigitte L. Kieffer. "Opioid receptors: distinct roles in mood disorders." Trends in neurosciences 36.3 (2013): 195-206.

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Members of the French Academy of Sciences
French women neuroscientists
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Richard-Lounsbery Award laureates
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Had Trump not won the White House the gravity of the attack against the United States might have gone unexposed. Surely the Kremlin plan was to discredit a Clinton Presidency as soon as she entered office.
The compromised House GOP who openly refuses to investigate Trump would be calling for impeachment.
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Synthesis, antimicrobial evaluation and docking studies of novel quinoline carboxamide analogs
Gaikwad Kiran Narayan, Kini Suvarna Ganesh, Saxena Akashdeen, Martina Suganthi, Ballal Mamatha, Muhammad Mubeen
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal
Department of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
A series of twenty novel quinoline carboxamide analogues have been synthesized. Treatment of different anilines with quinoline carboxylic acid derivative was carried out to yield the desired product. A series of compounds from 1a-1t were synthesized, characterized by physical and spectral data and evaluated for their antimicrobial activity using disc plate method at 200ug/ml concentration using ciprofloxacin as standard which had initial zone of inhibition of 23mm. Compounds 1a, 1b, 1k to 1o gave promising activity against Aeromonas and compounds 1f to1q and 1s and 1t were active against Enterococcus species. Docking studies were carried out to study the interaction of these analogues with the target Aeromonas hydrophila.
International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Review and Research
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Aeromonas hydrophila
Enterococcus
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Narayan, G. K., Ganesh, K. S., Akashdeen, S., Suganthi, M., Mamatha, B., & Mubeen, M. (2016). Synthesis, antimicrobial evaluation and docking studies of novel quinoline carboxamide analogs. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Review and Research, 41(2), 344-348. [63].
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The 19th Party Congress: A more assertive Chinese foreign policy
Bonnie S Glaser Matthew P Funaiole
President Xi Jinping's vision should raise alarm bells in Asian and Western capitals.
Photo: Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
Published 26 Oct 2017 07:40 0 Comments
China's Government
China's Military
In a landmark address that kicked off the 19th Party Congress, President Xi Jinping articulated his vision for China's future. The three-and-a-half-hour reading of the work report saw Xi wax poetic about the priorities of rejuvenating Chinese power and realising the Chinese Dream. Though Xi's primary focus was on domestic achievements, goals and challenges, his speech provides crucial insights into how China's strongman leader seeks to advance his country's role in the world.
The main takeaway for the international community is that Xi Jinping is extremely confident in China's growing national power and sees international trends working in China's favour. Against the background of China's expanding global interests, these assessments suggest that the international community may face an even more assertive China in the years to come.
At the heart of Xi's vision for China's future is a two-stage plan he put forward to achieve China's second centennial goal of becoming a 'fully developed nation' by 2049, the centenary of the founding of the People's Republic.
The objectives laid out by Xi for the first stage, from 2020 to 2035, are primarily domestic, with the end goal of 'basically realising' socialist modernisation. The only reference by Xi to China's international role during this stage is that the country will become a 'global leader in innovation'. However, in the second stage, from 2035 to 2045, Xi set forth a more outward-looking agenda. By the middle of the 21st century, Xi asserted, China will have become 'a global leader in terms of comprehensive national power and international influence'.
Xi maintained that his articulation of China's future derives from an assessment of the international situation that is favorable to China.
After noting that the world is 'in the midst of profound and complex changes', Xi drew attention to what he described as 'trends of global multi-polarity' that are 'surging forward' and 'changes in...the international order' that are accelerating. He noted that 'relative international forces are becoming more balanced'. In another part of the speech, Xi declared that 'the Chinese nation...now stands tall and firm in the East'. These statements collectively suggest that Beijing is optimistic that the global balance of power is trending in its direction. China's judgment that the US is in decline (which can be traced to the onset of the global financial crisis in 2009) is even more certain today, as it sees US global leadership eroding under President Donald Trump.
China's prediction of US decline, combined with Xi's confidence in China's future, likely inspired Xi's unprecedented espousal of China's development path as a model for the world, especially developing countries. According to Xi, socialism with Chinese characteristics has 'blazed a new trail for other developing countries to achieve modernisation' and provides 'a new option for other countries and nations who want to speed up their development'. Moreover, it 'offers Chinese wisdom and a Chinese approach to solving the problems facing mankind'. Such statements express an apparent belief that China presents a credible alternative to liberal democracy.
While not explicitly tied to advancing concrete foreign policy objectives, Xi's message to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) regarding Chinese military priorities suggests a perceived need to be prepared to employ military power and hints at a greater willingness to do so in the future.
Underscoring that 'a military is built to fight', Xi called on the PLA to 'regard combat capability as the criterion to meet in all its work' and to focus on 'winning wars' if called upon to fight. By the end of the first stage in 2035, 'modernisation of our national defense and our forces' will be 'basically completed', Xi declared. At the mid-century mark, Xi expects the PLA will be 'fully transformed into a first-tier force'.
Such desires are not unusual – rising powers often seek to reinforce their expanding security needs with military might. However, the pairing of these objectives with Xi's ambition to increase China's international influence and serve as a development model reinforces the widely-held assessment that China harbours a deep-seated desire to displace the US as the dominant power in Asia.
Perhaps somewhat surprisingly, there was no mention of China's 'core national interests', which attracted much international attention several years ago. The task of safeguarding China's sovereignty, security, and development interests was primarily discussed in the work report in the context of Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan. Additionally, Xi opted to boldly highlight the 'steady progress' in the construction of islands and reefs in the South China Sea as a major achievement of his first term. That characterisation may suggest that China will prioritise strengthening its control over the contested waterway at the cost of rising friction with its neighbours and the US.
Although Xi assured the world that China won't seek hegemony and will 'continue to play its part as a major and responsible country', the overarching vision he laid out should raise alarm bells in Asian and Western capitals.
The problem isn't the implicit rejection of Deng Xiaoping's guideline of keeping a low profile. China as a proactive leader would be welcomed if it worked alongside other nations to strengthen international rules and norms. But throughout his first term, Xi has sent conflicting signals about whether he intends to support a rules-based international order. China's growing participation in global governance measures, such as UN peacekeeping operations, have largely been overshadowed by Xi's other policies. Observers need only look to China's declaration of an air defence identification zone in the East China Sea and rejection of the UNCLOS tribunal's ruling in the South China Sea for examples of how Beijing responds when confronted by international norms and practices it finds unsavoury.
The portrayal of China as a governance model for other nations is especially worrisome, as it suggests a newfound willingness to offer an alternative to the Western liberal international order and directly confront the US, which has previously been eschewed.
As articulated in the Party Congress work report, Xi's vision for the future may signal an intention to double down on challenging elements of the prevailing world order that Beijing sees as contrary to Chinese interests. Should this come to pass, the international community might look back at the 19th Party Congress as the moment when China's long march toward reclaiming its great-power status was matched with the confidence needed to present China as a buttress against Western liberalism.
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THE cycling season is in full swing and for those interested in racing, Cuchulainn Cycling Club currently have four different racing leagues.
The main event is Thursday night's FPM Accountants Summer Cycling League, however in addition there is the Tuesday night's women's only league, also on a Tuesday night the Mountain Bike League is back in action and finally on a Wednesday night there is the five series Gailiber Time Trial league.
In the Women's League, round one saw Louise O'Hagan, take the win ahead of Sinead O'Hanlon and Linda Stokes. These three were part of the first group, whom used their handicap to it's full potential to stay away. Round two saw scratch work incredibly hard to overtake all in front of them with Eve McCrystal taking the win ahead of Annette Dawe and Fiona Rogers.
Round two of the Mountain Bike League was two laps of the purpose built track at Bellurgan Park.
The results of round one's time trial set up the gaps for the night and first off were the ladies Sandra O'Hagan and Sarah Fagan. The handicapping system worked a treat with all 20 riders finishing within five minutes of each other, with Sandra and Sara holding out for the win.
Sandra used her greater experience to be first home ahead of Sarah, with Gary Winterlack in 3rd. Gary Shiels, whom was amongst the last to start, set the fastest lap for the night, with a 16 min 4 sec lap two.
The Gailiber Time Trial league commenced with a 10 mile event on the Castlebellingham Road.
Despite a blustery night almost 30 riders signed on and a fast time was set with Newry's Dessie Woods winning with a 21:48. Second place was a dead heat between the Christmas TT winner Niall Clarke and Murt Rice, both stopping the clock at 22 minutes even.
In 3rd was another Newry rider Kevin Lynch at 22:12. Fastest lady was Francine Meehan at 23:16, just four seconds ahead of Eve McCrystal. The league was a big success with many riders traveling from outside of Dundalk.
Meanwhile in the An Post Rás, the Louth team are flying the flag for the Wee County. The team was hit with bad luck early on when Ray O'Shaughnessy was forced to abandon following a bad accident.
Roger Aiken has been in the thick of the action and currently holds the best county rider jersey, marking him as the first amateur in a largely professional race.
Bryan McCrystal is also having an amazing outing, being in the mix every day bar the 2nd stage, where two punctures saw him loose some time on the leaders.
Sunday June 2 sees the return of the annual Tour of Louth. Once again competitors have a range of options with the full 105km route, a shorter 50km route or the family 10km route.
Participants in the full route are competing against the clock to earn either a platinum, gold or silver medal based on their finishing times. To get a platinum medals the cyclists most cover the course in 3 hrs 10 mins, which requires an average speed of 33kph.


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You just need to pick up a black and white stripe pillow cover from IKEA and a sheet of gold foil heat transfer vinyl. Be sure to grab the pillow form from IKEA too. This gold heart pillow looks great on a bed or a couch.
Use a Cricut to cut out a heart that's about 8×9 inches. Make sure that you load the vinyl with the shiny side down to cut it. Click here to learn more about cutting iron-on vinyl.
Peel off the excess and position the vinyl on the center of the pillow cover. This works best if the pillow is not inside yet. But, if you're adding this foil heart to a pillow without a removable cover it will still work. Iron down, or use an EasyPress to adhere and peel off the plastic after it's cooled.
Then add the pillow insert and you're done! Would you love to have this on your bed or on a couch?
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Thriller, War
Rating: Unrated
Production/Distribution: Mine Canarias, Safran Company, Sun Film, Roxbury, Universal Pictures
Directors: Fabio Guaglione, Fabio Resinaro
Writers: Fabio Guaglione, Fabio Resinaro
Actors: Armie Hammer, Tom Cullen, Annabelle Wallis, Clint Dyer, Geoff Bell, Juliet Aubrey, Inés Píñar Mille, Luka Peros
Blurb from IMDb: After a failed assassination attempt, a soldier finds himself stranded in the desert. Exposed to the elements, he must survive the dangers of the desert and battle the psychological and physical tolls of the treacherous conditions.
Selina's Point of View:
Mine had some very good shots in it. There were moments where the scene or camera angles really got the feel of what was going on. If I think about it, I can see that the creators likely got a lot of inspiration from Lawrence of Arabia (1962). Not for the plot, but for the presentation. The manipulation of desert shots to heighten the loneliness of a scene was appreciated.
If my review was based on presentation alone, my score would be high. That said, there were flaws throughout the plot and script that are difficult for me to ignore.
The story could have been given a touch more thought. It was basically a retelling of 127 Hours (2010) from a military perspective and with a very unnecessary romantic story shoved in. In fact, the romance aspect became almost the whole reason for the film and really hurt my enjoyment. It cheapened the struggle of the main character and pulled me out of the dread that I was meant to be feeling.
It all ended up being very basic, with a twist at the end that I didn't entirely hate – but that didn't do much for the story either. I finished off watching it with a feeling of 'meh'.
It's a shame, because Armie Hammer (Call Me by Your Name, Sorry to Bother You, Wounds) did wonderfully with what he was given. I believed his performance. If the story had taken a different approach, Mine would have been carried to a new level because of him.
I wouldn't steer people away from seeing Mine, but I also wouldn't go out of my way to recommend it.
Cat's Point of View:
I remember when I watched the trailer for Mine the first time that I was a bit conflicted with my desire to watch the movie. On one hand, I knew that the film was bound to be seriously intense. There aren't many things in this world as stressful as standing on a landmine, after all. Military and mine encounters happen to be personal topics for me since my grandfather was a WWII vet who survived stepping on a mine in Germany – and kept his legs.
On the other hand, it seemed like the tunnel vision scope of the movie's plot, as it focused on just a couple characters, had the risk of being too dry. (I swear I wasn't trying to pun, but I'll run with it.) How much action and interesting moments can they put into a story about a guy forcing himself to be glued to a single spot for fear of exploding?
The answer? A surprising amount.
While plot holes and production goofs abound, this fever dream of a film wasn't as hard to watch as I was afraid it would be. Armie Hammer (Nocturnal Animals, Final Portrait, Hotel Mumbai) literally holds the line in the sand to keep an audience invested.
While war and military-themed movies aren't generally my favorites at all, I have found myself watching a surprising number of them. I am curious to see how this film stacks up against the similar army-in-the-sandbox movies that were released in the same general timeframe. Until I can make those comparisons directly; I can only advise that while this movie wasn't horrible, it could have been better.
Rotten Tomatoes Critic Score – 17%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score – 43%
Metascore – 40/100
Metacritic User Score – 5.7/10
IMDB Score – 5.9/10
CinemaScore – None
Trust the Dice Parental Advisory Rating: R
Trust the Dice: Selina's Rating – 2.5/5
Trust the Dice: Cat's Rating – 3/5
Labels: 120 minutes, 2016, Drama, Fantasy, Movie, Netflix, Rated R, Review, Thriller, Universal, Unrated, War
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By David Sheon | Dec 30, 2013
Why We Give to HealthWell Foundation – and Why You Should Too
As the head of a communications strategy shop that helps clients in science, technology, and health care, I encounter a seemingly endless number of organizations that want to do good for society and the planet. Why then have the WHITECOAT Strategies employees – who serve as editors of Real World Health Care (RWHC) Blog – decided that the HealthWell Foundation should be one of our two charter charities, as our firm becomes a social enterprise in 2014?
David Sheon
Before I answer that, just what is a social enterprise?
A social enterprise is an organization that applies business strategies to maximize improvements in human and environmental well-being, rather than maximizing profits for shareholders.
Social enterprises can be structured as for-profit or non-profit organizations, but their focus is using their proceeds to do good.
We decided that organizations seeking communications firms would like to know that revenue from their work is going to help society. And our employees like to know that too.
When we made the decision to become a social enterprise, we thought about the impact of our work globally and locally. And that's how we arrived at helping CA Bikes, as well as the HealthWell Foundation.
CA Bikes is a nonprofit organization founded by Chris Ategeka, a native of Uganda. The oldest of five children, Chris became an orphan and head of his household at an early age after losing both his parents to HIV/AIDS. After years of poverty and laboring in the fields, a miracle happened, as Chris says, when a woman from the United States started an organization called Y.E.S. Uganda near his village, took him in, and supported him through school. Now, Chris holds a BS and an MS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.
Many people living in rural Africa have no access to emergency medical services, and given that the nearest health clinic or hospital is often miles away, this results in needless suffering and deaths. CA Bikes builds and distributes bicycle and motorcycle ambulances to rural African villages and trains partners in their maintenance and use to provide access to life-saving care during medical emergencies. For more information about CA Bikes and to help support their work, click here.
The WHITECOAT team is honored to help Chris fulfill the mission of CA Bikes.
WHITECOAT's history with the HealthWell Foundation dates to a discussion one of my staff members and I had over three years ago. She told me that her best friend from college had been diagnosed with a brain tumor. He had insurance through his job, which stuck with him through the medical emergency. His wife had been laid off of her job a month before the diagnosis. The emotional toll of the diagnosis was awful. I knew the couple and their children would find their own way to deal with that and there was nothing we could do. But I felt that perhaps we could do something more to find them financial support.
One call to the HealthWell Foundation was all that was needed. After reviewing financial records and evaluating the situation, the Foundation tapped a fund reserved for medical emergencies that reimbursed not only for the co-pays associated with medication, but also for the cost of the monthly health insurance premium and related medical expenses. This program has now transformed into the Emergency Cancer Relief Fund, which WHITECOAT is proud to help launch for HealthWell.
HealthWell has awarded more than 265,000 grants to patients in over 40 disease categories, making a profound difference to over 165,000 people faced with difficult medical circumstances in the U.S.
I hope that at this time of giving, you'll join me and the WHITECOAT staff by donating to the HealthWell Foundation.
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An aerial view of the University's Student Centre and Civic Square project.
The University of Central Lancashire's (UCLan) Masterplan project takes another step forward as it submits a planning application for its flagship Student Centre and Civic Square project.
Designed by Hawkins Brown following an international RIBA competition, the proposed Student Centre and Civic Square will be the focal point of the Masterplan.
Designed as an iconic gateway to the City, the new Civic Square will span 5,220 sqm providing flexible and adaptable spaces for a wide range of community, public, business and student uses.
The project's planning application also details plans to make improvements to the public realm in Adelphi Quarter.
The new centre will be a welcoming, functional, focal point for all front line student, visitor and staff enquiries. It will also be an important public asset that embraces the city scale and positively contributes to the ongoing regeneration of Preston.
David Taylor, Chairman of the Board at UCLan, said: "Our ambition has been to deliver a centre of learning where people of all interests and backgrounds can feel at ease, comfortable in their physical surroundings and supported in their academic, social and business aspirations.
Decision on the planning application is expected at a Preston City Council meeting during late 2017/early 2018.
UCLan has completed an extensive consultation exercise with local residents, businesses, and University staff and students to gather views on the proposed Student Centre and public realm improvements.


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Tobian (, literally "the language of Tobi") is the language of Tobi, one of the Southwest Islands of Palau, and the main island of Hatohobei state. Tobian is a Micronesian language spoken by approximately 150 people, about 22 are native speakers. The speakers are located in either the island of Tobi or in Echang, a hamlet of Koror, the former capital of Palau. Tobian and Sonsorolese are very close, and appear to be gradually merging towards a new dialect called "Echangese". Earlier in the 20th century, about 1000 people lived on the island. Shortly before and during the First World War, those numbers dropped severely due to an abundance of disease.

Classification
Tobian and the dialects of Sonsorol, Merir, and Pulo Ana, the other inhabited Southwest Islands, are closely related to the languages spoken in the Federated States of Micronesia outer islands of Yap and Chuuk Lagoon. These include Ulithi and the Central Carolines. Altogether, these languages form a sub-group within the Micronesian languages. The names of these dialects are the terms that are commonly used in European terms. Below are the native names as compared to the common names:

Tobi is the basis of a local pidgin.

Examples
 animal = mar
 coconut palm = ruh
 goodbye = sabuho
 language = ramarih
 soldierfish = red

Counting
 one = sewo
 two = huwou
 three = soruo
 four = fauwo

This is only base counting. There are different numerals for a lot of different objects.

Phonology

Vowels

"œ" is used rarely and sounds similar to the French "eu" but the lips do not round out at the end of the sound and has critical meaning in words. There is a central low vowel that sounds like the "u" in "but", but it does not have semantic value and it has very rare occurrence.

Diphthongs
There are a lot of diphthongs in Tobian and according to Capell, "several of them are difficult for Europeans".

äe     as in     mäe: breadfruit

äi                   fäivi: woman

aḛ                  wa′ŋaḛt: then

ai                   maik: swordfish

a:i                  ms:il, forehead decoration

ao̯                 wao̯: top

au                 jau: needle,

sauruai: my friend

a:u                sa:u: piece

ei                  lei: agent of action

oʉ                 woʉ: rather of house

øi                  røi: coconut oil

øʉ                Pannøʉ: Palau

Homonyms and Near Homonyms
Like most other languages, Tobian has examples of homonyms but they are not as abundant. Meanings can vary solely on vowel length. Also small differences in sounds can produce major differences in meanings. For example, the difference between voiceless (f) and voiced (v) consonants are important but there are many exceptions where it does not affect the meaning.

ŋøŋa       1. to chew betelnut     2. a stick used in weaving

ʉl            1. a lobster                  2. to pull, drag

taitai        1. to excel, precede    2. to shave

Differences In Sounds
mäk: tatooing              as compared with     ma: kind of garnish

′pannʉ: coconut leaf                                    Pannøʉ: Palau

i′te: my name                                               i′tøʉ?: who?

teiføʉ: thirsty                                                taivøʉ: new

ŋøs: tired                                                      ŋo̯s: glans penis

Accents Of Words And Sentences
Tobian utilizes both stress and pitch accents or tones. Compared to the other dialects, it uses less musical tone. It is not a tonal language because the tone does not change the meaning of the word. Although it is not tonal, the speech has a wide variety of tone variations that appear to be emotional rather than linguistic and either show emphasis or other semantic components. Stress accents are used but not as much as English or Russian. In the past, the stress marks would normally be placed on the last syllable of the words. In the present, the stress marks can be placed either on the last syllable or the second to last syllable.

 Accent on the Penultimate (Second to last)
 Accent on the Final Syllable
 Accent on the Antepenultimate (Third to last)
 Sentence Stress
 Vowel Harmony
 Vowel Length
 Furtive Vowels (Slightly heard or silent vowels)

Consonants

References

External links

Tobian language at Friends of Tobi Island
Open access recordings of Hatohobei word lists, paradigms and narratives are available through Kaipuleohone

Chuukic languages
Languages of Palau
Hatohobei
Endangered Austronesian languages


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What do you do with a problem like China? - Indica news
What do you do with a problem like China?
Partha Chakraborty, Spotlight July 25, 2020July 25, 2020 indica
Partha Chakraborty-
Headline on Foreign Policy Magazine summed up the status quo – "The World's Most Technologically Sophisticated Genocide Is Happening in Xinjiang". Amnesty International confirmed that "everyone on the planet" are subject to arrest and prosecution if they ever set foot in a China jurisdiction "even in transit". In Galwan Valley in India, China took in 23 square miles beyond a Line of Actual Control (LAC), and engaged in a deadly fight before being pushed back. All of these in the last three months.
On Tuesday, US authorities ordered a shutdown of Chinese Consulate in Houston in 72 hours, embassy workers were seen burning documents in the open in the hours after. Under the spotlight were alleged subversive activities from the Consulate. Among other things it was harboring a fugitive Chinese scientist from American laws, diplomats from the location threatened a former US Governor with consequences for sympathies with Taiwan. China has threatened retaliation, though not clear how at the time of this writing.
And by the way there was this little thing called a Coronavirus pandemic going around, it started inside China's border, and, cost almost 625,000 lives worldwide to date, almost all of it outside of China.
Faced with such tales of evil doing, you will expect Chinese emissaries to be circumspect. Not these wolf warriors. Cui Tiankai, China's Ambassador to the United States could pierce you with his icy gaze. Population of Xinjiang doubled in 40 years, how can there be a genocide? He thundered in a TV interview – never mind Government data shows 85%+ drop in Uyghur population growth since 2015. "One Country, Two Laws" demands one country first, he scoffed about Hong Kong, never mind there is only one law as interpreted by Beijing alone and enforced by an elaborate apparatus and a pliant Chief Executive. I must thank him for not calling his interviewer a "gum stuck on the sole of China's shoes", as Australia was recently called for having the audacity to call for an inquiry into origins of COVID-19, another Chinese diplomat conjectured a movie shoot going on when presented with video of thousands of Uyghur men on their knees, dressed in black, heads bowed, hands tied behind their back, waiting to board cattle trains for destinations unknown. The World must learn to live with a strong China, they declared as if we had problems with an economically resurgent Japan or the technology powerhouse of Germany after World War II.
Observers still high on the Kool-Aid of China's "Peaceful Rise to Great-Power Status" will do well to ask the question – rise of what? Throughout its really long history, China never really had a meaningful move towards democracy's founding pillars – viz., universal suffrage, freedom of press, multi-party system, and, independent judiciary. After the dissolution of Qing dynasty, governance was in effect a "political tutelage" program, even that was driven out to Taiwan where a single party system ruled under martial law till 1987, real democracy started in Taiwan only after that. In the mainland, the Communist Party of China as never had any desire to impose anything but the dictatorship of the proletariat since it wrested control in 1949. Researchers frequently note a general skepticism against Western-style democracy as being incompatible with Chinese values – the Government is legitimate, as the saying goes, not when it reflects peoples' wills but when it reflects their better interests. That may be why China's rise to middle-income status was never supposed to cause a move towards democracy. Even if we buy into a promise of a peaceful rise, what will rise will, likely, not uphold democratic values within its borders.
Through Great Leap Forward, Cultural Revolution, Tiananmen and beyond, China's history is marked by a lack of respect for human life. Mao was quoted as saying "China is such a populous nation it is not as if we cannot do without a few people" when asked about atrocities. You can still see shades of that when it comes to organ harvesting from prisoners or to health hazards posed by wet markets, among others. Beijing cannot comprehend, nor can it accept, a heritage of open dissent in Hongkong. The Security Law is the first move in that long game, days of bloodbath will surely follow as soon as Mandarins will themselves for economic and diplomatic fallout of a forceful crackdown. Arithmetic is easier in Xinjiang and visuals of concentration camps mean not a thing to politburo members who grew up during the Cultural Revolution. If recalcitrant Uyghurs cannot be brought into submission through mass-incarceration, round-the-clock mass surveillance, denial of opportunities and basic human rights, genocide is only the next natural step; western observers allege it started already. In the Chinese mind, progress is nothing but a cycle of "perpetual revolution" that necessitates a sacrifice in the blood of the newly vanquished – even now!
Deng Xiaoping's slogan of "Hide your strength" was never a call for restraint when one is dealt a difficult hand. More than ever, a battle for supremacy with the west is an existential battle for the Communist Party and therein lies the rub. Enviable economic successes through decades, even an exemplary track record of lifting 850 million out of poverty, do not give apparatchiks training on how to cope when old tricks – demographic dividends, access to cheap credit, infrastructure largesse, rampant IP abuse – die young; letting the market decide is exactly what these ideologues were brainwashed against. Decades of one-child family means dependency ratio is at its worst in decades, and getting worse, thus robbing the system core sustenance – fuel for economic growth. One Belt One Road policy has not proved to be a crowd-puller as it was initially projected to be, buying favors in Africa and South Asia or Middle East mostly ended up making new enemies – tales of trickery and betrayal are not easy to cover up outside of one's border. As the Party hits wall internally and walls close in outside, it is searching for easy wins – skirmish on Indian border was exactly that. It is up to the free world is to deny China these easy wins as they do nothing but prolong misery, especially for Chinese citizens.
We have seen the movie before, in Soviet Russia. There were years where the existence of the free world was legitimately threatened. At times there were military conflicts, if by proxy, with missiles at the ready. Other times it was economic, with Soviet technologies denying access into large geographic footprints. Most often it was political, explicit and implicit collaborators were lured into fold with Soviet lies and glossy paper booklets. [I have argued the so-called "Non-Aligned Movement", to which India was a member in high standing, was a cover for not having the guts to choose the right path.] Through these years China fought Russia's battles, or otherwise just waited for its time to come. Now that Russia is a mere shadow it its past, it does not even have a working aircraft carrier, China sees itself a rightful successor.
If China claims its position in a new bipolar world, it must be ready to face the consequences. The Western world needs to be ready too.
It starts with the acknowledgement of reality as is. No sweet-talking yourself into thinking China is nothing but a clear and present threat to the world order and to the free world founded on the principles of a functioning democracy, free press, functioning independent judiciary and a market-based economy; all of which are clearly anathema to Chinese ideals just as they were to Soviet Russia. As an identified threat to the West, it must not be allowed to benefit from open access to its markets – especially not in future technologies like 5G, solar, AI and so on. Likewise, we must provide incentives for US manufacturers to leave China's shores, rebuild factories inside friendly shores and train workers – essentially reverse the clock. We cannot simply ask them to leave, we are not China after all, but we can induce them so they are not high on Chinese opium, nee cheap labor. It would have been unthinkable for American companies to develop, and depend critically, on an elaborate supply chain inside Soviet Russia, the same mindset should apply with China. Athe height of East Block, some of their technologies were genuinely better than available western ones, but that did not lure us into opening our own markets for their benefit, this time is no different. Globally, we must use our influence and goodwill to keep doors open for our products and services, in preference to Chinese, just as we were good at doing in olden days – we did not pretend enemies were partners. Western universities, especially in US, must stop being so enamored by the assembly line supply of Chinese students; at its most benign they are training their competitor of tomorrow. More likely, they are abetting theft of IP. There shall be beautiful examples of cooperation; even at its worst of Cold War, ISS was built as a shining showcase for collective intellect, we may do the same for vaccines tomorrow.
As importantly US, and the west, must not close doors to refugees of the Chinese system, just as it welcomed thousands from Soviet Block over decades. We have refused to equate an individual with the machine, a worthy point of departure from the Chinese Communist Party and their client-states. This time shall be no different, even as we expose, protest, shame, block and tackle acts of Chinese aggression and abuses.
We must start by standing up for victims in Xinjiang and in Hong Kong. Today. History will judge us harshly if we fail.
[Partha Chakraborty is an Indian-born immigrant; a naturalized US Citizen since 2018. Educated in India and at Cornell University, Partha is currently an entrepreneur in water technologies, Blockchain and wealth management in the US and in India. The views expressed are his own].
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Diego Rivera. Production and Manufacture of Engine and Transmission from the mural cycle Detroit Industry. 1932–33. Fresco, approx. 17' 8 5/8" x 45' 1/4" (5.4 x 13.72 m). The Detroit Institute of Arts. © 2012 Banco de México Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, México, D.F./Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Diego Rivera was enthralled with New York City from the moment he arrived here in November 1931, six weeks before the opening of his retrospective exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art. Fascinated by modern technology, he felt an immediate connection to the city, which at the time was in the throes of one of the largest construction booms in U.S. history, known as the skyscraper race. Rivera funneled his fascination into the creation of three New York–themed portable murals, which were included in his 1931–32 MoMA show. Two of these fresco panels, as well as an 8-foot drawing for the third, are currently on view in the exhibition Diego Rivera: Murals for The Museum of Modern Art. We have identified most of the sites referenced in these works, and with this information plotted the various places Rivera visited while here. You can compare present-day views of these sites with photos taken around the time of the artist's visit on the exhibition's website.
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Bouzid Mahiouz (born 13 January 1952) is a former Algerian international footballer. He played as a right back. He represented Algeria in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

References

External links
Bouzid Mahyouz FIFA Record at fifa.com

1952 births
Living people
Algerian footballers
Algeria international footballers
Olympic footballers of Algeria
Footballers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
MC Alger players
1980 African Cup of Nations players
Footballers from Algiers
Association football defenders
21st-century Algerian people
African Games gold medalists for Algeria
African Games medalists in football
Competitors at the 1978 All-Africa Games
20th-century Algerian people


After waking up to so very "interesting" music we all ate breakfast underway and then while underway it started to rain the hardest I have ever seen in my life. While all of the other shipmates on all the boats around us went inside to take cover from the downpour, all of the shipmates on our boat went to the bow and sat in the rain. Then after a minute all of the shipmates got the idea to take a shower in the rain. Then we went on a dive and some saw a turtle and a lobster. Then after the dive was over we went underway by sail and we had wind breaking 30 knots. Then we played games in the cockpit, and it was a lot of fun and helped us get to know one another. It was a great bonding experience. We all are excited to see how fun the rest of the trip will be.