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Sensitivity optimization of the one beam Z-scan technique and a Z-scan technique immune to nonlinear absorption
José A. Dávila Pintle, Edmundo Reynoso Lara, and Marcelo D. Iturbe Castillo
José A. Dávila Pintle,1,* Edmundo Reynoso Lara,1 and Marcelo D. Iturbe Castillo2
1Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Facultad de Ciencias de la Electrónica Av. San Claudio y 18 Sur. Col San Manuel, Puebla, Puebla. 72570, México
2Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica, Luis Enrique Erro Tonantzintla. 72840, México
*Corresponding author: jpintle@ece.buap.mx
J Dávila Pintle
E Lara
M Iturbe Castillo
José A. Dávila Pintle, Edmundo Reynoso Lara, and Marcelo D. Iturbe Castillo, "Sensitivity optimization of the one beam Z-scan technique and a Z-scan technique immune to nonlinear absorption," Opt. Express 21, 15350-15363 (2013)
Gaussian beams
Nonlinear absorption
Single mode lasers
Wavefront distortions
Nonlinear optics (190.0190)
Optical nonlinearities of condensed matter (190.4720)
Original Manuscript: January 29, 2013
Revised Manuscript: March 4, 2013
It is presented a criteria for selecting the optimum aperture radius for the one beam Z-scan technique (OBZT), based on the analysis of the transmittance of the aperture. It is also presented a modification to the OBZT by directly measuring the beam radius in the far field with a rotating disk, which allows to determine simultaneously the non-linear absorptive coefficient and non-linear refractive index, much less sensitive to wave front distortions caused by inhomogeneities of the sample with a negligible loss of signal to noise ratio. It is demonstrated its equivalence to the OBZT.
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Bhattacharyya, I.
Bielecki, Z.
Chapple, P. B.
Connelly, J. A.
delaClaviére, B.
Fakis, M.
Franke, E. A.
Franke, J. M.
Garetz, B. A.
Giannetas, V.
Goswami, D.
Gu, B.
Guo, S.
Hagan, D. J.
Hermann, J. A.
Hou, L.
Hubbard, W. M.
Khosrofian, J. M.
Kumar De, A.
Kundert, K.
Liu, X.
Mandeville, G. D.
McCally, R. L.
Mcduff, R. G.
Mckay, T. J.
Ming, N.
Motchenbacher, C. D.
Nag, A.
Nemoto, S.
Palpant, B.
Persephonis, P.
Phillips, J.
Polyzos, I.
Priyadarshi, S.
Rogalski, A.
Ryasnyansky, I. A.
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Saleh, B. E. A.
Shayler, P. J.
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Sheik-Bahae, M.
Staromlynska, J.
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Tachibana, A.
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Van Stryland, E.
Van Stryland, E. W.
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Fig. 1 Front view of a slotted disk which rotates at a frequency Ω0 and eclipses a Gaussian beam shown in red. R is the distance from the rotation axis to the center of the beam, W is the beam width, and θ is the angle subtended by the spot beam.
Fig. 2 Sensitivity of an aperture of radius (ρ0) to detect changes in its transmitted power (ΔP = P(W, ρ0) − P(WL, ρ0)), when the incident beam width changes from (WL → W).
Fig. 3 A) One beam Z-scan set up, B) Chopper Z-scan set up.
Fig. 4 Establishment of the threshold voltages Vth1 and Vth2 using e−2 criteria for measuring the beam width W from Vph(t) (black line) and the beam profile (red line).
Fig. 5 Set up for determining the optimum aperture radius for measuring transmitted power changes.
Fig. 6 Z-scan curves free of nonlinear absorption for a bacteriorhodopsin sample, using different aperture radii (ρ0), WL = 3mm, the laser power was P0 = 40μW. In the inset is shown the normalized Vph measured without aperture, useful to obtain the free nonlinear absorption curves.
Fig. 7 Rising part of Vph(t), notice the change of amplitude and slope as function of the sample position, the arrow indicates the increasing sample position z.
Fig. 8 Rising time (τ) of Vph(t) as function of the sample position (z), in the inset it is shown the amplitude of Vph(t) versus z (which represents the nonlinear transmitance of the sample).
Fig. 9 Z-scan curves of the physical variables of the two techniques when P0 = 10μW, for the OBZT ρ0 = 0.1WL and a lock-in amplifier was needed, PL and τL are the values measured for OBZT and chopper techniques respectively when the sample was located far from the focus.
Fig. 10 Picture of a Gaussian beam profile distorted by an inhomogeneous sample, the graph shows the detected signal Vph(t), since the chopper technique works with the integral of the Gaussian profile and thanks to the limited bandwidth of the trans-impedance amplifier, the speckle affects little to the measurement.
Fig. 12 Equivalence in W measurements given by the calibrated chopper and knife edge techniques.
Fig. 11 Calibration of the chopper width measurement.
(1) τ ≅ 2 W ( ζ ) Ω 0 R
(2) T ( z ) = P ( W ( z ) , ρ 0 ) P ( W ( ∞ ) , ρ 0 )
(3) P ( W , ( z ) , ρ 0 ) = P 0 ( 1 − exp ( − 2 ρ 0 2 W ( z ) 2 ) )
(4) Δ T ( z ) T ( ∞ ) = Δ P P 0 S − 1
(5) Δ P P 0 = P ( W , ρ 0 ) − P ( W L , ρ 0 ) P 0
(6) S = 1 − exp ( − 2 ρ 0 2 W L 2 )
(7) Δ W = W − W L
(8) ∂ 2 ∂ ρ 0 ∂ W P ( W , ρ 0 ) = 0
(9) ρ 0 = W L 2
(10) Δ P P 0 = exp ( − 1 ) − exp ( − W L 2 W 2 )
(11) Δ P P 0 ≅ 2 exp ( − 1 ) ( − Δ W W L )
(12) Δ T ( z ) T ( ∞ ) ≅ 1.16 ( − Δ W W L )
(13) Δ T p − v ≃ 0.406 ( 1 − S ) 0.25 | Δ Φ 0 |
(14) Δ W p − v W L ≃ 0.273 | Δ Φ 0 |
(15) Δ τ = 2 Ω 0 R Δ W
(16) V p h = R L ℜ P
(17) S N = R L ( ℜ P ) 4 k T R L Δ f
(18) Δ f = 1.57 2 π R L C L
(19) Δ P min = 2 4 k T R L Δ f R L ℜ
(20) | Δ W min OB W L | = exp ( 1 ) 4 k T R L Δ f R L ℜ P 0
(21) | Δ W min O B W L | = 2.72 P n R L ℜ P 0
(22) P ch ( t ) = P 0 2 ( 1 − erf ( 2 R sin ( Ω 0 t ) W ) )
(23) β = R W
(24) P ch ( t ) ≅ P 0 2 ( 1 − erf ( 2 β Ω 0 t ) )
(25) P ch ( t ) = 1 2 − 2 π ∑ m = 0 ∞ 1 2 m + 1 exp ( − 1 8 ( 2 m + 1 β ) 2 ) sin ( ( 2 m + 1 ) Ω 0 t )
(26) Δ f c = 4 β f 0
(27) Δ f c ≤ Δ f
(28) Δ f c ≥ 1 τ = Ω 0 β 2
(29) Δ f ≥ π β f 0
(30) var ( j ( t c ) ) ≅ var ( n ( t c ) ) ( d V p h ( t c ) d t ) 2
(31) V ph ( t ) ≅ R L ℜ P ch ( t )
(32) var ( j ( t c ) ) ≅ P n ( d v ph ( t c ) dt ) 2
(33) var ( W ) ≅ Ω 0 R 2 P n | d V ph ( t c ) d t |
(34) t c = ± 2 W L 3 Ω 0 R
(35) | d d t V ph ( ± t c ) | = 2 π e − 8 9 β Ω 0 ( R L ℜ P 0 )
(36) Δ W min Ch W L = 3 P n R L ℜ P 0
(37) Δ τ p − v τ L ≃ 0.273 | Δ Φ 0 |
(38) Δ P P 0 ≅ − ( 4 ρ 0 2 W L 2 exp ( − 2 ρ 0 2 W L 2 ) ) Δ W W L
(39) Δ P P L = 1.98 ( − Δ τ ) τ L
(40) Δ f → Δ f c
(41) W k n = 0.8 W c h + 74.8 μ m


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Scribe Killing: 5 Policemen Suspended, Family Seeks CBI Probe
LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government today suspended five policemen, suspected to be involved in the murder of a scribe in Shahjahanpur district this week, even as the family of the journalist sought CBI probe into the incident.
UP minister Ram Murti Verma, who has been accused of orchestrating the murder and was named in the FIR, is reportedly on the run.
The deceased journalist's elder son sought a CBI probe into the incident. He said that he will write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in this regard. He also alleged that he was being pressurised to hush up the matter by people "close" to the minister, who were also offering him bribe and a government job.
Meanwhile, SP leader Mithilesh Kumar was heckled and confronted by agitated family members of Singh when he went to his house in Shahjahanpur.
The action against the policemen came a day after Governor Ram Naik took up the matter with Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav after a massive outcry against the incident in which a minister Ram Murti Singh Verma allegedly conspired.
"SP Shahjahanpur has suspended five policemen, including Station House Officer Shri Prakash Rai, with immediate effect," IG (Law and Order) A Satish Ganesh told reporters here.
The other four included Sub-Inspector Krantiveer Singh, Head Constable Subhash Chandra Yadav and constables Udayveer and Mansoor.
Journalist Jagendra Singh was allegedly set on fire during a police raid at his house in Awas Vikas Colony of Sadar Bazar area on June 1.
His family alleged that the police officials set him on fire. Singh succumbed to the injuries on June 8.
An FIR was registered against minister for Backward Classes Welfare Ram Murti Verma, Inspector (Chowk) Sri Prakash Rai, Gufran, Akash Gupta, Amit Pratap Singh and Bhure for killing Jagendra.
The journalist invited Verma's ire by posting reports on Facebook about illegal mining activities and land grabbing against the minister.
The FIR lodged against the minister by Singh's son alleged that the minister sent the team of policemen to his house who doused Singh with kerosene oil and set him on fire.
From his death bed, he narrated the incident to IG Amitabh Thakur and in his dying declaration went viral on news channels.

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John Lloyd Young and Jan Maxwell will announce nominations for the 58th Drama Desk Awards (www.DramaDeskAwards.com) which will take place 8 pm Sunday, May 19 at The Town Hall (123 W. 43rd St., NYC).
The nominations announcement news conference will be held 11 am Friday, April 26 at 54 Below.
Drama Desk Awards, which are presented annually, honor outstanding achievement by professional theater artists on Broadway, Off-Broadway and Off-Off Broadway. What sets Drama Desk Awards apart is that they are voted on and bestowed by theater critics, journalists, editors and publishers covering theater, "without any vested interest in the results." For this reason, Drama Desk Awards reflect both enthusiasm for all aspects of New York's professional theater and a level of erudition and theatrical experience unparalleled in our industry's other prize-giving organizations.
The awards show will be written by Bill Rosenfield and directed by Jack Cummings III (co-founder and artistic director of Transport Group) and will be webcast live on www.TheaterMania.com. Gretchen Shugart, CEO of TheaterMania.com, which will present the awards ceremony, is managing executive producer of Drama Desk Awards. Robert R. Blume and David S. Stone in association with Renee McCurry are xecutive producers.
The 2012-2013 Drama Desk Nominating Committee is composed of: Barbara Siegel, Chairperson (TalkinBroadway.com and freelance); David Kaufman (author and freelance), Samuel L. Leiter (Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Theatre, Brooklyn College and the Graduate Center), Martha Wade Steketee (urbanexcavations.com; editor and contributor, Chance Magazine), Adrian Wattenmaker (Theater Faculty, Brooklyn College; Director, School of Creative and Performing Arts), and James Wilson (Professor of Theatre, CUNY; co-editor of Journal of American Drama and Theatre).
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The Public Theater continuing five decades of free theater in Central Park this summer with Shakespeare at the Delacorte Theater.
The Public's 2013 free Shakespeare in the Park season will begin on Tuesday, May 28 with The Comedy of Errors, featuring Shakespeare in the Park alumni Jesse Tyler Ferguson ("Modern Family") as Dromio and Hamish Linklater ("The New Adventures of Old Christine") as Antipholus. Ferguson and Linklater last performed together in The Winter's Tale and The Merchant of Venice in 2010 for The Public's Shakespeare in the Park. Directed by Daniel Sullivan, The Comedy of Errors will run for five weeks through Sunday, June 30.
The second show of the Park season will be a new musical adaptation of Shakespeare's Love's Labor's Lost, directed by Alex Timbers, who adapts the book, with songs by Michael Friedman. Timbers and Friedman last collaborated on the award-winning musical Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson and Timbers will direct the new David Byrne musical Here Lies Love this spring at The Public's downtown home at Astor Place. Love'Labor's Lost will begin performances on Tuesday, July 23 and run through Sunday, Aug. 18.
Bank of America sponsors the park series. Free tickets are distributed, two per person, at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park on the day of the show. The Public Theater will again offer free tickets through ourVirtual Ticketing lottery at www.shakespeareinthepark.org on the day of the show.
NEW YORK -- With the bones of King Richard III having been found beneath an English parking lot, New York's Shakespeare in the Parking Lot (http://shakespeareintheparkinglot.com), a project of The Drillling Company, will present "Richard III," directed by Hamilton Clancy, this summer from Aug. 1 to 17.
Director Hamilton Clancy says, "We have known for a long time that parking lots and Shakespeare were connected. Our intention is to bring Richard III back to life in a parking lot."
Free Shakespeare in the parking lot at Ludlow and Broome Streets on Manhattan's Lower East Side is a New York tradition dating back to 1996. It has been passed down through the years to the Drilling Company, which has produced free Shakespeare there since 2006.
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Q: Determinar el menor valor en una lista de diccionarios Quiero determinar el menor valor de esta lista que contiene un diccionario:
data= [{'page_rank': 3387, 'code': 'SV'}, {'page_rank': 4022, 'code': 'NI'},
    {'page_rank': 5000, 'code': 'ES'}, {'page_rank': 4802, 'code': 'OC'}]

el mínimo  seria: 3387, que representa a code sv, intenté hacerlo con la función min(data), pero lo calcula por cada diccionario.

A: Si solo buscas el valor de la clave y no te importa el diccionario donde está, min junto a un generador es eficiente, simple y legible:
>>> min(d['page_rank'] for d in data)
3387

Si quieres también saber el diccionario en el que está o necesitas más eficiencia porque trabajes con una lista enorme de elementos, entonces posiblemente la mejor opción es usar el argumento key junto a operator.itemgetter:
>>> import operator

>>> data= [{'page_rank': 3387, 'code': 'SV'},
           {'page_rank': 4022, 'code': 'NI'},
           {'page_rank': 5000, 'code': 'ES'},
           {'page_rank': 4802, 'code': 'OC'}
           ]

>>> min(data, key=operator.itemgetter("page_rank"))
{'page_rank': 3387, 'code': 'SV'}

o si quieres el elemento solo o otra clave del diccionario:
>>> min(data, key=operator.itemgetter("page_rank"))["page_rank"]
3387

>>> min(data, key=operator.itemgetter("page_rank"))['code']
    'SV'

Aunque operator.itemgetter en general es más eficiente que el uso de funciones Python, lambda como muestra PatricioMoracho en su respuesta o normales, para listas relativamente pequeñas sin que sea una operación repetitiva la diferencia no es muy significativa y no debes preocuparte, suele ser más cuestión de gustos, de que consideres más legible o que estilo siga tu equipo. Para listas enormes u otros casos particulares, mantener las operaciones a nivel de C como consigues mediante itemgetter si que conlleva una diferencia a tener en cuenta. Una ventaja de itemgetter es que es serializable vía Pickle por lo que se puede usar sin problemas en multi-hilo/multi-proceso.

A: Si lo que buscas es obtener el diccionario cuyo valor sea el menor:
print(min(data, key=lambda x: x['page_rank']))

{'page_rank': 3387, 'code': 'SV'}

Si solo importa el valor, una ligera adaptación:
print(min(data, key=lambda x: x['page_rank'])['page_rank'])

3387

La función min() permite establecer el parámetro key el cual sirve para indicarle de que forma obtener o cual sería el valor por el cual se calculará el mínimo. En este caso usamos una función anónima lambda x: x['page_rank'] para retornar el valor indicado de cada clave page_rank del diccionario.

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OpinionCase details
McCann v. McCann
In re Porter's Estate
In other words, the district court sitting in probate matters, undertook to exercise general civil…
Zarges v. Zarges
To the same effect are Elwess v. Elwess, 73 N.M. 400, 389 P.2d 7 (1964); Nelson v. Iowa-Illinois Gas and…
Full title:McCANN ET AL. v. McCANN
Court:Supreme Court of New Mexico
Date published: Sep 22, 1942
46 N.M. 406 (N.M. 1942)
129 P.2d 646
Supreme Court of New Mexico
No. 4590.
Appeal from District Court, Eddy County; James B. McGhee, Judge.
O.O. Askren, of Roswell, for appellants.
Stagner Reese, of Carlsbad, for appellee.
MABRY, Justice.
This appeal is from a judgment in a cause originating in the Probate Court, but forthwith removed to the District Court of Eddy county, adjudicating appellee to be the sole surviving heir at law of one John D. McCann and denying the claims of appellants, brothers and sisters of the deceased, as heirs, construing a contract between the parties and quieting title in defendant-appellee.
Shortly before the death of John D. McCann he and appellee had separated and were no longer living together as husband and wife. They had entered into a written contract settling their respective property rights; and at the time of the death of the husband a divorce suit was pending between them. The agreement provides for a full settlement of the property rights of the parties thereto, recites that there exists a controversy as to whether much of the property involved in the settlement is or is not community property, and to what extent each of the parties may have an interest therein. It closes with the following paragraph, which is the pertinent part upon which appellants rely to defeat the claim of appellee:
"Second party agrees to accept the said sum of $2300.00 in cash and a note as provided in this contract in full settlement of any and all rights which she may have in the above described property and all property of whatever kind and character accumulated by the parties hereto during their married life and in lieu of any claim which she may have against the first party for alimony or separate maintenance or for any other cause whatever."
Appellants claim that the property settlement was in effect a waiver or estoppel on the part of appellee to claim any part of the estate of the husband and a relinquishment by her of any right she would otherwise have to inherit. They admit that there is grave doubt of the sufficiency of the language in the agreement itself to show an intention to waive her right to inherit, in view of this court's holding in Girard v. Girard, 29 N.M. 189, 221 P. 801, 35 A.L.R. 1493; but, they say, the record discloses "facts and circumstances" which, taken with the agreement itself meet the objection pointed out in the Girard case. In that case we held that unless in the property settlement it appears by express terms or by necessary implication that she waives, releases or renounces her right to inherit, the surviving wife may enforce such right.
Appellants contend that appellee has no right to inherit from deceased (a) she contracted away such right; and (b) "because of facts in the case" which should, in any event, deny to her the right to take such heir.
Appellee filed her application for letters of administration in the Probate Court on the theory that as the widow of the deceased she was his sole heir. Appellants filed in the cause a pleading entitled "Application to Determine Heirship". They thus entered the Probate Court proceedings and attempted to show that appellee had contracted away her rights prior to the death of deceased and thus was not entitled to the property. Issue was joined by answer of the appellee in which she claimed to be the sole heir and entitled to inherit the property. The case was immediately removed to the District Court under the provisions of § 34-422, N.M. Stat. Ann. Comp. 1929, and there the question was litigated resulting in the decree in question.
Upon the threshold of a consideration of this case, we are confronted with the question of jurisdiction of the District Court in the premises. The parties heretofore briefed and submitted the case with jurisdiction being assumed. The point was first noticed and raised by this court, and, upon request, the parties filed additional briefs. These were both exhaustive and able. The query propounded by the court and thereafter briefed by counsel was, in substance, whether the Probate Court — or the District Court upon removal — has jurisdiction to determine a dispute (a) where title to real estate may be directly or indirectly involved, and (b) whether there be jurisdiction under the circumstances, to adjudicate heirship when the determination of heirship is only an incidental feature of the case and when the primary object of the suit is to construe the contract in question.
The decree entered not only adjudicated the rights of the parties under the contract referred to and determined heirship in pursuance of such adjudication, but it purported also to quiet title in defendant-appellee. Art. VI, § 23, provides that Probate Courts shall have no jurisdiction in any matter in which title to real estate or the boundaries of land may be in dispute or drawn in question.
It is suggested that an attempt on the part of the Probate Court to determine heirship to an estate wherein some or all of such estate might consist of real property would be violative of this constitutional provision, and we are now asked to say whether this would be true. But, in view of the disposition we propose to make of the case such question need not be decided. We have here a much narrower question.
Appellee would meet the challenge to the jurisdiction of the Probate Court with the argument that, after all, the District Court upon removal could, as it did, properly adjudicate all issues submitted as shown by the pleadings and the decree. It is also pointed out that it was the appellants who invoked the court's jurisdiction to determine heirship and urges the inappropriateness of permitting them now to question, as they do in their later briefs, the character of the adjudication or the jurisdiction to make it; but this point is not well taken. Jurisdiction cannot be conferred by consent. Davidson et al. v. Enfield, 35 N.M. 580, 3 P.2d 979.
Under the provisions of § 34-412, N.M. Stat.Ann.Comp. 1929, Probate Courts are given the "exclusive original jurisdiction" in all matters of probate. Chapter 104 of the Laws of 1941, which conferred upon the District Courts concurrent jurisdiction, is not before us.
We have held that District Courts upon appeals, exercise only such jurisdiction as the lower tribunal possessed. See Valencia Water Co. v. Neilson, 27 N.M. 29, 192 P. 510; Geren Hamond v. Lawson, 25 N.M. 415, 184 P. 216; Pointer v. Lewis, 25 N.M. 260, 181 P. 428; Wood Garage v. Jasper, 41 N.M. 289, 67 P.2d 1000, 115 A.L.R. 496. See, also, Davidson v. Enfield, 35 N.M. 580, 3 P.2d 979, wherein it is pointed out that upon appeal the District Court and this court may exercise only such jurisdiction as is possessed by the Commissioner of Public Lands in contest proceedings before such Commissioner. The foregoing cases, although not dealing with the jurisdiction of the District Court upon appeal from Probate Courts, are, nevertheless, helpful in showing our appraisal of the question of jurisdiction upon appeals from lower tribunals.
It is not disputed that, under governing constitutional and statutory provisions the courts of many states have taken a more liberal view in determining the powers which courts of probate may exercise. And, it may be true, as was pointed out in the somewhat recent Kansas case of In re Noble's Estate, 141 Kan. 432, 41 P.2d 1021, 1024, 97 A.L.R. 463, that "The modern tendency is to extend the jurisdiction of the probate court in respect to matters incidental and collateral to exercise of its recognized powers," but we hold that our constitution and the statute under which this action arises do not confer the jurisdiction thus contended for
It is suggested that we have held to the contrary in the more recent case of Sheley v. Shafer, 35 N.M. 358, 298 P. 942; but we think not. Whatever was said by us in the Sheley case, that could favor such interpretation, was no more than dictum. The syllabus is somewhat misleading. We find nothing in the holding there inconsistent with the rule as laid down in the numerous cases above mentioned, which is in line, we believe, with the rule generally followed elsewhere under statutes like our own. The following cases from other jurisdictions hold, generally, that jurisdiction of District Courts or other courts of general jurisdiction, in probate matters are limited to the jurisdiction enjoyed by the Probate court. Berry v. Barnes, Tex.Civ.App., 26 S.W.2d 657; Howard v. Swift et al., 356 Ill. 80, 190 N.E. 102; Weeks v. De Young, Tex.Civ.App., 290 S.W. 852; Perry v. Smith, 132 Okla. 181, 269 P. 1074. We are aware, however, that there is authority to the contrary.
Even though the language in the decree following the adjudication of heirship which undertook to quiet title in appellee, might be stricken as surplusage, as has been suggested, since none of the pleadings indicated that such was the real purpose of the suit, we are still faced with the proposition that this was, primarily, a suit to adjudicate ownership of property, and the question turned squarely upon an interpretation of the property settlement contract above referred to. It is undisputed that appellee, the widow, became sole heir and was entitled to take the property, unless the contract would defeat her claim. The Probate Court had no jurisdiction to adjudicate such contract and determine rights thereunder even though it was under the ill-disguised claim of being incidental only to a determination of heirship.
The court below being without jurisdiction to enter the decree in question, the cause is reversed with instructions to set aside the judgment and decree and to permit the parties to proceed hereafter as they may elect and in a manner not inconsistent with this opinion, and it is so ordered.
BRICE, C.J., and SADLER, J., concur.
ZINN, J., did not participate.
BICKLEY, Justice (dissenting).
Under the provisions of section 2, Chapter 91, Laws 1933, the Probate Court or the District Court having jurisdiction, may determine the ownership of a decedent's estate and "the interest of each respective claimant thereto or therein".
I think this power is broad enough to enable the Probate Court to determine the question of whether the interest in an estate of one who is admitted to be the sole heir at law has been assigned, alienated, released or surrendered.
The District Court under the Act has the same statutory authority by virtue of the provisions of § 34-422 et seq., Comp. 1929.
Furthermore, when the District Court got jurisdiction of the administration of the estate, it had not only the jurisdiction to determine the ownership of the estate and "the interest of each respective claimant thereto or therein", but since by the provisions of § 34-422 et seq., Comp. 1929, jurisdiction over a new subject-matter was conferred on the District Court, a court of general jurisdiction, this new jurisdiction over the administration of estates so conferred is to be exercised by it as such a court, with the powers incident to its general jurisdiction so far as applicable to the new subject, and not as a tribunal of inferior jurisdiction. See Sheley v. Shafer, 35 N.M. 358, 298 P. 942, followed in Re McMillan's Estate, 38 N.M. 347, 33 P.2d 369; Thelan v. Vogel, 86 Mont. 33, 281 P. 753; In re Baxter's Estate, 101 Mont. 504, 54 P.2d 869; In re Nielsen's Estate, 198 Wn. 124, 87 P.2d 298; In re Hoermann's Estate, 108 Mont. 386, 91 P.2d 394; In re Krause's Estate, 173 Wn. 1, 21 P.2d 268.
In 54 C.J. Removal of Causes, § 314, it is said: "The fact that, after the removal of a cause which was within the jurisdiction of the state court, defendant interposes a defense of which such state court could not have taken cognizance does not prevent the retention of the cause by the federal court."
In support of this text is cited Lehigh Valley R. Co. v. Rainey, C.C., 99 F. 596, which case is also cited in Foster on Federal Procedure and Moon on Removal of Causes. I have not found that the decision has been criticized.
In Brown's Estate v. Stair, 25 Colo. App. 140, 136 P. 1003, the court decided: "Where defendant, in an action to establish a claim against an estate, entered upon trial in the district court on appeal without objecting to that court's jurisdiction on the ground that the probate court did not have jurisdiction to try the issue involved, which was the existence of a constructive trust, the objection to the district court's jurisdiction was waived."
The court said: "If such cause of action upon a resulting trust had been disclosed by the evidence, we think appellant waived the question of jurisdiction of the district court to try it by failing to make the proper objections until after the cause had been tried upon its merits. The district court has original jurisdiction of the subject-matter of trusts and partnerships, and to try all the issues that are alleged by counsel for appellant to be involved. By the appeal, it acquired jurisdiction of the persons, and by entering upon the trial without objection predicated upon the jurisdiction of the probate court to try the issues that objection should be regarded as waived."
So, in the case at bar, the parties having tried the issues involved in the district court, without objecting to that court's jurisdiction on the ground that the probate court did not have jurisdiction to try the issue, or upon any other ground, the appellant should not be allowed to here question the District Court's jurisdiction for the first time.
From all of the foregoing, it is my conclusion that the decree of the District Court being valid as to the parties before the court, should be affirmed, except that part thereof which undertakes to quiet title or interest in or to the estate against all unknown heirs of said decedent and all unknown persons claiming any lien upon or right, title or interest in or to the estate of said decedent.
Therefore I dissent.


Thank you Nichola Lake Gilbertson for those words of encouragement. Yes, if we focus our attention on or think about What-Is, we will only recreate more of What-Is. If we wish to create something other than What-Is, we must no longer think about/attend to What-Is and, instead, allow ourselves to imagine what it is that we desire to experience as our reality. We are, literally, imagining a better World into existence. We never have to wonder how the Universe is going to bring it to us; that is not our work. Our work is simply to imagine and think about the reality that we want to experience. Part-and-parcel of this is the idea of being an allower. When we understand that each person is the creator of his/her own reality (all of it, all the time--no exceptions), then we understand that the experiences that others choose to create for themselves cannot assert themselves into our experience. We invite--through what we focus our attention upon/think about/imagine--every experience that we have. Further, we begin to realize that, in truth, there are no victims or victimizers on this planet, only co-creators. This knowledge brings true freedom. Finally, let me add that it is going to take a lot of love and forgiveness to see us through the coming times. Start with loving yourself. Yes, love your brother, but first love yourself. If you don't love yourself, you will not be able to love your brother. Thank you.
Nichola Lake Gilbertson Thank you Michael!


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Wanna Bet? (1993, CBS, USA)
It's the US broadcast pilot for Wetten Dass…?! But we've never actually seen Wetten Dass…? so we'll compare it to You Bet! instead.
Our logo. The title sequence a montage of the stunts to be attempted that evening with the announcer saying "Wanna Bet this man will be able to do x, y and z?" over them.
The logo looks a little bit like a pizza box for no discernable reason.
Our four celebrity guests who will be punting on the stunts outcome. That's Evander Holyfield arriving on set, we've not heard of the other three (Victoria Jackson, Martin Mull and Marsha Warfield, we reveal for trivia purposes).
And here's our host Mark McEwen.
We actually have no idea how his surname is spelt as we couldn't find any information on the show online anywhere. If you know, please let us know.
That's Australian Gordon Elliot in the background there highlighting some bets coming up later.
Meanwhile host Mark explains the rules: there aren't any rules because "it isn't a gameshow" (right, whatever). Our guests simply have to try and guess if the people can actually do what they claim to do.
Here's the first bet: the old man on the left (Tom, a father of fourteen) reckons he could beat a professional basketball player (Kiki, the tall one on the right) is a free throw competition. Best over ten shots each, going into "sudden death overtime" if the first ten shots result in a draw.
Victoria Jackson, the archetypal dumb blonde, gives her opinion.
And here's what everybody thinks.
The bet in action. As you can see it's one-all.
You can also see a large part of the set. The pictures in the background change from bet to bet.
"Regulation play" (my quote) finishes at 9-9, the final score being 12-11 to the professional. No You Bet! Betsie here, just a thankyou and goodbye.
Gordon's outside with our next challenger. These people think they can change a tyre on a moving car at 25mph. But how?
Our celebs make their bets.
By cheating! Unknown to our celebs, these are professional stunt people. Of the two people in the back, one gets out to change the tyre, the other acts as a balance.
And they had to do it before running out of road here, which they do.
They had never tried it before, apparently.
"We said it would be fun, but we didn't say it was going to be fair," says Mark to the guests.
Next bet: a man who can tell you which of the five Great Lakes some water comes from by taste and smell alone.
They put a three minute time limit on it and gets interviewed by Elliot at the same time.
And he's right!
Next up, some men who reckon they could get a needle to start right at the beginning of a record on a turntable by using a forklift truck. This is the Truck Cam, clearly.
They manage it, and Beethoven's 5th blares into the studio.
Next: Can you support the weight of a 14,000 lbs truck on just four brittle Wedgewood cups? Some people from Wedgewood reckon you can.
And you can… provided you put bits of metal on top of it to spread the weight. This causes a bit of a hoo-hah in the studio.
Mark asks the celebs if they should throw it out. But they don't.
This man here reckons that given two minutes massaging any one of twenty-one women for two minutes wearing a blindfold, given three minutes he'd be able to work out which of them it was if they were put back in the pack.
He's blindfolded and a random member of the audience picks one of the twenty-one women to get a massage (number 9 in this case). The two attendants bring the bed out so as to not give away any clues. Whilst he's doing the massaging, the celebs make their guesses.
The attendants make sure there are no give away marks on her back before putting the bed back in the pack in its original position.
The beds are set out seven across and three rows deep and he'll have to get round them all in three minutes, "eight-and-a-half seconds per woman," Elliot remarks)
The clock only stays on screen for a few seconds at a time, around the minute marks.
Tonight's final bet: a man who reckons he can parallel park a car at 60 mph. This is going to involve a handbrake turn of a 720 degree nature.
And he can! Provided there aren't any pedestrians around. Gordon OKs it, after much discussion with the guests in the studio Mark declares it a failure.
And we finish with the results of tonight's betting. Victoria Jackson wins with six correct bets out of seven. Who saw that coming?
Evander and Michael finish on five, Martha finished last with three "but is probably demanding a recount."
Hosts, guests and challengers all come out to wave goodbye. Roll credits.
They fit quite a lot in the 45 minutes of air time. But it seems a shame that in a show about betting, they completely forget about the risk and reward element right at the heart of it. Most other versions of the show (by "most" I mean "all", unelss you know better) have a forfeit element for losing celebrities and a prize element for winners, whether that being money going to charity, or the winning celebrity's score being converted to cash and given to one of the challenges which viewers vote most impressive. There's nothing like that here.
This article was orignally written in 2005, the following comments were left in the original comment box:
lambertman
Nice find – I never knew about this (it aired during my TV blind spot aka college years).
Mark McEwen – at the time, CBS morning show weatherman. Now a Central Florida newsanchor and (as I discovered in my search) currently recovering from a stroke. That sucks.
Victoria Jackson – from NBC's "Saturday Night Live". Slightly less dumb than she acted. Still dumb.
Marsha Warfield – from NBC's "Night Court" and had own daytime chat show for about a minute.
Martin Mull – was regular on "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" long ago; has made quite a career as guest star, commercial pitchman, and game show guest.
Travis P
Martin Mull plays a teacher from the Sabrina Teenage Witch series. He has also appeared on Hollywood Squares (H2 series), mostly as their centre square guest.
Looks rather lame to me. Lots of the bets seem to revolve around hiding information from the celebrities. The removal of the charity element takes a lot of the charm from the show too.
Paul Twist
Martin Mull was a regular on Roseanne! He was also in one episode of series 2 of the wonderful Arrested Development. Tsch, eh?
zzassttll
Victoria Jackson is dumb like a fox, and it is no surprise that she took first place. She is a graduate of two universities, with attendance at a third. Her "baby" voice is the result of a birth defect, but she was savvy enough to turn her flaw into an asset by playing the bimbo role to the hilt. She has put her career second to raising a family, and isn't heard from much these days.
We Americans did eventually get another version in 2008…only the new one actually had betting cash for charity. Worked a lot better than it did in this version.


Elance-oDesk, the global leader in online work, today announced its inclusion in a new industry analyst report of top staffing firms, an achievement for both the company and the staffing industry given that this is the first inclusion of an online business. Elance-oDesk, also the only online business that made the list, joined at a rank of 29 out of 124 in the annual listing of the largest U.S. staffing firms by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA).
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Through the hiring of freelancers online, businesses can source contingent talent, hire talent on-demand and work directly with these professionals. This approach to staffing is a dramatic departure from traditional staffing firms, which act as intermediaries for their clients and the talent they wish to engage.
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Freelancers are expected to earn more than $900 million in 2014 via Elance and oDesk. For more data on online work see the Global Online Work Report. Elance-oDesk is headquartered in Mountain View, California, with offices in Redwood City, California and Oslo, Norway.


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3 Oakland A's Players Who Have Been A Disappointment So Far In 2015
By Clark Mitchell June 28, 2015
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You can't win them all every single month of every single baseball season, and these next three guys are living proof of that. Here's our list of 3 Oakland A's Players Who Have Been A Disappointment So Far In 2015.
DH Billy Butler
Signing Butler to a three-year, $30 million deal this offseason, G.M. Billy Beane was banking on "Country Breakfast" to provide both pop and consistency in the middle of the team's radically reshaped batting order. Butler has done neither, posting a .648 OPS which is good for 3rd-worst among A's regulars. Unless Butler can rediscover his swing this summer, his contract will begin to feel like an albatross around the franchise's collective necks by September.
UT Ben Zobrist
The other marquee name on Beane's list of offseason acquisitions, Zobrist has been limited to just 45 games due to injury. He's been serviceable when in the lineup, slashing .252/.344/.445 with five home runs and 39 RBIs. However, "serviceable" wasn't exactly what Beane was looking for when pulling the trigger on the trade that brought Zobrist to Oakland -- regardless of the flexibility Zobrist gives the team from a positional standpoint.
RHP Dan Otero
You could give this anti-award to several members of the team's bullpen this year -- a unit posting a 4.45 ERA that ranks third-worst in all of baseball. However, Otero could be the biggest disappointment of the bunch. The once dependable bridge reliever was a liability all year long before being sent down to Triple-A, pitching to a 6.29 ERA and a 148 WHIP in 23 high-wire act appearances.
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CONTINENTAL DRIFT
Report: U.S. Religious Groups Helping With Anti-Gay Legislation In Africa
By Dan Avery July 24, 2012 at 5:07pm · 17 comments
We already knew about Rick Warren's connection to Uganda's odious "Kill the Gays" bill, but a new report claims some other big shots in America's evangelical Christian community are pitching in behind-the-scenes to help push homophobic legislation throughout Africa.
Published by the progressive think tank Political Research Associates, Colonizing African Values: How the U.S. Christian Right is Transforming Sexual Politics in Africa connects evangelical superstars like Pat Robertson and mainstream Catholic and Mormon groups of setting up shop across the continent with the intention of "fanning the flames of the culture wars over homosexuality."
In other words, Americans are no longer listening to their horseshit so they're shipping it overseas.
Joseph Okia, nephew of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, has spoken of "a close intellectual and mentoring relationship" between Christian conservatives in the U.S. and religious and political leaders in his homeland.
When religious indoctrination meets with local superstition, outrageous lies become common sense—like the idea that homosexuals recruit in schools. "Those kind of lies, when presented in Africa, become factual, so we need to worry that they are misleading people with these lies," Rev. Kapya Kaoma, an Anglican priest in Zambia and author of the study.
As chief culprits, Kaoma singles out Robertson's American Center for Law and Justice, the Mormon-led Family Watch International and the Catholic Church's Human Life International—all of which have expanded their reach in the region in the past several years. In the same time frame, Malawi, Nigeria and Burundi have all passed anti-gay laws. And Uganda's "Kill the Gays" law, once thought defeated, was reintroduced in parliament in February.
Ugh, can't we tell Robertson et al there are homosexuals on Mars who need to be discriminated against?
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mike ramon
pat robertson is still alive, geez he must be 120 by now and looks every bit like it.
July 24, 2012 at 6:07pm
scribe37
@mike ramon: His deal with Satan is keeping the bastard alive.
Ummmm, no. You might want to check the laws in most states, which ban gay marriage and gay adoptions, to say nothing of DOMA. You might also want to look at Rick Santorum's having front-runner status until recently, along with Mitt leading the polls against Obama and being anti-gay, as well. You might also want to look at the Boy Scouts, and the anti-gay beatings and hate crimes, among other things.
Americans ARE listening. And they definitely believe. Horseshit or not.
July 24, 2012 at 11:07pm
skeloric
@Colin:
I'd say that there is truth in the line.
There is a powerful tidal wave of Equality and Equal Rights currently being held at bay by groups like NOM, AFA and OMM.
While discrimination is still strong all over the US, more and more often it is enacted by narrower and narrower margins.
We are arriving at the point where the 'easy victories' of a decade ago for the discriminators are instead suddenly becoming narrow defeats.
The margin by which they are defeated IS growing.
Entire states can now actually disprove their lies.
They are losing the war.
Their lies no longer hold the power they once held in this country.
While I find them utterly despicable, I also fully understand the issue of why they are getting the hell out and transitioning to Africa.
They NEED a solid foundation from which to regain what they are losing.
So their eyes turn towards Africa, the one continent so completely and utterly abused throughout the colonial period and indeed throughout much of history, that it is ripe for such lies that these supposed 'men of faith' are willing to craft in order to gain and retain power.
Africa is roughly about 1/8th of the world population?
1/6th?
One HELL of a lot of people to mold into an 'army of hate'.
Which continually happens throughout much of Africa already.
So with a populace already predisposed towards being easily manipulated and abused and then in turn unleashing that abuse upon others…
Eventually, at least in NeoCon-wingnut-land, they might have an 'army' with which to return and 'reconquer America' in the name of the 'Almighty Homophobic Hate' that they worship.
Do I think that such a crazy scenario will come to pass?
But I recognize the disturbing possibility that THEY believe.
Worse, the damage they do?
Their actions are invisible in exactly the sort of way that the African people need to believe that they arrived at the beliefs on their own.
Making the beliefs all the more difficult to dislodge by "outside" means.
The continent is not very enamored of Europe or the US exactly due to the past abuses heaped upon them in the colonial era.
They will therefore vehemently resist 'outsiders' (AKA Europeans or the US) trying to take away their 'culture' and 'beliefs' of which homophobia is becoming a major foundational piece.
Imagine, 100 years from now, certain hard right 'wingnut' politicians standing firm upon an 'invented' history of African Homophobia as being the solid reasoning behind continual attacks upon the Equal Rights we are still at this moment fighting for.
Over 140 years ago (1865), Slavery was ended in the US.
Over 40 years ago (1965), the Civil Rights ended segregation in the US.
Right now?
There are groups in the US that still work to undermine BOTH accomplishments.
Imagine if there was an entire continent that supported their beliefs.
Imagine that those believers could then immigrate to this country and teach those belief to their children and those children grew up as a sort of '5th column' within this nation.
Eventually, such an endeavor could succeed.
So, I'm very concerned about what is happening in Africa.
I'm also very very worried that the damage is nearly completely beyond repair.
As we all should.
And I hope this did not end up getting a 'tl;dr' from too many folk.
July 25, 2012 at 12:07am
Hey, I know! Let's kill all the homosexuals in a concentration camp.
– Sorry, but it does seem vile homophobia is on the up swing. You have a lot more people and institutions thinking it's more than OK to come out as anti-gay. Just this past week both the Boy Scouts and Chick-Fil-A felt the climate was good enough for them to make their case.
IMHO, something could easily be coming our way. If Obama loses then I honestly don't put the idea of concentration camps out of the picture, in fact I put it quite possibly dead in the center.
"The Family" is a evil, evil organization and one has to wonder why the LGBT community is smack right in the middle of it's radar.
Queerty wrote, "Ugh, can't we tell Robertson et al there are homosexuals on Mars who need to be discriminated against?"
Alas, that won't work. They apparently believe that God (real or imagined) created Adam and Eve some 6000 years ago, so there can't be any life elsewhere. Mars will have to wait until the first gay astronaut lands there.
This article is kinda vague on how these groups are actually connected to such legislation – whether they participated, supported, or just spread ideas that were in the same ballpark but not so murdery. What I'm saying is, this doesn't exactly strike me as a smoking gun or even new information.
Unless the author was trying to say something stronger than "they both talked about hating gay people". And failed.
If this is just a guilt by association sort of thing, well, there are stronger and more effective ways of pointing out that the Pat Robertsons of the world are douchebags.
Daez
@Michael: The Boyscouts and Chick-Fil-A have been anti-gay since their inception. What you currently have is a lot more institutions that believe it is alright to come out as pro-gay (A LONG, LONG LIST including most Fortune 500s). The ones that are currently anti-gay are trying to escape the issue (Chick-Fil-A even issued a statement claiming they do not discriminate at all against gays).
You can not honestly believe the bullshit you are spouting about gay concentration camps. You know what happens if Obama loses, the exact same thing that happens if he wins. The population continues to grow in support for the LGBT community and the President and Congress continue to listen to the people that they represent. Romney has no backbone. He sways with the polls. He has never once made any decision based on anything other than how it affects his electability. He is not going to start now (especially in his first four years) and Romney knows that the middle does not buy the insane anti-gay rhetoric and that the right is starting to disappear (or die off) entirely.
The right consists of a bunch of rich old white men who do not want to give up their position of privilege and some misguided souls that believe that they can be rich old white men with privilege if they just believe the lies. In short, if you know anything about the Marxist theory about capitalism, the right is composed entirely of the bourgeois and it is inevitable that they will be overthrown.
KARUADAM
My country Republic of South Africa, is and will be gay country. All gay right are recognized and protect! what I try to say IS bloody white Christian American, are not welcome in the RSA!! Zambia, is a hole thanks for the USA.
Whether it be in America or Africa, these organizations prey on the weak minded and fragile people, it is the only way to spread their lies and hate. However the people they help must not be too weak minded or fragile, as they are still pouring money into these groups.
@Daez: "The right consists of a bunch of rich old white men who do not want to give up their position of privilege and some misguided souls that believe that they can be rich old white men with privilege if they just believe the lies. In short, if you know anything about the Marxist theory about capitalism, the right is composed entirely of the bourgeois and it is inevitable that they will be overthrown.'
LOL. I hope, for your sake, you don't really believe this. These are simple delusions that won't get you anywhere.
Africa has the most uneducated people among all continents. Obviously, the religious right is targeting africans because these religious nut jobs mostly draw their power from people's outright ignorance.
Geoffrey Heaviside
When legislation that threatens the livelihood of 1.6 million people whose embryonic development over which they had no control is introduced into a Parliament the obvious implication is genocide. The only way to eliminate gays anywhere in the world is to stop heterosexuals breeding
@KARUADAM: good to hear. i hope you retain that sense of Equality for all and are a beacon of Justice and Equality for all to see.
We need your courage and the strength of your convictions to hold against these dangerous 'false prophets'.
@Michael wrote: "Hey, I know! Let's kill all the homosexuals in a concentration camp."
They already tried that, in Germany and Poland, between 1939 and 1946.
It didn't work out so well.
@Joe: Relevant
@Steve: Um… Germany fell in 1945.
So, NOT until 1946.
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Our year of transformation began with the grand opening of the new Animal Health Center at Reid Park Zoo. This state-of-the-art facility gave us the necessary resources to lead the way in animal health care through groundbreaking procedures and preventative care. The new treatment rooms, animal holding and quarantine areas have already provided critical space during habitat renovations and will aid in future construction projects.
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The transformation continued throughout the year as we welcomed red pandas as our winter visitors, the return of the American alligator and were charmed by the new goat herd. We also created an expansion of the meerkat habitat to better accommodate the mob and otter habitat renovations that provide a more enriching experience for the guests and animals.
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee's journey from 'Poet' to 'PM': 10 interesting facts you need to know
By Saurav Mukherjee Last updated Aug 16, 2018
Call him a 'Vikash Purush' or a visionary, Bharat Ratna Awardee and former PM have that guts and nerve.
Call him a 'Vikash Purush' or a visionary, Bharat Ratna Awardee and former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee have that guts and nerve, which many till now lack. Standing against the odds, this 93-year-old politician always knew what he has to do and say.
Though due to his health condition, Vajpayee took retirement from active politics in 2009, the Bharatiya Janata Party founder has shown his predecessors how to do the politics against the oldest political party in India – Indian National Congress.
Here are 10 unknown facts that you need to know about this most respected politician of India:
1) Poet to RSS Pracharak: Born on December 25, 1924, at a poet's house in Gwalior, he too started writing poems during his bachelor days. Vajpayee completed his post-graduation in political science from Kanpur. Inspired by the ideology, he joined Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh in 1939. Soon, he started working as a 'full-time worker' – a Pracharak – in 1947.
Due to post-partition riots, he moved to Uttar Pradesh as 'Vistarak' and started working at Deen Dayal Upadhayay's newspapers like Rashtradharna, Panchajanya and dailies like Swadesh and Veer Arjun.
Vajpayee during his young age. (Photo Courtesy: Ohfact)
2) Association with Shyama Prasad Mookerjee: After the RSS was banned as a militant organisation, post-assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, Vajpayee started working with Bharatiya Jana Sangh – A Hindu political party backed by RSS. During his tenure as national secretary became a follower of Shyama Prasad Mookerjee.
In 1954, he sat on a fast until death with Mookerjee, protesting against the 'perceived inferior treatment of non-Kashmiri visitors of state'. However, Mookerjee died during the strike in prison.
Inspired by Mookerjee, Vajpayee joined a hunger-protest with him. (Photo Courtesy- First Post Hindi)
3) Jawaharlal Nehru predicting Vajpayee as PM: Impressed with the orating skills which the Bharat Ratna Awardee possessed, former PM Nehru predicted him to be future PM of India. This came after Vajpayee was elected as Lok Sabha MP from Balrampur.
Jawaharlal Nehru had predicted that Atal Bihari Vajpayee will become a Prime Minister one day. (Photo Courtesy: The Spokesman)
4) Arrest during Emergency Rule: The Vikash Purush was arrested during the Emergency imposed by that time PM Indira Gandhi in 1975. He formed 'grand alliance' under Jai Prakash Narayan and formed Janata party. Under the leadership, Morarji Desai became the PM and Vajpayee was appointed as Minister for External Affairs.
He was the first person to deliver his speech in Hindi at the United Nations General Assembly. Though, Desai government crumbled, Vajpayee rose to become an established politician.
Vajpayee, along with other leaders of JanSangh were arrested during Emergency 1975-1977. (Photo Courtesy: TFE)
5) Formation of BJP: In 1980, along with RSS and Vishwa Hindu Parishad leaders, with the addition of old friend Lal Krishna Advani and Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, Vajpayee formed Bharatiya Janata Party and became the party president too.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee formed the Bharatiya Janata party in 1980, along with the help of L K Advani, RSS and VHP leaders. (Photo Courtesy: Ohfact)
6) Political voice for Ram Janmbhoomi: The party formed by the Bharat Ratna Awardee, soon became the official political voice for the Ram Janmbhoomi Mandir Movement. Under this, the activists of the RSS and VHP sought to declare that a temple of Lord Rama to be made in Ayodhya.
The Bharat Ratna Awardee, soon became the official political voice for the Ram Janmbhoomi Mandir Movement. (Photo courtesy: TIE)
7) Short tenures as Prime Minister: Vajpayee formed the National Democratic Alliance and fought the elections in 1996. In his first tenure, he could only serve the nation for 13 days as PM. The second tenure, in 1998, he could only serve for 13 months, until AIADMK withdrew their support. However, the NDA government ruled the nation for complete five years from 1999-2004.
Vajpayee became Prime Minister for two times between 1996 to 1999. His first tenure was of 13 days and the next was of 13 months. (Photo Courtesy: Homedesignview.co)
8) From Pokhran-II to Kargil War: The BJP leader established India as a nuclear country by testing five nuclear-loaded missiles from Pokhran in Rajasthan in May 1998. This was done with NDA coming to power within two months.
Vajpayee established India as a nuclear country by testing five nuclear-loaded missiles from Pokharan in Rajasthan in May 1998, (Photo Courtesy: The Week)
Lahore Summit: In February 1999, the Prime Minister initiated peace talks with Pakistan, with a focus to resolve the Kashmir dispute and other conflicts. Bus services were launched too. However, it didn't last long.
Kargil War: In the same year, Pakistani army and militants infiltrated Kashmir by crossing the Line-of-Control in the town of Kargil, Batalik and Akhnoor sector, along with Siachen glaciers. Vajpayee gave orders for a war and for three months it went on. Between 600-4,000 Pakistani Army personnel were killed, but our 600 Army personnel were martyred too.
Pakistani army and militants infiltrated Kashmir by crossing the Line-of-Control in the town of Kargil in 1999, which lead to a war. (Photo Courtesy: Zee News)
9) 1999-2004: A period of full of action:
Bill Clinton's visit: In 2000, United States former President Bill Clinton made a visit to India. It was the first visit by any US Prez after a gap of 22 years, post Pokharan-II tests, and Kargil war. Several strategic pacts were signed on economics and trade.
Vajyapee with the United States former President Bill Clinton when made a visit to India in 2000. (Photo Courtesy: indiatimes.com)
The launch of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan: In 2001, Vajpayee launched the most influential programme of the decades – Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan. Aimed to improve the education status in primary and secondary schools, this scheme became the landmark to revolutionise the academic sector of the country.
10) The 'Black Spot': There were some incidences that made his reputation down for a bit.
Air India plane hijack: In December 1999, Indian Airlines' flight IC 814 was hijacked by five terrorists from Kathmandu, seeking the release of militant Masood Azhar. With pressure mounting in, Vajpayee government had to bow down and release the militants, in exchange of passengers at the Kandahar Airport in Afghanistan.
Parliament Attack: In 2001, a group of masked armed men attacked the Parliament House in the national capital when the session was on. Killing several security personnel, the terrorists tried to enter the House. However, they were killed in action too.
In 2001, a group of masked armed men attacked the Parliament House in the national capital when the session was on. ( Photo Courtesy: India Today)
Gujarat Riots: This is one of the biggest 'Black Spot' in the entire political career of former Prime Minister and the Current one. While Vajpayee was the PM at that time, Narendra Modi was the CM of Gujarat. Over 1,000 people were killed in the Hindu-Muslim violence.
Over 1,000 people were killed in the Hindu-Muslim violence in 2002 Gujarat Riots. (Image Courtesy: Caravan Daily)
Whatever may be the journey of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, one thing is clear, i.e. his Opposition too loved and admired him. The UPA government, led by Congress, accepted before Supreme Court on July 1, 2013, that The NDA government under Vajpayee had developed half the roads in just five years, which they couldn't do in last 32 years.
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Supergroup UKZ plans debut One City World Tour for New York
Tours December 16, 2008 By Bob Grossweiner & Jane Cohen
Perhaps one of contemporary music's most iconic performances will be progressive rock supergroup UKZ's One City World Tour at Town Hall in New York...
Perhaps one of contemporary music's most iconic performances will be progressive rock supergroup UKZ's One City World Tour at Town Hall in New York City on January 24 with special guest Stick Men. Tickets for the event have face values ranging from $60 to $125.
Keyboardist and electric violinist Eddie Jobson (UK, Roxy Music, Zappa) is the leader of UKZ, which will make its debut at Town Hall. The concert will follow the January 6 digital pre-release of UKZ band's debut EP "Radiation," which will be released nationally on March 24.
Returning from a self-imposed 27-year retirement from band and touring activity, Jobson set out to find the same caliber of next-generation musicians for the new UKZ project that would equal or surpass the talents of his previous colleagues and collaborator, an impressive list that includes Frank Zappa, Robert Fripp, Bill Bruford, Phil Collins, John Entwistle, Ian Anderson, Simon Phillips, Terry Bozzio, Allan Holdsworth, and Tony Levin.
Besides Jobson, UKZ includes Aaron Lippert (former lead singer of Expanding Man), Trey Gunn (a 10-year veteran of King Crimson and the leading exponent of the Warr 10-string touch guitar), Alex Machacek (guitar), and Marco Minnemann (drums).
Stick Men features Chapman stick players Tony Levin and Michael Bernier with Pat Mastelotto on drums.


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Not often that me and the boyfriend get our girls to ourselves. So when we got the chance last Friday we took them out to Barnes & Noble to play with the books. Cause you know I raise bookworms.
The funny thing is I got bonus points with Ariel's pediatrician cause she knew what books are. I told him I would be worried if one of my kids didn't know what books were. I've had quite my share of teachers that said they didn't recognize me with a book in my face. And with the amount of books in my room ... well I would be amazed if my kids didn't pick up on what they were.
All that was missing was my little monster boy, AJ, but it was nice to have a quiet trip to B&N.
Thanks, I love taking Karlee out since she is older and has really grown into being the big sister. Poor AJ surrounded by girls, stepsister, 2 half sisters, and his stepmom has a baby on the way, with his luck it will be a girl.


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Cactus League Game 27 – Mariners at Rockies (again)
marc w · April 4, 2012 at 1:33 pm · Filed Under Mariners
We've finally made it to the end of spring training. It's minor league opening day eve, and there's another oddball "real" MLB game tonight, ahead of tomorrow's opening day for most and Friday's "did we forget anyone?" opening day redux.
The M's will send Hector Noesi to the hill in what's actually a fairly interesting game for the presumptive #3 starter. With Charlie Furbush and Erasmo Ramirez in the bullpen (one in Tacoma and one in Seattle). If they lose a starter, it won't take long for one of them to get stretched out, but you'd think one of the 6th or 7th starters would be…starting somewhere.
The Rainiers roster is finally set after this morning's moves, and Mike Curto's got a list of what to watch for here, ahead of tomorrow evening's opener against Salt Lake.
High Desert kicks off tomorrow as well, and the High Desert Daily Press has a great interview with new manager (and last year's Minor League Coordinator) Pedro Grifol.
Jackson's roster's the one everyone will focus on thanks to the presence of Paxton, Walker, Hultzen and Franklin – but it's under-the-radar command pitcher Andrew Carraway who'll get the ball on opening day. According to Chris Harris, it'l be Carraway, then Paxton, then Brandon Maurer, then Hultzen and then Taijuan Walker. That means high-ceiling prospect Carter Capps will start in the pen for Jackson, fresh off his eye-opening inning in a big league game last week. I know a lot of us were eager to see what he could do as a starter, but he could move very quickly as a late-game reliever.
Here's the line-up for the final game of the second phase of spring training. Yes, yes, it started a while ago. Oops.
1: Figgins (LF)
2: Ackley (2B)
3: Suzuki (RF)
4: Smoak (1B)
5: Seager (3B)
6: Ryan (SS)
7: Saunders (CF)
8: Wells (DH)
9: Jaso (C)
Sp: Noesi
17 Responses to "Cactus League Game 27 – Mariners at Rockies (again)"
marc w on April 4th, 2012 1:34 pm
Jhoulys Chacin plunks Brendan Ryan. I don't know about the Rockies, you guys.
Chacin was the opening day starter for Colorado Springs against Tacoma in 2010. Just re-read the post from that game, and looked through the pictures which meant seeing Greg Halman pictures again. And now I'm sad.
Paul B on April 4th, 2012 1:51 pm
No TV, just radio, I think, which is probably why there is minimal interest in this game.
Well, that and it is the last spring training game.
MX on April 4th, 2012 2:04 pm
I don't even see this game on MLB.com.
stevemotivateir on April 4th, 2012 2:05 pm
Good to see Seager and Saunders continuing to show they've earned their places on the team.
Right on Wells!
Wow, Jaso really needed that!
groundzero55 on April 4th, 2012 2:08 pm
It's amazing, this thing called "stringing hits together." Are teams normally supposed to do that? It's just so foreign to me.
TherzAlwaysHope on April 4th, 2012 2:42 pm
Quiz time kids: Who has hit two triples today? Can't believe it.
Nate on April 4th, 2012 2:53 pm
Did I read that right? Figgins is 2-4 with 2 TRIPLES? (1 Run, 3 RBI's).
I could stand to see that a couple of times a week.
He better do it every day if he wants to make up for the last couple years.
Westside guy on April 4th, 2012 3:01 pm
Is this game on mlb.com? I can't find it for some reason…
EricL on April 4th, 2012 3:25 pm
You have to go to the scoreboard page. Now that the season is starting "for real" tonight, MLB.com has removed the remaining spring training games from the front page.
Great – thanks!
Ugh. Figgins hits two triples. How much you bet we hear all about how he's "turned it all around" and is "finally getting comfortable in his old leadoff role", with people pulling the old stunt of looking at one game's performance and ignoring all the others?
Mid80sRighty on April 4th, 2012 4:20 pm
This can't be right, on the Gameday boxscore it shows Noesi only throwing 34 pitches in 7 innings?? What, did he have like 3 or 4 three pitch innings?
argh on April 4th, 2012 9:36 pm
Yesterday, was piddle on Peguero day and he went 4 for 5; today we mocked the final hours of Figgins as an M and he hits 2 triples. It may be small sample size for those guys but USS Mariner's starting to develop a real track record here — taunt them and they will hit!


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Marijuana Legalization Meaningless For Sentenced
With the recent pot legalization in Colorado and Washington, there is one particular and flagrant inconsistency. One of the strongest arguments for legalization was to focus on "real crime" and not marijuana users who wanted to stay at home and get high. In some states, marijuana possession can still land a person a life sentence.
And even though pot legalization has passed, those who have been thrown in prison for the same behavior as all those currently toking it up will not see any sort of reduction in their sentences—let alone commuted.
That mechanism is called retroactive ameliorate relief—or, at least, it would be. Unfortunately, it does not exist in the US justice system.
Know who else does not have retroactive ameliorate relief? Pakistan, Oman, Myanmar (formerly Burma), and several other nations with equally appalling human rights records—that is who. Heck, even Russia—who recently made being gay illegal—has retroactive ameliorate relief.
Addiction drives people to do crazy things. Marijuana legalization is a contentious issue, but no one deserves to lose years of their life because they either chose to get high, or were driven to it by their disease.
And where are the protests? Rallies have been a staple of the marijuana legalization movement for decades, but now that it is coming to pass, where is all that indignation when it comes to the lives of users who got caught?
In fact, it is the same principle that the government relies on with regards to its lack of retroactive ameliorate relief: it was illegal at the time of the action, therefore it was still a violation of the law, and violations of the law need to be punished.
There is logic in that, albeit a callous one that sets a double standard, especially since the law is supposed to protect its citizens. And hey, if they do not need protecting from something, then why subject those people to years of torture if there was no danger in the first place?
As jaded as it sounds, it is because that is what we want as a nation. More specifically, we want our elected representatives to convey our values, and one of our greatest values is a no-nonsense approach to crime. However, when we think crime, we often think of rape, murder, robbery, arson, et al. We do not think of the guy who was looking to pocket a pound of weed for taking his buddy's shipment across state lines, and then got popped for it, landing in federal prison for 25 years.
Then again, how else are our officials going to change things? If there is no demonstrable outrage on those individuals' behalves, where is the payoff for them to risk looking weak on crime and risking losing the next election?
Well, that was part of the plan with legalizing marijuana. At least, that was what the story was. We were told it was about far more than being able to get high, but apparently those who were supporting it forgot about those other aspects of it once they got what they wanted all along, regardless of how that affected anyone else.
And they say marijuana is not addictive…
What are your thoughts? Are things working as claimed, or have people in Washington and Colorado been hosed? Let us know in the comments!


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These kinds of social networks act as a platform for people to keep in touch with their family and friends with less of effort and time. With the availability of internet almost everywhere, access to such sites has become easy and common. Anyone with a smart device or a computer with working internet connection can form a social network account. These are very user friendly and guide people throughout their experience. It is one of the best ways to find old friends, colleagues and peers, with whom we might have lost contact. Reconnecting with those friends and keeping updated about their lives and events makes such networks interesting. Sharing of information, pictures, videos and other particulars make this platform an addictive activity. People can spend hours and hours going through news feeds and communicating or chatting with friends.
Initially launched as a social networking platform for communicating and sharing with friends and people around us, many new niches have been developed. Today businesses are also using this platform as a means for promoting their products and services. Social networks like LinkedIn are specialized to meet narrowed needs like that of human resource and job opportunities. It's the fastest way of spreading news of all kinds from small to big.
Social networking has today become a household activity. Initially the first users of such websites were students and young adults but it has now become a multi-generational phenomenon and the number of users is increasing day by day. Experts see no sign of social networking stopping or slowing down as the concept is still evolving according to the needs of its users. The addition of new and innovative ways to utilize it every now and then makes this online network a genie that is out and not going back in anytime soon.
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Caroline Heide-Jørgensen (født 1967 i Svendborg) er en dansk jurist og professor i konkurrence- og markedsføringsret. Hun er næstformand for Konkurrencerådet og formand for Radio- og tv-nævnet og har udgivet flere bøger om bl.a. reklameret.

Caroline Heide-Jørgensen blev i 1992 cand.jur. fra Københavns Universitet og fik i 2000 ph.d.-graden og i 2008 dr-jur.-graden fra samme universitet. I dag er hun professor på Københavns Universitet.

Udgivelser
 Konkurrenceretten i EU, 2009
 Lærebog i konkurrenceret, 2017

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Professorer fra Københavns Universitet