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When Will the Economic Blockade of Gaza End?
↪ When Will the Economic Blockade of Gaza End? - Robert Wright - The Atlantic
President Obama and Bibi Netanyahu are on the same page when it comes to the justification for Israel's bombardment of Gaza. Netanyahu : "No country in the world would agree to a situation in which its population lives under a constant missile threat." Obama: "There's no country on earth that would tolerate missiles raining down on its citizens from outside its borders."
It's true that if, say, Canada were lobbing missiles into the US, the US wouldn't tolerate it. But here's another thing the US wouldn't tolerate: If Canada imposed a crippling economic blockade, denying America the import of essential goods and hugely restricting American exports. That would be taken as an act of war, and America would if necessary respond with force--by, perhaps, lobbing missiles into Canada.
AsidesIssandr El Amrani November 20, 2012 Israel/Palestine, blockade, gaza Comments
Now that would be change I can believe in
Via Coteret, a great blog translating from the Hebrew media, this piece in today's Yediot Ahronot:
The lifting of the blockade on the Gaza Strip and permission for Palestinians to leave the Gaza Strip freely through Israeli border crossings. These are the unequivocal demands that President Barack Obama is expected to make during his meeting with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in the White House in two weeks.
If anyone thought that lifting the economic blockade of the Gaza Strip would satisfy the Americans, it is now clear to them that is only the beginning. Reliable sources who have been apprised of the preparations that the White House is making for the meeting between Obama and Netanyahu revealed that the demands are much more significant. While Obama voiced his satisfaction with the relief measures that Israel announced, he believes that the situation in which more than a million and a half inhabitants of the Gaza Strip are living is intolerable.
The American president is particularly angry that the inhabitants are not free to leave the Gaza Strip. He sees that as a kind of "collective punishment." Political sources say that Netanyahu, who has chosen not to change the situation with the Gaza Strip, now finds himself under a great deal of international pressure and must act under pressure from the United States.
Obama also intends to examine the issue of extending the construction freeze with Netanyahu. It may be assumed that Netanyahu will make a continuation of the construction freeze conditional upon going over to direct talks with Abu Mazen.
PostsIssandr El Amrani June 27, 2010 Obama, blockade, gaza, netanyahu Comments
Khouri on the flotilla
I am quoting from most of this Rami Khouri column, because it is so on the money:
The experience of the Free Gaza Movement over the past few years, which sent half a dozen boat expeditions to deliver humanitarian aid to Gazans, suggests to many that in-your-face confrontation is the most effective way to challenge Israel and force it to change its policies. Israel's reduced siege of Gaza is the fourth example of its changing a policy under pressure. The three other cases were the withdrawals from south Lebanon and Gaza's heartland in the face of Hizbullah- and Hamas-led resistance, and the partial suspension of some settlements for 10 months last year in response to American government pressure.
So the question now is: How will people and states in the Arab world and nearby lands, like Iran and Turkey, react to the latest lesson in challenging Israel with forceful action, over making only meek pleas?
Israel is already initiating two new aggressive acts that will quickly test the mettle of both its friends and foes. It will destroy several dozen Palestinian Arab homes in occupied East Jerusalem to build an Israeli tourism facility, and it will initiate work on the ground to build another 600 homes for settler-colonial Zionists in the Jerusalem area.
The fascinating issue today is not whether Israel is making any major changes in its policies: it is not. Its changes are only cosmetic, to ward off foreign pressures. The really important new development is the growing Arab and international realization that the criminal and inhuman excesses of Zionism – colonialism, discrimination, collective punishment, racism, siege and starvation, murder on the high seas, mass incarcerations, and more – can best be confronted using the same tactics that finally brought down the two major examples of racism and inequity in modern times: the civil rights movement that broke the back of official racism in the United States, and the anti-Apartheid movement that forced the white minority government in South Africa to accept a fully democratic system.
I suspect that the Free Gaza Movement's siege-breaking ships will go down in modern history as critical elements in the struggle for justice in Palestine, aiming for conditions that allow Jews, Christians and Muslims, and all other residents or visitors, to live in this land with equal rights. Israel is perfectly willing to keep attacking aid convoys and killing innocent humanitarian activists. But what happens when the next ship sails with a crew of Christian priests, chanting verses about God's love of justice and mercy and the divine dictate to assist those in need, right from the Book of Isaiah and the Book of John?
What will Israel do when a convoy of ships sails for Gaza carrying only schoolteachers and bags of marshmallows for the children of Gaza? How about when a convoy of ships approaches with only nurses and diapers for babies of Gaza?
An important corner has been turned in Gaza, as the relationship between the colonizer and the colonized is reversed. When the colonized is no longer afraid of being hurt, or killed, the power of the colonizer to intimidate vanishes. Lebanese and Iranians understand this because in their own ways many of them have already experienced liberating episodes that reflect their self-assertive determination to live in freedom and dignity. Palestinians have been trying to do this for decades, with limited success.
In every struggle for liberation against colonialism, oppression or racism, a moment occurs when the barrier of fear is broken in a very public manner. Ultimately, this forces a renegotiation of the power equation in a manner that restores the human rights and collective security and dignity of all concerned. Jews, Christians and Muslims may well remember the challenge and collapse of the Israeli siege of Gaza as that pivotal moment in the struggle between Zionism and Arabism in Palestine.
The ships to come will clarify this in due course, because they do not challenge Israel's existence or security, but only its inhumanity toward the Palestinians.
PostsIssandr El Amrani June 24, 2010 Israel/Palestine, blockade, flotilla, gaza Comments
Did the Freedom Flotilla work?
Israel announced today that it will allow civilian goods to enter Gaza and loosen restrictions on freedom of movement:
Senior cabinet ministers on Sunday approved steps toward easing Israel's land blockade of the Gaza Strip, days after Jerusalem had issued a non-binding declaration supporting such a move.
In a statement released following the cabinet vote on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office emphasized that the change would not counter Israel's policy "to defend it citizens against terror, rocket fire or any other hostile activities from Gaza."
The PMO said that Israel would release "as soon as possible" a detailed list of goods that would not be allowed into the Gaza Strip, which would include all weapons.
"Israel seeks to keep out of Gaza weapons and material that Hamas uses to prepare and carry out terror and rocket attacks toward Israel and its civilians," Netanyahu said. "All other goods will be allowed into Gaza."
Israel's new policy will allow an inflow of construction material into the Gaza Strip for projects approved by the Palestinian Authority or under the auspices of international supervision, including schools, health facilities, water treatment and sanitation, the statement said.
Israel also said it would keep the right to ban "dual-use" construction materials that could be used by Hamas to manufacture weapons and to rebuild its military facilities.
The change in policy is also aimed at improving economic activity in the coastal territory, said the PMO. The new policy was also to allow humanitarian aid to be brought into Gaza in a more effective way and to ease movement in and out of the coastal territory, said the PMO.
Israel would consider further easing its siege as the situation on the ground improved, said the PMO. It would also continue to inspect every item brought to the Ashdod Port bound for the Gaza Strip.
The PMO emphasized in its statement that its defense regime along the Gaza border would remain in place and that Israel still sees Hamas as a terrorist organization.
Many reactions to this. The first is simply that it took the courage and lives of the organizers of the Freedom Flotilla to make this happen. The lesson to retain here is that confrontation works, it is not only effective, but necessary. Nothing will be given, you have to take it.
The second is that you have to treat anything that comes from a government that has lied and weaseled its way out of its treaties and international obligations for decades with a grain of salt. The devil will be in the details, such as the list of allowed goods Israel still has to publish and the character and length of the border procedures for people and goods moving in and out. It's crucial to wait to see what this means and how it's implemented.
That, in turn, will influence a bunch of other things. Assuming this does mean a general relaxation of the blockade, but not its lifting altogether, what are the larger consequences?
First there's the political fallout. This might not entirely be a popular move for the Netanyahu government considering the strong backing for collective punishment policies among many Israelis. For Hamas, they have arguable gained very little and potentially lost much face, since they are neither responsible for the blockade being lifted (the Freedom Flotilla and the international community achieved that) and now are back at being isolated but with less obvious ways to play the victims here. Likewise Fatah and the Palestinian Authority really appears ineffective here, and the recent decision by the PA to postpone municipal elections is hardly a sign of confidence.
For the Palestinians and especially people of Gaza, this will be hopefully bringing much relief and enable the reconstruction of the terrible destruction wrought by Israel's Operation Cast Lead. It still leaves impunity for Israel for its actions during that war, and efforts to get the Goldstone Report and other attempts to hold it accountable should be redoubled. But some of the basic rights of the Palestinians, such moving within their country (that is, between the West Bank and Gaza) are still curtailed. They now all have unrepresentative governments that have outlived their mandates, and a leadership that not only appears reluctant to reconcile but may be actively prevented from outside powers from doing so.
For Egypt, which was again destabilized by the renewed attention to the Rafah border, this will come with some relief. But I wonder for how long — this issue is not going away for long, and a continued spilt Palestinian polity and the unlikeliness of a peace deal makes it ever more likely that Gaza will be dumped on Egypt.
And for the Obama administration, which put out a press release (reproduced below) welcoming the Israeli decision without even a cautious wait-and-see approach, perhaps it means that an embarrassing moment may be over — for now. But while the White House is finally encouraging relieving the blockade and allowing traffic of goods and people between the West Bank and Gaza, it is still ignoring Hamas and Palestinian reconciliation, still ignoring the illegality of the blockade, and now is preparing to welcome Netanyahu — whose army shot and killed an American citizen at point blank range — with open arms in two weeks' time. The name of the game is still West Bank First. It may take another crisis to abandon that policy.
Statement by the Press Secretary on Israel's announcement on Gaza
The President has described the situation in Gaza as unsustainable and has made clear that it demands fundamental change. On June 9, he announced that the United States was moving forward with $400 million in initiatives and commitments for the West Bank and Gaza. The President described these projects as a down payment on the U.S. commitment to the people of Gaza, who deserve a chance to take part in building a viable, independent state of Palestine, together with those who live in the West Bank. These announcements resulted from consultations with the Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad.
Today, the United States welcomes the new policy towards Gaza announced by the Government of Israel, which responds to the calls of many in the international community. Once implemented, we believe these arrangements should significantly improve conditions for Palestinians in Gaza, while preventing the entry of weapons. We will work with Israel, the Palestinian Authority, the Quartet, and other international partners to ensure these arrangements are implemented as quickly and effectively as possible and to explore additional ways to improve the situation in Gaza, including greater freedom of movement and commerce between Gaza and the West Bank. There is more to be done, and the President looks forward to discussing this new policy, and additional steps, with Prime Minister Netanyahu during his visit to Washington on July 6.
We strongly re-affirm Israel's right to self-defense, and our commitment to work with Israel and our international partners to prevent the illicit trafficking of arms and ammunition into Gaza. As we approach the fourth anniversary of the capture of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, we call again for his immediate release, and condemn the inhumane conditions of his detention.
We believe that the implementation of the policy announced by the Government of Israel today should improve life for the people of Gaza, and we will continue to support that effort going forward. We urge all those wishing to deliver goods to do so through established channels so that their cargo can be inspected and transferred via land crossings into Gaza. There is no need for unnecessary confrontations, and we call on all parties to act responsibly in meeting the needs of the people of Gaza.
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PostsIssandr El Amrani June 20, 2010 Israel/Palestine, blockade, gaza Comments
The EU, Egypt and the IP conflict
Recently a bunch of EU country ambassadors were summoned by the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and urged not to waver and engage Hamas, because "all of this is their fault." As some of the European powers try to find a solution to the Gaza blockade, it's not only Israel scuttling solutions — the Egyptians are doing it to in order to preserve their monopoly on talking to Hamas, stay relevant, and make sure they're not short-changed in any future deal:
Kouchner has said the EU could defuse tensions around Gaza by checking the cargo on ships bound for the tiny Palestinian coastal enclave as well as the Rafah border crossing from Egypt into the Hamas-controlled territory.
Providing further details of the proposal made last week, the French diplomatic chief said the checks could take place in Cyprus, which, unlike Gaza, has a deepwater port. Cargo could also be unloaded in the Israeli port of Ashdod.
"This would simplify the checks," he added, though acknowledging the plan "is not a success for now."
According to Kouchner, there would also be a list of banned products, but not a blanket ban on merchandise delivered to the Palestinians.
He expressed pessimism for the Rafah proposal, saying "it's not certain this would work because our Egyptian friends do not want us to speak directly with Hamas."
I wonder if Kouchner expressing this publicly is meant to embarrass the Egyptians and signal that they might just ignore them (and their American protectors). More details on possible deals over Rafah here.
This is coming at a time when there are voices within the EU rising to act more effectively on Middle East issues, as well as more independently from the US. For the last few decades, despite being a full members of the Quartet and the major donor to the Palestinians (as well as an important trade partner to the Israelis), the EU has played second fiddle to hopelessly biased and ineffective US administrations.
Chris Patten writes in the Guardian:
Today's miserable standoff in the Middle East requires new initiatives. The short-term failure of Israeli policies has concentrated global attention on their blockade of Gaza rather than on Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons. The long-term failure has rendered increasingly difficult a two-state solution as Palestine is broken up into barriered Bantustans.
As President Obama's military commanders have told him, the absence of anything resembling a peace process in the Middle East, and the identification of Washington with a very rightwing Israeli government, has made it more difficult for the US to deal with Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and others.
If politics does not succeed, then humanitarian aid will continue to be necessary. Yet we should never depend on the provision of humanitarian relief as an excuse for diplomatic drift and the failure to confront intransigence. Organisations such as Medical Aid for Palestinians do not exist so that others can duck their moral and political responsibilities.
However, the EU has too often since taken the view that only Washington really drives things forward. Yet what should the EU do when American policy is going nowhere? Not surprisingly, the secretary-general of the Arab League called the so-called quartet (the EU, US, UN and Russia), which supervised the non-implementation of the road map for peace, "the quartet sans trois".
Today, the EU should not only call for an immediate end to the Gaza blockade but should work harder to promote reconciliation between the splintered Palestinian body-politic. The UN should be tasked with preventing the flow of weapons while the EU should take the initiative with Turkey and the Arab League to re-establish a government of national unity involving Fatah and Hamas for the whole of the Palestinian territory. In due course, the EU should monitor free elections there. You cannot favour democracy everywhere except in Palestine.
Without Hamas there will not be a peace settlement. What we should require from Hamas is simple – a ceasefire, acceptance of the outcome of a peace process provided it is endorsed in a Palestinian referendum, and help in securing the release of Corporal Shalit. To insist that they accept all past agreements is bizarre when no such requirement is made of Israel. Look, for example, at settlement building.
We should go further. There has been speculation the US may consider unilaterally tabling an agreement with a timetable for achieving it. Opponents of this proposal have questioned whether it would be wise for the US to thus risk its prestige. The EU could work with Turkey and the Arab League to draft proposals for an agreement to be tabled in the UN security council. This may not be immediately acceptable to the US but would at least bring some momentum.
PostsIssandr El Amrani June 11, 2010 Egypt, Israel/Palestine, blockade, gaza, kouchner Comment
More on the flotilla fallout for Egypt
I stayed away from blogging today because of family obligations and looming deadlines. But here's my new piece for Foreign Policy, looking at the fallout of the flotilla raid for Egypt.
The silver lining in the tragedy of Israel's brutal raid on the Free Gaza flotilla is a new urgency about lifting the blockade on Gaza and addressing the territory's humanitarian crisis. Calls for the blockade to be lifted have been made in the Arab world, in Europe and even, albeit more timidly, by the Obama administration. But Israel's siege is not the only thing that has been highlighted: the role of Egypt, Tel Aviv's silent partner in the blockade, has also been brought to the fore. This is an uncomfortable development for Egypt, which denies playing any role in the blockade even as it closed its border with Gaza at Rafah since the June, 2007 Hamas takeover. Even now, after quietly opening the Rafah border crossing to avoid popular outrage, the Egyptians are preventing an aid convoy led by the Alexandria Pharmacists Association from reaching the crossing. The renewed uproar over Rafah has the potential to destabilize Egypt, exponentially raising the cost of its participation in the Israeli-led, Quartet-endorsed blockade -- an outcome that the Egyptians will seek to avoid but is also a concern for their Arab allies, Israel and the Obama administration.
The Egyptians have for the past three years offered an elaborate explanation to deflect blame for their enforcing of the blockade -- despite the fact that the border, with a few exceptions for a few medical cases and hajj pilgrims, has remained closed since June 9, 2007. Whatever the legal merits of Egypt's position, domestically and regionally it lost the moral and political argument: there has been widespread outrage at what is essentially seen as Egyptian collaboration with Israel to punish Gazans for Hamas' actions. Its intentions have also been made clear by acts that can be best described as petty and vindictive, such as the treatment of last December's Viva Palestina convoy, which arrived at the southern Sinai port of Nuweiba only to be told to it could not disembark: it was forced to go to the northern Sinai port of al-Arish by heading back to Jordan, driving up to Syria, and then chartering a boat to al-Arish. Its reported intention of building an imposing wall across the border has been the subject of intense debate.
Why has Egypt taken such an unpopular hard line towards the Rafah crossing into Gaza? What will it do now?
PostsIssandr El Amrani June 5, 2010 Egypt, Israel/Palestine, blockade, gaza, rafah Comments
The Flotilla Murders
As I write this it is still not clear how many people have died as a result of the Israeli commando raid on the Free Gaza flotilla carrying aid supplies for blockaded Palestine. AP is still not going beyond four, Haaretz mentions 10, and al-Jazeera International says 15 or 16. Whatever the final number — which may still rise further as some of the wounded are in critical situation — it's pretty clear Israel decided to implement the naval equivalent of the Dahiya Doctrine on a group of largely unarmed activists carrying aid to a people who have suffered through three years of sanctions that have been endorsed by the international community.
There will be a lot of Hasbara over the coming few days, as there has been in the run-up to to this crisis. An important part in making the flotilla effort mean something will be to render it ineffective and bring back attention to the cold-blooded murders that took place in the international waters of the Eastern Mediterranean in the morning of 31 May 2010.
Hopefully we will see democratic governments, like Turkey, take swift and decisive diplomatic action to counter what amounts to an attack on Turkish citizens. The European Parliament can be mobilized over the attack putting its MPs at risk, although I don't expect much from the supine and cowardly European Commission. There is an opportunity here to bring pressure onto Arab governments, especially Egypt for its collaboration with Israel in enforcing a blockade. Out of this morning's tragedy good things might come to reinforce Israel's isolation and drive home the larger point that it has literally been getting away with murder for far too long.
From Deir Yassin in 1948 to Khan Yunis in 1956 all the way to Qana in 1996, Lebanon in 2006 and Gaza in 2009, there has been effort for accountability against all odds. The flotilla murders are an occasion to bring attention to other even greater crimes, starting by making sure the international investigation by the Goldstone Commission actually goes somewhere.
Update: The Al Jazeera English video I had posted earlier has been "removed by user" so I am replacing with another from Justicentric (a great place to follow developments on this issue via twitter):
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PostsIssandr El Amrani May 31, 2010 blockade, flotilla, gaza

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I was traveled to my Mother In Law's in Michigan this past May. It was a hot and sunny weekend. She has a section in her backyard that had bright orange poppies in bloom. The colors were bright and vibrant. I pulled out my trusty watercolor sketch journal and went into action. Doing quick line drawings and throwing watercolor on them is such a great pleasure.
Here is a shot of me in the act of sketching "Poppin' Poppie".
The title does not having anything to do with personal hygiene or the flying insects that are found on your local neighborhood dog dropping. It has to do with the subject that got me started in watercolor....fly fishing salmon flies. I love the colors and shapes of the traditional salmon fly. I have not painted any in a while, and I need to get back to doing a few. I may even try some new techniques to keep things fresh.
With the dizzying variety of writing instruments available today, I have found a different and fun way to inject some personality and fun into my sketches. Instead of using my ever growing inventory of pens, I will use some unconventional tools to make a mark. These include a bamboo pen, sharpened sticks and carved Popsicle sticks. Simply find some suitable twigs, grab your trusty pocket knife and carve away. To make my marks, I dip the end of the sharpened stick into a bottle of waterproof India ink. Sure it is messy and you have to keep dipping the stick, but the varying line width you achieve is worth the effort. Using a waterproof ink allows me to come back and add watercolor to the sketch without dissolving the lines. Bottled ink is available in different colors, so you are not bound to produce line work in black. Sometimes while using these writing instruments, you may get stray marks, blobs and if you are lucky even a spatter or two. These types of marks are welcome in my sketches and make them that more special. If you want to get real loose, try drawing with a stick that is a foot long and hold it at the very end.
In a black and white sketch, obviously line is the dominant element. Using a pen with a precise size nib leaves little room to vary your line width. One way to get a varying line is to twist and contort the pen or use the side of the nib to achieve a varying affect. One can also achieve this affect by using various sizes of pen nibs and retrace over existing line work. The line is an all-purpose tool which can be used in a variety of ways to sketch. Hopefully stepping outside the box and sketching with something other than the trusty pen or pencil will add a new spontaneity to your sketches.
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Q: browse definitions in LISP I am very new to LISP.  I am using allegro-cl.  I am having difficulty calling a function I have defined and loaded.  I would like to know what are some ways I can browse the things I have defined, for instance listing all methods in a certain package, or listing just variables, or listing package names, etc.

A: I'm not using Allegro CL, so I can only tell you about the tools CL itself provides for this. You might want to check what the Allegro CL IDE has to offer for this task.
You can get a list of all packages with the function LIST-ALL-PACKAGES. You could use it like this to print their names:
(dolist (p (list-all-packages)) (write-line (package-name p)))

CL packages are collections of symbols (i.e. names), not the objects associated with these names. You have to query the names in them further to see if there's a value and/or a function defined for that symbol. You can use DO-SYMBOLS to loop over all the symbols in a package. This would print all the symbols in the current package:
(do-symbols (s) (print s)

this only the functions:
(do-symbols (s) (when (fboundp s) (print s)))

and this only the functions whose home package is the current package:
(do-symbols (s)
  (when (and (eq (symbol-package s) *package*)
             (fboundp s))
    (print s)))

A: If you remember a part of the name, you can always use APROPOS (possibly limited to a specific package) to find the full name.

A: I ran into the same problem. After reading documentation, I came to the opinion that there is no way to recall a definition typed into REPL.
To work around this problem, I always type into the editor window (Ctrl+N if not present). This way I can type definitions, edit them, etc. with great convenience. If I need to evaluate a definition, I press Ctrl+E for incremental evaluation (see other options in the Tools menu). I keep a listener window on the left and an editor window on the right to see inputs and outputs.
There is still a little problem which can even cause some bugs: if you forget to evaluate a definition after you have made changes to it, the old one remains in the REPL. Keep pressing Ctrl+E.
If you have several files open and want to locate a definition in one of source files, you can use Search>Apropos.

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Heroin, as with other opiates, causes rapid tolerance when used frequently, so doses increase dramatically from first dose in a month to 20th dose in a month. There has been some debate about how much heroin doses actually increase with tolerance.
Howard Lotsof, a renowned researcher into ibogaine treatment of heroin addiction, has estimated that a "low end analgesic dose of heroin would be about 1 mg." Most users start with doses much higher than this. Insufflated doses of heroin probably start at between 5 and 20 mg of pure heroin and intravenous doses probably start between 5 and 10 mg.
As usage increases, however, the doses get much higher. Dr Lotsof wrote "In close to twenty years of research and involvement with the treatment of opioid dependence with ibogaine the highest dose I personally saw used of heroin in Europe was 2 grams [per day], that is 2,000 mgs." 2 grams per day, however, is extremely high, much higher than most heroin addicts achieve. Heroin is very expensive and this dosage level would be fatal in most people who had not worked up their dosages slowly.
Braun gives "Goldstein, A. 'Addiction, from Biology to Drug Policy.' New York: Freeman." as his source for this information, but this "10,000 times" increase in dose appears to be exaggerated.
When the Swiss government began allowing maintanence of heroin users, they were able to collect reliable data about exactly how much heroin was being used. The Swiss found that users offered unlimited quantities would, on average, max out at between 300 and 500 mg. of diacetylmorphine per day. One author writes "I've known people prescribed a full gram per day, but they were quite unusual, and such habits on the street are impossible except for relatively high level dealers. Remember, I'm talking about pure pharmaceutical or number 4 if on the street. There are certainly cases of pain patients receiving larger equivalent dosages of opioids, but I've never heard of one of these beating a 1000/1 ratio."
Page 20 states that the mean daily dose of heroin IV ( when used alone, without methadone on the side) was 491.7 mg.
Page 22 states "A stable dose was achieved after 6 months at most; beyond this point, almost no further increases in dose were required."
Later in the volume, the authors state that most users tend to gradually reduce their dosages after achieving a peak.
This Swiss data is the best currently available about maximum daily heroin dosages when humans are given nearly unlimited access to the chemical. Using their data, it appears the actual ratio between initial doses of heroin, a low of 5 mg per dose, and highly-tolerant maximum daily doses of heroin of about 500 mg, this is a 1 to 100 ratio. But it also ignores the difference between single-dose use and repeated dose use. In the same way that it's easy to finish off several bottles of wine over the course of several hours, while few ever drink several bottles of wine in just a few minutes, heroin users who are using throughout the day will go through a lot more heroin. So its inappropriate to compare single-dose initial values to daily-ingestion amounts. The increase between no-tolerance dosages and high-tolerance dosages is thus much less than 1 to 100.


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Yeah Right! is a 2003 skateboarding video by Girl Skateboards (featuring Chocolate Skateboards), directed by Ty Evans and Spike Jonze. Yeah Right! is notable for its soundtrack, length, and the extensive use of never-before-seen (in a skateboarding video) special effects. In his book Skateboard Video, Duncan McDuie-Ra considers Yeah Right! one of the four "finalists" of the skateboard video canon.

Summary
A short prologue pays tribute to skater Keenan Milton, who died in 2001. Milton was part of Chocolate Skateboards team, a subset of Girl Skateboards.

The introduction credits for the video feature a unique series of shots in ultra-slow motion, filmed with Jonze's personal camera that is capable of shooting 100 frames per second. The camera is low to the ground and very close to the skateboarder as various flip tricks are completed.

Although Yeah Right features mainly skateboarding, there are many special effects used. There are several different scenes in between skaters' parts which make use of green screen technology like the "invisible skateboards" bit and other camera effects such as the "magic board" and the "Skatetrix" bits.

A cameo is made by Owen Wilson. He is in a parking lot with Rick Howard, Eric Koston and Mike Carroll preparing to perform a trick on a handrail. By framing the camera very carefully, it appears that Wilson attempts a backside bluntslide. However, while the camera was facing the opposite direction for a moment, Wilson had slipped out of the frame and is replaced by Eric Koston who is wearing a wig and matching clothes. Koston performs the trick down the staircase and Wilson reappears in the shot after Koston lands to make it look like he completed the trick.

Cast
Yeah Right! features the Girl Skateboards team, along with Chocolate Skateboards.

(in order of appearance)
 Keenan Milton – memorial section before the intro of the film (Milton rode for Chocolate until his death in 2001).
 Brandon Biebel
 Brian Anderson
 Marc Johnson – Chocolate section
 Chico Brenes – Chocolate montage
 Jesus Fernandez – Chocolate montage
 Daniel Castillo – Chocolate montage
 Chris Roberts – Chocolate montage
 Ricardo Carvalho – Chocolate montage
 Scott Johnston – Chocolate montage
 Richard Mulder – Chocolate montage
 Kenny Anderson – Chocolate montage
 Mike York – Chocolate section
 Justin Eldridge – Chocolate section
 Gino Iannuci – Chocolate section
 Robbie McKinley
 Guy Mariano – Girl "Veterans" montage
 Rudy Johnson – Girl "Veterans" montage
 Tony Ferguson – Girl "Veterans" montage
 Jeron Wilson – Girl "Veterans" montage
 Rick Howard – Girl "Veterans" montage
 Paul Rodriguez
 Jereme Rogers
 Mike Carroll
 Rick McCrank
 Eric Koston

References

External links

 Yeah Right! track listing

Skateboarding videos
2003 films
Films directed by Spike Jonze
2000s English-language films

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Queer-y-ing Arab Queerness panel discussion with apex art
Join us Saturday, May 8 at 2 PM EDT for the online panel discussion Queer-y-ing Arab Queerness
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Dr. Andrew Gayed is an Egyptian-Canadian art historian and researcher interested in Middle Eastern contemporary art, queer theory, identity politics, and migration/diaspora studies. As a Visiting Scholar at NYU's Centre for the Study of Gender and Sexuality, Gayed is currently working with Dr. Gayatri Gopinath on researching the artistic practices of the queer diaspora. Gayed holds a PhD in Art History and Visual Culture from York University where he was awarded the Provost Dissertation Award, and holds an M.A. in Art History, and a B.F.A. in Visual Arts.
Jamil Hellu is a visual artist whose work focuses on themes of identity representation and cultural heritage, addressing intersections between race, gender, and sexuality. Navigating from a personal lens, his practice weaves together photographic imagery, video, and installation to amplify queer histories and challenge the social construct of masculinity. Hellu is represented by Rebecca Camacho Presents in San Francisco and is a Photography Lecturer in the Department of Art & Art History at Stanford University. His projects have been discussed in publications such as The New York Times, The Guardian, The Advocate, and VICE.
Lara Nasser is a multidisciplinary artist from Lebanon. Nasser completed an MFA at the Pratt Institute in 2015. Since then he work has been included in international exhibitions at Beirut Contemporary Art Fair; Galerie Nikki Diana Marquardt, Paris; Takt Kunstprojecteraum, Berlin; Theodore:Art, New York; and the Condo Art Fair 2019, Athens; among many others. In 2018, she had her first solo show at Meredith Rosen Gallery, NY and had a second solo with the gallery in October of 2020. Nasser lives and works in Brooklyn.
Moderated by curator the Earl of Bushwick.
The Earl of Bushwick is a playful artistic persona. As a non-binary queer Arab and immigrant, they are concerned with ideas of the Queer, the Other, and issues of not belonging, especially as it applies to art and class. Through their fluid night practice, they share and create safe spaces for identities and artists who do not fit or belong, as the Earl themselves spends their days operating as an orthopedic surgeon. Their home in Brooklyn, dubbed The Earl's Court (2015), is a long-running safe space and art project. They performed Bushwick Burqa at the Armory Show, (New York, 2012 and 2013); presented Rent a Burqa at Bushwick Open Studios (Brooklyn, 2013); and they previously exhibited at the National Arts Club, New York (2019). The Earl of Bushwick also curated We are not artists (2017), and Red Black and Nude (2018).
This program is part of apexart's exhibition Queer-y-ing the Arab, on view at apexart and online through May 15.


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Margitin otok (mađarski: Margit-sziget, njemački: Margaretheninsel) je riječni otok na Dunavu, usred grada Budimpešte u Mađarskoj.

Dug je 2,5 km i 500 m širok. Na jugu je s Budimpeštom spojen Margitinim mostom, a na sjeveru Arpadovim mostom. Upravno pripada 13. okrugu grada Budimpešte.

Otok se izvorno u srednjem vijeku zvao Nyulak szigete (Zečji otok), a današnje ime je dobio po sv. Margareti Ugarskoj (1242. – 1270.), kćeri ugarskog kralja Bele IV., koja je živjela u samostanu dominikanki na ovom otoku. Druga imena za ovaj otok tijekom povijesti su bila: Otok Naše Gospe (Nagyboldogasszony-sziget), Otok plemenitih (Úr-sziget), Budimski otok (Budai-sziget), Dunavski otok (Dunai-sziget), Nadorov otok (Nádor-sziget) i Palatinov otok (Palatinus-sziget).

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Top 10 temples to see in Delhi
Danish Akhtar October 21, 2020 October 23, 2020 Delhi, India, New Delhi No Comments
Delhi is one of the most alluring tourist destinations in India. You might be scratching your head, why I'm calling it the most alluring destination in India? So let me break the ice. Delhi is a homeland of various famous monuments, primeval structures as well as temples. And every year, millions of pilgrims pay a visit to Delhi, just to see its religious beauty. In this post, I will take you to the Top 10 temples to see in Delhi.
Some tourists are traveling to see breathtaking architectural structures and some for peace of mind. Are you a spiritual person and wanted some peace of mind? Hurry up, then. Book your ticket and pay a visit to these beauteous temples of Delhi. No worries I have made a list of
Akshardham Temple
Akshardham Temple is the most visited Hindu Temple in Delhi. It is the world's largest Hindu shrine. It is built to pay tribute to Swaminarayan Akshardham. Every wall of this modern, culturally enrich temple is educating about Indian history. Pink sandstones are the reason behind the attractiveness of the Akshardham temple. Can you believe that? Not even a single metal has been used in its construction. You can not ignore this in the Top 10 temples to see in Delhi.
Do you how much time it took to build this admirable shrine? No idea! It took almost five years, and it was inaugurated on 6th November 2005. Three exhibition halls sahajanand darshan, Neel Kanth darshan, and sanskruti vihara attracts the tourist. Every exhibition hall has its importance. It is not only a place for worship but also a cultural complex devoted to knowledge and harmony. While watching mind-blowing evening light and music show will keep your eyes wide open. The entry timing is 9:30 AM to 6:30 PM. Also, the entry fee for the exhibition is INR 170 per Adult, and the musical fountain is INR 80 per adult.
Lotus Temple is one of the prominent holy places in Delhi. It represents the Baha'i religion. Baha'i religion is the most beautiful religion because it doesn't differentiate from anyone based on caste and religion. Therefore, there is no idol of any God kept in this magnificent temple. It makes the Lotus Temple different and noteworthy from other holy places to visit in the Top 10 temples to see in Delhi. Lotus Temple has 27 petals made of white marble. It has nine doors to enter that is attached to a big hall. In this hall, people meditate and pray.
This temple accepts the people of all religions with open arms. Talking about architecture, it is not only famous in Delhi or India but famous in the world. The greenery around the temple and its tranquil atmosphere can bring your peace of mind back. In summer, you can visit there between 9:30 AM to 7:00 PM, and in winter, the visiting time is 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM. If you also think that we are all one and no religion can separate us, and then definitely visit here. You will get great peace. There is no entry fee here.
Birla Temple
Dedicated to Lord Vishnu and Maa Laxmi, this Birla Temple is built by a very kind and famous businessman, MR. B. D. Birla in 1938. The ambiance and architecture of Birla Temple are quite popular. Did you know what material has been used in Birla Temple's structure? The Birla family had asked to utilize only red sandstone and white marble in Birla Temple. There is a fountain inside the temple that adds four moons to the beauty of the temple. That is why I have added the Birla Temple to the list of top 10 temples to see in Delhi.
Gauri Shankar Mandir
Gauri Shankar Temple
If you are a believer of Lord Shiva, then you must visit this temple. Yes, I am speaking about the very well-known Gauri Shankar Mandir in Delhi. The magnificent Gauri Shankar Mandir is situated at Chandni Chowk road. This primeval temple is devoted to Lord Shiva and Parvati. Guess how old the Shiva Linga here can be? No idea! Let me tell you. The Shiva Linga in this majestic shrine is roughly 800 years old. Amazing, right? This temple will provide consolation and harmony to their devotees. A beautiful tale is attached to this temple which makes it to be in the Top 10 temples to see in Delhi.
It is believed that a soldier took a pledge to construct a Gauri Shankar temple if he came back alive from the war. He came back alive and constructed this mesmerizing Gauri Shankar Mandir. There is a crowd of devotees here on Monday. Monday is considered as the day of Lord Shiva. On Shivaratri, the temple is adorned like a bride. If you visit at that time, then you will get to see different types of events happening there. On usual days, you can visit Mandir between 5:00 AM to 10:00 AM, from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM.
Sai Baba Temple
Sai Baba Temple is a very well-known temple in Delhi. Simple structured, Sai Baba Temple is on Lodhi road. It has a hall in which the idol of Sai Baba has kept in the middle. People come to the hall to worshipping the Sai Baba. Many people have apprised that they have felt the presence of Sai Baba in the shrine. People offer flowers and chatters in Sai Baba Temple. Despite having your busy life, in this temple, you will feel peace and comfort. Many people visit the temple on Thursdays. On that day, the shrine is quite crowded. The temple is open at 5:00 AM and closes to 9:30 PM.
Chattarpur Mandir
Chattarpur Temple
This beauteous and well-known Chattarpur Mandir is devoted to Devi Katyayani. It was built over 70 acres of land. When Akshardham Temple was not there, Chattarpur Mandir was the largest temple in India. People come from every part of India, just to see its architecture, not only with a sense of devotion. It is constructed in Versara architectural style, and its Jaali work adds to an extra pinch of magic in its magnificence. It deserves to be in the Top 10 temples to see in Delhi
The temple also has idols of Lord Shiva, Lord Laxmi, and other deities. There is a tree at the main gate of the shrine; devotees tie sacred thread so that their wishes are fulfilled. In Navaratri, a lot of people visit this Chattarpur Mandir. The temple is open at 6:00 AM and closes to 10:00 PM.
Kalkaji Mandir
Kalka Ji Mandir
Kalkaji Mandir is not a sacred place only; it's a major tourist destination also. It is the oldest temple not only in Delhi but in India. This shrine is devoted to Goddess Kali. Devotees show honor when their wishes are fulfilled. It is believed that Pandavas has built the Kalkaji Mandir. Because of COVID _ 19, it was closed. Now after, seven months, Kalkaji Mandir is opening in Navratri. There are a lot of crowds here in Navratri. Due to precaution reasons, there is no flower and is prasad allowed in the shrine. Visit this in the Top 10 temples to see in Delhi.
Hanuman Temple
Located in Connaught Place, Hanuman Temple is one of the most visited temples in Delhi. This temple was built in 1726, in the vicinity of Mahabharata. Hanuman is a devotee of Lord Rama. So there are pictures of Lord Ram on the walls of the temple. Many people visit the Hanuman Temple every day. But on Tuesday and Saturday, there are more crowds here.
Tuesday and Saturday are considered to be the day of Hanuman. Did you know that Hanuman temple has created a Guinness Record for continue chanting of Sri Ram, Jai, Ram, Jai Ram? There is no entry fee, and the visiting time is 5:00 AM to 1:00 PM, 3:00 PM to 11:00 PM. One of the oldest in Top 10 temples to see in Delhi.
ISKCON Temple
ISKCON Temple is dedicated to Lord Krishna. Throughout the year, lakhs of devotees of Lord Krishna come to visit the ISKCON Temple. ISKCON Temple is located in the East of Kailash in Hare Krishna Hills. One of the most visited temples in Delhi was inaugurated by former Indian Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, 1979. It has a big hall that can accommodate about 1500 devotees. This hall depicts scenes from the life of Mahabharata and Lord Krishna.
The devotees of Krishna chant Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna in the temple. If you are curious to know about the Hindu religion, then there is no better place than ISKCON Temple. In ISKCON Temple's museum, you will find Bhagavad Gita in different languages, and also other religious books. Without wasting a second, add this shrine to your bucket list. A temple that has so many international visitors in Top 10 temples to see in Delhi.
Bhairon Mandir or Sri Kilkari Bhairav Temple
Bhairon Temple
I have also added Bhairon Mandir or Sri Kilkari Bhairav Temple to the list of "Top 10 temples to see in Delhi". The Bhairon temple is sui generis and is standing tall at the backside of Old Fort in Pragati Maidan. It is heard that Pandavas has built this majestic temple. A temple from the time of Mahabharata in Top 10 temples to see in Delhi.
Did you know why I am calling it sui generis? So the reason for this is that devotees here offer alcohol to the idol of Bhairon Devta. I haven't heard this kind of event happening in other temples. There is another shrine here called Dudhiya Bhairav shrine in which devotees proffer milk to the deity. Strange, right?
The architecture of this temple makes its look even more classic. Therefore, it is also the main tourist attraction. People from overseas come to visit this magnificent temple.
"The atmosphere of the temples is so peaceful that would make anyone want to sit there. Every temple has its tales, due to which they are famous. We should visit these holy places by giving a little pause to our busy schedule."
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You know I love Melissa! I hope everything sells!
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Moving a little closer to home, the 'Three-Hour Voluntary Service Platform' reportedly saw Alibaba employees and consumers providing voluntary services to charitable organisations. In 2018, 17 million users engaged with 1,100 organisations that were offering more than two million volunteering opportunities.
In a period as brief as six months, Alibaba's 'Steps for Charity' initiative also saw participants take more than 90 billion 'steps' – enough to circle the earth 1,125 times. Each step was matched by merchants and corporates with monetary donations, which were used to build jogging paths for schools in poverty-stricken regions in China.
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Did you know Joseph Needham
Question: Did you know Joseph Needham, in addition to his work on science in China, was equally impressed by the achievements of India in the field of knowledge and learning?
Joseph Needham is famous mainly for the formidable magnitude and scholarship of his work on science in China. In the years between 1920 and 1942 Needham was a well known biochemist, before he became simply obsessed with the ancient science and technology of China for almost half a century. But few people know that he was equally impressed by the achievements of India in the field of knowledge and learning. In his lecture to the students of Cambridge University in 1963 he gave full compliments to India's intellectual heritage. He said, 'it is good to remember, therefore, that our own pious founders were not the only men, and that Christendom was not the only culture, to set on foot great and noble institutions of learning where successive generations of students assembled to get the benefits of education and research. When the men of Alexander the Great came to Taxila in India in the fourth century BC they found a university the like of which had not then been seen in Greece… and was still existing when the Chinese pilgrim Fa-Hsien went there about AD 400. Later the torch of learning moved to Buddhist Nalanda in Bihar, as we know from the account of that other great pilgrim Hsuang-Chuang in the seventh century. In China the foundation of the Imperial University goes back to 165 BC and by the beginning of the Christian era it had no less than 3,000 students'. In turning to the arts and sciences of Arabic culture, Needham reminds his listeners of a provocative Islamic saying, 'the ink of science is more precious than the blood of Martyrs'. Emphatically deprecating the Eurocentric ways of thinking, Needham wants them to be humble and asks, 'How are we to look upon all these achievements of people who were neither British nor European, neither Christian, nor 'white'? … Today, at a time when international political tensions are intermingled with racial factors, it is more than ever essential that we approach people of other cultures with the conviction that they have at least as much to give us as we have to give to them.'
Davies, Mansel. 1990. A Selection from the Writings of Joseph Needham. The Book Guild limited.
Editorial. 2001. Science and Society: Bernal, Needham and Pauling. Current Science. Vol. 81, No. 9 : 1149-1150


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When I was in high school, my dad rededicated his life to Christ. My mom saw his newfound faith as something good and important for him, but not necessarily something for her. For almost a decade, my parents went to separate churches. And gradually, my mom stopped attending on a regular basis.
"Even though I prayed and thanked Him and talked to Him, I just felt like something was missing," she said.
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It was clear that God was beginning to speak into her life, and when my parents came to visit me and my wife in Hoboken, they came to church with us. After years of separate Sunday mornings, Hoboken Grace became the first church where my parents worshipped together again.
A couple of years later, my dad emailed me with the news that he and my mom had found a church for them to attend together. My dad cut ties with his previous church, where he had served for over a decade, in order to be able to worship with his wife every Sunday. Flatiron Community Church in Lafayette, Colorado, became the church they attended as a couple.
My mom says she felt the tug to head back to church because there was something missing in her life, and she didn't know exactly what it was.
Even with a new church home, my mom still kept connected with Hoboken Grace. She attended service at Flatiron on Saturday nights, just so she could watch Livestream on Sunday mornings. Often, the two messages, delivered on opposite sides of the country, struck similar chords, and my mom would call me up to ask me if we were on some kind of overlapping sermon calendar. I told her no, but that I always think that God knows what people need to hear, and He can use that across any number of miles.
After going to Flatiron for about a year, my mom said that church was great, but she still felt like something wasn't right.
"I needed something more, and I just didn't know what it was. I prayed for Him to give me an answer," she said.
As my mom attended Flatiron and tuned in to join me at Hoboken Grace, the topic of baptism seemed to surface again and again. Both churches believe that baptism is a symbol of a life changed and a sign that someone has placed their faith in Jesus Christ.
"I would hear about baptism and think I had already taken that step because I was baptized as a baby," said my mom. "I don't remember it, but my parents said they did it."
Then on May 14, Flatiron Community Church presented a message dedicated to baptism. That night, after the service, before bed, my mom prayed that God would give her a sign or something to let her know if she was supposed to take the step of baptism.
"The next day we made sure to tune into Hoboken Grace because Anthony said he would be giving the message. He never tells us what he's going to be talking about, so it's always a surprise," said my mom. Imagine her shock when the message was all about baptism as well.
"I thought, 'There it is. There's my sign.' I felt like it's something I had to do," said my mom. "I knew that my parents baptized me for a reason, but now as an adult, it was time to show everyone that it's my choice. No one talked me into it. It was time for me to take the step."
My mom called me that night, and we talked for a couple of hours about baptism. She asked when Hoboken Grace was next holding baptisms. The timing was providential – my mom and dad had already planned a trip to Hoboken over Memorial Day weekend, and Hoboken Grace had scheduled baptisms for that Sunday.
I did a pretty good job of holding it together until we hung up. Then I just started weeping. My wife was crying, too. It was something we had both been praying about, and it was just amazing to see God at work.
I always get emotional at baptisms, but just thinking about my mom doing it got me completely choked up inside. Pastor Chris asked me throughout the week if I wanted to baptize my mom. I told him I didn't think I was going to be able to speak.
And when it was her turn to come on stage, I started to weep as soon as we began to make our way up the stairs. I was so thankful, overjoyed and proud. When Chris asked her the two questions and then stepped aside to let me baptize her, I doubt anyone heard the words of baptism I said because I was so choked up.
"I chose to do it at Hoboken Grace because I wanted my family with me," said my mom. "I wanted my son, my daughter and my husband with me. Then when Pastor Chris told Anthony to baptize me, it just made it all the more special. It was meant to be."
To learn more about taking the step of baptism, attend Hoboken Grace's class What Is Baptism, held after each service on Sunday, June 12.
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PM Narendra Modi's governance revives hope in first six months of tenure
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has started his innings on an upbeat note and has been able to impress with some deft diplomatic moves.
Mail Today Bureau | November 25, 2014 | Updated 11:06 IST
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi's blitzkrieg of speeches in the first six months of his tenure has kicked up a dust of hope that will take long to settle down. Modi has emerged as an out-of-the-box thinker as he has managed to catch the people's imagination.
He has started his innings on an upbeat note and has been able to impress with some deft diplomatic moves. His government's standing on the economic front has been positive largely because of bold policy initiatives coupled with conducive international environment.
The mountain of promises created by Modi's government in these early days will need substantial work for implementation on the ground. His critics now want him to walk the talk. The Opposition is already taking a dig at the prime minister's long journeys abroad with remarks like he spends more time abroad than home.
The government has sent right signals in dealing with tensions on the border. The firing on the international border with Pakistan and also the line of control has been given a befitting response. As a result of proactive policy, the volatile border with Pakistan has remained calm in the recent weeks.
The situation along the line of actual control with China has also been dealt with firmly. The message has been delivered loud and clear to Beijing that New Delhi will take violations of LAC with seriousness.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has been particularly vocal about Chinese incursions and has even raised the issue of occupation of Aksai Chin.
On the diplomatic front as well, a strong message was delivered to Pakistan as well when foreign secretary-level talks were cancelled. Islamabad has been told that it cannot keep its channels open with Kashmiri separatists while holding dialogue with India. New Delhi wants to resume dialogue on its own terms.
The internal security situation is also being handled with utmost sensitivity but more needs to be done to streamline intelligence agencies. There is little move on tackling this core issue.
The social sector has received attention but it will require vast infrastructural changes to transform the quality of life as promised by Prime Minister Modi in the run up to the elections. Even as the chief minister of Gujarat, one of the main criticisms faced by Modi was that he was unable to improve social indicators of the state despite boasting of development. The Modi government in Delhi would not like to repeat that at the national level.
>> ECONOMY
The first six months of the Modi government have seen hectic decision making on the economic front in sharp contrast to the policy paralysis that marked the UPA rule.
This is perhaps most evident in the speed with which the government is sorting out the mess that it inherited in the coal and power sectors. The liberalisation of FDI in defence, railways, real estate and insurance came bang on and talks with states on the proposed nationwide GST have been accelerated and put on a sound footing.
The stock markets had gone into a bull-run ahead of the elections in anticipation of a stable government that would usher in economic reforms and the positive trend continues into the sixth month of the new government.
The PM's grand vision spelt out during the 'Make in India' campaign, smart cities and Digital India has helped to revive spirits even as the country has a long road ahead.
While the Supreme Court's decision to cancel all the 204 coal blocks allocated since 1993 came on September 24, the Centre acted promptly in coming out with an ordinance within a month, on October 21, to set the rules for re-allocating the blocks.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley while addressing journalists indicated that the government would try and allocate the mines in the next "three or four months.''
The government also announced the opening of the coal sector to private companies, a much needed reform that will help bring in more capital and better technology to ameliorate the acute shortage of coal that has been holding up power projects.
Moving ahead with the economic reforms, the Union Cabinet has cleared the long-delayed proposal for raising FDI limit in defence to 49% and fully opened up the cash-strapped railway infrastructure segment, like highspeed trains, for foreign investment.
The move is aimed at boosting domestic industry of a country which imports up to 70 per cent of its military hardware. Another major decision relates to clearing the Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana, which entails a Rs 43,000-cr investment and aims to deliver the dream of 24x7 electricity supply.
There has also been movement in the highways sector. Promising to build 30 km of roads a day two years from now as against the 3 km per day at present, Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has already approved projects worth over Rs 40,000 crore for implementation.
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>> DIPLOMACY
The Narendra Modi government has managed a diplomatic coup by inviting US President Barack Obama as chief guest for the Republic Day as it completes six months in office. For someone who was denied a US visa earlier, this could be a watershed moment in India's relations with US.
Prime Minister Modi did not waste any time in reaching out to world leaders. He made his intentions clear that India will play a significant role in diplomacy by inviting heads of SAARC nations for his swearing in ceremony.
This move was dubbed as a masterstroke and his special meeting with Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif sent out a loud message that India was open to a dialogue with Pakistan. Few months later India made a another strong statement by calling off foreign secretary level talks objecting to Pakistan High Commissioner Sartaj Aziz meeting Kashmiri separatist leaders.In his first six months in office Modi has had successful trips to eight countries. US, Japan, Brazil, Bhutan, Japan, Australia, Myanmar and Fiji One of the features of his visits to US and Australia was reaching out to the Indian diaspora urging them mobile India's economy. His 'Make in India' campaign asking international manufacturers to pump their resources in India has yielded positive results from these foreign tours.
His first visit after taking over as Prime Minister was Bhutan and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj went to Nepal-a message that India was willing to strengthen its relations with neighbours. Later Modi also visited Nepal and became the first Indian Prime Minister to do so and followed it with Myanmar.
When Modi attended the BRICS summit in Brazil a decision was taken to establish New Development Bank with its headquarters in China but Modi endured that the first President of the bank would be an Indian.
In Japan, agreements covering defence, roads-highways, healthcare and cooperation in clean energy were signed. Japan also promised 35 billion USD to India through public-private funding over the next few years.
Even in Australia, Modi signed important agreements for cooperation in cyber and maritime security and fighting terror.
Despite the diplomatic success in its early days the government has had a rocky relationship with Pakistan and China as there have been a series of disturbances at both the borders.
Even when Chinese Premier Xi Jinping was in India a standoff continued between the Chinese and Indian forces in Ladakh. Modi took up the matter with Jinping but the face-off continued for some more days. Another failure has been in not getting back 39 Indians who in ISIS captivity in Iraq for months. The government seems to have little information on these people.
>> DEFENCE
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid major emphasis on modernisation of armed forces. One of the first steps his government took after assuming office was opening up foreign direct investment in defence sector. The move is aimed at boosting defence manufacturing in the country through make in India policy. While the initiative has been well received, its results are remained to be seen. Another major area of concern for the new government is to streamline the acquisition process and put the arms and equipment purchases on fast track. The defence acquisition council will now meet far more frequently and within the first six months, several pending projects have been cleared. One major criticism of the government is failure in satisfying the veterans on its promise of delivering one rank one pension. The pay parity issue is still hanging causing a lot of dissatisfaction.
>> SECURITY
BJP in it election manifesto promised to revamp the intelligence gathering system but six months into the government there seems to be no plan for this. In fact NATGRID, the intelligence data gathering body has been without a head since May 31. There was also a plan to revive the antiterror mechanism that the BJP claimed was dismantled by the government but nothing concrete has been done to achieve this. However, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, a former chief of the Intelligence Bureau has been playing a more proactive role in coordinating and supervising the security apparatus. The much talked about plans for swift and fair trial of terror-related cases and insulating intelligence agencies from political interference have not been deliberated yet.
>> SOCIAL SECTOR
BJP had promised that it will give Health Assurance to all Indians. The scheme reducing the healthcare costs is going to be launched in this fiscal. As promised, Yoga and Ayurveda have got a major boost with several plans on alternative medicines being implemented.
In education sector, there are some promises kept like Performance Audit and Real-Time information on Primary Education, National ELibrary and Revisit Apprenticeship Act to facilitate youth to earn while they learn. Social justice still needs attention from the Centre as there is no movement in the direction of National Centre for Tribal Research and Culture as promised in the BJP manifesto. Similarly, there is no proper plan or policies for eradication of untouchability and manual scavenging at all levels.
Tags: Narendra Modi | Prime Minister | Modi government | Modi reforms | Economy | FDI | Make in India | Swacchh Bharat | Rajnath Singh | Arun Jaitley | Coal blocks | Supreme Court
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Gamification is typically used to drive sales by getting customers to compete with one another (or just themselves) to earn products or services. It also can be used to engage and motivate employees and customers by helping them reach certain goals. The underlying strength of it is that most people love to play games and compete, so it's not difficult to capture their interest.
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