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The internet was shocked when Jeff uploaded the second part of a YouTube documentary showing the aftermath of his accident.
He revealed footage of the accident itself, which was a result of him being swung around at high speeds from an excavator operated by David Dobrik.
But in a live stream via Patreon, Jeff confirmed that he has no intention of suing David over the accident.
"Dr. Amen was like, he brought up a lawsuit, and I was like 'no, that never crossed my mind,'" he said.
- JEFF WITTEK
What we were doing was dumb, and I'm dumb for putting my life in David's hands, and what David did was dumb. But just the way I was raised, you know, maybe it's a good thing or it's a bad thing that I'm loyal.
If I sue David for a few million dollars and I win, then I've sued my friend, now our f**king relationship's f**ked, and I have to know that I got this money from being hurt.
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Know Your Enemy:
Kyle Shideler, ed., Gabriel Nadales, Erin Smith, Matthew Vadum, J. Michael Waller
Unmasking Antifa: Five Perspectives on a Growing Threat
Washington: Center for Security Policy, 2020
A menace stalks America: Antifa. While this menace has rampaged across the country since Donald Trump's inauguration, very little information has circulated about the movement's origins, means of support, or ideology. This deplorable situation has changed thanks to the Center for Security Policy.
The book is a series of essays. The first and most important essay is by Kyle Shideler. It is the text of his testimony before the US Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on the Constitution. In this testimony, Shideler lays out the basics of the Antifa problem.
Testifying before a Senatorial committee is an enormous feat. We shouldn't seek to disengage from ordinary public life. Every white advocate should be a good citizen, family man, and hard worker. Stand up straight and tall. Lieutenant Colonel Roberts, a Rightist of old that was certainly racially aware, was a model citizen and brave soldier. He had his work read into the Congressional Record by Congressman John R. Rarick on October 9, 1968.
In late 1968, the United States was suffering from Sub-Saharan and Leftist violence and rioting. Abroad, it appeared as though the Soviet Union was winning the Cold War. It seemed that the Red Flag of Revolution would fly atop the globe and America would become a new Congo. But little things, like getting your ideas to a Congressman, made a big difference in the long run.
Joe Biden is Right: Antifa is an Idea
Gabriel Nadales, a former Antifa activist, argues that one shouldn't consider Antifa an organization. Instead, it should be understood "not as a noun but as an adjective and a verb" (p. 30). To put it in other words, Antifa is a movement. It has no central control center. Instead, it has a package of ideas that anyone can download. Antifa "as an adjective" is the various Left-wing organizations and independent activists who consider themselves "antifascist." The structure of these groups is horizontal. A person in a more ordinary Leftist group can connect with more radical Leftists through overlapping ideas, groups, and people. An impressionable Leftist can thus start with concern for abandoned puppies with cute eyes and end up a mask-wearing arsonist. The latter thing is the "verb": the willingness to promote ideas with violence.
With the above in mind, a good way to step over the idea of Antifa but defeat the idea just the same is for a prosecutor to ignore the "Antifa ideology" and target Antifa rioters as a group of individuals conspiring to commit acts of arson and vandalism. This is just a suggestion, though. So far, no legal strategies have really worked against Antifa that I know of.
Antifa ideology
Antifa's ideology is the following. They view America's government and its constitutional founding principles as racist and therefore illegitimate.
"Like an electrostatic force, the movement continues to push larger elements of the public to become more and more 'anti-racist' or 'anti-fascist' — as if the vast majority of Americans are not already that way — to compel normal people to believe that lack of militancy is in itself racist and fascist" (p. 11).
Antifa's twin flags represent two different things. The red flag represents Communism and the black flag represents Anarchism. The two ideologies are actually incompatible, but that hardly matters – neither creed works in the real world. Anarchists and Communists had a bitter falling out during the Spanish Civil War.
Antifa has five "Points of Unity" that any Leftist organization or unaffiliated Leftists can believe in.
We disrupt fascist and far-right organizing and activity.
We don't rely on the cops or courts to do our work for us. This doesn't mean we never go to court, but the cops uphold white supremacy and the status quo. They attack us and everyone who resists oppression. We must rely on ourselves to protect ourselves and stop the fascists.
We oppose all forms of oppression and exploitation. We intend to do the hard work necessary to build a broad, strong movement of oppressed people centered on the working class against racism, sexism, nativism, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, homophobia, transphobia, and discrimination against the disabled, the oldest, the youngest, and the most oppressed people. We support abortion rights and reproductive freedom. We want a classless, free society. We intend to win!
We hold ourselves accountable personally and collectively to live up to our ideals and values.
We not only support each other within the network, but we also support people outside the network who we believe have similar aims or principles. An attack on one is an attack on all. (p. 18)
With the religion of Negro Worship and the illicit second constitution that is the 1964 Civil Rights Act behind them, Antifa can call the shots with rhetorical framing.
To achieve real-world dominance, Antifa must first achieve a kind of information battlespace dominance. This is done through a fundamentally dishonest rhetorical tactic. . . By keeping the meaning of critical terms such as "fascism," "fascism-adjacent," "violence," and "self-defense" purposefully undefined, self-labeled "antifascists" are able to deploy the classic motte-and-bailey rhetorical tactic that makes them hard to pin down. Antifa supporters deliberately camouflage their own aggressively authoritarian definitions — whereby all opposition to their activities is considered de facto fascist as the more normal and mainstream understanding of those terms. (p. 48)
Antifa wishes to make it too costly for anyone that is a "fascist" to operate. Erin Smith calls this tactic "operant conditioning." Should Antifa continued unchecked, political involvement will become too costly for ordinary Americans.
A way to counter these ideas is to emphasize that the definition of "far-right organizing and activity" is so broad as to include anyone, even moderate Democrats. Second, keep up the emphasis that Sub-Saharans are dangerous. Finally, remind people that Leftism is a lie. Its utopian vision always ends in blood and tears when applied in the real world. Furthermore, Leftism requires one to lie about things that are obviously true, Transsexuals are boys pretending to be girls (or vice versa). It isn't "science."
Antifa Tactics
Some of the earliest rioters that had an ideology like Antifa were involved in the 1848 revolutions in Europe. (Many of the 48s weren't Anarchists. 1848 is a long story.) In America, Anarchists were active in Chicago in the nineteenth century. They were led by Albert Parsons, an old-stock American with Yankee roots who served in the Confederate Army. Many of the early Anarchist thinkers were Germans.
Today's Antifa tactics have been honed since the Spanish Civil War and were further refined in Germany. Antifa groups in Central Europe during the Cold War had state sponsorship from East Germany. The concept of "Autonomous Zones" arose in Germany.
Concerned citizens shouldn't go looking for an Antifa chapter. Instead, Antifa adherents swim in the swamps of other Leftist groups. Their trick is to be interwoven with otherwise legitimate protestors and wreak havoc. The police are thus forced into a lose-lose situation. It is too easy for them to use too much force and thus get social scorn from all sides, or they can do nothing and appear weak.
Antifa Logistics
Amateurs talk tactics, professionals talk logistics. Who provides the funding for hotel rooms, transportation, medical care, and food? Where Antifa gets its funding is a mystery. In the "Autonomous Zones" that sprung up with the George Floyd riots, Antifa members resorted to running protection rackets on the businesses in the areas they occupied. They also shook down passing people for money. This didn't net much.
The authors suspect that Antifa gains some financial support from Black Lives Matter, a movement with which they overlap ideologically. Black Lives Matter gets millions of dollars in funding. Indeed, $90 million was raised to bail out protestors (p. 75). Arrested Antifa are also supported by the National Lawyers Guild. This innocuous-sounding organization's origins are with the Communist Party USA. Furthermore, long-standing Communist groups have been involved in the George Floyd rioting and they are likely contributing. The authors also believe George Soros has a hand in funding Antifa.
Nobody knows for sure, though. And nobody in law enforcement seems to want to find out. The authors argue that members of the Democratic Party are sympathetic to Antifa. Thus Democrats in the Deep State are making sure that the FBI is ineffective. FBI memos are leaving Antifa disturbances to local police, who are easily overwhelmed. The FBI is really only a semi-competent Pretorian Guard, — it is time to consider abolishing it and rolling up any worthwhile functions into the Department of Homeland Security.
The Antifa movement is of foreign origin (Germany, Spain, etc.). It is networked internationally, and it has targeted constitutionally recognized politicians. Its goal is the overthrow of the United States government and traditional American liberties. It is time for American society to move against this movement.
Of course, it is easy to say American society should. . . and so far, Antifa terrorists have been getting away with their crimes. But it is not unusual that the ground has shifted under an idea, institution, or movement when it is at its height. Bigger and better things have crashed than Antifa.
The (possibly) incoming president, Joe Biden, probably recognizes the potential for his opposition to be more ferocious than it was for Bill Clinton earlier. He has sent out feelers for "outreach to conservatives." Should you get "outreached" by anything related to Joe Biden, you need to say the number one priority is destroying Antifa. Remember, Biden signed the 1994 Crime Bill. We might be able to work with him. Regardless, it is your duty to be a good citizen.
Published: December 14, 2020 | This entry was posted in North American New Right and tagged antifa, antifascism, antiracism, articles, book reviews, Erin Smith, Gabriel Nadales, George Soros, J. Michael Waller, Kyle Shideler, Matthew Vadum, Morris V. de Camp, North American New Right, originals, political infrastructure, political organizing, political violence, terrorism. Post a comment or leave a trackback: Trackback URL.
One of them, apparently a student who might have been aiming for a Party Philosopher role, produced a position statement a while back. It's unofficial (as is everything for them) but the author is pretty familiar with their goals and rhetoric:
https://www.returnofkings.com/?s=what+does+antifa+want
I see no reference to Antifa's Jewish roots, yet last I looked, Jewish websites were everywhere gloating over Antifa's Jewish roots and its present Jewish character, concealed behind cover of the DOJ/FBI's exaggerated mug shots of meth heads–so over the top as to suggest the electrode-induced grimacing of mental patients used for Darwin's Expressions of the Emotions. Am I wrong, or are both the name "Antifa" and the meth head photos a red herring concealing Antifa's true essence as "young urban Jews"?
Vagrant Rightist
Yes it's extremely difficult to believe that Jews are not taking a leadership role within Antifa, with Jews on top setting the agenda and moral tone of these groups directly and that Jews are not using specifically Jewish networking to help organize, steer and sanction Antifa activities.
I say this as someone who grew up with Jews, and although that environment wasn't as overt as the Antifa we see now, the seeds were there. There were strong malignant threads of anarchy, sympathy towards communism, worship of drugs, hatred of the police, disparaging views of white people and the white middle class, negro worship and so on. The role adopted among the Jews at that time that they were the agents of 'change' and against 'oppression'…whatever this oppression was, and of course these were all Jews from very comfortable middle class backgrounds.
And sadly there was a sense of non-Jews in that milieu seeking to please Jews there. It was a pathetic sight but it provided a certain insight, and perhaps it's a model that scales up to what we see today, although I have don't know how specifically. I should add it's obvious that if you removed the Jews from that environment those malignant threads I mentioned were unlikely to be there or far less present.
However it was a surprise for me to read there seemed to be some apparently gentile leaders of anti-fascist activities in the 1930s. I don't know how much these figures were put forward by Jews to make it look non-Jewish, but these characters look as degenerate and demented as the menagerie of filth we see today with Antifa.
The motivational fuel for ANTIFA and the Left generally, is an envious hatred of the West combined with the vandal's thrill in destruction for its own sake. That, and the fuel of a projected self-hatred which is evident in the mugshot images of these tattooed, pierced, green-haired, obese, smoked-up trust-funded spoiled-brat monstrosities.
Plain old economic necessity is yet another of their motivations, maybe a primary one for many: after they discover they are unemployable due to having no marketable skills or a worthless degree, getting on the Soros payroll for smashing things up becomes an occupation suiting their temperament (Soros's Open Society Institute is no secret of funding numerous "progressive grassroots" Left organizations; that money trickles down to street level by a thousand channels).
We should call out the ANTIFA Left as the malicious haters and vandals they actually are. It counters their desired media-generated image as "mostly peaceful" liberators of the oppressed.
Lord Shang
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It is good that antifa has targeted normiecons. That might be seen as their biggest strategic mistake. It was incredibly stupid of them to attack mere Trump supporters and Republicans, just as BLM's "Defund the Police" is a slogan and tactic which might one day be seen to have had world historical repercussions, and, for once, in a good way (it is very very very important that nationalists be, and be seen to be, friends of the police; cops appreciate this support, and this could play out in a prowhite direction when things heat up). Now even moderates like Limbaugh and Hannity routinely denounce the antifa. This opens up a space for us to ally ourselves with the forces of law and order, which in turn allows us to gain prominence within mainstream conservative groups. It is very important for white preservationists to get involved with conservative political activism. I cannot stress the strategic importance of this too highly. We must turn the normiecons away from "family values" and "charter schools" and "free trade" and "global democracy", etc, and towards a "domestic security" orientation focusing on law and order, especially subversive control, and into which can also be folded immigration control (at least border security and illegal alien deportation).
There are real opportunities here.
spin gerahat
I think every possible leftist, antifa,anarchist. blm, communist etc.. should be doxxed.
Along with any family members they have.
Right_On
Re "Against racism, sexism, nativism, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, homophobia, transphobia, and discrimination against the disabled, the oldest, the youngest, and the most oppressed people. We support abortion rights and reproductive freedom" :
It may be a weakness of contemporary liberalism that it is a package deal – it's an all-or-nothing job lot. Can't we use that against our enemies?
I'd ask some hard-arse, ghetto-dwelling, BLM activist thug if he thinks a woman can have a penis. If so, does his own girl have one; or would he prefer it if she did. (For obvious reasons, this conversation would be taking place on a televised Zoom call and not face to face.) Goad him to either risk the wrath of the woke crowd or alternatively publicly endorse a fashionable idea that his fellow denizens in the hood regard as risible, whitey, effeminate claptrap.
Or I'd ask a Muslim if he condemned homophobia. Force him to openly bend the knee to western liberal notions that the majority of true Muslims regard as degenerate and sinful and so reduce his standing in his own community.
You get the idea: No More Mr. Nice Guy.
Indeed. Antisemitism is the key; ask the select group if antisemitism includes supporting zionism and the raycis apartheid colonialist state. Also, many, many American Negroes bitterly resent "hearin' 'bout dee holocaust awl dee time" because they want their own Black holocaust to be showcased.
Solving the problem of Antifa may be as simple as not demonstrating in cities or college campuses anymore. Demonstrations should be held in high percentage Republican areas where the cops will keep these punks at bay. At colleges and in big cities, leftist mayors and a administrators tell the cops to stand down and let Antifa do their dirty work.
Also, about 71% of Antifa are on mind altering drugs. They shouldn't be hard to outwit.
Jez Turner
Antifa are just The Deep State's Stormtroopers. Their Jewishness is an open secret. You only have to look at where Antifa are located in Britain – North London, Leeds, Manchester, Bristol and Brighton – to see that they are strongest in the areas with the largest Jewish populations.
Just like the subversives in the 60s. The so-called New Left was overwhelmingly Jewish. Antifa are the "Generation of '68″ers' descendants.


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9 restaurants, cafés and lounges serving a variety of cuisines, including the historic and award-winning Waterlot Inn Restaurant. 1 outdoor and 1 indoor swimming pool. Beach Club with dive centre and tennis courts. Willow Stream Spa* with indoor pool and fitness facility. Water sports* include diving, sailing and aqua fit. 18-hole par-3 championship Turtle Hill Golf Club*. Kids camp*. Hairdressing salon*. Games room. Nightclub. WiFi access*. Laundry/dry-cleaning service*. Room service*. 24-hour reception.
Clean hotel, great food, helpful staff. Elegant, in a way you would expect your grandmother's home. I observed many families enjoying this location as well. Have the fish stew in Jasmine, it's a classic.
Stayed overnight for work and this place is beautiful. Shuttle services to Horseshoe bay, ferry to Downtown Hamilton, public buses are convenient to travel around Island. Grounds and Golf course lovely, staff accomodating. I had a very nice room with water view.


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Maggi Hambling's private view
PJ Harvey was an unexpected guest at Maggi Hambling's private view of War Requiem & Aftermath at the Cultural Institute at King's College London. The pair had hit it off after meeting at Somerset House last month and, with the promise of plenty of wine and a whole load of abstract art, PJ Harvey couldn't say no. Nor could the Duchess of Wellington and Melvyn Bragg, who tottered by to see bronze-cast driftwood sculptures and paintings entitled 'Victim 1' and 'Victim 2'. Luckily, there weren't any victims on the night, only those who consumed too much booze and woke up the following morning with a thumping great headache.
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All the stars courtside at Wimbledon 2019
From royals to A-listers, the spectators enjoying a front row slice of the tennis action at the All England club
Omega hosts dinner for 50th anniversary of the Moon Landing
One small step for man, one giant step for mankind
Bulgari launches Cinemagia at Selfridges
Jenna Coleman, Jon Kortajarena, Erin O'Connor and Leomie Anderson celebrated the opening of the new pop-up at Selfridges
Cartier Goodwood 'Style et Luxe' 2019
The Earl of Snowdon, Amber Le Bon and David Gandy were in attendance


Here is another reason why you must eat breakfast- skipping the first meal of the day might put you at a greater risk for heart attacks. Harvard researchers who studied older men found that the risk for cardiac arrest was 27% higher in those who missed their morning meal as compared to those who did not.
The researchers concluded that if breakfast eating could affect heart health in the experimental group, there is no reason why it could not influence the heart health of others too.
Experts explain that when you do not consume a hearty breakfast, you are likely to binge later in the day. This would spike blood sugar levels that in the long run could lead to clogged arteries.
Although these researchers did not say that fatty, sugary breakfast is better than no breakfast, Andrew Oddegard, a University of Minnesota researcher pointed out that both the timing and the content of the breakfast are keys to maintaining heart health.


The Individual Recovery Outcomes Counter (I•ROC) measures recovery rather than symptoms and level of illness – the focus of most existing questionnaires.
I•ROC measures a person's recovery – the ability to live a meaningful and fulfilling life in spite of mental illness – by asking 12 questions which focus on areas of people's lives that are known to have an impact on mental health and wellbeing.
These include how much control a person has over decisions that affect them, how much they value and respect themselves, and how much hope they have for the future.
Every three months, each of these 12 indicators of wellbeing is rated by the user on a scale of one (never) to six (always), and plotted on the I•ROC chart. When the plotted dots are joined together, it gives that person an instant, visual appraisal of their wellbeing and shows them where they can make small, practical changes in their lives that will, over time, add up to sustained and measurable improvements.
"Although it can just look like a piece of paper with some lines on it at first, the beauty of I•ROC is that the first one you do is just your baseline so, when you come to fill in your second and third one, you can see – right there in front of your eyes – that you have slowly but surely been making improvements.
"If you've scored just a one for something like your social network and how much you take part in community activities, then you can sit down with your support worker and think of ways that you could improve that score.
"The aim isn't to make a giant leap from a one to a six overnight, but by getting someone to think to themselves 'how could I get from a one to a two?' they begin to make small, positive changes in their lives that not only improve their mental health because they're doing them, but also improve their feelings of self-worth and pride in who they are as a person in and of themselves.
I•ROC has been created in close collaboration with those experiencing mental health difficulties and those who support them. It is now used routinely within Penumbra and a number of other organisations across the UK and internationally.
"In the past, and in many existing mental health services, there was a focus on cure and not recovery.
"The biological model focusses almost exclusively on treating mental health problems with medication, and there is very little attention given to helping the person to develop strategies for coping with what they are experiencing and to live a good life with or without these experiences.
"But living a meaningful and fulfilling life in spite of mental distress is what recovery is all about – and this is what I•ROC helps people to achieve.
Taken from article in The Scotsman on Sunday.


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The music business is complex. As digital disruption continues, the music industry evolves, discovers and creates new revenue models. All aspects of the industry are impacted creating new exciting opportunities. Enter the world of music merchandise.
Band merch has always existed but has never played as essential a role as it does now. With recorded music revenues being less and less lucrative, live performance and merch have begun filling the void of recorded music sales. This next installment of #MusicTalks focuses on the world of merchandising in the music biz. Venues, Festivals, Record Labels and Musicians all have a major stake in this game.
Venue: The Bakers Dozen, 613 Dundas Street, London, Ont.
Hear firsthand from locals about their unique merch items. Artists showcase their products and talk about the process and success it has brought them.


More and more parents and schools are discussing the events of the disappearance of Natalee Holloway in Aruba and its impact on this years Spring Break. Parents and educators alike must now factor in a new element that had been taken for granted for so many years when planning educational trips this year.
Anita Micich, principal at Roosevelt High School, said Holloway's disappearance last year seems to be influencing some parents' decisions about trips. Micich understands their concern.
Read more of the fine line between the increased popularity of traveling abroad and they caution taken from the Natalee Holloway effect.
Natalee Holloway; Not on FBI Missing Person's List?


200,000 citations to obituaries of Seventh-day Adventist Church members, 1849 to 2014. Covers mostly United States and Canada with a few from overseas. Regular additions to the Obituary Index were discontinued with the last entries on March 31, 2014. A large batch load of 17,000 obituaries from the Canadian Union Messenger were added on August 19, 2014. The last death date in the SDA Obituary Index is March 4, 2014. Some editing of the existing Obituary records continues as typos are discovered.
Searchable database in Siskiyou County newspapers for 1854-1990.
Australia. Death entries extracted from the Sydney Morning Herald by Ken Campbell. From the Sydney Dead Persons Society.
Australia. In Memoriam entries extracted from the Sydney Morning Herald by Ken Campbell. From the Sydney Dead Persons Society.
A searchable collection of obituaries for the Smyth County area of Virginia.
Current and archived obituary information for Pulaski County / Somerset, Kentucky.
Step-by-step process for finding obituaries in Southern California. Lists of libraries, genealogical societies and other repositories, with their look-up policies. Lists of the newspapers, with issue dates, held in their collection. Great hints on finding obits--not just for Southern Californians.


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Cryptococcal meningitis masquerading as normal pressure hydrocephalus in an immune-competent adult
Hitesh Raheja1, Ankur Sinha1, Pavan Kumar Irukulla2, Yizhak Kupfer2
1 Department of Internal Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
2 Division of Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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We report a case of acute cryptococcal meningitis (CM) masquerading as normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) in an immune-competent female. An 85-year-old human immunodeficiency virus-negative female presented to the emergency room for altered mental status and difficulty walking. She was increasingly lethargic, with urinary incontinence and gait instability. A previous computed tomography was reported to have ventricular dilatation out of proportion to the degree of cortical atrophy. Magnetic resonance scan of the brain revealed ventricular dilatation and subtle debris layering the occipital horns of the lateral ventricles. A working diagnosis of NPH had been made considering the clinical symptoms and imaging. She became febrile to 103°F. Lumbar puncture was then performed which showed increased protein, decreased glucose, and mononuclear pleocytosis. India ink preparation of the cerebrospinal fluid was positive for Cryptococcus along with a positive cryptococcal antigen test. The patient was started on treatment for CM, but the patient continued to deteriorate further and died on the same day. Blood cultures subsequently grew Cryptococcus neoformans as well.
Keywords: Critical care, cryptococcosis, infectious diseases, meningitis
Raheja H, Sinha A, Irukulla PK, Kupfer Y. Cryptococcal meningitis masquerading as normal pressure hydrocephalus in an immune-competent adult. J Global Infect Dis 2017;9:157-9
Raheja H, Sinha A, Irukulla PK, Kupfer Y. Cryptococcal meningitis masquerading as normal pressure hydrocephalus in an immune-competent adult. J Global Infect Dis [serial online] 2017 [cited 2021 Jan 17];9:157-9. Available from: https://www.jgid.org/text.asp?2017/9/4/157/220409
Cryptococcus neoformans is an environmental saprophyte. The majority of disease burden is individuals with defective cell-mediated immunity.[1] Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is a common manifestation of cryptococcosis, although cutaneous as well as pulmonary presentations can occur.[2]
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is one of the main risk factors, responsible for about 80% of disease incidence. Individuals taking immunosuppressant drugs constitute a majority of the disease load in the HIV-negative population.[1] Rarely, cryptococcosis has been reported in immune-competent hosts as well.[3]
We report a case of acute CM masquerading as normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) in an immune-competent female.
An 85-year-old female with a past medical history significant for type 2 diabetes mellitus presented to the emergency room for progressively altered mental status and difficulty walking. She was increasingly lethargic and was less interactive with family for 3 weeks before presentation. She also had urinary incontinence and gait instability for the same period.
Accompanying family reported a fall 3 weeks before admission with significant facial bruising. A computed tomography (CT) scan without contrast posttrauma was reported to have central nervous system (CNS) atherosclerosis with ventricular dilatation that was out of proportion to the degree of cortical atrophy [Figure 1]. A working diagnosis of NPH was made and she was scheduled to see a neurosurgeon for further management.
Figure 1: Computed tomography of the head without contrast showing ventricular dilatation out of proportion to the degree of cortical atrophy
On admission, the patient had flat affect and poor cooperation. There was no papilledema. She was unable to follow commands for a complete neurological examination. Serum chemistry revealed sodium - 142 mmol/L, potassium - 2.9 mmol/L, HCO3 - 25 mmol/L, chloride - 102 mmol/L, glucose - 298 mg/dL, blood urea nitrogen - 21 mg/dL, and creatinine - 0.7 mg/dL. Magnetic resonance scan of the brain revealed subtle debris layering the occipital horns of the lateral ventricles without restricted diffusion, consistent with either intraventricular hemorrhage or pus [Figure 2] and [Figure 3].
Figure 2: Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain, T1-weighted images of an axial section of the brain showing subtle debris layering the occipital horns of the lateral ventricles (arrows), suspicious for intraventricular hemorrhage or pus
Figure 3: Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain, T1-weighted images of a coronal section of the brain showing enlarged ventricles with subtle debris layering the occipital horns of the lateral ventricles (arrow), suspicious for intraventricular hemorrhage or pus
She was febrile to 103°F. Blood and respiratory cultures were obtained and she was started on a broad-spectrum coverage for possible meningitis. She developed diabetic ketoacidosis, which was addressed. She had two episodes of seizure-like activity. A lumbar puncture was initially deferred, whereas NPH had remained the most probable diagnosis, and the patient had a high international normalized ratio (INR). It was performed emergently following clinical deterioration, with development of fever.
The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) collected had increased protein, decreased glucose, and mononuclear pleocytosis. It was subjected to Gram-stain, which showed yeast and the species of the yeast were confirmed to be C. neoformans on culture. India ink preparation of the CSF was positive for Cryptococcus along with a positive cryptococcal antigen test. The patient was dozed with intravenous liposomal amphotericin B and oral flucytosine. HIV test was negative.
The patient continued to deteriorate further and had a cardiac arrest on the same day. She underwent cardiopulmonary resuscitation but could not be revived. Blood culture bottles subsequently grew C. neoformans.
C. neoformans is an encapsulated saprophyte. Two species, C. neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii are the principal organisms affecting humans.[1] The mode of spread is inhalation, which causes subclinical pneumonitis. The organism reaches the CNS through hematogenous spread.[4]C. neoformans has been known to be primarily opportunistic, whereas C. gattii primarily affects immunocompetent hosts in the tropical and subtropical regions.[5] Our patient was immune-competent with an isolation of C. neoformans species. This finding although previously reported [4] solidifies the fact that Neoformans sp. can affect immune-competent hosts as well.
Clinical features of CM include subacute headache and confusion. Altered mental status has been associated with poorer prognosis.[6] Intracranial pressure can be frequently elevated leading to cranial nerve palsy and seizures. Classical signs of meningitis are present in as few as 20% of the cases.[7] The course of the disease can be complicated by an intracranial space-occupying lesion. These "cryptococcomas" can cause severe neurological manifestations such as blindness and hydrocephalus, requiring neurosurgical intervention.[8],[9] Very rarely, in the absence of a space-occupying lesion, the patient may develop cognitive impairment and gait ataxia in addition to an obstructive hydrocephalus with demonstrable ventricular dilatation.[10]
NPH, on the other hand, is characterized by a wide-based "magnetic" or "shuffling" gait.[11] Another pathognomonic feature is urinary incontinence secondary to detrusor overactivity.[12] Memory loss with frontal and subcortical deficits can also be early signs of NPH. In our elderly patient, the triad of gait dysfunction with urinary incontinence and cognitive decline led to a clinical diagnosis of NPH. The absence of papilledema and confirmed CT findings of ventricular enlargement also favored the diagnosis of NPH.[13] A need to reverse anticoagulation delayed a lumbar puncture in our patient, and the absence of fever and an immunocompetent state acted as confounding agents, pointing more toward NPH rather than CM.
Atypical presentations of CM are seen in HIV-seronegative patients. Some patients have symptoms for up to several months before presentation, whereas others present with acute illness of only a few days. Fever is seen in 50% of cases.[5] A headache, lethargy, memory loss, and personality changes develop over few weeks. In patients with solid organ transplant, 2.8% of patients acquire cryptococcal infection.[14] About 25% of transplant recipients with C. neoformans infection develop fungemia.[14]
Lumbar puncture remains the mainstay of diagnosis of CM. It should be noted that diagnosis is difficult in immunocompetent hosts as the culture and antigen tests can be frequently negative.[15] The CSF white cells are elevated with a predominance of lymphocytes in HIV-negative individuals. CSF protein is usually elevated and glucose is low. India ink examination is positive in HIV-infected individuals but only positive in about 50% of non-HIV-infected cases.[10] Culture is usually positive within 24–48 h on bacterial as well as fungal culture media.
C. neoformans forms mucoid colonies. Detection of cryptococcal polysaccharide antigen by latex agglutination or enzyme immunoassay has a sensitivity of >90% and a titer of >1:4 dilution is very specific.[16] Histological tissue sections with Gomori's methenamine silver and periodic acid–Schiff staining can be performed.
CM is uniformly fatal if left untreated. The course of disease is more acute in HIV-positive individuals. In our patient, the treatment was delayed due to high INR and the clinical features mimicked NPH. On diagnosis, the patient was started on a course of liposomal amphoterecin B and flucytosine. This was in accordance with the Infectious Disease Society of America and World Health Organization guidelines. For any patient, the treatment comprises three phases, the induction phase, the consolidation phase, and the maintenance phase. As per these guidelines, a non-HIV and nontransplant patient should be started on 4–6 weeks of amphoterecin B (0.7–1 mg/kg/day) and flucytosine (100 mg/kg/day) for initiation followed by 8 weeks of fluconazole 800 mg OD for consolidation and fluconazole 200 mg OD for maintenance thereafter.
We share our experience in dealing with an immunocompetent individual with CM was to make clinicians aware that the clinical findings can be less acute. It can cause an increase in intracranial pressure with classical findings of NPH as confounding agents. Timely initiation of therapy after a prompt lumbar puncture and CSF analysis can be lifesaving.
Sloan DJ, Parris V. Cryptococcal meningitis: Epidemiology and therapeutic options. Clin Epidemiol 2014;6:169-82.
Perfect JR, Dismukes WE, Dromer F, Goldman DL, Graybill JR, Hamill RJ, et al. Clinical practice guidelines for the management of cryptococcal disease: 2010 update by the infectious diseases society of america. Clin Infect Dis 2010;50:291-322.
Newsome J, Nguyen D. Cryptococcal meningitis caused by Cryptococcus neoformans in an immunocompetent soldier. Mil Med 2014;179:e1059-61.
Merkler AE, Gaines N, Baradaran H, Schuetz AN, Lavi E, Simpson SA, et al. Direct invasion of the optic nerves, Chiasm, and tracts by Cryptococcus neoformans in an Immunocompetent Host. Neurohospitalist 2015;5:217-22.
Pappas PG, Perfect JR, Cloud GA, Larsen RA, Pankey GA, Lancaster DJ, et al. Cryptococcosis in human immunodeficiency virus-negative patients in the era of effective azole therapy. Clin Infect Dis 2001;33:690-9.
Mirza SA, Phelan M, Rimland D, Graviss E, Hamill R, Brandt ME, et al. The changing epidemiology of cryptococcosis: An update from population-based active surveillance in 2 large metropolitan areas, 1992-2000. Clin Infect Dis 2003;36:789-94.
Mwaba P, Mwansa J, Chintu C, Pobee J, Scarborough M, Portsmouth S, et al. Clinical presentation, natural history, and cumulative death rates of 230 adults with primary cryptococcal meningitis in Zambian AIDS patients treated under local conditions. Postgrad Med J 2001;77:769-73.
Seaton RA, Verma N, Naraqi S, Wembri JP, Warrell DA. The effect of corticosteroids on visual loss in Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii meningitis. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 1997;91:50-2.
Mitchell DH, Sorrell TC, Allworth AM, Heath CH, McGregor AR, Papanaoum K, et al. Cryptococcal disease of the CNS in immunocompetent hosts: Influence of cryptococcal variety on clinical manifestations and outcome. Clin Infect Dis 1995;20:611-6.
Bicanic T, Harrison TS. Cryptococcal meningitis. Br Med Bull 2005;72:99-118.
Marmarou A, Young HF, Aygok GA, Sawauchi S, Tsuji O, Yamamoto T, et al. Diagnosis and management of idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus: A prospective study in 151 patients. J Neurosurg 2005;102:987-97.
Sakakibara R, Kanda T, Sekido T, Uchiyama T, Awa Y, Ito T, et al. Mechanism of bladder dysfunction in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus. Neurourol Urodyn 2008;27:507-10.
Shprecher D, Schwalb J, Kurlan R. Normal pressure hydrocephalus: Diagnosis and treatment. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2008;8:371-6.
Husain S, Wagener MM, Singh N. Cryptococcus neoformans infection in organ transplant recipients: Variables influencing clinical characteristics and outcome. Emerg Infect Dis 2001;7:375-81.
Berlin L, Pincus JH. Cryptococcal meningitis. False-negative antigen test results and cultures in nonimmunosuppressed patients. Arch Neurol 1989;46:1312-6.
Feldmesser M, Harris C, Reichberg S, Khan S, Casadevall A. Serum cryptococcal antigen in patients with AIDS. Clin Infect Dis 1996;23:827-30.
Dr. Hitesh Raheja
Department of Internal Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, 4802 10th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219
DOI: 10.4103/jgid.jgid_2_17
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Q: How to not lose my information in props when i reaload my pages? I'm new in react and i'm studing a method to make connections with Firebase to my Project.
With props I can pass an ID and search it in firebase, but when i reload my page, all the props are lost and i have this message in the image:
The value is Undefined because the props are losing their values
Is there any other way for this information don't lost?
I dont try anything because idk what to do.
The ID in the props will be used in useEffect() on my page.
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There is the Cards Image:
Cards
And here it's when i click on the card "Pinscher":
The page when i click on Pinscher
But when i Reload the page "Pinscher", i lost the Id passed with props.

A: The most straightforward way I know to persist data over a reload is to save it to localstorage or sessionstorage. Which one to use--and whether it's appropriate--depend on your actual use case, which we can't comment on without more knowledge of your project.
Assuming you did want to use that, a basic implementation would be to write helper functions when you set state to also save the data to storage. Your initial state load would then look for storage information as its default and then fallback to null if it can't find anything in storage.
  const [arbData, setArbData] = useState(window.localStorage.getItem('arbData'));

  const setArbDataWrapper = (data) => {
    setArbData(data);
    window.localStorage.set('arbData', data);
  }

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The Research Alliance for New York City Schools
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In 2008, a diverse group of civic leaders came together to form the Research Alliance for New York City Schools. The group coalesced around the need for better evidence about problems facing the City's schools—and about the effectiveness of various reforms aimed at addressing these problems. They set out to develop an organization that could collaborate with policymakers and educators to conduct high-quality and useful research, while also offering essential independent analysis of outcomes, trends and reform strategies.
Today, the Research Alliance is an important and growing part of NYC's civic infrastructure. We conduct rigorous studies on topics that matter to the City's public schools. We strive to advance equity and excellence in education by providing credible, nonpartisan evidence about policies and practices that promote student success.
Housed at New York University, within the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, the Research Alliance:
Conducts rigorous, applied research in collaboration with policymakers, educators, and other stakeholders;
Maintains a unique archive of longitudinal data on NYC schools and communities, to support ongoing research; and
Communicates the results of our work to multiple audiences here in NYC and around the nation.
Since our launch, the Research Alliance has generated valuable information on topics ranging from high school choice and preparation for college and careers to accountability and school improvement. To learn more about this work, please download our brochure, or browse through our projects and publications.
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Q: Rendering HTML elements from a JSON object get. How to render HTML? Feels good to finally submit some of my own questions here in the pursuit of knowledge. I was wondering if anyone could help me with the following problem. I have a jQuery GET where a JSON object gets pulled via an API.
My code:

var div = document.getElementById('myData');

jQuery(document).ready(function() {
  const Url = 'https://boards-api.greenhouse.io/v1/boards/sunrock/jobs/5104060003';
  jQuery('.btn').click(function() {
    jQuery.ajax({
      url: Url,
      type: 'GET',
      success: function(result) {
        console.log(result);
        x = result.title
        var jobTitle = x;
        document.getElementById('jobTitle').innerHTML = jobTitle;
        y = result.content
        var jobDescription = y;
        document.getElementById('jobDescription').innerHTML = jobDescription;
      },
      error: function(error) {
        console.log(`Error ${error}`)
      },

    });

  });

});

<button class='btn'>
Clicke here for the GET request
</button>

Job Title here

Job Description here

I want some of this information to display in HTML. But whenever i apply a variable with the information to a div using innerHTML, i get the following:

Your role

As you can see the HTML elements are typed out fully, which is weird. Does anyone know how to remedy this?
I have a jsFiddle with my code here: https://jsfiddle.net/whimsicalcodingman/38a45udt/159/

A: As @GrafiCode pointed out, the issue isn't in your code, when you access the content property. The issue is in the information you are receiving for the content property.
The property content returns this:
"content": "<p><strong>Your role</strong></p>\n<p>The Project Finance...
Which is:

"content": "
Your role
\n
The Project Finance...

Therefore, I see two options for you, you can either fix this in the backend or fix this in the frontend.
If you want to fix this in the frontend, then you might be interested to use an HTML Sanitizer.
For example, you could Mozilla's HTML Sanitizer API
If you want to fix this in the backend, you can either fix the text manually or you can try to find a library.
For example, if your backend is NodeJS, then you can use this package library sanitize-html


Our hearts reach out to those in New Orleans and the surrounding areas. In wake of Hurricane Katrina thousands of residents of the south are stranded and without necessities. Many await food and medicine. As help arrives people are desperate for recourse.
Many Las Vegans have opened their hearts and homes. Victims have been allowed to stay in homes and hotels and have received money and food from many. Military and civilian workers have been dispatched to provide additional aid.
Yet, as experts look forward hundreds of thousands of residents will be without immediate employment. Las Vegas among other key cities will become an option for families forced to relocate because of available jobs. Las Vegans will be able to provide ongoing assistance to many families.
Please let a Las Vegas real estate agent know if you are willing to provide relocation assistance of any sort or if you need help finding a home here in the Las Vegas valley.


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Crl. A. (J) No. 68 of 2015. Case: Goutam Dutta Vs The State of Tripura. Tripura High Court
Case Number Crl. A. (J) No. 68 of 2015
Counsel For Appellant: P.K. Biswas, Sr. Advocate, J. Bhattacharjee, P. Majumder and P. Mog, Advocates and For Respondents: R.C. Debnath, Addl. P.P.
Judges T. Vaiphei, C.J. and S.C. Das, J.
Issue Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) - Sections 313, 374; Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 - Sections 20(b)(ii)(C), 41, 41(2), 42, 42(1), 42(2), 43, 57
Judgement Date December 07, 2016
Court Tripura High Court
S.C. Das, J., (At Agartala)
This criminal appeal under Section 374 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 is directed against the judgment and order of conviction and sentence dated 02.12.2015 passed by the learned Special Judge, Court No. 1, Agartala, West Tripura in case No. Special (NDPS) 15 of 2013, whereunder the learned Special Judge found the accused appellant, Goutam Dutta guilty of committing offence punishable under Section 20(b)(ii)(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985(for short NDPS Act) and sentenced him to suffer R.I. for ten years and to pay a fine of ` 1,00,000/- (rupees one lakh), in default of payment, to suffer R.I. for further four months.
Heard learned senior counsel, Mr. P.K. Biswas, assisted by learned counsel, Mr. P. Majumder for the appellant and learned Addl. P.P., Mr. R.C. Debnath for the State respondent.
Prosecution case, in short, is that on 23.11.2013 at about 1100 hrs., S.I. Debabrata Biswas of Bishalgarh Police Station(PW1) received an information over telephone from Inspector Navin Choudhury of "G" Branch, B.S.F., Gakulnagar(PW8) that one Maruti OMNI vehicle, bearing No. TR-01-AA-0553 loaded with huge quantity of ganja (cannabis) was moving from Melaghar side towards Agartala. He entered the information in Bishalgarh P.S. G.D.E. No. 1078 dated 23.11.2013 and informed the Sub-Divisional Police Officer(SDPO, for short), Bishalgarh verbally over telephone and thereafter S.I. Debabrata Biswas along with Ms. Sarmistha Chakraborty, SDPO, Bishalgarh(PW2) and Inspector Navin Choudhury of BSF with other security personnel went to the approach road near Rabindra Nath Tagore College at Gakulnagar on national highway and kept on waiting there. At about 1240 hrs., they found one Maruti OMNI vehicle, bearing No. TR-01-AA-0553 approaching towards Agartala with abnormal high speed and they gave signal to stop the vehicle but the vehicle tried to escape and dashed to the roadside wall and it was captured by S.I. Debabrata Biswas, SDPO, Bishalgarh and Inspector, Navin Choudhury and other security staffs. In the meantime, local people also gathered there. There were two persons in the vehicle. Out of them one Goutam Dutta was the driver of the vehicle and another person Tapas Saha(owner of the vehicle) was also in the vehicle and they disclosed their names and identities. On search of the vehicle 9(nine) plastic bags of dry ganja was recovered which was weighted and found to be 95 kg. in total and thereafter S.I. Debabrata Biswas seized the same by preparing a seizure list in presence of PWs 2 and 8 and other witnesses and arrested accused Goutam Dutta and Tapas Saha and thereafter proceeded to the P.S.
S.I. Debabrata Biswas lodged suo motu FIR before O/C, Bishalgarh P.S. and accordingly Bishalgarh P.S. case No. 245 of 2013 under Section 20(b)(ii)(C) of NDPS Act was registered against arrested accused Goutam Dutta and Tapas Saha and investigation was entrusted to S.I. Prasanta Kr. Dey.
During investigation samples were collected from the seized ganja, inventory was prepared in presence of the Magistrate and the samples were sent to the State Forensic Science Laboratory for scientific examination and report and the report was collected. Material witnesses were examined and thereafter chargesheet was filed against both the accused.
Learned Special Judge, in course of trial on 26.03.2014 framed charges against both the accused for commission of offence punishable under Section 20(b)(ii)(C) of the NDPS Act to which they pleaded not guilty and claimed to be tried.
In course of trial, prosecution examined 11(eleven) witnesses, namely:
"PW1 Sri Debabrata Biswas
PW2 Miss Sarmistha Chakraborty
PW3 Sri Bishnu Rabi Das
PW4 Sri Subrata Debbarma
PW5 Sri Pradip Kumar Ghosh
PW6 Sri Ashish Chowdhury
PW7 Sri Supriya Chakraborty
PW8 SI Navin Choudhury
PW9 Sri Monoranjan Debbarma
PW10 Sri Suman Kumar Chakraborty
PW11 Sri Prasanta Kumar Dey."
Prosecution also proved the following documents and materials, namely-
Exbt.1, 1/1, 1/2, 1/3 and 1/4 -Seizure list of the plastic bags containing ganja and signatures of PWs 1, 2, 3 and 8 therein respectively.
Exbt.2, 2/1 and 2/2 -Complaint and signatures of PW1 and S.I. Monorajan Debbarma therein.
Exbt.3 and 3/1-Copy of letter of PW1 addressed to the S.P., Sepahijala District on completion of operation and signature of P.W.1 therein.
Exbt.4 and 4/1-Copy of letter of PW2 addressed to the S.P., Sepahijala District disclosing the secret information received from PW1 and signature of PW2 therein.
Exbt.5/1, 5 and 5/2-Seizure list of the documents relating to the vehicle and signatures of PW6 and 11 therein.
Exbt.6 and 6/1-FIR form and signature of S.I. Monoranjan Debbarma therein.
Exbt.7 and 7/1-Report of SFSL and signature of PW10 therein.
Exbt.8 and 8/1 series-Map and index of the place of occurrence(for short, PO) and signature of PW11 therein.
Exbt.9 and 9/1-The inventory and signature of PW1 therein.
Exbt.10 and 10/1-List of sample drawn and signature of P.W.11 therein.
Exbt.11 series-Extract copy of GD Entry Nos. 1078, 1079 and 1086.
Seized nine bags of ganga, the only material object marked as Exbt.M.O.1 series."
After closure of the prosecution evidence, accused persons were examined under Section 313 of CrPC and in their turn they examined one witness, namely DW1 Arun Biswas.
Defence case so far ascertained from the trend of cross-examination of the prosecution witnesses, the statement of the accused recorded under Section 313 of CrPC and that of the deposition of DW1, is that of denial of the prosecution case. It is the case of the defence that the vehicle was stopped on the road for the purpose of checking documents and at that time there was an altercation between the accused persons and the police personnel, and thereafter the accused persons have been falsely implicated in the present case.
Accused Tapas Saha absented from the Court when the case was ready for judgment and so the learned Special Judge passed the impugned judgment on 02.12.2015 in respect of accused-appellant Goutam Dutta.
It is emphatically argued by learned senior counsel, Mr. Biswas that the entire prosecution case has been vitiated for non-compliance of Section 42(2) of the NDPS Act and that the learned Special Judge wrongly arrived at a finding of conviction of the accused. The order of sentence passed, therefore, is liable to be set aside. In support of his submission he referred the decisions of the Apex Court in the cases of State of Rajasthan v. Jag Raj Singh alias Hansa reported in AIR 2016 SC 3041, Sukhdev Singh v. State of Haryana reported in (2013) 2 SCC 212 and Kishan Chand v. State of Haryana reported in (2013) 2 SCC 502.
Per contra, learned Addl. P.P., Mr. Debnath has submitted that it is to be presumed that Section 42(2) was complied with since SDPO was informed orally over telephone by PW1 immediately after receipt of information and SDPO herself was present at the time of detention of the vehicle and the search and seizure. Inspector of BSF(PW8) was also present on the spot and so the trial Court rightly put implicit reliance on the statement of those witnesses.
Learned Addl. P.P. failed to refer any decision in support of his contention that oral information given to SDPO, the superior authority of S.I. of Police was enough to meet the requirement of Section 42(2) of the NDPS Act.
The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 is a special law enacted by the Parliament with an object of controlling and regulating the operations relating to narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. The Legislature considering the disastrous effect of drug trafficking and drug abuse on the economic health of the nation on the one hand, and on the physical and psychological health of the vulnerable citizens, particularly, the youth on the other hand, which has been considered as a great concern for the entire nation has made the stringent law to deal with the perpetrator of the offence. The effective prevention and control of drug trafficking and drug abuse has, thus, become a major challenge to the law enforcing agencies of the country. Successful investigation and prosecution of cases and punishment of the offender is one of the surest ways to prevent and control the drug menace. The Act has prescribes stringent punishment of the offenders and also prescribes special procedure to be followed in respect of arrest, search, seizure, etc. The Act also prescribes procedure regarding collection of samples, deposit of the articles as well as disposal of the same. It also prescribes the application of the provision of the Criminal Procedure Code to a limited extent as prescribed in the Act. The Act further prescribes certain provisions as a safeguard so that no innocent is harassed unnecessarily and those are most mandatory provisions. Non-compliance of such prescribed provisions by the investigating agency is fatal for the prosecution. No doubt, such non-compliance will definitely facilitate a wrongdoer to escape from punishment.
Let us now see whether Section 42(2) has been complied or not.
For ready reference Section 42 of the NDPS Act is quoted here as a whole, which reads thus-
[42. Power of entry, search, seizure and arrest without warrant or authorisation.-(1) Any such officer (being an officer superior in rank to a peon, sepoy or constable) of the departments of central excise, narcotics, customs, revenue...


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The Familienfest: Schultzs to reunite in Forest
Posted on July 29, 2011 by Kate Katharina
The Schultz Family Gathering (or Familienfest in the vernacular) is a singular event.
It usually features a hearty meal in a picturesque Bavarian inn, a carefully-prepared powerpoint presentation and musical repertoires courtesy of the constantly evolving younger members of the clan. Its principal charm, however lies in its relentless continuance and large attendance-due in no small part to the generous odds of procreation afforded by a family of nine children, and the large liklihood that this year is Onkel Such-and-Such's 60th or Tante So-and-So's 50th.
It has been a tradition familiar to me all my life, but I believe true initiation occurred when I was five years old and hence qualified as the aforementioned younger generation. An aunt was marrying and it was decided that the Ferguson sisters three should perform on their fiddles. Dressed in uniform purple dresses and wearing ivy headpieces, we appraoched the stage where an older cousin had just performed a tap dancing routine. My older sisters played a delightful duet (it could have been the Chaconne, must check). Then it was my turn. I was not skilled enough to join the siblings so naturally I had been given a solo slot.
I played Twinkle Twinkle Little Star to raptuorous applause and in the years that followed, I continued to showcase my (very limited) talents, sometimes in small choirs made up of the under 12 Schultz contingent and other times on the recorder and flute to which I had progressed. Lack of ability and regard for the stage did not offer possibilities for exemption. Performance, just like attendance, was mandatory.
There may have been much bemusement and faux resignation regarding the festivities over the years but we all secretly loved them, and still do -well into the age of reason- when work commitments or smiliar could easily offer an excuse not to go.
What's so amazing about the Schultz Familien Fest is the meticulousness with which it is organised. Seating is strictly arranged according to chronology. Therefore I'm always beside Cousin Maximilian. For years – in fact until my legs grew too long to fit under the kids' chairs- I was stuck at the Kindertisch. Evrything worked like clockwork, with slight variation year-to-year from the following routine: Starter at 14.00 hours, with power point presentation to precede the main. A wee clink of the glass gives those in attendance the opportunity to add relevant anaecdotes to those already referred to in the presentation. Dessert comes after a brief musical interlude or equivalent performing art. Kaffee und Kuchen served, during which seating plan is allowed to fall apart.
I'm flying off at an ungodly hour in the morning to attend such an event: My Onkel Gideon's 60th and my Tante Rosemarie's 50th. This year the family is staying in an inn in the Bavarian forest. My Greek cousins are performing on the violin, recorder and piano. The powerpoints have been made, the seating and sleeping arrangements finalised. This time tomorrow I'll be in the forest, mingling with Schultz relatives I haven't seen in years. I can't wait.
Posted in Columns	| Tagged Familienfest, Family gathering, postaweek2011	| 4 Replies
The Retro-White-Laced Floral collar: a brief treatise on Reverence
In the pew in front of me a white lap dog lay at its owner's feet as the Reverend proceeded up the aisle, flanked by a choir of two Nigerian men. My period of absence from Church had been sufficient to make the experience of a service yesterday morning a little surreal. Of course, I recognised the hymns and some of the readings but uncanny for me was the order of ritual, which unfolded like scenes from a play. The regular congregation performed their responses perfectly and they sat and stood almost before their cue.
It got me thinking about sacred spaces and how I revere them, in spite of my private apprehension of gathering with a group of people in a space reserved for those with a similar belief. It's more than a respect for the liturgy that those quiet churchgoers have: it's a respect for the institution.
Religion is not the institution for me but I feel I would benefit from further schooling in reverence. In fact, even when you remove all traces of God you stumble into the most awe-inspiring of places.
Today I bought a delightful dress in the Irish Cancer Society Charity shop on the Rathmines Road. I knew I had encountered the Devil of Temptation as soon as I saw the retro white -laced collar. The colours weren't quite 'me' and it was a bit too big. But not even the unflattering mirrors and harsh lighting could conceal the fact that the garment itself was enchanting and that the retro white- laced collar fell around the neck like petals on a flower.
I bought it for €8, at LSB's encouragement. It was a minute after 5 pm when I left the store. One of the cashiers was locking up as the other closed the tills. They were both elderly, cordial, wispy-haired. And I thought: they do this every day. They do this for a cause outside of their own gain. LSB and I crossed over to browse the book sections in Barnardos and Oxfam. In the latter, a lady was polishing dust off a framed picture, which she then returned gingerly to the display shelf. And for that, I revered her.
Posted in Columns	| Tagged Culture, Irish Cancer Soicety, postaweek2011, reverence, thinking	| 3 Replies
Celebs Spotted in Sandymount: LSB with lover in self-service till tiff
There was only one News of the World to be had today. It was torn and soggy and lay abandoned on a shelf in Tesco, Sandymount. As always, LSB was first to spot it. "There's one there, Katzi" he said, "but it's a bit of a mess".
I picked up the grubby scraps of newssheets and examined them carefully. I'd been into every newsagent between Rathmines and Sandymount and: nothing. Nothing but broadsheets brimming with supplements sealed in surround wrap, and boxes full of half-price jammy dodgers.
I wanted the last- ever copy. And scarcity is a great fuel to desire.
I wanted it so that in years to come – if this whole teaching-writing thing doesn't work out – I can advertise it on e-bay as a journalistic artefact. A wealthy media tycoon will invest and my fortune will be made. In public, my friends will praise my foresight but privately they will deeply regret popping their own copies into the green bin.
On the other hand, if this whole teaching-writing thing does work out, I will be moving in the kinds of circles where possession of such a sordid journalistic relic will afford no small amount of Fleet Street cred. Either way, my quality of life will improve.
But I was in a bind. Nobody was going to want a dirty, torn copy, and by the time I was ready to sell it, there'd probably be a NOTW nostalgia app available for the iphone26.
Today's NOTW; the last ever.
I dropped it back on the shelf with an exaggerated sigh.
"You've never bought the News of the World before, have you Katzi?", LSB asked tentatively.
"No, no of course not", I answered- rather ashamed that LSB was made of more moral fibre than to suspect me of a mercenary motive.
"I suppose I'll get the Sunday Times then", I said, grumbling all the way to the self-service till, where I tried scanning the main headline in favour of the barcode repeatedly, much to LSB's contained mortification.
"Katzi", he whispered "you put the coins in this side".
"Yes I know", I answered briskly. "Obviously".
As we were sipping our mocha (his) and cappuccino (mine) a little later, I had a look at the front page of the Sunday Times. I could not believe my eyes.
"LSB?", I ventured.
"Yes, Katzi?"
"Is Amanda Brunker very famous?"
"Well Katzi She is quite famous as an Irish celebrity," he answered, measured as always.
"Hmm", I said.
"Why do you ask?"
"She was profiled in the Irish Times yesterday" I said "but I'd never heard of her. Has everyone heard of her?"
"Most people".
"I saw her video on youtube yesterday" I said. "She's awful"
"Yes Katzi, she is".
"How come I've never heard of people that everyone else has?"
"I don't know, Katzi".
I allowed a pregnant pause to occur.
"I should have read the News of the World more" I said with gravitas, tossing aside the Sunday Times Culture section and diving into my scone.
Posted in Columns	| Tagged Amanda Brunker, Culture, Humour, LSB, News of the World, postaweek2011, Sunday Papers	| 3 Replies
On pens and penises
Posted on July 2, 2011 by Kate Katharina
Meet Gilbert and Gubar; two ladies whose collaborative feminist treatise The Madwoman in the Attic opens with the question "Is the pen a metaphorical penis?"
I've had a long look at my black felt tip. It doesn't appear virile- though of course that ejaculation might be premature.
For decades, academics and journalists have been considering women's place in the world. They have been characterised as angels, whores, monsters and mothers. In the name of progress, their gift in writing has been likened to a product of the male reproductive organ.
In western society, traditional notions of a woman's place in the home have become taboo. Of late, the idea that a woman might choose to become a fulltime mother rather than a professional has been rendered unthinkable.
The reluctance to accept that a woman may decide on motherhood over career advancement was exemplified by a New York Times article by Jack Ewing published last week, which meditated on the surprisingly small number of German women who return to fulltime work after availing of the government-paid 12-month parental leave.
The writer laments the fact that "Despite a battery of government measures … only about 14 percent of German mothers with one child resume full-time work, and only 6 percent of those with two". He goes on to cite example after example of corporate bodies where only a tiny proportion of women have ended up at the top. Part of the problem, he muses is that "most schools still end at lunchtime, which has sustained the stay-at-home-mother image of German lore".
While it's worthwhile to draw attention to gender disparities in top corporate positions, the discourse that surrounds it – while well-intentioned – does a good job of enforcing the idea that women remain passive beings with little control over the course of their lives.
Ewing expresses the misgiving that "when it comes to empowering women, no Teutonic drive or deference seems to work". Far from promoting any egalitarian cause, such speculation denies women the right to make life choices outside of a socio-political narrative, which subtly yet forcefully dictates that having a career is more worthy than caring for a child and that empowerment can only be measured in economic terms.
Germany is a good example to focus on to illustrate the point. Government measures strongly support the mother in the workplace – she is allowed 12 months parental leave with pay and is guaranteed her job back at the end of it. Although it's probable that a larger proportion of mothers return to part-time work, the fact that only 14% go back to a fulltime career is indeed surprising.
In the absence of financial and political disincentives however, the fact that is continuously over-looked, is that women are opting not to return to work. Instead of being respected as free agents, those that make this choice are treated as victims of a social order which is portrayed as significantly less than the sum of its egalitarian parts.
For true parity to exist, the Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus mantra must be debunked. Ewing describes Germany as "one of the countries in most need of female talent" (my italics) but doesn't define what he means by the term. If male and female talent aren't viewed with equality, the prospect of a roughly 50:50 breakdown of gender in all sectors of professional life is unrealisable.
Furthermore, unless it's accepted as equally scandalous that the proportion of male nurses is equivalent to that of female corporate executives, a discussion of gender can never be detached from a social weighting in favour of money.
Were society's priorities reversed, public discussion might centre around the outrage that a man's right to parental leave is considerably more restricted than a woman's, that a boy's emotional development is stunted by the expectation that he will advance up a corporate ladder and that the male body is no more than a military tool.
While you can't spell "metaphorical penis" without pen, as I look again at my black felt tip I begin to think that Gilbert and Gubar might have been feminists equipped with rather (pardon me) fertile imaginations.
Posted in Features	| Tagged Culture, Feminism, Germany, New York Times, postaweek2011, women	| 12 Replies