Technology like 3-D printing is getting more affordable and accessible by the day, so it seems almost inevitable that it would start to have an impact on manufacturing and production for consumer retail, but Voodoo Manufacturing CEO Max Friefeld says it's not happening yet, and it likely won't occur in a big way until the industry settles a bit from the digital shakeup.
Still, for some, 3-D printing is making a huge difference for businesses — specifically, the difference between having a business and not. For others, the ability to outsource 3-D printing to a partner like Voodoo has enabled them to scale and introduce new product lines that weren't possible when they were running productions entirely from their living room.
Located just outside New York City, Voodoo Manufacturing is one of the largest, high-volume 3-D printing facilities in the world, and Friefeld said it's putting that volume to work for entrepreneurs with a new Fulfilled by Voodoo offering.
Fulfilled by Voodoo allows entrepreneurs and artisans on marketplaces such as Shopify, Amazon and Etsy to 3-D print their products on demand with "just-in-time" manufacturing — a practice that Friefeld told PYMNTS could have much bigger implications across the industry within the next 10 years.
Beyond that, he envisions how 3-D printing could transform an aspect of the eCommerce stack that has so far gone untouched — namely, production, including the assembly of non-printed components such as wiring and speakers with printed ones.
Friefeld said manufacturing is one of the most challenging parts of selling any type of physical good.
Today, a lot of manufactured products are made cheaply in China and are shipped to the U.S., where they're warehoused, ready to be supplied to customers as soon as they ask for them.
Friefeld said that means anyone wanting to start selling manufactured goods is likely traveling overseas several times (at their own expense) to set up supply chain arrangements. Then, those thin-margin entrepreneurs must make their best guess of how many units they'll sell and order them — and find a place to keep those units until they do sell.
Alternatively, he said, many artisans are running their own production out of a living room, basement or garage using commercially available 3-D printers. That's fine for starting out, said Friefeld — and many entrepreneurs find success this way — but if they hope to scale, they're going to run out of space and hours to keep up with orders.
The demands of production can keep them from innovating new products and product lines, which Friefeld said is the true passion for many of these small business (SMB) owners; 3-D printing is just a means of accomplishing that and bringing their ideas to life.
Outsourcing production removes the capacity constraints and enables those creators to come up with new products and improve their offering, said Friefeld — and they can save time, space and money by only producing what they need, when they need it.
Traditionally, the cheapest way to produce something was to do it en masse. The theory was that the most efficient and cost-effective way to get products to consumers was to have exactly what they want produced and ready to sell or sent to them the moment they request it.
When customers walk into Costco, said Friefeld, there are plenty of TVs sitting there for them to buy; they don't have to order one and wait for it to be manufactured and delivered. But the downside of that convenience can be thousands of unsold TVs being recycled or, worse, added to landfills. And manufacturers know this, Friefeld added — they price it into their production costs.
Toyota was the first to implement what is now a common practice: Lean manufacturing. It's logistically challenging, but, done right, Friefeld said it can save all that waste from overproduction.
When making a car, there are thousands of parts involved, and those are manufactured at different parts of the facility or even offsite. Factories strive to have on hand the parts they need — and only the parts they need — to make the cars they're scheduled to make.
That's a localized example of what Friefeld said Voodoo is trying to take all the way to the end consumer. The big challenge, he said, is that in the age of Amazon, everybody wants their stuff in two days or less; they're used to the old model where goods are sitting on a shelf just waiting for someone to want them.
To run a successful just-in-time manufacturing practice, Friefeld said, companies need a lot of funding. Nike and Converse do it with customized shoes, which shoppers can make to their exact specifications using the brands' websites. An SMB running out of somebody's living room could never hope to achieve such a thing. This, said Friefeld, is what Voodoo aims to deliver.
"Our long-term goal is to make manufacturing accessible to anybody," he said.
Because manufacturing overseas costs less, many companies take this route. Friefeld said it's only a matter of time before that shifts. Businesses will start to realize that producing in the U.S. can save them time and money, even if production costs may appear to be higher when viewed in isolation.
The truth is, said Friefeld, shipping from China and warehousing products that may or may not sell is costly and adds significant time to the innovation cycle — whereas just-in-time manufacturing speeds up the innovation process and avoids the costs and uncertainty of storing inventory. Products are created on demand and shipped directly.
"That more than makes up for the difference in labor costs to produce something in the USA," he said.


I recently met with a group of good, solid Christians from six different states. I consider each of them a friend.
Like most gatherings of Christ-followers, imperfect, all of us having partial knowledge as the Word of God says in 1 Cor. 13, and varied in our beliefs both spiritually and biblically when you dig down into some of the issues of our times, yet friends!We DO have more in common than we do not… and further, what (and Whom) we have in common is a lot more essential than points in which we differ.But in that safe place of friendship which has taken time and much discussion to forge one part of the dialogue dealt with politics. Religion and politics, now you're talkin' ! :)I found myself stating something about like this:"I believe in the free-market system but capitalism as it is often practised in this country is something I neither believe in or even find scriptural."What I meant and mean by that is simply that many western economies strike me as far more individualistic and self-serving than truly Christ-like in scope, especially regarding treatment of the poor, the widow, the orphan, the culturally "different".Major business elements bankroll candidates which win elections which upon taking office are then beholden to do the bidding of those who put them in power- from any side of the political spectrum you'd care to name by the way. This, in my view, is simply the way our present system is, like it or not.There are those congregations who do business much the same. The principles of truth, caring for "the least of these", consideration of how a decision will affect everyone including the most broken and needy- all of these huge issues. There are often no simple nor "everyone was satisfied" answers.While there is no doubt that I, others in leadership whether in various denominations, local churches and ministry centers have at times have made foolish, unbiblical and self-centered decisions that caused hurt to others -it is equally true that in nearly any situation all won't be pleased, will not agree, all will not and do not think they got "a fair deal" in this or that decision which affected them regardless.Some reading this will certainly take umbrage with what I'm writing here. You may think me quite the "leftist" though my thinking as well as voting is far more broad and multi-faceted than along any one party line.Yet in any society, local congregation, political system or otherwise, when our individual sense of wealth and power (however you choose to define these) seems to get crimped, often hurt, anger or both surface.We think "Hey, if I RULED THE WORLD it would have gone like X, Y or Z… not like it did." Yes, and if truth either began or ended with either you or I the world, the church and even political systems would still be bankrupt due to our own self interest and capacity for personal corruption.SHARING among those we dislike or would rather figure out of the equation is hard. It's expensive. It drives us nuts because of course you and I are "worthy" to win, worthy to get our way, worthy to get and maintain control. Hmmmm.Natural disasters, illness and other issues of life remind us that none of us are truly in control or will ever be. Being truly safe isn't about winning. In fact according to the New Testament and the words of our Lord Jesus, quite the opposite."Whoever loses his/her life for MY sake and the sake of the Good News will find life." Jesus wasn't tossing out a glib principle, simple theory or dogmatic concept. He spoke certain, penetrating, in fact lethal truth here and elsewhere. Dying to self is winning. Demanding control is a losing proposition in the end.YES there is joy more abundantly, YES He paid for us fully that we would find eternal LIFE, YES there is a heaven no matter how some of us run toward hell and YES no body will "come to the Father except through ME" (that is, Jesus).Was Jesus a capitalist? By any stretch of the biblical record, was He?Did Jesus ever seem to "play politics" with or among His disciples? Ever?He laid His life down for them when each and all of them fled. Love gives, serves, shares, cares about -us-, about the "them" among us, not only "me."Indeed, the one with the most toys loses. For "if you try to gain your life, you WILL LOSE it."Capitalism is often more about control and gain-gain-gain than it is sharing. I am not saying capitalists never love, never share nor are not true Christians simply due to some capitalistic default. History shows rich people have often been the greatest philanthropists and many of them were indeed believers. The wealthy Joseph gave a garden burial vault for the body of Jesus… heh, even though He only used it for a sort stay!I am saying that the individualistic gain principle behind the system as it is most often practiced, and the "love of money which is the root of all evil" should inform us more than our personal ambitions or hell-bent desire to WIN- in the church and in the political and economic spheres."To whom much more is given, much more shall be required." YES. Exactly right. Those with the most should give and share the most.It will not be our church leadership roles or lack of them, political gains or losses or our bank accounts but rather how we did or did not deal with "the least of these" that will measure our love in the end. God help us!
I've been a grandfather for quite a few years now, and between that and having another birthday the following thoughts came to me the other day… and left me laughing and grateful to God as well.I and all of us probably look, to God, like my 6th month old grandson.God knows we want to walk but stumble, to talk but coo and gurgle, to sing but can barely carry a tune.He sees us upset when we're hungry, grumpy and distraught when we're tired.Sometimes we just need to be picked up and held, rocked and sung to, prayed for.On the dark side, at times we'll have a fit -and may just need to scream ourselves out, finally learning that fits must not be given manipulative, controlling status!
A few days ago a close friend and I were in discussion about a number of things. At one point this person made the observation: "It's truly sad younger ones seem so disinterested, even a bit hostile against hearing anything from older people these days. If they would recognize the wisdom that comes from experience they'd end up a lot happier and less in pain".The same thing has been said for endless generations by the "elders" of tribes, churches, national and international leaders of all sorts. It's certainly been said by most everyone who has ever parented or become a grandparent. And it's a pain in the neck to hear it said if you're not part of that older group of people…It's also true. And for we OOOOOLLLLLLDDDDDD people, it can often be a real hurt to at times find ourselves left with little input but for prayer, as observers to miseries brought on younger ones by their own lack of experience.Of course Jesus (perfect, unlike any of us!) repeatedly said "For those of you with ears, hear".Don't get me wrong, plenty of older people are disconnected from hearing other's sage experience and advice also. You don't have to be young to be stubborn or old to be hard of hearing!Interesting that a disciple in biblical Greek is "a listener, a learner" Another saying that pops up from time to time is "live and learn" and I suppose that pain itself is often a great teacher.I'm thinking of a recent event where some dear young friends of mine put themselves through a number of travel woes due to not checking for the presence (or lack) of spare tire, etc., and who after being bailed out of a flat-tire situation out by some elder folk, had occasion to push their car quite a distance uphill to the nearest gas station… because nobody thought to check the gas gauge before they left the tire place.My response to the person telling me about this was "I remember the many times my own lack of experience, or humility, or sometimes outright stubborn rebellion against parents and/or leaders of several sorts (church or otherwise) ended up with my own pain. When nothing else teaches, repeated pain often brings us to a humility and an opening of one's ears to the point we begin to actually think.My Dad was not a preacher, but I think he'd have made a pretty good one with some training. He was not a "wordy" person, not a non-stop talker (which has often been one of my own bad habits…) and of course wasn't always wise or correct in his thinking or advice but he was more often right than wrong and sure knew a great deal more than I did, having lived a good bit longer than I!My Dad rarely gave much more than a couple sentences about how I might find a good chance at success if I did it like this or that… but he regularly would notice me messing the job up and simply stop, look, and say "Glenn- THINK". Just that one word, and what an important thing.Scripture calls us to "not be foolish but try to understand what the will of the Lord is". Certainly it's true that the foolishness of youth can indeed simply age into the foolish dogmatics of the aged! We want what we want, we're not listening, considering, there is little (from the Book of Psalms) "selah", which is usually interpreted from the Hebrew as "pause, stop and think about it".When we are/were young, we were often ready to move, jump, play with little thought about consequences.Only last night I heard a horrific story on the local news. A boy was playing around in front of his sister who was trying to pull her car out on an icy Chicago area road. As she tried to move forward he was laughing and jumped in front of her car. Each time she tried to carefully advance he did it again. Somewhere around the fourth or fifth time he slipped and though she braked, the car struck and killed him. What a brutal, horrible thing to live (or die) with on one's mind!Late last night I read about the large number of homeless addicts who live in the storm drain tunnels under the city and suburbs of Las Vegas. One guy who was interviewed talked of wanting out after many years. He talked of being "addicted to methadone and marijuana" and the fact he'd been wasting his life and really wanted to get out. He spoke very directly about him being his own worst enemy and that he had nobody to blame, that he'd repeatedly made the same poor choices and had "done this to myself" and "have to change and get out of here".He has come to realize this but it has taken quite a number of years. Time. Time indeed.Nobody but God knows how much time any of us have. Nobody but God knows what sort of "hard knocks" may be needed for us to learn.Thank God the Book of Proverbs (as well a human history and my own personal experience) shows we don't -always- have to touch fire in order to get knowledge, wisdom and understanding. We really CAN get some from others' mistakes and shared experiences.In my own case, the basics took 18 years, the last six of those in addictions, then I came to faith in Jesus. Believe me, I'm sure not beyond stubborn pride and rebellion even to this day… but I know what sowing such attitudes has always brought me- and it ain't pretty!Yet, when I was young it seems (to me at least) that there was a bit more cultural respect for older people. I have often considered how blessed I was and am from the beginning of my faith walk with the Lord to be in the presence of older, godly, experienced Christians. Flawed and imperfect they were and are (as I am now and always will be on this planet) but I can say with zero hesitation they were all a great deal more experienced than I was. They had lived life, made excellent and horrible choices and lived to tell the tale.I learned to listen and by God's grace, to apply at least a good number of the truths learned from classes "my elders" taught and teach. Most of the time I still take notes in a pda when I'm sitting in a Christian meeting where there is teaching. I try really listen regardless of the age or experience of the speaker but I must confess I trust the long and large view of those more experienced.I continue to nurture and appreciate relationships with pastors on our own leadership team at JPUSA and also in the Ev. Cov. Church of which we are a part, but there are many, many others in leadership (and otherwise) who are simply older, more mature and/or have made progress in their faith and life obviously beyond my own- and I've benefitted from their input.I could offer a long list of many of these as personal friends, mentors, disciplers of -me-! Without such input I'm not only certain I'd still be pushing vehicles uphill hoping for a gas station… I'd very possibly be living in the dark of storm drains… or would be long gone from this earth due to my own stupidity and lack of intentional listening.The God of grace has seen fit to extend mercy to us- and often that mercy will not feel or seem like it. I have found Him to speak early and often through godly folks who have lived longer and who care enough to communicate experiences and truths I've sorely lacked. Thank GOD for His provision through the older, godly saints! If you're not hanging out with such people, make the needed changes or you'll surely miss much of what God wants for your spiritual health!Jesus profound words come to me now: "You will not see me until you say 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord". Amen.
TOWARD A GREATER INTIMACY WITH GODSeveral Definitions of the word "Intimate" include:close personal relations, an intimate friend characterized by or involving warm friendship or a personally close or familiar association or feeling, warmly cozy, knowledge, understanding arising from close personal connection or familiar experience, detailed, deep, a close union, relating to or indicative of one's deepest nature, essential, innermost, very personal relationship, a close friend or confidant.Mt. 1.23 they will call him Emmanuel," which means "God WITH us"Mt. 28.20 I am WITH you alwaysJames 4.8 Draw NEAR to God and he will draw NEAR to youJohn 6.37 the one who COMES TO ME I will NEVER send awayMay we have more than a form of religion denying the power, shrinking away from God's presence! Prayer- both listening and speaking, sharing thanks, fears, desires, concerns, Study of the Word of God, readingdevotionals and great spiritual books new and old, sensing the Holy Spirit among us even in our fellowship with brothers and sisters- recognizing His love, His touch, His blessings, His nearness is all part of the process.It's a life-long pursuit WITH a loving Father Who is "a friend that sticks closer than a brother"!May we make forward progress in a genuine, spiritual intimacy with God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. May we grow in the grace and knowledge of the Lord this year! Amen.


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I'm so excited to share this conversation with you today! In this episode I'm chatting with, Emily Gerde, author of the new book, Minimalist Living for a Maximum Life – the joys of stress free living.
Emily Gerde shares her insights into the world of minimalist living through her life in a 325 square foot tiny house on wheels with her husband, Justin, son Wyatt, four cats and one dog. Through minimalist living, Emily and her family have simplified their lives in a way that will inspire you to take your life in a new direction towards healing your mind, body and soul.
Emily's book provides you with the tools you need to de-clutter your home, manifest abundance, invigorate your body, and build stress-free relationships as you move from surviving to thriving. One of her greatest joys is helping women take better care of themselves so they can give their best to their children.
Join Emily as she creates a way to live a life full of love and vitality by minimizing the stressors in your life and maximizing abundance in all areas.
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The Long-Awaited Match between Australia and Afghanistan is Again Postponed to an Indefinite Term
Cricket Australia has confirmed that the long-awaited test match against Afghanistan has been postponed again. This time, the spokesman said, this is due to the refusal of the CA to support the new Taliban regime in restricting the admission of Afghan women to sports.
However, neither side canceled the test match. The Australian side stated that it is ready to accept athletes from Afghanistan any day when the situation clears up a little and the parties come to a compromise.
As a spokesman for Cricket Australia said: "We look forward to hosting Afghan athletes this season who are strong and worthy opponents for both the men's and women's teams."
For Australia, this match would be a great training session before the Ashes kicks off soon, but now it will probably not be possible. Now the team has planned a training match between their players.
At this time, the English team is also actively preparing. And Tip Payne, who was recovering from a serious injury, is trying to return to the Australian team. It remains to be hoped that the clash between the two teams will be no less exciting than in previous seasons.
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"The Randolph College Society of Physics Students is proud to bring you the Fourth Annual Randolph College Science Festival, March 22-25, 2012. Begun as a Science Day for kids in 2005, we are joined by science, humanities and arts departments across the campus, and by numerous presenters to bring a weekend of activities for all. All activities are free and open to the public, and are for all ages. Only the Science Day activity on Saturday afternoon requires pre-registration, please feel free to drop in on any of the other events. All Science Day participants receive a t-shirt, and the first 100 people who attend other Science Festival events will receive a t-shirt.
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One of the main features of Randolph College's Science Fest is Science Day. For information and registration on this day of "free, fun, hands-on science activities for grades 3 – 6" go: to the Science Day page and see the video below. For everyone else find the Science Festival on Facebook and their main website and see the Science Fest flyer (with map) below.


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5-STAR THEATRICALS (Formerly Cabrillo Music Theatre) Presents the Third and Final Show of its 2019 Season with One of the Greatest Musicals of All Time! WEST SIDE STORY Book by Arthur Laurents Music by Leonard Bernstein Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Musical Direction by Jeff Rizzo Choreography by Karl Warden Directed by Larry Raben Something's Coming! Friday, July 26 to the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza! June 28, 2019…Thousand Oaks, Calif…5-STAR THEATRICALS concludes its 2018-2019 season with one of the legendary love stories of the musical theatre, WEST SIDE STORY, book by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, musical direction by Jeff Rizzo, choreography by Karl Warden and directed by Larry Raben. WEST SIDE STORY opens on Friday, July 26, 2019 and runs through Sunday, August 4, 2019 at the 1,800-seat Kavli Theatre at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 Thousand Oaks Boulevard in Thousand Oaks. Set on the streets of 1950s New York City, WEST SIDE STORY is a gripping, modern rendition of Shakespeare's classic Romeo and Juliet. Tony and Maria are young lovers in a forbidden relationship, caught in a web of intolerance and vengeance that threatens to tear them apart. Since debuting on Broadway in 1957, WEST SIDE STORY has become one of the most beloved and riveting musicals in theater history. With music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, this unforgettable production spins a story of star-crossed love, clashing cultures and the heartache of vengeance.	"We close our season with this masterwork of the musical theatre," says 5-Star Theatricals Artistic Director, Patrick Cassidy. "To have this exceptional creative team led by Larry Raben, Karl Warden and Jeff Rizzo and a remarkable cast and ensemble of actors and dancers, this will be a truly unforgettable WEST SIDE STORY." ABOUT THE CREATIVE TEAM AND CAST LARRY RABEN (Director) returns to 5-Star where he last directed The Little Mermaid and previously won the LA Ovation Award Best Direction for Singin' In The Rain. He directed the world premiere of Tony winner Joe DiPietro's Falling For Eve Off-Broadway at The York Theatre. Recents: Greater Tuna (Coyote StageWorks), Jersey Boys (Phoenix Theatre Company), Catch Me If You Can (MTW/Moonlight), Buyer & Cellar (Laguna Playhouse), Young Frankenstein (SDMT-Craig Noel-nom) Cabaret (Gateway Playhouse), Mamma Mia (Ogunquit Playhouse/Welk), Nice Work If You Can Get It (Ogunquit Playhouse-IRNE nom), Newsies (Moonlight ), Tru (CSW, Invisible Theatre Company), Sunset Blvd., Titanic (Moonlight), 7 Brides For 7 Brothers (MTWichita), The Producers, Cinderella (Gateway Playhouse), Plaid Tidings (Walnut Street Theatre), Hairspray, The Wedding Singer, Never Gonna Dance, The Thing About Men (MTW), Addams Family, Thoroughly Modern Millie (Performance Riverside), When You Wish, Love Makes The World Go Round (Phoenix Theatre Company), A Christmas Carol, Meet Me In St. Louis, Always Patsy Cline (Welk), Sweet Charity in Buenos Aires (Ace nomination). He is the Artistic Director of The Welk. KARL WARDEN (Choreographer) Previously at 5 Star: Shrek. Karl was responsible for your clown nightmares as he choreographed the "American Horror Story: CULT" promos winning top honors at the BDA Awards. He also choreographed the "Fosse/Verdon," "Legion" and "American Crime Story: Versace" promos for FX Networks. SD Area theatre: Newsies (Craig Noel Award Nominee), The Addams Family, Big Fish, The Little Mermaid and Catch Me If You Can (Craig Noel award winner) at Moonlight Amphitheater. Mamma Mia, Meet Me In St. Louis and A Christmas Carol at The Welk Resort Theatre. Thoroughly Modern Millie, Big Fish, Big River and The Addams Family at Performance Riverside, La Cage Aux Folles at SDMT. He has spent 8 summers with the Musical Theatre Lab at Vineyard Arts Project. TV/Film: "Someplace Better Than Here" and "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia." Industrials: MAC Cosmetics, NYC Fashion Week, Harvey Nichols Hong Kong. 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Children Rule of Law
Accused under POSCO granted bail on condition of marriage to victim: Allahabad HC
In a recent judgment by the Allahabad HC, a POSCO act was granted bail on the condition that he will marry the victim and give his name to their child. A legal resource that dives deep into a saga of erroneous jurisprudence
Tanya Arora 17 Oct 2022
On October 10, 2022, a person accused of raping a minor girl, who was 17 years old, under the POCSO act was granted bail by the Allahabad High Court on the condition that he marry her within one month and award her and his child all of his rights as wife and daughter. The prosecutrix and her father's stance that they had "no objections" to the accused's release on bail served as the foundation for the decision of the Bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh to grant him bail. The Court also noted the fact that the Girl had already delivered a child from the accused applicant.
In the facts of the present case, the prosecuterix stated that she was allegedly lured away by the accused-applicant in March 2022 when she was just 17 years old, according to charges made under Sections 363, 366, and 376 of the IPC and Sections 3/4 of the POCSO Act. After that, the prosecutrix gave birth to a girl.
The prosecutrix and her father stated before the court that they had no objections if the accused-applicant was granted bail as long as he married the prosecutrix in accordance with Hindu rites and rituals, had their marriage officially recognised, and granted all rights to prosecutrix and the child as his wife and daughter.
However, bail has been granted on condition that after he is released from jail on bail, he will marry the prosecutrix within 15 days of the date of release and have the marriage registered before the appropriate officer within a month of the date of the marriage. He will also give 'full rights to the prosecutrix and his child as wife and daughter'.
The order can be read here.
This present order comes after a plethora of judgments have been passed by various courts in the recent times, where the judges are finding creative ways to interpret provisions criminalising and penalising offence of sexual assault against women and children. These judgments leave the victim with no agency, apart from diluting substantively the notion of justice.
For the longest time, deeply patriarchal notion that act of sexual assault rather than be seen as an act of violence and dominance by a man/ accused. Is something that 'just happens' to the woman/child/survivor or brought on because of dress or behaviour. An extension of this, is that the Survivor is treated as one who needs to be 'saved' or 'redeemed' through marriage, that too by the person who committed the crime. Deeply prejudicial notions to independent agency and justice are also reflected within the judiciary. Often even in the past, in cases where the accused where convicted, the tone deaf language and approach used in the judgments shatters the objective behind such convictions.
The Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act, 2012, often known as the POCSO Act, is gender-neutral and acknowledges that both boys and girls can be survivors of sexual abuse. The Act contains stringent penalties attached to each of the offenses mentioned and substantially enlarged the scope of what constitutes a sexual offense against a child. It also added penalties for those in positions of trust, such as public employees, academic staff, and police officers, and expanded the definition of sexual assault to include both mild and severe penetrative assault.
The amended law on sexual assault, 2013, (Criminal Law Amendment Act, 2013), followed the nationwide outcry on the Nirbhaya mass rape and also known as the Nirbhaya Act, it amended the law around rape/sexual offences (sexual assault) under the Indian penal Code (IPC), Indian Evidence Act and Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). Gender neutral, the amendments not only included within offences for sexual assault, offences like acid attacks, voyeuristic crimes, sexual harassment at the workplace but also re-define sexual assault/ rape from the arcane limited definition of 'penetration.'
Both under POSCO and the Nirbhaya Act, while some judicial pronouncements have reflected this refined understanding of reality reflected in the new laws, every so often, a judgement or judgements pronounced even by India's constitutional courts (High Courts or the Supreme Court) are reflective of the entrenched archaic and patronizing views even within the Indian judiciary.
The question that arises is, who has given the courts the power to suggest any compromise (marriage or any other) between the survivor and the accused?
Problematic judgments in cases of sexual offences against Women and Children:
1. In the year 2020, Madhya Pradesh High Court released a person, apprehended for outraging the modesty of a woman, on bail provided that he visits the house of the complainant and requests her to tie the Rakhi band to him "with the promise to protect her to the best of his ability for all times to come." This decision was given in a matter whereby the applicant as a neighbour had entered the house of the complainant and caught hold of the hand of the complainant attempting to outrage her modesty.
The court bail order stated: "(i) the applicant along with his wife shall visit the house of the complainant with Rakhi thread/band on 03rd August, 2020 at 11:00 am with a box of sweets and request the complainant Sarda Bai to tie the Rakhi band to him with the promise to protect her to the best of his ability for all times to come. He shall also tender Rs. 11,000/- (Rs. Eleven Thousand Only) to the complainant as the customary ritual usually offered by the brothers to sisters on such occasion and shall also seek her blessings. The applicant shall also tender Rs. 5,000/- to the son of the complainant-Vishal for purchase of clothes and sweets"
Pursuant to this, Supreme Court advocate Aparna Bhat and eight other women lawyers challenged this bail order before the Apex Court. The Supreme Court, while overturning the bail conditions in the present case, framed various guidelines. One of the guildelines were to ensure that bail conditions must precisely adhere to the stipulations of the Cr.P.C., and the order shall not represent patriarchal attitudes toward women. Any offer to the accused and victim for a compromise, such as getting married or mandating mediation, should be ignored since it is outside the court's authority.
The petition filed by Aparna Bhat and others can be read here.
2. The Apex Court has often –though not always--looked askance at cavalier attitude of the lower courts and attempted course correction. It has been established in a plethora of judgments like the State of M.P v. Madanlal that compromise must never be brought into the picture while dealing with rape. But in the year 2021, the then CJI, Sharad Arvind Bobde, offered the POCSO accused a chance for bail if he agrees to marry the minor survivor. In the case of Mohit Subash Chavan v. State of Maharashtra was met with consternation and criticism after he reportedly asked the accused, a government servant, whether he would be willing to marry the victim, a minor, after she was raped. "If you want to marry we can help you. If not, you lose your job and go to jail. You seduced the girl, raped her," the then Chief Justice of India S.A. Bobde had reportedly told the accused person's lawyer.[1]
3. The controversial case of the Bombay High Court, single bench, Justice Pushpa V. Ganediwala when she acquitted a 32-year-old man of charges under Section 7 and 8 of the POCSO Act, holding that the offence of sexual assault was not made out because there was no "skin-to-skin" contact, bears mention. Sexual assault is defined in Section 7 of the POCSO as any non-penetrative sexual contact with the victim survivor, similarly generated outrage. In this case, the accused-appellant was accused of "pressing the breast" of the 12 – year-old prosecuterix, a fact that the prosecution demonstrated by adducing both circumstantial and direct evidence.
Despite this, however, the Court held that Section 7 conditions were not met because the survivor's garments were not removed, and the appellant was unable to remove her underpants because she screamed, and bolted the room from the outside when the assailant accused sought to do so. The act of the appellant would, at best, be an act of "outraging the modesty of a woman" as defined in Section 354 of the IPC, according to the Court. The judge further stated that the punishment imposed under Section 8 of the POCSO, which prescribes a punishment for a term of 3-5 years and fine, for the offence outlined in Section 7 is "disproportionate" when compared to the gravity of the act and hence upheld the conviction only under Section 354, IPC. This order was, again, following sharp criticism and outrage, stayed by the Supreme Court.
4. In another incident, the Madhya Pradesh High Court granted two-months bail to an accused in a rape case to enable him to 'marry the victim'. The victim complainant had filed a rape case against the accused under sections 376 (2) (n) and 506 of the Indian Penal Code and sections 3(I), (W-II), 3(2)(V) and 3(2)(V-a) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. Meanwhile, in another rape case in the year 2021, the Kerala High Court observed that when the magnitude of the rape is so grave and heinous to shock the sense of justice, a settlement between the victim and accused and a marriage subsequently between them should not be matters for consideration to quash the proceedings against the accused. This later judgement holds out some hope.
5 In the year 2020, Madras High Court judgment (Madurai Bench), the accused was granted bail after impregnating a minor girl as he said he was willing to marry the victim once she attains majority. The FIR in the case was filed under Sections 5(l), 5(n), 5(j)(ii) and 6 of the POCSO Act. The judgment noted that if the petitioner fails to register the marriage, the respondent police could proceed against him in accordance with the law. The accused told the court that he and the victim were closely related. According to him, they fell in love and had sexual relations.
Clearly, even Judges are not the 'outside other' but part of a very patriarchal society. Judges come from the social location of caste, class (presumably upper) household within this. Still, given by serious attempts in the legislative process –influenced by voices from the women's movement –to affect a shift and change in attitude, it is crucial that the agency and autonomy of the woman needs to be central to all interventions and judgments.
Love Relationship Angle in POCSO cases:
Even though, in the aims and objects of this Act, the "consent of the minor child" is not supposed to determine facts or application of the law, courts, while adjudicating have been giving age some consideration.
In a judgment passed by the Delhi High Court in the year 2020, in the matter of Dharmander Singh @ Saheb vs State, bail was granted to the accused while taking into account the potential for a reciprocal physical contact between the underage victim and the accused. The age difference between the two, the physical intimacy shared between the accused and the prosecutrix, as well as lack of brutality or violence were also taken in factor.
In a different instance, in the year 2021, the Meghalaya High Court ruled that although a minor's consent is not legally legitimate, it is nonetheless important to keep in mind while the court is debating a bail request. The said case was of a minor and a nineteen year old who were involved physically. The court had considered the factor of two teens in "romantic love" while granting bail to the accused.
In yet another "consensual" relationship case, the Calcutta High Court cleared the defendant by interpreting a POCSO Act clause so that it no longer applied to situations in which sexual activity was voluntary. In this instance, the high court noted that the Act was created to provide protection to innocent children from sexual offenses and that a strict reading of its provisions would only turn it into a weapon for exploitation of the legal system.
In the year 2021, the Madras High Court had observed that the POCSO Act is not meant to punish young people in love relationships. The court acknowledged that a statute intended to protect and bring justice to victims and survivors of child abuse can be abused while also dismissing the criminal charges brought against the defendants in this case. The court observed that a significant portion of cases brought under the POCSO Act appeared to be the result of grievances filed by the families of teenagers participating in romantic relationships, which was never the law's intended goal.
In February 2022, the Supreme Court had set aside the Jharkhand High Court's order granting bail to an accused under section 376, IPC and section 6, POCSO. The Apex Court had opined that once prima facie it appears that the prosecutrix was a minor, the grounds that there was a "love affair" between her and the accused and the accused's alleged refusal to marry would be extraneous for bail.
Pursuant to this judgment, the Karnataka High Court, in August 2022, the Karnataka high court allowed a compromise in a case registered under POCSO considering that the girl who had been allegedly sexually assaulted had married the accused during pendency of the case and also had consented to quashing of the proceedings. The girl was 17 and the accused petitioner was 20 years old when her father registered a POCSO complaint on March 6, 2019. On October 11, 2019, the girl deposed that the acts between her and the petitioner were consensual. They submitted a memo before the high court stating that they mutually agreed to compound the offences alleged and got legally married on November 9, 2020, the very day when he was released on bail after 18 months in judicial custody.
It is the cases such as those listed and analysed here that reflect the contradictions India faces. The fact of each case and the application of the law, be it POSCO or the amended Law on Sexual Assault, the imbalance in understanding of not just the crimes listed but the societal and familial circumstances under which abuse and assault occur, renders a flawed result. Courts then, do not become the automatic—and necessary dispensers of justice – but the witting or unwitting perpetrators of existing attitudes towards women, girls and minors.
The "skin-to-skin" judgment created had, then, resulted in a massive outrage all over the country.
In the year 2020, The Karnataka High Court noted that it was "unbecoming of an Indian woman" to sleep after she is "ravished", while granting a pre-arrest bail to a man accused of rape, cheating and criminal intimidation. Prior to this, in the year 2017, the Delhi High Court had overturned a rape conviction against film director Mahmood Farooqui, ruling that a "feeble no" can signal consent, especially in cases where the alleged victim is well-educated.
There have been numerous judgments in the recent past wherein judges have given questionable solutions while dealing with cases of sexual offences. Taking forward the problematic patriarchal notion of attaching a woman's honor and identity to her body, the judiciary has been prone to giving judgments wherein the accused is given the chance to "absolve" their crime by marrying the victim. Is this what the amended rape laws are country were legislated for? Is it not enough that the survivor has lost her autonomy once while they are being subjected to such crimes, to be once more dealt such a blow from institutions of judgement delivery?
Worse still, if examples these continue to be set, wherein punishment, conviction and or acquittal are at the mercy of attitudinal flaws among judges, less and less survivors or families may be willing to come forward with complaints. While the Supreme Court has often stayed some of the most baffling of such orders given by the high courts, there have been flaws in the apex court's jurisprudence on this issue too. An urgent need of better judicial training and increased sensitivity when it comes to cases of sexual violence and assault cannot be under-emphasised. Crimes committed against children and women are on the rise and it is essential for us to ensure that everything is done to provide the survivors justice.
The victims of sexual abuse have always been blamed by Indian society. Women have been questioned repeatedly about their behaviour, clothing choices, attitude, and when they plan to leave their homes. During trials too, judges have frequently reinforced this practice by questioning the victim and sometimes making remarks that stereotype particular behaviour and threaten to disrupt the trial.
Some evidence points to judges' handling of rape cases reflecting this outmoded perspective. The idea that women need protection and that an unintended pregnancy brought on by rape would wreck their lives is another important justification for using this strategy. The survivor's parents ultimately give in to pressure to maintain their social standing in order to protect the female's honor and dignity. Given also that marital rape is not a crime in India, solemnizing rape via marriage has negative effects such as marital rape and violence after marriage. It also gives accused rapists a way to evade the law. The shocking injustice committed by the courts is demonstrated by subjecting the sufferer to more emotional agony.
[1] 'Will You Marry Her?': SC Asks Man Accused of Raping Woman When She Was Minor (thewire.in)
Kerala HC: "Even if a woman wears a 'provocative dress' that cannot give a licence to a man to outrage her modesty"
BREAKING: SC stays Bombay HC's controversial POCSO judgment
Groping minor without physical contact, not sexual assault under POCSO Act: Bombay HC
National commissions for women and child rights decry Bom HC POCSO judgment
Contested impact on India's orphans leave young abandoned: Covid-19 pandemic
UP school teachers abuse Dalit students daily, no police action yet
1.9 lakh POCSO cases pending in Fast Track Courts: Ministry of Women and Child Development
62% of dropped out Odisha children tribals, 53% said none conselled them to rejoin
Rajasthan Police files chargesheet in minor Dalit boy's alleged murder by teacher
TN: Six Dalit students allegedly made to clean toilet in govt school by headmistress


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Feb 14 Print & Resist moves from fall to spring
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The event made the change in part to get some distance from Freakfest.
A few things purchased at the 2015 Print & Resist event.
Madison Print & Resist, formerly known as Madison Zine Fest, has really come into its own over the past few years. Zine Fest began in 2004, and over the years the fall event built up a strong one-day program of zinemakers, poster artists, and other exhibitors from across the print-making world, with an independent and politically radical bent. Then again, the event definitely skipped some years, and usually took place in a room tucked away in a campus library. In 2014, Print & Resist moved to the Central Library downtown, a change that put it in a more central location, offered more space for exhibitors, and helped the event branch out into workshops and installations. Zine Fest/Print & Resist generally happened close to or during the annual Wisconsin Book Festival (which the Madison Public Library now organizes), but the relationship between the two events has become more loose and informal over the years.
After two successful runs at the Central Library, Print & Resist skipped a year again in 2016. That's because organizers decided to shift the event from its longtime fall timing to the spring, beginning with 2017's event, on March 25 at the Central Library.
The library location made the event more central, but also brought it into conflict with the city's annual downtown Halloween blowout, Freakfest. "We just felt the attendance would be better on a different day, and March was simply a better month for the organizers," says co-organizer Camy Matthay. "It was earlier in the day [than Freakfest], but a number of people I know were always busy during the day getting costumes ready for the evening event."
So far Matthay doesn't think that Print & Resist will lose much by moving its date away from the Wisconsin Book Festival. "We've got a lot exhibitors from previous years who will be back, e.g., Susan Simensky-Bietila/WW3, Illustrated, Polka Press! Collective, King-Cat Comics/John Porcelino, Spooky Boobs, Artwrite Collective... and others," she says. "Last year we had about 35 exhibitors, and it's possible that we could have more than a dozen more." Matthay says she's also seeing more exhibitor applications come in from outside of Wisconsin, especially from Chicago.
This year's event will also be structured a bit differently in how it parcels up space among different exhibitors. Organizers will place additional emphasis on collectives and distribution outlets, and people with smaller amounts of zines or posters are able to apply for space at community tables. Matthay also says Artworking, a Madison nonprofit that mentors artists with cognitive disabilities, will have a greater role this year.
Matthay says it's likely that Print & Resist will remain a spring event for the long term. The deadline for exhibitor applications for this year's event is Feb. 15, but Matthay says organizers may be able to include some stragglers.
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Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century (2007-2009) #6
Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century (2007-2009)
"ATTACK OF THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS!" In brightest day, in blackest night, beware their power...Teen Lantern's light! It's an all-out battle as the Legion faces the combined might of the universe's bravest! Can the Legion convince the Green Lantern Corps to join forces against an even greater threat, or will the original teen superheroes be replaced?
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To stop the Fatal Five from destroying Metropolis, the Legion of Super-Heroes must help a mild-mannered boy become the Man of Steel. Spinning out of the smash-hit TV show, this all-ages series stars the teen team of the future!
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At last! The solo origins of some of the grestest members of the Legion of Super-Heroes!
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The secrets of the Legion are revealed at last! The Legion's mentor and financial backer R.J. Brande, is on his deathbed due to a rare infection known as Yorrigan fever. Realizing the secret to Brande's cure could be within the Legion's computer files, Brande's old friend, Marla Latham begins to research the origins of nearly every Legionnaire!
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A group of 30th-century heroes who were denied membership into the Legion of Super-Heroes, due to their powers being deemed limited or inadequate. So they decide to band together and prove the Legion wrong!
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Following the further adventures of Earth's Greatest Super Heroes featuring: Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter and Hawkgirl. Based off of the popular TV seres Justice League developed by Bruce Timm!


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Serena out of WTA Championships
November 7, 2008 by Ricky Dimon
Still alive for a berth in the semifinals of the Sony Ericsson Championships despite her crushing loss to sister Venus, Serena Williams pulled out of the season-ending event in Doha, Qatar with a stomach injury on Friday. Serena would have played Elena Dementieva for the final semifinal spot out of the maroon group. Both women were 1-1 in group play.
While it comes as a bit of shock since Serena still had realistic title hopes, it is not too surprising based on what she said after the 5-7, 6-1, 6-0 setback to her big sister. "This was definitely the worst match I've played this year by far," Serena lamented. "I didn't even look like a top eight player. Maybe top 600 in the juniors perhaps. I just couldn't keep a ball in play. I couldn't keep more than two balls over the net. I couldn't serve. I couldn't hit a backhand. I couldn't hit a forehand. I couldn't even volley.
"I don't think I've ever played like that. I mean, I've never been in a situation where I just feel like I can't do anything. Just everything was off and it was very frustrating out there. It was just terrible, terrible, terrible tennis."
Serena refused to subject herself to more terrible tennis on Friday and instead withdrew, allowing replacement Nadia Petrova to play against Dementieva, who clinched the last semifinal position when Serena called it quits. Petrova made the most of her surprise appearance, but she ultimately fell to her Russian compatriot 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.
Agniezska Radwanksa also seized a replacement spot when Ana Ivanovic withdrew before her match against Svetlana Kuznetsova, citing a virus. "It's obviously very hard for me," said the Serb. "Yesterday I didn't feel good and today, even worse." Unlike Serena, Ivanovic had already been eliminated from semifinal contention with an 0-2 record. Kuznetsova also had an 0-2 mark in white group play, rendering the match mostly meaningless. Radwanska, however, took advantage of her opportunity and scored a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Kuznetsova.
Vera Zvonareva, 3-0 in the white group, and Jelena Jankovic (2-1) had already assured themselves of semifinal appearances. In Saturdays semifinals, Zvonareva will play Dementieva, the maroon No. 2 seed, and Jankovic will take on Venus, maroon No. 1.
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Updated On Mon, Aug 9th, 2021
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A wholly-owned subsidiary of the Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam, Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited has floated a tender for a 224 MW solar Photovoltaic grid-connected power plant. The tender has been issued for the power plants ranging from 10 MW to 55 MW at various substations of GETCO of Surendranagar, Morbi Kutchh, Jamnagar & Surat […]
Tata Power Solar Confirms Rs 460 Crore Project Award From GSECL
Updated On Fri, Jan 29th, 2021
Tata Power Solar has received an LoA to build a 95 MW solar project for GSECL, the order value of the project is approximately Rs 460 crores. Tata Power Solar, one of India's largest integrated solar companies and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Power, has announced that it has received a Letter of Award (LoA) […]
L&T Pockets 410 MW EPC Wins in Gujarat
Updated On Sat, Jan 23rd, 2021
The Renewable Business Unit of Larsen & Toubro (L&T), the construction and engineering giant, has clinched some key contracts in Gujarat in the past week. These contracts were won through GSECL (Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited) and NTPC Limited. The GSECL contract for 210 MW capacity solar project as won through an e-reverse auction on […]
BHEL Tenders for Insurance of 100 MW Solar Plant for GSECL
Updated On Mon, Aug 31st, 2020
BHEL has issued a tender, inviting proposals for eligible vendors for providing MSE Insurance for a 100 MW solar plant for GSECL. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has issued a tender, inviting proposals for eligible vendors for providing Marine-Cum-Storage-Cum-Erection (MSE) Insurance for a 100 MW solar plant for the Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited (GSECL). The last […]
GSECL Invites Bids For 110 MW Solar In Gujarat
Updated On Fri, Aug 28th, 2020
The Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited (GSECL) has invited bids to set up an aggregate 110 MW of grid-connected solar power plants in Gujarat. The bid document says that the plant sizes can vary between 10 MW to 55 MW across three substations operated by Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation Limited (GETCO). GSECL of course is […]
Railway's Petition Regarding 14 MW Rooftop PV Projects Dismissed
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GERC has dismissed the petition filed by the Western Railway requesting relaxation in Gujarat's net metering regulations. The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has in its latest order has dismissed the petition filed by the Western Railway requesting the commissions' involvement in granting relaxation in the state's net metering regulations. The petition was filed against […]
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Updated On Mon, Jun 17th, 2019
BHEL has won EPC contracts worth Rs 800 crore for setting up two solar PV power plants. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), the country's largest power equipment manufacturer, recently announced that it has won Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracts worth Rs 800 crore for setting up two solar PV power plants. The two orders […]
BHEL Wins Rs 530 crore Orders to Set up Solar Projects
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), the country's largest power equipment manufacturer, today announced it has won three orders worth Rs 530 crore for setting up Solar Photovoltaic power plants on Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) basis in Maharashtra and Gujarat. The orders are for a total of 135 Megawatt (MW) capacity have been placed by […]
BHEL Floats Tender For Surveying & Investigation Works For 2 Solar Plants in Gujarat
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The last date for bid submission is June 10, 2019 Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has issued a tender, seeking bids from eligible parties for conducting a topological survey and soil investigation works for two solar power projects in the state of Gujarat. The two project sites are the 75 MW solar PV plant for […]


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Lord Shiva Puja holds tremendous significant in Hindu mythology.
Those who have been looking for the ideal life partner, may get because of the grace of Lord Shiva.
Since Lord Shiva can be pleased without adding too much efforts, devotees do not have to do a lot of sacrifice.
Devotees can be get blessed with moksha in their afterlife.
Let's know about the items you need to perform Lord Shiva Puja.
Never forget Abhishekam, hugging linga and ringing the temple wells during pooja.
Worshipping Lord Shiva plays an important role to enhance the spiritual growth in you.
You are guided by him in a right way and find yourself easy to decide that what to do and what not.
It is very beneficial for the women whether you are married or unmarried.
Married women always worship lord Shiva for the longevity of their son and husbands.
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Offer Punchamrit on Shivlinga. Abhishekam is one of the very important custom to play when it comes to perform Shiva Puja. To do Abhishekam, it is required to have Punchamrit which is prepared with these five things Ghee, Sugar, Water, Honey, Yogurt and Milk.
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Honest agriculture, North Wales
Jac Williams
Jac Williams is a photographer based between Cambridge and North Wales. The latter is where he has spent the majority of his life surrounded by Wales' unique rural landscape and agricultural life. Jac studied photography at Anglia Ruskin's School of Art in Cambridge, where he was greatly inspired in the realm of digital photography.
After his time in Cambridge, Jac returned home to North Wales where he focused his efforts on capturing and exposing the raw, true working image of rural life in Wales. His series 'Honest agriculture' is a collection of photographs that focus on the farmers that work within the Dee Valley of North Wales, the region where he grew up.
Over the course of taking the series, Jac came to learn and understand the farmer's steadfast values and relentless ability to work hard. 'Honest agriculture' is a series that aims to inform others about the hard work and dedication these farmers go through on our isles in order to produce the food to feed the nation.
'Honest agriculture'
Photography by Jac Williams | @mountainmanofwales


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Day 17- I will be honest in my thoughts- To thine own self be true
honest thoughts, honest words
We have often heard it said that thoughts become words and words become actions. The pledge gives a reminder that honest thoughts leads to honest words and actions. It is amazing that toddlers can construct complex, intricate and blatant stories that are far from the truth. Honesty has to be instilled in us until it becomes part of who we are. Left to our human nature we will construct stories to deceive others. It is a sad thing to meet with adults who are constantly constructing stories about who they know, what they own, where they have visited….the list goes on and on. You may even know someone with this problem.
But back to issues of national interest, dishonesty destroys trust. We must be able to trust each other in order to work together "for the honour and the glory of our country". Some foreigners refer to us as "tricki-dadians", it is not something we can be proud about. Each national and political scandal sinks our nation's reputation lower and lower which can negatively impact our diplomatic and business relationships.
People often decide whether or not they trust you before you even say a word. We use this sixth sense everyday with colleagues, police, customs, licensing officers and politicians alike. Why is that? How can someone tell whether you are trustworthy or not?
Apparently our thoughts translates into facial expression and body language which can tell perceptive people and animals whether we are trying to be deceptive or not. Some people may have a natural knack for sussing out deception. The basis for the American drama series "Lie to me" starring Tim Roth was inspired by the work of Professor Paul Ekman at the University of California who
.. developed the Facial Action Coding System, or FACS, in the 1970s as an exhaustive taxonomy of all facial expressions, including these telltale muscle behaviors… With practice, most of us could decode these fleeting expressions in real time.
If our thoughts are honest, free of deception and guile, we are hardly likely to fall in the traps that have destroyed trust in people, large corporations,institutions and the reputation of an entire countries.
" This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man.
Farewell, my blessing season this in thee!
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Q: Websphere works when run but fails when debug I'm using Intellij with WebSphere 8. When I run from within IDE the server works normally. When I try to run it in debug mode however, it fails with the following error:
C:\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\profiles\AppSrv01\bin\generated_websphere_server_start_script.cmd
C:\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\java\bin\java -Dfile.encoding=windows-1252 -classpath "C:\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\runtimes\com.ibm.ws.admin.client_8.5.0.jar;C:\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\plugins\com.ibm.ws.security.crypto.jar;C:\Program Files (x86)\JetBrains\IntelliJ IDEA 13.1.3\plugins\webSphereIntegration\lib\webSphereIntegration.jar;C:\Program Files (x86)\JetBrains\IntelliJ IDEA 13.1.3\plugins\JavaEE\lib\javaee-impl.jar;C:\Program Files (x86)\JetBrains\IntelliJ IDEA 13.1.3\lib\openapi.jar;C:\Program Files (x86)\JetBrains\IntelliJ IDEA 13.1.3\plugins\webSphereIntegration\lib\specifics\webSphereClientImpl.jar" com.intellij.javaee.oss.process.JavaeeProcess 62847 com.intellij.j2ee.webSphere.agent.WebSphereAgent
Error: JDWP agent already loaded - please check java command line options
[2014-08-11 01:58:59,248] Artifact x.ear: Server is not connected. Deploy is not available.
JVMJ9TI064E Agent initialization function Agent_OnLoad failed for library jdwp, return code -1
Detected server admin port: 8880
JVMJ9VM015W Initialization error for library j9jvmti26(-3): JVMJ9VM009E J9VMDllMain failed
Detected server http port: 9080
Disconnected from server

I tried almost everything I have no idea what the problem is. I did google it for several hours with no luck.
Do anyone know what this all is about and how can it be fixed?
Here is my server configuration:

A: I had the same problem. Finally I figure it out. I hope this solution helps.  I'm using Intellij idea 2019.1.3.. and  WebSphere 8.5.5.13

*

*check WebSphere start server script find debug env variable name (in my script  (WebSphere\AppServer\bin\startServer.bat)
WAS_DEBUG)

*add same debug option name to intelliJ IDEA

*run- debug configuration environment tab.

Since default env variable is debug and cannot be overridden

*

*check pass env variables

*add WAS_DEBUG option as I did

*or you can update WAS_DEBUG  as DEBUG (same as default in IntelliJ) in server startup.bat script.
Both  should work.

A: Solution 1
unchecked the Pass environment variables check box and restart the server in debug mode. it should work properly.
Run --> Edit Configuration --> websphere server --> Startup/Conections tab
select debug, you will see the Pass environment variables check box. it need to be unchecked for debug to work.
Solution 2
if debug mode of websphere is working in eclipse and not working in intellij that reason i found out is debugging serverice on the websphere is already started and intellij is again trying to start the debggin service. so stop the service from websphere console (Servers > Server Types > WebSphere application servers > [serverName] > Debugging Service) and all the default configurations in intellij should work.

A: Pretty old, but i was able to experience too!
They will try to fix this now in: https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-193580

A: firstly, sorry if the translation is not good, I am Brazilian and I would like to share the solution I made.
First: Locate the file "startServer.bat in "WebSphere\AppServer\bin" and open it with any text editor.
Second: Search for the second incidence of the word "WAS_DEBUG" and replace it with "DEBUG", as shown in the image...
Third: In Intellij, go to the server settings and in the "Startup/Connection" tab, select debug.
Fourth: Now uncheck the "use default" checkbox in "Startup script" and point to the location of the "startServer.bat" file in the webSphere directory.
Fifth: Right on the left side of the checkbox, there is an option to enter a parameter. Click and a "Program Arguments" field will appear. Enter the server name, in my case it was "server1".
Okay, now just test
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Yesterday I returned from my road trip to Las Vegas. My feelings about this town can be summed up with the fact that I'm most happy when I can see it in my rearview mirror. There's a saying, "He's got a face for radio," and Vegas is kind of like that. During the day, it's gritty and ugly, and with all the construction going on, it's even more so now. It's a town designed for nighttime when it's gritty and ugly with the lights and the action.
Since my brother moved there many years ago, I've made the trip many times, usually under stressful circumstances. Because he has health concerns and burdens that the rest of us don't have, we've always done what we could to help. This, no doubt, has something to do with my negative view. This time, thanks to my sister Mary, who was determined to inject some fun into our situation, I enjoyed not necessarily the town itself, but did an actual tourist thing for once. We made a trip to Hoover Dam.
Hoover Dam without the traffic-jam that I enjoyed.
The trip should have taken about 40 minutes, but since we went on Sunday, we hit the going-home traffic. Once we made it to Boulder City (which sounds like a town right out of Bedrock), we drove 8 miles to the dam on a one-lane road in bumper-to-bumper traffic. So the 40 minutes turned into 2 1/2 hours. Sheer determination and will kept us to our goal, plus the fact that we were stuck and couldn't turn around. When we paid and parked, we stepped out into a furnace. It's still early summer, so it was only in the low 100s, but it's a dry heat so it could be worse.
The dam was a sight to behold. We first watched an informational film (from the 1930's) and I thought about the accomplishments of those men, perhaps fueled by a desparate need to work during the Great Depression, who performed the back-breaking work of building. The dam is definitely a testament to engineering skill, ingenuity, and force of will. Perhaps most impressive was the fact that, remarkably, the project, the biggest of its kind, was completed two years ahead of schedule. A couple in our tour marveled at how hard they worked back then. Would it be possible today?
Then there was the Eric Clapton/Steve Winwood concert (which Mary bought us tickets for. She's quite the dynamo). It was great. They played and sang fabulously. True craftsmen. The crowd was a bit, ahem, older (except for the girls sitting next to me who talked and texted and took pictures the whole time until the lady in front finally turned around and asked them to be quiet). It was a great concert.
The weirdest sight: Walking through the Excalibur (on our way to the concert) and seeing a go-go dancer in a micro mini bikini doing her dance and then, not 10 feet away, seeing a giant plastic SpongeBob Squarepants advertising the SpongeBob in 4-D ride. You know, for the kids.
A visit to the fine-art gallery at Hooters Hotel and Casino.
I have more stories, but I'll save them. The trip wasn't without drama, things could have gone worse, but luckily it was all manageable. Now I'm home and it's good to be back.


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Just the other day I tuned into some discussion amongst pundits about the two major party candidates and it struck me – why do they, and we the people, accept such poor choices from the two major parties time and time again? Their discussion, given that perspective, was worse than academic – it detracted from the stark reality we've been experiencing for quite some time now – CLEARLY, the emperors have no clothes, although they still try and make us believe they do. For those who have known and experienced true leadership, you must know that there is a selflessness about it. True leaders speak in terms of us, we, our team, our mission. They often swallow their own egos – that is the "zen" of true leadership. What we get from the two major parties is often quite the opposite – short-sighted individuals pursuing nothing but their own self-interest, their quest for financial security, or fulfillment of their egos. They say anything to us that forwards their personal goals, knowing full well they won't be accountable in the future. This is exacerbated by the demographics of our elected representatives, who tend to be predominantly from the "me" generation. For empirical evidence, please take another look at the two major parties candidates for President. Both speak in terms of me and I in their natural state – artificial campaign slogans don't count in our stark reality check here. So the pundits talk about Don's ties, or Hillary's insular control of the press, as the raw truth is hard for them, and us, to accept. We have been, and continue, to be given exceptionally poor choices which end up being leaders-in-name only. How many times have we heard " they all become the same once elected"? Indeed, myopic self-interest is remarkably similar even across many actors or even now, between these two major parties. They look all the same. When will we the people move beyond this state of denial and realize that the two major parties have outlived their usefulness? When will the press finally question all their assumptions and start to move us to that truth and reality? Why has it taken so long to see the truth? It should be VERY CLEAR to all on November 8th, the best candidates are not the ones the party controlled system has produced. And, unfortunately, they never will be. The time is now to start to dismantle the "castle walls" the two majors have elected and let competition of ideas, instead of the almighty dollar, be our primary tool of governance and protection of our beloved Republic. Our Republic needs true selfless leaders. "Party" is NOT part of that equation.
I think that IF a person intends to run for President or Congress as a third party, the person needs to start NOW and run a four year campaign. It is important that individuals devise their platform and share with multiple third parties in order to gain name recognition, core supporters, fliers, flesh out policies, etc. As undesirable as Donald Trump is (and I will be voting for him) he proved one thing. A person can be competitive by building massive twitter & facebook supporters. This will get the person a lot of exposure and as long as the supporters (& candidate) stay on message it can cut down advertising costs. These sources of media also bring a candidate into the limelight of independant radio which would love to bring the exposure.
As it stands right now third parties are not viable options in the Federal arena outside of the Libertarian and Green Parties. Both have been around for decades and only during this election has anyone really noticed them. The two major parties have created laws that smother third party candidates so only a minute number of people have ever heard of them. I will vote for lesser of two evils that I am familiar with over one I have no idea who they are. That is the problem, money will come with exposure and that is why I believe the 2nd paragraph is so important.
Apologize for no paragraphs. Makes this hard to read.


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Beduin to seek US support against relocation plan
Four-member team to meet in US with congressmen, Jewish leaders, community members to rally against Israeli cabinet's decision.
By SHARON UDASIN
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A delegation from the Beduin community will visit the United States next week to rally government officials, religious congregations and members of the public against the Israeli government's cabinet-approved plan to relocate about 30,000 residents to recognized villages.
The visiting team of four will visit Chicago, Washington and New York, and includes Dr. Thabet Abu Ras, director of the Negev Project at Adalah, The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel; Rawia Abu Rabia, an attorney for the Association for Civil Rights in Israel; Hanan Al-Sana from the Sidreh women's weaving organization in Lakiya; and Michal Rotem, from the Negev Coexistence Forum for Civil Equality.
Their two-week trip is sponsored entirely by the US nonprofit Telos Group and its Project Engage, which seeks to educate Americans about the Middle East and bring about a realistic peace in the region, Ras told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday.
"We will meet congressmen and also people from different fait communities – churches, synagogues – and different media outlets," Ras said. "We are trying to influence the general public in the United States, mainly the Jewish community, [in hopes that they will] influence the Israeli government to stop the Prawer Plan and open a dialogue with the Beduin community."
The cabinet's plan, which is based on two years of preparation by Ehud Prawer, director of planning and policy in the Prime Minister's Office, would transfer approximately twothirds of the current rural Negev Beduin population to new homes within the recognized Abu Basma Regional Council and to areas within the Beersheba District.
Prawer became responsible for proposing an executable plan based on previous recommendations concerning Beduin development made by retired Supreme Court justice Eliezer Goldberg.
In addition to relocating much of the population to new homes, the government would also be committed to funding NIS 1.2 billion worth of economic growth in the Beduin community.
While the government has argued that the plans will bring about a much smoother integration of the Beduin population into Israeli society, many from the community itself have expressed extreme dissatisfaction, particularly because they felt they were not involved in the process.
"We want to raise the awareness toward the status of the Beduin in the Negev and we want Americans to know more about the way they are living and the discrimination that they are facing by the government," Rabia told the Post. "I would expect that beyond raising awareness, we will also try and influence governmental officials and others to know more about the Prawer Plan and the crucial issues that Beduins face."
Rabia said that while the four team members will be targeting Jewish community leaders for support, they will also be visiting with Arab-Americans and law school students, as well as members of Congress.
Rotem, who joined the Negev Coexistence Forum just over a year ago, added that her organization has been a "key actor" in what she called an ongoing "joint struggle."
"My main motivation to participate in this delegation is to further expose Americans to the Arab-Jewish joint struggle for equality and justice that is currently happening in the Negev and across Israel," Rotem said. "It is important to me to emphasize the fact that it is not only the Beduin who object to the Prawer Plan."
"A considerable number of Jewish people stand in solidarity with the Beduin and are vehemently opposed to the discriminatory and racist policies of this present government. As a young Jewish activist fighting for equality in the Negev, I believe we should do everything we can to prevent the Prawer Plan from being implemented."
The American-Jewish community will play a particularly important role in swaying the Knesset against the cabinet's decision, according to Ras.
"I think the Jewish community can help us," he said.
"Being a minority in the US has made this community very sensitive, and the Jewish community is very involved in politics. If they care about Israel they should stand for democratic Israel more than anything else."
To that effect, in addition to meeting with Jewish religious leaders, the team will also be speaking with representatives from J-Street, Ras explained.