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Smith v. Penzone
Shawn Philip Smith, Plaintiff,
Paul Penzone, et al., Defendants.
THE HON. DOMINIC W. LANZA, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE.
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
HONORABLE EILEEN S. WILLETT, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
On September 11, 2017, Arizona state prisoner Shawn Philip Smith initiated this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (Doc. 1). In the Order filed and electronically sent to Plaintiff on October 30, 2017, the Court advised Plaintiff that he must file a Notice of Change of Address if his address changes and that the failure to do so may result in the case being dismissed. (Doc. 5 at 5). It is assumed that Plaintiff received the Order as it was not returned to the Court as undeliverable. Plaintiff subsequently filed a "Motion for Change of Address" (Doc. 10) on January 19, 2018.
On February 15, 2018, the Court issued an Order screening Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint (Doc. 8) and allowing Plaintiff's claims to proceed against certain Defendants. (Doc. 12). The Order was electronically sent to Plaintiff, but was returned to the Court as undeliverable with a notation that Plaintiff "is out to court with a different agency and is not here at Lewis Complex to receive the attached E-file." (Doc. 13).
On March 7, 2018, Plaintiff notified the Court of his change of address. (Doc. 14). The Clerk of Court mailed the February 15, 2018 Order (Doc. 12) to Plaintiff's new address, but it was returned to the Court with the notation "Return to Sender/Unclaimed/Not in Custody." (Doc. 15). On April 20, 2018, the Court observed that Plaintiff provided the Court with an incorrect inmate number and directed the Clerk of Court to update Plaintiff's inmate number and resend the Court's prior Order. (Doc. 16). However, on April 30, 2018, the Order (Doc. 12) was again returned to the Court as undeliverable with the notation "Return to Sender/name and # do not match." (Doc. 17). The Court notes that the returned envelope was correctly addressed to Plaintiff at the address provided in his March 7, 2018 "Motion for Change of Address" (Doc. 14) and accurately reflects Plaintiff's Arizona Department of Corrections inmate number as #174287. The Court also notes that the Arizona Department of Corrections' online inmate database indicates that Plaintiff was moved on June 22, 2018. Plaintiff has not filed a Notice of Change of Address reflecting his move.
On October 30, 2018, the Court ordered Plaintiff to show cause no later than November 16, 2018 why the case should not be dismissed without prejudice pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) for Plaintiff's failure to comply with the Court's Order and to prosecute the case. (Doc. 18 at 2). The Order was returned to the Court marked "Return to Sender/Unclaimed/Not in Custody/Unable to Forward." (Doc. 20). In addition, on November 13, 2018, a Minute Order (Doc. 19) was returned marked "Return to Sender/Name and # Do Not Match/Return to Sender/Unclaimed/Unable to Forward" (Doc. 21). On November 13, 2018, Docket entry reflects "Mail sent to Shawn Philip Smith has been returned 2 or more times. Pursuant to General Order no further mailings will be sent until a new address is received." As of the date of filing this Report and Recommendation, the Plaintiff has not filed a response to the Court's Order (Doc. 18) as required, and the time to do so has passed. Nor has the Plaintiff filed a Notice of Change of Address.
I. DISCUSSION
Plaintiffs have the general duty to prosecute their case. See Fidelity Phila. Trust Co. v. Pioche Mines Consol., Inc., 587 F.2d 27, 29 (9th Cir. 1978) ("It is a well established rule that the duty to move a case is on the plaintiff and not on the defendant or the court."). "A party, not the district court, bears the burden of keeping the court apprised of any changes in his mailing address." Carey v. King, 856 F.2d 1439, 1441 (9th Cir. 1988). A plaintiff's failure to keep the Court informed of his address constitutes a failure to prosecute.
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) provides that "if the plaintiff fails to prosecute or to comply with these rules or a court order, a defendant may move to dismiss the action or any claim against it." In Link v. Wabash Railroad Co., 370 U.S. 626, 629-31 (1962), the Supreme Court recognized that a federal district court has the inherent power to dismiss a case sua sponte for failure to prosecute, even though the language of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) appears to require a motion from a party. Moreover, in appropriate circumstances, the Court may dismiss a pleading for failure to prosecute even without notice or hearing. Link, 370 U.S. at 633.
In determining whether Plaintiff's failure to prosecute warrants dismissal of the case, the Court must weigh the following five factors: "(1) the public's interest in expeditious resolution of litigation; (2) the court's need to manage its docket; (3) the risk of prejudice to the defendants; (4) the public policy favoring disposition of cases on their merits; and (5) the availability of less drastic sanctions." Carey, 856 F.2d at 1440 (quoting Henderson v. Duncan, 779 F.2d 1421, 1423 (9th Cir. 1986)). "The first two of these factors favor the imposition of sanctions in most cases, while the fourth factor cuts against a default or dismissal sanction. Thus the key factors are prejudice and availability of lesser sanctions." Wanderer v. Johnson, 910 F.2d 652, 656 (9th Cir. 1990).
Here, the first, second, and third factors favor dismissal of this case. Plaintiff's failure to keep the Court informed of his current address prevents the case from proceeding in the foreseeable future. The fourth factor, as always, weighs against dismissal. The fifth factor requires the Court to consider whether a less drastic alternative is available. The undersigned finds that only one less drastic sanction is realistically available. Rule 41(b) provides that a dismissal for failure to prosecute operates as adjudication upon the merits "[u]nless the dismissal order states otherwise." The Court may dismiss the case without prejudice.
Plaintiff has not informed the Court of his new address despite having been ordered to do so. Mail to Plaintiff has been returned and cannot be forwarded. Plaintiff has abandoned his case. The undersigned will recommend dismissal of Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint (Doc. 8) without prejudice.
II. CONCLUSION
         For the reasons set forth herein, IT IS RECOMMENDED that the First Amended Complaint (Doc. 8) be dismissed without prejudice for Plaintiff's failure to comply with the Court's Orders and to prosecute ...


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NSO's Pegasus Spyware Found on iPhones of US State Department Employees
According to a report from Reuters, phones belonging to at least nine US State Department employees were infected with Pegasus spyware. The malware is made by NSO Group. The targeted employees were either based in Uganda or were working on Uganda-related issues. Pegasus capabilities include location tracking, microphone activation, and data theft. A State Department spokesperson declined to confirm the report.
There are so many takeaways from this story. First, while NSO claims it will take legal action against those who misused its tools, their customers will likely have more success in claiming sovereign immunity than NSO itself. Second, it's unfortunate that Apple doesn't provide users with more information they can use to detect an attack themselves. Companies like NSO will continue to capitalize on this lack of transparency to victimize users. Finally, it's hard to imagine these actions (and others like them) aren't related to the sanctions placed on NSO.
Jake Williams
The story of NSO should also be seen as a warning to other companies offering offensive tools commercially. Well-funded attackers often use the same tools red teams use legitimately in authorized penetration tests. So far, I don't think anybody has found a way to effectively restrict how these tools are being used. NSO group stuck out for its unique abilities to attack mobile devices, and in some ways, its downfall was that the tool was "too good."
Johannes Ullrich
Apple is taking the initiative to notify users who have devices infected with the NSO spyware. The vulnerability used to install their software was closed in the September release of iOS 14.8. Make sure that your devices are on current versions, particularly if deployed in foreign countries. Make sure that your mobile device management system can actively detect spyware installed on your devices rather than having a third-party give you the bad news. Note that while NSO claims to only license their software to government agencies with strict terms including Israeli government granted export licenses, and use against USG employees is strictly prohibited, that is an administrative rather than a technical control; you need to implement the technical controls to insure the attack vectors remain closed.
Lee Neely
The US federal government has long neglected an opportunity to use its buying power to drive Google and Apple to support a trusted "Government App Store" as part of all federal wireless contracts. Google and Amazon provided federal cloud capabilities because the federal government did use their buying power as FedRAMP and US government "Cloud-first" initiatives were backed with procurement requirements.
John Pescatore
Working for a company that sells an adversary emulation platform, we have to maintain a balance between operational security and feature sets. Products that do not "call home" are welcomed by our customers but if the product lands in the wrong hands, we would have no visibility into its use. This is what has occurred with Pegasus and other products. Learning from these mistakes is costly but required.
Jorge Orchilles
Read more in
Reuters: U.S. State Department phones hacked with Israeli company spyware - sources
Wired: NSO Group Spyware Hits at Least 9 US State Department Phones
Washington Post: Pegasus spyware used to hack U.S. diplomats working abroad
The Register: American diplomats' iPhones reportedly compromised by NSO Group intrusion software
Ars Technica: iPhones of US diplomats hacked using "0-click" exploits from embattled NSO
Cyberscoop: NSO Group tech reportedly used to hack US officials' iPhones
The Hill: State Department employee phones hacked through NSO Group spyware: report
FBI Warning on Critical Infrastructure Ransomware Attacks
The FBI has released a TLP:White Flash warning that the Cuba ransomware has been used in attacks targeting entities in multiple critical infrastructure sectors, including financial, healthcare, and IT. The Flash lists technical details about Cuba ransomware, as well as indicators of compromise and recommended mitigations.
While I will always applaud the release of IOCs to aid with detection, the way this report was released leaves a bit to be desired. Critical infrastructure consists of 16 different sectors covering broad swaths of industry, including information technology. In the future it would be ideal if the broad cover of "critical infrastructure" isn't used without further clarification.
Add the IOCs from the Flash to your SIEM and keep an eye out for new ones; the FBI is asking for new discoveries to be shared with them. Make sure you're segmenting critical systems, only allowing communication between trusted components. Use strong/unique passwords or better still, require MFA for any services which can interact with these systems, which themselves may not be able to support MFA. Actively monitor activity to detect anomalous behavior.
Does your organization have a process to consume this cyber threat intelligence and ensure the team can detect and respond to these adversary behaviors? If not, performing adversary emulations as purple team exercises is one of the most efficient methods to test, measure, and improve your people, process, and technology so these known attacks do not impact your organization.
The Register: Cuba ransomware gang scores almost $44m in ransom payments across 49 orgs, say Feds
IC3: Indicators of Compromise Associated with Cuba Ransomware (PDF)
SC Magazine: FBI says one ransomware group has hit 49 critical infrastructure entities
ZDNet: FBI: Cuba ransomware group hit 49 critical infrastructure organizations
Microsoft Dismantles APT Group's Infrastructure
Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit has taken steps to disrupt operations of an advanced persistent threat (APT) group with ties to China. Recently unsealed court documents show that Microsoft was granted the authority to seize websites in 29 countries that were used by the hacking group, which it has nicknamed Nickel.
This operation is significant in scope and impact. In particular the takeover of command and control domains from the threat actor will allow Microsoft to continue to identify victims. The report also demonstrates how even apex-grade threat actors use commodity tools, such as mimikatz and NTDSDump. They can do that only because these tools continue to work in victim environments.
It is hard to complain about Microsoft shutting down malicious websites, but the bulk of the attacks launched by Nickel and others were exploiting the continuing stream of critical vulnerabilities in Microsoft's software. It is kind of like if Tesla formed a Digital Crimes Unit to shut down thieves that were stealing Telsa cars because the Tesla door locks didn't work.
It is excellent that Microsoft is taking steps against those working to exploit the vulnerabilities in their systems. One hopes they are spending as much or more energy on fixing those weaknesses. For the rest of us, keep an eye on updates to both our endpoint operating systems and protection products. Make sure they are reporting in regularly and that your responders have what they need - resources and training - to respond to detected maleficence.
Microsoft: Protecting people from recent cyberattacks
Microsoft: NICKEL targeting government organizations across Latin America and Europe
ZDNet: Microsoft seizes domains used to attack 29 governments across Latin America, Caribbean, Europe
SC Magazine: Court allows Microsoft to dismantle infrastructure of China-based threat group
The Rest of the Week's News
Gen. Nakasone: US Military Has Taken Action Against Ransomware Actors
The US military has taken action against ransomware actors, according to head of Cyber Command General Paul Nakasone. Prior to the Colonial Pipeline and JBS attacks, the government saw ransomware attacks as the purview of law enforcement. Nakasone said that Cyber Command would take action against any cyberthreat actors that target US infrastructure, whether or not they have geopolitical ties. Nakasone also heads the National Security Agency (NSA).
What makes this announcement new is the US military is now stating it will not only respond to and target nation state actors but also cyber criminal actors. A big part of this is because the impact of both nation state and cyber criminals are starting to blend. Both can have a direct impact to the country's ability to operate at a political, economic or military level as both can and do have an impact on critical infrastructure. I believe this is a step in the right direction. Until cyber criminals face consequences for their actions, they have no motivation to stop attacking; cyber crime is simply far too profitable and effective. Law enforcement is one approach, but difficult when the cyber criminal actors are protected by their host country. Other methods like these may be required.
Lance Spitzner
The US has a long history of separating military and law enforcement actions. Ransomware seems to be a rare case where national security interests justify a military response. However, we must be careful as a nation not to normalize military operations in criminal actions, either for investigation or response. It's not hard to see the slippery slope here - especially because CYBERCOM has had real successes where law enforcement authorities were simply not sufficiently matched to the ransomware threat.
Response to cyber criminals, such as ransomware actors, will need multiple agencies across multiple countries. Bringing available resources and expertise together will help with takedowns of these groups; the NSA and Cyber Command have already started cooperating with other agencies to increase the effectiveness of these activities.
The story below on GAO asking government to act along with this story confirming the military is acting is what we will continue to see in the short term. Organizations have proven they cannot defend themselves against ransomware. We will follow and report the evolution of the fight against ransomware and hope it leads to its demise.
NYT: U.S. Military Has Acted Against Ransomware Groups, General Acknowledges
Dark Reading: US Military Has Acted Against Ransomware Groups: Report
Threatpost: Cyber Command Publicly Joins Fight Against Ransomware Groups
GAO: Government Must Take Steps to Protect Critical Infrastructure
In testimony before the US House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) warned that the government must take action to protect the country's critical infrastructure from cyberattacks.
Now is the time to get acquainted, or reacquainted, with your local CISA contacts. They will be driving at the direction of DHS, any actions (technical or reporting) needed. Expect pressure to follow and report the use of NIST frameworks and standards as well as reporting security metrics via the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program. If you're following other security frameworks, the NIST CSF documentation includes tools for mapping other security frameworks to NIST controls such as SP 800-53, which you can leverage.
From the perspective of my small town's water district, this message may be well-received, but without additional resources, little will change. Personal agenda: I'd love to see National Guard units gain authority to assist such organizations during regular training assemblies under supervision of CISA. They have the skills, the community ties, and 39 days per year to train.
Christopher Elgee
While the "Government" in this particular piece refers to the US government, I think it is safe to say the same commentary can be aimed at nearly every other government across the globe. For too long, governments have under-invested and under-resourced cyber security, relying on the private sector to fill the gap. Unfortunately, that gap still remains unfilled.
Brian Honan
GAO: Federal Actions Urgently Needed to Better Protect the Nation's Critical Infrastructure (PDF)
The Hill: Federal watchdog warns security of US infrastructure 'in jeopardy' without action
HHS Launches Healthcare Sector Cybersecurity Website
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has launched a website for its 405(d) Aligning Health Care Industry Security Approaches Program. The site offers cybersecurity resources for the healthcare sector, including recommended products, tools, and mitigations.
The HHS 405 (d) Program, established in response to the Cybersecurity Act of 2015, is looking for participation to make this site relevant and useful. The intent is to provide vetted practices, which means they are looking for input from those in the field with relevant experience about what does and does not work.
Cybersecurity professionals working in security should provide feedback to HHS on how to make this site useful to their efforts. My first impression is it is heavy on pointing to products and light on people/processes/skills. What I'd really like to see is more case studies: "Here's how a healthcare company like you overcame the unique obstacles to securing systems faced in healthcare."
HHS: HHS launches website for the 405(d) Aligning Health Care Industry Security Approaches Program
HHS: HHS 405(d) Aligning Health Care Industry Security Approaches
Health IT Security: HHS Launches New Website to Align Healthcare Cybersecurity
SC Magazine: HHS unveils healthcare cybersecurity, threat mitigation resource website
Spar Supermarkets Hit with Cyberattack
Hundreds of Spar supermarkets in the UK have been temporarily closed due to a cyberattack that affected the store's payment processing capabilities. Some stores affected by the attack switched to cash only transactions. The National Cyber Security Centre is aware of the issue.
This appears to be a supply chain type of attack. According to the BBC (https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lancashire-59554433) the external IT provider who manages the IT and till/register systems for the affected Spar shops is the victim of the ransomware attack. This attack again highlights the importance of managing third-party risk and assessing how a ransomware attack against one of your suppliers, in particular those deeply embedded in your IT infrastructure, would impact your business and to then put in appropriate controls to manage that risk.
In retail, the holiday season often comes with a change freeze for IT, and with that the inability to apply patches. At the same time, ransomware actors in particular realize that retail stores are dependent on holiday sales. While Spar is more a generic grocery store chain, they will likely still see increased traffic in their stores during holidays.
I worked my way through college in retail where we had no electronic POS system, to include the old knuckle-buster credit card machines and know what it's like to chase down errors in making change. After 20 months of electronic payments versus handling cash, you may need to provide a refresher to those handling cash to avoid errors, particularly if the POS system is offline. Make sure your backup/manual procedures are still accurate.
ZDNet: A cyber attack has forced supermarket Spar to close some stores
Bleeping Computer: Hundreds of SPAR stores shut down, switch to cash after cyberattack
The Register: Spar shops across northern UK shut after cyber attack hits payment processing abilities
Cyberattack Hits Colorado Utility
The Delta-Montrose (Colorado) Electric Association (DMEA) experienced a cyberattack in November that disrupted billing systems and destroyed 20 years of records. DMEA expects to have its billing systems up and running sometime this week.
Double check that your backups are disconnected, differential and resistant to ransomware attacks. Don't forget to look at your records retention practices. As many records have been digitized, moved on-line and the paper shredded, those too need to have secure backups for the retention period.
The Register: Utility biz Delta-Montrose Electric Association loses billing capability and two decades of records after cyber attack
DMEA: Network Updates
Cyberattack Hits Maryland Dept. of Health
Over the weekend, the Maryland Department of Health took IT systems offline in the wake of a cyberattack. The department's main website was also unavailable; visitors to the site were redirected to the state's main website. As of Monday evening, December 6, the Maryland Department of health's website is available. The department acknowledges that "the incident appears to have affected some of our partners, including local health departments (LHD)."
Washington Post: Cyberattack freezes Maryland health department
Statescoop: Maryland health agency offline after cyberattack
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Vojko Flis, slovenski zdravnik-kirurg, univerzitetni profesor in menedžer v zdravstvu, * 7. november 1955, Maribor.

Diplomiral je na Medicinski fakulteti Univerze v Ljubljani leta 1979. Specialistični izpit iz splošne kirurgije je opravil leta 1983, v letu 2011 pa je pridobil naziv doktorja znanosti. Leta 2017 je bil izvoljen za rednega profesorja kirurgije na Medicinski fakulteti v Mariboru.

Od leta 1983 je zaposlen v Univerzitetnem kliničnem centru Maribor, kjer deluje kot žilni kirurg. Bil je predstojnik Oddelka za žilno kirurgijo in strokovni vodja Klinike za kirurgijo Univerzitetnega Kliničnega centra v Mariboru. Med leti 2017 in 2021 je opravljal funkcijo generalnega direktorja UKC Maribor.

Leta 2022 je na lokalnih volitvah s podporo stranke Svoboda napovedal kandidaturo za župana Mestne občine Maribor.

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Vineet Bajpai is an Indian entrepreneur and author. He is the Founder and CEO of Talentrack, an online platform for hiring and talent crowd sourcing for the media and entertainment sector. He is also the Founder and CEO of Magnon\TBWA, Magnon eg+ and Magnon Sancus. Magnon is part of the Fortune 500 Omnicom Group. In April 2020, Magnon was ranked as India's Fastest-Growing Digital Agency by Agency Reporter magazine. Bajpai is the author of eight books: Build From Scratch, The Street to the Highway, The 30 Something CEO, Harappa: Curse of the Blood River, Pralay: The Great Deluge, Kashi: Secret of the Black Temple, Mastaan: The Fallen Patriot of Delhi and 1857: The Sword of Mastaan.

Early life and education

He gained an Honours degree in Economics (1997) from Hansraj College, Delhi University and his Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management (MBA, 1999) from Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, New Delhi.

Career
Bajpai began his career with General Electric (GE Capital International Services) where he worked for less than a year, before starting his own business venture. In June 2000, he began his first company, Magnon Solutions, in a small shed. By 2012 Magnon had become one of the largest digital agencies in India, and was majority-acquired by the Fortune 500 Omnicom Group, via their global top-ten agency TBWA. In March 2014, Bajpai became CEO of the TBWA Group in India and led it until January 2016. He continues to lead Magnon Group in the capacity of Founder & CEO. In January 2016, he announced the launch of his second company, Talentrack. Talentrack is an online and mobile hiring-platform for artists and recruiters from the media and entertainment sector. The company also hosts Talentrack awards, which is an award pageant for the digital-entertainment ecosystem of India.

Writing

Vineet Bajpai is a best-selling Indian author. His second book, The Street to the Highway, was published by Jaico in 2011. His third business cum motivational book, The 30 Something CEO, was published by Jaico in 2016. Bajpai's first fiction novel, Harappa: Curse of the Blood River, was released in June 2017. His second fiction book, the sequel to his first, was Pralay: The Great Deluge. It was released in January 2018. The last book in this trilogy series was Kashi: Secret of the Black Temple was released in November 2018. In November 2019, he released another historical fiction Mastaan: The Fallen Patriot of Delhi. The second part of the Mastaan Trilogy, 1857: The Sword of Mastaan, was released in February 2021. Bajpai is a regular guest speaker at various literature festivals. In 2018 he was invited for three speaking sessions at the Jaipur Literature Festival. He also spoke at the Chandigarh Literary Society and the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival.

Awards and recognition

Bajpai won the Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Award in 2011. In 2012, he won the CNBC TV Mercedes Benz Young Turks Award. In 2015 the Impact (Business World) magazine listed him among the 100 most influential people in India's digital ecosystem. He also won the Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2016, bestowed to him by the Entrepreneur magazine. Bajpai is also a brand ambassador for Amazon Kindle Direct.

On 15 February 2019, Reliance Entertainment announced that it had acquired the film, web-series, gaming and merchandise rights of Vineet Bajpai's Harappa Trilogy.

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Winners Circle Racing LLC was established in March 2015 by Charlie Longo and Matt Zuccarello: both U.S. Trotting Association Driving School graduates and amateur harness drivers. Their path's crossed at the Yonkers Raceway barn of trainer Dennis Laterza and their shared passion for harness racing evolved into a partnership in the form of a fractional ownership group.
Our Mission:
To introduce a new generation of fans and investors to the amazing sport of harness racing.
Winners Circle Racing recognizes the primary obstacles confronting potential owners is the cost and risk factor associated with horse ownership. Our solution is simple: offer prospective investors a "fraction" or small percentage of a racehorse that is within their budget enabling them to savor the total harness racing experience with piece of mind. Fractional ownership is an ideal way to own multiple horses at once, minimize your cash outlay and maximize your enjoyment.
Why invest with Winners Circle Racing?
Because it's affordable and profitable! Horse racing was historically known as "The Sport of Kings." That is no longer the case as Winners Circle Racing gets you in the game for as little as 2.5% of the purchase price or $300 minimum. Whether you own a minimal or a majority interest, you are treated like royalty and reap all the privileges of horse ownership. We encourage investors to visit your horse at the barn, meet our trainers and enjoy the behind-the-scenes happenings in the paddock...and - with a little racing luck - pose for that memorable photo in the Winner's Circle. We also host special events for owners throughout the year such our Hambletonian picnic at The Meadowlands and holiday parties. It is at these events that owners can bond, exchange stories and share their passion for harness racing.
There's an old adage that says, "The outside of a horse is good for the inside of a man." Perhaps this is the reason why owning a standardbred is such a rewarding investment. Become a member of the Winners Circle Racing family today and start creating lasting memories. Come partner with us and experience 100% of the thrills for a fraction of the cost!
Meet The WCR Team
Managing Partner, Owner, Amateur Driver.
Charlie's exposure to racing dates back to 1970. A lifelong fan and handicapper who aspired to become a driver, he attended the USTA driving school in 2012 and co-founded WCR in 2015. His lifelong dream of driving in a race was realized on 6/29/16 at Monticello Raceway. Charlie has partnered with investors on 20 horses since forming WCR. He will compete on the NY State County Fair circuit this summer with his 3 year old filly pacer No Right as well as the C.K.G Billings Amateur Series.
Introduced to horse racing at age 5, Matt's childhood desire was to become a harness driver. He set that dream in motion when he attended the 2010 USTA driving school. Fast forward 7 years and he has nearly 300 career starts, 11 wins and over 100K in earnings. Matt has owned over 20 horses to date and formed a Thoroughbred racing partnership group prior to WCR. His shining moment was capturing the 2014 C.K.G Billings Gold Cup followed by his proposal to his fiancee Kim in the winners circle.
Meet the WCR Caretakers
Ramon Fabiano
Bobby Paolino
Dennis A. Laterza
Trainer/Driver, Owner– Latz A Luck Stables
Dennis got his start in racing in 1994 learning his trade from his dad. He jogged his first horse at 8 and trained his first at 12. His finest moment as a driver came in 2007 at Yonkers with Daylon Trooper in a high conditioned race. His biggest training win was with Hill I Am in the NJ Sire Stakes Final in 2014. Dennis' base of operations is Yonkers Raceway.
Dennis J. Laterza
Dennis began his racing career in the late 1970's at Roosevelt Raceway. He has enjoyed a successful 40 year run with over 1,100 wins in 10,000 starts and 11MM in earnings since 1991. Memorable moments include conditioning world champion Sunrise Stevie and track record holders Hornbie Patch, All My Life and Cumins Promise.
Marcus Marashian
Trainer/Owner - Marcus Marashian Stable
Marcus is a top 5 trainer at The Meadows Racetrack outside Pittsburgh. Born and raised Utica, NY, Marcus got his start at Vernon Downs after graduating Morrisville College with a degree in Equine Science
/Standardbred Management. Marcus is a winner of 1320 races and 7.25 million in purses. He's started horses in The Breeders Crown, The Adios, The Adios Volo, Old Oaken Bucket, PA All stars and Sire Stakes where he was victorious with Brewmaster.
Trainer/Driver/Owner– Harmon Racing Stable
Rob began his training career in 1984 and has amassed 3,138 training victories in 17,553 starts. Rob continues to drive on occasion on the amateur circuit. He has 659 wins in 5,494 starts. Rob is based at Mark Ford Training Center in Middletown, NY.
Meet the WCR Trainers
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Hundred Years in Aerospace
No other family in the world is recognized to have been uninterruptedly active in aviation for as long time as the Italian Stiavelli who are celebrating the exceeding of the one-hundred-years's mark with the passing of the "Winged Torch" over to their fourth generation.
The enterprise culture has been part of this family's Dna since its Viking-Norman origins in the Twelfth Century. Together with several other French noblemen, some young members were attracted by the adventure of the First Crusade. At the end of the miltary campaign, at least one of them remained in the conquered lands of Palestine and engaged in the slavery business, which at that time was widely practised in the moslem-controlled Mediterranean (and not only). The profits were invested in the acquisition of lands in Southern Italy, where the family became recognized with the name "Schiavelli". Their core business was, in fact, highlighted by a figure of a red-clothed black slave bust in their coat of arms, which remains the same today.
In the Sixteen Century's chronicles one can trace the feat of one of their descendants, the quartermaster of the Pope's galley La Luna with the victorious fleet that defeated the Moslems at Lepanto, marking the end of their domination over the Mediterranean. Some years later, being faded their chances to re-instate in Normandy, the Schiavelli family settled in Tuscany, in the region of Pescia near Lucca, where their name was changed in the more palatable Stiavelli. Their reported activities ranged from agricolture to construction (especially brick manufacturing) and silk filature.
The Enlightenment Century brought breeding ground to young minds with interests in arts and science. Past the Grand Duchy, the Napoleonic wars and Restoration, at the beginning of the Reign of Italy we find three branches of a well-radicated family in the region between Pistoia and Pisa. Among themselves, the branches were called "The Farmers", "The Wealthy", and "The Scholars".
From the latter, at the end of the Nineteen Century, two twin brothers were born, known to the present posterity as Grandad Giuseppe and Uncle Manlio.
Two engineers, two barrels of the same cultural gun. One of them graduated in January, 1914; the other one in March. Both of them shared a keen intererst in the newly-born aviation. Though, their destination differed at the moment of their incorporation in the Italian Royal Army, which was about to be mobilized for the Great War.
An Artillery Officer, Giuseppe Stiavelli showed a broad interest in aircraft engineering and in the development of the Blériot airplanes that the Army had already adopted in 1911 for the Libyan Campaign (first example of military application of aviation). After a brief flight esperience, he applied to become a military pilot.
The General Staff had different plans for his career. As Austrian airship bombers threatened the northern industrial sites, the young Lieutenant was sent to Southern Italy to find suitable solutions for installing aircraft manufacturing and repair plants. After discarding Naples, he found good prospects in Palermo, Sicily, where the Ducrot firm, a furniture and woodware manufacturing company had already diversified its production with the construction of wooden propellers. It is then at Palermo, where the first airplane project signed Stiavelli (two times, as his twin brother Manlio participated as well) was developed. Slowly, because of the lack of funds allocated by the government until the end of 1917.
The very few pictures of the SLD (Stiavelli Luzzatti Ducrot) biplane fighter show original aerodynamic and structural solutions. This was also due to the collaboration of the elder brother Luigi. Technical manager of Matallurgica plant of Leghorn, he was one of the early producers of Duralumin, the light alloy that is essential for metal aircraft construction.
The promised high performance were confirmed by the early flight tests in October, 1918, by exceeding 300 kilometres per hour. The sudden end of the conflict prevented further development, and Ducrot company – like many other enterprises left without orders and denied payments – went bankrupt and quickly disbanded. The miliary careeer of Major Giuseppe Stiavelli proceeded in the Technical Corps of the Regia Aeronautica, the new independent Italian Air Force established in March 28, 1923.
His brother Manlio was hired by the new company CMASA (Costruzioni Meccaniche Aeronautiche SA) which was started at Marina di Pisa (mouth of Arno River) with an investment of the German-Austrian Dornier-Metallbouten group which was prevented from aircraft construction by the Versailles Treaty. Production spanned within the category of transport seaplanes, starting with the Dornier Wal tandem two-engined model. The works were incorporated in the Fiat Group in 1934 through the associated Società Italiana di Aviazione, whose products were indicated by the acronym MF (Marina Fiat).
In this environment, several flying boats took shape from Manlio's design work, such as the MF 4, MF 6 and MF 10. Then, in 1937, the advanced project of the fast maritime seaplane Fiat CMASA R.S.14 was launched. The Ricognitore Stiavelli prototype flew for the first time in May, 1939. Also a second prototype was built, and a series production of 186 followed soon. Some of them were reported being still in service with the search and rescue units of the Italian Air Force in the early Fifties.
Monoplane twin (two 840hp Fiat A.74 RC.38) of full metal construction, it sat on two streamlined floats linked by struts to the engine nacelles and the fuselage. 14.10m long, the latter had circular section and windowed nose. The cantilever low tapered wing, with a high aspect ratio, spanned 29,54 meters. The single classic tail was 5.63m tall. Other characteristics were: empty weight 5,470 kgs; MTOW 8,470 kgs; max speed in excess of 400 kph; minimum (stall) speed, a mere 115 kph. With 2,950 liters internal fuel, the range reached 2,500 kms at the maximum operating altitude of 6,300 meters.
Armament consisted in two Breda-SAFAT .30in and one .50in machine guns. A 37mm anti-tank cannon was later mounted in the nose cone of the derivative A.S.14 (Assalto Stiavelli) land version. Another interesting project was the extremely streamlined single-engined monoplane racer C.S.15 (Corsa Stiavelli). Yet to be completed, it was seized and carried to Germany where new high-speed fighters were in development.
The year 1937 marked also the return of Manlio's twin brother Giuseppe to the aeronautical industry, as he was appointed general manager of Piaggio company in Finale Ligure where he was to remain until after the end of WW II. There he directed the construction and repairs of large trimotor aircraft such as CANT Z.506 seaplanes and Z.1007ter land bombers. He also participated in the development of the P.108 four-engined bomber and in the project of a new fighter with the engine in the rear fuselage.
At the end of the war, Manlio remained with Fiat as technical director of Avio department. Main developments were the early Italian jet aircraft, the G.80 and G.82, and then the G.91 light tactical fighter designed by his much younger assistant Giuseppe Gabrielli.
In a home where science and technology were widely cultivated there was no restriction to good readings and experiences for Giuseppe's son Giorgio, born in 1929. His young years were marked by the great exploits of Italian aviation that filled the world chronicles. His maturity was fed by the huge technological development during the war and, thereafter, by the ample availability of technical papers coming from the American universities and industrial environment. These were the steps that brought him to his gradutation in Mechanical Engineering with an Aeronautical specialization in February, 1956.
He was immediately hired by the U.S. General Electric with a group of newly graduated colleagues who completed their curricula in various disciplines within the regular terms. In the first three months he was sent to get acquainted with the company's activities and procedures in several sections, and then he was appointed to the technical office where the 50Hz generators for the first generation of the Italian nuclear power plants were under development.
Unwilling to be averted from the aeronautical environment, he applied for three competitive exams (for Douglas, Firestone and IRI) and he passed all of them. He choose IRI (Institute for the Reconstruction of Italy) because the appointment was to manage the flight tests of the first Italian supersonic aircraft, the Aerfer Sagittario II designed by Sergio Stefanutti.
So he witnessed the first breaking of the "sound barrier" by an Italian aircraft, on December 4, 1956 when the experimental test pilot LtCol Giovanni Franchini dived the Sagittario in the sky of Pratica di Mare airbase near Rome.
The job was exciting because it was intended to form the basis for the development of a combat derivative named Leone to be produced in series. The young engineer was absorbed in this program for five months when he was in charge of the structural calculations for the installation of a 822kgp Rolls-Royce Soar rocket motor in the tail of the Sagittario second prototype, which was thus transformed in the Ariete. A similar, higher thrust configuration was to be transferred onto the Leone.
The presence of the Fiat G.91 prototype (developed under the supervision of Uncle Manlio) at Pratica di Mare in that period was considered by the young nephew Giorgio a sort of "passing of the torch" of aeronautical design between their generations.
In the company's technical office at Napoli Capodichino he was given the job of verifying the structural calculations of the Aerfer Ae-105 project by the chief designer Amilcare Porro. After the incorporation of Aerfer in the new company Aeritalia, the project was developed into the renowned G.222 twin turboprop military transport, and then the present-time Alenia C-27J Spartan.
At the beginning of the Sixties there was a widespread excitement in the Italian aeronautical industry because the Italian Air Force and the government were under pressure from the U.S.A. for the adoption of the Lockheed F-104G as the supersonic interceptor to replace the subsonic models previoulsy furnished by the United States as free-of-charge support to the NATO air forces in Europe. In Washington they were concerned that Italy – after winning the NATO light tactical fighter contest with the Fiat G.91 – wanted to adopt the indigenous supersonic interceptor Leone.
The matter becomed even more unclear when Aerfer decided to discontinue the project and to opt instead for the participation in the Hawk air defense missile program together with its IRI sister company Selenia (for the electronic section). The design office in which Giorgio Stiavelli was a member was disbanded, and in Summer 1961 he accepted the offer of a former subordinate officer of his father at the Italian Air Force Technical Service, engineer Angelo Vallerani, who had become general manager at Aermacchi in Varese.
The appointment was to manage the project and production of hydraulic, electrical and pneumatic aerospace ground support equipment in collaboration with the U.S. company Sprague. He also was asked to design a small low-powered city car, two prototypes of which were built.
Seasoned by fifteen years spent solving every kind of technical problems gaining a wide inter-disciplinary experience, the no-more-young engineer spent 25 years modifying and re-designing a number of support equipments both for laboratories and for flight line operations. Doing so, he achieved great results and the respect and admiration of all kind of aeronautical operators. Devices of his invention, such as the vacuum tank, are still applied all over the world. The achieved excellence allowed Aermacchi to win important contracts such as the hydraulic test bench for the tri-national Tornado variable-sweep fighter-bomber and for the similarly configured MiG-23 of the Iraqi Air Force.
After all those years, the time came for the transfer of the property of Aermacchi to the Italian state holding Finmeccanica. The development of advanced-technology support services appeared to him not being in the priorities of the new property. Then Giorgio Stiavelli felt that he had better exploit his own professional experience and multifarious talent by founding a family business.
His initial intention was to design and develop rotative engines and small turbines, but very soon he followed the advice of his friends in the Italian Air Force and considered the new opportunities offered in the civil sector by the mounting development of business aviation. In both fields he found good priospects for his new business.
The availability of an industrial building of their property, and the collaboration of the elder son Marco who had been following his father's volcanic acrtivities since his youth, sped up the development of several industrial initiatives that were later riunited under the Rototyne trademark.
They started by renovating and technologically updating the former Aerospace Ground Equipment production lines: hydraulic, electrical and pneumatic test stands for labs and flight lines. Other new special-purpose products followed pretty soon. The first, in 1982, was a three-wheel hydraulic stand for the Citations and Falcons of Gitanair air taxy company. And then a collaboration began, that was to link the name Rotodyne to the world-scale development of Agusta (now AgustaWestland) helicopters.
The trigger was a technology challenge. Agusta wanted a centralized stand operated by a series of remortely-controlled consoles, distributed along the new A 109 assembly line. Giorgio Stiavelli wa aware of the difficulties embedded in managing such a complex system and solved the problem by developing an integrated and functional stand with the same dimensions of the requested console.
Many further challenges of this kind were faced and won. Also the acquisition of SIAI Marchetti by Agusta swith the production of the S.211 jet trainer found Rotodyne ready to fulfil every new requirement and necessity. Very soon, 80 percent of Rotodyne's production was absorbed by the Agusta Group.
This very favourable situation became a serious trouble in the period 1992-93 with the sudden crisis of the Agusta Group and its trasfer from the disbanded EFIM holding to Finmeccanica. The economic setback was counteracted by the technological engineering agility of Giorgio Stiavelli who designed and started the production of the "Elettrone" electric-powered light truck. The idea came from a Royal Danish Air Force specification that included an electric-powered vehicle for their flight-line test stands. The chassis was found in the production of the Sicilian Effedi. About 200 vehicles were built, and half of them is still in operation.
The confidence in the unfailing recovery of Agusta Group was rewarded: in 1995 the renewed assembly lines were running. All of them, and the flight lines as well, were equipped with Rotodyne systems. The company ensured also their maintenance and acquired more leading force by the joining of Giorgio's elder son Marco after his graduation. This led to the wider and wider recognition of Rotodyne trademark through the global network of Agusta dealers. Some of them also set up mainenance centers.
The collaboration was even more strengthened in conjunction with the expansion of the new AgustaWestland's activities: for their own production models, for the ones developed in international collaboration (such as the NH-90 helicopter) and by industrial acquisitions abroad (such as PZL Swidnik).
At the end of the Nineties, also the second son, Francesco, joined the company after graduating in Economy. Together with his brother Marco, the new expansion strategy was then laid out. The main objective pursued was the continuous and constant upgrading and updating to new aerospace technologies where their father's support remained the main resource. This enabled the company to be ready in 2000 to compete for the requirement of an integrated test stand for all the systems of the very advanced Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft. The specifications were very strict, and not less important were the economic commitment to support the production of such complex and costly machines. Though the bid was won, and as many as 25 electric- and four diesel-powered test stands are operating in Europe.
The collaboration with Alenia in the military environment was then extended to new customers in civil aviation. One is Piaggio Aero, for which several test stands are prepared to be installed very soon in the new production plant of Villanova d'Albenga.
The technology peak was reached while approaching the Centennial of activity in aerospace by this family of engineers: the design, development and construction of the mobile test etands for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation fighter-bomber, the so-called Joint Strike Fighter for the three U.S. Services (Air Force, Navy, Marines), several NATO Countries and other allied forces.
After the successful tests, in the new Rotodyne plant – in the industrial area of Caronno Pertusella – the series production is being set up with the participation of the fourth aerospace generation of the Stiavelli family, starting with Stefano, the elder grandson of Giorgio who maintains the role of universal technology "guru" of all the family's undertakings.
And – according to him – this history will go on steadily.
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The Infinity ErgoDox PCB — an Input Club design — provides an amazing base for custom cases and projects. Its keys are laid out in columns instead of rows for a natural typing experience. The keyboard is split to help with shoulder comfort. Finally, fully mechanical switches discourage bottom out. In short, the Infinity Ergodox is a better way to type.
Cables are available on a separate page.
Note: This is a group buy — Kono Store is surprised and pleased to bring back the Infinity ErgoDox on an earlier-than-expected timeline. It will close on February 28, 2019. We (conservatively) estimate that Infinity ErgoDox PCBs will arrive at our warehouse in July 2019.
The Infinity uses the most advanced ErgoDox PCB to date — it's ready for complex input tasks of all kinds. This famous split keyboard features dual USB Type C connectors, full N-Key Rollover, programmable keys, and twin LCD screens for layer indication (you can have a remarkable number of custom layers). Both sides can also operate as independent keyboards for gaming or single-handed tasks. Most importantly, the entire keyboard is open source — including its firmware.


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"""Tests for LayerNormLSTM Cell."""

import numpy as np
import tensorflow as tf
import tensorflow.keras as keras

from tensorflow_addons.rnn import LayerNormLSTMCell

def test_cell_output():
    x = tf.ones([1, 2], dtype=tf.float32)
    c0 = tf.constant(0.1 * np.asarray([[0, 1]]), dtype=tf.float32)
    h0 = tf.constant(0.1 * np.asarray([[2, 3]]), dtype=tf.float32)
    state0 = [h0, c0]
    c1 = tf.constant(0.1 * np.asarray([[4, 5]]), dtype=tf.float32)
    h1 = tf.constant(0.1 * np.asarray([[6, 7]]), dtype=tf.float32)
    state1 = [h1, c1]
    state = (state0, state1)
    const_initializer = tf.constant_initializer(0.5)

    def single_cell():
        return LayerNormLSTMCell(
            units=2,
            kernel_initializer=const_initializer,
            recurrent_initializer=const_initializer,
            bias_initializer=const_initializer,
            norm_epsilon=1e-12,
        )

    cell = keras.layers.StackedRNNCells([single_cell() for _ in range(2)])
    output_v, output_states_v = cell(x, state)

    expected_output = np.array([[-0.47406167, 0.47406143]])
    expected_state0_c = np.array([[-1.0, 1.0]])
    expected_state0_h = np.array([[-0.47406167, 0.47406143]])
    expected_state1_c = np.array([[-1.0, 1.0]])
    expected_state1_h = np.array([[-0.47406167, 0.47406143]])

    actual_state0_h = output_states_v[0][0]
    actual_state0_c = output_states_v[0][1]
    actual_state1_h = output_states_v[1][0]
    actual_state1_c = output_states_v[1][1]

    np.testing.assert_allclose(output_v, expected_output, 1e-5)
    np.testing.assert_allclose(expected_state0_c, actual_state0_c, 1e-5)
    np.testing.assert_allclose(expected_state0_h, actual_state0_h, 1e-5)
    np.testing.assert_allclose(expected_state1_c, actual_state1_c, 1e-5)
    np.testing.assert_allclose(expected_state1_h, actual_state1_h, 1e-5)

    # Test BasicLSTMCell with input_size != num_units.
    x = tf.ones([1, 3], dtype=tf.float32)
    c = tf.constant(0.1 * np.asarray([[0, 1]]), dtype=tf.float32)
    h = tf.constant(0.1 * np.asarray([[2, 3]]), dtype=tf.float32)
    state = [h, c]
    cell = LayerNormLSTMCell(
        units=2,
        kernel_initializer=const_initializer,
        recurrent_initializer=const_initializer,
        bias_initializer=const_initializer,
        norm_epsilon=1e-12,
    )
    output_v, output_states_v = cell(x, state)
    expected_h = np.array([[-0.47406167, 0.47406143]])
    expected_c = np.array([[-1.0, 1.0]])
    np.testing.assert_allclose(output_v, expected_h, 1e-5)
    np.testing.assert_allclose(output_states_v[0], expected_h, 1e-5)
    np.testing.assert_allclose(output_states_v[1], expected_c, 1e-5)

def test_config_layer_norm():
    cell = LayerNormLSTMCell(10, name="layer_norm_lstm_cell_3")

    expected_config = {
        "dtype": "float32",
        "name": "layer_norm_lstm_cell_3",
        "trainable": True,
        "units": 10,
        "activation": "tanh",
        "recurrent_activation": "sigmoid",
        "use_bias": True,
        "kernel_initializer": {
            "class_name": "GlorotUniform",
            "config": {"seed": None},
        },
        "recurrent_initializer": {
            "class_name": "Orthogonal",
            "config": {"seed": None, "gain": 1.0},
        },
        "bias_initializer": {"class_name": "Zeros", "config": {}},
        "unit_forget_bias": True,
        "kernel_regularizer": None,
        "recurrent_regularizer": None,
        "bias_regularizer": None,
        "kernel_constraint": None,
        "recurrent_constraint": None,
        "bias_constraint": None,
        "dropout": 0.0,
        "recurrent_dropout": 0.0,
        "implementation": 2,
        "norm_gamma_initializer": {"class_name": "Ones", "config": {}},
        "norm_beta_initializer": {"class_name": "Zeros", "config": {}},
        "norm_epsilon": 1e-3,
    }
    config = cell.get_config()
    assert config == expected_config

    restored_cell = LayerNormLSTMCell.from_config(config)
    restored_config = restored_cell.get_config()
    assert config == restored_config

def test_build():
    cell = LayerNormLSTMCell(10, name="layer_norm_lstm_cell")
    cell(
        inputs=tf.ones((12, 20)),
        states=cell.get_initial_state(batch_size=12, dtype=tf.float32),
    )
    assert len(cell.weights) == 9
    assert cell.weights[0].name == "layer_norm_lstm_cell/kernel:0"
    assert cell.weights[1].name == "layer_norm_lstm_cell/recurrent_kernel:0"
    assert cell.weights[2].name == "layer_norm_lstm_cell/bias:0"
    assert cell.weights[3].name == "layer_norm_lstm_cell/kernel_norm/gamma:0"
    assert cell.weights[4].name == "layer_norm_lstm_cell/kernel_norm/beta:0"
    assert cell.weights[5].name == "layer_norm_lstm_cell/recurrent_norm/gamma:0"
    assert cell.weights[6].name == "layer_norm_lstm_cell/recurrent_norm/beta:0"
    assert cell.weights[7].name == "layer_norm_lstm_cell/state_norm/gamma:0"
    assert cell.weights[8].name == "layer_norm_lstm_cell/state_norm/beta:0"

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Luis Alberto García Rosales (ur. 12 stycznia 1992 w Gómez Palacio) – meksykański piłkarz występujący na pozycji obrońcy.

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García jest wychowankiem zespołu Club Santos Laguna z siedzibą w mieście Torreón. W meksykańskiej Primera División zadebiutował za kadencji szkoleniowca Benjamína Galindo – 14 stycznia 2012 w wygranym 2:1 spotkaniu z Atlante. W tym samym sezonie – Clausura 2012 – wywalczył z Santos Laguną mistrzostwo Meksyku. Jego wkład w ten sukces był jednak niewielki, gdyż wystąpił tylko w jednym meczu w roli rezerwowego. Zanotował także cztery spotkania w Lidze Mistrzów CONCACAF w edycji 2011/2012, kiedy to Santos Laguna dotarła do dwumeczu finałowego, przegrywając w nim ostatecznie z Monterrey.

Linki zewnętrzne

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Meksykańscy piłkarze
Piłkarze Santos Laguna
Ludzie urodzeni w Gómez Palacio
Urodzeni w 1992


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Today, in honor of the service of our soldiers and their sacrifices, we at Security wish to thank all members of the military who have fought to protect the people and the interests of their nation at home and abroad. Many security leaders began their careers in the armed forces, then bringing their tenacity, loyalty and expertise to the security industry, which would not be the same without them.
There are 19.6 million veterans living in the United States now, and the sacrifices they and their families have made help to shape the security industry and the nation every day.
So, to those soldiers who cared not for themselves, but for their nation, we salute you.


The fortunes of 1,165 candidates will be decided by 78 lakh voters in tomorrow's elections to the 134-member Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). According to the Delhi State Election Commission, more than 70,000 security personnel, including 40 companies of central paramilitary forces, would be deployed to ensure peaceful polling at the 9,447 booths.
The Election Commission has identified at least 300 booths as 'hyper-sensitive' and another 1,000 as 'sensitive.' Already, about 1,300 people have been taken into preventive custody under various provisions.
At least 10,000 polling teams will man the polling booths. Thirty-five Returning Officers (ROs) along with 134 Assistant ROs have also been deputed for the conduct of the polls, the Election Commission said. Thirty-five senior officers have been appointed as poll observers and another 35 as financial observers to keep a watch on the election expenditure, which is fixed at Rs 50,000 per candidate.
The Congress has fielded its candidates in all the wards, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has put up its nominees in 132 seats. A large chunk of 606 independents are also in the fray.
During the campaigning, the Congress leaders, including Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, ministers and legislators, had addressed over 5,000 meetings. Also campaigning for the party were Kamal Nath, Salman Khurshid, Begum Noor Bano and Uttaranchal leaders Harish Rawat and Satpal Maharaj.
The BJP, on the other hand, roped in Vinod Khanna, actor Amar Upadhyay of 'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi' fame and former Miss World and actress Yukta Mookhey.
It also brought in some of its central ministers, including Shahnawaz Hussain and Vijay Goel.
The counting of votes will be taken up on March 27 at eight centres.
Local issues, national implications. This is how the Congress views the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections. On the eve of the elections, an assertive Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, flanked by All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Kamal Nath and Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) president Subhash Chopra, said the outcome of the polls would have a ripple effect nationwide. The Congress, she said, would come to occupy the Town Hall with a thumping majority, signalling the beginning of the end of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Buoyed by the projections of a better performance in the MCD elections, Mr Kamal Nath said the BJP's policies had been rejected "lock, stock and barrel" by the people who wanted to usher in change. "A bunch of contradictions" is how Mr Nath described the "artificial edifice" of the BJP-led government at the Centre.
He said that the BJP had tried to prop up independents and others fearing a debacle in the civic polls and the ploy would fall flat on its face when the results come out.
Dismissing allegations of the Government of NCT of Delhi not releasing funds on time to the MCD, Ms Dikshit said fiscal discipline was a must. "The BJP-ruled corporation cannot ask for funds without explaining where and how they have spent the money," she said. Forty per cent of the funds, she added, had not been used by the corporation the past year.
Weighed down by the anti-incumbency factor and the poor performance in the recent elections to state assembles, the Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was a little subdued in its claims on the eve of the MCD elections, a sharp contrast to the local Congress camp. Not that the party did not make any effort to retain its supremacy in the 134-seat corporation. It has done its share of pressing the flesh. Padyatras, shaking hands, early morning walkers' greetings and roping in of cine stars and television artistes apparently did little than just add glamour to the otherwise lacklustre campaigning.
The divisions within the BJP came to the fore even on the last day of the campaigning with the former Delhi Chief Minister and Outer Delhi MP, Mr Sahib Singh Verma, expressing his hopes for an impressive performance for the party only in his parliamentary constituency. Throughout the electioneering, the party was faced with the problem of managing its own high profile leaders, whether it was the former Chief Minister, Mr Madan Lal Khurana, Mr Sahib Singh Verma or the South Delhi MP, Mr Vijay Kumar Malhotra.
BJP sources said the party hopes to win around 40 municipal wards out of the 132 wards for which elections are being held. However, much would depend on the voter turnout. A comparative analysis of the previous polls in the Capital indicates that a low voter turnout has always favoured the BJP.
The introduction of computer courses has proved a windfall for Maharshi Dayanand University. That is on paper. However, in actual practice, it eats away most of the university budget. The annual budget of the university for the coming financial year envisages an income of Rs 63.40 crore against the expenditure of Rs 65.96 crore. On the Plan side, the university plans to earn Rs 5.06 crore against the expenditure of Rs 19.16 crore.
During the current financial year ending March 31, the university has unexpectedly earned over Rs 29.50 crore from the computer courses introduced by it in January 2001 against an anticipated income of Rs 14 crore. Only 5,646 students had got admission in these courses in 2001. However, during the current financial year, over 28,000 students had sought fresh and re-registration in the computer courses.
The university proposes to earn an income of Rs 30 crore from the computer courses during the coming financial year, if the budget estimates are to be believed. It would, however, spend over Rs 18.82 crore in running these courses. This figure does not include the contingencies, expenses on staff, equipment, TA/DA etc. The university also proposes to earn Rs 6.75 lakh from University College in the shape of tuition fee, admission fee etc as per the budget estimates. But the income from the courses like CPEd, BIT and BiS has not been shown in the main budget neither in the Plan nor in the Non- Plan. University College has on its rolls nearly 380 students in the CPEd (certificate course in physical education) and the students have been charged Rs 25,000 each for the paid seat and Rs 15,000 for general seat.
The university will earn Rs 9.12 crore from the examination fee, and the entrance examinations for admission to BEd and BPharm courses, re-evaluation fee, duplicate certificate fee and other entrance examinations. It will earn Rs 2 lakh from the sale of the answer books, waste papers etc. The university will get over Rs 3.91 crore from the fees and fines and Rs 25.75 lakh from the hostels for girls and boys. These are positives.
On the negative side, the university would be losing nearly Rs 20 lakh in interest earnings on its deposits with banks following the lowering of interest rates by the banks. While the university plans to get an interest of Rs 80 lakh during the current financial year, it expects to earn only Rs 60 lakh in the coming year. The university expects grant-in-aid of Rs 15.55 crore from the state government under the Non-Plan and Rs 1 crore under the Plan expenditure.
A provision of Rs 9.39 crore has been made in the budget for the ongoing works started during the current year. An amount of Rs 7.83 crore has been provided for new works which will be financed from the overall surplus funds of the university.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going. This is how, Inspector Shyama Pant, additional Station House Officer (SHO) of the Shahdara police station, describes her role in the city's police force. Daughter of a Delhi Police head constable and a Delhi University graduate, she joined the Delhi police in 1973 and since then has never looked back.
Being a woman has never been an impediment in her functioning and this is borne out of the fact that she is perhaps among the very few women officers in the Delhi Police to be given the responsibility of a full-fledged police station and that too the one which till recently had the highest crime rate, due to its proximity to the adjoining state of Uttar Pradesh.
Shyama Pant is credited to have saved the life of Rajesh Sharma, a cable operator of the area who had been kidnapped by some of his rivals and was being whisked away to some place in Uttar Pradesh last year. Gagged and bound, the suspects had thrown the victim into a Maruti van.
As chance would have it, the alert police officer thought something was amiss when she heard a feeble cry from the van while waiting at an intersection in the area.
Accompanied by a Head Constable, Jayveer and Constable Ridku, the lady police officer chased the van for several kilometres through heavy traffic and finally managed to intercept it near the border. The suspects were overpowered and the victim rescued.
Apart from that, Shyama has been able to provide some succour to the women harassed by the in-laws for dowry by counselling both the parties and at times even cajoling them to end the rancour for the sake of the children. Her seven-year stint in the women's cell of the Delhi Police and nine years in the Welfare Centre of the Delhi Police have honed her counselling skills. "Half of the crime incidents can be prevented by proper counselling," the woman SHO strongly believes.
Such is her reputation that a large number of her colleagues both at the police station and other areas call her up regularly to discuss varied problems with her. "Her advice is always good," says a constable of the Shahdara police station who pleaded for anonymity lest the lady inspector should think that he was trying to curry favour with her.
Over the years, Inspector Shyama Pant has participated in raids, helped in quelling riots and taken up crucial investigations shoulder to shoulder with her male colleagues and earned their respect by her professional approach.
Ms Shyama says that being a woman has a lot of advantages in the police work and feels that a lot more woman should come and join the force as this would have a soothing effect on disturbed persons who generally turn to violence and crime. Her role model, of course, is the Magasasay award winner and the first woman Indian Police Service officer, Kiran Bedi, now a joint commissioner with the Delhi Police.
Next to Kiran Bedi, it is her father, Head Constable Hari Datt Pandey, who always encouraged her and set an example of working honestly and sincerely. Married, she lives in Khajuri with her two sons and husband who works in VSNL. Does she have any regrets? None whatsoever, is the prompt reply.
The State Consumer Protection Forum has ordered the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) not to increase the prices of the residential flats allotted by it to the applicants under the Indirapuram Residential Scheme. Setting aside the GDA's appeal to increase the prices of these flats, the forum has directed the GDA to allot the flats at the original price.
The forum has also ordered the Vice-Chairperson of the GDA to institute an inquiry against guilty officials and pay Rs 3,000 to each of the victimised allottee as the cost of the plaint. This money should be collected from the salaries of the guilty officials, the order says.
Mr Verinder Singh Chauhan, representing the allottees, had submitted before the forum that on a proposal by the GDA in 1994, officers and employees of the Income Tax Department had agreed to buy the residential flats built by the authority in 1989-90 in the Indirapuram Residential Scheme at the cost prices which it had incurred on the construction of flats.
The GDA had sent a letter in connection with LIG flats on March 8, 1996 which fixed the price of the ground floor flat at Rs 1.89 lakh, first floor flat at Rs 2.54 lakh and second floor flat at Rs 1.95 lakh. Seventy-two employees had deposited the money as mentioned in the GDA letter. However, after the applicants were handed over the possession of flats on February 22, 1997, the GDA sent a letter to the employees union in which the prices of the flats were increased.
At this, the allottees filed a suit in the District Consumer Protection Forum. Mr S. P. Tyagi, Chairman of the forum, had given a decision in favour of the allottees. But instead of honouring the district forum's decision, the GDA went in appeal to the State Consumer Forum, Lucknow, challenging the district forum's decision.
The State Consumer Protection Forum, which has now ordered that GDA must give the houses to the allottees on the originally agreed prices, has virtually upheld the verdict of the Ghaziabad District Consumer Forum on the subject.
The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) president and other office-bearers were released on bail today by a Delhi court after they appeared in person in a case relating to the procession taken out on the occasion of the martyrdom day of Guru Tegh Bahadur in December.
The court had issued non-bailable warrants on a complaint lodged by the law enforcing authority that the DSGMC office-bearers did not cooperate with the Delhi Police on the Gurpurb day. Metropolitan Magistrate A. K. Sarpal granted bail to the DSGMC president, Mr Avtar Singh Hit, general secretary, Mr Kulmohan Singh, junior vice-president, Mr Shamsher Singh Sandhu, chairman of Dharam Parchar Committee, Jethedar Inderpal Singh Khalsa, and member, Mr Mangal Singh. The case would come up for hearing again on April 18.
The police had filed the complaint on the grounds that the DSGMC members had protested their action and violated the orders.
The issue of External Development Charge (EDC) in general and the fast industrialisation of Gurgaon overshadowed all other issues in a conference on 'Destination: Haryana' organised here today by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). Facing widespread outrage from member participants from the industries on the imposition of EDC, the Haryana Government announced the extension of the deadline of March 31 for depositing the first instalment by another three months.
The top bureaucrats of the state led by the Chief Secretary, Mr L. M. Goyal, assuaged the industry's feelings saying that the government was reviewing the rate of Rs 40 per square metre on the industrial plots imposed by the HSIDC.
It is said that when the gods left their footprints on the land of Haridwar, they also left an indelible mark on the spiritual ethos of the people of the country. Haridwar stands as the gateway to the four pilgrimages of Garhwal. Mentioned as Mayapuri, Gangadwar, Mokshadwar in the ancient scriptures and epics, Haridwar has always remained as a major Shaktipeeth for the devotees. Of such significance is Haridwar in the thought of India's traditional Hindus that it has earned the sobriquet, "The gateway to the gods".
Legend has it that the Ganga, the holiest of all rivers, which flows through this sacred city has actually been sanctified by the powerful trinity of Hindu mythology and the centre of the pantheon—Lord Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh. Down the ages, this special importance of Haridwar as the ever-refreshing mystic venue for the purification of the mind, body and soul gained more impetus...and today manifests in two great events that take place here. The Kumbh Mela which happens once every 12 years and the Ardh Kumbh Mela, which comes once every six years. Yet, beyond the mystic aura and mythology, Haridwar casts another magic spell on the visitor. Being one of the oldest living cities, Haridwar finds mention in the ancient Hindu scriptures as it weaves through the life and time stretching from the period of Buddha to the more recent British advent.
Haridwar is one of the first towns where Ganga emerges from the mountains to touch the plains. And that's why the water is crystal clear and cool. Lush green forests and small ponds add to the scenic beauty of this holy land. The Rajaji National Park is just 10 km from Haridwar. It's an ideal destination for wildlife and adventure lovers. In the evening the ghats look breathtakingly beautiful, as thousands of diyas (earthen lamps) and marigold flowers float and illuminate the holy waters.
The temple of Chandi Devi atop the Neel Parvat on the other bank of river Ganga was constructed in AD 1929 by the king of Kashmir-Suchat Singh. It is a 3-km trek from Chandighat. Legend has it that the army chief Chanda-Munda of a local demon King Shumbh-Nishumbha was killed by goddess Chandi here after which the place got the name Chandi Devi.
It is believed that the main statue was established by the Adi Shankaracharya in 8th century.
This is an ancient temple of Maya Devi, the Adhisthatri deity of Haridwar, known as one of the Siddhapeethas. Said to be the place where the heart and navel of goddess Sati had fallen.
This sacred ghat was constructed by King Vikramaditya in the memory of his brother Bhartrihari. It is believed that Bhartrihari eventually came to Haridwar to meditate on the banks of holy Ganga. When he died, his brother constructed a ghat in his name which later came to be known as Har-ki-Pauri. This sacred bathing ghat is also known as Brahmakund. The reflection of golden hues of floral diyas in the river Ganga is the most enchanting sight in the twilight during the Ganga Arti ceremony.
It is situated on the Haridwar-Jwalapur bypass road. It is known for an old institution known for following a unique system of education in India. The Ved Mandir Museum with archaeological exhibits in display can also be seen.
The temple of Goddess Mansa Devi is situated at the top of Bilwa Parvat. Here, one statue of the goddess has three mouths and five arms while the other statue has eight arms. The temple, which can be reached by a ropeway or on foot, affords a beautiful vision of the city of Haridwar.
The ancient temple of Daksha Mahadev is situated in the South Kankhal town.
The mythological story about this place is that king Daksha Prajapati, father of Sati (Lord Shiva's first wife) performed yagya at this place. Daksha Prajapati did not invite Lord Shiva and Sati felt insulted. Therefore she burnt herself in the yagya kund. This incident provoked the disciples and followers Mahadev who killed King Daksha, but later on, Lord Mahadev brought him back to life. Daksha Mahadev temple is thus a tribute to this legend.
During the winter season, fascinating birds, especially the Siberian Crane can be seen around Laljiwala on the banks of the river Ganga.
The working of Haryana bureaucracy was exposed today when the separate inquiries by the Sub Divisional Magistrate and Gurgaon Divisional Commissioner in the same case came out with different conclusions.
The investigation pertained to the alleged allocation of grant to wrong beneficiaries under the Indira Awas Yojna by the Block Development Officer and his staff.
While chairing the monthly meeting of the District Grievances Redressal Committee here today, the Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, suspended the Block Development Officer, Junior Engineer and Gram Secretary of Rithoda village in Nuh following the report of the Gurgaon Divisional Commissioner, Mr L. S. M. Salins.
Around six months ago, Mr Hemraj of Rithoda had complained to the Grievances Committee that the officers concerned had wrongly granted the financial help to eight persons under the Indira Housing Scheme.
The State Health Minister, Dr M. L. Ranga, then directed the Sub Divisional Magistrate, Mr R. S. Kharab, to inquiry into the matter.
Mr Kharab investigated the matter and reported at the committee that out of eight beneficiaries, four were legally right whereas the other four were wrongly benefited. Not satisfied with the report, Mr Hemraj again approached the Grievances Committee which was then chaired by the Chief Minister.
The CM ordered an inquiry by the Gurgaon Divisional Commissioner, Mr Salins, again last month. He submitted the report today mentioning that only one person was entitled for the grant and in six cases, the beneficiaries were illegally benefited. On the basis of the report, Mr Chautala suspended these officials. The Chief Minister expressed his anguish at the siphoning off the people's money in such a manner.
The residents of several residential colonies in the Capital are up in arms against marriages taking place in the parks of the colonies, which apart from destroying the beauty of the parks, contribute to noise pollution.
Last week, a resident of Press Enclave, situated just across the road from Malviya Nagar, protested against the loud music playing late at night at one marriage pandal. The result was that he was manhandled and beaten up.
Mr Ved Kumar, a representative of the Senior Citizens Welfare Association (SCWA) of Saket, mentioned another problem that gives residents sleepless nights. "They (the guests at the marriages) park their cars inside the colony and drink there since they cannot drink inside the marriage venue. It is disgusting to see people drinking in cars and making noise outside your homes," said Mr Kumar, who lives just next to the main park of Saket, where all the marriages are held. The day after the marriage is all the more difficult, as the MCD would not clean up the mess in the morning, residents said.
Mr Jeetender Kumar Kochar, member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), said that "90 per cent" of the weddings that took place in residential colonies did not have the required permission. "Half of them don't even ask for permission. But it is very difficult to keep a track of all these marriages unless residents complain," he said. However, he maintained that the parks were cleaned the very next morning if a marriage had taken place.
If at all the residents complained, it would be very late at night when the music had become a nuisance to them, he pointed out. "Let's be practical. Where can we get staff at midnight?" he asked.
He said the only way to solve the problem was the residents must complain the minute they saw the tents being put up in the parks. "Or even more simpler is to just care for others," he remarked.
However, the residents alleged that it was the authorities that were responsible. They suspect that the authorities are in collusion with the people erecting shamianas and pandals in parks. In Lajpat Nagar, not only the parks but even the main roads are taken over for marriages at times causing major hardships for commuters. "Neither the MCD nor the cops do anything about it. Why is it so?" asked Mr Gulab Rai, secretary of the Lajpat Nagar II RWA.
"So many times we have seen police officials standing outside these marriages, eating food. The junior MCD officials must be bribed as well," alleged a resident of Lodhi Colony. The major reason for marriages being held in ornamental parks was that there were very few colonies that have community centres, said Mr V. P. Kaushik, president of the RWA of Lodhi Road Complex. "Though I am personally totally against the loud music and destruction of parks, everyone cannot afford to hold a marriage in a five star hotel," he said. He felt that the government had not done enough to construct community centres in residential colonies of Delhi, which is why marriages were being held in colony parks.
Science has brought men closer to one another; the ends of the earth have been woven together in intercommunication and interdependence. Now they are talking in terms of a global village. Even then, it is widely recognised that the ethical quality, which can transform this proximity into a fraternity of the human race still remains a dream. It is here the role of religion attains significance. It is here the existence of teachers and spiritual gurus attains some significance.
We have in our country several gurus who have been stressing the importance of spirituality. There is no doubt they speak with different voices when it comes to the meaning of existence, the concept of God and salvation. Kerala has its share of spiritual teachers, prominent among them being Mata Amritanandamayi. The Narayanaguru of Sivagiri ashram and his teachings are well known.
Perhaps not so well known is Karunakaraguru, whose Shanitgiri ashram, has now extended its influence to the national capital. The foundation stone of its branch in Delhi in a plot of land near Pushpa Vihar, allotted by the government, was inaugurated recently. The Rs 2 crore project is certainly of some significance but did not get truly noticed in the public eye because of a number of events: President Narayanan who was scheduled to lay the foundation stone of the project could not come because of ill health; and for newspapers, it was a very busy day following the shocking death of the then speaker Balayogi in a helicopter accident. It was a well attended function at which were present the Lt-Governor Vijy Kapoor, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, former speaker of the Kerala Assembly Varkala Radhakrishnan, Swami Jyotirmaya Jnana Tapaswi, general secretary of the ashram and prominent members of the ashram.
Several other religious leaders like Maulana Mohiduddin Khan , Yuva Acharya Amarendra Muni and the head of the Mata Amritanandamayi ashram here also graced the occasion and extended their good wishes. The Delhi project will have a prayer hall, centres for ayurveda and siddha systems of medicine, an information and counselling centre. The three storeyed structure to come up on the plot of land will conform Kerala's traditional architectural standards.
Santhigiri ashram was founded in 1966. In the 36 years of its existence, the ashram has set up its branches in several parts of Kerala and elsewhere. Like the modern day spiritual teachers, Karunakara guru, has been emphasising the social aspects of religion. In keeping with his vision, the ashram aims at revitalisation of life in its spiritual, social, economic and cultural aspects. Thus, the Delhi project has provision for a prayer hall, and centres for Ayurvedic and Siddha systems of healing.
It was Gandhiji who said that for a poor man, God comes in the form of bread. The Santhigiri ashram has paid attention to this fact by paying attention to the physical needs of man. Karunakara Guru, started his ashram in a tiny hut donated to him by a benevolent admirer near Sivagiri. The guru's ``grace, simplicity, infinite mercy, dedication and hard work'' began to draw people of all castes, creed and religion . He also had to face much opposition and protests. He later shifted his "Santhigiri Ashram'' to the present location at Pothencode.
Today the activities of the ashram extends to different functional units in various fields of industry, agriculture, education, social welfare , commerce, art and culture, science and technology, women and youth development . However, the main thrust is on spiritual enlightenment and service to the poor and care of the ailing. The ashram offers food to all those who visit the place everyday.
People suffering from various diseases used to come to the Guru for relief. In addition to prayer and austerities, he used to dispense ayurveda and siddha medicines. Began in this simple manner, today has a vaidyasala manufacturing and marketing nearly 400 drugs which have gained public acceptance.
The ashram has nurtured a herbal garden which caters to the needs of the pharmaceutical unit. The herbal garden has several rare species of herbs. There is also a group of hospitals and panchakarma centres, which make use of drugs prepared at the ashram. The ashram runs a diary unit with 100 cows, a handloom weaving centre, a curry powder manufacturing unit and a production unit for making herbal soaps and cosmetics. About 200 families benefit from its cooperative coir unit; many women find shelter at its working women's hostel in Ernakulam and the ideology of the guru is propagated through the ashram's publications printed at its printing press. In all these ways, the Guru has provided a pattern of good community living and self help. It is here perhaps the usefulness of religion as a tool to improve living conditions for the downtrodden is best established.
Karunakara guru began as an inmate of the advaita ashram at Aluva and later shifted to Sivagiri ashram set up by Narayana guru. But it was from a sufi mystic, Qureshi Fakir, received spiritual guidance.
He never performed miracles but several people claim that they have been cured of their chronic ailments. There are other mysterious claims about him. He entered eternal rest on May 6,1999.
Shia Muslims will take out a Tazia procession on the occasion of Moharram on the night of March 24. The procession will start from Bara Hindu Rao and will go through Pahari Dhiraj, Sadar Bazar, Chowk Qutab Road, Lal Kuan, Hauz Quazi, Chawari Bazaar and will culminate at Jama Masjid in the early morning. The procession will begin at 10 pm.
Tazia procession will also be taken out in East, North-East, North-West, South and West districts and these will terminate at local "karbala" of the respective districts.
The Northern Railways has announced some changes in the reservation timings on the occasion of Holi on March 29. The reservation offices at Sarojini Nagar, Lajpat Nagar, Okhla, Karkardooma, Noida, Delhi-Shahdara, Ghaziabad, Naya Azadpur, Subzi Mandi, Kirti Nagar, Tughlakabad and the Indira Gandhi International Airport will remain closed during the morning hours from 8 am to 2 pm.
However, a skeleton service will be available at reservations offices in other places like IRCA, Delhi Junction (Old Delhi), Hazrat Nizamuddin etc. The reservations offices at Parliament House, Press Club of India, Supreme Court, Delhi University, International Tourist Bureau, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Delhi Tourism Development Corporation will remain closed for the whole day, an official release of the Northern Railways said today.
The current reservation counters at New Delhi and Hazrat Nizamuddin stations will function as usual.
The district police today arrested two youths and seized stolen goods worth Rs 15,500 from them. Besides, a Maruti car was also recovered by the police which was stolen from J P Colony here on March 21.
The Sampla police arrested Indrajeet, a resident of Naunand village who had allegedly broken into the house of Krishan of the same village and took away jewellery, LPG cylinder, tape recorder etc. In a separate incident, the Maruti car of Mr Manjit Singh of Sirsa, who came here to attend a marriage on March 21, was stolen. Later, the local police traced the stolen car and identified the thieves.
A cyclist was injured seriously when a Haryana Roadways bus hit him from behind on the national highway No. 10 here today.
The injured person, Ishwar Singh, a resident of Jakhoda village, working in Somani factory was going to the factory on a bicycle when the incident occurred. He was rushed to the civil hospital in Bahadurgarh where his condition is said to be out of danger.
The acquittal of five persons arrested on charges dacoity about four years ago, is a clear example that the police have often been unable to prove their case in the court primarily due to the lack of proper investigation and an over enthusiasm to take hasty action against innocent persons.
A fast track court here ordered the acquittal of five youths, Kamlesh, Vipin, Munna, Rajesh and Ganesh, on Friday in absence of the required proof against them.
The police had booked them for planning a dacoity in 1998 and had claimed to have recovered knives and sticks.
But the police failed to provide evidence in the court and as a result, they were acquitted by the court after a trial of about four years.
It's a clear case of improper investigation.
New Delhi: In a shocking incident, a six-year-old girl was crushed to death by a speeding truck in the Naraina area on Friday night.
The victim, Sabia, resident of Lona Jhuggi, was playing outside when the speeding Tata truck (DL-1LB-0014) crushed her to death. The driver immediately abandoned the vehicle and fled the spot. The police have launched efforts to trace the driver and registered a case of causing death due to rash and negligent driving.
Criminals arrested: With the arrest of three dreaded criminals, the North-East district police today claimed to have solved the murder another criminal on March 3 in the Nand Nagari area, thought to be their associate. The arrested criminals had participated with the deceased Puneet Gupta in two robbery cases along with a case of attempted murder. Dispute over sharing of booty between them became the reason for the arrested trio to murder Puneet Gupta in an abandoned brickfield after consuming alcohol.
Five burnt: Five workers in an Aluminium die casting unit in Anand Parbat area received severe burn injuries on their face, chest and arms due to the leakage in gas pipe. The victims, Jeevan Thapa (28), Ram Vyas (27), Naresh (25), Virender (22) and Tapan (23) were admitted to the Jeevan Hospital in a serious condition. Sarai Rohilla police have registered a case in this connection.
Liquor Seized: On the eve of MCD elections in the Capital, the Delhi police in its ongoing drive seized seven cars including Open Astra, Zen, Esteem, and an Indica which were ferrying 82 litres of liquor in 2800 pouches, 1396 bottles, 240 halves and 671 quarters. The drivers of the cars had been arrested and are being questioned.


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