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Gold smuggling busted in Trivandrum .. .. and the political link !!
How often do you buy Gold ? - do you know the Gold rates of date ? ~ if you were irritated and were about to respond ' who cares to know of Gold during testing Covid times' – there is something to be read. Today it was Rs.4626 for 1 gm of Gold and Rs.37008/- for 8 grams in Chennai market [24 ct Gold cost Rs.4858/- per gramme]
Tinseldom is obsessed with Gold biscuits or rather Gold bars – villains would steal biscuits, put them in a suitcase and run like wind. Hero would snatch and run faster ! Gold is a dense metal, and the denser the metal, it would weigh heavily, the harder it would be to carry, leave alone carrying it !
Way back in 1973 Bombay High Court delivered on a case between JS Parkar Vs VB Palekar & Ors. The petitioner (assessee) was carrying on business of transporting iced fishes, mangoes and other goods by sea from Konkan ports to Bombay. He was the owner of a launch "Lakshmi". On 24th Apr 1961, the Central Excise authorities seized 4,999 biscuits of gold weighing 10 tolas each from the said vessel. The Collector of Central Excise investigated the case and ultimately confiscated the gold. The assessee and some others were then tried before the Special Judicial and Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate, Bombay, for offences under section 120B of the Indian Penal Code and section 167(81) of the Sea Customs Act, 1878, and section 23 of the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act of 1947. At the conclusion of the trial the assessee and some other accused were convicted by the learned Magistrate for these offences on July 22, 1963. The said convictions and sentences were confirmed by this High Court on August 11, 1964.
Gold is a material available in so many shops – you pay and buy them – for values above Rs.50000/- the Jewellers would insist on ID proof including PAN. People returning from Foreign especially Middle East would carry gold (in ornaments and sometimes biscuits / coins). The Govt rules prescribes that male passengers returning after residing outside can bring Gold jewellery upto 20 gms but not costing more than Rs.50000/- Female passengers can carry 40 gms of gold jewelry costing not more than Rs. 1 lakh. Anything in excess will have to declared to the Customs Authorities upon landing in India and would attract import duty of 36% - thus increasing the cost of gold so gotten.
Rangoon is a 2017 film written and directed by Rajkumar Periasamy and produced by AR Murugadoss. The film features Gautham Karthik and Sana Makbul in the lead roles. Venkat indulges in gold smuggling to clear Siya's debts with the profits earned. In the same motive, he, along his friends travels to Myanmar on a smuggling deal in an illegal route via road crossing the borders. After four years, Venkat gets released from jail and starts his own small jewelry shop in the name of his father. Now, Venkat faces life with hope and faith, as a reformed man of mid-20s !
It is always stated that lot of the gold being smuggled into Indian comes from Dubai or other Asian countries. It is yellow gold meaning 24 Ct reportedly pure gold. In a massive operation, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) recently seized 11.2 kilograms of gold being smuggled into Kerala from Kannur International Airport. During the raids conducted later in Kozhikkode district as per the information received from the arrested smugglers, the officials also recovered 3.2 kilograms of gold and Rs 17.5 lakh in cash. This is one of the largest haul of the precious yellow metal in the state and the seized gold is worth around Rs 5 core, official sources revealed. Media reports state that the State is notorious for highest cases of gold smuggling. As per official statistics, the number of cases for gold smuggling went up from 242 in 2017-18 to 1,102, an increase of 455%.
Kerala, specifically the northern region, has been a paradise for gold smugglers and hawala transactions since decades which has contributed much to the country's black money. Criminals and dishonest people are involved in smuggling and Govt should punish these people – there must be harsh punishments, one tends to think – now read on further.
On July 5, Customs officials seized 30 kg of gold worth Rs.15 crore at the Thiruvananthapuram Airport from a diplomatic cargo addressed to a person in the UAE Consulate. Sarith Kumar, who worked at the UAE Consulate was arrested in this regard. Reportedly, he told the Customs about the role of Swapna Suresh, an ex-Consulate employee now working as the manager of the Kerala State Information Technology Infrastructure Limited.
The case took a political turn after photos with Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan surfaced. It has been alleged that Swapna has links with the CM and has been seen with him at parties when she was working at the UAE Consulate. Following the backlash over her appointment, she was sacked by the state government. Moreover, Principal Secretary to CM, M Sivasankar, has been replaced after his role in hiring Suresh came under the scanner.
Meanwhile, Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala lashed out at the Pinarayi Vijayan-led government over the gold smuggling controversy. He claimed that the IT Secretary M Sivasankar had direct involvement in this racket. Thereafter, the senior Congress leader indicated that the responsibility lies with the CM. The UAE Ambassador to India on Tuesday affirmed that his country would fully cooperate with the Indian Customs authorities to investigate the matter. Moreover, he called for strict legal action against those involved in the gold smuggling racket.
A day after a state IT department employee emerged as a key figure in the gold smuggling racket operating through the diplomatic cargo channel, the Kerala government removed senior IAS official M Sivasankar as the principal secretary of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan after his role in hiring the employee came under the scanner. He has been replaced by IAS officer Mir Muhammad Ali.
The alleged involvement of Swapna Suresh, who had worked as manager with the Kerala State Information Technology Infrastructure Limited (KSITL), has deeply embarrassed the government, with the Opposition parties claiming that the CM's Office (CMO) has links to the racket. Dismissing the allegations, Vijayan had said Swapna had been appointed without his knowledge. "I don't know under which circumstances she was appointed. It was not with my consent,'' he said.
According to the Customs, Sarith, who is no longer associated with the consulate, took advantage of the immunity and privileges enjoyed by diplomatic missions. Sources said the smuggling attempt was foiled, and the consignment seized, on the basis of a specific tip-off indicating gold concealed in the cargo. Officials said Sarith had come to the airport to collect the cargo, and was apprehended. The UAE Consulate General office has disowned the cargo and has "promised to cooperate with the investigation", Customs Commissioner Sumith Kumar said. Kumar said the gold was found concealed in the form of small cylinders in the cargo, comprising plumbing items, water taps and door locks. "Diplomatic cargo has protection, and normal checking cannot be done (on them), but we took special sanction from the government to examine the cargo," he said. Kumar said the Customs suspects a well-organised syndicate is behind the smuggling.
"The Consulate General office has told us that the mission was not involved and they have nothing to do with the consignment. However, we will look into whether anyone from the mission was involved in the racket," he said. Kumar said they are also looking into the role of Swapna. "Swapna is also involved in this case. We hope she will appear before the Customs to give her statement. If she fails to do so, we would explore legal options,'' he said.
Congress leader of opposition Ramesh Chennithala, demanding a CBI probe into the case, said, "The chief minister has removed his secretary because he fears the case will reach him too…we have been ministers too. If our secretary or private secretary takes any decision, we are responsible too. When the chief minister's secretary is misusing his official position by attempting to protect an accused in a gold smuggling racket, there's no doubt that the responsibility of the same lies with the chief minister too." BJP state president K Surendran termed the gold smuggling case a repetition of the solar scandal involving prime accused Saritha Nair that plagued the previous Congress-led UDF government.
The chief minister of Kerala said he was not aware of how Swapna was appointed in the IT department. In the initial days of the solar scandal, former CM Oommen Chandy had also said he didn't know Saritha Nair," said Surendran. "CM Pinarayi Vijayan has known Swapna Suresh from the beginning of 2017. It's a big lie if he says he doesn't know her," the BJP leader alleged.
Will there be debates in local channels on this sordid episode and the involvement of Kerala Govt ?
News source : Indian Express, NDTV, India Today, Money Control, OP India, Times Now, Malayala Manorama and other online media.
Posted by Srinivasan Sampathkumar at Tuesday, July 07, 2020
Labels: Communism, Crime, Gold, India News, Politics, Transport


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In linguistics, lexical similarity is a measure of the degree to which the word sets of two given languages are similar. A lexical similarity of 1 (or 100%) would mean a total overlap between vocabularies, whereas 0 means there are no common words.
There are different ways to define the lexical similarity and the results vary accordingly. For example, Ethnologue's method of calculation consists in comparing a standardized set of wordlists and counting those forms that show similarity in both form and meaning. Using such a method, English was evaluated to have a lexical similarity of 60% with German and 27% with French.
Lexical similarity can be used to evaluate the degree of genetic relationship between two languages. Percentages higher than 85% usually indicate that the two languages being compared are likely to be related dialects.
The lexical similarity is only one indication of the mutual intelligibility of the two languages, since the latter also depends on the degree of phonetical, morphological, and syntactical similarity. The variations due to differing wordlists weigh on this. For example, lexical similarity between French and English is considerable in lexical fields relating to culture, whereas their similarity is smaller as far as basic (function) words are concerned. Unlike mutual intelligibility, lexical similarity can only be symmetrical.
The table below shows some lexical similarity values for pairs of selected Romance, Germanic, and Slavic languages, as collected and published by Ethnologue.
Language codes are from standard ISO 639-3.
Ethnologue does not specify for which Sardinian variety the lexical similarity was calculated. The answer could drastically change the data, since Ethnologue controversially considers Sardinian to be a macrolanguage by adding also two Sardo-Corsican transitional lects spoken in Sardinia (Corsican is in fact the closest lect to Tuscan and Italian of all in the Neolatin panorama). Based on the studies of Roberto Bolognesi and Wilbert Heeringa, the average divergence between the Sardinian language (without considering the aforementioned Corso-Sardinian lects) and Italian is around 48,7%, ranging from a minimum dialectal degree of divergence being 46,6% to the highest one of 51,1%. That would make the various dialects of Sardinian slightly more divergent from Italian than Spanish (with an average degree of divergence from Italian being around 46,0%) is.
"-" denotes that comparison data are not available.
In the case of English-French lexical similarity, at least two other studies estimate the number of English words directly inherited from French at 28.3% and 41% respectively, with respectively 28.24% and 15% of other English words derived from Latin, putting English-French lexical similarity at around 0.56, with reciprocally lower English-German lexical similarities. Another study estimates the number of English words with an Italic origin at 51%, consistent with the two previous analyses.
Rensch, Calvin R. 1992. "Calculating lexical similarity." In Eugene H. Casad (ed.), Windows on bilingualism , 13-15. (Summer Institute of Linguistics and the University of Texas at Arlington Publications in Linguistics, 110). Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics and the University of Texas at Arlington.
^ "About the Ethnologue". Ethnologue. 2012-09-25. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
^ Nation, I.S.P. (2001). Learning Vocabulary in Another Language. Cambridge University Press. p. 477. ISBN 0-521-80498-1.
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Ettumanoor State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies at the state Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Kottayam Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the MLA was V.N.Vasavan  of CPI(M).

Local self governed segments
Ettumanoor Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:

Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:

Key

Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.

Niyamasabha Election 2016
There were 1,65,464 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.

Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,50,807 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.

See also
 Ettumanoor
 Kottayam district
 List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election

References

Assembly constituencies of Kerala

State assembly constituencies in Kottayam district

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Help take down Monsanto by boycotting these food products
Wednesday, February 03, 2016 by: Sarah Landers
Tags: Monsanto, boycott, food products
(NaturalNews) You've probably heard of Monsanto – the largest producer of genetically engineered (GE) seeds in the world, accounting for over 90% of the seeds planted globally.
The U.S.-based agricultural biotechnology company is also the leading producer of Roundup – a controversial herbicide that contains glyphosate.
Monsanto creates GE seeds that are resistant to herbicides – in particular, Roundup – meanwhile Roundup kills everything except the GE crops that can withstand it. When these GE crops are harvested, they contain extremely high levels of glyphosate, which the WHO recently admitted is a "probable" carcinogen.
Monsanto has developed chemical products for many years, some of which have eventually become controversial or been banned – such as DDT, Agent Orange, bovine growth hormone and PCBs.
So what's the problem?
As the leading producer of GE seeds and glyphosate-based herbicide, Monsanto has a lot to answer for in terms of producing extremely dangerous products. Glyphosate is toxic to both humans and the environment, infiltrating the landscape and water systems and building up over time in the bodies of animals and humans alike.
Monsanto claims that glyphosate is safe to use, but independent scientists disagree, and several studies have indicated that several health issues are associated with exposure to the toxic herbicide. It is an endocrine disrupter and affects reproductive health, wreaking havoc on the human body, even in low doses.
The human body is not equipped to handle GE foods, and a variety of studies in animals have revealed serious health risks associated with GE food consumption. The risks include infertility, immunity problems, changes in the liver, kidney problems, accelerated aging and dysregulation of genes associated with cholesterol synthesis.
Monsanto claims that there is no need to test the safety of GE foods, and they cannot pose any health risks. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has waived all levels of safety testing and claims that nothing more than voluntary research is necessary. So Monsanto and other controversial agri-giants are able to fly under the radar when it comes to the risks involved with their products.
How many products are Monsanto?
You may well be surprised when you realize just how many of your day-to-day goods use Monsanto products in their manufacturing process. If you're interested in avoiding GE foods, or just want to avoid putting your hard-earned cash into Monsanto's pocket, here are some brands to boycott:
Coca-Cola and all its variations (Coca-Cola Light, Cherry Coke, Minute Maid, Burn, Dr Pepper and Fanta)
Campbell, Liebig and Royco soups
General Mills products, including Green Giant, Haagen Daz, Yoplait yoghurt and Old El Paso fajitas
Kellogg's including Cornflakes, Special K, Treso, Miel Pops, Coco Pops, Frosties, Extra and All Bran
Knorr broths, soups and sauces
Kraft Philipp Morris and associated brands including Maxwell Coffee, Philadelphia cream cheese, Lu cookies, Milka, Oreo and Toblerone
Lipton teas
Pepperidge Farm cookies
PepsiCo and Pepsi-Cola brands including Tropicana, Alvalle, Gatorade, Seven Up, Lipton Ice Tea, Lay's, Doritos, Ruffles, Tostitos and Quakers
By avoiding these and other Monsanto-related brands, you'll be diverting your cash away from the corporate giant and doing your bit to fight against the production of GE foods and glyphosate herbicides. Meanwhile, by sharing knowledge and information about Monsanto products, you are encouraging others to make informed decisions about what products are ethically sound.
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Take Jihadis At Their Word
A New York Sun book reviewer, Adam Kirsch, notes the enemy's hatred is not a response to our actions:
But for the jihadists themselves, as Mary Habeck shows in her important and necessary new book, "Knowing the Enemy: Jihadist Ideology and the War on Terror" (Yale University Press, 256 pages, $25), hatred of the United States is more than a political tactic; it is a religious and ideological principle from which they will never be dissuaded.
Comparing the present to the 1930s, Kirsch notes:
Then, too, there was a party arguing that if only the causes of the Nazis' grievances could be removed - the Treaty of Versailles, the Sudeten Germans, the Danzig Corridor - they would be satisfied. Today, such people are remembered as appeasers, and historical honor is given to those, like Churchill, who recognized that there are some enemies to whom compromise is only a sign of weakness.
Remember that Hitler told everyone of his hatred in Mein Kampf. People didn't want to believe it. Is it different today?
Ms. Habeck, a professor at Johns Hopkins's School of Advanced International Studies, believes that today's Islamic terrorists - whom she insists on calling "jihadis," in recognition of the central role of violence in their worldview - ought to be taken at their word. To interpret their religious beliefs as merely an expression of class, race, or regional grievance, she argues, is not only condescending but unwise.
What does Ms. Habeck find?
Their central belief, from which so many evil consequences flow, is that Islam is not just the only true, but the only permissible religion. Everything that opposes its universal spread is evil and must be crushed. As Ms. Habeck writes, "They must, therefore, defeat a stunning array of enemies: the West, the Jews, the Christians, the Hindus, the 'agent rulers' [i.e., Arab governments they see as illegitimate], and any Muslims who do not agree with their form of Islam - the so-called apostates, heretics, and hypocrites."
Mr. Kirsch ends his review with a sobering summary:
So too with the jihadists: "In their reading of history," Ms. Habeck writes, "the conflict between the United States and Islam is part of a universal struggle between good and evil, truth and falsehood, belief and infidelity, that began with the first human beings and will continue until the end of time." Such an enemy can be fought more or less intelligently, more or less honorably; but that it must be fought, Ms. Habeck leaves no doubt.
Knowing the enemy is indeed the first strategic act of any good warrior. In her book, Knowing the Enemy, Mary Habeck gets to know part of the enemy and then wills away the other more frightening part. We examine the whole. See it here: http://www.saneworks.us/Book-Review-Knowing-the-Enemy-Jihadist-Ideology-and-the-War-on-Terror-by-Mary-Habeck-article-171-1.htm
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HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah — Airmen in the 388th Maintenance Squadron's Munitions Flight are honing their skills together in preparation for a world-wide Air Force competition.
For the second year, Beale Air Force Base, California, will host the Air Force Combat Operations Competition where teams from each major command will compete for the Sierra Trophy, and the title of best munitions flight in the Air Force. The 388th Fighter Wing will compete against seven other Air Combat Command wings for the chance to represent the command later this year at Beale.
Although most of what they do is behind the scenes, munitions flights are a key link in the "kill chain." Before a combat sortie, the flight will receive a tasking order for a specific munition. These come on pallets, crates, and in barrels in various stages of assembly. The Airmen then assemble the bomb, installing fuses, fins, and guidance systems before delivering the munitions to the flight line load crew, who arm the aircraft prior to the launch.
While the bomb-building competition is mostly for bragging rights, the real value is in building cohesion and the skills required to operate smoothly and efficiently in a deployed environment said Staff Sgt. Justin Moore, 388th MXS bomb pad crew chief.
The competition, held for the first time last year, is meant to test Airmen in several different areas that will be vital to wartime success. During the evaluation, 388th Airmen will be given a short notice tasking order and graded on assembling one of these four different bombs – GBU – 12, two versions of the GBU – 31, and GBU – 49. This week, they're practicing with all of them.
The Airmen will also be evaluated on setting up the munitions assembly conveyor, a rack-like system with lifts and belts used to build and move munitions, some of which can weigh thousands of pounds. Inspectors will also look at speed, safety, and proper procedures, Moore said.
The 10-person teams are meant to be made up of a diverse skill sets and a variety of experience: three 3-levels, four 5-levels and three 7-levels.
One of the Airmen practicing is Airman Mackenzie Lakatos from Anne Arbor, Michigan. She joined the Air Force in April 2018 and has been in the career field for only six months.


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HomeTop storiesProf Soyinka at Aso Rock, wants Buhari to end militancy
Prof Soyinka at Aso Rock, wants Buhari to end militancy
President Buhari and Prof Soyinka
Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, on Thursday urged the federal government to engage the Niger Delta militants and respond positively to their demands in order to engender lasting peace in the region.
The Nobel Laureate, who said he had been contacted to intervene in the Niger Delta crisis, spoke as the Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu, met in Abuja with traditional rulers from the coastal communities of the region and agreed to recommit to a peaceful resolution of all the issues in the oil rich region.
Although Soyinka was not forthcoming with details of the intervention in the crisis that had injured the nation's economy decisively, he lashed out at the Nigerian media, accusing them of extreme invention and distortion of facts that had escalated the dispute.
He said at a press conference in Lagos that he would no longer be speaking to the local media over issues concerning Nigeria's efforts to end militancy in the Niger Delta.
News reports had quoted him as saying that the services of international mediators would be sought to mediate between the federal government and militants to resolve the Niger Delta crisis.
Soyinka had met with President Muhammadu Buhari on August 11, and when approached by journalists afterwards, he said they had discussed "national and international matters, general matters, that's all".
He, however, promised to schedule a press conference later to give further details about the meeting.
Soyinka said thursday that he would rather discuss a Lebanese-Nigerian partnership involving his Wole Soyinka Foundation.
He said: "I know that when I was – to use the press expression – ambushed at the Villa the other day, I did say that I would answer questions about my visit to the Villa at a press conference that I'd already planned, which was this one as a matter of fact.
"But I always fulfil my word, and so I'm going to speak very briefly about that visitation. And what I have to say about it is that today is not the day for talking about that visitation.
"And the real reason is this, let me tell you media, the real reason is that I had a meeting in London in the House of Lords. The meeting was not about the main subject that took me to Aso Rock which is the problem with, among other things, the problem we have in the Delta.
"But I used that opportunity to meet a certain number of international figures, parliamentarians, royal heads, etcetera, to pass on a message internationally to prospective interveners to what's happening in the Delta at the request of some of the militant groups here."
Soyinka said the meeting in London was reported in the media and was badly distorted.
"Let me make a plea, it is bad enough distorting whatever happens, events, statements on certain subjects, bad enough. But on an issue like the insurgency in Nigeria, the Delta in particular, we are on very, very delicate grounds and the media has a huge role to play in that," he said.
He added: "And the immediate role people like me must demand of the media is accuracy. There can be no invention in this kind of situation. There can be no adumbration, there can be no extrapolation, not even second guessing. You have got to be accurate. Otherwise, there's a loss of confidence and therefore a lack of solution. People must be confident that what they say to you is what you translate and transmit to those to whom you are sent."
Last May, during events marking Buhari's one year in office, Soyinka described a media report quoting him as declaring his support for the president as a "disgusting forgery". Yesterday, he said media reports that he was part of an international group mediating between the federal government and the Niger Delta militants was an extreme invention.
"You cannot publish a statement to me saying I'm a part of an international group when the international group is not even in existence, there's no international intervention group which has been formed," he said.
According to him, "I think to go further and attribute to me a statement that the international group has already contacted Buhari, what kind of extreme invention is that? How can a group which does not exist meet with the Head of State? And how could I, who just happened to be meeting with the Head of State, say that the two entities have met when one of them does not exist?
"So please I implore you, media, in fact, I've taken a decision not to speak about the Delta situation publicly; just to carry on any assignment which I feel I can carry out on behalf of a resolution. "I will not be talking to the press any longer, because I cannot spend my time correcting falsehood. I'm not responsible for the falsehood, and that burden should not be placed on my head."
Soyinka, however, appealed to the federal government to hold positive negotiations with the Niger Delta militants in order to solve the crisis in the region.
"I wish to make an appeal publicly to the government, and please report me accurately, to respond positively to the outrage from the militant groups," he said, adding: "That is the request which has been made by some of the groups who got me into this interventionist role in the first place."
Soyinka said at the moment the militants felt that Buhari was not seriously responding to their own outrage. "I wish to make a personal appeal to the government to respond positively and let us see where it ends us," he said, explaining: "But I'm not part of any international group, I was approached personally and I've been responding personally to some of these groups just as I did when President Jonathan was in power and MEND was the umbrella group of the insurgents."
Meanwhile, in an effort to give fillip to the federal government's quest for peace in the Niger Delta, Kachikwu met with traditional rulers from the region in his office in Abuja yesterday and took the monarchs' conditions for normalcy to return to the Delta.
In a statement, which was read at the headquarters of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in Abuja by the Bolowei of Gbaramatu Kingdom, Chief Wellington Okirika, the traditional rulers listed six things the federal government should do in order to build confidence and stop the destruction of the country's oil assets by militants in the region.
They said: "Having acceded to the call for a ceasefire by the Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, on August 4, 2016, the buck has now been passed to the table of the federal government as driven by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources – a representative of the federal government.
"For the purposes of building confidence in the system, we wish to state here that as a matter of urgency the federal government should appoint/constitute a federal government dialogue team; release the 10 innocent school children arrested by the Nigerian Army on the 28th of May, 2016 in Oporoza and others in detention on trumped up charges.
"Return the Golden Sword, being the symbol of authority in the Gbaramatu traditional institution; return the three traditional council speed boats in custody of the Nigerian Army; cessation of hostilities perpetrated by the military in the Niger Delta region; and equally important, the federal government should make a categorical statement about the opening of the Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Delta State for academic activities in the 2016/2017 session."
Speaking, Kachikwu said about $40 billion was spent in 'papers' to develop the environment and infrastructure of the oil-rich Niger Delta region in the last 10 years with no tangible results to show as evidence for such huge financial commitment to the region.
He explained that the $40 billion was part of allocations to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), derivations shares of the states, as well as financial commitments on developments by oil companies operating in the region.
He also said the government was committed to taking advantage of the ceasefire to negotiate a lasting solution to the Niger Delta issues, and that Buhari has not authorised any military action in the region. "If you look at the amount of money that has been put into the Niger Delta over the last 10 years in paper is over $40 billion. These have come from the NDDC, derivation, and oil companies' investments," Kachikwu said.
He further explained: "But as I go to the creeks, I see no single infrastructure that you can point to as the result of these investments and what it means is that we must now begin to do a soul-searching within ourselves and ask where did all these monies go to, who took them, what were they applied for, what were the roles of our own people and others not necessarily from the region.
"Unless you solve the governance and transparency issues in terms of spending this money, it doesn't matter how much money you put into this place, you are going to go back to square one and so we must begin to ask fundamental questions about how these institutions are run and what roles our traditional rulers play in the decision making process on how these projects are run, there is a lot of home truths that must happen."
Kachikwu noted that there must be accountable developmental projects tied to the Niger Delta and not the old ways of doing things. He added that there are lots of interests in putting money in the region as long as there is peace and good accountability structure.
He stated that while the government begins to set up a dialogue team with formalities, stakeholders in the region must also separate criminality from their genuine agitation for development.
"We must also going forward separate criminality from the genuine demands of Niger Delta because once you throw criminality into it, individuals who are self-serving disrupt the message we are sending and there is a good message you are sending but must be delivered very aggressively on the negotiation tables and not the field of destruction," he said.
He said Buhari had been patient in following developments in the region, adding that the president has also avoided the call for a military action in the region. The minister however warned that the government would not resist the temptation of coming against wanton destruction of oil facilities and lives in the region.
According to him, "To the best of my knowledge, President Buhari has shown a lot of patience and calm and has not so far, despite over six months of very intensive militancy activity, asked anybody to go in and engage in a military action. He has always said there is a need to engage the communities and that is his first model and he is consistent with that."
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The Mee Soto was well-flavoured with the right amount of cloves, cinnamon and other spices that made up the robust soup base. The noodle was a bit over drenched though, losing the al dente texture I was looking for. In the shop there was a special chilli soy sauce condiment that made a fantastic addition to the dish.
The Sup Buntut was clear but flavourful. The oxtail still had the skin on and was quite tough. But the soup was so good I drank everything.
Top off the dinner with Teh Botol – the quintessential ultra-sweet Jasmine tea from Indonesia. Could not drink it as it was too sweet (enough though it was labelled less sugar). Brought it back to the hotel and topped it with lots of ice before I can drink it.
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Johann Schaevius (* 25. März 1680 in Mölln; † 14. Mai 1743 in Lübeck) war ein deutscher Jurist und Syndicus der Hansestadt Lübeck.

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Johann Schaevius war Sohn des Möllner Bürgermeisters Henrich Schaeve. Er studierte Rechtswissenschaften ab 1699 an der Universität Jena und ab 1701 an der Universität Halle.

Nach einer Studienunterbrechung ab 1703 nahm er seine Studien 1709 an der Universität Helmstedt wieder auf, wo er 1712 zum Doktor der Rechte promoviert wurde. Er übernahm danach das Landsyndikat der Lauenburgischen Ritterschaft. 1713 wurde er Konsulent der Mecklenburgischen Ritterschaft. 1716 wurde Schaevius als außerordentlicher Assessor Mitglied des Lauenburgischen Hofgerichts.

Im Herbst 1719 wurde er zum Ratssyndicus in Lübeck gewählt und trat sein neues Amt im Februar 1720 an. 1730 machte der Lübecker Rat von seinem nicht unbestrittenen Recht Gebrauch, die durch den Tod von Johann Ludwig von Pincier freigewordene Stelle des Dompropstes am Lübecker Dom mit dem inzwischen verdienten Ratssyndicus Schaevius zu besetzen. Die Wahl des Rates wurde vom Domkapitel zunächst nicht anerkannt. Nach einem Prozess vor dem Reichshofrat und folgender Bestätigung durch den Lübecker Fürstbischof Adolf Friedrich wurde Schaevius erst 1733 vom Kapitel in sein Amt eingeführt. In seine Amtszeit als Syndicus fällt die von der Bürgerschaft erzwungene Selbstergänzung des Lübecker Rates 1739. Gegen Ende seiner Dienstzeit in Lübeck kam ihm seine Erfahrung aus der Tätigkeit in Sachsen-Lauenburg zustatten. Das Herzogtum Braunschweig-Lüneburg und damit indirekt das in Personalunion verbundene Königreich Großbritannien hatte die Rechtsnachfolge nach den ausgestorbenen Herzögen von Sachsen-Lauenburg angetreten und drang seit 1722 auf eine Lösung der Frage der Möllner Pertinenzien. Aus dieser Zeit haben sich seine Veröffentlichungen zum Lübecker Rechtsstandpunkt in dieser Frage erhalten. Sein publizierender Gegenspieler in Hannover war der Archivrat Johann Gottfried von Meiern. Schaevius verstarb 1743 vor Klärung der Angelegenheit im Jahr 1747. Der 1744 zum Ratsherrn erwählte Jurist Philipp Caspar Lamprecht führte die Verhandlung in der letzten Phase gemeinsam mit den beteiligten Bürgermeistern fort.

Der Rektor des Katharineums zu Lübeck Johann Henrich von Seelen hielt Johann Schaevius die Leichenrede. Er wurde in einer Grabkapelle der Burgkirche (Maria-Magdalenen-Kirche (Lübeck)) beigesetzt.

Schaevius war der Vater des Ratsherrn Johann Friedrich Schaevius. Sein Nachfolger als Dompropst wurde Jakob Levin von Plessen.

Schriften
 Apologia Lubecensium, 1740
 Gründliche Deduction, daß die vor alters also genannte Terra Mölne oder Die Herrschafft und Land-Vogtey des Landes Möllen durch die, zwischen den ehemahligen Hertzogen von Sachsen-Lauenburg und der Reichs-Stadt Lübeck im Jahr 1359 geschlossene Pfandschafft am Städtlein Möllen, an die Stadt Lübeck nicht gekommen noch transportirt gewesen: Mit Beylagen No. I. bis No. XIII. inclusive, Green, Lübeck 1741

Literatur
 Friedrich Bruns: Die Lübecker Syndiker und Ratssekretäre bis zur Verfassungsänderung von 1851, in: ZVLGA Band 29 (1938), S. 113/114
 Peter von Kobbe: Geschichte und Landesbeschreibung des Herzogtums Lauenburg. Altona 1837, S. 152 - 167 Der Möllner Prozess. als Digitalisat. ISBN 3-7777-0074-6

Einzelnachweise

Jurist in der Frühen Neuzeit
Syndicus der Hansestadt Lübeck
Dompropst (Lübeck)
Deutscher
Geboren 1680
Gestorben 1743
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Farmer, Little. Nos 5, 6, 7 & 8 shown in The American Bookmaker Vol. 10, No. 1 (1890-01): i. Principle described in The American Bookmaker Vol. 10, No. 2 (1890-02): 51-52.
Typefounders, Inc. [of Phoenix], by 1962. According to Rick von Holt (The Foolproof Press) in a posting to Briar Press on 2011-09-07 ( http://www.briarpress.org/27508) Thunderbird was cut for Typefounders, Inc. (of Phoenix; Charles Broad) in Japan. It was cut not from existing types but rather from a proof supplied to Broad by Herb Harnish. The proof had a worn serif on the 'E', and so does the type. Rick von Holt heard this story directly from Herb Harnish.
McGrew notes that the origins of Thunderbird have not been discovered. Thunderbird Extra Condensed, also issued by Typefounders, Inc. (of Phoenix) is from a different source and (on close inspection) is not really a variation of Thunderbird.
Matrices to Los Angeles Type Founders, then Barco / F&S Type Founders, then Skyline Type Foundry (November 2010). The Skyline Type Foundry matrix inventory lists all three sizes (12, 14, 18 pt).
Typefounders, Inc. [of Phoenix], Specimen 7A, 1962. 12, 14, 18 pt.
Los Angeles Type Founders "Antique Types" Specimen. 12, 14, 18 pt.
LATF Specimen, early 1970s. 12, 14, 18 pt.
Typefounders, Inc. [of Phoenix], by 1962. Not in fact related to Thunderbird (q.v.).
Matrices to Los Angeles Type Founders, then Barco / F&S Type Founders, then Skyline Type Foundry (November 2010). The Skyline Type Foundry matrix inventory lists both sizes (30, 48 pt).
Typefounders, Inc. [of Phoenix], Specimen 7A, 1962. 36 pt.
Los Angeles Type Founders "Antique Types" Specimen. 36, 48 pt.
LATF Specimen, early 1970s. 36, 48 pt.
Project management by Stanley Morison. Drawn by Victor Lardent.
Missouri-Central Type Foundry copy of Keynote ( ATF). Matrices to Castcraft (who cast this face as Keystone, though I don't yet know if it was from the Missouri-Central matrices or other matrices) and thence via John Hern to Skyline Type Foundry LLC. These matrices are electroformed.
By 1898. ATF. Damon & Peets.
Apparently based on an as yet unidentified English face.
1892. Cut in Pica (approx. 12 point) by Edward Philip Prince for William Morris.
See also Chaucer, the Great Primer (approx. 18 point) type of which Troy is a reduction.
A 20th century revival by Typefounders, Inc. [of Phoenix] of Extra Ornamented No. 2 by V. & J. Figgins (prior to 1860).
A Twentieth Century copy done by Harry Weidemann of either Cincinnati Type Foundry Ornamented Nos. 11J/20J/24j/22J (McGrew cites just 22J) or Bruce's New York Type Foundry Ornamented Nos. 7/19/40/27/1046 ( McGrew cites just 1046). Additionally, an examination of Nicolette Gray's XIXth Century Ornamented Types and Title Pages. First Edition. (London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1938) shows it as a face by Caslon, circa 1865 (revived 1884). (Gray's Catalog No. 190, p. 204).
As a 20th century revival it was also known as: Stellar. It appeared in a 1958 advertisement by "Printers Trouble Shooter" as Nos. 112, 118, 124, 130.
[For earliest showing known to me, and for provenance of matrices] "Printers Trouble Shooter" (1958) in Harry Weidemann, as Nos. 112, 118, 124, and 130.
[For attribution to Weidemann] McGrew p. 344.
Not in LATF Specimen No. 17, 1961.
Not in Typefounders, Inc. [of Phoenix], Specimen 7A, 1962.
LATF Specimen, early 1970s, p. 31.
This is an ornamented type design of great longevity, if questionable taste. It is still available in digital form, and may be available in the future in metal. It was best known during the Twentieth Century under the name "Tuscan Ombree," so here I'll try to thread together what I know of its history (even though any reference to it as "Tuscan Ombree" before the 1960s is anachronistic).
This face seems to have originated in France by 1849. Rob Roy Kelly, in American Wood Type: 1828-1900 , identifies it in this way in his discussion of Doric Ornamented (p. 125). Unfortunately, he does not say which French foundry originated it.
The earliest appearance of this type for which I have reliable and relatively clear evidence is as a Two-Line Small Pica (q.v.) by Stephenson, Blake from circa 1849. I have not seen a showing of this directly, but it is Catalog No. 109 in Nicolette Gray's XIXth Century Ornamented Types and Title Pages . Shown on p. 181.
In his discussion of the origins of Tuscan Ombree, McGrew (p. 344) traces it not to the Stephenson, Blake face of 1849 but rather to Bruce's New York Type Foundry Ornamented No. 847 and to the year 1849. However, his expression is ambiguous and it is not clear whether he means that Bruce's Ornamented No. 847 itself dates to 1849 or whether it was based on some other face (perhaps the Stephenson, Blake one) dating to 1849. I suspect the latter.
This face next appears in 1850 in Canada, in a specimen of the Montreal Type Foundry (on p. 113 of the digitization of this specimen, as No. 24, Two Line Pica Ornamented). The Montreal Type Foundry indicated that its ornamented types were imported, and that it maintained a relationship with the Bruce foundry, so I presume that this must be Bruce's type (and given the date of 1850 a rather early showing of it).
By chance, as I was piecing together this history, I ran across contemporary uses of this face. The first document was digitized by the US Library of Congress and is available online in its collection "An American Time Capsule: Three Centuries of Broadsides and Other Printed Ephemera": http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/rbpehtml/ under the title " Original air line and United States mail route! 1857. Spring arrangement. 1857. St. Louis, Alton and Chicago railroad. The only direct route from Chicago or Joliet to St. Louis Kansas and Nebraska ... [Chicago? Ill.] 1857. " (Portfolio 17, Folder 36b). The second document comes from the same source, under the title " Large stock of dry goods at auction! C. McCauley, No. 112 Hanover Street, Boston, will close out his entire stock at auction. The sale to commence on Thursday, July 17, at 10 o'clock A. M ... M. E. Brown auctioneer. Boston. Geo. B. Hamlin, print " (Portfolio 69, Folder 50). The links here are to local copies of the Library of Congress digitizations of these documents.
By 1854, this face had been cut in wood by Wells & Webb. Kelly (p. 125) shows it as a 12 line pica Doric Ornamented from their 1854 specimen. This is the name by which it is most likely to be known by wood type enthusiasts.
This face also appears as [Two-Line Pica] Ornamented, No. 16 in the Cincinnati Type Foundry's specimens: Specimen and Price List of 1870 (p. 150 of the PDF) and Fifteenth Book of Specimens (Compact Edition) from the Cincinnati Type Foundry of 1882, p. 38 (p. 68 of the PDF).
In the Twentieth Century, this face was copied, probably by Harry Weidemann, probably by electroforming from old type. McGrew identifies Bruce's New York Type Foundry Ornamented No. 847 as the literal source. The earliest showing of this revival that I have yet discovered is from 1958, as No. 424 in an advertising flyer by " Printers Trouble Shooter". It later appeared in the catalogs of Typefounders, Inc. [of Phoenix] and Los Angeles Type Founders, Inc.. There is some uncertainty as to what was being cast from which matrices by which foundry, as in general LATF acquired Phoenix, but this face appears in a 1961 LATF catalog (though in 24 point only) and also in a 1962 Phoenix catalog (24pt, with 18pt in preparation). The LATF matrices went to Barco / F&S. The "antique revival" materials of Barco/F&S were acquired by Skyline Type Foundry, and the current Skyline matrix inventory lists them in 18 and 24 pt.
As a 20th century metal revival it was also known as: Ornate No. 4, Romantiques No. 2, Carnival, and No. 424.
An unresolved puzzle: In the 1962 Type Specimens by Neon Type Division, Typefounders of Chicago (that is, Castcraft) specimen, there is a listing for all five "Romantiques" (p. 177, although only one of them, which I presume is the "No. 2" (= Tuscan Ombree) is actually shown). No. 2 is listed as available in 14 and 24 point. What is curious is that these are all specified as being available on "DIDOT BODY ONLY." The section in which they appear is one in which Castcraft is reselling European types imported (presumably) by Amsterdam Continental Types, Inc.
A version of this face, certainly hand-lettered, was used in the opening credits for the second season of the television show "The Wild, Wild West."
In 1994 the 1854 Doric Ornamented was copied by Adobe as Zebrawood [TM].
[For earliest showing known to me, and for provenance of matrices] "Printers Trouble Shooter" (1958) in Harry Weidemann, as No. 424.
A Typefounders, Inc. [of Phoenix] specimen of "The Tuscans"; at 24 pt. with a citation (no showing) for 15 on 14 pt.
A Twentieth-century copy, probably by Harry Weidemann, of an as yet unknown to me earlier face. Probably copied by electroforming. McGrew cross-identifies this as Ornate No. 5, Romantiques No. 5, and Bracelet. Of its origins he says only that it is an "English design of about 1850."
It appeared in a 1958 advertisement by "Printers Trouble Shooter" as Nos. 524 and 530.
However, the design in Nicolette Gray (1938) which most resembles it is her Catalog No. 211, attributed to Figgins, circa 1870 (p. 205).
Typefounders, Inc. [of Phoenix] Specimen 7A attests it in 24 point and notes that 18 point is in preparation. A Typefounders, Inc. [of Phoenix] specimen of "The Tuscans" shows an incomplete line at 24 pt. The '$' in this showing does not quite match the rest of the face. LATF Specimen No. 17 and an LATF specimen from the mid 1970s attest it in both sizes. The Skyline Type Foundry matrix inventory lists it in both 18 and 24 point.
A Twentieth Century copy done by Harry Weidemann of Bruce's New York Type Foundry Ornamented No. 851 (itself copied from Laurent & Deberney's Ornamented No. 1071).
This face also appears as [Two-Line Pica] Ornamented, No. 24 ( Bruce) and [Two-Line Pica] Ornamented, No. 20 ( Cincinnati).
As a 20th century revival it was also known as: Ornate No. 3, Romantiques No. 1, Carnet du Bal, and Uncle Sam. It appeared in a 1958 advertisement by "Printers Trouble Shooter" as No. 330.
An unresolved puzzle: In the 1962 Type Specimens by Neon Type Division, Typefounders of Chicago (that is, Castcraft) specimen, there is a listing for all five "Romantiques" (p. 177, although only one of them, which I presume is the "No. 2" (= Tuscan Ombree) is actually shown). No. 1 is listed as available in 24 point. What is curious is that these are all specified as being available on "DIDOT BODY ONLY." The section in which they appear is one in which Castcraft is reselling European types imported (presumably) by Amsterdam Continental Types, Inc.
Not to be confused with the wooden typeface Tuscan Outline by Wells & Wood (1849); see David Consuegra's American Type Design and Designers (NY: Allworth Press, 2004), p. 258 .
Weidemann's matrices went to Typefounders, Inc. [of Phoenix], then Barco, and finally Skyline Type Foundry. Various Phoenix and LATF specimens list 18, 24, and 30 point; the Skyline Type Foundry matrix inventory lists only 30 point.
[For earliest showing known to me, and for provenance of matrices] "Printers Trouble Shooter" (1958) in Harry Weidemann, as No. 330.
A Typefounders, Inc. [of Phoenix] specimen of "The Tuscans", 30 pt one-line specimen.
Central Type Foundry, St. Louis. This was the first printing typeface in imitation of the typewriter. It was also a very early machine-cut typeface (along with Geometric, Geometric Italic, Morning Glory, and Scribner). Gustave F. Schroeder cut the working patterns and William A. Schraubstädter did the matrix engraving.
Central Type Foundry. Reviewed in The American Bookmaker Vol. 10, No. 1 (1890-01): 20-21.
The digitizations of 19th century documents from the Library of Congress are in the public domain. The reproductions of/from them here remain in the public domain.


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Title: Grey matter and incandescent music
Music: Fleabag - Growler
Mood: chipper
Via jakebe, the quite inspiring tale of the Stupid Bunny. As he says - isn't this too wonderful to not do? ^_^ This could've been made for stego_s_aurus..
I recently happened upon this book, which promises to be a truly fascinating read - This Is Your Brain on Music - The Science of a Human Obsession, by Daniel J. Levitin:
Whether you load your iPod with Bach or Bono, music has a significant role in your life - even if you never realized it. Why does music evoke such powerful moods? The answers are at last becoming clear, thanks to revolutionary neuroscience and the emerging field of evolutionary psychology. Levitin unravels a host of mysteries that affect everything from pop culture to our understanding of human nature, including:
Are our musical preferences shaped in utero?
Is there a cutoff point for acquiring new tastes in music?
What do PET scans and MRIs reveal about the brain's response to music?
Is musical pleasure different from other kinds of pleasure?
This Is Your Brain on Music explores cultures in which singing is considered an essential human function, patients who have a rare disorder that prevents them from making sense of music, and scientists studying why two people may not have the same definition of pitch. At every turn, this provocative work unlocks deep secrets about how nature and nurture forge a uniquely human obsession.
You might, of course, wonder what the author actually understands about what makes music.. so, I had a peek at his bio on Wikipedia:
Within cognitive psychology, he has published articles on absolute pitch and music cognition and perception. He has worked as a producer and sound designer on albums by Blue Öyster Cult, Chris Isaak, and Joe Satriani; as a consultant to Stevie Wonder and Steely Dan; and as a recording engineer for Santana and The Grateful Dead. Records and CDs to which he has contributed have sold in excess of 30 million copies. [...]
Levitin has worked on and off as a stand-up comedian and joke writer, performing at the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco with Robin Williams in 1984, and at comedy clubs in California; he placed second in the National Lampoon stand-up comedy competition regionals in San Francisco in 1989, and has contributed jokes to Jay Leno, Arsenio Hall, as well as the nationally syndicated comic strip Bizarro, some of which were included in the 2006 compilation "Bizarro and Other Strange Manifestations of the Art of Dan Piraro"
Now there's a life. ^_^
Quite a nice piece of casting news: Thomas Sangster, whom some will recognise from Human Nature/The Family of Blood, has landed the lead role in the forthcoming live action Tintin movies.
A pleasantly silly feature on consumerist polling, posing questions like "What brand would you most like to sit next to at a dinner party?" No huge surprises, with various top global names making their way into different top five choices for each scenario. The selections for which brand they'd like to resurrect are mildly interesting, with Atari coming in at number three, and "none" at number one.
You may well have come across The Video Game Name Generator before; but as otter3 discovered, someone's been running a contest to actually create Flash games based on titles tossed out by it. =:D Fancy Narcoleptic Soccer Rush, Enraged Rocket House, Extreme Bedtime: the Next Generation, or Furry Punching Nitro?
Hee! See, now I'd actually seek out those games, if they existed - who needs Yet Another FPS? But then, too many games take themselves far too seriously. One could easily say the same about people too, though, hence the problem. The success of Katamari Damacy, Loco Roco, Animal Crossing, and indeed, the Wii in general would seem to indicate Nintendo's premise of trying to push gaming beyond the recently traditional audiences. With the anticipation of Spore nigh tangible, even some significant bits of EA seem to see this too, thankfully. ^_^
Even if not a game, DDTR could make some YouTube stars.. !