Discussion in 'Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors' started by dsnuts, Dec 24, 2011.
Welcome to the new and improved. Discovery thread..
I have given some thought into what this thread should be about. If anybody that feels they have something to contribute to this thread as in. It is something new for you or the community I welcome any and every impression of anything that is new to you..If I feel it is something the community should take a good look at it will be posted on the front page and a change in the title with that particular product..I think this thread should be about encouraging something new for all of us to consider as well as letting the rest of us know how you feel about a product. Your impressions matter.
As there are so many products out there in headphone land that just goes unnoticed. I hope this thread will uncover some gems that should not be missed by this community. Everyone on this thread should feel at home and no one is going to judge you based on your experience with said new products. I welcome everyone's take on anything they feel is a discovery for them. Remember this is not just a discovery for the community but should be about a discovery for you. Thanks for reading and supporting the thread .
Oh here we go yet another Fotm.. No pindexter!! You better read his review as I agree with evete about these. These not only compete with the MP8320 easily they compete with the Isurus as well..These put the other cheaper iems in their respective places and simply leaves them behind. The sound quality on these are simply mind blowing.. I was originally going to do a Thermaltake Isurus thread but I had to throw these in here as well..
Anyone that hears these will have nothing to complain about. The size of these little iems are so small they will fit an infant. The only complaint I have is they do have a build quality of a cheaper Iem the cord has memory and is a stiffer rubbery material which does emit some microphonics. But it was the sound quality that floored me. Without a doubt in my mind these are the best sounding headphones Philips makes. I truly doubt they have anything better and to test this I went ahead a purchased these.
So I have been impressed with cheap stuff in the past. These? WOW fellas. These are unreal! Introducing the new JVC HA-F40 Utilizing Carbon Nanotubes for drivers. I literally just opened these not 5 minutes ago and quite frankly. I am blown away. These sound nothing like a $20 earphone. NOTHING like it at all. These have a clarity and detail level I am not used to at this price point..Not a single aspect lacking. Not in the sound not in the very comfortable build..These make all of the Panasonic earphones seem cheap sounding. These to me sound better than the isurus. Better than the SHE3580.. These should not sound this fantastic. These should not exist at this price range. This is with absolute no burn in what so ever..My mind is BLOWN fellas. Forget the previous cheapos. Try a pair of these. Lol!! WOW.
These remind me of the much more expensive CKM AT earphones I have been reviewing..Rich extended highs. Fully detailed mids. Full tight clean bass end with very nice extension to sub bass. I have no idea how JVC can bring out an earphone that sounds this good so damn cheap. It is just simply amazing..
Very nice detail Check Aha yea so the detail level of these are shocking!
Very clean balanced sound Check No sibilance with plenty of sparkle, smooth liquidy mids and a solid punch.
Good solid depth and width to sound Check Instruments and vocals just POP. Unreal..lol!
Solid bass end tight and not bloated w great sub bass Double Check.
Lol! These sound fantabulous I have no other way to describe them. I can't believe how good these sound for $20 or so. Check em out fellas. Want to be impressed by yet another fantastic cheapo. These have now raised the bar. If you guys thought the previous cheapos on this thread was impressive. Wait till you guys hear these. I eagerly wait for peoples take on these.
Welp, so after almost a full week, I finally got around to writing the review. Sorry if I had you waiting this long. So now, after four revisions, here's the latest version of my review!
A little shout-out to my born-to-be-a-photographer sister too, who took the pics earlier this afternoon.
The 小米活塞 – the Xiaomi Pistons, if you will – are probably the most interesting headphones I've seen so far. This is because they have a look, feel, and sound that could be found in headphones at least double its price – all in a simple, compact, and super-cheap package. They retail at 99元, which when converted would be only $16. Yes, you read that right – 16 dollars. And evidently, 16 dollars is only a few more bucks above the Philips SHE-3590, also a very good budget earphone (about $8-10). But what makes the Pistons so good is that at an almost rock-bottom price of $16 dollars, you have beryllium drivers in them. What are they, and why are they so interesting? Read on below to find out.
"Beryllium, atomic number 4, atomic weight of 9.012182, is the lightest of the alkaline earth metals. Under normal conditions, it has a light steel gray color, is lighter than conventional aluminum and titanium, is four times the strength of steel, and is an indispensable material in nuclear energy, rockets, missiles, aviation, and metallurgy. It has stable mechanical properties, and it has such strength and hardness that it can only be cut with diamonds. Compared to titanium, beryllium alloy is three times harder, 1.5 times lighter, up to 3 times faster transmission speed, and is also 100 times more expensive.
The new Xiaomi Pistons' diaphragms utilize the hardest of all metallic elements, which is nearly 5 times more expensive than gold through a high-tech process to create the world's first beryllium diaphragm ear-phone. Xiaomi partnered with its in-house design team to develop a new type of headphone diaphragm using this beryllium alloy. The beryllium diaphragm, using a vacuum-coating process, gives full play to the light, rigid, flexible beryllium, only with a thickness of 2 µm. As a result, the new Pistons have a wider and smoother frequency response, enhancing the high treble range from 10 KHz to 20 KHz. In contrast, earphone roll-off typically occurs from 10 KHz onwards. The beryllium diaphragm also enhances the bass region, making it more stable, tight, clear, and clean, without interfering with the higher frequencies.
Well, hopefully that comparatively long explanation should be able to answer the questions behind beryllium and its use in the Xiaomi Pistons. But how they managed to put such an expensive material (I believe the article wrote that it is 5x the price of gold) into such an inexpensive earphone is beyond me. They probably found a gold mine of the metal somewhere (which is impossible considering its Rarity). They might have discovered unicorns and trained them to find the precious metal.
But anyway, I don't need to add any more MLP references right now. Right now, I have the Pistons on my desk, and honestly, I don't know why they call it the Pistons. Though they do look like the top half of an engine piston (take out the tips and you'll see), they look so beautiful and refined in its royal gold color that I don't know if it's worth calling it the 'Pistons,' because real pistons look kinda crude to me. Nevertheless, let's just get on with the review.
The Pistons' box is undeniably small and compact. Xiaomi hired a design team, 1More Design (link), to design the Pistons (as well as its predecessor). The result is a strikingly beautiful headphone, which although it might look almost the same with the first Pistons, it has a more refined and formal look to it (just the gold, really) that really shows that it means business.
1More Design has a lot of design geniuses in the team in my opinion, because of their really creative box design, which is in fact made from one piece of recycled paper. It unfolds, one after the other, to reveal the actual case of the earphones inside. The box is also labeled with a lot of useful tips, such as how to know which earphone is for which ear, or for how to return the earphones back into its casing. I had a lot of trouble figuring out both, but the box was a lot of help. Strangely, it doesn't have anything that advertises the earphone at all at first glance. On the bottom side of the box, you get a short bulleted list of its features, but that's about it. No literature, not safety precaution manuals, not even an instructions booklet – just the box and the earphones. Also, I would like to note, the box of the MK301 (or so its product number says) has a striking resemblance to that of the Xiaomi Box – a set top box of sorts which I also have on my desk at the moment. They both have a similar theme, which is a nice touch.
Moving on deeper into the plastic casing, you are greeted with what you could say is a work of art. It looks like a dark version of what might be something you could see in the box of an iPod Shuffle (only larger). Right there up front-and-center is the earphones, which is enclosed in its travel casing. One cool feature is that the casing also comes in other colors (green, blue, and pink), sold separately. Upon taking it out for the first time, you might find the packing method a little daunting, but just check out the box, assuming you didn't already toss it into the trashcan (but why the hell would you want to do that?). Sadly, the enclosures for the earphones themselves can only fit the medium size tips perfectly. All of the other tips do not have a full, flush fit (sadly), but it's not like the tips would get damaged from getting squished only slightly. Speaking of the tips, taking out the earphones' travel casing reveals the extra eartips underneath. There are two extra single-flange tips (large and small), and there's another pair which is actually a double-flange tip. They are packed neatly in their compartment (they're not even close to 'packed') with a pole of sorts where you could slip them through. In between is a square indicating which are for which. The large and small single-flange tips are designed for music, which the double-flanged one is for calls. Why this is and is not so, you'll read later.
However, I do have a slight issue with the accessories. They didn't include a shirt clip in the box, when the earphones looked to be pretty much designed for wearing straight down. Wearing around-the-ear might be a little annoying because of the rather short cable from the remote to the earphones. If they made it longer (total length at around 1.2m), it would've been perfect. Oh well.
Now, taking out the earphones form their travel case, the build feels solid, but rather fragile (or at least, the cable is). The inline remote and mic, as well as the jack and the earphones are made out of aluminum. The cable is covered with Kevlar, but the cable leading from the remote to the earphones are made of silicone (probably for better comfort when wearing around-the-ear). Making it out of Kevlar would've been better in my opinion, because it kinda ruins the continuity of the cable. Nevertheless, build quality is pretty good.
Upon wearing it, it was really comfortable, straight down or around the ear. However, the perfect fit isn't all the way in. Going all the way in breaks the seal and thus reduces the bass, so to bring out its true sound, let it sit snugly on the little flap just outside your ear canal. To make things easier for me to explain, try to get a fit where you get maximum isolation (except with the double-flange tips). If you do, then that should more or less be the right seal for the earphone. Fitting is easy, and the medium tips fit my ears perfectly. They're really soft, as well.
And now that we've got that down, let's get on to the main event!
As for the setup, it's either straight from the iPod or through Line-Out on my PC with a Creative Sound Blaster VX5.1 as the soundcard. Other than that, there aren't any extras (but I'm really looking to get an amp for my PC). Getting the fit right takes a short while, and you might want to take it out once before putting it back in your ears to get the seal right. But if you do, then welcome.
Listening to Random Access Memories, my electronica test album, I found myself almost squealing with delight (though it sounds a little nuts). I felt a lot like dancing to the tracks, but I kinda shrugged that off. It's a lot of fun to listen to, and it does really well. Bass is tight and punchy but manages to keep its balance. It is separated well away from the midrange, and digs down deep. The live kit was amazing, the vocals were clear as day, and the bass was crazy awesome. Instruments were well separated, which is another big plus. The Pistons sound really promising so far.
Moving on to Paint It Acoustic, my acoustic instrumental test album, it sounded so beautiful that I felt inspired to learn the guitar (not really, but it sounded great though). 'Fanoe' was probably my favorite track and is probably the most complex as there are two guitars playing in the song. Having watched the video, listening to the song made me almost feel like I was recording the actual video, in front of Böegershausen and Sungha themselves. Soundstage is good so far, with positional accuracy almost perfect, though I felt that Böegershausen's guitar was a little too far to the right. Other than that, the entire album sounded great on the Pistons with its amazing clarity.
The Pistons continue to impress with Ben Prunty's FTL soundtrack coming on in my tests. Prunty did an amazing job getting the soundstage right, and it wounded up as my soundstage test album. And for these Xiaomi Pistons, I give a surefire A+. Soundstage was actually pretty wide, and did its job well. Positional accuracy was solid, and I was as well immersed as I was with my heavily-EQ'd Razer Krakens. For a pair of tiny speakers jabbed into my ears, it did undeniably well in the soundstage test.
And finally, with Katy Perry's latest album "Prism," I started the vocals test. Perry's vocals were sweet and crystal-clear, something I'd never listened to since I demoed the BeoPlay H6 at an audio store about a month ago. Instrument separation was again impressive, as was the soundstage.
Overall, the sound signature of the Pistons would be rated as fun – a lot of fun. With bass that extends deep and pounds them straight into your ears, midrange clarity that is probably clearer than the skies above the roof over my head, and a crisp, airy treble, this earphone never ceases to please.
However, wearing the double-flanged tips changed the sound signature of the earphones almost entirely. Bass felt like it was sucked out and left thin bass. However, the earphones never sounded tinny even without that bass. The midrange and treble kept composed, with the vocals now taking more emphasis, and treble changed little if any, and the overall signature felt a little too sharp. On the other hand, I am a basshead, and what I might find thin to my ears wouldn't be the same for someone else. Our ears are all different, after all.
A little experimentation on my part showed that the reduced bass was caused by the shape of the tips. It wasn't that they were double-flanged; it was because of their widest diameter, which was evidently much smaller than the medium tips. And since the tips were smaller, the earphones fail to create a seal – or rather, purposefully break the seal – in order to reduce the bass and enhance vocal clarity further. I believe I'd already written that the double-flange tips were designed for calls; therefore, enhanced vocal clarity wouldn't be a surprise.
Overall, the sound of the double-flanged tips provide a less fun and more analytical (but still enjoyable) approach to your listening session. Isolation was compromised slightly in favour of a slightly wider soundstage, and bass was flattened out to make the entire presentation much flatter and more audiophile-friendly. I think you guys would like it, so I suggest you give it a try.
Much to my chagrin, I don't have the original Pistons in my possession. I know, it's a bummer, really, but that won't stop me from comparing it with other headphones!
Putting it up head-to-head against my Philips SHE-3590, The Pistons were better in the clarity and soundstage area. The Philips had bigger and more powerful bass, but the Pistons were smoother and felt more controlled. Both weren't muddy at all, and had a V-shaped signature. However, I would like to add that the Pistons have an airier, but slightly less sibilant treble, which is yet another plus.
What might be fairer – or rather, more competitive – competition would be the B&O BeoPlay H6. Though I've listened to it only about twice (I don't own it…yet), its sound left such an impression on me that I still recall the experience I had with them. I know, it may be placed far above and beyond the price range of the Pistons, but somehow, I think both are a good match. Clarity and soundstage are great on both headphones (no contest here), but the differences start in the sound signature. The H6 is said to have great bass, but when played from a mobile device (which non-audiophiles like me only have) the H6 sounds flat and really balanced across the frequencies. They aren't analytical, either. The Pistons, however, take on a different approach with powerful bass which still keeps its balance. If given the money, I would jump at the H6 instantly, without giving a care in the world about trying to squeeze out its supposedly awesome bass. Both sound equally great, and both seem to have a sort of yin-yang relationship with each other – the Pistons with more bass and the H6 with a flatter signature.
The Xiaomi Pistons are a good example of pushing the price boundaries of great headphones beyond that boundary. With their supposedly expensive beryllium drivers, they provide your ears with a sweet and fun sound signature that somehow does great probably every genre in the book.
Their bass is controlled, but pounds into your ears without the slightest hint of bass bleed. Their mids have a clarity beyond anything I've listened to in my many days of listening. The treble is sweet, almost borderline sibilant (whatever that means), and compliments the entire spectrum with a nice touch of airiness. Their soundstage is exceptional, and positional accuracy is spot-on.
And all of this you get in a super-small and super-simple package for only $16. This wonder looks, sounds, and feels so good that it should've been listed at a price at least twice that. It has the capability of looking up to headphones far above its price range, which makes you wonder even more if the retail price that it currently holds will change because of how it's so awesome. Rest assured, however, that it won't change for a long time. This is an earphone worth buying, and it will blow you away.
I'm a just-turned-14 year old sophomore which you might as well pass off as regular. I've loved music for as long as I can remember, and it's become a part of my life. I've been self-teaching piano for about half a year, spanning across three years (I know, I'm lazy). I've also become interested in drums, but I don't have the resources to get a kit (I just put up with the iPad instead). As for guitar…I never really liked it much (my fingers ache like hell), but it might be interesting to try in the future.
I only recently got to delve into the headphone world when my parents bought me a set of Beats only back in April. Only about three weeks later, I entered Head-Fi and started a journey that would probably extend throughout the rest of my life. And on this journey which hasn't even reached a year yet, I've learned a lot about what good sound sounds like. I still have a long way to go, but it's the journey that makes it all worthwhile.
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I trust you, Dsnuts. The Monoprices were a killer deal, the HTF600 was a solid find, and it seems like you're even more confident about this one.
Analogies As Only eke2k6 Does 'Em!
I still have wet dreams about the SR-009.
Wait till you guys here them philips. I mean the isaurus is one thing as it actually has higher end drivers and sound just like them. WAIT TILL YOU HEAR THE PHILIPS!! OH MAN!!!
Just purchased the Phillips for $9.99 shipped.
I will report back with my findings on both earphones when they arrive around the New Year.
They are all variation in color but are indeed the same phones. Black blue pink purple red.. The SQ of these are simply over the top.. Oh and take those Amazon reviews with a grain of salt, many on there have no idea what they are talking about. Read Joe Bloggs review..He is not exaggerating and I am not either I back up everything he wrote on that thread 100%.
I like the red and the case so I'm gonna grab a red one for $20 shipped off Amazon.
Thanks Dsnuts! Though I know Sony uses the 13.5mm 106 sens. driver while the AT use 13mm and 14mm in the CKM77/99. Maybe someone who has either the AT or an EX510(sounds like your description as well) will try them as well and compare the sound quality levels.
edit: Okay $20.73 shipped! Chose the VA seller since it is about 5 or so hours from NY and should come sooner. The case and better build are worth the extra $$ plus it seems they sound at least a bit better.
But you don't know about fakes one available at the market? Or maybe there isn't any.
I wouldnt worry about fakes. Who is gonna clone a $10 iem? Lol! Seriously just get one and all will be clear..
@ jant71. .I know the specs don't match up but believe me I own 4 AT headphones and I can clearly tell the house Audio Technica sound is in full effect on the Isaurus. I read Jokers review on the CKM99 and I had no doubts in my mind he was describing the Isaurus iems. IT was a V8 moment. I know the Isaurus says 13.5 vs the CKM99 14mm but I think the specs were changed on purpose..If I was AT and made these for Thermaltake I wouldn't want the general public to know I am using the same driver I am using on a $200 IEM.. Who would buy that when you can spend a whole lot less for the same sound?
Well, there are a lot of CX300 clones, so this is why I am worried about. And because I am going to order them from HK How would you compare phillips to MP? Which one has better instrument separation & wider soundstage?
I've had a few AT myself. Six and currently only the ES55. I should be able to tell if it has the AT house sound. I just had that happen to me yesterday. I'm thinking my PMX680 and the Blox M2C share a Fosters driver though the Blox has better mids and the PMX has better bass(prefer the PMX, btw) they sound like they come from the same house, possibly Foster.
I think the MP has a bit wider stage instrument separation and detail is better on the SHE3580, the sound is so buttery smooth so balanced and clean with bass quality that is unbelievable. There is literally no weakness in anything on them. Everything on the sounds are so satisfactory. The sound dynamics on these are magical for how small these are.. They are shockingly great at any price..
Uh oh. Comparing these to $200 IEMs, more specifically the Audio Technica CKM99? Them's fightin' words if I've ever heard them.
Well, once again, my curiosity has gotten the better of me and I've ordered a pair to try out for somewhere around $21 shipped. I hope these impress me as much, if not more, than the Monoprice 933 (8320) has.
Thanks again Nutman, I already have the 3580 after reading Joe Bloggs take on them and agree with him, although I have not played with eq, it scares me. I ordered the Thermaltake Isaurus from amazon and will post impressions when I get them. This sort of team work is what makes a community better.


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Cell 22
Cell 11
Cell 2
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Cell 13
Cell 27

Cell 3
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Cell 33
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Cell 33
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Getting a list of email by DisplayName in AD
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A: I'm not sure what you are trying to do here.  Do you have a sample from the CSV files?
C:\temp\address.csv
That would help a lot. Based on your code you have at least these two columns:

*

*Name       <- AD User Displayname

*Server     <- AD Computer Name

I generally do not use Displayname as a joint or a lookup value as you can have duplicates.  It's a bad practice.  You should use sAMaccountName or UPN instead.
Once I see the sample I can help you.

A: Using this Join-Object script/Join-Object Module (see also: In Powershell, what's the best way to join two tables into one?), you might join multiple tables (based on a common property) at once:
$Result1 = ConvertFrom-Csv @'
server, Name,   email
Cell1,  Cell22, Cell11
Cell3,  Cell44, Cell33
'@

$Result2 = ConvertFrom-Csv @'
server, Cluster
Cell1,  Cell2
Cell3,  Cell4
'@

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server, TcpTestSucceeded, PingSucceeded, RemoteAddress
Cell1,  Cell21,           Cell13,        Cell27
Cell3,  Cell41,           Cell33,        Cell47
'@

$Result1 |Join $Result2 -on Server |Join $Result3 -on Server |Format-Table

server Name   email  Cluster TcpTestSucceeded PingSucceeded RemoteAddress
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Cell1  Cell22 Cell11 Cell2   Cell21           Cell13        Cell27
Cell3  Cell44 Cell33 Cell4   Cell41           Cell33        Cell47

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Home » Featured » Are Data Lakes Just Dumping Grounds?
In this special guest feature Stan Christiaens, Co-founder and CTO at Collibra, shares strategies to ensure that data moves beyond raw material to take its rightful place as a valuable business asset. The article outlines common problems with data lakes, strategies for how business can avoid those problems, and how governance enables a data lake to become more than just a data repository. Stan leads a global product organization with a focus on driving innovation in data governance and catalog software. Prior to co-founding Collibra, Stan was a senior researcher at the Vrije Universiteit of Brussels, a leading semantic research center in Europe, where he focused on application-oriented research in semantics. He holds a Master of Science degree in Information Technology and a Master's degree in AI from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and a Postgraduate in Industrial Corporate Governance from Europese Hogeschool Brussel.
Big data. Although the term is ubiquitous today, it wasn't so long ago that "big data" wasn't part of the everyday lexicon. The growth of data, in all its forms, during the last five years has been dizzying, and has caught many organizations worldwide flat-footed.
In light of this, finding a way to deal with all of this data has become big business. IDC estimates that worldwide revenue for big data and business analytics will grow to more than $260 billion by 2022. Organizations have made significant investments in hardware, software and services to deal with the onslaught of data.
Data lakes quickly emerged as a technology front-runner in the race to make data more digestible – and to finally get it in one place. Data lakes are flexible, scalable and offer an easy solution to store data. They serve as central repositories for all types of "raw" data, including structured, semi-structured and unstructured. The data structure and requirements aren't defined until the data is needed. Ideally, a data lake is the go-to location for data scientist and business users alike, fueling all analytics activities across the business.
The reality is that getting insight and value from so much data is challenging. Forrester finds that between 60 – 73% of all enterprise data goes unused for analytics. It's all too common for the majority of users to only find a small percentage of truly valuable in this wide array of assets. In the rush to aggregate our data somewhere, lakes have become swamps of undefined data from a variety of sources. Data scientists and everyday business users struggle to find and understand data. Even worse, once they find a source, can they trust it?
It begs the question: Are we fooling ourselves? Can a single, centralized repository for the business really exists?
The answer is yes. It's not the lake, but rather how we organize and govern it.
Why should it be put in?
Does it really belong in the lake?
Is it the right source?
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What happened to the Hindus killed in Orissa?
The biased reporting of the media: The media reported about the killing of Hindu Sanyasi – Swami Lakshmanand and his disciples variously as follows:
Bhubaneswar (Orissa): In a sensational incident[1] Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati and four of his close aids have been killed in a grenade attack by the suspected Maoists at around 9 PM at Jalaspotta Ashram, in Tumudi Bandh area in the tribal dominated district of Kandhamal in Southern Orissa on Saturday night.
Kandhamal (Orissa): In the wake of widespread violence in Orissa, the National Commission of Minorities (NCM) on Tuesday sought a comprehensive report from the State Government over the fresh violence in the communally-sensitive tribal dominated Kandhamal following the killing of Swami Laxmananda Saraswati[2]. "NCM has sought entire details of the episode and asked the Naveen Patnaik led Government to explain how the problem started," NCM Chairman Md Shafi Qureshi said in a statement[3].
Killed along with Swami are Hindus: On August 23rd night, the celebrations were going on the eve of Krishna's birth day just like Christmas. at Laxmananda's kanyashram at Tumudibandh, about 100 km from Phulbani, the district headquarters of Kandhmal district. The killed were as follows, though not revealed by the media:
Swami Lakshmanananda.
Two inmates of the ashram – ladies, one has been Sanyasi.
Two devotees.
A group of nearly 30 armed came in vehicles and they reportedly thrown a grenade and also started firing with AK-47. While confirming the attack, police sources said the attackers used automatic weapons and bombs[4]. Thus, such a group of men could not have come all of sudden and therefore, the attack has been evidently planned one in eliminating the Swamiji.
I have copied the images from the following sites:
http://picasaweb.google.com/pravat.chandra/MurderOfSwamiLaxmanandaSaraswati
http://picasaweb.google.com/visakeobbsr/SwamiLaxmanandaSaroswati
I acknowledge for using these photos only for the purpose of pointing out that the media has been suppressing the facts of the suffering of Hindus in Secular India. Though it has been against all law, norms, code etc., the national and international media and other agencies have been doing .
The Police enquiry appears to be slacking and directionless: The media reports thatOrissa police are yet to start a thorough inquiry that will lead them to the 30-odd assailants. In the last four days, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has announced the setting up of a judicial inquiry commission to unravel the truth and sent two police IGs and two DIGs to Kandhamal. On Tuesday (26-08-2008), he sent an investigation team, headed by Crime Branch SP Yatindra Koyal, to Kandhamal to hunt down the killers. On Saturday night (23-08-2008) when Lakshmanananda Saraswati was killed, Orissa Director General of Police Gopal Chandra Nanda didn't wait for a full inquiry before making a statement that Maoists were behind the incident. "From the automatic weapons used it looks like the handiwork of Maoists," he said. But four days after the incident, the state Government has nothing to prove this claim though two persons were detained on the suspicion that they could have had a role in the killing. On Wednesday (27-08-2008), Inspector General of Police (Intelligence) Manmohan Praharaj sought to play down the Maoist angle and said the police were keeping all the options open. "Whatever evidence we have got is consistent with the Maoist stamp in the kind of operation they undertake. The assailants had left a note written on the letterhead of Vamsadhara Zonal Committee, signed by one Azad[5], and it is consistent with the Maoist methods," said Praharaj. While the Chief Minister claimed that intensive raids and intelligence-based combing operations were being undertaken to apprehend the culprits, police admitted that the probe was heading nowhere. "We have interrogated people but had to let them go after finding little evidence," said Praharaj. The Maoist theory has been junked by Sangh Parivar outfits, who accuse the local Christians to be the killers. "Someone had decided at some point of time that Lakshmanananda Saraswati had to be killed," said a VHP leader.
Hindu-Christian clashes: The media, both national and international local and Catholic has been unanimous that the clashes had been between Hindus and Christians. Then, how is that the killed Hindus are not mentioned in the media? The over-enthusiastic Christian media grossly misinterprets the fact that a nun was burned alive, though the victim has been a Hindu woman only[6]. The woman, Rajani Majhi, was a Hindu and a student of Padampur Women's College in Bargarh district, said Deputy Inspector General of Police (northern range) Y B Khurania. Her biological father Laxmi Prasad Mahakud and foster father Guchu Majhi are both Hindus. They are residents of Nuapada village under Jharbandh police jurisdiction in the district[7]. Again, the national and international print and electronic media have been publishing pictures / photos, as if only Christians have been attacked, affected and so on. The attacked, suffered and affected Hindus are totally suppressed.
It is not national shame, but shame for secularism, as it has been against Hindus: No doubt, Dr. Manmohan Sigh has been a well-learned person, but his utterance that the Orissa incidences have been "national shame" has been shame to his stature. That is why the international and national stooges have been emboldened enough to publish, print and blare whatever they want without any basis[8]. Thus, the pro-Christian, Christian and anti-Hindu media have been so happy to make his utterance[9] headlines!
50,000 schools will remain closed today!:Manmohan Singh said to a high level delegation of Christian leaders who met him on Thursday evening that the ongoing violence in Orissa is a "national shame". To protest the attack on the Christian community, nearly 50,000 schools and institutions run by Christian organisations across the country will remain closed across the country on Friday[10]. A peaceful protest rally outside the Orissa Bhavan is planned on Friday. Several peaceful rallies are also expected to be held at various other places. The CRPF, which has been deployed in trouble-torn Orissa, is making all efforts to bring back the violence-affected families who have fled their homes for forests fearing attack from right-wing groups.
The Christians all the way to meet PM and others! Alarmed with the ongoing attacks on the Christian community, the seven member delegation, including two archbishops and a bishop, demanded that central para military forces be deployed in the affected areas to prevent reoccurrence of violence. They also asked for a CBI inquiry in the matter. The vice-president of National Council of Churches of India, Sushma Ramaswami, who was part of the delegation said, "The PM repeatedly said that the chief minister of Orissa, Naveen Patnaik, and the governor, have failed in their duty. He said that he would immediately call them and remind them of their constitutional responsibility to ensure the protection of all citizens." Ms Ramaswami also said the Prime Minister assured the delegation that immediate financial relief would be provided to the families of those who lost their kin and to those who have been injured. All Christian organisation, including the Catholics Bishop Conference of India (CBCI), National Christian Council and Evangelical Fellowship of India have come under the National United Christian Forum to protest the violence aimed at the community. CBCI spokesperson Babu Joseph, who was a part of the delegation, said, "This is only the second time after 1998 when an all India call for closure of Christian institutions have been given. In 1998, it was due to the attacks in Dangs in Gujarat, but this is at a much larger scale and several lives have been lost." Ms Sushma said they also asked the PM to ensure that at least the local Christian leaders be allowed to visit the local areas to reassure the people and take stock of the situation. The delegation submitted a memorandum which listed 26 people who lost their lives, 41 churches, four convents and five hostels which were destroyed, over 250 houses damaged and seven institutions attacked.
Hindu leaders do not care: What would have happened, if Hindu leaders tried to meet PM? It has not happened and therefore, the question does not arise. But, still, the learned PM and others do not bother as to why the Swami and four other Hindus were killed? Who killed? And why they were killed? But they go on sidetrack the issue of "Christians being attacked" and so on, even not bothering about the Hindus attacked.
[1] It is not known how killing of a Hindu Sanyasi, that too, 85-years old has been sensational to media persons.
[2] http://www.odishatoday.com/Orissa/NCM_seeks_report_from_Orissa_Govt_270808-8754210532689.html
[3] As there is no National Majority Commission, none bothers about the killing of Hindus there or anywhere in India or in the world!
[4] http://www.kalingatimes.com/odisha_news/news/20080823-Swami-Lakshmanananda-four-others-killed.htm
[5] Evidently, this has been picked up by the NDTV giving publicity. If that is the case, taking the name of "Azad", one can make a wild guess that Muslims are involved in the killing!
[6] http://www.indianexpress.com/story/354169.html
[7] Woman burnt by the mob was Hindu, not Christian, By Express News Service, Posted online: Thursday, August 28, 2008 at 0023 hrs.
[8] As pinted out in the case of Pope!
[9] http://www.aol.in/news-story/PM-terms-Orissa-violence-a-%27national-shame%27/2008082816239012000013
http://abclive.in/index.php?news=1049
[10] http://www.asianage.com/presentation/leftnavigation/news/india/50,000-schools-will-remain-closed-today.aspx
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Vairamuthu – the Greatest and highly influential Poet has been caught into sexual harassment, exploitation and sexploitation!
In high-tech industries how sexploitation breeds: Indian, for that matter, any film industry has been a place of exploitation and sexploitation place only. In earlier times, the actresses and other women associated with films might not have expressed their sufferings openly. Or such sexual harassment narratives might have been confined to the film field and gossiping. With the rise of media and social media etc., people get awareness and stated expressing their views opinion and perspective anonymously or openly using social media. Government of India has passed strict legislation to prosecute the sexploiters at working places. In government offices, definitely, women have started coming out, as full support is extended to them. However, in sophisticated industries, including IT sector, most of the sexploitations, harassments and even crimes are suppressed, oppressed and buried with high-tech compromises. Of course, cine-field has been more sophisticated by other means, yet, some of them have come out to pinpoint the sexual animals hiding behind virtuous masks.
"Me Too" exposing sexual animals prowling in cinema industry: While the MeToo movement goes on in India, three anonymous women have accused Vairamuthu, a popular lyricist in Tamil Cinema, of sexual harassment, while another woman accused veteran actor Radha Ravi[1]. Vairamuthu, with political clout reigns supreme and controls all his critics. Though, recently, caught in "Andal controversy" he could manipulate and escape from legal action initiated. Now, started accusations against him by cine-field women. Two female singers spoke of their instances where they were invited to Vairamuthu's house-cum-office. Both were 18 years old when they were harassed by him[2]. While one of the women said that he hugged and kissed her, the other shared that he closed the room and touched her[3]. Journalist Sandhya Menon tweeted the victims accounts on their behalf[4].
After NanaPatekar and all, now Vairamuthu: After allegations of sexual harassment by Bollywood actress Tanushree Dutta on Nana Patekar kicked off the #MeToo movement in India, the campaign has hit Tamil cinema, too, with lyricist Vairamuthu being accused of alleged sexual abuse by a woman, who requested anonymity[5]. This has prompted several others to come forward with their stories on the award-winning lyricist. Singer Chinmayi Sripada, who has been sharing various other #MeToo stories on her social networking page, has reacted and shared the stories on Vairamuthu, too[6]. An anonymous woman has accused the lyricist of sexual harassment at workplace when she was just 18 years of age. Chinmayi shared the story on social media and added, "The industry knows; the men know. #TimesUp The time is bloody up." The industry knows; the men know. #TimesUp The time is bloody up. https://t.co/UuZpaNQBhm
— Chinmayi Sripaada (@Chinmayi) 1538995949000
Chinmayi's Sripada's open tweets pointing Vairamuthu: After the first allegation surfaced against Vairamuthu, many others started sharing their story as well. A female singer has alleged that she was asked to join Vairamuthu and a producer at a hotel to spend the night with them, in turn, promising her an opportunity to sing in the producer's movie. She accused Tamil poet lyricist Vairamuthu of harassing her when they were both in Switzerland for an album launch or a book launch (she's not sure) in 2005 or 2006. What she recorded, "Sharing her story on social media, the National Award-winning singer said[7]: "Year 2005/2006 maybe… Veezhamattom, an album for Sri Lankan Tamizhs that I had sung in, as had Manikka Vinayagam sir… We went to Switzerland… We sang… We performed… Everyone left. Only my mother and I were asked to stay back. The organizer (I don't remember his name) asked me to visit Vairamuthu sir in a hotel in Lucerne. I asked why. He told me to cooperate. I refused. We demanded to be sent back to India. He said 'You won't have a career!' My mother and I both put our foot down… demanded an earlier flight to India and came back.""
Adding another victim's story. https://t.co/ZrId3wPfrO
18-years girl harassed by Vairamuthu: Another girl has shared her story, too, and according to her, Vairamuthu called her to his office to appreciate her work and tried to touch her inappropriately.
ONE MORE Allegation against @vairamuthu https://t.co/Pj13sHQ0Lb
I cannot stop shaking. My Friend will remain anonymous. @vairamuthu Why people cannot share at the risk of thei… https://t.co/kc6VLGO8oZ
Story of an RJ on @vairamuthu https://t.co/0Uht9lPqCU
Siddharth supports for the cause: Actor Siddharth, who has been proactively tweeting about the #MeToo movement catching up in the Indian film industry, alsobacked Chinmayi Sripaada and tweeted[8]: "Multiple women are speaking out against #Vairamuthu. Without judging anyone, they must be heard. When somebody of Chinmayi's stature who has so much to lose, stands by the accusers, that's huge!"
Samantha and Varalaxmi too support: Samantha, who has increasingly been speaking out against gender discrimination, took to Twitter and wrote[9], "I am so happy that more and more women are finding the strength to say #MeToo. Your bravery is commendable. I am sorry though that some people, even other women themselves will shame and burden you with the question of proof and doubt. Just know that you are saving many little girls with your voice. I support the #MeTooIndia movement." She further appreciated singer Chinmayi for her courage to call out Vairamuthu. Actor Varalaxmi Sarathkumar also tweeted in support of the #MeToo movement[10], saying that it was "alarming" to hear these stories. She said that she'd stood up for #MeToo last year and that she wanted more women to come forward and speak up.
Vairamuthu, intellectuality, virtuosity: Vairamuthu, with the political support reigning supreme in film industry, though, he has less talent than Kannadasan. He has been parading as "Great Poet" and got state and national awards with political recommendations. The "Andal controversy" exposed his intellectuality of perversity and duplicity. Now comes the sexual harassment accusation. It pierces his virtuosity veil.
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In any case, he gets exposed. Better, he stops his advice, discourses etc., given to society and enjoy his life within his private rooms and parlours. The society does not need such spoilers.
[1] Indian Express, #MeToo: Popular Tamil lyricist Vairamuthu, actor Radha Ravi accused of sexual harrasment, Published: 09th October 2018 02:14 PM | Last Updated: 09th October 2018 04:11 PM.
[2] http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/oct/09/metoo-popular-tamil-lyricist-vairamuthu-actor-radha-ravi-accused-of-sexual-harrasment-1883182.html
[3] India Today, Lyricist Vairamuthu faces sexual harassment allegations, October 8, 2018
UPDATED: October 9, 2018 10:23 IST.
[4] https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/lyricist-vairamuthu-faces-allegation-of-sexual-harassment-1358726-2018-10-08
[5] Times of India, #MeToo movement: Vairamuthu accused of sexual abuse,TNN | Updated: Oct 9, 2018, 16:12 IST
[6] https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/metoo-movement-vairamuthu-accused-of-sexual-abuse/articleshow/66130320.cms
[7] NDTV, Singer Chinmayi Sripaada Names Poet Vairamuthu In #MeToo Story; Siddharth Tweets Support, Written by Divya Goyal | Updated: October 09, 2018 22:48 IST
[8] https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/singer-chinmayi-sripaada-names-poet-vairamuthu-in-metoo-story-siddharth-tweets-support-1929438
[9] TheNewsMinute, After Chinmayi tweets on Vairamuthu, Samantha and Varakaxmi stand up for 'Me Too,' Tuesday, October 09, 2018 – 12:46
[10] https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/after-chinmayi-tweets-vairamuthu-samantha-and-varalaxmi-stand-me-too-89673
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The "Social Media Conclave" of Tamil Nadu Young Thinkers Forum held on Nomber 18th, 2017 in Chennai (2)!
The second session: The second panel saw Thirunavakarasu, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Intelligence speaking on how the police use social media to help keep people safe. He also mentioned how the fig leaf of anonymity is not as true as people believe, and that the police can track abusers and anti-social elements in social media within no time at all. Other speakers spoke about how ministers such as Mrs. Sushma Swaraj use social media for responding to crises and suggested that ministers and bureaucrats in Tamil Nadu could adopt such best practices. Panelists on Citizen Participation in Governance and Role of Social Media were :
Sumanth Raman – television anchor and commentator.
Thirunavakarasu – Deputy Commissioner, Intelligence, Chennai City Police.
Kiruba Shankar – Blogger and Social media professional.
Sailesh Davey and Srikanth of Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikalam.
Anand C. P. – Founder of Satya Vijayi
Second session audience-LHS
Second session, audience- RHS
The third and last session: The last panel on enhancing the quality of public discourse in social media in Tamil Nadu articulated the futility of trying to control social media, as the users come from very diverse backgrounds. Some well-thought-through advice also came through in this session. The first was to ignore provocative trolling, as any such response only begets further trolling. One should seek timely police intervention when the line of privacy is crossed and social media abuse spills over to real life. The panelists urged users not to trust everything they see on social media and to use social media constructively as a fact-checking medium. Panelists on Enhancing Quality of Public Discourse in Social Media were :
Dhanya Rajendran – Editor-in-chief, The News Minute;
Anand Ranganathan – Author, Consulting editor, and Columnist, News Laundry;
Chinmayi Sripaada – Singer
Banu Gomes – Political Analyst and Social Activist
Makandeya Kaju discussed some of the issues[1]: He has been participating in the social media and media debates and presenting his views on many issues. Just for convenience, his views are taken here in the context[2]:
Twisting facts: One of the defects is that the media often twist facts. I would like to give an example. One day, a leading English newspaper published on its front page a photograph of Justice Gyan Sudha Misra of the Supreme Court with the caption: "Supreme Court Judge says that her daughters are liabilities." This was a distorted and fallacious item of news, published on the front page. Supreme Court Judges have to disclose their assets and liabilities. Against the liabilities column, Justice Misra had written: "two daughters to be married." Strictly speaking, it was not necessary to mention this because liabilities mean legal liabilities, for example, housing loan, car loan, and so on. Justice Misra's intention was obviously to say that she would have to spend on her daughters' future marriage. She has three daughters (no son), only one of whom has been married. Justice Misra never said, nor intended to say, that her daughters were liabilities. The news was false and defamatory, with the obvious intention of creating a sensation.
Paid news: A second defect concerns the issue of paid news that has become prominent of late. In the 2009 elections, it was a scandal. How this vicious practice could be stopped needs to be discussed. Incidentally, in compliance with an order of the Chief Information Commissioner dated September 19, 2011, we have placed the 71-page report of the Committee consisting of Paranjoy Guha Thakurta and Sreenivas Reddy on our website, http://www.presscouncil.nic.in with the disclaimer that the Press Council had rejected this report at its meeting held on April 26, 2010.
Non-issues as real issues: A third defect is that the media often portray non-issues as real issues, while the real issues are sidelined. The real issues in India are economic, that is, the terrible economic conditions in which 80 per cent of our people are living, the poverty, unemployment, lack of housing and medical care and so on. Instead of addressing these real issues, the media often try to divert the attention of people to non-issues.
Such as that the wife of a film actor has become pregnant, whether she will give birth to a single child or to twins, and so on. Are these the real issues facing the nation?
At a Lakme India Fashion Week event, there were 512 accredited journalists covering the event in which models were displaying cotton garments, while the men and women who grew that cotton were killing themselves at a distance of an hour's flight from Nagpur, in the Vidharbha region. Nobody told that story, except one or two journalists, locally.
No doubt, sometimes the media mention farmers' suicides, the rise in the price of essential commodities, and so on, but such coverage is at most 5 per cent to 10 per cent of the total. The bulk of the coverage goes to showing the life of film stars, pop music, fashion parades, cricket and astrology.
Tendency to brand: Here is a fourth defect. Bomb blasts have taken place near the Delhi High Court, in Mumbai, Bangalore and so on. Within a few hours of such a bomb blast, many TV channels started showing news items that said that the Indian Mujahideen or the Jaish-e-Mohammed or the Harkatul-Jihad-e-Islam had sent e-mails or text messages claiming responsibility. The names of such alleged organisations will always be Muslim ones. Now, an e-mail can be sent by any mischievous person, but by showing this on TV channels and the next day in the newspapers, the tendency is to brand all Muslims as terrorists and bomb-throwers.
How "social media" is manipulated by politicians, business men and ideologists: The following attitude is also not discussed for solution.
Ironically, that the fake news are manufactured by the media houses is accepted by the panelists and responsible activists.
As usual, they only explained nicely the sins, but, have not provided any solutions to remove it.
50 to 100 and more persons are paid to sit and manipulate "social media" with fake IDs etc., working under the banner of "IT cell"!
No opposite views are encouraged, accepted and hen such views are suppressed or attacked strategically or hacked as last resort.
"I say, you accept" authoritarian attitude is noted. Those who opposed are blocked, hacked and silenced.
The nexus of the politicians, businessmen, cine-field and ideologists is well established and thus, they control the social media.
Even the schools, colleges and universities are manipulated for their business and profits.
Ideologists turned agents demand ransom for their support and hence they go on attack others with one or the other issue.
The media does not discuss important issues of common men, but, always mislead with manufactured data and information.
After cinema, cricket, now, the "social media" has come and people are compelled to join, waste time and get spoiled.
What is the use of these conclaves for common men?: Ironically, the crimes committed because of the influence of social media, the girls and women raped through "facebook" courtship and related issues are not discussed. Again, to assess the conclave and the result, question arises, what it has achieved or going to achieve. The educated elite of these categories with safe job, position and status, they would be surviving, whether Modi is in power or not, but, there have been real workers and opportunistic "new comers", they would be disturbed, if change occurs. While the former suffer heavily, the later would disappear finding way for their business. For ordinary people, all these verbose, ideologies, data and information and nothing is useful. They do not use social media and it cannot reduce prices, but, encourage intellectual stupidity and arrogance thriving on likes and following. The prices of essential commodities are not going to get reduced, when they go on discuss GDP and all. The number of phone users may increase with the profits of the companies. As long as phone is linked with Adhar, ration card and other things, it looks nice, but, if they do not get rice, sugar, oil and other things, they have to die. At that time all these experts cannot do anything.
[1] The Hindu, Media and issues of responsibility, October 21, 2011 23:21; Updated. September 27, 2016, 02:09 IST.
[2] http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/Media-and-issues-of-responsibility/article13059658.ece
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Entrance of the Rasika Ranjini Sabha, where the conclave was held.
The board about the conclave.
Registration of the participants.
Joint venture of the conclave on "Social media": As some friends of Facebook informed about a meeting to be held at Mylapore and invited to come, our group had decided to attend and accordingly, we proceeded to Mylapore[1]. Indeed, the Rasika Ranjini Sabha has been constructed / reconstructed with modern look! At the entrance, two persons were sitting and asked us, whether we wanted to register. After filling up a paper with our names, phone nos, e-mail etc, we were given two plastic folders containing an issue of "Swarajya", scrbbling pad and a pen, no details about the program or the organizers. Tamil Nadu Young Thinkers Forum (TNYTF) organized its 1st Social Media Conclave on 18 November 2017 at the Hall of Rasika Raanjini Sabha, 30/1, Sundareswarar Street, Mylapore in Chennai. The Tamil Nadu Young Thinkers Forum (TNYTF) organized it in association with the ARR Charitable Trust[2] with an aim to elevate the quality of public discourse in Tamil Nadu as well as the country and appraise social media trends in the state, citizen engagement in governance using social media, role of social media in enhancing quality of public discourse and the future of social media, followed by an open house. Invited Journalists, authors, bloggers and columnists were among the speakers lined up at the conclave. There was an announcement about it in "Swarajya Magazine" website[3]. When I just looked around after sitting, I could find only persons of elite group!
Inauguration of the conclave: Ma Foi K Pandiarajan, (Minister for Tamil, Art & Culture, Archaeology and Museums, Government of Tamil Nadu) Said[4], "The Tamilnadu government will soon be introducing 1,000 new Tamil words every month to strengthen the language's vocabulary. This will be implemented with the help of language experts in the State." He was the chief guest at the first social media conclave of the Tamilnadu Young Thinkers' Forum, conducted here today in association with ARR Charitable Trust. "The state of Tamil language in the international arena is not good. For example, even Google translate is not able to get the grammar correct when it comes to our mother tongue while it does its job fluently in other languages. The main reason for this, I believe, is the lack of constructive propagation. The language continues to be hard to imbibe for new learners…………As of now, Tamil stands in the 16th place worldwide while Hindustani stands in 10th position. So, to take the language forward, we have to simplify and propagate it through social media. We should make Tamil more inclusive to all." Thus, he highlighted the pros and cons of the increasing role of social media in our lives, first tracing the evolution of print media to television to social media. He spoke of the crucial role of social media in the Chennai floods, Jallikattu protests, and Cyclone Vardah. He also noted that Tamil had slipped in its position in language usage on Internet platforms from No.2 to No.10 and urged the audience to restore its pre-eminent position.
In Afghanistan, there is no current in most of the places and hence there is no internet facilities: The panelists kept the audience of more than 250 active netizens keenly engaged with various topical issues of contemporary interest and current trends, particularly keeping the Tamil social media platforms in mind[5]. The figure is exaggerated, as only 100 would have come. Multi-faceted inputs were offered by all the speakers, including the distinguished guest of honor, Allah Mohammad Kakar, who is a member of Afghanistan Youth Parliament from Kabul. He said, "Tamil language and culture is indeed exceptional. We at Afghanistan telecast Tamil movies to create awareness about family bonding and to create cultural integrity. In Afghanistan, Tamil food is still longed for. As a country, we have been totally destroyed by wars. After every war, we build our country from scratch." Mohammed also spoke about Afghanistan's Internet reach and its trends on social media[6]. He gave data obtained from the capital, Kabul, as that is the safest place in Afganistan, as he claimed and tried to show that few women were also active in the Social media. In most of the other places, there is no internet facility is available, as there is no power!
The first session: Panelists on Trends in Social Media in Tamil Nadu were :
Ashokha Varshini – Journalist and Anchor, Thanthi TV.
Shyam Sekhar – Entrepreneur and investment thinker
Prasanna Viswanathan – CEO, Swarajya.
Ashwin Kumar – UnReal Columnist
Trending news, fake news etc- (11.01 to 11.12 am): Asoka Varshini started with "Trending news" as appearing in her phone, and she claimed that it was not matching with Tamilnadu. She pointed out that the trends are manufactured, sponsored, forced on youngsters using the expression, "You guys". The fake news has to be tackled with the technology. The private companies work for their profits and therefore, they do not have concern for social welfare. Hence, the staff of these companies manipulaate accounts etc. Donald Trump's twitter account was stopped by his staff for 11 minutes[7]. The Guardian reported[8], "A Twitter employee deactivated Donald Trump's personal account on their last day of work, the company said on Thursday, likely meaning the action was deliberate. The move by the employee – who has not been named – meant that the president's @realdonaldtrump account was down for 11 minutes."
Mass movements are instigated for subversion (11.12 to 11.27 am): Prasanna Viswanathan claimed that Thamilnadu has been unique in the Social media, pointing out the following features:
Leftist orientation is gaining in Tamilnadu, that is stunning and proving the bankruptcy of intelligentsia. The anti-Industry attitude is also alarming. The eco-fascism is exhibited in opposing neutrino project, hydrocarbon, etc.
They tried to make Tamilnadu as "agitational ground" after the success of "jallikattu" movement. Thus, they want every issue to be turned out to be such movement.
Unfortunately, conspiracy theory like "Illumaniti" working in Tamilnadu is sickening.
By every issue, political subversion is tried to be brought.
The misogynist attitude found in attacking Chinmayoi etc., proves the dangerous trend of ideology, targeting attacking one particular community.
The Hinduphobia is also noted, under the guise of attacking one ideology, social group etc.
Unfortunately, the mainstream media has also aiding and abetting these trends.
The Social media could be made useful (11.28 to 1.39 pm): Shyam Sekar delved upon the following: The rise of "Social media" is based on the bankruptcy of ideology. It starts with funds of the capitalists, that is neither black nor white, but "grey". TN politics has been OBC politics, but, it lacks political will. Had TN plugged the holes of pilferage, leakages etc., in Electricity, it would have excelled Gujarat. The TN Social media spread a lot of lies about GST, demonetization and other issues. It was Chidambaram who introduced "Corporate tax" to be paid minimum 20%, yet, the social media propaganda claims that the corporate pay no tax. The social media could be made useful by the following methods, instead of blaming each other:
Friendship (learn from each other)
Following (mutual issues)
Fellowship (discussing confidential issues).
Like any other party, BJP is also OBC party and the politic trend would be same.
Then, the "emperor of satire" – Aswin Kumar spoke……………..that was not so impressive, as generalized one.
Thus, the first panel on current trends in social media in Tamil Nadu drew attention to the sharp polarisation of Tamil Nadu social media users, the increasing use of social media by political parties and affiliates, and the agitation politics – a recent trend in Tamil Nadu that gets amplified by social media. The ubiquitous presence of memes in Tamil and the "going-viral" of such memes were talked about in this session.
[1] On 17-11-2017, when I contacted, the Sabha, I was informed that there was no such meeting. Then, on 18-11-2017, again, contacted, somebody confirmed that the meeting was there. One of the two numbers given was wromg – 98840 15909 / 99401 88325.
[2] A R R Charitable Trust based in Chennai, 99-A, Royapettah High Road, Royapettah, in the district Chennai and the region Tamil Nadu it's in the Southern of India.
[3] https://swarajyamag.com/announcements/chennai-conclave-to-explore-public-discourse-standards-on-social-media
[4] NewsToady, 1000 new Tamil words to be introduced every month, NT Bureau, November 18, 2017.
[5]https://www.facebook.com/tnyoungthinkersforum/photos/pcb.332180013929020/332175737262781/?type=3&theater
[6] https://www.newstodaynet.com/index.php/2017/11/18/1000-new-tamil-words-to-be-introduced-every-month/
[7] The Guardian, Trump twitter account shut down by employee on last day of work, Friday 3, November 2017 02.26 GMT.
[8] https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/nov/02/trump-twitter-account-offline
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redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Queen of All Saints Basilica
What is a Basilica?
Basilica Construction
SPRED
Scheduling a Sacrament
Rev. Simon Braganza, pastor
Tour The Basilica
Saturday Evening Vigil
6:45, 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 AM
and 12:30 PM
6:30 AM, 8:30 AM
8:30-9:15 AM confessions
WOMEN'S SPIRITUAL
Becoming an Everyday Contemplative
Speaker: Judith Valente
How can we become more mindful and reflective amid the noise and distractions of contemporary life? We will explore some of the simple practices from our great, but often overlooked Catholic monastic tradition, and discover how we can incorporate these practices into our daily lives in order to see "the real behind the real" and "the story behind the story" of our lives.Through individual reflection and discussion in small groups, we will leave with a new vision of ourselves as "everyday contemplatives.
Judith Valente is the author of four spirituality titles including most recently How To Live: What The Rule of St. Benedict Teaches Us About Happiness, Meaning and Community. She is co-author of The Art of Pausing: Meditations for the Overworked and Overwhelmed and of Twenty Poems to Nourish Your Soul. She has also written two collections of poetry. She worked previously for PBS-TV, Chicago Public Radio, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. She contributes articles to US Catholic magazine and National Catholic Reporter. Her easily accessible yet poetic style of presenting has made her a popular speaker and retreat and workshop leader across the country. Her other books includeAtchison Blue: A Search for Silence, A Spiritual Home and A Living Faith, the memoir of her time at Mount St. Scholastica Monastery in Atchison Kansas. She is an Oblate (lay associate) of Mount St. Scholastica. Shel currently lives in Normal IL and is married to former Illinois Circuit Court Judge Charles Reynard.
Felician Sisters Convent
3800 W. Peterson Ave. (Back Entrance -- follow signs)
Morning session 9:30 am – 12:30 pm. A light breakfast provided
Evening session 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm. Evening refreshments provided
Each session contains the same material - please attend the one most convenient for you.
Cost is $10/session.
Please register with with Mary Kelly at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 847-800-5654 or online here.
We encourage preregistration for planning purposes but WALK-INS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME!
"Communion, Conversion and Solidarity: How the history and treatment of migration in the Catholic tradition can inspire our Lives"
6280 N. Sauganash Avenue
Phone: (773) 736-6060 Fax: 773-736-6099
To obtain a map, click here.
Copyright © 2012 Queen of All Saints Basilica. All Rights Reserved.


text:
require "rails_helper"

describe SkipRule do
  let(:form) { create(:form, question_types: %w[integer integer integer]) }

  describe "normalization" do
    describe "skip_if" do
      let(:skip_rule) do
        create(:skip_rule, submitted.merge(destination: "end", conditions_attributes: cond_attrs))
      end
      let(:left_qing) { create(:questioning) }
      subject { submitted.keys.index_with { |k| skip_rule.send(k) }.to_h }

      context "with no conditions" do
        let(:cond_attrs) { [] }

        context do
          let(:submitted) { {skip_if: "all_met"} }
          it { is_expected.to eq(skip_if: "always") }
        end

        context do
          let(:submitted) { {skip_if: "any_met"} }
          it { is_expected.to eq(skip_if: "always") }
        end

        context do
          let(:submitted) { {skip_if: "always"} }
          it { is_expected.to eq(skip_if: "always") }
        end
      end

      context "with blank condition" do
        let(:cond_attrs) { [{left_qing_id: "", op: "", value: "  "}] }

        context do
          let(:submitted) { {skip_if: "all_met"} }
          it { is_expected.to eq(skip_if: "always") }
        end
      end

      context "with partial condition" do
        let(:cond_attrs) { [{left_qing_id: left_qing.id, op: "", value: "  "}] }
        let(:submitted) { {skip_if: "all_met"} }

        it "should fail validation" do
          expect { skip_rule }.to raise_error(ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid)
        end
      end

      context "with full condition" do
        let(:cond_attrs) { [{left_qing_id: left_qing.id, op: "eq", value: "foo"}] }

        context do
          let(:submitted) { {skip_if: "all_met"} }
          it { is_expected.to eq(skip_if: "all_met") }
        end

        context do
          let(:submitted) { {skip_if: "any_met"} }
          it { is_expected.to eq(skip_if: "any_met") }
        end

        context do
          let(:submitted) { {skip_if: "always"} }
          it { is_expected.to eq(skip_if: "all_met") }
        end
      end
    end
  end

  describe "validation" do
    describe "dest_item" do
      let(:rule) { build(:skip_rule, source_item: form.c[1], destination: "item", dest_item_id: nil) }

      it "should be required if destination is 'item'" do
        expect(rule).to have_errors(dest_item_id: /unless you choose 'skip to end of form'/)
      end
    end
  end
end


text:
Timothy Evald Johnson (born July 22, 1949) is a former professional baseball player and manager. A shortstop and utility infielder in Major League Baseball from 1973 to 1979, he became better known as manager of the Toronto Blue Jays.

Playing career
After signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1967 as a free agent, Johnson was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for Rick Auerbach just as the 1973 season began while still a minor leaguer. Johnson played every day for the 1973 Brewers at shortstop, but lost his starting job next season to Robin Yount, thus forcing him to settle in as a utility infielder. He was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays during the 1978 season where he retired a year later with a lifetime .223 batting average in 516 career games.

Scouting, coaching and managerial career
After retiring as a player, Johnson spent the next 20 years as a scout, coach or minor league manager for the Dodgers, Montreal Expos, Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs.

1998 Toronto Blue Jays season
The Blue Jays named Johnson as their manager for the 1998 season following the firing of Cito Gaston and the interim management of pitching coach Mel Queen. Johnson beat out several higher-profile candidates, most notably Davey Johnson (no relation), Larry Bowa, and Buck Martinez.

Queen remained on as pitching coach under Johnson and the two reportedly feuded extensively, despite Johnson's reputation as a good communicator. Johnson also had rumoured differences with several of his players, including Pat Hentgen, Ed Sprague, and Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens.

Despite this lack of chemistry, Johnson guided the 1998 Blue Jays to a respectable third-place finish in the AL East with an 88–74 record, just four games out of a tie for the wild card. It was the team's first winning season since they won two World Series in a row in 1992 and 1993.

Vietnam War stories controversy
This success was partly attributed to the stories Johnson would tell his players about his battle experiences in the Vietnam War. For example, he told Hentgen a story about his war experiences to get him to accept a different place in the pitching rotation.

However, in late November, Johnson told several Toronto newspapers that all of these stories were completely made up. In truth, Johnson had been in the Marine Corps reserves throughout the war, and trained mortarmen at Camp Pendleton while playing in the Dodgers' farm system. He'd also claimed for over 20 years that he'd been an All-American high school basketball player, and turned down a scholarship to attend UCLA.

During the 1998 baseball winter meetings, Johnson said that admitting the truth was like having "a 50,000 pound weight" taken off his shoulders. He said he'd lied because he felt guilty about going to spring training with the Dodgers while many of his friends fought in the war. He entered therapy, and called several of his players to apologize for lying.

Departure from the Blue Jays
The Blue Jays were initially willing to stand by Johnson and let him return for 1999. During spring training, he apologized to the entire team, and later said that he didn't seem to detect a credibility problem. However, the next month brought a steady diet of questions about Johnson's credibility, as well as outside attacks (Sprague, for instance, called Johnson a "liar" and a "backstabber"). Finally, on March 17, less than a month before opening day, Blue Jays general manager Gord Ash fired Johnson and replaced him with Jim Fregosi. Ash said that Johnson's presence had become so much of a distraction that he felt he would have to fire Johnson "if not now ... 30 or 45 days from now." He decided that he had to act in order to save the season. In the years since Johnson's one season at the helm, the Blue Jays failed to achieve an equal or better record than Johnson's 88–74 mark until 2015. To date, it is Johnson's last job in Major League Baseball.

Managerial record

After MLB
Following his dismissal from the Blue Jays, Johnson spent seven seasons as manager in the Mexican League, with the Diablos Rojos del México in 1999-2002, Yaquis de Obregón in 2002-2003 and then with the Águilas de Mexicali in 2004-2005.

In 2003, Johnson became manager of the Lincoln Saltdogs of the Northern League. In 2006, the Lincoln team joined the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. On September 25, 2008, Johnson resigned after six years.  His career record as the Saltdogs' manager was 315–255.

On December 16, 2008, Johnson was announced as the inaugural manager of the Golden Baseball League incarnation of the Tucson Toros.

On November 12, 2010, Johnson was announced as the second manager of the Lake County Fielders of the North American League.

On July 9, 2011, Johnson resigned from his Lake County Fielders Managerial Position

Johnson later became field manager with the El Paso Diablos in 2012, but the team folded in 2013.

Tim coached in the Arizona Winter League as of 2017 and spent time in the California Winter League from 2010–2014 as an instructor and coach. He also coached the Algodoneros de San Luis of the Liga Norte de Mexico later in 2017, before he was promoted to manager of the Pericos de Puebla of the Mexican League on June 4, 2017. Taking over about halfway through the season, Johnson led the Pericos to their second straight championship appearance.

Johnson was named manager of the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican League for the 2018 season.

Johnson was announced as manager for the Piratas de Campeche of the Mexican League for the 2019 season. However, he was fired 33 games into the season on May 13 after a 10-23 start to the season.

He was hired by the Bravos de León of the Mexican League for the 2020 season. The team posted a 29-37 record and did not make the playoffs. Johnson was dismissed by the team following the season.

References

External links
, or Retrosheet

1949 births
Living people
Albuquerque Dukes players
American expatriate baseball people in Mexico
American expatriate baseball players in Canada
Arizona Instructional League Dodgers players
Bakersfield Dodgers players
Baseball coaches from North Dakota
Baseball players from North Dakota
Boston Red Sox coaches
El Paso Dodgers players
Indianapolis Indians managers
Iowa Cubs managers
Major League Baseball bench coaches
Major League Baseball infielders
Mexican League baseball managers
Milwaukee Brewers players
Milwaukee Brewers scouts
Montreal Expos coaches
Montreal Expos scouts
Northern League (baseball, 1993–2010) managers
Spokane Indians players
Sportspeople from Grand Forks, North Dakota
Toronto Blue Jays managers
Toronto Blue Jays players


text:
DfT - Mind the credibility Gap!
Good to see that the Department for Transport remains at the very top of its game!
Eye understands that late last night Marsham Street was desperate to speak to Tim O'Toole.
So naturally they rang London Underground to try to get hold of him...
Great Minster House - all change please ladies and gentlemen. All change!
Labels: DafT - not fit for purpose
Virgin set to get extension as DOR deactivated
This from the Department for Transport...
Department for Transport to negotiate with Virgin on temporary operation of West Coast rail services
The Department for Transport will negotiate with Virgin Rail Group for them to continue providing rail services on the West Coast Main Line for a temporary period.
The current franchise is due to expire on 9 December after which it is the government's intention that Virgin remain as operator for a short period – expected to be between 9 and 13 months – while a competition is run for an interim franchise agreement. This interim agreement, which would be open to any bidders, will then run until the new long term West Coast franchise is ready to commence.
The government believes that this is the best way to ensure services are maintained and that there is no impact on passengers.
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said:
"The cancellation of the InterCity West Coast franchise is deeply regrettable and I apologise to the bidders involved and the taxpayer who have a right to expect better.
"My priority now is to fix the problem and the first step is to take urgent action to ensure that on the 9 December services continue to run to the same standard and passengers are not affected.
"I believe Virgin remaining as operator for a short period of time is the best way to do this and my officials and I will be working flat out to make this happen."
On 3 October the previous competition to run trains on this line was cancelled following the discovery of significant technical flaws in the way the franchise process was conducted.
The department also paused the on-going franchise programme including live competitions on Essex Thameside, Great Western and Thameslink and set up two independent reviews into what went wrong with the West Coast competition and the wider DfT rail franchise programme.
The Transport Secretary has ordered two independent reviews:
The first will be an urgent independent examination into the lessons to be learned from the department's handling of West Coast competition. Conducted by independent advisers and overseen by Centrica chief executive Sam Laidlaw and former PricewaterhouseCoopers strategy chairman Ed Smith, both DfT non-executive directors, this review will look as soon as possible at what happened and why with a view to delivering an initial report by the end of October.
The second independent review will be undertaken by Eurostar chairman Richard Brown CBE, and examine the wider rail franchising programme. It will look in detail at whether changes are needed to the way risk is assessed and to the bidding and evaluation processes, and at how to get the other franchise competitions back on track as soon as possible. This will report back by the end of December.
UPDATE: This from Directly Operated Railways...
Taxpayers will be relieved to know that we are not so much deactivated, as waiting in the wings!
Labels: DOR, ICWC, Virgin Rail Group, West Coast Franchise
Railway Garden Competition - Charing Cross
This with a bowler tip to @EliotAnderson...
Not strictly a railway garden, the Charing Cross hotel having been sold off many years ago.
None the less, too good to leave out of this year's competition.
In fact astonishingly good!
Labels: 2012 Railway Garden Competition
Where are they now - Adrian Lyons
Another in an occasional series designed to assist Patrick McLoughlin and Richard Brown determine the way forward for contracted passenger services
Inviting the onetime Director General of the Railway Forum and a former Master of the Worshipful Company of Drapers to support Richard Brown's review would be welcomed by many on the railway and in the City.
Adrian Lyons, was last seen here.
UPDATE: This from Sidney Sneak!...
Nonsense!
Wasn't the Fact Compiler most recently seen with General Lyons at the Midland Hotel, in Derby, last Thursday night?
The Fact Compiler, respectfully, pleads the Fifth...
Labels: DafT - not fit for purpose, Railway Forum, Where are they now


text:
<?php

namespace SystemBootFix;

use Zend\ModuleManager\Feature\AutoloaderProviderInterface;
use Zend\ModuleManager\Feature\BootstrapListenerInterface;

class Module implements AutoloaderProviderInterface, BootstrapListenerInterface
{
    public function getAutoloaderConfig() {
        return array(
            'Zend\Loader\StandardAutoloader' => array(
                'namespaces' => array(
                    __NAMESPACE__ => __DIR__ . '/src/' . str_replace('\\', '/' , __NAMESPACE__),
                ),
            ),
        );
    }

    public function getConfig() {
        return include __DIR__ . '/config/module.config.php';
    }

	/* (non-PHPdoc)
	 * @see \Zend\ModuleManager\Feature\BootstrapListenerInterface::onBootstrap()
	 */
	public function onBootstrap(\Zend\EventManager\EventInterface $e) {
		/// add ACL entries
		$serviceManager = $e->getApplication()->getServiceManager();
		$identityAcl = $serviceManager->get('ZendServerIdentityAcl');
		$identityAcl->addResource('route:SystemBootFix');
		$identityAcl->allow('administrator', 'route:SystemBootFix');
		$licenseAcl = $serviceManager->get('ZendServerLicenseAcl');
		$licenseAcl->addResource('route:SystemBootFix');
		$licenseAcl->allow(null, 'route:SystemBootFix');
	}

}


text:
One News online - Television live
One News
One News 4.7 from 5
1 News is the news division of New Zealand television network TVNZ. The service is broadcast live from TVNZ Centre in Auckland.
New Zealand - News
Three is a New Zealand nationwide television channel. Launched on 26 November 1989 as TV3, it was New Zealand's first privately owned television
Shine TV
New Zealand - Religious
New Zealand-based Christian lifestyle channel, bringing together the best of uplifting international and local content.
New Zealand - General
The Southern Region's local television station broadcasting on Freeview|HD Channel 39 in Dunedin and Invercargill and online at
Prime News TV
Prime News – First at 5.30pm is produced by the award-winning MediaWorks news division at their Auckland Flower Street Studios and offers a
Parliament TV
New Zealand - Government
Parliament TV (New Zealand), one of the Legislature broadcasters in New Zealand


Last Saturday I had the pleasure of taking a little road trip down to Chico, CA and document a great little love story. Janel and Matthew met and fell in love at College at CSU Chico. Chico is a great college town with an awesome little campus full of color and history. It's also known as one of the best party schools in California! But that's a topic all on it's own. Janel and Matthew are getting married next summer up at Lake Tahoe so we wanted to make sure we document their journey where it all started for them. We shot around campus and at their favorite place to hang out, Bidwell Park. Fall colors are starting to appear and it sure did provide an excellent backdrop. Congratulations on their engagement and can't wait for your wedding on the West Shore next summer!
Engaged Couple kiss along side the bridge at Bidwell Pool in Chico, California. Chico California Engagement session Bidwell Park Recreation area.


The TeX Users Group or TUG is a decades-old organization for users of the mathematical typesetting language that is not exactly called TeX. Bizarrely, as a teenager I phoned up Prof. Donald Knuth, TeX's inventor, at Stanford, whereupon his secretary corrected my pronunciation of his name.
In July, TUG held its biannual conference here in Toronto. I was invited to give a presentation to these typographers about TTC type 'n' tile. I did, and you can read the journal article that resulted.
These are serious and learned and also technically competent people working on a seemingly obscure markup language that is still in common use in its intended fields. The speaking notes from my presentation were obviously in HTML, which journal editors converted to some version of TeX. I then just natively edited the TeX files in BBEdit despite my never having done that before. A reason why TeX is still in use is because it actually works.
I advertised to attendees that they could meet in the hotel lobby later that same day for a short tour of the subway. I arrived to a packed room and realized that everybody wanted to go on the tour. We ended up with two groups. I had never had the experience of leading, Pied Piper–style, twenty-odd aging computer scientists and typesetters across the humidity and noise of Yonge and Dundas in summertime.
Of course it was hard to hear, and in fact I tended to give impromptu lessons to the different groups twice over, but my audience was amazed by two facts: TTC has its own typography and TTC is really blowing it.
At Bay station, two things happened.
My friend from a large software conglomerate, a Ph.D. in reading acquisition who shall remain nameless except inasmuch as he is Kevin Larson from Microsoft, was bursting with excitement when I told him that a Grimes music video was filmed in Bay Lower. He almost but not quite squealed like a schoolgirl at being so close to somewhere Grimes had also been.
You just never know with these people! And by the way, they loved me.