Figures gathered from 100 upper tier councils following a freedom of information request show a 6% rise overall in legal department staff, including lawyers and support workers, between 2015-16 and 2017-18.
A total of 49 councils increased legal department capacity, with 31 boosting staff numbers by 10% or more.
There were 17 councils which maintained the same numbers over the period and 35 which reduced capacity.
Suki Binjal, president of Lawyers in Local Government, told LGC many councils have realised they had cut legal departments too severely in previous years, with some moving to the "bare minimum". She said they were now recruiting to bolster organisational resilience and meet the challenges of new ways of delivering services.
Previous cuts to numbers meant some councils lost the legal expertise and skills that come with long-term experience of local government, she added, particularly in relation to working with politicians.
Ms Binjal said while there has been a shortage of lawyers with the "skills and experience a chief executive is looking for", councils are now seeking to offer better opportunities for career development to attract candidates.
Ms Binjal said changes in the way councils are operating make it vital that lawyers' expertise includes the ability to be strategic in approach.
She added an increase in council-owned housing or leisure companies, partnership work with the private sector, setting up trusts to deliver children's social care services and regeneration projects meant local authorities are working in areas of increased risk and with more complex central governance frameworks.
"It is important for lawyers to support and assist the local authority to create models of delivery with the right lines of accountability, with a clear transparent line of sight of who is responsible," Ms Binjal said.
She described having the required legal expertise in-house as "crucial" because individual places have their own challenges and complexities.
Croydon LBC had the biggest percentage increase nationally in the overall size of the workforce in its legal department after nearly quadrupling staff from 10 in 2015-16 to 38 in 2017-18.
This was due to the council deciding in 2016 to take most of its outsourced legal services back inhouse.
Merton LBC had the second highest increase in legal depart-ment staff over the period, with the number of staff rising from 50 to 103. This increase was due to Merton hosting the South London Legal Partnership which includes Kingston upon Thames RBC, Richmond upon Thames LBC and Wandsworth LBC, which joined in 2017.
A spokesperson for Cheshire East Council, which almost doubled the size of its department over the period – from 19 to 28 staff – said this was due to a number of factors, particularly increased demand for adult and children's social care and special educational needs and disability support. Major schemes to boost economic growth and infrastructure also placed further demand on legal services, they said.
Staff in Dorset CC's legal department increased from 34 to 45 (a 32% hike) between 2015-16 and 2017-18. Jonathan Mair was Dorset CC director for organisational development and is now corporate director, legal and demo-cratic services, and monitoring officer at the new Dorset Council, which is set to launch in April as part of the reorganisation of the county.
He told LGC Dorset CC had restruc-tured its legal services following a review in 2017, which saw his department take on responsibility for human resources and governance and assurance, while the record management unit also moved over.
Mr Mair said Dorset's legal services had been based on a structure that was "right for the county council many years ago" and the council moved to ensure ser-vices could meet new challenges.
He said: "What was clear was that we needed to put some more capacity in children's services as that was one of the areas with a significant increase in demand around looked after children.
Mr Mair is on Dorset's corporate leadership team. However, this is not always the case for monitoring officers. LLG has raised concerns about the downgrading of directors of law and monitoring officers from first-tier management to second or third tier in "numerous authorities".
Research by LGC last year into council senior leadership teams found monitoring officers were paid significantly less on average than other statutory roles, such as directors of children's services, suggesting they may not always be at the top table. The average salary for a monitoring officer was just under £96,000, compared to just under £115,000 for a section 151 officer and around £125,000 for directors of adults and children's services.
Ms Binjal admitted the sector has "a way to go" before most councils have lawyers working strategically at the top management level.
Colin Murray, commercial and public sector partner at the law firm DWF, told LGC he was a "strong advocate" of councils having monitoring officers at the top level of senior management.
He said his company largely advises councils on "big ticket" projects such as regeneration schemes, particularly if these involve new or innovative legal structures.
LGC also asked councils for the total number of qualified lawyers and legal executives in their legal departments in 2018. Manchester City Council had by far the largest number with 113 in a department of 200 staff.
Fiona Ledden, city solicitor for Manchester, said this capacity was due to providing shared legal services for other councils and other external clients. Birmingham City Council employed the second highest number of lawyers with 75 in a department with a total workforce of 192.
Sunderland City Council had the biggest drop in staffing levels with a 38% decrease over the period. A Sunderland spokesperson said this was due to staff transferring to the Together for Children trust in 2017.
Bath & North East Somerset Council had the next largest decrease of 37% followed by North Somerset Council with 33%. Neither council responded to a request for comment.
Most of Croydon's legal services, categorised as 'commercial', 'litigation', 'housing property and conveyancing' and 'sundry debts', were until 2017 provided through a solicitors framework involving seven firms.
In 2016, the council decided to bring most of these services back in house, with a savings target of at least 10% of external legal costs.
A report to Croydon's cabinet said there was a "corporate need for high quality, cost-effective legal services which respond to the financial challenges faced by the council and align with the council's evolving needs".
The report added there was also a need to ensure "access to skilled, pragmatic and proactive legal support in an environment where service transformation, innovative projects, evolving laws and an increased appetite to challenge local authority decisions maintain upward pressure on demand".
While some councils have opted to share legal services, the report said the alternative model "was neither feasible nor warranted".
This was because legal services were said to be "highly cost efficient" and a new arrangement "might be at Croydon's expense".
Simon Hall (Lab), Croydon's cabinet member for finance and resources, said the move in-house had improved services and enabled the council to focus on staff development, with better opportunities for trainee solicitors.
Manchester City Council employed 113 lawyers and staff with a legal qualification in 2018 out of a department of 200, the largest number nationally.
Fiona Ledden, city solicitor for the council, said this is because Manchester provides legal services to other councils and external clients to generate income.
This includes supplying shared legal services for Salford City Council and children's and adults' legal services for Rochdale MBC, with staff from both councils transferring to Manchester in recent years.
Manchester also provides legal support to a range of external clients including Greater Manchester CA, other local authorities and Manchester and Salford schools.
Ms Ledden added: "In addition, the scale and complexity of the work we support around development in a fast-growing city region and in support of devolution, for example around Greater Manchester's pioneering health and social care integration arrangements, requires both capacity and expertise.


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Thirteen Nights of Halloween Horror | Night Five - Carrie (1976)
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My love affair with Stephen King's work is annoying. I've only read Carrie, yet I always cite him as my favourite author. It makes me feel bad because there are obviously millions of his fans that have actually read, oh, I don't know more than one book. But Carrie, man. King's ability to horrify through words is absolutely astounding.
King's fourth novel but first published, Carrie follows titular character Carrie White, an outcast teen who suffers mental and physical both at home and school via her fanatically religious mother and fellow students. Once Carrie hits puberty, she begins to realise and use her unique telekinetic ability, which eventually serves as a weapon against those who have wronged her.
Brian De Palma adapted the novel to film in 1976, the first adaptation of King's work. The film follows pretty closely to the book – obviously missing out some aspects – and highlights the horrors of the teenage psyche through the bully and the victim.
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Whenever I become engrossed with a narrative in a novel, I'm always tense when it comes to the adaptation. My mind creates such a distinct vision for the story, it's hard to try and watch someone else transfer their vision of the story on screen. De Palma matched my minds' vision perfectly, especially with the casting of Sissy Spacek as Carrie. He directs the film in such a way that allows Carrie's understanding of her telekinesis to coincide with the main prank against Carrie, carried out by lead bully Chris (Nancy Allen).
A highlight of De Palma's Carrie is his choice of tense editing, shot and sound design, especially in the aftermath of the prom prank. Once that bucket falls from the rafters onto Carrie, the camera slowly pans over the students witnessing the prank unfold. The sound is completely cut off, with only the echoing drips of blood and clanging of the bucket remaining. This combination demonstrates a masterclass in directing that fully encapsulates the shock of the scene and the shock that Carrie feels herself.
Now, do I watch the 2013 remake?
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During the year 2008, our intra-Israel activities continued to have a positive impact on the Holy Land. We held a total of 137 programs comprised of 122 inter- religious study sessions in the general program, fifteen in the three Women's Programs, and ten in the Young Adults programs.
Eight of the inter-religious encounters were organized by Jerusalem-based IEA Reut–Sadaqa–Friendship group, which focused on themes such as "Joseph in Judaism, Christianity and Islam" and "Hannukah, Christmas and Eid al-Adha". Twenty-four more encounters were organized by the Karmiel–Majd el-Krum group in the Galilee. Centered on the two main schools, this group brings together educators, children and parents of the two neighboring towns who would otherwise have very little interaction. Some of their more recent activities include visiting the nearby Abu Baker Mosque, discussing the significance of Ramadan and Hanukah and a demonstration of the Qa'aba and Hajj.
Several more inter-religious encounters were organized by IEA's ongoing group in the southern city of Eilat. Of note is their two-session discussion of the meaning of Moses in the Jewish, Druze and Islamic traditions earlier in the year. The Sawa Rabina group in M'ghar had over twenty encounters and events, where issues that are specific to the M'ghar community were addressed. The group also met to plan many activities for the whole community in M'ghar, which included making donations of flowers to the many diverse schools in the area and an art gallery opening.
Several of the groups that were created only last year maintained a strong presence throughout 2008. For example, The Future – Mothers and Daughters encounter group held five encounters, where discussions centered on themes such as Sukkot, Purim, Mothers Day and Family Day. This group also gave the opportunity for the girls to play together while the moms continued their discussions. Dozens more encounters took place across the other groups: within the frameworks of the Arabic-speaking group, the Study and Dialogue group, and the Encounters with Religions of Jerusalem series and other groups. Similar to previous years, we also held a special encounter with many members that belong to several of our Jerusalem groups on the International Day of Peace (which also included a very delicious pot luck Iftar meal!) and a training for the groups' coordinators.
n 2008, IEA's women program organized inter- religious programs in Jerusalem and in M'ghar. Themes were very diverse and included Muslim weddings, Greek Orthodox Christmas and the Sabbath meal. We were also extremely pleased to welcome the Haifa Women's Interfaith Encountergroup this past year. Unlike other groups in the IEA, we did not create this group. Instead, this group of Jewish, Muslim and Christian women decided almost four years ago to meet on their own. It was not until 2008 that they decided to join our ever-expanding family.
In late 2008, the YIE was happy to see a revival in both the Tel Aviv University Youth and Jerusalem Youthgroups. Themes included were "My Connection to my Creator" and "Jewish-Arab Relations". The "Talking" Interfaith Encounter Group of Mt. Scopus continued to meet throughout 2008 as well.
The IEA held two Israeli-Palestinian retreats in 2008; one in conjunction with the Hope Flowers School and another with the Palestinian Peace Society. The two themes focused on in the retreats were "The Binding of Abraham's Son" and "How G-d Communicates with us," respectively. 2008 also saw the first Palestinian/Jewish Settler-based encounter group: ADAMA, which brings together inhabitants from Abu Dis and neighboring Maaleh Adumim. Themes discussed by the group included "Fasting", "Marriage" and "Prophets". Also of note, the Jerusalem-Hebron Youth Interfaith Encountergroup continued to meet throughout 2008 as well.


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* Лев II — император Византии (473—474).
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 Лев II — князь Галицкий (1308 — ок. 1323).

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In July 2015, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft sent home the first close-up pictures of Pluto and its moons – amazing imagery that inspired many to wonder what a flight over the distant worlds' icy terrain might be like.
Wonder no more. Using actual New Horizons data and digital elevation models of Pluto and its largest moon Charon, mission scientists have created flyover movies that offer spectacular new perspectives of the many unusual features that were discovered and which have reshaped our views of the Pluto system – from a vantage point even closer than the spacecraft itself.
This dramatic Pluto flyover begins over the highlands to the southwest of the great expanse of nitrogen ice plain informally named Sputnik Planitia. The viewer first passes over the western margin of Sputnik, where it borders the dark, cratered terrain of Cthulhu Macula, with the blocky mountain ranges located within the plains seen on the right. The tour moves north past the rugged and fractured highlands of Voyager Terra and then turns southward over Pioneer Terra—which exhibits deep and wide pits—before concluding over the bladed terrain of Tartarus Dorsa in the far east of the encounter hemisphere.
The equally exciting flight over Charon begins high over the hemisphere New Horizons saw on its closest approach, then descends over the deep, wide canyon of Serenity Chasma. The view moves north, passing over Dorothy Gale crater and the dark polar hood of Mordor Macula. The flight then turns south, covering the northern terrain of Oz Terra before ending over the relatively flat equatorial plains of Vulcan Planum and the "moated mountains" of Clarke Montes.
The topographic relief is exaggerated by a factor of two to three times in these movies to emphasize topography; the surface colors of Pluto and Charon also have been enhanced to bring out detail.
Digital mapping and rendering were performed by Paul Schenk and John Blackwell of the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston. All feature names in the Pluto system are informal.


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Pearl Harbor And 9/11 Compare And Contrast
In both events of Pearl Harbor and 9/11 had a damaging effect on our country. We were terrified and frightened for what could happen next. Pearl Harbor occurred on December 7, 1941 at the Hawaiian territory. 9/11 occurred on September 11, 2001 at New York City. The Pearl Harbor attack was caused from a feud we were having with Japan. 9/11 on the other hand was a terrorist attack towards our country. President Roosevelt gave a speech from the attack of Pearl Harbor. The speech was "Day of Infamy speech". President Bush also presented the nation a speech after 9/11. The speech was known as "Address to the nation on September 11 attacks the oval office". There were many similarities between both attacks on our country. One most importantly was…show more content…
Some differences were the fact that Pearl Harbor was on December 7, 1941. 9/11, on the other hand occurred on September 11, 2001. Pearl Harbor attack was planned from the Japanese empire. Al-Qaeda were the group of terrorist who planned the 9/11 attack. During each attack, the speeches given were different presidents at the time. President Roosevelt described "With confidence in our armed forces-with the unbounding determination of our people-we will gain the inevitable triumph-so help us God" (Roosevelt). President Bush speech explained, "Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot the foundation of America" (Bush). In other words for Roosevelt's speech explains that from our military and armed people we will stand strong from out great power. Bush speech shows how Al-Qaeda may have hurt us but they will not destroy us. In conclusion from both events of Pearl Harbor and 9/11, we have learned that we still stood strong as a nation. We never gave up and never will. Both presidents during each event gave a very respectable speech. We can see from each speech that there were different vibes. Roosevelt believed in our arm forces would get the job done. Bush explained how our country will still stand. The may have hurt us but we still have our foundation. I personally have understood so much more about our country. We all may have different points of views. Different religions. But we
Why Did Pearl Harbor Happen
The attack by Japan took the United States completely by surprise and threatened to rock the World (Doerr, Paul Walker). This is when Japan Attacked the U.S. What happened during Pearl Harbor?
Rhetorical Analysis Of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Speech
The president stated "No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory." (Roosevelt) He knew that when speaking to the crowd before him that playing to their ego was the most appropriate route, which proved to be true. In the social climate that they were in during this period it was the pest possible decision to ensure the desired outcome.
Pearl Harbor Infamy Speech Analysis
Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation The speech I have chosen to write about is the Pearl Harbor Address, also known as the Infamy Speech. On December 7, 1941 the Nation of Japan launched a surprise attack on a naval base, located in Hawaii. On December 8, 1941 President Franklin D. Roosevelt stood before a Joint Session of Congress and spoke of the horrors that had taken place the day before.
Osama Bin Laden Influence On Terrorism
Bin Laden's motivation was hatred and fueled by anger over the US support of Israel during the invasion of Lebanon in 1982 as well as our military presence in the Middle East countries such as Saudi Arabia and Iraq due to the invasion of Kuwait in 1990. One could conclude that Osama bin Laden's attacks were driven by nationalism rather than religion which may explain why the 19 suicide hijackers were Saudi and Lebanese descent. Within a month after the attacks on the World Trade Center President Bush declared war on terror and sent troops into Afghanistan to circumvent any ongoing Taliban insurgency. The Afghanistan War has been the longest running war in U.S. history. This attack was a turning point in history that has changed the entire justice system and had several dramatic impacts that were a direct result from the events of that tragic, fateful day.
Argumentative Essay On Pearl Harbor Attack
"December 7, 1941 a date which will live in infamy… no matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people, in their righteous might, will win through to absolute victory (President Franklin Roosevelt)." This attack was a surprise attack by the Japanese military without any formal declaration of war. The Japanese could've possible done this surprise attack, because they knew that the United States Navy was strong enough to defeat them. Many people question if the United States would have formally warned could this attack have been stopped. Well, the chances are that the attack would still have occurred.
What Is Franklin D Roosevelt's Tone In Pearl Harbor Speech
The Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt President, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, in his intricate speech, "Pearl Harbor Speech", affliction throughout American history. Roosevelt's purpose is to exhort congress to declare war on Japan. He adopts an authoritative tone in order to coax in his members of Congress and televised audience. Roosevelt beings his oration by foreshadowing the attack that was "suddenly and deliberately" put on the United States of America. In addition, he willfully states that the two countries were once at peace, Roosevelt adds in his speech that Japan's emperor was "looking toward maintenance of peace in the Pacific", gives a signal that Japan did indeed lie to the U.S.
Cause And Effect Of The Attack On Pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941 the worldwide phenomena known as the attack on Pearl Harbor had occurred. The attack occurred on Oahu Island in Honolulu, Hawaii. The attackers were the Japanese. This attack was planned for awhile and the Japanese had one goal in mind. That goal was to bring the United States into World War II.
Prompt And Utter Destruction Summary
Walker does not just take the reader on a tour of the decision-making process of President Truman and shows what made him to order the use of Atomic bombs on Japan, but he also provide an exploration of the historical situation that prompted the decision. He also examines the viewpoint of the Japanese, not only regarding the impact of the bombings on their ultimate decision to surrender, but also how their Allies called for an unconditional surrender. This call could possibly have led to the Japanese Emperor, Hirohito, being tried on counts of war crimes, which may have possibly made the Japanese to be reluctant on surrendering even in light of a crushing defeat (Huczko). Samuel Walker also provides useful insights into contribution made by the decision to use Atomic weapons on Japanese decision to surrender.
Pearl Harbor: Could It Have Been Avoided?
Pearl Harbor was the first serious foreign attack on American soil. Being an attack from a foreign military, carrying out an order from the government. Resulting in large a amount of American casualties and forcing America to enter the war against the Axis Powers. But, could this attack been avoided all together? The Japanese invaded China in 1937, which forced America to take action.
George W Bush 9/11 Speech Analysis
Next, George W. Bush uses appeals to ethos to add credibility to himself as a President and number one supporter of the American people. Within the first couple lines of the speech, he addresses that "Presidents come to this chamber to report on the state of the Union," however, this is not one those times, but it is his duty to address the attack that occurred on 9/11. This not only establishes why he is there, but also to recognize himself as the President of the United State or also known as most important person America. This convinces the American people that it is crucial to listen and believe what their leader is proclaiming. He then adds to his credibly by praising "Congress for its leadership at such an important time" and how they
American Heroism: The Tragedy Of Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor was the main American naval outpost in the Pacific and for that the japanese saw it as a
One Similarity Between 9/11 And Pearl Harbor
Yes, the Pearl Harbor was a terrorist attack. The United States became very unhappy when Japan began to be more belligerent against China. Japan had economic problems with the U.S. and still wanted more money. The U.S. responded to Japan 's bad attitude by placing economic sanctions and trade embargoes on Japan's land.
Pearl Harbor 9/11 Attack Essay
Pearl Harbor was a surprise terrorist attack on U.S soil from a foreign country, Japan. This attack happen when Japan was messing with China. Japan wanted to take over parts of China and try to take its import markets. The U.S was unhappy for the way of Japan treating with China therefore, the United states put trade embargoes on Japan. The United States told Japan to stop.
9/11 Journalism Impact
On September 11th, nineteen terrorists of Saudi Arabian decent hijacked three planes and sent them on a path to the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. According to Reza Pankhurst, author of "A Legacy of 9/11: A Decade of Denial and Destruction," Pankhurst stated that the reason for the attack was that the American government supported underrepresented regimes, extradition, and foreign intervention in the Middle East for its own political and economical gain (738). These actions led to a growing disfavor for the American government in the Middle East. In their opinion, United States had angered far too many Middle Eastern countries, and these citizens wished to exact revenge by "dispensing" the treatment they experienced to the American populace (739). According to "9/11 Attack," this response manifested as the attacks on World Trade Center on September 11th, where approximately three thousand and four hundred people lost their lives.
Executive Order 9056 Research Paper
The world as we know it was changed December 7, 1941 when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. Two months later, in an attempt to protect the country from inside threats, President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066. This Executive Order became a dark moment in our history, but why? What is Executive Order 9066 and why did it become a dark moment? February 19, President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066.
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The Council did not perform any compliance audits of grantees during Fiscal Years 1998 or 1999.
The Council did not file its Fiscal Year 1998 Federal Financial Status Report in a timely manner, and its Fiscal Year 1997 report was inaccurate.
The Council did not reconcile its accounting records to Comptroller records.
Management for the Illinois Arts Council agreed with our recommendation to complete audits of grants on a timely basis and change its policy to ensure adequate audit procedures.
The Council did not file the Fiscal Year 1998 Federal Financial Status Report (Status Report) to the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) on a timely basis. In addition the Fiscal Year 1997 Federal Financial Status Report, filed on December 30, 1997 had inaccurate amounts for expenses.
The 1998 Status Report was not submitted to the NEA until February 2, 1999. However, the Council was required to submit the Status Report by the extended due date of December 29, 1998. Council management stated that the Status Report was filed late due to the time constraints on Council staff.
The Council did not reconcile federal cash balances and monthly expenditures to State Comptroller records. In addition the Council did not reconcile its general ledger cash balance to its bank statement. Failure to reconcile and correct possible errors increases the risk that management would be making decisions based on inaccurate accounting information.
Federal advances are received directly from the National Endowment for the Arts and are deposited into the Federal Grant Fund. The Council did not perform monthly reconciliations of its accounting records to State Comptroller records after November 1997. The Statewide Accounting Management System (SAMS) Procedure 25.40.20 requires, on a monthly basis, timely reconciliations between agency cash receipt records and Comptroller records.
Similarly, the Council did not perform monthly reconciliations of appropriations, expenditures and unexpended balances with State Comptroller records after November 1997. The Council also did not reconcile its year end balances for Fiscal Year 1998 and 1999. SAMS procedure 11.40.20 requires agencies to reconcile its monthly appropriation balances on a timely basis.
Council management agreed with our recommendation to perform the necessary reconciliations and noted that corrective action was implemented in November 1999.
The remaining finding is of lesser significance and the Council indicated it had already implemented our recommendation.
Responses to the recommendations were provided by Mr. Richard Carlson, Deputy Director of the Illinois Arts Council.
Our auditors stated the Council's financial statements as of and for the years ended June 30, 1999 and June 30, 1998 were fairly presented in all material respects.
Our special assistant audits were McGreal, Johnson & McGrane.


Bezel-less displays have been all the rage ever since the infamous notch has been introduced. Smartphone manufacturers have been looking for ways to decrease the screen-to-body-ratios on their devices. A few companies introduced pop-up cameras, some shifted the front camera to the chin and the latest trend has been of the sliding camera panels. But, Samsung has never committed to any of these trends and maintained a very traditional look across all its smartphones. However, the South Korean giant is now looking to change that with the introduction of its new style of displays and the Galaxy S10.
Samsung has recently shown off a set of displays. These include an Infinity V, an Infinity U and an Infinity O display. The Infinity U and Infinity V are pretty similar to the water-drop notch and house the front camera in a U and V shaped notch respectively. The Infinity O design has a unique, camera cut-out in the display. More interestingly, the camera cut-out might not even be in the centre of the display. This could be a possibility as shown by renders of the Galaxy A8s.
The Samsung Galaxy S10 is however, expected to be totally different. Multiple reports speak of only one thing, a totally bezel-less screen. This means it won't have a V notch, U notch or even a camera cut-out. A recent Samsung patent had shown off plans for an in-display camera, which at this point of time is the only way to achieve this. While the company has not made any official announcement about the use of this technology, it is expected that the upcoming flagship will carry it.
Strengthening this claim, are the latest leaks surrounding the Galaxy S10. These are of alleged screen protectors of the device. As expected, the screen protectors do not have any cut-outs or space for any notch. These screen protectors do give us hope that the upcoming Samsung flagship will actually be the pinnacle of innovation and will bring something new to the smartphone market.
You can read all about the Galaxy S10 by clicking here.


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Fire Lady Ghost
Thanks to James for submitting these photos.
This photo was taken during a minor bush fire. The photo came out with the fire forming a lady ghost. The scariest thing is that, this lady "ghost" doesn't shown in the negative film.
Face Capture in Fire Raze
Fire Ghost
Alien Attacks Police Officer
Wem Town Hall "Ghost"
OMG DAT SHIT CRAZY LOL
Commented by candy — May 3, 2007 @ 11:32 pm
how can that be real? i mean u dont even suply the negatives…for all we know is that u could have photo shopped that in!!
Commented by Louise — May 7, 2007 @ 6:13 pm
Maybe the ghost was painted on a black wall!
Commented by John — June 2, 2007 @ 8:38 pm
hmmm thats gay.
Commented by Belinda — June 8, 2007 @ 8:13 pm
i like fire.
fires cool. :]
don't make my fire look scary.
cuz i still like fire, even with this ghost.
this ghost is my friend
don't make fun of her either. :[
that makes me sad.
Its a hoax
Commented by Dark — June 16, 2007 @ 3:29 am
hmmm…it looks like u put a pic of a lady and a pic of fire together…it doesnt look real to me…but then again…im crazy…mwuhahahaha
Commented by crazy person — June 18, 2007 @ 2:21 pm
i think this is a perfect camera trick nothing other than that!
Commented by vivek — June 19, 2007 @ 9:55 pm
OMGGGGGGGG`!! FiREEEEEAHHHHHH FiREAHHHHHHHHHHHHH
i agree wif dha guy dhat love dha fire. i love fire i love it:]
i can make love to it`!:]
an nobody crack on my ghost lady ima f yu up`!
shes my homie frm dha hood:]]
dont mess wif my home skitle bisket`! warnin ill qet dhat crew on yu pop yu`! HOMIE`s PCE FROM DHA WHITE HOOD
Commented by shukma — June 20, 2007 @ 4:09 am
omg this is a amazin.
i think this is AMAZING!!!
what can this be?
who how why when?
i think i need rehab.
im going to call my alien friend and ask if this true.
if theres another side of this world.
aliens rule my worldddd.
noone can bet them!
Commented by ima psycho:]]]]]]]]]]]]] — June 20, 2007 @ 4:15 am
I AM AliEN I WANT TO DUKE YU UP DHA BUT
Commented by alien — June 30, 2007 @ 9:31 am
Hey, i did that in black and white… except mine had a building on fire…
and looked much better…
this person cant crop worth a dime
Commented by hospitalmakeout — July 6, 2007 @ 5:10 am
Whoa. That's really cool. I think it looks real.
Commented by Emily — July 9, 2007 @ 2:11 am
How come 90% of the posters here have abominable grammar and spelling? Now that is scary.
Commented by Da Man — July 11, 2007 @ 5:41 pm
Seriously. It's kinda sad.
Commented by Emily — July 11, 2007 @ 9:21 pm
i think it looks reall………………..reall stupid
Commented by danny boy — July 15, 2007 @ 6:16 am
I think you're real……… real stupid for not being able to spell "real"
Commented by Emily — July 15, 2007 @ 9:32 am
So scary… T_T, i have seen this before, but i still scary :((
Arggg
Commented by Akinochan — July 23, 2007 @ 5:10 pm
Wow!!! Mcm X real jer… it looks like…. i dunno
Commented by azura — July 25, 2007 @ 10:16 am
Commented by KIran — July 31, 2007 @ 2:15 pm
i don't bealive what i looking now.this is true or false.if is false this can make me die
Commented by pronk — August 2, 2007 @ 10:40 am
LOL, the description just made me laugh. The "ghost lady" wasn't there in the negative because the "ghost lady" wasn't there at all until someone photoshopped it in, dummy.
This site seemed pretty cool at first but between the college student's cheesy class project, the UFO balloons, and now this dead obvious photoshop job I'm losing faith in a hurry…
Commented by SabreNation — August 11, 2007 @ 1:51 pm
i think that ghosts r real and i think that this is a good pic of one my olny ? is was there somebody that died inthe family or is the mother of the child?
Commented by ashley — August 17, 2007 @ 3:34 am
It's ever so fake! Can't you see? It's been added. The "lady's face" is kinda orange. The other "sides" of the fire are yellow! Plus the fact that as you go further away from the middle, the orange gets lighter and turns yellow. "Her face" though, is "orange-y". Don't you think it's a logical explaination?
I do believe in ghosts, but this has nothing to do with it.
Commented by rozZzy — August 18, 2007 @ 10:27 pm
goes to show how cool photoshop is
Commented by Jesse — August 23, 2007 @ 10:45 am
The image in this picture looks to be an indian with a papoose. Have seen many images in fire myself. Great pix.
Commented by Sanidi — August 30, 2007 @ 10:52 am
this site is very scary .it was recomended 2 me by my horrible friend ahmareen. i like dis alot!
Commented by rimsha ali malik — September 8, 2007 @ 2:33 pm
amma it looks just like u. dis is for ahmareen zahid'
Commented by rimsha ali — September 8, 2007 @ 2:38 pm
Seeing faces in fire is like seeing images in clouds. Looks nice, but its randomness our brains try to explain.
Commented by MW — September 28, 2007 @ 2:21 am
wow! i really don't think that is true. i have seen so much worse in my days. I really hope someone fixes it. it would be freaky if it was realistic. omg! I think it is retarded. Well that is what i think.
Commented by Sull — September 29, 2007 @ 12:08 am
its looky very nice..very nice photoshop work….nothin else
Commented by Nishab — October 10, 2007 @ 1:38 pm
waaaa..!!!!
so cute….
Commented by Hitman — October 22, 2007 @ 4:41 pm
This was poorly photoshopped. I'd know.
I HAVE Photoshop. :/
Commented by sara fo lunch — October 25, 2007 @ 6:43 am
HELL MAN THAT IS BLOODY REAL AS…
MAN I JUST FOUND THIS SITE TODAY AND I THINK ITS MADD…
LOL IM ALREADY GIVEN EVERYONE THIS SITE…
JOHN BROHOOD ALL DA WAY
Commented by SLAMMER JAMMER — October 27, 2007 @ 2:11 pm
Commented by jose — October 31, 2007 @ 1:34 am
I AGREE IT'S GAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Commented by Daniel — October 31, 2007 @ 1:36 am
Definitely Gay
Commented by Captin Cool — October 31, 2007 @ 1:38 am
SO FAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOSERS
Commented by JUAN — October 31, 2007 @ 10:26 pm
What were you doing by a fire anyways?
Commented by Vikki — November 2, 2007 @ 4:22 am
chink fire !
Commented by Elsa — November 7, 2007 @ 5:52 am
i heard that is something simler to what the tallmans kids saw in thar
rooms when the bunkbed was token up from the bastment but it was an old lady image then young lady.
Commented by kenny — November 12, 2007 @ 2:02 pm
Flower Guide Online
I couldn't understand some parts of this article, but it sounds interesting
Trackback by Flower Guide Online — November 25, 2007 @ 10:10 pm
very nice work yet!!!
Commented by sarahphow — November 28, 2007 @ 1:26 pm
Easily photoshopped. Either that or that firelady ghost seriously needs to practice her spooking skills.
Commented by Michelle — November 30, 2007 @ 1:47 pm
it looks like a mother and her baby to me
Commented by charliey — March 3, 2008 @ 4:08 am
umm… i'm totally not buying it. i mean, i don't have the best eyesight, but this doesn't seem like an outline of a woman's figure. i just don't see it. soory.
Commented by Molly — April 26, 2008 @ 3:27 am
Whats the lady doing posing at a bushfire? Think about it. Shouldn she be running for her life? Bushfires spread very quick. Imagine the heat from the fires…Definitely a fake..
Commented by chris — May 14, 2008 @ 10:00 pm
Commented by rohit — July 7, 2008 @ 8:11 pm
Hmm….Looks genuine, but I can see the lady is holding a baby, just right on the left side of her face
Commented by ah lock — July 7, 2008 @ 10:39 pm
Ghosts are probably real. Is this photo, though? This I doubt
Commented by Swordgirl — July 11, 2008 @ 6:00 am
I don't get how a ghost could manifest itself in a fire? Just a coincidence, in my opinion, but it does look real.. not photoshopped or anything.
Commented by Ollie — July 11, 2008 @ 6:08 am
thats not true host its just like an old lady who walked on the fire right?
Commented by kevin — July 12, 2008 @ 1:07 pm
uhhh it was added, cus you can see that the head and the fire had got a space between them, plus its orangy and the fire isnt, agree with me people?
Commented by HoRrOr GiRl (rebecca) — July 27, 2008 @ 2:08 am
thatss soo fakkeee.. anyone wld be able to do that with photoshop.. LOL.
Commented by Jess — August 13, 2008 @ 2:57 pm
I am concern with the identity of the ghost being concealed? Give me a break, whats with the bar over the eyes.
Commented by Atticus — August 20, 2008 @ 8:29 am
there are no such things named 'ghost'…. but there are 'Jinns'… n' it can't be a Jinn… b'cuz Jinns are scared of fire!!!!!
Commented by Rezwan Chowdhury — August 24, 2008 @ 1:44 pm
hahaha this is funny..well i think that so called fire ghost lady is also holding a baby..is she or it's just my own perception?
Commented by Mush — September 4, 2008 @ 3:22 pm
Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! Kagaguhan
Commented by joshua aaron — September 23, 2008 @ 7:45 pm
NHGFGKHDD ! that looks reall to mee .
you guys are probably high :p
Commented by Kendal & Kaitlyn — October 13, 2008 @ 11:04 am
ok people its called technology!! ^^ you can up load somebodys face into anything you want if you got the right aquipment all you need is a photo and a computer!! =)
Commented by kyle — October 25, 2008 @ 6:03 pm
looks fake
Commented by Gisselle — November 15, 2008 @ 7:31 am
it dont look like it is fake…IT IS FAKE YOU FOOL …hahaha
Commented by Asttrit — November 19, 2008 @ 7:22 am
nice photoshop…… fake
Commented by Amanda — November 23, 2008 @ 3:19 pm
that is just a doll.
Commented by Alien — December 13, 2008 @ 12:59 pm
that picture is real and i mean it….
Commented by sweety pie — February 20, 2009 @ 9:14 pm
it could be real but you shouldnt judge stuff
Commented by me — March 19, 2009 @ 11:03 pm
Fire Lady Ghost say "Rock me sexy Jesus!"
Commented by Hamlet — March 19, 2009 @ 11:15 pm
COOL!NOT!!!!:PPPPP
Commented by Miranda — March 26, 2009 @ 5:47 am
thats just a lebian girl
Commented by yo wasup — March 26, 2009 @ 9:33 am
cheese cheese cheese cheese cheese
Commented by bob — April 7, 2009 @ 12:39 am
WELL,HAVE BUTTER TO,BOB
Commented by zubiya — April 21, 2009 @ 1:38 pm
tha is so fake it is a cartoon
Commented by michella — May 1, 2009 @ 3:13 am
If you're going to post all those comments with all those stupid stuff like lesbian girl and all then you might just shut up.
God, everyone can see that's fake, it's either an illusion or edited.
Commented by Rotta — May 3, 2009 @ 1:44 am
the lady ghost is beautiful>>>>>>> LOL
Commented by dennis — May 4, 2009 @ 11:27 pm
hmmm…blizard
Commented by Paul — May 5, 2009 @ 5:09 pm
she looks like an native like from ova a hundred years ago.
ps iloooooooooooooooooooooooooove fir it just so pirty
Commented by jess — June 8, 2009 @ 4:44 am
i am also pikle
that looks like a painting to me
Commented by Ariana — June 9, 2009 @ 5:07 am
i think its cccccrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaapppppp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Commented by natasha rallan from india — June 12, 2009 @ 3:19 am
doesnt look one bit true to me!!!!!!!!!!!!! its soooo stupid of u to even upload sumthin like that!!!!!!!!
omg that ant true . ali33 dis is rubbish
Commented by Unknown — June 23, 2009 @ 5:17 pm
It's called Pareidolia people. Look it up – you are wired by evolution to seek patterns in data, no matter how random. We interpret data toward the pattern in our brains that has it's own processing centre – faces. This is made easier given the low resolution of the image. The same with the "Face on Mars" – fuzzy data and pareidolia combine to make the image of the face. Recent, high-rez pics of the same area show a boring mountain. You can still see the face if you squint – that is, reduce the data resolution manually.
Commented by Azmodan Kijur — July 24, 2009 @ 9:00 pm
lol! I can see and sense ghost. They don't look like that!!!!!! God that is crap photo shop!
Commented by MiaMoroi — August 9, 2009 @ 4:35 am
sorry. i meant ghosts-in plural
it is a gud technique used by fotographer
Commented by shelu — August 10, 2009 @ 7:19 pm
hey how can i believe this fire ghost sirrrrrrrrrr
Commented by ASTRAL INDIAN — August 16, 2009 @ 9:14 pm
i tnink someone on fire lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Commented by nacho — October 20, 2009 @ 2:11 am
erm… why is the lady at a BUSHFIRE, metres away, smiling and having fun…. thats what i wanna no…
Commented by Ella — October 25, 2009 @ 8:31 am
not so scary
Commented by Nishanth — December 16, 2009 @ 9:21 pm
a demon 😡
Commented by TT — January 13, 2010 @ 2:46 am
it looks like a girl wearing a jeans taking a bag and a shawl all over lifting up his hand far front of the fire having fun"its not at all scary for me"
Commented by Dilya — January 16, 2010 @ 7:43 pm
ok why is she waving at the camera while the woods are burning all around her, and why does the fire face look just like her own.
Commented by jorgin von strangle — February 25, 2010 @ 2:52 am
dayum qirl where u qet dat hand baq?
Commented by Jah'Quifahh — April 1, 2010 @ 7:12 am
wow ! .. the fire ghost lady looks like she also has a baby with her ?? on the right hand side .. ?? im not sure ..
Commented by Angeline — April 5, 2010 @ 3:00 pm
LOLOLOL look at it closer it looks like a NINJA
Commented by FireFliez — April 6, 2010 @ 3:48 am
thaz sum crazie s' yo
Commented by crazie chikkkkkkkkkkkkk — April 20, 2010 @ 9:43 am
She just wants a Hug :[
Commented by MirandaGoesRawr! — May 4, 2010 @ 4:09 am
i dont think so thats a real picture
Commented by neel — June 13, 2010 @ 5:15 pm
i thought it was dead creapy and i love this website.send more ghost stories and photos not videos
Commented by sophie — September 21, 2010 @ 10:33 pm
i thought that this story was kinda real and kinda fako see i think it is kinda real because it is creepy and i just love creepy stuff but i think it might be fake because it might just be the way the fire is formed it is definatly creepy if it sure is real i dont think that i believe in ghosts so u have to prove that they are real p.s i am mates with sophie coolio more more more
Commented by caitlin — September 21, 2010 @ 10:36 pm
nice work but i m not impressed
Commented by neel — September 24, 2010 @ 1:29 pm
aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh, so funny
Commented by alexandra — October 3, 2010 @ 12:25 pm
she lloks kinda like mona lisa….XD
it looks like it could be real, you can see a woman holding a baby. personally i think this was sett up cuz who would take a picture infront of a fire? common sense
Commented by angie — December 30, 2010 @ 3:46 am
ya ryght…….angie!!!!
Commented by dev — March 13, 2011 @ 3:34 pm
I usually believe in this stuff, but this looks fake. It's either a bad photoshop or a painting.
Commented by Winston Dobson — June 13, 2011 @ 2:14 am
IT LOOKS LIKE A JAPANESE LADY CARRYING A BABY ON HER BACK…
Commented by gloria — September 11, 2011 @ 3:48 pm
really ? 😛 hahaha
then show us the negative
Commented by Riminisiya — March 9, 2012 @ 12:40 am
wtf,this look real
Commented by Kingvalefor — April 21, 2012 @ 1:44 pm
Please, can U spare me some change?
Somewhere in Redhill (Singapore) one midnight, a Chinese bloke was returning home after having a couple of bottles of Carlsberg beer at the nearby hawker centre, and as he staggered his way to his nearby flat – he noticed a Chinese woman in her early 20s at the foot of the block, near the lift landing area.
As he approached her location, she coughed badly and began to speak to him, matter of fact, though he could sense a piteous urgency in her voice, as she spoke in Mandarin.
"Excuse me, are you from Malaysia," she asked.
"Why … uh … yes, how do you know," he replied in Mandarin, startled.
She was dressed in black – a loose black blouse and black jeans, and black rubber sandals – and claimed she's from Malaysia too.
"Please, can you spare me some change," she asked again, shyly.
She had needed some taxi fare so that she could go to work at a bar in Geylang, and had pleaded with him to spare her some money, and had even promised to return him this token.
He was still sober, and sensed the urgency in this fellow Malaysian's voice, and gave her ten dollars, out of sympathy, and smiled, telling her at the same time that it was alright, and she did not have to return him the money.
She gave him a piece of paper, with a telephone number written on it, and promised to return him the money without fail.
"C'mon, it's just ten dollars," he had retorted.
But she insisted, and her face gleamed with emotion and gratitude – but he was on his way up the staircase, and staggered on.
He had not thought much about this incident, but some days later his roommate had noticed this piece of paper with a phone number written on it, and went about in their flat, searching high and low for a similar piece of paper with a telephone number written on it.
He had noticed the commotion and asked him what was wrong, but he merely smiled and went about his business, and shouted in bewilderment.
"What's wrong," he had commented.
But his roommate began to wept, and explained his story.
His roommate had also seen this poor Chinese woman, dressed all black, many nights before, and their encounters were similar in details.
They deliberated, and he began to weep too, and both had come to this conclusion, that she's a ghost.
Well, she must be one, they believed, and as they pored over the Chinese newspapers for the 4D lottery results for the past several weeks, the case was clearer, as those who wept began to smile, and laughed, and then cried again.
The telephone numbers on the two pieces of paper were the same 7 numbers, and after each encounter, the winning numbers for the first prizes of the Singapore 4D lottery were the first and last 4 numbers of the same 7 numbers on the 2 pieces of paper that this ghost had given them.
They were stunned!
Note: This story was told by a Chinese-Malaysian who lives in Penang, Malaysia – and he later recounted how he found out that there was a Chinese-Malaysian woman in her 20s who had rented a flat (like he did) in the Redhill area; and she had worked at a bar in Geylang, and was constantly abused, tortured and tormented by her Chinese-Singaporean boyfriend (who lived off her meager earnings) to the extent that she could not tolerate her miserable life story anymore, and had chosen to commit suicide by jumping off the 10-story flat (dressed all black – in black blouse, black jeans and black rubber sandals) where she had lived with her Chinese-Singaporean boyfriend, a member of the 24 Ang Koon triad group in Singapore.
ML in Denmark
Commented by Michael Leon — April 22, 2012 @ 5:06 am
The only reason you can make out a face is because the fire is smoothed and out of focus. If the image was sharp and how it actually looked, there would be no face. This is, as another commentor posted, due to the Pareidolia effect.
Commented by Brandon — July 26, 2012 @ 2:52 pm
Also, how come the fire doesnt appear to have lit (as in brightened) anything up? I've taken pics of bbq and bon fires that light up atleast a little bit of the background.
I KNOW THIS ONE IS A FAKE IMAGE….IT WAS A PAINTING.PICTURE
Commented by PALLU — February 14, 2013 @ 12:25 am
Yea, doesn't look real at all; also, if you see a fire resemble a woman, you really are gonna say that the "fire is haunted"?
Commented by Investigator — June 10, 2013 @ 4:44 am


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ClearIAS » Indian Polity Notes » National Commission for Minorities (NCM)
National Commission for Minorities (NCM)
Last updated on January 22, 2021 by Pallavi Aggarwal
The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) is in news for various reasons. In this post, let's see the mandate of NCM and measures to make it more effective.
The Ministry of Home Affairs established the National Minorities Commission of India in a resolution on January 12, 1978. It mentioned that:
"despite the safeguards provided in the Constitution and the laws in force, there persists among the Minorities a feeling of inequality and discrimination. In order to preserve secular traditions and to promote National Integration, the Government of India attaches the highest importance to the enforcement of the safeguards provided for the Minorities in the Constitution".
The Minorities Commission was detached from the Ministry of Home Affairs in 1984, and placed under the Ministry of Welfare. Once the National Commission for Minorities Act was enacted in 1992, the Minorities Commission became a statutory body and was renamed as National Commission for Minorities.
National Commission for Minorities Act 1992
Under the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992 the government formed the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) which consist of Chairperson, a Vice-Chairperson and five Members.
The five Members including the Chairperson shall be from amongst the minority communities.
Definition of minority
The act defines a minority as "a community notified as such by the Central government."
Government of India has declared six religions namely, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhist, Parsis and Jain (included in 2014) as religious minorities in India.
Together they constitute 20.22 per cent of India's population.
Constitutional provisions for minorities
Constitutional provisions related to minorities can be seen in Fundamental Rights (FR), Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP), and Fundamental Duties (FD).
Fundamental Rights:
ARTICLE 14: people's right to 'equality before the law' and 'equal protection of the laws'
ARTICLE 15: prohibition of discrimination against citizens on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth
ARTICLE 16: citizens' right to 'equality of opportunity' in matters relating to employment or appointment to any office under the State – and prohibition in this regard of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth;
ARTICLE 25: people's freedom of conscience and right to freely profess, practice and propagate religion – subject to public order, morality and other Fundamental Rights;
ARTICLE 26: the right of 'every religious denomination or any section thereof – subject to public order, morality and health – to establish and maintain institutions for religious and charitable purposes, 'manage its own affairs in matters of religion', and own and acquire movable immovable property and administer it 'in accordance with law'
ARTICLE 27: the prohibition against compelling any person to pay taxes for promotion of any particular religion'
ARTICLE 28: people's 'freedom as to attendance at religious instruction or religious worship in educational institutions' wholly maintained, recognized or aided by the State.
Directive Principles of State Policy
DPSPs under Part IV includes the following provisions having significant implications for the Minorities: –
the obligation of the State 'to endeavour to eliminate inequalities in status, facilities and opportunities' amongst individuals and groups of people residing in different areas or engaged in different vocations; Article 38 (2)
the obligation of State 'to promote with special care' the educational and economic interests of 'the weaker sections of the people' [Article 46]
Fundamental Duties
Article 51A:
citizens' duty to promote harmony and the spirit of common brotherhood amongst all the people of India 'transcending religious, linguistic and regional or sectional diversities; and
citizens' duty to value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture.'
Role of NCM
The commission monitors the working of the safeguards provided in the Constitution and in laws enacted by Parliament and the State Legislatures.
It also makes recommendations for the effective implementation of safeguards for the protection of the interests of minorities by the Central Government or the State Governments.
Evaluation of the progress of the development of minorities under the Union and States.
Looking into specific complaints regarding deprivation of rights and safeguards of minorities and taking up such matters with the appropriate authorities.
Undertaking research and study into the problems arising out of any discrimination against minorities and recommending measures for their removal.
Making special reports to the central government or any matter pertaining to minorities particularly the difficulties faced by them.
Any other matter which may be referred to it by the Central Government.
To mark the adoption of the "Declaration on the Rights of Persons belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities" by the United Nations in 1992, it observes the Minorities Rights Day every year on 18th December.
Instances where NCM played a role
The 2011 Bharatpur communal riots were investigated by the Commission. In 2012, a team was sent to Assam to investigate the Bodo-Muslim clashes, and their findings were submitted to the government.
NCM is an important institution for our country because it allows for venting of minorities' grievances. However, it suffers from various issues.
National Commission for Minorities: Why in news?
Jan 2021: The 7-member National Commission for Minorities (NCM) is down to just one member after the retirement of its vice-chairperson in October and the non-filling of 5 other seats since May 2020.
Issues faced by the NCM
In a book titled Minorities Commission 1978-2015: Minor Role in Major Affairs authored by former NCM chairman Tahir Mahmood, NCM is referred to as a toothless tiger, white elephant, Sarkari puppet. It has been referred to as "National Commission for Tokenism" too.
No constitutional status: NCM does not have a constitutional status (it is a statutory body) which if bestowed upon it would give NCM autonomy and clout it needs to carry out its functions effectively.
Absence of any constitutional power: It lacks the constitutional power to conduct independent enquiries or investigations in cases of the transgression of minorities' rights, and especially in cases of communal violence, render the Commission legally incapacitated to fulfil its duty. This limitation has also been mentioned in a recommendation in the Commission's 2007-08, 2008-09, and 2010-11 annual reports of the Commission.
Toothless tiger: It hasn't been provided with any "teeth" in terms of their legal capacity to carry out their Constitutional mandate. The decision of the Commission can be overturned by the district and high courts.
No reports tabled: Section 13 of the NCM Act mandates that the annual report, "together with the memorandum of action taken on the recommendations contained therein'', as well as the reasons for non-acceptance of the recommendations be tabled before Parliament annually. Sources said these reports have not been tabled in Parliament since 2010. Further, its recommendations are routinely rejected or simply filed away and forgotten.
Partisan representation: There has been a shift in the kind of members appointed to the body. While past appointments included former chief justices, civil servants, academicians etc, the recent appointees were mostly "social activists" with links to the ruling party.
Capacity related challenges: These include human resource deficiency as is the case now. The Commission is unable to effectively fulfil its mandate when the key positions of Commission members remain vacant. For example, the Commission mandated to conduct hearing is unable to process the numerous cases it receives.
Underutilization of technology: there is no real-time communication of schedules and appointments for hearings with the complainants which results in wastage of time and money.
Only a few State minority commissions: A major recommendation of the Annual Conference of State Minorities Commissions (2008) was "that the State Governments should also set up State Minorities Commissions on similar lines (as that of the NCM)." However, only 16 states have set up such commissions. These too remain understaffed and mostly dysfunctional due to lack of capacity in human resource as well as in the absence of a regular monitoring mechanism of the State Commissions' workings.
Pressure on NCM: with ineffective State Finance Commissions, the pressure is borne by the NCM which further reduced its efficiency.
Inadequate powers to State Minority Commissions: State Minority Commissions are not given adequate powers to implement, monitor, and review developmental programs and welfare schemes under the Prime Minister's 15 Point Program for Minorities.
Lack of research: Only a small proportion of the allocated budget of the Commission is spent in research activities even when conducting "studies, research and analysis on the issues relating to the socio-economic and educational development of minorities" is among the primary mandates of NCM.
Measures to make NCM more effective
To reduce pendency of cases at the organizational level, the Commission should set certain baseline targets related to the pendency rates.
At regular intervals, conducting a staffing needs assessment may be a useful solution to address the problem of vacant positions at the leadership level.
NCM should develop a Stakeholder Satisfaction Survey for parties to anonymously provide feedback regarding how their appeal was processed, irrespective of the decision made.
Technological upgrades including investment in more sophisticated information management systems could help reduce the pendency rates of cases in the Commission such as e-hearing.
The strengthening of the State Commissions and setting up new state-level commissions, where these do not yet exist, can help in reducing the pendency rates and increasing hearings' effectiveness of the Commission.
NCM could fulfil its duties assigned in its mandate if the greater legal and constitutional authority is extended to the Commission. The Commission could be more effective if it has greater authority to conduct independent enquiries in cases of the transgression of rights of the minorities
To hold true to our commitment to the idea of unity in diversity, and ensure compliance to the constitutional articles viz, Article 15 and 16, Article 25 (1), 26 and 28, Article 29, Article 30, there is a need to give teeth to this organisation.
As we witness the rise of populist-majoritarian movements which tend to render minority rights ignored and suppressed, the National Minorities Commission (NCM) as an institution has the potential to serve as the protector and a beacon of minority rights in India.
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A review of technical solutions for RCCI engines
Grzegorz Aleksander Szamrej 1
Mirosław Karczewski 1
Janusz Chojnowski 1
Wydział Inżynierii Mechanicznej, Wojskowa Akademia Techniczna im. Jarosława Dąbrowskiego w Warszawie, Poland
Grzegorz Aleksander Szamrej
Final revision date: 2021-09-23
Online publication date: 2021-09-25
HCCI
RCCI
Dual-Fuel
DDFS
Nowadays, internal combustion engines are being developed in the directions that allow to maximize the efficiency of their work, in order to make the most economical use of fuels. The low-temperature method of burning fuels in HCCI engines - Homogenous Charge Compression Ignition - allows to improve the efficiency of the engine, thanks to the reduction of energy lost during cobustion process. For the further development of engines with this type of mixture auto-ignition, with increasing the range of fuels used for that king of engines, it is necessary to develop the RCCI engines. Reactivity-Controlled Compression Ignition - RCCI - is the way to control the air-fuel mixture auto-ignition by using the injection of second fuel injected into the combustion chamber before the combustion begins. The development of modern compression ignition engines is strongly dependent on engines with this type of ignition. Using two fuels with different physicochemical properties makes it possible to control the time of compression ignition and allows to use engine in full range of operation. RCCI is a special type of HCCI engine that allows to use many types of fuels with high combustion efficiency and low emission of harmful exhaust components. The paper analyzes the issues related to the adoption and development of engines with this method of ignition.
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By MELVILLE HOUSE (Editor), Helen Rosner (Introduction by)
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The brilliant intellect and candor of Anthony Bourdain is on full display in this collection of interviews from throughout his remarkable career, with an introduction from The New Yorker's Helen Rosner.
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Anthony Bourdain was a chef, restauranteur, journalist, television personality, social activist, and author of the trailblazing bestseller Kitchen Confidential and other works of fiction and nonfication. He died in 2018.
Helen Rosner is food correspondent for The New Yorker and a James Beard award-winner for personal essay.
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Jack Adler's next 3 Dollar Challenge supports wellness and suicide prevention - Blackstone LaunchPad
Jack Adler's next 3 Dollar Challenge supports wellness and suicide prevention
Jack and Kate Adler; photo from Whitman Voices
Whitman School of Management major Jack Adler '23 launches his next 3 Dollar Challenge this week to support college student wellness and suicide prevention, with all donations doubled up to $75,000. Watch the launch video here, learn more about the 3 Dollar Challenge and give to the initiative here. Adler will also be competing this week in the LaunchPad's Impact Prize competition, pitching his unique fundraising platform that has gained wide attention and success for supporting important needs. The 3 Dollar Challenge (3DC) is a grassroots fundraising initiative established by twins Jack and Kate Adler, Gen Z entrepreneurs and philanthropists who are dedicated to engaging extended networks of like-minded people and leveraging the power of online communities to enact social change.
About the 3 Dollar Challenge from its fundraising page …
In summer 2020, the inaugural 3 Dollar Challenge campaign organically raised over $20,000 for COVID-19 relief causes in just a few short weeks, entirely through small donations garnered from social media network connections.
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Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, 25% of people between the ages of 18 and 24 have reported having serious thoughts of suicide (CDC), the second-leading cause of death among college students (NIMH). Over 60% of college students report having felt very lonely in just the past year (ACHA.)
100% of the proceeds of the 3 Dollar Challenge will go towards Reflect's programming to benefit college students and young adults' mental wellness across the country, including suicide prevention trainings, mental wellness workshops, and resilience-building events.
Every dollar donated will be 1:1 matched (up to $75,000), allowing double the impact on college students' mental wellness and suicide prevention.
Reflect has been working on some big projects, and contributions are critical to their expansion. In the years since its inception, Reflect has collaborated with Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation and the American Association of Suicidology's Public Health Committee (helping to lead its working group for Equity in Suicide Prevention Resources). Reflect also created a free Resource and Activity Guide to help students cope during the COVID-19 crisis, which the NCAA Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee ordered for distribution to over 170,000 Division I athletes in the country.
Jack Adler in the new 3 Dollar Challenge video. Click to play the video.
Learn more on the 3 Dollar Challenge website: www.3dollarchallenge.org and on the new fundraising site for this campaign: www.givebutter.com/3dc
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Peet's Closure Adds Another Vacancy to Struggling SoMa Plaza
Written by Julie ZigorisPublished Jan. 03, 2023 • 3:04pm
The Peet's Coffee at 555 Ninth Street, photographed on Jan. 3, 2023, is permanently closed. | Julie Zigoris/The Standard
Peet's Coffee in the shopping center at 555 Ninth Street has shuttered, adding another vacancy to the ailing SoMa retail plaza.
The popular outlet's last day was Dec. 31 according to the neighboring businesses' employees, who enjoyed the convenience of the location, which was sandwiched between Trader Joe's and a now-shuttered Ulta Beauty location.
"I'm really sad that it's gone," said Robert Lawrence, an employee at Bed Bath & Beyond, also part of the shopping center. "It was fast and close by."
Mary Anne Uy, who works at the adjacent Trader Joe's, was also disappointed by the loss. "I'd go there probably four times a week," she said. "It was so convenient when you have only a 10-minute break."
Uy also noted that it was popular among Trader Joe's customers, who could pick up a jolt of caffeine before or after a trip to the grocery store.
The shopping center, owned by Acadia Realty Trust, has multiple vacancies. Nordstrom Rack closed in October 2021, followed by Ulta Beauty and Chase Bank. Even the Wells Fargo ATM location has been removed, according to Uy.
Other stores in the area, including Muji across the street at 540 Ninth Street, have also closed.
Peet's opened its first coffee shop in 1966 in Berkeley and maintains 139 Bay Area locations.
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