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Astronomers' brains wanted: Night of the Living Dead; OC Physicists to search for vampire emanations; Primordial Black Holes, Dark Matter, Neutrinos and other deeply hidden things
Last week we talked about the search for ghostly particles from nuclear power plants and this week we continue exploring some illusive deeply hidden things.
Even as we continue reading Sean Carroll's "Something Deeply Hidden" this idea of things hidden below the surface is again being investigated this week. First up we met up with just two other daring adventurers, Science Nerd and Theatre Impresarios, Scott and Sandy for a night out at Maverick Theater's "Night of the Living Dead." All of the stage action is close up in this small 100 seat theatre. Now if you are like me, you saw this production on TV, but now you can experience the thrill of it all live on stage. The story, written in 1968, begins with zombies and ghouls returned from the dead to terrorize everyone and in this particular case those humans that holed up in a small Pennsylvania house. Later one we are let in on a possible cause of the contagion was a sample return mission from Venus (Hmm, the writers were way ahead of their time), had to be blown up in the Earth's atmosphere after its arrival back home. Yep, it normally starts with some scientist doing something wrong!
Night of the Living Dead playbill (Source: Maverick Theatre, Fullerton, CA)
When the zombies break in, the living have to work together to board up the windows in an attempt to stay alive and keep their fleshy brains in their heads and out of the zombies mouths. Even Resident Astronomer Peggy was caught unawares on her way back to the restrooms.
Resident Astronomer Peggy gets zombie greeting at Maverick Theatre (Source: Palmia Observatory)
We first saw the live version maybe 10 years ago and experiencing it again just feet away from the live action on stage was very good and fun, even if campy. So, all of you astronomers out there, keep the observatory doors tightly locked and your brains in your own heads and take in the show if you dare!
Meanwhile, after surviving with our brains intact and wondering what type of research into things that are deeply hidden that we could carry out. Well, just by chance we received an email describing a river cruise that started in Transylvania and ended up in Kiev, Russia. So, in Transylvania we could explore vampires who by folklore have to remain deeply hidden during the daytime, so we would be safe and not have to be out late at night. So, this sounds like a great opportunity to see some new parts of the world. We expect to hear a lot about vampires, but probably won't see any, but we can swap stories at regularly convened get togethers in the ships bar! The rest of the cruise up the Dnieper River also sound interesting. In my previous work environment, I worked with several engineers from Belarus and Ukraine. So, check it out and join us on this adventure in late May 2020.
Adventuring from Transylvania to Kiev, Ukraine (Source: Viking Cruises)
Ok, ok, let's get back to some of the really unknown stuff about our actual universe. First up here is a paper, sent in by Gravity Guy & Part-time LasVegan, Ken, who found this latest set of findings about the still possible areas where primordial black holes (PBH) can still be hidden and yet responsible for all gravitational affects currently attributed to dark matter. Hmm, the more I hear about this the more I like it, especially given how the search for dark matter or supersymmetric particles still does not find any evidence. Primorial black holes do not require any new physics and they could have been produced in the early universe at overly dense regions and the evidence still points to regions of the mass spectrum where they could remain hidden from observation and yet account for dark matter effects. We can see here that asteroid size primordial black holes, in the 10 to the 18th to 10 to the 22nd grams, could still be missed by current observations and could explain 100% of supposed dark matter effects. Time will tell! Thanks for that latest paper, Ken!
Right sized primordial black holes still an open possibility for dark matter (Source: Smyth, et al, arXiv:1910.01285)
Another topic in the mostly hidden category is how the hunt for the nature of the elusive neutrinos gets to the very fundamental nature of physics. Last post we discussed how monitoring neutrinos from nuclear power plants is used to gain further understanding of how neutrinos can oscillate between the three known type so neutrinos. The might be generated as electron neutrinos in the sun or nuclear reactors but they can oscillate and change into and between the two other families of neutrinos. The same thing is observed with muon neutrinos, created in high energy particle accelerators or cosmic ray interactions, which also can oscillate and change into one of the other families. One ongoing mystery is the relative weight of each neutrino type and the hierarchy of all three types. Remember currently it is only possible to measure the neutrino mass squared and not the individual neutrino masses. We understand that the latest sets of experiments indicate that the normal hierarchy is probably the way nature is.
Now, the normal hierarchy seems to be the way nature is (Source: Fermi national accelerator laboratory)
As we saw in the last post where making measurements of neutrino flux near the reactors and of neutrino flux farther away from the reactors, it is possible to begin to close in on the details of neutrino oscillation. The longer the distance the easier it is to measure the oscillation, but the longer the distance also means the beam has diverged more and the signal flux is also then weaker.
The NOvA experiment is 810 km away from Fermilab at the northern tip of Minnesota in Ash River. Measurements at that far end are compared to the neutrino types at the near end in Fermilab.
NOvA detector is 810 km from Fermilab (Source: www.fnal.gov)
Another long baseline experiment, Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) is coming on line now and collecting data. You can see here that the neutrino beam jus goes straight through the Earth, goes through the detector, and then keeps on going out into space. The Earth hardly impacts the neutrino flux at all, but the distance is long enough that neutrino oscillation can be easier to measure. Hmm, given the different angles to DUNE and NOvA, I wonder if both experiments can be run at the same time? Hmm, I also wonder what the environmental impact study was like when the team had to explain that they were just going to send nuclear decay products under 800 miles (1300 km) of farmland through the Earth?
Dune detector in Stanford, 800 miles from Fermilab, measures neutrino beam (Source: www.ucl.ac.uk)
Ok, you might be wondering how the neutrino beams are generated at Fermilab. In the last post we saw that nuclear reactors can produce a steady source of neutrinos, but at Fermilab a large particle accelerator complex is used to generate neutrinos. Fermilab uses a high energy particle accelerator to produce neutrinos.
Fermilab produces neutrinos by bombarding carbon target with protons (Source: P. Adamson, et al, arXiv: 1507.06690v2(
The Fermilab Accelerator Complex accelerates high speed protons, which collide with a carbon target, which results in production of pi mesons. The pi mesons then decay into a combination of muon neutrinos and to a lesser extent, electron neutrinos. At the same time, the bombardment results in essentially the same number of antineutrinos as neutrinos. Then by proper selection of either the positive pi meson or the negative pi meson, the source can produce normal neutrinos or antimatter neutrinos. As you can see in the diagram below, most of the neutrinos produced are muon neutrinos, but a smaller amount of electron neutrinos are also produced.
Charged pions, produced by bombarding carbon with high energy protons, decay to make neutrinos (Source: Wikipedia)
More of the details of the neutrino beam generation are shown below. It turns out that the beam width at the exit of the source is about 6 feet in diameter and grows to several miles in diameter by the time it reaches the NOvA detector, about 3 milliseconds later (www.novaexperiment.fnal.gov).
Fermilab can produce neutrinos or antineutrinos (Source: P. Adamson, et al, arXiv: 1507.06690v2(
The longer baselines of both the DUNE and the NOvA experiments allow for better measurements of the masses and mixing angles of the three neutrino families than was possible with the experiments performed at Daya Bay. These better measurements will someday be sufficient to perhaps come closer to resolving the mystery between the slightly different amounts of matter and antimatter.
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Q: If java normal threads don't call "join", does it lead to unknown behavior before finish? Normal java threads, not daemon threads, seem to execute till end, then main thread finishes, like this:
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        for(int i = 0; i < 3; ++i){
            new Thread(new Runnable(){
                @Override
                public void run() {
                    try {
                        Thread.sleep(2000);
                        System.out.println("Does this still print?");
                    } catch (Exception e) {
                        e.printStackTrace();
                    }
                }
            }).start();
        }
        // Java normal threads don't have to call join, they'll still wait to finish.
        System.out.println("Main thread start");
    }

It will print:
Main thread start
i = 2
i = 0
i = 1
Does this still print?
Does this still print?
Does this still print?

What I saw here is, Java normal threads don't have to call join() and their holder still wait for them to finish. Not sure if my program is too simple to encounter any undefined behavior, could you kindly give some hints when should we use join()?
Thanks.

A: t.join() does not do anything to thread t in Java. All it does is not return until thread t has finished.
A Java program's main() thread does not wait for any other thread to finish after main() returns. It just ends, and any other non-daemon threads keep running.

A: Java is not like Go. In Go the program continues only as long as the main thread is alive, in Java any living nondaemon thread keeps the jvm around. In your code the main thread kicks off other threads and then dies.  The new threads run to completion even though the main thread is long gone.
For "undefined behavior" I'm guessing you mean data races, or memory visibility issues, where you can't rely on one thing happening before another (for races) or on a value being visible across threads (for vidibility).  Calling join does create a happens-before edge. So does calling println (since it acquires a lock). The Java language spec has a list of things that create a happens-before edge.
Calling get on a Future blocks until the future is done similar to how calling join on a Thread blocks until the thread is finished. If you use higher level constructs than just threads, whether it's executor services, CompletableFuture, reactive libraries, actor systems, or other concurrency models, then those are to different extents shielding you from the Thread api and you don't need join so much.

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Welcome to Primo
coastal Italian Cuisine in the heart of the hudson Valley
Primo, simply put, is a celebration of coastal Italian cuisine in the heart of the Hudson Valley. We hope you'll come and be a part of what we are – a place to enjoy life with what we know best – insanely delicious food and drink. The space is light and airy from the inside out, featuring an open kitchen concept, large openings in the main dining room, exposed walnut beams, a wall of windows & a 25 seat private dining room. The focus of the restaurant is the outdoor space, with over 170 seats, an outdoor bar, sprawling Hudson River views, a large shaded pergola, greenery and pops of blue Mediterranean tile accents.
Over the last year we have been meticulously curating this concept - building out the space, assembling the management team and creating the overall vibe/ethos of the brand. We began this journey with a simple question - "what does a beach club in Italy serve at lunch?"
Primo isnt your average "red sauce" joint. We want to showcase a different approach to Italian food. A lighter, more coastal, seafood focused restaurant, with house made fresh pastas, a killer raw bar/crudo selection, creamy espresso, hand crafted refreshing cocktails and copious amounts of crushable wines! Our mission is to create dishes that stay true to the history of coastal Italian cuisine, while using the best seasonal produce from the Hudson Valley. Most importantly, we want to create an atmosphere that's fun. Now more than ever, we want to offer a getaway from everyday life, a place where you can block out the noise and truly relax. So come and kick it with us, crush some pasta, sip a frozen negroni and
enjoy the view - we take care of the rest!
Jesse Camac
At the young age of 18, Jesse started his professional career in real estate in Manhattan. Within his first 12 months of employment, he signed a sales contract for $2.2M, and would go on to close more than 60 rental transactions by year two.
After success in the real estate business, Jesse was approached by his father about investing in a small restaurant project in the West Village in NYC. That concept turned out to be the original Fatty Crab. Jesse and his father partnered with Michelin Star Chef Zakary Pelaccio in 2005 and played key roles in the creation and rollout of Fatty Crab. Over a 10-year period, they opened 10 different restaurants under the Fatty umbrella (owner operated, licensing, and consulting deals) in NYC, Brooklyn, St. John, U.S.V.I., and Hong Kong, China. At its peak, Jesse was responsible for the oversight of 200+ employees and 30+ managers. Jesse also has experience negotiating licensing deals as he successfully opened two locations at the Barclays Center Arena in Brooklyn. Additionally, the team created three private label products with Williams Sonoma, which were sold online and in all 250 stores. Jesse has worked with some of the best professionals in the business, including mixologist Phil Ward, who is regarded as one of the best bartenders in the country. Together, they collaborated on cocktail lists for four locations including a full-service cocktail bar in Hong Kong.
Looking for new opportunities and challenges, Jesse then went on to consult and oversee the Northeast region (which represented 50 percent of the company's revenue) for Innovate Food Holdings, a leader in the sourcing, preparation, and delivery of specialty/fresh food. Prior to being sold, The Fresh Diet (a subsidiary of Innovative Food Holdings) was North America's leading food technology company, covering 16,000 miles over 574 towns and cities across the United States. Under Jesse's leadership and with his operational expertise, he was able to save the company just under $1M within his first 12 months of employment. At the end of his consulting agreement, Jesse decided to head north and move to Poughkeepsie. With his wife in the apple farming business and his extensive career in the food business, Jesse always knew that he would end up in the Hudson Valley. Shortly after, Jesse partnered with the Baxter/Albinder family and created Heritage Food +Drink in Wappingers Falls. Since opening in 2018, Heritage has been regarded as one of the premier restaurants in the Hudson Valley and won over 20 "Best of Hudson Valley Awards".
Ralph Bello
Ralph Bello had a passion for food at an early age. He attended a culinary training program during high school while working weekends and summers at the Mahopac Golf Club. Through his endeavors, he developed a passion for the business and decided to enroll at the world-renowned Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY.
Upon graduating culinary school, Ralph took a job at Foxwoods Casino and Resort in Connecticut where he worked every station in every restaurant on the property. Wanting to further his career, he then traveled to the Outer Banks of North Carolina where he worked at the Left Bank Restaurant at the Sanderling Resort and Spa. After spending a year there, he decided to move closer to home and became the Sous Chef at the James Beard-nominated farm to table restaurant, LeFarm in Westport, CT. He showed his worth in the kitchen and the owners asked if he would help open their new restaurant concept, the Whelk Oyster Bar, also in Westport.
Following a few more years of success, Ralph wanted to settle down and start a family, so he planted his feet at the amazing local Italian restaurant, Il Barilotto in Fishkill, NY. He focused on regional Italian cuisine while working with fresh pasta, seafood, and locally sourced vegetables. Ralph held the title of Executive Chef at Il Barilotto for six years, up until it closed a few months ago. He currently lives in Wappingers Falls, NY with his beautiful wife Katrina and his two amazing children and couldn't be happier. He is now looking forward to joining the team at Primo!
Ed Krebser
Ed is the OG on staff, having spent the majority of his career with some very successful restaurant groups in New York City. Starting at Blue Water Grill in Union Square with BR Guest, he quickly turned on to wine education, hospitality, and the "lifestyle."
After completing wine programs with the American Sommelier Association and studying with Master Sommeliers Laura Maniec and Greg Harrington, his course was set. He spent seven years working at Blue Water Grill and then shifted gears, opening Bobby Flay's Bar Americain in Midtown Manhattan. He then relocated to the Bahamas, running the opening of Mesa Grill in The Cove at the Atlantis Resort in Nassau. This international opportunity, along with a foray into hotel and resort management, really influenced Ed's outlook and career path. Upon moving back to NYC, he landed at Stephen Starr's flagship restaurant Buddakan—it was here that he polished his management skills and love for enlightened hospitality.
After five years with Starr Restaurant group, Ed decided to come home to the Hudson Valley with his beautiful wife Mali, son Asher, and daughter Stella. Having grown up across the river in Ulster County, it was an easy transition and one that Ed looks at as a completion of the circle. Ed brings his immense experience with big box style restaurants, special events, and VIP clientele and hopes to take HV Hospitality Group to the next level. His commitment and belief in staff education and using the restaurant as a guide to the guest experience is unwavering. Ed now spends his free time skiing, golfing, and enjoying live music all while searching for the perfect cup of lobster bisque.
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Jamie Turndorf (born July 12, 1958, in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American psychotherapist, writer and media personality. She is known for her website, AskDrLove.com, which she founded in 1995, her syndicated radio show, Ask Dr. Love, and her books Till Death Do Us Part (Unless I Kill You First) and Love Never Dies. She also hosts a radio show, Love Never Dies, on the Hay House radio website.

Turndorf created her website, AskDrLove.com, in 1995, and has been known to fans as "Dr Love" ever since. On the site, registered members can submit questions for consideration to be answered by Turndorf and published on the site for the benefit of the public. The site has accumulated a store of original articles addressing a broad array of relationship, marriage, dating, and sex advice issues. The site was noted with awards from Starting Point and Web Crawler, and in 1999, was listed in IDG's Complete Idiot's Guide to Online Dating and Relating.

As a guest expert, Turndorf has appeared on numerous radio and television shows. She is the "Resident Love Doctor" of HLN Weekend Express with Natasha Curry. Her advice columns have also been featured on HLN and iVillage.com. She has been quoted on WebMD.com, Fox Five Online, MSNBC.com, , MSN Living and Discovery TV's websites. She also writes a relationship column, "We Can Work It Out", for Psychology Today online.

Bibliography
 Love Never Dies: How to Reconnect and Make Peace with the Deceased
 Kiss Your Fights Good-bye: Dr. Love's 10 Simple Steps to Cooling Conflict and Rekindling Your Relationship
 Till Death Do us Part (Unless I Kill You First): A Step-by-Step Guide to Resolving Relationship Conflict
 Make Up Don't Break Up: Dr. Love's Five Step Plan for Reconciling with Your Ex
 The Pleasure of Your Company: A Socio-Psychological Analysis of Modern Sociability, (with Emile Jean Pin)
 LoveQuest: The Game of Finding Mr. Right. This game was nominated by Mensa as the "Most Creative and Intellectually Challenging Game of the Year" and voted by Fun and Games magazine as a sure winner for the international "Most Creative Game of the Year" award. The New York City Board of Education has a permanent exhibit of LoveQuest.
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Riders Alliance Director John Raskin, elected officials and transit activists rallied Wednesday against the MTA's proposed 2019 fare hike.
This story was produced through the City Limits Accountability Reporting Initiative For Youth (CLARIFY), City Limits' paid training program for aspiring public-interest journalists.
Transportation advocates are pushing back against the MTA's plan to raise fares next year, saying straphangers shouldn't be forced to pay more until lawmakers and the transportation authority secure a plan to fund improvements for the city's deteriorating transit system.
Dozens of activists rallied Wednesday across the street from the MTA's headquarters in lower Manhattan, a day before the MTA board is expected to meet to discuss its 2019 budget. A preliminary version of that budget released in July proposed four percent fare and toll hikes in both 2019 and 2021 — and former MTA Chairman Joe Lhota warned last month that those increases may need to be even steeper, thanks in part to a continuing decline in subway ridership.
But advocates on Wednesday said they oppose any fare hike, unless elected officials and the MTA can carve out dedicated funding for New York City Transit President Andy Byford's "Fast Forward" plan to fix the transit system. It's unfair, they argue, to force riders to shell out more money for service that continues to be poor and unpredictable.
Riders Alliance and other transit groups are specifically pushing for the state legislature to implement congestion pricing, which would charge drivers to enter Manhattan below 60th Street, with the fees going toward public transit—revenue that would amount to over $1 billion a year, they say.
But even that won't be enough to cover the costs of the Fast Forward plan, which Riders Alliance estimates will cost between $40 and $60 billion over the next decade, meaning lawmakers will need to find other funding sources in addition to congestion pricing.
"In reality, we will need a variety of revenue sources," Raskin said.
The state legislature is set to reconvene in Albany in January, though transit funding will likely need to be included in the state budget, the negotiations for which don't take place until spring.
But lawmakers say they're hopeful the upcoming legislative session will lock down a plan for funding the subways, especially now that Democrats have the majority in both the State Senate and Assembly following last week's election.
But this time things are different, he added.
The MTA has been implementing fare increases every two years since 2009, part of a rescue plan conceived at the time by transit expert and former MTA Chair Richard Ravitch. The last fare hike took place in 2017, when the cost for single subway and bus rides remained at $2.75 while the cost of weekly MetroCards increased by $1 and monthly cards rose from $116.50 to $121.
"As we've been saying publicly for more than a year, the MTA's financial condition is dire – we need long term, sustainable funding sources and more to close considerable gaps," MTA Spokesman Jon Weinstein said in a statement Wednesday, adding that fares and tolls cover only half of the agency's operating budget.
"The fare adjustment options the board will consider are less than the rate of inflation and would raise badly needed revenue that goes directly towards improving service," he said.
In interviews with City Limits, subway and bus riders balked at the prospect of another fare hike.
"I feel like we pay enough already," said Keith Davis, who buys an unlimited MetroCard each month.
Laurie Valeannie, who was waiting to board to M1 bus in Harlem, told reporters that she too finds the current fare unaffordable, and wants more reliable service.
Donie Donahue, a 44-year-old Harlem resident, said he thinks current MetroCard prices are reasonable, but that any additional fees would have a real impact.
"Like everybody else, the prices go up but your wages don't go up. The service doesn't seem to improve," she said.
Some East Harlem residents are less optimistic about the prospect of the new stations, and are particularly concerned about the potential disruption caused by their construction, which is estimated to take about nine years.


I think the thing I miss most in our age is our manners. It sounds so old-fashioned in a way. But even bad people had good manners in the old days, and manners hold a community together, and manners hold a family together; in a way, they hold the world together. So, just like manners which matter most old fashions style also matters most for many of the people. And nowadays it plays an important role in fashion so we must not forget old fashions style. Many of us are still using old fashions style unknowingly.
Earlier growing bellies accounts for a lot of fashion trends and really represent a measure of patterns in fashion. Some old leaders are fat and they love to eat. So, by eating so much they grew a big belly fat but they also wanted to attend their functions and other festivals. So, they frequently kept their base coat catch fixed which is called old fashions today. Before long, the style turned into a pattern and occasionally this turned into design instruction for their tailors. And now we can see that most of the reputed tailors also recommends a 3 buttoned suit for some which is old fashions but is trending. So you must also check out 3 buttoned suits.
The buttons on most sleeves blazers are functionally useless, but some jackets still sport a surgeon's cuff and this thing is continued from the 19th century. Back then, a proper gentleman never removed his coat, not even to perform the 1800s version of emergency open heart surgery. So men tailored suits to their needs that allow them to wear it always and also allowing for the possibility that they may need to do an off-the-cuff operation. The buttons allowed men to curl back their sleeves and get their hands dirty while retaining dashing decency. This is the logic behind these that we call old fashions style.
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Eyeliner in these days is a style statement but there is a logic behind using an eyeliner. Earlier when Egyptians made pyramids they were so much bright that they face difficulty in seeing pyramids which were made up of limestone. So, to concur this problem they made a technique from which they can reduce the effect of brightness. So, local people rubbed kohl around their eyes to lessen the glare by the sun because they didn't have sun shades at that time. The eyeliner had a cooling impact and it also repulsed flies and kept clean far from the eyes. And may have averted diseases since it contained lead salts, a microorganisms executioner. So, it is old fashions but still is trending and looks amazing.
Initially, this thing was made for officers, and high foot sole areas were at one time the manliest thing a man could wear. A high foot sole area helps to adjust himself on the horse and they get better riding experience. And later soon elites were displaying their status by increasing the tallness of their shoes. A ruler named Louis demanded that he wants to wear it in four inches. In the meantime, ladies began wearing the foot rear areas for the inverse reason they do today—to seem transsexual. Before the end of the seventeenth century, the unisex style had progressed toward becoming gendered: Men's foot sole areas were square and wide and ladies' were pointy and thin. At the point when the Enlightenment introduced handy dress, men deserted the style totally which is now old fashions.
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Coming Home is ranked as the best album by Leon Bridges.
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Some retro-soul music that we aren't use to hear from an comteporary artist. Usually there's nothing much more to this, but Leon really reaches his potential in "River"
Please be the harbinger of a retro soul revival. Please.
Nothing particularly special here, but if you're looking to groove to some old school soul, this is a go to album. Imo some of the tracks felt a little empty, but overall it was decent.
Great, soulful album. Worth many a listen!
old school Soul music. If you like Sam Cooke and Otis Redding, you'll love it.


Along with meeting the required operating system patches and platforms, system settings, like the number of file descriptors and TCP information, should be reconfigured to optimize the Directory Server performance.
After the packages for Directory Server are installed there is tool called dsktune which can scan a system to check for required and installed patches, memory, system configuration, and other settings required by Directory Server. The dsktune utility even returns information required for tuning the host server's kernel parameters. This simplifies configuring the machine for Directory Server.
The setup program also runs dsktune, reports the findings, and asks you if you want to continue with the setup procedure every time a Directory Server instance is configured.
WARNING: 1011MB of physical memory is available on the system.
dsktune is run every time the Directory Server configuration script, setup-ds-admin, is run.


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Brighton Rock DVD update
We mentioned this a while back, but we've just got all the details of the Brighton Rock DVD and Blu-ray release, including those all-important extras.
The release date stays the same, you can secure a copy on both formats from Monday 20th June 2011. You probably know the storyline of the mod-related remake, but if you want our opinion on it, check out the review here.
The price is £11.93 for the DVD, £12.99 for the Blu-ray if you pre-order at Amazon. See over the page for the full list of extras, which includes Kenneth Hume's 1960s Mods and Rockers short (not as good as it sounds, but interesting
Find out more at the Amazon website
Extras for Brighton Rock:
Audio Commentary with Director Rowan Joffe and Editor Joe Walker
Rowan Joffe Extended Interview
Sam Riley Extended Interview
Andrea Riseborough Extended Interview
Rowan Joffe Interview
Sam Riley & Andrea Riseborough Interview
Boulting's Brighton Rock with Rowan Joffe
Making Of Brighton Rock
Anatomy of a Scene – The Making Of the Record
Mod or Rocker?
Alternative Opening Sequence Storyboard
Kenneth Hume's Mods and Rockers
- that was originally described as: 'A symbolic ultra modern coffee bar sets the scene for a girl in gold lame jeans, bolero and bootees, to start moving to the pulsating rhythms beating out from a glittering juke box. As the music becomes progressively louder and more frantic, so the dancer increases the speed of her lithe movements to keep pace with the tempo. A boy starts to dance with this red-headed dynamo of a girl, but is repelled when she accepts the advances of a second boy. The two men vie for her attentions.' It lasts 25 minutes and is more mainstream than it perhaps sounds.
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Amazon purchase of BofA call center raises traffic concerns, Brea mayor says – Daily News
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E-commerce giant Amazon has paid $165 million to buy a north Brea parcel that's been home to one of the city's biggest employers for the past 39 years, according to county records and commercial data firm CoStar Group.
Amazon's intended use for the 31 ½-acre, Bank of America call center hasn't been announced.
But the Orange County Business Journal, which first reported the buyer is Amazon, said the online e-tailer is exploring the possibility of converting the 637,500-square-foot office campus into yet another distribution center.
Amazon typically doesn't comment on its development plans.
The Oct. 15 deal is one of at least two dozen leases or land acquisitions that Amazon completed in Southern California since late 2019, a Southern California News Group analysis showed.
The possibility of a new "last-mile" delivery station north of Imperial Highway worried Brea Mayor Steven Vargas, who said he only learned details of the deal on Monday, Nov. 7. Vargas noted the closest freeway onramp to the 57 freeway at Imperial Highway already is impacted by hundreds of trash trucks serving a nearby landfill.
"Now, all of a sudden you add these Amazon trucks, whew, that's going to impact our neighborhood," the mayor said. "Without getting those trash trucks off Imperial Highway, our capacity is maxed out. … So I'm concerned about that."
The deal is Orange County's fifth-biggest commercial real estate transaction this year — and the biggest for a single office property, CoStar data show.
The BofA call center employs nearly 3,000 workers. A company spokeswoman said they expect to shut the call center down by July 2022, a year before its lease was due to expire.
Bank of America had notified call center employees last spring they intended to have them come back to work as soon as they're vaccinated, one employee told SCNG. About 800 had returned as of October.
Vargas said a BofA vice president told him six months ago the bank wanted all of its employees to return.
"They're taking away one of our biggest employers," Vargas said. "It's really a detriment to have Amazon come in."
A line of delivery trucks leaves a new Amazon "last-mile" distribution center in Anaheim. The e-commerce giant tripled the number of "last-mile" delivery stations operating in Southern California since December 2019. It's latest acquisition — the $165 million purchase of the Bank of America call center in Brea — is Orange County's fifth-biggest commercial real estate transaction this year. (File photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Jason Killebrew, who assumed duties as Brea's new Community Development director on Tuesday, Nov. 9, said in an email the property's M-1 zoning supports a variety of uses, including warehouse and distribution. But any change of use, development project or permit application would require city approval, he said.
At $165 million, the sale of 275 Valencia Ave. amounts to $259 per square foot, according to CoStar. The three-story office building has 212,501 square feet, with the building covering one-sixth of the property's land area, leaving more than 26 acres of parking lots.
CoStar lists the sellers as Cerberus Real Estate Capital Management LLC and Irvine-based Greenlaw Partners. The partnership paid $110 million for the property in December 2014.
The bank campus handles home loans, insurance, consumer and small-business banking and consumer credit cards. Bank of America has occupied building since it was built in 1982.
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Ever since Steve Jobs left Apple, undoubtedly, the company appears to be having a hard time keeping their OS bug free. An extremely annoying problem with iOS is that the iPhone is not transmitting music nor any type of audio when connected to a car radio via USB. This is a bug which has been reported since iOS 8 and still continues to be giving problem in iOS 11. The bug also affects all type of iPhones, even the iPhone X, not just older devices.
Firstly, if you're experiencing this problem, try the obvious fix: restart your radio and restart your phone. This should solve the problem if it was caused by any minor problem in the phone or audio system.
If you tried that solution but it did not work, then the other solution should work, assuming that the USB cable is in good working condition or not broke.
After searching this issue around the web, it turned out that the bug is caused when the iPhone does not have any offline songs in the default music app. So in order to solve the issue you'll need to download a song to your default music app. This can either be done through iTunes (on a computer) or download one from the iTunes Store on your device.
According to car software writer "fury" from forums.imore.com, this bug is not Apple's fault at all. The bug is caused because most car audio systems are using an old interface designed to transmit audio from iPod to the radio via USB which do not activate unless there's a song in the device's storage.
"On behalf of automotive software developers everywhere, I'm sorry.


The Star Wars prequels have stirred up a lot of things, but even if you loathe the most recent movies, we think you'll enjoy the electric vehicle they inspired called EDWARD. The name stands for Electric Diwheel With Active Rotation Damping, and was developed by students at Adelaide University in southern Australia.The students looked to similar electric monocycles, like the WheelSurf and Rocket Roadster, for further inspiration, but decided on a two-wheel design for their vehicle, which started to be assembled in 2009. Drivers are strapped into the center steering column, and control the unit with a joystick, however, movement is also supported by a stabilizing controller to make forward momentum easier.
Powered by a sealed lead acid batteries, EDWARD has a limited top speed of roughly 25 miles per hour, and has a usage time of about one hour, but the team says battery life may be extended by using the slosh control that stabilizes the vehicle.


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New retraining certificates, curriculum to build the quantum workforce
A new certificates program will educate scientists and engineers in the key principles of quantum technology and practical applications.
Creating and observing current vortices in 2D materials
Researchers have developed a new method to measure how photocurrents flow in a 2D material — a result that could have implications for developing quantum sensors and next-generation electronics.
Prem Kumar named editor-in-chief of Optica
Kumar's research focuses on nonlinear and quantum optical devices for applications.
Building a Quantum Computer From Off-the-Shelf Parts
University of Chicago researchers developed stable and possibly scalable qubits by creating defects in commercial silicon wafers.
Scientific process inspires UChicago art/science lab
Scholars and students use technology to create new stories for the theater.
Shaping the technology transforming our society
A two-day workshop at the University of Chicago raised awareness and generated strategies for the ethical development and implementation of AI and quantum computing.
Physicist taps quantum mechanics to crack molecular secrets
Giulia Galli is honored for innovative use of supercomputers to predict how materials behave.
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Researchers achieve quantum control of an oscillator using a Josephson circuit
A team of researchers from Princeton, Northwestern, and the University of Chicago have directly operated an oscillator using a stimulated Josephson nonlinearity.
Quantum technology comes of age
CQE director David Awschalom comments on the state of quantum information science.
Bill Fefferman Blazes Theory Path for Future of Quantum Computing
In a paper last year for Nature Physics, Fefferman and his co-authors gave some of the strongest evidence that "random circuit sampling" should be easy for quantum computers but almost impossibly hard for their classical counterparts.
Fermilab launches new institute for quantum science
The Fermilab Quantum Institute will bring all of the lab's quantum science projects under one umbrella.
DOE awards Fermilab and partners $3.2 million for Illinois quantum network
The funding will be used to develop designs for transparent optical quantum networks and demonstrate their operation in the greater Chicago area.
This is the golden age of innovation
In his op-ed, DOE Under Secretary for Science Paul Dabbar mentions quantum projects in Chicago.
Mark Saffman wins innovation award
Saffman won the award from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation for his simplified optical hardware for quantum computing.
Chicago Quantum Summit hosts international researchers, industry members
As quantum communication, sensing, and computation continue to transition from idea to reality, the second Chicago Quantum Summit at the University of Chicago gathered together more than 120 scientists, engineers, and members of industry from around the world.
Google Claims to Have Achieved 'Quantum Supremacy'
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Chicago Quantum Exchange announces first international partners
Leading research organizations in Europe and Australia have joined the Chicago Quantum Exchange as its first international members, creating global partnerships that are essential to new breakthroughs in quantum science and engineering.
UW–Madison physicist awarded Packard Fellowship
Shimon Kolkowitz, a University of Wisconsin–Madison assistant professor of physics, has been selected as one of 22 members of the 2019 class of Packard Fellows for Science and Engineering.
Researchers demonstrate quantum teleportation using a chemical reaction
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University of Illinois Physics Professor Paul Kwiat and his former postdoctoral researcher Fumihiro Kaneda (now an assistant professor at Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences at Tohoku University) have built what Kwiat believes is "the world's most efficient single-photon source."
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Want a flat stomach for the Holidays? Three more Lower Stomach Exercises you can do!
An important and sometimes neglected step in stomach exercise routines is isolating particular muscles within the abdominal group. One such set of muscles which needs isolation in order to be exercised properly are the muscles in the lower stomach. There are a number of stomach exercises which isolate and work these muscles. As with any workout routine, be sure to consult a professional before beginning and always warm up properly to avoid injury.
Crunchless Crunch: This first exercise is fairly simple but can also be fairly difficult. Essentially, it involves trying to pull the belly button in towards the spine. This can be tricky, as it involves using muscles which you may not be used to activating. To start, either lie or on your stomach or kneel. You might want to try both ways and see which helps you feel the exercise better. Relax your body as much as possible, then try to use only the lower abdominals to move your belly button toward your spine. Hold for ten seconds. If holding for ten seconds feels easy, hold for a longer period. The goal is to hold the contraction until you either cannot feel it, or you feel other muscles working harder than the transverse abdominus. When you feel this, let the contraction out.
Alternating Toe Touch: You will need to lie on a flat surface for this stomach exercise. The floor works best, using a mat or towel to cushion the spine. Lie on the floor and put your feet up in the air. Extend your right arm and use your lower abdominals to lift your shoulders off the floor. Touch your left toes with your right hand, then lower yourself back down. Switch hands and repeat. Keep your knees straight throughout and maintain a space between your chin and chest. Sit-Up Hold While you are still on the floor, try this stomach exercise. Bend your knees so your feet are flat on the floor and position your hands behind your head. Keep your elbows back so you cannot see them-- do not put them alongside your head. Use your lower abdominals to lift your shoulders off the floor. Hold for ten seconds. You may increase the number of seconds you hold as it gets easier. Be sure to lift with your abdominals and not with your arms or neck.
Lower Back Flatten: This stomach exercise is a good natural progression from the sit-up hold, as it starts from the same basic position: lying down, knees bent, feet flat. You may have noticed when you did the previous exercise that there is a natural space between your lower back and the floor, created by the curve of your spine. In this exercise, you want to use your lower abdominals to push your lower back toward the floor and eliminate this space. Try to focus on pushing with only your lower abdominals and not your legs. Your pelvis will rotate slightly, which is fine so long as the lower abdominals are doing the work. Once you have got your back flat to the floor, hold the contraction for ten seconds. Again, you should continue to build on this time as your stomach muscles gain strength and endurance.
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Q: Flutter - The argument type 'Null' can't be assigned to the parameter type 'Function' I was trying to connect my existing screens with the image picker plugin. But for some reason, I am getting the error showing "The argument type 'Null' can't be assigned to the parameter type 'Function'."
The code of the button where I used the onSelectVideo and null -
ElevatedButton(
                child: Text(
                  'Next',
                  style: TextStyle(fontSize: 17, color: Colors.white),
                ),
                onPressed: () {
                  Navigator.push(
                    context,
                    MaterialPageRoute(
                        builder: (context) => video_record02(
                              onSelectVideo: null,
                            ),
                    ),
                  );
                },
              ),

Now the thing is I know I don't need to use the null here. But I can't figure out what to use instead of null.
The starting code of the next screen is like this -
class video_record02 extends StatefulWidget {
  final Function onSelectVideo;

  const video_record02({Key? key, required this.onSelectVideo})
      : super(key: key);

  @override
  _video_record02State createState() => _video_record02State();
}

class _video_record02State extends State<video_record02> {
  File? storedImage;

  Future<void> takeVideo() async {
    final picker = ImagePicker();
    final videoFile = await picker.pickVideo(
      source: ImageSource.camera,
      preferredCameraDevice: CameraDevice.rear,
      maxDuration: Duration(
        seconds: 25,
      ),
    );
    if (videoFile == null) {
      return;
    }
    final rlyvideoFile = File(videoFile.path);
    setState(() {
      storedImage = rlyvideoFile;
    });
    final appDir = await syspaths.getApplicationDocumentsDirectory();
    final fileName = path.basename(rlyvideoFile.path);
    final savedImage = await rlyvideoFile.copy('${appDir.path}/$fileName');
    widget.onSelectVideo(savedImage);
  }

When I remove the null it shows I need an identifier but I can't make it work. As I am a novice learner in the flutter, I'll appreciate it if you help me solve this issue.

A: Change null on onSelectedVideo like this onSelectedVideo:(savedImage){}
ElevatedButton(
                child: Text(
                  'Next',
                  style: TextStyle(fontSize: 17, color: Colors.white),
                ),
                onPressed: () {
                  Navigator.push(
                    context,
                    MaterialPageRoute(
                        builder: (context) => video_record02(
                              onSelectVideo: (savedImage){
                              //fill some code you want to execute if the video was selected
                              },
                            ),
                    ),
                  );
                },
              ),


NEW DELHI, Oct 27 —The government today increased dealers' commission on petrol, diesel, cooking gas and kerosene meeting the long-pending demand of petroleum product dealers for higher remuneration on account of increase in product prices.
BHOPAL, Oct 27 — Most of the 100 IAS officers of the Madhya Pradesh cadre had a gloomy Divali yesterday. They have been assigned to Chhattisgarh against their wishes and without telling them why.
NEW DELHI, Oct 27— Myanmar authorities have assured India to conduct an inquiry into the border incidents in which three Assam Rifles jawans were killed and two others were injured on Wednesday night in Mon district of Nagaland, officials said here today.
NEW DELHI, Oct 27 — The former Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court, Ms Leila Seth, today called for a review of the imprisonment system in the country.
NEW DELHI, Oct 27 — Divali, the festival of lights, was celebrated throughout the country yesterday with religious fervour and gaiety, as tinkling of pooja bells, gentle chanting of prayers and the soothing fragrance of scented incense sticks wafted through the air amidst bursting of crackers.
NEW DELHI, Oct 27 — President K.R. Narayanan turned 81 today. Vice-President Krishan Kant, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, Lok Sabha Speaker G.M.C. Balayogi and a host of other dignitaries called on the President and wished him a happy and healthy life.
VISAKHAPATNAM, Oct 27 — The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh today demanded the imposition of President's rule in West Bengal, alleging breakdown of law and order in that state.
NEW DELHI, Oct 27 — The Directors-General of all Central paramilitary forces have with immediate effect been delegated full powers to purchase stores and spend up to Rs 1 crore on equipment and fabrication of vehicles without prior sanction of the Home Ministry.
GUWAHATI, Oct 27 — At least nine persons were gunned down by suspected ULFA extremists at Nalbari in Assam today.
NEW DELHI, Oct 27 — The Delhi High Court has issued a show-cause notice to the Centre and the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on the alleged encroachment of government land in at least 70 locations reserved for green belt in the Capital.
NEW DELHI, Oct 27— Lok Sabha Speaker G.M.C. Balayogi today urged both Israel and the Palestine National Authority to exercise restraint.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Oct 27 — Public disclosure by Hairunnisa, the key accused in the recent twin hooch tragedy in the adjoining Kollam district, on making regular "donations" to political parties, has left leading parties in Kerala scurrying for cover.
PATNA, Oct 26 — The mortal remains of former Congress President Sitaram Kesri, who died in New Delhi on Tuesday, were consigned to flames today with full state honours.
MANMATHNATH GUPTA saw the little candles burning in the white heat of melting wax through his thick optical lenses, brooded for a while and retired to his bed on Divali night.
CALCUTTA, Oct 27 — Pulitzer prize winner Calcutta-born Jhumpa Lahiri will tie the knot with Latin American youth Alberto Bhur Bhulias at a simple ceremony in Calcutta on January 15.
NEW DELHI, Oct 27 — Four murder cases were reported from different parts of the Capital today.
NEW DELHI, Oct 27— The bilateral relations with Baghdad are expected to improve with India and Iraq deciding to hold a meeting of the joint commission next month here.
NEW DELHI, Oct 27 (PTI) —The government today increased dealers' commission on petrol, diesel, cooking gas (LPG) and kerosene meeting the long-pending demand of petroleum product dealers for higher remuneration on account of increase in product prices.
The commission on diesel has been increased by Rs 6 per kilo-litre (kl), that for lpg distributor by 94 paisa per cylinder and that for kerosene by Rs 44 per kl, an official release said.
The new rates would be applicable from October 1, 2000. The last revision was undertaken on November 6, 1997.
The commission on high speed diesel (HSD) has been increased from Rs 271 per kl to Rs 277 per kl. Commission on petrol (motor spirit- 87) to Rs 478 per kl from Rs 462 per kl and Rs 512 per kl from Rs 500 per kl on ms-93.
Lpg distributors' commission has been revised to Rs 14.57 per cylinder from Rs 13.83 per cylinder while commission payable to wholesale dealers of kerosene has increased from Rs 126 per kl to Rs 170 per kl.
The government had earlier increased the dealers' commission on HSD to Rs 271 per kl from Rs 257 per kl with effect from January 5, 2000, in view of price revision of HSD undertaken in April and October 1999.
LPG distributors' commission has been revised from Rs 13.83 per cylinder to Rs 14.28 for the period from April 1 to September 30, 2000, and to Rs 14.57 per cylinder from October 1, 2000.
Dealers' commission payable to wholesale dealers (form-XIII) of kerosene would be Rs 170 per KL while the same for other wholesale dealers has been revised from Rs 83 per kl to Rs 127 per kl.
The Centre has asked state governments to take requisite action in the matter of further changes in the rate of commission payable to wholesale dealers of kerosene, the release added.
BHOPAL, Oct 27 — Most of the 100 IAS officers of the Madhya Pradesh cadre had a gloomy Divali yesterday. They have been assigned to Chhattisgarh against their wishes and without telling them why. They have not yet received any formal order but have been told to reach Raipur (temporary capital of the new State) and report for duty to whom they do not know.
It is being done through a macabre procedure. They are being called, individually or in small groups, to the chamber of the GAD Secretary, Mr K.M. Acharya, and told about their new assignments. The Chief Secretary, Mr K.S. Sharma, breaks the news to senior officers.
Division among the Class III and IV employees is proving more cumbersome because of the threat by their associations both in Madhya Pradesh and the Chhattisgarh region, to start agitation if any employees are forcibly transferred to Chhattisgarh. Apparently apprehending trouble when the first Governor of the new state will be sworn in at the midnight of October 31, the Raipur district administration had announced that prohibitory orders under Section 144 of Cr PC will come into force in major parts of Raipur town from November 1.
VISAKHAPATNAM, Oct 27 (UNI) — The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) today demanded the imposition of President's rule in West Bengal, alleging breakdown of law and order in that state.
Talking to newsmen on the deliberations at the ongoing three-day meeting of the "Divali baithak" of the 112 RSS pracharakas here, national executive member and RSS spokesman M.G. Vaidya and Andhra Provincial President Siva Prasad claimed that West Bengal was a "fit" case for the imposition of the President's rule.
"The ruling CPM men, abetted by the Left Front government had let loose reign of terror against those who did not subscribe to their political ideology. The Trinamool Congress and the BJP workers were targeted by these groups killing many of them", they alleged.
They said the RSS was not for signing the CTBT till the USA signed it and the nuclear powers destroyed their stocks. India should continue testing of nuclear weapons.
Parrying a question on who would be the better Prime Minister Mr Vajpayee or Mr Advani, the RSS leaders said, "We do not weigh personalities, but policies".
They said the RSS, however, had reservations on some decisions of the Centre on the economic front which favoured unrestricted entry of foreign capital and removal of the ban on the import of 1400 items at the cost of the indigenous industry, which was bound to weaken the Indian market.
The RSS leaders said the organistion was not opposed to liberalisation so long it encouraged the indigenous industry.
They also censured the BJP-led government's policy to open up the insurance and other sectors to global players.
Reiterating the idea of indigenisation of the church, the RSS leaders said the church needed to develop a secular outlook towards other faiths in the country, which they claimed, was lacking with the Vatican as was evident from a recent papal encyclical.
They said the mass contact programmes of the RSS through its 30,000 and odd (units) would continue till January 2001.
While the Ministry of External Affairs spokesman said Yangoon had assured an inquiry into the incidents, the Home Ministry spokesman said a flag meeting between the Myanmar local army commander and the Indian Army commander was held yesterday to seek better coordination and ensure that similar incidents did not recur.
The two countries are in touch at the diplomatic and field levels and Myanmar will keep New Delhi informed about the inquiry, the spokesman said adding that no time frame about the inquiry has been informed.
The flag meeting between the field commanders was held at a forward border post close to Lungwa in the district on Thursday and decided to have regular local contacts to avoid recurrence of such incidents.
The Myanmar commanders had said their border troops had "mistaken Indian border guards for Naga insurgents as the NSCN (K) ranks often donned olive green fatigues similar to Indian formations".
The Myanmarese commanders, who submitted an unqualified apology, said their troops were combing the Yaschung area across Lungwa in hot pursuit of NSCN (K) insurgents when they came across the Assam Rifles border patrol and "mistakenly" opened fire at them.
"An institution devised for the needs of the 18th and 19th centuries carried on with only minor modifications in the 20th century must be reviewed in the 21st cyberspace century," Ms Seth said, delivering the Sardar Patel Memorial Lecture here.
"Accountability, transparency and a positive approach are necessary. With a strong political will, this can and must be done as almost 80 per cent of the total jail population comprises undertrials and not convicts," the first woman Chief Justice of a High Court said.
The present imprisonment system, she said provided a setting in which abuse of human rights could be carried on.
The former Chief Justice said more money and resources should be spent on violence prevention rather than building stronger and better jails.
Quoting from various studies on prison systems, she said it destroyed people's lives and despite heavy financial costs, failed to rehabilitate criminals.
In India, imprisonment, as a form of punishment, was introduced by the British in 1773 and the more than 100 years old Prison Act of 1894 was still the law, subject to slight amendments. The National Human Rights Commission had been working on a new Bill to be called the Prisons (Administration and Treatment of Prisoners) Act. But it was still far from becoming a law, she observed.
"This was the position of prisons in India then. Not much has changed in many of these in the past 70 years," she observed.
NEW DELHI, Oct 27 (UNI)— The Directors-General of all Central paramilitary forces have with immediate effect been delegated full powers to purchase stores and spend up to Rs 1 crore on equipment and fabrication of vehicles without prior sanction of the Home Ministry. A ministry spokesman today said the objective of the decision of October 25 was to enable the ministry to concentrate on policy matters. The enhanced delegation of financial powers would equip the forces to procure their requirements of stores and other equipment immediately.
The spokesman said an exercise had been taken to consider delegation of financial powers in the area of procurement of stores and other equipment in a phased manner. The dgs earlier had powers to spend up to Rs 5 lakh to procure clothing, machinery and equipment which was been raised to Rs 50 lakh on April 1 last year. From January 1 this year, financial powers of procurement in respect of certain other items like fabrication of vehicle bodies, piece equipment table and similar items was delegated up to Rs 50 lakh.
Other officers — Inspector-General, Deputy Inspectors-General, Commandments and so on have also been delegated financial powers for procurement of stores.
NEW DELHI, Oct 27 (PTI) — Divali, the festival of lights, was celebrated throughout the country yesterday with religious fervour and gaiety, as tinkling of pooja bells, gentle chanting of prayers and the soothing fragrance of scented incense sticks wafted through the air amidst bursting of crackers.
Colourful 'diyas' and multy coloured candles adorned the houses which wore a festive look as the sky turned dark. Exquisite geometric designed 'rangolis' adorned the doorsteps of many a household to welcome Laxmi — the goddess of wealth.
Hundreds thronged temples to invoke the blessings of the deities and exchanged greetings and offered sweets to people.
In Chennai, people after having an oil bath and attired in their colourful best welcomed the break of dawn by setting off crackers.
In Mumbai, devout Hindus had 'Pahli Angol' (the first bath) and children fired crackers at the break of dawn to usher in the festival. Elaborate prayers were held in several households and silver coins with a picture of Laxmi embossed were distributed to mark Laxmi pooja.
In the Capital, the houses were illuminated with colourful lights as sounds of crackers boomed the air.
A large number of people yesterday visited Rashtrapati Bhavan to exchange greetings with President K.R. narayanan and first lady Usha Narayanan on the occasion of Divali.
Vice-President Krishan Kant and Home Minister L.K. Advani were among the dignitaries who called on Mr Narayanan to greet him on the occasion, official sources said.
WASHINGTON (UNI): For the first time the United States President has greeted Indian Americans, one of the largest immigrant community here, on the eve of Divali, indicating the warmth that has developed recently between the USA and India.
In his message released from the White House yesterday, Mr Clinton said Divali presents us with an opportunity to reflect on the talents, history and traditions of the Indian people who have contributed to American national life and cultural heritage. And we give thanks for the extraordinary diversity that is America's greatest strength, he remarked. America had become home to people across the globe, whose skills and perspective had enriched our culture, enhanced our economy and broadened our vision of the world, he said.
pti: In a move to woo the Indian Americans, Democratic Presidential candidate and Vice-President Al Gore has greeted the community on Divali assuring them he would work to expand investment in America's Indian business community.
He said the Indian American community provided the country with key leadership and vision in areas like civil rights and community service.
"I wish to join the Asian Indian American community in celebration of Divali. I offer my best wishes and a joyous new year to the community," Gore, in a statement from the Gore-Lieberman headquarters in Nashville (Tennessee), said.
"For our children, I will fight to improve education and promote new measures to help reduce crime in our communities.
"I hope all Americans will join me in celebrating Divali and a culture that has enriched our past, strengthens our present and brightens our future," he said.
NEW DELHI, Oct 27 (UNI) — More than 1000 owls are trapped and killed between Dasehra and Divali by practitioners of black magic in the country, according to the World Wildlife Fund for Nature-India (WWF-I).
Senior programme officer WWF-Traffic India Abrar Ahmed said here that the festival of lights spelt darkness for the nocturnal birds, which, ironically were identified with Goddess Laxmi, in whose honour the festival is celebrated.
The new moon night (Amavasya) of Divali is regarded as the most auspicious for the "tantriks" (black magicians), moulvis and sorcerers who sacrifice the birds at secluded places in the graveyards in the hope of gaining magical powers.
Mr Ahmed said this was one of the main reasons pushing various species of owls to the brink of extinction in the country. Out of 26 species of owls in the subcontinent, 11 were in the trade. The Brown fish owl is the most sought-after one and fetched more than Rs 10,000.
Due to deep-rooted beliefs and lack of awareness, frustrated people sought the help of witch doctors for curing all sorts of maladies, including bad luck. "The tantriks kill the owl, the symbol of bad omen, reportedly to propitiate the evil power and hoodwink the person in the bargain," Mr Ahmed, who has been studying the birds since 1993, said.
"We are greatly concerned about the manner in which the Union Government has decided to dilute government's control over the public sector banks by reducing government's holding to 33 per cent of the total share," a Congress spokesman Prithviraj Chavan told reporters here.
He said the manner in which the government was going in for disinvestment of public sector units, including banks, lacks transparency and clarity of purpose.
Stating that the Congress during its regime had ensured that the public sector character of the nationalised banks was safeguarded, he said the party by amending the law it ensured that the government's share was not diluted below 51 per cent.
Instead of resorting to ad hoc decisions, we have been constantly demanding a white paper on the objectives and rationale, the method of sale and the system of evaluation for such public sector disinvestment, he said adding that the questions raised by the party in Parliament have remained unanswered.
"It is high time the government set down their precise objectives instead of allowing the confusion to persist," he added.
NEW DELHI, Oct 27 (PTI) — The Delhi High Court has issued a show-cause notice to the Centre and the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on the alleged encroachment of government land in at least 70 locations reserved for green belt in the Capital.
Major portions of the land measuring 765 acre and declared protected for development as forests, gardens and parks had been encroached by the "builder mafia" in connivance with unscrupulous officials, a Bench comprising Justice Anil Dev Singh and Justice M.K. Sharma was informed in a public interest litigation (PIL) earlier this week.
Taking serious view of the authorities' callous attitude towards the encroachment of public land in the city, the Bench directed the Land and Development Officer (L&DO) of the Union Urban Development Ministry and the DDA to submit their replies within three months.
The PIL filed by the All-India Lawyers Forum for Civil Liberties (AILFCL) alleged that despite the L&DO and the DDA notifying these 70 plots of land at different locations in the city as reserved land for development as green belt in July, 1974, several unauthorised constructions had come up on all worth billions of rupees during the past 25 years.
Accusing the L&DO and DDA officials of failing to do their duty, the petitioner's counsel O.P. Saxena said while there was worldwide awareness about environment protection, the authorities were least concerned about developing forests, parks and gardens considered as "lungs" of Delhi where the pollution level was alarmingly high.
Seeking a direction to the Centre and the DDA to demolish all illegal constructions on the reserved plots, the petitioner said Delhi, which was facing pressure from the growing population mainly due to the influx from various parts of the country, had virtually become a concrete jungle.
Developing these plots as forests and parks would not only help maintain the ecological balance, but also add to the beauty of the city, which was becoming "uglier" each day because of the haphazard structures being allowed to come up here and there, the petition said.
"If sincere efforts are not made to preserve environment and maintain the ecological balance, the citizens of Delhi will face serious health problems," the PIL said.
Referring to the Court's August 21 order in the Girdhari Lal case, directing the authorities to demolish all illegal structures on a public land, the petitioner said it had served notices on the L&DO and DDA for taking possession of the land after demolition of the unauthorised constructions.
The petitioner also requested the court to order a CBI probe into the large-scale encroachment of public land in the Capital.
Mr Balayogi made the appeal during his meeting with the Israeli Ambassador, Mr David Aphek, who called on him today, an officer on Special Duty to the Speaker, Mr A.A. Rao, said in a press release here.
The Speaker said India was interested in peace and development in West Asia and the complex problem in the region "can only be resolved" through a just, comprehensive and long lasting peace in the region based on the principle of "land for peace" and the relevant UN Security Council resolutions.
Mr Aphek said Israel was genuinely interested in peace in the region and the efforts of the Prime Minister, Mr Ehud Barak were thwarted by renewed of violence.
GUWAHATI, Oct 27 (UNI) — At least nine persons were gunned down by suspected ULFA extremists at Nalbari in Assam today.
Offical sources said here that the militants came in a Tata Sumo and pumped bullets on Marwari traders in a crowded market, killing all of them on the spot.
In West Tripura, the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) guerrillas targeted the Debendra Sardar market under Teliamura Police Station and pumped bullets indiscriminately, killing five non-tribesmen on the spot and injuring four others.
Senior police officials along with security personnel had rushed to the site. An intensive search operation had been launched to nab the ultras.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Oct 27 (UNI) — Public disclosure by Hairunnisa, the key accused in the recent twin hooch tragedy in the adjoining Kollam district, on making regular "donations" to political parties, has left leading parties in Kerala scurrying for cover.
Soon after the arrest, the elderly woman made no bones about her "regular payments'' to politicians, police and excise officials, putting in a fix all vociferous parties which were blaming each other for the tragedy that claimed 32 persons.
While she had mentioned both the CPM and the Opposition Congress as the beneficiaries, the former suffered more embarrassment as her claims marked a re-surfacing of earlier allegations about the ruling party's links with the liquor lobby.
The claim about the 'nexus' comes at a time when the CPM is mired in allegations of having conspired to kill a prohibition activist by goons of the liquor mafia right in front of the police, writing off of the arrears of Abkari contractors, and accepting contributions from the liquor barons for the party-promoted television channel, "Kairali".
"I have been giving regular donations to all political parties. The amounts varied from Rs 5,000 to 10,000. I used to send my buses to pick up people for their rallies and meetings,'' claimed Hairunnisa, who has four mini-buses.
Chief Minister E.K. Nayanar sought to play down the allegation on donations, saying it was not just the CPM which got them. "All parties have had their share,'' he noted.
Excise Minister T. Sivadasa Menon, whose resignation was demanded by the Opposition parties in the wake of the liquor tragedy, too dismissed her claim.
But the Congress is undeterred. PCC chief Balakrishna Pillai and senior party leader oommen chandy dared the government to probe all the "political connections" of the accused.
Opposition leader and former Chief Minister A.K. Antony said the beneficiaries, "whoever they be'', should not escape the net.
When this was pointed out, PCC vice-president K. Muraleedharan, MP, said his party was ready to publicly announce that it would not accept contributions from the liquor dons.
Hairunissa had disclosed that the first person she approached after the news spread about tragedy was a local CPM leader. She went to him "because he had helped me on many occasions,'' she said.
Incidentally, one person, whose spirit tankers were recently allowed free passage allegedly on the intervention of the Excise Minister's office, was reported to be Rafi, an agent who supplied spirit to joints in Kollam district.
An Abkari contractor named Manichan, another kingpin in the hooch tragedy, had also warned from his hide-out about going public about his links and donations to political parties.
Hairunissa (50), who reportedly made big money from her illicit liquor business to the level of owning a palatial bungalow and several buses and cars, had been accused in about 65 Abkari-related cases since 1986.
As many as 47 cases against her had been compounded by the Excise Department earlier. Hairunissa had, so far, been convicted in eleven cases and acquitted in nine. She was sentenced to six years imprisonment in a case in which one person died after drinking liquor from her outlet in 1996. She had come out on bail in April this year. Since then she had been continuing with her illicit liquor operation without let or hindrance.
The Opposition alleged that the ruling front had encouraged the illicit liqour trade in a bid to foil the ban on arrack imposed by the previous Antony government in 1996.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Oct 27 (UNI) — In yet another hooch tragedy, a CRPF jawan died and 22 persons were hospitalised today after consuming a 'killer brew' from an unauthorised joint near a CRPF camp in this district of Kerala.
The deceased was identified as G.V.K. Nair (50).
Many of the affected were from the Pallipuram CRPF camp, the police said.
The owner of the shop was taken to the Medical College Hospital here in serious condition.
According to initial reports, all victims had consumed the hooch last evening. The news about the death spread panic in Appolo Colony at Pallippuram where the incident took place.
This is the fourth hooch tragedy in the state after the ones in Kalluvathukkal, Pallickal and Pattazhi areas in Kollam district since Saturday last in which 32 persons had lost their lives.
NEW DELHI, Oct 27 (PTI) — President K.R. Narayanan turned 81 today. Vice-President Krishan Kant, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, Lok Sabha Speaker G.M.C. Balayogi and a host of other dignitaries called on the President and wished him a happy and healthy life.
Former President r.venkataraman, three service chiefs Gen s. padmanabhan, Air Chief Marshal A.Y. Tipnis and Admiral Sushil Kumar, several union ministers, mps and others also visited Rashtrapati Bhavan and wished the President many more years of service to the nation.
The President received birthday wishes from all over the country.
NEW DELHI, Oct 27 (PTI) — President K.R. Narayanan has said there is "scattered intolerance" in the country which is "worrying" and keeping silent against the campaign of intolerance will not help.
In a rare interview to Malayala Manorama on the occasion of his 81st birthday today, he said: "it is not as if everyone has become intolerant. A majority of people are tolerant. But what is happening is that important persons are not condemning intolerance enough".
He said he had once remarked that leaders always condemned intolerance even if it was rhetoric. But sometimes many leaders did not even strongly condemn intolerance for the sake of condemning.
"It is very important that leaders and opinion-makers must strongly argue against the spirit of intolerance where people are made to attack each other in the name of faith, language or for any other reason.
"Earlier, our national leaders always made public their support for tolerance and mutual respect because keeping silent when someone preaches intolerance does not help to fight intolerance," he said.
On the Constitution, the President said several streams had come together to create it.
About India's relationship with the rest of the world, he said the country had become a greater force in the international arena now than ever before.
He said after the Pokhran blasts during his visit to Germany, he was apprehensive about the image of India. But, the President said, after his interaction with leaders and ordinary people, he was convinced that India had got over the worst repercussions of Pokhran.
Similarly, during a visit to France, he found that the world was "sitting up and taking notice of India". There was no doubt that the bad effects of Pokhran was wearing off.
PATNA, Oct 26 (PTI) — The mortal remains of former Congress President Sitaram Kesri, who died in New Delhi on Tuesday, were consigned to flames today with full state honours.
Mr Santosh Kesri, the veteran leader's grandson lit the funeral pyre at Bansghat on the bank of the Ganga river here.
Earlier, his body was brought to Sadaquat Ashram, the Congress state headquarters here, from his ancestral home in Danapur and kept there for two hours to enable people pay their last respects.
Several top politicians, including RJD chief Laloo Prasad Yadav, Bihar ministers S.P. Tekriwal, Shivanand Tiwari and Ramchandra Purve, besides Cogress leaders Motilal Vora, Mohsina Kidwai, BPCC President Chandan Bagchi, General Secretary Premchandra Mishra, former Bihar Chief Minister Jagannath Mishra, attended the funeral.
Bihar Assembly Speaker Sadadnand Singh and former Speaker, Radhanandan Jha were also present.
MANMATHNATH GUPTA saw the little candles burning in the white heat of melting wax through his thick optical lenses, brooded for a while and retired to his bed on Divali night. And then he slept and slept — and slept. Maya, his wife, discovered his death, remembered the massive man's last looming posture on the verandah of their house in New Delhi's Nizamuddin in the soft immensity of a velvety night punctuated by self-consuming luminous sticks. And she began to "do the needful" — informing her two sons and me, among others. She is Ramakrishna's biographer and has the Swami's peace. Her tears flow in as her fine arts flow out.
Manmathnath Gupta was happy to have "breathed and lived upon this gloomy earth", she said on the telephone in a calm voice and measured tone and ordered me not to be driven for the funeral in a hurry. I had a five-generation link with him. My grandfather, a British stooge, hated him when he conversed with my father, his soul-mate, who died young. I was part of his psyche, my son called him Bade Dadaji and my little grandson sat on his lap and played with his spectacles — and vision —in Chandigarh.
Many of our readers will ask: "Keda or kaun Manmathnath?" Briefly, the 91-year-old relentless revolutionary, freedom fighters' think tank, an authentic historian of the freedom movement, a writer of about 120 books of fiction, literary criticism and satire and works of plain truth in Hindi, English and Bengali, spent more than 20 years in British jails — mostly in "Kalapani" — because he was convicted at a very young age and, therefore, could not be hanged like Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaqullah, Roshan Singh and Rajendranath Lahiri. He was released when freedom came.
Manmathnath Gupta (known as Baba to thousands of people) edited, with Mr H.Y. Sararda Prasad, the Planning Commission's prestigious publications and no lesser person than the venerable H.Y.S.P. can speak authentically of him. He hated "lyrical eunuchs" and showed them the way by writing understandably suggestive and transparent novels like "Toram Phoram", "Din Dahare" and "Shahadatnama". You can identify all the major characters — mostly crooks — in them.
We often used to talk of his favourite author Vladimir Mayakovsky in whose style he used to say: For the sake of a single expression you expend thousands of tonnes of verbal ore. But how much more heat arises from the combustion of those words than from the smouldering of raw verbal material! Words send in motion millions of hearts for thousands of years. adieu, adieu and adieu.
The groom is a journalist by profession and has been attached to the Times magazine as a sub-editor. Jhumpa, a post-graduate scholar from Boston university, who is a freelance writer and a novelist, has been in love with Alberto for past some time.
The marriage ceremony will be performed in the traditional Hindu Bengali way to which the Alberto family has no objection. On the contrary, they are keen to see Alberto in the typical dress of a Bengali groom. Common friends of Jhumpa and Alberto will fly from Boston to Calcutta in the first week of January.
Alberto's father (the mother died recently) along with his two daughters and sons-in-law, will witness the solemnisation of a Bengali Hindu marriage. Governor Vireen J. Shah, Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu and a few Bengali poets and writers, among others, may also be present at the ceremony to be performed at Singhabari at Ghariahat in south Calcutta. Jhumpa's maternal uncle is preparing the list of the invitees on behalf of her parents., Dr Amar Lahiri, Dean of Faculty of Arts at Rodisland University and Tapati Lahiri, now settled in the USA.
Manjit Singh (48), an ex-serviceman, allegedly shot dead his 35-year-old wife, Sushila, following a quarrel last night at their residence in Sangam Vihar in South Delhi. He has been arrested. They were married about a few years back. They had a one-and-a-half-year old daughter.
The accused suspected the fidelity of his wife consequently they often quarreled, the police said.
In the second incident, a six-month-old girl was murdered by an unidentified person in Swaroop Nagar area of North West Delhi. The mother of the girl found him dead on the bed with injury on right side of the neck caused by a sharp-edged weapon.
In the third incident, an eve-teasing incident reportedly led to the murder of a youth in Rajouri Garden in West Delhi.
Chander Bhan (27) allegedly had teased a girl last night. The brother of the girl, Ramu and his friend Gyan Chand caught Chander and hit him on the head. He was taken to DDU hospital where he was declared brought dead. The accused have been arrested.
In yet another incident, three youths, who robbed Rs 3500 from Shiv Kumar of Kartar Nagar in North-East Delhi, shot dead Manish when he along with the victim and their friend tried to caught the youth, the police said.
The two sides agreed to hold the meeting of the joint commission during the visit of the Indian delegation led by the Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs, Mr K.V. Rajan to Iraq this week.
A spokesman for the Ministry of External Affairs said after the meeting of the joint commission, the Iraq Vice-President, Mr Yaseen Ramadhan would visit India. Mr Ramadhan's visit, which was scheduled earlier, was postponed because of the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee's tight programme.
Mr Rajan, who led a high-level delegation consisting of officials from the Ministries of Finance and Petroleum and officials of the Reserve Bank of India, Exim Bank and Indian Oil Corporation, had fruitful discussions with the Permanent Under Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iraq, Dr Nabil Najam.


These pictures are stunning. You are a true artist where it comes to capturing family portraits Jess. I'm glad you have been keeping such wonderful company while Jeff is away; this looks like such a lovely, adventurous and cosy evening.


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We are back home and missing those two little ones! We had a good time. Hubby helped SIL get the window in and then wired 8 lights out on their deck and got to go to 20 or more garage sales! We both found some treasures as did our daughter. Our grandson enjoys going to all the sales though he didn't get much and the granddaughter managed to take about an hour nap in the car so it went pretty well!
Before I left this pretty block arrived from raesha. It is for the June Quilt Block Exchange. I need to get busy on my July blocks! This month I will be making 6!
Yesterday I got this top together. It is made from 120 spool blocks that were made by myself and 5 others. It will go to a charity but so far we haven't decided which one.
This is the extent of handwork I got done while I was away. These two little quilts will be for the bazaar in the fall. This one is made from blocks that someone gave me. I just trimmed them all to the same size and put them together.
This one started as 4 strips of squares. I just had to do a little ripping and resewing to get them in the right order for this pattern. Like the other two I made recently these are just backed with flannel and have no batting so they will be better for use as doll blankets.
Last night I finished the cutting for the twin quilt I am making that is similar to this quilt. The twin will have red stars and the stripes will be green and white.
Today I need to take the car to the dealer to get a part replaced and I need to pick raspberries. After that I hope to get some sewing done!


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There are total 12 letters in Handbreadths, Starting with H and ending with S.
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CiCoch created the topic: Ready to start Again - Rehome.
If anyone knows of a Deerhound youngster that is looking for a loving forever home. Please let me know.
CiCoch replied the topic: Ready to start Again - Rehome.
This little chap is joining me in a few weeks ..
Pho replied the topic: Ready to start Again - Rehome.
Awesome news. Congratulations to you both.
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Is looking very deerhound like?
WendyS replied the topic: Ready to start Again - Rehome.
Is he one of Ennsai's babies? He looks lovely. Lucky you.
WendyS wrote: Is he one of Ennsai's babies? He looks lovely. Lucky you.
No, he's actually a Lurcher. Mother you can see here is a Full DH, Father is mainly DH x GH with a bit of whippet and Beardie thrown in.
Sounds good especially if he has some beardie in his character. Fantastic dogs, we had 2 beardies before we got DHs.
The pups look very healthy fat wee things. Enjoy Jack.
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14 Weeks ..... he's growing too quickly !!!!
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Does he still need rehoming? Or know of any other beautiful deerhounds looking for a family??