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Fundamental principles governing adoption in India
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Under the Adoption Regulations 2017
3. Fundamental principles governing adoption
The following fundamental principles shall govern adoptions of children from India, namely:-
(a) the child's best interests shall be of paramount consideration, while processing any adoption placement;
(b) preference shall be given to place the child in adoption with Indian citizens and with due regard to the principle of placement of the child in his own socio-cultural environment, as far as possible;
(c) all adoptions shall be registered on Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System and the confidentiality of the same shall be maintained by the Authority.
4. Child eligible for adoption
The following shall be eligible for adoption, namely:-
(a) any orphan or abandoned or surrendered child, declared legally free for adoption by the Child Welfare Committee;
(b) a child of a relative defined under sub-section (52) of section 2 of the Act;
(c) child or children of spouse from earlier marriage, surrendered by the biological parent(s) for adoption by the step-parent.
5. Eligibility criteria for prospective adoptive parents.- (1) The prospective adoptive parents shall be physically, mentally and emotionally stable, financially capable and shall not have any life-threatening medical condition.
(2) Any prospective adoptive parents, irrespective of his marital status and whether or not he has biological son or daughter, can adopt a child subject to following, namely:-
(a) the consent of both the spouses for the adoption shall be required, in case of a married couple;
(b) a single female can adopt a child of any gender;
(c) a single male shall not be eligible to adopt a girl child;
(3) No child shall be given in adoption to a couple unless they have at least two years of stable marital relationship.
(4) The age of prospective adoptive parents, as on the date of registration, shall be counted for deciding the eligibility and the eligibility of prospective adoptive parents to apply for children of different age groups shall be as under:-
Age of the child Maximum composite age of prospective Maximum age of single
adoptive parents (couple) prospective adoptive parent
Upto 4 years 90 years 45 years
Above 4 and 100 years 50 years
upto 8 years
upto 18 years
(5) In case of couple, the composite age of the prospective adoptive parents shall be counted.
(6) The minimum age difference between the child and either of the prospective adoptive parents shall not be less than twenty-five years.
(7) The age criteria for prospective adoptive parents shall not be applicable in case of relative adoptions and adoption by step-parent.
(8) Couples with three or more children shall not be considered for adoption except in case of special need children as defined in sub-regulation (21) of regulation 2, hard to place children as mentioned in regulation 50 and in case of relative adoption and adoption by step-parent.
PROCEDURE RELATING TO CHILDREN FOR ADOPTION
6. Procedure relating to orphan or abandoned child.- (1) The provisions relating to the process of declaring an orphan or abandoned child, as legally free for adoption are laid down in sections 31, 32, 36, clauses (a) to (c) and clause (h) of sub-section (1) of section 37 and section 40 of the Act, as well as under the relevant provisions of the rules made thereunder.
(2) An orphan or abandoned child received by a Child Care Institution, including a Specialised Adoption Agency, directly without the involvement of Child Welfare Committee, shall be produced before the Child Welfare Committee within twenty-four hours (excluding the journey time) along with a report as per the format given in Form 17 of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Model Rules, 2016 and a copy of such report shall be submitted by the Child Care Institution or the Specialised Adoption Agency, as the case may be, to the local police station within the same period.
(3) If a child is under treatment or not in a condition to be produced before the Child Welfare Committee, only documents related to the child shall be produced before the Child Welfare Committee within the said timeline and the Child Welfare Committee may visit the ailing child.
(4) The Child Welfare Committee, pending inquiry, shall issue an order in Form 18 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Model Rules, 2016 for a short term placement or interim care of the child, as per the provisions of sub-section (c) of section 37 of the Act and the sub-rule 26 of rule 18 of the said rules.
(5) On admission of the child, his details and photograph shall be entered online in the Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System in the prescribed format by the Specialised Adoption Agency within three working days of receiving the child, and the photograph of the child shall be changed by the Specialised Adoption Agency every six months in Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System.
(6) For tracing out the biological parents or the legal guardian(s), the Child Welfare Committee, after taking into account the risk factors, and in the best interest of the child, may direct the District Child Protection Unit to advertise the particulars and photograph of an orphan or abandoned child in a national newspaper with wide circulation within three working days from the time of receiving the child and also ensure entry of data in the designated portal in its missing or found column by the concerned Child Care Institution or Specialised Adoption Agency.
(7) In case where the child is from another State, the publication shall be done in the known place of origin of the child in the local language and such publications shall be facilitated by State Adoption Resource Agency concerned.
(8) Wherever District Child Protection Unit is not functional, the District Magistrate concerned shall get such advertisement issued.
(9) In case the biological parents or legal guardian cannot be traced, despite the efforts specified in sub-regulations
(6) to (8), the District Child Protection Unit shall accordingly, submit a report to the Child Welfare Committee within thirty days from the date of production of the child before the Child Welfare Committee.
(10) The Child Care Institution or Specialised Adoption Agency shall submit a report to the Child Welfare Committee, immediately on completion of thirty days from the date of production of the child, before the Child Welfare Committee and the report shall include any information revealed by the child during his short term placement and details of person(s) whosoever approached for claiming the child, if any.
(11) In case the report from the local police regarding the non-traceability of the biological parents or legal guardian is not submitted within two or four months in the case of an abandoned child less than two or four years of age respectively, such report shall be deemed to have been given.
(12) The Child Welfare Committee shall use the designated portal to ascertain whether the abandoned child or orphan child is a missing child.
(13) The Child Welfare Committee, after taking actions as per the provisions of the Act, rules made thereunder and these regulations shall issue an order signed by any three members of the Child Welfare Committee declaring the abandoned or orphan child as legally free for adoption in the format at Schedule I within a period of two or four months, from the date of production of the child before the Child Welfare Committee, in case of a child upto two or above two years of age respectively.
(14) The inquiry under section 36 of the Act and the order declaring an abandoned or orphan child as legally free for adoption by the Child Welfare Committee under section 38 of the Act shall be completed in the district where the child was initially found, or in the district to which the child is shifted under orders of the Child Welfare Committee.
(15) The Child Welfare Committee and Medical Examination Report of an orphan or abandoned child shall be prepared in the format at Schedule II and III respectively and posted in the Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System by the Specialised Adoption Agency maximum within ten days from the date the child is declared legally free for adoption and the details shall be updated on Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System every six months or whenever appreciable physical changes are observed in the child.
(16) The Child Welfare Committee and Medical Examination Report shall be made available in English, apart from the local language.
(17) The District Child Protection Unit shall facilitate the Specialised Adoption Agency in uploading the Child Study Report and Medical Examination Report in Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System, in case the Specialised Adoption Agency is facing any technical difficulty.
(18) The procedure for declaring a child of parents with mental disability as legally free for adoption by the Child Welfare Committee shall be done on the basis of a certificate reflecting mental disability of the parents from the medical board constituted by the Central Government or the State Government, as the case may be, as per guidelines for mental illness issued by the Government of India in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment from time to time.
(19) In case of siblings or twins, the Child Welfare Committee shall specify the status of the children as siblings or twins and declare the children as legally free in a single order.
7. Procedure relating to a surrendered child
(1) A parent or guardian wishing to surrender a child under sub-section (1) of section 35 of the Act, shall apply to the Child Welfare Committee in the Form 23 of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Model Rules, 2016.
(2) For parents or guardians who are unable to give an application, due to illiteracy or any other reason, the Child Welfare Committee shall facilitate the same through the legal aid counsel provided by the Legal Services Authority.
(3) The Deed of Surrender shall be executed as per Schedule V.
(4) If the surrendering parent is an unmarried mother, the Deed of Surrender may be executed in the presence of preferably any single female member of the Child Welfare Committee.
(5) If a child born to a married couple is to be surrendered, both parents shall sign the Deed of Surrender and in case one of them is dead, death certificate is required to be furnished in respect of the deceased parent.
(6) If a child born to a married couple is to be surrendered by one biological parent and the whereabouts of the other parent are not known, the child shall be treated as abandoned child and further procedures in accordance with regulation 6 of these regulations shall be followed.
(7) In case of a child born out of wedlock, only the mother can surrender the child and if the mother is a minor, the Deed of Surrender shall be signed by an accompanying adult as the witness.
(8) If the surrender is by a person other than the biological parents who is not appointed as a guardian by a court of law, the child shall be treated as abandoned child and further procedures in accordance with regulation 6 shall be followed.
(9) The Specialised Adoption Agency and the Child Welfare Committee shall ensure that a copy of the Deed of Surrender is given to the surrendering parents or person.
(10) The details of the child along with his photograph shall be entered online in the Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System by the Specialised Adoption Agency within three working days from the time of receiving the child.
(11) To discourage surrender by biological parents, efforts shall be made by the Specialised Adoption Agency or the Child Welfare Committee for exploring the possibility of parents retaining the child, which shall include counselling or linking them to the counselling center set up at the Authority or State Adoption Resource Agency, encouraging them to retain the child and explaining that the process of surrender is irrevocable.
(12) The Specialised Adoption Agency and the Child Welfare Committee shall ensure that the surrendering parents or the legal guardian is made aware that they can reclaim the surrendered child only within a period of sixty days from the date of surrender.
(13) Due regard shall be given to the privacy of the surrendering parents and the surrendered child by the authorities and agencies involved in the process.
(14) No public notice or advertisement shall be issued in the case of a surrendered child.
(15) In case the surrendering biological parent has not claimed back the child during the reconsideration period, the same shall be intimated by the Specialised Adoption Agency to the Child Welfare Committee on completion of sixty days from the date of surrender.
(16) The reconsideration period for the biological parents is specified in sub-section (3) of section 35 of the Act and no further notice shall be issued to the surrendering parents.
(17) The Child Welfare Committee shall issue an order signed by at least three members declaring the surrendered child as legally free for adoption after the expiry of sixty days from the date of surrender, in the format at Schedule I.
(18) The Child Study Report and Medical Examination Report of the surrendered child shall be prepared and posted in the Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System by the Specialised Adoption Agency, within ten days from the date the child is declared legally free for adoption, in the format at Schedule II and Schedule III of these Regulations respectively.
(19) The Child Study Report and Medical Examination Report shall be made available in English (apart from the local language) and the District Child Protection Unit shall facilitate the Specialised Adoption Agency in uploading the Child Study Report and Medical Examination Report in Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System, in case the Specialised Adoption Agency is facing any technical difficulty.
(20) Strict confidentiality shall be maintained in cases of all documents pertaining to biological parents in all circumstances unless the surrendering parents have expressed their willingness for divulging the same.
(21) The surrender of a child by an unwed mother before a single woman member of the Child Welfare Committee shall be considered as surrender of the child before the Committee as envisaged under section 35 of the Act, and her right to privacy has to be protected.
(22) The surrender of a child before Child Welfare Committee shall be in camera.
(23) The surrender of child or children by the biological parents for adoption by the step-parent shall be before the Child Welfare Committee, for adoption, on the ground of emotional and social factors as envisaged under sub-section (1) of section 35 of the Act, in the format given at Schedule XXI.
8. Availability of child for adoption
As soon as a child is declared legally free for adoption by the Child Welfare Committee, such child shall be allowed to be given in adoption to a resident Indian or non-resident Indian parents:
Provided that such child shall be allowed to be given in inter-country adoption.-
(a) after sixty days, if the child is below five years of age;
(b) after thirty days, if the child is above five years of age or is a sibling;
(c) after fifteen days, if the child has any mental illness or physical disability as listed in Schedule XVIII.
Explanation.- For the purposes of this regulation, it is clarified that the time limits specified in the proviso shall be calculated from the date, the certificate issued by the Child Welfare Committee declaring the child as legally free for adoption, is uploaded in Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System.
ADOPTION PROCEDURE FOR RESIDENT INDIANS
9. Registration and home study of the prospective adoptive parents.- (1) The Indian prospective adoptive parents irrespective of their religion, if interested to adopt an orphan or abandoned or surrendered child, shall apply for the same to Specialised Adoption Agencies through Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System by filling up the online application form, as provided in Schedule VI, and uploading the relevant documents thereby registering themselves as prospective adoptive parents.
(2) The prospective adoptive parents shall opt for desired State or States by giving option for those particular States at the time of registration.
(3) Registration on Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System would be a deemed registration in all Specialised Adoption Agencies of the State or States they have opted for.
(4) The registration number of prospective adoptive parents shall be available with all the Specialised Adoption Agencies in those State or States, as the case may be.
(5) The registration shall be complete and confirmed to the prospective adoptive parents immediately on receipt of the completed application form and requisite documents on Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System:
Provided that the documents shall be uploaded within a period of thirty days from the date of registration failing which the prospective adoptive parents have to register afresh.
(6) The prospective adoptive parents shall get their registration number from the acknowledgement slip and use it for viewing the progress of their application.
(7) The prospective adoptive parents shall select a Specialised Adoption Agency nearest to their residence for Home Study Report in their State of habitual residence.
(8) The Home Study Report of the prospective adoptive parents shall be prepared through the social worker of selected Specialised Adoption Agency and in case they are unable to conduct Home Study Report within stipulated time, they shall take the assistance of a social worker from a panel maintained by the State Adoption Resource Agency or District Child Protection Unit, as the case may be.
(9) The Specialised Adoption Agency or the empanelled social worker of the State Adoption Resource Agency or District Child Protection Unit shall counsel the prospective adoptive parents during the home study.
(10) The Home Study Report shall be completed in the format given in Schedule VII, within thirty days from the date of submission of requisite documents and shall be shared with the prospective adoptive parents immediately, thereafter.
(11) The Home Study Report shall be posted in the Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System by the Specialised Adoption Agency as soon as it is complete.
(12) The Home Study Report shall remain valid for three years and shall be the basis for adoption of a child by the prospective adoptive parents from anywhere in the country.
(13) The prospective adoptive parents shall be declared eligible and suitable by the Specialised Adoption Agency based upon the Home Study Report and supporting documents and in case any prospective adoptive parent is not declared eligible or suitable, the reasons for the same shall be recorded in the Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System.
(14) The prospective adoptive parents may appeal against the decision of rejection to the Authority as provided regulation 59.
(15) The appeal referred to in sub-regulation (14) shall be disposed of within a period of fifteen days and the decision of the Authority in this regard shall be binding.
(16) The District Child Protection Unit shall facilitate online registration of application of prospective adoptive parents, uploading of their documents and also for addressing technical difficulties faced by the Specialised Adoption Agencies.
(17) The adoption of a child by the prospective adoptive parents, after completion of their registration and Home Study Report, shall depend upon the availability of a suitable child.
10. Referral of a child from a Specialised Adoption Agency through Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System to prospective adoptive parents.- (1) The seniority of the prospective adoptive parents for child referral shall be from the date of uploading of documents and completion of registration process in Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System.
(2) On the basis of seniority, the prospective adoptive parents shall be referred online profile of three children which will include the photographs, Child Study Report and Medical Examination Report, in their preference category, if any, from one or more Specialised Adoption Agencies through the Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System in one or more referrals.
(3) After viewing the profile of the child or children, the prospective adoptive parents may reserve one child within a period of forty-eight hours for possible adoption and the rest of the children would be released by Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System for other prospective adoptive parents in the waiting list.
(4) The Specialised Adoption Agency shall get the details of the prospective adoptive parents through the Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System for fixing an appointment with the prospective adoptive parents for matching, to assess the suitability of the prospective adoptive parents by an Adoption Committee as defined in sub-regulation (2) of regulation 2 and the Adoption Committee shall prepare the minutes of the meeting as per format provided in Schedule XXVII.
(5) The quorum of the Adoption Committee shall be two members and the quorum of the Adoption Committee in case of adoption from a Child Care Institution shall be three members, while the presence of one official from the District Child Protection Unit would be mandatory.
(6) The Specialised Adoption Agency shall also organise a meeting of the prospective adoptive parents with the child.
(7) The entire process of matching shall be completed within a maximum period of twenty days from the date of reserving the child.
(8) The Specialised Adoption Agency shall counsel the prospective adoptive parents when they visit the agency for matching.
(9) While accepting the child, the prospective adoptive parents shall sign the Child Study Report and Medical Examination Report which may be downloaded from the Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System, in the presence of the social worker or chief functionary of the Specialised Adoption Agency and the Specialised Adoption Agency shall record the acceptance by the prospective adoptive parents in the Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System.
(10) In case the prospective adoptive parents are not selected for the child by the Adoption Committee, the reason for non-selection of the prospective adoptive parents shall be recorded in the Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System.
(11) If grounds of rejection are found to be due to systemic error or on non-justifiable reasons, seniority of the prospective adoptive parents shall be retained.
(12) In case the prospective adoptive parents do not accept the reserved child or the Adoption Committee does not find the prospective adoptive parents suitable, then the prospective adoptive parents shall be relegated to the bottom of the seniority list, as on that date, who may avail a fresh chance when the seniority becomes due and the same procedure shall be followed in the subsequent chances.
(13) In all cases referred to in sub-regulations (12), the reasons for not considering the child have to be clearly stated in Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System.
(14) The registration of prospective adoptive parents shall continue till child adoption, with revalidation of the Home Study Report in every three years.
(15) The prospective adoptive parents may also get the Medical Examination Report of the child reviewed by a medical practitioner of their choice before giving their acceptance for adoption of the child.
11. Pre-adoption foster care.- (1) The child shall be taken in pre-adoption foster care by the prospective adoptive parents within ten days from the date of matching, after signing the pre-adoption foster care undertaking in the format provided in Schedule VIII.
(2) The prospective adoptive parents shall provide original documents or notarized copy of the documents to the Specialised Adoption Agency as specified in Schedule IX.
12. Legal procedure.- (1) The Specialised Adoption Agency shall file an application in the court concerned, having jurisdiction over the place where the Specialised Adoption Agency is located, with relevant documents in original as specified in Schedule IX within ten working days from the date of matching of the child with the prospective adoptive parents and in case of inter-country adoption, from the date of receiving No Objection Certificate from the Authority, for obtaining the adoption order from court.
(2) The Specialised Adoption Agency shall file an application in the given format as per Schedule XXVIII or XXIX, as applicable.
(3) In case the child is from a Child Care Institution, which is not a Specialised Adoption Agency and is located in another district, the Specialised Adoption Agency shall file the application in the court concerned, in the district where the child or the Specialised Adoption Agency is located and in such a case, the Child Care Institution will be a co-petitioner along with the Specialised Adoption Agency and the Child Care Institution shall render necessary assistance to the Specialised Adoption Agency concerned.
(4) In case of siblings or twins, the Specialised Adoption Agency shall file single application in the court.
(5) Since an adoption case is non-adversarial in nature, the Specialised Adoption Agency shall not make any opposite party or respondent in the adoption application.
(6) The court shall hold the adoption proceeding in-camera and dispose of the case within a period of two months from the date of filing of the adoption application by the Specialised Adoption Agency, as provided under sub-section (2) of section 61 of the Act.
(7) The adoptive parents shall not be asked in the adoption order to execute any bond or make investment in the name of the child, considering the fact that their psycho-social profile and financial status have already been ascertained from the Home Study Report and other supporting documents.
(8) The Specialised Adoption Agency shall obtain a certified copy of the adoption order from the court and shall forward it to the prospective adoptive parents within ten days and it shall also post a copy of the order and update the relevant entries in the Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System.
(9) Registration of an adoption deed shall not be mandatory as per the Act.
(10) The Specialised Adoption Agency shall apply to the birth certificate issuing authority for obtaining the birth certificate of the child within three working days from the date of issuance of adoption order, with the name of adoptive parents as parents, and date of birth as recorded in the adoption order and the same shall be issued by the issuing authority within five working days from the date of receipt of the application.
(11) The Specialised Adoption Agency shall submit an affidavit to the court while filing a petition as provided in Schedule XXIII.
13. Follow-up of progress of adopted child
– (1) The Specialised Adoption Agency which has prepared the Home Study Report, shall prepare the post-adoption follow-up report on six monthly basis for two years from the date of pre-adoption foster placement with the prospective adoptive parents, in the format as provided in Schedule XII and upload the same in Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System along with photographs of the child.
(2) In case the adoptive parents relocate, they shall inform the agency which has conducted their home study and the District Child Protection Unit of the district where they relocate.
(3) The District Child Protection Unit of the district of the current residence shall prepare the post-adoption follow-up report and upload the same in Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System.
(4) The Specialised Adoption Agency or the District Child Protection Unit as the case may be, shall arrange for counselling the adoptive parents and adoptee by social worker or link them to the counseling center set up at the Authority or State Agency, whenever required.
(5) In case the child is having adjustment problem with the adoptive parents, the Specialised Adoption Agency shall arrange the required counseling for such adoptive parents and adoptees or link them to the counseling center set up at the Authority or State Agency, wherever required.
(6) In case of disruption in in-country adoption.-
(a) at the stage of pre-adoption foster care before filing a petition, the child shall be taken back by the Specialised Adoption Agency concerned with information to District Child Protection Unit;
(b) at the stage of pre-adoption foster-care after the petition has been filed in the court, the child shall be taken back by the Specialised Adoption Agency and adoption application shall be withdrawn from the court concerned with intimation to District Child Protection Unit;
(c) where the child has been taken to another State during the adoption process, the repatriation of the child shall be coordinated by State Adoption Resource Agency in the State where the child is residing and the State of origin.
(7) In case of dissolution, the application for annulment of adoption order shall be filed in the court which issued the adoption order.
(8) After disruption or dissolution of adoption, as the case may be, the status of the child shall be updated as legally free for adoption in Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System by the Specialised Adoption Agency.
ADOPTION PROCEDURE FOR NON-RESIDENT INDIAN, OVERSEAS CITIZEN OF INDIA AND FOREIGN PROSPECTIVE ADOPTIVE PARENTS
14. Non-Resident Indian to be treated at par with resident Indian.- Non-resident Indian prospective adoptive parents shall be treated at par with Indians living in India in terms of priority for adoption of Indian orphan, abandoned or surrendered children.
15. Registration and Home Study Report for prospective adoptive parents for inter-country adoption.- (1)
Any Non-Resident Indian, Overseas Citizen of India or foreign prospective adoptive parents, living in a country which is a signatory to the Hague Adoption Convention and wishing to adopt an Indian child, can approach the Authorised Foreign Adoption Agency or the Central Authority concerned, as the case may be, for preparation of their Home Study Report and for their registration in Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System.
(2) In case, there is no Authorised Foreign Adoption Agency or Central Authority in their country of habitual residence, then the prospective adoptive parents shall approach the Government department or Indian diplomatic mission concerned in that country for the purpose.
(3) The Authorised Foreign Adoption Agency or Central Authority or the Government department or the Indian diplomatic mission concerned, as the case may be, on ascertaining the eligibility of the prospective adoptive parents for adopting a child, shall get their Home Study Report completed and register their application in Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System in the format along with the required documents as specified in Schedule VI.
(4) The seniority of the prospective adoptive parents shall be counted from the date of their registration and uploading of requisite documents in the Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System.
(5) The Home Study Report and other documents of the prospective adoptive parents, referred to in this Chapter, shall be scrutinised at the Authority in order to determine their eligibility and suitability and be forwarded to the Specialised Adoption Agency where children legally free for adoption are available.
(6) The profiles of two children, in one or two referral(s), shall be forwarded by Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System to the Authorised Foreign Adoption Agency or Central Authority or Government department or Indian diplomatic mission, as the case may be, which may further forward such profiles to the prospective adoptive parents concerned as per local rules and in case of a foreigner or Overseas Citizen of India, the profiles of children shall be referred to the prospective adoptive parents.
(7) The prospective adoptive parents may reserve one of the referred children within ninety-six hours and the profile of the other child shall stand automatically withdrawn.
(8) In case the prospective adoptive parents fail to reserve any of the children within ninety-six hours, then the profiles of both the children shall stand automatically withdrawn.
(9) Preference of the prospective adoptive parents shall be taken into consideration when sending referrals to them.
(10) If the prospective adoptive parents reserve one of the children shown, they shall accept the child by signing the Child Study Report and Medical Examination Report of the child within thirty days from the date of reservation.
(11) The Child Study Report, Medical Examination Report and photograph of the child, in original, shall be sent by the Specialised Adoption Agency to the Authorised Foreign Adoption Agency or Central Authority or the Indian diplomatic mission concerned.
(12) In case the prospective adoptive parents fail to accept the reserved child within thirty days, then the profile of the child shall stand withdrawn by the Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System and the seniority of the prospective adoptive parents shall be relegated to the bottom of the list; and shall be given another opportunity to reserve and accept a child when their turn becomes due, provided that their Home Study Report remains valid.
(13) If the prospective adoptive parents desire to visit the Specialised Adoption Agency to see the child in person, before accepting him for adoption, such visit may be made after their adoption application is approved by the Authority and the prospective adoptive parents may also get the Medical Examination Report of the child reviewed by a medical practitioner of their choice.
(14) The Authorised Foreign Adoption Agency shall forward the original documents of the prospective adoptive parents, as specified in Schedule IX, to the Specialised Adoption Agency concerned for their scrutiny.
(15) All documents forming part of the Home Study Report shall be notarised and the signature of the notary is to be apostilled by competent authority of the receiving country in cases of Hague Adoption Convention ratified countries, however the documents originating from India shall be self-attested.
(16) If the documents are in any language other than English, then the originals must be accompanied by translations in English, duly attested by the agency or authority in the country of residence of the prospective adoptive parents designated for the purpose of attestation or apostille.
16. No Objection Certificate of Authority and pre-adoption foster care.-(1) The Authority shall issue No
Objection Certificate in favour of the proposed adoption in the format at Schedule X, within ten days from the date of receipt of the acceptance of the child by the prospective adoptive parents and letter of approval or permission of the receiving country as per Article 5 and Article 17 of the Hague Adoption Convention, wherever applicable; and a copy of the No Objection Certificate shall also be endorsed to all concerned and posted in Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System forthwith.
(2) The prospective adoptive parents may take the child in pre-adoption foster care for a temporary period within India after issuance of No Objection Certificate by the Authority while the court order is pending, by furnishing an undertaking to the Specialised Adoption Agency in the format at Schedule VIII.
(3) The prospective adoptive parents shall receive final custody of the child from the Specialised Adoption Agency as soon as the passport and visa are issued to the child after issue of adoption order from the competent court.
17. Legal Procedure.- (1) The legal procedure as provided in regulation12 shall, mutatis mutandis be followed in cases of inter-country adoption under this Chapter.
(2) In cases of the prospective adoptive parents habitually residing abroad and wanting the Specialised Adoption Agency to represent on their behalf as well, the application shall also be accompanied by a Power of Attorney in favour of the social worker or adoption in-charge of the Specialised Adoption Agency which is processing the case and such Power of Attorney shall authorise a social worker to handle the case on behalf of the prospective adoptive parents.
18. Passport and visa, intimation to immigration authorities, Conformity Certificate, Birth Certificate, etc.-
(1) The Authority shall issue a Conformity Certificate under Article 23 of the Hague Adoption Convention in the format provided in Schedule XI within three working days from the date of availability of the adoption order in the Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System, in case the receiving country of the adopted child is a signatory to the Hague Adoption Convention.
(2) The Authority shall inform the immigration authorities and the foreign regional registration office or the foreign registration office concerned, as the case may be, about confirmation of the adoption.
(3) To obtain Indian passport for the adopted child, the Specialised Adoption Agency shall submit the application to the regional passport officer within three working days from the date of receipt of the adoption order.
(4) The regional passport office shall issue passport for the adopted child within ten days from the date of receipt of application, in accordance with the circulars regarding issuance of passport to inter-country adopted children, issued by the Ministry of External Affairs of the Central Government from time to time.
(5) The Specialised Adoption Agency shall approach the birth certificate issuing authority for obtaining birth certificate of the adopted child, with the name of adoptive parents, as parents, and date of birth as recorded in the adoption order within a period of three days of obtaining of the certified copy of the adoption order.
(6) The adopted child shall be entitled to receive Overseas Citizen of India card, if found eligible.
(7) The adoptive parent(s) shall come to India for taking the adopted child to their country within a period of two months from the date of adoption order.
19. Follow-up of progress of adopted child by Non-Resident Indian, Overseas Citizens of India and foreign prospective adoptive parents.- (1) The Authorised Foreign Adoption Agency or the Central Authority or Indian diplomatic mission or Government department concerned, as the case may be, shall report the progress of the adopted child for two years from the date of arrival of the adopted child in the receiving country, on a quarterly basis during the first year and on six monthly basis in the second year, by uploading online in the Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System in the format provided in Schedule XII along with photographs of the child.
(2) On the basis of the progress report or in course of post-adoption home visits, if an adjustment problem of an adoptee with the adoptive parents comes to the notice of the Authorised Foreign Adoption Agency or Central Authority or the Government department concerned in the receiving country, necessary counseling shall be arranged for the adoptive parents and for the adoptee, wherever applicable.
(3) If it is found that the adoptee is unable to adjust in the adoptive family or that the continuance of the child in the adoptive family is not in the interest of the child, the Authorised Foreign Adoption Agency or Central Authority or the Government department in the receiving country or Indian diplomatic mission concerned, as the case may be, shall withdraw the child and provide necessary counseling and shall arrange for suitable alternate adoption or foster placement of the child in that country, in consultation with the Indian diplomatic mission and the Authority.
(4) In case of disruption or dissolution of adoption, the child shall be entitled to receive care, protection and rehabilitation through the child protection services of that country and as per Hague Adoption Convention for the Hague Adoption Convention ratified countries.
(5) The Authorised Foreign Adoption Agency or Central Authority or Government department concerned shall contact Indian diplomatic mission to render necessary help and facilitate the repatriation of the child, if required.
(6) The Authorised Foreign Adoption Agency or Central Authority or Government department concerned, may organise annual get-together of Indian adoptees and their adoptive parents and forward a report of the event to the Authority and the Indian diplomatic missions shall facilitate such get-togethers.
(7) The prospective adoptive parents shall furnish an undertaking to the effect that they would allow personal visits of the representative of Authorised Foreign Adoption Agency, the foreign Central Authority or Government department concerned, as the case may be, to ascertain the progress of the child with the adoptive parents or family at least for a period of two years from the date of arrival of the child in the receiving country.
20. Adoption by Overseas Citizen of India or foreign national of Hague Adoption Convention ratified countries living in India.- (1) An Overseas Citizen of India or foreign national, who is a citizen of a country that has ratified the Hague Convention and is a habitual resident, shall apply for adoption online in prescribed format as specified in Schedule VI along with the required documents specified therein by uploading in the Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System.
(2) On receipt of the application, along with the required documents duly notarised, except those documents originating from India which may be self-attested, the Authority shall refer the case to a Specialised Adoption Agency for preparing the Home Study Report in the format given at Schedule VII and the Specialised Adoption Agency shall upload the Home Study Report in the Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System.
(3) The prospective adoptive parents may reserve one of the referred children within forty-eight hours and the procedures shall be followed as per the provisions of sub-regulations (9), (10), (12) and (13) of regulation 15 and regulations 16 to 19.
(4) The role of preparing Home Study Report and uploading progress report as required under these Regulations shall be done by the Specialised Adoption Agency concerned.
(5) The Specialised Adoption Agency shall report the progress of the child on six monthly basis for a period of two years from the date of pre-adoption foster care by uploading the details in the Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System as per the format provided at Schedule XII along with photographs of the child.
(6) If any adjustment problem of the adoptee with the adoptive parents comes to the notice of the Specialised Adoption Agency through the progress report or in the course of post-adoption home visits, counselling shall be arranged for the adoptive parents and the adoptee, wherever applicable.
(7) During the follow-up, if the Specialised Adoption Agency finds that the adoptee is unable to adjust in the adoptive family or the continuance of the adoptee in the adoptive family is not in the best interests of the child, the procedure as provided in sub-regulations (5), (6) and (7) of regulation 13 shall be followed.
(8) The diplomatic mission concerned shall also ensure that the adopted child acquires citizenship of the country of his parents immediately after adoption decree and a copy of the passport of the child from the country of the nationality of the prospective adoptive parents shall be forwarded to the Authority and the Specialised Adoption Agency concerned.
(9) An Overseas Citizen of India or foreign prospective adoptive parents living in India, are required to give an affidavit to the effect that they would allow personal visits of the representative by the Specialised Adoption Agency or District Child Protection Unit or State Adoption Resource Agency, as the case may be, for a period of at least two years from the date of adoption.
(10) An Overseas Citizen of India or foreign prospective adoptive parents living in India, as the case may be, shall give an undertaking to the effect that if they move out of India before completion of two years after adoption, they shall inform to the Authority about their movement, furnish their new address, and continue to send their post-adoption progress report to the Authority for the remaining period.
21. Adoption procedure in case of Overseas Citizen of India or foreign national of Hague Adoption Convention ratified countries living in India.- (1) If one of the prospective adoptive parents is foreigner and other is an Indian, such case shall be treated at par with Indians living in India.
(2) If both the prospective adoptive parents are foreigner, such case shall be treated in accordance with the provisions of regulation 20.
22. Procedure for adoption of a child from a foreign country by Indian citizens.- (1) Necessary formalities for adoption of a child from a foreign country by Indian citizens shall initially be completed in that country as per their law and procedure.
(2) On receiving Home Study Report of the prospective adoptive parents (including supporting documents), Child Study Report and Medical Examination Report of the child, the Authority shall issue the approval, as required in the cases of adoption of children coming to India as a receiving country under Articles 5 and 17 of the Hague Adoption Convention.
(3) A child adopted abroad by the Indian citizens, having a foreign passport, and requiring the Indian visa to come to India, shall apply for visa to the Indian mission in the country concerned, who may issue entry visa to the child after checking all the relevant documents so as to ensure that the adoption has been done following the due procedure.
(4) The immigration clearance for the child adopted abroad shall be obtained from the Central Government in the Foreigners' Division, Ministry of Home Affairs, thr ough the Indian diplomatic mission to that country.
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[Update: Fixed, improved] New tabs on Chrome will soon be customizable with wallpapers
Richard Gao
2018/06/06 11:15am PDT Jun 6, 2018
Update 1: 2018/06/19 3:30pm PDT
As seen by About Chromebooks, the feature has been fixed and updated. The "Done" button now works, and the new wallpaper picker is live on Chrome Dev v68.0.3440.25. There's now
Chrome's new tab page has been plain white for as long as I can remember, with users seeking more customization opting for various other solutions. However, it seems like Google has finally seen the light, having added a "Customize background" button in the latest version of Chrome Canary on desktop. Too bad it isn't functional yet.
In Chrome Canary 64-bit v69.0.3451.0, a reader noticed a little gear cog on the bottom right of the New Tab page. Clicking it reveals an option called 'Chrome wallpapers,' which in turn shows a collection of wallpapers very similar to those on the Google Wallpapers Android app. There's a toggle for a daily refresh of the wallpapers as well.
Unfortunately, in spite of the entire UI and all of the wallpapers being there, the feature doesn't seem to work just yet. Clicking the "Done" button doesn't do anything, so it looks like we'll have to wait a bit for Google to sort this out.
As seen by About Chromebooks, the feature has been fixed and updated. The "Done" button now works, and the new wallpaper picker is live on Chrome Dev v68.0.3440.25. There's now a full-screen preview for each wallpaper, and the "Daily Refresh" option will use the Backdrop server to automatically go through new images. It also looks like Google is going to making this default soon. Hopefully it arrives sooner than later.
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Home Travel & Local Getaways Japan Kyoto Imperial Palace: Visiting Where Japan's Emperors Once Lived
Kyoto Imperial Palace: Visiting Where Japan's Emperors Once Lived
By Little Day Out -
Take a walk along pathways and amongst buildings once off-limits to commoners at the Kyoto Imperial Palace and get a peek into how the Emperors of Japan once lived.
The official residence of Emperors for more than 500 years, the Kyoto Imperial Palace or Kyoto Gosho has a history that can be traced back to the late 8th century.
More Than a Millennium of History
Inside the Kyoto Imperial Palace.
It was in 794 when Emperor Kanmu moved the capital of Japan to present-day Kyoto. At the time, on the site of the Kyoto Imperial Palace was a mansion owned by a court noble. However, after the Emperor's palace was damaged by fire, the mansion was turned into temporary accommodation for the Emperor and a defacto Imperial palace.
In 1331, the site became the permanent Imperial Palace after Emperor Kogon was enthroned at the site. For the next 500 years, up until 1869 when the capital moved to Tokyo, the Kyoto Imperial Palace was where the Emperors of Japan ruled.
However, during the half-a-millennium that passed, the Imperial Palace was repeatedly a victim of fire. This meant that it had to be reconstructed several times over. The current Kyoto Imperial Palace dates back to 1855.
Visiting the Palace
The Kyoto Imperial Palace is located within the Kyoto Gyoen National Garden or Imperial Palace Park.
Visitors can enter the Palace through the Seishomon Gate, located along its western wall. Admission to the Kyoto Imperial Palace is free but you will still need to pick up an admission ticket at the gate.
Once inside its walled compound, you can follow along a marked route on a self-guided tour or join a scheduled guided tour conducted by the Imperial Household Agency.
Signboards provide information about the buildings within the Kyoto Imperial Palace.
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While you cannot enter any of the palace buildings, there are informative signboards with both Japanese and English text describing each building's purpose.
Exploring the Kyoto Imperial Palace
Carriage Porch
The tour route starts at the Carriage Porch, where noblemen who came to see the Emperor would arrive.
Waiting rooms at the Kyoto Imperial Palace
From the porch, they would be ushered to an anteroom to await their audience with the Emperor. There are three waiting rooms, for visitors of different rank. They are the Room of the Tigers, Room of the Cranes and Room of the Cherry Blossoms, named for the paintings found in each room.
Continuing along the tour route, you will arrive at the Shishinden or Hall for State Ceremonies.
Shishinden or Hall for State Ceremonies
This impressive structure is the most important building within the Kyoto Imperial Palace.
It was here that the Charter Oath, regarded as modern Japan's first constitution, was declared during the reign of Emperor Meiji in 1868. This set out the aims of Emperor Meji's reign and led the way to the modernisation of Japan.
The building was also used for the enthronement of three Emperors of Japan – Emperor Meiji in 1868, Emperor Taisho in 1915 and Emperor Showa in 1928.
Beyond the Shishinden, the tour route continues past buildings such as the Hall for Rites and Rituals, the Palace for Study and Other Ceremonies and the Imperial Residential Palace.
Gardens within the Kyoto Imperial Palace
There are also gardens located within the Kyoto Imperial Palace compound.
Palace Life
Staff cleaning the grounds of the Kyoto Imperial Palace.
Strolling through the Kyoto Imperial Palace, you get a glimpse of what life must have been like within its four walls. One would imagine days filled with the politics of state affairs and intimate moments of everyday living.
Courtyard where the traditional ball game of Kemari was played.
You can view the courtyard where the traditional ball game of Kemari was played and gaze at the splendour of the south-facing Main Gate, used when important rituals were taking place at the Shishinden.
Details at the Kyoto Imperial Palace.
Admire the fine craftsmanship that went into the building of the Kyoto Imperial Palace and let your mind wander to the times and traditions of Japan's ancient imperial dynasties.
Kyoto Imperial Palace
Where: Within the Kyoto Gyoen National Garden
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2017 Syracuse Target Sidney Wilson Decommits From St. Johns
By Tyler Aki
Syracuse's recent track record with St. Johns hasn't bode well. The Orange has lost to the lowly Red Storm in its last three meetings. Aside from that, the former Big East foe beat out SU for top 60 recruit Sidney Wilson. However, the Bronx native announced yesterday that he is transferring from St. Johns. This comes just one day after the Orange lost one of its key pieces in rising sophomore Taurean Thompson, who withdrew from the school.
Wilson was supposed to be a senior in high school this year, however he reclassified into the Class of 2017. He trimmed down his potential schools to six: Syracuse, St. Johns, UConn, Florida, Texas and Georgia Tech.
The small forward did enroll in summer classes at St. Johns, which means he must sit out for a season, per NCAA rules.
In a statement, Wilson said, "a lot has happened in my life over the last few years. These factors played a large part in my decision to stay close to home, but unfortunately I recently realized it was not what is best for me at this time to manage adversity in my life. I am grateful for the opportunity that St. John's provided me and for the support of Coach [Chris] Mullin and the rest of the staff throughout this difficult process. In order for me to grow as a person and basketball player, I feel that I need to begin something new to explore what is next in my life. Although I know the grass isn't always greener, this is a risk I am willing to take for personal reasons."
Reading into this statement, Wilson did not see St. Johns as the most plausible route to elevate his basketball career. On the other hand, Syracuse could provide that. At least two Orange players have been selected in five of the last six years. The only gap in that span is this last season where only Tyler Lydon was selected. However, two former SU players in the 2017 Draft Class are going pro with Andrew White signing a deal with the Boston Celtics earlier this month.
If Wilson were to join the Orange, he would be an integral piece in what could shape up to be the most talented recruiting class in SU history. Syracuse has already locked down Darius Bazley, who continues to skyrocket up the rankings. Along with that, East Carolina transfer Elijah Hughes will be eligible to play in 2018. The Orange is still far from done on the recruiting front as well. SU has a number of supremely talented targets for 2018 on its radar, including Louis King and Jalen Carey.
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No matter how many times I do it, I always seem to forget that going back to the office after a long few days off is, quite simply, exhausting. There's the usual flurry of emails – mercifully fewer because so many other people stayed home too. A few, though, were real humdingers – written, clearly, by someone who chooses to ignore the holiday and assume everyone spent every waking minute of their time off thinking about things back at the office. That's fine for some people I suppose, but it goes entirely against my wiring.
It's Wednesday at least. Having a week that starts halfway through does seem to help ease the transition back into the world of work. The impending arrival of snow in the local area tomorrow is having something of the opposite effect by filling my head with dreams of an extraneous day off. It's a pipe dream, of course, given the forecast, but it's a happy dream. I'll try not to let it rock me back on my heels too badly in the morning when I wake up and all it is outside is dark and cold.
The good news, if you can call it that, is the first day back is over now and it can cause no more trauma. Like the journey of 1000 steps – or more aptly in my case the journey of 6,357 days – the key part is to take the first one and then keep grinding them out.
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Author(s): P. Ulivi, C. Arienti, W. Zoli, M. Scarsella, S. Carloni, F. Fabbri, A. Tesei, E. Chiadini, A. Orlandi, D. Passeri, G. Zupi, C. Milandri, R. Silvestrini, D. Amadori, C. Leonetti. Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (I.R.S.T.), Via P. Maroncelli 40, 47014 Meldola (FC), Italy.
The response of pancreatic cancer to treatments remains unsatisfactory, highlighting the need for more effective therapeutic regimens. Sorafenib, an orally available multikinase inhibitor, is active against different tumors, including pancreatic cancer. We studied the antitumor efficacy of sorafenib in combination with different antitumor drugs currently used in clinical practice in in vitro and in vivo experimental models of human pancreatic cancer. The cytotoxic effect of sorafenib and conventional antitumor drug combinations was evaluated in vitro in human pancreatic cancer cell lines and the efficacy of the most active combination was tested on tumor-bearing mice. Flow cytometric, Western blot and immunohistochemistry analyses were performed to investigate the mechanisms involved in the activity of single drugs and in their interaction when used in combination. Sorafenib showed a strong sequence-dependent synergistic interaction in vitro with docetaxel, which was highly dependent on the drug sequence employed. In vivo, human pancreatic cancer-xenografted mice treated with docetaxel followed by sorafenib reduced and delayed tumor growth, with complete tumor regression observed in half of the mice. This marked antitumor effect resulted in an overall increase in mouse survival of about 70% and in a complete cure in 3 of the 8 treated mice. The strong activity was also accompanied by marked apoptosis induction, inhibition of tumor angiogenesis and downregulation of ERK signalling. Our results show that the docetaxel and sorafenib combination exerts high therapeutic efficacy in experimental models of human pancreatic cancer, indicating a promising antitumor strategy for clinical use.
Affiliation:Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (I.R.S.T.), Via P. Maroncelli 40, 47014 Meldola (FC), Italy.
Abstract: The response of pancreatic cancer to treatments remains unsatisfactory, highlighting the need for more effective therapeutic regimens. Sorafenib, an orally available multikinase inhibitor, is active against different tumors, including pancreatic cancer. We studied the antitumor efficacy of sorafenib in combination with different antitumor drugs currently used in clinical practice in in vitro and in vivo experimental models of human pancreatic cancer. The cytotoxic effect of sorafenib and conventional antitumor drug combinations was evaluated in vitro in human pancreatic cancer cell lines and the efficacy of the most active combination was tested on tumor-bearing mice. Flow cytometric, Western blot and immunohistochemistry analyses were performed to investigate the mechanisms involved in the activity of single drugs and in their interaction when used in combination. Sorafenib showed a strong sequence-dependent synergistic interaction in vitro with docetaxel, which was highly dependent on the drug sequence employed. In vivo, human pancreatic cancer-xenografted mice treated with docetaxel followed by sorafenib reduced and delayed tumor growth, with complete tumor regression observed in half of the mice. This marked antitumor effect resulted in an overall increase in mouse survival of about 70% and in a complete cure in 3 of the 8 treated mice. The strong activity was also accompanied by marked apoptosis induction, inhibition of tumor angiogenesis and downregulation of ERK signalling. Our results show that the docetaxel and sorafenib combination exerts high therapeutic efficacy in experimental models of human pancreatic cancer, indicating a promising antitumor strategy for clinical use.


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RiskIQ Announces New Integration of its PassiveTotal® Platform With Network Performance and Security Analytics Leader ElastiFlow
ElastiFlow Joins RiskIQ's Growing Interlock Partner Program
San Francisco, CA, May 25, 2021 – RiskIQ, a leader in Internet Security Intelligence, announced a new integration that makes threat data from RiskIQ PassiveTotal, its threat detection and investigation platform, available in ElastiFlow to illuminate cyber threats related to network traffic flow in real-time.
The integration enables ElastiFlow users to view detailed information about traffic flow on a live, ongoing basis, seamlessly feeding malicious IP data collected by RiskIQ's Internet Intelligence Graph into the ElastiFlow platform.
"The ability to receive immediate information and details about what malicious IPs may be traversing your network has never before been done so seamlessly and effortlessly," said Lou Manousos, CEO at RiskIQ. "We're providing users with instant, actionable insights into the threats and malicious activities occurring across the Internet. ElastiFlow is a powerful new addition and partner for the RiskIQ Interlock Partner Program."
RiskIQ's Interlock Partner Program is a next-generation program supporting deep, bi-directional integrations that meaningfully advance the capabilities and value for customers and both solutions. It enables members to rapidly deploy RiskIQ attack surface visibility and internet security intelligence across their enterprise security ecosystem (or infrastructure) for automated and informed threat detection, investigations, and prevention.
RiskIQ's PassiveTotal provides unmatched, real-time threat data, including malicious activities and reputation IP data going back more than a decade. When matched against IP traffic, it instantly alerts users to upstream and downstream threats.
"We live in an increasingly networked world, where organizations are not only expected to deliver reliable services but also must protect the data that has been entrusted to them by their users and customers. ElastiFlow is the most proven solution to provide operations teams with complete visibility of network traffic in and out of these trusted environments," says Rob Cowart, Founder and CEO of ElastiFlow. "By enriching collected flow records with real-time threat indicators from RiskIQ's industry-leading PassiveTotal service, security teams are enabled to quickly identify suspicious and malicious activity. This includes service access attempts by known bad external sources and internal, possibly compromised systems connecting to high-risk external services. Working with an innovative partner such as RiskIQ enables ElastiFlow to provide these insights for organizations of any size and helps keep their digital assets secure."
ElastiFlow recently released their 5.1 version of the software that optimized the speed and display of relevant malicious IPs in the ElastiFlow user's screen, making this integration even more powerful.
Read more about the integration here.
RiskIQ is a leader in digital attack surface management, providing the most comprehensive discovery, intelligence, and mitigation of threats associated with an organization's digital presence. With more than 75% of attacks originating outside the firewall, RiskIQ allows enterprises to gain unified insight and control over web, social and mobile exposures. Trusted by security teams, CISO's, and more than 100,000 security analysts, RiskIQ's platform combines advanced internet data reconnaissance and analytics to expedite investigations, understand digital attack surfaces, assess risk, and take action to protect the business, brand, and customers. Based in San Francisco, the company is backed by Summit Partners, Battery Ventures, Georgian Partners, NationalGrid Partners, and MassMutual Ventures.
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Paul Merson predicts Swansea vs Newcastle United
Ahead of round four of the 2017/18 Premier League action this weekend, Paul Merson has given his predictions. And Newcastle United fans won't be happy with it.
Newcastle United will travel to Wales to face Swansea City on Sunday. Merson predicts a 2-0 victory for the home side.
Swansea are heading into the fixture on the back of a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace. Although they weren't particularly impressive, Paul Clement's side did enough to seal three points.
The Swans have gone through a busy transfer window, where they lost two key players from last season – Gylfi Sigurdsson and Fernando Llorente – to Everton and Tottenham respectively.
Clement has used his Bayern Munich connection to sign Portuguese midfielder Renato Sanches on a season-long loan. Wilfried Bony also made a return to his former club from Manchester City.
Newcastle United, on the other hand, had a frustrating transfer window, and the club have failed to bring in adequate players, leaving their manager frustrated.
The Magpies are heading into this match on the back of a 3-0 win over West Ham, but Merson believes Swansea will win this tie comfortably.
"Swansea made a few additions on Deadline Day and that will have lifted the club. I didn't think they were great against Palace but did what they had to do," Merson told Sky Sports.
"I'm looking forward to watching Renato Sanches. If he gets anywhere near to the form he showed at Euro 2016 everybody in Europe will be thinking: "How did Swansea get him?" Obviously it's because of Paul Clement, who was Carlo Ancelotti's assistant at Bayern Munich so fair play to him, it's an excellent signing.
"Newcastle had a superb result against West Ham but I think the Premier League class will show in this one. Swansea have been there and done it and will have too much for Newcastle."
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There's water in my basement but everything's ok.
There was a sound of water running and the wash machine wasn't on .. and then I stepped on our rug and it was soaking wet, and now so were my feet, and then I looked around more intently and yes; our water heater must be leaking. Must have BEEN leaking – there's standing water in my basement. Coming up through our Hickory hardwood floors, just dancing around the grooves of the wood as water might do, when it has nothing else to do.
I thought if I could figure out how to stop the leak and clean it up, I could still make it to my lunch a little late. I had been daydreaming about what I was going to order. I was so excited. A frantic call to Aaron, an email off to our insurance agent. I thought I would just have to wait … so why not wait over lunch?
But then the phone started ringing. The insurance agent, then the clean up crew, then the plumber. Everyone could come right away, or shortly. And all of a sudden I wasn't going to be ordering lunch. Or washing my dishes, or finishing the laundry, or cooking.
I was (am) literally stuck here.
Aaron and I had just talked about our plans for this summer. We need to replace a roof on a portion of the garage, we need a new door and the cement steps are giving way. It's time to refinish our main-floor flooring. We are slowly and surely making our way towards a replacement car for our van. All the things, right? All. The. Things. Clearly we should have been planning to replace a water heater, too. Possibly a furnace. This is an old house, and while we remodeled her and gave her a new dress, she is still standing on the same 80 year old bones.
And sometimes I forget that doing something once doesn't mean we'll never have to do it again. Buying a car once doesn't mean that in 230,000 miles you won't need to buy another. Replacing floors doesn't mean you won't have to refinish them. Taking hot showers and doing your dishes doesn't mean you won't wear out the mechanics that deliver that hot water to you.
A couple weeks ago at church there was a young man who got up at the end with a word for the congregation. This happens in our church – people listen for the Holy Spirit and often get images, dreams, or words of encouragement to share with everyone else – and he shared something about tithing. He had felt God convicting him to tithe $60 but all he had to give was $30 and he kind of went back and forth with himself for a while trying to justify his need vs conviction. After a bit he drove to the bank and got the amount he felt he was supposed to give and experienced overwhelming peace in that obedience.
That same morning I said to Aaron, a little off the cuff, I think we should be tithing. We haven't for a while, and at the time that felt like what we were supposed to be doing. There's obedience in all kinds of different ways with our time and our resources. But for some reason, that morning, I just felt like we needed to start again. Aaron said to add it to the list of things to discuss and then we kind of dropped it and went on with our morning. But as soon as the pastor called up the volunteers to take the offering, I whipped out our checkbook, wrote a check and dropped it in the bucket. Not knowing any of this young mans own conviction over tithe that same morning.
Earlier this month I felt God hammering me with the word "Provision" – defined as "the action of providing or supplying something for use // An amount or thing supplied or provided" and I tend to think of provision as strictly financial.
I've chronicled our financial story on this blog for a long time. Becoming debt free and selling and buying homes, how we budget and even most recently – how we plan, financially, for vacations. Provision is a large part of our daily life, belief in God or not.
But when I started looking for more what that word really means, in a spiritual sense, I found some amazing things. In Philipeans 4:9 It talks about God supplying (providing) all our needs according to His riches in glory. In Matthew 6:26 it talks about the birds of the air – how God feeds them without their sowing or reaping … and aren't we worth more than the birds?
I learned that Provision, in the sense that I felt God was hammering me with it, is a word for His economy. There's an all encompassing feeling to being "provided for" rather than just putting money in the bank.
God wants to provide me with love, rest, assurance, knowledge, intimacy, joy, purpose, and satisfaction. He wants to care for my hunger, fill my emptiness, call me "daughter, sow seeds of intimacy into my life, save my marriage, equip me daily to parent and instruct me to steward my gifts well.
It's not that I've felt a lacking in provision, but I've been missing the point. Mostly in my personal life. I've felt the need to continue to work harder for relationships, for success. I've felt the pressure to perform and rush and run. I've felt guilty for the time available to me in order to pour into women, children, our family. I've measured myself against the world with a yard stick that is always only too short. But by centimeters. So the recognition was just in front of me, almost there. Just a little more. A little longer.
And I failed. Every time.
But this word provision brought with it an understanding that God will provide my comfort. Not Aaron, or success, or recognition, or financial gain, or even being debt free, not my plans or expectations or need for control. None of the labels I want for myself or seek in this life are ever going to provide me lasting comfort.
When I have unmet needs, God reminds me to turn towards him. When I'm dying for connection, God reminds me to take my disappointments and unmet expectations to him. He is the giver of all good things.
So we had our hot water heater replaced, floors are ripped up and broken into pieces in our basement, tomorrow the washer and dryer get moved to assess any damage underneath. We might need new floors. All things. All temporary things, fixable things.
A wrench in anyone's plans for sure. And still a mountain of unknown ahead. But the sun is shining and everyone who's been in our home helping this afternoon has been kind and friendly, professional and quick and most important, understanding.
I feel completely at ease in all of this. No rushing or fretting. No amount of planning can undo the surprises and no amount of planning can keep the surprises away, either. We'll do what we're able, when we're able. And not just financially, because if I've learned anything here it's that provision is far deeper than creature comfort.
And I'd have to say that mostly I'm more worried about people, but slowly I'm learning to swim.


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What Would You Do With 47 Years to Live?
The Average Person Who Experiences Homelessness Lives to Just 47 Years of Age Even If They Eventually Become Housed
As we march headstrong out of 2022, 2023 promises to feature a new year, maybe even a new you. But what would you do if you only had 47 years to spare? Not 47 years from this point on, but 47 years total on planet earth?
Between 1900 and 1912, the average life expectancy for American citizens ranged between the late 40s and early 50s. Life was drastically different back then. For starters, there was no such thing as a teenager. The concept of adolescence as a distinct timespan in a person's life came into play in 1944, and the word "teenager" was introduced initially as a marketing ploy.
According to the U.S. Census, even the concept of childhood as we know it today was seriously altered to the point where it almost didn't exist. Nearly two million children were active members of the workforce, with children younger than age ten already eaking out meager wages at factories, mills, and on street corners. Children as young as five could be spotted selling newspapers into the wee hours of the night.
Since life ended sooner, it started sooner as well.
The average Gilded Age American woman gave birth to the last of her seven children at the tender age of 33. Today, the median age for new motherhood is 30 years old.
Education rarely went beyond a few years of formal teachings in a one-room schoolhouse. Such was the climate for people who rarely lived to see 50, a number now associated with being "middle-aged."
These were dark times indeed from a modernist's perspective. What if I told you those times aren't actually behind us, that there is a subgroup of people in the United States of America whose life expectancy maxes out at 47 right now in 2023? Enter the homeless population and the silent plight they face.
People Who Experience Homelessness Die at a Median Age of 47
This is approximately three decades shorter than the life expectancy for housed individuals. It's important to note that this severing of the average lifespan happens even when people are transitioned into housing, lending significantly to the hypothesis that homelessness is the root cause.
Other underlying causes include:
A decline in physical health
Mental and emotional strain
Less access to nutritional food, shelter, income, employment, and hygiene products
Increased exposure to violence in the form of assault, robbery, and even murder
Increased exposure to communicable diseases combined with decreased access to healthcare
*All of the above-listed conditions happen due to the homeless experience and are generally associated with the prospect of living unhoused regardless of other conditions or attributes. So, blaming this decreased life expectancy on secondary causes of homelessness like drug addiction or mental illness is misleading when all the data is considered, and the leading causes of homelessness (lack of affordable housing, unemployment, and poverty) are taken into account.
The Question Remains: What Would You Do If You Knew You Only Had 47 Years to Live?
In the distant past, people accomplished a lot with under half a century to spare. They finished school, began careers, ran farms, and started families.
They shaped the world today on a broader social scale by revolutionizing science and industry to bring us cars and furnishings, arts and crafts, culture, and literary techniques. But then, the world was built to function around the average life expectancy.
Today, the average age of a college graduate ranges from 23 to 33, depending on the degree. Fulltime workers won't reach their peak earning potential until they're almost 50. This means that if they experienced homelessness, they'd already be dead by the time they've reached the pinnacle of financial independence.
As harsh as that sounds, this is a subtle, underreported way of oppressing a marginalized class of people who are told to pull up by their bootstraps but are likely to die before they even receive the chance. Take a moment to consider all the things a homeless person is disqualified for simply because they're likely to die prematurely:
Could a homeless or formerly homeless person become the president of the United States? Probably not, since the median age of inauguration is 54.5.
What are the odds that a homeless or formerly homeless person might become the CEO of a major corporation? They're pretty slim, considering the median age to achieve such a position is 52.
Even smaller, seemingly achievable goals like homeownership, once said to be the gold standard of American success, are out of reach. The median age for American homebuyers is currently 47.
There are many ways to oppress a population of people covertly. One of the most nefarious of these is to drastically reduce the amount of time they get to live. There is a large and overlooked tragedy hidden behind the fact that the very people who have witnessed the underworld of modern society are unlikely to live long enough to tell the tale.
Contact Your Legislators and Advocate for Your Houseless Neighbors Today
Now that you know the life-threatening predicament that all homeless and formerly homeless people endure, it is time to take action. Call or email your legislators and tell them you want housing as a human right.
NYC to Pay Homeless Man $135k Settlement After Cop's Subway Assault
Victim Was Punched, Pepper Sprayed, and Dragged Off a Near-Empty Train by Police Officers On the night of May 25, 2020, Joseph T. left a crowded shelter and boarded a 6 train with a few tote bags. Since the train was...
How Do We Solve Homelessness When the Issues Driving It Are on the Rise?
Lack of Affordable Housing and Unemployment Are the First and Second Leading Causes of Homelessness, Respectively When rental prices rise, and employment dips down, the inevitable aftereffect is increased homelessness...
What It Is Like Experiencing Homelessness in Winter
View Through a Frosted Window Have you ever felt the chill of winter just before it hit? Maybe you were in your warm house, cozy beneath a soft plaid blanket, your hand cupped around a warm beverage while watching...
How Experiencing Homelessness Raises Suicide Rates for Veterans
Greedy Landlord Caught Setting Properties on Fire with Residents Inside
Tucson-Area Nonprofit Aims to Build Tiny Homes for Homeless People as Unsheltered Homelessness Continues to Grow
Homelessness in 2023: What Can Congress Do?
What Is the Most Common Type of Homelessness?
Pending Global Recession Could See Homelessness Increase to Great Depression Levels


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Q: Increase number of characters in filename field of GetOpenFileName file selection dialog Our app allows multiple files to be selected in a file selection dialog which is shown via the GetOpenFileName function (this question also applies to folks using CFileDialog, etc...)
There appears to be a limit to the number of characters that can be typed into the filename field (259 seems to be the magic number - not sure why).
We have tried changing the following members of the OPENFILENAME structure:
lpstrFile - point to our own buffer, sized at 4K bytes
nMaxFile - set to the size of lpstrFile (we are compiling ANSI, so this is effectively 4000
But these values appear to not increase the input width of the filename field in the dialog.
I am going to experiment with sending a EM_SETLIMITTEXT message to the control, but wanted to know if anyone else has a solution.
EDIT - solved this myself: solution  I can't accept out my own answer, but here it is for posterity. If anyone else has a better solution, please post it - or feel free to mod up my solution so future searchers will find it at the top.

A: Turns out that the edit control (At least in my development environment) is a combo box, so EM_SETLIMITTEXT isn't appropriate.
Instead, I tracked down the combo box using GetDlgCtrl on the parent of the file open dialog (I do this in the OnInitDialog handler), cast it to CComboBox*, then call LimitText() to set the limit.
This could also be done by sending a CB_LIMITTEXT message to the control for those of you who are not working with CFileDialog. The appropriate value here is most likely the OPENFIILENAME.nMaxFile value that is passed in.

A: From Naming a File or Directory on MSDN:

In the Windows API (with some exceptions discussed in the following paragraphs), the maximum length for a path is MAX_PATH, which is defined as 260 characters.

Even if you could coerce longer strings out of the dialog, you may run into trouble down the line when using APIs that have been coded against MAX_PATH.
The docs go on to say:

The Windows API has many functions
  that also have Unicode versions to
  permit an extended-length path for a
  maximum total path length of 32,767
  characters. This type of path is
  composed of components separated by
  backslashes, each up to the value
  returned in the
  lpMaximumComponentLength parameter of
  the GetVolumeInformation function. To
  specify an extended-length path, use
  the "\\?\" prefix. For example,
  "\\?\D:\<very long path>". (The
  characters < > are used here for
  visual clarity and cannot be part of a
  valid path string.)

A: I believe this is a hard limit that cannot be bypassed. The only time it should matter is when you want to select more than one file, since the limit is enough for the maximum file name length.
I have added an "All Files" button to these dialogs for opening all of the files in a folder; that's the only workaround I have found.

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Thomson Financial IFR Awards 2006
WEBWIRE – Monday, December 18, 2006
Goldman Sachs wins Bank of the Year
London 12/18/2006 - Thomson Financial's International Financing Review (IFR) announced today that Goldman Sachs had won its coveted Bank of the Year award, along with two of the other headline awards. The firm emerged as the winner following two months of intense scrutiny of the global investment banking industry by IFR's independent, global team of expert reporters and analysts.
Goldman Sachs's performance in 2006 was extraordinary. Having identified and anticipated long-term structural developments in the marketplace some years ago, the firm used the quality and depth of its client relationships to develop a unique strategy of being an advisor, financier and co-investor to and with its clients. This strategy paid real dividends in 2006.
That strategy, which is now starting to be copied by the industry, drove an exceptional set of results where Goldman reported record revenues across the range of its businesses in its fiscal year ended November 24, 2006.
The IFR Awards represent the key industry benchmark of global capital markets excellence; IFR is the authoritative source of capital markets intelligence. The Awards will be presented at a Gala Dinner at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on Monday 8th January 2006, in the presence of HRH The Princess Royal.
Key winners are:
* Bank of the Year – Goldman Sachs
* Bond House of the Year – Citigroup
* Loan House of the Year – JP Morgan
* Equity House of the Year – Goldman Sachs
* Derivatives House of the Year – Deutsche Bank
* Securisation Finance House of the Year – Lehman Brothers
* Leveraged Finance House of the Year – Goldman Sachs
* Borrower of the Year – Eksportfinans
UK winners are:
* Financial Borrower –Northern Rock
* Euro Bond House – Barclays Capital
* European Securitisation House – RBS
* European Loan House – HSBC
Keith Mullin, Editor of Thomson Financial's IFR, commented:
"2006 was a tremendous year for the investment banking industry. Predictions of an economic downturn and a turn in the credit cycle proved to be premature, while the volume of corporate M&A and LBOs came close to regaining levels not seen for years. Global liquidity remained rampant and investors continued to plough funds into all areas of the financial markets.
"Goldman Sachs had a highly successful and profitable year. The firm's distinctive business model of combining advisory and financing with its own capital commitment caught the market exactly right in 2006. Its impressive foresight enabled it to retain significant market share in M&A and equity underwriting, while its leading position in areas as diverse as leveraged finance, commodities and derivatives only served to confirm its pre-eminence."
A full list of winners can be viewed at www.ifrawards.com from Sunday, 17th December.
International Financing Review (IFR) is the world's leading source of international capital markets intelligence. Published weekly in print and on the web, IFR provides in-depth coverage of developments in global financing markets, including analysis of all international bond, syndicated loan, leveraged finance, high-yield debt, emerging market, equity and convertible issues, as well as developments in the derivatives market. It is read by all major banks, brokers, investors, corporate and government borrowers.
The IFR Awards will be presented at the 12th IFR Annual Awards Gala Dinner attended by over 1,500 senior investment bankers, on January 8th 2007 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. The Princess Royal, President of Save the Children, will attend the dinner which is the charity's largest annual fund raiser, and last year raised just over £2 million.
IFR was launched in 1974, as capital markets activity first showed signs of growth towards a global industry.
Collectively, the international bond, syndicated loan and equity markets constitute a multi-trillion dollar, multi-currency market. Each week, billions of dollars of new international deals are signed, every one chronicled by IFR. IFR contacts over 1,000 capital markets participants weekly, to relay market sentiment and activity on a comprehensive and global scale.
IFR is headquartered in London and has bureaux in New York, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, Sao Paulo, and Sydney.
The IFR Awards are selected by IFR's expert capital markets journalists. Starting in October, the journalists start an exhausting round of interviews with hundreds of market participants. These meetings give an opportunity for capital market professionals to stake their claim to individual awards and to give their views on the performance of their peers. They also give the reporters the chance to gauge the market's thoughts on the most important transactions of the year. In addition, the IFR team takes soundings from treasurers and investors before deciding on a shortlist in each award category. The final decision is then made by the senior IFR editorial team.
Thomson Financial, the publisher of IFR, a US$1.9 billion provider of essential electronic workflow solutions to the worldwide financial community. Through the widest range of products and services in the industry, Thomson Financial helps clients in more than 70 countries make better decisions, be more productive and achieve superior results. Thomson Financial is part of The Thomson Corporation (www.thomson.com), a global leader in providing essential electronic workflow solutions to business and professional customers. With operational headquarters in Stamford, Conn., Thomson provides value-added information, software tools and applications to more than 20 million users in the fields of law, tax, accounting, financial services, scientific research and healthcare. The Corporation's common shares are listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC).
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