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The Enzensberger/Johnson Correspondence
Enzensberger, Hans Magnus; Uwe Johnson (2009), "fuer Zwecke der brutalen Verständigung" Der Briefwechsel, Suhrkamp
In Das Treffen in Telgte, his tribute to the literary circle Gruppe 47, Günter Grass celebrates that group and its leader, Hans Werner Richter, in depicting a meeting of writers and critics from all over Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It is a meeting of writers that in his book becomes a virtual meeting of Baroque poets from different points within that period, writers who never actually met. This transcending of time and place is a fitting tribute to a group that was able to contain very different kinds of writers and thinkers, and that let conflicts run its course rather than try to excise them. One of the youngsters at these meetings was Hans Magnus Enzensberger, one of the leading poets of his time, who published his first collection of poetry, verteidigung der wölfe in 1957, to strong acclaim, a collection which has since remained part of the post-war canon, and its writer among the leading public voices of German literature. Another was Uwe Johnson, who published his debut novel, the staggeringly amazing Mutmaßungen über Jakob (translated into English as Speculations about Jakob), which still stands as one of the best German novels written after WWII, in 1959.
That same year (incidentally also the year that Grass published The Tin Drum), these two writers encountered each other for the first time at a meeting of the Gruppe 47, where Enzensberger read a poem ("Schaum") from a manuscript that would eventually become his second collection, landessprache (1960), and Johnson attacked the poem, with the full force of an education received in the GDR, and the conviction that criticism that doesn't lead to change or indicate where change might be, is empty and useless. This ensued in a lengthy discussion, that was vigorously led, but in a friendly way, and it left both writers with fond memories of each other. So when, out of the blue, December 3rd, 1959, Johnson wrote Enzensberger to acquire a copy of a high-profile article the latter had written, Enzensberger replied in amiable terms.
My meagre collection of 60s and 70s Kursbuch editions.
Thus the correspondence between Uwe Johnson and Hans Magnus Enzensberger begins. It ends, with the exception of a couple of tossed-off notes, in June 1968, less than 9 years later. In between, the two share one of the most fascinating dialogues I have ever had the privilege to listen in on. It has been published this year under the editorship of Henning Marmulla and Claus Kröger as "fuer Zwecke der brutalen Verständigung" Der Briefwechsel and must surely be one of the best and most worthwhile books published in 2009. It is mainly marked by their differences in outlook, although they are very similar, in so many ways. Both young writers, just starting to make a name for themselves, both, politically, leaning towards the left, both with a highly distinctive style as far as their writing is concerned. In this light, it's all the more surprising that it is their differences that dominated their acquaintance and their friendship, and its these differences that have led to their falling out. The basic nature of their difference can be found as early as that fateful meeting of the Gruppe 47, when Johnson took Enzensberger to task for not being more obliging, direct, useful, in his criticism. Throughout the next nine years this kind of criticism will return time and again, although its appearance varies.
Johnson acts as a voice of reason sometimes, drawing attention to the effect that his friend's speeches or essays may have or, more to the point: not have. As a writer, Johnson is always highly aware of himself, of roles enacted in societies, of how norms and pressures work. Fear is a very important part of his work or rather: anxiety. And in these letters we see a mind at work that has learned to deal with his fears and anxieties, that has become careful and measured, and in his comments to Enzensberger, at least not until their big falling-out in 1967/8, he doesn't reprimand his friend or lecture him, he offers suggestions, alerts him to possible misreadings that may not benefit Enzensberger's goal, a goal that Johnson doesn't necessarily share (and Johnson is himself much less of a political and public writer), but one that he understands and he keeps pointing out how Enzensberger fails to comply with his own aims. This kind of thinking, of talking, it manifests itself in a style of writing that seems to have been taken from one of his books, it's so complex, and so full of his strange and idiosyncratic music.
As Eberhard Fahlke, editor of Johnson's correspondence with Max Frisch, pointed out, Johnson writes his letters carefully and understands them as an autonomous literary genre. He's afraid to embarrass himself, so he drapes his writing, and the carefully woven net of his thinking over the letters, making each of them, however irrelevant the subject, a small literary gem. In contrast, while often interesting, the only artifice that Enzensberger's letters display, is his obsession with writing everything in small type. In German nouns are usually capitalized, not so with Enzensberger, who, throughout his work, has often insisted on not doing that. The writing itself is usually readable, but never as taut as Johnson's. This superficial mark by which Enzensberger's letters distinguish themselves, is in line with his political and literary thinking which, while passionate, is too often occupied by paraphernalia. The political gesture, standing the right way, being perceived in the right way seems to carry more weight than saying or writing things that work, that have an actual effect. And Enzensberger quickly acquires such a clout that mere words, such as Johnson might offer in criticism, cannot sway him from his course. Enzensberger, in these letters, is righteous, he is an actor, and as such not a perfect fit for someone like Johnson, who appears to be immensely earnest.
But to focus on these differences is to overstate the weight and importance that these issues have in the short-lived correspondence of these two powerful writers. Unlike the above-mentioned Frisch/Johnson exchange of letters, which mainly focuses on questions of editing and textual criticism, Enzensberger and Johnson, at least in the first few years of their friendship, talk shop about organizing magazines and journals. Driven by the seemingly inexhaustible energy of Günter Grass, quite a few magazines are proposed, discussed and, finally, discarded. In these letters we learn about how power was distributed in the European publishing scene or at least in a part of it. We learn how these writers, prize-winning, bestselling writers at that, bargain with money, time and texts, how publishers scheme against each other and how everyone denies responsibility, passes on the buck, until everything collapses or threatens to collapse. Grass is the silent but recurring presence in all this, rallying his colleagues for ever new journalistic projects and trying to organize them to support the Social Democratic Party.
This area, i.e. editing, organizing and publishing, turns out to be Enzensberger's strong suit. Whereas, at the beginning, Johnson was the more active of the two, who had to coax Enzensberger into doing organizational work, as the years go by, Enzensberger grows into this role as editor. When he has to close down a huge international project with French, Italian and German contributions it is, paradoxically, this decision that appears to energize him, galvanize him into action. Soon, more projects come up, and now Enzensberger is always part of the inner circle of each of them, until, in 1965, he finally succeeds, and creates the Kursbuch, a literary and political quarterly, that was to become one of the most important publications in Germany after the war. The Kursbuch unites all of Enzensberger's areas of interest, in it book critics, philosophers, poets and prose writers found a place to voice their misgivings with the course the country was taking.
Two or three pieces of Johnson's found their way into this publication, as well, but at that point, at the height of their friendship, where the longest and most open and eloquent letters are exchanged, the shadow of what will mean an end to that exchange, is already visible. In 1966 Johnson and his family moved to New York where they stayed for over a year, during which time Johnson's two Berlin apartments remained empty. Trusting his friend Enzensberger, he allowed his brother, Ulrich Enzensberger, to move into one of them, and Hans Magnus' former wife, Dagrun, to move into the other. These were turbulent years in the development of the young republic, with strong and violent conflicts between angry and impassioned students and the state which, at the time, was full of former Nazis and repressive, in many ways. Dagrun and Ulrich took part in these upheavals, the center of which was Berlin, the former and future capital of Germany, divided and surrounded by the GDR. Their engagement, so at odds with Enzensberger's kind of thinking, led to their becoming part of a commune, and opened the doors of Johnson's apartments to the famous Kommune I, home to a few of the most well known faces in the left wing movement of the time.
When Johnson learned that his apartment had been thus misused he was angry, not because of the commune per se, but because no one had asked him, no one had told him, and because Ulrich and Dagrun's transgressions and behavior imperiled his apartment. The anxiety in Johnson's life and his work made it impossible for him to forgive such a heavy breach of trust, all the more because Enzensberger evaded all responsibility and kept shifting blame on his ex-wife, his brother and even Johnson himself. In what can, at best, be described as an aloof manner, he is unfazed by Johnson's increasingly furious and disappointed tone, and keeps trying to wash his hands of the whole matter. This conflict is exacerbated by Johnson's obsession with doing things the right way, cleanly, transparently, in order. Increasingly, what started out as a means to deal with personal fears, and what helped him to create his complex, difficult and artful style, turns into a liability for him. In later years he will make life impossible for both his wife and his daughter and cut both from his testament. He will be so plagued by his obsessions, his increasingly paranoiac suspicions towards friends and family, in short, he will feel so driven into a corner that, when he died alone, bloated from drinking and smoking, his body will not be found for almost a month since no-one, for weeks, came looking for him, no-one cared enough.
This darkness, however, isn't part of these letters, which end when the Johnson family returns and cleans up the chaos left behind by Enzensberger's relatives. The bitterness that seeps from these last letters and notes is sad since the bulk of the correspondence is inspiring and full of interesting information. A formative decade in literary Germany unfolds in front of our eyes, and the spectacular editing skills of Henning Marmulla and Claus Kröger, two literary scholars who wrote a commentary section that is longer than the exchange itself, have a lot to do with this. It cannot be praised highly enough what the two editors achieved here. Their letter-by-letter commentary contains extracts from speeches, poems, it contains dates, names, information and it is, above all, readable. You can go through it before or after the letters and just read it front to back. The writing is always accessible, never just matter-of-fact. Whatever your background, however well you're read, you will learn something from this wealth of knowledge that Kröger and Marmulla have dragged up here.
As a whole the book manages to be several things at once. The letters are a great, even suspenseful read, as they chart the beginning and the end of a friendship, they depict two writers at the height of their powers, with their ideas, preoccupations and insights, and, through them, shed new light on a whole period, on debates within the literary world. It stresses a feeling of community, a shared sense of necessity, of belonging. The optimism, the idealism that Grass stressed in his Treffen in Telgte, it shines through these letters, despite (and even because of) the conflicts.
There are many more small gems that cannot all be mentioned here, like Enzensberger's views of Johnson's books and texts, which are invariable interesting; the half that contains the letters is short for a letter exchange, especially one that Johnson once joked would extend over two thick volumes, but this also means there is little drag here, as a reader you want to read on, to see how all this works out, and as for the second half, the one that contains the commentary, it is just as readable, but the informative aspect gains more traction here. If you are interested in the period at all, this is a book you shouldn't miss. Johnson's letters alone are worth the price of admission, and, unlike his longer exchanges with Unseld or Frisch, they follow, almost, a narrative here. This is, I think, what distinguishes this correspondence from many others: it reads like a well written, well constructed epistolary novel. What more could you want?
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The number of active listings as of yesterday is 6,013 down 2.3% from last month, up 17.9% from last year. The number of contracts is 2,297 down 3.2% from last month, down .1% from last year. The Market Pulse (in contract to active ratio) is .38 down 2,6% from last month and down 15.6% from last year. Median number of Days on the market was 89 down 2.2% from last month up 29% from last year.
Here is some good news! I had a big increase in the number of showings on my $3M and under listings. Other brokers reported increases also.
Weekly Sales Volume Total was $97,264,000 versus $143,875,000 versus the prior week.
Average asking price was $8,105,333 versus $11,067,308 the prior week.
Median asking price was $6,497,500 versus $7,500,000 versus the prior week.
The average number of days on the market was 747 versus 564 the prior week. 180 days is the normal range. Luxury real estate has been taking longer to sell.
The average percentage of discount from original asking was 14% versus 1% the prior week.
The Number 1 contract was a condo at 56 Leonard #PH54 asking $22M reduced from $30M when it went on the market June 2017.
The Number 2 contract was a townhouse at 109 West 11th Street asking $11.65M.


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He is no longer an artist; he has become a work of art. In the paroxysms of intoxication, the artistic power of all the nature reveals itself to the highest gratification of the primordial unity. The noblest clay, the most costly marble, Man, is here kneaded and cut, and to the sound of the chisel strokes of the Dionysian world artist rings out the cry of the Eleusinian mysteries. Do you prostrate yourselves, millions? Do you sense your maker, World?
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Mumbai blasts: 1993
1 The trials
1.1 Main trial, 1993-2007
1.2 Second trial: 2007-17
1.3 2017: the court's verdict
2 Yakub Memon
2.2 The only convict on death row
2.3 Is the death penalty justified on Indian part?
2.4 SC's reasons for hanging Yakub Memon
3 Zaibunissa Kazi and Abu Salem
3.1 Zaibunissa Kazi's 'innocent widow' act
3.2 "Zaibunnisa Kazi alarmed Salem to run": Police
Main trial, 1993-2007
Trails, Mumbai blasts (1993), 1993-2007; The Times of India, September 8, 2017
Trails, Mumbai blasts (1993), 1993-2007
Second trial: 2007-17
Trials, second, Mumbai blasts (1993), 2007-17
Trials, second, Mumbai blasts (1993), 2007-17; The Times of India, September 8, 2017
2017: the court's verdict
Rebecca Samervel & Swati Deshpande, RDX not used to kill mosquitoes, all 5 knew what they were doing: Court, Sep 8, 2017: The Times of India
Trials, Mumbai blasts (1993), first and second; Rebecca Samervel & Swati Deshpande, RDX not used to kill mosquitoes, all 5 knew what they were doing: Court, Sep 8, 2017: The Times of India
Trial Over, But Big Guns Still Absconding
Almost a quarter of a century and an execution (of Yakub Memon in 2015) later, it is the noose again, for two convicted in the March 12, 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case. A special judge presiding over the second trial in the case on Thursday pronounced death by hanging for Taher Merchant (55) and Feroz Khan (47), both of whom were absconding till 2010, for having conspired to cause the RDX blasts that killed 257 and injured 713 people. The court sentenced five of the seven accused on trial (one was acquitted in June and one died after conviction).
Extradited gangster Abu Salem (48) and Karimullah Khan (55) were spared the noose -Salem by virtue of a Lisbon court order saying he could not be given death and Khan by Tada court judge G A Sanap. Riyaz Siddiqui (67), guilty of the lesser charge of abetment, was handed a 10-year sentence. He has already been in jail for 11 years since his arrest in 2006.
This is the second and last set of accused to be convicted in the case for now. Another 37 accused are absconding, including Dawood Ibrahim. A special judge sentenced two convicts to death by hanging in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case while sparing Abu Salem the noose on Thursday . The blasts, which turned a Friday afternoon into a tragic weekend, had targeted prominent landmarks including the Air India building and Bombay Stock Exchange. The bombs were assembled in the garage at prime absconding accused Tiger Memon's Mahim house and packed into cars and scooters, which were then parked at various spots by planters. The Supreme Court in 2013 commuted the death sentence given to 10 of the planters, calling them "bows" and the blast conspirators "the archers."
The Tada court, which began pronouncing the sentence a little past 12.30pm, first called out Karimullah Khan. His relief was palpable when he heard "life imprisonment" and afine of a few lakhs. Salem was next and then Siddiqui. The two big punishments were pronounced last.CBI special counsel Deepak Salvi had sought death for four, including Karimullah Khan and Mustafa Dossa, brother of prime absconding accused Mohammed Dossa, held guilty of plotting the blasts. But Dossa died in custody on June 28 before the sentencing and the trial against him stood abated.
At 1.01pm, pronouncing the first of two death sentences, the court said Merchant was to be "hanged by the neck until dead." The court then read out a similar sentence against Feroz. While Merchant remained stoic, repeatedly wiping the sweat off his face, a visibly shocked Feroz sat down. The court said the duo were not to be hanged until the SC confirmed the sentences.
On the accused's knowledge of their crime, the judgment said, "RDX cannot be used as a powder to kill mosquitoes and flies, and it cannot be assumed that AK-56 rifles were being distributed in schools in Bombay as toys.The accused had knowledge about the offence." The 11loudly whirring fans in the courtroom were switched off before the pronouncement began to enable the lawyers, the media, CBI officers and the five convicts at the back to clearly hear the judge as he held their fate a sentence away.
All five were also fined. But the court observed that since the fine amount was meagre and not adequate compensation for families of victims and the seriously injured, the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) must recommend adequate compensation to be paid by the state to victims. The court directed the SP , CBI, to cooperate with DLSA.
After the judge left the courtroom, Feroz and Karimullah scrambled to meet their law yers present in the courtroom.Salem's lawyers went to him, at the back. As cops resisted their attempts, Feroz said, "Pareshaan mat karo. Sirf lawyer se milna hain." Their family members were not allowed in the courtroom but had to wait at the end of the corridor.
While Merchant's sister broke down, Qayyum Shaikh (60), the sole accused to be acquitted, arrived in court at 3pm and was seen consoling the accused. Although Siddiqui's sentence will be set off against time spent in jail, he will continue to remain behind bars as his sentence in builder Pradeep Jain's murder case is awaited.
On June 16, the court had convicted Salem, Merchant, Feroz and Karimullah on charges of criminal conspiracy, murder and acts of terrorism. Siddiqui was found guilty on the charge for abetting and aiding terrorism. Over two months, the court heard submissions on sentencing from CBI and defence advocates in cluding Sudeep Pasbola for Salem and Merchant, Wahab Khan for Feroz and Farhana Shah for Karimullah and Siddiqui. Karimullah's role was that he was present for the Shekhadi arms and RDX landing in February 1993 and had asked a co-accused to go to Pakistan for training.
Siddiqui had gone in an empty vehicle to Bharuch, where arms were to be collected, but had not collected the arms (Salem later collected them). Merchant was con cerned with sending men for arms and explosives training to Pakistan and attending conspiracy meetings in Dubai, while Feroz was involved in the Dighi arms landing in January 1993 and in conspiracy meetings in Dubai and arms transportation. The conspiracy charge against Salem could have attracted the maximum punishment but for the Portugal court order. Salem has also argued he cannot be jailed for more than 25 years, as assured by the Indian government.
Yakub Memon
Some facts: Yakub Memon; Graphic courtesy: The Times of India
A timeline, Yakub Memon: 1993-April, 2015; Graphic courtesy: The Times of India, July 30, 2015
A timeline, Yakub Memon, April-July 2015; Graphic courtesy: The Times of India, July 30, 2015
Yakub Memon's response when he was sentenced to death by the TADA court, 2007; Graphic courtesy: The Times of India, July 30, 2015
The Times of India, Jul 23 2015
Mateen Hafeez
Tiger plotted blasts to avenge loss of property
Tiger Memon, who shook Mumbai by conspiring and executing 12 deadly bomb blasts in the city on March 12, 1993, had been a man of revenge since his childhood. The blasts, which the CBI claimed in its chargesheet were to avenge demolition of Babri Masjid, also had an element of Tiger's revenge for the loss of his properties; these were set on fire during the communal riots of 1992-93. Mushtaq Abdul Razzak Nadim Memon, known as Tiger Memon, was born to middle-class parents in south Mumbai's Mohammed Ali Road on November 24, 1960. His father, Razzak, was an avid sportsman who played cricket in the Mumbai League. Razzak was originally known as Tiger after the famed Indian skipper. Later, Memon inherited his father's moniker, with an added `Junior', due to his habit of growling while talking and arguing. "He was vengeful since childhood. Once while playing cricket during his school days. Tiger got injured on the wicket. He was bleeding profusely , but instead of seeking treatment, he insisted on continuing to play and hit the ball. At the end of the match, Tiger had scored a century," said S Hussain Zaidi, author of Black Friday ,a book on the blasts.
Yakub may not live to receive degree
Death row prisoner Yakub Memon may not live to receive his MA political science degree from the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). The convocation ceremony for it is slated for August 8 while he is likely to be executed on July 30 for his role in the 1993 Mumbai blasts.This is the second degree he pursued as an inmate at the Nagpur Central Jail. The chartered accountant had earlier completed MA in English Literature in 2012 scoring 58% marks. He enrolled for MA Political Science the same year and cleared it in December last year scoring 56% marks."The degree certificate will be sent from the New Delhi office just before the convocation ceremony," said IGNOU regional director P Sivaswaroop.
The only convict on death row
A timeline: Mumbai blasts, 1993; Graphic courtesy: The Times of India
A profile: Yakub Memon; Graphic courtesy: The Times of India
Dhananjay Mahapatra
He wasn't among those who carried arms, but he stood behind them: SC
Tiger Memon's conspiracy , with the help of Dawood Ibrahim, to avenge Babri Masjid demolition at Ayodhya through serial bomb blasts in Mumbai, will now cost him the life of his cub brother Yakub. Mustaq aka Tiger Memon, the alleged mastermind of the 1993 serial blasts, stayed in the trial court records along with Dawood as AA or `absconding accused'. Yakub, who handled details to give concrete shape to the conspiracy and tie the loose ends, was named Accused Number 1 in trial records.
Trial Judge P D Kode had examined in detail the evidence for 13 years before awarding a death sentence to Yakub Memon (A-1) and ten others.
Their sentences were subject to confirmation by Supreme Court. A bench of Justices P Sathasivam and B S Chauhan examined the evidence afresh, given the case's sensitive nature and the large number of death penalties awarded.
The final judgment came on March 21, 2013, almost a year later. Only Yakub's death penalty was confirmed.
Of the 792-page judgment, nearly 300 pages were devoted to examining evidence against Yakub (A-1). Writing the judgment for the bench, Justice Sathsaivam said: "From the total appreciation of the evidence as produced by the prosecution in support of the case against A-1, an offence of conspiracy is clearly made out. The evidence in respect of A-1 is in the nature of confessions made by the co-accused persons, the testimonies of the prosecution witnesses and documentary evidence on record and recoveries." The SC said: "The prosecution has also proved recoveries of incriminating articles like hand grenades etc, and also for the purchase of air tickets, getting passports and visas for the persons who went to Pakistan via Dubai for training in handling of arms and ammunitions."
The court noted Yakub's involvement in handling finances for the blasts. " Apart from this, there are ample evidence to show that he was in-charge of all money transactions and monitoring the activities of all the persons concerned in the movement.
"The prosecution has also established that A-1 owned a blue Maruti car which was used for carrying explosives and detonators one day before the blasts took place on March 12, 1993. A-1 left for Dubai on March 11, 1993 with the Indian passport and thereafter he entered Pakistan with Pakistani passport.
"Though he was not one among the persons who carried arms and ammunitions used for the blast but it was he who stood behind them from starting till the end, viz conspiracy , planning and making all the arrangements for sending certain persons to Pakistan for training in handling of arms and ammunitions.
"A perusal of the above confessions by the co-conspirators would show that the appellant (A-1) was playing a key role in furtherance of the above said conspiracy . The above evidence along with further material relied on by the prosecution show that A-1 also played an active role in generation and management of funds for achieving the object behind the conspiracy and in all subsequent events," the apex court had said on March 21, 2013.
Yakub's counsel Jaspal Singh had argued that the approvers' confession nor that of any other co-accused or any independent witness show that Yakub knew or participated in any conspiracy meeting.
The SC said, "The fact that he was constantly present at Al Hussain building, where the major part of the plans have been made and executed, is established. And his active involvement has also emerged from the evidence on record as to how he was dealing with the so-called men of Tiger...The accused need not be present at each and every meeting for being held to be a part of the conspiracy . (With inputs by Swati Deshpande)
Is the death penalty justified on Indian part?
Graphic courtesy: The Times of India, July 25, 2015
`We promised Yakub he won't hang'
`He wouldn't have surrendered, handed over evidence of ISI hand otherwise'
An article written by former RAW officer and prominent strategic affairs expert opposing Mumbai blasts accused Yakub Memon's capital punishment is finding support among other intelligence officers, both former as well as serving. The late B Raman, who played a key role in bringing Memon back from Pakistan, did not dispute that there was not "an iota of doubt about the involvement of Yakub and other members of the family in the conspiracy and their cooperation with the ISI till July 1994". He also said: "In normal circumstances, Yakub would have deserved the death penalty if one only took into consideration his conduct and role before July 1994."
However, he made a strong pitch for leniency. Raman, who passed away in 2013, wrote in 2007, just days after the court handed out death penalty to Memon: "If one also takes into consideration his conduct and role af ter he was informally picked up in Kathmandu, there is a strong case for having second thoughts about the suitability of the death penalty ." Raman's essay was made public by Rediff.com.
Raman retired from RAW on August 31, 1994, just days after he played a critical role in ensuring the younger Memon left Pakistan to land in Kathmandu. Yakub, whose elder brother Tiger Memon and Dawood Ibrahim were the key conspirators of 1993 Bombay blasts in which 257 people were killed, had got tired of leading a life in the captivity of ISI and wanted to return to India in exchange for an ironclad guarantee that he would not be handed the death sentence if he helped Indian agencies nail Pakistan's role in the blasts, months after the Babri Masjid demolition on December 6, 1992.
Once in Indian custody , he handed to Indian investigators a huge cache of documents, videos, photographs, passports etc that proved the role played by Pakistan's ISI . "He (Yakub) definitely had an assurance from us, and that is why he came to Kathmandu, handed over so much data to us. We have betrayed him," a former RAW official said. He said Memon actively cooperated with Indian agencies, persuaded many of his family members to leave Pakistan, provided critical intelligence and trusted Indian courts. "There is something not right about what is playing out," the official, who also played a role in Memon's return, said.
"...Some mitigating circumstances in the case of Yakub and some other members of the family were probably not brought to the notice of the court by the prosecution... In their eagerness to obtain the death penalty , the fact that there were mitigating circumstances do (sic) not appear to have been highlighted," Raman said.
Another RAW officer, who too had direct knowledge of the entire operation, said Memon's landing in Kathmandu, him drawing attention of security forces at the airport to get arrested, a suitcase full of intelligence about Pakistan's involvement, in the 1993 blast were all part of "one of our finest operations." And Memon would not have done it all "without some kind of assurance, isn't it?" he said, without elaborating on what the understanding was.
Raman said, "In July 1994, Yakub was informally picked up in Kathmandu, with the help of the Nepal police, driven across Nepal to a town in Indian territory , flown to Delhi by an aircraft of the Aviation Research Centre and formally arrested in Old Delhi and taken into custody... The entire operation was coordinated by me." Some other retired and serving intelligence officers too shared the same arguments.They said there was no doubt about Yakub's involvement."He may not have planted a bomb, but he actively aided Tiger. However, what needs to be taken into consideration is his decision to return to India, and help with investigations," a serving officer said.
SC's reasons for hanging Yakub Memon
Swati Deshpande
SC explains why Yakub, not bomb planters, received death
The SC, while confirming the death sentence of Yakub Memon and calling him a key conspirator, held that the ten others who were on death row, apart from the twelfth who was also sent to the gallows by the trial court and had died pending appeal, were only the bows which the archer controlled and hence their sentences were commuted to life. The SC held that the mitigating factors advanced by Yakub's counsel Jaspal Singh that he had "returned to India unlike other absconders, had no criminal antecedents, suffered from depression since 1996 and had already served 19 years in jail" as not being strong enough to "bargain for reduction of sentence". But when it came to the planters of the bombs, the SC held that the mitigating factors their lawyer Farhana Shah had pointed out did make a point for commuting the harsh death sentence to life terms.
Shah had said most planters had expressed remorse, were poor, didn't have criminal antecedents, many were young when the blasts occurred and they cooperated with the investigation.
The SC said, "all the 10 appellants belong to the lower strata of society , most of whom don't even have any regular job for their livelihood. In brief, their personal life was relatively moderate before this incident. Subsequently , these appellants have fallen prey to the ulterior motive of the conspirators for accomplishing their hidden motives, which was to spread terror among the people. Such proof can in no way exonerate or excuse them for their participation in the commission of crime. However, it provides a somewhat nuanced picture and may imply that their participation in the massacres resulted from misguided notions rather than extremism.
Zaibunissa Kazi and Abu Salem
Zaibunissa Kazi's 'innocent widow' act
Rebecca Samervel, 1993 Mumbai blasts: 6 guilty; 5, including Salem, for terror , June 17, 2017: The Times of India
Blasts in Mumbai, 1993, a timeline of court verdicts, 1995-June 2017; The Times of India, June 17, 2017
CBI Will Seek Death For Four, Salem's Case A Grey Zone
Six accused were pronounced guilty on Friday by a special court in the 1993 serial blasts case that claimed 257 lives in the city. Qayyum Shaikh, 64, behind bars for almost 11 years, was acquitted for lack of evidence.
Special judge Govind A Sanap found "concrete evidence" against gangsters Abu Salem, 48, Mustafa Dossa, 60, Taher Merchant, 55, Feroze Khan, 47, and Karimullah Khan, 55, and convicted them during the hour-long procedure on charges of criminal conspiracy , murder and indulging in acts of terrorism that cause death. Riyaz Siddiqui, 67, was found guilty of abetting and aiding terrorism, a charge that attracts a maximum punishment of life imprisonment. Arguments by the prosecution on the quantum of sentence are likely to begin in the special Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act court.
"The CBI will seek the death sentence against four accused (Dossa, Merchant, Feroze and Khan). In light of the undertaking given to Portugal at the time of Salem's extradition, we will have to examine the options regarding his sentencing," said CBI special counsel Deepak Salvi.The undertaking says Salem cannot be booked under charges that attract a sentence of more than 25 years.
This trial of the seven is the second in the 1993 case. The main trial of 123 accused ended in 2006 with the conviction of 100.Yakub Memon, brother of absconding prime accused Tiger Memon, was hanged in 2015, and the others have served or are serving their sentences.
The court said none of the accused was held guilty under the IPC charge of waging war against the nation. When the court said evidence against Qayyum Shaikh, 64, accused of bringing smuggled arms to the city with Salem, "is not credible and acceptable" and acquitted him, he raised his folded arms and thanked the court. Shaikh was sitting alongside the others in the dock amid high security . Dossa chatted with those around. Salem kept to himself. Merchant, Siddi qui and Khan kept reciting prayers through the proceedings that began at 12.20 pm.
The judge first pronounced the conviction against Dossa and said the prosecution has proved that after the Babri Masjid demolition and the subsequent riots, Dossa joined the first conspiracy meeting in Dubai in December 1992 with "other prime absconding" accused Md Dossa, Tiger Memon and Dawood Ibrahim.
"The accused deliberately and consciously participated in the meeting which gave birth to the original design of the criminal conspiracy to take revenge against the government and the Hindus.The accused was the member of the core group of conspirators," the judge said. Dossa could not hear the words properly and had to ask others about the verdict. When told the conspiracy charges were proved against him, Dossa appeared crestfallen.
Calling Feroze one of the main conspirators, the court said he possessed "complete and crystal clear knowledge" being a close confidant of the Dossa brothers. It held that Feroze was "privy to the object of the conspiracy hatched, its aim and hence performed the same with vigour and determination".
Though not alleged to have been present in any of the 15 conspiracy meetings, Salem was dubbed as one of the main conspirators for "acting in consonance with the object of the conspiracy hatched" by absconding ac cused Anees Ibrahim and Dossa. The court said that given his close proximity to them, he took it upon himself to bring some part of the arms and ammunitions smuggled into India through the landing on Dighi Jetty on January 9, 1993.
The court spoke extensively about Merchant's "prominent role" and "indulgence in the conspiracy (that) must be held directly responsible for the bomb explosions". Khan participated in conspiracy meetings and sent an accused for weapons training in Pakistan.
After the proceedings ended at 1.20 pm, the court allowed the accused to meet their family members. Cops restricted access and allowed only two family members to meet each of them. Salem did not have many visitors. His family members remained confined in their home in Azamgarh, UP.
"Zaibunnisa Kazi alarmed Salem to run": Police
Ahmed Ali , `Abu fled after Zaibunnisa alert, rue going easy on her', Jun 17 2017 : The Times of India
She Walked Out Of Police Stn, Called His Aide: Ex-Cop
In a rare expression of regret, top cop Rakesh Maria said if he had been firmer with accused Zaibunnisa Kazi, Abu Salem would not have slipped through his fingers and graduated into a big gangster ordering `hits' from another country .
Soon after the serial blasts in 1993, then commissioner of police Amarjit Samra asked Maria, posted as DCP (traffic), to join the investigation. He led the probe with aplomb and it marked a turning point in his career.
But the former Mumbai police commissioner still rues one moment in the probe. "I regret having trusted Zaibunissa. Had Zaibunissa not leaked the information (cops looking for Salem), Salem would have been behind bars long ago. The history of the underworld would have changed and the extortion racket would not have taken such a toll on businessmen and celebrities in Mumbai," said Maria, while expressing satisfaction with Friday's conviction. Probing the arms trail from Bharuch, especially the AK-56 rifles, after the blasts, Maria's team learnt Salem had stored the weapons in Zaibunissa Kazi's house near Mount Mary in Bandra. "Our team brought in Zaibunissa for questioning. She cried and said she was a widow and had nothing to do with the arms.So we let her go," said Maria.
During interrogation a couple of hours later of other accused, they again pointed at Zaibunissa. A police team brought her to Mahim police station, where Maria was monitoring the investigation. "When we grilled her, she broke down and said Salem and his friend Aziz Bilakhia her. As she confessed, I let Zaibunissa go. I simultaneously sent a team to pick up Salem and Bilakhia from Arsa Market in Andheri, where they used to sell smuggled goods. My team did not find them. Later I found out that Zaibunissa had rushed to a PCO booth outside Mahim police station, called up Bilakhia and told them to flee as the police would be there anytime," said Maria.
Bilakhia fled to Dubai, Salem took shelter in Lucknow even as police hunted for him in his native place of Azamgarh in UP . Later, Salem also escaped to Dubai and joined Dawood Ibrahim. Manisha Koirala's manager Ajit Deewani, builder Pradeep Jain and film music mogul Gulshan Kumar were among those killed on Salem's orders.
"The special court convicted the main plotters and again endorsed our investigations. I feel with this it kind of evidence, it would not be difficult to convict even big fish such as Dawood Ibrahim, Anees Ibrahim, Tiger Memon and Mohammed Dossa," said Maria, complimenting the Mumbai police team that cracked the case, especially Dinesh Kadam, Sukhlal Varpe, Nadgowda, Bhaskar Dhangle and Dhananjay Daund.
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The Diamond lace stitch forms a lovely allover pattern, or work a single 8-st repeat as a focal panel surrounded by another stitch.
Diamond lace is a lace stitch, but not true knitted lace, which has patterning on both sides of the fabric. For this stitch you will only be working patterning on the RS rows. All WS-even rows are "resting". That is, you purl every stitch and get to rest your brain from thinking about what to do!
Swatch is worked over 25 sts. This is 3 repeats of the pattern plus 1 balancing st.
*Continue working rows 1 – 12 to form pattern as desired.
Highlighted area shows one repeat of the pattern.
K2TOG – Knit 2 stitches together as you would one stitch.
SK2P – slip 1 stitch as if to knit, knit the next 2 stitches together, pass the slipped stitch over the k2tog stitch.
That would look neater with a central double decrease.
That would work! It just depends on the look you'd like. The sk2p keeps the flow of the ssk line. The CDD would finish off the center diamond point.
I used to call anything with a lace-look (yarn overs and decreases) lace, but ran into arguments where I was told that it wasn't "real" if it was only patterned on one side. Hence using quotations on "true lace." I'm sure the terminology varies by knitter, region, style, and how/where you learned.
Where is the key that usely goes with the abreviation?
Thank you for the lovely stitch.
Hi! The abbreviations are at the bottom of the post.
I knit left-handed, and if I followed the pattern, it would not look like the picture at all. I would love to see some patterns for left-handed knitters. I try to knit when the pattern calls for purl, and vice versa. Cable stitches also need to be reversed–hold stitches in front instead of in back, and vice versa. I would love to see patterns where I don't have to make sure to reverse everything.
On the chart, what do those signs mean? For instance those / and 0 ??


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People don't like you as much as you think they do. Ouch right? Let me explain this one. In high school, all I wanted to do was people please. Many of us want people to like us right? I went through so much anxiety, worry and stress trying to get everyone to like me. I would wear the right things, say the right things, act the right way until one day someone blurted this phrase out. I'm trying to please all these people and I'm thinking it's working, but over HALF of them won't ever think about me at night, ask me how I'm doing on a bad day, text me when it's a rough week, or even ask to hangout outside of school. I'm turning into someone else trying to please people that actually aren't real friends and to be honest, I didn't respect ANY of them either! Tip: Be yourself, and true friends will be drawn in. Friends that will text you, that will stand by you, and that will like you no matter what clothes you have on. The rest – aren't worth it!
Be a leader not a follower. I'm at the stage of life now where I can clearly see where everyone from my high school ended up in life. What blew my mind was that the popular kids/leader of the path/"cool ones"/ones who peer pressured everyone into doing drugs and drinking —- they are all still living at home with their parents unemployed. They don't know what they want to do in life. Why? Because they spent four INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT years pleasing people and focusing on being the IT person, that they weren't focusing on who they wanted to be and where they wanted to go. The only goals they had in high school was how many people they could hook up with and how much they could drink before passing out. They were called the leaders of the pack, but they were really just following people's expectations. Advice: Be a leader not a follower. Don't follow the crowds but instead lead yourself into someone of character, integrity and wisdom. Someone who works hard. Someone who had values. Someone who has dreams. And people will want to follow THAT!
Hard Work Gets you Places – In school, many just show up. I'm challenging you to SHOW UP WELL. Be all in. Work your tail off! We're a generation that likes the easiest, fastest way possible. Advice: Don't take the lazy, easy, fast route. Put the hard work in. Proverbs 12:11 says – "Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies have no sense." Work your land and you'll reap the blessings.
Curses could be Blessings – You may be put into a class with no friends, you may have the worst teacher, things may not go your way, you may be put WAY out of your comfort zone. Let me encourage you – the most scary/hard times could be right in the middle of God's will. You may have that mean teacher because they need encouragement and God has chosen you to bring it. You may be put into a class with zero friends because then you'll be willing to see other students who have none and God wants YOU to talk to them. Jesus doesn't care about your comfort, he cares about your CHARACTER. Character is sometimes built in the scary moments. What we think is a curse – might just be a HUGE blessing.
Drama isn't worth it – Oh the drama. It's going to happen. It may not happen the first week back, but it's coming! Here's advice from proverbs. Proverbs 15:18 "A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict, but the one who is patient calms a quarrel." Drama turns up the heat. It gets you angry when people spread lies about you. BUT I'm challenging you to be the bigger person. You get hot-tempered, and you make the flames higher. You stay calm and speak with gentleness, you put out the fire. One word….character. Have character in all you do. Be known as the person with integrity and kindness.
Don't revert back to old habits – For many of you, you went OVPC, you were a part of the Forge, many awesome encounters happened over the summer and I've heard SO many testimonies of how you guys have gotten a solid consistent devo life happening! Don't revert back to old habits now that school is starting. When Moses went up on the mountain top to hear from God, the Israelites got impatient. Now every time Israel got impatient – they did something stupid, then they begged God for forgiveness, God showed up, all was well, and then they would get impatient again and repeat the whole cycle. This particular time was no different. Moses was taking too long for their likings, so Israel built a golden calf and started worshipping that! They revert back to their old habits every. single. time. Let me challenge you – when you start getting impatient with God, or you start getting really busy again, don't revert back to your old habits of not reading scripture, not showing up to youth, not meeting up with your mentor etc. Busyness is never an excuse for giving God your leftovers. In the busyness of school – praise him. When He's not showing up fast enough for you – praise Him. When you don't FEEL like reading your Bible – still do it. WHY? Because your faith shouldn't be based off your feelings. It's deeper than that.
You could be the only Jesus your school sees: I'm going to start this one with a Bible story.
To understand this Scripture, you need to know how weddings worked back then. When a couple got engaged, they didn't spend the next year picking out napkin designs and flower arrangements. Nooooo, they actually didn't see each other at all! The groom would take off and the bride wouldn't know when he was returning #nocellphonelife. So the bride would wake up every morning, bathe, put on her dress and put on perfume as if today was the day she was getting married! Her bridesmaids would do the same! Plus, they had another task. Their job was to keep lanterns lit to light the path to the bride's house so the groom would know where she was! 5 bridesmaids were wise – they were prepared for his return ANY day. 5 were foolish and instead of working hard and being prepared…they fell asleep! The groom shows up one random day, and only HALF the community was lit because 5 bridesmaids were sleeping instead of getting ready! It sent a mixed message to the community!
Many of us go to church, read the Word, talk about Jesus in our connect groups but when we get to school, we're quiet. We act a different way. We talk a different way. But we still say we're Christian if anyone asks. But what kind of message does that send to our schools? They see people going ALL IN for Jesus and starting up Christian groups, and sharing Jesus with everyone, but then they see the other half that says their Christian but acts different.
This sends the same message as those bridesmaids. The community is only getting half lit. Our schools are getting a mixed message about who Jesus is.
Jesus could be coming back ANY day now. If he was coming tonight – would you be happy with how you've lived? Have you represented Christ well?
Go all in this year. Don't get caught up in drama, people pleasing, laziness and peer pressure. Live for Jesus. You could be the only Jesus your classmates see.
I'm praying for ALL of you this week! Can't wait to hear how God is using you in your schools!
For me summer is an interesting time of year for two reasons. On one hand, it's a season that calls for slowing down a little more and doing things we usually don't get to do. However, summer can be very busy managing things like part time jobs and doing additional schooling. These two opposing forces I think tend to work against us sometimes into a place of making excuses. The area of our lives that I think suffers the most from excuses is our relationship with God.
When I was a teenager, I saw summer as an opportunity not just to relax but I also used it as an excuse to tap out of my relationship with God. In my teenage years, I was September to June Christian. I pursued God during the school year and weeks before school started I would spend time with Jesus. When I look back I was shallow to approach my relationship with God in that way. I'm thankful for God's mercy and grace towards me to be patient to teach me the following lesson: following Christ isn't a trend, it's a way of life.
There are two things we can learn from this passage. First, following Christ means that we set aside our ways for His. Secondly, following Christ is a daily choice we make. It is not a one time event, it is something that continues over our entire life. With those lessons in mind, as we enter the thick of summer I want to encourage you to not let your relationship with God fall by the wayside. God is never done. There is so much for us to learn. There is so much He wants to say. We need to posture ourselves to consciously be aware of God's presence.
I challenge you to take your relationship with God to the next level this summer. Be mindful of how you spend your time I find during summer the days can just pass you by if you're not intentional (I mean can you believe we're in August!!). I love this expression that says 'stop counting the days and make the days count'. Don't settle for what you've already experienced of Him because there is so much more!
In life, there are very few certainties. One thing I have come to know to be true is that cultivating a devotional life is integral to our spiritual growth in our walk with Jesus. I am going to share what I have learned so far in leading a devotional life into two parts.
An example I will use to demonstrate the importance of leading a devotional life is a man named Daniel (he also has book in the Old Testament named after him). Before I turn to the scripture, I'm going to give you some background.
Daniel was a highly regarded leader in Babylon. He was known for being incredibly wise and for his godly character. Prominent people of his time such as royalty sought is advice and counsel. One day, the King of Babylon King Darius issues a decree that said a person who prays to anyone except him shall be punished by being thrown into the lion's den. It's crucial recognize that in Daniel's time, when a king gave a decree you had to obey. A decree from the king was a big deal.
From this passage, we learn that Daniel is clearly in a difficult situation. His praying to God has just landed him in the lion's den.
It raises the question of what sustained Daniel to confront being in the lion's den?
The answer to that question is his devotional life.
Leading a devotional life isn't about developing a routine. It's about actively engaging in a process of becoming who Jesus has called us to be.
Daniel's devotional life with God involved praying.
Despite the trouble he was facing, it did not stop him from spending time with God.
There is a difference between consistency and routine. Consistency demonstrates a level of commitment to completing something with excellence. Whereas routine is about getting something done out of obligation.
This part of passage demonstrates is posture of Daniel's heart when he came before God. He was humble and thankful. His regular time with God wasn't just a good habit. It became a way of life.
For us to have meaningful devotional lives it must be motivated by our hearts, not our heads. As I mentioned earlier, leading a devotional life is about being actively engaged in a process of becoming all that Jesus wants us to be.
Jesus transforms us from the inside out and the heart is place where it all happens.
Now, with Daniel as our example. I want to give you a glimpse into my devotional life.
I do my devotions in the morning before I do anything else.
I use the app my Our Daily Bread and go through the devotional for that day.
For me, I've learned that leading a devotional life is not a one-time thing. It's a daily practice. What I've noticed that more I consistently spend time with God it anchors my faith and who I am as a person. Having a devotional life brings us the godly perspective we need in our lives.
Part Two: How do you lead a devotional life?
There is no 'right' way to lead a devotional life. There are many ways to lead a devotional life and it looks different for each person. Do what works for you!
Share your devotional life with others. As much as your devotional life is about you and Jesus, share what you're learning with others. You can teach others something but they can teach you something too.
Write about your devotional journey. It's so important to write about what you're learning in your relationship with Jesus. It's a way for you to track how you're growing and can help to identify where you still to grow.
Be consistent. In ways, such as: time of day, what you do (i.e. reading a chapter in the bible, a study etc.). Like anything else in life, leading a devotional life does require discipline!
She Reads Truth (an app that is on iTunes) –however, you have to pay for certain plans but they are very affordable.
Our Daily Bread (an app that is on iTunes) –I use this one personally have done so for the past two years. When I bought the app, it was 0.99 cents.
She Reads Truth and Our Daily Bread apps are resources that have reading plans that are designed to make you read the Bible. I would choose resources that lead you to do that. There is nothing like reading the Bible for yourself.
Propel Women and YouTube subscriptions are resources I would characterize as supplementary resources that can help to enhance your devotional time. I would be careful to use such resources as the primary source of doing your devotions. The reason being it's important to remember that the speaker/pastor, or writer has gone through a process with God to create thing we resonate with (i.e. sermon, song, article). I'm not saying you cannot be blessed a sermon or an article. As individuals, we too need to be in daily interaction in the ways in which Jesus wants to grow us. Therefore, you cannot rely on someone to develop your relationship with Jesus.
NOW is the time to cultivate a strong devotional life. Don't wait till you're older to build your foundation in the Lord. What you do now will serve you well in the future.
A meaningful devotional life is a lifetime process you engage in Some days will be hard, some will be amazing. Do not give into your feelings, pursue the Lord for who He.
You have to choose to spend time with Jesus. The question is not whether Jesus wants be in relationship with us. He made His decision when He died on the cross for humanity. The question is do you want to be in relationship with Him.
No matter what life brings, know that Jesus wants you to come before Him just as you are. You do not need to prove you're worthy to come to Him. He died so that you can access Him freely with no barrier.


Is UFC 3 Worth The Fee?
By Nathan Waywell (@N_Waywell) After the success of the last two games, the highly anticipated UFC 3 video game is just around the corner. And it is shaping up to be the best game of the lot. Here is why you should go to the shops and purchase it tomorrow (Friday 2nd February), despite the cover star not having fought in the octagon since November 2016. One of the main features of the third instalment in the EA Sports MMA series is the revamped career mode, which allows you to start as fighter in an organisation which nobody has heard of, and work your way up to competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and in the end winning a belt, if your good at the game, like me. Also, this new career mode has a wide range of new options, from now being able to train with real life fighters to learn a new strategy for your upcoming opponent, to being able up your fitness in a series of cardiovascular workouts. Career mode in UFC 3 also gives the player the ability to increase the "hype" for their upcoming fight, and trash talk to their opponents in press conferences, and as a result creating rivalries. Furthermore, there is an interactive social media platform which enables the player to get even closer to becoming the "GOAT", which is the ultimate achievement in UFC 3's career mode There are a whole host of other modes which help make the game one which all MMA lovers need to buy. A personal favourite of mine is the return of the knockout mode, which is arguably the best mode to play with your friends because it's simple; whoever gets the most knockouts wins. Ultimate Team also makes another appearance, although from a personal point of view I fail to see the success of this mode. The name itself says it all. Ultimate Team works brilliantly on other EA Sports games such as Madden and FIFA, but how can you enjoy Ultimate TEAM when playing a video game which is based off an individual sport. Lastly, the gameplay is still on another level. Every hit leaves damage on your fighter, and can be visually seen on their body. Overall, UFC 3 is a MUST BUY for any MMA fan without a shadow of a doubt. And even if you have never seen a single minute of MMA or you are put off the sport because you hate Conor McGregor, UFC 3 manages to represent the sport of MMA in the best way a video game can represent a sport, mainly as it covers the majority of all aspects that come with being an MMA fighter. If you are a lover of video games, you will be a lover of UFC 3.


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I think a lot of what I gained through this course is discussed in Task 3 (Why complete a tefl course). The thing I have gained from this course is confidence in teaching abroad. I have a lot of experience in leading groups of students in recreational activities, but not very much experience leading in an educational environment. This course has given me the tools to make me feel like I can succeed when teaching abroad. From this course I feel like I have received an overview of the material I will be teaching in an EFL course. I understand the course did not cover everything that I will teach abroad, but it did give me the basic knowledge and a view for what lies ahead. Before this course I would not have had the confidence I have today. Another area I gained knowledge from this course is giving feedback. I know this was not a topic covered in this course, but I feel the feedback given to me by my tutor was straightforward enough for me to understand where I needed to adjust, yet calm enough for me never to feel attacked. I have previously been in managerial roles where it was required to give feedback to staff working for me; I have had my fair share of successful and unsuccessful chats before. In a process of leading by example, I think my tutor (Jon!) has given me tools to be successful at giving appropriate feedback. This will surely come in handy when working to improve the english skills of my students.


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NeverQuest Banking Trojan Co-Creator Sentenced to 4 Years
Stanislov Lisov, a Russian hacker who helped create the NeverQuest banking Trojan, has been sentenced to four years in federal prison after pleading guilty to one charge.
Target Sues Insurer Over 2013 Data Breach Costs
Target has filed a lawsuit against its long-time insurer, ACE American Insurance Co., in an attempt to recoup money it spent to replace payment cards as part of settlements over the retailer's massive 2013 data breach. Find out how much money the company is seeking.
Ransomware Analysis: 'Shade' Surges; Other Trends Emerge
Attacks tied to Shade ransomware continue to surge as part of an overall resurgence in ransomware, security researchers warn. Other malware trends include stealthy ways to sneak malicious code onto systems - including JavaScript and zipped attachments - as well as the continuing use of exploit kits.
Microsoft Moves Toward DNS Over HTTPS
Jeremy Kirk • November 20, 2019
Microsoft has outlined its plans for supporting the encryption of Domain Name System queries, which allows for more private internet browsing. The first step will be to upgrade connections to DNS over HTTPS, but allow admins to control DNS settings.
Macy's E-Commerce Site Hacked
Macy's says hackers successfully infiltrated its e-commerce website and planted rogue JavaScript, enabling them to steal customer data, including payment card information. Macy's says the breach has been contained and all stolen card numbers shared with card issuers.
Senator Raises Concerns Over Insider Breach at Twitter
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez has sent letters to the State Department and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey raising concerns about the insider breach at the social media platform and the role that Saudi Arabia is playing in manipulating American tech firms to crack down on dissidents.
Compromised Website Led to Australia Parliament Hack
The Australian Parliament's computer network was compromised in January after politicians browsed a legitimate website that was compromised. The watering-hole style attack resulted in a small amount of non-sensitive data being revealed, according to the leader of the Senate.
7 Takeaways: Insider Breach at Twitter
Why try to hack Silicon Valley firms if you can buy off their employees instead? Such allegations are at the heart of a criminal complaint unsealed last week by the Justice Department, charging former Twitter employees with being Saudi agents. Experts say tech firms must hunt for employees gone rogue.
Roger Stone Found Guilty on All 7 Counts
Roger J. Stone, Jr., a long-time associate of President Donald Trump, was found guilty Friday of lying to Congress, obstruction and witness tampering related to his efforts to feed the Trump campaign inside information about WikiLeaks in 2016. He'll be sentenced in February.
Phishing Campaigns Spoof Government Agencies: Report
A newly discovered hacking group is using an array of sophisticated spoofing and social engineering techniques to imitate government agencies, including the U.S. Postal Service, in an effort to plant malware in victims' devices and networks via phishing campaigns, according to new research from Proofpoint.
Risky Dialing: Trump Call Raises Security Worries
A House impeachment hearing has revealed that President Donald Trump spoke by phone with a key ambassador - who was sitting in a Kiev restaurant - about "investigations." If that mobile phone call was unsecured, security experts say, foreign intelligence agencies could have intercepted it.
New JavaScript Skimmer Found on E-Commerce Sites
Security researchers at Visa have uncovered a new type of JavaScript skimmer that has infected the online checkout pages for at least 17 e-commerce websites in an effort to steal payment card data. Dubbed "Pipka," this skimmer has new capabilities to avoid detection.
OnDemand Webinar | 6 Steps to Securing Unstructured Data
Information Security Media Group • November 15, 2019
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Ransomware: Mexican Oil Firm Reportedly Refuses to Pay Up
Pemex, Mexico's state-run oil company, is refusing to pay attackers a $5 million ransom after a ransomware attack against the firm's administrative offices, according to news reports. The company is still attempting to recover.


Gorgeous Starry Sky boys beckon! And they -GLOW- in the dark too!
Title: Starry☆Sky Art Book vol.2 Limited edition with Calendar and Regular edition.
Vol.2 has 150 full-colour pages. The limited edition comes with a box to hold both vol.1 and vol.2 together.
This is a recently released artbook that compiles artworks created for Honeybee's Starry Sky series. In this book, images are compiled from the various CD jackets (星座彼氏ジャケット), line art of game stills, Dengeki Girl's Style magazine exclusive and short story artworks, magazine cover illustrations of various otome game magazines, etc. Vol. 2 is planned for release in the coming months.
The most awesome thing about this artbook is that… golly, the cover jacket GLOWS in the dark! I didn't have time to go through the book when I first received it so I left it on my desk and went about my business. That evening when I was about to go to sleep, I switched off the room lights and saw the book glow! :D I didn't read about it so I was really pleasantly surprised. Fabulous detail.
If you bought the artbook from Animate Japan (which unfortunately doesn't ship international), you would have received a box to house the artbooks. I decided I should not overspend, so I ordered it from CDJapan ^^;; how I wished I had more moolah. Anyway, now on to the review!
Front of the artbook with the jacket on.
Removed the jacket. Notice the special glow in the dark ink?
Detail of the special inked jacket.
Pretty and embossed thick cover.
Front and back of the jacket spread out.
Shiny silver treatment for the title text. Gorgeous!
Same lovely treatment for the text on the spine too.
Back of the jacket, also held up to the light.
Front of the book cover.
Same thing happened for some of the other artwork included. What a no-no!
(;_;) poor Mizushima got split in half. Anyway the artbook is really simple and doesn't have a lot of text. This is great in a way cos they focus a lot on artwork only.
There is lineart of the game stills which gives a nice insight to how the artwork was created.
Now that's more like it… one big and beautiful illustration per page.
Gorgeous! I didn't buy all the magazines, games and cds, only selected ones. So some of these artwork are new to me.
Have you seen these artwork before?
Illustration used for Animate's box (front) The design layout looks similar to Blackbutterfly's Shukan Soine tokuten boxes.
Intro text for each season's boys.
And the related line artworks.
Would have been great if it was on one page.
Love to have a poster of this too.
The faceless heroine artwork from the earlier games before the anime was broadcast.
Definitely recommended for fans, especially when we don't have all the magazines/CDs, etc. I'm looking forward to Vol. 2! I wonder if they'll do a glow-in-the-dark treatment for the next volume too?


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A New U.N. Health Goal Targets Folks 69 and Under. Ageism or Realism?
In September, the U.N. will vote to adopt 17 Sustainable Development Goals (aka SDGs). They cover issues like poverty, health and climate change. The idea is to encourage the 192 U.N. member states to establish policies that will make the world a better place over the next 15 years.
At least one SDG is turning out to be a bit controversial.
This particular goal calls for a reduction in "premature mortality" from non-communicable diseases like cancer, stroke and dementia by half in people younger than 50 and by a third among people from 50 to 69.
What about people over 70? Shouldn't they get a shout-out?
Welcome to the under/over 70 debate.
Last week, British researchers wrote a letter in the The Lancet, accusing the "premature mortality" SDG of being "ageist."
"Imagine countries that are influenced by U.N. targets — low- and middle- income countries," says Peter Lloyd-Sherlock, a professor of social policy and international development at the University of East Anglia and co-author of the letter. "They would have to take resources away from people 70 and above [to accomplish this SDG]. I just don't quite get what's going on."
If Lloyd-Sherlock were in charge, he'd remove the phrase "premature mortality" as well as the age ranges. He'd use the phrase "age-specific mortality." People in their 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s all have different rates of death, he says, and health officials should aim to reduce the death rate in each age group.
Prabhat Jha, an epidemiology professor at the Center for Global Health Research in Toronto, thinks the critics are flat-out wrong. He co-authored the reply in The Lancet to the "ageist" letter.
Source: NPR (link opens in a new window)
Environment, Health Care
global health, health care, sustainability


The existing edition of the Kia Niro uses hybrid and plug-in drivetrains. From the next season, buyers will have the ability to see it as an all-electric vehicle. Compact and versatile, the SUV is presently among the most appealing energized vehicles in the world. If anyone can compete with Tesla's items, it will be 2019 Kia Niro.
The release date of the EV must remain in 2018, but the vehicle arrives as 2019 Kia Niro. It will utilize AWD and PHEV systems. However, the company is not dropping hybrid variant. However, these models are more or less predictable. We can assume that no radical changes in mileage and price will take place next season. On the other hand, we still have no clue just how much will electrical version cost.
The very first model appeared in 2017 was a hybrid. A plug-in variation is the 2018 year edition. However, there are big differences in between these 2. The base engine of the 2019 Kia Niro hybrid will be the very same 1.6-liter 4-cylinder petrol engine. The complete parallel hybrid system signs up with the party as a support in this combination. 2 motors are providing 139 horses. Alone, petrol system benefits 104 hp, and Air Conditioner simultaneous long-term magnet battery can make 43 hp.
Torque is on another level. Again, the conventional system is good for 110 pound-feet and electric unit produces 125 lb-ft. Together, torque output is 195 lb-ft. all energy goes through a six-speed dual-clutch automated gearbox. The whole system returns 52 mpg in city and 49 mpg on the highway.
The front-wheel drive system is standard. The 2019 Kia Niro hybrid is not going to provide the AWD. Independent rear suspension provides a smooth trip. Suppress weight of the crossover is 3,100 lbs, while the gross weight raises for about 1,000 pounds. The 2019 Kia Niro hybrid is coming in four trim levels. The entry-level model is FE, while LX costs somewhat more. Mid-range SUV is EX, while the most equipped unit is Touring.
This is the second edition of the SUV launched in 2018. The 2019 Kia Niro plug-in hybrid, or PHEV, will use the similar drivetrain. Standard, petrol system is the very same. However, a 60 hp-rated electrical battery joins it. In addition, there is a light and compact Li-Ion battery under the car. The range utilizing just the electrical power is up to 26 miles. Also, estimated MPGe is 110/100 for the city and open roadway. Traditional mpg is 48/44.
The same dual-clutch 6-speed automated gearbox transfers the power. When again, there is no all-wheel drive in the offer. All power is going to be distributed to front wheels. The 2019 Kia Niro PHEV is heavier than the hybrid model. This version adds about 300 pounds for an overall curb weight of 3,400 lbs, and gross 4,400 pounds.
Lastly, we will see the 2019 Kia Niro all-electric vehicle. As the third chapter of this electrification series, Kia leaves the totally energized unit for the end. Well, we are visiting improved versions of each of these in future, however under the spotlight in 2019 will certainly be the EV.
We do not have closer details about this unit. We might see spy photos. Nevertheless, the drivetrain is what triggers more interest. Rumors are informing about an electrical motor that is ready to deliver 200 and more horsepower. Also, there is a 64 kW lithium-polymer battery. This combination can make the 2019 Kia Niro EV run 240 miles before charging. These numbers will make the crossover a competitor to Chevy Bolt, which uses comparable output. Another rival will be Hyundai Kona EV. Nevertheless, the idea is not going to be the exact same as the production model. However, test mule is informing that we could see the last variation soon.


Spotify recently introduced another category to help people sift through its gargantuan catalog of music. That category was "Gaming." You'll find a bunch of game soundtracks and playlists that have been curated with a view to provide an alternate soundtrack to whatever game you're playing.
With this effort from Spotify to lay a bridge across mediums came an opportunity for us, as people into both videogames and music, to do the same. That is why Kill Screen now has its own Guest List over on Spotify that you can follow. Simply put, it's a mixtape of music we like, and we'll be looking to update it fairly regularly (once a fortnight, perhaps).
This first round of music that we've chosen comes from the mind of three of our most tasteful writers. First up is Clayton Purdom, who leads the charge with some of his favorite rap and hip-hop, then there's Caty McCarthy with a stream of bubbly J-pop and cute, uplifting sing-songs, and finally Dan Solberg finishes off the mix with a resonant puddle of deep electronica.
We, of course, reckon you could listen to our mix while playing some videogames. But, we also recommend plugging it into your head as you stroll across the asphalt, or, equally, while laying back on your bed with nothing else to do. Experiment—take this playlist to unexpected places, weave some new memories into these beats, we'll appreciate it.


When you're a new mum, it's second nature to keep your baby with you at all times, carrying her from room to room. But now and then, it's also a good idea to get your baby used to you leaving the room without her. Make sure she's in a safe area where she can't come to any harm. A good time to do this is when you're getting dressed in the morning, when you can pop her in her cot with a toy. A moment's peace to get dressed by yourself will clear your head. And it's amazing how a little thing like wearing matching underwear can boost your confidence throughout the day!
Introduce a regular me-time treat for you and your baby at the same time every day. Put a few different items into a small basket for your baby to discover. These don't need to be toys, far from it– most babies are blissed out the first time they meet a saucepan and a wooden spoon or a few toilet-roll tubes. Make sure everything is safe for your baby to play with under your supervision. As you sit, a few feet away but within her eyeline, give yourself a DIY hand massage. Use a scented lotion, breathe in deeply, and knead the base of the muscle under your thumb, which will de-stress your scalp, neck and shoulders.
into the habit of replenishing whatever you've used when you get home. Leave a bag of other essentials in the boot too, with a spare set of clothes, sun lotion and a first aid kit. And make a few days' worth of healthy snack packs, so you can just grab one from the fridge when it's time to go out.
Getting out of the house is a stressful experience. When you've strapped your baby safely into her car seat, before you even put the key into the ignition, shut your eyes for three minutes to recharge.
slowly as possible, to a count of 10.
Just-fed babies are happy – fact. So, after her lunchtime feed and nappy change, read her a story, pop her in her crib and give her a kiss, but then leave her to settle herself. She'll manage fine – it'll help teach her to self-settle and buy you a chunk of me-time. Dig out that CD of ballads you only put on when no one else is at home – she'll find the warbling soothing and you'll enjoy the positive boost and escape music gives you.
While it's great to read with your little one, it's also good for her to enjoy books by herself. Lay a blanket on the floor and pile up colourful books for her to look at. Then sit nearby and read a magazine to connect with the world outside of Babyville.
Every other night, give yourself, rather than your baby, a bedtime bath. Pop her in her bouncer chair in the bathroom and get into the tub yourself. Add Lavender Epsom Salts (£3, simpleynatural.co.uk) and relax. Research advises young babies should be bathed a maximum of three times a week, so you don't need to feel guilty.


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Ayria — музыкальный проект из Торонто, Канада, созданный Дженнифер Паркин. Третий студийный альбом Hearts For Bullets вышел 12 сентября 2008 года.

Название
Паркин утверждала, по крайней мере в одном интервью, что название группы — это одна из любимых её игр слов: aria, произнесённое, как «area». Однако однажды в своём блоге она расшифровала название группы, как: «Awesome, Yeah Really, I'm Awesome».

Дискография

Альбомы
 Debris (Alfa Matrix, 2003)
 Flicker (Alfa Matrix, 2005)
 Hearts For Bullets (Alfa Matrix, 2008)
 Plastic Makes Perfect (Alfa Matrix, 2013)
 Paper Dolls  (Alfa Matrix, 2016)

EP
 My Revenge on the World (Alfa Matrix, 2005)
 The Gun Song EP (Alfa Matrix, 2008)
 Feed Her To The Wolves (2015)

Сборники
 Cyberl@b 4.0 (Alfa Matrix, 2003)
 square matrix 004 (Alfa Matrix, 2004)
 ADVANCED CLUB 0.1
 Re:connected [1.0] (Alfa Matrix, 2004)
 United Vol.I (NoiTekk, 2005)
 Endzeit Bunkertracks: Act I (Alfa Matrix, 2005)
 Cyberl@b 5.0 (Alfa Matrix, 2005)
 Re:connected [2.0] (Alfa Matrix, 2006)
 Fxxk The Mainstream [vol.1] (Alfa Matrix, 2007)
 Endzeit Bunkertracks: Act III (Alfa Matrix,)

Примечания

Ссылки
 Ayria официальный сайт
 Официальный лейбл Ayria Alfa Matrix

  на VampireFreaks
 Ayria lyrics на Industrial Lyrics
  на MySpace

Музыкальные коллективы в стиле синти-поп из Канады
Музыкальные коллективы в стиле futurepop
Музыкальные коллективы из Торонто
Музыкальные коллективы, появившиеся в 2003 году

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Was this taken away in the new version?
Select one of the options that show up and it will insert your options.
I have done that exactly like you show above with a regular, stand-alone dropdown question and it works just fine.
My issue seems to be in the custom tables' dropdown column. I tried it again and had the same issue. The custom reporting values and picklist display values do not separate themselves into two separate columns, they all clump into both sides. I do have it set to have custom values before pasting.
I made a screencast and sent it to support referencing this question/answer in the e-mail.
I am hoping it is user error!


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U.S. Junk-Bond Rally Gathers Pace With Yields Approaching 4%
Augusta Victoria Saraiva
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(Bloomberg) -- U.S. junk bonds have returned almost 2% in December, beating most other parts of the fixed income market and paving the way for borrowers to raise more debt fast out of the gates in 2022.
The risky debt has gained about 1.9% in December, the biggest monthly return in more than a year, according to Bloomberg index data, after experiencing one of the worst months since the pandemic started in November. U.S. investment-grade bonds have fared less well, down 0.16% over the same time.
Junk-bond yields, meanwhile, have rallied by more than 40 basis points in the past week or so and are on track to fall below 4%, levels not seen since September, if they keep dropping at this pace. A slow down in new bond sales has been one of the factors behind the rally, along with inflows to funds that buy the debt.
There hasn't been a new issue since mid-December, and that limited activity is forcing investors that are looking to add risk to buy bonds in the secondary market, said Nichole Hammond, senior portfolio manager at Angel Oak Capital Advisors LLC.
Beyond "favorable technical trends" concerns about the omicron variant have also eased, she added. "Recent headlines regarding the virus variant and risk of associated lockdowns have been less severe than initially feared and led spreads to recover the widening in November," Hammond said in a written statement.
As the new year approaches and the market prepares to reopen, Hammond says "we are back to where we were entering November," with the backdrop being favorable in 2022 for high-yield bonds, which offer attractive valuations and lower duration compared to other risk assets.
Read more: Junk to Rise, High Grade May Fall, Even as Fed Pulls Punch Bowl
"Current spreads already incorporate a large amount of positive news and we do expect pockets of volatility given how compressed spreads are," Hammond said. "It's difficult to see high-yield spreads move materially wider or tighter unless a specific catalyst emerges."
U.S. leveraged finance markets are expecting junk-bond sales of about $30 billion in January, after just $8.8 billion were sold in December. Junk-bond issuance is expected to fall by about 10% to 15% in 2022.
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