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'''Frances Joan Dibble''' [[Queen's Service Medal|QSM]] (née '''McIntosh'''; born 1962) is a painter, sculptor, writer and art critic based in [[Palmerston North]], New Zealand. In 2007, she was awarded the Queen's Service Medal.
== Biography ==
Dibble was born in [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]], [[Connecticut]], United States in 1962.<ref name=":0">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref name=":1"></ref> She moved to New Zealand with her family when she was a teenager, moving to [[Palmerston North]] in 1975.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
Dibble has a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Botany, a MSc (Hons) in Biochemistry and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy.<ref name=":1" />
Dibble's artistic practice encompasses, painting, and bronze-cast sculpting.<ref name=":2">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Her art draws on inspiration from the natural world, including plants, sea shells and aquatic life.<ref name=":1" /> In 1985, Dibble established a small foundary with husband, artist Paul Dibble.<ref name=":3">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> The Dibbles started with casting small-scale pieces, with larger pieces being sent to larger art foundries.<ref name=":3" />
She has exhibited at [[Te Manawa]] and the [[Zimmerman Gallery]] in Palmerston North.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" />
In 2007, Dibble was awarded a Queen's Service Medal for services to art, in particular sculpture.<ref></ref>
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== Biography ==
Dibble was born in [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]], [[Connecticut]], United States in 1962.<ref name=":0">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref name=":1"></ref> She moved to New Zealand with her family when she was a teenager, moving to [[Palmerston North]] in 1975.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
Dibble has a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Botany, a MSc (Hons) in Biochemistry and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy.<ref name=":1" />
Dibble's artistic practice encompasses, painting, and bronze-cast sculpting.<ref name=":2">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Her art draws on inspiration from the natural world, including plants, sea shells and aquatic life.<ref name=":1" /> In 1985, Dibble established a small foundary with husband, artist Paul Dibble.<ref name=":3">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> The Dibbles started with casting small-scale pieces, with larger pieces being sent to larger art foundries.<ref name=":3" />
She has exhibited at [[Te Manawa]] and the [[Zimmerman Gallery]] in Palmerston North.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" />
In 2007, Dibble was awarded a Queen's Service Medal for services to art, in particular sculpture.<ref></ref>
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October 14, 2018 at 09:41AM
Pope Defrocks 2 Chilean Ex-Bishops for Abusing Minors
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Pope Defrocks 2 Chilean Ex-Bishops for Abusing Minors Pope Francis has defrocked two Chilean former bishops for sexually abusing minors, the Vatican said Saturday, after a meeting between the pontiff and Chile's president. The decision to expel former Archbishop Francisco Jose Cox Huneeus and former Bishop Marco Antonio Ordenes Fernandez — the latest heads to roll in a country hit hard by the clerical abuse scandal — is not open to appeal. Both were stripped of their priesthood "as a consequence of overt acts of abuse against minors," the Vatican said. The announcement came a day after the pope accepted the resignation of Washington, D.C., Archbishop Donald Wuerl, who has been blamed for not doing enough to deal with pedophile priests. Saturday's defrocking was "an extremely unusual, if not unprecedented" move, wrote Ines San Martin, a Vatican expert working for specialist Catholic website Crux. Defrocking is considered the church's harshest penalty for priests, barring the offender from exercising any clerical duties at all, even in private. Scores of new cases involving the abuse of minors by priests have come to light in Chile, deepening a crisis in the Roman Catholic Church that has also embroiled Pope Francis. On Saturday, Francis met with Chilean President Sebastian Pinera at the Vatican for talks on the "difficult situation" in Chile. They discussed "the painful scourge of abuse of minors, reiterating the effort of all in collaboration to combat and prevent the perpetration of such crimes and their concealment," the Vatican said. The leaders "shared the hope that the church could live a true rebirth," Pinera said in a statement. A total of 167 bishops, priests and lay members of the church in Chile are now under investigation for sexual crimes committed since 1960. Years of allegations Fernandez became a bishop in 2006, at age 42, but resigned just six years later, allegedly for health reasons. It later transpired he had been accused of sexual abuse, sparking both a church and a civil investigation. "The civil investigation is still ongoing because he's never responded to a court subpoena to give testimony," Vatican expert San Martin said. Last seen in public in 2013, Fernandez has reportedly been living a life of penitence and prayer in Peru, she wrote. The allegations of abuse against Cox date to the 1970s. The Vatican said he would remain part of the Schoenstatt Fathers institute in Germany. Now 85 and reportedly in poor health, the prelate has lived at the institute since 2002, San Martin said. In a statement, the Schoenstatt Fathers reaffirmed its "willingness to collaborate" with anything that the judicial authorities required. It pledged to "ask for a medical evaluation to determine whether it is possible for Francisco Jose Cox to return to Chile." Legal proceedings were initiated in Germany against Cox over the alleged abuse of a child in care in 2004, Deutsche Welle radio reported. Good day for survivors Francis has already apologized repeatedly to Chileans over the scandal, admitting the church failed "to listen and react" to the allegations, but has vowed to "restore justice." In May, the Argentine pontiff accepted the resignation of five Chilean bishops following allegations of abuse and related cover-ups. Francis himself became mired in the scandal when, during a trip to Chile in January, he defended 61-year-old bishop Juan Barros, who was accused of covering up abuse by pedophile priest Fernando Karadima in the 1980s and 1990s. Karadima was suspended for life by the Vatican over allegations of child molestation. Francis eventually accepted he was wrong to defend Barros and subsequently accepted his resignation. On Saturday, Juan Carlos Cruz, one of Karadima's victims, tweeted that it was "a good day for the survivors of these monsters." "Now it's up to the Chilean justice to do something!"
October 14, 2018 at 07:20AM
【FGO】刑部姫狙いでガチャ140連。強化記念で宝具LVアップを目指す!
【FGO】刑部姫狙いでガチャ140連。強化記念で宝具LVアップを目指す!
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『Fate/Grand Order（FGO）』で10月19日(金)12:59までガチャ「復刻 ハロウィン2017ピックアップ召喚(日替り)」が開催されています。 本ガチャで復刻されたのは ...
October 13, 2018 at 07:52PM
Le Sieur Beaulard
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'''Le Sieur Beaulard''' (''d. after'' 1775), was a French fashion merchant and fashion designer.
He was one of the four top fashion merchants alongside [[Rose Bertin]], [[Madame Eloffe]] and [[Mademoiselle Alexandre]] during the reign of [[Louis XVI of France|Louis XVI]], and are described as the rival and predecessor of Rose Bertin as the leading fashion designer in France. He was particularly known for his inventions within hats and headresses. He had clients within the royal court and aristocracy, and was internationally fampus at the time. His most known client was queen [[Marie Antoinette]].
==See also==
* [[ Léonard Autié ]]
==References==
* Caroline Weber, ''[https://ift.tt/2RLsoWJ Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution]''
* Carolyn Sargentson, ''Merchants and luxury markets: the marchands merciers of eighteenth-century Pari''s, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1996
* Clare Haru Crowston, ''[https://ift.tt/2Ehr37e Credit, Fashion, Sex: Economies of Regard in Old Regime France]''
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He was one of the four top fashion merchants alongside [[Rose Bertin]], [[Madame Eloffe]] and [[Mademoiselle Alexandre]] during the reign of [[Louis XVI of France|Louis XVI]], and are described as the rival and predecessor of Rose Bertin as the leading fashion designer in France. He was particularly known for his inventions within hats and headresses. He had clients within the royal court and aristocracy, and was internationally fampus at the time. His most known client was queen [[Marie Antoinette]].
==See also==
* [[ Léonard Autié ]]
==References==
* Caroline Weber, ''[https://ift.tt/2RLsoWJ Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution]''
* Carolyn Sargentson, ''Merchants and luxury markets: the marchands merciers of eighteenth-century Pari''s, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1996
* Clare Haru Crowston, ''[https://ift.tt/2Ehr37e Credit, Fashion, Sex: Economies of Regard in Old Regime France]''
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October 14, 2018 at 05:19AM
【iPhone XR VS iPhone SE】徹底比較｜どっちが買いか？その理由
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2018年に新登場したiPhone XRと、2016年の発売以来、未だ根強い人気を保っているiPhone SEの2機種を、ディスプレイ・スペック・値段など、さまざまな観点 ...
October 13, 2018 at 06:56PM
AirPods、コスパとiPhone連携しやすさで売れ行き好調！ 完全ワイヤレスイヤホン今売れているものは？
AirPods、コスパとiPhone連携しやすさで売れ行き好調！ 完全ワイヤレスイヤホン今売れているものは？
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「BCNランキング」日次集計データによると、2018年10月11日、完全ワイヤレスイヤホンの実売台数ランキングは以下の通りとなった。 1位 AirPods MMEF2J/A（ ...
October 13, 2018 at 03:56PM
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Dr. Faith Vilas is an American astronomer and planetary scientist. Asteroid 3507 Vilas is named for her.
== Career ==
Vilas earned her BA in Astronomy at Wellesley College and her MS in Astronomy at MIT. She completed her Doctoral degree at the University of Arizona investigating the nature and origin of outer solar system asteroids based on reflectance spectrophotometry.
Vilas was a scientist at NASA Johnson Space Center from 1985 through 2005 where she worked on quantifying orbital debris from spacecraft in low Earth orbit, geosynchronous orbit, or geotransfer orbit. Her observations helped to prove the existence of Neptune's rings five years before they were confirmed by a 1989 Voyager mission<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>. She also designed the coronagraph used to produce the first-ever image of a circumstellar disk around another star (Beta Pictoris) in 1984. She served as the Group Chief for Planetary Astronomy within the Astromaterials Research and Exploration Office at NASA Johnson Space Center from 2002-2005.
While at JSC, she participated in the 1987-88 [[ANSMET|Antarctic Search for Meteorites]] field season in Antarctica, helping collect nearly 700 meteorites from the Beardmore/Walcott Neve and Allan Hills/Elephant Moraine icefields<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>. She also served as the Program Scientist for the Discovery mission line at NASA Headquarters from 2001-2002, insuring the integrity of the Discovery program selection process during a time of national duress following the chaos of the 9/11 attack<ref></ref>.
Dr Vilas then became the director of the [https://www.mmto.org/ Multiple Mirror Telescope] Observatory from 2005 – 2010, where she managed telescope and instrumentation operations, conducted short-term and long-term observatory planning, and supervised the scientific and technical staff [https://ift.tt/2OZde1u]. MMT Observatory accomplishments under her tenure included the first-ever astronomical extended-field multiple laser guide star adaptive optics observations<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>, and visible to near-infrared observations of the lunar south pole as a participating facility during NASA's 2009 LCROSS mission impact <ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>.
She joined the staff of the Planetary Science Institute in 2011. At PSI, she is the Atsa Suborbital Observatory Project Scientist, a Participating Scientist on NASA's Lunar Reconnaisance Orbiter LAMP team, and on the Joint Science Team for the Japanese Hayabusa2 mission to asteroid 162173 Ryugu. She currently serves as a Program Director at the [[National Science Foundation]].
== External Links ==
[https://ift.tt/2CgFt5g Official Website]
== References ==
== Career ==
Vilas earned her BA in Astronomy at Wellesley College and her MS in Astronomy at MIT. She completed her Doctoral degree at the University of Arizona investigating the nature and origin of outer solar system asteroids based on reflectance spectrophotometry.
Vilas was a scientist at NASA Johnson Space Center from 1985 through 2005 where she worked on quantifying orbital debris from spacecraft in low Earth orbit, geosynchronous orbit, or geotransfer orbit. Her observations helped to prove the existence of Neptune's rings five years before they were confirmed by a 1989 Voyager mission<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>. She also designed the coronagraph used to produce the first-ever image of a circumstellar disk around another star (Beta Pictoris) in 1984. She served as the Group Chief for Planetary Astronomy within the Astromaterials Research and Exploration Office at NASA Johnson Space Center from 2002-2005.
While at JSC, she participated in the 1987-88 [[ANSMET|Antarctic Search for Meteorites]] field season in Antarctica, helping collect nearly 700 meteorites from the Beardmore/Walcott Neve and Allan Hills/Elephant Moraine icefields<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>. She also served as the Program Scientist for the Discovery mission line at NASA Headquarters from 2001-2002, insuring the integrity of the Discovery program selection process during a time of national duress following the chaos of the 9/11 attack<ref></ref>.
Dr Vilas then became the director of the [https://www.mmto.org/ Multiple Mirror Telescope] Observatory from 2005 – 2010, where she managed telescope and instrumentation operations, conducted short-term and long-term observatory planning, and supervised the scientific and technical staff [https://ift.tt/2OZde1u]. MMT Observatory accomplishments under her tenure included the first-ever astronomical extended-field multiple laser guide star adaptive optics observations<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>, and visible to near-infrared observations of the lunar south pole as a participating facility during NASA's 2009 LCROSS mission impact <ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>.
She joined the staff of the Planetary Science Institute in 2011. At PSI, she is the Atsa Suborbital Observatory Project Scientist, a Participating Scientist on NASA's Lunar Reconnaisance Orbiter LAMP team, and on the Joint Science Team for the Japanese Hayabusa2 mission to asteroid 162173 Ryugu. She currently serves as a Program Director at the [[National Science Foundation]].
== External Links ==
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October 14, 2018 at 03:12AM
13 Dead in Afghan Election Rally Blast
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13 Dead in Afghan Election Rally Blast At least 13 people were killed and 21 others wounded in an attack on an election rally in northeastern Afghanistan Saturday afternoon. Officials in Takhar province said most of the victims were civilians, except two policemen and one person from the Afghan intelligence agency NDS. Khalil Aseer, a spokesman for Takhar provincial police, said explosives attached to a motorcycle detonated while crowds gathered for the campaign of Nazefa Yosufi, a female candidate for upcoming parliamentary elections. The candidate was not hurt. More than 400 women are running in the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for theOctober 20. More than 2,500 candidates are competing for 249 seats. Sixty-eight parliamentary seats are reserved for women. So far no group has claimed responsibility for the attack. However, the Afghan Taliban has called these elections "fake and a conspiracy to deceive the people and achieve the malicious interests of foreigners" and have asked their followers to disrupt the process. "Those people who are trying to help in holding this process successfully by providing security should be targeted and no stone should be left unturned for the prevention and failure of this malicious American conspiracy," the Taliban said in a statement to its militants. This is the third attack on election-related activities in Afghanistan this month. On Tuesday, an attack on a campaign office in Helmand province killed eight people. Before that, an attack on an election rally in Nangarhar killed 14 people. Security is one of the biggest concerns, not just in the run up to the elections but on the day itself. The Afghan Ministry of Interior says more than 50,000 security personnel will be deployed to the 5,100 polling stations across the country on election day and more forces would be on standby if needed. In at least 19 districts, polling stations were facing increased security threats, according to the ministry.
October 14, 2018 at 01:42AM
Closing Asian Para Games 2018
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October 13, 2018 at 11:00PM
Tax Relief for Victims of Hurricane Michael in Florida
Tax Relief for Victims of Hurricane Michael in Florida
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FL-2018-04, Oct. 12, 2018. FLORIDA — Victims of Hurricane Michael that took place beginning on Oct. 7, 2018 in Florida may qualify for tax relief from ...
October 13, 2018 at 03:38PM
'Vampire' child discovered buried in 5th Century Italian cemetery
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'Vampire' child discovered buried in 5th Century Italian cemetery The remains of a 10-year-old biting on a stone have been unearthed by archaeologists in a 5th Century Italian cemetery, evidence suggesting a "vampire burial" to prevent the child's return from the dead.
October 14, 2018 at 01:04AM
Precious International School of Davao
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Precious International School of Davao (PISD) is a private non-sectarian academic institution in Matina, Davao City. Established in 1999 by Perla Pichon Kwan, the institution was intended to provide quality education at a lower cost.
October 13, 2018 at 11:14PM
A Star Is Born
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October 13, 2018 at 09:00PM
Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank's royal wedding reception details
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Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank's royal wedding reception details Princess Eugenie and now-husband Jack Brooksbank continued to celebrate their union with a royal luncheon hosted by the Queen.
October 13, 2018 at 10:33PM
WFP: Climate Change to Accelerate World Hunger
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WFP: Climate Change to Accelerate World Hunger The World Food Program warns climate change will have a devastating impact on agriculture and the ability of people to feed themselves. The WFP forecasts a huge increase in worldwide hunger unless action is taken to slow global warming. The WFP warns progress in reducing global hunger is under threat by conflict and the increase in climate disasters. For the first time in several decades, the WFP reports the number of people suffering from chronic food shortages has risen. This year, it says, 821 million people went to bed hungry, 11 million more than the previous year. Gernot Laganda, WFP's chief of Climate and Disaster Risk Reduction, notes the number of climate disasters has more than doubled since the early 1990s. He says extreme weather events are driving more people to flee their homes, leading to more hunger. He told VOA the situation will get much worse as global temperatures rise. "We are projecting that with a two-degree warmer world, we will have around 189 million people in a status of food insecurity more than today. And, if it is a four-degrees warmer world, which is possible if no action is taken, we are looking beyond one billion more. So, there is a very, very strong argument for early and decisive climate action," said Laganda. Data from this year's State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report by six leading U.N. agencies show the bulk of losses and damages in food systems are due to drought and most of these disastrous events occur in Africa. Laganda says the number of people suffering from hunger because of climate change-induced drought is rising particularly in Africa and Latin America. He notes that until recently progress in Asia had led to a reduction in world hunger, but that trend has slowed markedly.
October 13, 2018 at 09:51PM
Report: White House Seeks New Approach on Family Separations at Border
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Report: White House Seeks New Approach on Family Separations at Border A report in The Washington Post says the Trump administration is "actively considering plans that could again separate parents and children at the U.S.-Mexico border," but would add options to previous approaches. Citing anonymous sources, the report says the plans are under consideration because of the "soaring numbers of families" trying to enter the U.S. from Mexico. One plan, the sources say, would allow the government to confine asylum-seeking families for up to 20 days and then give them two choices. One choice would have parents remaining in government detention with their children as their cases proceed through the court system, a process that could take months or years. The other choice would give parents the option of allowing their children to be taken to government shelters where relatives or guardians could seek custody of the children. Lee Gelernt, deputy director of the American Civil Liberties Union, said in a statement "It is deeply disturbing that this administration continues to look for ways to cause harm to small children." The newspaper account says the White House is not, however, planning to revisit the "chaotic forced separations" that it implemented earlier this year when at least 2,500 children were taken from their parents. That scheme sparked widespread political outrage and a court order that brought a halt to the deal. The Washington Post sources say government officials "have proposed new rules that would allow them to withdraw from a 1997 federal court agreement that bars ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) from keeping children in custody for more than 20 days." One roadblock, however, to the proposed focus on detaining families, The Post says, is a lack of "detention space." The newspaper says "it is unclear where the government would hold all the parents who would opt to remain with their children."
October 13, 2018 at 09:14PM
Penutupan Asian Para Games 2018
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October 13, 2018 at 07:00PM
David Mintz (judge)
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'''David Mintz''' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: דוד מינץ, born 8 May 1959) is an [[Israel]]i judge who currently serves as a justice on the [[Supreme Court of Israel]].
==Early life and education==
Mintz was born in the [[United Kingdom]] to a Jewish family, and emigrated to Israel with his family in 1970. He studied at the Midrashiyat Noam religious high school in [[Pardes Hanna-Karkur]] from 1974 to 1977. After graduating high school in 1977, he participated in the [[hesder]] program, which combines advanced religious studies with military service in the [[Israel Defense Forces]], serving in the [[Armored Corps (Israel)|Armored Corps]] and studying at [[Yeshivat Har Etzion]] in [[Alon Shvut]]. He was discharged from active service in 1982 and began studying law at the [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]] in 1983 and graduated with an [[Bachelor of Laws|LLB]] in 1986. During his studies, he served as a research assistant to professors Eliav Sochetman and Berachyahu Lifschitz. In 1986, he clerked for Judge Yehuda Weiss, who was President of the Jerusalem District Court, and at the Supreme Court. In 1987, he interned at a law firm in Jerusalem, and studied for ordination as a [[rabbi]] at the Ariel Institute. Later, when he was already a judge, Mintz completed graduate studies in law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, earning an [[Master of Laws|LLM]] in 2008 and a [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] in law in 2017.<ref name=supreme>https://ift.tt/2pSJZiW>
Mintz also continued to serve as an officer in the military reserves, serving as a platoon commander, a deputy company commander, and a company commander. He was due to become a battalion commander in 1996 but was unable to fulfill this role due to having been appointed a judge, but continued to serve as a reserve officer in his armored division until 2010.
==Legal career==
Mintz was admitted to the [[Israel Bar Association]] in 1987, and began practiced law as an attorney from 1987 to 1998, first as an associate and then as a partner in an independent law firm. In 1998, he was appointed a judge on the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court. In 2009, he was appointed [[registrar]] and acting judge at the Jerusalem District Court. He was appointed to be a judge on the Jerusalem District Court in 2011. He also serves as a lecturer on insolvency law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.<ref name=supreme/>
In February 2017, he was selected to serve on the Supreme Court by the [[Judicial Selection Committee (Israel)|Judicial Selection Committee]].<ref>https://ift.tt/2NCapPn> He assumed the position in June 2017, replacing [[Zvi Zylbertal]].
==Personal life==
Mintz lives in [[Dolev]], an [[Israeli settlement]] in the [[West Bank]]. He is married to Varda and has five children.
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'''David Mintz''' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: דוד מינץ, born 8 May 1959) is an [[Israel]]i judge who currently serves as a justice on the [[Supreme Court of Israel]].
==Early life and education==
Mintz was born in the [[United Kingdom]] to a Jewish family, and emigrated to Israel with his family in 1970. He studied at the Midrashiyat Noam religious high school in [[Pardes Hanna-Karkur]] from 1974 to 1977. After graduating high school in 1977, he participated in the [[hesder]] program, which combines advanced religious studies with military service in the [[Israel Defense Forces]], serving in the [[Armored Corps (Israel)|Armored Corps]] and studying at [[Yeshivat Har Etzion]] in [[Alon Shvut]]. He was discharged from active service in 1982 and began studying law at the [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]] in 1983 and graduated with an [[Bachelor of Laws|LLB]] in 1986. During his studies, he served as a research assistant to professors Eliav Sochetman and Berachyahu Lifschitz. In 1986, he clerked for Judge Yehuda Weiss, who was President of the Jerusalem District Court, and at the Supreme Court. In 1987, he interned at a law firm in Jerusalem, and studied for ordination as a [[rabbi]] at the Ariel Institute. Later, when he was already a judge, Mintz completed graduate studies in law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, earning an [[Master of Laws|LLM]] in 2008 and a [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] in law in 2017.<ref name=supreme>https://ift.tt/2pSJZiW>
Mintz also continued to serve as an officer in the military reserves, serving as a platoon commander, a deputy company commander, and a company commander. He was due to become a battalion commander in 1996 but was unable to fulfill this role due to having been appointed a judge, but continued to serve as a reserve officer in his armored division until 2010.
==Legal career==
Mintz was admitted to the [[Israel Bar Association]] in 1987, and began practiced law as an attorney from 1987 to 1998, first as an associate and then as a partner in an independent law firm. In 1998, he was appointed a judge on the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court. In 2009, he was appointed [[registrar]] and acting judge at the Jerusalem District Court. He was appointed to be a judge on the Jerusalem District Court in 2011. He also serves as a lecturer on insolvency law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.<ref name=supreme/>
In February 2017, he was selected to serve on the Supreme Court by the [[Judicial Selection Committee (Israel)|Judicial Selection Committee]].<ref>https://ift.tt/2NCapPn> He assumed the position in June 2017, replacing [[Zvi Zylbertal]].
==Personal life==
Mintz lives in [[Dolev]], an [[Israeli settlement]] in the [[West Bank]]. He is married to Varda and has five children.
==References==
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October 13, 2018 at 09:02PM
Johnny Depp says J.K. Rowling knows he was 'falsely accused' of abuse
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Johnny Depp says J.K. Rowling knows he was 'falsely accused' of abuse J.K. Rowling's decision to cast Johnny Depp in the "Fantastic Beasts" franchise was met with controversy after his ex-wife Amber Heard accused him of abuse, but the "Harry Potter" author always has stood by her decision.
October 13, 2018 at 08:51PM
Students seek Trump's help in fight against $1.5B taxpayer-funded rail project: reports
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Students seek Trump's help in fight against $1.5B taxpayer-funded rail project: reports Hundreds of students in Beverly Hills, Calif., protested on Friday morning at a nearby park next to President Trump's home, calling on him to move the Metro's Purple Line or pull federal funding for the project, reports said.
October 13, 2018 at 05:34PM
Steve Doocy: The greatest meal of my life (but not the happiest)
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Steve Doocy: The greatest meal of my life (but not the happiest) In 1990 when I was hosting an NBC show called "House Party" we had a young chef from a famous New York restaurant come to 30 Rock and prepare one of his favorite recipes on TV. It was so clever and unbelievably delicious that when he invited my wife Kathy and me to his restaurant for her birthday, we jumped at the offer.
October 13, 2018 at 05:00PM
Khashoggi's Apple Watch may have recorded evidence, Turkish media reports
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October 13, 2018 at 04:28PM
Why Taiwan Will Send Tech Guru to APEC in November
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Why Taiwan Will Send Tech Guru to APEC in November Taiwan's pick of a semiconductor magnate rather than a political figure as its envoy to a meeting of 21 Asian nations, including historical rival China, gives it a chance to showcase its tech prowess instead of its sticky position in geopolitics. Morris Chang, retired chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., will head the Taiwan delegation to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders' summit next month in Papua New Guinea. Taiwanese officials normally send political figures to the event that Chinese President Xi Jinping is also expected to attend. China sees self-ruled Taiwan as a breakaway part of its territory rather than as a country, keeping relations chilled for decades. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said she picked Chang because of his status in global industry. He's ideal to discuss Taiwan's technology with world leaders, she said Oct. 3 in announcing the appointment. Chang is expected to focus away from geopolitics or China-Taiwan ties. "He qualifies as the best person to choose, because after all, these so-called (Taiwan) politicians, their level of international influence isn't high enough," said Liang Kuo-yuan, president of the think tank Polaris Research Institute in Taipei. "I believe that Morris will help speak for Taiwan at an appropriate time." Message of high-tech prowess Taiwan has been a manufacturing hub since the 1980s for hardware such as PCs and, more recently, smartphones. Taiwanese firms often make those devices on contract for Apple and other major brands. Much of that hardware carries chips made by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Now Taiwanese leaders hope to shift their technology sector, about one-fifth of GDP, more toward software, such as mobile apps, and software-hardware combinations, in line with world trends. The central government is pushing the industry to rely more on own-brand gear instead of contract work. Tsai asked Chang's delegation at APEC to "identify opportunities for cooperation and tell the international community about Taiwan's strengths, and vision and ideas about embracing our digital future," the presidential website says. Chang's company is well known offshore, Liang said. He founded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) in 1987 and built it into the world's largest contract chipmaker for electronic devices. He created the company after Taiwan officials at the time called him over from Texas Instruments in the United States to help jumpstart the island's tech sector. His New York-listed company that reported 2017 profits of $11.1 billion on $31.6 billion in revenue is seen as a bellwether for global tech investments. Chang, 87, retired in June. Other world leaders "can understand TSMC's strength," enabling Chang to talk to them about management, Liang said. China won't mind Chang as a skillful communicator from a nonpolitical background is unlikely to ruffle China at APEC, political scholars say. Taiwan's delegates sometimes meet briefly with those from China, though they don't use the event to discuss their own issues. China forbids Taiwan's participation outright in other international bodies, such as the United Nations, because it does not recognize the government in Taipei. It also asks that its 170-plus foreign allies avoid Taiwan except for trade and consular matters. Taiwanese presidents have stayed in APEC to date by sending politicians, often from outside government, whom Beijing likes. Taiwan presidents themselves cannot attend the leader summits. China and Taiwan have not talked formally since Tsai took office in 2016. Tsai disputes Beijing's dialogue premise, that each side see itself as part of China. "In terms of political reality, he's the one and only (who) could be accepted on the part of mainland China, so that's why Chang was sent out one more time," said Liu Yih-jiun, professor of public affairs at Fo Guang University in Taiwan. China-Taiwan relations off limits Chang probably has no mandate to discuss China-Taiwan relations, known as cross-Strait ties, said Raymond Wu, managing director of Taipei-based political risk consultancy e-telligence. "I don't really expect anything substantive to come out of the APEC," Wu said. "Whether Chang gets a meeting with Xi Jinping, it doesn't really matter. That's one of the no-no's for Beijing — not to publicize cross-Strait relations internationally." Taiwan and China have been separately ruled since the Chinese civil war of the 1940s, when the Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalists lost and fled to the island. Government opinion polls in Taiwan show most people support the island's autonomy over China's goal of unifying the two sides.
October 13, 2018 at 04:22PM
Nine Missing on Nepal Mountain in Storm
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Nine Missing on Nepal Mountain in Storm Five South Korean climbers and four Nepalese guides were missing on Gurja Himal mountain after a strong storm swept through their base camp, officials and expedition organizers said Saturday. A storm Friday night destroyed their camp and rescue helicopter sent early Saturday were unable to land because of bad weather conditions on the mountain, police official Bir Bahadur Budamagar said. It was unlikely the weather would clear Saturday and the base camp is at least a one-day trek from the nearest village. A police team was heading toward the base camp on foot and would likely reach there Sunday. The climbers were attempting to scale the 7,193-meter (23,590-foot) peak, part of the Dhaulagiri massif, during the Autumn climbing season.
October 13, 2018 at 03:54PM
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'''Ann Curthoys''' is an Australian historian and academic.
She was born in [[Sydney]] in 1945, and completed her undergraduate degree at the [[University of Sydney]]. In 1965 Curthoys took part in the [[Freedom Ride (Australia)|Freedom Ride]] which highlighted racism against Aboriginal Australians in several towns. She completed a PhD at [[Macquarie University]] in 1973 and subsequently worked as a tutor and research assistant.<ref name="Harrison"></ref>
In 1976 Curthoys established the Women's Studies Program at the [[Australian National University]] (ANU) after becoming active in the women's movement in 1970. She taught at the [[University of Technology Sydney|University of Technology, Sydney]] from 1978 to 1995, when she returned to the ANU to take up the Chair of History. Curthoys was a visiting professor at [[Georgetown University]] in 2003 and 2004. In addition to her teaching work, Curthoys has extensively published on Australian history and [[historiography]]. In 1997 she was elected to the [[Academy of Social Sciences in Australia]]. She was also elected to the [[Australian Academy of the Humanities]] in 2003.<ref name="Harrison" />
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'''Ann Curthoys''' is an Australian historian and academic.
She was born in [[Sydney]] in 1945, and completed her undergraduate degree at the [[University of Sydney]]. In 1965 Curthoys took part in the [[Freedom Ride (Australia)|Freedom Ride]] which highlighted racism against Aboriginal Australians in several towns. She completed a PhD at [[Macquarie University]] in 1973 and subsequently worked as a tutor and research assistant.<ref name="Harrison"></ref>
In 1976 Curthoys established the Women's Studies Program at the [[Australian National University]] (ANU) after becoming active in the women's movement in 1970. She taught at the [[University of Technology Sydney|University of Technology, Sydney]] from 1978 to 1995, when she returned to the ANU to take up the Chair of History. Curthoys was a visiting professor at [[Georgetown University]] in 2003 and 2004. In addition to her teaching work, Curthoys has extensively published on Australian history and [[historiography]]. In 1997 she was elected to the [[Academy of Social Sciences in Australia]]. She was also elected to the [[Australian Academy of the Humanities]] in 2003.<ref name="Harrison" />
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October 13, 2018 at 02:51PM
Matthew Shepard’s Murder Haunts Wyoming 20 Years Later
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Matthew Shepard's Murder Haunts Wyoming 20 Years Later When two roofing workers beat a young gay man to death in Wyoming in 1998, the gruesome crime quickly reverberated around the U.S. and turned the sandy-haired college student into a powerful symbol of the quest for acceptance and equal rights. But two decades after Matthew Shepard was bludgeoned, tied to a rail fence and left to die on the cold high prairie, the emotions stirred by his slaying linger in Wyoming, which still struggles with its tarnished identity and resists changes sought by the LGBTQ community. "We're nowhere near done," said Sara Burlingame, executive director of the Cheyenne-based LGBTQ advocacy group Wyoming Equality. The group's work today "is the same thing that was there 20 years ago." Acrimony over legacy As recently as Tuesday, days before the anniversary of Shepard's death, about 200 people attended a forum in Laramie questioning the prevailing view that he was murdered because of his sexual orientation. Wyoming Equality protested by holding a dance at a civic center down the street, using the slogan "When They Go Low ... We Go Dance." The acrimony over Shepard's legacy runs high here, just as it did when anti-gay and gay-rights protesters squared off at his funeral in Casper. Even now, people associate Laramie with the murder. "Once people find out I'm from Laramie, Wyoming, they still zero in on this hate crime," said Trudy McCraken, who spoke at the forum and was Laramie's mayor at the time of the slaying. Wyoming remains "deeply defensive" about the idea that Shepard was targeted because he was gay, Burlingame said. Wyoming, the Equality State Known as the Equality State, Wyoming got its nickname for being the first to let women vote. Today it has fewer women in its Legislature than any other state and remains hesitant to adopt policies to counter anti-gay bias and violence. It is among just five states, along with Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana and South Carolina, that have not passed laws focused on crimes motivated by the victim's identity, such as their sexual orientation. President Barack Obama signed a federal hate crime prevention act named after Shepard's murder in 2009, a law that Shepard's mother, Judy Shepard, said has been helpful. Laramie did not pass an ordinance barring discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity until 2015. The University of Wyoming created its diversity office only last year. Attorneys for Wyoming in 2014 argued in defense of the state's definition of marriage as only between a man and a woman, a case later rendered moot by higher court rulings. Acceptance advances Attitudes against homosexuality persist in Wyoming, but LGTBQ acceptance has advanced, said Jason Marsden, executive director of the Denver-based Matthew Shepard Foundation. "Twenty years on, it's a heck of a lot closer to being a place where people can enjoy their lives more or less equally," said Marsden, who was a newspaper reporter and friend of Shepard's at the time of his killing. The convicted killers, Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson, are each serving two consecutive life sentences. Henderson, now 41, said the U.S. should have laws that protect everyone, no matter who they are. "As tragic as it is, and as unfortunate as it is, and as hard as it is for Matthew's family, and for my family, for all of us, to go through, it opened up all of us to be better people and really think about who we are," Henderson said of Shepard's death in a prison interview Tuesday with The Associated Press. Still, he insisted, neither he nor McKinney was motivated by anti-gay hatred when they offered Shepard a ride home from a bar. Instead, he said, they were out to rob him of money and possibly drugs when they drove him to the edge of town on the night of Oct. 6, 1998. He described himself as a follower of others, including the more charismatic McKinney, and was afraid to lose face by doing more to prevent the crime or just going home. As Henderson drove, McKinney began pistol-whipping Shepard and took his wallet. Henderson tied Shepard to the fence after McKinney told him to do it, he said. Then they left Shepard in the frigid darkness. The next day, a mountain biker found him. He died less than a week later, on Oct. 12, 1998, at age 21. Facts of the case Henderson's remarks don't change the facts of the case, which include McKinney's confession to police, Marsden said. McKinney repeatedly used homosexual slurs in his confession, Marsden said. McKinney's lawyers also wanted to argue that Shepard caused McKinney to explode in a rage by putting his hand on McKinney's leg. The judge prohibited the "gay panic" defense. Because of overcrowding at Wyoming's maximum-security prison in Rawlins, Henderson and McKinney have served their time in multiple states. McKinney is now in a Mississippi prison and not agreeing to interview requests, according to the Wyoming Department of Corrections. Henderson, who pleaded guilty to avoid a possible death sentence, is serving his time at a medium-security prison in Torrington, a quiet farming-and-ranching town a few miles from the Nebraska line. He helps imprisoned hospice patients and trains shelter dogs so they can be adopted. "I think about Matthew every single day of my life. I think about him and every single one of those days that I've had that he hasn't had, his family hasn't had, his friends haven't had. I'm so, so ashamed I was ever part of this," Henderson said. The next Aaron, Russell One gay rights activist argues that Henderson has paid his dues for what he described as being "in the wrong place at the wrong time." "I think he has atoned. I think he has a contribution to make to society," said Malcolm Lazin, executive director of the Philadelphia-based LGBT group Equality Forum and a former federal prosecutor. Marsden pointed out that only Wyoming's governor could commute Henderson's sentence, a prospect that he called "super unlikely." Burlingame of the Wyoming Equality group said she believes in redemption but doubts Henderson has really atoned for the crime. She said her organization will continue its "unapologetic advocacy," reaching out to churches, businesses, legislators and regular citizens about their policies and attitudes. "For the last 20 years, the work of Wyoming Equality has really been this race, that we want to get to every LGBT person out there," Burlingame said. "But we're also trying to get to the next Aarons and the next Russells."
October 13, 2018 at 02:12PM
ファッショニスタのキュートなスマホを徹底調査！【iPhone case 2018】
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October 13, 2018 at 12:00PM
Archaeological Survey of Burma
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The '''Archaeological Survey of Burma''' was a government agency responsible for archaeological research, conservation and preservation of cultural monuments in Burma. It was established in 1902 by British authorities,<ref name=":0">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> following a visit by [[George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston|Lord Curzon]], [[Governor-General of India|Viceroy of India]] to [[Burma Province]] in 1901.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Several noted Burmese scholars, including [[Gordon Luce]] and [[Pe Maung Tin]], published for the agency.<ref name=":0" /> The functions of the agency has since been assumed by [[Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture (Myanmar)|Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture]]'s Department of Archaeology and National Museum.
== Publications ==
* ''Report of the Superintendent, Archaeological Survey, Burma''
* ''Report of the Director, Archaeological Survey of Burma''
== Directors ==
* Emil Forchhammer
* [[Taw Sein Ko]]
* [[Charles Duroiselle]]
* Lu Pe Win
* [[Aung Thaw]]
* Oak Gar
== See also ==
* [[Archaeological Survey of India]]
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== Publications ==
* ''Report of the Superintendent, Archaeological Survey, Burma''
* ''Report of the Director, Archaeological Survey of Burma''
== Directors ==
* Emil Forchhammer
* [[Taw Sein Ko]]
* [[Charles Duroiselle]]
* Lu Pe Win
* [[Aung Thaw]]
* Oak Gar
== See also ==
* [[Archaeological Survey of India]]
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October 13, 2018 at 12:35PM
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October 13, 2018 at 03:00AM
'First Man' Shows Personal Sacrifice, High Risk of Apollo 11 Mission
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'First Man' Shows Personal Sacrifice, High Risk of Apollo 11 Mission The world was watching, July 20, 1969, as a grainy black and white TV image showed American astronaut Neil Armstrong step onto the moon's surface and plant a U.S. flag. A new biopic follows his life, chronicling his courage, spirit of adventure and razor-sharp focus under pressure that paved the way to the historical Apollo 11 space mission. "First Man," also shows the years of comradeship, commitment and sacrifice that galvanized the American spirit and awed the world. Penelope Poulou reports.
October 13, 2018 at 11:40AM
Afghan Charlie Chaplin Overlooks Threats for People’s Happiness
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Afghan Charlie Chaplin Overlooks Threats for People's Happiness Known as the Afghan Charlie Chaplin, an Afghan artist who mimics the iconic actor Charlie Chaplin says his goal is to provide moments of happiness for people and a break from the ongoing violence that has plagued Afghanistan for the past four decades. Karim Asir, the 25-year-old Afghan artist, believes he is doing noble work by making people laugh. "My people are tired of war, and I am trying to create moments of joy and happiness to put a smile on their faces even if it is for a short period of time," Asir told VOA. Because of his oversized shoes, baggy trousers, cane and black derby hat, Asir earned the nickname of the Afghan Charlie Chaplin among many Afghans. Most do not know his real name. Asir primarily performs in Kabul, but he and his team travel to various parts of Afghanistan. Their eventual plan is to perform across the country even in volatile regions. WATCH: Afghan Charlie Chaplin on a Mission to Spread Happiness He told VOA that his dream is to see a peaceful Afghanistan where "people would speak about love and compassion, not war and violence." "I wish to see many of artists like myself performing in Afghanistan and making people of my war-torn country laugh. I desire to see them laugh together and spread love among each other," Asir added. How it started Asir was born years after his parents migrated to Iran to escape the civil war in Afghanistan in the 1990s. Growing up a refugee child in Iran, Asir said Charlie Chaplin's movies were a source of entertainment for him and other children his age. He said at the time he did not understand the great service that Chaplin was doing for millions of people around the world, but as he grew up he realized the importance of keeping people happy. In his teenage years, Asir decided that one day he would mimic Chaplin in Afghanistan and make his people smile and spread the message of humanity. Once the Taliban regime was overthrown by the U.S.-led coalition in late 2001 after the Sept. 11 terror attacks, Asir and his family returned to Afghanistan and settled in capital, Kabul, where he found the opportunity to do what he wanted to do all along. He started his artwork at Kabul University. "One day my professor at Kabul University told me not to walk like Charlie Chaplin. I asked him if my walking style was similar to Chaplin. He said yes it was. And it was then I told my professor that I have desired to follow in the footsteps," Asir said. "That's where my acting journey as the Afghan Charlie Chaplin began," Asir added. Militant threats The Afghan artist says he has been threatened several times by militants, but intimidation cannot stop him from putting a smile on people's faces. "Nothing can stop me from being an Afghan Charlie Chaplin or from trying to make my people laugh," he said. "One day, while performing in Kabul, our team was showered with stones. In another incident, our performance in one of the provinces was canceled after security forces warned us about a potential attack," he added. But Asir did say, "I am scared only for my audience's safety. I do not want them to get hurt while attending my stage shows." The Afghan Charlie Chaplin wants all warring sides to end the ongoing violence in the country and make peace. "Charlie Chaplin says that life can be wonderful if you're not afraid of it. We are in need of humanity, happiness and amusement, not war and violence. Let's give each other the gift of laughter, instead of bullets," he said.
October 13, 2018 at 11:27AM
DOJ, Sessions announce Chicago will get additional law enforcement resources, filed opposition to consent decree
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DOJ, Sessions announce Chicago will get additional law enforcement resources, filed opposition to consent decree Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday revealed that the Justice Department would be giving Chicago law enforcement additional resources to help combat crime and also filed a brief in opposition to a proposal to reform city policing practices.
October 13, 2018 at 11:17AM
Right-wing Brazil Candidate Commits to Free Press After Calling It ‘Trash'
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Right-wing Brazil Candidate Commits to Free Press After Calling It 'Trash' Brazil's leading presidential candidate vowed to defend freedom of the press after his tirades against the media and reports of his supporters attacking journalists raised fears that civil liberties might suffer if he is elected. Soon after describing the media as "trash" in a Thursday tweet, far-right congressman and former army captain Jair Bolsonaro turned around and called journalists "friends," pledging to defend their work. "When they cover the facts, without political activism and partiality, the media fulfill the valuable role of informing people," he said on Twitter, adding "WE ARE AGAINST ANY TYPE OF SOCIAL CONTROL OF THE MEDIA AND INTERNET." Like U.S. President Donald Trump, whose 2016 campaign he has emulated, Bolsonaro has derided critical press coverage as "fake news" and connected directly with supporters on social media, where he posts video chats, retweets right-wing outlets and suggests the media is part of a corrupt system out to stop him. In a Friday interview, his presidential rival, leftist Fernando Haddad, criticized Bolsonaro's campaign for "fostering a culture of violence." Bolsonaro suspended campaign events after surviving a knife attack during a rally last month, but still rode a wave of anger over political graft, rising violence and a weak economy to win 46 percent of first-round votes on Sunday. Opinion polls show him with a double-digit lead over Haddad ahead of the Oct. 28 run-off. In Brazil's most bitterly polarized election since the end of military rule in 1985, Bolsonaro's stabbing by a mentally disturbed man has been the most prominent in a string of violent acts hanging over the race. Some incidents involve his supporters allegedly attacking or threatening journalists, along with gay people and other minorities that he has denigrated. Some of his comments have led to him facing federal charges of hate speech, which he has dismissed as politically motivated. On Thursday, a car transporting Haddad was blocked by a pick-up truck in BrasÃlia, according to his communication staff. The unidentified occupants of the vehicle shouted epithets against Haddad, his aides said. Haddad said a man had been identified in connection with the incident and is being monitored by police. Climate of fear Since the impeachment of former President Dilma Rousseff, which Haddad's Workers Party (PT) called a media-supported "coup," crowds at leftist rallies have also been accused of intimidating camera crews from major TV stations. However, many reporters say the animosity from Bolsonaro supporters has been more intense, targeting specific journalists for social media attacks that have led to physical confrontations. "There is no doubt we've had violent episodes and a growing climate of fear," said Diego Escosteguy, former editor-in-chief of newsweekly Epoca and critic of the PT. "Journalists, blacks, women, transsexuals, gays, PT voters — many are afraid," he tweeted on Friday. "That fear is not paranoia. It is the result of what Bolsonaro and his allies say — and what the candidate does not say." The Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (Abraji) has identified more than 60 instances of physical violence or its imminent threat against journalists during the campaign and more than 70 cases of online persecution. Bolsonaro attempted to address the issue during a rare news conference in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, although his efforts were undercut by supporters in the room. "Members of the press, or maybe I should say 'friends,' ... we're going to guarantee the freedom of the press," he said. "We want for you to really be independent, and be responsible in everything that you write," he added. But when it was the turn of a female reporter from newspaper Folha de S.Paulo to ask a question, she was hissed and booed by his supporters, prompting party leader Gustavo Bebianno to remind them of their commitment to a free press. Folha broke news of police investigating a senior Bolsonaro aide this week. Regarding the aggressions allegedly carried out by his supporters, Bolsonaro said he had zero tolerance. "If by any chance it was somebody who voted for me, I reject that sort of vote. They committed a crime, they'll have to pay," he said. "My people are not disseminating hate."
October 13, 2018 at 10:40AM
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October 13, 2018 at 09:00AM
The 2020 Commission Report on the North Korean Nuclear Attacks Against the United States
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PvOberstein: Williams, John (August 5, 2018). "Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: Imagining the Unimaginable in a Nuclear-War Novel". The New York Times.
'''The 2020 Commission Report on the North Korean Nuclear Attacks Against the United States''' is a novel by [[Jeffrey Lewis (academic)|Jeffrey Lewis]] describing a hypothetical [[nuclear attack]] by [[North Korea]] against the [[United States of America]], published by [[Mariner Books]]. It is written in the style of a government report written in the aftermath of the conflict, in 2023.
==Plot==
The conflict begins unintentionally, with a North Korean [[KN-06]] unit near the [[Korean Demilitarized Zone]] shooting down a civilian [[Air Busan]] [[Airbus A320]] which had drifted off-course, having mistaken it for a U.S. [[stealth aircraft]]. [[President of South Korea|South Korean President]] [[Moon Jae-in]] orders a retaliatory attack on North Korea without the approval of the United States, firing six missiles at the Headquarters of the [[Korean People's Army Air and Anti-Air Force]] near [[Pyongyang]] and a residence of [[Kim Jong-un]].
Following the missile attack, North Korea's leadership, lacking communications infrastructure, misinterprets [[Twitter#Tweets|Tweets]] from U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] so as to believe that a [[decapitation strike]] is in-progress.<ref name="tellus"></ref> North Korea launches nuclear missiles in the hopes of starving off further U.S.-South Korean attacks, with nuclear bombs detonating over [[Seoul]], [[Busan]], and [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]], as well as launching missiles at military targets in [[Guam]] and [[Okinawa]].
The United States launches a retaliatory conventional strike on North Korea, but fail to locate the vehicle-mobile [[intercontinental ballistic missiles]] in North Korea's arsenal. North Korea proceeds to launch 13 nuclear-tipped missiles at the United States. The [[Ground-Based Interceptor|Ground-Based Interceptors]] at [[Fort Greely]] fail to intercept the incoming ICBMs, which detonate over [[Honolulu, Hawaii]], [[Jupiter, Florida]], and [[Manhattan, New York]]. President Trump evacuates from [[Mar-a-Lago]] aboard [[Air Force One]], narrowly avoiding the nuclear explosion. Kim Jong-un subsequently commits suicide at a bunker in [[Myohyangsan]], and [[Mike Pence]] succeeds Trump as [[President of the United States]].
==Reception==
The book received positive reviews, with [[Julian Borger]] of ''[[The Guardian]]'' comparing it to nuclear war stories ''[[Dr. Strangelove]]'' and ''[[On the Beach (1959 film)|On the Beach]]''.<ref name="Borger"></ref> ''[[The Economist]]'' observed that "The terrifying thing about "The 2020 Commission Report" is how much of it is real".<ref name="economist"></ref>
==References==
[[Category:2018 American novels]]
[[Category:American war novels]]
[[Category:Nuclear war and weapons in popular culture]]
==Plot==
The conflict begins unintentionally, with a North Korean [[KN-06]] unit near the [[Korean Demilitarized Zone]] shooting down a civilian [[Air Busan]] [[Airbus A320]] which had drifted off-course, having mistaken it for a U.S. [[stealth aircraft]]. [[President of South Korea|South Korean President]] [[Moon Jae-in]] orders a retaliatory attack on North Korea without the approval of the United States, firing six missiles at the Headquarters of the [[Korean People's Army Air and Anti-Air Force]] near [[Pyongyang]] and a residence of [[Kim Jong-un]].
Following the missile attack, North Korea's leadership, lacking communications infrastructure, misinterprets [[Twitter#Tweets|Tweets]] from U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] so as to believe that a [[decapitation strike]] is in-progress.<ref name="tellus"></ref> North Korea launches nuclear missiles in the hopes of starving off further U.S.-South Korean attacks, with nuclear bombs detonating over [[Seoul]], [[Busan]], and [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]], as well as launching missiles at military targets in [[Guam]] and [[Okinawa]].
The United States launches a retaliatory conventional strike on North Korea, but fail to locate the vehicle-mobile [[intercontinental ballistic missiles]] in North Korea's arsenal. North Korea proceeds to launch 13 nuclear-tipped missiles at the United States. The [[Ground-Based Interceptor|Ground-Based Interceptors]] at [[Fort Greely]] fail to intercept the incoming ICBMs, which detonate over [[Honolulu, Hawaii]], [[Jupiter, Florida]], and [[Manhattan, New York]]. President Trump evacuates from [[Mar-a-Lago]] aboard [[Air Force One]], narrowly avoiding the nuclear explosion. Kim Jong-un subsequently commits suicide at a bunker in [[Myohyangsan]], and [[Mike Pence]] succeeds Trump as [[President of the United States]].
==Reception==
The book received positive reviews, with [[Julian Borger]] of ''[[The Guardian]]'' comparing it to nuclear war stories ''[[Dr. Strangelove]]'' and ''[[On the Beach (1959 film)|On the Beach]]''.<ref name="Borger"></ref> ''[[The Economist]]'' observed that "The terrifying thing about "The 2020 Commission Report" is how much of it is real".<ref name="economist"></ref>
==References==
[[Category:2018 American novels]]
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[[Category:Nuclear war and weapons in popular culture]]
October 13, 2018 at 10:39AM
Richard E. Tremblay
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Richard E. Tremblay
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'''Richard Ernest Tremblay''' (born November 23, 1944)<ref></ref> is a Canadian child psychologist and Professor of Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Psychology at the [[University of Montreal]], where he holds the [[Canada Research Chair]] in [[child development]]. He has also served as director of the [[Research Unit on Children's Psychosocial Maladjustment]], a multidisciplinary research unit funded by the University of Montreal, [[Laval University]], and [[McGill University]], since it was founded in 1984.<ref name=hceo/><ref name=nouvelles/> His research has focused on the development of [[aggressive behavior]] in children and the potential for [[early intervention]] programs to reduce the chances of children turning to crime in adulthood.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
Tremblay received his [[B.A.]] from the [[University of Ottawa]], where he majored in [[physical education]]<ref name=hceo></ref> and played as a goal tender for the [[Ottawa Gee-Gees]], the school's [[ice hockey]] team.<ref name=interview>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> He subsequently received his [[master's degree]] from the University of Montreal and his [[Ph.D.]] from the [[University of London]].<ref name=hceo/>
In 2002, Tremblay received the [[Jacques Rousseau Award]] from the [[Association francophone pour le savoir]], and in 2003, he received the [[Innis-Gérin Medal]] from the [[Royal Society of Canada]]. In 2017, he received the 2017 [[Stockholm Prize in Criminology]] for his work studying [[delinquency]] in children, making him the first Canadian to receive this prize.<ref name=nouvelles>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Also in 2017, he received the [[Prix Marie-Andrée-Bertrand]] from the [[government of Québec]].<ref></ref> He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada<ref name=interview/> and the Molson Fellow of the [[Canadian Institute for Advanced Research]].<ref></ref>
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Tremblay received his [[B.A.]] from the [[University of Ottawa]], where he majored in [[physical education]]<ref name=hceo></ref> and played as a goal tender for the [[Ottawa Gee-Gees]], the school's [[ice hockey]] team.<ref name=interview>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> He subsequently received his [[master's degree]] from the University of Montreal and his [[Ph.D.]] from the [[University of London]].<ref name=hceo/>
In 2002, Tremblay received the [[Jacques Rousseau Award]] from the [[Association francophone pour le savoir]], and in 2003, he received the [[Innis-Gérin Medal]] from the [[Royal Society of Canada]]. In 2017, he received the 2017 [[Stockholm Prize in Criminology]] for his work studying [[delinquency]] in children, making him the first Canadian to receive this prize.<ref name=nouvelles>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Also in 2017, he received the [[Prix Marie-Andrée-Bertrand]] from the [[government of Québec]].<ref></ref> He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada<ref name=interview/> and the Molson Fellow of the [[Canadian Institute for Advanced Research]].<ref></ref>
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October 13, 2018 at 10:23AM
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'''Stavros Mendros''' is an American politician from [[Maine]].<ref>https://ift.tt/2CK3iDe> He represented [[Lewiston, Maine|Lewiston]] in the [[Maine House of Representatives]] from 1998 to 2002.<ref>https://ift.tt/2Cc592M>
October 13, 2018 at 10:20AM
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Plugged In With Greta Van Susteren: Stuart Eizenstat VOA contributor Greta Van Susteren interviews Stuart Eizenstat, who was an aide to former President Jimmy Carter during his administration and is the author of "President Carter: The White House Years." Eizenstat, offering an insider's perspective, says his objective was to give a complete assessment of the mistakes and the failures of the Carter administration (1977-81), but also the successes that he says have not been appreciated.
October 13, 2018 at 09:45AM
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US Envoy to UN: Israel, Syria to Reopen Golan Crossing Israel, Syria and the United Nations have agreed to open the Quneitra crossing in the Golan Heights on Monday, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Friday. Haley said in a statement that the opening "will allow U.N. peacekeepers to step up their efforts to prevent hostilities in the Golan Heights region." The United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) has been monitoring operations in a demilitarized zone established in 1974 between the Israeli-occupied Golan and the Syrian sector, but the peacekeeping mission was disrupted by Syria's civil war. Israel captured the Golan Heights in the 1967 Middle East war and fought Syria again on the strategic plateau in a 1973 conflict. "We look to both Israel and Syria to provide U.N. peacekeepers the access they need as well as assurances of their safety. We also call on Syria to take the necessary steps so UNDOF can safely and effectively deploy and patrol without interference," Haley said. Military police from Russia, a major ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, have been patrolling on the Syrian side of Quneitra. Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman visited the Israeli side of the crossing Sept. 27. He said then that in the past, traffic through Quneitra mainly comprised shipments into Syria of apples grown by Druze farmers on the Israeli-controlled Golan, and the entry of brides for partners on both sides of the armistice line.
October 13, 2018 at 09:31AM
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October 13, 2018 at 09:22AM
Princess Charlotte takes a tumble at Princess Eugenie's royal wedding
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Princess Charlotte takes a tumble at Princess Eugenie's royal wedding A gorgeous, giggling group of royal youngsters stole the show when they arrived to play their part in the bridal party.
October 12, 2018 at 11:49PM
Alaska Natives to Congress: Expand Violence Against Women Act
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Alaska Natives to Congress: Expand Violence Against Women Act On his Facebook page, a father grieves the loss of his 10-year-old daughter, whom he had affectionately nicknamed "Dimples." Her body was found last month in the remote tundra outside of Kotzebue, a northwest Alaska town that has been home to the Inupiat people for centuries. A 41-year-old man from the same community has been charged with her kidnapping, sexual assault and murder. "I want to dig her grave so badly just to be with her," the father posted this past week, expressing grief that is all too common in the face of an epidemic of violence against Alaska Native (AN) women and girls. AN rights advocates are urging the U.S. Congress to reauthorize the 1994 Violence Against Women Act, or VAWA, for a fourth time with amendments. "We're hoping that there will be some specific inclusions in the upcoming law that will add some protections for Alaska," said Michelle Demmert, chief justice for the Tlingit and Haida tribes and a legal consultant at the Alaska Native Women's Resource Center. Inadequate law enforcement Alaska is home to 229 federally recognized tribes. Only one tribe lives on a federal reservation; the rest live in rural villages run by corporations and are not included in "Indian Country," the legal term for land set aside and administered by the U.S. government. Because of this, their legal jurisdiction is limited to internal matters such as adoption, custody or divorce. The state of Alaska has jurisdiction over all criminal and civil matters; the FBI may intervene in more serious cases. Today, roughly 300 Alaska state troopers cover a state one-fifth the size of the entire lower 48. Unarmed village police and public safety officers provide basic law enforcement in some AN villages, but turnover is high. "Nearly 30 percent of our communities lack any law enforcement presence at all," said Demmert. "Some of the [police] response can be hours away or days away, depending on distance, weather factors and other complications that can make weather challenging." As a result, Alaska Native women are victimized at alarming rates: More than four in five AN women will experience physical, sexual or emotional violence in their lifetimes, according to the U.S. Justice Department. AN women suffer domestic violence at a rate 10 times greater than women in any other state and suffer physical assault at a rate up to 12 times greater, according to the Indian Law and Order Commission. AN women constitute nearly half of all reported rape victims. Of 12 females murdered in Alaska in 2016, eight were Native, according to the Violence Policy Center. A 2003 study on sexual assaults in Anchorage revealed that more than half of the suspects were non-Native. "Alaska tends to get some of the end-of-the-roader kind of people who move here and know they are beyond or above the law," said Diane Benson, a member of the Tlingit tribe and an assistant professor of Alaska Native studies and rural development at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. "A lot of people come in and out of the state for work and aren't as invested in the community." Benson is a sexual assault survivor who advocates on behalf of fellow survivors. "I was molested as a child in foster care. Then, at age 18, I was brutally raped and shot in the leg by a non-Native man who actually targeted Native girls," she said. Two years later, she was raped in another state. None of her attackers ever served jail time, she said, citing a 2007 report on violence against American Indian/NA women by Amnesty International, which suggested AN victims are frequently denied justice on the basis of gender and indigenous identity. Few statistics exist to back the claim, although the Anchorage study revealed that out of 282 cases in 2001, only 40 arrests were made. Judicial bias? In August 2017, Justin Schneider, a non-Native, kidnapped, strangled to unconsciousness and performed a sexual act on a Native American woman in Anchorage. Schneider struck a deal with prosecutors and in September, Superior Court Judge Michael Corey sentenced him to two years in jail, suspending one. Because Schneider had already spent a year under house arrest, he walked free. The verdict sparked outrage and calls for Corey's removal. "The fact that Schneider was slapped on the wrist was insulting and outrageous, but I think it's really symptomatic of law enforcement's lack of response to violence against indigenous women," said Demmert. "We just are not valued as human beings." The state said the sentence was consistent with the law. In 1994, Congress passed the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) to strengthen penalties for perpetrators and fund victim services. Reauthorized in 2013, it was set to expire September 30, but was extended through December 7 under a stopgap spending bill signed by U.S. President Donald Trump. In 2013, the Senate proposed granting broader jurisdictions to tribal courts, but Republicans rejected the idea. The Trump administration has shown little support for the idea, and no such provisions are included in the pending legislation. Demmert is hoping that when Congress debates VAWA in December, it will amend the definition of "Indian Country" to include AN allotments and villages and directly fund tribal courts and victims' services.
October 12, 2018 at 11:30PM
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October 12, 2018 at 06:00PM
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October 12, 2018 at 02:00PM
Meghan Markle attends Princess Eugenie's royal wedding wearing Givenchy
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October 12, 2018 at 07:52PM
In Black Neighborhoods, Trump’s Economic Boasts Ring Hollow
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In Black Neighborhoods, Trump's Economic Boasts Ring Hollow It's one of President Donald Trump's favorite talking points in promoting his administration's success: the record low rate of black unemployment. But on a recent sunny afternoon in Vernon Park in Philadelphia's Germantown neighborhood, that victory seemed hollow. As children laughed on the playground, several black men — some out of work, others homeless — sat or slept on benches nearby. Similar scenes play out across America and are backed by data that counter the positive picture Trump often paints in campaign-style rallies before largely white audiences. When asked what he makes of Trump's claim that black Americans are faring better under his administration, construction company owner and Germantown resident Carlton Washington replied, "Where at? Calabasas?" The retort was a reference to controversial rapper Kanye West, who had lunch with Trump at the White House Thursday afternoon. Over roasted chicken, fingerling potatoes and sauteed asparagus, the two discussed crime in Chicago, more possible presidential pardons, job creation and the black unemployment rate. Black unemployment According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate for black Americans in September was 6 percent. That's down from a high of 21.2 percent in January 1983, but is still nearly double the overall national unemployment rate of 3.7 percent. The unemployment rate belies the on-the-ground reality for many African-Americans, according to experts. "The rates are improving. There's a question of whether his policies created that improvement," said Andre Perry of the Brookings Institution, whose research focuses on black communities. "My question is: What kind of jobs are people working in?" While black employment may have improved, that hasn't translated into broader economic gains. That's partly because African-Americans are still disproportionately toiling in lower-quality jobs. Black people make up roughly one-fifth of those working in temporary jobs, a figure that hasn't changed much in the past five years, even as the economy has improved. Just 12 percent of all Americans are black. Income gap And last year, Trump's first in office, the income gap between whites and blacks widened slightly. The typical African-American household earned $40,258, down 0.2 percent from a year earlier, while white households saw an income gain of 2.6 percent, to $68,145. The racial wealth gap has also worsened even as unemployment rates have come down. The median net worth of a white household was 10 times that of a black household in 2016, the latest data available. That's up from seven times in 2004. Perry noted that the national unemployment rate doesn't take into account underperforming geographic regions or demographic groups. "What does full employment mean to a black man in Baltimore? To youth in Chicago?" Perry said. "What are you doing to bring opportunities to black neighborhoods, to create wealth? I don't see those signs of the economy." Different neighborhood Philadelphia City Councilwoman Cindy Bass, whose district includes Germantown, remembers shopping with her family as a child along the neighborhood's then-main economic corridor, where residents could buy food, get their hair done and find a pair of sneakers or a new outfit all within a few blocks during the 1970s and 1980s. The area is much different today, with less activity and fewer businesses and the jobs that came with them. "I don't know what he's claiming credit for," said Bass, looking toward Germantown and Chelten avenues. "His numbers are fake news, as far as I'm concerned." Bass said Trump's continued assertion that black America is recovering is an insult. "People are struggling, and to not give any sort of recognition of that, and to say that everything's OK, everybody's working, everybody's doing well, is just not true. When you look at our communities, you see something completely different. When was the last time he's been to any neighborhood that is even similar to a Germantown?" High poverty rate In Germantown, a neighborhood that is 80 percent black, the median income is $28,046, less than half the national average, according to the census. The poverty rate is 34 percent, nearly three times the national rate of 12.7 percent. More than 20 percent of residents make less than $10,000, and 60 percent of families live on less than $50,000. That number obscures those who have dropped out of the labor market, who are doing cash-only jobs or who have gone underground. Carlton Washington sees many of them in his business and teen mentoring program. The 36-year-old lifelong Philadelphian learned construction from his mentor and tries to help those he can. In addition to his regular crew of about 10 workers, he has a list of about 50 unemployed or underemployed men who could help out at job sites. "If they're not available, I just go throughout the neighborhood and try to find guys to put a little money in their pocket for the day," Washington said, adding that a day's work might earn $50 to $60 for tasks ranging from demolition to more skilled labor like electrical work, plumbing or carpentry. "It's not much, by the time you drive to the job site and get back, that's probably spent on a couple of groceries for dinner that night and gas," Washington said. "All of them have families, are married, have multiple children. As much as you want to help them, it's really no help." Trump visit Washington said he would like to see Trump visit a neighborhood like his the next time he holds a rally in a state with a major city, to see what he sees on the ground, every day. "Sitting in this park, we're talking about the middle of the day, and about 20 people are sitting here unemployed, drinking, drowning their misery," Washington said. "He's not coming to these areas, so to even speak on the black unemployment rate, it's almost like an NFL player speaking on something going on in baseball. You don't play baseball."
October 12, 2018 at 06:59PM
Russia Space Agency: Astronauts Will Likely Fly in Spring
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Russia Space Agency: Astronauts Will Likely Fly in Spring The head of Russia's space agency said Friday that two astronauts who survived the midair failure of a Russian rocket would fly again and would provisionally travel to the International Space Station (ISS) in spring of next year. Dmitry Rogozin, the head of Russian space agency Roscosmos, was speaking a day after Russian cosmonaut Alexei Ovchinin and American Nick Hague made a dramatic emergency landing in Kazakhstan after the failure of the Soyuz rocket carrying them to the orbital ISS. Rogozin Friday posted a picture on Twitter of himself next to the two astronauts and said they had now arrived in Moscow. Both men escaped unscathed and feel fine, Roscosmos has said. The mishap occurred as the first and second stages of a Russian rocket separated shortly after the launch from Kazakhstan's Soviet-era cosmodrome of Baikonur. Thursday's accident was the first serious launch problem experienced by a manned Soyuz space mission since 1983, when a crew narrowly escaped before a launch pad explosion. The Interfax news agency Friday cited a source familiar with the Russian investigation as saying that a faulty valve had caused the first stage of the Soyuz-FG rocket to malfunction even though the valve had been properly checked before take-off. NASA has relied on Russian rockets to ferry astronauts to the space station since the United States retired its Space Shuttle program in 2011, although the agency has announced plans for a test flight carrying two astronauts on a SpaceX commercial rocket next April. Space is an area of cooperation between the United States and Russia at a time of fraught relations. Asked about the mishap, President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House he was "not worried" that American astronauts have to rely on Russia to get into space. Moscow has suspended all manned space launches, while Rogozin has ordered a state commission to investigate what went wrong. Russia's Investigative Committee has also opened a criminal investigation into the matter. Unmanned launches of the Progress spacecraft, which carry food and other supplies to the ISS and use the same rocket system as Soyuz, might also be suspended, Interfax has said. WATCH: US-Russian Space Crew Makes Emergency Landing
October 12, 2018 at 06:04PM
ラティス、FPGAベースのAIスタックを拡張
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October 12, 2018 at 03:00PM
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'''Rosianne Cutajar''' (born ) is a Maltese politician of the [[Labour Party (Malta)|Labour Party]]. She is a member of the [[Parliament of Malta]] representing the Sixth District [[electoral division (Malta)|electoral division]].<ref name="parlt"></ref> She was elected in a "casual election" on 20 June 2017 after the [[Maltese general election, 2017]] of 3 June 2017, following the resignation of [[Silvio Schembri]] who had been elected for both the Sixth and Seventh Districts.<ref name="GE2017"></ref>
she was the youngest member of the parliament. She had previously been mayor of [[Qormi]], and had been the youngest female mayor elected in Malta.<ref name="vassallo">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
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she was the youngest member of the parliament. She had previously been mayor of [[Qormi]], and had been the youngest female mayor elected in Malta.<ref name="vassallo">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
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October 12, 2018 at 05:43PM
Pik Botha, Apartheid-Era Minister, Dies in South Africa
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Pik Botha, Apartheid-Era Minister, Dies in South Africa Pik Botha, South Africa's foreign minister in the last years of apartheid, has died at the age 86. Botha's son, Roelof, Friday told South Africa's eNCA news outlet that his father died at his home after an illness. Pik Botha was a prominent figure in the country's white minority government at the height of the struggle against apartheid that ended with all-race elections in 1994. He defended the actions of his government but also recognized the need for change, becoming minister of mineral and energy affairs under Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid leader who became president.
October 12, 2018 at 05:12PM
National Law Enforcement Museum honors the 'very dangerous job' brave officers perform every day
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National Law Enforcement Museum honors the 'very dangerous job' brave officers perform every day The National Law Enforcement Museum in D.C.'s Judiciary Square finally opens its doors to the public on Saturday.
October 12, 2018 at 05:00PM
東ロボくんでわかった日本の課題と、パーソナルAIフレームワーク - eSOL Technology Forum 2018
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実際に、同プロジェクトによって開発が進められたAI「東ロボくん」は、2016年には国公立大学やMARCH・関関同立レベルの一部の学科に合格できるほどの学力 ...
October 12, 2018 at 12:33PM
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October 12, 2018 at 12:10PM
AIやブロックチェーンは幻滅期へ--ガートナー、日本の最新ハイプ・サイクルを発表
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2018年現在、「モバイル」「ソーシャル」「クラウド」はある意味、利用して当たり前のものになりつつあり、モノのインターネット（IoT）、人工知能（AI）、ブロックチェーン ...
October 12, 2018 at 12:00PM
AIやブロックチェーンは幻滅期へ、ガートナーが発表
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ガートナー ジャパンは2018年10月11日、「日本におけるテクノロジのハイプサイクル：2018年」を発表し、日本のICT市場でITリーダーがデジタルビジネスを推進 ...
October 12, 2018 at 11:15AM
Japan Dials Up Pressure on China Over Southeast Asian Sea
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Japan Dials Up Pressure on China Over Southeast Asian Sea Warfare exercises in the disputed South China Sea over the past two months reveal a sustained, long-term escalation of Japanese activity in a region where Tokyo has strategic interests that include keeping Beijing in check. In September a Japanese submarine, helicopter carrier and two destroyers explored the sea contested by six governments, with China the most militarily powerful. The exercise is part of a two-month initiative called Indo Southeast Asia Deployment 2018, designed to promote "interoperability with our partner navies," the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force says on its website. Then, on Monday, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged to work with Vietnam on security in the South China Sea. Two days earlier his forces had held a beach-storming drill with their counterparts in the Philippines. Japan lacks a claim to the South China Sea, a 3.5 million-square-kilometer waterway stretching from Hong Kong to Borneo, as Vietnam and the Philippines do. But it wants to keep shipping lanes and other resource channels open, while muting China's growing control that includes artificial islands for military infrastructure. Tokyo, a U.S. ally, also vies with Beijing in a separate dispute over the East China Sea. "Clearly Japan wants to send a message to Beijing that China doesn't get to do anything it wants in the South China Sea," said Jeffrey Kingston, history instructor at Temple University Japan. "They are forging relationships with other nations in the region, conducting joint naval exercises, all of this to in a way show Beijing that we are not going to just let you claim the South China Sea as Lake China." "These exercises are going to become the new norm," he said. Trend of escalation Japan started intensifying ties in Southeast Asia, including to countries around the South China Sea, some 20 years ago as China began expanding its own economic relations in the same region. Japan has cut back its development aid to China since 1999 and raised the amounts given to Southeast Asia, some of it to build transport infrastructure before China does. About one-third of the world's marine shipping traffic passes through the South China Sea, making it crucial to Japan's acquisition of raw materials and export of manufactured goods. In the Philippines, Japan agreed in March to lend money to Manila's first subway system. It has also helped rebuild Marawi, a Philippine city partly destroyed by civil war in 2017. "For the longest time Japan has been acting as a good friend of the Philippines in terms of the economy, and then reconstruction for instance in Marawi, so in a way I think one of the tactics of Japan is to maintain its friendly policy in the area," said Maria Ela Atienza, political science professor at University of the Philippines Diliman. Alliance building Last year Japan vowed to work closely with Australia, India and the United States to keep the sea open internationally. Japan hopes other countries agree on international maritime "norms," said Stephen Nagy, senior associate professor in politics and international studies at International Christian University in Tokyo. Japan is expected to sustain its own missions in the sea so it becomes increasingly connected with coastal states. Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan, Vietnam and the Philippines claim all or parts of the South China Sea but lack the economic or military clout that China has used to fortify its tiny islands over the past five to 10 years. In June Japan offered a $23 million grant to Indonesia for building ports on islands that face the South China Sea. Two years ago it extended loans and grants to the Philippines for patrol ships. A Japanese submarine visited Vietnam last month. Japan wants to help Southeast Asia, which in turn looks to Japan "as a counter balance," Nagy said. "There's a strategic partnership engagement, establishing their own security footprint within the region and forging a consensus on how international law should be obeyed by countries within the region, and it's all targeted at China," he said. Chinese reaction China protested Japan's submarine activities last month, saying they took place in waters that China claims. State-run news website Chinadaily.com said the mission "was testing one of China's red lines." China claims about 90 percent of the sea. But in the longer term China will try to build stronger Japan ties because it's now sparring with the United States over trade, scholars expect. The U.S. government has approved import tariffs this year covering $250 billion in Chinese goods. China hopes to "turn down heat on Japan" because the United States is Beijing's "biggest headache now" Kingston said. Japan for its part will engage China to show it can "smile and growl at the same time," he added.
October 12, 2018 at 02:41PM
ファーウェイがAIの未来を加速するAtlasインテリジェントコンピューティングプラットフォームを発表
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【上海2018年10月11日PR Newswire＝共同通信JBN】ファーウェイ（Huawei、華為技術）は11日のHUAWEI CONNECT 2018で、Huawei AscendシリーズのAI ...
October 12, 2018 at 11:15AM
最先端のAI技術を活用した音声ポストプロダクション代行サービス『AIボイスクリーニング』を2018年10月 ...
最先端のAI技術を活用した音声ポストプロダクション代行サービス『AIボイスクリーニング』を2018年10月 ...
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アイ・ペアーズ株式会社（本社：東京都新宿区、代表取締役社長：伊藤 衛）はこの度、自社開発の人工知能（AI）を活用したスピーディで高品質な音声ポスト ...
October 12, 2018 at 10:30AM
10業種に対応する画像解析AIサービス、300種以上の学習済みモデルをプリセット
10業種に対応する画像解析AIサービス、300種以上の学習済みモデルをプリセット
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オプティムは2018年10月11日、東京都内で会見を開き、AI（人工知能）画像解析技術で各業界特有の課題解決を実現するパッケージサービス「AI Camera」を ...
October 12, 2018 at 10:07AM
Samsung A7 2018
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Samsung A7 2018
October 12, 2018 at 11:00AM
Kim Yong-sik (disambiguation)
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Kim Yong-sik (disambiguation)
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'''Kim Yong-sik''' (김용식) may also refer to:
*[[Kim Yong-sik]] (1910–1985), South Korean footballer
*[[Kim Yong-shik]] (1913–1995), South Korean diplomat
*[[Kim Yong-sik (wrestler)]] (김영식; born 1967), North Korean sport wrestler
==See also==
*[[Kim Young-sik]] (김영식)
*[[Kim Yong-sik]] (1910–1985), South Korean footballer
*[[Kim Yong-shik]] (1913–1995), South Korean diplomat
*[[Kim Yong-sik (wrestler)]] (김영식; born 1967), North Korean sport wrestler
==See also==
*[[Kim Young-sik]] (김영식)
October 12, 2018 at 11:38AM
Court Case Looks at Detention of Immigrants Who Served Time for Crimes
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Court Case Looks at Detention of Immigrants Who Served Time for Crimes This week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard the Trump administration argue for extensive government authority to detain certain immigrants who served sentences for committing crimes, even years after leaving prison. In the case, Nielsen v. Preap, the plaintiffs included two legal permanent residents (or green card holders) involved in separate lawsuits filed in 2013. Mony Preap, a Cambodian immigrant, was convicted of marijuana possession, and Bassam Yusuf Khoury, a Palestinian immigrant, was convicted of attempting to manufacture a controlled substance. "A criminal alien does not become exempt from mandatory detention by the happenstance that [the U.S. Department of Homeland Security] did not arrest them immediately or promptly after they got out of jail or prison," Zachary Tripp, assistant to the solicitor general at the U.S. Department of Justice, told the nine justices Wednesday. Immigration law Immigration law allows for immigrants convicted of certain offenses to be held indefinitely under mandatory detention during their deportation process. They can also be held without a bond hearing after completing their sentences. The immigrants in class suits, mostly green card holders, say they should get hearings where they can present their arguments for their release while deportation proceedings against them are ongoing. Inside the court, Justice Stephen Breyer pointed out that the United States "gives every triple ax murderer a bail hearing. But these people don't, OK?" "Why would the government really care? Why does the government care? Why wouldn't it want to say, 'OK, we'll give him a bail hearing'? The baddies will be in jail, and the ones who are no risk won't be," Breyer said. Tripp replied that the "real concern," and the one that Congress was getting at when writing the statute, is that "criminal aliens are going to flee" and eventually "going to re-offend." 'Perpetual punishment' Those affected by the law are not always picked up by immigration authorities immediately after being released. Khalil Cumberbatch is the associate vice president at the Fortune Society in New York City and a legal permanent resident from Guyana. His family moved to the United States when he was 4 years old. At 20, he was convicted of robbery. While in prison, Cumberbatch decided to finish college. After his release in 2010, he got married, had two daughters, completed parole and received a bachelor's degree. Four years later, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers under the Obama administration showed up at his doorstep. He was one week from getting a master's degree in social work. ICE reminded him of his old conviction, for which he had served his sentence, and detained him for five months in New Jersey. "In this country, there is a strong idea and a strong embracing of the idea of perpetual punishment," Cumberbatch told VOA. "That someone can forever, always, be held accountable for something that they did." After support from his community, Cumberbatch was released from detention and was eventually pardoned by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. "There is an entire system that exists to hold someone accountable. ... Then you go into that system, and that system treats you however they treat you while inside. You are then released, and you achieve all of the goals that the system set forth. Successfully completed parole. Pay supervision fee. Pee in a cup, whenever they need you to ... and say you completed all of that. One would argue that on some level, you've achieved rehabilitation," he said. "Now, we're saying that we have a system in place that we trust to a certain extent, except for when you're not a citizen, because then there's this extra level of punishment," Cumberbatch said. Reasonable amount of time Just like the Obama administration, the Trump administration also argued against hearings for people convicted of any crimes and affected by the law. Government officials interpret immigration law to mean that detention is mandatory for convicted immigrants, whether they are picked up a day, 48 hours or years after they are released. Justice Neil Gorsuch asked Tripp if there was "any limit on the government's power?" "We understand that to be a continuing obligation. It does not lapse," Tripp said. To Cecillia Wang, deputy legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union, who is representing the immigrants in the case, immigration law should "stay true to the words Congress wrote." She asked the court to affirm the 9th Circuit ruling in this case, which said that a "reasonable degree of immediacy is appropriate when arresting an immigrant after he or she was released from jail." Wang said she believed Gorsuch saw a "problem" with her interpretation. Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor asked questions that appeared to side with the immigrants. "Are you saying, Mr. Tripp, that there's no constitutional claim as to any of these people, even if a person has been out for 15 years, has established ties in the community? Are you saying that there's no constitutional problem with that?" Kagan asked. Justice Samuel Alito said bail hearings were unreliable. "Congress, wisely or not, thought that this class of aliens was dangerous, and they should not be trusted," he said. On his second day of arguments on the Supreme Court, Justice Brett Kavanaugh told Wang that Congress "did not put in a time limit" in the law. "Justice Kavanaugh, we're not asking you to superimpose a time limit. We're asking you to give meaning to all the words of the statute that Congress enacted," Wang said. The ACLU opposed Kavanaugh's nomination. A ruling is expected in June 2019.
October 12, 2018 at 11:10AM
Who is Jamal Khashoggi?
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Who is Jamal Khashoggi? One of the most influential Arab journalists in the world, Jamal Khashoggi, went missing after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul last week. Turkish authorities have blamed the Saudis, but Riyadh has denied harming the veteran reporter. Jamal Khashoggi, 59, was born in Medina, Saudi Arabia, one of the holiest cities in Islam. Like many Saudis at the time, Khashoggi left to study abroad. He earned a journalism degree in 1983 at Indiana State University in the United States. Career in journalism Khashoggi began his career as a reporter for the English language newspaper Saudi Gazette. He went on to work for several Arab newspapers and made his mark as a foreign correspondent covering Afghanistan, Algeria, Sudan and the Middle East in the 1990s. During that time, he met and befriended Osama bin Laden, who was fighting in Afghanistan against the Russians. Khashoggi interviewed bin Laden several times during that period. He was deputy editor-in-chief of Arab News, the leading English newspaper of Saudi Arabia, from 1999 to 2003. He was named editor-in-chief of the Al Watan newspaper in 2003 but the job lasted only two months. After he was fired from Al Watan, Khashoggi became media adviser to Saudi Prince Turki bin Faisal, the former head of Saudi Arabia's General Intelligence Directorate, who served as the Saudi ambassador to Washington from 2005 until the end of 2006. On his personal website, Khashoggi writes he was reinstated as editor-in-chief at Al Watan in 2007 and served for three years before being fired again for "pushing the boundaries of debate within Saudi society." In 2010 he was made general manager of a new 24-hour Arabic news channel, Al-Arab, in Manama, Bahrain. The news channel was ordered off the air within 11 hours of its launch. Self-imposed exile Since then, Khashoggi has been a political commentator, appearing on several Arab and international news channels and writing for a number of publications and on social media. He went into a self-imposed exile in the United States last year, fearing for his safety after Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman began consolidating his position and cracking down on critics. He told Al Jazeera TV's Upfront in March that he left the kingdom "because I don't want to be arrested." Khashoggi comes from a powerful and well-known family in Saudi Arabia. He is the grandson of Muhammad Khashoggi, a Turkish doctor who married a Saudi woman and served as the personal physician for King Abdulaziz Al Saud, the founder of the kingdom. Jamal Khashoggi is the nephew of Adnan Khashoggi, a Saudi businessman and arms dealer known for his part in the Iran-Contra scandal. Adnan Khashoggi was the middleman in the arms-for-hostages deal. In the 1980s, Adnan Khashoggi was estimated to have a net worth of $4 billion. Jamal Khashoggi's cousin, Dodi Fayed, was dating Britain's Princess Diana when the two were killed in a car crash in Paris.
October 12, 2018 at 10:24AM
iPhone開けてびっくり、XSとXS Maxの電池が違う
iPhone開けてびっくり、XSとXS Maxの電池が違う
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日経 xTECH（クロステック）分解班は2018年9月21日に発売された米アップルの新型iPhoneこと「iPhone XS」（以下、XS）と「iPhone XS Max」（以下、XS Max） ...
October 12, 2018 at 06:22AM
高いけど欲しいiPhone XS どこで買うのがお得？ 佐野正弘のモバイル最前線
高いけど欲しいiPhone XS どこで買うのがお得？ 佐野正弘のモバイル最前線
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2018年のiPhone新機種「iPhone XS」と「iPhone XS Max」。17年の「iPhone X」の系譜を継いだモデルで機能は充実しているが、価格はいずれも10万円を ...
October 12, 2018 at 05:37AM
iPhone XS世代に搭載の「A12 Bionic」チップはMacBookを駆動できるほどのパワーがあることが判明
iPhone XS世代に搭載の「A12 Bionic」チップはMacBookを駆動できるほどのパワーがあることが判明
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2018年発売のiPhone XS/XS MaxおよびiPhone XRに搭載されるA12 Bionicチップの性能を詳細に調査したところ、実はそれ単体でMacBookを駆動できるほど ...
October 11, 2018 at 10:52PM
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Pakistan's Ahmadi Muslims Fear Renewed Discrimination
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Pakistan's Ahmadi Muslims Fear Renewed Discrimination Pakistan's Ahmadi community fears a renewed sense of religious intolerance and discrimination with the recent removal of an Ahmadi economist from the new Economic Advisory Council after the government relented to pressure by Islamist groups. Atif Mian, a well-known U.S.-based economist, was picked last month to serve as adviser to Prime Minister Imran Khan to help devise new policies in the face of growing economic pressure and increasing debt. Several religious parties publicly opposed the appointment of an Ahmadi to a key government position. Ahmadis, a religious minority in Pakistan, have long felt marginalized, targeted and discriminated against. The ouster of a high-profile figure like Mian created a new sense of hopelessness. Many say if Mian with his international fame could be brought down by pressure from religious extremists, ordinary Ahmadis have little chance against ongoing discrimination. Amjad Khan, national director of public affairs of the Ahmadi community in the United States, told VOA that Mian's removal has generated a renewed sense of persecution among Ahmadis living inside and outside Pakistan. "This whole episode of removing Atif Mian and the government giving up to the rhetoric of the Islamist parties is disappointing," he said. "And it regenerates our fears as a minority in Pakistan. This is about basic citizens' rights in Pakistan." Ahmadi movement Ahmadis consider themselves Muslims but do not believe that prophesy ended with Prophet Muhammad. They view Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the 19th-century founder of the Ahmadi movement, as their messiah. Pakistan's constitution does not recognize Ahmadis as Muslims. The dilemma Ahmadis face is that they could be accused of perjury if they fail to declare their faith, and could be singled out and discriminated against If they do declare their faith. "For the past 26 years, I've constantly faced questions regarding my faith at work. I was accused of being a blasphemer. I was called kafir [infidel]. I was given the worst possible treatment because I'm an Ahmadi," a Lahore-based pharmacist told VOA on condition of anonymity. Obaid Ali — an alias used by an Ahmadi electrical engineer in Punjab province — said he lost hope after seeing the government give in to the wishes of extremists. "The way the Pakistani government treated a world-recognized economist is a shame within itself," he said. "The way Islamists are still able to dictate to the government is alarming. And the way the media stays quiet is painful." Ali added that despite the laws, the "whole system of this country, unfortunately, is against the minorities, and especially the Ahmadi community." He said Ahmadis are not allowed to serve in government posts. "They are not even allowed to call themselves Muslims. This is unfair," he said. Some analysts in Pakistan believe the removal of Mian's appointment has conveyed the "wrong message" to the world. "The problem with this country is that we connect everything with religion," Mehdi Hasan, a human rights activist and an analyst from Lahore, told VOA. "I am unable to understand why the government had to take Atif Mian's name back because of pressure from the Islamist groups," he said. "Atif Mian had to serve as an economist and not as a religious scholar. So, what was the clash?" Still Pakistanis Many Ahmadis, including Mian, say despite constantly facing discrimination on the basis of their faith, their sense of patriotism is still strong and they will continue to serve their country as Pakistanis. "No one can challenge our patriotism for this country. You can stop us from posing as Muslims, but you cannot stop us from loving this country. I'm a Canadian citizen, but I opted to stay in Pakistan," the Lahore-based pharmacist said. When asked to step down, Mian reacted calmly. He said he was ready to "serve Pakistan, as it is the country in which I was raised and which I love a great deal. Serving my country is an inherent part of my faith and will always be my heartfelt desire." 1974 amendment The Ahmadi minority was declared heretical in 1974 following pressure from religious parties. Its designation in the constitution that year as a non-Muslim group has since led to its members being persecuted and accused of violating the country's controversial blasphemy laws. The Second Amendment to Pakistan's constitution reads: "A person who does not believe in the absolute and unqualified finality of the Prophethood of Muhammad [Peace be upon him], the last of the Prophets, or claims to be a Prophet in any sense of the word or of any description whatsoever after Muhammad [Peace be upon him], or recognizes such a claimant as a Prophet or religious reformer, is not a Muslim for the purposes of the Constitution or law." Targeted killings of Ahmadi members and leaders in Pakistan are common, and the community regularly faces hatred and social discrimination. Earlier this year, Islamic fundamentalists in Pakistan demolished a century-old place of worship for Ahmadis in the eastern city of Sialkot. Last October, three members of the Ahmadi community were sentenced to death on blasphemy charges in Punjab province. Attempts to reform Last year, thousands of supporters and members of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), an Islamist party, gathered in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad, paralyzing it for weeks. They accused the government of committing blasphemy over its attempt to modify a parliamentary bill related to a "Khatam-e-Nabbuwwat" oath that affirms the end of prophecy with Prophet Muhammad. TLP alleged that the government favored Ahmadis by dropping the oath as a requirement. The sit-in ended after the military intervened and convinced the protesters that the planned modification would be dropped.
October 12, 2018 at 07:33AM
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India
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'''''Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India''''' was a [[peer-review]] [[scientific journal]] established in 1930. It split in two parts
*''[[Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section A]]''
*''[[Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B]]''
*''[[Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section A]]''
*''[[Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B]]''
October 12, 2018 at 05:27AM
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