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In the blog below are excerpts from article by Sara Easterly in Severance Magazine on understanding how the effects of adoption trauma can look so good they get missed.
When I told her that I had promoted her piece, Sara wrote back – “may I ask you to more clearly distinguish my writing from yours? I’m not comfortable with the way our writing has been merged together without my words and thoughts in quotations.” I found it an awkward and complicated practice to pick out and put in quotes those words. Even so, I have done my best to honor her request, which means that to the best of my ability to identify them, her words are now in quotes. What her words made me think of in my own experiences with two adoptee parents are not.
If you find this now just too difficult to read, you can instead simply read her original piece – linked above in the words “Severance Magazine”. There is much more there than I chose to highlight in my own blog here. I regret that somehow something she considered very important appears to have been lost in my own effort to see my family’s lived experience within what she was describing.
“A common mistake adoptive parents make when hearing adult adoptees speak about adoption trauma is discounting their experiences because ‘times have changed’ or their adoptee hasn’t voiced similar feelings. Some parents will straight-up ask their adopted children if they feel the same way and then rest easy when their children deny having similar feelings. Differing details of adoption stories can be used as evidence of irrelevance. Adoptee voices that land as ‘angry’ are often quickly written off as ‘examples of a bad adoption’.”
The truth is that “real and proven trauma” is “inherent in adoption.” “Adoptees are unintentionally groomed to be people-pleasers.” I’ve seen it and I’ve experienced that quality being passed down to the children in my own double the adoptee parents family.
An adoptee will “strive to measure up, doing and saying whatever is needed, to keep” their “adoptive mothers” lovingly “close” to them. I know that my own mother never felt like she lived up to her adoptive mother’s expectations. The people pleasing is “simply a matter of survival.”
Who knew ? My own “perfectionism” probably comes out of my parents’ own adoption trauma. It may seem like a positive trait that adoptees are often “natural leaders”. Yet it arises out of a sense that “nobody is” actually “looking out” for them due to that separation from their natural mother. I was once diagnosed as compartmentalizing, however, that too may have been passed down. Adoptees spend “a lifetime diminishing” their “feelings and disregarding” their own “deep pain”.
“Adoption trauma” “hides itself from the adoptees themselves.” I saw that in my own parents. No wonder I grew up thinking adoption was the most natural thing in the world. Infant adoptees experience of their greatest loss (both of my parents were adopted before the age of 1) is “preverbal, before” they “learned words for loneliness, isolation, abandonment, and hopelessness.”
Since “developmentally, most children won’t” “have the capacity to reflect upon” their own “adoption loss until much later in life”, the term in the adoption community is “living in the fog.” This mental perspective also passes down to the children, as I have personally experienced. It is “a state of denial or numbness” because adoptees are unable “to closely examine the effects of” their own “adoption”(s). Waking up often comes in sharing experiences with other adoptees. For myself as the child of two adoptee parents, I came out of the fog by being exposed to the experiences of adoptees. My mom had to hide her own feelings about adoption from my adoptee dad because he preferred not to look too closely at his own.
It is true that “some” woke adult adoptees are “angry”. “Society hasn’t made room for” their “voices” in the story of adoption, even though they are its “central players”. “Some” adoptees “have been let down by the people closest to” them. “Some” “haven’t felt seen or known”. “Some” “have been mistreated”. Some have attempted or succeeded at suicide only wanting “to stop the pain”. It is long past time “to shed light on adoption’s darkest manifestations”.
Every “adoptee” is “different”. “Each story is unique”. From my own experience, “listening to adoptee voices”, especially a diverse “array of them”, “is of the utmost importance” to developing a more accurate perspective on the practice of adoption.


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Addiction, also known as a Substance Use Disorder (SUD), is defined as a complex, treatable, chronic medical disease that involves complex interactions in genetics, the environment, brain circuits and an individuals life experiences. It involves continued use of alcohol or other drugs, despite negative consequences. The use of substances to feel good has been recorded since the beginning of civilization. Humans will always want to experience things that bring pleasure, it is hard-wired in our brains. Alcohol and drugs of abuse co-opt the very brain functions that allowed our distant ancestors to survive. Chronic use of alcohol or other drugs, can actually change the structure of one’s brain, as well as natural functions in the brain. Without treatment, these changes can be long-lasting. When exposed to drugs, our reward circuits, memory systems, decision-making skills and conditioning kick into overdrive to create an all-consuming pattern of uncontrollable cravings and use. Individuals struggling with alcohol or other drug often feel as if they cannot stop on their own, or function normally without their drug of choice.
Drugs are classified in many different ways. Many of them can be very addictive and even harmful. Some common illegal drugs of abuse include:
There are also many prescription drugs, which can be obtained legally or illegally, that are used by people of all ages that have the potential to lead to abuse or addiction. Oftentimes, they are combined with alcohol, placing the user at high-risk of accidental overdose or even death. Commonly used and misused prescription drugs include:
There is a common misconception that Alcohol is not a drug. Alcohol is a drug. Although legal, alcohol is a mind-and mood-altering drug. It is classified as a Central Nervous System (CNS) depressant, which means that when drinking alcohol, it slows down brain functioning, neural activity and results in delayed reaction time, cognitive impairments, slurred speech, distorted perceptions, lessened inhibitions, sedation and distorted judgement, among many other side-effects. Alcohol can further reduces the functioning of various vital functions in the body. This is due to the increased production of the inhibitory neurotransmitter, gamma-aminobutyric acid, or GABA. When taken in excess or in combination with other drugs, the effects can be deadly. According to Harvard Health, alcohol exerts a powerful and sustained influence on the brain which can manifest in three distinct and specific ways. These three distinct ways include loss of control over alcohol use, cravings for alcohol, and continuing involvement with alcohol despite adverse or negative consequences.
Sometimes, the warning signs of the development of a substance use disorder are very noticeable, and other times they develop gradually over time. Some of the most common signs of having a substance use disorder include:
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The feasibility of inverting acoustic field statistics to obtain the parameters of a stochastic internal wave model is demonstrated using numerical simulations. For weak scattering satisfying the Rytov approximation, the parameters of a generalized form of the Garrett–Munk internal wave model can be obtained. A hierarchy of experiment scenarios has been studied. Scenarios range from a densely populated vertical receiving array to single-point measurements. In each case, the intrinsic range-averaging of acoustic measurements provides integral constraints on the environmental model. The success of the inversion improves with increasing experimental complexity. With a vertical array, up to four parameters of the internal wave model can be recovered. For the simplest situation, two parameters can be fit with reasonable accuracy. The implications of these results for understanding oceanographic processes are discussed.
Determining an ocean internal wave model using acoustic log-amplitude and phase: A Rytov inverse
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PANJIM: Two months after the expose, the State government has decided to recover the amount illegally procured by 14 government servants under the Dayanand Social Security (DSS) Scheme with eight percent interest.
The Department of Social Welfare will shortly issue notices to the ineligible beneficiaries asking them to repay
the amount with interest levied by the government.
Herald was the first to report on the DSS beneficiary scam, wherein South Goa alone had 14 such government servants reaping benefits of the scheme meant for senior citizens, widows, women abandoned by husbands and differently-abled people.
The guilty officials in their show cause replies expressed innocence and “promised” to pay back the amount they picketed from the scheme.
“One of them has already issued a cheque repaying the total amount. He will be asked to pay the interest amount as well,” informed an officer.
The scheme, which was conceived during Manohar Parrikar’s earlier tenure, was rigged by these fake beneficiaries.
An inquiry conducted by the Planning and Statistics Department a year ago had also detected that the annual income of 919 beneficiaries was more than Rs 20,000 per annum as against Rs 12,000 per annum slab prescribed under the scheme.
Similarly, 1907 beneficiaries were migrants and 491 retired servicemen having annual income more than the prescribed limit.
Faced with the bogus or duplicate cases, the department has now decided to conduct water tight survey to find the illegal beneficiaries exhausting funds allotted to the scheme.
The State budget had scaled up the remuneration under this scheme from Rs 1,000 to Rs 2000 from April onwards.

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Frontload your meals with protein and fiber: This is crucial if you've managed to eat or drink too much sugar early in the day. Protein and fiber, when paired with a carbohydrate of choice, can stabilize your blood sugar and help you avoid that dreaded crash. Be sure to choose snacks and meals that are high in fiber and protein naturally: hard-boiled eggs, for one, or even a small omelette; a handful of nuts at your desk; an apple with peanut butter, or even some crudité and hummus.
Diabetes has been one of the major health concerns across the globe. It is a chronic lifestyle disease affecting almost 6 percent of the world population, as per the World Health Organization (WHO). In fact, WHO estimates that India has approximately 8.7 percent diabetic population in the age group between 20 and 70 years. A study, published in the journal Lancet, stated that more than 98 million Indians would be affected by diabetes by 2030. Hence, experts recommend a healthy and well-balanced lifestyle to manage the blood sugar levels in our body. "A chronic disease, diabetes has no permanent cure. Experts suggest medication just to control the blood sugar level and keep it near normal. Hence, an overall healthy lifestyle is a must for diabetes management," stated Health and Wellness Coach Preeti Rao.
I had also reduced my insulin dosage from 4 shots, 60 units of insulin (Humalog and Lantus) a day down to 1 shot, 10 units (only Lantus). By my next doctor’s appointment, I was down to zero shots and a zero insulin dosage. But, my endocrinologist was not happy and told me to return to my original insulin dosage. He said that since I was going through the “honeymoon period”, my blood sugar would eventually return to the high levels and I would have to go back on insulin.

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Newspaper Watch: Lancet loses to Lord of the Dance
For the last five years, US foreign policy in the Middle East has been the international issue which has garnered the most media attention – with the invasion and occupation of Iraq being the obvious focus for most of the coverage. On Wednesday 12 October, the Lancet published the results of an epidemiological study into excess deaths in Iraq. It examined the death rate, in the periods before and after the invasion, in 1,819 randomly selected households. It found that the increase in the death rate of the Iraqi population since the US invasion is such that approximately 650,000 people have died since the invasion who would otherwise be alive today. In the five days following its publication, its shocking findings were reported in three articles in Irish broadsheets, all tucked away on the inside pages while weightier matters such as Michael Flatley's wedding grabbed the front pages.
Both the Irish Times and the Independent carried short articles which summarised the report's findings and contrasted them with other estimates. The Examiner covered the report in an article which was primarily devoted to a different study, carried out by the Iraqi government. The article described how the Lancet's "controversial study" had "quickly raised scepticism among some Iraq experts" and devoted twice as much space to the dismissals of George Bush and his officials as it did to the report itself. Other than that, nothing at all. Not a single editorial writer or columnist thought it significant enough to merit a comment in any of the Irish broadsheet dailies or Sunday papers. The overall impression in the media was that the report was not particularly significant in the grand scheme of things.
In reality, the Lancet study actually provided an answer to one of the great unknowns of the debate over Iraq. It detailed the human cost of the invasion. It did so in a way that is rigorously scientific. It applied the tried and trusted methodologies of epidemiology, which have such a strong track record that their utility is beyond question. It was published in one of the most prestigious scientific journals in the world and would have been peer-reviewed by some of the world's leading epidemiologists. Unlike the various "body-count" figures issued by government and media sources, it did not ignore non-combat deaths caused by the invasion. Thus, for example, it counted deaths caused by the destruction of hospitals and water-treatment plants as well as those killed by airstrikes and car-bombs.
There has only been one other scientific study into mortality in Iraq before, carried out in 2004 by the same authors and also published by the Lancet. That study was widely attacked by supporters of the war who pointed out that it was "just an estimate" and focused on its wide margin of error.
Despite the fact that these attacks were mostly just propagandistic appeals to the public's scientific ignorance, they were sufficently voluminous to cast doubt on the figures in the minds of many. The Irish media, for example, has almost universally continued to use mortality figures which are compiled in laughably unscientific ways in preference to the Lancet's earlier findings, despite the fact that such epidemiological studies are accepted without question as the most accurate mortality figure in all other modern conflicts, such as Darfur and Congo. p


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The Associated Press report afterwards Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis won a court victory to prevent criminals from voting until they pay off their debtsDemocratic billionaire and former presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg has been involved in an effort to raise more than $ 20 million On their behalf in order to allow them to vote.
This is in addition to the $ 100 million pledged by Bloomberg to help Biden win Florida.
A federal appeals court ruled on September 11 that in addition to serving their sentences, Florida criminals must pay all fines, damages, and legal fees before they can regain their right to vote. The issue could have wide ramifications for the November elections.
Under Amendment 4, which Florida voters passed by an overwhelming majority in 2018, the voting rights of criminals who completed their sentences would be restored. Then Republican lawmakers moved to define what it meant to complete the sentence.
In addition to the prison term, lawmakers have directed that all statutory financial obligations, including unpaid fines and compensation, must also be settled before the offender is eligible to vote.
With Bloomberg’s help, Florida Rights Reply Council Trying to make it happen. The group raised about $ 5 million before Bloomberg made calls to raise nearly another $ 17 million, according to Bloomberg consultants who were not allowed to speak to the AP because the announcement had yet to be made.
The money is for criminals who signed up to vote when the law was in question and who owed $ 1,500 or less. Bloomberg consultants say this represents about 31,100 people. In a state that decided the 2000 presidential election by 537 votes, that could be critical in a year when polls show that Trump and the former vice president Joe Biden In extreme heat.
The group’s organizers say they do not target people who are registered with a particular political party.
Desmond Meade, Group CEO, said, “To hell with politics, to hell with any other implications or conclusions, at the end of the day it is about real people, real lives, and American citizens who want to be a part of this.” “The voices of convicted people have been silenced. Crimes for a long time. “
The Florida Rights Redemption Board said other donors were John Legend, LeBron James, Michael Jordan, MTV, Comedy Central, VH1, Ben & Jerry, Levi Strauss & Co., Miami Dolphin, Orlando Magic, Miami Heat, and Steven Spielberg.
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SEATTLE, WA – It has been nearly a year since Aaron Gillespie released his solo worship project Anthem Song to rave reviews and sales success.
Seattle, Wa. –After 11 years in the music industry and more than 575,000 albums sold, hip-hop veteran KJ-52 will be releasing his seventh studio album Dangerous on BEC Recordings on April 3. After thriving through the seamless transition between a cutting edge newcomer at the tip of the 2000s to one of today’s most respected and ambitious rap/hip-hop heroes, KJ-52 continues pushing the musical and lyrical envelope.
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Nashville, Tenn – Following the release of their highly acclaimed rock worship project, GRAMMY-nominated and Dove Award-winning Christian rock band Newsboys is currently headlining their biggest tour yet, the “God’s Not Dead Tour.” Running through May 6th and hitting over 60 markets across the U.S., the tour, already in full swing, has had numerous shows sell out!
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Seattle, Wa –BEC Recordings’ artist Jeremy Camp will be begin his second leg of his headlining tour “We Cry Out” starting this weekend in Illinois and concluding in May in Michigan. This tour follows the highly successful 29-city run last fall and will again feature reigning GMA Artist of the Year Francesca Battistelli as well as special guest Adam Cappa.
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It was a cold, cloudy and misty weekend; but the outdoor work continued.
Fortunately, by Saturday afternoon the mist had ended, but it was still cloudy and cool. I was debating as to whether to have a long nap, or work outdoors. I had promised Beth I’d plant two potentillas for her in her new front yard beds. I agreed on a compromise–plant the bushes, then nap.
Beth placed the two plants in her gardens where she wanted them. Finding them was easy. Before I dug the hole with my trusty spade, I made a trench around the pot then put the pot in back of me to get it out of the way. I also had a 5 gallon bucket to collect extra soil. With the trench in place, I had the assurance that the hole I dug would be wide enough. When I was done, the width was not a problem, but the depth was. I determined this by placing the pot back into the hole. Its rim was still above the ground, so I simply dug deeper. All of these steps can be done by touch. Once proper depth was achieved, I simply turned the pot upside down, and the bush came out. Like most nursery stock, these two plants were root bound, and they came out in one big hunk.
After placement in the hole, I dumped about half of the soil from the bucket and surrounded the new planting with it. I tamped it down with my hands, and poured some more. After the hole was full and leveled, I watered it in with a two gallon watering can. This was also on site before I began digging.
The second potentilla was easier, as I could guess at the proper depth I needed. When the hole was dug, I placed the potted plant in it, and pronounced it “perfect.” I watered it in, and took the two empty pots to the back, as we may need them for a raised bed sometime in the future.
Friday I received a box of daylilies from a new supplier. When ordering this stock, you never know what might arrive. I know I paid a pretty price for them, and in this case, it was “you get what you pay for.” There were five bunches of daylilies, all plainly tagged for Beth to read. There was a fifth bundle, and this must have been a “free gift.” These were excellent plant specimens. I had four labels already made up, and I placed each lily and its Braille tag in a separate bag. The fifth one was placed in a bag without a label.
After planting Beth’s potentilla, I felt energized. I had plenty of places for the daylilies in the apple tree garden. The clumps were shallow rooted, and with a large trowel, they were easy to plant. Since their planting, I have prepared a fifth Braille label, and the next time I am in the area, I’ll search for the one without a label, and place it accordingly. Since all five cultivars are planted in the same general area, this will be an easy task.
From another mail order catalog I received a shipment of eight elephant garlic bulbs and three tuberoses. I couldn’t wait–the elephant garlic was placed in my new raised bed Friday night; the tuberoses remain in the garage, as they are not hardy enough to go outdoors yet.
We don’t just plant this time of the year. It is mostly transition time between the cold hardy plants and the ones which require warm weather like tomatoes and peppers. So, late Sunday morning, despite a cloudy sky, drizzly weather and a stiff wind, we decided it was time to do a little fence mending. Beth opts for pretty, I opt for functional. As a team, we both get our way. We finished shortly before noon, and although it isn’t pretty, it is much better. Some of the plastic posts were bent; some of the wood posts were broken. In addition to this, part of the fence was uneven and was a couple of inches off the ground; this gap would allow rabbits in–definitely a no-no. When I mulched, I placed some of the mulch too close to the fence, and this is now corrected. This will be an ongoing task that Beth and I will attend to from time to time.
On Monday nights, I have a reader who stops by for dinner. This gives Beth a night off, and I get to hear lots of sports stuff that does not interest Beth. So, before I made dinner I snuck in a row of kohlrabi. Beth had found some seeds at Menards during a previous visit. The sticks and string were already in place, and fortunately, they had not moved. It didn’t take long to prepare a small trench with my hoe without a handle, rip open the seeds, spread out with my hand, and fill in the trench. I moved the markers a foot west, where they will be ready for the next row. While planting the kohlrabi, I felt a couple of feet to the east and found the potatoes are starting to pop up nicely. The Brussels sprouts and broccoli plants continue to do well.
Beth bought a sweet spire bush for the front of the new gardens in the front yard. I hope to get it in this week. While we were shopping on Sunday afternoon, I found two beautiful raspberry plants in two large pots. The weekend promises to be rainy and cold, but since I will plant these south of the south garden fence, I hopefully can plant them between the raindrops. Then if the weather warms next week, I’ll start planting out the hardiest annuals.

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Director: Julian Jarrold (Kinky Boots, Becoming Jane)
Writers: Jeremy Brock, Andrew Davies
Producers: Robert Bernstein, Kevin Loader, Douglas Rae
Starring: Matthew Goode, Ben Whishaw, Hayley Atwell, Emma Thompson, Michael Gambon
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running time: 135 min
There is a certain amount of expectation that comes attached to a work adapted for film from a novel as prestigious as Evelyn Waugh’s “Brideshead Revisited”. Things are even trickier when the book has already been transferred, to much acclaim, to the small screen starring Jeremy Irons in the lead role. Few novels can survive multiple treatments but Austen has done just fine and though I’ve never seen the mini-series, Brideshead Revisited is just as successful.
Adapted from the novel by the multiple award winning writing team of Jeremy Brock and Andrew Davies, the film is a recounting of the memoirs of Captain Charles Ryder, a painter whose life becomes intertwined with that of the aristocratic Marchmain family when he meets Sebastian Marchmain at school. Sebastian and Charles become good friends, though it’s clear from early on that Sebastian is interested in more than just friendship, but things get complicated when Charles is invited to Brideshead, the Marchmain’s ancestral home, for the summer. While there, Charles falls in love with Sebastian’s sister Julia and becomes acquainted with the family matriarch, the cold Lady Marchmain and from that point on, his life becomes forever connected with that of the Marchmain’s. That is the bones of the plot that hold up Brideshead Revisited but as with any great film, it’s the meat on those bones that makes it unforgettable.
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The thermal infrared (TIR, or vibrational) emission spectra of a suite of synthetic Mg-Fe olivines exhibit notable differences from their natural igneous counterparts in terms of their band shapes, relative depths, and reduced shifts in some band positions with Mg-Fe solid solution. Comparable reflectance spectra acquired from olivine-dominated matrices and fusion crusts of some carbonaceous chondrite meteorites exhibit similar deviations. Here we show that these unusual spectral characteristics are consistent with crystallite sizes much smaller than the resolution limit of infrared light. We hypothesize that these small crystallites denote abbreviated crystal growth and also may be linked to the size of nucleation sites. Other silicates and non-silicates, such as carbonates, exhibit similar spectral behaviors. Because the spectra of mineral separates are commonly used in the modeling and analysis of comparable bulk rock, meteorite, and remote sensing data, understanding these spectral variations is important to correctly identifying the minerals and interpreting the origin and/or secondary processing histories of natural materials.


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This is a Dorky Dorky Dorky thing.
This is a Mother Hen thing.
This is a Post That Doesn’t Necessarily Actually Need to Be Posted thing.
I’m not trying to go for a, “Back in high school I’d be hangin’ with Sam and Rado and Shaun” bullshit name-dropping “Behind the Music” thing.
I can’t say, “I can get you backstage.”
I can’t say, “I saw them all last week in my apartment for tempeh taco night.”
I can’t say, “All the guys pitched in to buy me a jukebox with all my favorite songs arranged in chronological order starting from when I fell in love with The Velvet Underground and ending with “Backstreets” by Bruce Springsteen because that’s the only song I wanted to hear last week LOLZ they’re so #sweet.”
None of that. Much less than that. Regardless, I’m proud. I just wanna tell the world, “I’m proud.”
I’m proud they never stopped. Impressed, really. Impressed because it was so long ago that I first heard a silly song about a Passport. Then a song about a Pumpkin Patch. Then Dog Day Afternoon was parodied [kind of] and Jesus was Fun Fun. I commented on every MySpace blog from afar because I was a fan and because I meant it and because I had nothing else to do between classes freshman year. I also requested they make me their tambourine girl, which never happened…
There were live shows. They were good and they were silly and sometimes they weren’t all that great because they were just boys. They kept going, though. They actually kept going, which is the best thing anyone with an idea can do.
Small places. Bigger places. Places of some notoriety and then smaller places. And it was a joke. And it was serious. And the songs got better and the shows got better and things changed and changed again.
A year ago someone put on some music and I said, “This is Foxygen,” and he said, “Yeah,” and I said, “Where the hell did you get this?” and he said, “iTunes,” so I went to iTunes and did the same thing, and it was weird, because for the first time I wasn’t getting the music from my younger brother or directly from one of the guys — the guys who were not at my apartment for tempeh taco night but have always been on my radar because Agoura Hills is a small place and we all have to grow up somewhere.
How the fuck did this happen? How the fuck did I sit down at my computer and find a way to watch them play at Coachella from hundreds of miles away? Because things have changed. Globally. Personally. Foxygenlly. You guys are great. You guys are among my favorites. You guys make me wanna be a better artist. You guys make it look easy.
Thank you. I’m proud of you. Stay hydrated.


LeBron James has advanced to the NBA Finals for the sixth straight season, but some media clowns can't help but dog him. They refuse to appreciate the man's greatness.
You can accept an honor like the one a Ravens defensive tackle paid Warren Sapp with grace and humility ... or you can react as Sapp did.
Atop the windshield of cars involved in Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 are names of service members, men and women, who died for their country. It's part of NASCAR's Memorial Day tribute.


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Foreign nationals applying for Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) are required to state the period of stay in India. Documentary proof of stay is to be provided.
- 1 How can I get police clearance certificate from India?
- 2 How long does it take to get police clearance certificate in India?
- 3 What documents are required for police clearance certificate India?
- 4 Can I get PCC from local police station?
- 5 Can I apply for PCC from anywhere in India?
- 6 Can I check my criminal record online India?
- 7 What are the documents required for PCC?
- 8 How many days will it take to get PCC?
- 9 How long it will take to get PCC after police verification?
- 10 Which country need PCC?
- 11 How can I check my PCC status online?
How can I get police clearance certificate from India?
Indian nationals residing in India Create a profile in PSK’s website. Complete the online application form, pay the fee and schedule an appointment to submit the documents to the nearest PSK. Submit the documents at PSK: You must personally submit your documents. Police verification : Personal presence is mandatory.
How long does it take to get police clearance certificate in India?
PCC can be issued only after receipt of a ‘Clear’ report from Police authorities in India which is to be made available in the system by the concerned Passport office. This process may take 6-8 weeks . PCC can be issued earlier provided a ‘Clear’ report is received.
What documents are required for police clearance certificate India?
Old passport in original with self -attested photocopy of its first two and last two pages including ECR/ Non -ECR page and page of observation (if any). Documentary proof of applying for Residential Status, Employment (Copy of Employment contract) or Long term visa or for immigration.
Can I get PCC from local police station?
There are local Police Stations , Passport Offices, Passport SevaKendras, and Post Office Passport SevaKendras spread out across India and you can apply for a PCC to any of these offices falling in your jurisdiction.
Can I apply for PCC from anywhere in India?
You can live in multiple states and get PCC from anywhere as long as it is from PSK. They do their verification before issuing the document and officially it is a letter issued by the Ministry of External Affairs.
Can I check my criminal record online India?
There is no sure shot way or any website which can reveal the criminal record of a person in India . No website or application can tell the criminal history. High court and different district court websites are available online which can help in finding the existing cases of the person.
What are the documents required for PCC?
A Photo ID card copy with expiry details of ID – Driving License, Emirates Id Card, Health Card. Copy of Latest Police Clearance Certificate in English with current passport details (original to be shown) obtained from UAE Authorities. Validity of local PCC is only for 3 months from the date of issue.
How many days will it take to get PCC?
Indian police clearance certificate is issued the same day (1 day ) on your visit to Indian passport office if there is no need for police verification. If police verification is required, then it may take up-to 1 month. Indian PCC is issued after physical police visit to your address and a positive report.
How long it will take to get PCC after police verification?
“The Police Clearance Certificate ( PCC ) can be issued only after getting a police verification report from India. This will take the time up to 2-3 months.”
Which country need PCC?
The Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) is issued to Indian citizens looking to move to a foreign country for the purpose of employment, long term stay or residential stay. People travelling abroad on tourist visa cannot apply for PCC from Indian authorities.
How can I check my PCC status online?
How to Check Passport Status in India Visit the official passport website and select the ‘ Track Your Application Status ‘ tab. From the drop-down menu, select the type of application from among the options listed. Enter the 15-digit file number and your date of birth in the format prescribed and click on ‘ Track Status ‘.

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Tesco 'actively negotiating' with Financial Conduct Authority in a bid to slash the size of the proposed fine
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Your regular reminder that cloud is 'someone else's computer' and can be blocked at any time


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Play along in December, any 12 days or just make it last all month. Today’s post moves beyond the simple preparations into the action of the game itself. Read The Game and How to Play in the link below to follow along. Then send along comments of your experience.
The Game and How to Play
Preparations…12 Things that Matter
Preparations…12 Gifts, Talents or Abilities
Preparations…12 People of Influence
Day 1 l Day 2 l Day 3 l Day 4 l Day 5 l Day 6
Day 7 l Day 8 l Day 9
On the tenth day of Labyrinths… I moved with Passion, mindful of a developing new path and the art of allowing it to unfold with purpose, grace and humble prosperity. Labyrinths unfolded like a resplendent repository of riches from my travels as I brought out a selection of wooden finger labyrinths and two canvas labyrinths to host a workshop.
I had planned to be on the West Coast looking after and visiting my Mom while sharing a few opportunities. A car accident short circuited many of my plans and turned my intentions around to realize a reflective period to foster self care and realize value. For the past seven weeks I have managed to allow a natural course to chart itself and while it sometimes felt as if it needed my input, when I remembered to step back, I was rewarded with a better answer than I might have conceived otherwise.
The workshop today was a manifestation of an easy conversation that filled a need on many levels. I was delighted at the opportunity to be working again, although what I do is hard to consider work, I would call it being purposeful and contributing again. Though without regular purpose, I began to feel fidgety so I found a circle nearby to practice Reiki energetics with and in discovering that they wanted to create a day of vision boards, I smiled as I recall a blog post where I shared my innovative idea for vision boarding and labyrinths.
The Director loved the idea and so I brought a 20 foot classical canvas design made for the Hope Fest of 911 at the ten year anniversary. It had become a type of “graffiti” labyrinth that served to live on in hope, harmony and happiness for the life beyond. I have used it for several unique workshops and session walks. The small canvas petite Chartres design accompanied this workshop as well.
Each individual had just come from the healing circle so they were full of the love that accompanies such a gathering and into the workshop they carried themselves ready to dive into their vision. Explaining the labyrinths was a relatively easy and flowing process with each point similarly stretching a point and coming around to suggest ideas and helpful aids that might allow each to move into their walk with mission in mind.
An idea I had shared earlier this year was to place a plastic board over a vision board and inscribe a labyrinth on the plastic. On the earlier one, I had cut through the plastic board to forge the path. That design was back in the Midwest so I purchased a clear shower liner and with heavy marker outlined the design of a labyrinth on several large 20″ squares. When the vision boards were complete, the light plastic was placed on top the vision board so that each could activate their vision.
I shared how to draw a simple seed pattern, so that each might draw out their own on plastic and use them regularly to stimulate their vision. It was a rich sharing and a purposeful day filled with the creative passion that drives my purpose.
On this day of being in the passion with the purpose I thought of the inspiration of a new friend I met this year. She came along at a time that really made a difference for both of us. I offered her a service she sought, shared with joy and passion that she aligned with and since that time we have held that similar interest and love.
It reminds me that when we are passionate, we find purpose and in knowing each of these, we step into the love of feeling connected. When we are fortunate to meet and appreciate others with similar personas and paths, we understand more of purpose with passion and we are grateful.
This was such a day that took me by the hand, appreciated the gifts that materialized, felt the passion and knew the purpose.

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February is basically over. And once that happens, I tend to have what I call "Summer Tunnel Vision". All things Summer. All the time. With the warmth, comes all sorts of fun plant projects. Desert plants like Succulents, Air Plants, and Cacti are the mascots of Summer. Here are a few DIY projects that I think would be fun to make!
I'll admit it: I don't really like carving pumpkins. I always have grand plans, but by the time you head to the patch, select just the right one, gorge on popcorn balls, look for the carving tools, spread the newspaper, and begin the epic cleanout process...I'm kinda over it.


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What Is the Best Fertilizer for Palm Trees – and When to Fertilize March 20, 2018
While palms look carefree, most palms grow in soil that lacks essential nutrients, which is a big reason their fronds turn yellow.
Provide your palm the nutrients it needs with the right fertilizer!Read More
Why Are My Palm Tree Leaves Turning Yellow (And How to Treat) March 8, 2018
Flourishing palm trees instantly remind us of paradise. So, the last thing we want is for these tropical treasures to become a source of stress.
Read on to learn why palm leaves turn yellow (specifically queen or majesty palms). Plus, get steps to help treat your ailing palm tree.Read More


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You will discover many online casinos for new players, but just a very select quantity of casinos which offer no deposit casino bonuses which will work to your benefit. Internet casinos use the bonuses to promote their particular casino brand to new gamblers globally, and it works very well without any gimmicks to encourage you to risk your own money. The most common bonus is a sign-up bonus which is offered to encourage casino players whenever they make a casino deposit. This bonus is offered to really encourage players to make a deposit within the online casino, and casino players will be able to add the free casino bonus to their bankroll as a way to play their most preferred online casino games over a longer period of time. These are usually fantastic casino bonuses but they do accompany special limits, and actually wagering requirements that needs to be fulfilled before you can withdraw all of your gambling winnings.
A no deposit bonus is one more hugely popular type of casino bonus reward. These bonuses are offered with free cash in order to play within the online casinos. You can only engage in the casino slot machines, but you can keep all of your winnings after completing the particular wagering conditions. The no deposit bonus can be quite common amongst new players, because the online casinos use it as some sort of online marketing gimmick to bring in new players into the casino. A no deposit reward is the best way to pick through the online casino along with their casino games for free without any kind of risk. If you enjoy the online games and wish to play more, then you can make a first deposit and leverage the new player deposit bonus deals.
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Head of Marketing, Nokia West Africa Mr. Reuben Onwubiko said at the launch that Nokia X7, is a mobile device equipped to suite gaming lifestyle of customers alongside video streaming and internet browsing.
Onwubiko said the phone, a 4-inch touch screen, is manufactured considering the consumers’ target and needs.
He also said that the brand’s slogan goes a long way in redefining personality of Nokia for people to stay connected.
The phone, he said, has a massive 4-inch AMOLED touch screen that captures high definition quality videos and allows Nokia X7 users to watch videos and the latest episodes of television programmes via WebTV or YOUTUBE.
He further said that Nokia with this offer is giving users an unmatched experience in gaming, video and internet browsing.
Onwubiko pointed out that the device would be available immediately to subscribers on the MTN network, which will provide the application software for Nokia X7 would to redefine the face of gaming and video experience and at the same time, offer a powerful browsing experience to the user.
“Nokia X7 is designed specially to satisfy the customer who enjoys the thrill of high definition gaming, noting that game lovers will be thrilled as the X7 already comes with two pre-installed games- Galaxy on Fire and Asphalt 5 High Definition (HD),” he said.
The device, he emphasised offers a wonderful musical experience as users of Nokia X7 could scroll smoothly through their music collection and control their tracks right from the home screen with one touch of the music app.
“Its 8- mega pixel camera enables users to capture pictures and high definition quality videos,” he said.
On Nokia’s partnership with MTN on this product, he said, Nokia X7 would be available to MTN subscribers with a free 750 megabyte of data for three months.
Underscoring the fact that MTN is the first telecom operator to offer Third Generation (3G) service in the country, the General Manager, Consumer Marketing of MTN Nigeria, Mr. Kola Oyeyemi, said the partnership is to give customers faster internet service on the go and not just making voice call along.
He also said the smart phone with data capability is designed with the intention for first class service.
Nokia Product Manager, Mr. Olumide Balogun in his presentation highlighted some of the features of the phone, including that it’s a 4-inch screen touch, slim, sleek, light weight, with good imaging, video and internet experience, the phone he said is designed to entertain.Remmy Nweke
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Carson Wentz $59 million $55 million $4 million NFL Upcoming Super Bowl Games • Super Bowl LV Raymond James Stadium Tampa Feb.
Boston Celtics The Arena, Orlando ABC 3 PM • San Antonio Spurs vs.
Kawhi Leonard 6.
Los Angeles Lakers The Arena, Orlando TNT 9 PM July 31 • Orlando Magic vs.
Lionel Messi $104 million $72 million 432 million Soccer 4.
‘Naming the Seattle Kraken demanded steep effort, sweat, research, dreaming, analyzing, listening to fans, respecting the region’s natural beauty, sifting through 1-plus names and, no denying it, 20 months to get it right’.
• The NHL concluded Phase 3 of its Return to Play on Saturday with no positive test results for COVID-19 among the 4 tests administered to more than 800 players during the period from July 18.
According to concert promoter Live Nation, which has underwritten the cost of the event, all of the artists performing have waived their usual fees, and Ticketmaster will not be charging booking fees.
Schumer said he spoke with adidas representatives and also with NBA commissioner David Stern about the situation.
Naomi Osaka 4.
The Redskins name and logo will officially be retired by the start of the 2020 season.
Los Angeles Clippers HP Field House, Orlando, ESPN 6 PM • Philadelphia 76ers vs.
trip for February 2022.
Orlando City FC of MLS, which last June felt the impact of a major shooting in Orlando’s Pulse club, offered, The thoughts of everybody at Orlando City are with Manchester after last night’s tragic event.
22, he was at the NBA Store to help unveil new jerseys from adidas.
Brooklyn Nets HP Field House 2 PM • Memphis Grizzlies vs.
• The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association agreed on social justice messages that can be displayed on the back of jerseys.
We run basic downhill runs of every type.
Especially here in New York where spectacle is a big part of it, how special is it to have that reunion here?
Kylian Mbappe 9.
That’s important because fan loyalty correlates highly with broadcast viewership, merchandise purchase and ticket revenue, said Passikoff.
• Due to the recent decision by China’s General Administration of Sport that China will not host any international sporting events in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, all WTA tournaments that were scheduled in China on WTA’s provisional calendar will not be held.
Dallas Mavericks The Arena, Orlando ESPN 9 PM Aug.
I am trying not to think that far.
Phoenix Suns Visa Athletic Center, Orlando 9 PM • Christian McCaffery Carolina Panthers 99 • Derrick Henry Tennessee Titans 93 • Nick Chubb Cleveland Browns 92 • Ezekiel Elliot Dallas Cowboys 92 • Dalvin Cook Minnesota Vikings 91 • Aaron Jones Green Bay Packers 90 • Joe Mixon Cincinnati Bengals 89 • Saquon Barkle New York Giants 89 • Josh Jacobs Las Vegas Raiders 88 • Alvin Kamara New Orleans Saints 88 Highest-Paid Athletes 1.
Toronto Raptors The custom team jersey Orlando ESPN 8 PM Aug.
Maria Sharapova 10.
A team-by-team look at each of the 22 rosters and what messages players are putting on their jerseys.
Milwaukee Bucks HP Field House, Orlando ESPN 6PM • Sacramento Kings vs.
Naomi Osaka 4.
• AP Sports: The Miami Marlins’ home opener Monday night against the Baltimore Orioles has been postponed as the Marlins deal with a coronavirus outbreak that stranded them in Philadelphia.
Steelers game on Nov.
• New Era hats and wool caps.
Kind of not focusing on the task ahead as much as I probably should have.
San Antonio Spurs Visa Athletic Center, Orlando 8 PM • Houston Rockets vs.
The NFL said that the new Game Day Fan Plaza would be located on the grounds of Dolphin Stadium, adjacent to Gates F, G and H.
Once I arrived to the press conference, my team and I were completely derailed by the new direction this event was going and we should have put a stop to it immediately.
Milligan being inactive means the Colts have just two safeties – Khari Willis and George Odum – active tonight.
LeBron James $88 million $28 million $60 million NBA 6.
Last year, Puma returned to the court for the first time in decades, signing several NBA rookies and veterans personalized baseball jerseys inking Walt Clyde Frazier, who was a brand spokesperson in the 1970s during his Hall of Fame career.

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While She Sleeps and Crossfaith Shown in Enoch Magazine Vans Warped Tour Drone Footage
Enoch Magazine: Vans Warped Tour 2013 interviews (coming soon), live footage, and FIRST ever drone footage using the DJI Phantom Quadcopter with mounted GoPro Hero 3 Silver camera.
“Every year, Enoch Magazine travels to the VANS Warped Tour in California. This year, we decided to present Warped Tour from a different perspective…literally! We bought a DJI Phantom Quadcopter and flew it for the first time over the crowds at the VANS Warped Tour in Pomona CA (both dates) and also Ventura California. We Interviewed a bunch of bands and filmed their live performances form the pit.
The bands we filmed and interviewed are:
Beware Of Darkness
Crossfaith (from Japan)
Forever the Sickest Kids
Hands Like Houses (from Australia)
Lost In Atlantis
Motion City Soundtrack
Set It Off
The Story So Far
While She Sleeps
We Came As Romans”


text: It is hard to believe that the Holidays are just around the corner! Stampin' Up!'s Holiday Catalog offerings start today! I have been a demo for 20 years and am always amazed at the great new product that is available to us year and year~ this is my absolute favorite Holiday catalog! Lots of fun new accessories and embellishments.


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The Regional Chief of Ontario, Stan Beardy, along with chiefs including the Grand Chief of Treaty 3 Warren White, gave formal notice to the federal and provincial governments that Ontario First Nations intend to assert their treaty rights within their traditional territories.
On Tuesday, July 29, the chiefs presented a Notice of Assertion in Toronto, which the Chiefs-in-Assembly had passed on June 11. The notice was aimed not just at both levels of government, but also at resource development companies.
“The purpose of the notice is to assert that these treaties still govern the relationship between the Crown and First Nations,” Beardy said.
“This notice does not lay out an exhaustive list of rights; rather, it sets forward several principles and understandings related to lands and resources. It is based upon the Treaties and Covenant Chains established with the Crown which were made between sovereign independent nations.”
White said Prime Minister Stephen Harper is being hypocritical when he argues fiercly for the rights of the state of Israel and not for First Nation land rights.
“He needs to have the same principles that he’s saying about Israel lands to Treaty 3 territory and native lands in Canada,” White said.
“Clean up your own backyard before you go and spill a lot of money into disasters in other countries.”
The rights that are outlined in the document could have repercussions for development in Northwestern Ontario despite the recent Supreme Court ruling which gave the province sole authority to issue harvesting licensees in Grassy Narrows’ territory.
According to the document, treaties give First Nations the right to “determine management, use and access (of resources on traditional land) consistent with traditional laws and governance.” Those include “fish, trees, wildlife, mines, minerals, waters, biological resources, medicines and plants,” which effectively means First Nations are claiming the right to control mining forestry, and the fishery inside their territory.
This control over resources, they argue, is also backed up by their treaty right to self determination which gives them “the right to assert jurisdiction over lands and resources and, consistent with these jurisdictions, govern their lands and resources in accordance to traditional and inherent laws.”
While the document takes a hard line on insisting that First Nations have a treaty right to control of resource development in their territories, it also offers an olive branch of sorts.
“While unyielding in the assertion of rights, First Nations will seek to build consensus with one another on local matters related to the assertion of rights and claims, and will enter into good faith dialogue to inform non-First Nations parties of their duties and obligations as per the treaties,” reads the Notice of Assertion.


Anti-Israel sentiment on college campuses is swelling. It’s time to go on the attack.
Dispatch from the 60th anniversary of the Bandung Conference, Indonesia, where the Jewish state is a pariah
To understand David Blatt, think less pick-and-roll and more ‘Portnoy’s Complaint’
The great critic’s sparkling new tour of American literature illuminates the sublime life of books
Sociologist Pierre Birnbaum says it’s time Léon Blum—French Socialist, Zionist, wartime hero, and prime minister—got his due
‘Incident at Vichy,’ a play about rounding up Jews and Roma, held lessons for Soviet Refuseniks
After the fall of Saigon, a Baltimore synagogue helped 15 Vietnamese become Americans
Teenagers need to learn about more than anatomy, as some Jewish educators already know
‘The Vilna Vegetarian Cookbook’ offers insight into the city’s prewar culinary scene—and pioneering restaurateur Fania Lewando
Sam Harris reminds Andrew Sullivan to choose his words wisely on Gaza
A new genre of journalism brings up the good, the bad, and the ugly of liberal soul-searching
Obama asked AIPAC to support a strike. Now everyone’s blaming the Jews.
Should rabbis and other clerics engage in politics? Only, it seems, if they support liberal policies.
For those keeping score at home
Turning a controversy about Israel into a conspiracy about Jews
Plus the former Penn State President speak
The Christian right, radical Islamists, and secular leftists agree: this atheist is America’s most dangerous man
When Andrew Sullivan and Roger Cohen link the prime minister’s policies to Ze’ev Jabotinsky, they’re getting the early Zionist leader all wrong
Which might be more a case of ‘Zionist B.S.’
The grim satire of the ‘Charlie Hebdo’ controversy, in context
On a new album, Italian singer Shulamit offers modern interpretations of haunting songs left by women in the Holocaust
Victor Rodack dreamed of visiting Israel. In 1967, he found an unusual way to make his dream a reality.


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According to recent reports, an illegal camp of Rohingya immigrants has come upon the Gurram Cheruvu lake bed in the city of Hyderabad. The Prime Minister’s Office has asked the Telangana government to investigate this matter and has also suggested “appropriate action” to be taken. As per G Kishan Reddy, Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs, there are 6,000 Rohingyas in the state of Telangana. Now, as their population is growing, they are spreading out into different places. As per TOI, the Rohingyas have started to build on the lake area with the help of local politicians.
The lake whose bed has been occupied by the Rohingyas is situated in the city’s Balapur area, which measures below 20 acres and has been left 70% of its original size. The lake has been taken up for conservation by the government of the Netherlands under the Urban Lake Government Projects.
Activists now fear that if the encroachment by Rohingyas is not stopped, then it would result in disastrous consequences for the iconic lake which is already battling a crisis.
K Srikanth, a resident of Uppal, has lodged the recent complaint with the PMO and he also attached an FIR reporting the illegal encroachment by the Rohingyas, while emphasising how the illegal Rohingyas camp was turning out to be detrimental as far as lake conversation by the government of Netherlands is concerned. Balapur Mandal tahsildar K Chandrashekar Goud, said, “The lake falls in Hyderabad revenue district jurisdiction and the alleged encroachments are in the lake.” He also pointed out that the encroachments had been removed in April 2019, but they have come up again now.
Speaking about this issue, G Krishna Reddy, Minister of State for Home Affairs has said, “Hyderabad does not share any international border; so we have to see who brought them here in such large numbers from Myanmar and what is their motive. We have heard reports about their having obtained Aadhaar cards too and police cases were filed. We are securing reports from other states too about the Rohingya. It has nothing to do with religion but the fact is that we have to provide food and shelter to our own large population first.” The fact that such illegal immigrants have crossed into Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala and Telangana which are far away from the Northeastern states indeed raises a concern about how corrupt administrations are creating a serious national security threat for India.
The illegal encroachment and occupation of the lake bed in Hyderabad must be seen in the light of the fact that India has not officially recognised Rohingyas as refugees. India is also not a signatory to the 1951 Convention of Refugees and its 1967 protocol.
The Rohingyas are therefore bound to be classified as “illegal immigrants” rather than “refugees.”
In fact, according to a report, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs has indeed labelled them as “illegal immigrants”. In such circumstances, the desirable course of action is the identification and deportation of the Rohingyas. And this is an active obligation cast upon the State.
The government cannot remain in suspended animation over this issue rather it must actively work towards their deportation. Fortunately, the government does seem to be moving in the right direction with the Centre’s decision to deport 40,000 immigrants who had crossed over into India illegally.
The deportation of seven Rohingya immigrants also comes as a major step in the right direction. Moreover, out of the 40,000 Rohingyas living in India, less than half- 18,000 are registered with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). This only strengthens the genuine apprehensions about Rohingyas posing a threat to national security and also the fears of communal disharmony, peace and stable law and order in the state.
The Centre’s policy seems very clear vis-a-vis the Rohingya immigrants. Since the Rohingyas are not officially recognised as refugees by the Government of India and India is also not a signatory to the 1951 Convention and its 1967 protocol, the only practical course of action from here is the “deportation” of Rohingya immigrants.
However, if Rohingya immigrants can move about freely throughout the territory of India, then their identification and deportation becomes a huge administrative problem and poses a serious challenge to the ambitions of deporting the Rohingya immigrants.
Had a complaint not been filed in the case of the Rohingya camp at the lake bed in Hyderabad, for example, they would have gone on flourishing in the area unchecked.
This does not only concern the state where the Rohingyas encroached the lake bed or the state from which they might have crossed over into India but every state through which they would have travelled during their movement within India. The allegations of the Rohingyas having obtained Aadhaar cards only makes it worse. After this episode, India must seriously contemplate a policy about how the unrestricted and free movement of illegal immigrants who ought to be identified and expelled from her soil to safeguard national interests and security.

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Tropical Storm Isaac has gained fresh muscle as it nears the Florida Keys, threatening to be at or near hurricane strength approaching the island chain.
Forecasters warned Isaac could grow into an extremely dangerous Category 2 hurricane on an expected track towards the northern Gulf Coast.
Isaac drew new strength during a warm-water crossing of the Florida Straits after causing weekend havoc in Cuba, where it downed trees and power lines, and after leaving seven dead earlier in Haiti.
On Key West, locals followed time-worn rituals as they prepared for a lashing from Isaac, which swamped the Caribbean and changed plans for the Republican National Convention.
"Currently Isaac is a tropical storm that's expected to become a hurricane as it reaches Key West... then it will move into the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to strengthen further," said meteorologist Jessica Schauer at the US National Hurricane Centre in Miami.
"Our forecast is that as the system moves northward it is forecast to strengthen to a Category 2," she said, adding an eventual landfall is expected on the northern Gulf Coast. "Definitely the northern Gulf Coast should be preparing for a hurricane right now."
She said Isaac could make landfall on the northern Gulf Coast late Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning.
A Category 2 hurricane is capable of top sustained winds of 96-100 mph. But Ms Schauer cautioned that forecasts that far out in time are subject to greater uncertainty. Nonetheless she said a wide area of the northern Gulf Coast should be bracing for the threat.


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Rome: The Complete Second Season (Bilingual)
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DVD Special Features: Audio Commentary, Featurettes: "Bloodlines" - An interactive on-screen guide, "All Roads Lead to Rome" - An interactive onscreen guide, "A Tale of Two Romes" - Explores the contrasts evident in Roman society and prevalent in Season 2, "Antony & Cleopatra" - Mark Antony and Cleopatra shared one of the most famous love affairs of all time. This feature sheds light on their relationship from the Parthian War to Cleopatra's suicide, "The Rise of Octavian: Rome's First Emperor" - Chronicles how Augustus Caesar came to power, "The Making of Rome, Season II" - An extensive feature highlighting new additions to the sets, and new production challenges faced in creating Season 2. A look at the building of Egypt and it's hieroglyphic wall, the Jewish Quarter and the making of Atia's dinner party, and the epic battle of Philippi
Other Special Features: Languages: English, Spanish and French; Subtitles: English SDH, French, Portuguese and Spanish
Audio Tracks: DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby Digital 5.1
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