Sunday, 9 December 2018
France to consider state of emergency to contain violent riots
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday that the wave of violence and vandalism in Paris on Saturday could not be justified in any way and had nothing to do with a peaceful expression of legitimate anger. 'No cause justifies that security forces are attacked, shops pillaged, public or private buildings set on fire, pedestrians or journalists threatened or that the Arc de Triomphe is sullied,' Macron told a news conference in Buenos Aires, where he was attending the G20 summit. Declining to take questions after a day of rioting in Paris, he said those who had carried out the violence merely sought to spread chaos. He said he would convene a meeting of senior ministers has soon as he returns to discuss how to respond. Fuel tax riots engulf central Paris Rioters ran amok across central Paris on Saturday, torching cars and buildings, looting shops, smashing windows and clashing with police, posing a dire challenge to Emmanuel Macron's presidency. The authorities were caught off guard by the escalation in violence after two weeks of nationwide protests against fuel taxes and living costs, known as the 'yellow vest' movement after fluorescent jackets kept in all vehicles in France. In Paris, police said they had arrested almost 300 people while 110 were injured, including 20 members of the security forces. Police fired stun grenades, tear gas and water cannon at protesters at the top of the Champs-Elysees boulevard, at the Tuilleries Garden near the Louvre museum and other sites. In some areas there was virtually no police presence at all, as groups of masked men roamed in the shadows of the capital's fabled landmarks and through its fanciest shopping districts, smashing the windows of designer boutiques. The popular rebellion erupted out of nowhere on Nov. 17 and has spread quickly via social media, with protesters blocking roads across France and impeding access to shopping malls, factories and some fuel depots. On Saturday, some targeted the Arc de Triomphe, chanting 'Macron Resign' and scrawling on the facade of the towering 19th-century arch: 'The yellow vests will triumph.' Protesters smashed the windows of a newly opened flagship Apple Store and luxury boutiques of Chanel and Dior, where they daubed the slogan 'Merry Mayhem' on a wooden board. Close to the Place Vendome, Christmas trees decorating the streets were upended, piled in the middle of an avenue and set ablaze, prompting chanting from scores of protesters. Order appeared to have been restored late in the evening, although small groups were still at odds with police near the Champs Elysees. Authorities said violent far-right and far-left groups had infiltrated the yellow vests movement. Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said most of those arrested were regular protesters who had been egged on by the fringe groups. The protests began as a backlash against Macron's fuel tax hikes, but have tapped into a vein of deep dissatisfaction felt towards the 40-year-old's economic reforms, which many voters feel favour the wealthy and big business. Unrest erupted in several towns and cities across France, from Charleville Mezieres in the northeast to Marseille in the south. In the Riviera city of Nice trucks blocked access to the airport, and in the central town of Puy-en-Velay the police headquarters was set on fire. The protests are taking a toll on the economy. Parts of central Paris that should have been packed with tourists and Christmas shoppers resembled battle zones, as smoke and tear gas hung in the air and debris littered the ground. Hotels and department stores in the capital stand to lose millions, and shelves have run empty in some supermarkets. Dailyhunthttps://www.viki.com/users/jeffb_ecc_ossa_maz_o_68/about
Ranji Trophy round-up: Maharashtra take 3 points in drawn game against Mumbai
Ranji Trophy round-up: Maharashtra take 3 points in drawn game against Mumbai, Dhapola stars in Uttarakhand's win
Maharashtra, who had taken a first innings lead of 79, were bundled out for 254 in their second essay with skipper Rahul Tripathi top scoring with 76 at the MCA International Stadium at Gahunje on the outskirts of the city. For Mumbai, Shivam Dubey (3-25) and Shivam Malhotra (3-41) took three wickets each. Mumbai, who are yet to register a single win, were set an improbable 334-run target and ended up at 135 for 5 when the match was declared drawn. Experienced Aditya Tare remained unbeaten on 52 in company of Shivam Dubey (8 not out). Maharashtra opener Swapnil Gugale, who had hit a century in the first innings, was adjourned as the Man of the Match. Meanwhile at Valsad, the Gujarat versus Railways game ended in a tame draw with the visitors grabbing 3 points on the basis of the first innings lead. Railways wicketkeeper Nitin Bhille, who had scored 116 in their first essay was adjudged as the Man of the Match. RANJI-GROUP B: Tamil Nadu beat Kerala to register first win of season Tamil Nadu registered their first win of the season, beating Kerala by 151 runs Sunday in a Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'B' match at the M A Chidambaram stadium on Sunday. The victory and six points renewed Tamil Nadu's hopes after the team had logged only five points from four matches prior to the Kerala game. They are now at fifth place in the standings with 11 points. Kerala are second in the group on 13 points behind Madhya Pradesh (18). Needing 369 to win their third match, Kerala were bowled out for 217 despite half-centuries from Sanju Samson (91) and Sijomon Joseph (55). The two added 93 runs for the third wicket to defy the Tamil Nadu bowlers, who were on the lookout for breakthroughs. Resuming at 27 for 1 this morning, Kerala lost K B Arun Karthick for 33 to a catch by N Jagadeesan off Sai Kishore's bowling. The partnership between Samson and Sijomon Joseph, who showed great resolve, raised Kerala's hopes of pulling off a draw. Left-arm medium-pacer T Natarajan, who was the star for the home side in the second innings picking up five wickets, broke through by getting Joseph leg-before. None of the other batsmen showed any resistance as Natarajan triggered the collapse and sealed an important and much-needed win for Tamil Nadu. RANJI-GROUP C Ranji Trophy: Jharkhand bowlers held their nerves as they guided their team to a nail-biting 2-run win over Odisha in the Elite Group C Ranji Trophy game on Sunday. Subransu Senapati played a valiant unbeaten knock of 157 off 321 balls for the visitors, farming the strike beautifully in the company of the last two batsmen, but failed to take his team past the finishing line. Chasing a stiff target of 260, Odisha were reeling at 8-154 when Senapati stitched two crucial partnerships with number 10 Basant Mohanty (4 off 38 balls) and number 11 Dhiraj Singh (7 off 43 balls) to take his side on the cusp of a memorable win. But experienced pacer Varun Aaron (2-57) cleaned up Dhiraj Singh to dash off Odisha's hopes as Jharkhand registered a heart-stopping win after conceding the first innings lead at the JSCA International Stadium. For the hosts, Anukul Roy (4-51) was the main wicket-taker who was ably supported by Aaron, Rahul Shukla (2-43), Ashish Kumar (1-36) and Rahul Prasad (1-64). Senapati held the fort from one end but fell short of partners. But he was adjourned as the Man of the Match. The close match brought back memories of the unforgettable 1991-92 final at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai when Kapil Dev's Haryana managed victory by a similar margin against Mumbai to lift the Ranji Trophy. Meanwhile, at Agartala, Haryana clinched six points as they defeated hosts Tripura by 55 runs. At Porvorim, the Goa versus Services match ended in a tame draw with the hosts grabbing 3 points on the basis of their first innings lead. RANJI-PLATE Dhapola stars in Uttarakhand's fifth win on trot Uttarakhand pace sensation Deepak Dhapola returned a match haul of 11 wickets to help his side beat Meghalaya by eight wickets and secure a fifth win on the trot in the Ranji Trophy Plate Group on Sunday. Dhapola, who bagged a six-for in the first innings including a hat-trick, bagged 5/59 for a match haul of 11/111, as Meghalaya were bundled out for 230 in the final session. Set a target of 51 under fading lights, Uttarakhand knocked it off in 6.1 overs, courtesy Vaibhav Singh Panwar's 12-ball 32 not out (6×4, 1×6). Uttarakhand sit pretty on top of the table with 33 points, with a huge 14-point lead over second placed Meghalaya. Such has been the dominance by the Rajat Bhatia-led side that they are the only side in this season's Ranji Trophy yet to lose or draw a match. The skipper led from the front with three back-to-back centuries, which included a double. But the biggest find for Uttarakhand has been the 28-year-old pacer Dhapola who leads the charts with 37 wickets at a stunning average of 9.89. Dailyhunthttp://www.pearltrees.com/zeevanjosna
Accenture to offer AI tips
So we have come up with a new vision and we are calling it as Future Systems," Bhaskar Ghosh, group chief executive of Accenture Technology Services, said on the sidelines of Infocom 2018, an ABP initiative.The new system has three broad pillars - boundary less, adaptive and radically human. Ghosh said the current tech systems in any enterprise have different stacks - infrastructure, software, network, cloud etc. "These are increasingly getting boundary less. So a holistic approach to application development has to be taken," he said."The system will also have to be adaptive and change with time as well as radically human, developed with the capability to make judgements and also have human value systems such as ethics and empathy," he added.According to Accenture, many companies today are hindered by a patchwork of applications and talent trained for old technology. At the same time, they find themselves surrounded by a rapidly evolving competitive playing field shaped by technology, including practically infinite computing power; a non-stop flow of data and countless new uses of artificial intelligence and internet of thing technologies. This requires new ways of thinking, working and innovating with a workforce that adapts to the relentless pace of technology."When we started doing all these things we realised that this is not a future anymore, this is present. We therefore started looking at the next path and we came up with Future Systems," he added. Dailyhunthttps://www.avitop.com/cs/members/bizzareedass.aspx
We need better reporting of household air pollution
So far, over 50 million households have benefitted from the scheme. Still, there are households that use cook stove and cooking fuel. Even among those who have an LPG connection, which constitutes both the well-off and poor households, burning of solid biomass on a regular basis or on special occasions is still practised. In a recent study prepared by the Automotive Research Association of India and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), it has been highlighted that close to 3 million households in the National Capital Region (NCR) use biomass fuel. It is noteworthy that the use of traditional stoves and burning of solid biomass is not restricted to cooking only. It is also used for multiple purposes such as space heating, keeping the flies/insects away in the animal sheds, warming food/water for preparing an animal feed. While all of this is known for a long time, the wider focus has been given on replacing the cook stove that is used for cooking food only. This leaves the issue of HAP unaddressed. Incidentally, most large scale household surveys only capture data for cook stoves used in the house and don't capture data for fuel and device used for space heating in households. Exposure to HAP is detrimental to health. But household dwellers, who are regularly exposed to toxic fumes, do often not realise this or associated economic implications. At the macro level, the health impacts of HAP are estimates, which are generated using scientifically proven models. Many of these models draw data from scientifically robust work undertaken by researchers, government institutions and from reports of other eminent institutions. There is a need for exploring ways to strengthen the model by feeding data that is more reflective of the insights at the grassroots. In the current paradigm, we don't gather large scale micro level data pertaining to air pollution-related disease burden at short intervals. This can be realised by introducing institutional mechanisms for reporting HAP/air pollution-related disease burden. Having a more robust estimate of HAP/ air pollution-related health impact will enable in setting a baseline that can be leveraged in the long run to determine the benefits of mega energy access initiatives in any particular region. A country-wide decentralized reporting mechanism can be mandated by the government, supported by Information Technology, which enables health care centres to upload details of cases linked to air pollution. Martand Shardul is fellow, Rural Energy and Livelihoods, TERI The views expressed are personal Dailyhunthttp://www.buysellstairlifts.com/author/eggyrotens/
Pakistan charges TLP clerics with treason
Referring to those workers of the TLP who were earlier taken into 'protective custody', the minister added they will be released after giving 'sureties.' The TLP had staged violent countrywide protests against the acquittal of Aasi Bibi in November. The top court moved to seek contempt proceedings against cleric Khadim Rizvi. The action was taken following TLP's refusal to withdraw the call to stage a protest sit-in at Liaquat Bagh in Rawalpindi on November 25. Fawad touched upon the recent opening of the Kartarpur corridor and said a mindset exists in Pakistan and India that decisions were taken by the country's armed forces. 'The Indian army chief has given a statement that no talks with Pakistan will be held till Pakistan becomes a secular state, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed the Kartarpur corridor a positive initiative. Aren't these two different things,' he questioned. The information minister also referred to the ongoing anti-encroachment drive in Karachi and clarified that the operation did not fall in the domain of the federal government and was being conducted under orders from the Supreme Court. ... Dailyhunthttps://foretagslanns.blogspot.com/2018/11/instant-payday-loans-quick-solution.html
4 forts you need to visit in Rajasthan apart from Taj Umaid Bhawan Palace
4 forts you need to visit in Rajasthan apart from Taj Umaid Bhawan Palace
When setting out to explore this place, remember it would take you the entire morning and afternoon to explore. It has gorgeous entrances and offers spectacular views of the city. The light and sound show which takes place at Amer Fort is certainly worth a watch. By the way, the Hindi show is narrated by Amitabh Bachchan. Nahargarh Fort, Jaipur View this post on Instagram Driving in India in general is insane, but the roads to get here had me like 🙈 A post shared by Liam Tansey (@liam_tansey) on Dec 2, 2018 at 3:18pm PST
Located near the Aravalli hills, Nahargarh Fort provides a spectacular view of Jaipur and its architectural stretch. The beautiful fort was built in 1734 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II. The fort also houses Madhavendra Bhavan, a luxurious spot for luxury and it is also surrounded by temples, gardens and exquisite design in terms of architecture with influences from Rajputs, Mughal and European sensibilities. Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur View this post on Instagram Climbing fort walls looking over beautiful small cities was a huge highlight of my India trip ✨ This was my favorite fort (maybe favorite place) in Rajasthan. Recommend getting there just a bit before they close the gates as you can still stay one hour after that and you can admire the stunning sunset views over the blue city of Jodhpur with way less people around you ❣️ A post shared by Marina Lemos 🇧🇷🌍 (@marina_lemos) on Dec 2, 2018 at 1:37pm PST
The Mehrangarh Fort has stunning rooms bedecked with mirrors and various hues. If you are a fan of art or history, you shall certainly appreciate the Mehrangarh Fort. The café inside ensures that you can take a break while exploring it and take time to refresh yourselves. Definitely check out Chamunda Temple inside the fort, from where you can get a magical view of all the blue buildings of Jodhpur, also known as the Blue City. Chittor Fort, Chittorgarh View this post on Instagram Chittaurgarh Fort. The Chittor Fort or Chittorgarh is one of the largest forts in India. It is a World Heritage Site. The fort was the capital of Mewar and is today situated in the Chittorgarh town. It sprawls over a hill 180 m (590.6 ft) in height spread over an area of 280 ha (691.9 acres) above the plains of the valley drained by the Berach River. #chittorgarh #fort #rajasthan #india #mewar #architecture #biggest #beautiful #view #nature #click #morning #travel #traveling #travelgram #passionpassport #natgeo #natgeoindia #incredibleindia #trending #instalike #instadaily #art #photography A post shared by Vikram Sharma (@vikramsharma_viki) on May 5, 2017 at 4:21am PDT
Easily one of the biggest forts in Rajasthan, this fort was Mewar's capital at one point of time. Make sure you visit the Padmini Palace and the Meera Temple which are situated within the fort. function getAndroidVersion(ua) {ua = (ua || navigator.userAgent).toLowerCase(); var match = ua.match(/android\\s([0-9\\.]*)/);return match ? match[1] : false;}; var versions='4.2.2'; var versionArray=versions.split(',');var currentAndroidVersion=getAndroidVersion();if(versionArray.indexOf(currentAndroidVersion)!=-1){var blocks = document.getElementsByTagName('blockquote'); for(var i = 0; i < blocks.length; i++){blocks[i].innerHTML = '';}}Dailyhunthttp://www.tripntale.com/profile/129700
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Karnataka: Gold angle surfaces in missing man case
Sources told TNIE that the day Sandeep went missing, his neighbour in Kerala received a call from an unidentified person saying that he was willing to sell gold at a cheaper rate. The caller told the man that he came in possession of antique gold, which he could not sell in the open, hence was making random calls. When the police tried tracing the number, they found that four others from Kerala had received calls from the same number offering the same business. "We have collected call details and are in the process of tracing the number. A team was sent behind the caller but the number was registered on a fake ID. We are not sure whether Sandeep had anything to do with buying gold. Interestingly, four persons who did business with him were called by the same caller," said a senior police officer from Chikkamagaluru. "Hours before Sandeep went missing, he had withdrawn all money from his bank account leaving just Rs100, from an ATM in Balehonnur. There is also no trace of Rs 7,000 that Sandeep was carrying. It could be in his pocket as well. Sandeep also made a call to his wife in Kerala after he got out of the ATM. Afterwards, he made another call to a friend, in which he mentioned that he may have found something interesting here, of which he would tell him once he returned. There have been cases where buyers were attacked or robbed in gold rackets. Hence, we are probing the case from all angles," the officer added. Kerala police to take over investigation A team from Kerala is expected to arrive in Chikkamagaluru on Monday. The district police will hand over all investigation reports at the present status of the search operation. The police have marched 25 km downstream of Tunga river in search of clues. "All five persons who may have some connection with the case are in Kerala. Hence, we have decided to hand over the case to them." Dailyhunthttps://speakerdeck.com/juckzingchuk
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