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At a Glance: I'm of the opinion that the video games we play are windows to our inner fantasies and desires. When he wasn't pretending to be a heroic ninja on an endless slaughter or a beastly caveman competing in intensive bouts of Paleolithic skill, the game-savvy child of the 80s wanted to pretend to be a bunch of grown men pretending to beat the shit out of each other in a pretend showcase of pretend ability and pretend drama. Sounds cool, I guess! Hey, nobody today tries to claim that the 80's weren'tidioticprofoundly incredible.

Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System, 1988
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All Hulk, all the time.Story: WWF Wrestlemania takes several of the top wrasslers of 1988 and pits them in tournaments which I guess the player can participate in if he or she is really that starved for shitty 8 bit depictions of BDSM. Really though, the point of Wrestlemania is for Hulk Hogan to masturbate all over himself, occasionally pausing to pleasure Nintendo of America with a crisp 100 dollar bill in the urethra.

Graphics: Aside from a lovingly rendered portrait dedicated to the sexuality of Hulk Hogan, the first graphics we're treated to are the wrestlers' faces -which are decent for '88, if sometimes questionable. Then we get to see the actual game sprites and our world comes crashing down like a Harvard scholar watching reality MTV for the first time. In addition to the best "running" "animation" since Sword of Sodan, everyone is stuck in awkward, chicken-like poses. They look rejected dinosaurs, unsure whether they should evolve into birds or just lie down and welcome extinction with their hideous half-evolved wing-arm-arm-wings.

Gameplay: Speaking of which, the game's AI has a brain about the size of a walnut. You win the match by depleting your opponent's energy and then pinning him, but whenever the computer took my energy down, it would strut about the ring clucking for a few seconds before moving in for the finish, maybe.

That's okay, though, because the controls meant I lost 105% of the time (I thought about playing a round but didn't; the computer beat me anyway.).Each wrestler has his own abilities, executed by combos. They're pretty simple -stuff like B+up+down- but many only work in certain situations and there's no rhyme or reason between Artificial intelligence is The Future.characters. B will punch for one guy, but will cause another to do a super tornado attack that leaves him vulnerable to weevils. Fuck, even stuff that every characters knows -like "PIN," WHICH IS NECESSARY TO WIN THE MATCH- will vary in controls and complexity from guy to guy. I find it totally unacceptable that an NES's game's controls be "a bit confusing" when the console pretty much had two fucking buttons. Good job Nintendo! A+! See me after class for your congratulatory rectal lobotomy! Oh yes, I can make it work.

Sound: When the title screen's music started up with the traditional thump thump thump thump thump thump SUPER HARDCORE MIDI, I had my misgivings. But after that, the music in Wrestlemania became oddly cheerful. It reminded me less of a death match and more of a pleasant tea party between a couple of kind-hearted princesses. Then you realize each princess has six heads and a segmented thorax leaking chromatic pus because you're on a fucking acid trip.

Fun: Wrestling is stupid, but so are a lot of things, such as fantasy football, international politics, and writing about fifteen-year-old video games on the Internet. Pro wrestling, however, is also offensive by insinuating that the only way for dudes to be manly is to call each other faggot and beat each other with chairs. WWF Wrestlemania is stupid, but it could have avoided being offensive had it included a difficulty setting or a Hulk Hogan has this .png framed adoringly by his bedside. Sometimes, he duct tapes it to his wife's face.practice mode, because in some sort of alternate dimension the moves may actually be usable. Too bad the computer pummels the hell out of you while you're busy laughing at the sprites.

Defining Moment: Hulk Hogan's grinning mug all over everything. He is the best wrestler in the game because I guess in the 80s Jesus H. Christ himself had a boner for him. Lemme tell you something: Andre the Giant was a lovable guy who liked to play cards and starred in a children's classic. Hulk Hogan is a greasy-haired volatile sack of rancid meat who exploits his family on national television. One of these men died young. The other appears to be fucking immortal, his only sign of mental or physical growth in twenty years being that now he resembles one of his own action figures, charred with Dad's cigarette lighter and left atop an ant hill to bring the pain.

I also love a game that congratulates itself on kicking your ass.

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If you think of life being a journey, then death is the inevitable end of your finite travels.

We will all die at some point, but the important thing is to try and plan for a good death and that means talking to your loved ones while you can, so they understand your wishes.

Such discussions won’t be easy for most people. It’s far simpler to put the thought aside for another day. But thinking ahead can make things better when the time comes.

Today is the start of Dying Matters Week, which every year raises awareness of this important subject.

This year’s theme is ‘what can you do in your community?’ My colleagues at NHS Doncaster CCG have done their bit by organising something called a Death Café.

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     Current job:Post-doctoral Researcher (Networks)
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     Industry:Civil Agencies/International Organizations, Satellite Manufacturers and Subcontractors, Satellite Operators, , , Launch Systems, Business Services
     KeywordsNetworking, QoS, TCP/IP, Performance evaluation, Design, Modeling, Analysis, Matlab, ns2, Programming, C/C++,Tcl/OTcl, Congestion control, Energy-efficiency

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    Sep. 2010 – today        Postdoctoral Researcher

    Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica ed Informatica (DIEEI) of the University of Catania, Italy

    Activity: Study and design of energy scaling techniques in network devices inside the EU Network of Excellence “Towards Real Energy-efficient Network Design (TREND)”

    2010                                 PhD, Computer Science and Communication Engineering

    Dipartimento di Ingegneria Informatica e delle Telecomunicazioni (DIIT), University of Catania, Italy

    PhD Thesis: Congestion Control Techniques for Wired or Wireless Networks supporting Multimedia Source Requirements.

    2004                                 Laurea degree (M.Sc. degree equivalent) in Electronic Engineering

    University of Catania, Italy

    Final mark: 110/110

    Final Thesis: TCP performance optimization through Active Window Management (AWM)

    Work Experience

    2004-today                    Research activity in the area of communications and networking, carried out at University of Catania, Italy

    Main research topics:

    -   Analysis, design and performance evaluation of energy-saving techniques in network devices

    -   Quality of Service (QoS) and performance evaluation in TCP/IP networks

    -   Analytical (Fluid and Markov) models of techniques for congestion control and multimedia transmissions

    -   Design and implementation of networking device modules in open router and simulation environments

    2010                          Adjunct Professor of “Fundamentals of Telecommunications”

    B.Sc. degree in Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering

    University of Catania, Italy

    Sep. 2006 –Nov. 2006     Visiting researcher at UCLA (Network Research Lab – Computer Science Department) - Supervisor: Prof. M. Gerla

    Activity: Development and performance analysis of congestion control techniques in TCP/IP networks

    Technical Training

    2010, July 17th-24th           31st Jacob T. Schwartz International School for Scientific Research

    Lipari Island (ME), Italy

    Mobile Computing and Communications: Towards the Next Generation of Networks

    2008, June 30th – July 4th  Summer School of Information Engineering

    Bressanone (BZ) - Italy

    Wireless Sensor Networks / Emerging Topics

    2005, November 7th – 11thPhD Course - NoE Euro NGI

    Multi-commodity flow networks – modelling and optimization (with applications to telecommunication networks)

    Other Activities

    -        Co-author of about 15 scientific publications in International Journals and Conferences

    -        Member of the Technical Program Commitee (TPC) of IEEE GreenCom 2012

    -        Co-tutorship for several M.Sc. thesis projects carried out at the University of Catania, Italy

    -        Reviewer of several International Journals and Conferences

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    Technical Skills:

    Good knowledge of the following programming languages and enviroments:

    C/C++, Tcl/OTcl, Linux bash, Matlab, ns-2, Click Modular Router, LabVIEW, IMAQ Vision;

    Other Skills:

    Attitude at R&D work, focusing on goals within defined time scheduled milestones and deadlines.

    Good communicative skills, presenting data/reports/results at meeting, conferences and exhibitions.

    Italian: mother tongue

    Spanish: fluent

    English: good

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24 March 2006 An investigation of the removal of 1-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidinone (NMP)
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Molecular bases have long been known to be a problem in photolithographic applications using chemically amplified photoresists. Of these molecular bases, ammonia and 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (NMP) have been studied in the most detail since chemical filtration of these contaminants is critical to the success of the photolithographic process. It has been well documented that ammonia is best removed through chemisorptive reactions using acid impregnated adsorbents or strong acid ion exchange resins. However, the mechanism(s) for the removal of NMP has not been investigated to any significant extent. There are several chemical filtration systems available that employ activated carbon, impregnated activated carbon, or ion exchange resins for the removal of NMP. This work investigates the removal of NMP using several different types of adsorbents and rationalizes the adsorption mechanism which is operative in each situation.
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Andrew J. Dallas, Andrew J. Dallas, Lefei Ding, Lefei Ding, Jon Joriman, Jon Joriman, Brian Hoang, Brian Hoang, Kevin Seguin, Kevin Seguin, Dustin Zastera, Dustin Zastera, } "An investigation of the removal of 1-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidinone (NMP)", Proc. SPIE 6152, Metrology, Inspection, and Process Control for Microlithography XX, 61523R (24 March 2006); doi: 10.1117/12.654839; https://doi.org/10.1117/12.654839

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MIS Treatment of Herniated Discs

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About Herniated Discs

A herniated disc (intervertebral disc) is a common cause of neck and back pain. Intervertebral discs are the spine's shock absorbers and are located in between the bones of the vertebral bodies. Each disc is made up of a tire-like outer band (annulus fibrosus) that surrounds and protects the gel-like cushion (nucleus pulposus).

When a disc herniates through the annular wall, the gel-like nucleus and disc fragments can compress fragile nerves or the spinal cord, as illustrated below. In addition, the broken intervertebral disc releases a chemical irritant causing nerve inflammation, pain and other symptoms.

Example of Spinal Nerve Compression

Where symptoms develop depends on where the disc ruptures.

  • Cervical (neck) herniation: Dull or sharp pain in the neck or between the shoulder blades. Movement may intensify pain. Pain, numbness, and tingling spreads (radiates) down the arm, hand, and into the fingers (radiculopathy).
  • Lumbar (low back) herniation: Low back and leg pain (sciatica) is common. Bending, coughing, sneezing, or other movement may intensify symptoms. Muscle spasm or cramping may develop, as well as leg weakness or loss of leg function.

Important to a proper diagnosis is the patient's medical history, physical and neurological examination, and diagnostic test results (i.e. MRI). The examination and diagnostic tests may differ depending on the location of the herniation (i.e. cervical, lumbar)

  • Medical history includes symptoms, their severity, and treatments already tried.
  • Physical and neurological examination includes evaluating movement limitations, balance problems, pain, extremity reflexes, muscle weakness, and sensation. The exam may include a series of movements such as turning the head from side to side and forward and backward, bending sideways, forward and backward at the waist, and walking.
  • Diagnostic tests may include x-rays, CT scan, or MRI. Discography, myelography or electrodiagnostic studies (i.e. nerve conduction test) may be necessary.

When MIS is Recommended

Although the indications for surgery vary, MIS may be recommended if:

  • Pain and other symptoms worsen
  • Pain and symptoms are unresponsive to nonoperative treatment
  • Neurologic problems develop, such as weakness, poor coordination, severe pain, or bowel or bladder dysfunction
  • Imaging tests demonstrate spinal instability

MIS Goals

Surgical goals include:

  • Decompress the spinal cord and / or nerves (relieve pressure)
  • Stabilize the spine

MIS may include procedures to decompress and stabilize the spine.

  • Decompression procedures relieve pressure on spinal nerves. Discectomy (disc removal), laminotomy, laminectomy, and foraminotomy are common procedures. Laminotomy (partial removal) and laminectomy (complete removal) involve removing the vertebral body?s lamina to increase the size of the spinal canal. The lamina is a section of bone near each facet joint covering access to the spinal canal. Foraminotomy expands the foramen or spinal nerve passageways.
  • Most MIS surgery avoids spinal fusion, but if there is deformity or spinal mal-alignment, a fusion may be the best option. Specialized MIS fusion instruments are available if fusion is needed.

MIS Treatment

Minimally spine surgery procedures approach the spine from the front (anterior), back (posterior), side (lateral), or back and side (posterolateral). In the treatment of disc herniation, your MIS surgeon may perform the following:

  • Muscle-sparing Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF)
    Muscle-sparing tubular retractors gently dilate and separate muscle and soft tissue. As the soft tissues are expanded, the operative field is revealed (i.e. spine). A microdiscectomy is performed using microscopic visualization and small specialized instruments passed through the retractor. The cervical disc is removed (microdiscectomy); the disc space is packed with bone graft or an interbody device (i.e. cage) is implanted, and / or the spinal level is stabilized using a cervical plate and screws.
  • Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Uncovertebrectomy
    Similar to the muscle-sparing cervical discectomy and fusion, this procedure includes removal of one or more uncovertebral joints (or Luschka's joints). The uncovertebral joints are found at C3 through C7 and are susceptible to degenerative changes. These fibrous joints are formed by the bony processes at the sides of the cervical vertebrae previously mentioned. Although technically more difficult, this procedure can avoid a fusion.
  • Cervical Posterior MIS Tubular Microdiscectomy
    This cervical procedure is similar to the muscle-sparing cervical discectomy,except surgery is performed from behind (posterior) and fusion is not usually necessary.
  • Cervical Disc Replacement
    Similar to muscle-sparing cervical discectomy and fusion, cervical disc replacement involves removal of the diseased disc and herniation. Instead of inserting a spacer (i.e. interbody device, cage) to obtain a fusion, a motion device, similar to a total knee replacement device, is implanted. The benefit of cervical disc replacement is it maintains motion of the cervical spine at that segment. However, a cervical disc replacement procedure cannot correct deformities and is not appropriate for use in severely diseased spines. Disc replacement is a relatively new technology and was approved by the FDA for single-level surgery in 2008.
  • Lumbar Endoscopic Discectomy
    An endoscope is a thin telescope-like instrument with a lighted tube and camera attachment. Through a small incision, the endoscope is passed between muscle and soft tissue to the spine. Surgery is performed by passing instruments through the endoscope to the operative field. The light illuminates the field and the camera transmits images to a monitor in the operating room. Through the endoscope, the discectomy is performed using lasers, bipolar probes, and other specialized instruments.
  • Lumbar Tubular Microdiscectomy
    This procedure is similar to the muscle-sparing cervical discectomy and fusion, except it is performed in the lumbar spine. It uses the microscope to relieve pressure on the nerves and remove herniated disc fragments and bone spurs. Fusion is usually not necessary.
  • Use of Lasers During MIS
    Lasers are one of many specialized tools needed during minimally invasive spine surgery. A laser is used during endoscopic spinal surgery to remove hard disc herniations and bone spurs. During endoscopic spine surgery, additional tools, such as flexible bipolar electrocautery, graspers, rongeurs, and currettes are needed to perform the procedure. Lasers are not used during minimally invasive fusion surgery to treat disorders such as spondylolisthesis or degenerative scoliosis, since larger areas of diseased disc and bone must be treated.

Risks and Complications

No patients are identical and risks and complications vary. Your surgeon will explain possible risks and complications related to your specific MIS procedure.

Updated on: 12/10/09
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MIS Treatment of Spinal Stenosis

About Spinal Stenosis Spinal stenosis can affect the cervical (neck) and lumbar (low back) spine. It develops when the spinal canal and / or nerve passageways (neuroforamen) become narrow. It is a common cause of neck, back and leg pain in people over age 50. If the spinal canal is narr
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AFL names International Rules squad to face Ireland

Ablett and Fyfe named for their IRS debuts in 17-man list of players with All-Australian experience

The AFL has named its 17-man squad for this year’s International Rules series against Ireland with the only prerequisite being to have earned All-Australian honours sometime in the player’s career.

MORE: Tippett 'fantastic for Collingwood': Dal Santo | Could three Hawks get Scache in gold and brown?

Six of the 17 come from South Australian teams, a factor possibly influenced by the first of the two tests being played in Adelaide on November 12th.

However, only one player, Nat Fyfe, is West Australian based, despite the second test being in Perth the following week.

Changes may be made to the squad though before either game.

Despite much-decorated careers it will be the first International Rules series for Fyfe and Gary Ablett.

Gary Ablett (Gold Coast) First IRS selection.

Eddie Betts (Adelaide) Played IRS 2010, 2015.

Travis Boak (Port Adelaide) Played IRS 2014.

Shaun Burgoyne (Hawthorn) Played IRS 2008.

Patrick Dangerfield (Geelong) Played IRS 2010, 2014, 2015.

Nathan Fyfe (Fremantle) First IRS selection.

Brendon Goddard (Essendon) Played IRS2006, 2014, 2015.

Toby Greene (Greater Western Sydney) First IRS selection.

Michael Hibberd (Melbourne) First IRS selection.

Rory Laird (Adelaide) First IRS selection.

Zac Merrett (Essendon) First IRS selection.

Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) Played IRS 2008.

Paddy Ryder (Port Adelaide) First IRS selection.

Joel Selwood (Geelong) Played IRS 2014 (captain).

Rory Sloane (Adelaide) First IRS selection.

Chad Wingard (Port Adelaide) Played IRS 2014.

Dayne Zorko (Brisbane Lions) First IRS selection.


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Russo to Offer Rare 1960 Chrysler 300F Special

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA (October 20, 2009) – Russo and Steele Collector Automobile Auctions is celebrating its 10th Anniversary this January 20-24, 2010 in Scottsdale, Arizona. As one of the nation’s premier collector car auctions it specializes in European sports cars, American muscle cars, hot rods and customs. Scottsdale’s auction event offers over 600 automobiles over five days.

In 1955, the first Chrysler 300 (C-300) was offered. It had Exner’s distinctive styling and the 331 hemi. It received its name, 300, because of its ability to produce 300 horsepower. It also had extra firm suspension, which made it lower and gave it the ability to corner far better than most cars. Due to its luxurious, leather interior the C-300 was the true “gentleman’s fast car.”

The 300s were so fast they dominated NASCAR in 1955 and 1956, winning the overall championship both years. In 1960, Chrysler created one of the most valuable of all post-war collectable cars, the 300F “Specials.” It is thought that nine or ten of the 300F “Specials” with a 400HP engine were made and only four exist today. Two are the original beach racers and two are cars built after Daytona.

Chrysler’s primary focus with their altered 1960 300F “Specials” was to construct a formidable automobile with one objective; to win at NASCAR’s Flying Mile events. It was equipped with in a 4 speed French Pont-a-Mausson transmission and they changed the cross rams internally to achieve 15’ of ram instead of 30’ of ram allowing them to achieve more top end horsepower. The compression ratio was raised to 10 to 1, from 9.25 to 1 and the special low back pressure headers were cast. They blocked the carburetor heat to lower its temperatures and built the motor with special limit clearances to minimize friction. The rear axle was changed to 2.93 from 3.31 and Perfect Circle provided new low tension piston rings. A high lift cam and solid lifters were installed. And, to make the total package complete, Goodyear provided special new, low power absorbing Blue Streak tires.

The 300F “Specials” took the first seven positions in the Daytona Flying Mile. Six of the seven, the seventh being an engineering protype, shattered the speed record of 139.549 mph, that was held by the 300B of Warren Koechiling since 1956. In fact, NASCAR founder Bill France was the flag man on the beach that day. He sensed that something very historic was about to take place and he was right. It was one of the most comprehensive wins by a single marque in the history or recorded motorsports.

This particular 1960 300F “Special” that will be offered at Russo and Steele’s 10th Anniversary Scottsdale auction is NASCAR’s all time “Flying Mile” record holder [class 7} with the speed of 144.927 mph; driven by Daytona Superstar Gregg Ziegler. This 11,000 mile survivor is the only unrestored, 4 speed model in existence today. Along with its record breaking achievements and its documentation, this 300F “Special” will be sold with the winning set of tires specially designed by Gregg Ziegler and Goodyear (only set in the world) and the original battery installed by the manufacture. This piece of the Chrysler 300 letter cars is an interesting and valuable marque. Not only is this “Beautiful Brute” a significant piece of Nascar and Daytona racing history, but it is the biggest and most historic Chrysler 300 and Fin Car that will ever cross the auction block. This once in a life time, Smithsonian grade automobile will be offered Russo and Steele 10th Anniversary auction event this January 20-24, 2010. For additional details visit or call 602.252.2697.

The tenth anniversary celebration will be held at Russo and Steele’s traditional auction site located at the intersection of the loop 101 freeway and North Scottsdale Road. In honor of this momentous occasion, Russo and Steele is inviting everyone out whether you are a bidder, consignor or fellow enthusiasts for what is going to be the biggest celebration in Scottsdale this January 20-24, 2010. Check the Russo and Steele website for updates and additional information.


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NBA Draft: 2018 NBA Mock Draft - Top 10

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Marvin Bagley III (R) and Wendell Carter Jr. (L) playing for the Duke Blue Devils

Now that the NBA season is over, it is time to turn our attention towards the NBA Draft. This year is a very deep draft with potential impactful role players possibly being found in the second round. The NBA Draft is an exciting time where all the teams that tanked last season will have the opportunity to turn their franchise around with a foundational player.

This year's collection of draft talents includes the most successful European prospect ever to the potentially next Stephen Curry. It is chock full of talented big men who could make a real impact right away on a number of teams today, despite the fact that the modern game has been trending more and more away from the basket. Perhaps this year's draft class could stem that movement, or even reverse the momentum in favour of the big man - that's how good this draft class has the potential to become.

Without further ado, let's launch into our mock draft top 10:

With the 10th Pick, the Philadelphia 76ers select Mikal Bridges

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NCAA Men's Final Four - National Championship - Villanova v North Carolina

The classic 3 and D prospect. Mikal Bridges has impressed scouts with his defensive intelligence and his ability to knock down the 3 point shot effectively. He will not be the star of a team but he will be a nice complimentary piece to add to the young core of the 76ers.

In Villanova, he had great help from his teammates like Divincenzo and player of the year candidate Jalen Brunson. He is coming off a championship run with Villanova and will look to bring a winning mindset to Philly.

With the 9th pick, the New York Knicks select Miles Bridges

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Miles Bridges in action for the Michigan State Spartans

Standing only at 6'6 Miles Bridges plays like a power forward. This past year at Michigan State, the Spartans played him as a small forward and he looked out of position. Had he gone through with the draft last year, he was projected as a top 10 pick. He is similar to Tobias Harris, as an undersized power forward who can score in different ways and get some rebounds despite the mismatches.

He may be a liability defensively due to his size and guarding bigger power forwards. The Knicks could try to play him as a small forward and give him time to develop as a wing player. He will need to find what position he should play for the next level and Knicks Coach David Fizdale will help him achieve his maximum potential.

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After Chhetri's plea, tickets for India game sold out

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Mumbai, Jun 4 (PTI) In the wake of Sunil Chhetri's impassioned plea, fans are set to throng the Mumbai Football Arena here today, as tickets for India's Intercontinental Cup game against Kenya were sold out.

On Saturday, India skipper Chhetri had posted an emotional video, urging fans to come and support the team for what will also be his 100th international match.

"Yes, the tickets have been sold out for tonight's game," an official told PTI.

Mumbai District Football Association president Aaditya Thackeray tweeted, "I'm glad that after @chetrisunil11's heartfelt appeal, so many of us have responded and got the seats to #BacktheBlue. This is only the beginning, let's make sure each game that @IndianFootball plays is houseful! They pour their heart out for us, least we can do is be there!!"

Chhetri made the emotional appeal a day after slamming a hat-trick in India's 5-0 demolition of Chinese Taipei in the tournament opener, and he found instant support from the country's top cricketers, including current captain Virat Kohli and the legendary Sachin Tendulkar.

Chhetri is the country's leading scorer with 59 goals from 99 international caps, placing him third in the world's leading scorer's list.

"All the fans, who came out in Mumbai to support us... thank you. It means the world to us," the 33-year-old had said in a video posted on Twitter.

"But, I'm making this video not for you guys, I'm going to speak, appeal and request all of you, who did not come. To everyone, who is not a football fan... please come and watch us

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Introduction :

        Sectio 2(h) of the Indian Contract Act Defines Contract as "An agreement enforceable by law is a contract." Section 10 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, says that All agreements are contracts if they are made by the free consent of the parties. Contracts may be Classified according to their Validity, Formation or Performance.

Classification of Contract :

1. Classification According to Validity :

          A contract is based on an agreement. An agreement becomes a contract when all the Essential elements of a Valid Contract are satisfied. If one or more of these elements is/ are missing, the contract is either voidable, void, illegal or unenforceable.

Void Agreement and Void Contract

a) Void Agreement:

            According to Section 2(g) of the Indian Contract Act 1872, An agreement not enforceable by law is said to be void. Avoid Agreement does not create any legal rights or obligations.It is void-ab initio, i.e. an agreement with a minor or an agreement without Consideration.

b) Void Contract:

            Section 2(j) of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 says that A contract which ceases to be enforceable by law becomes void when it ceases to be enforceable.

The privy council in MohriBibi Vs Dharmadas Ghose, (1903 30 IA  Cal. 539) laid down that, "a contract entered into with a minor is void ab initio for example not enforceable.

             Section 24 to 30 and 56 of the Indian Contract Act,1872 lay down the provisions relating to the agreements which are declared void as stated below...

i) Agreement of which consideration and objects are unlawful in part (Section 24).

ii) Agreements without consideration.(Section 25).

ii) Agreement in restraint of marriage (Section 26).

iii) Agreement in restraint of trade (Section 27)

iv) Agreement in restraint of legal proceedings (Section 28)

v) Ambiguous / uncertain agreement ( Section 29 ).

vi) Wagering agreements (Section 30)  and

vii)  Agreements to do impossible Acts (Section 56).

c) Voidable Contract:

             Section 2(i) of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 defines Voidable Contract as "An agreement which is enforceable by law at the option of one or more of the parties thereto, but not at the option of the other or others, is a voidable contract." This happens when the essential element of free consent in a contract is missing. When the Consent of a party to a contract is not free, it is caused by coercion,  undue influence, misrepresentation or fraud the contract is voidable at his option.

Example: A promises to sell his house to B for $ 5000, A's Consent is obtained by use of force. The Contract is Voidable at the option of A.

(See... Difference between Void Contract and Voidable Contract )

A contract becomes voidable in the following two cases

    i) When a person Promises to do something for another person for a consideration but the other person prevents him from performing his promise, the contract becomes voidable at his option (Section 53 of Indian Contract Act 1872)

        A and B contract that B shall execute certain work for A for a thousand rupees. B is ready and willing to execute the work accordingly, but A prevents him from doing so. The contract is voidable at the option of B; and, if he elects to rescind it, he is entitled to recover from A compensation for any loss which he has incurred by its non-performance.

    ii) When a party to a contract promises to do a certain thing at or before a specified time, or certain things at or before a specified time and fails to do such thing at or before a specified time, and fails to do such thing at or before a specified time, the contract or so much of it as has not been performed becomes voidable at the option of the promisee. (Section 55 of ICA para 1)

d) Illegal agreement :

          An Illegal Contract is one, which is immoral or against Law. An Illegal Contract is void and also a Crime under Section 120A ( Criminal Conspiracy ) of the Indian Penal Code. It is not only void but also an offense. All illegal agreements are void but all void agreements or contracts are not necessarily illegal.

Example: A borrows $ 500 from B and enters into a contract with an alien to import prohibited goods, B knows the purpose of the loan.  The transaction between A and B is Collateral to the main agreement. It is illegal since the main Agreement is illegal.

e) Unenforceable Contract :

       An unenforceable contract is one which cannot be enforced in the Court of Law because of some technical defect such as absence of writing or where the remedy has been barred by lapse of time. The Contract may be carried out by the parties concerned but in the event of breach or repudiation of such a contract, the aggrieved party shall not be entitled to the legal remedies.

2.Classification according to formation:

    Contracts may be classified to according to the mode of their formation as follows :

a) Express Contract :

         If the terms of a contract are expressly agreed upon (Whether by words spoken or written ) at the time of formation of the Contract, the Contract is said to be an express Contract. According to Section 9 of the Indian Contract Act, " A Contract in which the terms are stated in words (Written or Spoken) by the Parties is said to be express. An expressed promise results in expressed contract.

b) Implied Contract :

           An Implied Contract is one which is inferred from the acts or conduct of the parties or course of dealing between them. It is not the Result of any expressed promises or promises by the parties but of their particular acts. It may also result from a continuing course of conduct of the parties.  According to Section 9 of the Indian Contract Act 1872 where the proposal or acceptance of any promise is made otherwise than in words, the promise is said to be implied. An implied promise results in an implied Contract.

Example :

  • There is an implied contract when 'A' gets into a public bus,
  • There is an implied contract when 'A' takes a cup of tea in a restaurant.

c) Quasi Contract :

        Strictly speaking, a quasi-contract is not a contract at all. A contract is intentionally entered into by the parties. A quasi-contract, on the other hand, is created by law. It resembles a contract in that a legal obligation is imposed on a party who is required to perform it. It rests on the ground of equity that "a person shall not be allowed to enrich himself unjustly at the expense of another. "

     'A' a tradesman, leaves goods at B's house by mistake. B treats the goods as his own. B is bound to pay  A for the goods.

3.Classification  Accordin to Performance

a) Executed Contract:

      An executed Contract is one in which both the parties have performed their respective obligations.

         A agrees to paint a picture for B for $100. When A paints the picture and B pays the price. i.e., when both the parties perform their obligations, the contract is said to be performed.

          But there are some cases in which even though a contract may appear to be completed at once, its effects may still continue.  For example - when a person buys a bun for a penny and subsequently breaks his teeth on a stone in it, he has a right to recover damages from the seller. (See case on this topic... Chaproniere vs. Mason, 1905 21 T.L.R.633)

b) Executory Contract:

        An Executory Contract is one in which both the parties have not yet performed their obligations.

Example:  A agrees to paint a picture for B for $100. in this example A has not painted the picture and B has not paid the price.

c) Partly Executory, Partly executed:

               A Contract may sometimes partly executed and partly executory. Thus if in the above example B has paid the price to A and A has not yet painted the picture the contract is executed as to B and executory as to A.

d) Unilateral Contract:

                   A unilateral contract is one in which only one party has to fulfill his obligation at the time of formation of the contract, the other party having fulfilled his obligation at the time of the contract or before the contract comes into existence.

                   A permits a railway coolie to carry his luggage and place it in a carriage. A contract comes into existence as soon as the luggage placed in the carriage. But by that time Coolie already performed his obligation. Now only A has to fulfill his obligation i.e., pay the reasonable charges to the Coolie.

e) Bilateral Contract :

                     A bilateral Contract is one in which both the parties have yet to perform their obligation.

See also...

1) What is Consideration and what are Kinds of Consideration?

2) What are the cases in which Injunction can be refused?

3) Rights and Duties of Agent (Agency: Indian Contract Act,1872)

4) Difference between Sub-Agent and Substituted-Agent

5) Kinds of Agents

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Fendi Coats

Adele and Edoardo Fendi founded their namesake line in 1925, opening a boutique next to the workshop where Adele crafted leather accessories inspired by the work of Roman master saddlemakers. By the 1960s, the brand’s experimentations with furs and leather would make their coats, bags, and shoes synonymous with Italian craftsmanship and postwar style. Granddaughter Silvia Venturini Fendi continues the family’s traditions of technical expertise and modernity in Fendi’s menswear collections. Understated yet powerful wardrobe pieces in modern cuts showcase innovatively treated fabrics, complemented by quirky fur and leather accessories like the line’s cult favorite Bag Bug keychains.

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STAMFORD -- The Stamford Senior Babe Ruth All-Star team got an early surprise in the state tournament. A little overconfident looking at their competition, Stamford was knocked into the losers' bracket by Naugatuck Valley in the first game of the tournament.

"After losing the first game it was very much a wake-up call," pitcher Connor Garrity said.

Stamford responded by reeling off six straight wins, beating Naugatuck Valley twice in the championship round, to claim the state title.

"It was quite an accomplishment by these kids to lose one and come back and win six in a row," Stamford manager Mike Walsh said. "It helped us

really gel."

Stamford earned itself a trip to the New England Regional Tournament in Worcester, Mass., and a chance to advance to the Senior Babe Ruth World Series.

The Connecticut representatives will start the double-elimination tournament today at 1:30 p.m. with possibly the toughest draw. Stamford will play Concord, N.H., a program that has won the last 11 New Hampshire state titles and has made four trips to the World Series in that span.

"I think we've got the pitching to do it, the defense to do it," Walsh said of prevailing in the New England tournament. "And if we keep swinging the bats the way we did in states, we'll be OK."

Walsh will send Garrity to the hill to face Concord to open the tournament. The skipper is confident in Garrity's ability to pitch in big games, having twice pitched Stamford to wins in the state tournament.

"He's just shown me that he likes the challenge and he's pitched very well for us," Walsh said.

The right-hander allowed just six hits and two runs across two starts in the state tournament. Garrity pitched Stamford to the state crown with a dazzling performance in the final game against Naugatuck Valley. After giving up two runs on one hit in the first inning, Garrity allowed just one hit, did not walk a batter and struck out nine across the final six innings of a 5-1 Stamford win.

"I'm pretty confident," Garrity said of taking the ball in Game 1. "I just have to pitch the way I've been pitching."

Garrity's title-clinching performance would have never been if not for the combined effort of the Stamford offense and pitcher Mitch O'Meara the game prior. After having the start time of the game delayed three hours due to rain, Stamford jumped all over Naugatuck Valley with a six-run top first, capped by a three-run homer from Ryan Walsh. O'Meara locked down Naugatuck Valley the rest of the game, helping force the deciding final game.

"I was really proud of the way the kids started out in that game," Walsh said. "To win that first game and to get a start in a game like that is big for your confidence."

Walsh will rely heavily on O'Meara and Garrity and the rest of his rotation in this jam-packed four-day tournament. If Stamford loses today, it would have to play double-headers through Monday to claim the New England crown, putting arms at a premium.

The other pitchers at Walsh's disposal will be Mike Scaturchio, Ryan Walsh and Steve Hagadus.

"Everyone on the staff is throwing pretty well right now," a confident Garrity said.

For most of the Stamford roster, this is the first time at a New England Regional tournament.

However, a handful of players, led by O'Meara, were on teams as 14- and 15-year-olds that advanced to New Englands. In fact, O'Meara, leadoff hitter Sean Mullins and outfielders Nick Cortese and Anthony Pandone all remain from the squad that finished third at the 14-year-old Babe Ruth World Series.

O'Meara knows there are experiences left over from that run he and his teammates can draw upon and instill in the rest of the roster.

"Be confident," O'Meara said. "This year we have a great team. We showed that the last six games. You can't take anything lightly. You just have to go out there and finish every game."


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Campaigners say councillor is ‘missing the point’ over school transport to Stamford and Bourne

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Campaigners fighting for a review of Lincolnshire’s school transport policy say the councillor responsible is “missing the point”.

Parents from the Glenside area, around the Bythams and Creeton, want Lincolnshire County Council to rethink its free school transport criteria.

It is not just as small group of parents as our recent activities show, and it is certainly not just grammar schools that we are concerned about
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Currently, children living in the area are entitled to a free bus pass for one school, Stamford Welland Academy. But parents believe they should also be entitled to free transport to Bourne, which has a state and grammar school, to increase the educational opportunities available. Stamford and Bourne are both nine miles from the villages.

About 75 per cent of Lincolnshire residents fall in “designated transport areas” for grammar schools, such as Bourne Grammar, and are entitled to free bus passes. But Glenside does not.

The issue was raised at a full council meeting on Friday, when several councillors challenged council leader Martin Hill (Con) and executive councillor for children’s services Patricia Bradwell (Con) on the policy.

After the meeting Coun Bradwell said the current policy was not “discriminatory” and the council did not have to provide transport to grammar schools.

She added: “However, I do recognise the concerns of those small group of parents who live just over the border of these areas and can’t access grammar schools and the free transport for their children.

“We will look and review this again, although I can’t promise we will be able to change things in the current financial situation when we have to find significant savings over future years.”

“In the light of the current economic climate and people asking for us to look again at transport to grammar schools it has to be remembered that this would have to be a county-wide review to cover all schools. Everything in home to school transport would have to be looked at”

But campaigner Kasia Doran said: “Coun Bradwell is completely missing the point. It is not just as small group of parents as our recent activities show, and it is certainly not just grammar schools that we are concerned about.

“Our correspondence with Coun Bradwell was always in relation to the policy as a whole. A policy that is nearly 50 years old, and on that ground we see it as out of date. A policy that did not follow up school expansion and new catchment areas.”

Campaigners will meet Stamford and Bourne MP Nick Boles (Con) today. Coun Bradwell will also be present.

A petition set up by campaigners in Claypole, who are in a similar situation, has so far attracted 600 signatures.

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Sue Hayes, 69 from Gateshead, has signed up for one of our Platinum Life List challenges, the Sahara Trek. We caught up with Sue to find out why she signed up to take part in such an epic challenge.

I may be 69 but that’s not going to stop me from living my life. As my husband always said ‘you need to keep going, keep doing what you’ve always done and your body will keep up.’

We’re an active family, so it’s good to have a challenge to keep me going. Last year I did the Great North Run with my two daughters and a Skydive for St Oswald’s too, so I needed something new to sign up to for 2018.

The Sahara Trek looks incredible, I’ll be 70 when I complete the Trek so I don’t know what I’ve got myself into, but I’m so excited to meet new people, make new friends and complete such an amazing challenge, and I get to do it for such a incredible charity that’s so close to my heart.

The Sahara Trek is a once in a lifetime experience, but how do you train for such a unique challenge? Sue gave us a few tips on how she got started.

I suppose my ‘training’ is more about keeping myself fit. I go to the gym a few times a week and I try to get out running when the weather is nice – oh and I try to do a park run when I can. I’m getting older so I need to keep my body going, there’s no excuse.

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Malaysia July exports tumble the most in 15 months, raising prospects of rate cut

KUALA LUMPUR (REUTERS) - Malaysia's exports suffered their biggest slump in 15 months in July, signaling persistent pressure on the export-reliant economy and raising the prospect of further monetary easing before year-end.

Exports from the Southeast Asian economy declined 5.3 per cent in July from a year earlier, data from the International Trade and Industry Ministry showed on Wednesday (Sept 7), a sharp contrast to economists' estimates of a 2.5 per cent annual rise. In June, exports grew 3.4 percent.

Compounding matters were signs of tepid domestic demand, with imports falling 4.8 per cent on-year, sharply down from the previous month's 8.3 per cent rise.

The volatility in the monthly data may keep the central bank from cutting rates again at its policy meeting later on Wednesday, following a surprise 25-basis-point easing to 3.00 per cent in July.

A Reuters poll forecast Bank Negara Malaysia to stay its hand this afternoon, but some analysts note growing risks of a further easing before year-end, especially given the soft growth trend and weak sales to key trading partner China.

Malaysia, the world's second-largest producer of palm oil and a major exporter of natural rubber, saw exports of both commodities drop 9.6 per cent and 43.9 per cent in July, respectively.

Annual exports of liquefied natural gas also tumbled 25 per cent.

A weak spot was China, the country's biggest trading partner. Exports to the world's second-biggest economy fell 22.3 per cent in July, on lower shipments of electrical and electronic products, petroleum products and natural rubber.

Brian Tan, an economist with Nomura, said a rate cut was more likely later this year at the policy meeting in November.

"With the volatility between this month and the previous month's numbers, it's not clear whether this is a structural trend. It's something we'll have to monitor before we come to any conclusions about the country's growth trajectory," he said.

HSBC economists are not ruling out a cut on Wednesday, especially as economic growth has slowed for five straight quarters to the end of June 2016.

In the second quarter, Malaysia clocked up the slowest annual growth in seven years.

Exports to the US rose 4.1 per cent, driven by demand for optical and scientific equipment, and palm oil and palm-based products.

July's trade surplus narrowed to RM1.9 billion (S$629.8 million) compared to RM5.5 billion in June.

"Data released since that GDP report, while scant, do not suggest a turnaround is imminent," HSBC economist Su Sian Lim said in a note.


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A year of record-breaking feats for Singapore para-swimmer Yip Pin Xiu

Swimming has changed Yip Pin Xiu's life, transforming her from a shy and insecure girl into a poised and outgoing woman. But it is also fair to say she has changed the face of para swimming, with her superhuman feats in the water.
Singapore swimmer Yip Pin Xiu with her gold medal.
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Yip in training during her preparations for the 2016 Rio Paralympics.
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SINGAPORE - National swimmer Yip Pin Xiu made history on Saturday morning (Sept 10, Singapore time) when she clocked a world record 2min 7.09sec to win the 100m backstroke (S2) final at the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

She finished ahead of China's Feng Yazhu (2:18.65) and Ukraine's Iryna Sotska (2:21.98) at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium to clinch Singapore's first medal of the Rio Paralympics, which began on Thursday.

Born with muscular dystrophy, a condition which causes her muscles to gradually lose their function, the 24-year-old remains Singapore's first and only Paralympic gold medallist, after winning her maiden gold at the 2008 Games in the 50m backstroke (S3). There, she also bagged a silver in the 50m (S3).

The Singapore Management University student, who had deferred her studies to focus on training for the Rio Games, has enjoyed a record-breaking year.

She set world records in the 50m and 100m (S2) backstroke at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming European Open Championships in Funchal, Portugal, in May.

At the meet, which was the last major competition before the Rio Games, Yip won the 100m backstroke (S2) gold in 2:09.79, smashing Ukranian Ganna Ielisavetska's previous world mark of 2:16.31 which was set in 2014.

Yip had previously set a new world record of 1:01.61 for the 50m backstroke (S2) at last December's Asean Para Games, and she improved on that time twice at the European Open, clocking 1:01.39 and 1:00.64 in the heats and finals respectively.

On top of that, she also set two Asian records in Portugal. Her time of 1:03.82 in the 50m freestyle (S2) final not only won her a silver medal, but it was also faster than the previous Asian mark of 1:05.47, set by China's Feng in Sochi, Russia, last year.

Yip was fifth in the 100m freestyle (S3) final in Portugal, but her 2:15.68 effort broke Feng's Asian-record time of 2:17.15, also set in Russia last year.

Yip's Paralympic campaign will continue on Friday (Sept 16, 6.52am, Singapore time) in the 50m backstroke (S2) event.