My experience with tenors in my stay in Chandigarh / Panchkula has been pretty bad. I would go about them in points like this:
I had moved from Manimajra to Panchkula in February 2019 in (let's say) Address X. It was okay for few days in the beginning as the room had bed and almirah. The problems arose later that I should have anticipated while coming in.
1. There was no water tap. You have to either get the water from the market or drink the ground water.
2. The room had no curtains so you had no privacy as anyone from outside the room could view everything inside.
3. One of the windows (opposite to the restroom door) had no metallic grill and anyone could break into the room by knocking down the glass pane.
4. The restroom would have two entrances from two separate rooms. The other room had space for two people, which means three people would be sharing the restroom. Note that the restroom was also the bathroom.
5. If the other tenants play loud music at the times such as mid night or hours past mid night, there was still little intervention or help from the tenor.
I had to leave the place after the tenors did not fix the curtains and privacy problem after repeated requests made for a period of about two months.
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Journal (Misbehavior By Tenors in Panchkula (Part 1))
Journal (Interactions with police)
Panchkula, April 2020: Lockdown had been slightly relaxed and I was out to have parantha at Bachu Ram's shop. There I had been without mask and a cop car (a white Maruti Suzuki Dzire) went towards Divya Yog mandir while patrolling. I did not know what it was all about. After I finished eating, I paid for the food and started to walk back to home. Just as I was at the left turn to my street for my unguarded society (I don't know what else to call it), police car came from the front and stopped next to me. There were two police men in it at the front seats. Now, they ask me for Rs 500 fine for not wearing mask. I told them I did not have the money. They now asked me to get it their car and that they would drop me at my residence and collect the fine. Or I can come with them to the police station. Now, my house from this point was roughly 100 steps away but I was outside the gate (of society) and so had to pay the fine. From that day onwards, I did not forget to go out without a mask. Panchkula, February 7, 2021: Time was 9 PM and a tomato seller screamed at the top of his lungs for 40 to 50 minutes before I had to call the emergency number of 100 and ask the 'Constable' about what help I can get. He told me that it would be hard for a police personnel to keep vegetable vendors away from your house at all times. These people are given licences by the MC to sell those vegetables. If you face too much difficulty or trouble, you can always reach out to us. If you want I can send someone to come to your place even now and see if there is an issue.
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Journal (Letter to my future wife)
I do not know who you are today. I do not know if you would be how I wish you to be. Let me still take up this opportunity to talk to you through this letter.
English has been a major influence in my life. It has helped me to express myself, it has helped me in understanding the world through books, it has helped me to be able to talk to you in that first meeting.
Today I cannot imagine myself without this language.
When I think of you, when I think of our kids, I see myself talking to my family in this language.
Also, I wish that you could focus on your career enough to support yourself and the kids shall I not be there for you.
I do not wish to take responsibility for your happiness. I do not wish to take the responsibility for your well-being. I do not wish to take the responsibility to give you the things that you wish to have. And I say all of this while knowing that my happiness would be in seeing you happy. I will be healthier on seeing you fit and fine. I too want that you get everything that you deserve, everything that you yearn for.
I want you to be independent, I want to be independent.
Death and divorce are as much real as you and me. I could have painted a rosy picture in this writing but I chose not to. I believe in being prepared than being sorry.
Issues in RASA CLI installation in Conda Env using YML file (and workarounds) (less logs)
We do not have "rasa" available in "conda-forge" channel:
(erasa4) CMD>conda install rasa -c conda-forge
Collecting package metadata (current_repodata.json): done
Solving environment: failed with initial frozen solve. Retrying with flexible solve.
Collecting package metadata (repodata.json): done
Solving environment: failed with initial frozen solve. Retrying with flexible solve.
PackagesNotFoundError: The following packages are not available from current channels:
- rasa
Current channels:
- https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/win-64
- https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch
- https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main/win-64
- https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main/noarch
- https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r/win-64
- https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r/noarch
- https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/msys2/win-64
- https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/msys2/noarch
To search for alternate channels that may provide the conda package you're
looking for, navigate to
https://anaconda.org
and use the search bar at the top of the page.
-- -- -- -- --
ERRONEOUS CODE in FILE "env.yml"
name: erasa5
channels:
- conda-forge
dependencies:
- spacy
- python=3.8
- pip
- pip:
- rasa
- rasa-core
ERROR:
/ Pip subprocess error:
WARNING: Retrying (Retry(total=4, connect=None, read=None, redirect=None, status=None)) after connection broken by 'ProtocolError('Connection aborted.', ConnectionResetError(10054, 'An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host', None, 10054, None))': /simple/joblib/
ERROR: Could not install packages due to an OSError: [WinError 5] Access is denied: 'e:\\anaconda3\\envs\\erasa5\\scripts\\tqdm.exe'
Consider using the `--user` option or check the permissions.
failed
CondaEnvException: Pip failed
Complete Logs
(base) CMD>conda env create -f env.yml
Collecting package metadata (repodata.json): done
Solving environment: done
Preparing transaction: done
Verifying transaction: done
Executing transaction: done
Installing pip dependencies: / Ran pip subprocess with arguments:
['e:\\Anaconda3\\envs\\erasa5\\python.exe', '-m', 'pip', 'install', '-U', '-r', 'C:\\Users\\ashish\\Desktop\\condaenv.170xtvti.requirements.txt']
Pip subprocess output:
...
Installing collected packages: sniffio, ..., rasa-core, rasa
Attempting uninstall: attrs
Found existing installation: attrs 20.3.0
Uninstalling attrs-20.3.0:
Successfully uninstalled attrs-20.3.0
Attempting uninstall: multidict
Found existing installation: multidict 5.1.0
Uninstalling multidict-5.1.0:
Successfully uninstalled multidict-5.1.0
Attempting uninstall: pytz
Found existing installation: pytz 2021.1
Uninstalling pytz-2021.1:
Successfully uninstalled pytz-2021.1
Attempting uninstall: numpy
Found existing installation: numpy 1.20.0
Uninstalling numpy-1.20.0:
Successfully uninstalled numpy-1.20.0
Attempting uninstall: tqdm
Found existing installation: tqdm 4.56.0
Uninstalling tqdm-4.56.0:
Pip subprocess error:
ERROR: Could not install packages due to an OSError: [WinError 5] Access is denied: 'e:\\anaconda3\\envs\\erasa5\\scripts\\tqdm.exe'
Consider using the `--user` option or check the permissions.
failed
CondaEnvException: Pip failed
(base) CMD>
-- -- -- -- --
We have a separate environment where we installed 'RASA_CORE' and 'RASA_NLU' separately, and here also we see that 'RASA' PYPI package (for RASA CLI) is failing to install.
ENV.YML for erasa4:
name: erasa4
channels:
- conda-forge
dependencies:
- spacy
- python=3.8
- pip
- pip:
- rasa-core
(base) CMD>conda activate erasa4
Issues:
(erasa4) CMD>pip show rasa_core
Name: rasa-core
Version: 0.8.6
Summary: Machine learning based dialogue engine for conversational software.
Home-page: https://rasa.ai
Author: Rasa Technologies GmbH
Author-email: hi@rasa.ai
License: UNKNOWN
Location: e:\anaconda3\envs\erasa4\lib\site-packages
Requires: pandoc, ..., tqdm
Required-by:
(erasa4) CMD>pip show rasa_nlu
Name: rasa-nlu
Version: 0.11.5
Summary: Rasa NLU a natural language parser for bots
Home-page: https://rasa.com
Author: Alan Nichol
Author-email: alan@rasa.ai
License: UNKNOWN
Location: e:\anaconda3\envs\erasa4\lib\site-packages
Requires: future, numpy, simplejson, jsonschema, requests, cloudpickle, matplotlib, pathlib, klein, boto3, gevent, six, typing, tqdm
Required-by: rasa-core
(erasa4) CMD>pip show rasa
WARNING: Package(s) not found: rasa
-- -- -- -- --
ERROR
(erasa4) CMD>rasa
'rasa' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
(erasa4) CMD>rasa init
'rasa' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
RASA fails to install for all users.
(erasa4) CMD>pip3 install rasa
Collecting rasa
Using cached rasa-2.2.9-py3-none-any.whl (689 kB)
...
Installing collected packages: sniffio, ..., rasa
Attempting uninstall: multidict
Found existing installation: multidict 5.1.0
Uninstalling multidict-5.1.0:
Successfully uninstalled multidict-5.1.0
Attempting uninstall: yarl
Found existing installation: yarl 1.6.3
Uninstalling yarl-1.6.3:
Successfully uninstalled yarl-1.6.3
Attempting uninstall: numpy
Found existing installation: numpy 1.19.5
Uninstalling numpy-1.19.5:
Successfully uninstalled numpy-1.19.5
Attempting uninstall: attrs
Found existing installation: attrs 20.3.0
Uninstalling attrs-20.3.0:
Successfully uninstalled attrs-20.3.0
Attempting uninstall: absl-py
Found existing installation: absl-py 0.11.0
Uninstalling absl-py-0.11.0:
Successfully uninstalled absl-py-0.11.0
Attempting uninstall: tqdm
Found existing installation: tqdm 4.56.0
Uninstalling tqdm-4.56.0:
ERROR: Could not install packages due to an OSError: [WinError 5] Access is denied: 'e:\\anaconda3\\envs\\erasa4\\scripts\\tqdm.exe'
Consider using the `--user` option or check the permissions.
(erasa4) CMD>
-- -- -- -- --
To install RASA CLI (and overcome the installation issue in "erasa4" environment) we have to open the terminal and run the "pip3 install rasa --user" command there:
(erasa4) CMD>pip3 install rasa --user
Collecting rasa
Using cached rasa-2.2.9-py3-none-any.whl (689 kB)
...
Installing collected packages: tqdm, ..., rasa
WARNING: The script tqdm.exe is installed in 'C:\Users\ashish\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python38\Scripts' which is not on PATH.
Consider adding this directory to PATH or, if you prefer to suppress this warning, use --no-warn-script-location.
WARNING: The script tabulate.exe is installed in 'C:\Users\ashish\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python38\Scripts' which is not on PATH.
Consider adding this directory to PATH or, if you prefer to suppress this warning, use --no-warn-script-location.
WARNING: The script coloredlogs.exe is installed in 'C:\Users\ashish\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python38\Scripts' which is not on PATH.
Consider adding this directory to PATH or, if you prefer to suppress this warning, use --no-warn-script-location.
WARNING: The scripts make_image_classifier.exe and make_nearest_neighbour_index.exe are installed in 'C:\Users\ashish\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python38\Scripts' which is not on PATH.
Consider adding this directory to PATH or, if you prefer to suppress this warning, use --no-warn-script-location.
WARNING: The scripts estimator_ckpt_converter.exe, saved_model_cli.exe, tensorboard.exe, tf_upgrade_v2.exe, tflite_convert.exe, toco.exe and toco_from_protos.exe are installed in 'C:\Users\ashish\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python38\Scripts' which is not on PATH.
Consider adding this directory to PATH or, if you prefer to suppress this warning, use --no-warn-script-location.
WARNING: The script pykwalify.exe is installed in 'C:\Users\ashish\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python38\Scripts' which is not on PATH.
Consider adding this directory to PATH or, if you prefer to suppress this warning, use --no-warn-script-location.
WARNING: The script rasa.exe is installed in 'C:\Users\ashish\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python38\Scripts' which is not on PATH.
Consider adding this directory to PATH or, if you prefer to suppress this warning, use --no-warn-script-location.
ERROR: pip's dependency resolver does not currently take into account all the packages that are installed. This behaviour is the source of the following dependency conflicts.
rasa-core 0.8.6 requires fbmessenger<5.0.0, but you have fbmessenger 6.0.0 which is incompatible.
rasa-core 0.8.6 requires pykwalify<=1.6.0, but you have pykwalify 1.7.0 which is incompatible.
Successfully installed PyJWT-2.0.1 SQLAlchemy-1.3.23 aio-pika-6.7.1 aiohttp-3.6.3 ... webexteamssdk-1.6
(erasa4) CMD>
(erasa4) CMD>pip show rasa
Name: rasa
Version: 2.2.9
Summary: Open source machine learning framework to automate text- and voice-based conversations: NLU, dialogue management, connect to Slack, Facebook, and more - Create chatbots and voice assistants
Home-page: https://rasa.com
Author: Rasa Technologies GmbH
Author-email: hi@rasa.com
License: Apache-2.0
Location: c:\users\ashish\appdata\roaming\python\python38\site-packages
Requires: pykwalify, ..., tensorflow-probability
Required-by:
-- -- -- -- --
(erasa4) CMD>rasa
2021-02-03 14:50:58.305729: W tensorflow/stream_executor/platform/default/dso_loader.cc:59] Could not load dynamic library 'cudart64_101.dll'; dlerror: cudart64_101.dll not found
2021-02-03 14:50:58.313121: I tensorflow/stream_executor/cuda/cudart_stub.cc:29] Ignore above cudart dlerror if you do not have a GPU set up on your machine.
usage: rasa [-h] [--version] {init,run,shell,train,interactive,telemetry,test,visualize,data,export,x} ...
Rasa command line interface. Rasa allows you to build your own conversational assistants 🤖. The 'rasa' command allows you to easily run most common commands like creating a new bot, training or evaluating models.
positional arguments:
{init,run,shell,train,interactive,telemetry,test,visualize,data,export,x}
Rasa commands
init Creates a new project, with example training data, actions, and config files.
run Starts a Rasa server with your trained model.
shell Loads your trained model and lets you talk to your assistant on the command line.
train Trains a Rasa model using your NLU data and stories.
interactive Starts an interactive learning session to create new training data for a Rasa model by chatting.
telemetry Configuration of Rasa Open Source telemetry reporting.
test Tests Rasa models using your test NLU data and stories.
visualize Visualize stories.
data Utils for the Rasa training files.
export Export conversations using an event broker.
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--version Print installed Rasa version
(erasa4) CMD>
-- -- -- -- --
ALSO, WE SHARE BELOW THE LOGS WHILE DOING INSTALLATION FROM TERMINAL WITHOUT USING YML FILE
(base) CMD>conda create -n temp_rasa python=3.8
Collecting package metadata (current_repodata.json): done
Solving environment: done
## Package Plan ##
environment location: e:\Anaconda3\envs\temp_rasa
added / updated specs:
- python=3.8
The following packages will be downloaded:
package | build
---------------------------|-----------------
certifi-2020.12.5 | py38haa95532_0 141 KB
pip-20.3.3 | py38haa95532_0 1.8 MB
setuptools-52.0.0 | py38haa95532_0 726 KB
------------------------------------------------------------
Total: 2.6 MB
The following NEW packages will be INSTALLED:
ca-certificates pkgs/main/win-64::ca-certificates-2021.1.19-haa95532_0
certifi pkgs/main/win-64::certifi-2020.12.5-py38haa95532_0
openssl pkgs/main/win-64::openssl-1.1.1i-h2bbff1b_0
pip pkgs/main/win-64::pip-20.3.3-py38haa95532_0
python pkgs/main/win-64::python-3.8.5-h5fd99cc_1
setuptools pkgs/main/win-64::setuptools-52.0.0-py38haa95532_0
sqlite pkgs/main/win-64::sqlite-3.33.0-h2a8f88b_0
vc pkgs/main/win-64::vc-14.2-h21ff451_1
vs2015_runtime pkgs/main/win-64::vs2015_runtime-14.27.29016-h5e58377_2
wheel pkgs/main/noarch::wheel-0.36.2-pyhd3eb1b0_0
wincertstore pkgs/main/win-64::wincertstore-0.2-py38_0
zlib pkgs/main/win-64::zlib-1.2.11-h62dcd97_4
Proceed ([y]/n)? y
Downloading and Extracting Packages
certifi-2020.12.5 | 141 KB | ### | 100%
setuptools-52.0.0 | 726 KB | ### | 100%
pip-20.3.3 | 1.8 MB | ### | 100%
Preparing transaction: done
Verifying transaction: done
Executing transaction: done
#
# To activate this environment, use
#
# $ conda activate temp_rasa
#
# To deactivate an active environment, use
#
# $ conda deactivate
(temp_rasa) CMD>pip install rasa
Requirement already satisfied: rasa in c:\users\ashish\appdata\roaming\python\python38\site-packages (2.2.9)
...
Installing collected packages: sniffio, ..., apscheduler
Successfully installed PyYAML-5.4.1 absl-py-0.10.0 aiofiles-0.6.0 ... yarl-1.5.1
(temp_rasa) CMD>
(temp_rasa) CMD>pip show rasa
Name: rasa
Version: 2.2.9
Summary: Open source machine learning framework to automate text- and voice-based conversations: NLU, dialogue management, connect to Slack, Facebook, and more - Create chatbots and voice assistants
Home-page: https://rasa.com
Author: Rasa Technologies GmbH
Author-email: hi@rasa.com
License: Apache-2.0
Location: c:\users\ashish\appdata\roaming\python\python38\site-packages
Requires: sanic-cors, ..., colorhash
Required-by:
(temp_rasa) CMD>rasa
2021-02-03 15:19:23.023468: W tensorflow/stream_executor/platform/default/dso_loader.cc:59] Could not load dynamic library 'cudart64_101.dll'; dlerror: cudart64_101.dll not found
2021-02-03 15:19:23.030147: I tensorflow/stream_executor/cuda/cudart_stub.cc:29] Ignore above cudart dlerror if you do not have a GPU set up on your machine.
usage: rasa [-h] [--version] {init,run,shell,train,interactive,telemetry,test,visualize,data,export,x} ...
Rasa command line interface. Rasa allows you to build your own conversational assistants 🤖. The 'rasa' command allows you to easily run most common commands like creating a new bot, training or evaluating models.
positional arguments:
{init,run,shell,train,interactive,telemetry,test,visualize,data,export,x}
Rasa commands
init Creates a new project, with example training data, actions, and config files.
run Starts a Rasa server with your trained model.
shell Loads your trained model and lets you talk to your assistant on the command line.
train Trains a Rasa model using your NLU data and stories.
interactive Starts an interactive learning session to create new training data for a Rasa model by chatting.
telemetry Configuration of Rasa Open Source telemetry reporting.
test Tests Rasa models using your test NLU data and stories.
visualize Visualize stories.
data Utils for the Rasa training files.
export Export conversations using an event broker.
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--version Print installed Rasa version
(temp_rasa) CMD>
Monday, March 29, 2021
Marriage related laws and terminology
#1 Annulment
Annulment is a legal procedure within secular and religious legal systems for declaring a marriage null and void.[1] Unlike divorce, it is usually retroactive, meaning that an annulled marriage is considered to be invalid from the beginning almost as if it had never taken place (though some jurisdictions provide that the marriage is only void from the date of the annulment; for example, this is the case in section 12 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 in England and Wales).[2] In legal terminology, an annulment makes a void marriage or a voidable marriage null.[3]
0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annulment
1: Statsky, William (1996). Statsky's Family Law: The Essentials. Delmar Cengage Learning. pp. 85–86.
2: https://www.scotlawcom.gov.uk/files/5912/8015/2668/Report%20on%20family%20law%20Report%20135.pdf
3: John L. Esposito (2002), Women in Muslim Family Law, Syracuse University Press, ISBN 978-0815629085, pp. 33–34
#2 Alimony
Alimony (also called aliment (Scotland), maintenance (England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Wales, Canada), spousal support (U.S., Canada) and spouse maintenance (Australia)[1]) is a legal obligation on a person to provide financial support to their spouse before or after marital separation or divorce. The obligation arises from the divorce law or family law of each country.
0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alimony
1: http://www.familycourt.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/fcoaweb/family-law-matters/property-and-finance/maintenance/
#3 Men's rights movement
The men's rights movement (MRM)[1] is a branch of the men's movement. The MRM in particular consists of a variety of groups and individuals who focus on general social issues and specific government services which adversely impact, or in some cases structurally discriminate against, men and boys. Common topics debated within the men's rights movement include the alleged favor given to women in family law including but not limited to matters such as child custody, alimony and marital property distribution. The movement also concerns itself with parenting, reproduction, suicides, domestic violence against men, circumcision, education, conscription, social safety nets, and health policies. The men's rights movement branched off from the men's liberation movement in the early 1970s, with both groups comprising a part of the larger men's movement.
Since its inception, the men's rights movement has received substantial criticism, and some scholars described the movement or parts of it as a backlash against feminism.[2] Claims and activities associated with the men's rights movement have been criticized and labeled hateful and violent.[3][4] In 2018, while noting "some corners of the men's rights movement focused on legitimate grievances," the Southern Poverty Law Center categorized some men's rights groups as being part of a hate ideology under the umbrella of 'male supremacy' (see: androcentrism and patriarchy).[5][6] The movement and sectors of the movement have been described as misogynistic.[7][8]
0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men%27s_rights_movement
1: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2056305119841387
2: https://web.archive.org/web/20131020163216/https://newcastle.edu.au/Resources/Schools/Humanities%20and%20Social%20Science/JIGS/JIGSV4N2_039.pdf
3: https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2012/05/15/intelligence-report-article-provokes-fury-among-mens-rights-activists
4: https://www.theweek.co.uk/people/62607/mens-rights-movement-why-it-is-so-controversial
5: https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/ideology/male-supremacy
6: https://newrepublic.com/article/147744/rise-male-supremacist-groups
7: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.2753/AAE1061-1959490101
8: https://muse.jhu.edu/book/10536
#4 Prenuptial agreement
A prenuptial agreement, antenuptial agreement, or premarital agreement (commonly referred to as a prenup), is a written contract entered into by a couple prior to marriage or a civil union that enables them to select and control many of the legal rights they acquire upon marrying, and what happens when their marriage eventually ends by death or divorce. Couples enter into a written prenuptial agreement to supersede many of the default marital laws that would otherwise apply in the event of divorce, such as the laws that govern:
4.1.1. the division of property,
4.1.2. retirement benefits,
4.1.3. savings, and
4.1.4. the right to seek alimony (spousal support) with agreed-upon terms that provide certainty and clarify their marital rights.[1][2]
A premarital agreement may also contain waivers of a surviving spouse's right to claim an elective share of the estate of the deceased spouse.[3]
In some countries, including the United States, Belgium and the Netherlands, the prenuptial agreement not only provides for what happens in the event of a divorce, but also to protect some property during the marriage, for instance in case of a bankruptcy. Many countries, including Canada, France, Italy, and Germany, have matrimonial regimes, in addition to, or some cases, in lieu of prenuptial agreements.
Postnuptial agreements are similar to prenuptial agreements, except that they are entered into after a couple is married.[4] When divorce is imminent, postnuptial agreements are referred to as separation agreements.[5]
0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prenuptial_agreement
1: Knight, Lee G.; Knight, Ray A. (September 2013). "The Benefits and Limitations of Prenuptial Agreements: A Planning Opportunity for CPAs". The CPA Journal. 83 (9): 62–66.
2: Walzer, Peter M.; Riemer, Jennifer M. (Spring 2016). "Premarital Agreements for Seniors". Family Law Quarterly. American Bar Association. 50 (1): 95–116.
3: Marcuccio, Elizabeth A. (2014). "The Evolution of the Surviving Spouse under the Estates Powers and Trusts Law". North East Journal of Legal Studies. 31: 50.
4: Robert DiGiacomo (2 April 2008). "Quit fighting -- get a postnuptial agreement". CNN LifeWire. Cable News Network. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
5: Alexander Lindey and Louis I. Parley, Lindey and Parely on Separation Agreements and Antenuptial Contracts 1.21[1] (1998). See, e.g., Combs v. Sherry-Combs, 865 P.2d 50, 54 (Wyo. 1993). ("A postnuptial must be distinguished from a separation agreement. A separation agreement, entered into by parties in anticipation of immediate separation or immediate separation or after separation, is favored in the law.")
Prenup in India
In India, prenuptial agreements are very rare and do not have any governing laws. However, with rising divorce rates people are showing increasing interest in them. Some lawyers are of the opinion that prenups don't have legal sanctity in India. However, some form of contract is signed in some cases, usually among affluent citizens. But, the agreements need to be reasonable and not violate pre-existing laws like the Hindu Marriage Act. Indian courts allow a memorandum of settlement to be signed during divorces. But, no court has yet been asked to enforce a prenup.[6]
These agreements may come under the Indian Contract Act 1872. The Section 10 of the Indian Contract Act states that agreements are to be considered contracts if they are made by the free consent of the parties.[7] However, the Section 23 of the same act states that a contract may be void if they are immoral or against public policy.[8]
Goa is the only Indian state where a prenuptial is legally enforceable, as it follows the Portuguese Civil Code, 1867. A prenuptial agreement may be signed between the two parties at the time of marriage, stating the regime of ownership. If a prenuptial has not been signed, then the marital property is simply divided equally between the husband and wife.[9]
6: https://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/legally-bound-112072100025_1.html
7: "Indian Contract Act". Article 10, Act No. 9 of 1872.
8: "Indian Contract Act". Article 23, Act No. 9 of 1872.
9: https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-why-marriages-are-made-in-goa-1154015
#5 Postnuptial agreement
A postnuptial agreement is a written agreement executed after a couple gets married, or have entered a civil union, to settle the couple's affairs and assets in the event of a separation or divorce. It may be "notarized" or acknowledged and may be the subject of the statute of frauds. Like the contents of a prenuptial agreement, provisions vary widely but commonly includes provisions for division of property and spousal support in the event of divorce, death of one of the spouses, or breakup of marriage.
In the United States, much like prenuptial agreements, although laws vary by state there are five basic elements that must generally be met for a postnuptial agreement to be enforceable:[8]
5.1. it must be in writing (oral promises of this kind are always unenforceable);
5.2. it must be executed voluntarily;
5.3. it must be done with full and/or fair disclosure at the time of execution;
5.4. it must not be unconscionable; and
5.5. it must be executed (signed) by both parties.
0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postnuptial_agreement
8: https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/wlr2007&div=33&id=&page=
#6
The Indian Contract Act, 1872
The Indian Contract Act, 1872 prescribes the law relating to contracts in India and is the key act regulating Indian contract law. The Act is based on the principles of English Common Law. It is applicable to all the states of India. It determines the circumstances in which promises made by the parties to a contract shall be legally binding. Under Section 2(h), the Indian Contract Act defines a contract as an agreement which is enforceable by law.
0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Contract_Act,_1872
#7
Hindu Marriage Act
The Hindu marriage Act is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted in 1955. Three other important acts were also enacted as part of the Hindu Code Bills during this time: the Hindu Succession Act (1956), the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act (1956), the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act (1956).
The main purpose of the act was to amend and codify the law relating to marriage among Hindus and others.[1] Besides amending and codifying Sastrik Law, it introduced separation and divorce, which did not exist in Sastrik Law. This enactment brought uniformity of law for all sections of Hindus. In India there are religion-specific civil codes that separately govern adherents of certain other religions.
Applicability
Section 2 [2] of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 says:
This Act applies:
7.1. to any person who is a Hindu by religion in any of its forms or developments, including a Virashaiva, a Lingayat or a follower of the Brahmo, Prarthana or Arya Samaj;
7.2. to any person who is a Buddhist, Jain or Sikh by religion; and
7.3. to any other person domiciled in the territories to which this Act extends who is not a Muslim, Christian, Parsi or Jew by religion, unless it is proved that any such person would not have been governed by the Hindu law or by any custom or usage as part of that law in respect of any of the matters dealt with herein if this Act had not been passed.
This section therefore applies to Hindus by religion in any of its forms and Hindus within the extended meaning i.e. Buddhist, Jains or Sikh and, in fact, applies to all such persons domiciled in the country who are not Muslims, Christians, Parsi or Jew, unless it is proved that such persons are not governed by the Act under any custom or usage. The Act applies to Hindus outside the territory of India only if such a Hindu is domiciled in the territory of India.[3]
The Act was viewed as conservative because it applied to any person who is Hindu by religion in any of its forms, yet groups other religions into the act (Jains, Buddhists, or Sikhs) as specified in Article 44 of the Indian Constitution. However, with the passage of Anand Marriage (Amendment) Bill in 2012, Sikhs now also have their own personal law related to marriage.[4]
A marriage is directly registered by the Registrar of Marriage under section 8 of Hindu Marriage Act-1955 on the same working day. Verification of all the documents is carried out on the date of application and thereafter Marriage is registered on the same working day by the registrar of marriage appointed by the Govt. of India and marriage certificate is issued.[6]
Hindu view of marriage
According to Hinduism, marriage is a sacred relationship.[7] In some Hindu systems of marriage, there is no role for the state as marriage remained a private affair within the social realm.[8] Within this traditional framework reference, marriage is undoubtedly the most important transitional point in a Hindu’s life and the most important of all the Hindu ‘’sanskaras’’ (life-cycle rituals). The Congress Government diluted the Hindu Marriage in 1955 by enactment of HMA and then in 1983 by introduction of 498A. Special Marriage Act in 2000. Therefore there was fierce religious opposition to enacting such laws for marriage, succession and adoption. The greatest opposition was to the provision of divorce, something which is anathema to the Hindu religion. Also resisted was the principle of equal inheritance by sons and daughters regardless of whether the daughter was married or unwed.[9] This was contrary to the Hindu view of family, where married daughters were regarded as belonging to the family of their husband, not to the family of their father.
Some have argued that Hindu marriage cannot be subjected to legislative intervention. Derrett predicted in his later writings that despite some evidence of modernisation, the dominant view in Hindu society for the foreseeable future would remain that marriage is a form of social obligation.
0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_Marriage_Act,_1955
1: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/girl-child-protection-gender-equality-women-empowerment-supreme-court-child-marriage-4901798/
2: bokakhat.gov.in/pdf/The_hindu_marriage_act.pdf
3: https://indiankanoon.org/doc/140502088/
4: https://legislative.gov.in/sites/default/files/A1909-07.pdf
6: https://courtmarriageindia.org/
7: https://indiankanoon.org/doc/100425410/
#8 The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006
The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2006 came into force on 1 November 2007 in India. In October 2017, Supreme Court of India gave a landmark judgement criminalising sex with a child bride, hence removing an exception in India’s criminal jurisprudence which had until then accorded legal protection to men who raped their minor wives.[1]
0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prohibition_of_Child_Marriage_Act,_2006
1: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/girl-child-protection-gender-equality-women-empowerment-supreme-court-child-marriage-4901798/
#9 Dowry system in India
The dowry system in India[1] refers to the durable goods, cash, and real or movable property that the bride's family gives to the groom, his parents and his relatives as a condition of the marriage. Dowry is essentially in the nature of a payment in cash or some kind of gifts given to the groom’s family along with the bride and includes:
9.1. cash,
9.2. jewellery,
9.3. electrical appliances,
9.4. furniture,
9.5. bedding,
9.6. crockery,
9.7. utensils,
9.8. vehicles and
9.9. other household items that help the newlyweds set up their home.
Dowry is referred to as Dahez in Arabic.[4] In the far eastern parts of India, dowry is called Aaunnpot.
The dowry system can put great financial burden on the bride's family.[5] In some cases, the dowry system leads to crime against women, ranging from emotional abuse and injury to even deaths.[6] The payment of dowry has long been prohibited under specific Indian laws including the Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 and subsequently by Sections 304B and 498A of the Indian Penal Code. The Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 defines dowry: "Dowry means any property or valuable security given or agreed to be given either directly or indirectly -
(a) by one party in marriage to the other party in marriage; or
(b) by the parents of either party to a marriage or by any other person to either party to marriage or to any other persons;at or before or after the marriage as consideration for the marriage of the said parties, but does not include dower or mahr in the case of persons to whom the Muslim Personal law applies."
A court judgement[9] clarifies the legal definition of dowry as
"Dowry" in the sense of the expression contemplated by Dowry Prohibition Act is a demand for property of valuable security having an inextricable nexus with the marriage, i.e., it is a consideration from the side of the bride's parents or relatives to the groom or his parents and/or guardian for the agreement to wed the bride-to-be.
Article 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 specifies that the penalty for giving or taking dowry does not apply to presents that are given at the time of a marriage to the bride or groom is when no demand for them has been made.[10]
Although Indian laws against dowries have been in effect for decades, they have been largely criticised as being ineffective. The practice of dowry deaths and murders continues to take place unchecked in many parts of India, which has further added to the concerns of enforcement.
Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code required the groom and his family to be automatically arrested if a wife complains of dowry harassment. The law was widely abused, and in 2014, the Supreme Court ruled that arrests cannot be made without a magistrate's approval.[13]
0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dowry_system_in_India
1: https://web.archive.org/web/20120111134223/http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/godrej-%E2%80%98nupur-jagruti%E2%80%99dahej-ke-khilaf-ek-awaz_270666.html
9: https://web.archive.org/web/20150515101107/http://www.vakilno1.com/bareacts/dowryprohibitionact/dowryprohibitionact.html
10: https://web.archive.org/web/20210127021141/https://wcd.nic.in/act/dowry-prohibition-act-1961
13: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/No-arrests-under-anti-dowry-law-without-magistrates-nod-SC/articleshow/37661519.cms
#10 The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act 1986
The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act was a controversially named landmark legislation passed by the parliament of India in 1986 to protect the rights of Muslim women who have been divorced by, or have obtained divorce from, their husbands and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. The Act was passed by the Rajiv Gandhi government to nullify the decision in the Shah Bano case. This case caused the Rajiv Gandhi government, with its absolute majority, to pass the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 which diluted the secular judgement of the Supreme Court.
It is administered by any magistrate of the first class exercising jurisdiction under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. As per the Act, a divorced Muslim woman is entitled to reasonable and fair provision and maintenance from her former husband, and this should be paid within the period of iddah.
According to the Statement of Objects and Reasons of this Act, when a Muslim divorced woman is unable to support herself after the iddah period that she must observe after the death of her spouse or after a divorce, during which she may not marry another man, the magistrate is empowered to make an order for the payment of maintenance by her relatives who would be entitled to inherit her property on her death according to Muslim Law. But when a divorced woman has no such relatives, and does not have enough means to pay the maintenance, the magistrate would order the State Waqf Board to pay the maintenance. The 'liability' of husband to pay the maintenance was thus restricted to the period of the iddah only.
The iddat is a waiting period, a period of abstinence, or a specified period during which, after the dissolution of her marriage through divorce or death, or after any other form of separation from her husband under certain conditions, the woman remains unmarried.
0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Muslim_Women_(Protection_of_Rights_on_Divorce)_Act_1986
#11
Christian personal law
Christian Personal Law or family law regulates Adoption, Divorce, Guardianship, Marriage and Succession in India. The provisions of canon law concerning marriage are recognised as the personal law of Catholics in India (except in the state of Goa). Marriages of Indian Christians (except in the state of Goa) are regulated by the Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872. Christian Personal Law is not applicable in the state of Goa. The Goa civil code, also called the Goa Family Law, is the set of civil laws that governs the residents of the Indian state of Goa. In India, as a whole, there are religion-specific civil codes that separately govern adherents of different religions. Goa is an exception to that rule, in that, a single secular code/law governs all Goans, irrespective of religion, ethnicity or linguistic affiliation.
Gullipilli Sowria Raj v. Bandaru Pavani is an Indian Supreme Court ruling in a lawsuit involving the legality of the marriage to a Hindu woman of a Christian man who had represented himself as Hindu. The court ruled that the marriage was not valid.[1]
0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_personal_law
1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gullipilli_Sowria_Raj_v._Bandaru_Pavani
#12 Legal separation
Legal separation (sometimes judicial separation, separate maintenance, divorce a mensa et thoro, or divorce from bed-and-board) is a legal process by which a married couple may formalize a de facto separation while remaining legally married. A legal separation is granted in the form of a court order. In cases where children are involved, a court order of legal separation often makes child custody arrangements, specifying sole custody or shared parenting, as well as child support. Some couples obtain a legal separation as an alternative to a divorce, based on moral or religious objections to divorce.
Legal separation does not automatically lead to divorce. The couple might reconcile, in which case they do not have to do anything in order to continue their marriage.
0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_separation
#13 Apostasy in Islam
An apostasy in Islam or an apostate from Islam is commonly defined as the abandonment of Islam by a Muslim, in word or through deed. It includes not only explicit renunciations of the Islamic faith by converting to another religion (or abandoning religion altogether), but also blasphemy or heresy, through any action or utterance implying unbelief, including those denying a "fundamental tenet or creed" of Islam.
0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostasy_in_Islam
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# Scotland
Scotland (Scots: Scotland, Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain,[21][22][23] mainland Scotland has a 96-mile (154 km) border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, the North Sea to the northeast and the Irish Sea to the south.
0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland
21: www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/geography/beginner-s-guide/administrative/the-countries-of-the-uk/index.html
22: https://web.archive.org/web/20100416083521/http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page823
23: https://www.iso.org/files/live/sites/isoorg/files/archive/pdf/en/newsletter_i-9.pdf
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Millennials, also known as Generation Y (or simply Gen Y), are the demographic cohort following Generation X and preceding Generation Z. Researchers and popular media use the early 1980s as starting birth years and the mid-1990s to early 2000s as ending birth years, with 1981 to 1996 being a widely accepted defining range for the generation. Most millennials are the children of baby boomers and early Gen Xers; millennials are often the parents of Generation Alpha.
0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennials
Dated: 2021-03-29
Sunday, March 28, 2021
ls - command to list computer files in Unix
In computing, ls is a command to list computer files in Unix and Unix-like operating systems. ls is specified by POSIX and the Single UNIX Specification. When invoked without any arguments, ls lists the files in the current working directory. The command is also available in the EFI shell. In other environments, such as DOS, OS/2, and Microsoft Windows, similar functionality is provided by the dir command. The numerical computing environments MATLAB and GNU Octave include an ls function with similar functionality.
The Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) is a family of standards specified by the IEEE Computer Society for maintaining compatibility between operating systems. POSIX defines the application programming interface (API), along with command line shells and utility interfaces, for software compatibility with variants of Unix and other operating systems.
The Single UNIX Specification (SUS) is the collective name of a family of standards for computer operating systems, compliance with which is required to qualify for using the "UNIX" trademark. The core specifications of the SUS are developed and maintained by the Austin Group, which is a joint working group of IEEE, ISO JTC 1 SC22 and The Open Group. If an operating system is submitted to The Open Group for certification, and passes conformance tests, then it is deemed to be compliant with a UNIX standard such as UNIX 98 or UNIX 03. Very few BSD and Linux-based operating systems are submitted for compliance with the Single UNIX Specification, although system developers generally aim for compliance with POSIX standards, which form the core of the Single UNIX Specification.
Without options, ls displays files in a bare format. This bare format however makes it difficult to establish the type, permissions, and size of the files. The most common options to reveal this information or change the list of files are:
-l
long format, displaying Unix file types, permissions, number of hard links, owner, group, size, last-modified date and filename
-f
do not sort. Useful for directories containing large numbers of files.
-F
appends a character revealing the nature of a file, for example, * for an executable, or / for a directory. Regular files have no suffix.
-a
lists all files in the given directory, including those whose names start with "." (which are hidden files in Unix). By default, these files are excluded from the list.
-R
recursively lists subdirectories. The command ls -R / would therefore list all files.
-d
shows information about a symbolic link or directory, rather than about the link's target or listing the contents of a directory.
-t
sort the list of files by modification time.
-h
print sizes in human readable format. (e.g., 1K, 234M, 2G, etc.) This option is not part of the POSIX standard, although implemented in several systems, e.g., GNU coreutils in 1997, FreeBSD 4.5 in 2002, and Solaris 9 in 2002.
-1 (the numeric digit one)
force output to be one entry per line.
Demo
$ pwd
home/ashish/Desktop/ls_test
$ ls
file1.txt file2.txt ls_test_inner
$ ls -l
total 12
-rw-rw-r-- 1 ashish ashish 2 Mar 28 20:09 file1.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 ashish ashish 2 Mar 28 20:09 file2.txt
drwxrwxr-x 2 ashish ashish 4096 Mar 28 20:10 ls_test_inner
$ ls -a
. .. file1.txt file2.txt ls_test_inner
$ ls -r
ls_test_inner file2.txt file1.txt
$ ls -t
ls_test_inner file2.txt file1.txt
$ echo " " > file0.txt
$ ls -r
ls_test_inner file2.txt file1.txt file0.txt
$ ls -t
file0.txt ls_test_inner file2.txt file1.txt
$ ls -R
.:
file0.txt file1.txt file2.txt ls_test_inner
./ls_test_inner:
file3.txt
$ ls -h
file0.txt file1.txt file2.txt ls_test_inner
$ ls -lh
total 16K
-rw-rw-r-- 1 ashish ashish 2 Mar 28 20:31 file0.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 ashish ashish 2 Mar 28 20:09 file1.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 ashish ashish 2 Mar 28 20:09 file2.txt
drwxrwxr-x 2 ashish ashish 4.0K Mar 28 20:10 ls_test_inner
$ ls -F
file0.txt file1.txt file2.txt ls_test_inner/
$ echo " " > file3.sh
$ ls -F
file0.txt file1.txt file2.txt file3.sh ls_test_inner/
$ chmod 777 file3.sh
$ ls -F
file0.txt file1.txt file2.txt file3.sh* ls_test_inner/
$
So remember: FlarthR (pronounced Flarther)
Saturday, March 27, 2021
Video Log
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Thursday, March 25, 2021
Journal (The Tinder Story)
Do you know that a Tinder subscription for one year costs lesser than Toastmasters Club subscription for six months? Not sure about today but that was the situation back in April 2019. Tinder didn’t help me find a girl but it did help me find myself. Apart from the fact that the app connects you with women, it was a great experience for me for multiple reasons. Reason #1: if I hadn’t used Tinder, I wouldn’t have been here talking about it, haha 😂 The story goes like this. Joining Tinder was my reaction to a rejection of marriage proposal. If I would start about the reason for rejection it would take up the space for an altogether new post but in short: it was because of last name (or cast). People do desperate things to comfort themselves or seek pleasure. Getting a Tinder subscription was my desperate act to overcome the loneliness in my life, to fill some colors into my otherwise colorless life. I knew what this app was about because I had used it’s free subscription a year or two before. When I first explored the dating apps, I had also tried OkCupid and some other apps such as Kik [Ref]. Let's not get into that also because (in short) the profiles were not genuine there. The number one plus point of Tinder is that it allows you to socialize. I needed that (socializing) the most as I had heard it again from my boss this time that I needed to work on social skills and then the boss added "and to develop social skills, you need to socialize, mix with people, interact more". I have been trying very hard to not think about the faults and flaws in that app but it seems that every time I found a flaw in the situation, life took a turn at that point. And I cannot stop thinking about it. For example, I had got my first match with this girl and I was talking to her and I realised that Tinder didn't have an in-app implementation of emoticons. But this girl was using them so I asked her and she taught me that Android keyboards have built-in emoticons. Wow, that was new information. Then the second thing was that there was no notification to show if the other person had viewed the message. Third was that if I would turn off vibrations in my phone, Tinder would silently push the notification on the display without making any sound. I feel bad and frustrated even while writing this and regret that Tinder didn't think of these things from a user experience point of view. Well, the way I am complaining here, I had complained to that girl also and ruined the things for me. She immediately got it that I was new to the app and that I didn't like it. Take away from this story is that poor usability might not mean anything to the developers but to the end users it could mean end of many relationships.
Songs Playlist (Mar 2021)
1. Imagine Dragons - Whatever It Takes https://youtu.be/gOsM-DYAEhY 2. Charlie Puth - "How Long" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwfoyVa980U 3. Rachel Platten - Fight Song 4. "Counting Stars" - One Republic w/ Chrissy & Alex Goot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbYB4rddM-8 5. Somebody to Die For (By Hurts) 6. Timbaland - Apologize ft. OneRepublic 7. Legends Never Die (ft. Against The Current) | League of Legends 8. The Weeknd - Starboy ft. Daft Punk 9. Kanye West - Heartless 10. When I'm Gone - Wiz Khalifa 11. Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better 12. Maroon 5 - Memories 13. Maroon 5 - One More Night 14. In The End - Linkin Park 15. The Chainsmokers - Don't Let Me Down ft. Daya 16. Luis Fonsi - Despacito ft. Daddy Yankee 17. Kygo & Selena Gomez - It Ain't Me 18. Numb - Linkin Park 19. Eminem - Speeding (2021) 20. Imagine Dragons - Demons 21. Imagine Dragons - Radioactive 22. David Guetta - Titanium ft. Sia 23. Imagine Dragons - Bad Liar (Lyric Video) 24. The Chainsmokers & Coldplay - Something Just Like This 25. Pitbull - Timber ft. Ke$ha 26. Imagine Dragons - Believer 27. Imagine Dragons - Thunder 28. OneRepublic - Counting Stars
Word Meanings 2021-03-25 (14 Words)
#1
naval
/ˈneɪv(ə)l/
adjective
adjective: naval
relating to a navy or navies.
"a naval base"
Origin
late Middle English: from Latin navalis, from navis ‘ship’.
Translate naval to
Tip
Similar-sounding words
naval is sometimes confused with navel
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#2
navy
/ˈneɪvi/
noun
noun: navy; noun: the navy; noun: navy blue; plural noun: navy blues; modifier noun: navy-blue
1.
the branch of the armed services of a state which conducts military operations at sea.
"she joined the navy in 1990"
the ships of a navy.
plural noun: navies
"we built their navy"
literary
a fleet of ships.
h
Similar:
fleet
flotilla
armada
naval (task) force
squadron
2.
a dark blue colour.
"the dress comes in navy, gunmetal grey, or black"
Similar:
navy blue
dark blue
indigo
midnight blue
ink blue
Origin
late Middle English (in the sense ‘ships collectively, fleet’): from Old French navie ‘ship, fleet’, from popular Latin navia ‘ship’, from Latin navis ‘ship’.
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#3
windward
/ˈwɪndwəd/
adjective
adjective: windward
facing the wind or situated on the side facing the wind.
"the windward side of the boat"
adverb
adverb: windward
towards the wind or on the side facing the wind.
"we have not raced windward for some time"
noun
noun: windward
the side or direction from which the wind is blowing.
"he had beaten to windward across St Austell Bay"
Phrases
to windward of — in an advantageous position in relation to.
"I happen to have got to windward of the young woman"
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#4
slay
/sleɪ/
verb
past participle: slain
1.
archaic•literary
kill (a person or animal) in a violent way.
"St George slew the dragon"
h
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kill
murder
put to death
do to death
put to the sword
butcher
cut down
cut to pieces
slaughter
massacre
shoot down
gun down
mow down
assassinate
execute
dispatch
destroy
eliminate
annihilate
exterminate
dispose of
wipe out
take out
bump off
do in
do for
rub out
top
wipe off the face of the earth
blow away
liquidate
stiff
waste
smoke
ice
off
killing
homicide
putting to death
execution
butchery
assassination
destruction
extermination
liquidation
mactation
North American
murder (someone).
"a man was slain with a shotgun"
h
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kill
murder
put to death
do to death
put to the sword
butcher
cut down
cut to pieces
slaughter
massacre
shoot down
gun down
mow down
assassinate
execute
dispatch
destroy
eliminate
annihilate
exterminate
dispose of
wipe out
take out
bump off
do in
do for
rub out
top
wipe off the face of the earth
blow away
liquidate
stiff
waste
smoke
ice
off
2.
informal
greatly impress or amuse (someone).
"you slay me, you really do"
h
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amuse greatly
convulse with mirth/laughter
entertain greatly
make someone laugh
make someone crack up
kill
knock dead
be the death of
wow
be a hit with
crease up
be extremely impressive, stylish, or successful.
"she slayed in a jumpsuit"
Origin
Old English slēan ‘strike, kill’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch slaan and German schlagen .
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#5
choleric
/ˈkɒlərɪk/
adjective
adjective: choleric
bad-tempered or irritable.
"he was a choleric, self-important little man"
Similar:
bad-tempered
irascible
irritable
grumpy
grouchy
crotchety
tetchy
testy
crusty
cantankerous
curmudgeonly
ill-tempered
ill-natured
ill-humoured
peevish
cross
fractious
disagreeable
pettish
crabbed
crabby
waspish
prickly
peppery
touchy
scratchy
splenetic
shrewish
short-tempered
hot-tempered
quick-tempered
dyspeptic
bilious
liverish
cross-grained
argumentative
quarrelsome
uncooperative
contrary
perverse
difficult
awkward
snappish
snappy
chippy
short-fused
shirty
stroppy
narky
ratty
eggy
like a bear with a sore head
cranky
ornery
peckish
soreheaded
snaky
waxy
miffy
Opposite:
good-natured
affable
(in medieval medicine) having choler as the predominant bodily humour.
"a choleric disposition"
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self-important
/ˌsɛlfɪmˈpɔːt(ə)nt/
adjective
adjective: self-important
having an exaggerated sense of one's own value or importance.
"a self-important bureaucrat"
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Similar:
conceited
arrogant
bumptious
self-assertive
full of oneself
puffed up
swollen-headed
pompous
overbearing
(self-)opinionated
cocky
swaggering
strutting
presumptuous
forward
imperious
domineering
magisterial
pontifical
sententious
grandiose
vain
haughty
overweening
proud
egotistic
egotistical
supercilious
condescending
patronizing
snooty
uppity
uppish
Opposite:
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#7
opprobrium
/əˈprəʊbrɪəm/
noun
noun: opprobrium
harsh criticism or censure.
"the critical opprobrium generated by his films"
Similar:
vilification
abuse
vituperation
condemnation
criticism
censure
castigation
denunciation
defamation
denigration
disparagement
obloquy
derogation
slander
revilement
reviling
calumny
calumniation
execration
excoriation
lambasting
upbraiding
bad press
character assassination
attack
invective
libel
insults
aspersions
flak
mud-slinging
bad-mouthing
tongue-lashing
stick
verbal
slagging off
contumely
animadversion
objurgation
Opposite:
praise
public disgrace arising from shameful conduct.
"the opprobrium of being closely associated with gangsters"
Similar:
disgrace
shame
dishonour
discredit
stigma
humiliation
loss of face
ignominy
odium
obloquy
disfavour
disrepute
ill repute
infamy
notoriety
scandal
stain
disesteem
Opposite:
honour
archaic
an occasion or cause of reproach or disgrace.
plural noun: opprobriums
Origin
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#8
solicitude
/səˈlɪsɪtjuːd/
noun
noun: solicitude
care or concern for someone or something.
"I was touched by his solicitude"
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Similar:
concern
care
attentiveness
mindfulness
consideration
considerateness
thoughtfulness
solicitousness
carefulness
anxiety
worry
concernment
Origin
late Middle English: from Old French sollicitude, from Latin sollicitudo, from sollicitus (see solicitous).
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#9
conspicuously
/kənˈspɪkjʊəsli/
adverb
adverb: conspicuously
in a clearly visible way.
"the signs were conspicuously displayed inside the restaurant"
in a way that attracts notice or attention.
"his arguments conspicuously lack rigour"
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#10
exterminate
/ɪkˈstəːmɪneɪt,ɛkˈstəːmɪneɪt/
verb
verb: exterminate; 3rd person present: exterminates; past tense: exterminated; past participle: exterminated; gerund or present participle: exterminating
destroy completely.
"after exterminating the entire population, the soldiers set fire to the buildings"
Similar:
kill
put to death
do to death
do away with
put an end to
finish off
take the life of
end the life of
get rid of
dispatch
slaughter
butcher
massacre
wipe out
mow down
shoot down
cut down
put to the sword
send to the gas chambers
ethnically cleanse
destroy
eliminate
eradicate
annihilate
extirpate
murder
assassinate
execute
bump off
knock off
polish off
do in
top
take out
snuff out
erase
croak
stiff
zap
blow away
blow someone's brains out
give someone the works
ice
off
rub out
waste
whack
smoke
scrag
slay
kill (a pest).
"they use poison to exterminate moles"
Origin
late Middle English (in the sense ‘drive out’): from Latin exterminat- ‘driven out’, from the verb exterminare, from ex- ‘out’ + terminus ‘boundary’. The sense ‘destroy’ (mid 16th century) comes from the Latin of the Vulgate.
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#11
forage
/ˈfɒrɪdʒ/
verb
verb: forage; 3rd person present: forages; past tense: foraged; past participle: foraged; gerund or present participle: foraging
(of a person or animal) search widely for food or provisions.
"the birds forage for aquatic invertebrates, insects, and seeds"
obtain (food or provisions) by searching.
"a girl foraging grass for oxen"
search (a place) so as to obtain food.
"units that were foraging a particular area"
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Similar:
hunt
hunt around
search
look about
look round
look around
cast about
cast round
cast around
rummage (about)
rummage (round)
rummage (around)
ferret (about)
ferret (around)
root about
root around
scratch about
scratch around
nose about
nose round
nose around
scour
look high and low
seek
look
explore
scrounge around
rootle around
poozle
archaic
supply with food.
noun
noun: forage
1.
food such as grass or hay for horses and cattle; fodder.
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Similar:
fodder
feed
food
foodstuff
herbage
pasturage
silage
hay
straw
comestibles
provender
2.
a wide search over an area in order to obtain something, especially food or provisions.
h
Similar:
scavenge
hunt
search
look
exploration
quest
scout
probe
Origin
Middle English: from Old French fourrage (noun), fourrager (verb), from fuerre ‘straw’, of Germanic origin and related to fodder.
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#12
knoll
/nəʊl/
noun
plural noun: knolls
a small hill or mound.
"a grassy knoll"
Similar:
hillock
mound
rise
hummock
hill
hump
knob
tor
tump
barrow
outcrop
bank
ridge
dune
elevation
acclivity
eminence
drumlin
brae
law
koppie
Origin
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#13
hillock
/ˈhɪlək/
noun
plural noun: hillocks
a small hill or mound.
Similar:
mound
small hill
prominence
eminence
elevation
rise
knoll
hummock
hump
tump
dune
barrow
tumulus
bank
ridge
howe
law
knob
koppie
knap
monticle
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#14
impede
/ɪmˈpiːd/
verb
past tense: impeded; past participle: impeded
delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder.
"the sap causes swelling which can impede breathing"
Similar:
hinder
obstruct
hamper
handicap
hold back
hold up
delay
interfere with
disrupt
retard
slow
slow down
brake
put a brake on
restrain
fetter
shackle
hamstring
cramp
cripple
block
check
bar
curb
stop
thwart
frustrate
balk
foil
derail
stand in the way of
stymie
foul up
screw up
scupper
bork
cumber
Opposite:
facilitate
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Twitter Security Settings and MFA (Mar 2021)
Some screenshots for reviewing Twitter's security settings 1. To enable MFA on Twitter, you need to confirm your email address.Note: if you change your email address here, it will also change the email address you would have enter in the "Login" page. 1.1. Go to 'Settings' https://twitter.com/settings/account 1.2. Then 'Your Account' 1.3. Account Information 1.4. Email 2. As part of securing your account, Twitter provides two settings: 2.1. Multi-factor Authentication 2.2. Additional password protection
3. Tracking your session details:
4. As part of session details, it stores: 4.1. Operating System 4.2. Browser 4.3. Date-time for that session login Note: Twitter does not store your IP or location as part of session details.
5. Three ways to verify for MFA
6. Twitter's 2 security settings: 6.1. Manage account's security 6.2. Manage 'Apps' and 'Sessions'
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