A story so improbable, it must be true
on July 16, 2012 by Mark Keizer
The tragic disappearance of a Texas teen becomes the springboard for a gripping exploration of self-delusion and pathological reinvention in Bart Layton's documentary The Imposter. Taken by itself, the story of how a brown-haired, brown-eyed, 23-year-old French-Algerian convinced everyone he was the blonde-haired, blue-eyed Texas boy who'd vanished three years earlier would be documentary enough. But Layton pushes it many steps further, stylistically and thematically, until he's ensnared us in a tangle of willfully-embraced lies and unsolved mysteries. A true crime tale with added layers of intrigue and atmosphere, The Imposter is poised for better than average documentary business in both theatrical and ancillary.
Layton makes so many risky choices in presenting this material that when almost all of them pay off, you can't imagine the story being told any other way. Early on, we're not only given a fair sense of the crime we're about to see committed, we're brazenly introduced to the man who did it. Frédéric Bourdin, a wily, compelling, self-satisfied little goblin, has impersonated missing children for years. When he stumbled upon the name Nicholas Barkley, he got much more than he bargained for. In 1994, the 13-year old Barkley disappeared from his rural San Antonio home. He was missing for over three years until his family received a call from a Spanish children's shelter claiming Barkley had been found alive in Linares, Spain. The boy they found was actually Bourdin who spun a quick-thinking and ingenious web of lies that convinced Spanish and American authorities that he was Nicholas Barkley. Within days, Barkley's sister, Carey, landed in Spain to take her long lost "brother" home.
It's flabbergasting that Bourdin's ruse got as far as it did. In an interview Layton conducted over the course of two days, Bourdin admits being equally surprised. In Texas, he attended school as Nicholas, incorporated himself into the community and developed a crush on a local girl. Equally arresting is the sad, if oddly understandable, reaction of Nicholas 's family, which is where Layton develops some of his most intriguing ideas. Nicholas's sister Carey wanted so badly to reunite with her missing brother that she was willing to ignore all warning signs, including the fact that Frédéric Bourdin looked nothing like Nicholas Barkley. Everyone bought the lie, including Nicholas's mother and uncle, who Layton also interviews. In a film so dependent upon theatrical reenactments, you'll almost stop breathing when Layton presents actual footage of Bourdin arriving in Texas for the first time. Hooded and clearly nervous, this was the moment of truth, where the family would surely look at this total stranger and realize he looked nothing like their kid. It didn't happen. The family was too willing to believe anything to get Nicholas back, including the high tales of torture and imprisonment used to explain away the discrepancies in appearance between Bourdin and their missing loved one.
Almost everyone here is lying to a degree, sometimes to authorities, sometimes to themselves and, possibly, sometimes to the audience. Beyond the rote facts of the case, the movie's pull comes from the constant questioning of what we're being told by Bourdin and Nicholas' earthy, dim, family. Bourdin claims his crimes stem from a loveless childhood and a desire "to be someone else." Could this plea for sympathy be a true statement? From what we can ascertain, Bourdin's not in it for the money, so maybe it is true. The family, for its part, is equally culpable, even if their wounds are self-inflicted and hurt only themselves. As everyone settles into their comfortable delusions, we realize that what also keeps us off-balance is the film's lack of a moral center. Only the introduction of colorful local detective Charlie Parker jolts us back into the notion that Bourdin can't get away with this forever, nor can these strangers fool themselves forever. With Parker, the tale begins winding towards a conclusion that holds one last cruel surprise, a bomb drop that presents a possible reason why the family was so willing to accept Bourdin into their lives.
Benefiting from outstanding contributions by cinematographers Erik Wilson and Lynda Hall, and composer Anne Nikitin, Layton creates a noirish dream state of slickness, shadows and continual disbelief. The dense storytelling, heavy thematic burdens and endlessly conflicting perspectives could have spun The Imposter right off the rails had Layton's hold not been so assured. Bourdin's story, the basis for the lackluster 2010 thriller The Chameleon, has finally been told properly, deepened by Layton into a thought-provoking essay on the lies people tell (and the lies they believe) to feel part of a family. It begs questions about whether it's better to live happily with our deceptions or unhappily with the truth. It even challenges our notion of whom we throw our sympathies and allegiances to when watching a film. Frédéric Bourdin might be a conman, a serial identity thief and an unreliable narrator, but what does it say about the family of Nicholas Barkley that Bourdin is the only person we entirely believe?
Distributor: Indomina Media
Cast: Frédéric Bourdin, Carey Gibson, Beverly Dollarhide, Charlie Parker
Director: Bart Layton
Producer: Dimitri Doganis
Rating: R for language.
Release date: July 13 NY, August 3 LA
Tags: Frédéric Bourdin, Carey Gibson, Beverly Dollarhide, Charlie Parker, Bart Layton, Dimitri Doganis
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Criminal justice system needs team players
The National Audit Office's report on the system's efficiency is an alarming read.
The National Audit Office's report on the efficiency of the criminal justice system is littered with jaw-dropping statistics that lead the public spending watchdog to conclude the system is 'not currently delivering value for money'.
It's hard to decipher which figure is the most shocking.
In 2014-15 the Crown Prosecution Service spent £21.5m on preparing cases that were not heard in court (more on that later). The Legal Aid Agency spent £93.3m on defence counsel to represent defendants whose cases never went to trial (and this excludes guilty pleas).
Backlogs in the Crown court increased by 34% between March 2013 and September 2015. The waiting time for a Crown court hearing went up by more than a month.
If all of the 61,473 'either way' cases heard in the Crown court in 2014-15 had been heard in the magistrates' court instead, court running costs would have fallen by £45.1m. (The NAO points out that such cases can be referred to the Crown court for sentencing after the hearing if the sentencing falls outside the magistrates' powers.)
I would love to know why a crime victim giving evidence has a seven in 10 chance that their case will go ahead in North Wales but only a two in 10 chance in Greater Manchester. And why a case in Durham takes 243 days to progress from offence to completion, compared with 418 days in Sussex.
But what struck me the most was neither a monetary figure nor percentage, but the NAO's recommendation that the Criminal Justice Board, which oversees the system, agree what 'good' looks like as a whole.
The NAO says the lack of a common view on what success looks like means 'organisations may not act in the best interests of the whole system'. As a result, 'costs are shunted from part of the system to another'.
For instance, courts staff, under judicial direction, may schedule more trials than can be heard so that there are back-ups if a trial cannot proceed. However, this may lead to a witness waiting all day to give evidence for a trial that is not heard, which may 'disengage' them from the process.
Remember the £21.5m figure I mentioned earlier in relation to CPS spend on cases that weren't heard in court? £5.5m was related to cases that collapsed for reasons including non-attendance of prosecution witnesses. (Of course the attendance rate might improve if fewer witnesses were left waiting around all day.)
And no wonder there is no common definition of 'good', given courts themselves have differing views on what constitutes a 'good' result. According to the report, some treat a cracked case as good because it spares the full cost of a trial and finishes the matter. Others focus on improving effectiveness and identifying cases that are likely to crack, resulting in lower cracked rates.
Worryingly, the NAO says there is 'no agreement across the system about which approach is better'.
And where the NAO has spotted examples of good practice, it also found that awareness of such practices, from which others can learn from, varies.
At Birmingham Crown Court, for instance, police officers can make appointments to obtain search warrants from judges. Before, they had to come to court and wait for a judge to become available. The police estimate that this change will save the equivalent of two full-time police officer positions over a year.
No wonder there is no common definition of 'good', given courts themselves have differing views on what constitutes a 'good' result
Also worrying is the NAO's conclusion that despite several cross-agency initiatives to tackle inefficiencies in the criminal justice system - Transforming Summary Justice, Better Case Management, Common Platform - the Ministry of Justice's reforms won't be successful unless all parties are given 'incentives' to follow the new ways of working.
'Without an effective mechanism through which one part of the system can hold another to account for poor performance, it is not clear what incentives the reforms will provide for organisations to use the new systems as intended,' the spending watchdog says.
The report will undoubtedly be uncomfortable reading for everyone involved in the criminal justice system. The Criminal Justice Board certainly has its work cut out to show that the system can deliver value for money.
But none of this can be achieved without everyone pulling together in the same direction, which this report suggests isn't quite happening.
As that annoying phrase goes, 'there's no i in team'.


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"We need better options for securing the Internet. Instead of looking primarily for top-down government intervention, we can enlist the operators and users themselves."
― Jonathan Zittrain ―
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"We face paired dangers. The first is that our networks are successfully attacked. The second is that our fear of attack will cause us to destroy what makes the Internet special."
Fear, Special, Internet
"TV broadcasting is owned, in the sense that governments around the world have asserted power over the airwaves that permeate their territories, deciding who can use what bandwidth and why - and those with licenses then, with exceptions determined by regulators, decide what to broadcast."
World, Power, Use, Determined
"The problem is, we're moving to software-as-service, which can be yanked or transformed at any moment. The ability of your PC to run independent code is an important safety valve."
Important, Ability, Problem, Moving
"The openness on which Apple had built its original empire had been completely reversed - but the spirit was still there among users. Hackers vied to 'jailbreak' the iPhone, running new apps on it despite Apple's desire to keep it closed."
Spirit, Desire, Running, Built
"The Internet works thanks to loose but trusted connections among its many constituent parts, with easy entry and exit for new Internet service providers or new forms of expanding access."
Easy, Internet, Access, Thanks
"The increasing legal pressure against archives has created anxieties among researchers, librarians, and journalists. They cite the need to protect sources who wish to make a record for posterity; procuring documents and interviews from those sources will be difficult if the fruits are only one subpoena away from disclosure."
Difficult, Pressure, Protect, Legal
"The ability to make new work from old work - especially if that new work is different enough that it doesn't dent the market for the old work - is something that benefits all creators, since so few can claim not to have a giant or 10 supporting them underneath."
Work, Enough, Different, Ability
"Thanks to iCloud and other services, the choice of a phone or tablet today may lock a consumer into a branded silo, making it hard for him or her to do what Apple long importuned potential customers to do: switch."
Long, May, Hard, Today
"Technologically, the Internet works thanks to loose but trusted connections among its many constituent parts, with easy entry and exit for new ISPs or new forms of expanding access."
"People may be due the benefits of a democratic electoral process. But in the United States, content curators appropriately have a First Amendment right to present their content as they see fit."
People, May, United States, States
"Owned technologies are easy to grasp because they're so prevalent. They're technologies that are developed and shaped by a defined group, usually someone selling it."
Easy, Defined, Selling
"One repressive state after another has had to face the dilemma of wanting abundant Internet for economic advancement, while ruing the ways in which its citizens can become empowered to express themselves fearlessly."
Economic, Internet, Citizens, Empowered
"Instead of using new technologies to preserve for ready discovery material that might in the past never have been stored, or deleting everything as soon as possible, we can develop systems that place sensitive information beyond reach until a specified amount of time has passed or other conditions are met."
Might, Past, Information, Amount
"How an individual's reputation is protected online is too important and subtle a policy matter to be legislated by a high court, which is institutionally mismatched to the evolving intricacies of the online world."
World, Matter, Important, Policy
"Facebook draws from the public and public-interest sphere, a simultaneously bold and modest step towards acknowledging that our new networked technologies deeply affect our lives in ways not always captured or best shaped by the typical template of consumer and seller."
Best, Our Lives, Typical, Draws
"Facebook allows outsiders to add functionality to the site but reserves the right to change that policy at any time, to charge a fee for applications, or to de-emphasize or eliminate apps that court controversy or that they simply don't like."
Time, Change, Policy, Court
"Digital books and music are often different from their physical counterparts in that consumers buy licences to a work, revocable under an ongoing contract, rather than their own copies."
Music, Work, Different, Digital
"Citizens identify with something larger than themselves - if one's country is attacked, it can feel like a personal attack in a way that a fellow bank customer's account theft does not feel like a personal invasion."
Way, Country, Citizens, Invasion
"Attacks on Internet sites and infrastructure, and the compromise of secure information, pose a particularly tricky problem because it is usually impossible to trace an attack back to its instigator."
Problem, Information, Impossible, Internet
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'Love jihad' funded by foreign countries, conspiracy against India, says MP Minister
"Targets are given saying they will give money to marry Hindu girls. There should be a detailed probe by Home Ministry into such funding and action should be taken against culprits," said Arvind Bhadoria.
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Bhopal: Amid the uproar over 'love jihad', Madhya Pradesh cabinet minister Arvind Bhadoria on Thursday said love jihad and religious conversions were being funded by foreign countries and termed it a conspiracy against India.
"Love-Jihad and religious conversions are being funded by foreign countries. It's a big conspiracy against India. Targets are given saying they will give money to marry Hindu girls. There should be a detailed probe by Home Ministry into such funding and action should be taken against culprits," Arvind Bhadoria told ANI.
"Madhya Pradesh government is bringing a strict law on 'Love Jihad'. The women who were exploited in the garb of it and abandoned later should be rehabilitated. Unless strong laws are not brought the menace of Love Jihad will continue," he added.
Madhya Pradesh government has proposed a maximum punishment of 10 years for so-called 'Love Jihad'-related offences, in its new ordinance. With this, the state government has doubled the jail term in its proposed Freedom of Religion Bill 2020. It had earlier proposed a five-year jail term.
Under this new proposed ordinance, there will be a provision of punishment of up to 5 years for the religious leaders, Qazi or Maulvi who have preformed religious conversion before submitting the application. The complaint of conversion and forced marriage can be made by the victim, parents, family or guardian.
While addressing a public rally in Umaria district on Wednesday, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had said: I will not allow 'Love-Jihad' on the soil of Madhya Pradesh at any cost.
A day earlier, Yogi Adityanath Cabinet cleared the UP Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Ordinance, proposing a maximum punishment of 10 years for 'love jihad'-related offences.
The Union Home Ministry on February 4 this year clarified that the term 'love jihad' is not defined under the existing laws and no such case has been reported so far. No such case was reported by any of the central agencies yet.
However, two cases from Kerala involving inter-faith marriages have been investigated by the National Investigation Agency, according to the Home Ministry.
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The lineup of the upcoming March 2020 episode of All That Scratch has been announced as the podcast continues its hotly anticipated second season of live recordings at The Other Palace.
The All That Scratch podcast is a curated hour of promising new British musical theatre recorded live at The Other Palace. Handpicked from open submissions, each episode features a line-up of talented writers taking part in exclusive interviews and live performances.
Season Two, Episode Two will feature:
'9 Seconds to Cry' from Public Domain by Francesca Forristal and Jordan Clarke – a dark, funny, verbatim musical about the internet made exclusively using the words of vloggers, Insta 'influencers,' Facebook's tech giants, from the last 6 months.
'The Bear Who Drinks Tears' from The Naughty Carriage on the Orphan Train by Luke Saydon – a playful musical based full of mischief, based on the true Orphan Train Movement, and a cautionary tale that warns about the dangers of not being naughty.
'Hollow' and 'The Stolen Sea' from The Hold by Kath Haling and Bairbre Meade – a musical about nine women prisoners, being transported on the Lady Julian from the UK to Australia in 1789, and the tenacity, courage and strength it takes to survive the journey.
'Miles and Miles and Miles' from HouseFire by Poppy Burton-Morgan and Ben Toth – part gig-theatre, part song cycle, HouseFire unpacks the complexities of climate change through a quartet of endangered animals.
'Her Smile' and 'The Race Is On' from Untitled Rosalind Franklin Musical by Meg McGrady and Zoe Morris – a brand new musical that follows the stories of Rosalind Franklin and Anne Sayre, a decade apart but forever linked.
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Mohali, April 20 (IANS) Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Daniel Vettori won the toss and elected to field against Kings XI Punjab in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium here Friday.
Tourism working group proposes focus on skill development
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) As proposed by the working group on tourism constituted by the Planning Commission for the 12th Five-Year Plan, more focus will be placed on skill development and capacity building to bridge the gap in demand and supply in manpower in the hospitality sector, the Tourism ministry said Friday.
Maini firm to supply components to Airbus
Bangalore, April 20 (IANS) Maini Precision Products has bagged an order from global aerospace major Airbus to supply components to its aircraft platforms, the city-based company said Friday.
VFS to provide Thai visa services in Bangalore
Bangalore, April 20 (IANS) VFS Global, an outsourcing and technology services specialist for diplomatic missions, will now collect from Bangalore visa applications of Karnataka residents who want to travel to Thailand.
Indian-born Kamaljit Bawa elected to prestigious US academy
Washington, April 20 (IANS) Indian-born Kamaljit Singh Bawa, a distinguished professor of biology at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, has been elected a member of the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
KXIP vs RCB: Will Gayle Tsunami resurface again?
The 25th match of IPL 5 will be played in PCA stadium of Mohali between Kings XI Punjab and Royal Challengers Bangalore and it will start at 8 pm in the evening.
Chinese car multimedia maker CASKA to set up R&D centre in India
Kolkata, April 19 (IANS) Car multimedia systems manufacturer CASKA, owned by China-based Coagent Electronics S&T Co, is planning to set up a research and development (R&D) centre either in Chennai or Bangalore by June, a company official said Thursday.
Microsoft, Google win Indian developer awards
Bangalore, April 18 (IANS) Global software major Microsoft and global search engine Google bagged the Great Indian Developer Awards 2012 for innovative products and applications at the IT developers' fifth annual summit here Wednesday.
Schengen visa processor VFS expands operations
Bangalore, April 18 (IANS) Leading outsourcing and technology services specialist for diplomatic missions, VFS Global, has expanded its operations in India's tech hub to process applications for Schengen visa to seven more European countries in addition to France and Switzerland.
Agni-V launch today would be landmark for India's missile technology, says former Air Chief
Bangalore, Apr 18 (ANI): Stating that the launch of Agni-V will be a landmark achievement as far as the missile technology is concerned, former Air Chief, Fali Homi Major, on Wednesday this will give a huge edge to the country in as far as its nuclear capability is concerned.
Mumbai's traffic advisory firm gears up for expansion
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) An intelligent traffic monitoring solutions venture that provides real-time information to help commuters estimate their travel time and select the best route has received a Rs.20 million boost.
IPL Preview: Dice loaded in Super King's favour
Chennai, April 18 (IANS) The Chennai Super Kings will be hoping to reignite their campaign in the Indian Premier League (IPL) when they host the Pune Warriors here Thursday.
Chris, de Villiers tsunami flooded Pune Warriors
In the 21st match of IPL played in the Chinnaswamy stadium, RCB marked a 6 wickets win over Pune Warriors.
Gayle stars as Royal Challengers beat Pune Warriors in a thriller
Bangalore, April 18 (IANS) Riding on a brilliant 81 by Chris Gayle, Royal Challengers Bangalore pulled off a sensational six-wicket victory off the last ball against a resilient Pune Warriors in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Chinnaswamy stadium here late Tuesday.
Royal Challengers beat Pune Warriors
Bangalore, April 17 (IANS) Bangalore Royal Challengers beat Pune Warriors by six wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium here Tuesday.
Fans still root for RCB, hope they bounce back
Bangalore, April 17 (IANS) 'They are down but not out' is the common refrain among die-hard fans of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), as the home team took on Pune Warriors (PW) late Tuesday at the Chinnaswamy stadium in the Indian Premier League (IPL-V) T-20 tournament.
Pune warriors set 183-run target for Royal Challengers
Bangalore, April 17 (IANS) Pune Warriors made 182 for six in 20 overs against Royal Challengers Bangalore in their Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here Tuesday.
Advani felicitated by Karnataka Billiards Association
Bangalore, April 17 (IANS) Pankaj Advani, who earlier this month became the first Indian to win five Asian titles, was felicitated by the Karnataka State Billiards Association (KSBA), here Tuesday.
Pune Warriors opt to bat against Royal Challengers
Bangalore, April 17 (IANS) Pune Warriors captain Sourav Ganguly won the toss and opted to bat against the Royal Challengers Bangalore in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here Tuesday.
Bombardier inaugurates engineering centre in Bangalore
Bangalore, April 17 (IANS) Global transportation manufacturer Bombardier inaugurated its engineering service centre here Tuesday to execute aerospace projects, including aircraft design.
Confident Pune Warriors to take on struggling Royal Challengers Bangalore
The 21st match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Pune Warriors will be played in M. Chinnaswamy stadium of Bangalore from 8 pm.
Ganguly defends Samuels' bowling action
Bangalore, April 16 (IANS) Pune Warriors captain Saurav Ganguly Monday defended the suspect bowling action of his off-spinner Marlon Samuels.
RR vs RCB: Ajinkya's stunning century stole the limelight
With the help of Ajinkya Rahane's century and fireworks by Owais, Rajasthan Royals marked a 59 run win over Royal Challenger Bangalore.
Rajasthan Royals opt to bat against RCB
Bangalore, April 15 (IANS) Rajasthan Royals won the toss and decided to bat against Royal Challengers Bangalore in an Indian Premier League match here Sunday.
IPL:RCB ready to fight with R Royals
After being defeated in two consecutive matches in the home ground, Rajasthan Royls captain Rahul Dravid has said that his team had defeated
RCB hope to make up for twin losses
Bangalore, April 14 (IANS) Hosts Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) hope to get back to winning ways after losing back-to-back matches when they take on Rajasthan Royals (RR) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) T-20 game at the Chinnaswamy stadium here late Sunday.
Indecisive BJP leaves its Karnataka unit exasperated (Karnataka Newsletter)
Bangalore, April 14 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party's claim to be a party with a difference has, for long, become the butt of ridicule. It may soon be dubbed as a party that is scared to take tough decisions. At least that is what party's Karnataka unit seems to be thinking going by the exasperated comments over the lingering leadership tussle in the state.
Infosys to hire 35,000 techies this fiscal
Bangalore, April 13 (IANS) India's second largest IT bellwether Infosys Ltd and its subsidiaries would hire 35,000 people (gross addition) in fiscal 2012-13, about 10,000 less than last fiscal (2011-12), a top company official said Friday.
HAL take on Mumbai FC in I-League
Bangalore, April 13 (IANS) HAL Bangalore, who are already relegated, will take on Mumbai FC in the 25th round I-League football at the Bangalore Football Stadium here Saturday.
Infosys denies misusing US visas
Bangalore/Washington, April 13 (IANS) India's second largest IT bellwether Infosys Ltd Friday denied misusing B-1 or H1-B visas to send its employees to the US for onsite work.
Morkel helped CSK clinch a win over Royal Challengers Bangalore
Albie Morkel helped CSK in achieving the unachievable as they sealed a thrilling 5-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Infosys declares 440 percent final dividend
Bangalore, April 13 (IANS) IT giant Infosys Ltd Friday declared a final dividend of Rs.22 per share for fiscal 2011-12, which is 440 percent over its par value of Rs.5 per share.
Infosys projects 21 percent revenue growth
Bangalore, April 13 (IANS) India's IT giant Infosys Ltd Friday projected 21 percent year-on-year (YoY) consolidated revenue growth in first quarter (April-June) of new fiscal (2012-13) to Rs.9,056 crore (Rs.90.56 billion) in rupee terms.
Infosys net up 27 percent in fourth quarter
Bangalore, April 13 (IANS) The Infosys Ltd Friday reported net profit of Rs.2,316 crore (Rs.23.16 billion) for the fourth quarter (January-March) of fiscal 2011-12, registering 27.4 percent year-on-year (YoY) growth, but 2.4 percent lower sequentially.
Super Kings win last ball thriller against RCB
Chennai, April 12 (IANS) Chennai Super Kings beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by five wickets in the Indian Premier League after a stunning last ball finish at the Chepauk here Thursday.
Trainer chopper makes emergency landing on top of building in Bangalore
Bangalore, Apr 12 (ANI): A schweizer trainer helicopter, which was on a routine training sortie, made an emergency landing on top of an apartment in Indiranagar in Bangalore this evening.
Chopper lands on apartment in Bangalore
Bangalore, April 12 (IANS) A training helicopter of the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) landed on the rooftop of an apartment complex in east Bangalore Thursday evening, police said adding that no one was injured in the incident.
Scientists had expected Indonesia quake
Bangalore, April 12 (IANS) Scientists had been expecting Wednesday's great earthquake off Sumatra but it occurred a little sooner, according to Arun Bapat, an Indian seismologist in Pune.
Chennai Super Kings to play Royal Challengers Bangalore today
Chennai Super Kings will play Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 13th match of IPL 5 that will be played in M. Chidambaram stadium and will start at 4 pm.
Save girl child, say Kajol, Sushmita
Mumbai, April 12 (IANS) People who do things like that are sick in their head, actress Kajol has said condemning the death of three-month-old Afreen who was battered by her father in Bangalore. Former beauty queen Sushmita says anyone who can do such a hideous thing should be punished.
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Another baby girl killed before she got a chance at life, another father unable to contain his disappointment at begetting a daughter, another mother mourning her child and her helplessness. The sickeningly familiar story has been repeated once again in Bangalore with the death of three-month-old Afreen from burns and bites allegedly by her father.
Battered Bangalore baby dies, father faces murder charge
Bangalore, April 11 (IANS) Afreen, the three-month-old Bangalore girl battered by her father who wanted a son, died Wednesday in a hospital here after battling for life for several days. Her father Umar Farook is being charged with murder, police said.
Battered by father, Bangalore baby dies
Bangalore, April 11 (IANS) Afreen, the three-month-old Bangalore girl who was battered by her own father as he wanted a son, died Wednesday after battling for life for several days, hospital authorities here said.
Battered baby dies in Bangalore
Bangalore, April 11 (IANS) Three-month-old Afreen who was battered by her own father as he wanted a male child succumbed to her injuries Wednesday, hospital sources here said.
Knight Riders outclass Royal Challengers
Bangalore, April 10 (IANS) Kolkata Knight Riders thrashed Royal Challengers Bangalore by 42 runs to record their first win in the fifth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here Tuesday.
Knight Riders set 166-run target for Royal Challengers
Bangalore, April 10 (IANS) Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Tuesday set hosts Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) a 166-run target in an Indian Premier League-5 match at the M. Chinnaswamy stadium here.
Rs.4.75 lakh course for aspiring women politicians
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) An NGO Tuesday launched a certificate course in political leadership for women, aiming to create a pool of confident and successful law makers. The 10-week programme would cost Rs.4.75 lakh.
Small fire in eastern stand delays start of IPL match
Bangalore, April 10 (IANS) A burst of fire and smoke in front of the eastern stand in the Chinnaswamy stadium here Tuesday delayed the start of the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between hosts Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
Royal Challengers elect to field against Knight Riders
Bangalore, April 10 (IANS) Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field against Kolkata Knight Riders in an Indian Premier League match at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here Tuesday.
EBS wins most valuable e-commerce company award
Hyderabad, April 10 (IANS) EBS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Belgium-headquartered Ogone, specialists in online payment services, has been awarded India's most valuable e-commerce company of 2012.
Battered baby Afreen still critical: Doctors
Bangalore, April 10 (IANS) Afreen, the three-month-old baby girl battered by her father as he wanted a son, continues to be on ventilator and has been getting convulsions, doctors attending on her at a city hospital here said Tuesday.
RCB hopes to build winning momentum (Preview)
Bangalore, April 9 (IANS) An upbeat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) hope to build a winning momentum in the league matches of the Indian Premier League (IPL-5) T20 when they take on a struggling Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the M. Chinnaswamy stadium here Tuesday.


Achraf Hakimi: Madrid-Born Morocco Star Whose Decisive Penalty Knocked Spain Out of FIFA World Cup
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Achraf Hakimi scored the decisive penalty for Morocco against the country of his birth Spain in a Round of 16 match at the FIFA World Cup 2022
Updated: December 07, 2022 10:11 AM IST
Achraf Hakimi (2nd right) celebrates with Moroccan teammates after win over Spain.© Twitter
When Achraf Hakimi stepped up to take the decisive penalty against Spain in a FIFA World Cup Round of 16 clash on Tuesday night, he was not only bearing the hopes of a country but the weight of his past too. For Hakimi, who plays for Paris Saint-Germain, was born in Madrid, Spain, in 1998 to Moroccan parents. He even joined joined Real Madrid's youth setup in 2006 from Colonia Ofigevi, at the age of eight. In the early part of his career he played for Spanish football giants Real Madrid. But he chose to represent Morocco at the international level right from the U-20 level.
"My mother cleaned houses and my father was a street vendor. We come from a modest family that struggled to earn a living. Today I fight every day for them. They sacrificed themselves for me," he had told Bundesliga.com in 2018.
"I was in Las Rojas (Spanish national camp) for a couple of days and I saw that it wasn't the right place for me, I didn't feel at home. It wasn't for anything in particular, but for what I felt, because it wasn't what I had grown up with and lived at home, which is Arab culture, being Moroccan... I wanted to be here."
Special feeling.
Unbelievable moment.
DIMAAA MAGHRIB!!! pic.twitter.com/UykNBqEbu7
— Achraf Hakimi (@AchrafHakimi) December 6, 2022
The odds were stacked against Morocco while facing the 2010 World Cup champions Spain. The teams were closely matched throughout a tense game, with Spain having more of the ball but Morocco creating the better openings, few though they were. The last African and Arab side left standing at the first World Cup held in an Arab country, Morocco were intensely backed and their fans greatly outnumbered Spain's.
Morocco were closest to scoring in extra-time, testing Simon, who made a fine save with his legs to deny Walid Cheddira after he broke down Spain's left flank. Despite pressure from Spain in the final moments before penalties, they could not find a winner. The match stayed 0-0 at the end of the extra-time.
Having been sent on for the shoot-out, Pablo Sarabia struck the post from Spain's first penalty, after Abdelhamid Sabiri put Morocco ahead. Carlos Soler and Sergio Busquets were foiled by Yassine Bounou, while Hakim Ziyech scored and Simon denied Badr Benoun, before Hakimi netted a chipped 'Panenka' penalty against the country of his birth to ignite wild celebrations.
After the match, Hakimi went on to hug his mother in the stands. The image is viral on social media.
Achraf Hakimi goes straight to his mother, to celebrate his winning penalty against Spain. pic.twitter.com/YA2HLQdY3w
— • (@Alhamdhulillaah) December 6, 2022
With AFP inputs
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Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016
Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016, Paragraph 16.
16(1)Paragraph 13 of schedule 9 of the Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014 (transitional and consequential) is amended in accordance with this paragraph.S
(2)In sub-paragraph (2)(b)(ii), in the inserted text, for "(ii)" substitute " (iza) ".
(3)In sub-paragraph (4), in the inserted text, for "(7)" substitute " (6ZA) ".
(4)In sub-paragraph (9), in subsection (1) of inserted section 13A, for "(c)(ii)" substitute " (c)(iza) ".
(5)In sub-paragraph (10)(b), in the inserted text, for "2(7)" substitute " 2(6ZA) ".
I1Sch. 2 para. 16 in force at 1.9.2016 by S.S.I. 2016/196, reg. 2(h)