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Perl Weekly
Issue #121 - 2013-11-18 - Advent is getting closer
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Hi there,
Christmas is getting close and before that there is the tradition of creating Advent calendars. In the Perl world it means a series of articles, one article every day in the 3 weeks leading up to Christmas. It is a community project so you can also contribute an article or two. See the advent section for more details.
Enjoy!
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Perl Redis Mailing List
Damien Krotkine became the maintainer of the Redis Perl module and started his reign by creating a mailing list for the Redis Perl users and developers.
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The Stratopan Beta Is Here
Jeffrey Ryan Thalhammer has opened the gates of Stratopan. (You might recall, it is the cloud-hosted version Pinto, that gives you control over all your Perl-dependencies so they will be upgraded only when you want them to. There is also a promise to get unlimited access to Stratopan for life if you sign up soon. I already have an account.
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Advent
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Windows and portability
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Windows Shell to Perl Program
JT Smith writes about the MadMongers meeting where they took a bat file (a Windows shell script) and converted it to a Perl script. It became much longer, so besides having fun, I am not sure what is the advantage here. Unless they plan to wrap some of the functionality in modules so they become reusable and then the actual script becomes short again.
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Don't Get Bent Out of Shape About Being Cross Platform
Timm Murray, who came out from the Wumpus Cave just to attend the MadMongers meeting, has his own opinion on how much one should invest in turning a script to be platform independent. Especially when there is no immediate need to run the script on other platforms.
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Testing
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Code
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Videos
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Introduction to the Perl Data Language (PDL)
51:22 min talk by David Mertens giving some 'simple' (as in simple astrophysics :) example, and then a bunch of resources to make it easier to get started. The approach is interesting as he keeps telling why is it better to use PDL than C, but only once does he mention the advantages of PDL over pure Perl.
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The way to write Ruby + Middleman application with Perl.
Middleman is ruby web framework that makes developing stand-alone websites simple. Yuki Kimoto shows an example using Mojolicious. One of the commenters points to a similar solution in Dancer, and yet another commenter points to Poet which is a modern web framework for Mason developers.
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Other
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moving my homedir into the 21st century
Ricardo Signes tells us about the pair programming session he had with Ingy döt Net and Frew Schmidt, and how it lead him to switch from 'screen' to 'tmux'. He also talks about the dotfile manager he has started to use.
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Weekly collections
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Perl Maven Tutorials
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Multi dimensional hashes in Perl
Perl only has one-dimensional hashes, but each value in a hash can be a reference to another hash. Or to an array. This, together with auto-vivification allows the creation of very flexible data structures.
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Events
I usually list the next 3-4 events here. The list of all the events can be found on the web site. If your Perl event is not listed there, please let me know.
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Remember, a Jedi can feel the Force flowing through him. You mean it controls your actions? Partially. But it also obeys your commands. Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid. You don't believe in the Force, do you? Kid, I've flown from one side of this galaxy to the other. I've seen a lot of strange stuff, but I've never seen anything to make me believe there's one all-powerful force controlling everything. There's no mystical energy field that controls my destiny. It's all a lot of simple tricks and nonsense. I suggest you try it again, Luke.  With the blast shield down, I can't even see. How am I supposed to fight?  Don't trust them.
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How do we find the width and height of the browser window? How do we get the full width and height of the document, including the scrolled out part? How do we scroll the page using JavaScript?
For this type of information, we can use the root document element document.documentElement
, that corresponds to the <html>
tag. But there are additional methods and peculiarities to consider.
To get window width and height, we can use the clientWidth/clientHeight
of document.documentElement
:
For instance, this button shows the height of your window:
<button onclick="alert(document.documentElement.clientHeight)">alert(document.documentElement.clientHeight)</button>
```warn header="Not
window.innerWidth/innerHeight" Browsers also support properties like
window.innerWidth/innerHeight`. They look like what we want, so why not to use them instead?
If there exists a scrollbar, and it occupies some space, clientWidth/clientHeight
provide the width/height without it (subtract it). In other words, they return the width/height of the visible part of the document, available for the content.
window.innerWidth/innerHeight
includes the scrollbar.
If there’s a scrollbar, and it occupies some space, then these two lines show different values:
js run alert(window.innerWidth); // full window width alert(document.documentElement.clientWidth); // window width minus the scrollbar
In most cases, we need the available window width in order to draw or position something within scrollbars (if there are any), so we should use documentElement.clientHeight/clientWidth
.
```warn header="`DOCTYPE` is important"
Please note: top-level geometry properties may work a little bit differently when there's no `<!DOCTYPE HTML>` in HTML. Odd things are possible.
In modern HTML we should always write `DOCTYPE`.
```
## Width/height of the document
Theoretically, as the root document element is `document.documentElement`, and it encloses all the content, we could measure the document's full size as `document.documentElement.scrollWidth/scrollHeight`.
But on that element, for the whole page, these properties do not work as intended. In Chrome/Safari/Opera, if there's no scroll, then `documentElement.scrollHeight` may be even less than `documentElement.clientHeight`! Weird, right?
To reliably obtain the full document height, we should take the maximum of these properties:
```js run
let scrollHeight = Math.max(
document.body.scrollHeight, document.documentElement.scrollHeight,
document.body.offsetHeight, document.documentElement.offsetHeight,
document.body.clientHeight, document.documentElement.clientHeight
);
alert('Full document height, with scrolled out part: ' + scrollHeight);
```
Why so? Better don't ask. These inconsistencies come from ancient times, not a "smart" logic.
## Get the current scroll [#page-scroll]
DOM elements have their current scroll state in their `scrollLeft/scrollTop` properties.
For document scroll, `document.documentElement.scrollLeft/scrollTop` works in most browsers, except older WebKit-based ones, like Safari (bug [5991](https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5991)), where we should use `document.body` instead of `document.documentElement`.
Luckily, we don't have to remember these peculiarities at all, because the scroll is available in the special properties, `window.pageXOffset/pageYOffset`:
```js run
alert('Current scroll from the top: ' + window.pageYOffset);
alert('Current scroll from the left: ' + window.pageXOffset);
```
These properties are read-only.
```smart header="Also available as `window` properties `scrollX` and `scrollY`"
For historical reasons, both properties exist, but they are the same:
- `window.pageXOffset` is an alias of `window.scrollX`.
- `window.pageYOffset` is an alias of `window.scrollY`.
```
## Scrolling: scrollTo, scrollBy, scrollIntoView [#window-scroll]
```warn
To scroll the page with JavaScript, its DOM must be fully built.
For instance, if we try to scroll the page with a script in `<head>`, it won't work.
```
Regular elements can be scrolled by changing `scrollTop/scrollLeft`.
We can do the same for the page using `document.documentElement.scrollTop/scrollLeft` (except Safari, where `document.body.scrollTop/Left` should be used instead).
Alternatively, there's a simpler, universal solution: special methods [window.scrollBy(x,y)](mdn:api/Window/scrollBy) and [window.scrollTo(pageX,pageY)](mdn:api/Window/scrollTo).
- The method `scrollBy(x,y)` scrolls the page *relative to its current position*. For instance, `scrollBy(0,10)` scrolls the page `10px` down.
```online
The button below demonstrates this:
<button onclick="window.scrollBy(0,10)">window.scrollBy(0,10)</button>
```
- The method `scrollTo(pageX,pageY)` scrolls the page *to absolute coordinates*, so that the top-left corner of the visible part has coordinates `(pageX, pageY)` relative to the document's top-left corner. It's like setting `scrollLeft/scrollTop`.
To scroll to the very beginning, we can use `scrollTo(0,0)`.
```online
<button onclick="window.scrollTo(0,0)">window.scrollTo(0,0)</button>
```
These methods work for all browsers the same way.
## scrollIntoView
For completeness, let's cover one more method: [elem.scrollIntoView(top)](mdn:api/Element/scrollIntoView).
The call to `elem.scrollIntoView(top)` scrolls the page to make `elem` visible. It has one argument:
- If `top=true` (that's the default), then the page will be scrolled to make `elem` appear on the top of the window. The upper edge of the element will be aligned with the window top.
- If `top=false`, then the page scrolls to make `elem` appear at the bottom. The bottom edge of the element will be aligned with the window bottom.
```online
The button below scrolls the page to position itself at the window top:
<button onclick="this.scrollIntoView()">this.scrollIntoView()</button>
And this button scrolls the page to position itself at the bottom:
<button onclick="this.scrollIntoView(false)">this.scrollIntoView(false)</button>
```
## Forbid the scrolling
Sometimes we need to make the document "unscrollable". For instance, when we need to cover the page with a large message requiring immediate attention, and we want the visitor to interact with that message, not with the document.
To make the document unscrollable, it's enough to set `document.body.style.overflow = "hidden"`. The page will "freeze" at its current scroll position.
```online
Try it:
<button onclick="document.body.style.overflow = 'hidden'">document.body.style.overflow = 'hidden'</button>
<button onclick="document.body.style.overflow = ''">document.body.style.overflow = ''</button>
The first button freezes the scroll, while the second one releases it.
```
We can use the same technique to freeze the scroll for other elements, not just for `document.body`.
The drawback of the method is that the scrollbar disappears. If it occupied some space, then that space is now free and the content "jumps" to fill it.
That looks a bit odd, but can be worked around if we compare `clientWidth` before and after the freeze. If it increased (the scrollbar disappeared), then add `padding` to `document.body` in place of the scrollbar to keep the content width the same.
## Summary
Geometry:
- Width/height of the visible part of the document (content area width/height): `document.documentElement.clientWidth/clientHeight`
- Width/height of the whole document, with the scrolled out part:
```js
let scrollHeight = Math.max(
document.body.scrollHeight, document.documentElement.scrollHeight,
document.body.offsetHeight, document.documentElement.offsetHeight,
document.body.clientHeight, document.documentElement.clientHeight
);
```
Scrolling:
- Read the current scroll: `window.pageYOffset/pageXOffset`.
- Change the current scroll:
- `window.scrollTo(pageX,pageY)` -- absolute coordinates,
- `window.scrollBy(x,y)` -- scroll relative the current place,
- `elem.scrollIntoView(top)` -- scroll to make `elem` visible (align with the top/bottom of the window).


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I was a subject of brief carbogen therapy in ‘74, for treatment of PTSD after two combat tours in Vietnam.
I experienced anxiety at the beginning of each session, due to the increase in my respiration rate and volume; but I was able to counter that by reminding myself that I was receiving more than sufficient oxygen. At the same time, various muscles went into spasm; there was no pain and I felt that I could control the muscles if I chose to do so. My breathing slowed and muscles stopped spasming within seconds after discontinuing the gas, and hallucinations gradually diminished within minutes.
For days following each weekly session I was free of anxiety and clinical depression, and I felt that my head was in the clouds. After smoking a bit of cannabis, I felt that my head was still in the clouds, but my feet were on the ground, and I could concern myself with issues of the day (literally smoking cannabis to “come down'). After only five sessions I believe that the benefits of that experience have continued to this day.
I am a counselor, specializing in drug-crisis intervention among special (i.e., difficult) populations. I believe in the utility of psychedelic therapy for a select group of clients. The quick action, short duration, and low cost of carbogen makes it an ideal therapeutic agent, and for a much larger group of clients than other psychedelics.
Given the opportunity, I would gladly subject myself to more carbogen therapy.
Experience Reports are the writings and opinions of the individual authors who submit them.
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101 dachshunds seized in puppy breeding probe
Nine homes have been raided across Greater Manchester as part of a police investigation into illegal puppy breeding.
101 dachshunds were seized after a complaint led to a two month probe into unlicensed puppy sales.
The dogs are now under the care of the RSPCA while police interrogate a number of individuals.
The dogs were seized in Rochdale, Oldham and Salford.
Rochdale Council urged people who have bought a dachshund locally within in the last year to contact the authority.
Mark Widdup, director of neighbourhoods, said: ‘It is really pleasing we have been able to execute the warrants successfully and place the dogs into care’.
Rochdale Council confirmed the dogs were not yet available for adoption as they still form part of an investigation.
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An RSPCA spokesperson said: ‘On Tuesday, November 12th, RSPCA officers and partner agencies including Greater Manchester Police and Rochdale Trading Standards executed warrants at addresses in Rochdale, Oldham, Heywood and Little Hulton.
‘We are unable to comment further while enquiries continue.’
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Alby Mathewson's 15-month Munster stay to end next week
by By Steve NevilleMunster have confirmed Alby Mathewson will depart the province next week.
Following next weekend's Champions Cup clash with Racing 92, the New Zealander's time at Munster will come to an end.
The scrum-half arrived in Munster in August 2018 to provide injury cover when Conor Murray was sidelined.
Since, Mathewson has had two extensions to that contract as he enjoyed a productive stint with the province.
He made 21 appearances last season scoring three tries and has the same number of tries in six appearances this year.
The province announced the 33-year-old's departure today, saying: "A short-term signing, that turned into a 15-month stay.
"Getting stuck in from the get-go, and giving everything to the red jersey, we'll be saying farewell to Alby [at Thomond Park] this weekend."
Commenting on his time at the province, Mathewson said: "Just want to say thank you to the whole Munster Rugby organization for having me.
"I’m lucky to have played for such a world-class and historical club.
"Love my teammates and will miss them a lot. Thanks Limerick for having me.
"To all the supporters you guys are unreal."
Munster are well-stocked at scrum-half to cope with Mathewson's departure.
Conor Murray has returned from the World Cup and he will be backed up by Nick McCarthy, Neil Cronin and Craig Casey.
Munster will take on Racing next weekend after securing a bonus-point win over Ospreys last Saturday.
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Not sure what to read next? Why not try something from the Scottish Teenage Book Prize shortlist. This award celebrates the best of Scottish Young Adult fiction, and the winner will be revealed on 1 March 2018.
Finalists
Welcome to Nowhere, by Elizabeth Laird & Lucy Eldridge
“12-year-old Omar and his brothers and sisters were born and raised in the beautiful and bustling city of Bosra, Syria.
“But when his clever older brother, Musa, gets mixed up with some young political activists, everything changes.  Yet no matter how far they run, the shadow of war follows them - until they have no other choice than to attempt the dangerous journey to escape their homeland altogether.
Children of Icarus, by Caighlan Smith
“It’s Clara who’s desperate to enter the labyrinth and it’s Clara who’s bright, strong and fearless enough to take on any challenge. It’s no surprise when she’s chosen. But so is the girl who has always lived in her shadow. Together they enter. Within minutes, they are torn apart forever.
“Now the girl who has never left the city walls must fight to survive in a living nightmare, where one false turn with who to trust means a certain dead end.”
The Haunting of Jessop Rise, by Danny Weston
“Alone and penniless after his father is killed in a cotton mill accident, fourteen-year-old William faces the rest of his childhood in a brutal workhouse. Then his long-estranged uncle Seth sends for him, and William thinks his fortunes are changing.
“But arriving at Uncle Seth’s grand house in North Wales, Jessop Rise, William encounters a ghostly figure. It soon becomes clear that the place is haunted by more than just one ghost. But who are the spectral creatures that prowl about the estate? What are they trying to tell William? And what is the dark secret that Uncle Seth has been keeping for so long?”
Highly commended
Night Shift, by Debi Gloiri
“With mainly black and white illustration and deceptively simple text, author and illustrator Debi Gliori examines how depression affects one’s whole outlook upon life, and shows that there can be an escape - it may not be easy to find, but it is there.”
Broken Sky, Darkness Follows and Black Moon, by L. A. Weatherly
This trilogy follows the adventures of teenage pilot Amity Vancour, who, in a world where war has been replaced by dogfights, discovers the organisation she works for is corrupt. She ends up in a secure prison camp, and goes on to lead a secret network of rebels.


Below is a condensed and edited synopsis of the first chapter of Canoe and camp cookery: A practical cook book for canoeists, Corinthian sailors, and outers by H. H. Soulè (1885). Full text is available from The Gutenberg Project.
Each canoe cruise will require specific amounts of food supplies and cooking utensils to be brought along. The best way to store and transport these supplies is in a single box or chest because it keeps you organized and is easily portable in case you camp on land for any portion of your trip. The box should contain at least a day’s worth of food even if you replenish the supply from a larger storage area every night.
The material of your box depends on where you plan to store it on your canoe and how high functioning you would like it to be, but as long as the box is water-tight, the choice is up to you. The three most common materials used are wood, tin or galvanized iron. The latter two metals cost more than the wood, but they can withstand more knocking around without damaging. However, building your own custom box out of wood is a good option with a large scope of variation.
Every canoe is different so the size of your box will vary. Also, your design can change if you store the box in the cockpit as opposed to using it as a seat. Here are a few design tips that can help ensure your box functions as best as possible:
To carry the provisions in the box so that they will not mix or spill, several water-tight tins should be used. The Consolidated Fruit Jar Company, 49 Warren Street, New York, makes tin screw-tops for jars and canisters that are perfectly water-tight and will also furnish you with a pint or quart earthen jar with water-tight screw-top, in which butter may be kept sweet for a long time in hot weather, and which may be enveloped in a net and lowered to the bottom of the river or lake without fear of leaking. Catering your tin designs to what they will hold greatly helps with organization:
The alcohol stove and utensils necessary to cook a meal should go in the box, such as coffee pot, cup, fork, knife, spoon, frying pan and plates. Here is a more detailed list of the aforementioned products:
The length of your journey will determine the amount of food you will need to pack. Here is a sample packing list for a week-long journey:
As mentioned before, enough food for three meals should be kept in your box. The surplus supplies of provisions, such as vegetables, extra bread, crackers, flour, meal, pork or bacon, etc., should be carried in waterproof bags and stowed wherever necessary to properly trim the canoe. These bags can also be used for clothing and blankets.
They are made of unbleached muslin, sewn in a lap seam, with a double row of stitches. When sewn they are dipped in water and slightly shaken to remove the drops, and then while wet a mixture of equal parts of boiled oil, raw oil and turpentine is applied to the outside with a brush. This takes about a week to become thoroughly dry, and then another coat is put on without dampening the cloth, and if a little liquid drier is added to the mixture, this coat will dry in four or five days.
Having prepared several bags, the provisions, clothing, blankets, etc., are put in the bag, and its mouth is inserted in that of another bag of the same size, the latter being drawn on like a stocking as far as it will go. If several bags are used instead of one or two large ones, the canoe can be trimmed and packed to better advantage.
A canoeist's portable oven is made of two small basins, one of which has “ears” riveted to its rim, so that when it is placed bottom up on the other the ears will spring over the rim of the second basin, making an oven that allows gases to escape.
The basins should be made of sheet-iron because then their interiors can easily be kept clean and are well suited for soup dishes. Instructions for baking in them will be given later on. These should not go in the provision chest, as they will smut everything with which they come in contact.
There is no perfect canoe stove. The “flamme force” is probably as good as any. It takes up a little more room than the folding “pocket” variety, but it does not give more heat only burns for a longer time.
For cooking in large utensils have three of these flamme forcé alcohol lamps, light them and place them side by side, and you can cook in this way a dozen slapjacks at once on a big griddle, if you like. Danforth, the fluid man, makes a small canoe stove that would be preferable to all others if his fluid were obtainable at all the corners of the earth that canoeists frequent; but unfortunatel, it is not.
Beware of "folding stoves" to use ashore and burn wood in. They are the greatest possible nuisances—smutty, red-hot and cumbersome. Also, don't carry an oil stove. But if you really must, put the nasty thing in a large bucket, and only remove it from this receptacle when absolutely necessary.


Driver flees after hitting Phoenix police vehicle at other crash scene
by Courtland JeffreyA driver fled after colliding with a parked Phoenix Police Department vehicle, which was at the scene of another collision, and now police are searching for that driver.
The incident occurred near 43rd Avenue and Camelback Road after 2:30 a.m. as authorities were investigating a different collision, according to the Phoenix Police Department.
The police vehicle was unoccupied at the time of the collision, but the driver accelerated after the crash, almost hitting two officers within in the intersection, police say.
The driver fled and police later recovered the vehicle near 55th Avenue and Camelback Road. The suspect has not yet been located.
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On WoW, we can be found on server Magtheridon-EU, faction Alliance.
Okay, so what kind of guild are you, then ?
We are a relatively small, established, social and friendly gaming guild. We spend our time in several games,
depending on what we happen to feel like doing. Currently we are spending time with the Warlords of Draenor expansion.
Who's your guild leader ? Do you have any officers ?
Well, technically yes. However, nobody seems to care anymore. Mostly we just talk things over
with the group, so I guess you could call us a democracy :)
Democracy, eh? So how is it working for you ?
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as a guild, so i guess that says something ? :P
So, can I join?
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So guys, wtf ? A game ? Aren't you taking this a bit too seriously ?


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I attended a nice Meetup last night, and one of the speakers quoted Turing’s description of a program able to modify its own instructions as a good description of artificial intelligence (AI) and another had a nifty typology relating all the standard tools in data science to their role in AI. This set me to thinking about the standards to which AI should be held.
I began a thought experiment:
Here, AI, is a dataset. I want to find out X. What do you suggest is the best way?
and AI would respond with one of three answers:
- This is a simple problem. Here are the standard solutions. You can read about the advantages and disadvantages through the help menu or you can select one to run.
- This is a complicated problem, composed of several simple problems. The following combinations have proven helpful. You can read about the advantages and disadvantages through the help menu or you can select one to run.
- This is a complex problem. Either more data is required or you will need further research in the domain for solution approaches. Standard tools can be expected to yield different results with the same input.
It doesn’t appear we’ve reached my heart’s desire yet. In a paper that I wished I had saved, I read a criticism of neural networks that they can operate as black boxes, producing perfectly useful results, but providing no traceable method as to how.
That’s not fair! After all, sauce for the goose …
Science is what we understand well enough to explain to a computer. Art is everything else we do.
Donald Knuth, in the forward to A=B (https://www.math.upenn.edu/~wilf/AeqB.pdf).
Why shouldn’t we hold AI to the same standard, and require it to explain to humans?
Finally, I am reminded of Croesus, a king in Asia Minor, not he of the Golden Touch. There were geopolitical issues with the Persian Emperor Cyrus, and Croesus made war plans. Like any good ruler of the time, he consulted the Oracles.
Spoiler: Croesus lost big.
Herodotus’ Histories has a more likely version of the Delphic oracle
Wait till the time shall come when a mule is monarch of Media;
Then, thou delicate Lydian, away to the pebbles of Hermus;
Haste, oh! haste thee away, nor blush to behave like a coward.
(https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/ancient/herodotus-creususandsolon.asp)
The king managed to torture this result into a favorable auspice.
As successful as AI is proving at pattern recognition and classification, for example, we should take care not to rely heavily on results given without explanation.


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It's not forgotten, it's stored and passed around and checked hundreds of time on travis and burns many CPU hours around the world
I did it. I upgraded my CPU+motherboard+RAM. Compiling mathlib from scratch at home went from 21 minutes to 10 minutes. Interactive use also feels much better, with orange bars much less annoying. My Lean-friendly CPU is a AMD RYZEN 7 2700X.
That's exactly the one I chose 3 months ago for my new desktop (with 32 GB RAM), and I have been very happy with it since then.
Ummm... how does this work? What do you plug the CPU+motherboard+RAM into?
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Background: I've been struggling with boredom-driven depression lately. Since Summer has finally come and I'm back from school things have been rather uneventful. Most of my time is spent working, sleeping, tending to my garden and an occasional social dinner with friends. The day prior to the experience was very interesting, my family was hosting a celebration party. I always abstain from red meat, candy, caffeine and alcohol the day before any journey with entheogenic plants. I hung out with some old friends I hadn't seen in a while. It was a much needed reminder of the changes that occur over one's lifetime.
Preparation: I have attempted 5 other preparation techniques with the beloved cactus and have found the following(which I pulled together from several different teks) to be best and a bit easier than the others.
1. After weighing the material in question is then put in a ziplock bag of some sort (25 g dry/roughly 8 inches fresh of an average width is pretty safe dosage to gauge potency the material).
2. The bag is then filled up with a few freshly squeezed lemons (can't add too many lemons) and some distilled water. I add enough liquids to make the material float a little. I close the bag and let it soak. The lemons are important because they take all of the 'goodies' and turn them into salts. Freebase mescaline (and the other alkaloids in the cactus) tends to be rather caustic, unpalatable and just nauseating. The salt are more water soluble and they are get stored better than the plain ole alkaloid. The distilled water is important because most likely there are things in my tap water that can degrade the 'goodies'.
3. Once the material has had a couple hours to sit and soak it is then placed in the freezer. Once it's pretty frozen it can be placed in the refrigerator to thaw. I freeze again, repeat. I usually perform 3 or 4 times over the course of a day.
4. I let the material thaw then add some more lemons and water. I bring the material to a little bubble. Not quite a rolling boil but a little bubbling. Once there's roughly two times the amount of liquid Iím willing to consume(I can handle a cup so I wait for two cups) I strain the mixture using a simple kitchen colander into a smaller pot. I freeze/thaw mine I never get anything more with the second boil.
(IMHO)Cactus is a little easier to drink slightly above room temperature, but chilling it cold enough eliminates a lot of the bad taste. I don't add anything or attempt to mix it with any liquids. It's just going to taste worse no matter what. I've found that if I do not quench and I attempt to appreciate the taste then the cacti is not nauseating at all. I just accept the taste, and was rewarded with an easier to drink liquid.
Day of the experience: Woke up in the best mood ever. My friend and I, who I will refer to as K woke up around 7:30 am. Double checked our backpack for everything(bandaides, bunch of fruit, cigarettes, pbjs, notebooks, chess set and all of the usual suspects). This being Ks first time with the magical cacti, and my first time with this particular harvest(and this specimen I've been cultivating for a couple years) I decided to go towards a safer dosage just in case it is a particularly strong specimen(variation in potency makes the proper dose hard to gauge), that being 25 grams a piece that I had dried last fall.
One the way to the Nature Reserve where we would spend the day we ate a light snack. I've found this important to get the metabolism going before eating the cacti. This significant reduces the nausea and 'comeup' time, for my friends and I anyway.
Mindset reflection: I had an idea what to expect, but not a good idea. After my initial experience with magical cacti I knew I could handle a higher dose fine and intact. Very comfortable with this plant and the setting I was in.
Once we arrived at the nature reserve we prepared to find our spot of consumption. Beautiful morning, a little cold. As mentioned before accepting the taste for what it is makes it possible to drink. It is bitter and slimy but once I stop focusing on it, it's like lemonade.... only with a cactus.
I consumed the liquid over a half an hour. This also reduced the shock on the body.
We then walked to a trail house where we had our first game of chess. I won. Around 10 am we both agreed that we were starting to feel a little extra energy. While enjoying the view from a cliff this physical geology class from the local community college class walked up.  Both felt really comfortable and curious.
Next we proceeding to walk down to the river. Saw a few raccoons. I identified some random plants(mallow, bindweed, canadian lousewort) on the way. Around 11 oíclock we really were feeling it. At this dose I wasn't expecting full on OEVs but I had forgotten how unparalleled the magical cacti is in terms of visuals. The enhancement was astounding. The ripples from the soft rain hitting the water, affecting other ripples. We talked about how the ripples must be representations of how humans affect one another. The birds were amazing. The clouds appeared as though they were starting to close into the focal point on the horizon. Everything had meaning. Around this time we came across K's old boyscout troop. Yikes, I got a little nervous but we chatted up a storm. Never realized before how amazing eyecontact is, yet many people especially males always avoid it. It's a powerful thing, like looking into one anotherís soul.
We sounded completely sober, maybe a little excited, but carried on the conversation just fine. I knew what they were saying so well. Around 11:45 we decided to head for some caves my friend K had been telling me about. It had been lightly raining all day, but it was starting to downpour now. The cave was about 3 miles from us so we decided to make a run for it. We continued to talk the entire time. It was quite intense. Didn't feel exhausted at all even though I knew I was.
Finally we've reached dry ground. We explored some of the cave that K hadn't seen yet because he did not have a flashlight with him before. Started a little fire towards the back. Played a game of chess. We had a good laugh at the CEVs. Both the same strobing starting to form into a spiral. We talked about waves and how people align to them. Really connected on another level. It was awesome. Talked about everything. Reminded me very much of the old days when I'd go to raves and take MDMA. While they are in the same ballpark, they are far from the same. The cacti is very different from MDMA, and it deserves more respect than comparing it to some man-made chemicals.
The peak of the trip came about 2 pm. The clarity and time dilation are some amazing aspects of the cactus. Even at the peak, where tracing visuals were starting to form I had a completely stable conversation with my sister. She didn't have a clue. But if she asked me I couldn't have lied. It's as though one is just pure consciousness. Uninhibited like a child. Able to think completely clearly. I feel I could've handled almost anything in that state. K agreed he could as well. An hour felt like 5. It was as though we were enjoying every moment so much that time stood still.
At the entrance to the cave K and I played a couple intense games of chess during the peak, and to stay dry from the rain. He won all three games. We aptly named the spot 'The Cave of Knowledge'. Talked about primitive man and his instincts.
Once the rain cleared up we felt very energetic. Despite our feet being wet we decided to take the very long way back to my car. The wetlands area is probably my favorite part of the place we were at. I was very surprised not to see anyone else there. There was a large caterpillar eating a flower off of a plant. We could see him using his little hands and putting them in his mouth. It was very cool. About 3pm we walked around the huge lotus/lilly pond. Told K all about the lotus's powers, their significance to Eastern religion and their microscopic structure's significance(pyramid).
I suddenly knew everything I had ever learned in my entire life, at my disposal. I was picking my words much more carefully but in no way reserved. This was still about peaking. Next we went to another pond and observed the effects of directionality and angles on reflections, had an hilarious debate about what the containers labeled snails contained. We starting heading back but kept finding cool stuff to do or look at. There were all this little containers that had information about the area w
Once I came to all the way I drove back to my house, showered, took some more notes and reflected over the day with some cannabis. I refused to let K bring any for the actual experience as that would have clouded everything up and turned it into just another time to get high. That wasn't the intent at all. It's a useful plant but it has it's like a hotwheels set compared to a rollercoaster. However I will say it does help me go to bed after higher experiences with the cacti.
Allinall: This was exactly what I had needed. Relaxation from everything, but it wasn't escapism as I used to enjoy with cannabis. It was intensity. Like everything culminated and I got to unwire the mess of cords in my head. I know what the potency of this particular cacti is, I'm much closer to a friend, I had a great day. It was seriously a fantastic day. Trichocereus cacti are definitely my favorite experience.  Never came anywhere close to a scary or uncomfortable experience. It doesn't demand or ask for respect like some plants do, but it deserves respect very much.
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DECIDED ON : 12.01.2017
------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 DR. B.R. SARANGI, J. The petitioner, who is a lessee of mining lease, has filed this writ application seeking for following reliefs;
"It the circumstance stated above, it is humbly prayed that this Hon'ble Court may graciously be pleased to issue a rule NISI to the nature of Writ of Mandamus and/or other appropriate writ/Writ(s) calling upon the Opp.Parties to show cause as to why the directions issued by the Opp.Party no.4 to deposit Rs.3,31,04,478/- towards NPV in respect of the surrendered area of 45.3486 Ha. demanded vide Order no. 306 dated 09.07.2010 (Annexure-
3), Letter No. 781 dated 01.02.2014 (Annexure-10) and Letter dated 1380 dated 22.02.2014 (Annexure-12), shall not be quashed;
And further be pleased to direct the Opp.Parties to allow the petitioner to commence mining operation over 67.1390 Hectares in village Tikarpada, Ambadahara, Dist: Keonjhar with (sic 'within') a period of one month;
And if the Opp.Parties fail to show cause or show insufficient or false cause, make the Rule NISI absolute;
And pass such other and further order (s) as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the present case.
And allow the writ petition;"
2. The factual matrix of the case is that the petitioner was granted mining lease in respect of an area of 112.4876 hectares for Pyrophyllite and Quartzite in village Tikarpada, Ambadahara, Dist- Keonjhar for a period of 20 3 years w.e.f. 07.11.1998 to 06.11.2018. The entire area was a non-forest land. The Collector, Keonjhar granted surface right in respect of 67.1390 hectares (over plot no. 1050 and Plot No. 1142 under Khata No. 274) out of the granted mining lease area of 112.4876 hectares. After obtaining necessary statutory clearance and approval, the petitioner carried on mining operation over the said 67.1390 hectares, in respect of which surface right had been granted.
3. Due to lack of market demand, the petitioner discontinued the mining operation w.e.f. 15.12.2004 after informing the statutory authorities
regarding temporary discontinuance. He again started mining operation w.e.f. 19.09.2007 after service of notice of reopening to the concerned authorities as required under the provisions of Rule 22(1) read with Rule 25 of the Mineral Conservation and Development Rules, 1998 (hereinafter referred to as "MCD Rules, 1988"). The statutory notification for obtaining environment clearances, namely, Environment Impact Assessment Notification dated 4 14.09.2006 was issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MOEF), Government of India for which mining operation of the petitioner was kept in abeyance w.e.f. 08.10.2007, as the petitioner sought for environment clearance from the MOEF in respect of 67.1390 hectares, over which surface right had been granted by the competent authority.
4. The Director of Mines, Odisha approved the scheme of mining plan with projected annual production of 6500 M.T. of Pyrophyllite and 4000 M.T. of Quartzite on 08.07.2009. The petitioner also sought for consent to operate from the State Pollution Control Board, Bhubaneswar, Odisha in respect of the above approval. The petitioner also submitted an application on 02.06.2010 for surrender of an area measuring 45.3486 hectares, which formed part of the original mining lease area of 112.4876 hectares. The said surrendered area was virgin/unbroken and intact area and no mining operation was carried out by the petitioner and more particularly the said 45.3486 5 hectares was not a part of 67.1390 hectares, in respect of which surface right had been granted.
5. At this point of time, the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Keonjhar, opposite party no.4 vide Office Order no. 220 dated 16.06.2010 declared the said 45.3486 hectares as District Level Committee (DLC) land and demanded payment of Rs. 2,83,88,224/- towards Net Present Value (NPV) for the said area of 45.3486 hectares, which had already been surrendered by the petitioner. Thereafter, the DFO, Keonjhar vide Office Order no. 306 dated 09.07.2010 modified the Office Order No. 220 dated 16.06.2010 and issued a revised demand notice claiming payment of Rs.3,31,04,478/- towards NPV for the said area of 45.3486 hectares, which remained virgin/unbroken and no mining operation was carried out by the petitioner. In response to the same, the petitioner immediately on 13.07.2010 and 09.08.2010 intimated the D.F.O., Keonjhar that the petitioner vide his letter dated 02.06.2010 already submitted an application for surrender of the said virgin/unbroken area, where no mining operation was 6 carried out by him, which is under active consideration by the State Government, and as such he is not liable to pay the NPV in respect of the said area.
6. At this juncture, the Range Officer in the office of the DFO, Keonjhar on 25.10.2010 submitted a report to the DFO, Keonjhar in respect of the surrendered area of 45.3486 hectares stating inter alia that there was no illicit felling of trees and no encroachment. In the meantime, the revised mining scheme in respect of the retained area of 67.1390 hectares out of 112.4876 hectares was approved by the statutory authority vide letter no. 2538 dated 19.08.2011 being valid up to 2015-16. In view of such position, the opposite parties did not take any steps for more than a period of two years, but all on a sudden in 2013, the DFO, Keonjhar vide Letter No.1956 dated 11.03.2013 intimated the Collector and District Magistrate, Keonjhar stating, inter alia, that surrendered area of 45.3486 hectares had not been broken up/no mining operation had been carried out and that the area was intact. The Collector and District Magistrate, Keonjhar vide 7 letter no. 454 dated 02.04.2013 forwarded the application of the petitioner in respect of the surrendered area of 45.3486 hectares to the Director of Mines, Bhubaneswar, Odisha along with the report of Senior Surveyor in the office of the Mining Officer, Keonjhar, DFO, Keonjhar, Tahasildar, Banspal as well as the Joint Survey Report along with the Map for further action. The Director of Mines, Bhubaneswar, Odisha vide Letter No. 1106 dated 01.11.2013 forwarded the surrender proposal of the petitioner in respect of the 45.3486 hectares to opposite party no.1 for disposal on merits.
7. In the meantime, MOEF, Government of India vide letter dated 28.06.2013 granted environment clearance to the petitioner in respect of the retained area of 67.1390 hectares. Consequently, the petitioner vide his letter dated 12.08.2013 sought for reopening the mines and to commence the mining operation in Form-C under the provisions of Rule 22(1) read with Rule 25 of the MCD Rules, 1988 over 67.1390 hectares of Plot No. 1050 and Plot No. 1142 under Khata No. 274 in village Tikarpada, 8 Ambadahara, District Keonjhar. Since no response was received, the petitioner reminded on 03.12.2013 for granting permission for commencement of mining operation, as the consent to operate was valid up to 31.03.2014 and the approved mining plan for retention of area of 67.1390 hectares was valid up to the period 2015-
16.
8. When such permission regarding reopening and commencement of mining operation was pending consideration with the Director of Mines, Odisha, the D.F.O., Keonjhar-opposite party no.4 on 01.02.2014 called upon the petitioner to deposit NPV in respect of surrendered area of 45.3486 hectares. In response to the same, the petitioner communicated on 01.03.2014 stating that he has already surrendered the area and, as such, he was not holding any forest land within the retained area of 67.1390 hectares and, therefore, not liable to pay NPV as demanded. But, the D.F.O. without considering the contention raised by the petitioner directed vide letter dated 22.02.2014 to deposit an amount of Rs.3,31,04,478/-.
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9. In the meantime, the State Pollution Control Board, Bhubaneswar vide Office Order No. 606 dated 22.04.2015 granted consent to operate for a production capacity of 6500 M.T. of Pyrophyllite and 4000 of Quartzite till 31.03.2016. The mining operation of the petitioner was kept in abeyance w.e.f. 17.09.2007 for want of statutory clearance under the Environment Impact Assessment Notification dated 14.09.2006. Instead of allowing the petitioner to reopen and commence the mining operation over 67.1390 hectares, opposite party no.1 initiated a proceeding for lapsing, as envisaged under Rule 28(2) of the Mineral Concession Rules, 1960 (for short "MC Rules, 1960") and vide notice under Rule 28(1) of the said MC Rules, 1960 called upon the petitioner to show-cause as to why the lease shall not be declared lapsed. In response to the same, the petitioner submitted his reply on 24.11.2014 and on consideration of his reply, opposite party no.1 vide letter dated 02.06.2015 was pleased to hold that mining lease was not liable to be lapsed and ordered that the surrender proposal over the area of 45.3486 hectares was accepted, 10 but the petitioner was restrained from resuming mining operation pending deposit of the NPV dues in respect of 45.3486 hectares. In compliance of the same, the Tahasildar, Banspal vide Letter dated 07.07.2015 intimated the Collector, Keonjhar regarding taking over the possession in respect of 45.3486 hectares of surrendered area, which has been accepted by the State Government. As the petitioner did not deposit the NPV dues over the said surrendered area of 45.3486 hectares in compliance of letter dated 02.06.2015, he was not allowed to have the mining operation over the area of 67.1390 hectares. Hence this application.
10. Mr. S. Nanda, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner contended that the petitioner is not liable to pay any NPV amount, as he has not diverted any forest land for non-forest purpose under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 (for short "FC Act, 1980"). He further contended that as per the guidelines for diversion of forest land for non- forestry purpose, the NPV can be levied and such demand can be made only after 30.10.2002 and the same can be 11 realized before Stage-II (final) approval. As the petitioner has surrendered an area of 45.3486 hectares and on the basis of the report of the competent authority the same was intact and was not utilized for any other purpose nor the said forest land was diverted for non-forestry purpose under FC Act, 1980, the demand so made pursuant to letter dated 22.02.2014 for an amount of Rs.3,31,04,478/- towards NPV cannot sustain in the eye of law. Consequentially, the direction contained in letter dated 02.06.2015 that mining operation would be allowed to resume after the lessee deposited the pending NPV dues, being illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the guidelines, is liable to be quashed.
11. Mr. B.P. Pradhan, learned Addl. Government Advocate for the State justifies the demand raised by the authority and states that unless the petitioner deposits the NPV dues he will not be allowed to resume mining operation over the area of 67.1390 hectares where surface right has been granted by the competent authority. It is stated that NPV amount has been demanded on the basis of the order dated 12.02.1996 passed by the apex Court in W.P.(C) 12 No.202 of 1995 (T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India), and that the surrendered area of 45.3486 hectares being the integral part of the mining lease till it was accepted on 02.06.2015, the petitioner is liable to pay the NPV amount demanded by the authority. It is further contended that the petitioner did not challenge the demand to pay Rs.2,83,88,224/- towards the NPV over 45.3486 hectares DLC forest land vide office order no.220 dated 16.06.2010 of the opposite party no.4 as well as the revised demand of Rs.3,31,04,478/- over the said area which was raised on 09.07.2010, at the relevant time. Only when the resumption of mining operation in respect of the area over which surface right had been granted, i.e., 67.1390 hectares was allowed subject to condition of payment of NPV dues pursuant to letter dated 02.07.2016, the petitioner has approached this Court by filing the present writ application which cannot sustain in the eye of law.
12. We have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the records. Since pleadings have been exchanged between the parties, with the consent of learned 13 counsel for the parties, the writ petition is disposed of at this stage.
13. Before addressing on the merits of the issue involved in this case, it is apposite to bring on record the object and reasons behind imposition of NPV. The natural resources are the assets of the entire nation. Therefore, it is the obligation of the Union Government as well as the State Governments to conserve and not to waste these resources. As per the provisions contained in Article 48A of the Constitution of India, States shall make all endeavour to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the forest and wildlife of the country. Similarly, under Article 51A the duty has been cast on every citizen to protect and improve the natural environment including forest, lakes, rivers and wildlife and to have compassion for living creatures. Therefore, for the question with regard to conservation, preservation and protection of forest and the ecology, it is to be considered that if the forest land is used for non-forest purposes what steps/measures are required 14 to be taken to compensate for loss of forest land and effect on the ecology.
14. No doubt the forests are a vital component to sustain the life support system on the earth. The national development, if any, has to be in consistent with the protection of environment not at the degradation of the same. Therefore, policy or vision for over all development has to evolve a systematic approach so as to balance the economic development and environmental protection. The economic development at the cost of degradation of environment would be ultimately counterproductive. Therefore, it is necessary to take a precautionary measure when forest lands are diverted for non-forest use. Thus, before diversion of forest land for non-forest purposes and consequential loss of benefit occurring from the forest should not be the user-agency and such land be required to compensate for the diversion. In this back-drop, the NPV has to be determined.
15. Being conscious of this position, the legislature to provide for conservation of forest and for matters connected 15 therewith or ancillary or incidental thereto enacted FC Act, 1980, which postulates that no State Government or other authority shall make, except with the prior approval of the Central Government, any order directing that any forest land or any portion thereof may be used for any non-forest purpose. Therefore, the Central Government under the FC Act has been empowered to constitute a committee to advice it with regard to grant of approval. Therefore, contravention of any of the provisions contained in Section 2 of the FC Act, 1980 has been made an offence.
16. Similarly, to protect the environment, the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (for short "EP Act, 1986") has been enacted. It has been done with an object and reason that although there are existing laws dealing directly or indirectly with several environmental matters, but it is necessary to have a general legislation for environment protection to prevent decline in environment quality due to increasing population, loss of vegetal cover and biological diversity, excessive concentrations of harmful chemicals in the ambient atmosphere and in food chains, 16 growing risks of environmental accidents and threats to life support system. The Central Government has been given wide powers to take measures to protect and improve the environment as provided under Section 3 including the power to constitute an authority or authorities for the purpose of exercising and performing such of the powers and functions, including the power to issue directions under Section 5 of the Act, and for taking measures, with respect to such of the matters referred to in sub-section (2) of Section 3 as may be mentioned in the order and subject to the prejudice and control of the Central Government. The Parliament has also enacted enactments to prevent and control water pollution and air pollution {The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981}.
17. To achieve the above objective, the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF) was also directed to formulate a scheme providing that whenever any permission is granted for change of use of forest land for non-forest 17 purposes and one of the conditions of the permission is that there should be compensatory afforestation, then the responsibility of the same should be that of user-agency and it should be required to set apart a sum of money for doing the needful. In such a case, the State Government will have to provide or make available land on which reforestation can take place and this land may have to be made available either at the expenses of user-agency or of the State Government, as the State Government may decide. It was decided that the scheme shall ensure that afforestation takes place as per the permission which are granted and there should be no shortfall. Consequentially, MOEF had to issue guidelines from time to time under the FC Act, 1980 and the procedure for receipt and utilization of funds for compensatory afforestation, activities permissible under compensatory afforestation, adequate compensation for loss of forest land, recovery of NPV, funds for catchment area, treatment plant and involvement of user-agency for compensatory afforestation. Thus, under the aforesaid premises, the letter dated 17/18.09.2003 in Annexure-17 18 series was issued by the MOEF, Government of India framing guidelines for diversion of forest land for non-forest purposes under the FC Act, 1980 and also guidelines for collection of NPV. The relevant extract is reproduced hereunder for better appreciation:
"In this regard this Ministry has received correspondences from some States/UTs and Regional Officers requesting to issue the guidelines. Considering the request of the State/UT Government and the Regional Offices, the Ministry of Environment and Forests issues following guidelines for the recovery/collection of Net Present value of the forest land being diverted for non forest purposes under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980.
1. NPV shall be charged in all those cases which have been granted in-principle approval after 30.10.2002.
2. NPV shall be realized before State-II(Final) approval."
18. Similarly, on 19/22.09.2003, the guidelines for collection of NPV have also been clarified, which are reproduced herein below:
"In continuation of this Ministry's letter of even number dated 17.09.2003 regarding guarding guidelines for collection of Net Present Value in compliance to the orders of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India dated 30.10.2002 and 01.08.2003 in I.A. No. 566 in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 202 of 1995, I am directed to clarify that NPV will be charged in all those cases which have been granted in-principle approval after 30.10.2002. NPV will be realized before State-II (Final) approval.
NPV will also charged in all those cases, where State-I approval has been granted after 30.10.2002 and final approval has also been granted.19
All the States/UTs shall comply with the orders of the Hon'ble Court and complete the collection process of NPV for the cases approved under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 after 30.10.2002, within a period of two months and submit a compliance report through their respective Regional Offices of this Ministry. Regional Office shall submit the compliance report to the Ministry after due verification."
19. On 23.04.2004, the MOEF issued an order published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary under Part- II of Section 3, Sub-section (ii). The relevant portion is reproduced below:
"In exercise of the powers conferred by Sub-section (3) of Section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 to 1986) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), and in pursuance of the Hon'ble Supreme Court's order dated the 30th October 2002 in IA No. 566 in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 202 of 1995, the Central Government hereby constitutes an authority to be known as Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (hereinafter referred to as CAMPA) with effect from the date of publication of this order for the purpose of management of money towards compensatory afforestation, Net Present Value and any other money recoverable in pursuance of the Hon'ble Supreme Court's order in this regard and in compliance of the conditions stipulated by the Central Government while according approval under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 (69 of 1980) for non-forestry uses of the forest land."
20. A conjoint reading of the above guidelines and Gazette notification mentioned above clearly indicates recovery/collection of NPV of the various land being diverted for non-forest purposes under the FC Act, 1980 is to be 20 made. The meaning of NPV has been considered by the apex Court in T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India, AIR 2005 SC 4256. The relevant paragraphs 26, 27 and 28 are reproduced herein below:
"26. First, we may consider the meaning of NPV and determine what is NPV.
27. The NPV is the present value (PV) of net cash flow from a project, discounted by the cost of capital.
28. Forestry is a public project. It is important to bear in mind that a benefit received today is worth more than that received later. The benefit received today is in fact 'cost incurred' today. Time value of the cash inflow/outflow is important in investment appraisal. NPV is a method by which future expenditures (costs) and benefit are levelised in order to account for the time value of money. The object behind NPV is to levelise costs. What is the value of Rupee today would not be the value of Rupee say 50 years later. For example, let us have the starting point of value of Rupee in India in the year 2005 and analyse it with the value of Rupee that may be in the year 2050. Cost incurred or to be incurred in 2050 have to be discounted by using appropriate parameters like rate of discount, gestation period, ratio of deflators to GDP. Therefore, expenses incurred in each year between say 2005 and 2050 have to be brought down to their present values by using appropriate discount rate in the NPV."21
21. Applying the above meaning of NPV to the present context and considering the guidelines, as discussed above, there is no dispute that mining lease of an area measuring 112.4876 hectares was granted in favour of the petitioner in the year 1998 in respect of plot nos.1050 and 1142 under Khata No.274 in village Tikarpada, Ambadahara in the district of Keonjhar for a period of 20 years from 07.11.1998 to 06.11.2018, but surface right was granted in respect of 67.1390 hectares on 18.05.1999, over which the petitioner has started the mining operation awaiting environment clearance. On 02.06.2010, the petitioner surrendered an area measuring 45.3486 hectares, which forms part of the original mining lease area of 112.4876 hectares. When the surrender application was pending for consideration, the demand of NPV was made over the said surrendered area of 45.3486 hectares by the D.F.O., Keonjhar on 16.06.2010 and subsequently a revised demand was made on 09.07.2010 for Rs.3,31,04,478/-. But, the petitioner communicated vide letter dated 09.08.2010 that his application dated 02.06.2010 for 22 surrendering of 45.3486 hectares of land is under active consideration of the State Government.
22. At this point of time, Range Officer submitted report to the D.F.O. on 25.10.2010 that there was no illicit felling of trees or any encroachment over the surrendered area of 45.3486 hectares. This fact was communicated to the Collector and District Magistrate after two years, i.e., on 11.03.2013 that the said surrendered area was intact/ unbroken. Consequentially, the Collector and District Magistrate on 02.04.2013 forwarded the surrender application to the Director of Mines, Odisha on 02.04.2013. When the matter stood thus, on 28.06.2013 the MOEF granted environment clearance in respect of the retained area of 67.1390 hectares with the finding that DLC forest land of 45.3486 hectares has been surrendered. On 01.11.2013, in compliance of Rule 29 of the MC Rules, the Director of Mines forwarded the surrender application to opposite party no.1 for final order, which was ultimately accepted on 02.06.2015 vide Annexure-14. 23
23. In the meantime, even though steps for lapsing were taken, but it was held that mining lease was not liable to be lapsed and the petitioner was directed to deposit NPV dues in respect of 45.3480 hectares of virgin/unbroken area, which had been surrendered to the Government. As the surrendered area was not diverted for non-forest purpose under the FC Act, 1980 and it remained intact and virgin as it was, the question of recovery/collection of NPV for using forest land for being diverted for non-forest purpose under the FC Act, 1980 does not arise. Laudable consideration for recovery/collection of NPV has been well discussed above. Therefore, the area of 45.3486 hectares, which has been surrendered by the petitioner, as per the report of the Range Officer and other competent authority, having been remained intact and virgin and having not diverted to non-forest purpose under the FC Act, 1980, the petitioner is not liable to pay NPV, as demanded pursuant to letter in Annexure-10 dated 01.02.2014 and consequent revised demand made on 22.02.2014 in Annexure-12. 24
24. By the impugned order dated 02.06.2015 Annexure-14, though the petitioner has been communicated that the mining lease is not liable to be lapsed since the lessee has operated the mines from January, 2013 to April, 2014, as intimated by the Mining Officer, Keonjhar vide memo no.749 dated 12.05.2015 in respect of 67.1390 hectares in respect of which surface right was granted, and accepted the surrender proposal over an area of 45.3480 hectares, resumption of mining operation has been allowed only after deposit of the pending NPV dues by the lessee. The petitioner is aggrieved to the extent of direction given therein with regard to payment of NPV dues demanded against the surrendered area of 45.3480 hectares, as the said forest land has not been diverted for any non-forest purpose under the FC Act, 1980. In view of such position, since the petitioner has not utilized the surrendered 45.3480 hectares of forest land by diverting the same to any non-forest purpose under the FC Act, 1980, he is not liable to pay the NPV dues, as demanded vide letter dated 01.02.2014 in Annexure-10 and revised amount vide letter 25 dated 22.02.2014 in Annexure-12, thereby the direction no.
(iii) contained in impugned letter under Annexure-14 dated 02.06.2015 to the extent, that the mining operation may be allowed to resume after the lessee deposited the pending NPV amount, is hereby quashed.
25. The writ petition is allowed to the extent that the NPV would not be charged for the area which has been surrendered not being used for non-forest activities. No order as to cost.
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( VINEET SARAN ) CHIEF JUSTICE ..................................
(DR. B.R. SARANGI ) JUDGE The High Court of Orissa, Cuttack Dated the 12th January, 2017/GDS/Ajaya 26


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