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Delegation led by SGPC member Bibi Kiranjot Kaur submits memorandum to Police Commissioner
Amritsar, July 6: A delegation led by Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) member Bibi Kiranjot Kaur today met the Commissioner of Police, Amritsar regarding the case of forcible removal of Guru Granth Sahib Ji from the house of a Sikh family in Ranjit Avenue area by members of the so-called Satkar Committee and submitted a memorandum of demand to the officer.
Speaking on the occasion, Bibi Kiranjot Kaur said that on June 2, 15-20 members of the so-called Satkar Committee forcibly entered the house of a Sikh family in Ranjit Avenue area of Amritsar and took away the holy saroop of Guru Granth Sahib Ji with them.
Bibi Kiranjot Kaur said, “The holy saroop of Guru Granth Sahib was not delivered to Sri Akal Takht Sahib or Gurdwara Ramsar Sahib. An inquiry was conducted on the basis of a complaint received by the SGPC, in which it has been revealed that the family is Gursikh and were taking care of Guru Granth Sahib Ji as per the maryada (conduct).”
Bibi Kiranjot Kaur said that when Tejbir Singh, the leader of the so-called Satkar Committee was questioned he replied that he had entered the house with the consent of Robin Hans, who is Ranjit Avenue police station house officer (SHO).
Bibi Kiranjot Kaur said that the SGPC had written a letter to the Commissioner of Police to take action against Tejbir Singh, his associates and accused police personnel.
SGPC member Bibi Kiranjot Kaur objected to the Commissioner of Police that instead of taking action against the so-called Satkar Committee, various police personnel kept teaching her the lesson of Sikh Rehat Maryada (Sikh code of conduct).
Bibi Kiranjot Kaur demanded to stop the removal of Guru Granth Sahib from the homes of Sikhs by the so-called Satkar Committee allegedly in connivance with the police and that the police should immediately stop interfering in the religious matters.
She said that the missing saroop should be returned to the family and legal action be taken against the culprits.
On the occasion of handing over the memorandum to the Commissioner of Police, the delegation included SGPC member Bibi Kiranjot Kaur, Pritpal Singh, Narinder Singh, Palwinder Singh, Surinder Singh, Parupkar Singh, Gurbakhsh Singh Bedi, Surinder Singh Kitabanwale, Harsharan Singh, Narinderpal Singh and Bibi Arshdeep Kaur.
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Minister of Health, Wellness and the Environment, Luke Browne has said these are exciting times in the delivery of health care in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
He made this statement during today’s signing of an agreement for the purchase of medical equipment, to be used at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital, under the Japan Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Project
The equipment to be bought under the agreement includes 3 Bronchoscopes, 1 Fume Hood, Blood Bank Equipment and Urology Equipment. They are valued at ninety thousand U.S dollars, seven hundred and ninety two dollars and thirty one cents.
Minister Browne said the purchase of these equipment represents another significant step in the enhancement and modernization of the health sector to compliment ongoing work in this area.
Meanwhile Masatoshi Sato the Minister Counsellor at the Embassy of Japan, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago said his country continues to seek ways in which to deepen its bilateral relations with St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
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LONG BEACH, MS (WLOX) - As conditions worsen throughout the coast, the city of Long Beach is trying to stay one step ahead of whatever may come.
Leaders and residents in Long Beach are no strangers to the dangers of tropical storms. And they understand the importance of having a plan in times of crisis.
City officials met Saturday at the city's fire station to discuss those strategies for withstanding the storm and ways to keep citizens protected.
Nicole Ruiz has family in town from Ohio, but instead of sightseeing, they're busy loading a truck full of sand bags. Ruiz says her neighborhood south of the tracks in Long Beach is already flooding, so when she found out the city was giving away sand bags she jumped at the opportunity.
"A lot of people get flooded out. And if it wasn't for this right here, it'd probably ruin a lot of the homes," Ruiz said.
The city is allotting seven sandbags per family to help shield homes from flooding. Ruiz, a Katrina survivor, knows all too well just how useful the sandbags can be.
"The house didn't flood because of the sandbags, but we lost some shingles. But a lot of people lost their homes and everything else. We were one of the lucky people that didn't."
Mayor Billy Skellie says having the sandbags ready for citizens is just one of the many ways they intend to maintain a sense of normalcy throughout the tough weather.
"We're going to have sandbags at station two on Klondike Road. And if we run out then and there's still a need, we'll have them filling bags again in the morning," Skellie said.
The mayor says his city's Katrina experience is helping officials and residents deal with the current threat more efficiently.
"They're experienced... so we have a lot of background in this, so we are prepared."
Whatever may come, Nicole Ruiz says she finds confidence in knowing that the city will be working hard on the citizens' behalf.
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“Salute to Vienna” Invites Washington, D.C. to Celebrate Viennese New Years at Strathmore on December 29, 2013
“Salute to Vienna,” now a 19-year old tradition, brings the vibrant Viennese bombast to The Music Center at Strathmore (5301 Tuckerman Lane N Bethesda, MD 20852) on December 29, 2013 at 3:00 pm. Modeled after Vienna’s Neujahrskonzert tradition, “Salute to Vienna” answers the question of “what should we do for New Years?” for over 40,000 people across North America every year. The show is light-hearted and full of energy: a full orchestra offers the lilting waltzes of Johann Strauss Jr. and his contemporaries, costumed dancers bring those waltzes to life, and singers–hand-picked from Europe's finest opera-houses–present stories of love, romance, and comedy to eager audiences in the most prestigious concert halls across the continent.
Over an action-packed five days this New Year's season, Salute to Vienna will host more than 20 live performances across Canada and the United States. With a brilliant cast of over 75 musicians, singers, and dancers in each city, Salute to Vienna features a vibrant new program every year. The performance this year at the Strathmore will feature the Strauss Symphony of America conducted by Viennese conductor Christian Schultz, along with soprano Monika Rebholz and tenor Brian Cheney. Dancers will include the Europaballett-St. Pölten and members of the International Champion Ballroom Dancers.
To get an idea of the program, click on the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWabxvicoXk
For a complete list of upcoming shows, click “All Shows” here: www.glatzconcerts.com
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The Tureck Bach Research Institute Presents a Tribute to its Founder, Rosalyn Tureck
A celebration of the life and work of the renowned keyboard artist, scholar and teacher on the centenary of her birth, with Sharon Isbin, a video retrospective and Performances by Golda Vainberg-Tatz and Laureates from the 2013 Tureck Bach Competition for Young Pianists.
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The Tureck Bach Research Institute hosts a special celebration honoring renowned keyboard artist, scholar, and teacher Rosalyn Tureck, marking both 100 years since her birth (December 14, 1913) and 10 years since her death (July 17, 2003). Hailed as "the high priestess of Bach" and acclaimed for her uncompromisingly rigorous, intelligent and detailed performances, Tureck devoted more than six decades to performing, researching, teaching and writing about Bach’s works.
The concert and commemoration will include a video retrospective, a live interview with former Tureck student and internationally acclaimed guitarist Sharon Isbin, and performances by pianist Golda Vainberg-Tatz, founder of the Tureck International Competition for Young Pianists, as well as two laureates from the 2013 competition: Athena Tsianos (age 17) and Allison To (age 12). The event takes place on Sunday, December 15, 2013 at 3:00 pm at the Bruno Walter Auditorium in the New York Public Library at Lincoln Center, 111 Amsterdam Avenue (south of West 65th Street) and will be followed by a reception. Free tickets may be reserved at www.tureckbach.com.
Founded by Ms. Tureck in 1981, the Tureck Bach Institute supports research, scholarship, and an exchange of ideas about Bach. President of the Institute, Kevin Kleinmann, who will be the host for this event, initiated and oversaw Tureck’s recording of the Goldberg Variations for Deutsche Grammophon in 1997 (recorded at the age of 84). He comments: “Rosalyn Tureck was a big personality, with an aura and a charisma that you could feel from a mile away. Through endless discussions with her, she taught me how to be analytical, how to achieve clarity of thought and to apply it in everything we do. There are few who could be performers and scholars to the level that she was.”
Sharon Isbin edited the complete Bach lute suites for guitar with Tureck: “When you think of Rosalyn Tureck, you think of perfection, you think of magnificent rhythm, an ear that is beyond that of most mortal human beings. You think of someone who has delved beneath the surface to the depths of musicality and scholarship that we cannot even conceive of, in order to produce what she did… she was a goddess.”
Rosalyn Tureck was a huge influence on a generation of pianists including the more celebrated Glenn Gould, who commented that she was the only pianist whom he admired. In her obituary, The Guardian said: “What always convinces the listener is the compelling, incandescent, almost evangelical spirit that shines through [in the] detail.”
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West Edge Opera’s Second Holiday-Themed Concert at the Piedmont Center for the Arts, December 15
West Edge Opera presents "Something Merry," the second in its holiday-themed concerts at the Piedmont Center for the Arts, on Sunday, December 15, at 4 pm. The concert features sopranos Marie Plette and Christine Abraham in traditional, sacred, and contemporary music of the holiday season. They will be accompanied by Sun Ha Yoon, a current Adler Fellow pianist at the San Francisco Opera. The Piedmont Center for the Arts is at 801 Magnolia Avenue in Piedmont, CA.
American soprano Marie Plette, who most recently appeared in the title role of West Edge Opera’s Vanessa, is acclaimed in the major opera houses of North America and Europe for her compelling portrayals from Cio-Cio San in Madama Butterfly to Love Simpson in Cold Sassy Tree and the Countess in Le nozze di Figaro. Immediately after winning the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in 1992, Marie Plette was invited to make her Metropolitan Opera debut as the First Lady in Die Zauberflöte. She has performed frequently with the company since then in roles including Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni, Gutrune in Götterdämmerung, and Kristina in The Makropoulos Case. Her performances of Madama Butterfly prompted the New York Times to remark, "The opera did partake of the other great unifying factor here: a star turn, by Marie Plette in the title role."
Declared "radiant" by the Los Angeles Times and "Glamorous and melting of voice" by the Wall Street Journal, Christine Abraham has performed a varied operatic and orchestral repertoire to great artistic acclaim. Her successful career as a high mezzo-soprano included several soprano roles such as Valencienne in The Merry Widow with Utah Opera, Despina in Così fan tutte with Toledo Opera, Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro with Tulsa Opera, and Blanche in Dialogues of the Carmelites with Palm Beach Opera. She has now made the formal switch to soprano, adding many new roles into her repertoire including Countess in Le nozze di Figaro, Mimi in La bohème, the title role in Rusalka, and Female Chorus in The Rape of Lucretia.
In 2013-14 Christine Abraham sings Amelia in Giancarlo Aquilanti’s Oxford Companions at Stanford University. Recent appearances include Sarah in the North American premiere of James MacMillan’s Clemency at Boston Lyric Opera and soprano soloist in Mozart’s Requiem and Bach’s Magnificat with the Berkshire Choral Festival in Sonoma, California.
Pianist and vocal coach Sun Ha Yoon is a first-year Adler Fellow from Seoul, South Korea. In the summer of 2012 she was a participant in the Merola Opera Program. Prior to that, she was a vocal piano fellow at the Music Academy of the West, where she coached Il Barbiere di Siviglia and Don Giovanni. In January of 2012, she collaborated with soprano Megan Hart in a duo recital at Carnegie Hall as part of Marilyn Horne’s "The Song Continues" series. Yoon recently graduated with a doctorate in collaborative piano performance from the University of Maryland and worked as a coach for the Maryland Opera Studio in two world premiere performances: Later the Same Evening by John Musto and Shadowboxer by Frank Proto.
"Something Merry" at the Piedmont Center for the Arts is sponsored by Anne Brandon and Rick Richetta of Alain Pinel Realtors.
Tickets, at $25 for adults and $15 for kids under 18, are available online at westedgeopera,org or by telephone at (510) 841-1903. Each ticket includes chocolate and a glass of wine or a soft drink. For more information, go to West Edge Opera’s website at www.westedgeopera.org.
--Marian Kohlstedt, West Edge Opera
Listen: Life With Classical Music Releases Its Winter 2013 Issue
Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Nicole, the Minnesota Orchestra, Beethoven Nine (and Online), and Tastes & Sounds of Vienna
A searing account of the disaster in Minnesota and a poignant talk with the star of the New York City Opera’s unexpected final production usher in the season’s icy winds, but the winter issue of Listen: Life with Classical Music warms up with a fit opera star’s irrepressible passion for Parsifal, sunny stories from readers about their favorite musical moments, a divine Sachertorte recipe, an ode to Beethoven’s Ninth, and a flurry of white-hot recordings.
On the cover is the opera world’s current reigning tenor, Jonas Kaufmann, who goes twelve rounds with fearless Editor-in-Chief Ben Finane in an epic interview that illuminates Kaufmann’s full-on mind-body-spirit commitment to his art.
Minneapolis-based arts critic Royce Graylock shows no mercy as he elucidates the “stubborn ideologies and human arrogance” that led to the Minnesota Orchestra’s Biblical collapse in October 2013. Meanwhile, Brian Wise chats with soprano Sarah Joy Miller about singing the role of Anna Nicole Smith while the New York City Opera spiraled into its own tabloid-documented demise.
Perhaps these tragedies explain the enduring power of Beethoven’s victorious Ninth Symphony. Rebecca Schmid investigates why we keep coming back to this beloved warhorse (and why it usually delivers!) Also with regards to our good friend Ludwig, find out what happens when knowledge-hungry writer Damian Fowler accepts a dare from his pianist girlfriend and enrolls in an online Beethoven course.
Our critics weigh in on 15 new albums including the new Verdi disc from cover boy Jonas Kaufmann, Hélène Grimauld’s Brahms record, Jeremy Denk’s Goldberg Variations, and the mammoth 51-disc box-set Decca Sound: The Analogue Years.
Plus, much, much more in the winter 2013 issue of Listen: Life with Classical Music.
An award-winning print quarterly hailed by Library Journal as one of the best new magazines of 2009, Listen Magazine is the American voice of classical music.
Now in its fifth year of publication, Listen delivers exclusive interviews with the world’s top musicians, feature articles, think pieces, festival coverage, insight into the masterworks and the unsung works of the classical canon, as well as recommendations on record, on screen, in print and online. No one covers the breadth and depth of classical music with greater elegance and zeal than Listen.
The magazine is available at Barnes & Noble and other fine bookstores throughout the U.S. and Canada or by subscription.
Special offer: Get a two-year subscription to Listen for only $14.95 and receive Bach’s Keyboard Masterworks, a 3-CD set by pianist Andrew Rangell FREE. Visit ListenMusicMag.com/Bach
--Amanda Sweet, BuckleSweet Media
Music Institute of Chicago Presents Free Lunchtime Concerts of Chamber Music
Aimee Biasiello, viola, Kathy Lee, piano, and Ellen McSweeney, violin; Wednesday, December 11, 12:15–1 p.m. Music Institute of Chicago Black Box Theater, 1702 Sherman Ave., Evanston, Il.
The Music Institute of Chicago is offering free lunchtime concerts and conversation one Wednesday per month. Lunch is available for purchase from the Pret A Manger Kiosk, and free coffee will be served.
The December program features Cesar Franck’s Sonata for Viola and Piano in A Major and Max Bruch’s Pieces for Violin, Viola, and Piano, Op. 83.
For further information, click musicinst.org or 847.905.1500
--Jill Chukerman, JAC Communications
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra Returns to Cal Performances with Handel’s Messiah, Saturday, December 14, at 8:00 P.M. in Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley, CA
The acclaimed early music ensemble Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, led by music director Nicholas McGegan, will perform George Frideric Handel’s cherished oratorio Messiah at Cal Performances on Saturday, December 14, at 8:00 p.m. in Zellerbach Hall. The orchestra is renowned for its authentic performances, employing period instruments and performance practices that transport the audience back to the 17th and 18th centuries. Although the musicians adhere closely to early practices, “their playing laces precision with a heady dose of abandon. … McGegan presides with genial vigor, encouraging and enjoying the extravagance” (Boston Globe). The ensemble will be joined by soloists Yulia van Doren, soprano; Jay Carter, countertenor; Lawrence Wiliford, tenor; and Philip Cutlip, baritone. The Philharmonia Chorale, the orchestra’s 24-member chorus directed by Bruce Lamott, will sing the oratorio’s choral sections.
The Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra has presented historically informed Baroque, Classical, and early-Romantic music on original instruments since its founding in 1981 by harpsichordist and early music pioneer Laurette Goldberg. McGegan has led the orchestra since 1986 and is extolled for his Baroque recordings, including the first modern recording of Handel’s Susanna, which garnered a Gramophone Award and a Grammy Award nomination. In addition to its concert series in the San Francisco Bay Area, Philharmonia Baroque regularly tours nationally and internationally. Throughout its history, the group has collaborated with a wide range of artists, including pianist Emanuel Ax, choreographer Mark Morris, gambist Jordi Savall, mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, and countertenor David Daniels. The orchestra and chorale appear frequently at Cal Performances and performed Handel’s Messiah here in December 2011 and December 2012. The ensemble’s next appearance in Berkeley will be in the world premiere of Mark Morris’s production of Handel’s Acis and Galatea, April 25–27, 2014.
Tickets for Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra on Saturday, December 14, at 8:00 p.m. in Zellerbach Hall range from $30.00 to $75.00 and are subject to change. Half-price tickets are available for UC Berkeley students. Tickets are available through the Ticket Office at Zellerbach Hall; at (510) 642-9988; at http://www.calperformances.org; and at the door. For more information about discounts, go to http://calperformances.org/buy/discounts.php.
--Rusty Barnes, Cal Performances
Guitarist Sharon Isbin Celebrates a Legendary Anniversary Season
92nd St. Y to host Isbin for December 14th concert.
On Saturday, December 14th, 2013 at 8PM, Grammy Award-winning guitarist Sharon Isbin returns to the 92nd St. Y for a solo recital. The concert celebrates the 35th anniversary of her New York debut (at Alice Tully Hall in 1979), the 25th anniversary of The Juilliard School guitar department (which Sharon Isbin created in 1989, the first in the institution's 100-year history), and honors the 100th birthday on this date of her mentor Rosalyn Tureck, as well as the centenary of Benjamin Britten.
Ms. Isbin's program for this event includes J.S. Bach’s Suite BWV997 from the landmark performance editions she created in collaboration with Rosalyn Tureck (December 14, 1913-July 2003), published by G. Schirmer. Ms. Isbin also performs Britten’s Nocturnal, his only solo work for guitar, Bruce MacCombie’s Nightshade Rounds written for Sharon Isbin, and music by Isaac Albeniz, Andrew York, and Agustin Barrios Mangoré.
Tickets are available for advanced purchase, from $35, at www.92y.org/Uptown/Event/Sharon-Isbin.aspx
On February 9, 2014, Ms. Isbin returns to New York City to perform at the Lehman Center as part of her 18-city Guitar Passions tour: http://www.sharonisbin.com/tour.html
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Identity-based offices unite under new name to offer greater student support
During her first semester at Cornell, amidst the pandemic, Logan Gibbs-Porter ’25 found it challenging to connect with people who shared similar life experiences as a Black, queer, genderfluid person. However, things changed when she came across Haven, The LGBTQ Student Union."Without Haven, I feel like I would have had a very lonely experience,” Gibbs-Porter said. “I've always cared for community - that was always a core value of mine - but I realized I have a talent for it and it's something that I need in my daily life."
The Haven student organization is advised and supported by staff at the LGBT Resource Center, one of the seven offices within the newly established Centers for Student Equity, Empowerment, and Belonging. The group of affinity and identity-based organizations, overseen by the Office of the Dean of Students, officially came together under the new name this summer.
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Around 8:40 a.m., a unit of the Odesa anti-aircraft missile brigade shot down a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft.
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Not having the opportunity to defeat the Ukrainian army on the battlefield, the occupation forces continue to stick to the tactics of destroying the energy infrastructure of Ukraine, aimed exclusively at terrorising the civilian population.
According to the Ukrenergo power company, today, 27 October, ruscists struck the main power grid in the central regions.
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Urban sprawl in big cities often encroaches on military land, where residual toxic explosive compounds like 2, 4, 6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) in soil could pose a serious health risk. Additionally, in demilitarized areas, lack of sustainable remediation techniques hinder the much needed residential development.. Phytoremediation is an environmentally safe and cost effective solution; however, the characterized low aqueous solubility of nitroaromatic compounds resulting in limited availability of TNT for plant uptake is a major constraint. To overcome this limitation, we propose a new innovative phytoremediation technique using urea, a common nitrogen fertilizer, as a chaotropic agent, to enhance the solubility of TNT in the soil solutions and thus enhancing the TNT uptake by plant. A multi-process approach was used which included (1) sorption studies to understand the retention/release of TNT in soil solutions in the presence and absence of urea, followed by (2) a greenhouse study to fully characterize the urea catalyzed uptake of TNT using vetiver grass from TNT contaminated soils. This study also aimed to investigate the enzyme-mediated plant detoxification activities and changes in the plant-proteomic profile, to provide important clues to the mechanism of stress response and the TNT-tolerance in vetiver grass. Results showed that the extent of TNT sorption and chaotropic effectiveness of urea varies with the soil properties, predominately with the soil organic matter. Urea significantly (p<0.0001) catalyzed TNT extraction from all soils, suggesting that it mobilizes soil-TNT by increasing its solubility at the solid/liquid interface. Vetiver grass showed high uptake (73%) and significant root-to-shoot translocation (38%) of TNT. Urea significantly enhanced (p<0.0001) the vetiver-TNT uptake and translocation. Within the limits of agronomic fertilizer N application rates, 125 mg kg-1 of urea was considered optimum for TNT uptake by vetiver grass (82%). However, increasing the urea rate to 1000 mg kg-1 further increased the TNT removal (91%). Three metabolites of TNT, such as 2-ADNT, 4-ADNT and 1,3,5-TNB were detected in the plant tissues. The enhanced nitroreductase (NR) enzyme activity in TNT treated vetiver grass suggests the role of NR mediated biochemical mechanism in transforming TNT. The optimum kinetic parameters of the NR enzymes were determined. To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first attempt to investigate the proteomic profiling of a plant under TNT stress. Root proteins showed a significant (p<0.0001) negative correlation (r=-0.97) with TNT. Proteomics technique with integrated bioinformatics approach revealed downregulation of growth-related proteins and key functional proteins involved in important cellular mechanisms like transcription, translation, ribosome biogenesis, nucleocytoplasmic transport, and protein glycosylation. Plant defense related proteins were upregulated at lower TNT treatments suggesting vetiver’s innate defense mechanism against TNT stress. The highly encouraging results of the current study showed the potential of using chaotropically enhanced phytoremediation of TNT contaminated soils using vetiver grass.
Das, Padmini, "Chemically Catalyzed Phytoremediation of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) Contaminated Soil by Vetiver Grass (Chrysopogon zizanioides L.)" (2014). Theses, Dissertations and Culminating Projects. 57.

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Viaan Industries Ltd has launched a new farming game Vow to immerse yourself in farming. It is much more than a farming game that lets you into the real world of farming. Be a real farmer and grow real crops.
Explore a huge variety fo crops, plant trees, raise animals and much more! You can also join clubs and work together to win superb rewards.
It is a free to play game with strong potential. The game was produced in association with Game Developer Mangala Green Infra Ventures Pvt Ltd. Viaan Industries is a popular technology licensing and entertainment and wellness company promoted by Raj Kundra and celebrity Shilpa Shetty Kundra. The company had earlier launched Sniff, Domestic Diva, G.O.D (Game of Dot).
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Unverified ETF, Legaled FTX, Blamed SEC and 20 Crypto Jokes
1. Q: What did the crypto ETF say when it got refused?
A: Oh, no… Not another SEC rejection!
2. Q: What did the crypto trader say after losing their fortune?
A: What happened to my money? That’s a FTX!
3. Q: What does the SEC say when they reject a crypto ETF?
A: Crypto ETFs are too volatile for us to approve.
4. Q: What did the newly listed crypto ETF say to its investors?
A: “Don’t worry, my legitimacy is unverified!”
5. Q: What did the cryptocurrency miner say when his computer broke down?
A: Taking a break…It needs to be re-mined!
6. Q: What did the ICO crowdfunder say when his idea didn’t take off?
A: Oh well, “my tokens won’t be tokenizing.”
7. Q: What do you call a blockchain developer who lost his job?
8. Q: What did the cryptocurrency investor say when he made a bad decision?
A: Wow, that was an altcoin vote of no confidence!
9. Q: What did the blockchain skeptic say when asked to start using crypto?
A: I’m not crypto-curious.
10. Q: What did the ICO investor say when asked why he invested?
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The one wooden item you surely should look to make yourself is this photo and print frame. I made these exciting photo frames and print frames and now my whole house is covered with them. You can also make these easy to make wooden photo and print frames and can hang them anywhere in your house. These wooden frames can be used for indoors as well outdoors.
Cut off a 21-in.-long board for the shelves, rip it in the middle to make two shelves, and cut 45-degree bevels on the two long front edges with a router or table saw. Bevel the ends of the other board, cut dadoes, which are grooves cut into the wood with a router or a table saw with a dado blade, cross- wise (cut a dado on scrap and test-fit the shelves first!) and cut it into four narrower boards, two at 1-3/8 in. wide and two at 4 in.
I can decorate my favorite areas and corners of my house by placing stylish wooden book shelves. These wooden items give stylish look to my interior furnishing. You can also make a wonderful variety of wooden bookshelves easily at home. It is actually very stress-free and interesting to make. You must know you should have a bit of woodwork skills to do this innovative and stimulating work. All you need are a few pieces of wooden boards, wood cutter, electric drill, hammer, screws, and plates. You can easily make these wooden book racks by joining equal size wooden pieces of square shapes. You can also do easily.
Here, I am writing about another DIY project that involves the use of an old furniture piece. I think that the idea of reusing and recycling old furniture has got to me. Anyways, I am starting to love it. This project involves using an old door to build a beautiful multi picture frame, as you can see in the image below. This frame looks really wonderful and can be used to hold many pictures at a time.
These indoor photo frames got my attention when I was searching to some good wooden wall hangings. Easy to make and exciting photo frames are must have to decorate your walls and rooms with amazing pictures of your favorite moments. You can make these photo frames easily and can attach them to any wall inside your house for decoration and can save a lot of memorable pictures of your favorite moments.
I prefer to do something unique and different that is the main reason for choosing this project. This is really easy in making, you don’t need enough strength. Everybody attracts on simple handmade things it depends on you that what material you are choosing for making a perfect holder. Those how don’t know how to make wood holder in this video they can easily understand the step by step procedure of making bottle and glass hanging
It really feels amazing to do woodworking at home. The unique style of presenting anything can attract anyone, so it depends on you that what style you are choosing for glass and bottle presenting. Different things can change the way of living so avoid boring life and start something creativity in your life. For me when I am bored I suddenly attract to doing a wood project. In this link, you can see another tutorial for making a wood, glass and a bottle holder.
A lot of woodworkers share their projects through their own blogs or YouTube channels. In fact, we’ve shared many of them here before, including, Woodworking for Mere Mortals, The Wood Whisperer, Matthias Wandel, April Wilkerson, Sawdust Girl, House of Wood, FixThisBuildThat, Pneumatic Addict, Build-Basic, Rogue Engineer, Her Tool Belt, and Ana White. The best YouTube woodworkers create great videos, but also provide a complete blog post with a cut list, tools, materials, and instructions. Find your favorites and save them for when you’re doing your searches.
Basically, wood is a durable product, that’s why I choose wood furniture for my home. This side table draw looks elegant because it is made from fine wood. This side table can be the reason to decorate your room because it keeps things saves. This wooden draw is really helpful because you can put many things in it so it can be saved from the children’s. It is just like a side table on a bed. You can make a side table draw at your own style, you just need to visit this website a lot of designers are waiting for you.
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A court in Beijing has ordered Apple Inc. to pay 1.03 million yuan (about $165,000) to eight writers and two companies who claim that unlicensed copies of their work were distributed by Apple online.
The group had sought 10 million yuan in damages, saying that software available through Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) app store contained copies of their books.
Apple is appealing a separate ruling from the same court made recently that ordered it to pay 520,000 yuan to a Chinese encyclopedia publisher for alleged copyright infringements.
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Teeth whitening is the most commonly trusted cosmetic dentistry procedure for many of our patients. Our whitening specialists can help correct discoloration caused by staining, aging, and by drinks such as wine, coffee, and tea. We offer both in-office teeth whitening and take home teeth whitening here at Perry Dental Health, your San Antonio dental teeth whitening specialist.
When you visit our San Antonio dentist office, locally known as one of the top family dental office in our area, to brighten your smile with whiter teeth, you’ll be presented with either in-office or at-home teeth whitening procedures. The first professional option is commonly referred to as in-office whitening. This teeth whitening procedure is performed in our San Antonio dental office. During an appointment, your gentle dental professional will apply a whitening gel to the surface of your teeth. The entire office visit generally takes about 90 minutes and you will be able to see results immediately.
Plastic whitening trays will be made from models of your teeth. You will then place a special whitening gel in each tray and wear the trays in your mouth for several hours per day. (Many patients wear their teeth whitening trays after dinner and before bed.) A significant change in tooth color is usually seen in just four to six weeks.
There are many teeth whitening options available to our patients; both in-office procedures performed at our San Antonio, Texas dental office and procedures you can perform at-home. When it comes to teeth whitening, you have many options to choose from and our expert local dentists will help you decide which technique or combination of techniques is right for you. A fresh, beautiful smile can build confidence and many teeth whitening techniques are available for you to get that bright smile back.
There are many over-the-counter teeth whitening options, and one type of readily accessible whitening product is commonly referred to as “paint-on” teeth whiteners. Paint-on whiteners can be purchased over-the-counter and generally are less effective though less expensive than teeth whitening strips or professional options. Paint-on whiteners consist of a gel that is applied to the tooth using a small brush. Paint-on whitening gel hardens into a film that coats the teeth and dissolves in the mouth. As with any teeth whitening regimen, it is wise to consult with a professional local dentist before use.
Teeth whitening strips are thin, flexible plastic (polyethylene) strips with a thin film of hydrogen peroxide on one side. Whitening strip kits come with two types of strips: strips for the upper teeth and strips for the lower teeth. The whitening agent is applied by placing the strips across your teeth and gently pressing the strips into place to ensure contact with all your teeth. Teeth whitening strips are typically worn for 30 minutes a day, twice a day. The duration of treatment will vary.
There are advantages to utilizing the teeth whitening options offered at Perry Dental Health. Modern tooth whitening systems are highly effective and have dramatic results. Many celebrities consistently whiten their teeth to improve their appearance. With whiter teeth comes a brighter a smile and a boost to confidence. Having a fresh, healthy smile and the confidence that comes with it is a recipe for leading a fresh, healthy life.
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EDMONTON — When you boil it down, the Chicago Blackhawks held the hottest team in the league to one even-strength goal with a goalie in net.
Viewed another way, however, the Hawks have been cooked in 19 straight road losses, the latest coming 3-0 to the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday at Rogers Place.
That mark of futility is tied for second-worst in franchise history with the 2003-04 Hawks, who went 19 games without a road win from Nov. 10, 2003-Jan. 29, 2004. The record is 22, set during the 1950-51 season.
The Hawks have been banging their heads against this particular wall since a 5-3 win Nov. 9 in Tampa, Fla.
“When you put it that way, all the way back to Tampa, that’s a long time ago,” MacKenzie Entwistle said. “It’s frustrating. The most frustrating part is we’re in these games and we just can’t find a way to finish and get the job done.
“We’ve got a big matchup in Calgary (Saturday), and we’ve played them hard before.”
Coach Luke Richardson wasn’t concerned that falling short on the road would become a habit.
“I (didn’t) really even know the number until you let me know,” he said. “It’s another number, we know.”
He’s keeping his eye on the big picture: the rebuild.
“It’s a process right now, the organization, where we’re at,” Richardson said. “The wins and losses do count. We do look at them and you don’t feel good about a loss after a game. But tomorrow’s a new day and we have to wake up and think that the next game is going to be the one that we break it.”
Part of the process is progress, and it feels as if the Hawks are regressing.
The Hawks have to be kicking themselves after a game like this — to keep a power team such as the Oilers within spitting distance and not find a way to score.
“Obviously we’ve said it a million times, the effort’s there,” Isaak Phillips said. “For us, we’re in these games and we’re one shot away, two shots away the whole time.
“We’re getting through the (neutral) zone, we’re getting in, and then it’s almost like one-and-done. We just have to find a way to sustain pressure.”
Entwistle put it simply: “Obviously we couldn’t get it done. Close isn’t good enough.”
Here are five takeaways from the loss.
1. The goal drought is disturbing.
Say what you will about the roster, but they typically have found ways to get on the scoreboard. Until recently.
The Hawks have been shut out three times in the last five games. They were shut out just three times in the previous 44.
“It’s frustrating,” Entwistle said. “I don’t even know what to say. We’re putting up a lot of shots. I guess (the solution is) getting more traffic and bearing down on our chances.
“I had a breakaway, I had a penalty shot, I had two glorious chances in front of the net and didn’t score. You put those in, it’s a different game.”
Some of the drought has to at least be attributed to the loss of Connor Bedard to a broken jaw. The Hawks put up 90 goals in 39 games with him, or 2.3 goals per game; they’ve scored 15 goals in the 10 games without him, or 1.5 per game.
Other injuries have played a role and there are newcomers such as Rem Piltlick and Zach Sanford.
The Hawks have played sound defense against the Canucks and Oilers, but it came at a cost.
“Sometimes when you do that, it keeps you away from the other net. So it takes a little away from the offense.”
Based on third-period adjustments, the Hawks plan to focus more on plays at the net.
“Going low to high, we had a couple of tip chances going to the net, and that seems to be some of our better chances as of late,” Richardson said. “So we’ve got to kind of keep working at that.”
2. Did Lukas Reichel show enough urgency?
Reichel said he was “fired up” before the game after enduring a pair of healthy scratches.
Other than a few shifts here and there, it was hard to tell.
Reichel looked like he was playing it safe again and not being all that aggressive, though he did manage a shot on goal in 13 minutes, 46 seconds.
“He was definitely showing some level of urgency, but some of his decision making” needs to improve, Richardson said.
“He can use his speed to go wide where he took it through the middle a few times and lost (the puck). That’s something we’re just going to continue to show him, so he can identify where that open ice is a little bit quicker and have the puck longer.”
And as Reichel has come to learn, if he can keep the puck longer, he can create more chances.
3. MacKenzie Entwistle was a bright spot, but he was dissatisfied.
Entwistle had four even-strength scoring chances (five in all-strengths), according to NaturalStatTrick.com, and he drew his first NHL penalty shot after Vincent Desharnais hooked him during a second-period breakaway.
“Four chances but zero goals,” Entwistle said. “My linemates were playing pretty well and finding spaces, but again, I’ve got to start putting the puck in the net.”
While the results weren’t there for Entwistle, Richardson was happy with the adjustments he made.
“We’ve talked to him a little bit about less stickhandling and catching and shooting pucks,” he said. “And he’s been doing that and he had a really nice one last game on a feed from (Ryan) Donato that hit the shaft of the goalie’s stick. Tonight, (it went) off the crossbar. And he drew a penalty shot.
“So he’s doing his part, it’s just not falling for him.”
4. The Hawks aren’t trippin’ about Nick Foligno’s penalty.
Foligno dove for the puck with 12 seconds left in the first period and was called for tripping Evan Bouchard. In the second period, it came back to haunt the Hawks.
“We’ve got to kill that,” Richardson said. “When it gets down to 10 seconds, we’ve got to find a way to get those pucks and get them down the ice.”
But back to Foligno.
Foligno’s palms-up plea to the refs went unanswered, his body language trying to make the case he touched the puck first and shouldn’t be called for tripping.
Deep down, the veteran probably knows the rule changed for the 2014-15 season, so perhaps there’s a bit of gamesmanship there. Or maybe in the heat of the moment he just forgot.
Richardsaid said he didn’t need an explanation from the officials.
“I know the rule,” he said. “Some of the players were still arguing. They think if you get the puck first, then that’s not a trip. That’s the old rule and that’s been changed.
“You could debate whether Nick already made the play and he fell over. But a trip is a trip when it’s not the puck-first anymore.”
5. The San Francisco 49ers may be tough, but they’re no Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Richardson, a native Canadian, might be a little biased on this one.
He was explaining how exhausting it was for Dickinson to shadow McDavid, “just like if you ask any quarterback in the CFL to try and cover the fastest, best players in the world, you’re trying to guess where they’re going.”
For you gridiron neophytes back in the States, “CFL” would be the Canadian Football League.
Someone, not saying who, asked Richardson after the postgame scrum, “Really? CFL?"
“Hey, we’re in Canada,” he said.


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The 7-Series hails as the flagship sedan of the BMW lineup. The cost of this extra-special, super-incognito luxury sedan is a mystery at present, but it will be announced closer to the B7’s U.S. launch this September. Expect a base price somewhere north of $140,000, a relative steal for a big sedan capable of punting itself to extra-legal road speeds so quickly, all while going less noticed than a similarly quick Mercedes-AMG S63.
The 2016 BMW 7 Series will arrive in the US showrooms in the fall of 2015. The MSRP for the BMW 740i will be $81,300 and the BMW 750i xDrive will be $97,400 (prices do not include Destination and Handling).
There is nothing evolutionary about the 7-Series’ chassis, however. Both the editions are based on the 750Li. The Solitaire Edition will be coated in metallic white while the Master Class will have a special black paint. Both paint colors will have glass flakes for extra sheen. As a result of those high-tech materials, the latest 7-Series is up to 290 pounds lighter than the model it replaces, netting better performance and improved economy. Upholding BMW’s ‘Ultimate Driving Machine’ tag, the 7-Series boasts a near-perfect 50/50 weight distribution.
The top offering in the 7-Series lineup is the newly-minted M760i xDrive. It uses a high-performance twin-turbocharged V12 engine tuned by BMW’s M motorsports division. One step down is the 750i, which uses a twin-turbocharged 4.4L V8. A more efficient six-cylinder engine is also available in the form of the 740i. A plug-in hybrid, called the 740e, is also available for the super frugal.
All versions of the 7-Series use a new eight-speed automatic transmission. Borrowing technology from sister company Rolls-Royce, the eight-speed employs a new GPS system that can detect the terrain ahead and adjust the gearbox accordingly.
The 7-Series was previously available in both short- and long-wheelbase forms, but the new model is exclusively available in long-wheelbase form in the United States.


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On Saturday, January 28, nineteen advanced young musicians in grades 10-12 from across the five county Milwaukee area competed at the Civic Music High School Music Competition. From these auditions, eight musicians won the opportunity to perform in the Civic Music Showcase Recital and two of those selected were Shorewood High School students Emmeline Sipe, an 11th Grade Soprano, and Mary Grace Wagner, a 12th Grade Soprano.
Emmeline and Mary Grace both received a $250 award and performed in the High School Showcase Recital on Saturday, February 4th, in the beautiful Milwaukee Art Museum for a seated audience of over 100 people as well as 150-200 additional people moving through the museum.
The 2017 judges for the High School Competition were Pasquale Laurino, Racine Symphony and Milwaukee Ballet, Elena Abend, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Alexa Doebele, Concordia University.
About Civic Music
As one of Milwaukee's oldest arts organizations, Civic Music Milwaukee has been active in developing the musical life of its community since 1918. Civic Music's mission is to provide and support music education and performance opportunities for young musicians in the greater Milwaukee area. Civic Music offers a variety of scholarship and performance opportunities to students in grades 4-12 through private lessons, auditions, workshops, master classes, competitions and performances before a live audience. These programs allow participating instrumentalists and vocalists to refine their skills and practice their art. Civic Music Milwaukee reaches over 1,000 young musicians in the greater Milwaukee area. More than 90% of programming involves students 18 years old or younger. For more information, visit: www.civicmusicmilwaukee.org


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Incentives To Increase "Special Education" Children
September 28, 2000
The Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act, passed in the mid-1970s, required school districts to identify and teach all children with learning disabilities or other handicaps. Since 1976, the proportion of children enrolled in special ed programs has lept from 8 percent of total enrollment to 13 percent in 1997.
Special education children now number 5.9 million nationwide.
Experts say schools are under pressure to identify such children because the more there are, the more benefits schools enjoy.
- Enrolling children in special ed protects schools from lawsuits by parents or the government.
- Having more special-ed students often means more money for schools.
- Since the children's results on achievement tests are not counted, excluding their results can improve a school's performance.
Education Department data show that even while the number of children assigned to special-ed classes has been growing, the number of children identified as being mentally retarded has fallen 31 percent. Also, cases of speech or language impairments are down 19 percent since 1976.
Meanwhile, the number of children identified as having "specific learning disabilities" -- which is more difficult to define -- has jumped 343 percent since 1976.
Source: Benjamin Kepple, "Soaring Growth of 'Special Ed' Kids Raises Questions of Bias, Unfairness," Investor's Business Daily, September 28, 2000.
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Amid concerns about cost and effectiveness, the State Budget Committee tabled a vote Friday on adding new security measures to Indiana Statehouse entrances.
Some of the concern from Noblesville Sen. Luke Kenley comes from the definition of the “turnstiles” the state proposes adding at a cost of nearly $900,000. Kenley wondered how such equipment would stop people from entering the statehouse unmonitored, as happens with the current keycard system.
“And so, if you put a turnstile up there then you decide you don’t have to man that station, then the guy you’re talking about is just going to jump the turnstile and keep going,” Kenley said.
But State Architect Jason Larrison says it’s a misleading term – and one his team was instructed before the meeting not to use.
“A lot of people think of the same things that you use at stadiums. That they’re mostly there for doing head counts," Larrison said. "But actually, there are a number of security products out there that look like glass revolving doors that provide that same sort of security without the ability to jump over.”


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John Parker, 1st Earl of Morley FRS (3 May 1772 – 14 March 1840), known as 2nd Baron Boringdon from 1788 to 1815, was a British peer and politician.
Morley was the only son of John Parker, 1st Baron Boringdon, of Boringdon Hall, Plympton, of Court House, North Molton, and of Saltram, all in Devon, and his second wife Theresa Robinson, daughter of Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron Grantham. His mother died when he was three years old and his father when he was fifteen. His parents had employed the architect Robert Adam to complete the interior of Saltram House, rebuilt by his own father John Parker as one of the grandest houses in Devon. The Parker family had risen to prominence in the mid-16th century as the bailiff of the manor of North Molton, Devon, under Baron Zouche of Haryngworth.
He was educated locally at Plympton Grammar School (which his father's friend the painter Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723–1792) had also attended) within walking distance of Saltram House, and at Christ Church, Oxford.
Morley took his seat in the House of Lords on his 21st birthday in 1793. He was an active member of the House of Lords, initially supporting government policies until the death of William Pitt the Younger in 1806. After Pitt's death he supported George Canning, with whom he corresponded on political matters for many years. In 1815 he was created Viscount Boringdon, of North Molton in the County of Devon, and Earl of Morley, in the County of Devon. After Canning's death in 1827 he began to support the Whigs, and voted for the Great Reform Act of 1832. Apart from his involvement in national politics, Morley was also a great benefactor to public works in his home county of Devon and was a Fellow of the Royal Society. He made only minor additions to the family seat at Saltram, including the porch and enlargement of the library, 1818–20.
Marriage and childrenEdit
Morley married twice:
- Firstly in 1804 to Lady Augusta Fane, second daughter of John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland, from whom he was divorced by Act of Parliament in 1809, after which she remarried to Sir Arthur Paget.  By his first wife he had one son, who died young:
- Henry Villiers Parker, Viscount Boringdon (28 May 1806 – 1 November 1817)
- Secondly in 1809 he married Frances Talbot (1782–1857), only daughter of Thomas Talbot of Gonville and Wymondham, by whom he had one son and one daughter:
- Edmund Parker, 2nd Earl of Morley (1810–1864), only son and heir, a lord-in-waiting to Queen Victoria.
- Caroline Parker, (1814-1818)
Lord Morley died at his seat of Saltram House in March 1840, aged 67, and was succeeded in his titles by his only son Edmund Parker, 2nd Earl of Morley (1810-1864).
- ^ "Bull [née Hicks], Amy Maud (1877–1953), suffragist | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/63868. Retrieved 23 March 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Pevsner, p.710
- ^ The early genealogy of the Parker family as given in the heraldic visitations of Devon appears unreliable. A deed exists which records that in 1550 Edmund Parker, "gent" the son and heir apparent of John Parker of North Molton, Esquire, was granted by John la Zouche, 8th Baron Zouche (of Haryngworth), 9th Baron St Maur (c. 1486–1550), by deed of gift, the office of bailiff of the manor of North Molton and lands called "Legh" for the term of his life. (Plymouth & West Devon Record Office 69/M/2/93, dated 28 March 1550)
- ^ "Plympton St Maurice - South Devon". Plympton St Maurice - South Devon.
- ^ a b c Norgate 1895.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus & Cherry, Bridget, The Buildings of England: Devon, London, 2004, p.711
- ^ Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.588, pedigree of Parker
- ^ a b Vivian, p.588
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source][better source needed]
- Norgate, Gerald le Grys (1895). Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 43. London: Smith, Elder & Co. . In
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,[page needed]
- Lundy, Darryl. "John Parker, 1st Earl of Morley". The Peerage.[unreliable source]
- David Beamish's Peerage Page

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Marvel's biggest director had a small hand in shaping Guardians of the Galaxy, but maybe not in the way you'd expect.
Shortly after it was announced that Joss Whedon would return to direct the sequel to his billion-dollar blockbuster The Avengers, it became clear that Whedon's role at Marvel was bigger than simply writing and directing another superhero team-up flick. The company announced a little more than two years ago that he would also be developing live-action television (which became Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) as well as "contribute creatively" to the entire next phase of Marvel's cinematic universe. Basically, Whedon's Marvel deal meant that his fingerprints could be on every film the company releases through June 2015, including Guardians of the Galaxy. So, did Whedon influence that film at all?
Various media outlets this week are revealing what they learned during their visits to the Guardians set, including Superhero Hype, who asked Guardians writer and director James Gunn what input Whedon had on the film. Gunn revealed that Whedon did indeed influence the script, but not by adding a bit of Whedon to it. Apparently Whedon altered Guardians by encouraging Gunn to be himself.
“After I wrote the first draft of my screenplay everybody seemed to be very excited. They seemed to really love the screenplay and Louis D’Esposito and Kevin Feige and everybody was coming to me and telling how great it was," Gunn said. "Then Joss came in and Joss was happy, but he wasn’t as happy as everybody else and I was like, 'Whoa man!' and he’s like, 'Well I really loved this and this is great, and the story’s been cracked, but you know I just really want there to be more 'James Gunn' in a script. There’s things that are too conventional and I want more James Gunn in it.' I was kinda’ like sittin’ there and then Kevin and Lou were like, 'Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah' and I was like, 'All right, your funeral.' Then went home and I swear to God, I wrote a a 7-page scene where the guys are in the spaceship arguing about something and it’s all dialogue and we’re about to shoot it on Friday.”
It's not hard to imagine Marvel Studios as a place where filmmakers spend a lot of their time conforming to a kind of "house style," a studio vision in which the overall branding of the films takes priority over creativity and individual vision, particularly after the Ant-Man debacle that unfolded a few weeks ago. Here, though, we seem to have an example of a filmmaker being encouraged to get a little more personal with his interpretation of these heroes, and that's certainly heartening. We'll see how much Gunn we see when Guardians of the Galaxy arrives in theaters on Aug. 1.


Claudia Cofano and Patrick Le Pense highlight the risks and dangers for road authorities to accept the reconditioning or reuse of safety barriers if damaged after impact
Steel material presents excellent mechanical characteristics. As well as strength it possesses high deformation capacity, which not only makes it suitable for cold (e.g. by roll forming and stamping) or hot forming, but also allows it to deform and absorb energy, notably in case of impact.
For this reason steel is one of the materials the use of which is most common for the manufacture of road barriers. In fact it can not only resist high loads without breaking but also absorb energy, which greatly increases survival chances for the vehicle occupants.
It can be tempting to reuse an old road barrier or a device damaged after a vehicle impact because, in theory, the mechanical characteristics of the steel permit it to be easily roll-formed again. To do this, after having been taken from the damaged/old system, barrier components are first flattened and then roll formed. This process leads to a modification of the mechanical properties of the steel, with a notable reduction in the elastic limit value.
In fact, because of its microstructure (crystal type and grain size) and the distribution of dislocations present (Orowan’s model), the elastic limit of a metal permanently deformed in one direction will be reduced if loaded again in the opposite direction (reversal loading). This phenomenon is known as the Bauschinger Effect.
In order to evaluate the variation of steel’s mechanical properties in a reconditioning process; testing was performed by ArcelorMittal R&D and its research centre CRM group-AC&CS. A batch of 30 specimens of S460MC steel (EN 10149-2:2013), 3mm thick was machined: 15 specimens in longitudinal direction (parallel to the rolling direction) and 15 in the transverse direction.
The test procedure consisted of the following steps:
- Tensile test on specimens to standard ISO20/80 (reference values);
- Bending of specimens to achieve a permanent residual deformation;
Two internal bending angles and two internal bending radii were chosen:
- Angle: 135° and 155°;
- Radius: 3 mm and 20 mm.
The internal bending angle values were chosen to develop in the specimen a permanent residual deformation.
- Unbending of specimens and verification of flatness (using a 3D machine);
- Tensile tests on flattened samples.
- Microstructure analysis of the samples using an optical microscope (Zeiss Axio Imager).
VARIATIONS ON A THEME
When comparing the results obtained during this test campaign, the difference in terms of elastic limit among specimens subject to reversal loading is obvious.
After post-damage reconditioning, the steel has lost part of its ability to deform: the reduction in the elastic limit can be very large and can go up to about -25 per cent. The value of Rp0.2 falls below the minimum elastic limit value specified by the reference standard. Therefore, it no longer corresponds to the original steel system that was tested and certified. These variations of the steel’s mechanical properties become more or less important depending on the type of steel considered.
The reduction in the elastic limit and in the elongation at rupture, even if the tensile strength value remains unchanged, thus lead to the loss of energy absorbing capacity. This can result in the case of impact of a vehicle on the road barrier in premature rupture of the device and to a more violent shock with major user risk. The acceleration measured inside the passenger compartment would be greater and, as a result, the ASI would increase.
The crash test for vehicle restraint systems’ certification (EN1317: 2010) takes into account the hardening of system components due to roll forming, while the structural performance is already evaluated taking work- hardened material into account. This test, however, does not provide any information on barrier performance in the case of component reconditioning through a new roll forming process: which could have extremely dangerous consequences for road users.
In addition the problems related to damage to the surface coatings must not be underestimated. Surface coatings have the function of protecting the system components from different corrosion agents. After the impact the surface of the crash barrier components in contact with the vehicle is damaged, even if the shock does not produce large deformations. The coating damage can be worsened due to the reconditioning process to restore the original profile. Before proceeding to reconditioning the damaged parts it is indispensable to treat the parts, for example by stripping or polishing, to prepare them for a new immersion in a galvanising bath.
The use of reconditioned rails must thus be considered as a potentially dangerous procedure because it increases the risk of vehicles crossing the barrier by increasing the probability that the reconditioned components (e.g. longitudinal rail) breaks during an accident.
Crash barrier performance depends on the energy absorbing capacity of each component. If this capacity is reduced due to vehicle impact, a road restraint system that originally had certain performance in terms of containment level and severity index can see its functionality reduced if its components are reconditioned to restore the original profile.
Although profile reconditioning and the risks related to this practice have been known for a long time by the European Road Authorities, the number of Countries that have made legislative provisions is unfortunately still very small. As already done by Belgium in its PTV 869, the practice of recondition must be prohibited by Road Authorities through the approval of stricter national standards. Without any monitoring this practice can represent a danger for road users.
Claudia Cofano (CRM group-AC&CS) is a member of the European Committee TC 226 in charge of the European Standardization for Road Restraint Systems – EN 1317 and a Research engineer at CRM group (ArcelorMittal Global R&D)
Patrick Le Pense (ArcelorMittal Europe- Flat Products) is member of the STA management committee. He is also chairman of the “Metal for Buildings” European Association.


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US President Obama’s Tucson Speech has made its indelible mark in the hearts of Americans and of the international community when he talked about rising from the tragedy and facing the challenges as one nation. There were many shining moments in his speech that created a lump in the throats of several listeners.
President Obama himself, seemed to be on the verge of tears as he talked about the victims in the senseless killing. With the encouraging cheers comes a solemn promise that America would be able to rise from the tragic event in Tucson with renewed vigor and unity, to confirm its leadership of the free world. These lines were very well said by President Obama:
“We recognize our own mortality and are reminded that in the fleeting time we have on this Earth, what matters is not wealth or status or power or fame, but rather, how well we have loved and what small part we have played in bettering the lives of others.”
This video is released by the White House and is the complete memorial speech of President Obama in Tucson, AZ for the victims of the tragic shooting that included Gabrielle Giffords.

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Simpson Claims Ex Is on Fantasy Island
O. J. Simpson’s ex-girlfriend has a funny way of going on the lam – that is, according to Simpson. Through his spokesman, Simpson tells us The National Enquirer’s claim – that his on-again-off-again gal pal Christie Prody went into hiding after telling the tabloid that O.J. described the 1994 murders of his wife, Nicole, and Ron Goldman to her in vivid detail – is untrue. Enquirer editor Steve Coz told the Daily News recently, “Christie Prody is in fear for her life. She’s in hiding.” But Simpson insists that after that report came out, Prody called four times asking him to visit her in Jamaica. Coz denies Simpson’s claim, adding that a second interview, which hits stands today, will reveal “she’s still in terror of O.J.” Coz would not confirm whether Prody had been to Jamaica, but he told us that Prody’s back from wherever she was and is still keeping herself scarce – “though she’s not in such extreme hiding as she was.”
Disney: Forgetting the Titans
Disney’s Remember the Titans may look like just another schmaltzy Cinderella tale, but the action behind the scenes is less upbeat. According to an industry source, four of the real-life football players the film is based on are fuming at how they were treated by the megacorporation and have contacted L.A. entertainment lawyer Harris Tulchin to help them settle the score. Tulchin confirmed that he is representing the ex-jocks – Darryl Stanton, Lewis Lastik, Julius Campbell, and Thomas Jones – who say they were taken advantage of by Disney. Tulchin points out that the players’ names and personalities as well as facts about their private lives were used in the film without adequate compensation. “These are four average guys who didn’t know the specifics of how to deal with a film studio,” says the attorney. The players, Tulchin says, thought they would at some point be rewarded financially, especially after making personal appearances at early screenings of the film. He adds that numerous letters of complaint sent to Disney’s lawyers did win his clients “a modest monetary gift,” but “not nearly the amount that should have been paid to them considering their stories are the basis for some of the film’s main characters.” Tulchin has yet to file a formal complaint of commercial exploitation, saying, “I’d prefer to handle the matter out of court, but I’m not sure that’s going to happen.” Lawyers for Disney did not return calls.
No Straight Talk for Anne Heche
Attendees of the Hamptons International Film Festival had about as much luck with Anne Heche as Ellen DeGeneres has lately. The actress was scheduled to be a speaker at the festival, but she canceled at the last minute. According to a source close to the event, Heche – whose flick Auggie Rose was featured at the fest – was all set to be the main attraction at a Q&A session with film fans called “A Conversation With …” but backed out of the gig only a week before to work on a movie in Toronto. Fortunately, festival organizers salvaged the event just in the nick of time when they got Danny Aiello to say yes. You can still hear the sighs of relief.
Show Will Go On for Schimmel
Comedian Robert Schimmel’s Fox sitcom looks to be back on track after the funnyman was sidelined by cancer. Schimmel – whose decidedly blue humor has won him a cult following as well as such big-name fans as Howard Stern – was set to do a half-hour comedy series inspired by his life with Simpsons executive producer Mike Scully. But the plan had to be put on hold last summer so he could undergo treatment for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Now the disease has been declared in remission, Schimmel’s friends tell us, and the sitcom is back in play. “He has one more chemo session at the beginning of November,” says Schimmel’s Warner Brothers rep, Bob Merlis. “When he recovers, he’ll be ready to go for it.” According to Scully, the show is now scheduled to go into production in February. Meanwhile, Scully shared his feelings with us about his pal’s recovery: “I think the important thing is America will have another sitcom.”
Gourmet Does a Double Take
Knowing how damn picky foodies can be, the folks at Gourmet decided to run two different covers of their current issue. While an unimposing medley of mushrooms graces the cover of issues sent to subscribers, newsstand editions boast hunky Union Pacific chef Rocco DiSpirito. A publishing source tells us that Condé Nast head Si Newhouse deemed the DiSpirito cover inappropriate for the magazine’s readership and forced in the fungi at the eleventh hour, a claim editor-in-chief Ruth Reichl dismisses as baloney: “We were already planning a piece on DiSpirito, and when the photos came back, they were so great that I decided to put him on the cover. But when I first took the job here, I put a person on the cover and subscribers wrote in saying they preferred the food covers because they use them to wallpaper their kitchens. So it was only logical to do the two.” Have any of these temperamental readers called in about the issue? “Some people have,” Reichl admits, “but only to say they liked the Rocco cover so much that they wanted it themselves.” We called DiSpirito for his opinion of the situation: “Would I have liked to be on all million or so covers? Yeah, I would have,” the chef confessed with a laugh. “But I hear the newsstand copies are selling better than ever.”
Miss Universe University-Bound?
How will Miss Universe fill her days when her reign is over? She’ll trade in her tiara for a stack of textbooks, of course. Miss Universe 2000, Lara Dutta, was recently spotted on the Washington Square campus of New York University inquiring about the journalism department’s broadcast curriculum. Dutta has talked about going back to school in the past, but she has always leaned toward filmmaking as her intended course of study, saying she wanted to make documentaries about her native India. Why the change of heart? Perhaps the beauty has her ballplaying beau Derek Jeter in mind. Female sportscasters are more common these days, after all, and according to a source, Dutta has already interviewed for television positions, but she’s been told she lacks the journalism background needed before she gets in front of the camera. Good to know that she won’t be just a talking head.
High Comedy for Jenny McCarthy
Comic genius is all about timing, and if you’re in Jenny McCarthy’s latest project, so is knowing how to operate complicated pot paraphernalia. According to a source on the set of her upcoming film The Perfect You, a scene in which McCarthy and Sopranos star Drea de Matteo get high using a bong proved a bit difficult for De Matteo. “They had to do big hits,” says the tipster, “and Drea didn’t know how to use the bong, so someone had to teach her.” McCarthy, though, proved herself an old hand at the task. “Jenny fired up the bowl like a pro,” says the source. “She didn’t need any coaching.”
Additional reporting by David Amsden and Abbey Goodman.
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What got you interested in rugby and why did you join the Crusaders?
A couple of people I knew told me about it and I decided to try it out. It seems like a fun group so I decided to stick around.
What position(s) do you play?
I have practiced in both back and forward positions. In the most recent matches, I have played as the hooker.
How long have you played rugby?
I came to a few practices fall of 2015 and played my first match in March 2016. I would say about 6 months.
What do you do for a living?
I am graduating from Washington University with a Masters in Engineering.
What’s a fun fact about you?
I enjoy traveling a lot. I've been to 43 states and almost all parts of Asia.
What’s your favorite thing about rugby?
A well hit tackle that stops the opposing team from a try.
If you are going to Bingham, what are you most excited about?
Sadly graduation overlaps with Bingham this year, but I would definitely love to meet players from all over the world and play against them.
Overall, how has rugby affected your life?
I have definitely met a great group of friends through it and also people from other cities.


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Former Promoters Of Pharma Company Ranbaxy Fined Rs 2,500 Crore By A Singapore Court
Erstwhile Ranbaxy promoters, Malvinder and Shivinder Mohan Singh, will challenge a Singapore court's recent order which has imposed a fine of $400 million (over Rs 2,500 crore) for allegedly concealing and misrepresenting facts from Japanese pharma firm Daiichi Sankyo when they had sold the promoter's stake to it for $2.4 billion in 2008.
In a case slapped three years ago by the Japanese company against the Singh brothers for allegedly hiding information regarding Ranbaxy's FDA troubles, a three-member bench of the Singapore Court of Arbitration recently issued an award by 2:1 in favour of Daiichi. In the legal suit, the Japanese company had accused the erstwhile Ranbaxy promoters of concealing and misrepresenting facts at the time of its $2.4 billion purchase of a controlling stake (34.8%) in the company in 2008.
"It is going to be a long drawn legal dispute, and will be challenged," sources close to the Singh family told TOI. The Singh family is exploring "further legal options to challenge" court verdict. A statement said "in an arbitration dispute between Daiichi Sankyo and the sellers of shares of erstwhile Ranbaxy Laboratories, which includes RHC Holding and Oscar Investments as a party, the Arbitration Tribunal has issued an award, where the law governing dispute was Indian law by a majority of 2:1 in favour of the claimant (Daiichi)."
It adds Justice A M Ahmadi, former Chief Justice of India, gave a dissenting opinion dismissing all Daiichi claims for damages of Rs 2,562 crore, quantified interest, costs and expenses of the arbitration.
Oscar Investments promoted by the Singh family, lost 4% on BSE to close at Rs 222, while group company Fortis Healthcare lost nearly 2% to close at Rs 170. While BSE has sought clarification from Oscar Investments, it is not known at this point whether Sebi will investigate the case. In 2013, the Japanese company had sought compensation for losses that it was forced to pay the US Department of Justice.
Soon after it was acquired by Daiichi, Ranbaxy's troubles started when the US drug regulator slapped warning letters on its key manufacturing facilities at Paonta Sahib (Himachal Pradesh) and Dewas (Madhya Pradesh), while in the following year it banned the import of medicines due to manufacturing lapses.
In May 2013, Ranbaxy under the management control of Daiichi was forced to reach a $500-million settlement with the US Department of Justice that the company manipulated test results to get the USFDA approval for its medicines.
Bogged down by US court cases, regulatory woes and losses, Daiichi, that had spent over $4 billion to acquire nearly 60% in Ranbaxy, finally decided to exit from the company. In 2014, Sun Pharma agreed to buy the company from Daiichi in a deal valued at $4 billion, including debt.