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Amid speculation that Indian cricketers are unhappy with the prize money announced for their World Cup triumph, the BCCI on Wednesday increased it from Rs one crore to Rs two crore each. The BCCI, in its working committee meeting in Mumbai, decided to increase the incentive to Rs two crore per player, which is still less than the Rs 5 crore each that the players had reportedly demanded. “The cash incentive to the members of the World Cup winning Indian team has been increased from Rs 1 crore per player to Rs 2 crore per player,” BCCI secretary and president-elect N Srinivasan said in a media release. The decision comes after speculation that several top Indian cricketers made an informal demand to the cricket board to increase the reward money to Rs 5 crore instead of just 1 crore for winning the biggest cricketing event after 28 years. However, such reports were rejected by the BCCI with Srinivasan terming them as incorrect. India won the ICC World Cup beating Sri Lanka in the final on April 2 at the Wankhede Stadium. Immediately after the triumph, BCCI President Shashank Manohar had announced a reward of Rs one crore for each of the 15-member World Cup squad. He also announced that the support staff would be awarded Rs 50 lakh each.- With PTI inputs
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The Lashkar-e-Tayyeba (LeT) used videos of the 2002 Gujarat riots to “motivate” David Headley to carry out jihad against India, it has been revealed.Headley, a co-accused in the 26/11 strike, was allegedly trained by the LeT as well as the ISI in terror operations after seeing the videos “that revealed the persecution of Muslims in India”.As a star witness during the just-concluded trial of his childhood friend Tahawwur Rana, Headley told a US court in Chicago how the banned Pakistani militant group was using the 2002 riots as a potent tool to radicalise possible recruits.Headley told the Chicago court last month that the Gujarat riots were very often the topic of discussion among him and his Pakistani handlers, including Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi as well as senior LeT leaders such as Sajid Mir and Yusuf Muzammil.When the US government prosecutor asked him if the Gujarat riot motivated him to carry out jihad against India, Headley said: “Yes.””It was a massacre that had happened, and they showed people running, houses being burnt. And also since that time from 2002 till 2007, the Lashkar office itself had received hundreds of letters from Muslims in Gujarat asking for help,” Headley said.”All of us spent a few weeks there watching videos of different actions that had taken place in India against Muslims,” Headley, 50, said. He saw the videos at the outfit’s Muzzaffarabad headquarters.He told the court of having seen a hidden-camera interview of one Baba Bajrangi, said to be a VHP leader, who relocated himself from Mumbai to Gujarat during the riots.advertisement”In the video, Baba Bajrangi claimed that he had killed a lot of women and burnt houses and stuff. That’s available on YouTube,” Headley said referringto his conversation with LeT leaders in Pakistan.”They are videos of the massacres that had taken place in Gujarat a few years earlier and the breaking of the Babri Mosque, other things like that,” Headley said when asked about the videos that were shown to him by the Lashkar leaders ahead of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack.The terror accused also revealed how his handlers used a US cell phone number to communicate with him in order to deceive Indian security agencies.He said the ISI’s Major Iqbal – another accused – used to call him from an American number while the Pakistani-American was scouting for targets in India.Headley told the court that Iqbal gave him a New York cell phone number starting with 646 so that both of them could have unhindered communication while he was in India.Headley said he was asked to call on that number to talk to Major Iqbal when he was travelling inside India.”This was done because all calls between India and Pakistan were mostly monitored,” Headley explained.For more news on India, click here.For more news on Business, click here.For more news on Movies, click here.For more news on Sports, click here.
He might have equalled Sunil Gavaskar’s tally of Test hundreds but senior Indian batsman Rahul Dravid does not want to be compared to his legendary compatriot.Dravid cracked his 34th Test century in the ongoing second Test against England which brought him on par with Sunil Gavaskar’s three-figure numbers during his distinguished career.”I wouldn’t like to compare myself with Mr Gavaskar who is a legend of the game. I grew up as a kid trying to be either Mr Gavaskar or Vishwanath in my backyard. To now equal something he has done is fantastic,” said the 38-year-old.Dravid opened the innings due to injury to Gautam Gambhir and it was the third time from 20 innings when he has managed to score a century. Opening the innings, he conceded, is still not quite what he likes doing in Tests.”As a middle order batsman, all my routines have been set. The 10-minute changeover period when I have to change and comeback, I find myself rushed. I remember at Lord’s, I had to keep wickets, run up and down and felt really rushed,” Dravid said.”I was determined to ensure I did not get that feeling. I went in bit taking more time. At number three, there is some breathing space even if it is a little bit,” he said.Talking about the evenly poised match, Dravid rued that India had let slipped the chance to take control for the second day in succession. .”We had them 124 for eight yesterday and today we were 267 for four and we collapsed. In a tight game, on a tough wicket in a low-scoring game, these things are important. It’s 50-50, even-stevens now,” said Dravid after India could finish with only 67 runs in front after promising much more on the second day.advertisement”We would like to chase as few a runs as possible. We got to bowl in right areas and restrict them as low as possible. Irrespective of what the number is, we should look to win this Test,” he said.Dravid said he had to face some critical moments during his 117-run knock when his right wrist was hit while he was on 30 by a short delivery.”That hurt the right wrist, it spasmed for 5-6 overs. It was bit of a tricky period and for sometime I did not have much feeling in my right hand.”Once we got through to lunch, it eased out. It is still paining but not much. Towards the end, I was cramping up as it was a hot day and I was on field for a long time,” he revealed.The right-handed batsman was out in an uncharacteristic manner when he threw his bat at a wide delivery from Tim Bresnan and was caught at third man.”If Harbhajan was there, I would have played normally. I saw these guys (Broad and Swann) come in and (aggression) worked for them.” .”Unfortunately, the first time I tried, it went straight to hands. I wanted to be positive and get 20-25 runs quickly. In a low-scoring game, these runs are important,” Dravid said.Asked about his temperament and focus, he said, “When in form, your judgment improves, confidence is there. I did play and miss a lot but I wanted to make it count, to have the fortitude and discipline to make it count.”I try not to think, play one ball at a time. I try to play each and every ball with utmost concentration. I want to be fully present to play one ball at a time. I have been always calm at the crease,” he said.Dravid admitted that he did not have the full range of strokes that a Sachin Tendulkar or a Virender Sehwag can play and so he had to be more focussed to score runs.”I recognised over a long period of time that I didn’t have as many shots as say a Sehwag or a Tendulkar, and that I needed to concentrate that much,” he said.Dravid gave an insight on how playing Test cricket can be a draining experience.”Everyone keeps saying the physical part but a Test is a big ask mentally, emotionally. You learn to balance emotions over a period of time. To do so, it’s important how you spend your time after 7 pm, how to take your mind away from cricket.-With PTI inputs
Prime Minister of United Kingdom David Cameron says that Britain would seek solutions from the United States on gang violence and authorities would get strong powers to stop street mayhem from erupting again.Prime Minister of United Kingdom David Cameron said that Britain would look to the US for solutions to gang violence and authorities would get strong powers to stop street mayhem from erupting again.Prime Minister of United Kingdom David Cameron said on Thursday that Britain would look to the United States for solutions to gang violence after nights of riots and looting, and promised authorities would get strong powers to stop street mayhem from erupting again.Cameron told lawmakers he was “acting decisively to restore order on our streets,” as police raided houses to round up suspects from four nights of unrest in London and other English cities.Steve Kavanagh, the deputy assistant commissioner of London’s Metropolitan Police, admitted the force initially did not deploy enough officers to control the outbreak of violence, saying “it is clear we did not have enough numbers on duty to deal.”Cameron also acknowledged that police had been overwhelmed by mobile groups of looters in the first nights of the rioting and said authorities were considering new powers, including allowing police to order thugs to remove masks or hoods, evicting troublemakers from subsidized housing and temporarily disabling cell phone instant messaging services.He said the 16,000 police deployed on London’s streets to deter rioters and reassure residents would remain through the weekend.advertisement”We will not let a violent few beat us,” Cameron said.While Britain’s streets were clear of looters for a second night in a row, the toll of the riots continued to climb. A 68-year-old man who was attacked during rioting in west London as he tried to put out a fire died late Thursday, police said in a statement.Richard Mannington Bowes had been in a coma since Monday. Police said a murder investigation has now been opened into his death.Lawmakers were summoned back from their summer vacations for an emergency session of Parliament on the riots as government and police worked to regain control, both on the streets and in the court of public opinion.During a session lasting almost three hours in which he faced 160 questions from lawmakers, Cameron promised tough measures to stop further violence and said “nothing should be off the table.” He said that included water cannon and plastic bullets – though senior police have said they don’t feel the need to use those at the moment. He also said officials would look at “whether there are tasks that the army could undertake that would free up more police for the front line.”Cameron said he would seek American advice on fighting the street gangs he blamed for helping spark Britain’s riots.He told lawmakers that he would look to cities like Boston for inspiration, and mentioned former Los Angeles, New York and Boston Police Chief William Bratton as a person who could help offer advice.Bratton said in a statement he’d be “pleased and honored” to provide services and counsel in any capacity, adding that he loves London and has worked with British police for nearly 20 years.Cameron told lawmakers he wanted to look at cities that had fought gangs “by engaging the police, the voluntary sector and local government.””I also believe we should be looking beyond our shores to learn the lessons from others who have faced similar problems,” Cameron said.He said the government, police and intelligence services were looking at whether there should be limits on the use of social media sites like Twitter and Facebook or services like BlackBerry Messenger to spread disorder.BlackBerry’s simple and largely cost free messaging service was used by rioters to coordinate their activities, Cameron’s office said.Britain’s Home Office said it planned to hold talks with police chiefs, Twitter, Facebook and Blackberry manufacturer Research In Motion Ltd.Facebook looks forward to meeting with the home secretary, the company said in a statement, adding that it has taken steps in recent days to ensure that any credible threats of violence are removed from the social networking site.Government officials said they were discussing with spy agencies and communications companies whether messaging services could be disabled in specific areas, or at specific times.Authorities are considering “whether it would be right to stop people communicating via these websites and services when we know they are plotting violence, disorder and criminality,” Cameron said.Cameron said that, in the future, police would be able to order people to remove masks, hoods or other face coverings when they suspect them of concealing their identity to carry out a crime. Currently, police must seek approval from a senior officer.advertisementCommunities Secretary Eric Pickles confirmed that powers that allow authorities to evict convicted criminals from government-subsidized housing will be strengthened. Authorities have the power to eject someone from social housing if they commit a crime, but only if the offense is in their own neighborhood.Pickles said he hoped the power would be more widely used, and that it would apply to crime committed anywhere.A program that can ban gang members from meeting together, loitering in certain places, or displaying gang insignia will also be extended, he said.Some lawmakers urged Cameron to take even tougher measures. Conservative Party lawmaker Peter Tapsell said he recalled law enforcement officers in Washington, D.C. in 1971 rounding up anti-Vietnam war demonstrators and imprisoning them in a sports stadium. Tapsell asked Cameron if London’s Wembley Stadium, the country’s showpiece soccer arena, could be used. Cameron insisted the stadium would be used only for “great sporting events.”Parliamentary authorities confirmed Thursday that a petition calling for those convicted of offenses during the riots to lose welfare payments could be debated by lawmakers. Earlier this month, Britain began an initiative under which online petitions with at least 100,000 signatures will be considered for debate in the House of Commons.Authorities said the petition crossed the threshold on Thursday – the first to do so – and would now be studied by a committee that decides on Parliament’s business.Britain’s riots began Saturday when an initially peaceful protest over a police shooting in north London turned violent. That clash triggered wider lawlessness that police struggled to halt.Across London, and then in cities throughout England, rioters set stores on fire and looted shops for sneakers, bicycles, electronics and leather goods. For the first couple of nights there were too few police on the streets to challenge them.That changed Tuesday, when 16,000 officers were deployed on London’s streets – almost three times the number of the night before.Police swooped on houses across London on Thursday, detaining suspects and retrieving stolen goods. The number of people arrested since Saturday rose to 1,009, with 464 suspects charged.Birmingham remained in focus as tensions remained high after three men were killed in a hit-and-run incident as they took to the streets to defend shops from looting. Police on Thursday arrested three more men on suspicion of murder – a 16-year-old, a 17-year-old and a 26-year old. A 32-year-old man arrested a day earlier was released on bail.Scenes of ransacked stores, torched cars and blackened buildings have frightened and outraged Britons just a year before their country is to host next summer’s Olympic Games, bringing demands for a tougher response from law enforcement and calls for the government to scrap plans to cut police budgets.Cameron’s Conservative-led government is slashing 80 billion pounds ($130 billion) from public spending by 2015 to reduce the country’s swollen budget deficit – measures that include curbing police budgets. A report last month said the cuts will mean 16,000 fewer police officers by 2015.advertisementNormality was being restored in London Thursday, although soccer authorities announced that Tottenham Hotspur’s season-opening match against Everton on Saturday was being postponed.Nine other Premier League matches due to be played this weekend across the country are due to go ahead.As authorities attempted to dispense swift justice to rioters, there were chaotic scenes at courthouses, several of which sat through the night to process scores of alleged looters and vandals, including an 11-year-old boy.The defendants, mostly young but otherwise diverse, included a teenage ballerina, a university English student from a prosperous commuter town and Natasha Reid, a 24-year-old university graduate who admitted stealing a TV from a looted electronics store in north London. Her lawyer said she had turned herself in because she could not sleep because of guilt.Also due to appear in court were several people charged with using Twitter and Facebook to incite violence.-With inputs from AP
Last year’s ISSF World Cup in Fort Benning, USA, was a happy hunting ground for India. Not only did the country’s pistol shooters win three medals, they also booked an unprecedented number of berths – three – for the London Olympics.One of these winners was Annu Raj Singh, who clinched a silver medal in the 10m air pistol women event. The Aligarh-born girl, who now resides in Faridabad just outside the Capital, shot a personal best 389/400 in the qualification rounds before scoring a steady 97.6 in the final.A repeat of that score at the Royal Artillery Barracks next Sunday would hold her in good stead for a medal. Four years ago, in Beijing, when there were no Indians in the fray, Russian Natalia Paderina had shot an Olympic Record 391 in the qualification round, but lost out to Chinese Guo Wenjun, who registered a Final Olympic Record of 492.3 for the gold medal.Apart from the air pistol, the 28-year-old Annu Raj will also be competing in the women’s 25m or ‘sports’ pistol event. This is her secondary event and, with a personal best of just 578/600, she is highly unlikely to challenge for a medal.Annu Raj will have a familiar face among her competitors in Heena Sidhu, with whom she combined to win the New Delhi Commonwealth Games Pairs gold medal in the event. The duo had also won the team silver medal at the Guangzhou Asian Games along with Sonia Rai.Her main focus, like all other first-timers, has been to try and work on the mental aspects of the game.advertisementHowever, the bane of a majority of Olympic-bound Indian shooters has been consistency, and Annu is no different. While she did win a bronze medal at the Asian Shooting Championships in Doha earlier this year, her score was down to 383.Still, she has the advantage of a strong technique and an experienced head on her shoulders, and come July 29, it certainly won’t be a surprise if the Tricolour is hoisted behind the podium.
Mattel Toys India has launched new editions of the “Barbie I Can Be” range of dolls to commemorate the entire female contingent for Olympics 2012, a company official said.The new edition comprises three dolls – “Barbie I can be a Champion Gymnast”, “Barbie I can be a Tennis Player” and “Barbie I can be a Trackstar”.”Way more than just a fashionista, Barbie encourages girls to imagine themselves in (and “try on”) different careers and personalities. With over 127 careers, Barbie continues to find new ways to spur and encourage the next generation of girls,” said Rahul Bhowmik, head marketing, Mattel Toys India.”This year, the global spectacle Olympics 2012 will witness iconic women achievers from different nations strive for glory on the grandest stage of all. With the launch of the new Barbie ‘I Can Be’ range themed on sports, Barbie truly celebrates the eternal spirit of success and triumph by women achievers across the globe.”- With inputs from IANS
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Sushil Kumar scripted history on Sunday as he became the first Indian athlete to win back-to-back Olympic medals, though the silver effort in the 66kg final did not leave him too pleased.Egged on by a huge crowd in an atmosphere resembling a Roman amphitheater, a dehydrated Sushil fought his heart out all day long before a strong Japanese opponent in the final answering to the name of Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu stopped him.This was a day full of expectations when people kept talking about only “gold”. Yet, at the end of the Games, with India’s medal tally reading two silver and four bronze medals, there is plenty of reason to celebrate.For hundreds of Indian supporters inside the arena and millions back home, this was a day when the prayer was Sushil wins gold.The way the champion fought all day long, with a superlative effort coming in the semi-final against Kazakhstan’s Akzhurek Tanatarov, Sushil had raised huge hopes.However, in the 66kg final, against Tatshuiro, Sushil looked tired. Tatsuhiro, who had won gold in the same category at the Guangzhou Asian Games, was too explosive.The strategy was simple and the Japanese wrestler went on the offensive from the start and earned a valuable point in the first round itself.In the second round, Tatsuhiro showed amazing guts and power as he lifted Sushil and dropped him to the ground. With a minute for the bout to end, it was clear Sushil had no energy to fight back.As the referee signalled victory for the star from the land of the rising sun, Sushil was dejected. The Indian slapped both his palms on his thighs and took slow, measured steps back to his coaches.advertisementAt the medal ceremony, too, Sushil never smiled as he was presented the silver medal. As he came out of the arena and walked to the waiting media, Sushil’s expressions changed.The half smile reappeared on his face and he had reason to as he is the first Indian to win two individual Olympic medals. The TV scribes wanted to grab him and the print media was also were hungry for bytes. “Yes, I had loose motions. As a sportsperson, I have to take it in my stride. It’s part of the game,” said Sushil.But the champion was not going to offer ill health as an excuse. “I had problems in the final but I have no excuses. Yes, our national anthem was not played and I would have loved to hear that,” said Sushil.Reflecting on the journey from Beijing to London, Sushil was nostalgic. “I wish to thank all the people for their love and wishes and those who prayed for me. I wish to thank my guru Satpal and my parents. I also wish to thank each one of my support staff,” he said as if it was a thanksgiving speech.Stressing on the importance of coaches, masseurs, doctors and others who assist him, Sushil said: “You see me only competing in the centre of the stage. But I have a huge support team which backs me, and they are the ones who also need to be praised.”Before I came to London I told you (the media) we will do well in wrestling and see I changed the colour of my medal. Not just that, India won two medals in wrestling and I am happy Yogeshwar also did well.”I can assure you, in future Olympics, we will do even better,” concluded Sushil.So how was Sushil going to celebrate? “I wish to rest now. The last five months have been very hectic. I need to recover well and then think of celebrations,” said the modest man.This was a day when Sushil caught the attention of all from early morning itself as he downed Beijing Olympics gold medallist Sahin Ramazan from Turkey.Having beaten the defending champion, expectations grew that Sushil would continue till the end. But the real drama came in the semi-finals when it appeared Sushil was down and out against Kazakhstan’s Akzhurek Tanatarov.However, in the second round, Sushil gathered his breath and in one clean action lifted and threw his opponent.With the Kazakh seen bleeding from the right ear there were rumours if Sushil had bit his opponent. Replays suggested the injury took place during the normal course of the bout and Sushil had not indulged in any foul play.


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Sky Sports will broadcast live Carabao Cup action this evening as Leicester City host Manchester City.
This quarter final clash will take place at the King Power Stadium, and is the first of two fixtures to air on Sky Sports this week.
Leicester have been eliminated from all four of their previous League Cup meetings with Manchester City, including a penalty shootout defeat in this round last season.
Manchester City, however, have gone on to win the League Cup the last two times they’ve faced Leicester in the League Cup – knocking them out at the quarter-final stage in both 2013-14 and 2017-18.
The Foxes are looking to reach the League Cup semi-finals for the first time since 1999-00, when they went on to win the competition.
Coverage starts at 7.30pm on Sky Sports Football with live streaming via Sky Go and Now TV. Kick-off 7.45pm.
Sky will show the North London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham on Wednesday night from 7.00pm on Sky Sports Football.
The running order for tonight’s Match of the Day is as follows: 1: Liverpool v Crystal Palace. 2: Norwich City v Watford. 3: Aston Villa v Everton. 4: Wolves v Brentford. 5: Burnley v Arsenal. 6: Manchester City v Southampton…. Read more
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Ukraine's nuclear agency has put the last reactor at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant on cold shutdown as a precautionary measure to avoid any catastrophic incident due to the collapse of Kakhovka dam. The plant reportedly draws water from the dam for its cooling plant.
“The last reactor was put into cold shutdown on Thursday,” Energoatom, the Ukrainian nuclear agency said in a statement late Friday, adding that other factors in the decision included shelling near the site which has damaged overhead lines connecting the plant to Ukraine's energy system.
Energoatom said that there was no direct threat to the Zaporizhzhia plant due to the breach of the Kakhovka dam further down the Dnieper River, which has forced thousands of people to flee flooding and also sharply reduced water levels in a reservoir used to help cool the facility.
Russian forces continued pummeling the country with missiles and drones overnight, with Ukrainian officials reporting at least four deaths and damage to a military airfield.
Five out of six reactors at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, which is occupied by Russian forces, are already in a state of cold shutdown, in which all control rods are inserted into the reactor core to stop the nuclear fission reaction and generation of heat and pressure.
With all nuclear reactions stopped, temperatures and pressure inside reactors gradually decline, reducing the required intensity of water cooling of the radioactive fuel. This is a nuclear power plant's safest operating mode. Energoatom employees are still working at the power plant, although it remains controlled by the Russians.
The site's power units have not been operating since September last year. The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency is due to visit Ukraine in the coming days.
Analysts and Russia say that Ukraine has launched a counteroffensive in southern Ukraine, potentially aiming to retake territory near the plant.
In a statement on Friday, IAEA said the agency will provide vital assistance to Ukraine in coping with the devastating consequences of dam disaster.
“Through the use of nuclear techniques, we will determine the effects on potable water, human health, and soil and water management and assess the integrity of critical infrastructure. Ukraine can count on our assistance now and in dealing with the longer-term consequences of this disaster,” IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said.
“It remains unclear at what height the Kakhovka reservoir will stabilize and whether it will do so before it reaches a level where the pumps can no longer be operated,” Grossi added. Grossi alternate resources for water for cooling plant have sufficient water storage.
“Even if there is no short-term threat, the dam disaster is causing major new difficulties for the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant at a time when the nuclear safety and security situation is already extremely fragile and potentially dangerous during the military conflict,” Grossi said.
(With PTI inputs.)


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The dilemma My father, who I’ve always had a tricky relationship with, has been obese since I was a teenager. He was very sporty as a younger man, but since his 40s he has increasingly gained weight. He is now in his 60s and obese. I feel some guilt about feeling like this, but I find it disgusting and I hate being around him, especially when food is present.
I feel angry with him for putting his health at risk and I feel ashamed to be descended from someone with no self-control or self-respect. My mother has never been overweight and deserves a better husband. I have never introduced a partner to my parents, because I don’t want their opinion of me to be influenced by how my father is – one of my boyfriends at university once made negative comments about the issue and it really stuck with me. I know even if I marry that I’ll never have a family wedding because of this.
I won’t have anything to do with my father if he becomes ill as a result of his weight. I wish I could make him understand and change but he has always been stubborn, bordering on a bully. It’s a lost cause. How do I get through to him that he needs to address his weight?
Philippa’s answer You don’t have to take all the guilt of how you currently feel on to your own shoulders. It is society that has made it normal to stigmatise fat people – but it is the responsibility of all of us to overcome this prejudice and stop it getting even worse.
Your fatphobia is preventing you from really working out how you feel about your relationship with your father. We are surrounded by a society that encourages fatphobic beliefs. Fat people have been wrongly blamed for the failings of our NHS and publicly humiliated on TV via shows like You Are What You Eat and the Biggest Loser. It is our responsibility to challenge those beliefs within us, and have compassion and empathy for our fat friends, family members, strangers, and our fat selves.
In his book Food Isn’t Medicine, Dr Joshua Wolrich argues that the narrative that fat people simply have less willpower than thin people and are therefore morally inferior is scientifically incorrect and has hurt fat people for generations. Healthcare tends to follow a weight-normative approach where a focus of weight and weight loss is used to define health and wellbeing. This discriminates against those who don’t fit its narrow definition. The link between health and weight is nowhere near as straightforward as people and many healthcare providers make it out to be and we should be acknowledging the harmful impacts of weight stigma, an example of which is your attitude towards your father.
Studies show that if we are fat, being shamed and bullied does not make us healthier. Quite the reverse; it harms us.
You are not alone in your fatphobic opinion. Most of us could stand to do some thinking about the way society has demonised fat people and how that has influenced our personal beliefs. However, the majority do manage to love our fat family members despite maybe believing they could do with losing a few pounds. How would you feel about your father if he was thin? Apart from being fat, what else has he done that you don’t like? You don’t have to have a relationship with your father, and you are not obliged to look after him if he falls ill. But cutting him off purely because he is fat? That would be cruel: 64% of our population has a BMI classed as overweight or more. That 64% is full of wonderful, funny, intelligent and kind people. And some of the best agony aunts around. Don’t write us off because we remind you of your father, or because of an out-of-date idea that we are weak-willed gluttons. Challenge your own beliefs, enjoy your newfound love for 64% of the population, and then think about why you really don’t like your dad.
Perhaps you really do love him and this anger coming from your email may be an attempt to push down your more vulnerable feeling of fear. If you are concerned for your father, remember he is more likely to care about his own health if he feels loved and accepted, not made to feel morally inferior, weak or someone to be ashamed of. Concern is not effective if it comes in the guise of a bully. As Aubrey Gordon says in her excellent book, What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat: “Concern thrives on love, not shame…”
Regarding your mother “deserving a better husband”, she isn’t a good person because she is slim any more than your dad is a bad person for being fat. Sometimes when we think about our parents, we over simplistically think of them as one being good and the other bad. This doesn’t do us, or them, any favours.
Aubrey Gordon also says, “We don’t often ask ourselves what our response to fatness says about us, but it says so much about our empathy and our character.” This is something for us all to think about.
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Privilege at Play: Class, Race, Gender, and Golf in Mexico
Interview by Nichelle Taylor
Dr. Hugo Ceron-Anaya is an assistant professor in the sociology and anthropology department at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania where his work focuses on social inequalities and privilege, specifically in everyday life. Dr. Ceron-Anaya completed his BA in History at the National University of Mexico and continued his graduate education in the United Kingdom, where he completed a MA and PhD in Sociology at the University of Essex.
“I am very interested in exploring daily life, particularly how class, gender, and race collide in a wide range of very mundane activities, from the way we speak, to the way we dress, our sense of humor, etc. And how people are conveying notions about belonging, about hierarchies, about power, through very simple things that may seem meaningless, but I would argue that they are not.”
Dr. Ceron-Anaya’s book, Privilege at Play: Class, Race, Gender, and Golf in Mexico, was published in 2019 and is based on ethnographic research in three exclusive golf clubs and consists of interviews with club members and employees. His book analyzes the inequalities in these golf clubs in Mexico City, taking an often-overlooked perspective by focusing on the privileged instead of the underprivileged in Mexico.
Dr. Ceron-Anaya grew up in Mexico City, so he knew some of the class and inequalities in the city, but he was not fully aware of the extent of the inequalities while in the city.
To fully understand this setting, it is important to note that Mexico City ranks second internationally in having the largest number of privately owned helicopters. Additionally, some of the country clubs in which he conducted his research have a fee of $35,000 to be a member, and sometimes this can be even more.
“In contrast, 20% of the population in Mexico lives below the poverty line, which means that this portion of the population earns less than $3 per day.”
Dr. Ceron-Anaya decided to conduct research because of the huge contrast between a lot of wealth and a lot of poverty, but he decided to explore the side of those who are privileged because, in his opinion, so many of the social sciences focus research on the underprivileged, so this has given us a very limited understanding of affluent communities and their influence across the world.
However, Dr. Ceron-Anaya found that conducting interviews with the club members was more difficult than he had anticipated.
“It was the opposite of interviewing workers or marginal communities. Interviewing people who are wealthy takes a lot of labor and time. First you need to build trust and then chase them because they frequently cancel the appointments, and it might be another two weeks of phone calls and emails to reschedule the meeting.”
The members asked many questions about his background, education, and his family to place him in the local context and get a sense of who he is. He found that it is not easy to get these interviews without having class oneself, and most of the time, one needs contacts in order to speak to those who are wealthier. Dr. Ceron-Anaya attributes his success in getting interviews to studying and living in London because others might have read it as a similar class experience.
During the observations and interviews at the golf clubs, Dr. Ceron-Anaya found that there are many ways that Mexican elites reflect dynamics of domination and subordination in their culture, and one of the largest and most impactful is through language. For example, throughout Latin America, last names are very important, and people use them as a sign of status, to identify others. At the country clubs, the caddies and other workers must refer to elites by their profession and last name while members use first names or nicknames for workers.
“That marks, linguistically, a distinction of who belongs and who doesn’t,” says Dr. Ceron-Anaya, also explaining that this is shown through the interactions at the country club, “Elites show up any time at the club, and they expect that everything will be ready for them to start eating, drinking, and playing golf, so workers must be there waiting. Just waiting, waiting. I had a conversation with a worker who told me that his job was exactly that; waiting. Sometimes they wait for days. They show up in the early morning, even on holidays, and they will wait the whole day, and no one comes. But they know they need to do exactly the same the following day. In this way, they use time as a communication of social hierarchies. If you are part of the upper class, you don’t need to wait. In contrast, if you are part of the working class, you are socialized into learning that you need to wait, that it is not up to you to challenge that order.”
Dr. Ceron-Anaya also found distinctions in gender in these privileged spaces. Women have more restrictions at the country club. While men use the bar as a place to discuss their golfing skills, women are generally not encouraged to participate. A lot of these women who are members only work because they do not want to depend on their husband who make enough money to support both of them.
The social dynamic between Mexican elites and the workers in Mexico is shown in the mindset towards the country club as it has become an upper-class identity. The upper-class recognizes country clubs and golf as something they deserve because they work hard for it. They may not easily consider that others work just as hard but with lower salaries. This is also seen in the inequalities between men and women in the golf clubs.
Dr. Ceron-Anaya first found interest in the subject because of the significance he sees in golf and social order. He explains that golf is one of the few “global sports”, meaning that it has been globalized in this age of technology, and in its expansion, it has become a sport both played and watched by so many countries. Additionally, it has become a capitalist sport as it attracts executives, especially since it can cost a lot more to play in other countries.
Dr. Ceron-Anaya wants to make it clear he is not trying to ban golf in any way, but that this should become a topic of discussion because this space of privileged culture reproduces patterns of what it means to “belong.” In these spaces, it is important to be one in the crowd. Dr. Ceron-Anaya provides an example that in Mexico City, there are some stores without prices, and one must be so wealthy that they need not worry about the cost, and this indicates whether one belongs with the crowd of those who shop there. If one worries, then one does not belong.
This research is important because there are a lot of countries who have an unequal distribution of wealth. Among 160 countries ranked based off their unequal distribution of wealth, Mexico is #19 while South Africa is #1 and the United States lies at #49. Dr. Ceron-Anaya says that there is a lot to do research on about this growing wealth gap, which does not include politics of democrats and republicans. This needs to be researched in order to understand the trends we see in the data, that in the last twenty years, the wealthy are becoming wealthier, while the middle class is becoming smaller and the upper working class and working class are expanding.
In these communities, Dr. Ceron-Anaya has found an inverted glass-ceiling, which he calls a “glass floor.” People who are in highly privileged communities, always find ways to find jobs that prevent them from downward mobility, and Dr. Ceron-Anaya is interested in why this happens in many different countries, not just in Mexico. He believes there needs to be more research done to understand why this occurs more and more.
Dr. Ceron-Anaya also wants others to recognize that though it is a very different world in the golf clubs in Mexico, it is not as far away as Americans might think because some of these patterns between the wealthy and the poor apply in the United States as well, specifically looking at the wealthy’s viewpoint of the poor. There is an internalized superiority, so it is difficult to find the flaws in the status quo. Dr. Ceron-Anaya says he does not understand the stereotype that the wealthy are smart and the poor are lazy, but by opening up the conversation more, we might be able to gain a better understanding of the wealthy and how their relationship with the poor contributes to the inequalities.
About the Author
Nichelle Taylor is an Anthropology major at UNC and enjoys writing anything and everything—prose, essays, novels, and now interviews! She loves anthropology because she learns something new about humans in every class, and it allows her to practice understanding viewpoints other than her own. When she is not studying or writing, Nichelle enjoys drinking hot tea and cuddling with her dog, Izzy.


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I can't believe Goldikova wasn't taken down. Peslier oughta to be set down for two weeks, after launching a six-horse demolition derby. This wasn't a maiden claimer at Cahokia Downs. This was a major, multi-million-dollar race, and the Churchill Downs/Breeders Cup stewards brought shame to themselves and the game. Added to the ridiculous Thursday morning turf course closure which wrote finis to the chances of at least four strong European contenders, the display of arrogance and pettiness by officials turned the event into a tawdry exhibition instead of the sport's showcase, as it is intended to be.
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Shevuot (Oaths) 29 - Vain Oaths
What is called an oath given in vain? It is if one swore to contradict something which is well known to people. For example, if he said about a stone column that it is made of gold, or about a man that he is a woman, or about a woman that she is a man.
Another example of a vain oath is when he swore about something that is impossible for him to do, or which is prohibited by the Torah, and in this sense impossible. Thus, if he knew a testimony and swore not to say it, it is a vain oath, since he is obligated by the Torah to testify if he knows a favorable testimony about someone. Similarly, it is a vain oath not to put on tefillin.
For vain oaths one is liable to lashes if the violation is willful, and is completely exempt if he did it by mistake.
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Is CAD drafting a good career?
Drafting, or AutoCAD (computer-aided design) drafting, is a good career choice for anyone who is passionate about design and working with computers. Drafters have solid technical skills, spatial understanding, mathematical skills, and problem-solving abilities.
What is CAD drafting used for?
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The severe headache emergency – part 3
The patient we are attending is complaining of a severe headache and photophobia. She does not have fever or signs of meningism. The two major threats of subarachnoid haemorrhage and meningitis are possible causes but not stand out for suspicion. However the patient has confirmed a long history of suffering migraines. She has a number of them every year with them sometimes lasting for more than a day. This presentation is pretty much the same as on other occasions. She normally manages her migraine herself.
Treatment of migraine can be divided into two streams. One part aims to preventing the number of and duration of episodes in the first place. The other part combats those that do occur. Both are commonly employed by migraineurs. Options for managing acute episodes can be further divided into two groups. Those that provide non specific therapy such as paracetamol, aspirin and non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. These are better suited for mild to moderate pain. Opioids can also be considered non specific analgesia. Therapies more specifically tailored to migraine are better for more severe or unrelieved pain. The triptans are first line examples of this therapy. Therapies that intend to prevent migraine episodes in the first place include some of the beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, antidepressants and antiepileptic medications.19
Despite aspirin being a reasonable first option for a clearly diagnosed headache, it is not suitable for prehospital responders. One possible headache cause to be excluded is intracranial haemorrhage, so antiplatelet aspirin may offer more problems than solutions.
Triptan drugs help migraine by binding to serotonin receptors. They work best if taken early in the onset. A disadvantage of tryptans is that they can cause vasoconstriction making them less suitable where there is severe cardiovascular disease or hypertension present. They also don’t combine well with serotonin reuptake inhibitors with risk of excessive serotonin.19
The trigeminal nerve (the fifth cranial) plays the major role in sensation and motor actions of the face and jaw. This nerve gets a major mention when any head pain is noted since the sensory role includes touch, temperature and pain. It is called the trigeminal nerve as it branches into three parts; the ophthalmic, maxillary and the mandibular nerve.
Nerve messages are passed on by neurotransmitting chemicals with two of the most common being dopamine and serotonin. The neurotransmitter is the chemical, the receptor is what they bind with that switches on some message transmission. A neurotransmitter agonist mimics the action of the neurotransmitter. Dopamine agonists for example are used for treating Parkinson’s. Antagonists block or interfere with the action of the neurotransmitter. This is an important point to keep in mind since two dopamine agonists in common prehospital use are prochlorperazine and metoclopramide.
An earlier theory for migraine cause was that it involved cerebral vasodilation within the brain. By blocking the dopamine action, the vascular response could be eased. This theory has largely been at least partly replaced.
The brain itself does not have pain receptors. Instead the trigeminal nerve provides for this input from structures within and around the brain including muscles, blood vessels and other nerves. Sensory receptors in the meningeal blood vessels communicate with the trigeminal nerve. With migraineurs this process is exaggerated. Inflammation, vasodilation and unhelpful cellular responses all produce and enhance the sensation of pain irrespective of the amount of vasodilation.
To help manage this response, the triptan drugs seek to antagonise the serotonin activities whilst dopamine agonists can be used concurrently to address this other major neurotransmitter.
The antiemetics prochlorperazine and metoclopramide are commonly employed in prehospital use. There is a body of evidence and support for use of both for migraines. Arguably prochlorperazine is the most effective however metoclopramide is a reasonable alternative.10 Alternatively inhalation analgesia such as methoxyflurane may not go any way to treating the cause of the pain but may still be effective in providing some interim analgesic relief.
With migraine, the headache is arguably the strongest clue. Though there are various migraine presentations the headache is most commonly severe, frequently throbbing or pulsating and in the majority of cases one sided. It can be made worse by movement and exercise. Occasionally it is both sides or frontal but not usually at the back of the head. It can last for hours to days. Migraine is typically divided into with or without an aura. What is of great concern when migraine is suspected is the finding of meningism, fever or changes in consciousness.20
The aura with migraine is an interesting symptom. This can accompany other neurological problems including seizures. An aura is best described as a change in what the patient perceives. It can involve senses, commonly visual or smell. Alternatively it can involve confusion and changes in behaviour. Whilst none of these are particularly problematic, they can help to assess that this problem is indeed consistent with previous episodes.
Aura with migraine does cause some concern for the patient in the longer term. Migraine with aura affects about one in three migraineurs with visual symptoms common.9 There is some recognised association between this type of migraine and the possibility of stroke in the longer term.7,8,9,13 Though unclear as to why, one theory is that the arteriosclerosis that can lead to ischemic or even intracerebral haemorrhage also causes endothelial changes, inflammation and irritation to the trigeminal nerve.1,9,11,13 This provides a direct link between migraine and stroke. However before panic sets in, it must be remembered that as many as one in five people have migraine affect their lives at some time making it likely that may people will also have stroke as well.13 Many will simply share risk factors for stroke.
There are other causes of severe headache. Cerebral vasoconstriction from non migraine causes can. Migraine has some association with cerebral vasodilation. Cerebral vasoconstriction can similarly be seen to be problematic and associated with headache. This can be caused by recreational drugs such as ecstasy and amphetamine, prescription medications particularly serotonin uptake inhibitors2 and tryptans and even some nasal decongestants such as ephedrine. Other medical causes can lead to indirect cerebral vasoconstriction. These include eclampsia, head injury, intracerebral and subarachnoid haemorrhage.
Exactly these leads to cerebral vasoconstriction is not always well understood. Likely theories include changes in and dysfunction of the endothelium from excessive sympathetic stimulation or some other mediator such as sertotonin or nitric oxide. As with migraine, the best treatment is to try to identify and avoid trigger factors. There are medication options none of which have strong evidence for support. They include steroid use and calcium channel blockers.4 Headache caused by sudden vasospasm though is more likely to produce thunderclap headache.
Cervical artery dissection, which can present similarly to artery spasm is another. Tension headache is arguably the most common form of headache but is commonly limited to moderate or less in pain severity. Causes vary and often unknown but can include stress, eyestrain or tiredness. Some causes will be idiopathic with others from trauma including to the neck.4 Importantly for prehospital responders, diagnosis will frequently not be available. Treatment will often be non specific to the cause as it will be in hospital. Erring to the most reasonable worst case scenario must be strict.
Illness, such as gastrointestinal, can lead to dehydration and the feeling of headache which is usually milder in intensity. Administration of intravenous fluid therapy to correct severe dehydration may be of benefit if the headache is thought to be from this cause.
Opioids do not have a major role or many friends when it comes to treating the patient with severe headache. They can cause dependency and do not aim to treat any underlying cause. They can also be the target of drug seeking behaviours in some cases. However there is the concept of rescue therapy where the patient with severe headache that cannot be relieved by other means is provided with opioids in desperation to seek some pain relief. This should be the perception and position for opioids. All else has failed, there is no immediate in hospital prospect of an alternative, better suited, therapy and the patient continues to have severe unrelieved pain.
Opioids may be the only helpful analgesia available for the patient with acute stroke with severe headache. Though there is some risk of causing drowsiness or hypotension, both of which could be problematic, the desire to provide some relief from the unrelenting headache severity is overwhelming. In such cases access to an emergency department should not be readily at hand. The crushing pain of subarachnoid haemorrhage may not benefit from any analgesia option. Given the severity of this pain, the early administration of opioids is usually a reasonable choice. For the migraineur though other alternatives should be given a chance to work first.
A well documented problem with headache medications is the so called rebound headache. Correctly called overuse of headache medication, this is a problem where headache severity and occurrence can actually increase directly as a result of significant use of the medication. This problem applies only to people who already have a headache problem. Taking analgesia for other problems not related to headache will not then go on to produce headaches.
Overuse rebound headaches result from significant and regular use of analgesic medications for pre-existing headaches. It does not happen in response to short term or occasional use. Medications commonly implicated include non steroidal anti-inflammatories, opioids and tryptans. Despite this problem, it should not necessarily have any influence on the acute rescue management that can be provided by prehospital responders.
Recovery from overuse rebound headaches is straight forward though difficult and not always successful. The patient ceases using the problematic medication and either modifies the way they use the drug in future or finds a suitable alternative. The difficulty comes in the rise in headache frequency observed during the withdrawal period. Withdrawal from the problematic medication may on occasion require hospitalisation. Nausea, vomiting, cardiovascular disturbance, anxiety, restlessness and sleep disturbance are commonly observed along with the increased headache. Alternative medications may not work and the patient may have a natural tendency to lapse back into using the problematic drug. The real trick is to ensure patients do not enter into this problem in the first place, particularly with drugs such as opioids.
1. Headache and the Risk of Stroke: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study Among 35 056 Finnish Men and Women Pekka Jousilahti, MD, PhD; Jaakko Tuomilehto, Daiva Rastenyte, Erkki Vartiainen, Arch Intern Med. 2003;163(9):1058-1062
2. Cerebral vasoconstriction and stroke after use of serotonergic drugs A. B. Singhal, Caviness, A. F. Begleiter, E. J. Mark, G. Rordorf, W. J. Koroshetz Neurology January 8, 2002; 58(1):130-133
4. Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome: An important cause of severe headache Li HueyTan, Oliver Flower Emergency Medicine International Volume 2012, Article ID 303152, 8 pages
9. Migraine and risk of haemorrhagic stroke in women: prospective cohort study Tobias Kurth, Carlos S Kase, Markus Schurks, Christophe Tzourio, Julie E Buring, BMJ 2010;341:c3659
11. Cerebral infarct presenting with thunderclap headache Bengt A. Edvardsson Æ Staffan Persson J Headache Pain (2009) 10:207–209
13. Migraine and stroke: Perspectives for stroke physicians Tobias Kurth, Hans-Christoph Diener Stroke, 2012; 43:3421-3426
19. A review of current European treatment guidelines for migraine Fabio Antonaci, Cezar Dumitrache, Ilaria De Cillis, Marta Allena. J Headache Pain (2010) 11:13–19
20. Migraine: diagnosis and pharmacologic treatment in Emergency Department. V Bounes, JA Edlow European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences 2011; 15: 215-221


How big is your car park? ¶
By: jw35 on Sept. 9, 2019, 1:34 p.m.
It's easy enough to fit a car park with entry and exit counters and from them work out how many cars are inside at any one time. But what most people want to know is how many free spaces there are, and to work that out you need to know the car park's capacity. You'd think that these figures would be readily available, since anyone could juist go out and count the space. But it turns out that there's some confusion. The County Council's Voyager system, the City Council pages on car parking, and the Cambridge City and South Cambs Transport Strategy (from 2014, see tables B5 and B7) all disagree about how big many of the car parks are, in some cases by as much as 20%:
(sorry about the image - I can't work out how to display a table here).
I wonder which of these represent reality?
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Sam Allardyce has declared his “love” for the FA Cup, yet it is not unconditional.
For the Sunderland manager confesses that, playing away from home at Arsenal on Saturday, he will be forced to, well, ‘play away from home’.
But cheating on the oldest knockout competition in the world? Don’t blame Big Sam.
The 61-year-old grew up rising early on FA Cup Final morning to watch the live television coverage unfold across the day. Daydreaming.
He never graced Wembley as a player.
Then in April 2000, when manager of Bolton Wanderers, Allardyce lost a semi-final 4-1 on penalties to Aston Villa, at the old home of football.
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“One of my childhood dreams was a matter of inches away,” he said, mournful at having been “robbed” of the opportunity to lead a team out at Wembley in an actual final.
So the FA Cup counts, still.
Times change, though. Circumstances change. Priorities do.
The Black Cats are second bottom of the Premier League, four points from a position of safety.
They have injuries, and an 1850-mile round-trip encompassing the Emirates, another country and a return to London inside eight days.
With relegation so prominent a threat and so much television money at stake should it become a reality, Ellis Short has made clear what matters.
Richard Scudamore has emphasised the point.
Allardyce may be somewhat disingenuous in his fulsome commitment to the cup. He has fielded weakened teams at previous clubs, albeit in his defence, in similarly compromised circumstances.
But all told, the Wearside outfit is not currently sufficiently strong enough in a number of capacities to boast the luxury of playing at full strength on Saturday.
So expect changes. Expect Jordan Pickford and, perhaps, Tom Beadling. For them and the likes of, say, Danny Graham it’s a chance in the spotlight to shine.
It might even be a dream come true.
“I got knocked out on penalties at Bolton against Aston Villa, and that robbed me of a chance of leading a side out at the old Wembley in an FA Cup Final for the very last time,” said Allardyce.
“So one of my childhood dreams was a matter of inches away in a penalty shoot-out.
“We actually walked a team out at Wembley because it was the semi-final (there), but that’s not the same as doing it in the final.
“I’d never been there as a player, but we all dream of it as youngsters. I used to get up early Saturday morning on FA Cup final day, and the FA Cup Saturday started at 10 o’clock.
“We’re all in love with it, but when you’re in the position I’m in, you take up your position from what the club takes as its first priority, not the manager’s.
“The club’s first priority is to stay in the Premier League, and that’s what the owners tell me.
“People talk about the manager’s priority, but actually every club’s first priority comes from the owners, and the owners will tell you that they want to do well in the FA Cup, of course they do, but have you got the capabilities and the squad to do that?
“At this particular time of the year, have you got enough players fit who are capable of producing those performances?”
No, may be the short answer.
“You could say we’re going to play one or two young players, although one has already played quite often, but there’s another one who hasn’t played yet, who’ll play,” said Allardyce.
“The rest will be players who have played in the Premier League this year, and who have been in the squad all season.
“It won’t be youngsters across the board in the team, it’ll only be one or two, and the rest will be seasoned experienced professionals who have been here all season.
“There will be one or two players rested who won’t travel, who have been playing every single game over the Christmas period.
“There will be one or two who have niggles, without them really being that serious, and they’ll be rested to get ready for Swansea and Tottenham.
“Tom (Beadling) will be in the squad, and we’ll use our squad to its full potential over this period of time.”


When is the best time to go to Halong Bay?
When is the best time to go to Halong Bay? Here's some information to help you in your decision:
- The best months for good weather in Halong Bay are May, October, November and December
- On average, the warmest months are May, June, July, August, September and October
- The rainiest months are July and August
- The best months for swimming are May, June, July, August, September and October
For full information about the climate and weather in Halong Bay a specific month, click on the corresponding line below:
|Month||Average temp.||Rainfall||Our opinion||View Details|
|January||15°C/21°C||68mm||tolerable weather||Halong Bay in january|
|February||17°C/23°C||30mm||tolerable weather||Halong Bay in february|
|March||20°C/25°C||62mm||tolerable weather||Halong Bay in march|
|April||23°C/29°C||86mm||tolerable weather||Halong Bay in april|
|May||27°C/32°C||249mm||good weather||Halong Bay in may|
|June||28°C/33°C||372mm||tolerable weather||Halong Bay in june|
|July||28°C/33°C||488mm||tolerable weather||Halong Bay in july|
|August||28°C/34°C||445mm||bad weather||Halong Bay in august|
|September||27°C/33°C||261mm||tolerable weather||Halong Bay in september|
|October||24°C/31°C||155mm||good weather||Halong Bay in october|
|November||21°C/27°C||57mm||good weather||Halong Bay in november|
|December||17°C/23°C||43mm||good weather||Halong Bay in december|
Weather and climate in Halong Bay
- Between january and march the climate is okay. The record temperature this month is 34°C and it rains about 44% of the time in march.
- In april the climate is good. In average, on the morning it is 23°C and it rains in april about 86mm.
- In the month of may the climate is just OK. the thermometer goes up to 32°C°C and it rains in may about 249mm.
- In the month of june the climate is not good. The record temperature this month is 37°C and it rains about 372mm each month.
- In the month of july the climate is very bad. the thermometer goes up to 33°C°C.
- In the month of august the climate is not good. At lunchtime, it's 33°C in average and you can expect to have 445mm of rainfall/month during this period.
- In the month of september the climate is just OK. By early evening, the temperature averages 29°C and it rains in september about 261mm.
- From october to december the climate is good. the thermometer goes up to 23°C°C and it rains in december about 43mm.
Chart: temperature and rainfall in Halong Bay
The chart below allows you to look at the following seasonal norms for the city of Halong Bay: minimum and maximum temperatures, and the monthly volume of precipitation for each month of the year.
Map of Vietnam
Halong Bay appears on the map below with a blue icon. The other cities or locations in Vietnam appear on the map with a black icon. Click for information about the climate.


All interested singers are invited to attend the first rehearsal of the Acton Community Chorus Spring season on January 27th, 7:30 to 9:30. During this Open Rehearsal, anyone may come and sing with the group, meet members, and learn about the chorus. Acton Community Chorus is open, without audition, to all singers 18 years of age and older.
Celebrate the beginning of the 2020?s with a look back at the Roarin? 20?s.? Learn hits by Irving Berlin, George and Ira Gershwin, Fats Waller, and Cole Porter, including Ain?t Misbehavin?, Embraceable You, Singin? in the Rain, Someone to Watch Over Me, Blue Skies, Fascinating Rhythm, I Can't Give You Anything But Love, and so many more.? Don your fedora, break out your flapper dress, and come sing with us each Monday this spring.?
The chorus includes singers from Acton, Chelmsford, Dunstable, Groton, Harvard, Hudson, Lincoln, Littleton, Marlboro, Maynard, Stow, Westford, and other nearby towns. Rehearsals are held Mondays from 7:30 - 9:30 at the Faith Evangelical Free Church, 54 Hosmer Street, Acton. (The Church graciously hosts our rehearsals; the ACC has no religious affiliation.) The church is accessible to all and large print music is available upon request.
ACC, a nonprofit organization, is supported in part by grants from the Acton-Boxborough, Concord, Harvard, and Littleton Cultural Councils which are supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. ACC has been dedicated to bringing beautiful choral music to area communities since 1984. For more information, please visit actoncommunitychorus.org.


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* A chat with Chief Judge Alex Kozinski. Kozinski is the only interviewee who can talk about political oppression and reserve the real shock and horror for jury verdicts. [Concurring Opinions]
* On a serious note, a summer intern at Bank of America has died after pulling three all-nighters. Biglaw reminds associates that the lesson here is to get your work done faster. [Gawker via Instapundit]
* LeBron James thinks he’s actually above the law. What’s more despicable? Using celebrity to ruin everyone else’s commute so you can watch a concert or being part of the Heat? [Grantland]
* Case Western Reserve is changing its legal curriculum out of desperation an effort to revolutionize law school. [Cleveland Plain-Dealer]
* Women’s magazines make a ton of demoralizing helpful promises. What if lawyers inserted themselves into the editorial process? [The Tangential]
* A company is selling pork-laced bullets to “keep Islamics from going to Heaven.” Ever since Denny’s, they’re putting bacon in everything… [CBS Seattle]
* Justice Thomas is really terrible. This is probably why #UncleThomas is trending on Twitter. [Jezebel]
* A feminist critique of law reviews based on the Russell Crowe film, Gladiator. This sounds intriguing. [TaxProf Blog]
* If you wanted to know how the judge decided the audio expert issue in the Zimmerman trial, we’ve got you covered. If you wanted to know when attorney Don West will compile his collection of Greatest Opening Statement Jokes, we have no idea. [The Expert Institute]
* TNT has a new show dropping teams in Tasmania and forcing them to endure… a knockoff of The Amazing Race and Survivor. But an L.A.-based attorney is on this Friday trying to win $100,000, or what we used to call “a year-end bonus.” [TNT Newsroom]
* Ken White breaks down all the charges against Edward Snowden. To avoid these charges, Snowden is holed up in the transit zone of the Moscow airport, which I hear has a really terrible TGI Friday’s where Snowden will get to eat for the indefinite future. [Popehat]
But they can do it. Some phone companies, for a fee, actually have a self-serve website where law enforcement can go in, ping your phone, and know exactly where you are. Pretty neat, huh? So anyway, the answer is, kiss it goodbye.
– Chief Judge Alex Kozinski, discussing the state of third-party privacy in the era of technological surveillance. He adds that “the great libertarian conspiracy” could soon be located “right here.”
* Michigan will assume control of Detroit pursuant to the state’s controversial “Emergency Manager Law.” How controversial? Michigan voters went to the polls to repeal the law last year… and the legislature said no. There’s a fitting symmetry that a law that denies the democratic rights of the people exists only because the legislature trampled on the democratic rights of the people. [WXYZ]
* A Harvard Law grad opens an e-commerce lingerie startup. The hook for her bra business is in-home fittings. Perfect for the cross-dresser who hates prying eyes. [Forbes]
* Rutgers-Newark and Rutgers-Camden have announced that they will merge into a single law school named “Rutgers School of Law” effective Fall 2014. The new school accomplishes the important goal of removing the words “Newark” and “Camden” from promotional materials. [TaxProf Blog]
* Professor Eugene Kontorovich explains how Chief Judge Kozinski’s piracy ruling actually advanced the liberal causes of the Law of the Sea and expanding the scope of the Alien Tort Statute. Yeah, but it also doomed us to destruction if Captain Kirk can’t get his act together in this new timeline. [Volokh Conspiracy]
* The producers of The Bachelor may need better lawyers. After they settled a claim with blogger Reality Steve, barring him from contacting cast and crew for spoilers, he’s publishing spoilers again. Reality Steve’s defense? The settlement agreement was silent on the matter of cast and crew contacting him. Touché. Reality Steve wins a one-on-one this week. [IT-Lex.org]
* Sometimes you just need to call the other player’s bluff. Right-wing legislators in Utah loudly parroted talk-radio scripts calling for Utah to reject federal grant money. Democrats in Utah agreed and voted to reject federal grants. Then Republicans started to panic. [Utah Political Report]
* Jon Stewart calls for the drowning of legal journalist Peter Lattman for being a wizard. Video after the jump….
Last week, Chief Judge Alex Kozinski paid a visit to Yale Law School, where he made two public appearances. He had a Charlie Rose-style conversation with Noah Messing, YLS’s Lecturer in the Practice of Law and Legal Writing, and then he did an event with the Federalist Society, moderated by a current student, Jon Fougner.
Let’s hear what His Honor had to say, about a wide range of topics — his favorite opinion of his, tips for getting ahead in the legal profession, advocates who have impressed him over the years, why you shouldn’t take your mother to your oral argument, and why you should read Playboy (hint: it’s not for the articles)….
If you’re trapped in the office on this Friday after Thanksgiving — or, just as bad, stuck at a distant relative’s house with nothing to do — Professor Hadley Arkes of Amherst College and Chief Judge Alex Kozinski of the Ninth Circuit are here to help.
Last weekend, at the National Lawyers Convention of the Federalist Society, Professor Arkes and Chief Judge Kozinski debated whether natural law should inform constitutional law. Let’s check out their most interesting debate….
Left to right: Alex Kozinski and Diarmuid O’Scannlain.
This week is an exciting one for conservative and libertarian legal nerds: the National Lawyers Convention of the Federalist Society starts tomorrow. I’ll be attending and covering the proceedings; if you see me, please say hello. (If you haven’t registered for the conference in advance, you can still register at the door.)
As always, the conference will overflow with legal luminaries. This year, two of the Ninth Circuit’s most notable names — Chief Judge Alex Kozinski, and Judge Diarmuid O’Scannlain (for whom I clerked) — will be making presentations. Chief Judge Kozinski will debate Professor Hadley Arkes about natural law and constitutional law, while Judge O’Scannlain will moderate a panel about religious liberty.
To whet your appetite, let’s read more about both of these judges and some recent First Amendment fun at the Ninth Circuit….
– The introductory line to Chief Judge Alex Kozinski’s recent separate opinion in Garfias-Rodriguez v. Holder (9th Cir. Oct. 19, 2012). As noted by the WSJ Law Blog, the other opinions of the highly fragmented en banc court had more traditional designations, like “concurrence” and “dissent.” Howard Bashman was amused.
(Additional news out of the Ninth Circuit, of a serious and sad nature, after the jump.)
Ed. note: The Asia Chronicles column is authored by Kinney Recruiting. Kinney has made more placements of U.S. associates, counsels and partners in Asia than any other recruiting firm in each of the past seven years. You can reach them by email: email@example.com.
It’s that time of year again when JDs are starting to apply for 2L summer jobs and 2L summers are deciding which practice area to focus on.
For those JDs with an interest in potentially lateraling to or transferring to Asia in the future, please feel free to reach out to Kinney for advice on firm choices, interviewing and practice choices, relating to future marketability in Asia, or for a general discussion on your particular Asia markets of interest. This is of course a free of cost service for those who some years in the future may be our future industry contacts or perhaps even clients.
For some years now Kinney’s Asia head, Evan Jowers, has been formally advising Harvard Law students with such questions, as the Asia expert in Harvard Law’s “Ask The Experts Market Program” each summer and fall, with podcasts and scheduled phone calls. This has been an enjoyable and productive experience for all involved.
Whether you’re fresh off the bar exam or hitting your stride after hanging a shingle a few years ago, one thing’s for certain: independent attorneys who start a solo or small-law practice live with a certain amount of stress.
Non-attorneys would think the stress comes from preparing for a big trial, deposing a hostile witness, or crafting the perfect contract for a picky client.
But that’s nothing compared to the constant, nagging, real-life kind, the kind you get from the day-to-day grind of being a law-abiding attorney.
Connecticut plaintiffs-side boutique litigation firm (12 lawyers) seeks full-time associate with 2-4 years litigation experience, top tier undergraduate and law school education. Journal or clerkship experience a plus; highest ethical standards and strong work ethic required. Familiarity with Connecticut state court legal practice is preferred, but not required.
The firm handles sophisticated, high-end cases for plaintiffs, including individuals and businesses with significant claims in a wide array of matters. Our cases often have important public policy implications, and are litigated in state and federal courts throughout Connecticut. Representative areas of practice include medical malpractice, catastrophic personal injury, business torts, deceptive trade practices and other complex commercial litigation, and products liability.
Additional information can be located on our website, at www.sgtlaw.com.


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Social skills refer to skills essential for working in harmony with people around you. These skills enable you to work with diverse people at a variety of tasks in a way that will boost your energy and productivity.
Teams are groups of people with the following characteristics
- Committed to a common goal/purpose/deliverable
- Possess complementary skills to support each other and contribute in accomplishing the common goal/purpose/deliverable
- Share the responsibility and accountable for its achievement.
At HU, you will be required to work in teams frequently, inside and outside the classrooms to work on group projects/assignments and/or events. In order to successfully lead a team or participate in teams effectively, you need to have certain skills. These skills may include communication skills, conflict resolution skills, skills for structuring accountability, planning and follow-up, and assertiveness. Having teamwork skills will help you to work effectively in a team and contribute positively towards accomplishing shared goals.
A conflict arises from differences. It occurs whenever people disagree over their ideas, beliefs, values, ideologies and desires. A conflict triggers strong feelings, which may include anger, feeling disrespected or devalued, intimidation, rejection etc. It is important to learn to resolve conflicts in a healthy way to save relationships as well as avoid harmful effects on personal health and wellbeing. Conflict is a natural part of life as it is impossible for people to agree on everything at all times. Conflict, if dealt with positively promotes diversity, creativity, and deepening of relationships.
At HU, you will be required to work in teams, group projects, discussions etc. While participating in all such activities, you may experience conflict as people may disagree with your ideas and you may disagree with theirs. By learning the skills you need for successful conflict resolution, you will become more respectful and understanding of different ideas and be able to keep your personal and professional relationships strong and growing. On the other hand, lack of conflict resolution skills may stress you out and negatively impact your studies and overall health.
Emotional Intelligence (EI)
Emotional intelligence describes the ability, capacity, skill, or self-perceived ability to identify, assess, and manage the emotions of oneself, of others, and of groups. People who possess a high degree of emotional intelligence know themselves very well and are also able to sense the emotions of others. They are affable, resilient, and optimistic. (Olivier Serrat, 2009. Understanding and Developing Emotional Intelligence)
By developing their emotional intelligence, individuals can become more productive and successful at what they do, and help others become more productive and successful too. People with good EI manage their stress well, they can moderate conflicts effectively, and can promote harmony and relationship among families/groups/teams.
As a young learner, your good IE skills will help you to face the challenges of your academic, social and personal lives while remaining calm and composed.
- To better understand emotional intelligence read ‘Emotional Intelligence’ and ‘Emotional Intelligence background’ (by Ohio State University)
Managing Participation in Online Social Networks
Social media opens up new worlds to connect and communicate. It is very important to remember that whenever we connect with a social media network, we join a community of people who have their own beliefs, ideas, perspectives and identities. It is as important to take care of the ethical aspects of human interaction on social media as it is while interacting with people in person.
Social media is now becoming more and more widespread and there are growing concerns pertaining to the privacy and use of information we share on social media networking sites. Social networking sites keep track of all interactions used on their sites and save them for later use such as to deal with cyberstalking, location disclosure, social profiling, third party personal information disclosure, government use of social network websites in investigations, and employers using them as a source of information and judgments.
This scenario demands that we must be careful while interacting on social media and not only follow social media ethics and etiquette but also protect ourselves and avoid any negative consequences of the information shared on social media platforms.

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Shows & Events
Beat Back Buffelgrass Day
Non-native invasive buffelgrass (Pennisetum ciliare) is harmfully changing the Sonoran desert's ecosystem by choking out native plants and creating wildfire hazards that destroy both natural and urban areas. Join volunteers in the Tucson area to control this scourge on January 26, 2013. Details can be found at http://www.buffelgrass.org/. The site also includes videos and articles that explain the issue. Note that if January 26 does not fit your schedule, the website contains a map with locations of many buffelgrass sites around the Tucson area with ongoing eradication efforts and opportunities for volunteers to sign up.
Arizona Master Gardener Manual Planting Calendar
The Southwest's varied topography and climate create myriad growing conditions and planting seasons. What is ideal for one gardener may be problematic for another living just a few miles away. There is no substitute for experience and keeping a record of what occurs in your particular microclimate! As a general guideline, the Arizona Master Gardener Manual includes a Planting Calendar divided into six elevation zones ranging from 10 feet to over 6000 feet. Although based on Arizona's conditions, it works as a starting point for all Southwestern gardeners. If you live out of state, check with your County Cooperative Extension office. Many have planting calendars for their area.

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Prolonged, uninterrupted, unexpected, and unmanageable stresses are the most damaging types of stress and can damage your mind, well being and your body.
Stress Signs and Stress Symptoms
Excess stress can manifest itself in a variety of emotional, behavioral, and even physical symptoms, and the symptoms of stress vary enormously among different individuals. Common somatic (physical) symptoms often reported by those experiencing excess stress include:
- emotional and behavioral symptoms (e.g., include nervousness, anxiety, changes in eating habits including overeating, loss of enthusiasm or energy, and mood changes)
- muscle tension
- tension headaches
- gastrointestinal disturbances
- anxiety disorders
- cardiovascular disease
- gastrointestinal problems
- high blood pressure
- migraines and
- fluctuations of blood sugar in diabetics.
There also is scientific evidence showing that people experiencing psychological stress are more prone to develop colds and other infections than their less-stressed peers. Overwhelming psychological stress (such as the events of 9-11) can cause both temporary (transient) and long-lasting (chronic) symptoms of a serious psychiatric illness called posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).


I recall headlines of years' past that declared Exxon-Mobile's profits
were soaring on oil's high prices, and today's headlines of dwindling
profits brings a sigh...There's a growing movement for
institutions to divest from oil and fossil fuels that is taking off across
universities (e.g., Stanford), major religious denominations (e.g. Church of
England), and other investment funds centered mostly on moral grounds, such as
pollution and climate change.However, there's also an argument
that fossil fuels are increasingly risky investments. Because oil is dominated
by OPEC's cartel that can grossly influence price and supply, OPEC member
nations (largely run by royals and despots) have been out to knock
America's booming, but expensive-to-produce oil industry out of the market.
Because American oil producers can't compete on cost, their moves have
been largely successful. Coal is increasingly being edged out by
cheaper and more competitive alternatives -- from natural gas to renewables.
Additionally, both state and federal pollution regulations make it difficult to
burn without demands for expensive clean up. In short, both moral
and economic reasons make fossil fuels a risky investment.


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Police in the island nation of Maldives held a teacher from India for about 15 days before deporting him on Oct. 14 for having a Bible in his house, a source said.
Last month, the Ministry of Islamic Affairs published new regulations under the Protection of Religious Unity Act of 1994 in the government gazette, signaling a renewed commitment to control unlicensed preaching of Islam and propagation of non-Islamic religions in the country.
The Act outlaws promotion of anything that represents a religion other than Islam or any opinion that disagrees with Islamic scholars. It also prohibits use of any website, blog, newspaper or magazine that contradicts Islam. Any violation under the Act is punishable by an imprisonment of between two and five years, banishment or house arrest. Foreigners who are found proselytizing are to be deported, it says.
The new set of regulations maintains a longtime ban on propagation, display and expression of any religion other than Islam. It also prohibits translation of books with such content into the local language, Dhivehi.
The regulations state that only preachers licensed by the government are allowed to speak in public, and they must not create hatred towards people of any other religion—the latter stipulation has been criticized by members of Islamic organizations such as the Islamic Foundation of Maldives, who say that because the Quran speaks against Judaism and Christianity, they too should have the right to do so.
The regulations require foreign scholars to abstain from criticizing Maldives’ social norms, domestic policies or laws. And media must not disseminate any information that “humiliates Allah or his prophets or the holy Quran or the Sunnah of the Prophet [Muhammad] or the Islamic faith.”
The nation’s tight control over religion is seen as a legacy of former authoritarian President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, who ruled for 30 years until 2008, keeping religion and its institutions under his grip. He was particularly known for insulating the country against Wahhabi influence from Saudi Arabia and for checking alleged missionary activities by Christians.
President Mohamed Nasheed seeks to deviate from Gayoom’s policies but has not been able to introduce any major reforms or ensure religious freedom. Any advocacy for individual rights is seen as a Western conspiracy to attack Islam in the country. Maldivian conservatives do not allow citizens to become atheists, and leaving Islam can attract violence and harassment by authorities.
Nasheed’s moderate Maldivian Democratic Party does not have a majority in the parliament. In 2009, the main opposition party, the Maldivian People’s Party led by Gayoom, won a majority in the parliamentary election.
Decades of carefully exercised political control over religious narrative in the Maldives has left in its wake a culture of intolerance among the general public unsympathetic to wider views on non-Islamic religions and hostile to Islamic academics and Muslim religious scholars who espouse a more humane form of Islam.
A Minivan author wrote last month that many Maldivian lawmakers and senior government officials privately admit “their hands are tied when it comes to the issue of freedom of religion.” The author asserted that advocating universal human rights “is the easiest way of committing political suicide in the Maldives.”