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Description: Islanders goalie Jaroslav Halak had his best game of the series in Game 6 to help New York strave off elimination, beating Washington, 3-1, on Saturday in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals.
Insight: Halak made 38 saves on 39 shots in what could be the final game at the Nassau Coliseum. The Islanders will have to win Game 7 on Monday in order to ensure more home games. Halak has a .913 save percentage and a 2.61 GAA in the series.
Description: Islanders center John Tavares scored his second goal of the playoffs to help New York avoid elimination as the Islanders beat the Capitals, 6-2, in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals on Saturday.
Insight: Tavares also had an assist on the game-winning goal from Nikolay Kulemin in the third period. The, 3-1, victory for the Islanders forces a Game 7 in Washington on Monday.
Description: Islanders right wing Kyle Okposo scored his first goal of the 2015 NHL playoffs in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals versus the Capitals on Friday.
Insight: Okposo scored to give the Islanders back their two-goal lead after Karl Alzner scored for Washington, but the Capitals scored three unanswered goals to end the game. Okposo was minus-one with three shots on goal.
Description: Islanders forward Brock Nelson had his first multi-goal game for the first time since Opening night.
Insight: What a time for Nelson to have one of his best games of the season. He scored the first goal of the game, which really set the tone for Game 1. Washington wasn't the same team after Nelson's score. Inside of two minutes left in regulation, Nelson sprinted down ice to help his team avoid icing and then scored on the empty net. The Islanders beat the Capitals in Game 1, 4-1.
Description: Islanders center John Tavares had two points on Saturday in the season finale, but that wasn't enough to win the Art Ross Trophy.
Insight: Tavares had a goal and an assist, but Stars' Jamie Benn recorded a hat trick and added an assist to pass Tavares by one point. Still, Tavares had a great season with 38 goals and 48 assists, playing in all 82 games.
Description: Islanders winger Anders Lee scored two goals during Tuesday's loss against the Flyers.
Insight: His second goal tied the game with under 30 seconds left, however the Islanders squandered the game with just over two seconds left. Lee now has 25 goals and 41 points through 74 games this season.
Description: Islanders center John Tavares had a goal and an assist in the loss to the Blue Jackets on Thursday.
Insight: This was a costly loss for the Islanders, who are trying to stay in front of the Penguins for second place in the Metropolitian Division. New York led, 3-1, but allowed two goals in the final nine minutes and lost in the shootout. Tavares was still productive, though, and he has 35 goals and 44 assists in 78 games this season.
Description: Islanders right wing Kyle Okposo (detached retina) has been activated off injured reserve.
Insight: Okposo suffered a detatched retina in late January. Okposo has 44 points in 46 games this season so make sure to get him back in your lineup as he should be back on the top line relatively quickly.
Description: Islanders center John Tavares scored the game-winning overtime goal versus the Maple Leafs on Monday.
Insight: New York scored two goals within 30 seconds of each other in the third period to tie the game at three, and then the Islanders won it on Tavares' 33rd goal of the season. Tavares also had an assist in the game and has 39 of those on the season.
Description: Islanders defenseman Nick Leddy had a goal and an assist in the, 4-3, victory over the Predators on Thursday.
Insight: Leddy picked up a power-play point, assisting Anders Lee's goal on the man advantage and then scored himself in the third. Leddy has eight goals and 18 assists with a plus-17 rating in 66 games this season.
Description: Islanders center Ryan Strome scored a goal in a losing effort, Saturday versus Washington.
Insight: Strome also had five shots on goal and a plus-one rating in the game, but it was not enough, as the Islanders fell in a shootout. He should be owned everywhere, with 13 goals, 56 points, 37 penalty minutes, and a plus-20 rating through 60 games this season.Travis Hamonic also lit the lamp for New York on Saturday afternoon.
Description: Islanders defenseman Nick Leddy had a goal and two assists to help New York scored five goals on the top fantasy goalie this season.
Insight: Leddy had two assists in the first period and then scored in the third to put New York ahead, 4-2. They ended up beating Pekka Rinne and the Nashville Predators, 5-2. Leddy has eight goals and 17 assists this season.
Description: Islanders center John Tavares scored a goal and an assist in Thursday's victory over the Predators.
Insight: It was an impressive victory over the top team from the Western Conference. New York jumped out to a, 3-0, lead with Tavares scoring the third Islanders' goal of the first period. It came on the power play. Tavares also assisted Josh Bailey's goal in the final period. He has 29 goals and 31 assists in 59 games this season.
Description: Islanders center Mikhail Grabovski left Thursday's game in the first period with an apparent head injury.
Insight: Predators left winger Eric Nystrom hit Grabovski and knocked him to the ice. It was unclear live or on the replay whether Nystrom led with his elbow or shoulder, but he definitely hit Grabovski in the chin. The training staff initially brought out a stretcher for Grabovski, but he managed to skate to the locker room.
Description: Islanders right wing Kyle Okposo is still not skating according to New York Newsday.
Insight: Okposo suffered a detatched retina in late January, and he isn't projected to return until at least the middle of March. Therefore, it isn't too much of a surprise that he hasn't skated in practice. Okposo has 44 points in 46 games this season.
Description: Islanders center John Tavares had two goals and two assists to lead New York over Columbus, 6-3.
Insight: Tavares assisted both of Josh Bailey's goals in the first period and then added two of his own goals to give the Islanders insurance in the third period. Tavares has 26 goals and 29 assists in 56 games this season.
Description: Islanders right wing Colin McDonald had a goal and an assist versus the Oilers on Tuesday.
Insight: McDonald had just one shot on goal but scored and assisted Casey Cizikas' game-winner in the third period. McDonald is not fantasy relevant, however, with just two goals and an assist in four games.
Description: Islanders goalie Jaroslav Halak saw very little work on Sunday versus the Sabres.
Insight: Buffalo tied a league-low for fewest shots in a single game with 10. Halak allowed two of those 10 shots to squeak by, so his save percentage was just .800. He did, however, pick up his 28th victory of the season as New York won, 3-2.
Description: Islanders center John Tavares had three assists in the, 6-3, victory over the Penguins on Friday.
Insight: Tavares drew in defenders and setup his linemate Kyle Okposo three times. Okposo set a career-high with four goals. The last assist for Tavares came on the power play. Tavares was also plus-three in the game which raises his plus/minus to even for the season. The Islander captain has 19 goals and 23 assists in 44 games this season.
Description: Islanders right wing Kyle Okposo had a career night versus the Penguins Friday.
Insight: Okposo always seems to play his best versus Pittsburgh. Okposo scored the first hat trick of his career and added a fourth goal for good measure. The final tally came on the power play. Okposo has 13 goals and 28 assists in 44 games this seaosn.
Description: Islanders winger Anders Lee scored his 11th goal of the season on Tuesday.
Insight: Lee scored on a rebound in front of Henrik Lundqvist in the middle of the second period to break the scoreless tie against the Rangers. It was the first of three Islanders goals in the period. They won, 3-0.
Description: Islanders goalie Jaroslav Halak recorded his fourth shutout of the season on Tuesday.
Insight: Halak stopped all 27 shots he faced against the Rangers, which is extremely impressive considering the Rangers had won 14 of their last 15 games heading into Tuesday. Halak is 23-8-0 this season.
Description: Islanders center John Tavares netted the overtime winner Friday against the Devils.
Insight: Tavares had a point on all three of the team's goals (two goals, one assist), along with five shots, two penalty minutes, and a plus-two rating. He now has 19 goals and 39 points through 41 games.
Description: Islanders forward Ryan Strome had four points against the Jets.
Insight: Strome started the scoring with a goal close to the 10 minute mark of the first period and then assisted Frans Nielsen's power-play goal later in the period. Strome also assisted Strome's second goal and Anders Lee's scored in the third. Strome finished with a goal and three assists to increase his numbers to seven goals and 20 assists this season.
Description: Islanders center Frans Nielsen scored a pair of goals on New Year's Eve.
Insight: Nielsen scored a power-play goal towards the end of the first period and scored again with fewer than five minutes to go in the second period. The second score was on even strength. Nielsen also had an assist on Anders Lee's score in the third period. He has eight goals and 13 assists in 37 games this season.
Description: Islanders center John Tavares scored a pair of goals versus the Sabres on Saturday.
Insight: Tavares led the team with six shots on net and scored twice in the second period. Unfortunately, Buffalo rallied to score three goals in the third and won in a shootout. Tavares has 15 goals and 16 assists in 35 games this season, but he is minus-four as well.
Description: Islanders goalie Jaroslav Halak has been placed on injured reserve due to a lower body injury.
Insight: Halak is now 18-6-0 with a 2.24 GAA and .919 SV%. Chad Johnson should get most of the work with Kevin Pulin being called up as a backup. Johnson (5-5-0) doesn't hold much fantasy value with his 3.54 GAA and .867 save percentage.
Description: Islanders right wing Kyle Okposo scored the game-tying power-play goal on Saturday as the Islanders rallied to beat the Blackhawks, 3-2.
Insight: Okposo cleaned up a loose rebound to score his seventh goal of the season and tie the game with under 10 minutes left. Less than a minute later, Lubomir Visnovsky scored the game-winner. Okposo has 20 assists to go with those seven goals.
Description: Islanders center John Tavares scored a go-ahead power-play goal towards the end of the second period, but St. Louis rallied in the third period to win, 6-4.
Insight: New York jumped out to a 3-0 lead only to see it disappear in the second period. Tavares' score gave the Islanders the lead back, 4-3, but the Blues scored three unanswered goals in the final stanza. Tavares had two shots and finished minus-one. He has 11 goals and 13 assists this season.
Description: Islanders right wing Kyle Okposo scored the game-winning goal in the shootout to defeat the Penguins, 5-4, on Friday.
Insight: Unfortunately, fantasy owners don't get create for that goal. In regulation and overtime, Okposo had no points and posted a minus-one rating. He has five goals and 13 assists in 19 games this season.
Description: Islanders forward Brock Nelson scored a goal and had an incredible seven shots on net against the Lightning on Saturday.
Insight: Just when fantasy owners likely thought it was safe to drop Nelson, he has a game where he is heavily involved in the offense. Coming into Saturday's game, Nelson had just three points in November after registering 12 points in October. Fantasy owners should keep Nelson for the moment.
Description: Islanders forward Josh Bailey is hoping to return to the ice this week according to New York Newsday.
Insight: Bailey broke his hand just 10 days ago. He was originally ruled out for weeks, but reports say his hand is really improving. Bailey will receive another x-ray before clearance and then get on the ice for workouts.
Description: Islanders center John Tavares scored his fourth goal of the season Tuesday.
Insight: Tavares scored on the power play as New York notched the final two goals of the second period on the man advantage to tie the game. Winnepeg, however, won on Andrew Ladd's score in the third period.
Description: Islanders forward Brock Nelson was a force on the power play Tuesday night.
Insight: Nelson scored the first goal of the game on the man advantage less than two minutes into the contest. He then added an assist on John Tavares' power-play score. Nelson has six goals and six assists this season.
Description: New York Islanders defenseman Travis Hamonic not play Thursday due to an upper body injury.
Insight: Hamonic has just one goal and zero assists through the first six games and isn't a fantasy-worthy defenseman. The 38-year-old Lubomir Visnovsky, just back from injury himself, will take Hamonic's spot on the blue line.
Description: Islanders goalie Jaroslav Halak was pulled in Tuesday's loss to Toronto.
Insight: He let up five goals on 23 shots, before being yanked in the third period. It was Halak's second loss of the season, but he remains entrenched as New York's top goaltender. Chad Johnson replaced Halak and stopped all five shots he faced.
Description: Islanders goalie Jaroslav Halak allowed just two goals, both on the power play, against the Penguins on Saturday.
Insight: Halak was superb, stopping 35-of-37 shots for a .946 save percentage. The Islanders held a 1-0 lead in the second period when New York took consecutive penalties and found themselves down two men. The Penguins scored on both power plays and then added an empty netter.
Description: Islanders defenseman Thomas Hickey scored on a wrist shot in the first period against the Penguins, but New York lost, 3-1, on Saturday.
Insight: Hickey finished with a plus-one rating. The Islanders were trying to start the season, 5-0-0, for the first time in franchise history, but fell just short in a well fought game on the road in Pittsburgh.
Description: Islanders defenseman Calvin de Haan (upper body) has been activated from the injured reserve.
Insight: The 23-year-old blueliner has been sidelined since Sept. 23, but will make his debut this evening. He should be paired with Brian Strait. He totaled three goals and 16 assists in 51 games last season and doesn't hold much fantasy value.
Description: Islanders center John Tavares had a goal and an assist as the Islanders defeated the Rangers, 6-3, on Tuesday.
Insight: Tavares scored at the 15:03 mark in the second period to tie the game, 2-2. The Islanders then scored the first four goals of the third period to turn the game into a rout. Tavares assisted the Islanders' final goal from Nick Leddy.
Description: Islanders goalie Jaroslav Halak stopped 21 of 24 shots against the Hurricanes on Friday to capture his first victory of the season.
Insight: Halak was pitching a shutout through two periods and looked good, but gave up three goals in the final period. Halak has never played more than 57 games in a season during his career, but he should easily surpass that if he stays healthy.
Description: Islanders center John Tavares had three assists, two penalty minutes and three shots in the season opener against the Hurricanes.
Insight: The Islanders power play was really clicking on opening night. New York scored twice on the man advantage in the first two periods and the one time they did not score on the power play, the Islanders put the puck in the net about a second after the Hurricane penalty expired. All three of Tavares' points came on the power play.
Description: Islanders forward Brock Nelson scored two goals to help New York score the first three goals against the Hurricanes in the season opener, and the Islanders won, 5-2.
Insight: Two of the first three Islanders' goals came on the power play with the other coming about one second after a Hurricane penalty expired. For all intents and purposes, the Islanders scored all three goals on the man advantage because Carolina still did not have their fifth guy in position. Nelson also added two assists and finished plus-two.
Description: Islanders right winger Michael Grabner will miss 4-6 weeks after undergoing sports hernia surgery.
Insight: Grabner's timetable is for a mid-November return. He was a 52-point scorer in 2010, but this will prevent him from getting anywhere near those totals. A 30-point season would be a realistic goal.
Description: Defenseman Dan Boyle has some sleeper potential in the 2014-2015 fantasy season.
Insight: Boyle is 38 years old and has shown signs of slowing down, but the Rangers hope he can be rejuvenated in the new scenery. Boyle will compete with fellow defenseman Ryan McDonaugh for playing time on the power play.
Description: Islanders winger Anders Lee could get minutes with center John Tavares.
Insight: The Islanders know Tavares and 26-year-old Kyle Okposo will play together on the first line, but other wingers are battling for the other spot. Players are also competing for power play minutes with Tavares. Lee should land on one of the top-two scoring line and make a fantasy impact, but his value is obviously a lot higher if he plays on the top line.
Description: New York Islanders defenseman Travis Hamonic will man the first D-line with Lubomir Visnovsky this season.
Insight: Nothing changes as the two have played together for awhile. Even at 38-years-old Visnovsky will be the more offensive defenseman, so he is the one to own in fantasy. Hamonic had three goals and 15 assists a year ago.
Description: It will be difficult for Islanders center Frans Nielsen to score 25 goals and 58 points again this year.
Insight: Nielsen made his money on the power play's top line a season ago, but New York has Ryan Strome, Anders Lee and added Mikhail Grabovski and Nikolai Kulemin, alll of whom will likely cut into Nielsen's power play minutes. We project Nielsen to score 21 goals and 49 points this year and even that seems to be on the high-end of what to expect from Nielsen this season.
Description: Islanders center Mikhail Grabovski looks to man the second-line and have a role on the power play in 2014-2015.
Insight: Grabowski scored 13 goals and 22 assists last year, but his fanasy value this year lies in how much playing time and how effective he can be on the power play with John Tavares. He is a guy that can give fantasy rosters depth and an occasional start.
Description: Islanders forward Ryan Strome is a fantasy flier to be taken late in drafts.
Insight: Last season, Strome showed flashes of the skill that led to 49 points in 37 games as a 20-year-old in the AHL, but overall he could not land on a scoring-line. He has a slight chance to play on the top line with John Tavares, and if he does, his value goes through the roof. The likelihood of that happening, however, is not very high.
Description: Defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky is the Islanders best fantasy defenseman by default.
Insight: Visnovsky is 38-years-old and has seen his offensive numbers decrease over the last few years. He will likely still run the point on the power play because no other defenseman seems poised to take the job. If he does run the power play, he could see big fantasy numbers with John Tavares scoring a lot. Therefore, Visnovsky is a high-risk, high-reward player on draft day.
Description: Islanders right wing Kyle Okposo will have a chance to score 30 goals this year.
Insight: It took a few extra years to develop, but Okposo has become a true star winger playing alongside John Tavares. Okposo creates space for Tavares, who also compliments Okposo perfectly to make him better. Okposo scored 27 goals and 69 points last year. If Tavares is healthy the entire season, expect Okposo to hit those numbers again or even exceed them.
Description: Islanders center John Tavares said he is happy to be playing in preseason games after missing the end of the 2013-2014 with a knee injury according to New York Newsday.
Insight: Tavares broke his leg skating for Team USA at the Olympics, which prevented him from finishing last season. Many experts believe that Tavares will be in the Art Ross Trophy conversation this year. He scored 24 goals and 66 points in 59 games last season.

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COUNCILLORS have called for a review of a decision which will see voluntary organisations with more than 50 years’ experience lose a key contract.
Adur and Worthing councils announced on Friday it was set to award its voluntary services contract to Brighton and Hove Community Works – rejecting a bid from Adur Voluntary Action and Voluntary Action Worthing.
The decision was made despite the councils admitting errors in the tender process - though it argued they did not affect the outcome.
Adur UKIP leader Paul Graysmark and UKIP councillors Geoff Patmore and Liz Hayward have requested the decision be called-in for scrutiny by elected members.
Mr Patmore said: “I know that our local voluntary organisations are extremely shocked and disappointed.
“UKIP has called the decision in to achieve in-depth scrutiny of this decision.”
The Adur and Worthing organisations have separately provided services for 30 and 22 years respectively, assisting small groups and charities. But the councils announced in November it was commissioning a new, single contract, to commence in April.
The organisations’ joint bid scored just 48 per cent, compared to the Community Works score of 96 per cent.
The organisations are jointly seeking legal advice after the councils admitted the procedural errors.
This included issues with the clarity of the interview process and failing to place the contract on a national database, as required by the councils’ guidelines.
In a report outlining the decision, director for communities John Mitchell said the errors had not affected the outcome, adding that re-running the tender would not be in the public interest.
Jaqui Ball, Voluntary Action Worthing chairman said: “We remain appalled that the council would effectively send a local organisation to the wall because it preferred to us an organisation outside the district and we are still extremely doubtful about the validity of the scrutiny mechanism.”
Adrian Barritt, chief officer for Adur Voluntary Action, welcomed the move to call the decision in but said it was ‘a shame’ it was not a cross-party effort.
The call-in deadline is Friday. Worthing cabinet member for health and wellbeing Val Turner said the call-in was not automatic and the legal team would assess the request. She added: “Nobody likes to see a long-established group lose out but this was a competitive procurement process. We do other procurement processes with equally well-established local charities who have to do this every three years.”
The contract will run for two years, plus an optional one-year extension, with Adur and Worthing budgeting around £230,000. Mrs Turner said this was the same as the previous contract and it was about getting ‘as much as we can’ for the money. She said additional funding contributed by West Sussex County Council was yet to be confirmed.
Community Works declined to comment.


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Everglades City, Florida, May Problem Rules For Stone Crab Clutches Harvesting
The Florida rock crab, additionally known as the black-legged crab, is a clawed shellfish found mainly in the eastern North Atlantic, between Connecticut as well as New Jersey, including Texas, Florida, the Gulf of Mexico, Cuba, as well as along the Eastern coast of the U.S. The small crab is likewise discovered in as well as near the coastal salt marts of South Carolina and also Georgia. It is generally captured for aquatic crabs in overseas waters. Therefore, they are provided as threatened in lots of areas. The types is considered a bug in numerous various other locations also, such as the Florida Keys and Key West, Florida and throughout much of the Eastern Seaboard states. There has actually been, however, some current push to collect the stone crabs (including the Florida Keys), which were considered a special in the past. Industrial harvesting was outlawed in 2021 in the Florida Keys after local communities as well as animal legal rights protestors promoted the method. In reaction, the wild animals conservation compensation took a look at the problem and also recommended that 2 separate trapper teams be permitted to proceed harvesting. The commission was not concerned regarding safeguarding the crab populace but instead the harvesting practices made use of by the trappers. This brand-new proposal came as quite a shock to some people in the location, especially those that saw the restrictions on gathering in the Florida Keys come into result just before the warmer summer months. “We were all type of stunned,” stated John Davenport, manager of St. Pete Beach’s aquatic resources info center. “We have had phone calls on a daily basis from folks who are truly distressed at the possibility of having these crabs collecting up in the gulf waters.” Davenport kept in mind that the new proposition does not influence the crab population in the Florida Keys. However, with no loss angling period set up, it is skeptical that the numbers of stone crabs will certainly be influenced as much as they would certainly have been under the previous gathering plan. Still, there are some fishermen who are not delighted regarding the proposition. “I am opposed to both,” stated Greg Grossman, owner of Capitola Marina Charters. Davenport agreed, stating that he frets about the future of the stone crabs. “The harvesting would certainly ravage the populace, due to the fact that it would drive them into the much deeper parts of the Atlantic,” he said. “That is a vital habitat.” Grossman said he would certainly additionally worry about the capacity for bycatch, particularly when trappers are utilizing “cable traps” to capture the crabs instead of their coverings. Cable traps allow fish to go through and also are known to nurture contaminants. Stone crabs are a prominent dish around the Florida Keys, yet what really makes them unique is their distinct spiny soft exoskeleton. The soft outside is what makes them simple to capture; however, the spiny exoskeleton is what gives them the rasping calluses that come with catching them. Davenport concurs that the area does need the seafood, yet he concerns whether gathering the rock crab claws will damage or perhaps kill them. He likewise points out that the location has seen a great deal of damage already from tourist, and also anymore harvesting can just harm or finish the Everglades City vacation experience.
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Starving for protest in India
The protest fast, used to historic effect by Mahatma Gandhi in his fight against British rule, has made a comeback in India among activists seeking to pressure the government on a host of issues.
A series of high-profile fasts - mostly focusing on corruption - have garnered national attention in recent months and posed a public relations challenge to the scandal-tainted coalition of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
But where Gandhi's fasts are still seen as models of principled, non-violent self-sacrifice, the modern-day versions have been criticised by some as publicity-seeking stunts that are also undemocratic.
In April, 73-year-old veteran activist Anna Hazare - an ardent admirer of Gandhi - launched what he said would be a fast to the death to demand greater civil participation in the drafting of anti-corruption legislation.
Mounting popular anger over graft, Hazare's frail resemblance to Gandhi and blanket media coverage supported by Twitter and Facebook campaigns lent the protest an unexpected momentum that took the authorities by surprise.
In the end, the government agreed to certain concessions and Hazare called off his fast after 98 hours.
Then in early June, India's most celebrated yoga guru, Baba Ramdev, embarked on a similar hunger strike to highlight the issue of "black money" - illicit cash squirrelled away by officials in foreign bank accounts.
This time the government took a harder stance, sending in police with tear gas to clear Ramdev and his supporters from their camp in New Delhi - an operation that was seen by many as desperate and heavy-handed.
Ramdev finally called off his strike last Sunday.
A day later, another Indian guru and social activist, Swami Nigamananda, died in the northern hilltown of Dehradun after a four-month fast to highlight corruption and rising pollution in the Ganges river.
Observers said the various fasts had caught a national mood, with public outrage over official corruption running at an historic high.
"Their rise is best explained by the falling credibility of the ruling political class," said Aroon Purie, editor-in-chief of Indian Today magazine.
"What matters is the message: India is erupting against corruption and those who are shielding the corrupt," Purie said.
Indian political analyst Parsa Venkateshwar Rao agreed that timing had helped Hazare and Ramdev become "very visible icons" of protest.
"They are very conspicuous dissidents, while political parties have been marginalised," Rao said.
"Hazare's main backing has come from the urban middle class, who are outraged by corruption and are all for taking up cudgels against it."
While public opinion in India is united behind the anti-corruption message, there are those who question the motives and tactics of the fasting messengers.
The Congress party, which leads the ruling coalition, spoke of the threat to democracy posed by "unelected tyrants", while others questioned whether Hazare's drive to have non-elected representatives on a law-drafting committee was constitutional.
Many are especially sceptical about Ramdev, a strict social conservative who claims he can "cure" homosexuality, cancer and AIDS through yoga and other alternative therapies.
Never one to shy away from publicity, Ramdev holds regular televised yoga sessions that draw millions of viewers.
"The desire to leave his ashram for the arc lights was entirely in character," prominent historian Ramachandra Guha said of the guru's anti-corruption fast.
"Ramdev occupies an important place in the history of publicity, rather than in the history of spirituality," Guha said.
An editorial in the financial daily Mint also argued that Ramdev was hard to take seriously.
"Leaving aside his concerns about black money - ones that a majority of citizens would share - nearly all his demands can be dismissed out of hand," the newspaper said.
"His lack of understanding of how the Indian political system works and the seriousness with which he is believed by a massive number of followers shows how dangerous such stunts are for democracy," it said.
Also unimpressed was Tushar Gandhi, the great-grandson of India's independence hero, who said Hazare and Ramdev were poor imitators.
"These are not Gandhian fasts, they are finger-pointing exercises," he told AFP.
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In one photo on her new Instagram account, Meghan Markle crouches down elegantly at Queensland’s Fraser Island, a split in her Reformation sundress giving a decent flash of yoga-toned royal thigh.
In another – the picture of glamorous couple goals – the former actor and husband Prince Harry are seen from the back, holding hands like rock stars in front of an audience, their teamwork and love on display.
The carefully-edited images are among nine chosen for the April 2 launch of Harry and Meghan’s revamped social media identity, called Sussex Royal.
They’ve spurned Twitter and Facebook for mummy blogger purview Instagram, with their new account breaking the world record for the fastest time – five hours and 45 minutes – to gain one million followers.
It landed 2.9 million in 24 hours.
Born after Harry and Meghan split their household from that of Prince William and Kate Middleton to forge their own brand, the account still has a way to go to catch the Cambridges’ 7.2 million followers.
But for Harry and Meghan, the exercise is about much more than likes.
“It’s about remaining relevant,” Dr Brent Coker, author of Going Viral and consumer psychologist at the University of Melbourne, tells The New Daily.
“They’re very sophisticated about how their public life is orchestrated. My guess is they want to appeal to the millennials, hence the decision only to have an Instagram account.
“In terms of targeted appeal they’re not spreading their resources thin.”
Given their commitment to causes, “values-driven” Harry and Meghan are likely to use their account to sell on-brand messages, Sydney social media educator Laurel Papworth tells The New Daily.
“They’re both values-driven. I think we’re going to see a lot more about what their passion projects are. Other people post fitness ‘inspo’, but I think they’ll have social good inspo.”
In their first message to followers, Harry and Meghan said they “look forward to sharing the work that drives us”. Even so, their messaging and branding will start off “soft”, Ms Papworth predicts.
“It might be what we call ‘jab, jab, jab, right hook.’ So, here’s a cute photo of the baby and Meghan in a beautiful dress, then the right hook, where they move into a more values-driven space.
“If I was guiding them I’d be finding ways to lead everyday people by being the change.”
The couple’s overall goal is key, says Dr Coker: “The term I use is affinity, when you relate to something on a deeper level.”
“The danger the royals face is they’re not seen as not normal. When you’re too far removed from the public it becomes difficult to be an influencer.
“So what they want is not to look as if they’re in the golden castle on the the hill and never coming down. That’s the ultimate aim.”
One major driver of Instagram followers is location-based imagery, says Dr Coker, who notes Harry and Meghan hit that base from their first post with feel-good global photos.
“Wealthy kids find it easier to get followers because they take photos of themselves in fabulous places: Mansions, skiing, the Bahamas holding a cocktail.
“The average person wants insight into these people’s lives, which look perfect from the imagery,” he says.
“That all plays nicely into the royal family and exactly what they want from social media. It’s giving controlled insight into what they’re all about, and that’s being role models.”
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The account will give Meghan and Harry a “direct market channel where they can fix problems” using “a deflection rather than a direct rebuttal”, Ms Papworth says.
“If magazine stories say, ‘Meghan is pregnant again and Harry is disappointed’ they can deflect by showing her super skinny in a summer dress. You don’t say it but you show it.”
As for giving love back, so far Sussex Royal is being picky. Harry and Meghan is following just 23 Instagram accounts, including Princess Eugenie, the National Theatre and England Rugby.


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Purina Adventuros Sticks with Buffalo Flavour are a complementary pet food for adult dogs that are rich in meat, low in fat and irresistibly chewy.
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Chelsea were the only victors from the capital this weekend as they strolled to a comfortable 2-0 victory at home to Swansea, and they move 3 points clear of 5th place.
Tottenham and Arsenal both drew this weekend, with Wigan and Manchester United respectively, which leaves Arsenal in fourth, two points ahead of Spurs who have a game in hand.
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Last week's poll result saw Spurs come out on top by taking a 33.66% share of the vote.
But who now do you think will be the club to miss out on Champions League qualification?
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Ogun- One person died and 14 others sustained various degrees of injuries in an accident that occurred along the Toll-Gate at Sango-Ota in Ogun on Monday.
The Sango-Ota Unit Commander of the FRSC, Omatu Sunday, in Sango-Ota that the accident occurred at about 9:50 a.m., due to alleged carelessness of a Dangote Group driver.
Sunday said the accident involved five vehicles, including an Acura Jeep, a commercial bus, Toyota Jeep, a Dangote trailer and IVECO truck.
Also read: Three die in auto crash in Abuja
He said that the brake of the Dangote trailer that was heading to Lagos failed and ran into four vehicles which resulted in the death of a conductor in a commercial bus while 14 others sustained various degrees of injuries.
The commander attributed the cause of the accident to over-speeding and carelessness by the Dangote driver.
''The conductor died while 14 other occupants of the commercial bus sustained various degrees of injuries," he said.
Sunday said the corpse of the victim had been deposited at the morgue of the Ota General Hospital, Sango-Ota, while the injured were receiving treatment at the Leadway hospital in Sango-Ota.
- News 24

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You're already getting enough protein.
"There's way too much hype about protein — or rather, a perceived lack of it in people's diets, " says Marion Nestle, PhD, a professor of nutrition, food studies, and public health at New York University. "The reality is, if you consume enough calories, you're probably eating plenty of protein." Most nutritionists agree that active women need about half a gram per pound a day, or approximately 65 grams for a 130-pound woman. And according to the USDA, most of us — even vegetarians — are eating 69 grams of protein daily, so we're in the clear. (If you exercise for more than an hour five or more days a week, bump up your intake to 0.75 grams per pound.) Just don't skimp at breakfast and then load up at lunch and dinner, because eating protein in the a.m. can help curb your calorie intake for the rest of the day.
Protein helps you burn more calories...
Every time you eat, your body uses up energy (aka calories) to break down your food and absorb its nutrients, which boosts your metabolism. When you tuck into fat or carbs, about 5 to 15 percent of those calories go toward the digestion process. With protein, it's more like 20 to 30 percent. That's because protein is made up of amino acids held together by peptide bonds, which are strong little suckers. In order for your body to use the amino acids to repair tissue, transport oxygen throughout your bloodstream, and form immunity-boosting antibodies, the peptide bonds have to be broken; this means your stomach has to work harder, which takes extra energy.
That metabolism spike doesn't mean protein is a freebie. If you overeat, you'll gain weight no matter where your calories come from. According to a recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association, volunteers who consumed an extra 1, 000 calories a day gained weight, whether 5, 15, or 25 percent of those calories came from protein. While dieters have slimmed down with low-carb plans like Atkins, South Beach, and Paleo, their success is likely because they've cut calories and nixed refined carbs, not because they've upped their intake of protein.
Meat doesn't beat plant-based protein.
Of the 20 amino acids that make up protein, 11 are produced by the body and nine come from food. Meat, poultry, fish, eggs, and dairy contain all nine, which is why you may have heard them called complete proteins. But plant-based foods, like nuts, seeds and grains, are lacking or extremely low in one or more of those amino acids, says Margaret McDowell, PhD, RD, a nutritionist at the National Institutes of Health. As long as you eat a variety of these foods, though — think brown rice and beans or whole-grain cereal and soy milk — you'll get the nine you need. Bars, powders, and shakes made with casein or whey, two milk proteins, are complete on-the-go options.
You'll get more out of your workouts if you pound protein afterward.
You don't have to be a marathoner to benefit from a protein chaser. "Your muscles are like sponges for 30 to 45 minutes right after exercise, whether you've done cardio or strength training, " says John Ivy, PhD, a professor of kinesiology at the University of Texas. If you give them some protein in that magic window, they're primed to put it to use rebuilding and repairing the microtears in muscle tissue that occur every time you work up a sweat. This makes you less sore the next day and increases your lean muscle mass, which helps your body burn calories more efficiently 24-7.
Pick a post-workout snack with 12 to 14 grams of protein and about 40 percent of the calories you've burned (45 minutes on the elliptical torches about 300 calories, earning you a 120-calorie pick-me-up, for example). Best bets: a cup of nonfat Greek yogurt with berries, a handful of crackers and string cheese, or half a bagel with peanut butter. Besides protein, each of these combos contains carbs, which speed up muscle mending and replenish your reserves of glycogen, a form of energy that fuels you during intense bouts of activity.
There is such a thing as too much protein.
It would take some serious effort, but OD'ing on protein — say, eating hundreds of grams a day — can lead to trouble, according to research. Here's why: As your body digests protein, it produces nitrogen as a by-product, which your kidneys have to work to process and eliminate as urine. Therefore, huge amounts of protein put a big-time strain on your kidneys. And they're not the only organs affected by too much of a good thing; certain sources of protein can hurt your heart too. A recent Harvard School of Public Health study found that having one small serving of red meat a day increases your chances of dying from cardiovascular disease and other causes by 13 percent, while consuming processed meat, like bacon and hot dogs, ups your chances by 20 percent.

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Effective information communication and public participation in the planning process are important elements for facilitating successful environmental decision-making. Previous research has demonstrated the importance of these factors for delivering benefits to a wide range of stakeholders in the planning system by increasing the transparency and efficiency of the planning process. Planning information relating to the potential visual impacts of proposed developments is particularly important in the case of wind farm planning, given the high levels of concern amongst members of the public regarding the perceived negative visual impacts of wind turbines on the landscape. However, shortcomings associated with traditional visualisation techniques used to assess such impacts have been highlighted in previous research, along with drawbacks related to the dissemination of such information to the public during the planning stages of wind farm development. This research is concerned with evaluating the potential of innovative digital landscape visualisation and Web-based approaches for addressing some of the shortcomings in these areas. This paper describes the implementation of a Web-based survey study designed to evaluate the potential of online GIS-based approaches for improving the effectiveness and dissemination of wind farm visualisations and enhancing public participation in wind farm planning. Results from the survey study add to the research literature by demonstrating how innovative visualisation and Web-based approaches have real potential for augmenting existing methods of information provision and public participation in the wind farm planning process. The findings of this study are also transferrable to other landscape planning scenarios.
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|Published - 2010
|1st International Workshop on Pervasive Web Mapping, Geoprocessing and Services, WebMGS 2010 - Como, Italy
Duration: 26 Aug 2010 → 27 Aug 2010
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text: We start our adventure when you want with flexible departure times. We’ll take our time to get to one of the chosen snorkel spots stopping along the way if we see any marine life. One of our snorkel destinations is Kealakekua Bay. It is a marine preserve and the best snorkel spot in the state of Hawaii. When you come around the point, the Captain Cook monument will come into view. Because the Big Island of Hawaii is so young geologically, there is no dirt, sand or run-off in the bay. Here you will spend as long as you want snorkeling and exploring the reef. Captain Zodiac provides all snorkel gear, including Rx masks and flotation devices. Since the raft is yours for 5 hours, choose if you’d like to go to a second chosen location or just meander in the bay.

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For the past few years, an extension team has been investigating commercially available technologies for advancing feral hog control and conducting field demonstrations.
The following is a list of the Clark County 4-H clubs, where and when they meet:
Plate lunches will be available Wednesday through Friday next week during the Clark County Fair.
In 2022 the search for the Kid Chef Champions will begin. The Kid Chef Challenge will be a monthly cooking contest for youth aged 9-19 divided into two divisions based on age. Involved youth will gain beneficial food related knowledge such as healthy eating, increased cooking skills, and agriculture/food supply career opportunities.

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Given this context, the Lang Son Provincial Fire and Rescue Police Office sent its officers to transport the victims to safe places.
Particularly, at about 7:00 a.m., two rescue vehicles and 16 police officers were sent to Tien Phong and Hoa Binh 2 residential areas in Dong Mo town, Chi Lang district to coordinate with the Chi Lang district police and the local authorities to rescue people trapped in their flooded houses and move their assets to a safe place.
At 10:00 a.m. on the same day, police officers successfully evacuated 45 people from a deeply-flooded area.
At the same time, the Fire and Rescue Team in Dong Dang area coordinated with local forces and authorities to help four local families on Kim Dong Street and Vuon Sai area transport their assets to safe places. Fire police also conducted natural disaster relief missions at Hoa Trang Nguyen Kindergarten (Dong Dang town, Cao Loc district).
Thanks to the local police’s efforts, hundreds of locals and their valuable assets evacuated safely.


A cobalt-based glassy carbon (Co/GC) chemically modified electrode (CME) is described for use as an amperometric detector in the flow analysis of mono-, di- and trisaccharides. The preparation of the electrode is very easy and rapid. As with copper- and nickel-based glassy carbon electrodes, the Co/GC CME allows the electrocatalytic oxidation of scarcely electroactive compounds without recourser to pulsed waveform potentials. Hence, constant-potential amperometric detection is feasible and it has been applied successfully to reducing and non-reducting sugars. The chemical nature of cobalt species on glassy carbon was investigated using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and the results indicate that a Co(III) oxide hydroxide is present on the glassy carbon surface. However, electrochemical detection in an alkaline mobile phase of aliphatic organic compounds seems to take place through mediation of Co(IV) species produced from the oxidation of Co(III) during anodic polarization. Carbohydrates and related polyhydroxy compounds were determined at the micromolar level with an operating potential of 0.50 V vs. Ag/AgCl after anion-exchange chromatographic separation. The detector responds linearly to an increase in glucose concentration with a linear dynamic range that extends over three orders of magnitude (0.5 μM-0.5 mM).
Cobalt-based glassy carbon chemically modified electrode for constant-potential amperometric detection of carbohydrates in flow-injection analysis and liquid chromatography / T.R.I. Cataldi, I.G. Casella, E. Desimoni, T. Rotunno. - In: ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA. - ISSN 0003-2670. - 270:1(1992), pp. 161-171.
|Titolo:||Cobalt-based glassy carbon chemically modified electrode for constant-potential amperometric detection of carbohydrates in flow-injection analysis and liquid chromatography|
DESIMONI, ELIO (Penultimo)
|Parole Chiave:||Amperometry; Carbohydrates; Chemically modified electrodes; Cobalt-based electrodes; Flow injection; Liquid chromatography|
|Settore Scientifico Disciplinare:||Settore CHIM/01 - Chimica Analitica|
|Data di pubblicazione:||1992|
|Digital Object Identifier (DOI):||http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0003-2670(92)80103-E|
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How do you know when your car is in trouble? When your vehicle engine is in need of some TLC? Often, you don’t—so thankfully, your car will actually tell you. That’s what the Check Engine light is all about. When you see that light illuminated, it’s because your vehicle needs something—something above and beyond the typical oil change/tire rotation maintenance. And the only way to tell exactly what it needs is to have some diagnostic tests run. That’s something our experts can help you with, right here at Meineke #889 in Hudson, NH.
Your Check Engine light is an important way in which your vehicle communicates with you. It only comes on when there’s a real issue—something that’s compromising your engine performance. The trouble is, only a trained expert can determine what that problem is. At Meineke #889 in Hudson, NH, we’ll run the diagnostic codes and confirm the underlying problem. We can then advise you on what steps need to be taken to get your engine running as normal. And, we can perform those repairs right here in our service center.
The illumination of your Check Engine light could point to a wide range of issues. Sometimes, it’s simple and easy—a crack in your gas cap, for instance. In other cases, though, it might denote a more serious problem with your transmission, with your electrical system, or with another core automotive component. You need to have the problem diagnosed quickly so that the proper maintenance can be performed. This, in turn, will keep the issue from getting worse. It will help you optimize your engine performance, and enhance the lifespan of your vehicle. Those are all things we care about here at Meineke #889 in Hudson, NH.
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Clearly Whimsy Stamps Collection Gobble This! designed by Deb Davis Amped2Stamp for Whimsy Stamps. Have a little Thanksgiving Day fun with this set of turkeys being a bit naughty! Coordinates with the Gobble This! Outline Die Set, sold separately.
High quality photopolymer clear stamps, use with an acrylic block Approximate size in inches: 4 x 6 inch polymer sheet.

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The St. Louis Cardinals are set to host their division rival Milwaukee Brewers at Busch Stadium. The action will begin at 8:15 p.m. ET and Fox Sports Net Wisconsin is in line to broadcast the game.
Milwaukee Brewers vs. St. Louis Cardinals Odds
Vegas has listed St. Louis (-130) as the favorite over Milwaukee (+120). Gamblers can wager on the game’s total with odds sitting at -110 for over 8.5 runs and -110 for under 8.5. You can also bet on the game’s spread with the most recent runline odds coming in at Brewers +1.5 runs (-175) and Cardinals -1.5 runs (+155).
The Cardinals are 66-56 straight up (SU) and 61-60 against the spread (ATS). The team hasn’t moved the needle much for gamblers, losing 0.7 units for moneyline bettors and 1.1 units (ATS). St. Louis has covered the spread six times in its last seven games and the total has gone over in four of those seven. The Brewers, on the other hand, have gone 68-55 SU this year and are 64-59 ATS. In total, the team’s gained 10.1 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 1.1 units ATS. Milwaukee has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the over has hit in five of those seven.
St. Louis games have a 57-59-5 over/under record in 2018. Milwaukee has an over/under record of 58-61-4.
Freddy Peralta is the probable starter for the visiting Brewers. Peralta (5-3, 4.47 ERA) has racked up 74 strikeouts in 56.1 innings so far. He has yet to face the Cardinals this year and did not record a start against them in 2017, either.
The Cardinals are planning to start righty Jack Flaherty (6-6, 3.22 ERA), who has 127 strikeouts and 36 walks, as well as a WHIP of 1.08. Flaherty is 0-0 with 22 strikeouts and a 1.50 ERA over two starts against Milwaukee this year.
As a unit, St. Louis’ pitchers have given up 4.2 runs per game overall in 2018. The team’s starters have an ERA of 3.45, a WHIP of 1.23 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 8.0. The bullpen has a 4.25 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and 8.2 K/9. In 58 games against NL Central foes, Cardinals starters have an ERA of 3.57 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.47.
St. Louis’ offense is putting up 4.6 runs per contest, including 4.6 per game against divisional foes and 5.8 per game over its last five. The team has a slash-line of .296/.380/.491 over its last five games and is 4-1 SU during that stretch.
The Cardinals’ batters have been led by left fielder Marcell Ozuna and first baseman Jose Martinez. Ozuna is hitting .270/.313/.397 with 14 home runs, 64 RBIs and 49 runs scored, and Martinez is hitting .306 with 14 homers, 69 RBIs and 41 runs scored.
In the visiting dugout, Milwaukee’s pitching staff allowed 4.2 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 4.03 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 7.73 K/9. The bullpen has managed an ERA of 3.76, along with a K-per-9 of 10.13.
The Brewers offense has slashed .249/.319/.415 on its way to 4.4 runs scored per game this season, including 3.2 runs per game against divisional foes and 4.6 per game over the team’s last five outings (2-3 SU).
Milwaukee’s offensive production has been sparked by outfielders Christian Yelich and Lorenzo Cain. Yelich is slashing .309/.372/.514 with 18 home runs, 60 RBIs, 82 runs and 14 stolen bases. Cain (.301/.391/.423) has produced nine homers, 31 RBIs, 62 runs and 21 stolen bases.
The Brewers have gained 14.6 units and are 50-41 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over’s hit in 38 of those games, compared to 49 that’ve gone under against -handed starting pitchers.
Milwaukee Brewers vs. St. Louis Cardinals MLB Tip
Predictions: SU Winner – Cardinals, ATS Winner – Brewers, O/U – OVER


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About Amish Baking: Wholesome and Simple Amish Baked Goods Recipes Cookbook (Amish Cookbooks) by Sarah Spencer
Taste the deliciousness and feel the warmth of traditional Amish baking recipes.
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There is nothing quite as tempting as biting into a warm baked dish that you know has been made from fresh, natural ingredients, and that is the beauty of the Amish way of cooking. Amish culture emphasizes the simple life, and so the Amish prefer to prepare their food in the simplest, most natural way possible. Their traditional recipes have been handed down from mother to daughter for many generations.
In the midst of a hectic modern lifestyle, it feels warm and soothing to return to simple, classic recipes to put food on the table for our families. Simplicity also means that you do not have to spend hours in the kitchen or use any special gadgets. You can easily create something tasty and simple that can satisfy your stomach and mesmerize your family members.
Inside, you’ll find:
• An introduction to the Amish culture of simple eating and their love for baking
• The history of Amish food in America
In Amish Baking, you will find 50 of the most delicious, authentic Amish baking recipes, including:
• Amazing bread recipes like the Amish Friendship Bread and the Banana Lemon Bread
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In colder months, she loves to whip up some slow cooker meals, and uses her favorite cooking tools in her kitchen, the cast iron pans, and Dutch oven. She also is very busy preparing Christmas treats for her extended family and friends. She gets busy baking for the holiday season sometimes as early as October. Her recipes are cherished by everyone who has tasted her food and holiday treats.

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“…then, as quickly as it’s come, it all disappears” (Snowqueen) and as if the Earth has shifted its axis, we find ourselves no longer in that beautiful, pristine Arctic landscape but wake up in a temperate, monsoon swamp! Even the butterflies are confused, waking, blundering groggily around suddenly warm rooms…
Feathery din in
paper nightshade tympana.
Rain drums on the roof.
The ice and snow have taken their toll on the hillsides and verges, it’s all looking a little knackered now…
clump in tarnished, ragged stands.
Out walking the hills in clear, crisp days…
Hidden snipe grouses.
Jags away in sudden flight.
Not there. There. Not there.
Ag caint is ag comhrá is ag argóint i gcónaí faoi chruacháis na Tíre bhocht seo…caithfead go mbeadh níos mó ná san?
Constant (as the frost in Winter!) are the endless talks, conversations and debates about the financial state of the country…surely there’s more to life?
Tuile NA MAra. [The tide is flooding.
Pobal Tíre mar Chanute The population, Canute-like
le chosa fliucha! with wet feet!]
Scamaill ag méadú. [Clouds are gathering.
Agus sinne gan phingin, And us without a penny,
gan scáth fearthaine! or an umbrella!]


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The First Civil Marriage Ceremony took place in Lebanon, yesterday, in Gemmayzeh, thereby, kicking off St. Valentine's celebrations with a strong message: Yes to civil weddings in Lebanon! (Ok it was a mock wedding in a bar, but still).
Another ceremony will take place on Sunday Feb 15th.
On another note, you can now remove your religious affiliation from your id cards as indicated by Ziad Baroud, the new interior minister. (And you can go on this website to check if your name appears correctly on the voting list for the 2009 elections).
To sum up. Is this country moving forward? Could it be?!


Driving classified car sales
Programs that give readers more reason to visit their sections
There's no one-size-fits-all program for "Run Till It Sells" classified ads. Two media companies having success with the concept in vehicle sales have different requirements and different approaches.
Representatives of the Shelby County Reporter, a weekly in Alabama, and the News-Argus, a six-day daily in Goldsboro, N.C., presented their programs at a recent SNPA P2P video conference.
Because Boone Newspapers Inc., set up a regional classified call center at the Reporter, based in Columbiana, Ala., 13 markets now offer "Run It Till It Sells" private party auto ads. The papers are in Alabama, North Carolina, Ohio, Michigan, Mississippi and Tennessee, said Daniel Holmes, classified manager.
"It's something that we've had here in Shelby County for a number of years. It's been pretty popular," Holmes said. "It's been wildly popular in every market that we introduced it to."
For $50, the seller gets up to 25 words and the option for a photo, in print and online, until the vehicle sells. "Anything with wheels we will consider as an auto special," Holmes said. That includes boats and RVs; boats especially are popular in the Lake Martin area of Alabama served by The Alexander City Outlook.
Businesses aren't eligible under the commercial rate structure. Holmes estimates that classified ad sales have increased by 20 percent as the program is introduced to each market. Plus, it gives readers more to look at in the classified section.
Some vehicles sell in a day; some sell in a couple of weeks; and some take a few weeks longer, Holmes said. "Sometimes they don't sell. If you don't have the right reader that's in the market to buy that camper, that car, that boat, whatever it is, they will continue running for a little while."
Classified reps in the call center will help write the ad to include details that might attract buyers. If the vehicle isn't selling, the seller will be asked if he or she wants to rewrite the ad, lower the price or pull the ad. If the seller wants the ad to stay in the paper, it does.
In Goldsboro, the News-Argus is ramping up a "$30 Sell Your Vehicle" program that began in December after the paper's sale to Paxton Media in November.
"Our classified automotive rep came up with the idea of working with local dealers," said John McClure, publisher and ad director. "They needed an affordable way to get their cars into the paper with maximum exposure. So we came up with a month program for each vehicle at a price point that smaller to medium-sized dealers could afford."
For $30, the dealer gets a 1-column by 3-inch ad with a photo in the classifieds section that runs up to 30 days. Ads are also posted in the classifieds of the paper's website.
McClure said most of the vehicles have sold within 30 days and, if they don't, the dealer usually changes it out for another vehicle.
Private party sellers can also buy the 30-day ads, but the intent of the program is to bring in the small and medium-sized dealers. The "Cars for Sale" section of the classifieds has gone from an occasional private party listing to 20 ads in some weeks.
The price point was arrived at in consultation with some of the dealers, McClure said. The program is still developing as sales staff continues to make introductory calls on dealers and lot owners.
McClure said the pages look better and the ads seem to be engaging readers. "Those photos seem to make a big difference versus just a line ad," he said.
McClure said other papers should try the idea if they need to build classified auto sales. "It's not a new idea, but you know, some older ideas are coming back."
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He said the provincial government learnt lessons from the corruption seen during the Covid-19 pandemic.
“No amount of corruption, maladministration and fraud will be tolerated or associated with this province,” said Zikalala. .
“Work of quality and value for money will be done. We have monitoring institutions in place, including the auditor-general. We will act decisively without fear, favour or prejudice against anyone taking advantage of the resources meant to assist the needy communities.”
Zikalala’s comments came as a video emerged of a tanker delivering water to his north coast home amid water shortages after the devastating floods.
La Mercy resident Riyashan Owen Pather questioned how the premier had arranged the “private tanker”, meant to supply water to affected communities, while La Mercy Civic and Ratepayers Association chairperson Ravi Ramsundar claimed community members were prevented from getting water from the tanker and told “the water was for the premier only”.
Zikalala claimed the video was “carefully choreographed and strategically selected to create a false narrative to distract from the intervention the premier did first to communities in his neighbourhood who asked him for assistance knowing he lived in the area”.
DA to make suggestions to ensure money isn’t looted
Meanwhile, the DA said it would forward suggestions to parliament to make sure relief funds are not looted.
DA MP Cilliers Brink said the party will be making specific proposals to assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula on how to strengthen the oversight powers of parliament and prevent the abuse of power and public money under a national state of disaster.
“Having ignored the DA’s proposals on how to prevent the abuse of disaster relief funds at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, President Cyril Ramaphosa would be well advised to listen to what we have to say this time,” said Brink.
He claimed the declaration of a national state of disaster is a confirmation there is no effective co-ordination of flood relief.
“The health risks linked to an unstable supply of clean water and a lack of sanitation are high and we cannot afford a repeat of the personal protective equipment scandal where people’s lives were gambled while officials and cadres looted critical funding.
“The DA is especially concerned about the lack of drinking water in the eThekwini metro, where two of the city’s reservoirs are no longer functional, and thousands of households rely on municipal water tankers. There are widespread reports of ANC ward councillors commandeering these water tankers,” said Brink.
Brink said government needed a clear plan of how basic infrastructure is going to be restored, and how disaster relief would be managed in the meantime.

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Ανάπτυξη ψηφιακού περιβάλλοντος βασισμένου στη γνωστική μαθητεία για την εκπαίδευση των εκπαιδευτικών : ενίσχυση κοινωνικής ευθύνης εκπαιδευτικών με τη χρήση 3D εικονικού περιβάλλοντος στο Second Life
KeywordsΕικονικά περιβάλλοντα ; Επαγγελματική ανάπτυξη ; Κοινωνική ευθύνη ; Εκπαιδευτικοί ; Second Life ; Virtual environments ; Professional development ; Social responsibility ; Teachers
The role of a teacher at school should not be limited to the transmission of knowledge, but should be a source of inspiration for students and should provide them with ideas and values useful for their lives. A teacher that has social responsibility can transmit the relative values to its students, via his daily lifestyle and social actions (Sihem, 2013). A social responsible person attempts to have a positive effect on all human beings, the environment and society that he lives (Vanasupa et al., 2006). Social responsibility is not limited in avoiding actions that may have negative impact on others, but extend to taking actions that aims to help and support other people (Canney & Bielefeldt, 2015). A relative new trend in education is the use of virtual environments having as main purpose to design educational activities that realistic simulates real life events (Molka-Danielsen et al., 2012). However, the use of virtual environments has not yet been extended in order to support professional social development of users (Gregory et al., 2014). This study examines the possibility of enhancing social responsibility (social development) for teachers with the use of the virtual environment of Second Life. As part of this study a virtual environment has been developed related to the action of Doctors without Borders and to support users to learn how to provide first aid. The design of the relevant virtual environment is based on the theory of cognitive learning and includes role-play activities. Moreover, the activities and design of virtual environment incorporates elements - attributes of practices that are considered likely to enhance the social responsibility of individuals. With the use of relevant questionnaires that have also been used by others researchers examining relevant issues, in order to assess the designed virtual environment and potential differentiation in social responsibility for participants. Moreover, by personal observation and recording of messages between participants during the educational intervention, the effectiveness of virtual world’s design and of activities within the virtual environment are assessed. Finally, the conclusions of the present study are presented, related to the ability of using virtual environments for the enhancement of social responsibility to primary school teachers and potential limitations of the current research are presented.

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Voucher school scheme fatally flawed
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Over the past twenty years, Florida’s public school per pupil funding has skidded to the bottom quartile among the states. USA Today ranks Florida at 11th lowest and the numbers are getting worse, not better. In spite of this, the Florida Legislature is now pushing another series of taxpayer funded voucher schemes that move tax dollars from our neighborhood public schools to private and religious schools — some of them pretty sketchy — and all that lie beyond basic accountability, oversight, testing and accreditation.
I can’t think of a way to make this complicated: If our tax dollars are shoveled into private and religious schools, then, at the very least, accountability should follow to be certain that the taxpayers get their money’s worth. As it stands, that is not the case.
It is important to note that Florida’s private and religious voucher schools do not have to meet state standards required of our public schools. Voucher schools don’t have to hire certified teachers who graduated from an accredited college or university; they are not required to conduct background checks; they can be selective and “cherry-pick” in admissions; nor are they subjected to standardized tests that would allow parents the ability to compare voucher schools to their public counterparts; and more.
These unregulated conditions pave the way for “storefront schools” that will popup like mushrooms, enticing parents with publicly funded vouchers and slick marketing and then be gone a few years after profiting.
I understand the desire to foster choice. However, direct taxpayer subsidy as a new government-funded entitlement does open up a whole new can of worms. How does one determine if a school is “better” without comparative testing, accountability and earned accreditation? Under the conditions existing in Florida, taxpayer subsidization of religious and for profit schools opens the door for charlatans who don’t have to meet the standards required of public schools and state universities (i.e., transparency, certified personnel, accreditation, background checks, etc.).
Many Americans also argue that tax dollars should not be used to subsidize religious indoctrination, no matter the deity or dogma. They don’t want their taxes funding religious proselytization (e.g., teaching Noah’s ark as science, creating Islamic Madrasa schools, etc.). Folks don’t want to pay for that with their tax dollars. Certainly, parents can choose to inculcate a religion, but the public shouldn’t have to pay for it.
Private and parochial education might be made more available through private scholarships or through private foundations or by the churches, temples and mosques themselves. But public funds should go to public schools and not to help subsidize for-profit or parochial schools.
Like most folks, I believe that tax dollars should not go to untested and unregulated educational enterprises. Nor should it go to religious schools.
In my estimation, this “school choice” legislation creates more harm than good and is weighed-down with unintended consequences.
What is particularly odd is that if one looks up the biographies of individual legislators, one finds that the overwhelming majority attended public schools and state universities. If public schools worked for them, their parents and grandparents, then why would they turn their back on Florida’s underfunded public education system now? Why are they looking to shove Florida’s public school money into unregulated private schools? To answer those questions, voters need to follow the money and see where it goes.
Throughout modern history, investment in America’s system of public schools and universities has contributed to our nation’s greatness, including helping build the largest, expanding peacetime economy in world history.
Let us use our tax money to fix our neighborhood public schools with proper financing that approaches the national average in per pupil funding. Let us attract and retain incredible professional educators with competitive salaries, strengthen security and reassure the public that our public schools are a long-term investment in our community, state and nation.
Frank Layne Wood
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Remember that the specific details and requirements of each music video project may vary. It’s important to communicate and collaborate closely with the artist, production team, and any other stakeholders to ensure that the final music video aligns with the creative vision and meets the desired objectives.
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CityBeat columnist Alan Mittelstaedt FOI'd the chancellor of UC Irvine trying to find out who pressured him to un-hire Erwin Chemerinsky as dean of the new law school, before eventually doing the re-hire thing. The result: 430 pages of email and letters that shows Chancellor Michael Drake did hear from several judges and others in Orange County objecting to the Chemerinsky appointment. The upshot, other than Drake's sullied image: Chemerinsky gets the highest salary ($350,000) of any law school dean in the University of California.
Also: Mittelstaedt says a story in the Times last Saturday that claimed there is a "radical shift" being considered in the route of the Wilshire subway "exposes a deeply rooted institutional problem with the Timesí transportation coverage." He writes:
The newspaper doesnít get the big picture. Itís too tied up in the traditional constructs of news stories driven by conflict, tension, or wrongdoing and is missing a richly textured cultural, way-of-life story. Get the heck out of the building and show us how the system works, what riders say about it, and what needs to be done to improve it. This means more than tracking down NIMBYs in Hancock Park.
The route leg through West Hollywood is one of several alternatives that have been under discussion for awhile, he says.


Sacred music is foundational to many of the world’s artistic traditions, and this is especially so when it comes to Western music. It is also an artistic — and academic — area that continues to grow and develop.
To celebrate and promote this diverse art form, the University of Notre Dame is launching a Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) program with majors in organ and choral conducting, beginning in fall 2013.
“Given Notre Dame’s educational mission, its Catholic foundation and our recent investments in faculty who are recognized leaders in sacred music, the University is uniquely poised to develop young musicians to serve the Church and world,” says John T. McGreevy, I.A. O’Shaughnessy Dean of the College of Arts and Letters.
The doctorate, he notes, will be a core component of the University’s larger Sacred Music at Notre Dame initiative and has been generously supported by a Lilly Endowment grant of nearly $2 million.
The goal of the new program is to prepare musicians to work at the highest artistic levels in colleges and universities; cathedrals, churches, and seminaries; and in the larger community of artists, says Carmen-Helena Téllez, professor of conducting in the College’s Department of Music.
“We will offer DMA degrees specifically in organ and choral conducting because these are fields where the repertoire focuses on sacred genres but at the same time is not exclusively sacred music. In fact, these repertoires cover a broad spectrum of artistic achievements in history,” Téllez says. “Ecumenical and cross-cultural connections can and must be made.”
Students accepted into the three-year DMA program, approximately four each year, will be provided with full tuition plus a yearly stipend, part of which includes paid internships at local churches. Program requirements include a short thesis and three major recitals, one of which must be a lecture recital.
In addition to deep study of their performance medium, DMA students will receive training in areas such as musicology, ethnomusicology, historical performance practices, Church music traditions, liturgy and ritual studies, theology, music theory, composition and music in interdisciplinary arts. The program challenges students to position the music they perform in its religious context as well as its historical, theoretical, aesthetic and social dimensions. Sacred Music at Notre Dame will also offer advanced training in working with children’s choirs to students in both the DMA and the College’s Master of Sacred Music program.
Each DMA student will be admitted into a concentration, either conducting or organ. With the advice of a faculty mentor, they also have the option of combining a coherent track of courses to obtain a certificate of secondary specialization in professional fields that have important interactions with the practice of sacred music, such as:
- Interdisciplinary presentation, which may include a practicum in the arranging and composition of sacred music;
- Early music, with emphasis on history and performance practice;
- Liturgical studies or another area in theology; or
- Lay ministry, consistent with new certification standards approved by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the standards of other North American Christian denominations.
Téllez, a renowned specialist in contemporary choral repertories and the use of multimedia and digital display in performance, will lead the performance studio in conducting. Before coming to Notre Dame in 2012, she served as director of the Latin American Music Center and director of graduate choral studies at Indiana University.
Craig Cramer, professor of music, will lead the performance studio in organ. In addition to being a master teacher with a strong student-placement record, Cramer performs on stages, in concert halls and at churches around the world. Most recently, he was invited to be the featured organist at the 2014 National Convention of the American Guild of Organists in Boston.
“The number of places that teach sacred music — including organ — has dropped precipitously, and Notre Dame has made an incredible commitment to ensure that we have a place in this profession,” he says. “And with that new organ, our program is poised to take another quantum leap forward.”
In addition to working with Notre Dame faculty, DMA students will regularly have the opportunity to interact with major artists on ensembles, Téllez adds, noting that Sacred Music at Notre Dame recently hosted composer James MacMillan this fall at its inaugural festival and conference.
“Many well-known artists will be coming to campus through our Mellon Sacred Music Drama Project and the new Lilly Religious Musical Heritage Project,” she says. “This allows students to develop important professional connections with leaders in the field.”
The University also has multiple centers and initiatives around the world — including in Rome, London and parts of Latin America — in which Téllez anticipates the DMA faculty and students will be participating.
The DMA program will also emphasize tools in digital arts and instructional technologies that open new avenues for artistic expression as well as audience outreach and interaction, Téllez says.
“Many current aspects of the arts are new within the past 15 years, and we want to embrace those new facets. This program will attend to the needs of the 21st-century artist and current threads in culture.”
The deadline to apply for fall 2013 is Feb. 1.
Originally published by Joanna Basile at al.nd.edu on December 13, 2012.


Hollywood stands behind Jennifer Aniston's take on media sexism
Published: 2016-07-14 23:39:24.0 BdST Updated: 2016-07-14 23:48:12.0 BdST
Hollywood celebrities are lining up behind actress Jennifer Aniston after she penned a blog criticising the media for the way it scrutinises female stars.
Melissa McCarthy, Jason Bateman and Olivia Wilde were among the A-Listers who showed their support.
"Everybody needs to stop tearing down women," McCarthy, 45, said on "Entertainment Tonight", after declaring she was "one hundred thousand billion percent" behind Aniston.
Former "Friends" star Aniston, 47, published the blog, "For the Record", on the Huffington Post on Tuesday, writing that she was sick of being harassed by photographers and tabloid reporters.
"For the record, I am not pregnant," she wrote. "What I am is fed up. I'm fed up with the sport-like scrutiny and body shaming that occurs daily under the guise of 'journalism', the 'First Amendment' and 'celebrity news’."
"The objectification and scrutiny we put women through is absurd and disturbing," Aniston also wrote, saying that "we define a woman's value based on her marital and maternal status."
Aniston's husband, actor Justin Theroux, posted an image of her to his Instagram page with the hashtag #wcw for "Woman Crush Wednesday". He linked to her letter and wrote, "Here's just one reason why."
Aniston, who People magazine named as the most beautiful woman of 2016 in April, said she wrote the blog because she "wanted to participate in a larger conversation" even though she does not use social media.
The blog post was "liked" on Facebook more than 27,000 times by Wednesday afternoon.
“The way I am portrayed by the media is simply a reflection of how we see and portray women in general, measured against some warped standard of beauty,” Aniston wrote.
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