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Sushant Singh Rajput was a brilliant Indian actor who is best known for his epic work in the Hindi film industry. He topped the bill in a number of commercially successful Bollywood films such as M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story in 2016, Kedarnath in 2018, and Chhichhore in 2019. Due to his benefaction to the film industry, he won a Screen Award and was nominated for the Filmfare Awards on two occasions.
After dropping out of his engineering program at the Delhi College of Engineering, Rajput started his career by entering the theatre industry in Mumbai. Then he began to act in Hindi television serials, and his debut show was the romantic drama Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil, released in 2008, followed by the lead role in the sitcom Pavitra Rishta from 2009 to 2011. He then made his Bollywood debut by transferring to a feature film Kai Po Che!, in 2013, which became a huge critical and commercial success. Followed by his leading role in the romantic comedy movie Shuddh Desi Romance (2013), another was the role of the titular detective in the action-thrill film Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! (, 2015).
He also starred in numeral films such as the reincarnation drama Raabta (2017), the action-thriller Drive (2019), and the historical drama Sonchiriya (2019). A supporting role in the satire movie PK (2014) and the titular role in the sports biopic of Mahindra Singh Dhoni were his highest-grossing releases. For his performance in the biopic, he became the winning nomination at the Melbourne and received his first Filmfare nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. Apart from acting, he has been credited as the co-founder of a technological start-up and was the founder of a non-profit organization.
Rajput was 34 when he died via suicide at his home in Bandra, Mumbai, in June 2020. Dil Bechara (2020) was released postbellum on the streaming platform Hot star after his death.
Early life and education
Sushant Singh Rajput was born in district Patna in the state of Bihar, his father being Krishna Kumar Singh and his mother, Usha Singh. His father worked at Bihar State Handloom Corporation in Patna and now is a retired technical officer. Sushant was the youngest of five siblings. He had the nickname of Gulshan. Mitu Singh, who was one of his four sisters, is a state-level Indian female cricket player from Patna, Bihar. He first took his admission to St. Karen’s High School in Patna. Soon after his mother’s death in 2002, his family moved to Delhi, where Rajput completed his schooling in Kulachi Hansraj Model School for intermediate studies.
Rajput was an alleged reader and was very inquisitive in astrophysics and won the National Olympiad in Physics. He secured his seat in the Delhi College of Engineering, which was later renamed to Delhi Technological University. He pursued a Bachelor of Engineering degree in mechanical engineering. According to his words, he was not keen to pursue engineering, but his family gave him no option, which left him disappointed. Being a huge fan of superstar Shah Rukh Khan, he was interested in Bollywood, but he also wanted to become an air force pilot and later an astronaut.
One of the outstanding achievements is that he won the Olympiad in physics, which proves that he was one of the brilliant individuals. During studying days, in the year 2003, he gathered the 7th rank in the DCE Entrance Exam. He was one of the fantastic and best dancers as he won the runner up in a dance show named Jhalak Dikhlaajaa. He also purchased land on the moon due to his keen interest in gathering facts about the universe. Hence, every day he used to watch the ground on the moon by his telescope, whose prize is set about as 55 lakhs. He had won various awards for his best performance in the serial “Pavitra Rishta” which was telecast on Zee T.V. In the year 2017, he has been nominated for the best actor by the Filmfare Awards. Sushant’s movie “MS Dhoni –The Untold Story” was a great hit at the box office.
Rajput was brindled by the casting director of Kai Po Che! Mukesh Chhabra, who invited him for a screen test. He was then going to enroll at Stanford University for a course in filmmaking but decided to accept the proposal. He was subsequently casted in the role of a district-level cricketer who was a victim of politics in the selection fraternity, Ishaan Bhatt, and one of the three leads, along with Amit Sadh and Rajkumar Rao. The film was wholly based on the Chetan Bhagat novel called The 3 Mistakes of My Life; Abhishek Kapoor is the director of the film. The movie was released in 2013 and dealt with the life of the three friends who were affected by the 2001 Gujarat earthquake and the 2002 Gujarat riots and became a critical and commercial success. For his astonishing performance in the film, Rajput even received a nomination for the Filmfare Awards in the category of best debut actor.
Rajput was signed by Raj Kumar Hirani for a supporting role in the Aamir Khan starring satirical drama movie called PK, before the release of his debut film Kai Po Che! He was cast as the boyfriend to Anushka Sharma’s character as a journalist in the movie. After a while, he also entered a deal with Yash Raj Films, beginning with the leading role. The film PK was later released in the year 2014 and became the highest-grossing Indian film.
Sushant Singh Rajput was declared as the actor who would play the role of Dhoni in the biopic directed by Neeraj Pandey, which was titled M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story. The film was centered around the life of the cricketer, beginning with his days in childhood in the city of Ranchi and summing up to the 2011 Cricket World Cup that saw victory for India under his captaincy.
Rajput was also signed in by the producer Ekta Kapoor and the director Abhishek Kapoor for their film called Kedarnath. It was a love tale set in the stage of the 2013 floods in Uttarakhand, where Sushant co-acted with Sara Ali Khan. He played the character of a Muslim porter named Mansoor, who was a devotee of Lord Shiva and whose livelihood whirled around the Shiv temple in Kedarnath. The shooting of the film started in September 2017 and was ready to release by June 2018.
He was to feature in Rifleman, but the film could not be made as it got into legal trouble over copyright issues later after its announcement. He had opted out of the production of the Chanda Mama Door Ke in the previous years stating that the timing was a conflict in scheduling for its shooting and had also said that he would produce his own space movie through Innsaei Ventures. Rajput was lastly signed in for the directorial debut of Mukesh Chhabra; Fox Star Studios had employed Chhabra for a Bollywood remake of The Fault in Our Stars, a Hollywood hit film which was a 20th Century Fox production. The shooting of the movie begins in the city of Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, on 9 July 2018. The movie was initially titled Kizie Aur Manny Based on the novel of the exact name “The Fault in Our Stars” written by John Green and was timed to release in theatres in 2019. Rajput acted alongside Sanjana Sanghi and played the character of a patient of the bone cancer osteosarcoma named Manny; the role was a reprisal of the role of Ansel Elgort in the Hindi remake. It also notably featured musical compositions of A. R. Rahman and Saif Ali Khan for a small part. The release date was later moved to 8 May 2020, and the title was renamed to Dil Bechara. Due to the restrictions implied during the lockdown COVID-19 pandemic, the slated release of the film, however, did not occur. In the end, it was released on the streaming platform Disney+ Hot star after his death and became a record-breaker in the first 24 hours viewership, having accumulated approximately 95 million viewers.
• Rajput’s relationships have been a subject of widespread media attention. In 2011, Rajput publicly proposed to Ankita Lokhande his Pavitra Rishta co-star during a national broadcast of the dance competition reality show named Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa. The couple soon began dating after their first meeting on the set of Pavitra Rishta, where they had been cast as spouses to each other onscreen. In 2012, they began a live-in relationship, and reports of a forthcoming marriage between the two occasionally showed up in the media.
• In 2018, he was the subject of another rumor regarding Sara Ali Khan, his Kedarnath co-star. The stories were never confirmed as before that the two of them assumingly broke up, Rajput ever refused to comment on the claims. Later in the following year, it was turned up that he was dating actor Rhea Chakraborty and that they had the intention to keep the matter private. Rajput and Chakraborty were occasionally spotted on “dates” and outings in Mumbai, and they even went on a vacation to the Himalayan region of Ladakh.
• After his death, Chakraborty confirmed that she was his girlfriend and that he refuses to take medication, and he mainly relied on yoga and meditation. According to his father, the actor mentioned his planning to marry and settle in the upcoming year 2021 but did not reveal who his bride was.
• His death was a topic of controversy for months, which lead to the reveal of drug takers in the Hindi film industry. Riya Chakravarty and his brother were taken into the command for his suicide and drug racket, and further were sent to jail. Many other actors were also arrested considered for the same.
On 14 June 2020, Rajput, who was just 34, was found dead hanging from the ceiling fan in his home in Bandra, Mumbai. In the reports, he had shown signs of clinical depression and was also suffering from bipolar disorder. The Mumbai Police started to investigate, stating that the death was being treated as a suicide. The post-mortem report also noted that the cause of death was asphyxia due to hanging, and officers called it a clear case of suicide. The autopsy doctors attentively placed the time of death at 10 to 12 hours before post-mortem examination on 14th June at 11:30 p.m.—implying between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.


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A capo (short for capotasto) is used to change the pitch of open strings. Capos are clipped onto the fretboard with the aid of spring tension, or in some models, elastic tension. To raise the guitar's pitch by one semitone, the player would clip the capo onto the fretboard just below the first fret. Its use allows players to play in different keys without having to change the chord formations they use. For example, if a folk guitar player wanted to play a song in the key of B Major, they could put a capo on the second fret of the instrument, and then play the song as if it were in the key of A Major, but with the capo the instrument would make the sounds of B Major. This is because with the capo barring the entire second fret, open chords would all sound two semitones (aka one tone) higher in pitch. For example, if a guitarist played an open A Major chord (a very common open chord), it would sound like a B Major chord. All of the other open chords would be similarly modified in pitch. Because of the ease with which they allow guitar players to change keys, they are sometimes referred to with pejorative names, such as "cheaters" or the "hillbilly crutch". Despite this negative viewpoint, another benefit of the capo is that it enables guitarists to obtain the ringing, resonant sound of the common keys (C, G, A, etc.) in "harder" and less-commonly used keys. Classical performers are known to use them to enable modern instruments to match the pitch of historical instruments such as the Renaissance music lute.
Chords are the backbone of most guitar music. As a beginner, mastering the most common chords allows you to play along to popular songs and even start writing your own. Technically speaking, a chord is a group of three or more notes played in one smooth strumming motion. Chords are classified according to the overall effect they produce. Major and minor chords, which create happy and sad sounds, respectively, are the most basic chords you'll need to play beginner-friendly songs.
Some piezo-equipped guitars use a hexaphonic pickup. "Hex" is a prefix meaning six. A hexaphonic pickup produces a separate output for each string, usually from a discrete piezoelectric or magnetic pickup for each string. This arrangement lets on-board or external electronics process the strings individually for modeling or Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) conversion. Roland makes hexaphonic pickups for guitar and bass, and a line of guitar modeling and synthesis products. Line 6's hexaphonic-equipped Variax guitars use on-board electronics to model the sound after various vintage instruments, and vary pitch on individual strings.
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The saddle of a guitar refers to the part of the bridge that physically supports the strings. It may be one piece (typically on acoustic guitars) or separate pieces, one for each string (electric guitars and basses). The saddle's basic purpose is to provide the end point for the string's vibration at the correct location for proper intonation, and on acoustic guitars to transfer the vibrations through the bridge into the top wood of the guitar. Saddles are typically made of plastic or bone for acoustic guitars, though synthetics and some exotic animal tooth variations (e.g. fossilized tooth, ivory, etc. ) have become popular with some players. Electric guitar saddles are typically metal, though some synthetic saddles are available.
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Unlike a piano or the voices of a choir, the guitar (in standard tuning) has difficulty playing the chords as stacks of thirds, which would require the left hand to span too many frets, particularly for dominant seventh chords, as explained below. If in a particular tuning chords cannot be played in closed position, then they often can be played in open position; similarly, if in a particular tuning chords cannot be played in root position, they can often be played in inverted positions. A chord is inverted when the bass note is not the root note. Additional chords can be generated with drop-2 (or drop-3) voicing, which are discussed for standard tuning's implementation of dominant seventh chords (below).
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All three principal types of resonator guitars were invented by the Slovak-American John Dopyera (1893–1988) for the National and Dobro (Dopyera Brothers) companies. Similar to the flat top guitar in appearance, but with a body that may be made of brass, nickel-silver, or steel as well as wood, the sound of the resonator guitar is produced by one or more aluminum resonator cones mounted in the middle of the top. The physical principle of the guitar is therefore similar to the loudspeaker.
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Minor chords arise as the tonic notes of minor keys that share the same key signature with major keys. From the major key's I-ii-iii-IV-V-vi-viio progression, the "secondary" (minor) triads ii-iii-vi appear in the relative minor key's corresponding chord progression as i-iv-v (or i-iv-V or i-iv-V7): For example, from C's vi-ii-iii progression Am-Dm-Em, the chord Em is often played as E or E7 in a minor chord progression. Among basic chords, the minor chords (D,E,A) are the tonic chords of the relative minors of the three major-keys (F,G,C):
Stacking the C-major scale with thirds creates a chord progression Play (help·info), traditionally enumerated with the Roman numerals I, ii, iii, IV, V, vi, viio. Its major-key sub-progression C-F-G (I-IV-V) is conventional in popular music. In this progression, the minor triads ii-iii-vi appear in the relative minor key (Am)'s corresponding chord progression.
As a general rule, brass strings are always going to be brighter than bronze strings. Though, counterintuitively, many brass strings go by the moniker of “80/20” bronze. These strings are actually the one in the same. Brass, or 80/20 bronze as it’s often known, is made from 80% copper and 20% zinc. This gives the strings a bright and cutting voice, though when used on guitars that already have a prominent high-end response it can make an instrument sound thin and tinny. For best results, use brass strings on a guitar that’s an OM size or larger (so this would include OM guitars, dreadnoughts, and jumbos).
For the standard tuning, there is exactly one interval of a major third between the second and third strings, and all the other intervals are fourths. The irregularity has a price - chords cannot be shifted around the fretboard in the standard tuning E-A-D-G-B-E, which requires four chord-shapes for the major chords. There are separate chord-forms for chords having their root note on the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth strings.
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For example, in the guitar (like other stringed instruments but unlike the piano), open-string notes are not fretted and so require less hand-motion. Thus chords that contain open notes are more easily played and hence more frequently played in popular music, such as folk music. Many of the most popular tunings—standard tuning, open tunings, and new standard tuning—are rich in the open notes used by popular chords. Open tunings allow major triads to be played by barring one fret with only one finger, using the finger like a capo. On guitars without a zeroth fret (after the nut), the intonation of an open note may differ from then note when fretted on other strings; consequently, on some guitars, the sound of an open note may be inferior to that of a fretted note.
This month, HBO released a new documentary about Kurt Cobain's life called Montage of Heck. Unlike past documentaries on the legendary guitarist and singer, this one highlights his humanity and shares perhaps the most intimate look at his life that his fans have ever had. Director Brett Morgan worked with Cobain's family, including his daughter Frances Bean Cobain, who provided home movies, photographs, and journals. At times funny and at other times deeply sad, Montage of Heck manages to gi … Read More
Jump up ^ "We know from literary sources that the five course guitar was immensely popular in Spain in the early seventeenth century and was also widely played in France and Italy...Yet almost all the surviving guitars were built in Italy...This apparent disparity between the documentary and instrumental evidence can be explained by the fact that, in general, only the more expensively made guitars have been kept as collectors' pieces. During the early seventeenth century the guitar was an instrument of the people of Spain, but was widely played by the Italian aristocracy." Tom and Mary Anne Evans. Guitars: From the Renaissance to Rock. Paddington Press Ltd, 1977, p. 24.
The previously discussed I-IV-V chord progressions of major triads is a subsequence of the circle progression, which ascends by perfect fourths and descends by perfect fifths: Perfect fifths and perfect fourths are inverse intervals, because one reaches the same pitch class by either ascending by a perfect fourth (five semitones) or descending by a perfect fifth (seven semitones). For example, the jazz standard Autumn Leaves contains the iv7-VII7-VIM7-iiø7-i circle-of-fifths chord-progression; its sevenths occur in the tertian harmonization in sevenths of the minor scale. Other subsequences of the fifths-circle chord-progression are used in music. In particular, the ii-V-I progression is the most important chord progression in jazz music.
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In Mexico, the popular mariachi band includes a range of guitars, from the small requinto to the guitarrón, a guitar larger than a cello, which is tuned in the bass register. In Colombia, the traditional quartet includes a range of instruments too, from the small bandola (sometimes known as the Deleuze-Guattari, for use when traveling or in confined rooms or spaces), to the slightly larger tiple, to the full-sized classical guitar. The requinto also appears in other Latin-American countries as a complementary member of the guitar family, with its smaller size and scale, permitting more projection for the playing of single-lined melodies. Modern dimensions of the classical instrument were established by the Spaniard Antonio de Torres Jurado (1817–1892).
So, what should you look for in a set of strings? There's no one answer. To go back to those same analogies: every woodwind player has a preferred strength and shape of reed, and every drummer likes a set of sticks with particular balance and tip shape. It's the same with strings: you've got different gauges and different materials to choose from, and ultimately the right ones for you are a matter of preference.
The original purpose of the resonator was to produce a very loud sound; this purpose has been largely superseded by electrical amplification, but the resonator guitar is still played because of its distinctive tone. Resonator guitars may have either one or three resonator cones. The method of transmitting sound resonance to the cone is either a "biscuit" bridge, made of a small piece of hardwood at the vertex of the cone (Nationals), or a "spider" bridge, made of metal and mounted around the rim of the (inverted) cone (Dobros). Three-cone resonators always use a specialized metal bridge. The type of resonator guitar with a neck with a square cross-section—called "square neck" or "Hawaiian"—is usually played face up, on the lap of the seated player, and often with a metal or glass slide. The round neck resonator guitars are normally played in the same fashion as other guitars, although slides are also often used, especially in blues.
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A guitar's frets, fretboard, tuners, headstock, and truss rod, all attached to a long wooden extension, collectively constitute its neck. The wood used to make the fretboard usually differs from the wood in the rest of the neck. The bending stress on the neck is considerable, particularly when heavier gauge strings are used (see Tuning), and the ability of the neck to resist bending (see Truss rod) is important to the guitar's ability to hold a constant pitch during tuning or when strings are fretted. The rigidity of the neck with respect to the body of the guitar is one determinant of a good instrument versus a poor-quality one.
The nut is a small strip of bone, plastic, brass, corian, graphite, stainless steel, or other medium-hard material, at the joint where the headstock meets the fretboard. Its grooves guide the strings onto the fretboard, giving consistent lateral string placement. It is one of the endpoints of the strings' vibrating length. It must be accurately cut, or it can contribute to tuning problems due to string slippage or string buzz. To reduce string friction in the nut, which can adversely affect tuning stability, some guitarists fit a roller nut. Some instruments use a zero fret just in front of the nut. In this case the nut is used only for lateral alignment of the strings, the string height and length being dictated by the zero fret.
Extending the tunings of violins and cellos, all-fifths tuning offers an expanded range CGDAEB, which however has been impossible to implement on a conventional guitar. All-fifths tuning is used for the lowest five strings of the new standard tuning of Robert Fripp and his former students in Guitar Craft courses; new standard tuning has a high G on its last string CGDAE-G.
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Private room and private bathroom with Queen size bed, Sunny kitchen light cook available. Apt is close to Ferry, light-Rail and buses to Manhattan. 10 mins to NYC Manhattan bus terminal by bus, then 6 mins by walking to Times Square. Bus is 24 hours service at both side of bus terminal and the apt. From apt to bus stop only half minute walk.
the apt is located the river side, the other side is Manhattan, you could have a good view form the area.
In Weehawken, it is serviced by Ferries, lightrail and buses to Manhattan.
Ferries go to the west 39th St. All buses go to Port Authority bus terminal where you can get a bus to anywhere in the cou…

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Korn are one the most respected nu metal acts today getting their start in the 1990’s and consistantly releasing highly successful studio albums and touring the world. For many years I have been hearing that frontman Jonathan Davis was putting ideas together for a solo album but never heard much more from it. He has recently worked on soundtracks for movie projects such as Queen of the Damned and American Satan. Davis is releasing his first solo album titled Black Labyrinth featuring the first single “What It Is” from American Satan. I have to admit I’m not the biggest Korn fan so I was interested in hearing his solo material with my open mind.
After listening to the opening tracks “Underneath My Skin” and “Final Days” I knew I was in for an interesting journey. The instrumentation reminded me of what Goodsmack frontman Sully Erna did on his solo album Avalon in which he stripped things back and used non-traditional instrumentation experimenting with Indian and Asian influences and textures. Mid way through the album songs “Walk On By”, The Secret”, and “Basic Needs” shift the mood to more melodic in their approach with mixing in elements of pop, goth, and electronic music. If you told me Marilyn Manson collaborated on these two songs I would not be surprised.
Davis is brilliant at taking the listener on a dark and at times disturbing depths of his soul. The subjects and descriptions he paints are often interesting and harsh at the same time. He opens up and shows a vulnerability that fans can relate to. It is a hard contrast of emotion and pain juxtaposed against beauty and happiness. His vocals are easily recognizable and are more diverse and delivered perfectly as they are with Korn. All of these things come together to build cohesive music and it sounds outstanding.
After listening to Black Labyrinth, I will definatley give this a repeat listen. There is so much going on musically and lyrically that I think I can find hidden layers with more to discover. I always enjoy when an artist takes himself creatively in a new direction and Jonathan Davis has done that with this project. I hope this generates a lot of interest from out of the box fans. I know I have.
Black Labyrinth is released on Sumerian Records on May 25.
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This holiday season, for the first time on stage, Music Theatre Wichita presents the magical "Live Holiday Special". It is jam packed with Broadway veterans, local favorites and up-and-coming youth performers. Also, for the first time, Visit Wichita is partnering with Music Theatre Wichita to give away two free tickets to one lucky winner on Nov. 21.
The show will run from Dec. 9-11 at Century II Concert Hall in downtown Wichita. Show times and tickets can be found and purchased here. Music Theatre Wichita productions are always a big hit. Get your tickets before they sell out!
Brian Marcum, writer, director, choreographer and actor of the "2022 Live Holiday Special" talked about Christmas traditions. “All the traditions we know and love from doing Elf on the Shelf, cutting down your Christmas tree, singing Christmas carols and more come to life in the '2022 Live Holiday Special'. I am overjoyed to share this family-friendly event with Wichita. It is a holiday celebration with singers, dancers, elves, reindeer, as well as Santa and Mrs. Claus introduced by the show choir from Butler Community College,” he said.
Marcum envisions an eclectic opener for the show that includes music and dancing to set the tone for the rest of the show. With a 24-piece onstage orchestra and a beautiful set design, this Holiday Special will have plenty of tap dancing, elves hard at work making toys and reindeer prancing for everyone.
Marcum’s source of inspiration for this show came from his favorite holiday movies, "Emmett Otter" and "Elf". Throughout the show, he hopes the audience gets a sense of nostalgia along with a feeling of serenity and joy.
“This magical show’s finale will be a glorious ballet celebrating the birth of Jesus and culminating in a beautiful nativity scene followed by the Arise! Gospel Choir filling the Century II Concert Hall with their inspiring voices. It will surely be a memorable event for all and is not to be missed,” closed Marcum.
Want to experience the 2022 Live Holiday Special? Enter below for a chance to win two free tickets. Participants can enter the giveaway from Nov. 9-20. The winner of the giveaway will be announced on Nov. 21 on our Facebook page. The winner will be contacted by Music Theatre Wichita through email about how to collect their tickets.
To find more holiday cheer in Wichita, head to our calendar of events!


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‘We want dignity’: the vanishing craft of Kashmir’s papier-mache artists
Kashmir’s ancient papier-mache artworks are famous throughout the world. The art form is a staple of the luxury ornamental market, and has a rich and long cultural lineage. It is closely associated with the advent of Islam in Kashmir, and depicts scenes from the Mughal court, Arabic verses from the Qu’ran, Persian poetry, as well as Kashmir’s iconic tourist attractions.
However, this ancient art form is vanishing, with only a handful of artisans left practising.
“The downfall began in the early 90s, with the rise of the insurgency movement in Kashmir,” says Maqbool Jan, a renowned papier-mache artist, who lives with his family in the quiet Lal Bazar area of Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir.
“After that the tourist flow dwindled and demand plummeted. Then, in recent times, there were multiple setbacks: the devastating 2014 Kashmir floods, the abrogation of Kashmir’s autonomous status in 2019, and finally the 2020 coronavirus pandemic was the fatal blow.”
Maqbool comes from an award-winning family of papier-mache artists. He was only three when he first took up a paintbrush. His father had just died and his mother was pregnant with his younger brother, Firdous.
Today, Maqbool and Firdous work with their wives, Masrat and Gowhar Jan, to create exquisite pieces. However, the family is worried that within a decade the art form could disappear.
“Earlier there were entire localities doing papier-mache, but now there are less than 3,000 people associated with this job,” says Maqbool.
About 100,000 papier-mache artisans are registered with the government, but very few are full-time practising artists.
Maqbool is known for his innovative designs – changing patterns and colour schemes to keep the art alive. He has started creating art works on walls, doors, traditional Kashmiri Khatamband ceilings, as well as utensils. He was awarded the Unesco seal of excellence award for his contribution to handicrafts in 2008.
Maqbool blames the government for the decline of arts and culture in Kashmir. He says artisans are not supported in the same way other sectors are, despite the Jammu and Kashmir government having a directorate of handicrafts.
“From 1989 until now, papier-mache saw so many setbacks, but the government didn’t pay any heed to it,” he says.
“Has the government ever thought if the artisans have enough food to survive? In the department of labour, a worker at least has the benefit of health insurance and scholarships for their children. We don’t even have that. We are less than labourers.”
Mahmood Ahmad Shah, director of the handicrafts department, defended the government. “Everyone only blames the government. They say the government is doing nothing but they don’t look at our accomplishments,” he says, adding that the department has spent the past two years trying to revive endangered crafts.
“For the first time in history, last year we came up with a handicraft and handloom policy. The department never had a policy before this. Within the new policy, we aim to provide educational fees for the children of artisans, as well as market interventions for their products across the country.”
However, Shah says that out of the 170m rupees (£1.7m) Kashmir handicrafts generate every year in the foreign exchange market “papier-mache is … only a fraction of it. So it does not generate a lot of money. Our main earners are pashmina and the carpet industry.
“But papier-mache is equally important to us and that’s why it’s one of the seven crafts from Kashmir which has got a geographical indication mark [to prove goods are made in the region].”
Exporters are another reason for “the poisoning of the craft”, says Maqbool. “They buy papier-mache products at a cheap rate in Kashmir and sell it across Europe at an exorbitant price, giving almost peanuts to the people who actually make it.
“If an exporter earns 100 rupees [£1] as profit, he should at least give 30% to the artisan and keep 70% to himself. But what they do is give 1% to the artisan and, as a result, the artisans are forced to sell their products by themselves, which has impacted their amount of dedication on the art.”
Neither of Maqbool’s two sons, who both have university degrees, are interested in continuing their father’s legacy. “My children don’t want to learn this art. They feel humiliated in front of their friends to say that their father is a papier-mache artist.”
Shah says that schools and colleges do not teach the craft, although he would like that to change.
“Many people say papier-mache artisans are poor and the government should provide them with money. But it’s not the money we need. Money is secondary. First, what we want is dignity,” says Maqbool.
“I believe, before anything else, we have to bring a standard to this art. Give it the dignity to save it from extinction. When it is a dignified job, our children will proudly do it and won’t get embarrassed in front of their friends. You know, why do MF Husain’s paintings cost millions? Because it has a dignity.”
In August, Maqbool put his latest work, which took him two years to make, on public display – a fabric painting depicting Srinagar in 1825, long before environmental encroachments ruined the then Venice-like city. He hopes the work will generate interest – and money.
“The minimum base rate would be 1.5m rupees [£15,000] and I think we deserve it.”
Shoaib Shafi | The Guardian


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With its pristine-looking, snow-covered flats and mirror-like oceans that come with frigid temperatures and limited human exposure, the Arctic looks as clean as it could get, but it’s not — nature’s northern refuge is toxic.
In fact, the 2500 polar bears that roam Norway’s remote Svalbard have some of the highest levels of toxic organic pollutants of any animal on the planet, professor Bjørn Munro Jenssen of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology found in his research.
“These contaminants are bio-accumulated and bio-magnified up the food chain,” said Jenssen in an interview with German broadcaster Deutsche Welle. “So the higher you are in the food chain, the higher are the contaminants.”
And the contamination doesn’t stop at polar bears, according to http://www.amap.no/" target="_blank">The Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programs’ (AMAP) annual Arctic Pollution report. Arctic foxes, mink, three species of whales, sledge dogs, Arctic sea birds and humans could be affected by high pollution levels.
Although mostly devoid of humans, the Arctic bears the brunt of much of our pollution, with industrial chemicals from Western Europe, North American and Asia swept into the region by air and ocean currents.
For the report, researchers examined Arctic data collected between 1997 and 2002 from research stations in Canada (Alert), Finland (Pallas), Iceland (Storhofdi) and Norway (Zeppelin).
And they found that while the amounts of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) such as PCBs, DDTs and toxaphene were declining, their effects on northern wildlife were not.
“Concentrations of POPs in some wildlife are still high enough to affect the health of several groups of animals, especially top predators in the marine food web,” the report concluded.
Experiments on sledge dogs and Arctic foxes found that animals exposed to POPs experienced changes in their kidneys and thyroids that could affect temperature control, brain development and reproduction.
While researching the contamination levels in Arctic Seabirds, Jonathan Verreault of the Université du Québec à Montréal discovered that higher levels of Hg (a substance created from burning fossil fuels and waste incineration) were also found in some birds.
These higher levels of toxicity led to reports of changes in “hormones, metabolism, immunity, genetic regulation, reproduction, behaviour” in some Norwegian Arctic glaucous gull.
The Arctic Pollution report speculates that toxic levels could affect indigenous arctic populations:
“In light of current studies, many indigenous populations in the Arctic region have poorer health than national averages,” the report said. “While socioeconomic conditions and lifestyle choices are major determinants of health, contaminants may also have a contributing effect.”
Since the Arctic is the meeting point for much of the world’s pollution, studies of the area are used to monitor the effectiveness of emissions bans, such as the Stockholm Convention and pollution-curbing strategies.


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Glastonbu-Rooney: Wayne and Coleen head towards legendary music festival by helicopter
They are big fans of Glastonbury.
So it's no surprise that Wayne and Coleen Rooney have revealed they are heading to the annual music festival in Somerset.
And in natural over the top style, the couple and their family are being flow in via private helicopter for the weekend of music.
High fliers: Wayne and Coleen Rooney have hitched a lift on a helicopter to get to the 2013 Glastonbury festival in Somerset on Thursday
Wayne's cousin, Claire, revealed the news when she tweeted a picture of the group all lined up alongside a blue coloured copter.
'#GLASTONBURY2013,' Scouser Claire simply said in accompaniment with her polarised photograph on the mirco blogging site.
And moments before, mother-of-two Coleen revealed that the group were making there way to the event.
Glasto fans: Wayne and Coleen are often found tramping around the grounds of Glastonbury festival
But what will she wear this year? Coleen (pictured 2011) has already been hinting at what she has packed for this years' event
'And we're off!!!!' the brunette said on her own Twitter feed, signalling they were about to take off.
Having only given birth to her second son, Klay, just last month (first son, Kai, was born in November 2009) the proud mother has been hinting at how excited she is to be leaving the kids at home for a weekend of live music.
'My @littlewoods A/W range is now available online..... Some fab pieces... Have a look,' she said earlier on Thursday, linking to her collection for the online chain.
It is highly likely Coleen will wear some of her own designs at the annual music festival as she has been known to dress up for the event in the past.
'Love my @missfcouture dresses and kaftans!! Can't wait to wear them!!! X' she also said on Twitter, suggesting further that she has packed a lot for her weekend away.
The return to Glastonbury marks a strong point in the Rooney's relationship - after Coleen suffered the humiliation of knowing that Wayne had cheated on her with a prostitue while she was pregnant with Kai last time they went.
In fact, the couple debunked to the 2011 festival one day after former prostitute Helen Wood gave an interview in ES magazine just ahead of the festival.
In her article, Miss Wood revealed that she had 'no regrets over hurting Coleen,' following the scandal.
The 24-year-old former prostitute, posing naked in her interview, remarked: ‘I don't regret hurting her because the way I see it is, if you want to be a d*** get back with the person who cheated on you.’
But the couple are having the last laugh as their relationship is now stronger than ever before.
The Rolling Stones and Mumford & Sons are among headliners for the 2013 festival.
Special guest? Liam Gallagher has hinted that he and his band Beady Eye will pop up at the annual music festival on Friday
However on Wednesday, Liam Gallagher and his band Beady Eye hinted that they may perform a surprise secret gig at the festival.
'11am Friday - BE there or BE square..LG x' Liam said on Twitter, quickly followed by a comment from the band Twitter feed that read: 'Where will you BE? ' accompanied by a picture on the date 28.06.13.
Radiohead and Pulp supplied secret gigs back in the 2011 festival - and Daft Punk are hotly tipped to pop up for a surprise performance at this years' event.
Cryptic? Speculation is rife that Beady Eye will perform at 11am on Friday
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Hearty Minestrone Recipe
“This is my all-time favorite soup. I love make big batches and freeze some for later. This hearty dish reminds me of spaghetti and sauce in soup form!” -Katie Koziolek of Hartland, Minnesota
- 1 pound ground pork
- 1/2 cup chopped celery
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes
- 1 can (16 ounces) kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 can (15 ounces) garbanzo beans or chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- 2 cups tomato juice
- 1 can (15 ounces) tomato sauce
- 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) beef broth
- 3 medium carrots, chopped
- 1 medium zucchini, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 1 to 1-1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar, optional
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS (for each batch):
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 cup uncooked ziti or small tube pasta
- In a Dutch oven, cook the pork, celery and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain.
- Stir in the tomatoes, beans, tomato juice, tomato sauce, broth, carrots, zucchini, Italian seasoning, salt, sugar if desired and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30-35 minutes or until carrots are tender.
- Transfer 6 cups of soup to a freezer container; cool. Freeze for up to 3 months. Add water and pasta to remaining soup; bring to a boil. Cover and cook until pasta is tender.
- To use frozen soup: Thaw in the refrigerator; transfer to a large saucepan. Stir in water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Add pasta; cover and cook until tender. Yield: 2 batches (6 servings each).
Originally published as Hearty Minestrone in Simple & Delicious March/April 2008, p19
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I make this often for my family, easy to make. This is my oldest daughter's all time favorite meal.
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served this when i had guests over, everyone had seconds!! i actually left the pork out, and it was still a hearty delicious soup.
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Monday, June 09, 2014
Too hot... #pascalcampionart. ..... to work. Just a little note to let you that until the middle or end of next week, I'll post simpler sketches( started doing that midway through last week)...or no sketches at all. It's very busy here, and it's all in a good way!

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Retail investors are giving Wall Street pros a run for their money during the market comeback, with the amateurs’ top picks outperforming those of hedge funds, according to Goldman Sachs.
Goldman â using Robinhood, Robintrack and FactSet â compiled a portfolio of popular stocks among retail investors and the basket of equities is up 61% since the depths of the bear market in March. The firm’s hedge fund basket is only up 45% in the same period.
“The narrative of Main Street weakness vs. Wall Street asset inflation is misleading,” David Kostin, chief U.S. equity strategist at Goldman, said in a note to clients Sunday.
A flood of new retail investors into brokers like Robinhood, Charles Schwab and TD Ameritrade, alongside the market’s major rebound from the depths of its March low has developed into a popular narrative that new retail traders are driving some of the rally. Robinhood said it saw a historic 3 million new accounts in the first quarter, while stocks experienced their fastest bear market and worst first quarter on record. Zero commissions, fractional trading and a lack of sports have also driven some young investors into the market.
Goldman said that the companies popular with the amateur traders are sharply outperforming hedge funds and mutual funds since the market bottom. The retail investor list is made up on many of the stocks most affected by the pandemic like airlines, casinos and cruise lines.
“The surge in retail trading activity has amplified the market rotation toward cyclicals and value stocks,” added Kostin. “Improving virus and activity data pushed investors toward cyclicals, small-caps, and other economically-sensitive, low-multiple stocks.”
One of the most popular stocks among retail investors is Penn Nation Gaming, which owns a stake in Barstool Sports. Dave Portnoy, founder and CEO of the Boston-based sports blog, recently started day trading in the absence of sports. Penn National Gaming’s stock is up 184% since March 23.
There is disagreement on Wall Street on the effect of and performance of amateur traders speculating in the market. Barclays said Friday net, net the top Robinhood picks are underperforming, the firm’s analysis shows.
â With reporting from CNBC’s Michael Bloom.


But the fact that Orlando Bloom, i.e. one of OK! HQ's greatest crushes of all time, has topped a new poll for being the most stylish celebrity dad is pretty darn cute.Miranda Kerr's husband (well jel) has beaten David Beckham and Peter Andre to the top spot, following the birth of his first son, Flynn.
He even beat Matthew McConaughey, which is some stiff competition if you ask us as THAT man regularly goes running topless - much to our delight. Other heartthrobs who lost out to our Orly were Jude Law, Hugh Jackman and Brad Pitt - all of whom are, in our opinion, fit, stylish and have kiddywinks. So, we can safely conclude that yes, having Orlando Bloom as your laminated number one is entirely the correct decision. So there.The top 10 best-dressed celebrity dads of 2011 are:
1) Orlando Bloom 2) David Beckham 3) Peter Andre 4) Jude Law 5) Matthew McConaughey 6) Hugh Jackman 7) Will Smith 8) Johnny Depp 9) Ben Affleck 10) Brad Pitt Research conducted by www.MyCelebrityFashion.co.uk


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Indonesia will be able to increase its GDP growth rate above 6% in medium term, but needs to keep its monetary policy tight and exchange rate flexible to curb inflationary pressures and lower deficits, the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday.
"The current policy framework rightly focuses on maintaining macroeconomic and financial stability, while pursuing structural reforms to raise the economy's growth potential and provide more opportunities for Indonesia's youthful labor force," IMF said.
Indonesia's annual GDP growth rate has fallen to a five-year low of 5.1% in the third quarter while inflation rate has jumped to a 5-month high of 6.23% in November, thanks to the hike in state subsidised fuel prices.
"In the period ahead, the combination of a tight monetary policy bias and exchange rate flexibility should help narrow the current account deficit, provided it is supported by a prudent fiscal stance and accelerated structural reforms," the IMF said.
Indonesia has hiked its benchmark interest rate in an extra-ordinary meeting on 18 November to 7.75% from 7.5%. Market forecasters see the Bank Indonesia, the central bank, to leave the rate untouched at the 9 January meeting but hiked by another 25 basis points in February.
The IMF said it expects Indonesia to sustain the GDP growth rate above 5% in spite of current headwinds and bring the inflation rate to the official target of 4.0 ±1% by the end of next year.
"Despite this (global headwinds from weakening commodity prices and tightening financial conditions), GDP growth is projected to be sustained at 5.1% in 2015, supported by a recovery in investment demand and more buoyant manufacture exports," the IMF said.
IMF projects Indonesia's current account deficit to decline to around 2.75% of GDP in 2015, supported by rising manufacture exports as well as a lower oil import bill, but cites some risks too.
"Risks to the outlook arise mainly from a deeper-than-expected slowdown in emerging market trading partners and surges in global financial market volatility," Fund's press release on 18 December showed.
IMF also highlighted the need for policies geared towards preserving financial system stability and easing supply bottlenecks and improving the investment climate. The Fund said a new Financial System Safety Net Law remains a priority for Indonesia.


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London — When OPEC ministers announce this week how much oil they plan to pump in the coming months, they'll be talking to a skeptical market searching for direction.
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As OPEC's de facto leader, Saudi energy minister Khalid al-Falih faces his likely toughest test yet, when the organization meets Thursday in Vienna to debate output cuts that his country badly wants but may not have the geopolitical leverage to push through. Russia and nine other non-OPEC allies will join the talks on Friday.
ICE Brent futures have tumbled almost 30% in the past two months on fears of a supply glut and waning confidence in OPEC's resolve to withstand pressure from the US to keep pumping.
Negotiating an agreement on any cuts will be a tough task in itself, but then comes the hard job of selling the plan to investors, who will be seeking a trading signal in every word uttered.
In Falih, the coalition has a spokesman who analysts say has grown adept at speaking the language of hedge funds and money managers to clearly signal his country's, as well as OPEC's, intentions on oil policy -- though US President Donald Trump's penchant for tweeting criticism complicates matters.
"What [Falih] has done very well through his dialogue and his attempts to understand the oil market is that his messaging is sharper," said Helima Croft, global head of commodity strategy for investment bank RBC Capital Markets. "Now, there are circumstances beyond his control, and he's had to evolve quickly."
Consensus within the OPEC/non-OPEC coalition is growing for a cut, which the fundamentals suggest will be needed to stave off an oversupply in the first half of 2019, several ministers and delegates have said.
But there is yet to be any firm agreement on how much to cut, nor how to allocate quotas. Officials have cited market forecasts showing a surplus of 1 million to 1.4 million b/d in the months ahead.
However, Saudi Arabia remains under pressure from Trump to keep oil prices low. The kingdom is still trying to manage the international fallout from the murder of US-based dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, which likely weakens its hand in negotiations.
The country is also facing discontent from fellow OPEC members who blame Saudi Arabia for a production surge over the last few months that has contributed to the price slump.
The Saudis may need to get creative in how they spin an agreement to convince the market of its seriousness in addressing the looming supply glut, while satisfying Russia, the US and its OPEC counterparts.
SPEAKING THE SAME LANGUAGE
It was only a year and a half ago when Falih learned the hard lessons of speaking inartfully to the market.
At OPEC's May 2017 meeting, when the organization was debating whether to extend the production cut agreement that had been in place since January, Falih told reporters that the coalition had not negotiated nor even discussed how the cuts would be eventually unwound.
"We don't intend to exit so there is no exit strategy," he said, which traders interpreted to mean that an all-out market share battle could resume once enough members saw no more value in cutting production.
Prices tanked more than 4% immediately after the meeting -- and almost 13% in the month following -- even though the coalition delivered on a nine-month extension of the cuts that ministers, including Falih, had signaled weeks earlier.
Saudi officials did not respond to requests for comment, but Falih in recent weeks has indicated his awareness of how quickly market speculators can flip sentiment.
"What we have to deal with is No. 1, the oil industry is driven more by sentiment and by financial markets than it is by fundamentals," he said at an OPEC/non-OPEC monitoring committee meeting last month in Abu Dhabi.
OPEC Secretary General Mohammed Barkindo has been central to the organization's efforts to understand traders, making it a priority for OPEC to engage with hedge funds and financial players, in ways that its previous leaders have not necessarily emphasized.
While OPEC officials in the past have certainly understood the impact of money managers on oil prices, the current group of officials is much more sophisticated in dealing with and messaging to them, said Ed Morse, global head of commodities research at Citigroup, who helped set up some of Barkindo's meetings with hedge funds.
The challenge for OPEC is that traders can react faster to changing market conditions than member countries are able to. Production policy has to grind through bureaucracy, while the market can turn on a Trump tweet or some geopolitical headline in seconds.
"The money managers are significantly more adept and changing their positions than the officials are in making their decisions, so it is inherently an unbalanced relationship," Morse said.
Barkindo told Platts that OPEC would continue to meet and dialogue with the financial community.
"Today the commercial players in the financial market have become key stakeholders in the evolution of the market," he said. "When you sit with them sometimes, you wonder if they are on this planet or another planet. Even their language is so complicated, but we have to understand each other."
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Saturday, February 17, 2018 11:26 pm
The League Management Company (LMC) on Saturday suspended for 10 matches each two club officials for fighting at a match venue.
According to the LMC, a coach of Kwara United, Maji Mohammed, and Team Manager of Katsina United, Ganiyu Adeleke, have been charged for breach of code of conduct for club officials.
This is because they were reported to have engaged in physical confrontation after their club’s Match Day 8 fixture in Ilorin.
Consequently, Mohammed and Adeleke have been suspended from further participation and access to venues of all NPFL activities for the next 10 matches.
However, reprieve has come the way of some players and officials of FC IfeanyiUbah of Nnewi.
They were last season banned for one year for violent conduct at the Confluence Stadium in Lokoja at the end of the 2016/2017 Match Day 36 fixture.
The LMC notified the club that the ban has been lifted on condition of good behaviour until the end of the season.
The club officials are Chidi Nwogu, who is the Secretary, and Obi Adirika who is the Kits Manager.
The players are Isaac Loute, Wilson Elu, Godfrey Uchenna Jnr, Michael Egbeta, Kone Soumaila, Ngoma Luamba, Stephen Eze, Adeleye Olamilekan and Nkrumah Douglas.(NAN)

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A good friend of mine gave me two vintage Bellevue Chamber of Commerce brochures knowing my fascination with Bellevue and it’s history.
I found these very intereresting….or is it veddddy interestink! (Laugh In 1968) that exactly what Bellevue promised back in the 60’s, Bellevue has kept it’s promise.
In the brochure from 1963 Bellevue promoted “Spacious and Gracious” Living and was named “All America City” in 1955. Population in ’63 was listed as 14,700.
Here is a shot of the newly built Overlake Hospital.
And here’s an aerial view of Bellevue High School with the Surrey Downs “hood” behind and no 405 freeway.
Where I’m going with this is that Bellevue, in it’s infancy and innocence was forward thinking even back then. It had a world class hospital, lots of new homes, and a top notch high school.
In the brochure from the later 60’s it states “Bellevue’s future as a growth city was preordained. The people influx began with the opening of two floating bridges spanning Lake Washington and linking Bellevue to downtown Seattle. The community is made up largely of vital young professionals, keen on sports, outdoor living, and cultural adventures.”
This seems as true today as it did then. Bellevue had a vision and stuck to it.


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Im very excited to post these amazing furniture designs
done by my best friend Mariel Penner-Wilson.
Mariel studied design at Griffith University & majored
in furniture design, she then went on to work in the
design industry for a few years and travel, where she fell
in love with London. Mariel then decided to further her skills
by completing a woodwork course to get her designs out there.
She has now made the big move to the city where design happens
Goodluck sweetheart i know you will be great x
Designer Mariel Penner-Wilson
Model Olivia Jones
Model Olivia Penner-Wilson
Designer/Maker Mariel Penner-Wilson
Photographer Mariel Penner-Wilson
Models Olivia Jones & Olivia Penner-Wilson

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A tankless water heater provides several benefits when compared to a traditional, tank-style model. You won’t have to worry about running out of hot water, and since it only works on demand, it won’t waste energy heating water all day like a tank unit will.
Gas tankless water heaters require complex combustion air supply and venting. Existing venting is rarely adequate, so you need a professional who has a great deal of experience in installing tankless systems. At Reliable Electrical Services, our technicians are extremely familiar with tankless water heaters so you can have confidence knowing that your installation will be done correctly the first time.
Why You Should Consider Going Tankless in South Florida
For the last few decades, tankless water heaters have been very popular in Europe and Asia. Recently, they have started gaining a foothold in America as well. One of the main reasons is that tankless systems aren’t saddled with the reliability and inefficiency issues that plague traditional tank-type water heaters.
A traditional system typically resides in a closet and provides a certain amount of hot water for you to take a shower, wash clothes and do dishes. However, when you run out, it can take up to an hour for a tank-type model to generate more. A tankless system, on the other hand, provides an endless stream of hot water so that you’ll always have it when it is needed. Tank systems continually heat water whether you need it or not. This wastes energy and makes your monthly bill higher than it needs to be.
Tankless systems can also be installed nearly anywhere in your house that you want. This frees up a great deal of space that you can use for storage or in any other way you like. Whereas a traditional system will typically last about eight to 10 years, tankless systems can last for 30 years or more.
These models work by heating water through either electricity or a gas burner as it flows through pipes. There are many advantages to purchasing a gas system rather than an electric one:
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Learn more about caring for your baby at home
The first weeks with a newborn can be daunting. Having support can help this transition.
Your clinician will discuss options for your birth based on your unique history and situation
An episiotomy can help deliver the baby or prevent muscles and skin from tearing, but it is not needed for most births
Many women may have an option to try a vaginal birth after having a cesarean delivery
It can be a surreal experience to have the baby home with you. Know you can do it.
Learn about caring for your baby in the hospital
Learn more about options and preferences for your birth experience
Episiotomies are uncommon, but tearing can occur, especially with your first child
Learn about the various stages of labor

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In this ERC project I will, using advanced computational microscopy, study the interaction of lipids and proteins in complex, crowded, membrane patches, to enable the driving forces of membrane protein sorting and clustering to be unravelled at conditions closely mimicking real cellular membranes
According to Technion Professors Eitan Kimmel's model, when the ultrasonic waves encounter a cell, the two layers of the cellular membrane
begin to vibrate.
LRT can result in the cellular delivery of unoxidized, undamaged membrane glycophospholipids in order to replace damaged lipids and restore function to cellular membranes
The electrical conductivity of the solution is a function of the amounts of ions leached from the seeds and is thus directly related to the integrity of the cellular membranes
An electric field applied to a cell will result in an electric potential across the cellular membrane
Recent work has shown that structural features of cellular membrane
proteins influence the mechanism of proton transport, and that conformational changes in the protein's structure may act as an "on/off" switch for proton transport.
Noting that lipopolysaccharide is present to a significantly greater extent in the outer cellular membrane
of Gramnegative bacteria than Gram-positive bacteria, Dr.
More specifically, it describes an experimental situation where mechanical forces impressed upon the external cellular membrane
are transmitted via the cytoskeletona complex of inner cellullar microtubules that gives the cell structural integrity--to the nucleus, resulting in near--instantaneous rearrangements within the nucleus.
No one had even suspected that this would occur," says Hirsh,"and without the EML images we might never have seen the evidences that loss of protective sugars leads to cellular membrane
Because it is easier to rip the cellular membrane
lining the urethra and rectum during intercourse than it is to tear the membrane lining the vagina; these rips then facilitate the entrance of the semen-borne AIDS virus into the partner's bloodstream.
Analysis of cellular membrane
dynamics by following virus endocytosis
Taking into account the obtained results, the researchers are hopeful that liposomes derived from cellular membrane
will have important role in drug and gene delivery in the near future; therefore, they will take the place of toxic cationic carriers that are currently used.
Skin cells have only omega-6s in the cellular membrane
Ten chapters (each with references; contributors are based in the UK, France, and the US) discuss methods and parameters for membrane simulations, lateral pressure profiles in lipid membranes, coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations, models for peptide folding and insertion, membrane sculpting by N-BAR domains, computational approaches to ionotropic glutamate receptors, and active transport across the cellular membrane
, among other topics.
In 24 extended and well-illustrated articles, experts describe their research and work in characterizing cellular membrane
platforms, intercellular networks and the architecture of cell compartments mediated by the entry and replication of cycles of viruses.


FLORENCE, Ala. — Race relations, the presidential election, and building community were just a few of the topics addressed in what Rotary Club President Pete Key said was a necessary conversation.
Key is known in Florence for his “Lunch with the Keys” program that aims to inspire young people to turn their lives around.
As a conversationalist, Key understands the importance of communication. It’s what led him to bring together Tuscumbia Mayor Kerry Underwood, Florence Mayor Andy Betterton, Sheffield Mayor Steve Stanley, and Muscle Shoals Mayor Mike Lockhart.
“I think that leadership is key right now,” Key said. “I mentioned it earlier; leadership, faith, and hope, you got to have leadership; someone has to take the lead.”
Key said normally, rotary meetings will have one guest speaker who talks on a varying topic, but having all four mayors share their visions for their respective cities is a unique experience.
“We wanted to have them here to continue to share what their visions were for their city and then how could we help them and how could they help us in return also,” Key said.
Issues like the Confederate monument in Florence and divisiveness across the United States were discussed during the forum but also progress seen across the Shoals area.
“Locally, we have an opportunity to change that narrative by coming together as one and to bring all four mayors here together, that’s what we wanted to do,” Key said. “We wanted to kind of plant that seed that we are better together, and we can do more together than we can do apart.


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OAKLAND — With the Golden State Warriors staring at a 23-9 deficit halfway through the first quarter on Saturday night, head coach Steve Kerr signaled for a timeout.
Following the brief break — the second stoppage Kerr had requested during his club’s plodding start — the Warriors pulverized the Milwaukee Bucks 54-21 during the balance of the opening half, on the way to a 117-92 dismantling of their guests.
“The second [timeout] was just to remind them to settle down [and] that they were going to be fine,” Kerr explained. “[It’s a] long game. I think we were down 14 … but I liked the way we were playing actually — just nothing was going our way. So that was my message: ‘Just stay with it and it will come back around.’”
The resounding win pushes the Warriors’ record to 55-14 and gives the team a 2.5-game cushion over the San Antonio Spurs after the West’s second-best squad lost to the Memphis Grizzlies earlier in the night.
Stephen Curry, who accounted for a game-high 28 points, poured in 18 of them during the furious first half, sinking four of his six 3-point attempts — including one he knocked down from the midcourt logo.
“He rises to the occasion on the big stage,” Bucks head coach Jason Kidd said. “There’s a lot of people who enjoy watching him, and I’m one of them.”
Kerr admitted that Curry has looked rejuvenated during the club’s now-concluded three-game homestand, following a grueling stretch away from Oracle Arena.
“Thank god I rested him last week [against the Spurs],” Kerr cracked. “Steph was great. He was great.”
Offensively, the second quarter was the Dubs’ most impressive stanza of the season. The team hit 14 of 17 shots, good for a 82.4 field-goal percentage, the highest this year.
“Our guys look fresher,” Kerr said. “And hopefully we can carry this momentum on the road.”
With a two-city trip — a back-to-back in Oklahoma City and Dallas — beginning on Monday night, the bench Dubs also produced a stunning performance. Andre Iguodala was +19, JaVale McGee was +18, Shaun Livingston was +13 and Matt Barnes was tied for the team lead at + 22.
“Matt played phenomenal tonight,” said Klay Thompson, who went for 21 points. “It looked like ‘We Believe’ Matt Barnes and we expect to keep doing that.”


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India's composite Human Development Index (HDI) is 0.609 as against Pakistan's 0.538. India ranks 130 worldwide in HDI, while Pakistan's ranking is worse at 147.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday challenged Pakistan to declare a war on poverty, unemployment, and other social disabilities in South Asia – ‘let’s see who wins, India or Pakistan’. India’s composite Human Development Index (HDI) is 0.609 as against Pakistan’s 0.538. India ranks 130 worldwide in HDI, while Pakistan’s ranking is worse at 147. According to UNHDR 2015, with respect to life expectancy at birth, India is at 68 years and Pakistan is at 66.2. However, the adult mortality rate in India is higher at 198.5 compared to Pakistan’s 172. The infant mortality rate for India is 41.4 and that of Pakistan is 69. In terms of education, the expected years of schooling in India are 11.7 as against 7.8 in Pakistan. The adult literacy rate is 62.8 for India and 54.7 for Pakistan. Here’s how the two countries stack up, according to UNHDR 2015.
The Human Development Index (HDI) was created to emphasise that people and their capabilities should be the final criteria for deciding and assessing the development of a country, and not just economic growth alone. According to the United Nations, “The Human Development Index is a summary measure of average achievement in key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, being knowledgeable and have a decent standard of living. The HDI is the geometric mean of normalized indices for each of the three dimensions.”


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Lee hospitality industry teams relish post-season play
Members of Lee County’s travel and hospitality industry descended on Lakes Regional Park south of Fort Myers on Tuesday for their annual travel rally.
The free event, which also included workers’ family, friends and members of the larger community, falls during National Travel and Tourism Week. It also marks the end of local tourism’s high season.
Among the highlights: A performance by local singer/songwriter Sheena Brook, a contestant on NBC’s Season 12 of “The Voice”; miniature train rides by the Railroad Museum of South Florida; and tourism-themed contests such as the Bellman’s Race and the Kids’ Luggage Lug.
Other rally attractions included a carnival-themed travel fair boasted more than 100 hospitality industry exhibits, including Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau’s own “Shell Love Bug,” the seashell-adorned vintage VW that helps promote the Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel tourism brand.
The visitor bureau sponsored the event, in partnership with The News-Press Media Group, JetBlue, Geraci Travel and Lee County Parks & Recreation.
The rally was a break from the serious business of being one of the region's lifeblood industries. According to the visitor bureau, tourism employs one in five people in Lee County, and injects more than $3 billion annually into the local economy.

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The wci furniture in this image is a very simple example of a wall mounted wci. It is actually a piece of furniture that is usually mounted on the wall. So it is a great way to add a little variety, since a wall mounted wci can be moved around and is easy to move.
One of the many things that makes wci furniture so useful is that they are also very light. They are usually made of plastic or wood but they are also made of metal or plastic. That means that they can be moved around and still be functional. And they look pretty cool, so I think they are a good way to add a little variety to a room without taking up too much space.
They also work great for hanging art, which is a great way to get some color and texture in a small space.
In the video, we saw wci furniture for the first time. While watching the video, I was immediately reminded of how nice it looked and how well it fit with the overall design of the house. It’s also important that the furniture is sturdy and sturdy enough to withstand knocks and bumps.


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While the vegan options at Buffalo Wild Wings may not have you cheering for overtime, there are a few options that will get you through the game. You can pair up chips and salsa or a pretzel to go with your favorite beverage for the game. Be advised that the Black Bean Burger is NOT vegan. For the rest of what is vegan, here are the vegan options at Buffalo Wild Wings:
Vegan Options at Buffalo Wild Wings
VeggL Quick Order
- Chips and Salsa
- Big Twist Soft Pretzel. Substitute Queso with a Vegan Sauce (see below for options).
- Garden Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette. Advise NO parmesan or croutons.
- Classic Chicken Wrap. Advise NO chicken or cheese. Ask for the burrito to be loaded up with more of the veggies already in the wrap. Choose Vegan sauce from below. Ask for avocado (optional)
Vegan Sauces / Dressing
- Korean BBQ Sauce
- Blazin’ Sauce
- Sweet BBQ Sauce
- Teriyaki Sauce
- Wild Sauce
- Mango Habanero Sauce
- Hot Sauce
- Caribbean Jerk Sauce
- Lemon Vinaigrette Dressing
*The Black Bean Burger is NOT vegan. Do not be tempted to eat anything fried, such as fries… All fried food is cooked in beef fat.
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**We are working tirelessly to make sure all the information contained in VeggL is accurate and up to date. However, sometimes options change. If you notice a change at a restaurant that we need to know about, let us know


Jackson County, Michigan to take on more than $29 million in highway projects this summer
Amanda Bayhi | May 8, 2014
Jackson County, Michigan is set to begin $29 million in highway projects in the coming months, MLive reports.
Federal, state, city and county funds are paying for the project, the report notes.
Major highway projects in the county include:
A $1.4 million joint repair project on Interstate 94,
A $20 million reconstruction project on U.S. 127,
A $1.5 million paving project on Horton Road and Weatherwax Drive,
A $1 million project on Jefferson Road, and
$1.6 million in repaving, resurfacing and reconstruction projects in the city of Jackson
Some projects have already begun, and most are expected to be completed by the end of November.
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Unified Manufacturing makes the Limited Edition CD TWILIGHT SYMPHONY, which contains three and a half hours of orchestral arrangements based on the music from the famous action-adventure video game THE LEGEND OF ZELDA.
We manufactured 3,000 3-disc 8-panel digipaks complete with a booklet insert and a CD sleeve. This is the second run of the physical album since the first one, only 1,000 pieces- 500 given to Kickstarter backers and 500 sold to the public, sold-out very fast and many fans are requesting for more copies. What's wonderful is that it was sold-out before we even finished making them. Just proves to show how crazy the fans are over the Twilight Symphony Album.ABOUT TWILIGHT SYMPHONY:
TWILIGHT SYMPHONY, composed and performed by the musical talents behind ZREO, contains three and a half hours of complete orchestral arrangements based on the unreleased soundtrack to The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. The new album is comprised of over 40 tracks and clocks in at around two and a half hours of Twilight Princess music.
Beginning life as a Kickstarter project, Twilight Symphony mixes samples and orchestral performances to expand on the original soundtrack of the game, composed by Koji Kondo, Toru Minegishi, and Asuka Ota. The original score was digital, largely due to the inflexibility of recording live instruments to score the game.
Twilight Symphony is part of a larger fan project to reorchestrate the music from the Zelda games and builds on the original score substantially.ABOUT UNIFIED MANUFACTURING:
Unified Manufacturing is an independent CD & DVD manufacturer based in both sides of the US which offers affordable CD & DVD duplication, CD & DVD replication, custom CD & DVD packaging for musicians, filmmakers, photographers and companies. The company prides in its seamless CD manufacturing service but it is also known for making unique custom CD & DVD packaging. Clients range from indie artists to major label artists such as Stevie Wonder, Sheryl Crow, and Ringo Starr. Unified Manufacturing has offices and plants located in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, North Carolina, Indiana, and New York.


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Find out which 25 states are tops when it comes to children's well-being, according to the 2015 Kids Count report. The report states on overall children's well-being using 20 indicators organized into four categories: economic well-being, education, health, and family and community.
Find out which U.S. states are tops when it comes to children's well-being.
Actor Shia LaBeouf was arrested for public intoxication in Texas, police said, in his latest run-in with the law. The actor was arrested Friday night at Sixth Street, a famous entertainment district in downtown Austin.
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