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At least five survivors of last year's magnitude-7.2 quake that devastated Bohol province may be among the lucky ones who will get to dine with Pope Francis when he visits the Philippines in 2015.
Tagbilaran (Bohol) Bishop Leonardo Medroso indicated about five of the survivors would dine with the pope, the Union of Catholic Asian News reported Monday.
"We will be sending some of my people there who were victims of the quake, five of them. They will dine with the pope," Medroso said.
Pope Francis is due to visit the Philippines on Jan. 15 to 19. He is also expected to visit areas devastated by super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), which left more than 6,000 dead.
In October 2013, a magnitude-7.2 quake devastated Bohol, with Medroso saying 33 churches in his diocese were ruined.
Residents in Bohol set up "alternative churches" using tents so Masses can be held there.
The UCAN report said Medroso hopes Pope Francis will visit Bohol "even for just one or two hours to counsel our people."
Earlier, Palo, Leyte Archbishop John Du said the Pope may dine with 30 typhoon and earthquake victims when the he visits Tacloban City on January 17. —Joel Locsin/KG, GMA News


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Located on a slight rise above the White Bull Swamp, near Valley and Mt Rosea Creeks. Partially cleared, well grassed (mown by kangaroos) with scattered shade by Yellow and Red River Gums.
Sites are well spaced with some scrub and replantings between. Most are reasonably level. Three are fenced for tent camping.
A pleasant, green and quiet camp surrounded by a large low forest of yellow gum. Wildflowers, kangaroos and birds (wrens, magpies and kookaburras) are common.
From $35.90 per night (as of December 2014)
Bookings can be made over the phone or internet.
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Wood barbeques are available. Bring firewood and check firebans.
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There is no fishing at or near this campsite.
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This site is accessable by caravans in good weather.
Access from Halls Gap: West up the Mt Victory (Western Grampians) Rd [C222] 8k to Valley Gap, left (south) 0.3k over the saddle (gravel), right (west) 8k down the Glenelg River (Victoria Valley) Rd, signed on the left. near junctions with Moora Track and Phillip Island Track
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SSA broadband facts from ‘MIS 2014’ report only marginally improved this year
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU), regarded as a prime source for Internet statistics, has again released an annual report on Internet usage habits in 166 countries around the world (up from 157 last year). Similar to previous years, Measuring the Information Society 2014 serves to gauge how developed and developing nations compare in terms of overall information communication technology adoption. Of interest to many is the ICT Development Index which ranks nations by number of subscriptions, type of subscription, broadband availability, and cost of access. This ranking only goes so far, however, and the value of comparing African ICT benchmarks with global stats is marginal since nearly all African nations lag developed counterparts in terms of ICT access, ICT use, and ICT prices.
At a global level, the report finds that nearly 300 million additional people came online in 2013. By the end of last year, 32% of the world was estimated to utilize a mobile broadband subscription. Moreover, developing countries’ share of international bandwidth now stands at 30% – up from only 9% in 2004.
Still, over 4 billion people are not online – most live in the developing world. Fixed broadband penetration is still in the single digits in these countries and mobile broadband penetration is scarcely at 20%. Costs are still prohibitive though fixed-broadband prices could be reduced by 10 per cent and mobile-cellular prices by 5 per cent if competition and/or the regulatory framework improved. Still, it will take more than that to get more people only, especially when fixed broadband often costs 5% of gross national income (and is 6x less affordable in developing countries than those that are developed). A growing rural-urban divide poses a challenge as it takes more effort to get rural areas connected.
Also, the report notes that ITU is looking at ways of using newer data sources to provide more timely evidence for policy-making.
Below are some of the granular findings from the full report that best describe how African nations stack up globally in terms of ICT development, how unaffordable broadband is in Africa, who is more likely to use the internet, and which nations are experiencing the greatest improvements in ease of access.
- Mobile voice penetration has exceeded 100% in 10 of 38 surveyed African nations, suggesting there still is great room for growth
- Voice penetration levels are below 30% in Eritrea (6%), Ethiopia, and CAR
- Guinea saw a mobile-cellular penetration rate grow from 49% in 2012 to 63% in 2013 – Mozambique and the Republic of the Congo saw double-digit gains as well
- Africa stands out with a mobile broadband growth rate of over 40% in 2014
- Africa had 150 million internet users by end 2013 (17% of the population)
- Seychelles led with 50%, South Africa 49%, Mauritius (39%), Kenya (39%), Cape Verde (38%), Nigeria (38%)
- By end 2014, mobile-broadband penetration in Africa will have climbed to almost 20 per cent, up from less than 2 per cent four years earlier
- Mobile broadband penetration reached 37% in Nigeria at the end of 2013 (29% in South Africa)
- Africa has less than a 1% share of global international bandwidth
- CAR, Republic of the Congo, Chad, and Nigeria have less than 1Mbps of international bandwidth per Internet user (compared with 50Mbps for Kenya and 24Mbps for Seychelles and Mauritius)
- 4 of 38 countries have a household internet access rate of over 30% suggesting just how mobile the internet use is
- Africa’s E-Government Development Index has remained flat since 2005
- African domain name registrations accounted for less than 1 percent of global registrations
- Africa is the region with the lowest index value, and 29 out of 38 African countries are considered to be least connected countries
- Other regions are developing information societies faster than Africa
- The lack of international internet bandwidth is hampering ICT development above all
- Only Mauritius and Seychelles are above the global average value
- South Africa, Cape Verde, and Botswana round out the top African nations (all are in the top 105 globally)
- The bottom ten countries in the report are African (Central African Republic is at the bottom of the rankings)
- Cape Verde improved 11 places overall though the next best gains were from Mali and Burkina Faso (4 places)
- Botswana‘s rank fell by 4 places to 104
- Most nations were within 3 ranks of last year’s report
- Cape Verde and The Gambia saw the second greatest improvements in access ranking (improved by 7 places)
- Burkina Faso saw the third greatest improvement in use ranking (improved by 13 places), followed closely by Cape Verde and Congo (Rep.)
- In almost half of the African countries for which price data are available, mobile-broadband services were more than USD 10 cheaper per month than entry-level fixed-broadband services
- In South Africa, fixed broadband is 25 times more affordable for the richest 20 per cent of the population than for the poorest 20 per cent (African average appears to be around 10x)
- Fixed broadband prices are more than 100% of household consumption expenditure in Madagascar, Malawi, Central African Republic, and Rwanda (even for the wealthiest 20% in CAR and Rwanda)
- In Africa, handset-based mobile-broadband prices are affordable (i.e. represent less than 5 per cent of household expenditure) for less than 40 per cent of the population in every country for which data are available
- 3G penetration reached 9% in Burkina Faso after launching in 2013
- Botswana has a 74% geographic 3G penetration rate
- In Cote d’Ivoire, researchers used Orange network data to understand socioeconomic segregation (poorer areas in blue)
- Similar usage of big data can reveal new insights into the digital divide and lead to new indicators but it cannot replace official statistics

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In probably my last post about the Capitals Stanley Cup celebration(until Putin gets his day with the Cup). We take a look at the Capitals Stanley Cup celebration in D.C. today in which fans started camping out at 3 am to attend.
Celebration MVP Alexander Ovechkin started the day off.
Can't drink all day if you don't start in the morning pic.twitter.com/livtowNLln— Spittin' Chiclets (@spittinchiclets) June 12, 2018
Take a look at the massive crowd.
And now we're off...
OSHIE IS A RIOT pic.twitter.com/o1HPjLc9PB— Spittin' Chiclets (@spittinchiclets) June 12, 2018
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Vigilance saves lives: Building codes prevented destruction in Chilean quake
By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)
4/3/2014 (3 years ago)
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Miracles do happen. Only six perished in a massive earthquake in northern Chile following an immense 8.2 earthquake and tsunami. Four of the deaths were attributed to heart attacks and only two were crushed by debris. The reason for this amazingly low fatality county is being credited to adherence on the part of Chile to strict building codes.
While there was major structural damage in the quakes, it's seen as a minor trade-off where many lives were spared.
LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - "They're a seismically active region of the world and they are very good at implementing their building codes similar to California," John Bellini, a Denver-based geophysicist at the U.S. Geological Survey says.
"Because of that, you would see less damage than in other places that have poorer building codes . that's probably one of the reasons there haven't been as many casualties as there could have been from a magnitude earthquake of this size."
There was major structural damage in the quakes, which is seen as a minor trade-off where many lives were spared. More than 2,500 homes sustained serious structural damage in the region around the northern port city of Iquique. Most of the homes were built with poor workmanship through government subsidies.
A 7.6-magnitude aftershock struck the region late Wednesday. There was no immediate word on damage or injuries.
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, who toured the region, praised local authorities for responding in an "exemplary manner" to the disaster.
"This is a great example to all of us that when we work together in an adequate manner and we when we follow the plans that have been established in the region, we work well," Bachelet said.
One of the most earthquake-prone regions in the world, Chile sits on an arc of volcanoes and fault lines circling the Pacific Ocean known as the "Ring of Fire," according to Mark Simons, a geophysicist at Caltech in Pasadena, California. Since 1973, Chile has had more than a dozen quakes of magnitude-7.0 and above.
According to Simons, this week's quake occurred as the fault line along Chile's coast has constantly shifted in the last 140 years. In recent weeks, this area has seen a cluster of activity -- something like 50 to 100 smaller quakes. A 6.7- and a 6.1-magnitude quake struck last month.
"People are more familiar with them," Bellini says. "They, in general, know what to do as part of their daily lives, plus the building codes are fairly well-enforced in Chile. It's in their culture."
The importance of strict building codes was underscored when Port-au-Prince, Haiti, was hit by a magnitude-7.0 earthquake in 2010 that leveled 70 percent of the Haitian capital's structures and killed at least 230,000 people.
"That's actually a perfect example of the differences in building codes and enforcement in two different regions," Bellini said. "Any place that has a magnitude 7 or an 8 is going to have some kind of damage. However, the building codes play a large part in the damage and destruction that is seen, as well as the casualty level. Population density plays an important part as well -- but the building codes are really what can save lives in areas that have large earthquakes."
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The Chicago Tribune reports that Goose Island Beer Co. and Anheuser-Busch are “in talks.”
Goose Island president and founder John Hall confirmed as much, but said discussions have been limited to “distribution issues.” He declined to comment further on the nature of the talks.
A-B reportedly is talking with other microbreweries about distribution deals or taking a stake in the companies, including Old Dominion in Virginia. With the craft beer segment continuing to outpace the larger brewers in annual growth, all three major brand brewers have shown a renewed interest in adding specialty beer to their portfolio’s.
“Its wholesalers are clamoring for high-margin, growth brands,” said Benj Steinman, editor of Beer Marketer’s Insights, told the Tribune. “Anheuser has promised to deliver them, but they can’t just create them.”
A-B currently has equity interest and distribution alliances with both Redhook Ale Brewery with breweries in Seattle, Washington and Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Widmer Brewing in Portland, Oregon. A deal with a strong Midwest brewery with excess capacity would makes sense from both a geographical and logistical standpoint.
Goose Island produced about 50,000 barrels last year, with distribution in eight states.
Goose Island’s distribution has been somewhat unsettled since it terminated its relationship with its sales and marketing agent last year and brought that function in-house. The company had been using United States Beverage LLC since 2000 to help with marketing to retailers and bars and also to assist in contracting deals to use excess brewing capacity.
But the partnership with United States Beverage fell apart, and the Connecticut-based company sued Goose Island, accusing it of unfairly ending its relationship. Goose Island settled the suit for an undisclosed amount, according to a Goose Island investor.
One potential sticking point in the negotiations looks to be Goose Island’s existing distributor relationships. Union Beverage Co., which has been Goose Island’s distributor in Illinois for the last decade, is aware of the talks and has no plans on relinquishing its distributor rights, said Bob Collins, vice president of sales and marketing.
“We are doing a phenomenal job with their brands, and our plan is to be a long-term Goose Island distributor,” Collins said.

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Yesterday when I was walking,
I found beautiful green leaf.
But when I saw it from closer distance,
I found that it was the insect.
A insect is the symbol of the summer to me.
But it is getting cold these days and it is almost fall.
When I found this green instect,
I recognized that the summer hasn't gone yet completely.


The Polytechnic Students Union (PSU) has demanded action against lecturers who sexually abuse female students.
This follows revelations by female students that senior lecturers at the school demanded sex from them.
In one of the cases, a senior lecturer at The Malawi Polytechnic demanded sex from a student who had approached him on issues concerning welfare.
The same member of staff is also accused of attempting to use his office to sexually abuse a student who had lost her guardian – the one who was paying her school fees. The lecturer reportedly approached the female student, told her she will struggle financially, and offered to assist her in exchange for sexual favours.
Issues of sexual abuse of female students were reported to the college management but no action was being taken.
After screenshots of conversations between a student and a lecture went viral online, the college on Monday held a hearing.
PSU General Secretary Dalitso Nicodimo told the local media that cases of sexual abuse perpetrated by academic members of staff are not new at the college hence the need for stiff punishment to the lecturers involved.


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Kolkata: Criticising the Centre’s statement on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s “death”, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Friday, said she had drawn the attention of the prime minister, seeking to know the considered stand of the government in this regard.
“I have drawn the attention of Hon’ble Prime Minister to this matter and has sought the considered stand of Central Government in this regard (sic),” she wrote on Facebook.
“The Central Government recently gave information about Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose through a reply under the RTI Act. I am shocked to see this unilateral decision of the Central Government without evidence,” she said.
“Netaji is a great son of the soil. Our state, the country and the whole world are proud of him. Any matter involving a person of his stature does not deserve to be handled in such a casual manner,” Banerjee said.
The Ministry of Home Affairs, in a recent reply to a Right to Information (RTI) application from a resident of the state, said, “After considering the reports of Shahnawaz Committee, Justice GD Khosla Commission and Justice Mukherjee Commission of Enquiry, the Government has come to the conclusion that Netaji had died in a plane crash in 1945.”
BJP leader and Netaji’s grand nephew Chandra Bose had also rejected the Centre’s statement and demanded setting up of a special investigation team to unravel the mystery behind the freedom fighter’s disappearance.
“I demand the Central government immediately take action against the officer who gave such an irresponsible reply. How can the government come to a conclusion regarding Netaji’s death without concrete evidence?” Bose, the Bengal BJP vice-president, had wondered.
The All India Forward Bloc, a political party founded by Netaji, on Thursday demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi apologise to the nation as the Union Home Ministry had “misled” the country by saying that the nationalist leader had died in an air crash in 1945.


Philips shows 100-inch Ambilight FlatTV prototype
September 4, 2006 If you have taken the time to have a good look at Philips Ambilight technology, you’ll be aware it brings a completely new, transformational dimension to watching TV, creating an immersive viewing experience through a unique technique which matches the colour and brightness in the images being displayed on the television’s screen. Ambilight is proven, a million Ambilight FlatTVs sold by Philips, which shipped the most number of LCD TVs worldwide in the first half of 2006. Now the Dutch giant is rolling out a prototype 100-inch (245cm) LCD TV with Ambilight Full Surround – the new, four-sided version of Philips’ totally unique ambient lighting technology.
This year Philips is adding two new versions of Ambilight – Ambilight Full surround, which projects ambient light on all four sides of the set, and Ambilight Surround which features lighting units on three sides.


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By thawing ice and warming ocean waters, global climate change is rapidly and drastically altering not only the Arctic’s unique environment, but also the economic and political dynamics among Arctic and non-Arctic states alike. This has primarily been stimulated by opening the region to unprecedented commercial opportunities, including the establishment of new shipping routes and expanded natural resource development and energy production. On June 13th and 14th, Brookings Nonresident Senior Fellow John Banks and I traveled to Helsinki and Lapland to explore the changing geopolitics of the High North through a Finnish lens, with a particular focus on the role of governance frameworks for offshore oil and gas exploration and development. Through bilateral meetings with government officials, briefings by a range of academics and industry experts, and a tour of an ice breaker – all organized in association with the Finnish Institute for International Affairs – we surveyed the implications of melting arctic ice for Finland’s economy and, more generally, for a region without streamlined offshore exploration and drilling regulatory infrastructure.
Timo Rautajoki, President of the Lapland Chamber of Commerce, and researchers at the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland, projected investment flows into northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia to total somewhere between 100 and 120 billion Euros by 2020 and 162 billion Euros by 2050. Half of these expenditures are expected to be channeled towards oil and gas activities (and attendant infrastructure), and the remainder towards mining, transport, and wind projects. In Finland, prospects for large wind and biodiesel projects as well as an LNG import project at Tornio in the Gulf of Bothnia substantially brighten the country’s economic future. Indeed, the region’s economic prospects have darkened in the wake of Nokia’s decline in global competitiveness and have stalled nuclear power projects in northern Ostrobothnia. With the assurance of financial support and an economic “road map” from the government, key Finnish industrial players stand poised to fully harness the potential of natural resource reserves in the Finnish North.
…the economic significance of the Arctic region is growing exponentially, and the Finnish government needs to reflect on these paradigm shifts in its new policy formulation.
However, Finland’s newly drafted Arctic policy disappointingly overlooks the critical role of business in the High North, as well as the tremendous growth forecast for business across the region. The era of a Finnish North policy centered on the protection of the Sami people and the environment has ended; the economic significance of the Arctic region is growing exponentially, and the Finnish government needs to reflect on these paradigm shifts in its new policy formulation. Representatives from Aker, an Arctic technology company, emphasized that the Finnish policy must engage the business community to ensure both economic stability and adequate protection of the environment. John and I further concluded that any successful and environmentally conscious development of Arctic resources hinge not only on strengthened relationships between the private and public sectors of Arctic states, but also on increased legal and regulatory coordination among Arctic states themselves. This will consequently allow for enhanced regional economic integration.
These dialogues prompted us to evaluate the role of the Arctic Council in navigating the uncharted waters of new Arctic offshore oil and gas opportunities and in coordinating regional offshore governance. The Council’s ability to harmonize offshore regulations across Arctic states with disparate approaches to offshore operations (those of Russia were cited by several informants as particularly problematic), as well as across the ever-expanding legion of non-littoral states vying for a piece of the offshore action, is by no means universally acknowledged.
Some experts expressed concern that “binding documents” and broad platforms for transportation, drilling, and other offshore issues would either be reduced to the “lowest common denominator” or create rifts among Arctic states.
Some experts expressed concern that “binding documents” and broad platforms for transportation, drilling, and other offshore issues would either be reduced to the “lowest common denominator” or create rifts among Arctic states, others like Kamrul Hossein, a senior researcher at the Northern Institute for Energy and Minority Law, presented the Arctic Council as an optimal vehicle for forming transnational linkages. According to him, it is a viable platform to replace broad agreements that encompass several industries.
One of the central criticisms of the Council we confronted was its dependency on consensus and its resultant inability to act swiftly. This issue will only be exacerbated if new members continue to be admitted. This obstacle has raised several interesting questions about the future not only of the Arctic, but also of the Council itself: Would the Arctic Council function more effectively if endowed with powers via a formal treaty? Should the Council build relationships with other regional players, like governance institutions or oil and gas trade associations? Which states should the Council accept in its membership, and whom should it keep at a distance?
While we left Helsinki and Lapland with these questions unanswered, such challenges left us eager to continue to contribute to the vast body of Arctic research at Brookings, and earnest to observe how these questions are addressed by the United States as it assumes Arctic Council leadership in 2015.


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The Urban Edge Farm is a 34-acre farm. There are 4 acres of certified organic vegetables and 16 acres of organic orchard. We will be planting 10 acres of bare ground to more organic orchards. The orchards are mainly for UPICK. We hope our orchards will be fully organic certified by summer of 2021.The farm is located about 50 miles east of San Francisco in the heart of the Sacrament-San Joaquin Delta, one of the most productive agricultural areas in the world. The farm are owned by Bob & Barbara Cecchini and family run by daughter Allison Cecchini Erggelet and husband Julian Erggelet and Angel Ayon.
The Cecchini Ranch has continuously operated since the 1930s, and Barbara and Bob have been running it together for more than thirty years. The Urban Edge is their newest “hobby” as they support and advise their successors on both the farm and its farm store.
Our farm raises and markets over 50 different specialty organic vegetables, herbs, and fruits, providing year-round employment. We practice growing techniques that keep our land vital and sustainable, such as planting cover crops, composting, and cultivating habitat areas for beneficial insects and wildlife.
Historically, the San Francisco Bay Area has always enjoyed marvelously diverse local food from surrounding agricultural regions, thanks to the mild climate and rich, alluvial soils. Despite decades of rapid growth in and around Silicon Valley, significant farming areas still survive on the urban edges of its cities. Brentwood is the largest agricultural region in the East Bay, encompassing 12,000 acres of prime, contiguous farmland that produce unparalleled fruits, berries, vegetables, nuts, and wine grapes. Brentwood is also legendary for its U-pick orchards, farm stands, and growing agritourism.
The Urban Edge Farm is located on Walnut Boulevard between Payne and Concord Avenues, in the middle of farm stand row. Our stand is the only one in the area that’s open year-round and features all-organic fruits and vegetables. We also carry jams, jellies, pickles, fresh bread, eggs, pies, honey, oils, vinegars, goat’s-milk soap, and other goodies—all locally grown and made. From May through October, our U-pick orchard features some of the most delicious, juicy cherries, plums, apricots, peaches, nectarines, pluots, figs, pomegranates, and persimmons you’ve ever eaten.
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A.C. Flora gathered itself at the free-throw line and salvaged a 68-63 victory against Travelers Rest on Tuesday in the first round of the Class 3A state basketball playoffs.
The Falcons cashed in 10 of their first 22 chances at the stripe before coming up big down the stretch. Flora needed a 13-for-14 effort at the line in the final 2:19 to subdue the Devildogs.
“We practice shooting free throws all the time, but you never know how it is going in a game,” said junior guard Diquan Day-Grant, who scored a game high 25 points, including a 10-for-10 performance at the line in crunch time. “We were shaky for a while, but we got into rhythm and started knocking them down when it counted.”
Day-Grant’s first two free throws started the fateful run and put the Falcons ahead for good, 57-55, at the 2:19 mark. His final two conversions with 4 seconds to go made the outcome academic.
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“I think a lot of the trouble we had at the line and elsewhere was due to the jitters,” Flora coach Leon Brunson said. “We’re still a very young team and only have a couple of experienced guys who have been in this kind of situation before. The first-round game is always the toughest for a young team that is still learning how to handle playoff pressure.”
Travelers Rest gave the Falcons fits with its 3-point shooting. The Devildogs finished with eight tallies from beyond the arc, seven of them in the second half. Travelers Rest kept the pressure on the Falcons to keep making free throws with time waning by hitting 3-pointers with 21 and 11 seconds to go. The last bonus tally by Bradley Jones made it 66-63 and a one-possession game until Day-Grant settled the issue.
“All in all, we settled down in the second half,” Brunson said. “Travelers Rest deserves a lot of credit. That’s a team that can put the ball in the basket. The big thing was we accepted the challenge they brought to us, and we didn’t fold.”
Matthew Howard backed Day-Grant, who scored 21 points in the second half, with 17 points. Sophomore forwards James Murray Boyles and Karl Gamble combined for 14 points and 14 rebounds to help offset the strong inside play by Travelers Rest’s Marquez Fisher, a 6-foot-7 junior who scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.
A.J. Starks and Jones were the 3-point threats. Starks finished with 16 points, going 4-for-4 from 3-point range in the third quarter, but did not score in the fourth. Jones finished with 15 points.
Last season, the Falcons ended a 15-game postseason losing streak with their first playoff win since 1991. The plan now is to take it to another level.
Flora (17-7) plays at Chapman on Friday with the goal of advancing past the second round of the playoffs for the first time since 1988.
TR: A.J. Starks 16, Bradley Jones 15, Brown 4, Lambert 7, Marquez Fisher 17, Sullivan 2, Shipman 2. ACF: Day-Grant 25, Davis 7, Boyles 9, Gamble 5, Gray 5, Matthew Howard 17.


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Nitrogen can be used in manufacturing, industrial, commercial and retail applications, making it a pretty versatile gas. One of the many ways nitrogen has benefited our lives is through its use in the food storage industry. Food storage with nitrogen is imperative.
In the food storage and packaging industry, nitrogen plays a critical role in preserving the product’s freshness, flavor and texture. N2 gas is a clean, dry and inert gas (which means it’s very safe when handled properly) that can reduce or eliminate the presence of oxygen (which is an essential factor in the decay of organic matter).
With some exceptions, food and beverages that are purchased in grocery stores were likely packaged days or even weeks before they arrived on the shelves. In order to maintain the food’s quality while in the packaging facility, and preserve its quality even after it’s shipped, packaging facilities rely on optimized storing methods – which often include the use of nitrogen gas.
With food storage with nitrogen, nitrogen displaces the presence of oxygen, but it can also be used in blanketing applications, which is a process in which the interior of the packaging is padded with nitrogen gas to prevent crushed and broken food products like crackers, chips and other more fragile items.
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A local neighborhood group is fighting back against what they view as overdevelopment in their community, officially taking legal action that hopes to overturn an approved project.
Back in October, Jersey City’s zoning board signed off on a 30-unit development at 141 Brunswick Street. Replacing a vacant funeral home, the five-story project comes courtesy of Englewood-based EP Brunswick JC Group LLC and would include 15 parking spaces.
The property is located within an R-5 Low-Rise Residential Mixed-Use Zone, which was enacted in 2017 to replace more restrictive R-1 zoning. The move was made in part due to an influx of development applications requesting variances in the neighborhood.
The R-5 requirements set maximum building height at four stories, cap lot coverage at 80%, and completely prohibit parking on properties along Brunswick Street. The zoning board’s approval of 141 Brunswick Street granted the developer five variances, which led the Village Neighborhood Association (VNA) to file a complaint in Hudson County Court on January 28, seeking to overturn the decision.
Specifically, the lawsuit challenges the board’s award of a d-6 height variance, a d-5 density variance, variances for building and lot coverage, and another one for parking. The case says that N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70(d) requires the applicant to establish “special reasons” to justify the additional density and floor height 141 Brunswick received and argues that the developer has “failed to meet their burden of proof.”
Another issue challenged in the legal filing revolves around 141 Brunswick’s footprint, consisting of 97.3% building and lot coverages, but R-5 zoning caps maximum building coverage at 70% and maximum lot coverage at 80%. “Neither the applicant nor the Zoning Board made a ‘showing’ as to why the variances required for the proposed structure would not substantially impair the zone plan and the zoning ordinance,” the complaint argues.
The association, who did not return a request for comment on the lawsuit, is looking to void the approvals and claim the board was “arbitrary, capricious or unreasonable” when they granted them in the first place. Their court filings are consistent with positions they took in a letter that VNA’s Board of Directors wrote to developers last year, writing that the association “vehemently believes that no variances should be granted in the R-5 zone except in the rarest of cases where exceptional hardship, or exceptional community benefit, can be proven.”
“In addition, given the perceived precedent-setting nature of development in our City, we believe that a strict adherence to the current zoning is required in all but the most extraordinary cases,” the letter concluded.
The ownership group behind 141 Brunswick Street has not responded to our request for comment on the litigation. A trial date has yet to be set for the proceedings.
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Today is National Wear Red Day. What do you have on?
At Lifescript, we’re all about helping women become healthier, so we’re dressed in red to celebrate National Wear Red Day, the American Heart Association event scheduled on the first Friday in February every year.
Seeing all that red around the office is a great visual reminder for us all to continue making heart-healthy choices as part of our everyday routines.
Here are some things you can do to ward off heart disease and prevent the heart attacks that often follow:
- Eat a low-salt, low-sugar Mediterranean-type diet.
- Don’t smoke, and avoid breathing second-hand smoke.
- Be physically active for at least 30 minutes every day.
- Maintain a healthy weight as you age.
Here at Lifescript, many of us do a heart-healthy activity that takes only 5 minutes. We call it “doing the stairs.” We go down 2 floors, then back up, down 3 floors and up again. We do it at least once a day, and sometimes twice. It really gets our tickers pumping – and it seems to sharpen up our brains as well!
We’d love to hear about your tips – office or home activities – for staying heart-healthy. Share them in the comment section below.
Want to know more ways to stay heart-healthy?
- Watch this video about the subtle signs of heart disease in women.
- Read up on 5 Women’s Heart Health Myths.
- Check out our interview with Laila Ali, in which she talks about her hereditary risk factor: high blood pressure.
- Read about women’s Hidden Symptoms of a Heart Attack.

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USA TODAY Sports’ Jeff Zillgitt discusses the biggest story lines to come out of the NBA draft, including Markelle Fultz, Lonzo Ball and the Timberwolves’ big trade for Jimmy Butler.
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It was tough enough when the Lakers had to play catch-up with the rest of the NBA.
But now there’s a turf war in Los Angeles again, what with all these rumblings that LeBron James might be headed for Tinsel Town in the summer of 2018 and the Lakers and Clippers doing all they can to get their houses in order before that. Whether it’s James or Paul George or any of the other big-name stars who might be able to take each team to the next level, the last thing you want is to have one of those movie sets where it’s all a façade once you get past the front door.
Now is the time to build something real, from the inside out.
So Lakers owner Jeanie Buss added Magic Johnson to run the basketball operations department and serve as chief recruiter to the stars. Then she partnered him with Rob Pelinka, the longtime agent of Kobe Bryant, as general manager. The Clippers bolstered their front office by promoting the widely-respected Lawrence Frank to work with coach/president of basketball operations Doc Rivers, then added Lakers Legend Jerry West as a consultant for good measure.
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But it’s the once-mighty Lakers who spent the past few seasons getting lapped, and who still have so much work to do if there’s any hope of a return to prominence. To that end, with the reality facing them that there was a 41-game gap between their win total and that of the champion Golden State Warriors last season, they did all they could do in Thursday night’s draft.
Lonzo Ball shouldn’t be seen as some sort of Lakers savior, no more than past Lakers picks like Julius Randle, the recently traded D’Angelo Russell or incumbent Brandon Ingram were ever worthy of playing that role. But the UCLA product who was taken No. 2 overall by the Lakers is the kind of building block that keeps their momentum going, a point guard who has all the potential to be nothing short of special.
Never mind the comparisons to Magic. Just focus on the pass-first mentality, the ability to elevate his teammates, the up-tempo style that UCLA fans loved and which will surely delight the Lakers faithful. Not to mention the grounded personality that is so much more different than the boisterous father, LaVar, who sparked the deafening buzz around his oldest son for so many months now.
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“I told you, from the words of Zeus, Jesus, everybody said he’s going to be a Laker,” LaVar boomed in an interview with ESPN in the minutes before the picks started rolling in, with Lonzo laughing as he listened nearby. “They told me before they told y’all.”
But the theatrics overshadowed the reality of the situation, that Lonzo is yet another immensely talented prospect who will now have to work to make the most of a promising situation. He is a wise choice for the Lakers, a prudent pick, and it’s up to second-year Lakers head coach Luke Walton and his staff to let the molding begin. This is the kind of decision that has been lacking in Laker Land for quite some time now.
The Lakers’ enormous challenge was front and center this week, when Johnson and Pelinka decided to use the underwhelming Russell as a means to a crucial financial end: They traded the 21-year-old guard and center Timofey Mozgov to the Brooklyn Nets for center Brook Lopez and the 27th pick. Mozgov and his four-year, $64 million contract was a monumental obstacle to the Lakers’ plans, and it spoke to the heart of how far they had fallen.
As ousted Lakers executive Jim Buss used to say, the summer of 2016 was supposed to be the summer when Kevin Durant came their way. Instead, the salary cap room that was needed for the stars was given to a player who you hardly knew was ever there.
But now, there’s light at the end of the tunnel again. The stars who could come to the purple and gold are watching closely, from James to George to DeMarcus Cousins and all the rest. There’s a plan here now, and Ball’s arrival is the latest part of it.
The Lakers, little by little, are gaining ground.
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The goal of the scholarship is to give back to the local community and gain a fresh perspective from the younger generation. Halo Burger, known for its community involvement, wanted to work with a local college to celebrate their 100 years of service in the area. MCC’s Visual Arts & Design Center impressed Halo Burger during a personal tour, and they are excited to showcase the work of emerging artists.
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WASHINGTON, DC – Perhaps based on intelligence his office gleaned from the DOJ indictments, (please see our first, second, and third reports on the leaked DOJ indictments, and what they possibly mean) the President wanted to immediately arrest Hillary Clinton and John Podesta in April 2018, but White House Counsel advised against it.
One can speculate many reasons, however, to those who have read our reports on the leaked DOJ indictments, and the fact that the leaked indictments end in March 2018, coupled with the fact that only roughly 10,000 our of roughly 60,000 indictments were leaked, it seems obvious that the first 10,000 represent bit players in the Cabal who, through the PRTT orders, wiretaps, and search warrants in the first 10,000 indictments, were rolled over and turned into CI’s.
This would explain why White House Counsel advised the President not to prosecute – because there was an ongoing criminal investigation and prosecuting in April would have revealed the investigation and the extent to which it has gone.
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ICCSD leaders urged to delay boundary changes
Iowa Community School District leaders, hosting a workshop Monday night, asked community members to rank their top priorities for the boundary change process getting under way this spring.
Instead, many participants used the exercise to call upon district to put the brakes on the changes until a new northern elementary school opens, as well as to voice their displeasure with the district’s new diversity policy, which is driving the boundary realignments.
More than 200 community members took part in the first of a series of public discussions this spring designed to give direction to the boundary changes for three clusters of schools. Monday’s session at North Central Junior High focused a first cluster of elementaries in the northern portion of the district: Coralville Central, Garner, Kirkwood, Lincoln, Penn, Van Allen and Wickham.
Participants were funneled into small groups and tasked with selecting their top two priorities for the boundary change process from a list of seven expectations generated by community members earlier this month at a district-wide meeting.
Keeping communities of students together and minimizing student disruptions appeared to garner the most support from those of the 25 groups that stated their top preferences.
But many of the groups, instead of stating their preferred priorities, protested the use of the diversity policy, which the school board implemented last year to address high concentrations of low-income students at some schools, to redraw boundaries. Others said the boundary changes should wait until 2019, when a new elementary is scheduled to open in the northern portion of the district.
David Conrads, president of the PTO at Kirkwood Elementary, is among the contingent who believes the diversity policy has the potential do more harm than good.
“I haven’t heard of a Kirkwood parent yet that’s for the diversity policy. And who wants to be bused to another school?” Conrads said after the meeting. “We want to stay in our neighborhood. What we want is, instead of more money being spent on buses and bus drivers, is have more teaching help in the classroom — so paraeducators or whatever it takes. We think that would really help us.”
Kirkwood, with 74 percent of its students eligible for free and reduced lunch program this year, is among the six district elementaries that are deemed out of compliance with the diversity policy — meaning it has more than 52 percent eligibility for free and reduced lunch this academic year.
The diversity policy requires the district to have no more than 10 percentage points of difference in the number of students receiving free or reduced price lunches in its high schools, and no more than 15 percentage points for its junior highs and elementaries.
Conrads pointed to a map hung by meeting organizers on a wall showing the free and reduced lunch concentration in the district — with the majority who qualify in Coralville living in the Kirkwood area.
“Those are our kids’ friends, and to say we’re going to bus them somewhere else is heartbreaking,” Conrads said. “This is a staff they’ve come to know, this is a staff they’ve come to really love. To move them could potentially do great harm.”
A second meeting for this cluster is scheduled for April 7, at which the district expects to present at least one draft scenario for boundary changes of the northern elementary schools.
“We’ll try to identify some common themes and see what we can do to generate a map that complies with the diversity policy the board mandates, but also takes into account what people shared with us,” said Chace Ramey, the district’s chief community affairs officer.
Superintendent Steve Murley said the diversity policy requires the district to make progress on a year over year basis, with 2018 the targeted year to bring schools in compliance.
Boundary changes for the clusters being discussed this spring would take effect in the fall of 2015, Murley said.
“We do that so that students, parents and staff have a year of acclimation and they can go through the preparation process,” Murley said.
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Community engagement sessions to gain input related to school attendance areas.
• 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday: South East Junior High School. Cluster 2: Hills, Lemme, Longfellow, Twain, Weber, Wood and the new South Elementary.
• 6 to 8 p.m. Monday: Parkview Church. Secondary Cluster: City, West, Northwest, South East, North Central and the new North High School.


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Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has warned the government against using force to thwart the planned July 31 mass protests.
In a statement, ZHRC stated that it is mandated to monitor the observance of human rights and freedoms in terms of section 243(1)(c) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe.
The protests, which have since caused a buzz on social media platforms, allegedly led to the arrest of journalist Hopewell Chin’ono and opposition politician Jacob Ngarivhume who are being charged with inciting public violence.
“ZHRC has noted there are several human rights issues emanating from the proposed demonstrations and protests allegedly against corruption scheduled for July 31. Notwithstanding the limitation jurisdictions, ZHRC urges the government to respect the rights of its citizens by refraining from use of various machinery to instil fear and despondency,” the statement read.
“In that same vein, as a democratic and free country, the State, through its apparatus should desist from inflicting constitutionally proscribed measures such as torture or cruel or inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment on dissenting political voices. Let us all be safe and respect the law to stay alive.”
ZHRC highlighted that in light of the impending protests scheduled for July 31, all citizens of Zimbabwe are urged to take into consideration Constitutional rights, limiting provisions as well as Covid-19 regulations which have been put in place for the prevention and containment of the pandemic.
“In exercising the right to demonstrate and petition, interests of public safety, public order and public health should be taken into account and be allowed to take precedence. Citizens should therefore in all instances exercise their rights responsibly and reasonably with due regard for the rights and freedoms of other persons and in particular the right to life which is absolute,” the statement read.
“The written law providing for measures to deal with the situations arising during a period of public emergency is the Public Health Act and the various statutory instruments which have been gazetted since March 2020 when the pandemic was declared a state of disaster. It is important to mention that Statutory Instrument 83 of 2020 which prohibits the gathering of more than 50 people is still extant.”

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Thursday, January 06, 2005
Time for a national conversation about education?
Scottish Education Debate ; making it work together'.
For too long education has been left in the hands of those who know best – the educational hierarchy in Wellington. And up to now they haven’t made a convincing job of it.
What we need now is a national conversation about the role of education in the Twenty-first Century. Education is far too important to leave to the politicians and their advisers. They are far too influenced by the need to stay in power and not upset those who have a vested interest in the status quo.
To be honest there was an attempt before ‘Tomorrows Schools’ with what was called an Education Review. Instigated by the then Minister of Education Russell Marshall it was tossed out the window with the introduction of the market forces ideology of the late eighties. The new mantra was to be competition, accountability and parent choice and it proved to have little with the wider personal and communal aims of education.
As it has turned out little has changed and today as many students fail as ever. And now, if anything, the current administration is leading us back to the educational environment pre ‘Tomorrows Schools’ with its focusing on the importance of the teacher, powerful pedagogy, the need to involve the community, and for homes and schools to work together. Of course this is now all based on 'new' research or so called 'best practice'!
There is however no way we can go 'back to the future' but it is important to make use of ideas forgotten in the rush towards self managing schools. What we need now is to stop tinkering with a system, with it’s genesis in mass education movement the Nineteenth Century, and begin a conversation to re- imagine what is possible so as to develop a more flexible and equitable system.
Such a ‘conversation was undertaken in Scotland in 2002 where a ‘National Debate on Education ’ was instigated. This asked all interested parties to record and send in their views.
In New Zealand such a debate could be replicated (perhaps motivated by a series of TV programs to provide the public with a variety of ideas) to inspire conversations in homes throughout the country.
Some of the questions asked in Scotland were:
1. Thinking about your own and others experience of school, what were the best things? Why?
2. What are the main things that need to be improved? Why?
3. What are the top five things all young people should learn at school?
What particular subjects and skills and attitudes.
(To help answer the above a list was provided: Things such as: To be able to read and write; to understand numbers and arithmetic; to be creative and enterprising; to have self discipline; to be flexible and able to adapt to change; to have ambition; to respect themselves and other people; to have positive attitudes and expectations; to know how to look after their physical and mental health.)
4 Is it important that all children are taught the same things or different children different things? If so who chooses and when?
5 What should young people leave school with to show what they have achieved? If so what and why?
6 How should children learn? How can we get children more interested in learning? What new options might we have in the future?
7 Children have different talents and abilities. How can the school system help each child develop to have the best start in life? How can we meet the needs of those requiring additional support and those who do not?
8 Who can help students learn? At the moment children generally learn with one teacher at primary school, with different teachers at secondary school and sometimes with classroom assistants and helpers. Is this the best way – are there any alternatives? Who ought to be involved in helping children to learn in the future? What skills will these people need?
9 How can parents help the children learn? What support do they need?
10 When should children learn? At the moment school is compulsory for children aged 5 to fifteen. Is five the right age to start? Why, or why not? Is 16 the right age to leave school? Why or why not?
11 Are the school terms arrangements suitable? At the moment school starts around nine and finishes around 3 or 4. How many days should students spend at school? What times should they start and finish?
12 Where should students learn? If you could design a school for the Twenty-first Century, what would it look like? Some things to consider might be: What might it offer that schools do not offer just now? Would it be more than somewhere to learn? Who might use it and when? How could children learn from a distance?
I am sure we could do something appropriate in New Zealand if we really believe in democracy and really want to value the diverse voices of our community. Our current ‘one size fits all model’ has passed it’s ‘use by date’. We can do better. At least we could establish a range of alternatives in every community. If we really want to develop healthy communities we have no option. It is time for the government to develop a new community based model?
It might be useful idea for individual school to begin the ‘conversation’ with their own parental community?
Question twelve might be all that is needed to be asked?

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Saleem Muhammad wants you to know that good things don’t always come in small packages. That’s why he — a self-professed "multi-talented person" — decided to create a 28-page resume.
"With this resume I wanted to impress recruiters in Canada and the US in a different way," Muhammad told Images. Earlier this week, one of the recruiters Muhammad had contacted via LinkedIn published his resume online. Formatted to read like a fashion magazine, complete with a modeling photoshoot of Muhammad, the bombastic and lengthy novella-esque resume has since gone viral.
Across the board most industries will accept no more than a two-page resume. Indeed, most job applicants struggle to self-aggrandise themselves and fear the notorious 6-second rule (the amount of time a recruiter will typically spend looking at a job application).
A veteran of job searching in Lahore, Muhammad is aware of all this.
As a self-described 'MBA graduate, photographer, game artist, and strategic planner', Muhammad is looking to tap into the dazzling world of operations and supply chain management as his next gig.
But after experimenting with 20 different versions of the standard one-page resume, Muhammad realised the only way he could even begin to communicate his deep-as-the-Titanic-iceberg personal data would be by publishing 28 pages worth of personal photos, achievements and qualities.
However, Muhammad is not one to be naive and says he was prepared for his resume to go unnoticed. In fact, the LinkedIn recruiter responsible for Muhammad’s resume going viral admits to typically ignoring international applicants.
"It was totally an innovative and creative way of thinking and I wasn't sure if it would work when I started applying to different companies in the US and Canada. I thought I wouldn’t get noticed with my resume but, in fact, it works and [has gotten me] an incredible response," said Muhammad.
So allegedly incredible has been the response that Muhammad claims "currently some top companies in the US have shortlisted me", confidently adding that "soon I’ll get a job."
But professional success does not always come hand in hand with personal success. When asked about the many quotes on his social media accounts alluding to living life with a broken heart, and if he will be leaving someone special behind when the US finally comes calling, Muhammad laments, "I’m Scorpio. And still single."
Correction: An earlier version of this article stated that Saleem Muhammad's resume was 25 pages long instead of 28. We apologize for the error.


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The bestselling voice of Europe's fastest-growing, fastest-living city: the new Berlin. 'The little jewellery box also held the red coral bracelet from Nikolai Sergeyevich. Its six hundred and seventy-five little coral beads were strung onto a silken thread, and they glowed as red as rage. My great-grandmother put the hairbrush down in her lap. She closed her eyes for a long time. Then she opened her eyes again, took the red coral bracelet from the little box and fastened it around her left wrist. Her skin was very white. That evening, for the first time in three years, she shared a meal with my great-grandfather.' Coral bracelets 'as red as rage' from Russian lovers; a sad old woman who nonetheless 'sometimes sang and winked with her left eye and laughed till the tears came'; country houses 'away from Berlin, linden trees out front, chestnuts in the back, sky above': 'The Summer House, Later' is an elegant, measured, reflective collection of stories which captures beautifully the promise of bright colours lying just out of reach of our grey daily routines. Set in and around Europe's fastest-growing, fastest-living city, these stories take as their starting point the monotony of modern urban life - the endless antennas and chimneys, the pigeons in the gutters - and looks beyond them to 'the narrow strip of sky over the rooftops'. The literary sensation of the year in her native Germany, Judith Hermann is a wonderfully talented young writer whose ability to find drama and beauty in the smallest, most trivial moments makes 'The Summer House, Later' a very special debut indeed.
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Kashmir is the prettiest state of India with clear lakes, magnificent forest, lush vegetation, skiing places, picturesque meadows, kahwa tea, pristine rivers, breathtaking mountain setting, and the smiling face of Kashmiri people. Srinagar is the capital city of Kashmir, and it is famous for its houseboats, canals, and of course, Mughal gardens. You can witness rich biodiversity, and many are unique to Kashmir.
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This blog of mine will take you virtually through our 9-day travel experience to Kashmir. It will indeed also help you to plan your Kashmir Tour Package from Kolkata. We spent nine days traveling in the Kashmir valley, and the Kashmiri people are so warm welcoming. They are curious to learn where we were from and what we do. The most amazing part was we had the privilege of being pulled into a family home and sharing lunch with the entire village.
Do you want to have an offbeat travel experience? Then Kashmir is the right destination waiting for you. You can explore popular tourist destinations of Kashmir like Srinagar, Pahalgam, Gulmarg, Sonmarg, and Yousmarg in your Kashmir Package Tour from Kolkata.
I am very excited to share my Kashmir Tour experience with all of you. The tour was our best tour, and we choose Kashmir as our destination above all those beautiful cities because we always felt Kashmir was no less in beauty and experience.
Kashmir during autumn
Do you want to explore Kashmir but are confused about the right time to visit, let me help you navigate this dilemma? Kashmir has four seasons, and each one tells a different story of its land, culture, and food in autumn. It will make you fall in love with this place instantly. So those of you who want to know about the beauty of Kashmir in autumn, I will share my travel experience. The autumn season sets in from mid-September to mid-November, and it is the most magical time to visit Kashmir.
The lively valleys, the fragrance of flowers, and the rustle of the Chinar fallen leaves are there to enthrall you. It is Kashmir’s golden season and indeed romantic too.
Witness the Chinar trees shedding the leaves in autumn
The Chinar trees shedding the leaves in autumn are a symbol of Kashmir and gives a unique value to the beauty of Kashmir. I learned from my tour guide in my Kashmir Package Tour Chinar trees are the soul and heritage of Kashmir. In the local Kashmiri language for Chinar trees, it is called Boon or Buen.
When I talk about beautiful Kashmir, I cannot forget the king of seasons in Kashmir, the season of gold which paints the beautiful valley in the shades of the dead leaves of Chinar. Who does not want to witness the hues of yellow, gold, and orange with the shedding of Chinar leaves right.
For me, it was attractive to see the shedding of Chinar leaves, and it is a top attraction among other tourists as well. One fine day when I was walking down the street, the rustling of fallen Chinar leaves created a magical sound that one cannot forget easily. The beauty of it is the fallen leaves showcase the beautiful cycle of loss, regeneration, and regrowth.
The pleasant morning and cooler nights, beautiful gardens, and roads filled with the sound of the fallen leaves of the majestic Chinar made our Kashmir Package Tour from Kolkata more enchanting and beautiful. Autumn comes as an essence of charm that no one can overlook.
You can walk around Srinagar during the autumn season to witness the different bright colors of Chinar leaves. The other interesting fact about the shedding of Chinar leaves that I noticed in my Kashmir tour was local people starts wearing woolens and changing their food habits to suit the weather.
The beauty of the Saffron harvesting season of Kashmir-Pampore
Before my Kashmir Tour, I knew Kashmir only because of its natural scenery and landscape, but then after my visit, it added a beautiful Saffron flowers picture in my mind. My tour guide showed us tilled fields and asked me to guess the name of plants there. I said some vegetables and cereals named. The guide said it is saffron and informed us Kashmir is one of the largest producers of saffron in the world.
This saffron flower is the most expensive and precious spice considered to be premium quality. When you are in Kashmir, one of the best places to start your purple hunt is Pampore. Pampore is situated 15km from Srinagar.
The uniqueness of this Saffron is that the saffron plant is small and the only flower part seen above the ground. If you like to see the beauty of Saffron then autumn is the best season to plan a Kashmir Trip and seeing how they harvest it will be another beauty of it. In late October- early November, Kashmiri people will harvest Saffron, and it is the specialty of autumn and pride of Kashmir. They use to pluck these beautiful purple flowers, and even the weather has to be pleasant.
To me, harvesting saffron was not the only back-breaking part of saffron cultivation, and even the preparation of the saffron field also required intensive labor. One of my family members collected the flowers, the other separate the precious stigmas from the blossoms. The purest red Kashmiri saffron in neat bunches is more valuable than gold.
In my visit to Pampore, I have noticed the local saffron farmers are friendly, and we can freely roam the saffron fields or enjoy the saffron experience.
If you plan a Kashmir Tour Package during the months of October-November, you take out some time to have a stop at Pampore to enjoy Saffron beauty. This fragrance saffron isused for coloring, the ingredient in meat, mayonnaise, and cheese.
What activities to do during autumn in Kashmir?
In autumn, you can visit the apple orchards and help the farmers with apple-picking. The other notable sites to experience the full glory of autumn include the trek to Shankaracharya Hill, then experiencefamous Shikara ride on Dal Lake, Nehru Park, a unique experience of floating gardens, a family outing at Shalimar and Nishat Bagh garden. Furthermore, you also explore the beauty of misty autumn morning, autumnnight view at Dhani waterfall, splendid views of the rivers in autumn, different shades of autumn, mesmerizing autumn view of patnitop, Hazratbal Mosque, Pari Mahal, Dachigam National Park, and finally experience houseboat.
In my Kashmir Package Tour, I was mesmerized to see the valley of Kashmir when it wears autumn’s golden crown. You can feel the breeze filled with the smell of Chinar leaves, and the sound of the crunch of these leaves under your step makes you crazy.
Wazwan- the Kashmiri famous cuisine
The beautiful Kashmir has distinct local cuisine that kept my taste buds wanting more in my Kashmir Tour. Onone day in my Kashmir Package Tour, I indulged in some Kashmiri Wazwan. The rich, authentic taste of Kashmiri cuisine will attract you like a magnet as it did to me as well.
I learned from the local, Wazwanis Kashmir’s pride, and it is a multi-course meal prepared from chicken or lamb. This cuisine prepares for the special occasion. Do you know that Wazwan comprises 36 mouth-watering dishes? The first dish I started with Tabak Maas, made of lamb breast. Wow, it was delicious as it was deep-fried and crispy outside. The pumpkin and walnut chutney gave me the best combination to Tabak Maas. I kept enjoying the Tabak Maas, but in between, the main course proved even more mouth-watering.
My main course ended with Aab Gosht and then proceeded to the Kahwa and Phirni. It is always lovely to try out Kahwa, a splendid mix of saffron and cinnamon in the autumn. In your Kashmir Tour, you must try Wazwan as it is the pride of Kashmiri identity and culture.
Kashmir’s natural beauty will surely capture your heart, and it will make you plan your next tour as well. At the end of the Kashmir Tour, it will give you those memories of days that are not too hot or cold, that pleasant weather that kept you calm. It gives you unforgettable memories filled with shades of fallen Chinar leaves and majestic saffron. As the autumn season starts progressing towards its end, it reminds us of the beautiful cycle of seasons.


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American Veterans Group donated $3,000 to support a program at Old Dominion that trains student-veteran leaders to provide emotional and academic support for their peers who are new on campus. The program, called Peer Advisors for Veterans Education (PAVE), reaches more than 250 incoming student veterans at Old Dominion every year.
The donation was made possible by the City of Norfolk’s decision to choose American Veterans Group as a co-manager on a recent city bond issue. American Veterans Group is a growing investment banking firm that dedicates 25% of its profits to support veterans’ causes. The firm, a public benefit corporation, directs its philanthropy to communities where it does business.
“Old Dominion University is widely known as a military-friendly school, so it made perfect sense to direct some resources their way to help further their mission,” said Ben Biles, co-founder and chief executive officer of American Veterans Group. “Support for the PAVE program at ODU demonstrates how the City of Norfolk’s decision to partner with us translates into tangible support for veterans in the Norfolk and wider southeast Virginia community.”
“This was a great outcome for the City of Norfolk, given our strong connection to the military and being home to the world’s largest naval base” said Christine Garczynski, the City of Norfolk‘s director of finance. “We’re especially pleased that in addition to the dollars and cents saved on the financial side, the partnership with American Veterans Group made a clear impact on the human side. Being able to save money for taxpayers through low rates while also giving back to our veteran community through the donation to Peer Advisors for Veteran Education at Old Dominion University is another great success for the City.”
PAVE, developed at the University of Michigan in 2012, includes a national network of 42 colleges and universities. Old Dominion has offered PAVE since 2016. The PAVE program is integral to the success of the university’s student body, a quarter of which is affiliated with the U.S. military. More than 3,000 Old Dominion students receive GI Bill benefits.
“Last year, PAVE reached 256 student veterans at ODU,” said Michelle Kees, director of the PAVE national network at the University of Michigan. “Given the escalating mental-health needs and academic stress associated with the recent pandemic, we expect those numbers to be even higher in the next year. Thanks to American Veterans Group and the City of Norfolk, ODU will be able to train 13 student-veteran leaders to support their student-veteran population through the PAVE program in 2021.”
“ODU’s trained PAVE advisors are dedicated to helping incoming peer student veterans successfully transition to college,” said Kristal Kinloch-Taylor, Military Connection Center director at Old Dominion. “Old Dominion University’s Military Connection Center is committed to assisting veterans including active-duty service members, reservists, guard members and their families to successfully navigate the transition to academic life.”
In September, American Veterans Group served as a co-manager of a syndicate led by Bank of America Merrill Lynch for the sale of $77.8 million in taxable general obligation refunding bonds for the City of Norfolk. Morgan Stanley also was a co-manager. The refunding resulted in savings to taxpayers of $3 million over the life of the issue.
About American Veterans Group
American Veterans Group, PBC, is a military veteran-owned, social impact-focused broker-dealer that delivers value to institutional clients while providing meaningful philanthropic support to the military veteran community. The company reinvests 25 percent of its earnings in national and local military veteran nonprofit organizations that provide worthy services and support to one of America’s most vulnerable, at-risk populations. As Wall Street’s only Public Benefit Corporation, American Veterans Group empowers institutional clients to partner in its social mission while enabling them to remain focused on key business objectives and goals. To learn more about American Veterans Group, visit their website at www.americanvetsgroup.com.
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Old Dominion University is Virginia’s entrepreneurial-minded doctoral research university with more than 24,000 students, rigorous academics, an energetic residential community, and initiatives that contribute $2.6 billion annually to the commonwealth’s economy.


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Career criminal Callum Lynch is rescued from his own execution by Abstergo Industries, the modern-day incarnation of the Templar Order. He is forced to participate in the Animus Project and relive the memories of his ancestor Aguilar de Nerha, an Assassin during the Spanish Inquisition. As Lynch continues to experience Aguilar’s memories, he begins to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to confront the Templars—age-old enemies of the Assassins—in the present day.


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Mobile operator Cell C, which launched its third-generation (3G) mobile network in Cape Town on Thursday, claims it has covered 94% of the city’s population at launch.
This is in spite of the mountainous terrain, which presents coverage challenges for operators, and onerous environmental impact assessments.
Reichelt says the network extends as far afield as places such as Gordons Bay and Blougbergstrand. He says the city has proved to be the “most challenging step” in the operator’s national 3G roll-out, which has already seen it launch products in Port Elizabeth, Bloemfontein and East London.
Cell C, the first SA operator to build a 3G cellular network in the 900MHz radio frequency spectrum band, is expected to launch 3G services in Durban and Gauteng before the end of the year.
Advantages include the fact that in-building coverage is often better at the frequency band that Cell C is using for its network. Coverage size around base stations is also better than the 2,1GHz band used by its rivals.
The company has slashed mobile broadband prices to as little as R33/GB. The cheapest data products from MTN and Vodacom cost many times that amount, prompting speculation that Cell C could trigger a price war. So far, though, neither of the two bigger rivals has reacted. — Staff reporter, TechCentral


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Judges have heard them all, but one citizen called to serve in Dorchester District Court’s jury pool yesterday had a new excuse, and it was pretty good: He had to be back in Washington to try to keep the nation from plummeting off the fiscal cliff.
“I have a vote at 5 o’clock today,” U.S. Sen. John F. Kerry explained later outside the court.
The state’s senior senator, who turns 69 tomorrow, was excused before lunch.
Kerry, who headed back to D.C. to tackle the looming tax-and-spending mess, said he believes Congress should work through the holidays to fix it.
“We have to do whatever’s necessary to get the job done,” Kerry said. “That’s one of the reasons why I’m going back there. We have a lot of meetings, and we’re working very hard to get it done. And we need to get it done.”
Kerry insisted he is giving no thought to the other hot topic on Capitol Hill these days: whether he will be tapped to serve as secretary of state or lose out to U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice.
“I’m trying to do my job, and I’m not speculating about anything,” Kerry said. “I’m not comfortable with any of the speculation and I’m not going to get involved in it.”


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There are 13 Major Ports in India. These are located in 9 coastal states. A port is a marine facility composing one or more harbours or loading areas, where yachts load and discharge shipments and passengers.
Mumbai, Kandla, Mangalore, JNPT, Mormugao, and Cochin are west coast ports. The ports on India's east coast are Chennai, Tuticorin, Visakhapatnam, Paradip, Kolkata, and Ennore.
13 Important Major Ports in India
There are more than 180 minor seaports and 13 major ports in India. India is serviced by 13 major ports (12 Government-owned and one private). The Government has devised innovative strategies to update the infrastructure of these listed ports through the Sagarmala project and the National Maritime Development Programme.
The 13 major ports in India are given below:
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (Nhava Sheva), Navi Mumbai- Maharashtra
Port Blair Port Trust has been the 13th major port in India since June 1, 2010, by Major Port Trusts Act, 1963. Not only this, it is the only major port in Andaman and Nicobar.
Thirteen major ports in India manage a lot of volume of shipment traffic. Mumbai, Kandla, Mangalore, JNPT, Mormugao, and Cochin ports are on the west coast, whereas Chennai, Tuticorin, Visakhapatnam, Paradip, Kolkata, and Ennore ports are on the east coast.


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