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MP to reserve 70% private jobs for locals: Kamal Nath
The Madhya Pradesh government on Tuesday announced that it will soon bring a law to reserve 70 per cent of private jobs in the state for local youths.
Chief Minister Kamal Nath made the announcement in the Assembly on Tuesday.
Kamal Nath was replying to a question asked by BJP MLA Yashpal Singh Sisodia on fixing the age limit for employment of youths from outside the state and giving concessions to the local youths.
The Chief Minister said: “The government will soon make a law to end unemployment in the state and give local youths priority in the private sector.”
“For many years, unemployed youths were subjected to injustice... On the very next day, I took oath as the Chief Minister I had announced that the youths of Madhya Pradesh would have to be given 70 per cent of the jobs by the private companies which would avail financial and other facilities from the government under the Industry Promotion Policy 2014 (as amended 2018),” he said.
Kamal Nath informed the Assembly that his government issued an order to the Department of Industrial Policy and Investment Promotion on December 19, 2018 which makes it mandatory to provide the permanent residents of Madhya Pradesh with 70 per cent of the total employment provided by these companies.
“Only those companies which stick to the order will be able to avail benefits from the government.”
Kamal Nath underlined that in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Bengal, competitive exams include a local language test due to which aspirants from many states including Madhya Pradesh cannot apply.


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Emirates Launches Scheduled Service to Zagreb, Croatia
Emirates has launched a scheduled daily passenger service between Dubai International Airport, UAE and Franjo Tuđman International Airport, Zagreb, Croatia on 1 June 2017.
Onboard the inaugural flight were over 350 passengers including Thierry Antinori, Emirates’ Executive VP and CCO; Thierry Aucoc, Emirates’ Senior VP, Commercial Operations (Europe & Russian Fed); Gari Cappelli, Minister of Tourism, Republic of Croatia; His Excellency Ali Al Ahmed, UAE Ambassador to Croatia and a contingent of partners and business leaders from Dubai, Hong Kong, India and China.
On the flight deck of the Boeing 777-300ER were Captain Rashid Al Ismaili from the United Arab Emirates and Croatian-born First Officer Marin Zdrilic.
The inaugural service into Zagreb operated as EK129, departing Dubai at 08.15am, arriving in Zagreb at 12.20pm. The return flight departed Zagreb at 15.35pm, arriving in Dubai at 23.05pm.
On landing at Zagreb, the inaugural flight was welcomed by a water cannon salute and traditional Croatian folk dancers in the presence of Jacques Feron, CEO of MZLZ d.d. (Zagreb Airport) and other airport officials.
The new service is operated by a three-class Boeing 777-300ER with 8 private suites in First Class, featuring automated sliding doors and personal mini-bar, 42 lie flat seats in Business Class and 310 seats in Economy.

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The New York Rangers are coming off their best
season in years. The Rangers finished with the Eastern Conference's best record
and won the Atlantic Division for the first time since 1994.
During the National Hockey League playoffs, Glen
Sather came to terms with highly touted winger Chris Kreider, who was coming off
a second national championship with Boston College. Kreider played a crucial
role for John Tortorella's Rangers and helped the team reach in the Eastern
New York has several key players in their system
including J.T. Miller, Christian Thomas, Dylan McIlrath and Jesper Fast.
However, there is another prospect that Sather has
in his farm system that could be a dynamic scoring threat on Broadway for years
At the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, Sather chose Edmonton Oil
Kings center Michael St. Croix in the fourth round.
St. Croix, a crafty forward out of Winnipeg, led all
Oil Kings in goals, assists, and points last season. In addition to that, he
also played in all 72 games of the season, which gives me the indication he is
very durable. Besides his offensive prowess, he is a great skater with
His is on the small side and is reluctant to go into
the dirty areas, which if we know John Tortorella like I think we do, that will
not sit well with him.
Another area of his game he could work is his
strength. I expect St. Croix to beef up and add muscle this season in Edmonton.
So far this season, St. Croix has scored three goals
and three assists in just four games for Derek Laxdal's Oil Kings.
His offensive numbers should be as good as or even
better than last seasons' with Griffin Reinhart and Henrik Samuelsson returning
to the Oil Kings.
Overall, Michael St. Croix could be a second line
center in the NHL. If lands a starring role on Broadway, he will bring much
needed offense to a team that seems to struggle in that aspect of the game.
Coming up on the next edition of the Prospect
Preview, Detroit Red Wings prospect Martin Frk will be the center of attention.


HPM – Hydraulic Performance Machines
HPM is a fast-growing Company, leader in the design and manufacture of high-quality hydraulic equipment for the ground engineering industry.
All the manufacturing stages, from the production to the assembly and the testing phases, are made in the new HPM building located in Montefano (MC).
HPM uses the greatest Italian and German components, to realize machines with a very innovative design.
HPM Equipment are designed following the Italian and international market requests, HPM is able to manufacture both standard and personalized machines.
By analyzing the market and following the customer needs, we design and manufacture the most suitable machine.
The HPM piling rigs are mounted on Caterpillar excavator base, HPM can also design the machine using different bases following the customer request.
All the components come with certificates of origin, the use of top quality components makes easy and quick the availability of the spare parts in every market.
What makes HPM unique
rotary gear system
During the working phase, the operator can choose the right rotary rotation speed, having 10 speed level choices.
HPM has a gear control system that allows the operator to reach the optimal spin-off speed with just one click.
counterweigh removal system
This feature gives the contractors the ability to quickly and easily reduce the overall weight of the rig for transport, making it possible to utilize a standard-sized trailer to reduce hauling costs and avoid oversize/overweight permits.
By using two levers, the operator can safely lower and lift the counterweight without the need of crane.
The standard CAT Cabin is equipped with ergonomic joysticks and two LCD screen monitor.
All the commands for the drilling phase are controllable with the two main joysticks, so the operators remain safely focused on the job.
The two monitors, with the dedicated software, allow the control of all the performances both for the Caterpillar engine and for the drilling phases without hindering the operator's view.
The HPM computer is also used to open and close the machine and to tilt the mast to vertical position automatically.


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In this tutorial I show you how to insert a zip into any bag lining. Full video of this project will be uploading it tomorrow.
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by HGTV Handmade
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The Kingsley supported COLOR US HOPEFUL a three-part series designed to respond to the harsh impacts of the COVID crisis, particularly in underserved areas and in support of families with school-aged youth.
In Part One, the COLOR US HOPEFUL Coloring Book, the Crocker gathered fifteen local artists of diverse cultural, socioeconomic, and gender/lifestyle backgrounds to create a coloring book that everyone could relate to. Each page is presented in both English and Spanish, with a photo and description of the local artist who created it.
Part Two, the COLOR US HOPEFUL Activity Book, was designed with older children and adults in mind, the Activity Book offers analogue art-based activities. The COLOR US HOPEFUL Activity Book can be downloaded for free here.


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Frenectomy is a scary sounding word for a fairly simple and common procedure that addresses a few different medical problems, usually in the mouth and in children. The word frenum, or frenulum, describes the tough tissue that attaches any organ to the its neighboring tissue to prevent it from moving too much.
Think of it as a kind of tether to limit movement. There a several frenums in the human body, but only a few that commonly require frenectomy, and they are all inside the mouth. Common frenectomies involve the tongue and upper lip.
In some cases, the frenum is too short, tight or tough, and basically does its job too well. The inhibited movement causes difficulty with regular tasks like eating and talking, or hurts proper development in children, leading to aesthetic problems. The frenectomy is the simple procedure by which the frenulum is severed and typically removed to free up more movement. It’s a low-risk, outpatient procedure that is usually successful the first time in solving the targeted problem.
The Frenectomy Procedure
There are a few different ways to perform a frenectomy, but they are all fairly low impact and heal in a relatively short amount of time. The most basic frenectomy procedure is done with a scalpel or scissors. It is quite simply when a doctor uses an incision to release the frenum and excise it. The immediate area will be numbed usually with a topical anesthetic, and sometimes in young children laughing gas will be used to relax the patient. Depending on how much of frenum is severed or removed, there may be sutures to reposition the tissue. Usually dissolvable sutures will be sufficient.
A true frenectomy describes the removal the frenum, but in the case of a very young infant, it may be possible to just clip it.
There is another newer, more frequently used technique involving laser surgery. The procedure performs basically the same tactic, but uses a small laser to zap the frenum with pulses, gently severing the tissue. Doctors like this version of the frenectomy, since it tends to reduce bleeding, cause less tissue damage, and improve healing and post-procedure pain.

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The Islanders resume their road trip with the “stay up and be disappointed” California swing, starting tonight in Anaheim. They’ll likely have a different look from last game, whether with Casey Cizikas (hopefully) returning and/or the defensive pairs getting yet another shuffle.
Here is how they lined up at practice yesterday:
Meanwhile, the D pairs:
Perhaps this morning or tonight yields yet another mix.
Gametime is 10 p.m. EDT. Leave your FIG picks here.
Trotz spoke of changes, the road trip, and such:
#Isles practice day updates from Anaheim. pic.twitter.com/j6PDEURXES— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) October 17, 2018
- About those likely line changes. [Newsday | Isles]
- Spizzwolf does a video breakdown of some Brock backchecking! and a cool slider comparison of good and bad trap positioning. [LHH]
- Dan and Mike talk to Arthur Staple about how things are different under Trotz. [Islanders Anxiety podcast]
- Must be in the water, because Bridgeport is toying with its D pairs too. [Soundin’ Off]
- Who’s a good dog? These guide dogs. [Isles]
- Bridgeport Report: Michael Dal Colle is your points (and shots) leader. [Isles]
- And further down the pipeline, here’s a thorough roundup of prospect updates with the NCAA season underway. [Isles]
Speaking of which, bad news last night for Islanders prospect Ruslan Iskhakov, who is diminutive but skates and moves like the wind and scored in his debut for NCAA UConn. Now last night he was taken out by a high-speed open-ice hit. Down and motionless on the ice for a long time.
Watching UConn and Quinnipiac stream, Islanders prospect and UConn freshman Ruslan Iskhakov is being stretchered off the ice after taking a big hit in open ice. Very, very scary moment. Was down for a long time before being taken off by the paramedics.— Chris Peters (@chrismpeters) October 17, 2018
Quinnipiac’s Brogan Rafferty, 23, received a charging major and game misconduct on the play. Iskhakov, 18, was taken to the hospital. [College Hockey News | ESPN Update]
Here is video, and it is ugly:
Scary hit in tonight’s @UConnMHOC @QU_MIH game. Video by @JPPierson @WTNH @Buccigross @ESPNAssignDesk pic.twitter.com/CzgOBj7P1S— Erik Dobratz (@Erikd25) October 17, 2018
Last night’s NHL scores included actual games, so that’s a good step. The Canucks beat the Penguins in overtime, for one.
- The Ducks have been without Ryan Getzlaf for four games but expect him back tonight. [Times]
- And, well they’ve been injury-riddled overall and have had many flaws in their play but they’re 4-1-1 so there. [Athletic]
- What’s a modern contract stalemate like William Nylander’s like, anyway? Those who’ve been through it share their experience. (Meanwhile, for CSKA Moscow pitching a player in such a situation, they just try to assure them “we don’t have bears in the streets.”) [Athletic]
- Hey guess what? The TSN Insiders also talk a lot about Nylander and Toronto generally. Also the Nick Ritchie impasse in Anaheim. [TSN]
- Why everyone hates the Leafs and Toronto media in general: They’re making Mark Scheifele explain why he thinks Auston Matthews isn’t as good as Connor McDavid. (This is why I’m glad hockey isn’t as popular here, by the way. Toronto hockey media is basically New York baseball and football media, except with only one sport and team to drama-bate over.) [Sportsnet]
- The Senators did a video tribute to the late Ray Emery (news of which now shocks me three months later...evidently I was on a Trans-Atlantic flight when it happened.) [Yahoo]
- Fight: Jamie Benn and Miles Wood conduct crowd-pleasing masculinity exercises. [Yahoo]
- NOT HOCKEY, but funny: Miami will move that carnival art thing out of the Marlins’ centerfield, at the request of Derek Jeter and probably most of humanity. Maybe there’s room for it at Barclays? [Miami Herald]

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Video by: Elana Kilkenny of Alicja Kwade's "Against The Run" in Central Park, NYC
TIME TO TELL A NEW STORY
Do you have a story about yourself or your life that you know is not good for you, but is so ingrained that it plays on repeat especially when you are triggered?
Well I've had a particularly pernicious one for a long time, it's a doozy of a story actually. It's simple and deadly. Deadly, as it kills a whole lot of possibility and is a murderer of dreams. If that sounds dramatic, well maybe it is. But it is truthful. As one of my core stories for a long time had been "It's too late..."
If I was the Albert Brooks character in "Defending Your Life", having real-life scenes shown to me of how this story has played out in my life, one pivotal flashback would be of my orientation weekend at NYU. I was feeling shy and out of the loop from connecting with a core group of people and decided by the end of that weekend that "It was too late for me socially here." And guess what, core stories have great power. In many ways, it was a largely lonely four years.
Or whether, after the birth of my daughter when so much was on my plate and a part of me understandably dived-deep into overwhelm, I felt the powerful undertow of "It's too late..." "It's too late to write my book." "It's too late to grow this vocation I love so deeply and be the kind of mom I want to be at the same time." "It's too late to lose that weight." "It's too late to begin again." And so many more times that opening line would run on a virtual loop in my head, as the story itself was ingrained and persuasive. It stopped me countless of times to take necessary leaps of faith and risks, it beat me down like a skilled prizefighter's one-two punch.
It took me a while to simmer down the various stories I told myself to the essential ones that were getting in my way, so that I could make some conscious choices in my rewriting and retelling of them. But when one of my core stories of "It's too late..." was reaching it's apex, I decided to get active in my awareness of when it would pop it's tricky head up into my thoughts. And when it did, I did not meet it with anger, instead I met it with disciplined kindness. I would no longer let this story rule me, but I would listen to its primal fear and honor that most likely when it came up to the surface it was doing so because what lay beyond it was something that I desired greatly.
And so I began flipping the story around to a "What if..." story.
"It's too late to write my book", became "What if this is the perfect time for me to write my book." "What if, what was meant to birth forward in this book couldn't have been written until this now." "What if, I begin to jot down some possible chapter titles." And when I followed through on my "what ifs", my "what ifs" caught on fire. "What if I write a few pages?" "What if I write a few stories on the theme?" "What if I tell this woman I just met about my book idea, because I have this deep feeling that I should." And momentum grew, and self-imposed shackles fell to the ground, and synchronicities ensued.
So am I telling you a story that ends up at a place where I can say that "It's too late..." is a story that no longer comes up for me?
Well I'm not telling you a fairy tale, I'm telling you a true-life parable for you to see your own stories through mine. So yes, "It's too late..." is still there for me. But the promising news is that its rewrite comes fast on its heels most days.
Perceived road blocks will come, and I sometimes falter and fall under the "It's too late..." spell for a bit. The difference now being, that I don't fall under its toxic persuasion for too long. You see, I am onto the loopholes inherent in "It's too late" and concurrently my antidotes to "It's too late" are getting stronger each day.
For instance, my "What if..." antidote has freed up quantum amounts of space for me to take bite-sized to large leaps of faith to tell a new story and thereby live a new story in my life.
And then there are the glorious times where grace enters to set me straight...
A few weeks ago, I was challenged by this old refrain about a particular dream of mine. I could feel myself strongly within the grip of "It's too late..." It was doing its job remarkably well and it was a challenging few weeks. But along with these feelings of doubt, I was also feeling restless. As a part of me was working hard to rise up to see things differently and from that point-of-view to also move differently in my state of being and my actions.
So one day in the midst of this old albatross of a story, I decided to experience my relationship with time differently in an experiential way to help me shift my perception of "It's too late...".
As I've learned that another trick to living a new story is to confuse the old story by changing up a routine way of approaching it.
I was in the midst of a few weeks where I was going to a number of routine yearly medical appointments, it was necessary but not at all uplifting or inspiring. Too many grey offices, too much waiting, too much traveling back and forth in the freezing cold to parts of Manhattan that I don't like, too much waiting for results and too many subways. So one day, instead of rushing to an appointment out of habit, I realized I had time to forgo public transportation and walk across town. As I did so, I marveled at how this small act of changing my patterned path of traveling underneath the city to walking through the city altered my entire energy and perception of where I was heading.
In the midst of this walk, I heard a whisper in my heart, "Change your relationship to time my dear and your life will change."
At that very moment, I looked up and noticed this strange and enchanting clock at the foot of Central Park. I thought I had fallen through the looking glass as the hands of this large clock were going backward.
I stopped in my tracks and laughed out loud with a promise to myself "I'm changing my relationship with time...starting now."
I knew I was in the presence of synchronicity, and yet, some part of my brain couldn't conceive that I wasn't imagining this somehow. The message was so magically specific and crystal clear. So I looked beyond the clock and noticed a sign explaining that this was a piece of public art by Alicja Kwade and I was amazed by the grace of what I read. The clock is actually telling the correct time, but the artist intends for us to see our "reality" from a new perspective.
The truth is that I didn't leave Central Park that day having it all figured out about how and if this particular dream of mine would indeed come to fruition. But I did leave the park having made a quantum leap away from my entrenched "It's too late..." perception of this dream. And I did leave with restored faith and conviction that I did need to perceive time differently and, in doing so, there is more fertile space within me for this dream to birth.
And that just might make all the difference in the world.
OVER TO YOU:
What core stories are no longer serving you? How can you rewrite that story to serve you in a positive way? Join me in the comments below!
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It's a remake of a retro game. I hope you like. It's very simple but fun, i guess.
A little slow when you move and try to dodge a lazer. But overall good I would suggest some music in the backround to make the game not.. So quiet and being able to mute it just in case the player wants to put other music in the backround. 4/5 Stars pretty well done.
Its good, lose the slow control on the game that wood make it better.
I liked this better when it was space invaders.
sorry but its unoriginal, and it doesnt play well
Good art, but movement is bad. You cant keep pressing the buttton, because you go too slow, but holding it in makes you go too fast. Still, apart from that its a good re-make.
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15 Aug £1M INVESTMENT TO SUPPORT CORNISH LITHIUM MINING
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Exploration activities are set to begin at a new lithium mine in Cornwall after a £1m investment was secured.
The investment into Cornish Lithium has been made by a group of experienced mining and natural resources investors.
Following the deal a number of new shareholders have joined the business. They include Keith Liddell, the former chief executive of Aquarius Platinum and investment house Mineral Securities; Chris von Christierson, the director and principal of Southern Prospecting; and Peter Smedvig, who has longstanding understanding of investing in the natural resources sector globally.
The incoming shareholder group will have the opportunity to appoint one director to the board.
The funds raised will enable Cornish Lithium to commence exploration activities. The initial focus will be to collate all relevant data on lithium occurrences in Cornwall and to assemble this in digital format.
Once drill sites have been selected the company intends to apply for the necessary permits ahead of drill testing of suitable targets.
Jeremy Wrathall, chief executive of Cornish Lithium, said: “We are delighted to have secured this investment to commence our exploration programme. We look forward to working with our new shareholders given the wealth of experience they have to offer in the field of natural resources.”
Keith Liddell, a member of the incoming shareholder group, added: “Given the extensive historic readings of lithium in geothermal brines as well as the recent advances in technology, we see a real potential for lithium production in Cornwall.
“Combined with the global shift in focus towards electric vehicles and battery energy storage we believe that Cornish Lithium could potentially become a very significant player in the lithium industry in the UK and Europe.”
Strongbow Exploration, the company behind the South Crofty tin mine in Cornwall, agreed a deal granting mining rights to Cornish Lithium earlier this year.


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Have you ever gambled in a casino?Or maybe you like collecting stamps? Are you a fan of late Grace Kelly? If so, you might want to visit Monaco.
The tiny Principality of Monaco is completely surrounded by France.You could literally be with one foot in Monaco and with another in France 😉 Why is Monaco so famous and rich? Well, the rulers of Monaco were very smart and introduced no tax policy which attracted the wealthy people & businesses from all around the world. And those wealthy people needed to spend their money too hence the casino of Monte-Carlo.
It is thought that the marriage of Monaco’s prince Rainer III with the Oscar-winning American actress Grace Kelly brought international fame to this small Mediterranean country. It is in fact the second smallest country in the world (Vatican is the smallest country) ! Today, the son of Grace Kelly ,Prince Albert II is the current ruler. He finally got married in 2011 and has recently baptized his twins.
I’ve been to French Riviera a couple of times in the past five years so I also visited Monaco. The most recent visit was in October. So what could an average traveller see in this city-state? First of all, Monaco state consists of 6 main quartiers or wards. The oldest one is Monaco-Ville (to differentiate it from the name of the country) situated on a rock. This is where you can find the Cathedral, the Prince’s palace and the Oceanographic museum. From this rock you can admire the part of Monaco called Fontvieille where you can see the football stadium ( FC Monaco plays in the French league) and where the International Circus Festival is held. From another viewpoint, just right from the palace you see the port (and yachts) and the road where the starting position of Formula 1 Grand Prix race is. That part is called la Condamine. You can also see the condos of Moneghetti (the residential area let’s say) and the cupola of Monte-Carlo casino. What you can’t see is the last part of the country and that’s Larvotto and there’s where you can lie on the beach.

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How to improve my concept art?
My goal is to produce concept art engines that are more believable and realistic.
To achieve this, I decided to learn more about the different parts of machines and how they work together.
This way, I can use them as inspiration and reference for my own concept art designs.
To increase my creativity while I sketch Concept art engine, I feed my memory of forms. It’s good sometimes to select my own inspirational pictures. E.g.: going to a Product design expo, art museum, getting the art books of your favorite movies… or Google image”.
When I was a kid, my mom had a sewing machine at home.
I remember playing with that above bobbin case that I already felt modern and elegant.
I guess that’s what attract me today to draw it.
It was so small yet composed of many rounded mechanical pieces, some more a bobbin could perfectly fit in.
Ok, it looks complicated.
How to start ?
By identifying the main shape: a cylinder.
I trace 2 ellipses for the above surface skipping the bottom one.
Only the upper surface interests me.
Then the game is about detailing respecting some basic rules of perspective.
I will explain more about it in further articles.
This bobbin looks already like a spaceship.
Note that the bobbin is symmetrical.
That’s a major information you need to identify before sketching anything.
The sewing head
I like this shape. It reminds me of a walking/jumping robotic foot.
It’s quite interesting to draw some in multiple views.
Tonight, let’s explore the tough part of the machine!
I have chosen this picture for its complexity.
I won’t draw everything as it is (I guess I would go crazy :)) but extract the shapes that interest me.
Actually, after a couple of hours of seeing it, it looks less complicated to me.
I guess my brain has already gotten familiar with certain shapes.
It’s a big mess. But it’s ok.
It’s a combination of doodles for me to train.
It took me about 3 hours. It’s definitely too long because I wanted to sketch as many shapes as possible.
Next time, I will draw with an even looser hand to sketch faster and explore more.
As soon as your brain has memorized the “logic” of a shape and mechanism, you should be able later to redraw it neater.
Have you noticed that most of the shapes use ellipses?
Because I draw metal pieces, I feel suitable to use a cold color marker.
The cafe closed at 2am and I was the last client. Time to go home, write this article, and go to sleep !

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Happy Ambedkar Jayanti
On the auspicious occasion of the birthday of Dr. B R Ambedkar, the father of Indian Constitution, let's recall the golden words told by him while addressing the constituent assembly on November 25, 1949.
“There is nothing wrong in being grateful to great men who have rendered life-long services to the country. But there are limits to gratefulness. As has been well said by the Irish Patriot Daniel O'Connel, no man can be grateful at the cost of his honour, no woman can be grateful at the cost of her chastity and no nation can be grateful at the cost of its liberty. This caution is far more necessary in the case of India than in the case of any other country. For in India, Bhakti or what may be called the path of devotion or hero-worship, plays a part in its politics unequaled in magnitude by the part it plays in the politics of any other country in the world. Bhakti in religion may be a road to the salvation of the soul. But in politics, Bhakti or hero-worship is a sure road to degradation and to eventual dictatorship.”

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What is the highest paid skill in the world?
One of the greatest challenges we face as people is being consistent with our thoughts and actions. For some of us no matter how hard we try to focus in on our goals, our mind tends to wander off throughout the day and before you know it we are off task and then doubting our own abilities to accomplish our goals. While we know consistency is the key to success it is also one of the hardest things to master. The people who have made a real impact with their lives are not necessarily the most talented, but they are the most consistent. When I investigate the lives of successful people, I saw one thing that they shared. It was consistence. Let us look at a few habits that we can apply to our routine to become more consistent and accomplished in life whether it is in business, athletics or our own personal goals.
Tip #1 Create a Routine
One of the main habits of consistent people is routines. They have routines that they stick to and live by. For myself, I have learned that a consistent morning routine can set the tempo for the flow of your day. By getting up early and applying a few things such as meditation stretching and journaling you can help get your mind and body prepared for the day. Morning meditation can help prevent stress, enhance your awareness and help you wake up on the Brightside finding that motivation that you need from within yourself. Stretching in the morning can relieve any tension or pain from sleeping the night before. It also will help increase your circulation throughout the body and help get you energized for the day. Journaling in the morning allows you to silence that inner critic that we all have inside of us. By getting a few pages in early we allow ourselves to clear our minds of emotions and thoughts from the previous day and make room for creativity to flow. By journaling you can keep your thoughts organized and that will help you set and achieve goals. By adding these things to your mourning routine, you are giving your mind the ability to inspire creativity and boost memory while also relieving the stress of self-doubt and affirming your belief that you can accomplish anything that you set out to do.
Your beliefs become your thoughts,
Your thoughts become your words,
Your words become your actions,
Your actions become your habits,
Your habits become your values,
Your values become your destiny.”
Tip #2 HAVE A PLAN
Having a written plan will help keep you on track with critical behaviors. This can be a simple plan, but it serves as a reminder for what must be done to sustain efforts which will lead to a consistent performance. The plan should also contain rules for you to follow. If you have rules set in place it is easier to hold yourself accountable for your actions. The rules will keep you consistent and when you there are rules you are more likely to follow them.
Tip #3 F.O.C.U.S
Follow One Course for Success
Focus in on your objective by creating process goals. Process goal are what it will take to complete the process and reveal your outcome goal. Build a system that will allow you to complete these tasks one by one. You must dedicate time to these goals daily. Stay focused with consistent thinking and eliminate erratic and distracting behaviors that can cause you to get sidetracked from your goals. It can be a person place or thing. If it causes you to lose focus and alignment with your goal it should be removed. To make this process easier you should focus on creating habits that automatically move you towards your goals. Habits are automatic behaviors that will work for you, but they can work against you so its best to create habits that will align with your goals.
Do not forget to track your progress. By tracking your progress, even if you slip up somewhere you will be able to recognize how far you have come and it will give you the motivation you need when you feel like quitting.
What you stay focused on will grow.”
― Roy T. Bennett
Tip #4 Just Do It
Negative thoughts and feelings are temporary. It is an illusion. Do not let them derail you from your plan. In the moment they can feel powerful and even seem scary, but you must remember why you are doing this. Push through it. The anxiety and insecurity can become overwhelming, but It is only a temporary feeling that will pass but remember after you conquer the moment it will be worth it.
“Once you embrace your value, talents and strengths, it neutralizes when others think less of you.”
― Rob Liano
Consistency is a skill that cannot be learned. It is simply good old fashion hard work. Applying yourself everyday to the same goal. You must do the same thing repeatedly while improving upon it. Its nots something you can flaunt and its not flashy at all, but it does outweigh any skill set or talent. Consistency creates confidence and confidence creates reliability and both bring assurance.


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British Journalism Review has published its March issue. The magazine includes an intriguing collection of journalism related papers, articles and book reviews. Take a look for example these texts:
Daniel Tudor asks, how we are going to make money from writing. Neil White claims that the role of the journalist has changed so much that we must think again about essential skills. Steven M Ellis asks, what to do when reporting becomes a crime.
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The family of slain Chicago Housing Authority Police Officer Jimmie Haynes received a check for $2,500 Monday to help meet immediate financial hardships.
The check was presented to the family at their home on South Aberdeen Street by Ralph Scheu, president of The Hundred Club of Cook County, which donates money to the family of slain police officers.
Also present was CHA Police Chief Ira Harris and CHA Chairman Vince Lane.
Haynes, 40, who patrolled the Robert Taylor Homes, was shot to death Friday by a sniper`s bullet as he left a building at 4525 S. Federal St.
A member of the first graduating class of the CHA police, Haynes was the first CHA officer to die in the line of duty.
Harris said police were still investigating the shooting but had made no arrests. ''We are following up a number of leads and gathering information,'' he said.
Additional plainclothes officers are being added to the 22 CHA and Chicago police officers already assigned to the case, Harris said, speaking on the front porch of the family`s home.
The CHA is replacing contract security guard services with hired CHA police officers who are supervised and managed by the CHA. The phaseout is
''approaching nearly 60 percent in the replacement of contract guards,''
In light of a shooting early Monday in Stateway Gardens, Harris said his force would continue combating violence in CHA developments.
''We will try to do it more effectively, but understandably we have no panacea yet to completely eliminate all of the violence, but we are cutting down on it, we`re having an impact on it and we certainly are going to intensify our efforts.''
Scheu said the check donated to the family would be to ''cover the family`s immediate needs.'' Additional checks would follow after an evaluation of the family`s financial needs, Scheu said. ''We will be with them for many needs in the future,'' he said.
The check was the first issued to a member of the CHA police. Scheu said he hoped it would be the last, ''but we know the (CHA) force probably has one of the most dangerous jobs in the city.''
''We all feel very deeply about the loss of Officer Haynes, and in memory of him we are going to make that neighborhood a safe neighborhood,'' Lane said.


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On 25 August 2017, Rohingyas were intruding into Bangladesh in a large number which created the world’s largest refugee crisis.
After a few days, while I was covering this man-made crisis, I was completely shocked to see the sufferings of these Rohingya people. I was stunned and asked myself, “Is it real!”
In my childhood, I had a collection of stamps of the most memorable crisis like the liberation war, assassination of the father of the nation, and so on. Collection of stamps is the best way to memorize the incidents. Due to this reason, I decided to make a stamp project on the Rohingya crisis in 2017 through the experiences of my lens. My earlier stamp books are personal but this stamp project is made for all so that people never forget this man-made crisis of millions Rohingyas.
Born in 1982, Kauser Haider is a visual practitioner and freelance photographer based in Bangladesh, who graduated from the Pathshala South Asian Media Academy. He loves to explore personal and private issues through images, videos, cinema posters, archival images, multiple exposure, and sound. He has completed a story on handicapped children in Nepal; ‘A Hall Full of Cinema’ was exhibited internationally in the Angkor, Singapore, and Delhi photo festivals; he participated in the National Art Exhibition 2017 (22 edition), Longitude Latitude, in Cox’s Bazar-2018, Cheragi Art Show 7-2019. Kauser also teaches and is a founder member of MasTul (Art collective) in Chattogram (Chittagong).


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"Kennedy's book on the tarnished and enigmatic Rose is exceptional. Like the best writing about sport--Liebling, Angell--it qualifies as stirring literature. I'd read Kennedy no matter what he writes about." --Richard Ford
Pete Rose played baseball with a singular and headfirst abandon that endeared him to fans and peers, even as it riled others--a figure at once magnetic, beloved and polarizing. Rose has more base hits than anyone in history, yet he is not in the Hall of Fame. Twenty-five years ago he was banished from baseball for gambling, then ruled ineligible for Cooperstown; today, the question "Does Pete Rose belong in the Hall of Fame?" has evolved into perhaps the most provocative in sports, a layered, slippery and ever-relevant moral conundrum.
How do we evaluate the Hit King now, at a time when steroid cheats appear on the Hall of Fame ballot even as Rose is denied? What do we make of this happily unrepentant gambler, this shameless but beguiling showman whose postbaseball journey has led him to a curious reality show and to the streets of Cooperstown to hawk his signature, his story, himself?
Best-selling author Kostya Kennedy delivers an evocative answer in his fascinating re-examination of Pete Rose's life; from his cocky and charismatic early years through his storied playing career to his bitter war against baseball's hierarchy to the man we find today--still incorrigible, still adored by many. Where has his improbable saga landed him in the redefined, post-steroid world? Do we feel any differently about Pete Rose today? Should we?
About the Author
Kostya Kennedy is an assistant managing editor at Sports Illustrated and the New York Times bestselling author of 56: Joe DiMaggio and the Last Magic Number in Sports, winner of the 2011 Casey Award and runner-up for the 2012 PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing. He lives with his wife and children in Westchester County, N.Y. To learn more, visit kostyakennedy.com.
"Even readers who know who Mr. Rose is will learn much from...this book's stacked roster of interviews and anecdotes [and] fascinating and well-chosen tangents....Kennedy covers the [Big Red Machine] period expertly." --CraigFehrman, The Wall Street Journal
"Will absorb you immediately...a fascinating study of one of America's most enduringly fascinating athletes. Masterful." --Mike Vaccaro, New York Post
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highly-charged issue." --Paul Hagen, MLB.com
that familiar story and delves deeper, presenting an artful portrait....With writing of such
quality and a subject of such complexity, it deserves to be read by anyone who
appreciates good biography." --John C. Williams, BookPage
"Kennedy's book on the tarnished and enigmatic Rose is
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Russia has always been a stalwart of literary prowess, and contemporary authors are continuing this legacy. Mining the nation’s many epochs and its tumultuous history, as well as the complex and contemplative Russian character, the novels coming out of Russia today are thought-provoking insights into the nation’s culture and society.
The Matiushin Case by Oleg Pavlov
The novel navigates the journey of a young conscript who eventually becomes gradually dehumanised by army life during the last years of the Soviet Union. Matiushin’s mental state declines as he works as a prison officer in a remote Soviet Asian republic. His brush with insanity is paralleled with his bleak world outside and the trying conditions in which he lives. A semi-autobiographical story, Russian Booker Prize winner Pavlov served as a prison officer in the Khazak steppes while in military service and spent time in a psychiatric hospital after service.
Chernobyl Prayer by Svetlana Alexievich
The Big Green Tent by Lyudmila Ulitskaya
The Big Green Tent is an epic tale about Moscow’s intelligentsia that sprawls decades, from Stalin‘s death in 1953 until 1996, several years after the Union’s official collapse. It weaves the stories of three men, their partners and their networks as they encounter the treacheries, oddities and the fates of those who are an active part of the dissidence. The book sets the character against a backdrop of KGB informers, generals and detainees, other members of the intelligentsia and various other characters including Moscow itself. Again, this is a story that is not too far removed from the author’s own life experience – Ulitskaya opposed the State during the Soviet Union.
The Light and the Dark by Mikhail Shishkin
A collection of letters between two lovers becomes an existential meditation on an embattled life and loneliness. Vovka is out fighting in the Boxer Rebellion of 1900, while Sasha remains at home and exists in present time. This aeons-wide time difference is a nod to the infinite and eternal nature of love. Shishkin has won the Russian Booker Prize, Germany’s International Literature Award, as well as the National Best Seller prize. A vocal critic of the Russian government and Putin, he resides in Zurich.
Maidenhair by Mikhail Shishkin
Also written by Shishkin, Maidenhair is another contemplation of life that is pieced together in letters and written histories. A translator exchanges letters with his son while he translates accounts of traumatised asylum seekers, who are mainly from Chechnya. The narrative is a patchwork of stories about the atrocities that the refugees have encountered, dispersed between a relationship between a father and son. Shishkin manages to create stories that outline personal experience that speak about the broader human experience.
S.N.U.F.F. by Victor Pelevin
A science fiction novel that is set 700 years from now, S.N.U.F.F. is a razor-sharp satire. Some have said the novel reflects the relationship between Russia and Ukraine. However, Pelevin, who is a cynical Russian with an interest in Buddhism, revisits the assertions he made in previous novels, which were that existence is empty and the image of the civilised West and barbaric Russia exist only in the media’s eye. A new world, Big Byz, hovers over what remains over the old one after a catastrophic event obliterated it. Specifically, it hovers over the remnants of Ukraine, which is populated with criminals and reprobates and antagonises Ukraine to war.
The Women of Lazarus by Marina Stepnova
Both a family saga and a portrait of 20th-century Russia, The Women of Lazarus weaves stories across three generations of family that reveal elements of Russian life and conveys the hardships and joys of Soviet and post-Soviet living. Jumping back and forth between the generations, it tells the story of Lazarus, a young man who arrives in Moscow as a dishevelled, lice-ridden scientific genius. It tells his story through the main women in his life – the wife of his professor, his own wife and his granddaughter. The novel was shortlisted for the Russian Booker Prize.
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A former employee of the Refugio County Sheriff’s Office is running a write-in campaign to try to unseat his former boss, in a crowded race for the county’s top law enforcement official.
Incumbent Raul “Pinky” Gonzales is running for his second term in the position as a Republican, and is listed on the ballot alongside Democrat Shelly Haertig. But a third candidate — Matthew Tuttle — decided in May to launch a write-in campaign for the position.
In Texas, sheriffs are elected law enforcement officers who have jurisdiction in their county. They enforce criminal laws and manage the county jail, among other duties. In fiscal year 2019, the Refugio sheriff’s office used about $2.9 million to cover the costs of operating the department and the jail, according to the county’s annual audit.
Gonzales, 65, said he wants to build on the work of his first term.
“I think not only did I serve my community and my county the way I needed to, I’d like to continue serving the people in my community the way they need to be protected and served,” he said.
Gonzales said the sheriff’s department played a key role in the county’s recovery from Hurricane Harvey, particularly in the immediate aftermath of the storm when deputies checked on the residents who had called for help as the hurricane passed through the county. Deputies were not able to safely go out into the county during the middle of the storm, so they logged every call for help that came in through dispatch and checked on residents as soon as the 45 mph winds had died down.
Haertig is running against Gonzales on the Democratic ticket. Haertig has worked in a range of positions, including as a first responder for the Woodsboro Volunteer Fire Department, for the Refugio County Jail, as an emergency medical technician for the county hospital, among others.
“My key focus is to foster and develop community partnerships between all county, city and state law enforcement, EMS, fire and human services to ensure maximum safety and benefits for our community members,” Haertig wrote in a Facebook post.
Voters will have a third option in Matthew Tuttle, a former sheriff’s deputy who started a write-in campaign after quitting the department in May. Tuttle, 29, said he had planned to run for the position in 2024, but decided to run as a write-in candidate because he was concerned about the direction the sheriff’s office was headed.
“I’ve been working for the department for the past eight years, and just don’t necessarily agree with the direction it’s heading in so we can do a little bit better for our people around here,” he said.
Tuttle said he thought deputies were focused too much on patrolling the highways in Refugio County, and were not focused enough on the residents of Refugio County and patrolling and deterring local crime.
In response, Gonzales said deputies typically patrolled SH 35 and U.S. 77 through a federal grant program that pays deputies’ overtime to patrol highways when they aren’t working a federal shift.
As a write-in candidate, Tuttle’s name won’t be listed on the ballot, but voters will have a blank space where they can write in his name.
Early voting for the 2020 general elections begins Tuesday.


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A steep selloff in Bitcoin is fueling concern that the cryptocurrency bubble could also be about to burst.
Bitcoin slid as a lot as 24% over Sunday and Monday within the largest two-day slide since March. After recovering among the losses in the course of the European session, the digital asset has turned decrease once more.
“It’s to be decided whether or not that is the beginning of a bigger correction, however we’ve now seen this parabola break so it would simply be,” stated Vijay Ayyar, head of enterprise growth with crypto alternate Luno in Singapore.
Bitcoin has greater than quadrupled previously 12 months, evoking recollections of the 2017 mania that first made cryptocurrencies a family title earlier than costs collapsed simply as rapidly. Costs virtually reached $42,000 on Jan. 8 with retail merchants and Wall Road traders clamoring for a bit of the motion.
“It was a parabolic transfer,” stated Matt Maley, chief market strategist at Miller Tabak + Co. “What occurs with all parabolic strikes? You see extreme corrections.”
Whereas Maley sees Bitcoin transferring a lot larger over the long run, it is going to nonetheless expertise extreme corrections alongside the best way, he stated.
“It’s going to nonetheless have huge declines of anyplace from 30-60%,” he stated. “And it’s going to occur greater than as soon as.”Bitcoin slid 18% to $31,62 as of 11:29 a.m. in New York. Different cash together with Bitcoin Money, Ether and Litecoin fell much more.
“Time to take some cash off the desk,” Scott Minerd, chief funding officer with Guggenheim Investments, stated in a tweet from his verified Twitter account. “Bitcoin’s parabolic rise is unsustainable within the close to time period.” In late December, Minerd predicted Bitcoin may finally attain $400,000.
True believers in Bitcoin argue the rally this time is completely different from previous boom-bust cycles as a result of the asset has matured with the entry of institutional traders and is more and more seen as a respectable hedge towards greenback weak point and inflation danger. Others fear that the rally is untethered from motive and fueled by huge swathes of fiscal and financial stimulus, with Bitcoin unlikely to ever function a viable forex various.
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A tender and juicy slow cooker leg of lamb is the perfect addition to any special occasion meal.
While it may seem daunting, cooking a leg of lamb in a slow cooker is quite simple!
Slow cooking results in the most tender lamb meat that falls off the bone. Infused with your choice of mint and rosemary flavours and the leftover juices make a lovely lamb gravy.
How to cook Leg of Lamb in the Slow Cooker
This recipe will walk you through everything you need to know about how to cook a leg of lamb in a slow cooker, from choosing the right size leg joint to preparing it for cooking and cooking times.
Check the video below to see all the steps involved.
I will go into more detail throughout the blog post. You can jump straight to the step-by-step recipe below if you don't want to read it.
- How to cook Leg of Lamb in the Slow Cooker
- Slow Cooker Lamb Preparation
- Optional Flavourings
- Do I need to brown the lamb leg before cooking?
- Does slow cooker roast need liquid?
- How Long to Cook Lamb in a Slow Cooker?
- Gravy from Lamb Juices
- Carving Lamb
- Serving Suggestions
- 📖 Step by Step Recipe
- More Lamb Recipes
- 💬 Reviews
Read on to learn everything you need to make slow-cooker roast lamb that will fall off the bone, as seen below.
Lamb has been a popular dish since ancient times, with evidence of lamb consumption dating back as far as 10,000 BC.
The practice of cooking meat in a pot goes back even further, to around 7500 BC.
So let's combine these two culinary traditions by roasting lamb in a slow cooker pot to make tender meat.
Slow Cooker Lamb Preparation
You need to work out how many people you are serving to decide on the leg joint size you need, but also bear in mind the size of your slow cooker pot!
I recommend always using a fresh leg of lamb for this recipe. If using a frozen leg of lamb, always defrost thoroughly before starting to slow cook.
How much roast lamb per person?
As a general guide when buying a leg of lamb, allow 300g per adult. So, for example, if you are cooking for four adults, you would need a 1.2 kg large half leg of lamb.
However, if feeding a family of two adults and two children, a smaller 800 gram joint will be enough for your family.
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Another thing to remember is how the joint will fit in your slow cooker (more on this below).
Half Leg of Lamb
A half leg of lamb will fit in most slow cookers. Half lamb legs come from 600kg to 1.2kg and will serve 3-6 people.
There are benefits to both the chump end and the shank end of a lamb leg.
The chump end is the more tender of the two and a better shape for the slow cooker pot. You could even fit two chump ends in next to each other.
The shank end is tougher but has more flavour, and slow cooking will tenderise it beautifully. It is better suited for oval-shaped slow cookers.
Ultimately, your best choice depends on your personal preferences and how you plan to prepare the meat.
Whole Leg of Lamb
If you have a large enough pot and want to feed more people, go for two half-leg joints or a whole leg of lamb, which comes in sizes 1.3kg - 3kg to feed 6-15 people.
It may sound crazy but measuring your pot and taking a tape measure with you to measure the leg of lamb is the best advice I can offer to avoid disappointment!
You may need to ask the butcher to chop the leg bone so it can be folded to fit into the slow cooker.
Help! My Leg of Lamb is too Big for my Slow Cooker
If you can not fit a leg of lamb into your slow cooker pot, worry not. I also have an oven recipe for slow roast leg of lamb.
With just a few key ingredients and a little know-how to preparing lamb for the crock pot, you can easily impress your family with this roast lamb dinner and an absolutely delicious gravy too.For the ingredient measurements and step by steps, click here to go to the recipe card.
Olive Oil or Vegetable Oil
A little drizzle of oil over the lamb helps the salt & pepper to stick; also, use a slight drizzle of oil in the pan when searing the meat.
Salt and Pepper
Season the raw lamb with salt and pepper before browning.
The vegetables are used to raise the lamb joint off the base of the slow cooker pot but also help add extra flavour to the juices, which will be turned into a gravy to serve with your lamb roast dinner.
Cut into chunky rings or halve if they are small onions.
Slice into batons; these can also be served with your slow cooker lamb leg as part of the Sunday Roast.
I like to use garlic cloves for extra flavour. Peel and add them in whole to help add flavour to the stock.
You can add other vegetables to the pot, like turnips, parsnips, potatoes, or sweet potatoes. They all add flavour to the gravy.
We find the stock pots add more flavour than a stock cube. Use beef or chicken stock if you can't find lamb stock.
These can all add extra flavour to the lamb and the gravy.
While the meat is the star of this dish, the herbs help to elevate the flavour.
We use rosemary to sprinkle over the lamb leg. You could replace the rosemary with thyme or oregano instead.
Dried herbs withstand slow cooking times better than fresh rosemary. But you can still use fresh herbs if that's all you have.
Of course, you can skip using herbs.
Mint is a classic flavour that goes beautifully with the lamb; adding a tablespoon of mint sauce to the stock adds flavour and helps produce a killer gravy to serve with your Sunday dinner.
You can substitute 200ml of the water used in the stock for red wine or white wine; make sure to boil it in the pan first to evaporate the alcohol.
Adding a couple of teaspoons of Worcestershire sauce to the stock will impart flavour to the meat and gravy.
Do I need to brown the lamb leg before cooking?
No, you do not need to brown the lamb leg before cooking. However, searing the meat will add extra flavour to the dish and makes it look better once cooked.
If you don't sear it first, you may need to oven-cook it at the end of slow cooking to give it a more traditional roasted appearance. This will take a longer time than searing first does!
Pop the seared meat on the vegetables in the slow cooker pot.
Does slow cooker roast need liquid?
Adding a small amount of liquid when roasting lamb in the slow cooker helps produce steam to prevent the meat from drying out and also creates a lovely gravy to serve with your roast lamb dinner.
You don't want the lamb to sit in the liquid, so don't put too much in.
How Long to Cook Lamb in a Slow Cooker?
The cooking time for a leg of lamb will depend on whether it is a whole leg or half leg of lamb. The good news is, with this great recipe cooking on low, you won't overcook the lamb.
Allow plenty of time before you start slow cooking lamb, as the only way to soft, tender fall off the bone meat, as shown in this blog post, is by cooking at low heat, on low temperature setting.
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|Half Leg of Lamb
|Whole Leg of Lamb
I don't advise on high temperature settings as I have not tried it yet, and everything on our blog is always tested first!
But I think 4-5 hours will give a result that will carve nicely but maybe not fall apart so easily. I will update you when tested.
If you want extra crispy browned skin after slow cooking, put it on a baking tray and roast it for 20 minutes at 180°c fan/ 200°c / 400°F / Gas Mark 6.
Resting Lamb is Important
Once the lamb leg is cooked, always allow it to rest for 30 minutes before carving. This will allow the juices to redistribute throughout the meat, ensuring that each piece is juicy and tender.
This allows plenty of time to make suitable side dishes and gravy to serve with the lamb. Cover the lamb joint with foil to keep it warm.
Gravy from Lamb Juices
No roast dinner is complete without gravy, and this one is incredibly delicious, thanks to the added flavour of the vegetables and herbs.
Remove the carrots; these can be served with the roast lamb dinner. Stain the onions and garlic through a sieve into a pan, ready to create the gravy.
Remove excess fat from the gravy, then thicken with cornflour.
Bring to a boil, and it will thicken nicely, add extra water until at desired texture. Add some browning for a richer colour.
Now you are ready to carve/ pull the meat off the bone. It is so easy to do, you won't even need a knife!
Use two forks to pull the meat into chunks.
Ready to serve.
A Sunday roast is not complete without the perfect sides. Here are some of our favourites to serve alongside a slow cooker leg of lamb.
Yorkshire puddings are the perfect accompaniment to any roast dinner. They are best when freshly cooked and still warm, so make them while the lamb gravy is cooking.
As well as carrots, we like to serve green vegetables such as broccoli and green beans or peas with our lamb roast. Our honey roast parsnips are a great addition too.
Mint sauce is a classic pairing with lamb, and it goes well with this slow cooker recipe. You can add other sauces, like redcurrant jelly or bread sauce, if you want something different.
📖 Step by Step Recipe
Slow Cooker Half Leg of Lamb
- 800 gram Half Leg of lamb
- 2 tablespoon Olive Oil
- Salt & Black Pepper
- 2 Carrots
- 1 Onions
- 4 cloves Garlic
- 1 Lamb Stock Pot Or Beef
- 300 ml Boiling Water
- 1 tablespoon Mint Sauce add to the stock
- Sprinkle Dried Rosemary
- All The remaining liquid from the slow cooker
- 200 ml Boiling Water
- 2 tablespoon Cornflour
- 1 Splash Browning
- Remove lamb leg from the packaging and pat dry with kitchen paper towel.800 gram Half Leg of lamb
- Rub lamb with olive oil and season all over with salt and black pepper.Salt & Black Pepper, 2 tablespoon Olive Oil
- Sear the lamb on all sides until just browned.
- Chop carrots into batons and onion into chunky rings. Place onions in the middle of the slow cooker pot and the carrots around the outside. Peel the garlic and add to the pot whole.2 Carrots, 1 Onions, 4 cloves Garlic
- Place the lamb on top of the vegetables in the slow cooker.
- Mix the stock pot with boiling water Optional- Stir in mint sauce with the stock for minted lamb flavour1 Lamb Stock Pot, 1 tablespoon Mint Sauce, 300 ml Boiling Water
- Pour the stock over the vegetables (not over the lamb leg joint)
- Optional* Sprinkle dried rosemary over lamb for extra flavour.Sprinkle Dried Rosemary
- Place lid on.*Do not remove the lid at any point during cooking*For tender fall off the bone meat cook on low setting.
- COOKING TIMESHalf Leg of Lamb 600g - 1.2kg (1.3lb - 2.6lb)Low for 7 hoursWhole Leg of Lamb 1.3kg - 3kg (2.7lb-6.6lb)Low for 8 hours
- After its had its full cooking time, remove lamb from the slow cooker.
- Optional* If a more crispy skin is wanted, place on a baking tray and you can cook the leg of lamb in the oven uncovered for an additional 20 minutes at 180°c fan/ 200°c
- Cover the lamb joint loosely with foil and allow it to rest for at least 30 minutes to let the juices settle before carving or pulling the meat apart.Enough time to cook your side dishes and make the gravy.
- Remove carrots and cover them to keep warm; these can be used with the roast dinner. They are soft but full of flavour!
- Pour the remaining juices through a sieve into a saucepan to remove onions and garlic.All The remaining liquid from the slow cooker
- Optional* Spoon excess fat off the top.
- Mix cornflour with an equal amount of cold water until lump free. Add to the stock whilst stirring with a whisk.2 tablespoon Cornflour
- Optional* Add a drop of browning for a richer colour1 Splash Browning
- Bring to the boil whilst whisking, lower heat, then add extra hot water until at desired thickness.200 ml Boiling Water
- Once the lamb has rested for at least 30 minutes you can pull it apart with two forks.
- Serve with all the sides and pour the gravy over the top. Enjoy!
Leftover roast lamb can be stored in the fridge for up to 3 days or in the freezer for up to 2 months. Reheat gently in the microwave with some gravy until piping hot before serving.
If you have any gravy left over, it can be stored in a separate container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Reheat until piping hot before serving.
No, you should thaw the lamb before cooking it in the slow cooker.
A bone-in lamb shoulder can be used instead. Use the same cooking time as a lamb leg of the same weight.
More Lamb Recipes
We have plenty of other lamb recipes for you to try.
This slow-cooker lamb recipe is a hearty, delicious meal perfect for any occasion; we hope you enjoyed this recipe. We would love to hear your feedback in the comments.


Premiere: Zachary Leo - Pretty Girl
Soak up some funky, retro & catchy vibes from Naarm/Melbourne-based singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist a few days ahead of release
Nearly a year on from his last single Can’t Get Enough, Zachary Leo is back with a fresh cut of addictive funky pop sounds, with new single Pretty Girl out May 4 but premiering alongside its awesome music video on Pilerats today!
Fusing elements from disco & funk, Pretty Girl takes cues from the likes of Prince and Funkadelic with a modern pop twist as Leo’s vocals float above fuzzy guitar lines and a chilled yet groovy rhythm section.
On his new single, Leo explains "The song speaks of falling in love for the first time and the fear and vulnerabilities that come with that experience, particularly the feelings and emotions that people experience inside their own heads."
Meanwhile, the music video for Pretty Girl sees 70s aesthetics brought into modern times, shot on grainy film and featuring Leo alternating between performing music and domestic duties in a retro house choc full of shagpile carpet, wild wallpaper and tape machines.
Filmed, directed and edited by Brandon Carr at Mission Brown HQ, Zachary says “Brandon and I had no budget for a video, and we were sitting down listening to records and having some drinks and kind of just decided to start shooting some footage for the song. The video was shot and edited all in the same day and basically has no real concept other than Brandon and I just trying to make each other laugh during the filming. The running theme of the banana was more of an ironic part to the video as it is quite visually appealing, but I actually really hate bananas.”
Give Pretty Girl a watch and listen as it premieres on Pilerats today ahead of its May 4 release!
Zachary Leo's new single Pretty Girl is out May 4


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Today, I want to share my thoughts from a book passage related to Drupal. The book, Everyday Chaos by David Weinberger, is largely about how chaos is the new reality in today’s machine-learning-driven world. In this book, Drupal is discussed in the chapter on strategy and possibility where it is contrasted with more traditional methods of product development and organizational vision. The book is amazing and insightful, and the section on Drupal was a welcome surprise.
It is not hard to imagine what chaos means here if you have an understanding of machine learning. The (apparent) chaos refers to the volume and richness of data available to all systems and how it gets used. Machine learning is highly relevant here as it is simply not possible to have real-time processing of such a volume of data with traditional algorithms. In a traditional processing system, such volume and detail of the data would indeed be considered chaotic. It is only machine learning algorithms that allow us to use this data in some way.
But this post is not about machine learning. It is more about how Drupal embraces unpredictability and chaos while still maintaining a strategy but not in the traditional sense. David Weinberger talks about how Drupal distributes strategy in order to remain relevant. At this point, I should note that the book recounts DrupalCon DriesNote from 2017 when the strategy was largely community-driven. Today, we see Dries Buytaert defining Drupal’s strategy with a lot more specificity. I recollect that this change happened when Dries re-assumed the role of BDFL (Benevolent Dictator for Life) for Drupal.
Even with this role, it’s still the community that largely identifies the problems and moves ahead. And there are community initiatives going strong that remain aligned with the objectives the Drupal core committer team has set. You can see this in the current and previous initiatives defined. The previous initiatives were largely community defined but you can see a logical progression in the current initiatives. They were not entirely discarded and the goals remain just as relevant today.
Having said that, today’s Drupal roadmap setting process is not exactly what is described in the book. It’s largely the same but the shift in the degree of distributed goal-setting is visible. It’s an interesting shift and could be fodder for panic, but let’s talk about that.
There is a line in the passage I absolutely love.
The Drupal ecosystem is one of abundance.
Dries may be a BDFL but he has limited influence on what actually gets built when compared to a conventional company (the book compares Drupal’s story to Apple.) And the book goes on to explain why it works. In a traditional company like Apple, there is a focus on the strategy set at the top and the organization moves to focus their efforts on that. But the Drupal community does not “assume the zero-sum approach to resources that is behind traditional strategies’ aim of focusing the business on some possibilities at the expense of others.” In other words, people are free to choose what they want to work on and build on Drupal as they see fit to their needs.
But that doesn’t necessarily imply abundance. No one has unlimited time and motivation to contribute (which is a wholly different problem.) This brings us to the next section.
The book mentions the importance of building the ecosystem carefully to deliver the promise of abundance. The book calls it ecosystem but we know it as the Drupal community. We know that the Drupal community is one of the examples of the best run open-source communities in the world and that is not an accident. Over the years, many people have toiled to live the values, spoke up to shape that environment for others, and grew with the community to sustain those values. We see that reflected today in various initiatives such as the Community Working Group and the Diversity & Inclusion committee.
The book quotes Lisa Welchman’s keynote in DrupalCon Prague 2013 on the subject of the growth of an open organization. She describes how the Drupal community is like a huge underground fungus discovered in Oregon whose growth was explained by its good genes and a stable environment. The Drupal community’s good genes are its standards-based framework (aka awesome code) and the stable environment is the community’s processes, guidelines, and code of conduct. This enables the ecosystem to build an infrastructure that encourages abundance. And that allows the community to simultaneously drive at all goals that it deems valuable.
In other words, the Drupal community is awesome at building Drupal. And you come for that code and stay for that community.

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We have all sat for different levels of examinations at our school, college or university. The moment the invigilator signals that we can start, our pens move continuously to prove that we have studied and we know the matter.
Climate change has become a global issue with it’s rising impact on different sectors. But the question is whether it impacts all people, communities and genders equally. Most studies show that poor communities and women in particular are more vulnerable to climate change.
Japan has become a popular destination for Nepali low, semi-skilled and skilled manpower. According to a latest available figure, more than 65,000 Nepali work and study in Japan. It is also noted here that Nepalis make up the sixth largest foreign population in Japan.


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So God split open the rock basin in Lehi; water gushed out and Samson drank. His spirit revived - he was alive again! That's why it's called En Hakkore (Caller's Spring). It's still there at Lehi today.
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.
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The Prime Minister is facing a “rocky few days” in the wake of Thursday’s vote which saw the Conservative Party humiliated when it lost 1,334 councillors and 44 councils. BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg said Brexiteer Iain Duncan Smith is calling for Mrs May to stand down with immediate effect or else, he said, the 1922 Committee should change its rules to allow a second vote of confidence. Mrs May won a confidence vote in December, securing 63 percent of the vote, and therefore her leadership cannot be challenged for another year.
Ms Kuenssberg wrote on Twitter: “Most Tories expected there wouldn't be another attempt to oust PM until after Euro elex- they may turn out to be wrong - IDS says ‘as a result of the devastating election result, she has to agree to go now, or the 22, must make that decision’”.
“So in coming days, Cabinet calls for unity and compromise with Labour might be up against another attempt from backbenchers to force the PM out - nothing certain other than it will be a rocky few days - 22 might this time change rules to allow another confidence vote”.
Mr Duncan Smith suggestion comes as Mrs May is said to be on the cusp of striking a Brexit deal with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, which includes a customs arrangement.
According to BuzzFeed News, the Prime Minister is confident her cross-party talks with the opposition, which she drew heavy criticism for, will bear fruit and break the parliamentary deadlock over Brexit.
Theresa May was heavily criticised for her Brexit talks with Jeremy Corbyn
BuzzFeed News reported that several government sources said they believe a deal will be struck with Labour but are unsure about when this will happen.
The deal will include a customs arrangement in line with the World Trade Organisation’s rules and “dynamic alignment” on workers’ rights, which will follow laws laid down in Brussels after Brexit.
This will no doubt infuriate hardline Brexiteers and draw the wrath of many MPs in Mrs May’s own party.
See below for live Brexit updates:
3.56pm update: Gove uses Tory election losses to urge MPs to back May’s Brexit deal
Environment secretary Michael Gove is using the humiliation suffered by the Tories in Thursday’s elections to push for support for the Prime Minister’s deal.
Mr Gove, 51, who harbours ambitions of becoming the next Tory leader, told the audience at the Scottish Conservative conference in Aberdeen “we need to deliver” on Brexit in order to “avert the danger” of Jeremy Corbyn coming into power.
He bemoaned the fact that “lots of hardworking Conservative councillors” ended up losing their seats simply because “Parliament has not yet delivered Brexit”.
Seeking to whip up support for Mrs May’s deal, he added: “I am all too aware of how hard the prime minister has worked and how dedicated she has been to secure a good Brexit deal.
“Which is why I hope that when parliament returns, that MPs from every party will unite to respect the referendum result and back the deal. That is what democracy demands."
3.10pm update: IDS blasts May over election losses, brands her ‘caretaker Prime Minister’
Arch-Brexiteer Iain Duncan Smith has lashed out at Theresa May, branding her a “caretaker Prime Minister”, over the heavy losses suffered by the Tories in the local elections.
The former Conservative Party leader said the 1922 Committee, known as the 22, should tell Mrs May she must leave office if she fails to step down.
His comments come a week after Nigel Eveans, the Commitee’s executive secretary, said he would recommend to Committee members that Mrs May must be gone in “a matter of days”.
During an interview with LBC, Mr Duncan Smith, MP for Chingford and Woodford Green, said: “The Committee has to sit again now, urgently, the executive Committee, and decide that either the Prime Minister sets the immediate date for departure or, I’m afraid, they must do it for her. And I think this is the only way.”
He added laughingly: “We have, in a sense, a kind of caretake Prime Minister at the moment.”
1.40pm update: German professor walks 500 miles to UK to hear what Briton’ views on Brexit
A professor has completed a 500 mile journey on foot from Germany to the UK for a personal mission to speak to people about Brexit.
Prof David Martin, who lived in Britain during his teenage years, asked every person he encountered on the final leg of his hike, from Dover to London, what their thoughts were on Brexit.
He told the BBC: “I thought, I’m going to walk to London to really try to feel, on the spot, what’s going on.
He added: “I wish to ask every person I meet from Dover to London what they think about the Brexit.”
He said he was left feeling “moved” by the “genuine concern” shown by people on all sides of the debate and hoped Remainers and Leavers would eventually pay “much more attention to each other”.
Prof Martin carried everything he needed for the journey in his backpack and admitted the arduous trek had left him with “some blisters”.
11am update: Jacob Rees-Mogg calls for Conservatives to rebrand themselves as true ‘Brexit party’
Leading Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg has said the heavy losses suffered by the Tories in Thursday’s local elections coulee be a “blessing in disguise” because it will give the Conservatives the opportunity to become the true “Brexit party”.
Mr Rees-Mogg, who is tipped as a future Conservative leader, made the suggestion after the Tories lost 1,332 councillors and 44 councils which amounted to their worst performance in 24 years.
Writing in The Daily Telegraph, the chairman of the European Research Group (ERG) said his party needed to change its image to become strongly pro-Brexit in order to “win back all those who are planning to support Nigel Farage and my sister Annunziata Rees-Mogg at the European elections”.
In April, Ms Rees-Mogg was unveiled as one of the candidates to stand as an MEP for Mr Farage’s newly-launched Brexit Party.
The former UKIP leader’s party has opened up a nine-point lead ahead of its rivals in the run-up to the Euros.
10.40am update: Ireland could be next country to leave EU, claims former Irish diplomat
A former Irish diplomat believes Ireland could divorce itself from the EU in the coming years as anti-European sentiment is likely to sweep across the country after Brexit.
Dr Ray Bassett, who served as Irish ambassador to Canada, Jamaica and the Bahamas for six years before retiring in 2016, told Express.co.uk: “I wouldn’t see Ireland leaving the bloc in the short term, but I could see Eurosceptics succeeding in a few years’ time as the arguments pile up.”
Dr Basssett was speaking as the newly-launched Eurosceptic Irish Freedom Party decided to “dip its toe into the water” in the run up to the European elections.
The party, led by Hermann Kelly, last month unveiled its “Irexit” billboard campaign to push for Ireland to become a self-governing state by ridding itself of EU-control.
10.10am update: Customs union is not ‘long-term solution’, says Jeremy Hunt
Foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt has said a customs union with the EU is not a “long-term solution” for Britain but insisted the Government wants the benefits of a customs arrangement with the bloc after Brexit.
In an interview with the Press Association as he wrapped up a week-long tour of Africa, Mr Hunt said it was “still not impossible” for a deal to be passed before May 22, which would mean the UK would not have to take part in the European elections.
Mr Hunt, 52, who is plotting to become the next prime minister, said: “I’ve never believed that a customs union is a long-term solution because how could you expect the EU, for example, to stand up for the rights of Scotch whisky distillers if they were negotiating a trade deal with the United States or Japan, even though the UK had absolutely no say in that trade deal?”
He added: “But I think that what Labour really want when they talk about a customs union is the benefits of a customs union: friction-less trade, to facilitate issues around the border in Northern Ireland and manufacture and supply chains, and we want that too.
“So, if we can find a solution that delivers the benefits of the customs union without signing up to the current arrangements, then I think there will be potential.”
9.50am update: Ex-Brexit secretary David Davis rules out Tory leadership run
David Davis, who resigned over Theresa May’s Brexit deal last summer, has ruled out running for prime minister, saying he would instead give his backing to Dominic Raab.
According to The Daily Telegraph, Mr Davis, 70, described Mr Raab, 45, as “the best-placed Brexit candidate to win the necessary support among MPs and party members and, above all, broaden our appeal to voters”.
Mrs May appointed Mr Raab Brexit secretary after Mr Davis resigned in protest over her deal.
But he stepped down in November, saying he “cannot in good conscience” support the Prime Minister’s deal with the EU.
Mr Davis finished second in the 2015 race for premier which was won by David Cameron.
In March the Prime Minister vowed to stand down once her Brexit deal has passed.


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