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MANCEVSKI REMOVES "SHADOWS" FROM BRUSSELS
Macedonian Film Director removes "Shadows" from the Euro Film Festival to be held from April 21 to April 23 in Brussels.
One month ago, Mancevski had sent a letter to the Brussels' Film Manifestation organizers advising them to remove "Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" from the catalog and put the proper name. As well, the main actors of the film were not mentioned. "Unfortunately, the errors made were not fixed in due time.
You did not put the names of the main actors. At the same time, the film was made in the Republic of Macedonia, not in the former yugoslav republic of Macedonia. Because of this, please remove my film from your catalog and do not present it." says in the letter sent from Mancevski to the organizers.
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That is the model’s twenty third retailer within the UAE and seventy fifth within the GCC.
R&B Vogue, a part of Attire Group, lately celebrated the grand opening of its flagship retailer at Dubai Pageant Metropolis Mall in Dubai, showcasing the launch of its new ‘Summer season 2022’ assortment together with particular inaugural provides. That is the model’s twenty third retailer within the UAE and seventy fifth within the GCC. With customized fit-outs, eye-catching window show of the brand new assortment, and a number of format digital screens, the mix of expertise and visible merchandising lends itself to a straightforward to navigate and memorable buying expertise.
Arun Pagarani, CEO of R&B Vogue, mentioned: “We’re excited concerning the opening of our latest retailer in Dubai. It is a testomony to our imaginative and prescient and dedication to serving vogue prospects. We plan to open 35 new shops, primarily in KSA, the UAE, and India, bringing our whole variety of R&B areas to 110 by the primary quarter of 2023 and to over 200 by the top of 2025.”


Steep may have an uphill struggle setting itself apart from the crowd.
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EA has released several new screenshots for the upcoming Tricky DLC for SSX.
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This odd little image came to me in a dream the other night. I woke up the next
morning, and tried to get it down. It’s about the effects of COVID-19. In my dream
the wall behind the children in the playground was so magnificent! It was very
complicated, and covered with flowers, birds, trees -- far too many images for a quick
sketch (using my finger on my iPad.)
It’s supposed to be about what happens to someone who isn't wearing a mask. I don’t
think my dream was just about children. In the drawing, of necessity, the children playing
together are much too close to one another, even with masks on. But the child without a
mask can’t play with anyone.
Here’s hoping in the coming months, as we get closer to getting vaccinations for everyone,
that people become patient about having to wear masks, and just do it. It will be amazing
when this is all over, when children can go back to school, and when no one needs to wear
a mask anymore. That will be so fantastic! Meanwhile clearly I'm obsessed enough
about the virus to dream about it. We are in lockdown, and it is a strange time.
Stay safe and stay healthy.

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I have been interested in the Egyptian Culture, especially their objects, jewellery, amulets and strong believes since I started doing my final project in 2019. Firstly, I researched on the Egyptian Beetle and History. The scarab amulets were made in the shape of the sacred scarab beetle as known as a dung beetle. I was […]Read more "Inspiration 1. Egyptian Beetle and History"
Since I finished my final year, I had opportunities to exhibit my work and build network with various styles of people. At first, I exhibited my work at School of Jewellery as a Graduated show. Everyone who was going to be graduated worked all together to build the show up. It was lovely time to […]Read more "New Designers 2019"
Thoughts! I am interested in Jewellery and love jewellery. I also love fashion because they are very closely connected. I would say as a family? born to be together. I just finished university as a graduated jewellery designer. I have been thinking about what I really want to be in the future, how I can […]Read more "Thoughts!"
Sometimes I need to refresh my mind. Today I have been to London to have a look around jewellery stores and ended up in A.E Wards & Son where you can buy various types of gemstones. For my commercial products, I would like to see gemstones in person and figured out which stones or what […]Read more "Travelling to A.E Wards & Son in London"
For the final degree module and new designers, I have been selected by The William Dudley Trust, which I got supported financially to prepare my final project and attend the New Designers in June. It was amazing news and I was so happy that I can explain my work in person on my graduation show. […]Read more "Amazing News getting Awards by The William Dudley Trust"
I am nervous, excited, sad, happy, motivated, joyful, stressed, positive or negative…etc What should I say! As the final-year student at the School of Jewellery, my feelings are recently up and down a lot! I am going to miss the time that I have been staying in the UK. I am interested in the Ancient […]Read more "My Final Project"

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Lincolnshire Police have recorded over 30 offences of child grooming in the county in the first six months since the government introduced a new anti-grooming law.
Figures released by children’s charity NSPCC show that 34 offences of Sexual Communication with a Child were recorded by the force after the new law came into force on April 3.
Nationally, more than 1,300 child grooming crimes have been recorded in the first six months of the new offence.
The NSPCC is now calling on government and social networks to develop technology already at their disposal to prevent grooming, and bring in grooming alerts for victims and moderators.
The majority of victims in Lincolnshire (22) were aged 12-15.
Before the new law came into force, police could not intervene until groomers met their victims.
In 2015, former England footballer Adam Johnson sent sexual messages to a 15-year-old girl, before meeting her and engaging in sexual activity.
Tony Stower, NSPCC head of Child Safety Online, said: “Despite the staggering number of grooming offences in just six months, government and social networks are not properly working together and using all the tools available to stop this crime from happening.
“Government’s Internet Safety Strategy must require social networks to build in technology to keep their young users safe, rather than relying on police to step in once harm has already been done.
“If government makes a code for social networks that is entirely optional and includes no requirement for platforms to tackle grooming, this is a massive missed opportunity and children will continue to be put at risk.”

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In the Shadow of Mount Lassen -
"And on the Banks of Lake Almanor -"
This is how I have come to know this homey little mountain town called Chester.
Because Chico is very hot in the summertime (100-110F), many of the long-time families of Chico (some of whom have been my friends for the past 10 years) have cabins at Lake Almanor. Traditionally, Mom & the kids leave once school is out and spend their summer at the cabin. Dad stays in Chico during the week to work, then joins the family on the weekend.
And, if you're lucky like we are, your friends invite you to join them upon occasion!
"The Town of Chester"
One of the things we like to do when we're staying at a cabin is to go shopping in Chester because the town has many cute little shops and boutiques.
Chester is a mountain town, surrounded by pine forests and nestled in the shadow of Mount Lassen - still considered to be an active volcano although its last eruption was in 1915.


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VIETNAM – The first remains of the 39 people found dead in a truck in Britain last month arrived in Vietnam Wednesday where they were met by huge crowds of sobbing relatives who have been waiting weeks for their return.
Sixteen bodies arrived on a Vietnam Airlines commercial flight from London to Hanoi early Wednesday and were quickly shuttled in ambulances to their hometowns in central Vietnam.
Hundreds of people filled the compound of a church in rural Dien Chau district in central Nghe An province to greet two returned bodies, many carrying white flowers to offer the families of the dead.
The cousin of 33-year-old victim Nguyen Van Hung waited hours in the crowd near the town church for his relative’s body to come home.
“He was a nice man. No one expected him to return home like this,” said the cousin, refusing to be named, as relatives wept nearby.
Hung was among 31 men and eight women found dead in a refrigerated truck in an industrial park in Essex, east of London, on October 23.
Police initially identified the victims as Chinese but families in Vietnam later came forward with fears their relatives were on the truck.
Their relatives have taken out hefty loans from the government to cover the cost of repatriation: $1,774 to bring back ashes, or $2,858 for the cost of a coffin carrying the body.
Authorities in Vietnam encouraged relatives to opt for ashes “to ensure speed, low cost and sanitation safety”, but many paid more for the bodies so they could carry out traditional burials.
Cremation is rare in the Vietnam countryside, where many of the victims were from.
Some funerals were due to start Wednesday and burials could take place later this week.
We are very sad
The rest of the remains are expected to arrive in Vietnam this weekend, though officials have not announced the schedule.
All 16 victims whose bodies came back on Wednesday hailed from just three provinces – Nghe An, Ha Tinh and Quang Binh – according to an official letter seen by AFP confirming the repatriation plans.
It was a painful homecoming for families who have been suspended in grief for weeks anticipating their relatives’ return.
“We have been waiting for this moment for a very long time. We will organise the funeral as soon as he’s returned,” Vo Van Binh, whose son Vo Van Linh was among the victims, said after the remains arrived in Hanoi.
“We are very sad but happy as finally my son is back,” he told AFP from central Ha Tinh province, where the family had gathered awaiting the arrival of Linh’s body.
The tragedy exposed the dangers of illegal journeys from Vietnam into the United Kingdom, a top destination for migrants from Vietnam.
Most of the victims hailed from just a handful of central Vietnamese provinces, which are among the poorest in the country and where well-entrenched networks of brokers help to facilitate the risky trips abroad.
Ten of the victims were teenagers, including two 15-year-old boys.
Several families told AFP they were already deep in debt after borrowing money to pay for their children’s risky journeys, and did not know how they would repay the loans – for the trips or for the repatriations.
Their children were promised well-paid jobs, possibly in nail bars or cannabis farms where many Vietnamese migrants end up working under the table in Britain.
Several of the 39 people who died in the lorry last month paid thousands of dollars to brokers who promised the truck – billed as the “VIP route” – was the safer option, their families told AFP.
On Monday, the Northern Irish driver of the truck, 25-year-old Maurice Robinson, pleaded guilty to conspiring to assist illegal immigration.
He also admitted to acquiring cash that came from criminal conduct, but did not plead guilty to 41 other charges levelled against him.
Several other people have been arrested in the UK over the incident while Vietnam has held at least 10 people, though none have been formally charged.

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UN Security Council Sanctions Six DRC Armed Group Leaders
The UN Security Council has sanctioned six senior members of armed groups operating in eastern Democratic Republic ofwith government forces have intensified in recent weeks.
Among the six added to the sanctions list on Tuesday is Willya spokesman for the M23 rebels known for videos in which he poses with Congolese or Burundian soldiers captured during the fighting.
The sanctions consist of an asset freeze, including in the DRC, and a travel ban.
Ngoma is the fifth senior M23 member to be placed under Security Council sanctions.
The Tutsi-majority rebel group has been accused by the UN and international human rights organizations ofnumerous massacres, among other atrocities in eastern DRC.
After several months of relative calm in the region, intense fighting resumed last month aroundGoma, the capital of DRC’s North Kivu province.
The DRC, the United Nations and Western countries say Rwanda is supporting the rebels in a bid to control vast mineralan allegation Kigali denies.
Also added to the list is Michel Rukunda, alias “Makanika,” who leads the Tutsi-majority Twirwaneho armed group that a UN group of experts says is aligned with M23.
A deserter from the Congolese army, Rukunda is accused of participatingor using children in armed conflict in the DRC in violation of applicable international law,” according to the UN sanctions announcement.
Rwandan Apollinaire Hakizimana, a member of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), a predominantly Hutu group created by former leaders of the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda, has also been placed on the sanctions list.
The FDLR is responsible for numerous serious crimes against civilians in Congo.
Twoa Tanzanian and a Ugandan, were also sanctioned.
Their group, associated with the Islamic State group, hasseveral thousand civilians in eastern DRC and Uganda over the past ten years.
William Yakutumba, commander of a coalition of armed groupsknown as “maimai”, has also been added to the list of crimes committed by his militiamen against civilians.
Christoph Vogel, a researcher at Ghent University and former UN armed groups expert, told AFP that the sanctions will likely “haveimpact in a context like Congo, where most war criminals travel and have no bank accounts abroad.”


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Although this year's general elections are months away, Democrats and Republicans alike in Orange County are gearing for important races that can change the political landscape for years to come. In North OC, Sharon Quirk-Silva will face the wrath of the GOP as they seek to overturn her surprise victory in 2012 in the 34th Assembly District. In Anaheim, activists continue to push for district-based voting, which would radically alter the City Council and also influence the mayoral race. And in 34th State Senate District, it looks like former state assemblyman and Santa Ana council member Jose Solorio will face off against current OC Supervisor Janet Nguyen. Let the fireworks begin!
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Corinne Olympios gave her fellow "Bachelor in Paradise"
cast member DeMario Jackson a big hug when they supposedly ran into each other at a Los Angeles nightclub — after insiders told The National ENQUIRER
that their alleged rape scandal was a ploy to bring in ratings!
Corinne claimed that she was still a "victim" after ABC declared that video cleared DeMario of charges
that he took advantage of her sexually while she was drunk. But now they've kissed and made up — just as sources predicted when talking to The ENQUIRER!
“Reality TV contestants go into these shows with their wide eyes open, and nearly every company has them sign an indemnity clause to protect producers,” noted one reality-show veteran. “That way if someone regrets a hookup or gets a disease, nobody can hold the show responsible!”
Another insider added that “no contestant complained about what went down. Staffers made all the noise.” Heavyweight lawyer Marty Singer, who represents the “Bachelor” contestant at the center of the supposed scandal, Corinne Olympios, confirms the show stirred the controversy.
“It needs to be made crystal-clear that production of ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ was shut down because of multiple complaints received from “BIP” producers and crew members on the set," Singer said early in the controversy. “It was not shut down due to any complaint filed by Corinne against anyone.”


Berkeley’s new carol will receive its premiere performance at A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols on Christmas Eve 2016
Violinist Krysia Osostowicz returns to King's for the Foundation Concert on 12 March.
BBC Radio 3 is broadcasting the Memorial Concert for Sir David Willcocks on 1 December.
The first woman to study music at King's, Susan Tomes, has just won the Cobbett Medal for services to chamber music.
King's is hosting a cabaret night in the Hall on Saturday 3 March. Catherine Bott, James Bowman and Jonathan Cohen will perform varied and sparkling repertoire of songs.


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A longtime guitar player and a rising record producer are sitting around doing what they love best, talking about guitar players. During the heated talk, the two are discussing the night at Madison Square Garden a few years ago when Eric Clapton was playing.
Guitarists Derek Trucks and Doyle Bramahl III were in Clapton’s band and opening act Robert Cray also came out and played with them. Of the four guitarists on stage, the one they thought was the best was Robert Cray. That’s taking nothing away from the other three, and on any given night, I’m sure Clapton would be the unanimous winner. Cray, however, is surely one of the greatest guitarists of his generation and when he emerged in the 80s, many felt he single-handedly revived the blues. What he isn’t, though, is merely a revivalist. As one can hear on his new album, This Time (Vanguard), there’s also soul, rock and r&b, along with great singing and songwriting. Cray himself shies away from just being a traditionalist. “It would be real easy to go into the nostalgic kind of thing,” he began during our interview.
What amazes those who follow Cray closely is how minimally the effects and gear he uses comprise the essence of his style and sound. Cray agrees with the observation. “If you’re a guitar player and you’re not at the microphone, I guess you have time for that,” he stated. “I was never really into it anyway. In the early days I just wanted a wah-wah pedal and a fuzz box (laughs). I wanted to play like Jimi Hendrix.” Another guitar player who was and is a major influence is B.B King. “If you don’t understand where he comes from, you can’t really have a conversation in your music,” Cray stated. “B.B. is a conversationalist. Most of the time he doesn’t play a lot of notes, but you get the message, or you wind up just blabbering and playing too many notes and not saying anything.” Cray also cited Otis Rush, Albert King and Albert Collins as influences. Cray made the classic album Showdown with Collins and Johnny Copeland.
Cray has gotten to play with other legends, including B.B. King and John Lee Hooker on King’s album Lucille and Friends in 1995. He enjoyed listening to the two swapping stories about when they were hanging out at Hooker’s home in Detroit in the late 40s. Cray also played with the Rolling Stones several times, including on the Voodoo Lounge tour and with Keith Richards, in the film Hail, Hail, Rock & Roll. The film was not Cray’s first foray into making movies. He was one of the members of the band Otis Day and the Knights in Animal House. About the film, he said he had no idea it would be so big and that he was lucky enough to have spent a lot of time with John Belushi. At the time Belushi was having fun doing his Joe Cocker impersonation, but he became close to Curtis Salgado, who was playing with Cray at the time. Salgado taught Belushi a great deal about the blues, which became the impetus for The Blues Brothers.
Cray holds a special place in his heart for Clapton. “He’s open and a very straightforward guy,” he stated. “He has a good time playing music. He’s been trying to retire for a while but can’t do it, because he loves the music.”
With all the talk about guitars, guitarists, gear and styles, in the end Cray said, “Everybody has their own approach, touch and feel. The sound you get, you get from your hands.”
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No action taken by UNC System and ECU boards after closed door meetings
No public action was taken today after the UNC Board of Governors and the ECU Board of Trustees met for hours today behind closed doors discussing the Dan Gerlach investigation.
The UNC board met in private for some 2-1/2 hours, followed by a nearly 2 hour closed meeting among ECU trustees. Both meetings took place in Chapel Hill.
UNC System spokesman Josh Ellis says their investigators “uncovered additional facts and issues" that would be discussed by the two boards today.
Gerlach resigned as interim ECU chancellor over the weekend following an investigation into pictures taken of him at a Greenville bar.
Videos captured by Greenville traffic/public safety cameras were also released showing Gerlach weaving down a downtown sidewalk, stumbling as he lost one of his flip flops while crossing a street and finally getting into a car and driving off.
Afterward, ECU Board of Trustees Chair Vern Davenport said they will develop a chancellor search committee at their next meeting in November.
Davenport said it is possible that a new interim chancellor could be named before then by UNC interim president Bill Roper.
A UNC System spokesman said the Gerlach investigation is still ongoing and is not complete.
Videos that showed former East Carolina University Interim Chancellor Dan Gerlach in downtown Greenville were released by a judge Friday, the day before Gerlach's resignation was announced.
Gerlach had been suspended since other videos surfaced last month that showed him drinking and dancing in bars frequented by students.
The latest videos were captured by Greenville traffic/public safety cameras. The law firm hired by the UNC System to investigate Gerlach said in court filings that it is him in the videos.
In them, it shows Gerlach weaving down a downtown sidewalk, stumbling as he lost one of his flip flops while crossing a street, and finally getting into a car and driving off. That was timestamped at 2:11 a.m.
The videos were leaked to WITN-TV and other media sources six hours after it was announced that Gerlach had resigned on Saturday.
The law firm investigating the interim chancellor, along with the Police Benevolent Association of North Carolina and the North Carolina Fraternal Order of Police, got a judge Friday afternoon to order Greenville police to release the videos.
It's not yet clear why the two police organizations sought the videos.
UNC System spokesman Josh Ellis said they requested the downtown footage early during the investigation and were surprised to learn Friday that the city "had consented to produce without a hearing the requested videos" to the lawyer representing the police organizations.
Ellis said after the first consent order was filed, the city offered them the videos as well.
In response, Greenville said it treated both groups equally and said it told the UNC investigators back on October 14th how they could receive the videos.
The UNC spokesman said their investigators "uncovered additional facts and issues" in the Gerlach investigation that will be discussed with the UNC Board of Governors and ECU Board of Trustees in closed session on Tuesday.
The UNC System has announced the resignation of ECU Interim Chancellor Dan Gerlach following an investigation into pictures taken of the chancellor at a Greenville bar.
UNC System Interim President Bill Roper released the following statement regarding East Carolina University:
“East Carolina University Interim Chancellor Dan Gerlach has submitted his resignation, effective immediately, which I have accepted. I believe that this action is in the best interests of the entire East Carolina University community. I have begun the process of identifying the next interim chancellor for ECU and will share more information with the university community as soon as possible.”


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The US led the world in agricultural exports in 2021, sending $177 billion worth of agricultural products abroad. The US exports just over 20% of what it produces, far outpacing the amount of exports of the world’s top agricultural producers China and India, whose agricultural goods are focused more on addressing domestic needs.
While farm products don’t tend to make headlines, it’s important to the US economy and the global food supply chain in some key ways.
Agricultural exports supported 1.1 million full-time jobs in the US in 2020, 439,000 of which were in the farm sector. Non-farm agricultural jobs include those in processing and agricultural manufacturing.
Agriculture is one of the few trade sectors in which the US has consistently had a trade surplus, meaning the value of goods exported exceeds the value of goods imported by $6 billion in 2021. This is especially notable in relation to China. While the US had a $308 billion overall trade deficit with China in 2020, the US maintained a $22 billion agricultural trade surplus with China.
The USDA defines a wide range of products as agricultural commodities including meat and dairy products, staple grains such as corn and wheat, fruits and vegetables, and processed foods such as chocolate, juice beverages, beer and pet food. Soybeans, which are generally used as animal feed or processed for their oil, are also a major agricultural commodity. Non-edible goods such as biofuels including ethanol derived from corn or cotton are also considered agricultural commodities.
US farmers export just over 20% of what they produce. The rest goes to feeding Americans, feeding livestock, or is turned into biofuels. And the value of US agricultural exports is increasing. The US exported $177 billion worth of agricultural goods in 2021, outpacing 2020 export totals by 18%, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). Soybeans, corn, and beef were the top exports in 2021, and have continued to lead the pack in the first six months of 2022.
The amount that gets sent abroad varies widely depending on the commodity. US-grown nuts and cotton are exported at the highest rates with 79% of walnuts, 76% of cotton, and 67% of almonds produced in the country sent to foreign markets. Soybeans and staple grains such as rice and wheat hover around 50%. Produce, meat, and dairy products are exported at the lowest rates.
From 2008 to 2017, China was one of the top two recipients of US agricultural exports. It’s one of the few areas of trade between the two countries where the US has a trade surplus.
But during former President Donald Trump’s administration, trade disputes between the two nations led to competing tariffs and a resulting decline in US exports from 2018 to 2019, especially of soybeans. China went from being one of the top two recipients of US agricultural exports to fifth and third in those two respective years, falling behind countries such as Canada and Mexico.
The US and China’s strong agricultural trade relationship was restored following the US-China Phase One Economic and Trade Agreement signed in February 2020. The agreement removed some Chinese restrictions on importing beef and poultry products from the US. It also allowed for certain products such as potatoes and nectarines to be imported from the US for the first time. One result of this trade agreement was China regaining its position as the top destination for US agricultural exports.
In 2021, China purchased about $33 billion in agricultural products from the US, about 18% of the US’s agricultural export market. China was the largest purchaser of American soybeans and corn and was one of the top four purchasers of the US’s other exports including beef, tree nuts, and non-alcoholic beverages.
California’s high concentration of agricultural workers, large population, and large arable land area contribute to its position as the largest agricultural producer and exporter state. It exports 28% of its agricultural products, which is higher than the national rate of around 20%. In addition, it is the sole exporter of several commodities including almonds, artichokes, dates, garlic, olives, and grapes, according to the California Department of Food and Agriculture. In 2019, when US agricultural exports amounted to $141.2 billion, California exports were 15% of this total.
California has earned more from agricultural exports than any other state since 2000. Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska and Texas round out the list of top earners over the past two decades.
While the US does maintain an agricultural trade surplus, imports grew at a faster rate than exports from 2016–2019, causing the trade surplus to narrow. The US primarily imports fruits, vegetables, sugar, and tropical products such as coffee, cocoa, and rubber. Mexico and South America provide the bulk of the fruits and vegetables imported, while Canada is the largest supplier of meat and fish.
The portion of food and beverage products the US imports has steadily increased since the 1990s. In 2016, 12.7% of the money Americans spent on food and beverages went to imported products. This is nearly double the percentage spent on imported food in 1993. This is largely due to consumers’ newfound expectation that they will have access to fresh produce year-round as well as the strengthening of supply chains and global trade routes, according to the USDA.
The disruption of the supply chain is one of the reasons prices for food in the US have risen since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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An appeal has been launched against WPD White Pines 27 industrial wind turbine project approved for Prince Edward County.
The $200 million 20-year project was approved by the Ministry of Environment on July 16 and the appeal deadline is today.
Mayor Robert Quaiff tells our newsroom that an appeal has been launched by John Hirsch, a businessman and Quinte Conservation board member.
Our newsroom has obtained email correspondence confirming Hirsch has launched an appeal stating the project will cause serious harm to migrating birds as well as the Blanding’s turtle and habitat.
We have reached out to Hirsch and are awaiting further comment.
Meantime, Quaiff tells our newsroom its disturbing the Premier’s office has told him there is little chance of a meeting over industrial wind projects approved for the County.
Last week, mayor Quaiff wrote the Premier and Ministry of Environment on behalf of the municipality after WPD’s 59 megawatt project was approved imploring them to not only listen but to truly hear their concerns and discuss them with County residents.
As we reported earlier, Quaiff received a phone call from the Premier’s assistant Andrew, who said “the chance of a meeting in all likelihood will not happen.”
Quaiff says he was told the process is in the stages where the government will not interfere or become involved in discussing and or placing a moratorium on WPD applications.
Quaiff adds he’s fearful of push back from County residents if the project does move forward.
A number of environmental groups have come forward voicing concerns that this project would cause serious harm to wildlife and habitat.
In an earlier interview, Kevin Surette, manager of communications said WPD has reviewed the 21 project approval requirements to protect the environment and wildlife adding the company believes they will be able to work within those conditions.
Surette says WPD hopes to begin construction this fall or next spring.


Edinburgh has been named as one of the most expensive cities in the UK to buy a fish supper.
The results of the Fish and Chip Index 2017 - compiled using the top 25 domestic holiday destinations from the Great Britain Tourism Survey - ranked the Capital the tenth most expensive city to buy fish and chips, costing on average £6.35.
Glasgow was ranked as one of the cheapest places, setting you back £5.91.
Unsurprisingly, London was the most expensive surveyed with a visit to the chippy costing £8.90 for a medium portion of haddock and chips. The overall cheapest price was £5.19 in Blackpool.
250 independent fish and chip shops across Britain were surveyed in total between Monday 26th June and Thursday 6th July.


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Role of international higher education partnerships in contributing to the sustainable development goals
Date de publication : 15 février 2022 | langue de rapport : EN
This study, prepared between March and July 2021, aimed to understand the role of international higher education partnerships in contributing to realising the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Embeddedness of the Sustainable Development Agenda in the design of international partnerships
There is a complementary relationship between the strategies and plans of international higher education partnerships and the SDGs. The SDGs are rarely explicitly referenced but can be seen within the priorities and objectives. In addition, the SDGs are seen as a useful overarching framework and universally applicable in many contexts and at different levels. Where partnerships do not directly work with the SDGs, they often reference national, regional, and/or local strategies, which in turn are linked directly to the SDGs, e.g. Agenda 2063 for Africa.
It is highly likely that donors’ funding programmes will make direct links to the SDGs more often in the future, and we will, therefore, see more international partnerships referencing the SDGs in the coming years.
Equity among partners and mutual benefits stemming from international partnerships
There is no generally recognised definition of an “equitable partnership” and there are no set criteria for measuring how equitable international higher education partnerships are. Nevertheless, there are several factors that influence the degree of equity among partners. The choice of partners influences equity considerably. Partnerships in which the partners have worked together for a long time engender an environment of mutual trust and understanding, which supports equity. Nevertheless, this makes it more difficult for new players to engage in equitable partnerships.
There are challenges linked to equity, especially for partners in the Global South. Northern higher education institutions are still often seen as more credible with funders by their counterparts in the Global South and, therefore, Northern partners tend to come to partnerships from a stronger negotiation position than Southern partners. The perceived credibility issue is linked to how funding arrangements influence equity. Taking a lead role remains challenging for Southern partners because funders often prefer (and sometimes even require) Northern partners to lead due to accountability and audit rules.
Equity in setting partnership objectives and delivery models is somewhat separate from equity in grant management. There is a growing emphasis on giving a more equitable and prominent role to Southern partners and funders increasingly push for demonstrating the equity in project proposals. Nevertheless, challenges remain, especially due to lack of capacity in some Southern partners. There is still a need for funders to provide more support for capacity building pre application.
There are a number of benefits which derive from international higher education partnerships, both for Northern and Southern partner institutions. The benefits for Southern partners are much better defined and documented than for Northern partners and typical examples include new curricula, innovations in pedagogy and training for academics. The benefits often extend beyond the partnerships, into the community.
Benefits for Northern partners remain less well mapped and understood. This could be partially explained by a lower awareness and exploration of the benefits in the Global North (and for Northern partners) stemming from international higher education partnerships. However, they are possible to synthesise and Figure 1 presents selected examples of the various benefits stemming from partnerships, both for Southern and Northern partners.
There are also risks of unequal benefits, in particular in research partnerships, because Northern partners tend to gain more recognition of the results for academic publication, which then could generate spill over benefits at the institutional level (e.g. evidence for REF submission).
Contribution of international HE partnerships to the SDGs
Overall, the research shows that international higher education partnerships contribute significantly to the UN’s Sustainable Development Agenda and its 17 SDGs. Clear links between partnerships’ activities and outcomes and the SDGs can be found in practically all mapped partnerships. Partnerships are relevant for all 17 SDGs, with SDG4 (quality education) and SDG17 (partnerships for the goals) emerging more strongly than others. The research identified many specific partnership activities and outcomes relevant for each SDG, which were studied in depth in the case studies and aggregated in the report.
The SDGs are also interlinked, reflecting the importance of interdisciplinary approaches to tackle wider societal issues. One SDG cannot be achieved in isolation and International higher education partnerships are better equipped than single organisations, to address societal issues because they bring together various types of partners from various disciplines and various sectors.
Partnerships have two ways in which they perform their function of contributing to the SDGs through their outcomes:
- As contributors to the knowledge base. These are often research partnerships offering practicable solutions but no implementation or scale-up in practice
- As implementors of new knowledge. These are often teaching and learning partnerships conducting research, but also implementing the results in practice (e.g. within their partner organisations)
International higher education partnerships involve organisations working together, typically with external funding (or funding derived from their own sources). There are a number of important drivers identified in the study which can be described as enabling conditions for contribution to the SDGs:
- An environment of mutual trust and open communication among the partners
- A shared vision and long-term commitment to working together
- The engagement of the senior higher education institution (HEI) leadership in the partnership, through endorsement or active participation
- An in-built flexibility in the funders, donors and fund managers
- The existence of national-level quality assessment criteria and international university rankings which assign value to the SDGs
- Good risk management within the partnerships
Furthermore, external funders can exercise considerable power over the funded partnerships, which influences on the partnerships’ contribution to the SDGs. Some of the traditional donors in the Global North are going to put more emphasis in their next programming periods on ensuring that their funded portfolio directly contributes to the SDGs. This will be reflected in funders’ operations through funding application processes, as well as through interim and ex-post monitoring.
The study has also identified challenges to the contribution to the SDGs:
- Covid-19 pandemic (those partnerships set up before the Covid-19 pandemic tend to continue, however new ones may find it more difficult to form due to reduced opportunities to make contacts. We may see fewer new partnerships in the months and years coming unfortunately)
- Complex governance structures at HEIs and resistance to change
- Insufficient capacity to manage international projects at partner institutions
- Volatility of the funding environment and reliance on short-term funding (reliance on short-term project funding poses a significant challenge for many international higher education partnerships, especially for the sustainability of their results. It is important that the partnerships consider diverse opportunities for funding a variety of funding sources.)
Monitoring and measuring the contribution to the SDGs remain a big issue for the international community. The SDG indicators are in place, however, data collection systems need significant improvements across the globe. Some funders have their own monitoring mechanisms but there are generally not harmonised and, therefore, more effort is necessary in this area.
Added value of the partnership model
The evidence provides clear indications that international aid interventions taking the form of an international partnership deliver added value, compared to other forms of international aid provision. It helps mobilise more resources and complement each other’s expertise within the partnership. Furthermore, it provides more opportunities for mutual learning, networking and increasing visibility.
Partnerships also provide a platform for facilitating collaboration between different types of organisations as they bring them together around common and mutual objectives. Working together helps reduce financial and project management risks and also increases the prospects for future funding.
In this respect, the involvement of higher education institutions in international partnerships can be seen as providing an added value in itself. Higher education institutions are able to bring different types of partners (e.g. public sector organisations, NGOs, private companies and others) and work with them on common goals.
Higher education and sustainable development: building on the success of international higher education partnerships
In tackling the societal challenges locally, newly- established partnerships are often not aware of what has already been achieved elsewhere and so they tend to start from the beginning. This brings risks of duplicities and inefficiencies in addressing the SDGs. In this respect, the role of the Donor Harmonisation Group, which is an informal network of European agencies that administer aid programmes in education, can be key to mitigate these risks. Partnership platforms, a relatively recent phenomenon, can serve as another mitigation way as they bring various partnerships together to share knowledge and good practice (e.g. the IAU HESD Cluster and the UN Office for Partnerships).
Higher education institutions involved in successful partnerships are often those that also adopted institutional reforms internally. This is because participation in partnerships help institutions become more open, internationalised and able to integrate the SDGs within their institutions. There exist recent examples of how universities approach the sustainable development agenda internally and how the SDGs can be integrated in institutional strategies and policies. This is perhaps more challenging in the Global South than in the Global North, however partnerships can act as a leverage by engaging public sector, private sector etc around common objectives.
Methodology of the study
The study was built on a mix-method approach. It made use of both primary and secondary data. The collected and reviewed data included academic and grey literature on higher education and international development, as well as on international higher education partnerships. Primary research took a funnel approach, starting with an identification and mapping of the global international higher education partnership landscape, and continuing with a set of in-depth case studies of selected partnerships. Key informant interviews with funders, academics and other stakeholders complemented the primary data.

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brussels - The President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker greeted the speech of French President Emmanuel Macron with great agreement on the future of Europe. He thanked him for the support of the EU institutions in Brussels. 'A very European speech from my friend', Juncker responded via Twitter. 'Europe can use good courage.'
Juncker acknowledged that everyone benefits from a stronger and better united Europe. 'What we need now is a roadmap to work for a union with 27. We must discuss all ideas in open mind and make a decision by May 2019,' said the President of the Commission with a reference to Britain's retirement in March of that year. Due to the brexit, 27 countries remain in the EU.
Juncker's chief executive Martin Selmayr sees great political resemblance between Macron and his boss. 'Europe has rarely seen so many similar positions with a French president and a Commission President. Any nuances, yes. But also a lot in common. 'Both Macron and Juncker argue among other things for a finance minister in the euro area.


Context: 5G technology in telecommunication.
Evolution of mobile communication networks: Mobile communication has become more popular in last few years due to fast reform from 1G to 5G in mobile technology. Generation refers change in nature of service compatible transmission technology and new frequency bands. In 1980 the mobile cellular era had started, and since then mobile communications have undergone considerable changes and experienced massive growth.
- First Generation, 1G: These phones were the first mobile phones to be used, which was introduced in 1982 and completed in early 1990. It was used for voice services
- Second Generation, 2G: is based on GSM, introduced in India in 1995. It uses digital signals for voice transmission. Main focus of this technology was on digital signals and provides services to deliver text and picture message at low speed (in kbps).
- Third Generation, 3G: is based on GSM and was launched in India in 2008. The aim of this technology was to offer high speed data. The original technology was improved to allow data up to 14 Mbps. It uses Wide Band Wireless Network with which clarity is increased.
- Fourth Generation, 4G: offers a downloading speed of 100Mbps. 4G provides same feature as 3G and additional services like Multi-Media Newspapers, to watch T.V programs with more clarity and send Data much faster than previous generations. LTE (Long Term Evolution) is considered as 4G technology.
- Fifth Generation, 5G: The 5G standards envisage various types of wireless services – high speed links with peak rates of 2 to 20 Gbps, low speed links but with high connection density 16 (one million per Sq. Km.) for sensing and actuating devices (IoT), and a completely new class of links that achieve both low latency (less than 1 millisecond round trip time) and high connection reliability.
Need of 5G in India: Digital infrastructure and services are increasingly emerging as key enablers and critical determinants of a country’s growth and well-being.
- About 850 million, constituting about 65% of India’s population, is in the age group of 18 to 35. India is likely to have the world’s largest workforce by 2027, with a billion people aged between 15 and 64. To harness the potential of such huge workforce in a productive way, India needs to provide them with skills which make introduction of 5G important.
- According to the report of Oxfam, the literacy rate of women in India is increasing but the women’s labour force participation is one of the lowest in world. Women comprise half of Indian population but make up less than a quarter of labour force. With the introduction of 5G, the opportunities for women would grow manifold.
- With the technological changes in the developed countries towards artificial intelligence and Internet of Thing (IoT), India being a service provider needs to follow up in technology demands.
- 5G offers multiple opportunities by providing smart infrastructure that offers low cost and faster infrastructure delivery. For example, ride sharing, shared ride hailing services have transformed the infrastructure efficiencies in utilization of shared cars, autos and motorcycles (like Ola, Uber). Though still early in its growth, with the introduction of 5G, vehicle sharing looks promising.
- Indian government has set an aggressive target of increasing the manufacturing share to 25% of GDP by 2025. So to realize this target, 5G introduction is required to enable use of robotics for precision manufacturing. 5G can also enable better logistics to track goods from raw materials to product delivery and improved sharing of expensive design and manufacturing resources across the country.
- In agriculture, 5G can enable improvement in the entire value-chain, from precision farming, smart irrigation, improved soil and crop monitoring, to livestock management. Thus, it will help in achieving the target of doubling farmer’s income by 2022.
- In the energy sector, ‘smart grids’ and ‘smart metering’ can be efficiently supported enabling growth of alternate energy technologies. With the rise of renewable and storage technologies, low latency communications will be critical to manage these grids.
- The government drive, ‘Health for all’ (Ayushman Bharat), will be boosted with 5G, as it can enable more effective tele-medicine delivery, tele-control of surgical robotics and wireless monitoring of vital statistics.
5G initiatives in India:
- The Government has launched a program titled ‘Building an End-to-End 5G Test Bed’ to advance innovation and research in 5G. This three year program began in March 2018, with a budget authorization of Rs 2,240 million. The program has been awarded to IIT Madras, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Delhi, IIT Kanpur, CEWIT, SAMEER and Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. The program envisages close collaboration between the universities and small technology companies.
- Ericsson has installed the first public access 5G test bed at IIT Delhi in July 2018 for developing applications in the broadband and low latency areas providing access to the industry and institutions to work on India specific usage scenarios and applications. The industry is encouraged to take lead and establish more public test beds in the country.
- On the standards front, DoT and TSDSI in collaboration with the IITs have been successful in getting the Large Cell Low Mobility (LMLC) use case accepted in the IMT 2020 requirements. LMLC reflects the needs of rural India and other similar countries. TSDSI is currently working with 3GPP to include specifications in Release 15 standard that support the LMLC use case.
Hurdles before 5G deployment:
- A 5G High Level Forum was set up by the Government in September 2017 to articulate the Vision for 5G in India and to recommend policy initiatives and three priority areas for India in 5G are Deployment, Technology and Manufacturing. Looking at the above mentioned three priority areas, India has vast ground to cover before the world-wide commercial launch of 5G in 2020. An early roll-out means heavy capital expenditure. Given the weak balance sheets of telecom service providers, an early roll-out would further increase their debt burden. Moreover, the technical requirements for 5G call for significant changes in the National Spectrum Policy and regulation as well as policies related to infrastructure development. Low optical fibre penetration is a major infrastructure short coming.
- The telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended measures to bring imports to ‘net zero’ by 2022, for both economic and security reasons.
- At present, India imports 90% of the telecom equipments. India is not a key player is technology development or manufacturer of telecommunication equipment. Like its predecessors, 5G is also likely to rest upon either technology inputs or equipments made by foreign vendors in India. So 5G introduction will further increase the net imports of telecom equipments.
Measures to overcome hurdles of 5G deployment:
- At present, the cost of spectrum, relative to per capita GDP is much higher than most countries. So the government of India should bring a New Spectrum Policy where the license fee and the spectrum cost should be brought down.
- Indian telecom equipment market is estimated to grow from $20 billion in 2016 to $30 billion by 2020. Government should work towards creating an ecosystem for startups to participate in design, development and manufacturing of telecom equipments.
- Under Bharat-Net project, government of India is making major investment in laying optical fibre cable to link 6 lakh gram panchayats of India. Government should take measures to expedite to implement Bharat-Net project and also provide back-end infrastructure to telecom service providers (towers).
With significant capabilities in both telecommunications and software, India needs to catalyse the economic growth and development, and to generating new- age jobs and livelihoods, and ensuring access to next generation services for its citizens. Thus the introduction of 5G in India becomes more important.


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Town leaders in Fairlee, Vt., are giving feedback to the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) and regional planning commissions on a potential bike corridor running the 200-mi. length of U.S. Highway 5 along the far eastern edge of the state.
Considerations for the corridor, which would connect Massachusetts to Quebec, are still in the earliest phases, according to Valley News in nearby West Lebanon, N.H. A survey gauging interest sent out by VTrans to town officials will be turned over to the Vermont Legislature when it is back in session in January.
The cost of the project — and where the money could come from — is still unclear, according to Matthew Arancio, a planning coordinator with VTrans who is leading the call for feedback on the potential project.
Rita Seto, head of transportation planning at the nonprofit Two-Rivers Ottauquechee Regional Planning Commission, emphasized that the project is still in its formative stages.
She said if the trail were to come to fruition, it might not look like what one would expect.
"[U.S.] 5 is complicated geographically, and in terms of regulation, the route meanders through a number of municipalities," Seto elaborated, adding that that spells complexity for planners.
"Obviously creating a standalone, fully separated bike lane would be optimal," she noted. "But I don't think in terms of the cost and the engineering it would be feasible."
Rather, she anticipates the corridor would include both on-roadway painted lanes and off-road paths running parallel to U.S. 5.
"A lot of these construction projects take a long time," Seto said. "Even building something that's just a mile takes a long time."
Area Towns All for Trail Project
But if it were to come down the pipeline, the Fairlee Selectboard is in favor of the project, said Vice Chair Peter Berger. In the town that sits just off U.S. 5, "coexistence of car travel and bike travel is important," he told Valley News.
In 2022, Fairlee received more than $100,000 from the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development to build sidewalks and crosswalks on its main street, part of a larger town plan to increase ease of pedestrian traffic throughout the community.
Berger sees the possible route as working in concert with that project.
"There's really a marketing piece that people aren't aware of," he explained. "This would be in part about making access to shopping centers for people."
Commuters especially, traveling between towns on U.S. 5 for "purposeful" travel like work and shopping, could be served by a bike corridor. But Berger said he knows of more recreational bike users than commuters, as people flock to the town on warmer days to pedal around Lake Morey and Lake Fairlee.
He is concerned, however, about the complications of a bike route of that scale, which would be the longest in Vermont.
"The state has to be reasonable in its initiatives," Berger said.
The Thetford Selectboard also is in "full support" of the project, wrote Chair Sharon Harkay in an email to the Valley News.
"We see it as a chance for safer cycling which would, hopefully, lead to more people getting out on their bicycles to get healthy exercise, travel to various places of interest, shop, commute and connect to other bicycle trails," she wrote.
Proposed Trail Likely to Make Many Connections
The access the corridor would give to other bike trails across Vermont and New Hampshire also is part of the excitement, according to Tom Sexton, director of the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, a national nonprofit trail building organization.
The U.S. 5 corridor could easily connect to New Hampshire's Northern Rail Trail, which runs from Concord to Lebanon, said Sexton, speaking to Valley News from his office in Camp Hill, Pa.
From there, once the corridor leads riders to Wells River, Vt., they could continue on the Cross Vermont Trail — which follows the Winooski and Wells River valleys — or head to Woodsville, N.H., and pick up the Ammonoosuc Rail Trail, which continues north to Littleton, N.H.
If it were to become a reality, the proposed trail along U.S. 5 would be "a win for rural bicycling, pedestrians and economic opportunity," Sexton added.
In New Hampshire, across the Connecticut River from Fairlee, John Adams, chair of the Orford Selectboard, said VTrans also had sent him information about the potential corridor.
Although Adams lamented that the trail project would not pass through Orford, he does see recreational cycling, and events like the annual Prouty charitable bike ride hosted by the Friends of Dartmouth Cancer Center, leading bicyclists across the Samuel Morey Memorial Bridge from Fairlee onto N.H. Highway 10 into Orford.
Arancio, the VTrans official, emphasized that the project's "unprecedented" scale is why it is all the more important "to gauge stakeholder buy in," he said.
Additionally, he compared the potential corridor to Vermont's popular Lamoille Valley Rail Trail (LVRT) that runs from St. Johnsbury to Swanton and is less than half the length of the proposed U.S. 5 trail corridor.
Creation of the LVRT took over three decades of design and construction before wrapping up in 2022. The $31 million trail was constructed through state and federal funding.
With the U.S. 5 project, "we're talking about a large, complex corridor with many different stakeholders," Arancio explained. "This isn't even taking into consideration additional infrastructure projects that could come up."
So, for now, the agency's plans remain at "step zero," he said.
Today's top stories


* Fed Chair Janet Yellen to speak at 12:30 p.m. ET
* Traders see 30 pct chance of July rate hike
* Wal-Mart up 0.5 pct after Jefferies upgrade
* Indexes up: Dow 0.34 pct, S&P 0.24 pct, Nasdaq 0.11 pct (Updates to open)
By Yashaswini Swamynathan
June 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street was higher on Monday morning, buoyed by energy stocks and a rebound in financial stocks following a pounding on Friday after a dismal jobs report all but ruled out chances of an interest rate hike in June.
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, who recently signaled that a rate hike could come as soon as June, is schedule to speak at 12:30 p.m. ET (1630 GMT) and investors will scrutinize her comments for clues on the timing of the next rate hike.
Expectations for a hike were pushed back to at least July after May non-farm payrolls data on Friday showed employers added far fewer jobs than economists expected.
Many traders suspect Yellen might craft her message to keep expectations for a July hike alive. The speech is likely to be her last before the Fed enters a media blackout period ahead of the its monetary policy meeting on June 14-15.
“We’re coming off of a session where a wrench was thrown into many economic models after the weak jobs data and investors are going to be looking for anything in Yellen’s speech that is going to address the weakness,” said Andre Bakhos, managing director at Janlyn Capital LLC in Bernardsville, New Jersey.
“The data is a wake up call and is going to create a greater look for any weak spots in the economy to remove the rate threat.”
Britain’s vote later this month on the continuance of its European Union membership is also a factor that could cause the Fed to rollback on its recent hawkish stand.
Traders are now pricing in an only 3.8 percent chance of a rate hike this month, while the odds of a July hike have slumped to 30 percent, according to CME Group’s FedWatch tool.
At 9:43 a.m. ET (1343 GMT) the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 60.51 points, or 0.34 percent, at 17,867.57.
The S&P 500 was up 4.99 points, or 0.24 percent, at 2,104.12 and the Nasdaq Composite was up 5.46 points, or 0.11 percent, at 4,947.98.
Six of the 10 major S&P sectors were higher, led by the energy index’s 1.2 percent gain as crude prices hit a six-month high of $50.40.
Exxon and Chevron were up about 0.8 percent.
The biggest boost came from the financial index, which gained 0.66 percent. The index dropped 1.4 percent on Friday, weighing on the entire market, as chances of a rate hike in June faded.
Goldman was up 1 percent, while JPMorgan gained 0.8 percent.
Wal-Mart’s shares were up 0.5 percent at $71.19 after Jefferies upgraded the stock to “buy”.
AbbVie was down 4 percent at $62.41 after Cowen cut its rating on the stock to “market perform” from “outperform”. (Reporting by Yashaswini Swamynathan in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D’Souza)


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On April 30, 2011, the Fiat Gallery in New York (also the former Deitch Projects) threw one hell of a closing night party. Free hors d’oeuvres and cocktails were flowing and the crowd was treated to a half hour set by Jamie Lidell. Former LCD Soundsystem front man James Murphy also did a DJ set. Unfortunately, I had a previous engagement, so I was unable to stay for the entire party, but upon encountering Murphy, he remembered me from a few weeks ago when we met and he said “Oh Hey” to me. I presented a photo I wanted him to autograph, which he immediately recognized and after seeing it, he said “oh hey.” Naturally, on the photo, he wrote “oh hey, James Murphy.” So cool! Now back to Jamie Lidell. Watch the soulful singer performing “Completely Exposed,” exclusively on According2g.com.
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On September 18, 2010 when singer Jamie Lidell walked out on stage at New York’s Webster Hall, he was treated not only to an energetic crowd awaiting his arrival, but the audience sang the first song. It was Jamie Lidell’s birthday and the audience serenaded him with “Happy Birthday” as the band backed us up musically. He was even given a piece of cake and got to blow out a candle! It was a really cool concert moment, and as a fellow Virgo who celebrates my special day in about 24 hours from now, I wish Mr. Lidell many happy returns.
Jamie Lidell. The Birthday Boy.
Jamie Lidell has been around since 1997, and somehow, I’ve managed to never hear any of his music until seeing him perform it live. When I read descriptions of his music that said “he’s soulful and funky,” that was enough for me to go see him. Soulful and funky are a great way to describe Lidell, whose voice to me sounds a bit like Dan Black meets Stevie Wonder meets Adam Levine (from Maroon 5). Your ears won’t argue with those comparisons! He also performed a medley of his older tracks in which he beat-boxed and then sampled himself to provide the rhythm. It was pretty cool.
See more pictures of Jamie Lidell and most of the set list after the jump.
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BY JEFFREY DAMICOG
An organization of lawyers welcomed proposals to have violators of health protocols to just undergo community service as punishment.
“At long last. It is a positive idea,” National Union of People’s Lawyers (NUPL) president Edre U. Olalia said in a statement.
He said that in response to the recommendation of Justice Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) on Monday to have violators take part in the community service based on violations committed under local ordinances.
Guevarra pointed out the flaw in arresting and charging violators based on Republic Act 11332, the Mandatory Reporting of Notifiable Diseases and Health Events of Public Health Concern Act.
“We have raised this point as early as March 19 last year,” Olalia said.
“And it has been consistently validated by multiple dismissals of such charges by different prosecutors and judges,” he cited about the charges that have been filed against violators using RA 11332.
Olalia expressed dismay that “hundreds of our citizens who do not have the same entitlements as those in or close to the corridors of power had to endure this manifest injustice through a patently erroneous reading and misapplication of a vague law to justify harsh implementation of quarantine protocols at best and cover up repressive measures at worst.”
“That it comes more than a year to have epiphany says a lot about the mess we are all in,” he said.


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For much of this year, we have seen that reducing our energy consumption is our first line of defense against rising energy prices, while also recognizing it as critical for increasing our nation’s energy security, fostering economic prosperity and combating global warming.
At Puget Sound Energy’s open house on Oct. 22 at the Bainbridge Island Commons, our island was given one more reason to implement energy conservation and renewable energy at our homes, offices, and schools – to avoid the construction of another substation.
PSE is bound by the electrical needs of our community and plans on beginning the construction of a third substation as early as 2010. Our island’s power demand is increasing, and this substation will no doubt be placed at an island location where its presence will be less than welcomed.
To most people, an electrical transformer is a visual affront – with its caged collection of steel beams, insulators and wires. For Bainbridge Island, such infrastructure stands in stark contrast from the trees that fill much of our island and from what we can do as an alternative.
Efficiency and conservation must be at the top of the list of solutions to our energy challenges. The most efficient and environmentally responsible fossil fuel-based power plant is the one that you never need to build.
Before we assume that the adding of another substation is the only solution to our needs, we should more wisely use what we already have. It is not only prudent to do so in these uncertain economic times, it is also common sense.
Closely following energy efficiency and conservation is the local generation of renewable energy. It is immensely empowering for people and communities to own and control a productive renewable energy system.
We do not have to look far to find these opportunities being implemented – sometimes just across the street. During the 2008 Kitsap County Solar Tour, islanders opened their doors to show how they were empowered by a combination of energy efficiency and renewable energy on-site.
Their very comfortable homes cost far less to maintain because they needed far less energy from the utility.
In addition to these solar homes, an exciting community solar energy project, “Solar for Sakai,” is under way with its first phase scheduled to be completed in November. This project is a collaboration between the school district, Sakai Intermediate School teachers, kids and parents, solar friends and leaders in our community, and Community Energy Solutions.
A 4kW photovoltaic system will be installed on the roof of Sakai to benefit the school and enhance the students’ education opportunities in renewable energy and energy efficiency. We should be proud of our community for taking these bold steps towards energy independence.
PSE has expressed interest in working with our community to reduce our energy needs and put off the need for another substation. We should take them up on this and ask them to work with us as we develop a community-based program to address our energy challenges.
Such a program should include a combination of energy efficiency, conservation and renewable-energy solutions.
Our choice is to continue to do things the same way as we did during the last century, or to embrace the 21st century and adapt to using our precious natural recources in a smarter way.
Tammy Deets is president and Joe Deets executive director of Community Energy Solutions, www.cenergysolutions.org.
Hilary Franz is on the Bainbridge Island City Council and is a member of the Washington State Climate Action Team Inner Working Group.


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The Civil Services Exam conducted by UPSC has three stages – Prelims, Mains, and Interview. When appearing for the Mains exam, candidates have to choose one optional subject. This selection plays a crucial role in determining the candidate’s ranking in the IAS exam. The UPSC list of optional subjects consists of 25 non-literature and 23 literature subjects, including Hindi. Lately, the success rate of literature subjects has been on the rise.
This article will provide information on the IAS syllabus for the Hindi Literature optional subject. Hindi is one of the widely understood languages in India and is used by the government as an official language for communication, alongside English. It is also an optional language paper in the IAS Mains exam.
The syllabus for UPSC Hindi literature covers the development of the Devanagari script, the growth of Hindi as a widely used language during the independence movement, and Hindi grammar. Additionally, it focuses on literary criticism of various Hindi works, notable writers and their writing styles. This optional subject carries a weight of 500 marks, divided into two papers, each carrying 250 marks.
(Answers must be written in Hindi)
1. History of Hindi Language and Nagari Lipi
I. Grammatical and applied forms of Apbhransh, Awahatta & Arambhik Hindi.
II. Development of Braj and Awadhi as Literary language during medieval period.
III. Early form of Khari-boli in Siddha-Nath Sahitya, Khusero, Sant Sahitaya, Rahim etc. and Dakhni Hindi.
IV. Development of Khari-boli and Nagari Lipi during 19th Century.
V. Standardisation of Hindi Bhasha & Nagari Lipi.
VI. Development of Hindi as a National Language during freedom movement.
VII. The development of Hindi as a National Language of Union of India.
VIII. Scientific & Technical Development of Hindi Language.
IX. Prominent dialects of Hindi and their interrelationship.
X. Salient features of Nagari Lipi and the efforts for its reform & Standard form of Hindi.
XI. Grammatical structure of Standard Hindi.
2. History of Hindi Literature
I. The relevance and importance of Hindi literature and tradition of writing History of Hindi Literature.
II. Literary trends of the following four periods of history of Hindi Literature.
A : Adikal—Sidh, Nath and Raso Sahitya.
Prominent poets—Chandvardai, Khusaro, Hemchandra, Vidyapati.
B : Bhaktikal—Sant Kavyadhara, Sufi Kavyadhara, Krishna Bhaktidhara and Ram Bhaktidhara.
Prominent Poets—Kabir, Jayasi, Sur & Tulsi.
C : Ritikal—Ritikavya, Ritibaddhkavya & Riti Mukta Kavya.
Prominent Poets—Keshav, Bihari,Padmakar and Ghananand.
D : Adhunik Kal—
a. Renaissance, the development of Prose, Bharatendu Mandal.
b. Prominent Writers—Bharatendu, Bal Krishna Bhatt & Pratap Narain Mishra.
c. Prominent trends of modern Hindi Poetry:Chhayavad, Pragativad, Prayogvad, Nai Kavita,Navgeet and Contemporary poetry and Janvadi Kavita.
Prominent Poets—Maithili Sharan Gupta,Prasad, Nirala, Mahadevi, Dinkar, Agyeya, Muktibodh, Nagarjun.
3. Katha Sahitya
A : Upanyas & Realism
B : The origin and development of Hindi Novels.
C : Prominent Novelists—Premchand, Jainendra, Yashpal, Renu and Bhism Sahani.
D : The origin and development of Hindi short story.
E : Prominent Short Story Writers—Premchand, Prasad, Agyeya, Mohan Rakesh & Krishna Sobti.
4. Drama & Theatre
A : The Origin & Development of Hindi Drama.
B : Prominent Dramatists—Bharatendu, Prasad, Jagdish Chandra Mathur, Ram Kumar Verma, Mohan Rakesh.
C : The development of Hindi Theatre.
A : The origin and development of Hindi criticism : Saiddhantik, Vyavharik, Pragativadi.
Manovishleshanvadi & Nai Alochana.
B : Prominent critics—Ramchandra Shukla, Hajari Prasad Dwivedi, Ram Vilas Sharma & Nagendra.
6. The other form of Hindi prose—Lalit Nibandh,Rekhachitra, Sansmaran, Yatra-vrittant.
(Answers must be written in Hindi)
The paper will require first-hand reading of the prescribed texts and will test the critical ability of the candidates.
1. Kabir : Kabir Granthawali, Ed. Shyam Sundar Das (First hundred Sakhis)
2. Soordas : Bhramar Geetsar, Ed. Ramchandra Shukla (First hundred Padas)
3. Tulsidas : Ramcharit Manas (Sundar Kand) Kavitawali (Uttarkand)
4. Jayasi : Padmawat Ed. Shyam Sundar Das (Sinhal Dwip Khand & Nagmativiyog Khand)
5. Bihari : Bihari Ratnakar Ed. Jagnnath Prasad Ratnakar (First 100 Dohas)
6. Maithili Sharan : Bharat Bharati Gupta
7. Prasad : Kamayani (Chinta and Shraddha Sarg)
8. Nirala : Rag-Virag, Ed. Ram Vilas Sharma (Ram Ki Shakti Pooja & Kukurmutta)
9. Dinkar : Kurukshetra
10. Agyeya : Angan Ke Par Dwar (Asadhya Veena)
11. Muktiboth : Brahm Rakhashas
12. Nagarjun : Badal Ko Ghirte Dekha Hai, Akal Ke Bad, Harijan Gatha.
1. Bharatendu : Bharat Durdasha
2. Mohan Rakesh : Ashadh Ka Ek Din
3. Ramchandra : Chintamani (Part I) (Kavita Kya Shukla Hai, Shraddha Aur Bhakti)
4. Dr. Satyendra : Nibandh Nilaya—Bal KrishnaBhatt, Premchand, Gulab Rai,
Hajari Prasad Dwivedi, Ram Vilas Sharma, Agyeya, Kuber Nath Rai.
5. Premchand Godan, Premchand ki Sarvashreshtha Kahaniyan, Ed. Amrit Rai/Manjusha—Prem Chand ki Sarvashreshtha Kahaniyan. Ed. Amrit Rai.
6. Prasad : Skandgupta
7. Yashpal : Divya
8. Phaniswar Nath : Maila Anchal Renu
9. Mannu Bhandari : Mahabhoj
10. Rajendra Yadav : Ek Dunia Samanantar (All Stories)

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On the 31st of May 2013 I was on a SAA flight from Entebe to Johannesburg. I had an airline approved bag as hand luggage with my Blackmagic camera, several lenses, the solid state drives form a week shoot in Uganda and various other expensive and sensitive equipment. As I boarded the aircraft I was told by the cabin controller not to waste my time as there was no space in the overhead stowage. He advised me to take out any valuables and hand my bag to to the ground staff standing at the door. I explained that this was not possible as everything in the bag was valuable and opened the bag to show him the contents.
His attitude was “not my problem” and he made no effort to find a reasonable solution. I indicated that it would be fine as long as I could get to the bag on the apron upon arrival in Johannesburg and was sarcastically told that I would receive my bag with the other luggage on the carousal just like the other passengers.
When I buy a ticket from an airline we enter into a contract. I expect to have a seat, to have my luggage in the hold and to have space for my one piece of hand luggage in the overhead stowage. If the airline cannot comply they are in fact in breach of that contract. What would my recourse have been if that equipment had got stolen? The insurance company will not pay as you willingly handed your possessions to a third party. The airline would certainly not pay as they will put the blame on the baggage handling company.
The fact is that I have a deal with the airline, not the baggage company, it IS the airline’s responsibility! Come on airlines, make an effort, you have gotten away with this for too long!