Galaxy S III vs iPhone 5 possibilites, more favorable?
Last year saw Samsung and Apple battling it out with the Galaxy S II and iPhone 4S. From the outset, Samsung’s smartphone was to prove popular with units sold over and above expectation, whilst Apple’s iPhone 4S announcement proved a little disappointing, with many hoping for a complete design overhaul, namely the rumoured iPhone 5 handset.
Although the iPhone 4S released with additional new features such as an A5 processor, Siri voice recongition, iOS 5 OS and so on, there will be a large percentage of Apple fans wanting a new refreshed addition, so will 2012 be the time to see it?
With major events already on the calendar for this year such as the CES and MWC, multiple sources including ourselves, have spoken about a new Galaxy S III possibly debuting at the latter event. Rumoured specs for it include a 4.6-inch HD Super Amoled Plus display, TouchWiz UI 4.0 or 5.0, possibly a huge 12MP camera, quad-core Exynos processor, upped 2250mAh battery along with 5-touch sensitive buttons on the bottom of the screen.
For the Apple iPhone 5 should it surface in 2012, rumoured specs include a higher screen resolution along with camera, although Apple may consider staying with the 8MP camera but adding additional features such as LED flash and 1080p, possible quad-core processor, packing 4G LTE, face recognition security and improved battery life.
Of course we have to point out that with both phones, until more solid concrete information has been reported on, all rumours have to be taken with a big pinch of salt.
What are your thoughts of the two in question? What would you like to see from both? If you had to choose, would it be an Apple over a Samsung every time, perhaps you’re an Apple fan through and through?


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Team TOHO is back with another fun beading challenge for designers of all skill levels and styles the world over! Use the colors in this year’s palette to create your design with Toho Japanese Seed Beads and Starman Czech Glass Beads to enter for a chance to have your work showcased around the world!
Click here to see a list of all the beads and colors you can choose from in this color palette at Eureka Crystal Beads!
Rules for Designers taking on the TOHO Challenge 2023:
● You are strongly encouraged to use at least some of each color in the 2023 palette to create one eye-catching piece.
● You are allowed to use more of the same colors of TOHO and Starman Czech beads in any size or shape you like, the names vary from store to store, but must be same stock numbers as on list.
● Toho seed beads should be the star of the show!
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"Mind Over Matter"
Young the Giant
“It’s the last time around,” sings Young the Giant’s lead vocalist, Sameer Gadhia, on the opening track of the band’s second album. The line serves as a fair prediction of just how much airtime the group’s sophomore slump, a 50-minute mixed-bag of awkwardness, cheesy-electro pop and overblown vocals, will get.
“Mind over Matter” is a large step backward for the Californian-quintet, which experienced mainstream success back in 2010 for the chest-thumping smash-hits “My Body” and “Cough Syrup.” Instead of using the four-year hiatus to build on its signature, arena-shaking guitar riffs, Young the Giant decided to mix things up for its return — switching labels and dusting off the old organ and keyboard to experiment with a new, ready-to-party digitized sound. While daring, the band’s effort falls short of producing anything memorable.
The first half of the album is dedicated to a slew of pop-trash, with lead singles “It’s About Time” and “Crystallized” featured back to back in a slow moving, never-ending string of synth-based power ballads. Gadhia’s soulful vocals, the band’s strongest weapon, are lost in a wash of skittering percussion and trembling mid-range guitar licks and hooks that do little to distinguish or introduce a new track — twisting and churning, but never fully developing.
The album’s midpoint, “Firelight,” provides some relief from the overwrought and high-energy synthesizers that dominate and skew the band’s eccentric sound. An acoustic affair, “Firelight” offers up minimalist rhythms and an eloquently peaking blend of melodic guitar and vocal harmonies. But the track is only a fleeting moment of beauty as the album progresses to “Camera,” a keyboard-driven, hyper-pop selection where Gadhia sputters out the cringe-worthy lyrics, “I used to know what made you wet/ Now I’m searching for it.”
Call “Mind over Matter” a creative leap for Young the Giant, but the album is uninspiring — moments of ambition and experimentation notwithstanding. The band’s new and alternative sound offers up some late-night grooves and danceable beats, but ultimately, the album is unexceptional and disappointing for fans searching for the band’s hard indie-edge.

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That’s the proof that Kevin Kelly is ranting and raving when he says the Internet is a free machine at no cost in The Inevitable, and he knows about it since he speaks of his subscriptions page 175. The Internet will only hold its promise to enable the progress of society, the emergence of quality and creativity if it sets a cost on the table.
But this becomes an upside down copyright: the authors, the creators having to pay to be creators instead of being able to live from their creative work. That won’t work because the best authors will prefer self-publishing themselves at Amazon or some other self-publishing platform that may bring in some income.
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Kevin Dowd argues that states must allow a level playing field as far as private money is concerned.
For too long the government has stifled competition between state-backed and private currencies.
Instead, central banks should welcome competition as it forces them to offer consumers greater choice and improved quality.
A weakened ability to store value, growing restrictions on finance, oppressive taxes and a lack of financial privacy have resulted in growing frustration at state controlled money.
The superior nature of private currencies combined with the financial freedom they offer has led to their increasing attraction.
Bitcoin enables its owners, among other things, to protect their wealth, make investments free from government control and retain a level of privacy, making it increasingly attractive.
The price of Bitcoin rose from 3 cents in April 2010 when first traded, to over $900 in January 2014.
The relationship between restrictions on individual freedom and demand for private money is also identified in the paper.
The increasing constraints on personal freedom have led to private money becoming more and more popular as it enables people to do what would otherwise be illegal.
The market for private monies will continue to thrive as long as states restrict and prohibit various forms of commerce.

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|Promising young stallion Kenvain is heading to his
third state after being sold to Western Australia.
Toorak Thoroughbreds' Daniel Clarken confirmed the sale of the grey stallion
which would see him relocated to a stud in WA.
Currently Clarken is unaware of which stud the stallion would
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Kenvain won six races during a short career on the track and
is best known for his track record breaking win in the Group One Oakleigh Plate (1100m) at
In the breeding barn as a sire Kenvain registered his sixth
stakes winner when Ken Cheval scored a comprehensive win in the Group Three Christmas
Handicap at Cheltenham on Boxing Day.
Clarken, who also stands the proven sire Al Khawaaneeg, is
unsure at this stage whether a replacement stallion would fill Kenvain's empty barn for
The sale is another blow for the South Australian breeding
industry which recently lost shuttler General Monash after a tragic accident at Lindsay
However, it is great news for WA breeders who are hoping for
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Breeders in Western Australian recently lost the services of
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This weekend protestors in Seattle took to the streets for International Workers Day and in solidarity with Baltimore’s struggle against police brutality and the white supremacy system that is entrenched in this country. I tried to find proper live news coverage of these events on various media websites as they were occurring but I couldn’t find anything in my search for actual investigative journalism that gets at the root of things, like The Real News Network, Democracy Now or Hard Knock Radio. Instead I found, later on that evening, what I call “distance or disconnect reporting” which was literally reporting from helicopters to show how the police formed a block around them and carolled them down streets pushing them where they wanted them to go. It was a “them” and “us” mentality. The newscasters had these attitudes like, here they are protesting AGAIN. Look how great the police did this year in controlling those crazy people, with their years of experience, they finally figured out a great plan to deal with this once a year May Day nonsense.
It was like they were corralling animals and the disconnect was massive. For the news to cover it that way really shocked me. I would have expected some interviews with protestors ON THE GROUND or to explain the meaning of May Day, to give some balance to the coverage at least. I didn’t even see anything during the day except to say to expect traffic because they were expected protests. Which by the way, were going on at that moment. I couldn’t find coverage of it which I thought was unusual. It wasn’t until the evening for the “anti-capitalist” march did they show some coverage and only from helicopters and it was all bad. Maybe it was there and I missed it? I kept checking their websites but couldn’t find any “live” coverage.
When I went to print media, I found they started with the bad stuff and then they praised the police and then finally they interviewed some protestors.
In the live footage I did see, not once did I hear the newscasters talk about why they were protesting. I was yearning for actual participation from the Seattle media and political community to, I don’t know, act like adults and maybe find some real solutions by taking responsibility and addressing the issues, talking to the people who have grievances, get to know people instead of portraying them as the bad guys. I guess I’m spoiled by the independent media I watch. How dare I expect regular main stream media to have proper reporting.
The bay area has Hard Knock Radio, New York has Democracy Now and luckily, Baltimore has The Real News Network. If only we had a Real News here in Seattle that actually engages with its citizens instead of trying to divide them between the haves and have nots. Every city needs one. Then maybe we could actually make progress in helping real people with real problems. At least we have Socialist City Councillor Kshama Sawant which is more than some cities could say.
Here is what Seattle could have done to address issues within our community. Start a dialogue and continue to have it until problems are solved. Media can be part of the solution if they would, pardon my french, get their collective asses out of corporate control. No disrespect to the French.
Now, without further ado…here is that town hall meeting with real people with real thoughts and ideas. May there be more throughout the country.

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DUBLIN, Ohio, Oct. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cardinal Health Foundation and The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy recently released a new, interactive toolkit that pharmacists, health care providers, community organizations and others can use to educate their communities about how to avoid the misuse of prescription drugs. The groups also announced their new partnership with the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) to promote the toolkit among older adults and their caregivers.
"Prescription medications are among the most common types of medical treatment in the United States, with pharmacists dispensing almost 4 billion prescriptions each year," said Jessica Lineberger, senior manager of Community Relations for Cardinal Health. "These medications are helping us live longer and healthier lives; but, if they're not taken appropriately, they have dangerous and deadly consequences, particularly for individuals who take multiple medications."
The newest GenerationRx toolkit is intended to help individuals avoid medication-related problems or 'adverse drug events,' so they can get the best results from their medications. Its focus on preventing prescription drug misuse is a complement to the outreach program's previously released toolkits, which focus on the prevention of prescription drug abuse.
"We know that older adults are 2.5 times more likely to experience an adverse drug event than younger individuals and seven times more likely to be hospitalized for an adverse drug event than younger individuals," said Janice Feinberg, Pharm.D., J.D., research director at the ASCP Foundation. "But researchers estimate that about one-third of all medication-related problems in older adults are preventable, and that's why we're so pleased to partner with the Cardinal Health Foundation and The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy to help raise awareness
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Costco employee injured in Boston attack has insurance, company says
NEW YORK — In one of the most disturbingly iconic images to emerge from the recent terrorist attack in Boston, a runner who lost both legs in the blast is shown being rushed away by wheelchair.
That runner, it turns out, is 27-year-old Costco Wholesale employee Jeff Bauman of New Hampshire. Following reports that Bauman was uninsured, based on comments a relative had made to a reporter, Costco took to Twitter to remind readers that he does, in fact, have insurance through the company.
Costco said in its official Twitter feed that it would contribute to a trust to help pay for Bauman's medical recovery that his family had set up, which according to published reports is expected to be long and costly.


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The power-packed trailer of Indu Sarkar has been unveiled today. The movie stars Kirti Kulhari, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Tota Roy Chowdhury, Supriya Vinod and Anupam Kher.
Indu Sarkar is directed by the National Award-winning filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar. The backdrop of the movie is Indira Gandhi’s declaration of Emergency in India during the 21-month period from 1975 to 1977. Kirti plays a stammering poetess in the movie, which is a fictional human drama, but Inspired by true events.
The posters of Indu Sarkar movie have already been causing quite a stir on the social media and the trailer takes the excitement to the whole new level.
First look of the movie was released almost a week back it has already created a lot of buzz on the social media. Bappi Lahiri has sung a retro song while Mujtaba Aziz Naza has sung the recreated version of Popular Qawwali Chadhta Surat Dheere Dheere composed by Anu Malik.
The film presented by Bharat Shah, produced by Bhandarkar Entertainment and Mega Bollywood. Indu Sarkar has been shot in New Delhi, Mumbai and Pune and will release on July 28, 2017.


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David Zwirner Gallery is currently presenting recent abstract work in Stan Doulas’ “DCT series”. “DCT” refers to discrete cosine transformation. Each composition is created by the artist entering data for frequencies, amplitudes and color. The numerical data is manipulated through a custom computer program. The photographic prints are based solely on this process: there is no physical subject matter. They are printed on stretched and gessoed canvas and take on the form of abstract paintings.
“6AA6” from 2017, is a good example of the symmetries created in the geometric patterns created using Douglas’ unique system of image generation. The square canvas features order-4 rotational symmetry with the lines of reflections running along the diagonals. The pattern can also be seen as a tiling made up of squares also positioned diagonally. Each square has one of two different types of geometries in a checkerboard layout.
Douglas is well known for more traditional photography, where an actual scene or object is depicted. These new techniques allow the artist to create a visual representation of numerical data transformed through technology.


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After a few months of research online, I’ve ordered an upgraded suspension. I really miss the way the sport suspension on my Mazda felt and I can’t wait to get everything installed.
For a sports sedan, the TL rides very soft. In tight corners or at higher speeds, the car has a tendency to bob and weave. And although I may be trading off ride comfort for a flatter, more responsive ride, the ride is so smooth right now that it feels a numb and detached from the road.
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The Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library is a public benefit, nonprofit organization championing the literary, artistic, and cultural contributions of the late writer, artist and Indiana native Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. The Library is creating a library that will also serve as a cultural and educational resource center, functioning as a museum, art gallery, and reading room for readers, writers, and students. In addition, the library will support language and visual arts education for the local community. The KVML has been offered free space for the library by Katz and Korin, PC at the Emelie Bldg. in Indianapolis. The library will have 1,100 square feet to fill. The library is expected to open in November 2010.
The Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library will serve as a memorial to the author’s literary greatness, his humanistic vision, and his adherence to quintessential American values. The library will exhibit literature, art, and personal items of Kurt Vonnegut. The library will serve both ardent Vonnegutians and newcomers to his unique wit and literary legacy. The library staff will act as docents at the library and coordinators for outreach activities. The library’s website will attract visitors to library events and assets.
In this unique artistic community center, visitors will be able to: browse a variety of books that are thematically linked to the life of Kurt Vonnegut; relax with a cup of coffee; view Vonnegut’s books, artwork, personal papers; attend a visiting writers lecture series; and participate in educational outreach through a partnership with local high schools, starting with the public school Kurt Vonnegut attended in Indianapolis, Shortridge High School. In 2010, The Foundation will make a presentation to Shortridge students on the life and works of Kurt Vonnegut as well as assist the school with the development of its student newspaper. The Library also plans to develop a literary magazine and to host writing events.

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It’s official: to-go cocktails are now legal from restaurants and bars in Georgia.
After passing the General Assembly in March, Gov. Brian Kemp signed SB 236 into law on Wednesday, green-lighting to-go cocktails from restaurants and bars across the state. As with other restaurant-related alcohol legislation in Georgia, local municipalities can opt out of the to-go cocktail allowance.
Restaurants and bars with a valid food service permit and license to serve distilled spirits are allowed to sell up to two cocktails per takeout entree ordered in approved, sealed containers. Cocktails must be made the same day the drinks are ordered and contain no more than three ounces of distilled spirits. Drinks must also be sold to and picked up by the same person who ordered, which means people can’t order to-go cocktails for delivery via third party services like UberEats, Zifty, or Postmates. Patrons picking up their to-go cocktails by car must then place these drinks in the glove box, locked trunk, or in the last seat in the back of a vehicle without a trunk.
“As the restaurant industry has had to quickly pivot to stay in business and meet consumer demand, takeout and curbside pickup have become wonderful options for our guests to support their favorite restaurant and dine at home,” Georgia Restaurant Association president Karen Bremer says.
Chef Jarrett Stieber, who just reopened his Summerhill restaurant Little Bear for dine-in service after closing the dining room last March, relied on takeout for over a year to stay afloat. This included offering cocktails for consumption in seating areas along a two-block stretch of Georgia Avenue in the neighborhood.
“Selling cocktails to go has the potential to be most helpful since restaurants have better margins on cocktails than wine, and customers are more interested in takeout cocktails since it’s less likely to be something they can recreate easily at home versus opening a bottle of wine or can of beer,” Stieber recently told Eater of the financial impact the bill’s passage would have on restaurants.
Little Spirit owner Randy Pechin closed his Inman Park cocktail bar for several weeks at the start of the pandemic, before reopening last summer with limited capacity. Despite being allowed by the state to operate at full capacity, he’s still running Little Spirit at just under 50-percent capacity inside. The intimate cocktail bar normally seats between 20 to 25 people. Earlier this month, Pechin added a walk-up window called Sideshow selling to-go cocktails and alcoholic and non-alcoholic shaved ice along with hot dogs and food specials in collaboration with local chefs and restaurants.
“With Sideshow at Little Spirit, we can serve guests that are enjoying the common area spaces at Inman Quarter where there has been a lot of additional seating added since the beginning of the pandemic,” he told Eater of the walk-up window.
Chef Josh Lee of Soul: Food and Culture and Lake and Oak Neighborhood BBQ said in March the passage of the to-go cocktail bill has been a “long time coming,” stating that cocktails sales help boost the bottom line for many restaurants.
Several cities throughout metro Atlanta now have established open-container entertainment districts and policies in place, including Marietta, Dunwoody, Canton, Smyrna, Powder Springs, Decatur, Kennesaw, and Acworth.
Georgia joins over 30 states allowing to-go cocktails from restaurants and bars. Many states fast-tracked this legislation last year during the height of the pandemic and dining room closures. Permitting restaurants to legally sell to-go cocktails offers these businesses a chance to capture even higher profit margins from the sale of alcohol, something many restaurants and bars are in desperate need of following a devastating year financially.
Over the last decade, Georgia has slowly begun to update its antiquated alcohol laws, which now include Sunday retail alcohol sales, the sale of alcohol from restaurants on Sundays starting at 11:30 a.m., and limited direct sales from the state’s breweries and distilleries.
Home delivery of beer, wine, and liquor from restaurants, bars, some package and retail stores, and grocery stores became legal in Georgia late last year. The law currently excludes the state’s breweries and distilleries. This, too, is expected to change as the state continues amending laws surrounding the production, distribution, and sale of alcohol.


Tottenham boss Antonio Conte has admitted that he has been perplexed with Harry Kane's poor form.
Kane has netted a meagre one Premier League goal this season despite registering 2.63 shots per 90 minutes (Understat) and accumulating 3.52 xG (expected goals).
The England captain has looked a shadow of his former self, having provided a whopping 23 goals and 14 assists in the league alone last season.
Kane's last league goal came against Newcastle United over two months ago and the 28-year-old will be hoping he can put an end to his ongoing goalscoring drought on Sunday afternoon when Spurs take on Liverpool at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Now, head coach Conte has claimed that the experienced centre-forward is still world-class despite his current struggles in the final third.
“Harry is a world-class striker. Every day that I train him I understand very well that he’s a world-class striker,” Conte said.
“He’s one of the best I’ve had the pleasure to train. He’s amazing. I like to have him in my team. For sure Jurgen [Klopp] likes to have Mo Salah. But I like to have Harry in my team. He’s an important player for us and my expectation was very high and to play an important game against Liverpool."
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“It’s very strange, no? It’s very strange,” Conte added when discussing Kane’s form.
“If you compare what he did in the past, this is very strange. But also in the past, in my experience, before as a player and then as a coach, it happens. I played with important strikers who, for a long period, didn’t score.
“But my judgement about them didn’t change. I wanted to have them in my team also if they don’t score. Because if you have Harry Kane in your team, you feel stronger, for sure.”


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In March, Kentucky finalized the legalization of sports betting. Although the activity was legalized, the state is yet to launch it as it awaits the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC) to implement regulations that are necessary for the activity. Officially, the new sports betting law in Kentucky goes into effect on July 1, 2023, however, the KHRC will have up to one year to set up the necessary regulations.
While there’s no solid confirmation when legal sports betting will officially launch, it is only a matter of time. Now, ahead of the much-anticipated launch of legal sports betting, a new report suggests that one of the biggest betting and entertainment companies in the US, FanDuel, is exploring options for entry in Kentucky.
As reported by Sports Betting Dime, FanDuel’s director of communications, Alexander Pitocchelli, confirmed the company’s intent to partner with Churchill Downs to secure access to the sports betting market in the state. While there is no official confirmation at the time, such a move won’t be surprising for FanDuel, considering that the company continuously expands its presence and is among the betting operators at the helm of the regulated market in the United States.
Sports Betting Expansion across the US Continues
The legislation in Kentucky enables retail sports betting via the state’s horse tracks, as well as online. The state currently has nine such tracks, including Churchill Downs, and each of those horse tracks has the option to join forces with up to three online sports betting operators. This is expected to create a strong and competitive market, allowing operators, small and large, to enter Kentucky’s sports betting landscape.
Keeping in mind the recent report, FanDuel would become the second betting operator to access the legal betting market in the state. This is because Caesars Sportsbook, another major betting operator, secured market access for both retail and mobile sports betting. The company joined forces with Historic Racetracks Keeneland and Red Mile last month, allowing it to access the market ahead of the launch of sports betting.
Once Kentucky launches legal sports betting, it joins a growing list of more than 30 US states that already offer the activity. Judging by data from the American Gaming Association, as of June 22, 2023, there are four US states, such as Kentucky, that have legalized the activity but are yet to launch it. On the other hand, five states have no legislation, while in seven states the betting legislation has come to a dead end, at least for this legislative season.


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In India, agriculture’s Green Revolution dries up
India’s Punjab is running out of water. High-intensity agriculture has also exhausted or contaminated soils, depleted streams and aquifers, and led to resistant pests.
July 22, 2012
LUDHIANA, India — Propping a bare foot on a circle of bricks, Surjit Singh stroked his white beard and recalled how water once flowed from his well.
It was decades ago, when hybrid wheat seeds arrived from Mexico, each supposedly capable of producing a sturdy plant with fat heads of grain.
Young and ambitious, Singh signed on to a new way of farming, spreading fertilizer and pesticides generously along with the new seeds. The Indian government guaranteed a minimum price for his grain and provided free electricity to pump as much groundwater as he wanted.
The results seemed nothing short of a miracle. Before, Singh had been able to coax a single crop from his 2½-acre field. Now he could plant wheat in summer and rice in winter, and harvest two or three times as much of each. Punjab state became India's breadbasket and turned a starving nation into a food exporter.
After a few years, though, the gush of water from Singh's well slowed to a trickle. He had to sink a deeper well and buy a bigger pump. The cycle continued until he was forced to abandon the well and bore a much deeper one on the other side of his property.
Today, the Punjab, whose name means "land of five rivers," is running out of water.
The thump of well-boring rigs echoes across the plain. Farmers try to drive wells deeper than their neighbors'. The water table is dropping at a rate of about 3 feet a year.
High-intensity agriculture has exacted other costs: Exhausted or salt-contaminated soil, resistant pests and plumes of fertilizer and pesticides in streams and aquifers.
Similar problems have arisen around the world. Agriculture accounts for more than 90% of all the fresh water used by humans. Demand is so great that many of the world's mightiest rivers no longer reach the sea year-round. Grain farmers in the top three cereal-producing countries — China, India and the United States — are pumping water from aquifers faster than rainfall can replace it.
Punjabi farmers produce more than half the grain sold commercially in India. But production is not keeping pace with demand from a growing population. Shorter, more sporadic monsoon rains associated with a changing climate have made matters worse.
"Punjab, the most stunning example of the Green Revolution in India … has become unsustainable and non-profitable," the Punjab State Council for Science and Technology said in a 2007 report.
Punjab Agricultural University, dedicated to "ensuring food security to the nation," has a population clock on its website, reminding students and researchers of the challenge ahead: India's population of 1.2 billion is on course to reach 1.4 billion by 2021, exceeding China's.
"If these grains were not available from Punjab, this country would starve," said S.S. Johl, an emeritus professor of economics who has spent 60 years helping to bring modern agriculture to Punjab.
"We need to put more emphasis on family planning and controlling the population," he said. "If this race keeps up, the day is not very far when the population will overtake production."
Singh looks back at his decades of modern farming with regret. As his expenses mount, banks and agriculture cooperatives will no longer give him loans, forcing him to turn to hard-nosed money lenders who charge 24% interest.
Now in his 60s, with bowed legs, Singh cannot think about retiring. "Day by day, the debt level is increasing and the confidence level starts coming down," he said.
He grew quiet, wiped one eye with a calloused finger and straightened his turban. He said he understood why thousands of Indian farmers have committed suicide in the last few years, hanging themselves, drinking pesticide or jumping into dry wells.
"When they see they cannot repay the amount and their income is very meager, then this is the only step left."
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This newsletter is about writing to people. If you agree that the medium is the message, then consider just what kind of blessed memo a postcard, short note, or printed photo with a stamp slapped on the back could be right now. Especially right now. If you'd like a postcard from another time and place, please send me your mailing address.
As I write this in my driveway, a provincial Emergency Alert honked from mine and a neighbour's phone, also in her driveway. "Stop the spread. COVID19 can be deadly. The time to act is NOW." A shared, weird reality. But reality nonetheless—I'll take it. (This is me just taking notes about what's going on.)
Who cares about that? Here're some snowdrops, from March 30:
After much handwringing (which, with soap, can become handwashing) I finally got an email 11 days after my two-minutes-to-deadline submission:
Thank you for your submission to the Dalton Camp Awards 2020. This email confirms receipt of your essay.
We have received an unprecedented number of submissions this year, and our jury will be giving each their due over the coming weeks...
Which is good. If I don't think about it too much, I can say I've already won, just because I wrote and submitted it. (But don't think about it too much.)
I wrote my Essay as "a letter to my students", which I decided, back in 2019, was the form it should take. "Might stand out," I thought. But since submission, I've discovered this is a powerful literary genre: the writer/teacher addressing the writer/students. Being unaware, before I tried it out, that it is a semi-popular writing form was a blessing.
Since then, some of the best things I've read are writers writing their students.
On March 13, I picked up four books at the Ottawa Public Library. One was Pity The Reader, about Kurt Vonnegut's teaching. (It's wonderful.) That day, the City of Ottawa announced they would be close the OPL (and many other things) from the 16th to April 5th (that's tomorrow). Time flies.
Pity The Reader's title comes from his signature humane and absurd advice. He eight things to remember in his "How to Write with Style" from 1980. Number 7 was Pity the Reader:
They have to identify thousands of little marks on paper, and make sense of them immediately. They have to read, an art so difficult that most people don't really master it even after having studied it all through grade school and high school—twelve long years... Since our readers are bound to be such imperfect, artists, our audience requires us to be sympathetic and patient, teachers, ever willing to simplify and clarify.
On March 20, Haligonian writing teacher Kim Pittaway, who used to be my j-school coordinator Julie McCann's editor at Chatelaine, shared this on newsletter:
As immersed as we are in the crisis of the moment, it can seem impossible to imagine what might come after. Do we return “to normal”? Do we move on? Forget? The transcription of a lecture by Chinese author Yan Lianke, IAS Sin Wai Kin professor of Chinese Culture and chair professor at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, to his creative writing class is worth reading—a plea for those of us who are writers to “derive memories from memory” rather than repeating some more acceptable “collective memory.”
I read that transcription the afternoon before I submitted my Essay. (I highly recommend it.) It influenced it directly, as one of my Journalism students who got a sneak peek indicated to me.
This part stood out:
"If reporters do not report what they witness, and authors do not write about their memories and feelings; if the people in society who can talk and know how to talk are always recounting, reading, and proclaiming in pure lyrical political correctness, who can tell us what it means to live on this earth as flesh and blood?"
This morning, April 4, Karine told me to listen to the introduction to a new podcast by The New York Times, "Sugar Calling". In it, writer Cheryl Strayed talks with her old writing teacher, George Saunders, and he reads to her what he just wrote his students.
It is exactly what I hoped to say to my students, when I wrote them my encouraging, helpful, and honest message about our changed world (not the Essay, but an actual announcement through email). I transcribed George Saunders's letter—even added a hyperlink at the bottom—for me, for you, for anyone who wants to read and wants to write. Here're some parts:
Are you keeping records of the emails and texts you're getting? The thoughts you're having? The way your hearts and minds are reacting to this strange new way of living? It's all important.
It's good for the world for a writer to bear witness and it's good for the writer too. Especially if you can bear witness with love and humour and, despite it all, some fondness for the world just as its manifesting, warts and all.
All of this to say: there's still work to be done, and now more than ever.
What resonated the most with me:
Well, this is all sounding a little preachy and let me confess that I'm not taking my own advice at all.
It's a struggle! But I'm taking notes, y'see. And you can too. Here are two pieces of advice I give a lot and that a lot of people give me about writing projects:
1. Start small,
2. Just start.
Writing is fighting. This is me fighting through the unknowns to figure out some of the questions:
What needs to be said?
What needs to be noticed?
Thanks for reading,
PS: "When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there will always be the garden The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time."


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- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 1/3 cup raisins
- In a large bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Cut in butter until crumbly. In a small bowl, whisk 1 egg and buttermilk. Stir into flour mixture just until moistened. Fold in raisins.
- Knead on a floured surface for 1 minute. Shape into a round loaf; place on a greased baking sheet. Cut a 1/4-in.-deep cross in top of loaf. Beat remaining egg; brush over loaf.
- Bake at 375° for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Yield: 6-8 servings.
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"This was a really tasty bread! My husband and I enjoyed it. Made just as the recipe said to and it turned out perfect. I will be adding this to our St Patrick's day menu."
"This is wonderfully easy and very yummy! I'm not a fan of caraway seeds so I always make this bread for St. Patrick's Day. I also don't like raisins in my bread and I've found that this tastes just perfect without them if there are others who want to go that route!"
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Police explained Thursday why they reopened a sexual assault investigation into Al Gore, saying an extra review was needed because detectives looking into the matter last year failed to notify high-ranking officials of their decision to drop the case.
A massage therapist to the stars has accused the former vice president of repeatedly groping and kissing her during a late-night, alcohol-fueled attack in a luxury hotel suite in October 2006. Gore adamantly denies the allegations.
Detectives investigated the claims in 2006 and 2009 but decided not to pursue the case amid a lack of cooperation and erratic behavior by the accuser. The story re-emerged last week after she told her story to the National Enquirer, and police this week said they would reopen the case.
Portland Police Chief Michael Reese said Thursday that "we have determined there were procedural issues with the 2009 investigation that merit reopening the case." Officers took the accuser's statement but didn't proceed further and didn't clear that decision with higher-ups. In addition, prosecutors were not made aware of the 2009 investigation until recently.
Police would not say whether they would interrogate Gore or examine a pair of black pants the accuser wore on the night in question that became stained during the massage.
Gore has said through a spokeswoman that he "unequivocally and emphatically denies" the accusations and believes he will be fully exonerated once the investigation is complete.
"Further investigation into this matter will only benefit Mr. Gore," said the spokeswoman, Kalee Kreider.
A longtime Gore friend and former campaign and political consultant, Mark McNeely of Nashville, said in a telephone interview Thursday that the allegation seems like an "utterly ridiculous" attempt by the accuser to enrich herself.
Reese promised a thorough, fair and expedited investigation.
"We ask for the public's patience as we let the facts of the investigation guide us and ensure the integrity of the investigation," Reese said. "I have asked Detectives to assign appropriate resources in the interest of conducting a complete investigation in an expedited manner."
The investigation threatens to engulf Gore in a sex scandal once unthinkable for the Nobel prize winner who built up an image as a doting husband and family man who fell in love with his wife at the high school prom and lived happily ever after. The Gores' squeaky clean public image always stood in sharp contrast to the troubled marriage of the Clintons during their time in the White House.
But Gore and his wife, Tipper, announced in June that they were breaking up, saying that they had grown apart after 40 years of marriage. Associates and family friends said there was no affair involved.
Not long after the split became public, Portland police announced that they had investigated Gore on sexual assault charges over the encounter with massage therapist Molly Hagerty in October 2006.
Police decided in 2006 not to pursue a case after her lawyer told them she would file a civil complaint. She came back to cops in early 2009 and asked that they bring the case again, providing them a statement that spelled out in precise detail how Gore allegedly assaulted her.
She showed up at Gore's 9th-floor executive suite late on the night of Oct. 24 while he was in town for a speech on global warming. "Call me Al," she quoted Gore as saying as he gave her a big hug.
She said he was finishing up a beer when she entered the room, and it wasn't long before an innocent massage turned into a series of unwanted sexual advances.
Hagerty said he dimmed the lights and asked her to massage the inside muscles of his thigh -- a request she viewed as inappropriate. She refused and he allegedly put her hands on his genital area. Hagerty said Gore became angry when she pushed back.
Once the massage was complete and she began packing up her table, massage butters and other materials, Hagerty said Gore began to grope her.
"I squirmed to try and get out of his grasp, telling him to stop, don't, several times, and I finally told him and said, 'You're being a crazed sex poodle,'" she told investigators.
She said she distracted Gore, and he stopped. Later, he tried to ply her with cognac and fondle her again, Hagerty alleges.
The Associated Press does not generally identify people who say they are victims of sex crimes, but Hagerty has made her identity public by giving an interview to the National Enquirer.
Hagerty said they engaged in several random conversations over the course of the night, including his lingering bitterness over losing the 2000 presidential election, the marital situation of Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton and his ties to Apple board of directors.
At one point, Hagerty said Gore pinned her on the bed as he played Pink's anti-Bush screed, "Dear Mr. President," on an iPod.
She says she finally got away at around 1:30 a.m., went home, and called a friend about the ordeal. The woman said she was initially dissuaded from contacting the police by liberal friends, whom she refers to as "The Birkenstock Tribe," and of which she counts herself a member.
One friend "was basically asking me to just suck it up, otherwise the world's going to be destroyed from global warming," she said.
The latest edition of the National Enquirer identified the masseuse by name and said she wants a full investigation of Gore because "I want justice served."
"He turned from Mr. New Age into a pervert," Hagerty told the tabloid newspaper.
A photo with the article shows Hagerty holding a plastic bag containing a pair of pants from the night. She said she kept the pants because she wondered whether the stain might be Gore's semen, although she has also said no actual sex act took place.
She told the Enquirer, "I thought the stain could have occurred while Mr. Gore leaned on me while he was wearing an open robe." She said she paid to have the pants tested, but the findings were "inconclusive."
Hagerty, 54, lives in an apartment in southeast Portland. She didn't answer her door Thursday morning or return calls to The Associated Press.
Reporters Bill Poovey in Chattanooga, Tenn., and Tim Fought in Portland contributed to this report.


Thursday, November 4, 2010
Review: Matt White “It's The Good Crazy”
Matt White seems destined to make musical history - his grandmother was the first female orchestra leader in the country and his great grandfather was responsible for giving Frank Sinatra his first violin. White is fixing to climb to a higher branch on the family tree to pop rock stardom, and his new sophomore releases, “It’s The Good Crazy” might just get him there.
The son of a psychiatrist, White has a deeper understanding over human nature than most, and this is reflected in his lyrics. Vocally, White’s voice is on the higher end of the spectrum, allowing him to effortlessly slip up into an angelic falsetto that he frequently puts to good use. His vocals are similar to Adam Levine (Maroon 5), but White lacks the high polished pop sheen, resulting in a more authentic and less processed sound. But the real standout talent is White’s ability to tap into our emotions through song, and his instrument of choice is usually the piano. The result is a superior collection of tunes that make you think as much as they make you feel.
Opening track, “And The Beat Goes On”, is by far and away the favorite for me, an ambitious crowd pleaser in the style of “Bennie and the Jets” - could be one of my favorite songs of the year. White quickly shows another side with his comparatively mellow single, “Falling In Love (With My Best Friend)”. The song is driven more by acoustic guitars, addressing a universal subject with finesse. Even tenderer is the chilling ballad, “Taking On Water”, which allows White to showcase the vulnerability in his vocals. Other highlights include the easy going groove of “Colorblind” and “Honeymoon Phase”, which sounds like it was written by Paul Simon. Be sure to stick around to the end, because “Sunshine” is another perky piano rocker - White doing what he does best.
“It's The Good Crazy” is not without its missteps. Despite a rousing vocal delivery, “She’s On Fire” does little to ignite the soul, and the quirky verses combined with the sustained falsetto in the chorus of “Off My Wall” wears on the ears. But all in all, this album is a very impressive effort. Fans of The Fray, Sara Bareilles, and Elton John…do yourself a favor and check out Matt White.
iPOD-worthy: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 11
Matt White on MySpace. Official site.
Listen to “And The Beat Goes On”


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Chapter 1: The Modern Territorial Restructuring -- Chapter 2: The Use of the Territory as a Resource to the Barcarena Elite -- Chapter 3: The Government of Laurival Magno Cunha and the Implementation of the Fiscal Responsibility Law -- Chapter 4: Conclusion.
This book offers an analysis of the territory of Barcarena, in the Brazilian Amazon. The author studies the land use and the implemented modernization policies that made it one of the richest cities of the state. The political system uses this territory as a resource to provide for the needs of a small circle of social agents. A system of conservative political actions enforces the process of modernization of the Baracena territory. Innovations in the Barcarena territory, such as the implementation of the aluminium factory Albras/Alunorte and the territorial configuration or public administration, lead to modernization simulations and artificial devices. The intended effect however is more about appearing to be modern, than actual modernization. The territorial use of Barcarena is aimed to protect the interests and privileges of the elite..


Actor Will Smith has issued a public apology to Chris Rock after slapping the comedian at the Oscars.
The 53-year-old called his behaviour at the Academy Awards “unacceptable and inexcusable” and said he was embarrassed by his actions.
Smith added that the joke about his wife’s medical condition had caused him to react “emotionally” but “violence in all its forms is poisonous and destructive”.
In a statement posted to Instagram the actor said: “I would like to publicly apologise to you, Chris. I was out of line and I was wrong.
“I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be. There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness.
“I would also like to apologise to the Academy, the producers of the show, all the attendees and everyone watching around the world. I would like to apologise to the Williams Family and my King Richard Family.
“I deeply regret that my behaviour has stained what has been an otherwise gorgeous journey for all of us.”
Smith concluded his apology by saying: “I am a work in progress.”
Smith has been condemned by the Academy as it launched a formal review into his altercation with Rock during the Oscars ceremony.
The 94th annual awards show was thrown into chaos when Smith went onstage and hit the comedian in front of a star-studded audience, after Rock made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith and her hair loss.
Rock had compared Smith’s wife – who suffers from the medical condition alopecia – to “GI Jane”.
The incident overshadowed a night which saw Coda, which features a predominantly deaf cast, named best picture, while Troy Kotsur made history as the first deaf male actor to win a gong.
Sir Kenneth Branagh won the best original screenplay prize for his semi-autobiographical film Belfast.
Smith, who won his first Academy Award for King Richard, appeared to take offence to a gag Rock made about Pinkett Smith’s short haircut.
The Magic Mike XXL star and Red Table Talk host has previously spoken about her struggles with alopecia and said it is what prompted her to shave her head.
Referring to Pinkett Smith’s buzzcut, Rock said: “Jada, can’t wait for GI Jane 2,” prompting the actress to roll her eyes.
However, Smith walked up on stage and hit Rock before returning to his seat and shouting twice: “Keep my wife’s name out of your f****** mouth.”
The altercation left Rock shocked and flustered as he tried to resume presenting the best documentary feature category.
In a statement on Monday, the film academy said: “The Academy condemns the actions of Mr Smith at last night’s show.
“We have officially started a formal review around the incident and will explore further action and consequences in accordance with our bylaws, standards of conduct and California law.”
As he collected his gong, Smith apologised to the Academy and his fellow nominees, but not to Rock, joking that he “looks like the crazy father”.
Breaking down in tears, he said: “Richard Williams was a fierce defender of his family.
“I’m being called on in my life to love people and to protect people and to be a river to my people.
“I know to do what we do you’ve got to be able to take abuse, you’ve got to be able to have people talk crazy about you in this business.
“You’ve got to be able have people disrespecting you and you’ve got to smile and pretend like that’s OK.
“I want to apologise to the Academy, I want to apologise to all my fellow nominees.
“Art imitates life, I look like the crazy father, just like they said about Richard Williams, but love will make you do crazy things.”
He concluded by saying he hoped the Academy invited him back in future.
The Academy later said it did not “condone violence of any form” in a tweet posted from its official account.
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said no report had been filed after the incident.
“LAPD investigative entities are aware of an incident between two individuals during the Academy Awards programme,” a spokesperson for the force told the PA news agency.
“The incident involved one individual slapping another. The individual involved has declined to file a police report.
“If the involved party desires a police report at a later date, LAPD will be available to complete an investigative report.”
Oscars showrunner Will Packer later described the altercation as “a very painful moment for me”.
He initially responded to the incident by saying: “Welp… I said it wouldn’t be boring #Oscars,” a comment that drew some criticism.
He later tweeted: “Black people have a defiant spirit of laughter when it comes to dealing with pain because there has been so much of it. I don’t feel the need to elucidate that for you.
“But I also don’t mind being transparent and say that this was a very painful moment for me. On many levels.”
Speaking on BBC Breakfast on Tuesday, comedian Alan Davies said he did not think Rock was “making a joke about her hair loss, that’s what I think”.
He added: “I feel at the moment there’s a false equivalence between what Chris did and what Will did – what Will did was a serious assault and what Chris did was actually a mild and not a nasty remark, so you’d expect me perhaps to stick up for the comedian but that’s my take on it.”
Asked if things have “gone too far” and if we need to “have a bit more respect with our audiences for award ceremonies”, the comedian said: “Maybe, some people if you’re making those sorts of jokes you might upset people and the defence of ‘It’s just a joke’ is not always adequate but in this instance what Will Smith did next is wildly disproportionate and speaks to some other issues in his life.”
Rock has not yet commented on the incident.
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July 22, 2010 10:12
Sweden's Noko Jeans, whose products are made in North Korea, plans to expand its market beyond its home country from this fall, Radio Free Asia reported on Wednesday.
According to RFA, the company announced a plan to open outlets selling its jeans in many locations outside of Sweden.
Encouraged by growing sales, the company has been carrying out aggressive marketing activities since the beginning of this year, including promoting products, expanding outlets, and seeking overseas markets.
The Swedish firm signed a contract with North Korea to produce the jeans in 2008. Available from both online and offline stores since last December, they come in one style for men and one for women with a price tag of US$210.
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Unbeaten: Rocky Marciano's Fight for Perfection in a Crooked World
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- ISBN: 9781627799195
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From the bestselling author of The Prince of Providence, a revelatory biography of Rocky Marciano, the greatest heavyweight champion of all time.The son of poor Italian immigrants, with short arms and stubby legs, Rocky Marciano accomplished a feat that eluded legendary heavyweight champions like Joe Louis, Jack Dempsey, Muhammad Ali, and Mike Tyso... [Read More]


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The University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan Oyo State, has suspended key services due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
The suspension of consultation services to regular outpatients was announced by the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the hospital, Jesse Otegbayo, on Wednesday.
Mr Otegbayo said other departments in the hospital will also stop rendering services till further notice.
The units affected are outpatients clinics, medicine and surgery and paediatric departments.
Mr Otegbayo said the action became necessary due to the “accidental exposure of some doctors in the institution to some suspected Covid-19 patients”.
He said that the suspension was to curtail the spread of the deadly disease.
With the suspension of these services, this implies that scores of people who regularly access medical treatment from the institution will no longer have access to it until further notice.
This would affect not just the state or South-west but patients from all over the country.
The teaching hospital, which was established in 1957, is not only a major health facility in the state but the entire country.
Hundreds of people from the state and other neighboring states who are currently accessing health services in UCH will no longer have access to care.
Mr Otegbayo said some doctors in the hospital who were suspected to have been exposed to the virus are currently on self-isolation.
Nigeria since it reported its first case of Covid-19 on February 28 has been battling the scourge across some states.
As at the time of reporting, 51 people have been confirmed positive with the virus from eight states including Oyo where the institution is located.
Meanwhile, contract tracing is still ongoing to identify those who may have come in contact with infected people.
Some of the doctors in UCH, were said to have been in contact with some suspected cases.
PREMIUM TIMES had previously reported that there were some suspected cases of Covid-19 in Oyo but so far only one case has tested positive.
The state governor, Seyi Makinde, who confirmed this, also said another person suspected to be having the virus is under monitoring.
Meanwhile, Mr Otegbayo said some doctors in the hospital who had close contact with the suspected persons at the isolation center “are either on self isolation or quarantined”.
He, however, did not state the number of doctors affected.
“We don’t have to wait till we start seeing positive ones before we take appropriate actions. As the CMD, I have the sole responsibility to take care of and protect our staff from unnecessary infection and I just want to be proactive.
“As you are aware, the number of cases that are testing positive to COVID-19 is increasing and personally, I believe in prevention rather than all these curative approaches. Some countries have been able to reduce the number of cases because they locked down early.
“Initially, we thought we should leave the outpatient department open but we realise that continuing to do that in the absence of enough materials to protect all our staff including our doctors, nurses and health attendants is not the best option, and the best option will be to lock this place down,” he explained.
Mr Otegbayo, however, said measures have also been taken to ensure that emergency services remain open “under strict compliance with preventive measures and standard infection control precautions.”
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Did you know that some tonic waters have as much sugar in them as a fizzy drink does? With more people watching the calorie count of their drinks, more tonic makers are introducing light versions of their tonic, or making this the centre of their brand. One such brand is Gallybird, who embrace a healthier way of life. Their tonic has no sugar in it, instead they spent two years experimenting in their kitchen in Sussex (hello neighbours!) to make a sugar free, zero calorie, natural tonic water. Instead of sugar, they use Stevia leaf from South America which has been used for centuries and is suitable for diabetics and vegans, as well as containing anti-inflammatory and antioxident properties. So, essentially, it’s good for you. They have designed their tonic to enhance your favourite spirit, rather than overwhelm it.
Opening the bottle and it doesn’t have the bitter smell that you associate with most tonics. On its own, it is sweet and by taste you would never guess that it has no sugar on it. It’s not as dry and bitter as tonic, but also less synthetic tasting than low sugar tonics making it nicer to drink on its own than usual. It’s also not too carbonated which I prefer; whilst I like the flavours of Merchant’s Heart, the carbonation is too much for me. Mixing it with some Elg gin as 25ml gin and 25ml tonic, the flavours of the gin can fully shine through. It lifts the gin and adds a touch of sweetness, but the botanicals (all three of them) are present. Adding another 25ml tonic and I still don’t feel like I’ve drowned the gin. The flavours in Elg aren’t particularly strong, so it’s impressive that they are still detectable. Adding a final 25ml and I think the balance between the gin and the sweet tonic is the most I would drink as the sweetness is starting to cut through the gin. It’s good to find a tonic that you can use as a longer drink which still lets you taste the gin.
Now, I know this is a gin blog, but when I was having a nosey around on the Gallybirds website they suggest serving it with Black Cow vodka, which I happen to have a bottle of (thanks Mum who gave it to me at Christmas because “I refuse you buy you anymore gin”). I’ve never had vodka and tonic, but as a 50/50 mix, the smooth vanilla notes are really clear, and remain so even with more tonic added.


By Vancouver Sun |
Three distinguished female economists believe the pay gap at the top of companies and government has less to do with overt discrimination and more to do with women’s decisions.
Women now account for roughly six of 10 of those enrolled in higher education. In five decades, they’ve almost matched the number of men in the North American workplace. Each decade, the wage gap between women and men narrows.
But women’s successes aren’t showing up to the same extent in the highest-paying careers. The University of B.C.’s Nicole Fortin and colleagues have found just 17 per cent of Canada’s top one per cent of earners, those who make more than $230,000 annually, are female.
And a recent Vancouver Sun series on B.C.’s public-sector salaries discovered twice as many men as women earn more than $150,000 a year from taxpayers. Of the 50 highest paid public-sector workers in the province, those making more than $500,000, only 12 per cent are women.
Many continue to agonize over the gender pay gap, with former U.S. president Barack Obama among those who have said it’s “wrong.”
However, three distinguished female economists, including Fortin, believe the gulf at the top has less to do with overt discrimination and more to do with women’s decisions.
Harvard University economics professor Claudia Goldin says it’s important to fight discriminatory employment practices. But she says they’re only a small part of the puzzle. “It is also true that the time demands of many jobs can explain much of the pay difference, a finding that has sobering implications.”
Goldin, who has devoted her career to gender issues, is among a growing number of economists who point out women tend to choose jobs with “temporal flexibility” — in large part because of parental responsibilities.
“The data shows that women disproportionately seek jobs — including full-time jobs — that are more likely to mesh with family responsibilities, which, for the most part, are still greater for women than for men,” says Goldin, noting women want jobs that offer the ability to adapt hours and rearrange shifts.