The leader of the opposition attended a conference on the future of nursing, held in London last month and promised that nurses would be able to spend more time with patients and enhance their roles under a Conservative government.
He said the government would free clinicians from targets and the DoH would be transformed into a 'Department of Public Health', focusing on prevention.
The plans would also give GPs full responsibility for health budgets and allow them to decide where their patients were treated.
When asked why his policy only referred to incentives for GPs to take on budgets, Mr Cameron said he felt that empowering GPs would also empower nurses.
However, Professor Dame Jill Macleod Clark, chair of the council of deans for nursing, told the conference that his remarks showed a 'societal belief that only doctors can lead'.
'Giving more power to GPs will do the opposite of empowering nurses', she said.
Shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley later admitted that the Conservatives had more work to do on 'getting the language' right in setting out their vision for empowering clinicians.


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Laser interference lithography is utilized to fabricate large-area plasmonic antenna substrates with tunable plasmonic resonances in the near- and mid-infrared spectral range for surface-enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA). The broad applicability of such SEIRA substrates is demonstrated by enhancing the infrared vibrational signals of a monolayer octadecanethiol and by monitoring the ultraviolet degradation of a polymer via the decrease of its specific vibrational modes.
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This progress report summarizes the recent advances in the field of diamond nanophotonics. It describes various single photon emitters and the fabrication of optical resonators, and it highlights the recent applications and quantum optics experiments carried out with diamond. The table of contents figure shows a nanodiamond array, superimposed with a finite-difference time-domain simulation of an electric field within a microdisk.
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Electrically tunable mid-infrared metasurfaces with nanosecond response times and broad tuning range are reported. Electrical tuning of metasurface reflectivity is achieved by employing strong polaritonic coupling of electromagnetic modes in metallic nanoresonators with voltage-tunable inter-subband transitions in a semiconductor heterostructure designed for a giant electro-optic effect. Experimentally, 300 nm absorption peak tuning and over 30% of reflected signal intensity modulation are demonstrated at around 7 μm wavelength.
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Metallic photonic crystal slabs composed of periodic gold nanowire arrays embedded in a photochromic waveguide are studied by optical transmittance spectroscopy. The interaction of the localized plasmon mode of the nanowires and the delocalized waveguide mode gives rise to pronounced Fano resonances. By switching the photochromic waveguide from the transparent to the absorbing state, the Fano dip is strongly suppressed.
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A year ago, the Patriots spent a third-round draft pick on West Virginia offensive tackle Yodny Cajuste and hoped he could make an impact on the offensive line as a rookie. It didn’t work out that way, but the Patriots still have high hopes.
Cajuste spent his entire rookie year on injured reserve with a quadriceps injury, but a source tells Mike Reiss of ESPN that Cajuste is now “healthy and good to go.”
The Patriots also like the potential of sixth-round rookie tackle Justin Herron as well as Korey Cunningham, who barely played last year after arriving in a trade with the Cardinals. New England should have a good group of offensive tackles to protect quarterback Jarrett Stidham.
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Wakoopa has been collecting information related to social networks and applications on the web, and they have a new report that reveals some interesting findings.
For one, Twitter continues to grow rapidly. This isn’t news to anyone, but as its growth continued through the entire first quarter, it saw a particularly big jump in March. As far as apps, Tweetdeck ranked first among users who posted updates to Twitter via desktop with Twhirl a close second.
Google Docs has been the subject of some not-great press over the past week or so; a ClickStream study, in particular, suggested that the productivity offering has been ignored by a lot of people. But Matt Cutts has stepped forward with some new statistics, and it seems that the market share of Google Docs may not be quite so slim, after all.
Google announced that it’s making it easier to find your search terms and negative keywords faster on the Keywords tab in AdWords. In a brief Google+ post late last week that largely flew under the radar until this week (via Search Engine Land), Google said: …


Tanks T-80BVM at a training session before the parade in Murmansk, May 4, 2018
Since 2018, the Russian industry has been carrying out serial modernization of T-80B tanks from parts and from storage according to the modern T-80BVM design. Dozens of such armored vehicles have already returned to service in a new quality, and it is expected to receive regular batches. It is noteworthy that the units and divisions serving in the most difficult conditions were the first to receive the updated equipment. This is directly related to the special capabilities of the modernized tanks.
The tank goes to the troops
In August 2017, the Ministry of Defense and NPK Uralvagonzavod signed a contract to modernize the MBT T-80B for the new BVM project. 62 armored vehicles were sent for update; deliveries were scheduled for 2018 and 2019. - 31 units. In the future, new orders were planned.
According to the Ministry of Defense, the first modernized T-80BVMs entered the 60th separate guard tank battalion of the 200th separate motorized rifle brigade of the Northern coastal forces fleet (Pechenga settlement, Murmansk region). The first successes in rearmament were already shown on May 9, 2018, when several new armored vehicles took part in the parade in the city of Murmansk.
In November 2019, the Ministry of Defense announced the delivery of 26 modernized MBT, which completed the rearmament of the tank battalion of the 200th Omsbr. According to the results of 2018-19. the brigade was armed with 40 T-80BVM tanks. For some time she became the largest operator of such equipment.
Tanks of the 200th separate motorized rifle brigade
In June last year, the media reported on the supply of T-80BVM to another military unit. A set of upgraded tanks entered the tank battalion of the 38th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade (v. Yekaterinoslavka, Amur Region) of the ground forces of the Eastern Military District.
Across the Arctic
Recently, new information has appeared in the domestic media about the modernization and deployment of a new type of MBT. With reference to sources in the Ministry of Defense, it is alleged that by the end of the year the T-80BVM tanks will be equipped with all the remaining land units serving in the Arctic.
According to known data, modern tanks have not yet received only two "Arctic" compounds. This is the 61st separate brigade of the marine corps of the Northern Fleet (Murmansk Region) and the 40th separate brigade of the marine corps of the Pacific Fleet (Kamchatka).
It is likely that it is precisely these brigades that in the near future will receive several dozen MBT T-80BVMs, which will positively affect their combat effectiveness. In addition, modernized tanks in two brigades will complete the formation of a sufficiently large and powerful armored force in the strategic northern direction. It can be assumed that, having received the 200th Omsbr, as well as the 61st and 40th rifle tanks, in total, they will have about 100-120 modern T-80BVMs after a tank battalion.
Wound up - and let's go! Tank 200th Omsbr
Tanks are transferred to units of the ground forces and marines. Thus, they can act on land or participate in amphibious assaults. The Northern and Pacific fleets have large landing ships with the ability to transport tanks - this seriously increases the mobility of tank battalions and expands their combat capabilities.
Tank for difficult conditions
It should be noted that earlier the medium and main tanks of a number of types were in service with these compounds, but the current program provides for a complete transition to the T-80BVM. The reasons for this are quite simple. The Arctic and the Far East are characterized by low temperatures and other negative climatic phenomena. Under such conditions, tanks of the T-80 family show themselves better than other domestic MBTs.
The main “Arctic” advantages of the T-80BVM are related to the used power plant. In the engine compartment of the tank is a gas turbine engine GTD-1250 with a capacity of 1250 hp Such an engine provides high power density and mobility. In addition, in comparison with the piston, it is easier to operate at low temperatures.
It is known that starting a diesel engine at negative air temperatures (and corresponding cooling of the structure) is a very complex and lengthy process. Preheating is required, and then long-term heating is required during operation, inlet air preparation, etc. All these procedures, depending on the temperature and condition of the engine, can take half an hour or more.
T-80BVM on Red Square, June 24, 2020
GTD in this regard is much simpler and more convenient. Launch with access to the operating mode takes several minutes, after which the tank is ready for movement - and battle. However, a gas turbine engine is disadvantageously characterized by increased fuel consumption in a number of modes, however, the simplicity of operation in arctic conditions compensates for this drawback. The problem is engine dust sensitivity, but in the proposed deployment regions, this factor is practically irrelevant.
No worse than others
In terms of performance in cold regions, the T-80BVM is superior to other domestic tanks. In addition, it is not inferior to other MBTs in combat qualities due to weapons, control systems, etc. The BVM project provides for a number of measures aimed at increasing combat effectiveness in all possible conditions.
During the modernization, the survivability of the tank is enhanced by the installation of Dynamic Relic and lattice screens. These tools cover the frontal and side projection and complement the tank's own protection. There is the possibility of installing active protection "Arena".
The basis of the armament complex is a 125-mm smoothbore gun-launcher 2A46M-4 with a loading mechanism. The latter is being finalized for the use of modern armor-piercing shells of increased length. The all-weather multi-channel gunner’s sight “Sosna-U” is being introduced into the LMS. Paired and anti-aircraft machine gun, as well as a complex of guided weapons 9K119 "Reflex". The communication complex is being finalized using the VHF radio station R-168-25U-2 "Aqueduct".
According to needs
Currently, several MBT upgrade programs are being implemented in the interests of the Russian army. Through serial repair and modernization, T-72B3, T-90M and T-80BVM tanks are produced. All these machines have certain similarities and are partially unified, but significant differences remain.
The modernized T-80BVM are sent to regions with characteristic climatic conditions, where they can most fully realize their potential. Due to this, the armed forces receive developed and sufficiently powerful armored groups in strategically important directions.
According to known data, to date, the updated T-80BVM deployed on the Kola Peninsula and in the Amur Region. Until the end of the year, two new battalions are expected to appear on such equipment, near Murmansk and Kamchatka. Thus, the protection of the most important frontiers is being strengthened - and modern main battle tanks become its key element.


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Upon entering the Sprudelhof, the visitor is fascinated. From the upper steps of the large open staircase between two gatehouses, the view of Bad Nauheim's landmark opens up. Bright white walls with ornaments carved in shell limestone invite you to take a stroll through the bathing facilities of the turn of the century. Large clock towers tower above the buildings. In the centre there is a monumental basin with bubbling fountains, which is surrounded by clearly designed arcades.
In the Sprudelhof, the visitor immediately senses the history of Bad Nauheim as a world spa. The spa complex was built between 1905 and 1911 in art nouveau style. It comprised six bathhouses with waiting rooms and a total of 265 bathing cells, two administrative buildings, which form a courtyard-like complex open to the spa gardens and in the centre of which two characteristic whirlpools can still be found today. What is special about Bad Nauheim's Art Nouveau is that everything is still preserved in its original form - waiting rooms, courtyards and the bathtubs in Bathhouse 3 take visitors back to the time around 1900.
Even when viewing the interior, the special Art Nouveau style of Bad Nauheim can be found, where the reference to water is always seen as a health-giving force. Thus the bath houses and jewellery courtyards reveal one gem after the other: Ceramic masks, fountains made of honey-coloured terracotta, bubbles of carbonic acid, mermaids, wave ornaments and seahorses.
Important representatives of the artists' colony on Darmstadt's Mathildenhöhe, who were committed to Art Nouveau, took over the new construction of the Bad Nauheim bathing facilities at the beginning of the 20th century. The architect Wilhelm Jost gave the Sprudelhof its shape. Many renowned artists contributed to the artistic design - including Jakob Julius Scharvogel, Wilhelm Kleukens, Albin Müller and Heinrich Jobst. In the process, they created a total work of art which today represents the largest closed Art Nouveau ensemble in Europe.
It took six years to build the fountain courtyard, from 1905 to 1911.
This is how much the construction cost, which today is the equivalent of about 54 million euros.
The healing water at the spring tap of the fountain courtyard comes from one of nine minera water springs.


Cal State Ethnic Studies Proposal One Step Closer To Reality
The California State University moved one step closer today to creating an ethnic studies requirement for undergraduate students in the 23-campus system.
The CSU trustees’ committee on educational policy voted 10-2 to approve the Ethnic Studies and Social Justice requirement, setting up a likely approval on Wednesday by the 17-member board.
The proposed requirement is six years in the making, and all involved agree that current upheavals over police brutality and racism against African Americans and Latinos make steps to increase racial and ethnic understanding that much more important.
The rule would allow campuses to give various departments say over course content, as well as the ability to design a menu of classes. That would give students a choice, said CSU Chancellor Tim White.
“And some [students] will choose an ethnic studies course. And others may choose a Jewish studies course or an LGBTQ course because they wanted to learn how individuals in that community have been oppressed,” he said.
The CSU plan has a competitor, in the form of a bill in the state legislature, AB 1460, which also would create a requirement for an ethnic studies class. The difference is that the bill, sponsored by Assemblymember Shirley Weber (D-San Diego), would give ethnic studies scholars control over what’s taught.
The Senate has passed a slightly different version of the bill, and the Assembly is expected to follow suit next week, sending the measure on to Gov. Newsom. If he signs it into law, it will supersede the CSU requirement.
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A 17-year-old girl has been arrested by men of the Ondo State Police Command over the killing of her foster mother, Mrs. Funmilayo Adelayi, who was stabbed to death while the suspect ran away from home after the incident.
The deceased, aged 54, bled to death in her Oda town home in the suburb of Akure, the Ondo State capital, where her decomposing body was found in her sitting room after her neighbors noticed her absence.
Adelayi was said to have returned from her Ministry of Finance office on March 13, where she attended the inauguration of a new permanent Secretary in her ministry before she returned home to meet her untimely death upon arrival.
She was allegedly stabbed to death by her foster daughter, Winning, who lived with her in a three-bedroom bungalow along Superjet Road, Premier Estate, off Oda Road in Ondo town.
According to one of the residents, the odor emanating from the residence attracted attention, leading them to force the gate and doors of the building open under the supervision of policemen.
He said the remains were visible through the window when her car was discovered parked inside the compound while her foster daughter was missing.
He added that the teenager, Wunmi, who had medical challenges, was being treated at the hospital, stating she had undergone treatment several times.
The secondary school student, now in police custody, was reportedly withdrawn from Fiwasaye Girls College, Akure, due to her medical challenges when they became pronounced.
She was transferred to a private school in Akure, where she continued her education and had reached SSS2.
The deceased was advised to return the girl to her parents because of the issue, but she refused, feeling the girl needed adequate medical treatment.
He said, “How can one be living with a person with a mental problem? That is the problem.”
Another eyewitness said the deceased was stabbed in the stomach while the doors of the house were shut against her to prevent her from getting any help.
“You can see blood everywhere from her bedroom to the living room as she struggled to get out and find help, but because the doors were shut against her, she could not make it,” he said.
“The knife her attacker used to kill her was found beside her. This is really very sad.”
The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Funmilayo Odunlami, who confirmed the incident, said the teenager had been arrested while investigation had commenced.
She said, “The case is under investigation. Please note that the young girl has been arrested, and the investigation is ongoing.”

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Making an appearance on the city planning commission’s agenda this week: a proposal for a 16-ft.-deep, aluminum-sheathed steel canopy shown at top outside The Revere at River Oaks condos on Welch St. that’ll soon break ground in place of the 2-story River Oaks Manor condo complex demolished on site last June. Kirksey Architecture’s design for the canopy calls for it to hang out over the condo’s entrance and extend to an adjacent drop-off area, a widening of the existing street that’s planned just north of the 9-story, 33-unit building.
But the approval Pelican Builders is now seeking isn’t for the 4-ft.-5-in. that the canopy will encroach on the public right of way. In the application, the developer states that it already has an agreement for that portion of the structure. Instead, this approval is for the 11-ft.-4-in. section of the canopy between the right of way and the building, which requires a variance separate from the one that already covers the small portion (overlaid with a criss-cross pattern below) that they city has agreed to permit:
Typically, on a local street like Welch, a 10-ft. setback would be required between the public right of way and the beginning of the structure.
Also proposed outside the building: a 5-ft.-wide sidewalk lined with live oaks as well as “various shrubs and ground plantings” that would run along both Welch and Revere streets but be interrupted by the curb cuts for the garage driveways and drop-off area:
- Previously on Swamplot: Be-Triangled Fifties Mod Condos on Revere St. Get Bent Into All Kinds of Exciting New Angles By Visiting Excavator; Daily Demolition Report: Lowly Revered; Fifties Mod Condos Slated for Midrise Swapout on Revere St.
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Considering the year-round rain and beauty of them, Houston should be one of the most awning and canopied cities in the world.
Montrose is so over.
Canopies/cover over sidewalks should be subsidized in this city, not required to jump through extra hoops.
@Michael Bludworth …. it’s not in Montrose …. it is in the Upper Kirby area (a bit north of the actual Upper Kirby District boundries)
It’s not in Montrose tho
As long as it is higher than the tallest moving truck. We don’t have the best track record of truck drivers in general paying attention to over pass or bridge height limits. I know it is not over the road like a bridge but all you need is one truck driver to get close enough and then bam!


Metro Vancouverites support ride-hailing services, and few parents of K-12 children have confidence in the provincial government to handle education.
Vancouver, BC – Research conducted by Insights West for CTV Vancouver analyzed the views of British Columbians on the health care system, the opinions of Metro Vancouver residents on issues related to transportation, and the way parents who have a child enrolled in a K-12 public school feel about the state of affairs in education.
The survey asked British Columbians to point out specific concerns they may have about the health care system. Three-in-four residents (75%) include “long waiting times for procedures and tests” as one of their key concerns. The second ranked concern across the province is a “shortage of doctors and nurses” at 66% (+9 points since a similar Insights West poll conducted in January 2014).
“Two thirds of British Columbians are concerned about a perceived lack of medical professionals in their communities,” says Mario Canseco, Vice President, Public Affairs, at Insights West. “While Metro Vancouverites are worried about this, the proportion is significantly higher in Vancouver Island, the Okanagan and Northern BC.”
More than half of British Columbians (57%) also include “long waiting times in emergency rooms” as one of their concerns, including 59% of those aged 35-to-54.
Three other concerns are less prevalent: 32% of British Columbians are worried about “bureaucracy and poor management”, 27% about “inadequate resources and out-of-date facilities” and 15% about “dirty hospitals and insufficient hygiene standards.”
When asked about their personal interaction with the health care system in the province, more than three-in-five British Columbians (63%) say they have waited more than one hour during an emergency room visit, including 70% of those aged 35-to-54 and 70% of those who live in Vancouver Island.
More than two-in-five (43%) say they waited more than six months for a procedure or test, including 49% of those aged 55 and over and 48% of those who live in the Okanagan and Northern BC.
Three-in-ten residents (30%) had a bad experience with a doctor, 17% had a bad experience with a nurse, and 15% had a bad reaction to a prescription from a doctor. Across British Columbia, 5% of residents say they developed a health issue while staying at a hospital.
Across Metro Vancouver, more than half of residents (54%) support tolling new bridges as a way to help fund transit projects in the area. This is the only option that is supported by a majority of Metro Vancouverites.
About a third of Metro Vancouverites favour two other ideas: tolling existing bridges (35%) and increasing the carbon tax (33%). Slightly fewer (31%) support implementing a levy based on the distance travelled by a vehicle in the past year.
As expected, there is a clear division between drivers and public transit users on two contentious proposals. While 31% are in favour of increasing transit fares, drivers are more supportive of the idea (39%) than transit users (26%). Conversely, 30% of Metro Vancouverites would back increasing fuel taxes, but only 21% of drivers agree with this course of action.
The least popular funding options tested are tolling roads (29%), implementing a levy for each vehicle owned, regardless of mileage (26%) and increasing property taxes (25%). Animosity towards higher property taxes has remained high since a similar Insights West poll conducted in January 2016.
“It is important to note that Metro Vancouverites aged 55 and over are more likely to be open to paying for specific things than their younger counterparts,” adds Canseco. “Almost half of Metro Vancouver’s Baby Boomers think tolling existing bridges is a good idea, compared to just one-in-four Millennials.”
Almost seven-in-ten Metro Vancouverites (69%) support the proposal to allow ride-hailing services in the province, while 21% are opposed to this course of action. Support for ride-hailing in British Columbia is highest among men (76%) and residents aged 18-to-34 (76%).
Parents who have a child enrolled in a K-12 public school have the highest level of satisfaction with “class composition” (52%), while 44% are satisfied with “class size” and 38% are satisfied with the current “specialist-teacher ratio”.
Across the province, only three-in-ten parents (29%) say they have more confidence in the provincial government to make the best decisions related to education, while 57% say they have more confidence in the school trustees in their area.
The school trustees get a particularly high rating in Vancouver Island (72%). The proportion is lower in the Okanagan and Northern BC (63%) and the Lower Mainland (51%).
In addition, three-in-ten parents (29%) say their family has been personally impacted by school closures, a proportion that rises to 44% in the Okanagan and Northern BC.
In an Insights West poll conducted in November 2016, 27% of British Columbians believed the provincial government was doing a good job handling education.
About Insights West:
Insights West is a progressive, Western-based, full-service marketing research company. It exists to serve the market with insights-driven research solutions and interpretive analysis through leading-edge tools, normative databases, and senior-level expertise across a broad range of public and private sector organizations. Insights West is based in Vancouver and Calgary.
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The information included in this release is based on three separate online studies:
Health Care: Results are based on an online study conducted by Insights West from April 10 to April 13, 2017, among 809 adult British Columbians. The data has been statistically weighted according to Canadian census figures for age, gender and region. The margin of error—which measures sample variability—is +/- 3.5 percentage points. View the detailed data tabulations.
Transportation: Results are based on an online study conducted by Insights West from April 10 to April 13, 2017, among 502 adult British Columbians who reside in Metro Vancouver. The data has been statistically weighted according to Canadian census figures for age, gender and region. The margin of error—which measures sample variability—is +/- 4.4 percentage points. View the detailed data tabulations.
Education: Results are based on an online study conducted by Insights West from April 10 to April 13, 2017, among 403 adult British Columbians who have a child enrolled in a K-12 public school in the province. The data has been statistically weighted according to Canadian census figures for age, gender and region. The margin of error—which measures sample variability—is +/- 4.9 percentage points. View the detailed data tabulations.
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- Haji Ali trust slapped with Rs 1.9cr bill for cell towers
Mumbai: The city collector has asked the Haji Ali Dargah Trust to deposit Rs 1.9 crore as its share of half the income generated by allowing mobile towers on its premises. Abdul Sattar Merchant of the trust recently rushed to Bombay high court to challenge the demand. The HC vacation bench is scheduled to hear the plea for urgent intervention on Wednesday. The trust, established a century ago for religious and charitable purposes, obtained the land it occupies in south Mumbai from the collector on lease. In 1920-21 the trust became a lessee of over 4,000 sq yards of land, which included two pieces. In 1940 and later in 1951, 111 sq yards and 60 sq yards were additionally leased. These leases placed no restriction on the user from letting out any part of the leased land, said the trust. In 2009, the trust gave a small portion of the land on leave and licence to four cellular companies. The income generated is used by the trust for the benefit of the community at large, it said. The city collector, however, viewing it differently, addressed a letter to the trust on May 4 asking it to deposit Rs 1.88 crore within 20 days. The demand is based on an April 2005 notification that sought 50% share of income from such lease on leasehold land from societies. The collector passed an order on March 21, 2017, directing the trust to share 50% of the income from the cell phone towers. The trust’s contention is that the 2005 notification applies to housing societies and other private societies but not to any religious or charitable trust that is not a profit-making entity. In 2008, 2011 and 2012 too, there were leave and licence agreements made by the trust with cellular companies, the trust has stated. In September 2016, the collector first issued a notice to the trust alleging breach of lease agreements and sought a 50% share of income. The trust replied to the notice in November. But the then collector, Ashwini Joshi, then followed it with an order to deposit the amount. After the trust sought four weeks’ time on April 6, on May 4, the recovery officer from the Mumbai collector’s office asked for the payment within 20 days, failing which recovery proceedings would commence. Recovery proceedings would include attachment. Hence the trust rushed to the HC for relief. The matter is to come up before vacation judge Justice P D Naik where senior counsel Dipan Merchant may appear for the trust.
- ‘It’s govt’s responsibility to see no honest officer faces such a situation’
Lucknow: A government must protect its honest officials, said retired IAS officer HC Gupta, a day after he was convicted for his alleged role in Coalgate scam that took place during the UPA government. A CBI court on Sunday sentenced Gupta — the then Union coal secretary — for two years for alleged irregularities in the allotment of coal blocks in 2008. Talking exclusively to TOI, Gupta said that it was the responsibility of the government to ensure no honest officer faced such a situation in future which would send a wrong and deterrent message to the cadre. “The government in fact should see officers’ conduct and service, and protect the honest ones,” said the 1971 batch UP cadre officer. On his conviction, Gupta remarked: “What shall I say about myself? I am what I was before the judgment and after it. ‘Main apne bare mein kya kahoon’ (what should I say about myself?). All of you know me and my colleagues know how I have worked in my 35 years of service.” A flood of support that he has received from his fraternity has given him a sense of satisfaction even in these trying times. Even before his conviction, when he was charge-sheeted a few months ago, his colleagues took to the Print and social media vouching for his honesty and impeccable service record. They even went to the extent of calling upon the government to correct his “honest mistakes”. DK Mittal, another retired officer of the UP cadre, commented that ‘if Gupta has to go to jail then all of should not be here and be in jail. During the trial while IAS officers’ association raised the issue of culpability in decision making, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said that genuine errors in commercial decision-making must be decriminalised. “Penalising bureaucrats will create a policy paralysis if there is a jail term awaiting them for a decision, gone wrong,” he said . The CBI probing the Coalgate scam had not charge-sheeted Gupta, but when the court intervened and directed to investigate his case, the agency filed a charge-sheet, leading to his conviction for two years on Sunday. However, he was immediately released on a personal bond to challenge his conviction in the a higher court. After he was charge-sheeted, he told the court that he had no means to engage a lawyer and contest the case. So, ‘how would he challenge his conviction? “I had mentioned in my earlier letter to the court and the public that since I do not have adequate money to engage costly lawyers and contest the case in the court. My position remains the same, though support is pouring in from different quarters of the cadre and well-wishers,” Gupta told TOI. “What the government gives us (salary, pension, etc) can make one lead your life satisfactorily, but one can’t afford to fight cases to the highest level, just in case one is caught in legal quagmire,” he said.
- After 3 years, ISL set to get AFC approval
Panaji: The Indian Super League (ISL) will no longer remain a ‘tournament’ or a league only in name. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is almost certain to consider the request of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and accord official status to the three-year-old tournament. AIFF officials held detailed discussion with the AFC earlier this month in Bahrain and general secretary Dato Windsor John is expected to give the go-ahead when he meets AIFF president Praful Patel and general secretary Kushal Das in the Capital on Wednesday. “We made a proposal to the AFC and they said they are willing to consider. They will let us know. The I-League will remain the top league. For the next two or three years, there has to be a transition. There is no perfect solution as of now. I think this is the right way to move ahead in a time-bound manner,” AIFF president Praful Patel told TOI in an exclusive interview. According to the AIFF proposal, the AFC Champions League play-off slot will be reserved for the I-League champions while the ISL champions will qualify directly for the AFC Cup, Asian football’s second-tier club competition. An earlier proposal for one additional slot has been rejected by the AFC, while plans to give a continental slot for the Super Cup champions have been kept on hold. The Super Cup, a contest between the top four teams from the I-League and ISL, will be played towards the end of season and will replace the existing Federation Cup, reserved for the eight best teams in the country. “We will have discussions with the AFC general secretary on Wednesday. We have already made a presentation on what the situation is (in Indian football) and AFC had asked for time to discuss the proposal with the competitions committee. “What we discussed with AFC was simple. The Champions League slot will be for the I-League champions since it’s our official league. But since the ISL duration will be extended to five or six months, and it’s a proper league, we can think of giving the league a special status,” said Das. The ISL is set to be expanded to 10 teams this season with Federation Cup champions Bengaluru FC heavily tipped to win the bid for the Bengaluru franchise. East Bengal have also picked up the bid papers and shared them with Mohun Bagan. Bids have been invited from prospective team owners for 10 cities which include Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Cuttack, Durgapur, Hyderabad, Jamshedpur, Kolkata, Ranchi, Siliguri and Thiruvananthapuram.
- Homeless turn debtors after NGO backs out
Chennai: A housing project in Chintadripet for the urban homeless has become a debt trap for the 96 beneficiaries who after being abandoned by the partenring NGO have now been asked to pay Rs 70 lakh and avoid the ignominy of being without a roof. Residents of the Ritchie Street Home for Homeless Cooperative Housing Society have been told to pay up by the Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited (Hudco), which partners the Centre on initiatives for urban homeless like the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana and the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. HUDCO is holding the beneficiaries, most of them dalit daily wagers, accountable for defaulting on loan repayment in the Rs 1.03 crore project built between 1998 and 2000. The project had additional funding from EZE, a German missionary agency, and city-based Community Development Information and Action Centre (Codiac), an NGO. HUDCO loaned Rs 24 lakh in 1999 on the condition that Codiac collect the debt over 55 quarterly installments between 2000 and 2014. According to J Arul Raj, a resident, the NGO abandoned the ship in 2003. “None of the residents here refused to pay the money. We maintain books that will prove how much we have repaid. When Codiac stopped collecting money, we didn’t know how to pay HUDCO as the NGO was responsible for collection and deposit,” he said. When the installments stopped, HUDCO issued notice to Codiac in 2005 and to the 96 beneficiaries in 2008, informing of the agreement cancellation and demanding total repayment within 15 days. In its petition before the Debt Recovery Tribunal in 2009, HUDCO said Codiac “disowned liability” and asked it to proceed against the beneficiaries for non-repayment. In December 2015, the tribunal asked HUDCO to proceed with asset seizure if loans were not be repaid, but ordered interest reduced from 13.5% to 6%, bringing the debt to Rs 70 lakh. “Each family will have to pay around Rs 80,000 to obtain house deed or be rendered homeless,” said Arul Raj. While TN Slum Clearance Board, which initiated the project and brought Codiac on board, washed its hands off the issue, HUDCO and Codiac representatives did not offer comment when contacted. Retired justice K Chandru suggested that HUDCO go in for an out-of-court settlement considering the defaulters socio-economic condition. Tamil Nadu Untouchability Eradication Front general secretary P Sampath said the state government should intervene. “Big corporate firms default on huge loans and the government is not able to do much to bring them to book. Here, the government should be sympathetic and facilitate payment of a fair sum because it is the oppressed class that is affected,” he said. A petition filed with the chief minister’s special cell by the beneficiaries did not elicit action. “We sent a petition to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu too,” said Arul Raj. The NHRC had sought a response from the state chief secretary by May 28 when the matter will be taken up for hearing.
- Ariana Grande concert: 'Angel of Manchester' rescues 50 teens after terror attack
Paula Robinson, a 48-year-old woman, now being called the 'Angel of Manchester' , is the toast of Britain after she rescued more than two dozen horrified teens who streamed out of the terrorist-hit Ariana Grande concert in the UK last night.
- Manchester police name bomber, hunt for accomplices
Investigators hunted Tuesday for possible accomplices of the suicide bomber who attacked an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, killing 22 people and sparking a stampede of young concertgoers, some still wearing the American pop star's trademark kitten ears and holding pink balloons.
- Misa’s CA confesses to money laundering: SuMo
PATNA: Senior BJP functionary Sushil Kumar Modi on Tuesday said Rajesh Agrawal, the chartered accountant of Mishail Packers and Printers Pvt Ltd, an alleged shell firm run by RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s eldest daughter Misa Bharti and her husband Shailesh Kumar, has confessed to Enforcement Directorate (ED) that he had converted black money to the tune of Rs 1.20 crore into white by making forged entry in the books of accounts of the firm. Agrawal was arrested by ED in New Delhi late Monday evening in connection with an alleged money laundering case. Modi said Agrawal has confessed to ED that shares of the firm were sold at the rate of Rs 100 in 2008, three years after the firm was closed, and purchased again at the rate of Rs 10 per share 11 months later. Modi said the funds generated from trade of the shares were later used to purchase a farm house in posh Bijwasan in south Delhi. Earlier, Times Now, in an expose made on May 11, revealed a complex web of shady transactions by family members of Lalu to purchase expensive property at throwaway rates by buying and selling shares in dubious front companies. The report had stated that V K Jain and S K Jain, the entry operators who were arrested in March this year as part of crackdown on black money, had also purchased shares of Misa’s firm, Mishail Packers, at a premium of Rs 90 and later sold it at a nominal price of Rs 10. “Misa’s CA has admitted that black money was converted into white by making bogus entries in books of accounts of her firm. Other family members of Lalu, including his two minister sons – Tejashwi Prasad Yadav and Tej Pratap – should also clarify whether other benami properties are theirs or not,” Modi said. The former deputy CM levelled a fresh allegation against Lalu, accusing him of getting allotment of more than one plot from MLA Cooperative Society. “The cooperative society is under complete control of Lalu as the chairperson of the committee is RJD functionary Jai Prakash Yadav. If the committee does not disclose the anomaly in allotment of plots, I will do the same in a few days,” Modi added.
- ‘Mentor on Road’ initiative to strengthen India-US trade relations
NAGPUR: United States (US) Consulate General (Mumbai) has partnered with a Gujarat-based management consultant to start an initiative called Mentor on Road, with an aim to strengthen India-US trade relations. Ahmedabad-based Jagat Shah will be on a road trip around the US starting June 4 where he will meet universities, business groups, entrepreneurs, and some tourist tourism sector players. Greg Taevs, Principal Commercial Officer at the U.S. Consulate in Mumbai said, “Mentor on Road is an amazing initiative aimed at boosting trade between India and the United States. Shah will be traveling around America presenting to eager small and medium U.S. enterprises about the opportunities of the Indian market.” According to a media release sent by the US Consulate General (Mumbai) Shah will be visiting 32 cities. Shah said, “In all 32 cities, I aim to have at least four business meetings in a day with American start-ups or innovation centers connecting them to opportunities in India. I will specially meet some women entrepreneurs in US to connect them to Indian women entrepreneurs.” Heidi Hattenbach, spokesperson for the US Consulate said, “We are excited about this initiative as it will not just connect our cities through trade but also connect our people through tourism. It has been fun to suggest road-side attractions and regional culinary specialties for Shah to sample as he embarks on his unique drive. Collaboration and partnership like Mentor-on-Road foster U.S.-India bilateral ties at every level.” Shah will start his journey from Boston and end at New York on September 17.


Heaviest snow still to come overnight
Light to moderate snow already dropped a few inches of snow across New Jersey on Monday, but this storm is just getting started with blizzard conditions intensifying overnight.
UPDATE as of Midnight...
It has been snowing at a steady clip across Monmouth and Ocean counties for several hours now, and an even heavier snow band is creeping toward the Jersey Shore. If that snow band makes it to land, and if it stalls over any area for a period, snow totals will accumulate very quickly. With wind gusts topping 30 MPH this morning, we will be very close to blizzard criteria for a time.
Here's the latest radar - dark blue colors indicate the heaviest snow bands...
The mesoscale models have finally gotten on-board with overnight snow, so I've actually become more confident at accumulating snow statewide since earlier this evening.
Between 2 AM and 10 AM, we should see the bulk of our remaining snow accumulation. I maintain a forecast of over a foot for the Blizzard Warning area from Bergen to Ocean counties. 6 to 12 inches is looking to be a distinct possibility a bit further inland and along the south coast. Unfortunately, western New Jersey (particularly in the southern half of the state) will see no more than 2-4 inches of accumulation.
Original post from Monday evening...
The snow "bullseye" for this storm is still expected to stretch from New York City and Long Island up to Boston, where snow will be easily measured in feet instead of inches. I think the severity of this storm remains best described by the National Weather Service: "a crippling and potentially historic blizzard".
Snow totals have been tweaked slightly, but the expectation of 6 to 24+ inches of snow holds steady. Here is our latest forecast:
New Jersey is getting "clipped" by the heavy stuff, which is why the big snow totals are limited to far northeastern New Jersey and the eastern portions of Middlesex, Monmouth, and Ocean counties. It's pretty clear that there will be a very tight gradient between "boom" and "bust" - in other words, one town may see 2 feet of snow, while the next town to the west will only see 6 inches.
Regardless, this remains a significant winter storm that will have lasting impacts throughout the Garden State. Winds will remain fierce all night, gusting as high as 50 mph. That wind will easily blow around the powdery, fluffy snow, reducing visibility even beyond the heavy falling snow alone. In addition, the strong winds and heavy snow increase the risk for power outages, which would make a bad situation even worse without power, light, and heat.
A Blizzard Warning contains through Tuesday for Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Essex, Union, Middlesex, Monmouth, and Ocean counties. The rest of the state is under a slightly-less-ominous-but-still-serious Winter Storm Warning.
We'll keep this page updated through the night with the latest forecast information, so share it and bookmark it. The majority of the New Jersey 101.5 team is literally camped out at the station tonight to keep you informed both on-air and online. We’ll continue to keep you updated on conditions right through the peak of the storm, in addition to providing critical information on cleanup and lingering impacts.


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Proposal by Royal Club Board and Counter proposal from New Abbey Curling Club
Royal Caledonian Curling Club Annual General
Meeting Saturday 27th June on Line 2 pm
Letter to Scottish Curling members, from Graham Lindsay, Chairman of the Board
You will have received the notice of the RCCC Annual General Meeting with a link to the online vote. I would like to share some information regarding the motion from New Abbey Curling Club, which you can view here.
Currently, Scotland’s top curlers benefit from a financial investment of £1.7m per year from UK Sport. This funding comes as a direct result of winning medals at previous Winter Olympics and helps many of our top teams achieve success all over the world every year. The players train as professional athletes with world class support and we want this to continue.
If we do not allow a selection policy to be put in place, UK Sport may withdraw their funding. The consequences for the future would be:
- The performance pathway programmes would be lost which could result in Scotland not qualifying for future World Championships.
- This would result in Scotland not gaining qualifying points to allow GB to be involved in future Olympics
- We would not be able to financially support the next generation of aspiring Olympians.
- Other countries with performance funding could overtake our teams in world rankings.
- The inability to gain a competitive edge against international rivals by playing against them worldwide.
- Loss of the TV coverage and promotional benefit that participation in the Winter Olympics brings.
Please note: This selection decision is only for the Olympic cycle to 2022.
The World Championships in 2021 will be the only opportunity to gain qualifying points for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. You may not like the change to selection but it will provide the best Scottish curlers with greatest opportunity to compete against the best teams in the world. If you are going to vote, please think of the consequences, look to the future and not at the past. If you would like to read more detailed information from the board it can be seen here.
I will be voting against the New Abbey Curling Club motion and encourage members to consider the points I have made before you cast your vote.
Please could you put the attached letter onto the website to ensure both sides of the argument are aired.
Detail of proposal posted against The R.C.C.C Boards Motion
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Optimizing API Calls and Performance Improvement in Xano+Weweb Integration
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Barclays India is organizing a full stack developer hiring hackathon across PAN India.
About Barclays India Hiring Hackathon
Barclays India is conducting a hiring hackathon to find top talent with a strong engineering bend and someone who is passionate about writing code and developing applications rapidly.
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While you are waiting to obtain a copy of Educated: a Memoir by Sara Westover ( the holds list is still in the 800’s), you might want to try this book. Mr. Rebanks, the latest in a long family line of Herdwick sheep farmers, has become an international phenomenon with his evocative prose and blunt observations on the rugged lives and culture of his native English Lake District (Wellesley Books). He rejects everything about school as a boy but ends up at Oxford. While most memoirs are about people trying to leave a place, James is determined to remain on the land of his ancestors.
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In February this year, producer Roy Lee announced that the film adaptation of Stephen King's novel It could go into production before the end of this year. According to The Hollywood Reporter , the famous long-term construction has taken an important step towards the big screen: Studio New Line Cinema and director Andres Muschetti have moved the project to the casting stage.|
In 1990, the book King of Horrors has already become the basis of the plot of the mini-series on the ABC channel. The television adaptation has earned critical praise for Tim Curry's brilliant reincarnation as one of the monstrous creatures It - the clown Pennywise .
Work on a full-length film adaptation of King's novel started seven years ago. Guillermo del Toro showed interest in the project, but in the end, the director's chair went to Carey Fukunaga, who proposed to divide the film into two parts. It was planned that the first one will tell about children from the so-called Losers' Club , who faced an ancient evil in the small town of Derry. In the second part, the audience had to meet the already grown heroes, who were forced to once again enter the battle with the very horror.
Last May, Fukunaga cast Will Poulter for the role of Pennywise , but a few days later the filmmaker unexpectedly left the film due to creative differences with the studio bosses. Andres Muschetti was soon appointed as the new director of the horror, and the fate of Poulter remained in limbo for a long time. In the end, the actor chose to do other projects, as a result of which the producers had to re-cast for one of the key roles.
According to insiders, Pennywise in Muschetti will be portrayed by Bill Skarsgard (“Hemlock Grove” / Hemlock Grove , “ Divergent, Chapter 3: Behind the Wall "). Jaden Lieberer ("Saint Vincent"), who, according to rumors, got the role of the leader of the Losers' Club - Bill Denbrough , will accompany the representative of the famous Swedish acting dynasty on the screen. The cast also includes young actors Finn Wolfhard, Jack Grazer, Wyatt Oleff, Chozen Jacobs and Jeremy Rae Taylor.
The film adaptation is expected to not only retain the two-part format, but also target the R age limit. The first part of " It " will appear on USA screens on September 7, 2017 .
The Topic of Article: ”It” summoned the clown Pennywise.


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Location: popularly recorded as the place with the most leaf prayer books in Vietnam in the Records Books, Xvayton Pagoda, the Khmer pagoda in the center of Tri Ton Town …
Area: 3 424.3 km2
Population: 2 172.000
Average temperature: 27.4 degree Celsius
District of An Giang province : Long Xuyen, Chau Doc, An Phu, Tan Chau, Phu Tan, Chau Phu, Thoai Son, Cho Moi, Tinh Bien, Chau Thanh, Tri Ton
Located in the West of the Mekong Delta between the Tien GIang and Hau Giang Rivers, An Giang has about 95km of border in common with Cambodia. Lying along the Cuu Long River, the province includes some midland areas and low mountains. Therefore, it is gifted a unique equatorial climate with with a strong monsoon influence.
Majority of residents living in An Giang Province are the Kinh, Khmer, Cham, and Hoa. Since located in the monsoon tropical climate, the annual average temperature in An Giang Province varies between 26 and 28 C. the dry season begins from December to April, and the rainy season starts from May to November. Floods often occur from the middle of August to the middle of November.
An Giang province is divided by many rivers and canals that make a convenient water transport system. Especially, the Tien and Hau rivers, two large branches of the Mekong River, run across the province. Annually, both vast rivers bring along with them millions of cubic meters of alluvium to the region. As a result, the deposits have formed several islets which are extremely fertile and covered with lush green vegetation.
An Giang has long been famous for its traditional occupation of mulberry growing, silkworm raising and silk weaving.
Famous sites and attractions include An Giang Museum in Long Xuyen, Ba Sam Temple Festival at Sam Mountain in Chau Doc, and Cam Mountain in Binh Tien.
Geographically, An Giang Province locates in the upper reaches of the Mekong Delta. Two largest rivers dominate the area of this provinces are Tien River and Giang River, which are branches of Mekong River. Most of An Giang is fairly plat area and divided by many rivers and rivers. This terrain has led to An Giang being an important agricultural center, providing remarkable quantities of rice. The Cam Mountains, also known as the Thất Sơn range or the “Seven Mountains”, are located in the western Tịnh Biên District. Followers of the Bửu Sơn Kỳ Hương tradition, founded in An Giang in 1849, refer to these mountains as Bửu Sơn, “Precious Mountains”.
Located in the region of Oc Eo Remains Site, An Giang has many relics related to the ancient Oc Eo Civilization. According to many archaeologists, An Giang was the location of a bustling commercial sea port built with many major architectural projects which can be traced back to the first century. This statement has glorified the province as a one time economically and culturally prosperous locality.
An Giang Province was originally established in 1832 when Vietnamese migrants moving southwards in search of new land. Basing on the position of this province on the river, An GIang is recognized as one of the significant center of the vanished Óc Eo culture. Silk products are its famous specialty.
An Giang is the homeland of variety Vietnamese ethnic minorities such as Khmer, Cham and ethnic Chinese. Since the province locates next to Cambodia’s border, the Khmer community is the largest ethnic minority in the area. Other groups, such as the Cham and ethnic Chinese (Hoa), are also found in An Giang.
The Ba Chuc massacre of April 1978, in that border province with Cambodia. On the day the Khmer Rouge began its series of border raids, April 15, 1978, Ba Chuc was a quiet little village of about 3,500 people. For two weeks, ending April 30, 1978, the Khmer Rouge tore through Ba Chuc slicing to bits anything that breathed, literally ripping apart young children limb from limb and hacking the adults to pieces with machetes. When the raids ceased the population of Ba Chuc had been reduced to 2.
Since An Giang is criss-crossed by many rivers and canals, it has a relatively convenient land and water transport system. National Road 91 connects to Cam-pu-chia. Buses run from Chau Doc to Long Xuyen, Cantho, and other destinations in the Mekong Delta.
Long Xuyen City is 62km from Cantho city, 125km from My Tho city, and 190km from Ho Chi Minh City. Chau Doc Town is 96km from Ha Tien, 117km from Cantho city, 179km from My Tho city, and 245km from Ho Chi Minh City.
Located at the foot of Sam Mountain, Vinh Te Commune, Chau Doc Town of An GIang Province, Thoai Ngoc Hau Tomb is a fine piece of art of ancient architecture. …
Located in My Hoa Hung Commune, Long Xuyen City, An Giang Province, Ong Ho Island had been formed by the silt of Hau River. Especially, there is the wooden house …

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Newcastle United new boy Rodrigo Vilca made his debut for the club at St James’ Park today – and it seems he impressed local reporters in attendance.
Heres’ what both had to say, along with his impressive goal which caught the eye during our warm-up:
The Mail’s Craig Hope also praised the Peruvian, saying he looked “lovely on the ball” and a player who’ll give the club “plenty to work with”.
One slight negative, if you can call it that, was Chris Waugh revealing how there appeared to be a language barrier between Vilca and his teammates – with the 21-year-old only fluent in Spanish at present:
As for the game itself, Fulham went into the break 0-1 up, however our second string – that featured Dummett, Clark, Lazaar and Matty Longstaff – came back to win 2-1 via late strikes from Yannick Toure and Stan Flaherty.
Flaherty, who recently arrived from Arsenal, appeared to be our star man, bagging an assist, a brilliant winner and being described as our ‘most dangerous player’ by Chris Waugh.
The game also saw Bradley Cross make his debut from the bench, with the South African appearing for the first time following his move to Tyneside on a two-year deal last week.
So, a good debut display from Vilca, a solid run out for some of our senior men and a brilliant comeback win for the U-23’s!


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|In fact, some vegetables require an early start. Some plants, like tomato plants, require a fairly long growing season and in colder climates require that you start them inside weeks before the weather permits planting them in the garden.
Look through the display of seeds at your nursery or hardware store for information on the length of the growing season and planting times. Check out this moon phase planting zones chart for specific information. This will tell you if your selected seeds require that they be started indoors.
Each seed packet carries instructions as to the length of the growing season as well as temperature and light requirements for the plant. If you are a beginner, stick to the easy ones the first year. Plants like tomatoes, peppers and herbs are ideal for the novice gardener.
Materials for starting seeds indoors
Seeds are alive but in a state of hibernation. By adding moisture and warmth you will stir them into growth and start them on their path to maturity. You can decide which seeds you will bring to life, and when you wish them to awaken. It is almost like magic and very convenient for the organic gardener.
Now is the time to begin planning your garden layout on paper. Design your plot in such a way as to rotate your crops from one year to the other. Be sure to locate small plants on the south side of your garden with larger plants on the north side. This will minimize shading and shadows which negatively affects growth.
Some seeds and transplants are so big and sturdy that they can be planted directly in the soil of the garden. Others are tiny, or have such exacting requirements of warmth and humidity that they need special soil preparation, sterile conditions, and attentive care such as the two step seed starting method. (see link below)
The one-step seed starting method
When the moon is in the proper phase or second quarter moon (i.e. waxing) place sterile peat moss or vermiculite and the seeds into containers that are large enough to take the seeds from germination to transplanting.
If done correctly, and you have sized the planting medium properly, the plants will be able to be placed directly into your garden without the need for transplanting seedlings from pot to pot as they grow. 4" peat cubes are the easiest to work with.
Sowing seedsSow seeds by putting two or three in each dampened container and place them into flats. Do not add any fertilizers at this point. Cover with newspaper and put them in a warm place. Check daily for signs of germination. Remove the newspaper when this happens and move the young plants to a place where they can get some light.
Thinning out the seedlingsOnce the seeds have germinated, and produce their first true leaves, thin them out by removing all but the hardiest seedling from each holder. When the weather has stabilized, the moon is in the proper phase and the seedlings have grown to transplant size you will be able to plant them directly into your garden.
Creating a mini greenhouse
Now that the plants have been thinned out water them thoroughly and place on a tray in a large plastic bag. Make some ribs to support the plastic bag from old coat hangers or flexible rods to allow for growth.
Keep your mini greenhouse at a temperature of about 75° in a bright, but not sunny, location. Be sure that they stay damp but not soaked. Add a weak starter solution of compost tea or a good organic fertilizer to the water to promote hardy development of the plants and their root systems. Monitor the moisture carefully for the plant's water requirements. If the soil is too wet the plants will die from dampening off disease, too dry and they will not develop as well as they should.
Using a mild solution of chamomiles tea and applying it lightly to the growing bed will help to prevent damping-off of young plants.
Hardening off and transplanting
When plants are 4" to 6" high, and the weather and moon phase permit, they are ready to be hardened-off and transplanted into the garden. Your plants will require a period of adjustment to outdoor conditions before putting them out.
Harden off your plants by moving them outside into a shady and wind protected area or try cold frame planting. Do this about two weeks before setting them out in the garden. Start by putting them out in the middle of the day for a few hours. Gradually increase the length of time that they are exposed to the outdoors and in a few days they can remain outside. Watch them carefully to see that they do not wilt and keep them sheltered from the wind.
Transplant during a cool time of dayTransplanting should be done on a cloudy day, early in the morning or in the evening when the sun is not shining directly on them. Water them with a weak organic fertilizer as soon as they are placed into the ground and keep the soil moist until they are established.
Left over water from boiling pasta or vegetables serves as a great starter solution for your seedlings and transplants. The minerals and trace elements contained in it will provide a gentle feeding for young plants.

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