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Grapefruit has the scientific name is Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck, citrus (Rutaceae). Grapefruit also known as cotton, kan how tch’lou (Thai), mak Somo (Laos), kroth thlong (Cambodia).
They grow grapefruit to eat fruit, shade, take flowers to marinate food aroma, fruit cake or for distilled grapefruit aromas perfume cosmetics …
The parts of the plant are used in medicine as grapefruit: grapefruit juice, peel, leaves, flowers, seeds, nut shells.
Grapefruit fruit is useful for people with increased cholesterol, hypertension, atherosclerosis, diabetes, obesity.
Especially, in the white pulp of the fruit of grapefruit contains pectin, essential oil, hesperidin, maringin, are substances that work to reduce cholesterol – blood, protecting the sustainability of capillaries, prevent hypertension and stroke cerebrovascular, myocardial infarction …
Leaves of fresh grapefruit is often used to cook with different kinds of aromatic leaves (tree basil, mint, marjoram, perilla, citronella, wormwood …) for inhalation in treating flu, headaches.
Some basic information for business Pomelo fruit trees
Grapefruit tree is easy to grow when planted from seedlings in the nursery elected, fruit is clean, nutritious. A ha grapefruit takes 5 years old can yield results from 50-65 thousand / year.
1. Demand for eco-tree:
Temperature: grapefruit tree can live and thrive in the temperature range 13 – 38oC, preferably 23 – 29oC. Under the trees stop growing 13oC, below minus 5 ° C, grapefruit will die;
Lighting: grapefruit tree is not suitable for direct sunlight, appropriate light intensity for grapefruit around 10000-15000 lux (equivalent to the light at 8 am and 4-5 pm in the dry season);
Water: grapefruit tree huge demand for water, especially during flowering and fruit development. On the other hand, grapefruit is also very susceptible to flooding conditions. During the rainy season, if high water table in the ground and could not drain, tree roots will rot, yellowing and death.
2. Crop planting grapefruit:
Grapefruit trees are usually planted at the beginning of the irrigation season to help, but also can be grown throughout the year if irrigation water initiative.
3. Planting windbreaks and shade for grapefruit:
Grapefruit appropriate scattered light, so to planting shade trees with other plants grapefruit as soursop, … At the same time, planting windbreaks as coconut, mango, all kinds of timber, … to limit the damage caused by storms and the spread of insects and pathogens.
Here are some breeding techniques, planting and care of basic grapefruit
I. Request BƯỞI Ecology of plants:
1. Temperature: Grapefruit Tree native tropical and subtropical, can grow to be between 40 degrees north latitude to 40 degrees south latitude, the most suitable temperature of 23- 29 ° C.
2. Lighting: Light intensity is appropriate for grapefruit tree 15. 10. 000- 000 lux (equivalent to bright sunlight or sun at 8 pm at 16 hours). In terms of the South, when planting shade trees planted grapefruit should East-West direction.
3. Water: grapefruit trees need lots of water during the period of fruit and seedlings, but also very afraid of waterlogged trees. The most suitable soil moisture is 70 to 80%, between 1000- 2000 mm rainfall / year. In the dry season should be watering grapefruit, but the water is not salty than 3 ‰.
4. Land: Land grapefruit crop cultivation must have thick layer of at least 0, 6m, light mechanical composition or medium, porous, airy, well-drained, with a high organic content> 3% , PH 5, 5- 7, not more than 3 ‰ salinity, groundwater levels under 0.8m.
Soil Preparation II Grapefruit Tree Planting:
At low soil, when planting grapefruit need to dig ditches to discharge to Phil alum, salty and improve farming floor; annually if the flood water garden design of embankments need to protect crops.
1. Planting windbreaks for crops Grapefruit: It should be planted on embankments windshield of a garden with trees such as jackfruit, mango, coconut ….
2. Grapefruit trees Distance: Depending on the breed and the planting soil that distance changes accordingly, may be 5X6m or 6X6m or 6X7m
3. Planting shade: Grapefruit Tree appropriate scattered light, so it should be planted shade trees such as plum, custard, coconut fiber, cau … Trees are often planted shade trees interspersed between 2 grapefruit or along spoon.
4. Varieties planted: Depending on soil, climate and demand that appropriate plant breeding. MD can plant varieties such as green grapefruit, pomelos, grapefruit fruit, grapefruit tea bar.
III. Technical grapefruit seed multiplication:
a) grapefruit grafting method:
Propagation coefficient high, take advantage of the rootstock, good lodging resistant plants, increase longevity, retaining the good properties of grapefruit bullets.
– Grafted grapefruit: It is possible to use the same local sour grapefruit rootstock or used as original orange rootstock secret to a stable way grapefruit seed quality. Rootstock should be planted from fine particles, collected from the good fruit on the trees, collecting seeds from the left chose not fall, fruit diseases. Before the transplant, grapefruit rootstock must be periodically spray insecticides against the pest.
– Eye transplant, stem Tower: Use disease-stored grafts in the grid prevents the pest. Spike took the branches leaning grafts is approximately between themselves, are selected according to the direction and position of the grapefruit trees to reduce the incidence of atypical form, not taking his eyes from the branches landscaped compound (pass) and grapefruit trees grow messed-up On the ground.
b) Methods of twigs grapefruit extract:
Help keep completely the characteristics of grapefruit bullet, shallow roots, planted on suitable land with water level slightly higher level but low propagation coefficient, easy to spread dangerous infectious diseases, plant grapefruit rapidly aging and can not make use of the advantages of the rootstock. Grapefruit easily fallen by poorly developed root system, does not correspond to the development of the grapefruit tree. Notes on twigs grapefruit extract:
– The grapefruit tree extraction tools must be sterilized before and after performing operations on each segment extracted stem.
– Age cuttings should not be too old, just select the branch buds.
– Tree branches must be used to extract grapefruit is in a state of good development and growth, no pests, especially the yellow leaf disease and Tristeza Greening.
c) Standards bullet grapefruit:
Grapefruit tree is the tree line early disease, with clear origins, is in a phase of growth well developed, there is no pest infestation signs, test results negative for dangerous diseases to grapefruit as Greening Gold leaf disease, Tristeza, yielding stable qualities.
2. Criteria for good grapefruit varieties:
– Grapefruit tree seeds must be true, healthy growth, non-germ pests
– Uniform grapefruit tree morphological and genetic characteristics, the difference does not exceed 5%
– The height from the floor of elected grapefruit> 60cm, with 2-3 branches grade I
– Diameter of grapefruit trees grafted surface measuring 10cm elected: 0,8-1cm
– Diameter of grapefruit tree grafting (measured on the grafted wound 2 cm)> 0.7cm
IV Technician Grapefruit Tree Planting And Care:
1. pomelo planting season:
Mekong Delta can be grown year round but grapefruit ensure irrigation and drainage for plants. It is best planted in early rainy season.
2. Prepare the grapefruit crop land size:
MRD should cover to plant tissue is to raise floor purpose farming, land for land surface models are often muddy or dry ditch, size 80 to 100cm in diameter, depending on the height of the high ground, between tissues should dig hole size 0, 6X0, 6m. Then for 20- to 40 kg of manure pits Super Lan + 0 + 1 kg, 5 kg of lime mixed with soil
3. The method set pomelo children:
When planted pomelo put down between tissue, facial tissue placed horizontal elected, install it in the tissues, keep plugging pile dwarfing trees winds, grapefruit trees watered.
If planted with grapefruit transplant grafts should rotate about the main wind direction in order to avoid splitting the bud by the wind. If using cuttings planted grapefruit trees, branches should be placed above the ground, a tilt of about 45 ° to help root branching tree well.
4. The original Cabinet grapefruit moisturizing:
In the dry season should mulching with straw or hay to keep moisture, while also suppressing weeds. Note the cabinet to leave the stump about 20cm to limit the types of fungal attack grapefruit tree.
5. Irrigation and drainage for grapefruit:
Grapefruit trees need water during periods of seedlings and fruit trees bloom, but the plant is very afraid of flooding, it is necessary to pay attention to drainage during the rainy season grapefruit.
6. Phil dredger compensation for grapefruit:
Phil mud on job training for grapefruit can be combined with drought to create plants blossom; can pay around 2- 3 calendar months or after the rainy season, approximately 2- 3 cm thick layer of mud is best. Time to pay compensation mud once every 2 years.
7. Fertilizing for grapefruit:
Depending on the soil type, variety and growing conditions of grapefruit trees that provide for appropriate fertilizers.
a- basic construction period of grapefruit:
Phase grapefruit from 1- 3 years old, fertilizers are divided into 3 to 5 times per year for top dressing; 6 months after planting can use mixed 40 gr urea water to irrigate 1 month / times. Dose of fertilizer basic construction period grapefruit
Save y`: Can be used in accordance with the fertilizers Komix as:
Basal for grapefruit: 1. 2kg organophosphate Komix microbiology / root.
Dressing for grapefruit: Komix powder fertilizer used exclusively for fruit: For stable fruit pomelo, every year can be divided into 3 times fertilizer, fertilizer each time 0, 5- 1kg / plant / time.
b- trading period grapefruit:
– After harvesting 1 week, fertilizers: Urea 25% + 25% + 5 20kg Lan organic fertilizer / root / year.
– 1 month before flowering grapefruit tree fertilizer: Urea 25% + 50% + 30% potassium Lan.
– After pomelo fruit (fruit growing stage) fertilizers: Urea 50% + 25% + 50% potassium Lan.
– A month before harvesting the fruit pomelo, 20% potassium fertilizer.
Phase grapefruit growing, amount of fertilizer should be divided doses depending on the severity of legumes and the development of pomelo fruit. Every year the additional fertilizer 0, 5- 1kg feces Ca (NO3) 2 / the portion to improve the quality and shelf life after harvest of grapefruit
In addition to the inorganic fertilizers on, to create organic products meet export demand for fruit, grapefruit when fertilizing should use compost or use of organic fertilizers such biochemical Komix to fertilize grapefruit, with fertilizers and dosages are as follows:
* Business period grapefruit trees: Fertilizing Komix powder used for fruit trees doses 6kg / year plant, fertilizer 3 times:
– After harvesting fruits grapefruit fertilizer 2kg / tree.
– Before flowering grapefruit fertilizer 2kg / tree.
– When pomelo fruit farming fertilizer 2kg / tree
Also during grapefruit growing foliar spray Komix Komix superzinc- k FT and about 5 times / season left, each separated by 10 days the dosage instructions on the packaging.
8 – Pruning Canopy grapefruit:
a – Pruning grapefruit:
Every year, after harvesting the fruit pomelo, need to remove the spike has brought the left (usually very short-range 10- 15cm) diseased branches, weak branches, twigs inside pomelo trees can not afford to bring the left , the branches are crossed, and also to remove the branches exceeded during carrying fruit to restrict competition for nutrients and pests grapefruit trees. Note: during the cutting process must disinfect water or alcohol javel 90 ° before the sniper scene grapefruit trees.
b- Create grapefruit tree canopy:
From grafts or more locations around 50- 80cm, then press the left top scene grapefruit, for the purpose of sleep and sprouts sprouts grow inside. Choose healthy 3 sprouts, straight main stem and grow in 3 directions relatively uniform as the primary branches 1. Plug bamboo poles used to hold the branches to the ground level 1 grapefruit created with the original main body 1 35- 40 °. From developing branch branch level 1 level 2 share lead retain 2- and 3 branches. 2 level to spike to a main trunk and branches 15- 30cm 20- 25cm this way the other branches, along with branches forming a Tier 1 original 30- 35 °. Grade 2 from branch will form three primary branches, branches are not limited in number and length, but is necessary to remove the seat grapefruit tree grows too thick or too weak. After 2 years will have the canopy grapefruit balanced, convenient care, disease prevention and pomelo fruit harvest.
9. Handle for grapefruit trees bloom:
Flowering grapefruit tree needs time to dry the flower, so in the management of the water garden can produce grapefruit drought to bloom simultaneously.
Create a 12- month drought in 01 calendar, Tet Trung Thu harvested (7- 8 cases against about a calendar month); or create 3- 4 months of drought in the harvest calendar to Lunar New Year (12 months period for the calendar upon). During the rainy season, use nylon fabric coated grapefruit tree or around the Philippines to cover drought for flowering grapefruit tree.
* Option 1: After grapefruit tree was fertilized 2nd, to calendar 15/3 (20 days), then start watering again 2- 3 times a day and 3-day watering constantly, to irrigate every 4th day days. 7- 15 days after the first round watering grapefruit trees will bloom (this time watering days holidays) 10- 15 days after flowering will pomelo fruit falling petals.
* Option 2: After grapefruit tree was fertilized 2nd calendar 15/3 Phil VBA to be soaked with water, may award a thin layer of mud 2- 3 cm. After 20 to 25 days if there are waiting for compensation mud cracked dry mud of irrigation return the same way 1.
10- pomelo fruit Neo:
By the time of harvesting grapefruit can lower the prices on pomelo fruits from 15 to 30 days to wait for prices using urea or fertilizer ingredient leaf in the hormones of heading Auxin, gibberellin spray left straight up on grapefruit.
V. – Grapefruit Tree pests and control measures Tri:
1 – pomelo citrus psyllid damage:
Harmful: the yellowing disease agent on Citrus Greening, causing severe damage in the Mekong Delta. Both the insect larvae and are sucking grapefruit trees bud and transmission.
– Prevention and treatment measures:
+ Raising the ants and the conservation of natural predators to control pests in the garden planting density of grapefruit.
+ When planting a garden design should grapefruit crop protection barrier to wind, to prevent pests from entering the garden.
+ Use of chemicals to spray at bud grapefruit with drugs such as Applaud- Bas, Butyl, Bascide, fenbis, SecSaigon …
2 – leafminer damage grapefruit:
– Cause two: Attack at the young leaves of grapefruit trees, borers under the leaf epidermis as zigzag lines deformed leaves, zigzag, affect the development of the grapefruit tree bud. Also leafminer also causes ulcers easy to penetrate.
– Prevention and treatment measures:
+ Care for grapefruit trees grow well, pruning simultaneously for focused bud stage, rapid maturation.
+ Use of chemical drugs such as fenbis, Lancer, Diaphos, vibasu, Supracide …
3 – Aphids damage grapefruit:
– Harmful: chit often sap in bud grapefruit, affect the growth and development of shoots, hoppers discharging extra biliary facilitate development of sooty fungus. Aphids are also vectors on citrus Tristeza as grapefruit.
– Prevention and treatment measures:
+ Raising the ants to control the density of aphids in the garden of grapefruit trees.
+ Spray grapefruit tree at the bud when aphids appear in categories such as: Lancer, SecSaigon, Vibasu, Pyrinex, D- C Tronplus oil …
4 – Spider grapefruit tree damage:
Both the insect larvae are small, brown, pale yellow or white depending on type, wingless, with eight legs like spiders.
– Harmful: Full insect larvae and the young leaves and sucking often outside the small crust of about 1- 2 months old, the everlasting appeal of spiders rarely make fruit fall, but often peel skin was rough as bran , reducing the commercial value of pomelo fruit.
– Measures to prevent harmful spiders grapefruit treatment:
+ In nature there are many predators can reduce mite populations.
+ May apply measures to limit farming left by sucking spider bag left at a young age
+ Spray the plant protection when needed: Comite, sulox, Ortus, D- C Tronplus oil …
5 – root rot melting on grapefruit:
– Symptoms: At first make bark disease in the root zone swollen grapefruit water, brown rot into the Real format, then dried, cracked down, melt the dark brown very smelly …
– Agent: caused by Phytophthora sp.
– Harmful: grapefruit tree at root diseases, stem rot shell especially in non-law; on itself when cracked shells made of plastic flowed very foul smell; on the leaves, causing leaves yellow and fall off; on the contrary makes fruit left to rot especially those near the ground. The disease usually attacks in the pomelo gardens with high density, high humidity.
– Prevention and treatment measures:
+ Planting grapefruit with moderate distances to reduce moisture in the garden.
+ Model pomelo planting tall must not be submerged.
+ Annually grapefruit fertilizer per tree from 20 to 30 kg manure.
+ Spray the drug categories as: Mexyl- MZ, Alpine, Ridomyl, Aliette, Vimonyl, Ridozeb …
6 – ulcer disease caused grapefruit:
– Symptoms: The disease can damage the leaves, fruit and twigs grapefruit, development contagious during the rainy season and when there is fog, the most visible symptoms on leaves, burned the circular spots around the areola pomelo leaves yellow but not deformed.
– Agent: Because the bacterium Xanthomonas pv campestric. citri cause for grapefruit.
– Harmful: on the leaves and fruit of grapefruit, small lesions initially, favor dark green water, then turns into light brown humps grow leaves or peel pomelo leaves do make the reduced photosynthetic capacity and left goes mushy rot. The disease spreads rapidly
Through irrigation, rain and fog, causing heavy damage in the pomelo gardens is leafminer attack and on the grapefruit seed nursery.
– Prevention and treatment measures:
+ Cut and disposal of branches, leaves, fruits grapefruit illness, strict hygiene including farmers gardening clothes.
+ To minimize the damage done drying the leaves and fruit of grapefruit, especially leafminer treatment room.
+ Spray the plant protection drugs for grapefruit as: Kasuran, Funguran, Bordeaux, Coc …
7 – yellowing disease caused grapefruit Greening:
– Symptoms: The leaves are still green but grapefruit yellow spots, while in some leaf yellowing leaf blade leaf veins remain green, small leaves and narrow long as rabbit ears, deciduous. On grapefruit, small branches left sick, twisted, black thui grain, cotton many times in the same grapefruit.
– Agent: Due to gram-negative bacteria (Liberibacter asiaticus) cause against the pest and disease due to grapefruit,
– Measures to prevent:
+ Planting disease-free grapefruit.
+ No propagation from infected grapefruit trees.
+ Planting windbreaks to prevent pests from other places for garden planting grapefruit
+ Sterilize pruning knife when grapefruit.
+ Spray the insecticide hoppers such as Applaud- Bas, Butyl, Bascide, fenbis, SecSaigon …
8 – Scabies on grapefruit:
– Symptoms: Lesions have emerged pale brown on the underside of leaves, on shoots and fruit, no pants yellow scab around like ulcers.
– Agent: Elsinoc fawcetii fungal cause for grapefruit.
– Harmful: Mushrooms are often attacked on the bud, shoots and fruit pomelo, foliar leaf fungus attacks the underside of leaves makes grapefruit was grainy, distorted, reduced photosynthetic capacity, reduced commercial value Is the left. Disease development and spread dramatically in the last rainy season and water.
– Prevention and treatment measures:
+ Clean the garden, pruning and destruction even the branches, leaves, fruits grapefruit sick.
+ Injection of drugs such as Zin, Dipomat, COC, copper oxychloride, Funguran, Dithan- M …
Grapefruit Harvest VI:
1. The time for harvesting the fruit of pomelo:
Grapefruit trees from flowering to harvest about 6- 7 months depending on breed, age of trees, growth status … should be harvested in the cool weather, not to harvest after rain or fog.
2. The method of harvesting the fruit of pomelo:
Use a knife to cut stems and grapefruit, clean them and put in baskets to a cool place, classification.
3. Handling grapefruit harvest:
– Can spray 10-40ppm 2.4 D levels to prevent dryness and loss grapefruit stubs.
– Spray thiabendazole 40% dilution at a concentration 500 times at the time of 1-2 weeks before harvest, or soak for 3 minutes when the new harvest grapefruit.
– Spray Iminoctodine diluted 2,000 times 25% at 4 days before harvest or soak for 3 minutes when the new harvest fruit grapefruit to reduce damage rate.
4. Preservation of grapefruit:
After harvesting, or handling chemicals, keep a few days left in the shade to dry before storing it in your pocket. Bags should be thick around 0,02-0,03mm, each bag should only keep one left. If stored for long periods should use very thin PE sheath wrapped.


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© 2015 Asian Pacific Society of Respirology. Biodiesel is a generic term for fuel that can be made from virtually any plant or animal oil via transesterification of triglycerides with an alcohol (and usually a catalyst). Biodiesel has received considerable scientific attention in recent years, as it is a renewable resource that is directly able to replace mineral diesel in many engines. Additionally, some countries have mandated a minimum biodiesel content in all diesel fuel sold on environmental grounds. When combusted, biodiesel produces exhaust emissions containing particulate matter, adsorbed chemicals and a range of gases. In many cases, absolute amounts of these pollutants are lower in biodiesel exhaust compared with mineral diesel exhaust, leading to speculation that biodiesel exhaust may be less harmful to health. Additionally, engine performance studies show that the concentrations of these pollutants vary significantly depending on the renewable oil used to make the biodiesel and the ratio of biodiesel to mineral diesel in the fuel mix. Given the strategic and legislative push towards the use of biodiesel in many countries, a concerning possibility is that certain biodiesels may produce exhaust emissions that are more harmful to health than others. This variation suggests that a comprehensive, systematic and comparative approach to assessing the potential for a range of different biodiesel exhausts to affect health is urgently required. Such an assessment could inform biodiesel production priorities, drive research and development into new exhaust treatment technologies, and ultimately minimize the health impacts of biodiesel exhaust exposure.
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The Supreme Court on Saturday settled the seven-decade-long Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute with the historic verdict of awarding a Hindu group the ownership of a centuries-old religious site. It ordered the allotment of an alternative piece of five acres of land to the Muslims for a mosque.
The core of Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute lies in the belief that Lord Ram was born in a room located under what was the central dome of the Babri Masjid. The masjid was built on the orders of Mughal emperor Babur in the 16th century before its demolition by kar sevaks on 6 December, 1992.
Firstpost takes you through the timeline of events in this dispute that caused deep divisions and deadly riots between the two communities since decades.
1528: Mughal emperor Babur's commander Mir Bagi came to Ayodhya, and is believed to have destroyed the pre-existing temple dedicated to Lord Ram to build Babri Masjid.
1853: The first recorded incident of violence between Hindus and Muslims over the holy site took place during the reign of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah of Awadh. Nirmohis, a Hindu sect, claimed that a Hindu temple had been destroyed during Babur's times to build the mosque.
1859: The officials from British colonial administration erected a fence at the site to separate the places of worships. While the Muslims were allowed to use the inner court, the Hindus were allowed the outer court.
1885: Mahant Raghubir Das filed the first case, seeking permission to build a canopy on the Ramchabutra (a raised platform) outside the mosque. The plea was rejected by the Faizabad district court a year later.
1949: Lord Ram's idol appeared inside the mosque. Muslims claimed that the idol was placed by Hindu groups. Both sides file civil suits following which the government declared the area as disputed and locked the gates to the premises.
1950: Gopal Singh Visharad and Mahant Paramhans Ramchandra Das filed suits at the Faizabad court seeking permission to offer prayers to the idols in the janamsthan. While the inner courtyard remained locked, prayers were allowed.
1959: The Nirmohi Akhara filed a third suit seeking possession of the site and claimed to be the custodians of the Ram Janmabhoomi.
1961: The Sunni Central Board of Waqf filed a case against the placing of idols inside the mosque and claimed that the mosque and surrounding land was a graveyard.
1986: A district court ordered that the gates of the mosque be opened and Hindus be allowed to worship there, on a plea by Hari Shankar Dubey. As Muslims protested the move to allow Hindus to pray in the mosque, a Babri Mosque Action Committee is formed.
1989: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) laid the foundation of a Ram temple on the land next to the Babri Masjid. Justice Deoki Nandan Agarwal, former VHP Vice-President, filed a fresh suit asking for the mosque to be shifted elsewhere.
In October, the four suits that have been pending at the Faizabad court are transferred to a special bench of the High Court.
1992: The disputed Babri Mosque was razed to the ground by karsevaks on 6 December. This led to some of the most deadliest riots across the country which led to the deaths of more than 2,000 people. The central government, headed by PV Narasimha Rao, formed a commission of inquiry under Justice MS Liberhan.
2002: In an attack on a train from Godhra in Gujarat, believed to be carrying karsevaks to Ayodhya, at least 58 people were killed. Riots erupted across the state and about a thousand people were said to have been killed during it.
The High Court ordered the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to excavate the site and to determine if it was earlier a temple. In April, three HC judges started the hearing to determine who the site belongs to.
2010: The Allahabad High Court ruled that the disputed land be divided into three parts—where one third will belong to Ram Lalla, represented by the Hindu Mahasabha; one third to the Islamic Waqf Board; and the remaining third to the Nirmohi Akhara. In December, the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha and the Sunni Waqf Board move the Supreme Court, challenging the HC ruling.
2011: In May, the Supreme Court stays the High Court order to split the land, stating that the status quo will remain.
2017: The Supreme Court said that the matter is sensitive and the rival parties should settle it out of court.
2018: In February, Kapil Sibal, who appeared for the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board questioned the court about the hurry and requested that the hearing to be put off till July 2019. In September, the Supreme Court declined to refer the case to a five-judge bench. In March, SC appointed a mediation panel headed by Judge (Retd.) FMI Kallifulla for an out-of-court settlement.
August 2019: The mediation panel failed to reach an amicable settlement. The top court began hearing the case on 6 August.
November 2019: On 9 November, the Supreme Court granted the entire 2.77 acre of disputed land in Ayodhya to deity Ram Lalla. The possession of land will remain with the Central government receiver until a trust, as mandated by the court, is formed. The Supreme Court also directed the Centre and Uttar Pradesh govt to allot 5 acre land to the Muslims at a prominent place for building mosque.
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Updated Date: Nov 10, 2019 15:48:35 IST


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That’s pretty nifty. Does it only work with Sony Smart TVs?
I’m pretty sure you’ve posted about it before, but I put together some basic Android TV / Fire TV features for SharpTools. I haven’t really had the chance to expand it the way I would really want to, but state display and control of basic devices like switches is there:

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His work isn’t a pure distillation of the delta style — he draws on diverse musical traditions — but the great unifying theme is his an acute sense of personal pain and a hope for redemption.
When Keb’ Mo’ pulls out his guitar, it’s easy to understand why he’s so often described by critics as a living link to the old-style delta blues that percolated in Mississippi and spread through its tributaries like wildfire. His work isn’t a pure distillation of the delta style — he draws on musical traditions as diverse as folk, rock, jazz, pop, and country — but the great unifying theme of his work is an acute sense of personal pain and a hope for redemption, hallmarks of the deep Southern blues.
Keb’ Mo’s crooning ballads are a balm for the weary soul, a safe port in a sea of storms and troubles, a reminder of a ray of sunshine breaking through a canopy of dark clouds. It’s a rainbow after a southern squall, no guarantee that the dark times haven’t concluded but a sliver of warm hope for an uncertain future. No wonder that he’s recognized as one of the truest artists of the blues form, a virtuoso with 14 albums, four Grammy Awards, an Americana Album of the Year, 11 Blues Foundation Awards, and six BMI awards to his credit.
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For a cool $39 million, you could spend next Christmas partying next door (or almost) to the Obamas while sipping a Mai Tai on a deck overlooking one of Hawaii’s best beaches.
That’s the asking price (US$28 million) for 51 Kaikea Place, a sprawling one-hectare beachfront retreat on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, just a five minute stroll from where President Barack Obama and his family will spend their December holidays this year and the spot where they have vacationed every year since 2009.
51 Kaikea Place is in Kailua, a beachside suburb of Honolulu, where lavish, open-plan, palm-fringed holiday rentals are also popular with Hollywood glitterati like Bradley Cooper, Emily Blunt and Angelina Jolie, who can afford the $15,000-a-night prices during peak seasons.
This year the Obamas are once again holidaying at Hale Reena Estate, a five-bedroom Asian-style oceanfront estate with its own tropical lagoon, manicured lawns and uninterrupted views of the seaside and the Mokulua islands. (Before that they stayed at The Plantation Estate, unofficially known as the “Winter White House“, and also in Kailua).
Inside 51 Kaikea Place: Alfresco living.
Just down the road, 51 Kaikea Place offers 61 metres of Kailua Beach frontage, famous for its white sand and turquoise waters, a three-bedroom main house designed by Hawaii architect Fritz Johnson and featuring an open-air terrace, gazebo, swimming pool and outdoor banqueting space and palm tree-lined driveway.
There’s also a guest house and caretakers lodgings plus two undeveloped 930-square-metre lots on the property to add to your tropical paradise.
Kailua Beach is famous for its white sand and turquoise waters.
You don’t even have to buy any furniture or artworks. Kaikea Place is being sold fully furnished by Scott Eden, of Newmark Grubb CBI.
“Land of this size is becoming increasingly hard to find on Oahu, particularly in such a desirable beachfront location and as part of a cosmopolitan suburb with some of Hawaii’s hottest bars, restaurants and boutiques,” Mr Eden said.
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Teranga Restaurant is a Black-owned African and American fusion restaurant in Hartwell. The fusion eatery offers fataya, lamb dishes, vegetarian plates, senburgers and more. Teranga’s diverse and affordable menu items always ensure something for everyone.
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Teranga Restaurant’s appetizers include wings, eggrolls and fataya. Lunches include lamb, chicken and fish prepared in several different ways as well as a vegetarian plate. Low-cost meals include senburgers, sandwiches and charwarma. Dinner options include lamb, chicken, beef chops, whole chicken and tilapia.
Jamaican meals include jerk chicken, curry goat, soup, curry chicken, oxtails and red snappers. Sides include couscous, plantains, fries, white and brown rice, steamed noodles, salad, greens, rice and peas, cabbage, fufu and attieke. Desserts include tiakri, beignets and French toast.
Teranga Restaurant offers specials for each day of the week:
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In addition, the Black-owned culinary boutique caters. The African American cookery serves picnics, holiday parties, business events, birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, rehearsal dinners, family reunions and more. Taranga can customize trays of rings, rice, veggies and meat entrees to fit the occasion’s needs.
Customers can order the Hartwell African and American fusion cuisine online or visit the location for the full experience. For more information on the specials offered or the menu at Taranga Restaurant, check out the specials or menu on the website.
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Valsad – Gujarat’s Charming Coastal Town
When you enter Valsad, you are greeted by gentle wafts of warm, balmy sea breeze carrying the soft aroma of its fruit orchards. Moving forward, a bustling small town with winding narrow alleys flanked by bustling street markets appears in front of you. The real treasure of Valsad, however, is its friendly population of people from various ethnic backgrounds who live in peaceful harmony. It is located on the Arabian Sea's coast and is one of Gujarat's major trade hubs due to its large production of Chikoo and the famous Alphonso mango. Formerly known as Bulsar, the city's name was eventually changed to Valsad, but locals still refer to it as Bulsar.
Things to Do in Valsad
Valsad may appear to be a sleepy small town at first glance, but it has a lot to offer beneath its laid-back exterior. Tithal Beach in the city is a popular tourist and local attraction. However, unlike a typical commercial beach, it allows you to enjoy the sea at your leisure in a tranquil setting. You can either relax on the soft black sand or go for a quick swim in the seawater. The beach is worth visiting for the spectacular sunset view.
Valsad is also home to several religious sites and places of worship. The Sai Baba Temple, located next to Tithal beach, is a popular shrine dedicated to saint Sai Baba, which is visited by devotees of various religions. Other significant religious sites include the Swaminarayan Temple, the Shanti Dham Jain Temple, and the Tadkeshwar Mahadev Temple.
Visiting the city's many mangoes and Chikoo orchards is a worthwhile experience. Local markets also sell high-quality fruits, such as Alphonso and Kesar mangoes, at wholesale prices. Teak woodcrafts, cotton fabrics, and traditional Bandhani sarees are also available for purchase.
The city buses have a well-connected network throughout the city and are an inexpensive way to travel in Valsad. Auto-rickshaws are a quick and easy way to get around the city. You can hire a taxi at a taxi stand or book a cab online. Tourists can book private cars for sightseeing from the city's various car rentals.
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Summers in Valsad are hot and humid, making city visits difficult.
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Friends Had Been Flying To A Ski Location When Their Plane Went Down
Three friends heading out for a weekend of skiing in upstate New York wound up spending most of a night fighting off cold weather and snow after the RV-10 they were flying went down in a rugged, wooded area near Lake Placid, NY.
The three friends had departed Somerset Airport in Bedminster, NJ, on Thursday heading to Lake Placid, NY, a flight they had reportedly taken before. Kate O'Connor, the daughter of one of the co-owners of the RV-10, said it had been daylight above the clouds, but when they slipped underneath on their approach, the pilot became disoriented.
The Associated Press reports that officials identified the men as Michael Oster, 54; Jeff O'Connor, 58; and Frank Dombroski, 51, all of Westfield in Union County, N.J., It was not reported who was acting as PIC of the airplane at the time it went down.
The online news site NJ.com reports that the airplane was slowed as it impacted trees, and then came to rest at about a 30-degree nose-down angle in a mountainous area. None of the men were seriously injured, but the area has no access trails. The contacted officials by cell phone, but the coordinates they gave were in a format not used by the State Department of Environmental Conservation, which initially began searching in the wrong area. An aerial search was abandoned as darkness fell and the weather continued to deteriorate.
The three used a tarp and extra clothing to ward off the snow and temperatures that fell into the single digits. They were finally found about 0200 EST near Big Burn Mountain west of Lake Placid and carried out by snowmobile. The three said they were fine and refused further treatment.
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We had a chance to speak with Phil Chamberlain for To Speak of Wolves in preparation of their upcoming album (out TOMORROW).
IVM: Hey Phil, thanks for taking some time to talk. 2016 saw the release of “New Bones” on Cardigan Records and “Dead in the Shadow” is coming up quickly. This all follows years of years of silence. How have things changed for the band, be it lineup, personal lives, or musical influences?
Phil Chamberlain: We took a few years off to pursue matters in our personal lives so when we got back together in 2016 we kind of exploded out a ton of music in a short amount of time. After recording and releasing “New Bones” we knew we wanted to release something else quickly. I guess we were making up for lost time in a way. We did have a lineup change at guitar and Andrew is a riff machine. The dude writes constantly so it made writing and recording these two releases easy. We didn’t put any “New Bones” ideas on “Dead in the Shadow” but we did write way more songs for this new release that ended up not making the record. At one point we had 30 song ideas floating around which we eventually narrowed down to 11.
IVM: One of the biggest changes for you recently was your return to Solid State. What prompted that and how has your experience with Solid State been?
PC: Solid State has always felt like home to us and it was for our first two records. They’ve made some changes over at the label and its an even better scenario for us now. They’re super easy to work with and have our best interests in mind.
IVM: “New Bones” was released on Cardigan Records, which is definitely a more niche label. I discovered them back when they signed Greaver and Iselia. How was your experience working with that label? What’s your relationship like with other bands on that roster?
PC: Shane the owner of Cardigan is a good buddy of mine. I really like a lot of the bands on the label so when it came time for us to do “New Bones” it was a natural fit. We love Shane and Cardigan and will always support the label and their bands.
IMV: “Dead in the Shadow” is your first full-length since 2012’s “Find Your Worth, Come Home”, which lyrically seemed to be conceptual to some degree. I know many bands prefer to keep some degree of ambiguity concerning lyrics, but what are some themes found on the new songs?
PC: Since I’m the drummer I can’t really answer this question, but I know Gage has a lot of really dark and heavy themes he wrote about on this album. You’d be better off asking him directly about the lyrical content and its meaning. We trust him completely and give him the freedom to write about whatever he wants to write about.
IVM: What are some of the biggest challenges of being in a band while also having families, jobs, and other adult responsibilities? Are there are any ways these obstacles have positively impacted the band?
PC: It’s a struggle that every band goes through in some form or another. You live and learn and grow and surround yourself with people that are in it with you and help each other over any obstacles that are in the way. These hardships have brought us closer as a band. We’re all in it together. We say that everyday.
IVM: Besides music, what are some of your favorite things to do? Any particular weird hobbies – and maybe a story to go along with it?
PC: Haha, I love to play golf. I used to play all the time when I was a kid with my dad and I’ve recently regained my love for it over the past couple of years. It’s pretty funny being the only long haired tattooed guy on the golf course but again I love the game and I play any chance I can get.
IVM: If you had any say in having a band join the Solid State roster, who would you like to see signed?
PC: Man I have no idea…Nirvana?
IVM: Is there anything else you’d like our readers to know?
PC: Thank you for taking the time to read this and please pick up our new album “Dead in the Shadow” when it comes out July 21 2017.


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Welcome to our blog, where we strive to provide answers and insights to all your burning questions! Today, we embark on a journey to the stunning city of Vancouver, Canada. Nestled on the west coast, Vancouver is a vibrant metropolis that captivates residents and visitors alike with its breathtaking landscapes, diverse culture, and booming economy. Whether you’re a curious traveler or a local seeking more information about your own city, join us as we delve deeper into what makes Vancouver an extraordinary place to call home. From its stunning natural beauty to its thriving urban scene, prepare to be enchanted by all that Vancouver has to offer. So, sit back, relax, and let us be your ultimate guide to this remarkable city we proudly call home.
Exploring Vancouver, Canada: My Life in the Beautiful City
Welcome to the beautiful city of Vancouver, Canada, where breathtaking mountains meet vibrant city life. Get ready to explore all that this captivating destination has to offer.
Vancouver, Canada, is a vibrant and diverse city located on the west coast of Canada. With a population of over 600,000 people, it is not only the most populous city in British Columbia but also one of the most densely populated cities in North America. Known for its stunning natural beauty and bustling urban scene, Vancouver offers a unique blend of outdoor adventures and cultural experiences.
Surrounded by mountains and the Pacific Ocean, Vancouver is a paradise for nature enthusiasts. The city is home to Stanley Park, a 1,000-acre urban oasis filled with hiking trails, beaches, and wildlife. From here, visitors can enjoy breathtaking views of the city skyline and the North Shore Mountains. In addition, the nearby mountains provide opportunities for skiing, snowboarding, and hiking, making Vancouver a popular destination for outdoor activities throughout the year.
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From Karen Strickland:
Hello Colleagues – thank you for tuning in.
I want to give you an update on where we are with negotiations, clarify some of the details of our proposal, and share our next steps.
After more than a year and thousands of hours invested in the negotiations process, we are going to mediation with the administration on April 5th. Each team has presented a final, best offer and the gap on a few of the proposals is rather large…we agreed that an objective third party would help us bridge the gap. Our biggest economic differences relate to workload equity and the stipend rate, and we have yet to come to agreement on some changes to priority hire. The administration would like to expand why a person might be removed from the priority hire list, and we want to reinforce and clarify the rights conferred by priority hire.
I’ve heard that there is misunderstanding about our workload equity proposal, so I want to clarify that. The administration had proposed that ABE/ESL full-time faculty would have a 15 hour workload, and part-time would have a 20 hour load. We rejected that proposal because it would create yet another form of disparity amongst faculty. Furthermore, we discovered a law that suggests it’s probably illegal to establish different workloads within a discipline. So no worries – we are not agreeing to anything that creates disparate workloads between part and full-time faculty.
I know that there has been confusion about the online class cap as well. We have agreed to an increase to 30, contingent on other economic gains. What this means is that if a face to face class has a cap of 30 or more, the online class will be capped at 30. If the face to face is less than 30, the online class will match it. Hybrids will remain the same as it currently is, with a class cap that matches the face to face class.
I’d like to remind you why we have rejected the district’s proposal to create an opt-in advising program. For one thing, faculty are already advising students – we know that our interactions with students outside the classroom contributes to their success, and we connect with them on many levels toward this end. This is not new.
We believe that formalizing faculty advising as presented by the administration will not achieve the goals they think will be achieved. We have spoken with colleagues at other colleges, who have not spoken positively about formalized faculty advising. They have encountered numerous shortcomings which seem predictable for us as well.
We also believe that the district’s proposal will increase the disparity between faculty groups, since faculty with lesser workloads, i.e. academic transfer, have more time to use for advising while those with higher workloads, i.e. professional-technical and ABE/ESL, don’t.
Many thanks to those of you who completed the recent survey – you have given us a clear message – that you are ready to contact the administration, work to rule, and do informational picketing on your campuses. We are hopeful that mediation will go well… and we realize that we may need to call on your to demonstrate your interest in a contract you can feel good about voting for.
I also want to thank all of you who have observed, rallied, attended Board of Trustees (BOT) meetings, spoken at BOT meetings, talked with each other and spoken to your deans. Larry Silverman spoke at the most recent BOT meeting. Here’s what he said:
My name is Larry Silverman and I teach at Seattle Central. I also serve on the AFT Seattle Executive Board.
First of all I want to thank the Board of Trustees for their service to the people of Washington. The governor who appointed you entrusted you with the responsibility to lead this community college district, help set policies to improve the institution, and collaborate with all constituent groups—students, classified staff, administrators and faculty.
Today you had a chance to meet newly tenured faculty. I urge you to visit each campus—if you have not already done so—to meet the dedicated part-timers, full-timers, academic and professional-tech faculty, counselors and librarians who are the core—the essence--of this district.
In your role as leaders of this district you now have a test. Tests happen in educational settings. This test will measure your ability to encourage the administration bargaining team, the chancellor, and the chancellor’s cabinet to reach a new contract with AFT Seattle, the faculty union. This contract would embody respect for faculty and would reward us for our dedication and commitment to the colleges and its students.
As trustees in the district you are new to the faculty-administration collective bargaining arrangement. This is your first protracted round of negotiations—is it not? Welcome to our world!
Perhaps you have had experience in your day jobs—at Seattle City Light, the Port Commission—or other organizations—where you had to negotiate with a union representing workers. I hope that was a positive experience for you. If not, this will be your positive collective bargaining experience.
Please help us reach a settlement as soon as possible. We have been negotiating for over a year and now a mediator will join the deliberations. Take an active role in promoting a contract we as teachers and this district as a whole can be proud of.
Don’t punish us. Don’t scapegoat us. The stakes are too high and consequences too dire if you fail to live up to your responsibilities. Please remember to represent the entire district, not just the administrative point of view.
Let’s negotiate in good faith and come up with a contract.
AFT Seattle President


FIFA's presidential election will take place on Friday after a bid from one of the candidates to have it suspended was rejected. The Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected the appeal from Prince Ali bin al-Hussein who has concerns about the transparency of the election. Meanwhile, FIFA has rejected appeals from former president Sepp Blatter, and suspended UEFA boss Michel Platini against bans from all football-related activity. FIFA - international football's governing body - has been mired in controversy over corruption and fraud. Five candidates will now attempt to win the post as Sepp Blatter's successor, in a vote in Zurich on Friday. Reporter Olly Barratt will be in Zurich for the election and says it is crucial for an organisation which has been rocked in recent months.


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I'm happy to report that's what we have with the Gingold Theatrical Group and the Pearl Theatre Company's latest production of one of George Bernard Shaw's most popular plays, Major Barbara: great play, towering genius, and a thoroughly professional cast and crew. The result is a tremendous production.
The product of a new adaptation by director David Staller, drawing upon Shaw's nine drafts of the 1905 play, 1941 film screenplay and notes and letters, Major Barbara emphasizes the difficulty of finding one's moral compass in a complicated and uncertain world. Andrew Undershaft (Dan Daily), a highly successful weapons manufacturer, has been kept away from his children for most of their lives, but as the play begins he is invited back to meet the family-in part so his wife, the formidable Lady Britomart Undershaft (Carol Schultz), can secure more money from him for her children's marriages. Each one has his or her eccentricities, but the strongest of all Undershaft's offspring is his daughter Barbara (Hannah Cabell), a major in the Salvation Army. Her belief in salvation (and strength in pursuing it) seems unshakeable, and so her father suggests a sort of wager: he will visit her shelter, while she will visit his weapons factory, and they will determine who should be most influenced by the other.
It all sets up as a clear moral debate, but predictably, Shaw is deeply suspicious of easy answers. Undershaft is an unrepentant war profiteer, unwilling to accept even polite attempts to excuse his profession, but his passion against the "sin" of poverty-and his obvious care for his daughter-makes it difficult to condemn him entirely. Barbara, on the other hand, is in some ways the most insufferable and rigid type of moralizer, but her courage and cleverness are deeply admirable…and, in a very real way, her position on the immorality of war is compelling no matter one's religious convictions. In fact nearly all of the characters in the play are sympathetic in some way, largely because Shaw's sympathy for them is so apparent in every line even as he condemns their provincialism and small-mindedness. And his indictment of the military-industrial complex and religious opposition to it-while often being funded by the same-is both funny and devastating.
In a way the Pearl is a perfect company for a play like this. Its experience, professionalism and continued emphasis on faithfulness to the playwright's intentions is unmatched, and thus Shaw is in good hands from the start. The cast is uniformly excellent: in particular Daily, whose nuanced interpretation of a person it would be easy to condemn is extremely impressive, and especially Cabell, whose rendering of Barbara as a strong, sometimes frustrating but always compelling figure with surprising moments of warmth and tenderness is absolutely superb. Staller, whose adaptation of the script is comprehensive and tightly managed, maintains the perfect balance of moving the action along briskly without rushing past Shaw's incredible insights into the British (and human) condition.
It's difficult but not impossible to foul up one of Shaw's plays: misread it as a Restoration-style comedy of manners and you'll end up with a snoozefest to beat the band. But let Shaw's wit sparkle, and give his characters to actors who understand how to inhabit a role with grace, humor and compassion, and you'll get a work of great depth and power. It's a pleasure to see the Pearl still hasn't forgotten these facts in its production of Major Barbara, and an even greater pleasure to see one of the better revivals of the year. I recommend it without reservation.

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Pain Defined: is an unpleasant feeling often caused by intense or damaging stimuli.
Suffering Defined: To tolerate or allow pain or distress.
Do not blame the universe for your suffering. Suffering is a self-inflicted emotion. Suffering is the work of our consciousness. It is a choice that we make to purposely prolong pain. While pain is often thought of as a necessary part of our lives, suffering is far less necessary than we might think. Think about the last time you experienced some sort of pain. Did your pain dissipate over time or did you choose to prolong the experience? A common example of this can be seen in toddlers and young children. Have you ever seen a child sustain an injury? The other day I witnessed a young child jam his finger with his toy. Upon injury the child began to scream and cry. His mother quickly rushed to his aid and began to kiss his injured finger. It was clear that his pain had dissipated within seconds as his tears and screaming began to lessen, but what I noticed was that he chose to over dramatize his pain once he realized his pain had resulted in immediate attention and affection from his mother and various women around him. He began to put his finger in his mothers face and pout his lips. He wanted to prolong the pain by demonstrating his suffering to anyone who would give him attention. The patrons in the waiting room all jumped to action as he continued to pout and show his finger to them. They appeased his need for attention and comforted him with encouraging words to make him feel better. Within minutes he was being attended by several women and eventually he received a candy as a reward. This was an amazing sight to behold. His suffering had paid off handsomely. He happily took his candy as a reward for his suffering and proceeded to play with the evil toy that had injured him just minutes before.
While many of us would have difficulty admitting that we sometimes take a similar approach to our pain, I for one can admit I have milked my fair share of painful experiences in life. Whether it was over dramatizing an illness to prolong having to face the girls at school that were bullying me in junior high, or if I purposefully brought up a difficult breakup to prolong the support and love I was receiving from friends and family, I have in my life chosen suffering over acceptance. In hindsight I now realize I could have made the choice to pick myself up and take back my power. Rather than face the pain head on and allow it to naturally dissipate, I chose to purposefully prolong the pain I felt and thus permitted it to grow larger in size through self-induced suffering. As we walk through this life fully aware that pain is an inevitable feeling we are all bound to experience at one point or another, have we also come to believe that suffering is a necessary experience we should not only tolerate but impose upon ourselves? How does one manage pain in an effort to not only dissipate its unpleasant effects, but also move past them?
“Pain is the feeling. Suffering is the effect the pain inflicts. If one can endure pain, one can live without suffering. If one can withstand pain, one can withstand anything. If one can learn to control pain, one can learn to control oneself. ” James Frey
4 Tips to Letting go of Suffering to Moving Past Pain
1. Accept What Is
Open your mind and acknowledge that you have all the power required to overcome almost every obstacle you encounter in life. By exercising your mind to withstand the voices telling you that suffering is a necessary part of your existence, you can slowly begin to take back your power and accept what is. “Pain is a relatively objective, physical phenomenon; suffering is our psychological resistance to what happens. Events may create physical pain, but they do not in themselves create suffering. Resistance creates suffering. Stress happens when your mind resists what is… The only problem in your life is your mind’s resistance to life as it unfolds. ” Dan Millman
2. Root out the cause of your Suffering
How do I relate to my pain? This is the question you should ask yourself the next time you think you’re experiencing pain. It is here that increased mindfulness can serve you during times of pain or suffering. The next time you are experiencing pain look at your pain through a different lens. How is your mental reaction to pain manifested? How does it serve you in this moment? If you come to find that your reaction serves no purpose, discard the notion that you need to suffer and refocus your mind. It is possible for one to move past pain if they choose to do so. When we can learn to see our mental reactions to pain as a choice, we increase mindfulness and reclaim our power. Suffering is a manifestation of our own making. As an active participant in your own life you can choose to focus your energy on what benefits you. Rather than putting all your attention on an area in your body or consciousness that is suffering focus your energy on noticing those parts that feel pleasant and strong. Notice how your pain will begin to dissipate and how your power and strength will increase.
3. Disown your Suffering
Once you can stop internalizing your suffering and acknowledge the great power you have over any feelings of suffering It is within you to disown these feelings completely. Letting go doesn’t mean giving up. Letting go means you’ve decided to put you first. Disown those feelings that no longer serve you in a positive way. Self imposed suffering will only pull you further and further away from your true self.
4. Transform Your Pain into Something Helpful
While it may sound easier said than done, transforming your suffering from something hurtful to something helpful to others is one of the best things a person can do to find true healing. When you can let go of suffering within yourself, you make room to notice the suffering that exists all around you. Offering yourself as someone who has known suffering and has overcome it not only aids others to end suffering in themselves, but it also helps to diminish potential suffering from looming its ugly head back into your own life. Extend a hand and watch as your kindness towards others brings love and clarity into your own heart.
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On the eve of talks in Washington, there was little optimism in evidence on October 22 that the near-month-long Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan could be ended any time soon.
With multiple reports of new exchanges of fire and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo preparing to meet the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia, the stubborn and angry rhetoric continued to flow from both Baku and Yerevan.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, however, said he hoped that the US would help Moscow broker a solution to the conflict. “I very much hope that our American partners will act in unison with us and will help the settlement,” Putin told a meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club, adding that he speaks to leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan several times a day by phone.
Hundreds, and more likely thousands, of people have been killed since fighting flared on September 27 in and around mountainous Nagorno-Karabakh, a breakaway territory that is inside Azerbaijan but controlled by ethnic Armenians. Putin said Moscow believed that nearly 5,000 people had been killed in the fighting, with more than 2,000 dead on each side.
Nagorno-Karabakh said 874 of its military personnel had been killed in addition to 37 civilians. Azerbaijan said 63 of its civilians had been killed and 293 wounded. It does not disclose military casualties.
In a transcript of comments to the Nikkei newspaper published on October 23 and cited by Reuters, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said the prospects of reaching a peace settlement were “very remote”.
“"I think that now Armenian leadership must be more reasonable, and to commit itself to liberation of the occupied territories. So, our main objective at these discussions [in Washington] will be to find out whether the Armenian leadership is ready to liberate our territories or not, and if ready, then when?” he said.
Aliyev said he would not rule out “cultural autonomy” for ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh but did not say what he meant by this. Armenians regard the territory as part of their historic homeland.
Turkey has said it would send soldiers and provide military support for Azerbaijan if such a request were made by its ally. It denies Armenia’s claims that it has already done so.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian said in an interview with Interfax on October 22 that Armenia would accept the introduction of peacekeepers, including Russian peacekeepers, into the enclave.
In further comments, Putin said Russia disagreed with Turkey on Nagorno-Karabakh, but both countries needed to find a compromise. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan “might seem tough, but is a flexible politician and reliable partner for Russia,” he said.
Pompeo said on October 21 that the US, France and Russia would press on with mediation efforts they have led for three decades, adding that the “right path forward is to cease the conflict, tell them to de-escalate, that every country should stay out”.
Iran Press reported on October 22 that Iranian officials have recorded more than 70 instances of rockets and mortar shells from the conflict falling on Iran’s territory in recent days. Rockets hit several villages, but fortunately little harm was done, one official said.
In one unverified video uploaded to social media, an Iranian home was directly hit by a stray rocket, causing its roof to completely cave in.
In a second unverified video pinpointed to where a road in Iran juts against the Aras river, heavy fighting can be seen late into the evening of October 21 with Armenians battling encroaching Azerbaijani troops.
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text: NaviNet, Inc., America’s leading healthcare collaboration network, announced the launch of its first Value-Based Network (VBN) application—NaviNet Open Advanced Referrals. These VBN applications are an extension of the NaviNet Open payer-provider collaboration platform. Health plans increasingly are focused on guiding clinician offices toward the optimal cost and quality provider referral sites. Patients are often faced with high deductibles and complex subnetwork challenges—and want guidance to make the right specialist decision. NaviNet Open Advanced Referrals empowers provider offices to submit and access referrals in real time, choosing the best specialist at the most affordable cost, meeting the needs of the patient, the provider, and the health plan.


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Western Chicken Pot Pie
|Flour||1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)|
|Skim milk||33 Tablespoon (2 cups plus 1 tablespoon)|
|Dijon mustard||2 Tablespoon|
|Chicken flavor instant bouillon||1 Teaspoon|
|Frozen mixed vegetables||16 Ounce (1 package, Green Giant Western Style Potatoes, Green Beans, Onions and Red Peppers)|
|Cooked cubed chicken breasts||3 Cup (48 tbs)|
|Refrigerated crescent dinner rolls||8 Ounce (1 package)|
|Skim milk||1 Tablespoon|
1) Preheat oven to 350° F.
2) Take a 12x8 inch baking dish and spray it with non-stick cooking spray.
3) Take a large saucepan and mix flour with 2 cups milk in it. Blend nicely.
4) Add bouillon, pepper and mustard. Cook the mixture over medium heat until it begins to boil and thicken, stirring constantly.
5) Add chicken and vegetables. Cook for about 5-7 minutes or until vegetables are thawed and warm, stirring constantly.
6) In the meanwhile, unroll dough and form 2 rectangles. Press the perforations together. Press and roll out the dough into a 12x8 inch rectangle. Cut 1 inch slits in dough.
7) Pour prepared chicken mixture in spray coated dish.
8) Place dough over mixture and brush with 1 tablespoon of milk.
9) Bake in the oven for about 20-30 minutes or until crust turns golden brown and filling becomes bubbly.
10) Slice and serve immediately.
Calories 399 Calories from Fat 158
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18 g27%
Saturated Fat 4.9 g24.5%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 89.4 mg29.8%
Sodium 780.9 mg32.5%
Total Carbohydrates 40 g13.3%
Dietary Fiber 3.8 g15%
Sugars 7.4 g
Protein 22 g44.6%
Vitamin A 79.3% Vitamin C 14.5%
Calcium 16.5% Iron 10.6%
*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet


Regional Dance America/Northeast (RDA/NE) is an Association of dance companies in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio*, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, DC and the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Quebec.
RDA/NE is one of five Regions of Regional Dance America, successor organization to the National Association of Regional Ballet. This organization is synonymous with the regional ballet movement in America and has played a significant role in the development of many Companies to full-fledged professional status.
RDA/NE is a source of support, encouragement, experience, knowledge and advice from other member Companies which vary from more significant groups with budgets of several hundred thousand dollars to smaller groups with more modest budgets.
The Annual Festival, first held in the Northeast in 1959, provides:
- Exposure for dancers, choreographers and Companies.
- An important exchange of ideas that work.
- A chance to see what others are doing.
- A chance to meet many others in the field.
- A great place to have fun with fellow colleagues in the world of regional ballet.
- To recognize, appraise and promote the work of dance companies from various states of the Region.
- To generate public interest and appreciation for dancers: to provide incentives and opportunities for dancers, choreographers and dance companies; to encourage the growth of dance and stand for the highest quality in performance and administration.
- To require the highest of ethics among member companies and the representatives thereof.


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