Continued use of fossil fuels, notably gas, will be necessary in Ireland in spite of the declaration of a climate emergency by unanimous approval of the Dáil, according to Minister for Climate Action Richard Bruton.
“Fossil fuels are an essential part of the transition [to decarbonisation]. We are not in a position now to talk about ceasing fossil fuel exploration,” he said on Friday.
Ireland became the second country in the world after the UK to declare such an emergency when a Fianna Fáil amendment to a Dáil motion endorsing a report by the Oireachtas Climate Action Committee report was accepted.
Mr Bruton told the Seán O'Rourke Show on RTÉ Radio the Government's intention was to move rapidly to end dependence on fossils fuels. The vote meant, he said, there was real momentum and consensus on climate action and on increasing carbon tax.
Speaking in the chamber, Mr Bruton had warned “everyone will have to make changes”. He noted sharp differences over who should pay carbon tax.
Everyone would have to consider how they heat their homes, to move away from fossil fuels and how they managed their travel including “the amount of travelling we do, the mode of transport we use and the types of fuels we use”.
He added: “We must accept that there will be more wind farms and more associated interconnectors and infrastructure being built in or close to people’s backyards. None of those things will come easy.”
Mr Bruton confirmed he will bring forward proposals in a Government plan shortly but ruled out an immediate banning of fossil fuel exploration as Ireland was still 70 per cent dependent on oil and gas for power.
Green Party leader Eamon Ryan said the declaration meant oil and gas exploration and peat extraction could not continue, while the National Development Plan and current transport proposals needed to be radically revised. "It really puts it up to the Government."
He did not see a downside for the State in ending exploration licences. The odds on a find were very small; it was most likely to be far offshore of the west coast, and the oil or gas was likely to be shipped to Rotterdam rather than piped ashore. Pursuing offshore renewable energy was a better bet, he added.
The Taoiseach should now call an emergency meeting of Cabinet and “push through the key measures that are already before the Dáil and start to preparing for proper investment in nature protection and retrofitting”, Mr Ryan said.
He said it was an unfortunate way to agree the motion “without any of the amendment’s proposers being present”. The Dáil accepted the recommendations of the report with the added Fianna Fáil amendment to declare a climate and biodiversity emergency.
Fianna Fáil's climate action spokesman Timmy Dooley explained his absence when his amendment was accepted by both Government and Opposition parties without a vote. Spokespeople from the main political parties had been present in the chamber as had he at the beginning of the debate, but he left to attend a meeting, meaning only six TDs were present when the amendment was passed.
“Had there been a vote everyone would have been there as there was wide acceptance of this,” he added.
Declarations on their own were of little use, he said. “Now we need leadership from all the political parties to make the changes necessary.”
Dr Tara Shine of Change by Degrees said the vote was symbolic, but symbolism mattered. "Declaring a climate emergency if nothing else tells the public that this is serious. The Government has never done that before."
She warned, however, that not telling people what they were going to do in response would scare them. People across the world would not necessarily view a declaration as an end to fossil fuel extraction, she said. That said, if a country was committing to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, it would have to stop using fossil fuels.
People Before Profit TD Bríd Smith said for the declaration to mean anything the Government had to back her Climate Emergency Measures Bill, including a ban on fossil fuel exploration. “The science says we must leave 80 per cent of proved reserves of oil gas and coal in the ground to stay within the limits of the Paris Treaty.”
IFA environment chairman Thomas Cooney described the declaration as "a wake-up call following a decade of climate inaction by successive governments".
Farming was one of the few sectors with a plan, he said. “Teagasc’s climate roadmap is an important scientific pathway to assist the agri-food sector’s low carbon transition. This scientific plan is far better than the unrealistic proposals put forward by the Citizens’ Assembly or threats to the national herd.”


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During the air raids at night, i used to stand in the window with my father, at Carlyle Rd and watch the search lights scanning the sky for enemy planes. One night bomb fell very near to my school at Park Street (I was eleven years old). They fell in the lanes behind the baron of beef, near to the round church and like all boys, i did reckless things at times and could have been found climbing amongst the bombed out buildings the next day. These bombs on Cambridge, never seem to be mentioned! Rumour had it that Churchill was due at the hall behind the round church that day and that discussions concerning the atomic bomb were to take place there.
Air raid shelters had been built along the bank of the rive cam near the water-fall bridge at jesus green. Hundreds of people would run to these at night during an air raid warning, where we would sing roll out the barrel and many other war time songs. The shelters smelt damp and were very cold. Air raid wardens would only let us out when the 'all clear' had been sounded.
At home i used to keep a sheath knife at the side of my bed just in case a German parachutist dropped in!
Brick air raid shelters were also built near to the brook on Jesus green for the children of Park Street School. We often had to march quickly from the school, with out gas-masks, for air raid shelter practice.
Being the Malt was a prized position to attain in class (we all had our own Malt spoons with a bit of coloured wool tied around them).
Air raid warnings were flashed on the cinema screen at the REX cinema. Many people would go home but we used to stay to the end of the film.
We all knew the sound of an enemy planes engine; it throbbed and didn't have that smooth sound of one of ours.
Endless Convoys of mainly American vehicles and made it impossible for my sister and I to get to school on time. But we got plenty of gum thrown to us by the troops!
I remember being in a wood one day when an American army lorry, full of troops, made a comfort stop. Most of the soldiers were black and we had never seen a black man before. We were absolutely terrified!
I also remember seeing the sky full of aeroplanes, all going in the same direction, many of them towing gliders.
I remember the magic atmosphere at the VE day Bonfire, dancing and celebrations on Midsummer Common. During the war, all over Midsummer Common they had huge poles erected with spikes at the top-supposedly to deter enemy parachutists. During the celebrations I attempted to climb to the top of one of these poles but it was too high and the girth was too much for the length of my arms. However some soldiers climbed up behind me in an effort to get me to the top.
I remember not knowing how to get into a banana when my mother first managed to acquire one.
I well remember climbing up to the top girder of the Waterfall Bridge at Jesus Locks, and sitting next to one of the bridge lights, the very first night that Street lights were allowed to shine after the war. The 'Black-outs' had been taken down from the house windows and bright light were shining through them. It was a like a fairy wonderland!
I remember being puzzled and asking my Father "What news would they have to put in the Daily Papers now that the war had ended?"
All the teachers in the schools seemed to be women.
We used to go boating on the river Cam in the jettisoned aircraft fuel tank with a hole cut out of it so that we could sit in it. We had a length of wood bolted across it with a five-gallon drum at each end for stability.
One night I was sleeping on an old settee in the basement of a garage in London. I remember waking up on the concrete floor. A flying bomb had demolished a block of flats on the opposite side of the road and had also blown me off the settee.
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Flâneur – a person who walks the city in order to experience it. By reading this book, one may come to a better understanding of how embracing flâneuring can help one experience a city – or the whole world – in a new way, and cope better with daily stress in the process. The book goes about it by explaining the foreign concepts of Fremdschämen, hygge, and flâneurie – all great, soul enriching activates. The author introduces us to other famous historical or contemporary flâneueres: Charles Dickens, Aristotle, Henry David Thoreau, and Lauren Elkin, who recorded her flâunering in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Venice, and London in an award-winning book. Owen also interviewed people who enjoy flâneurie, and who shared with her this new life-changing benefit. The author even has creative advice how to flâneur without leaving your desk, via Google Earth and the Internet – and how to do it right! The book also provides a list and guide for how to start and how to be a good flâneuer. Good book to help us get on track with our New Year’s Resolutions.

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Protest delayed to fall with opening of Maduro’s assembly
Caracas — Venezuela’s opposition postponed a protest against a powerful new assembly backed by President Nicolás Maduro until the body opens on Friday, amid international condemnation and a fraud investigation.
The Democratic Unity Roundtable said the protest would coincide with the planned opening of the controversial Constituent Assembly, which Maduro announced would be delayed until Friday.
The group said its protest was "to defend the constitution".
The new 545-member body — members include Maduro’s wife and son — will have powers to dissolve the opposition-led congress, pass laws and write a new constitution for Venezuela.
Despite months of violent protests and international condemnation, Maduro insists it is the solution to a drawn-out economic and political crisis gripping the country.
The leftist leader said the assembly would open "in peace and calm" at 11am on Friday.
Opposition legislators, who have a majority in the National Assembly, say they would not recognise "the fraudulent and illegitimate" new assembly.
Voting for the assembly took place on Sunday amid spiralling violence that killed 10 people, pushing the toll in four months of clashes at anti-Maduro protests to more than 125 deaths.
Attorney-general Luisa Ortega opened an investigation into what she called scandalous electoral fraud after the technology firm hired to handle the vote said the official results had been "tampered with" to make turnout appear greater than it was.
Ortega said the company’s assessment was just "one more element of the fraudulent, illegal and unconstitutional process" initiated by the socialist ruler.
The electoral authority denied the allegation of vote-tampering as "an irresponsible contention based on estimates with no grounding in the data".
Sunday’s vote brought the crisis to a boiling point, drawing international condemnation.
The US has imposed sanctions on Maduro, calling him a "dictator", while the EU, US, Mexico, Colombia and Argentina said they would not recognise the new assembly.


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Short sightedness, as well as many other eye conditions, tend to get worse if it is undiagnosed and uncorrected, so it is very important to get regular check-ups to ensure it is well managed. Studies show that by 2040, more than 50% of the Australian population will be short sighted, so it is important to ensure that your eyes are checked on a regular basis or if you notice any symptoms of blurry vision.
When the eye grows too long from front to back, triggering light to come to a focus in front of the retina instead of directly on it, myopia occurs. Additional impacting elements include a cornea, (the transparent front part of the eye that covers the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber), that is overly curved for the size of the eyeball or a lens within the eye that is too dense.
Myopia usually begins to develop during childhood and is able to evolve steadily or rapidly.
Faraway objects and your driving vision will be hazy if you are short sighted, however you will be able to see certain nearby objects clearly. It is important to look out for the following symptoms, as these are the most common; squinting, eye strain, headaches and fatigue.
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVIL APPEAL NO.3240 OF 2011
Pravakar Mallick & Anr
The State of Orissa & Ors.
Date of Judgement
17th April, 2020
The Hon'ble Justice R. Subhash Reddy
The writ petition challenging the resolution passed by the Government of Orissa withdrawing the earlier instructions, for fixation of seniority of Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) government servants on promotion by virtue of rule of reservation, the State Government has issued instructions to the effect that the “Catch Up Principle” adopted earlier by the State Government shall not be followed any longer. It is further ordered that the government servants belonging to SCs/STs shall retain their seniority in the case of promotion by virtue of rule of reservation. It is further clarified that the government servants belonging to general/OBC category promoted later will be placed junior to the SC/ST government servants promoted earlier, by virtue of rule of reservation. Unless and until the State Government makes a law for conferring the benefit of promotion with consequential seniority to SC/ST candidates, they are not entitled to claim seniority in the promoted categories over the general category candidates.
- Whether the State is bound to make reservation for SCs/STs in matter of promotions?
- The Government Resolution dated 20.03.2002 can neither be termed as a law in exercise of enabling power of the State under Article 16(4A), nor does it satisfy the parameters laid down by this Court & there is no legal basis for such Resolution.
- It is always open for the State to extend the benefit of reservation with consequential seniority, either by executive order or by way of legislation
- After 85th Constitution Amendment by which Article 16(4A) was amended, there is neither any legislation in the State of Orissa nor any executive order by the Government, to extend the benefit of promotion to the reserved vacancies with consequential seniority.
- The State is of opinion, SC & STs are not adequately represented, and State is empowered to make a provision for reservation in matters of promotion with consequential seniority, to any class.
Decision of the SC
The court held that, if state wish to exercise their discretion on making reservation for SCs/STs in matter of promotions and make such provision, the State has to collect quantifiable data showing backwardness of the class and inadequacy of representation of that class in public employment in addition to compliance with Article 335 of the Constitution of India. It is further made clear that even if the State has compelling reasons, the State will have to see that its reservation provision does not lead to excessiveness so as to breach the ceiling of 50% or obliterate the creamy layer or extend the reservation indefinitely.
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Cast: Trishna Mukherjee, Anish Kuruvilla, Venkat Rahul
Director: Srividya Basava
In the opening sequence of Madha, a psychological thriller directed by Srividya Basawa, a psychologist asks students to name what’s the most dangerous thing in the world. When he hears answers like atomic bombs, nuclear weapons, he smiles and says that the most dangerous of them all is the ‘human mind’.
The context of this scene is important because debutant filmmaker, Srividya Basawa, keeps playing around with the idea that our mind is more complex than we can imagine. And as the story of Madha unfolds, we find ourselves questioning how some people use their mind in a diabolical way while others use it to resist, even though they are subjected to extreme torture and emotional abuse.
By the end of the film, it becomes more evident that the effect it creates is more interesting than the story it narrates. Perhaps, it’s got more to do with how one perceives the story and the intent behind it on a subconscious level.
The film follows the journey of a young woman, Nisha (Trishna Mukherjee), who becomes a victim of circumstance. She meets Arjun (Venkat Rahul), an aspiring ad-filmmaker, and the duo fall in love with each other. One day, Arjun tells Nisha that he has to go out of town for a few days for an assignment, and soon after that, Nisha begins to experience a strange set of events in her life that make her friends wonder if she’s mentally stable.
When all her efforts to reach out to Arjun go in vain, Nisha becomes increasingly vulnerable, and before she knows it, she’s branded a ‘mentally challenged person’, who’s a threat to society. She’s forcibly sent to an asylum and subjected to torture against her will, and the rest of the story is about how Nisha deals with the new reality of her life.
In its attempt to maintain an element of mystery and intrigue, Madha deals with a strange predicament. On one hand, it constantly shuffles between three different timelines, which never let you get completely involved in the narrative. In the first half of the film, Nisha’s story is interspersed with a commentary about the human mind; however, the writing is a let down in this segment because there isn’t enough drama or subtext. The monologues of the psychologist in this half are, at best, a distraction. Then, there’s another subplot involving a bunch of scientists, who seem to be conducting some experiments, although it all still seems quite abstract.
But on the other hand, some of the segments, especially those involving the steady decline of Nisha’s mental health are well-handled. And it makes you wonder if that’s the actual story Srividya wanted to narrate. Or did she want us to focus on the stigma that people with mental illnesses face? Or is Madha about something else — about the length which people go to, to fight for what’s right and how the human mind can take a lot more pain than we can fathom?
The film’s redeeming factor, however, is the world it creates and how well the lead actor, Trishna Mukherjee pulls off her character. A significant part of the story is set in an asylum, where patients are often used as scapegoats for clinical trials of new drugs.
Some of the best moments of Madha unfold in this asylum. Be it the claustrophobic effect that the walls create or the sheer terror in Trishna’s eyes when she grapples with what she’s being subjected to for no fault of hers, Madha reaches its full potential in this segment of the narrative. The intricately-designed setting itself is brought alive quite well by cinematographer Abhiraj Nair, who doesn’t let you look beyond the trauma that Nisha goes through.
The green palette and lighting have a huge effect on a subconscious level. Naresh Kumaran’s background score accentuates the grim mood of the film. Trishna Mukherjee holds the film together quite well, especially when it comes to emoting the turmoil that she goes through. And it’s her performance that leaves a long-lasting impression.
The good thing about the film is that Srividya Basawa stays true to the subject and delivers some sparkling moments where the lead character is pushed into a corner. However, the film’s ending itself makes you wonder if someone else hijacked the original story because after spending nearly 90 minutes to create something truly original, the film ends like a masala movie where revenge and vengeance become the conflict point. All said and done, for what it’s worth, Madha marks a promising debut for Srividya and Trishna Mukherjee, even when the film itself doesn’t quite hit the mark consistently.
The Madha review is a Silverscreen original article. It was not paid for or commissioned by anyone associated with the film. Silverscreen.in and its writers do not have any commercial relationship with movies that are reviewed on the site.


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There are huge screams in people minds for Jake Gyllenhaal to win an Oscar - or at least get nominated for his epic performance as Jeff Bauman in 'Stronger'.
There's not much to say about this brilliant real-life story who had Bauman's strength to overcome the tragic changes in his own life. It has an award winning cast aiming to deliver, and a touching storyline that'll leave many inspired and close to tears of happiness. It also sheds light to human vulnerability and depression, but with the right people, humans can crush any demon to annulment.
Of course, an award winning cast can't be without epic writer John Pollono, ('This Is Us' and 'Mob City') and David Gordon Green ('Eastbound & Down', 'Red Oaks'). With these two credited as the crew, we're sure that people will flock to see this film. Just be sure to take a couple of tissues with you.

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It has long been believed that methotrexate in therapeutic doses causes progressive liver injury resulting in advanced fibrosis and cirrhosis. Historically, this was a common indication for serial liver biopsy. However, new evidence suggests that methotrexate may not be a direct cause of liver injury; rather the injury and fibrosis attributed to methotrexate may be mediated by other mechanisms, specifically non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. The recent widespread use of non-invasive assessment of liver fibrosis has provided new evidence supporting this hypothesis. Thus, we conducted a meta-analysis and systematic review to determine whether methotrexate is indeed a direct cause of liver injury. For the meta-analysis portion, a comprehensive literature search was performed to identify manuscripts relevant to the topic. Of the 138 studies examined, 20 met our inclusion criteria. However, only 3 studies had sufficient homogeneity to allow aggregation. Thus, the remainder of the study was dedicated to a critical review of all studies relevant to the topic with particular attention to populations examined, risk factors, and assessment of injury and/or fibrosis. Meta-analysis did not show a statistically significant association between methotrexate dose and liver fibrosis. Individual studies reported fibrosis related to confounding factors such as diabetes, obesity, pre-existing chronic liver disease but not methotrexate exposure. In conclusion, existing evidence demonstrates that advanced liver fibrosis and cirrhosis previously attributed to methotrexate are in fact caused by metabolic liver disease or other chronic liver diseases, but not by methotrexate itself. This observation should direct the care of patients treated with long-term methotrexate.
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Freshman Alyson Heimsath and the Tigers make their way to No. 1 LSU Friday
Feb. 26, 2014
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Winners of six consecutive meet decisions, the Missouri gymnastics team travels to the newly ranked No. 1 LSU Tigers this Friday, Feb. 28. SEC foe Louisiana State earned top honors in the first national rankings from GymInfo.com, which ranks teams according to their regional qualifying scores (RQS). The dual meet at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La. begins at 7:00 p.m. CT and can be followed online at www.LSUSports.net.
Friday night's contest is the first conference meet for Missouri since Jan. 24 against Kentucky. Since their meet against the Wildcats, the Tigers have won six-of-seven matchups and look to continue their recent momentum against one of the top women's gymnastics programs in the country.
Missouri vs. LSU Quick Facts
Mizzou heads into Friday's meet fresh off their most successful weekend of the season. The Tigers earned victories over George Washington, Lindenwood and the Air Force Academy in a pair of meets. For the first time this year, Mizzou eclipsed the 195.000 team total mark after recording scores of 195.725 and 195.125.
Last Friday, Feb. 21 evening in Columbia, Mo. was a breakout performance for Mizzou, as they posted their 2014 season high score against the George Washington Colonials. Behind season bests on bars (49.300), beam (48.800) and floor (49.100) the Tigers finished with a 195.725 team total.
Mizzou's top event came on bars, as it marked the first time this season that the team had surpassed the 49.00 event benchmark. Sophomore Blair Elmore (9.750), junior Bri Conkle (9.850), freshman Sasha Sander (9.825), and junior Becca Johnson (9.900) all tallied new career-highs en route to the impressive event score.
The Tigers looked to bring their momentum with them to St. Charles, Mo. this past Sunday, Feb. 23 at a tri-meet with Lindenwood and the Air Force Academy. Thanks in large part to another strong performance by the Mizzou bars lineup, the Tigers yet again topped the 195.000 plateau with a final 195.125 team total.
Junior Rachel Updike shined for Mizzou at the tri-meet, establishing a new career-high on bars and all-around. In the fourth and final rotation for the Tigers, Updike anchored on bars and posted a personal best of 9.900, which capped off her all-around score of 39.525.
LSU traveled to SEC foe Florida this past Friday, Feb. 21 and fell overall 198.125 to 197.625. Despite the loss at Gainesville, Fla., LSU moved into the No. 1 national ranking after debuting as the top RQS score team in the country.
Last Time Missouri and LSU Met
(Feb. 8, 2013) For the first time, the two Tigers programs met as conference opponents within the SEC. LSU traveled to mid-Missouri last year, and earned a 197.275 to 194.575 team victory. Despite dropping the dual meet, several Missouri gymnasts posted career-highs throughout the evening. Miranda Eubank hit a personal best 9.750 on vault, and was followed by a career-high score of 9.850 on the event from Tori Howard. Rachel Updike's 9.900 score on beam would earn her the event title.
LSU arrived to the Hearnes Center as one of the top teams in the country and would not disappoint. The visiting Tigers finished with scores of 49.000 or above on each event, highlighted by their 49.500 event score on floor. Lloimincia Hall led the way for LSU, with her perfect 10.000 score on floor.
Missouri vs. LSU History
In 32 all-time meetings with the Tigers, Mizzou holds a 6-26 (.188) record. Mizzou has not had much success in both the regular season and postseason against LSU, as they hold 5-15 (.250) and 1-11 (.083) marks respectively.
Although the two programs were not conference foes until this past year, the pair of Tigers have shared a rich history with each other. Mizzou and LSU have met at an NCAA Regional 10 times, with the last coming in 2008. For a five-year stretch (1990-94), the two schools met at Regionals every single season.
LSU was a frequent visitor to one of the popular former events at the University of Missouri, the "Cat Classic." From 1981-85, the Tigers from Baton Rouge, La. made their way to the Hearnes Center and participated in the exciting meet with Mizzou.
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Balmain introduces their own line of fine jewellery
During Paris Haute Couture Week, Balmain launched its first fine jewellery designs, capturing the distinctive bold and welcoming attitude of the storied fashion label.
By Angel Angus-Burke, 2nd August 15:45pm
Two new collections, “Emblem” and “Labyrinth,” pay homage to some of Balmain’s most recognisable trademarks. These collections combine vintage Balmain themes with new ones created by the company’s current creative director, Olivier Rousteing.
The 20-piece collection was created in Paris to emulate Balmain’s “easily recognised mix of Parisian luxury, sharply tailored silhouettes, and impeccable craftsmanship,” according to the brand. It was then produced in France using conflict-free minerals, traceable gemstones, and recycled and ethical 18k gold.
In order to provide the Balmain Army with “personal-yet-universal designs that can be easily slipped on,” Balmain continues, the “Emblem” and “Labyrinth” collections have been “charged with inimitable emotional strength” and created to celebrate “love, joy, determination, and confidence.”
Balmain Fine Jewellery makes reference to signatures by Olivier Rousteing and from the archives.
Balmain’s distinctive coat of arms, the “Balmain Blazon,” which combines a crown and lions, as well as the eye-catching embroideries from one of Rousteing’s most significant catwalks, the Fabergé collection of 2012, are featured in the “Emblem” collection, which captures the rebellious spirit of the brand.
These signatures have been converted into yellow gold, diamonds, onyx, and tsavorites necklaces, bracelets, rings, earrings, pins, and cuffs.
While the “Labyrinth” collection showcases the intricate motif created by Balmain and first introduced in 1970, which combines the house founder’s initials into a captivating play on repeating geometry and was first inspired by the mazes of France’s Renaissance gardens.
In order to provide “timeless couture,” the Labyrinth pattern has been crafted in yellow gold, a hallmark colour of Balmain, and studded with diamonds on the 10 pieces, which include necklaces, earrings, cuffs, and rings.
In a statement about the jewellery debut, Rousteing said: “It was crucial to me that Balmain Fine Jewellery accurately captured the spirit of this house. Since Pierre Balmain debuted his first collection more than 75 years ago, Balmain shows have always stood out for their distinctively avant-garde and audacious vision.”
“Our initial jewellery collections have riffed on a variety of objects taken from our past, including Monsieur Balmain’s fabled Labyrinth pattern, the house’s unmistakable coat of arms, and the couture-like decorations of my Fabergé collection, which I originally sent down the runway 10 years ago.”
François Delage, the former chief executive of De Beers Jewellers, heads the Adorisa Group, which Balmain has partnered with to create, produce, sell, and distribute fine jewellery collections for fashion and couture companies. This cooperation was first revealed in January.
Jean-Jacques Guével, the CEO of Balmain at the time, stated: “Fine jewellery is, of course, a logical extension of Balmain’s premium realm. We teamed up with the Adorisa Group to create this new service for this reason, and we look forward to expanding on our special partnership.”

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66 percent Of The Russian Canned Meat Found Fake
An Organization from Russia concluded that meat manufacturers in the country are using alternative low standard meat ingredients instead of natural ingredients to save the cost. Their study concluded that 66 Percent Of The Russian Canned Meat Found Fake.
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This study is carried out by RUIE (Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs) who found that 66% of the country’s canned meat is not having natural ingredients. The meat manufacturers are using cheap ingredients to save the cost of the meat. The quality of meat does not match the safety and quality measures of the label of state requirements.

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It creeps… It crawls… It strikes without warning!
A group of scientists and military officers at a remote Arctic outpost near the North Pole discover a mysterious craft buried in ice. They also find a body, similarly entombed, and excavate it from its frozen grave.
And — as things tend to do in stories of this sort — everything goes straight to Hell, for what they have discovered is not a human or indeed like anything on Earth. Instead, what they’ve found is….
Following premieres in Cincinnati and Dayton as well as Washington, D.C., The Thing from Another World stomped its way onto theater screens across the United States on April 7th, 1951, seventy years ago today. The film’s screenplay was written by Charles Lederer, loosely adapting John W. Campbell, Jr.’s seminal 1938 novella Who Goes There? (originally published as a 12-capter serial in the magazine Astounding Science Fiction under Campbell’s pen name, Don A. Stuart).
While managing to hit most of the original story’s main beats, the script also takes a few liberties. First, it inserts into the narrative a new character in the form of journalist Ned Scott, who flies with an Air Force crew from Anchorage, Alaska, to the outpost after hearing about a mysterious plane crash they’re being sent to investigate, and which turns out to be the alien spacecraft. The most notable deviation from Campbell’s novella is “the Thing” itself. Described in the original story as a creature which can essentially turn itself into a duplicate of any living thing it encounters and kills, here it’s brought to life in the form of actor James Arness. Still a few years away from the role which ultimately would make him a television icon – Marshal Matt Dillon in the long-running TV series Gunsmoke – here Arness is outfitted with makeup, prosthetics and costuming which would become all too common when realizing alien beings in 1950s science fiction films. The effect is heightened somewhat by the decision to keep the Thing largely cast in shadow, to the point where we never really get a good look at its face.
Though humanoid in appearance, this “Thing” is described as being more akin to vegetation; a “super carrot” as mentioned in the film itself. It doesn’t display the shape-changing abilities depicted in Campbell’s original story, but it’s got a fierce appetite for human blood, which naturally motivates the scientists and military men to find some way of killing the alien before it finds them and commences to snackin’. With the alien seemingly hiding behind every corner, attacking and killing people while also destroying vital equipment including the furnace providing heat the outpost’s heat, the team’s surviving members work quickly to find some way of combating the creature. They finally succeed in electrocuting it, . With the immediate threat neutralized, journalist Scott radios back to Anchorage about the incredible encounter he and the others have just survived, and includes a warning that there may be more aliens like the one they’ve just defeated.
As is the case with several science fiction films of the 1950s, aliens and threats from space offered screenwriters cover as they commented on the threat of the Russians and “the Red Scare” of communism which was so prevalent in post-World War II America. Before the team discovers the truth about the wrecked spaceship, there’s even speculation that the crash could be a plane belonging to the Russians, who are described as being “all over the pole like flies.” The alien “Thing” naturally is meant to stand in for the unseen enemy that is communism, which lurks in the shadows, ready to pounce on our heroic American servicemen and even the scientists working – perhaps naively, in some cases – to understand this new life form rather than see it indiscriminately destroyed.
Produced by Hollywood legend Howard Hawks, The Thing from Another World was a modest critical and commercial success when it was released in 1951. Though it’s officially listed as being directed by Christian Nyby, rumors and stories persist that Hawks, a prolific director and writer as well as a producer, actually directed most of the film. Likewise, Hawks is also acknowledged with an uncredited rewrite of Charles Lederer’s script.
Often mistakenly referred to as a remake, 1982’s The Thing from writer/director/producer John Carpenter is in reality a much more faithful adaptation of Campbell’s original novella, and of course it’s also a classic in its own right; one of the absolute classic SF/horror movies of the 1980s if not all time. That film got its own prequel, the confusingly titled The Thing, in 2011. I have less laudatory feelings about this one but it’s far from the worst flick I’ve ever seen. Of somewhat lesser renown is 1972’s Horror Express, a production from Spain that’s another very loose adaptation of Who Goes There? and which takes place on a train rather than a remote Arctic or Antarctic outpost. Why? Because the studio obtained a massive train set, and a producer demanded scripts which could make use of it as a filming location. Therefore, the film takes place almost entirely within the confines of these train interiors. Talk about your bottle shows!
As for future adaptations, there have been on-again/off-again reports of a new take on the original story, in the form of adapting Campbell’s Frozen Hell, a novel he wrote and from which he extracted the material which became Who Goes There? The original novel manuscript was discovered in 2018 and eventually published in 2019 following a successful crowdfunding campaign. In addition to the novel itself, an anthology of short stories inspired by the original novella, Short Things, was also was curated and published that same year.
In the decades since its release, The Thing from Another World has come to be recognized as one of the best of 1950s science fiction movies, frequently mentioned alongside Forbidden Planet, The War Of the Worlds, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, When Worlds Collide, and — of course, The Day the Earth Stood Still. It’s one of my personal favorites….along with these others I just namechecked (though I admit it’s behind TDTESS on my list).
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Statement by Forest County Potawatomi Spokesman Ken Walsh following the end of the Governor’s 60-day comment and review period:
“After a careful, serious and good-faith review, the Potawatomi cannot support this Kenosha casino application because of the corruption associated with it and the hundreds of millions of dollars that will be sent to the out-of-state gambling interests invested in the project.”
A well-documented, multi-year FBI investigation of this Kenosha casino proposal resulted in four casino advocates pleading guilty to a variety of federal charges including providing illegal campaign contributions and bribery. This included a former local elected official in Kenosha.1 2 3
This casino proposal still includes several agreements negotiated by some of the same casino advocates caught up in the project's corruption and scandal. Key intergovernmental agreements at the foundation of this Kenosha casino application were negotiated and executed by Allan Kehl,4 the former Kenosha County Executive who was convicted of accepting bribes in exchange for his work to help the Kenosha casino effort. Additionally, Kenosha casino proponents rely primarily on the economic feasibility report prepared for former casino developer Dennis Troha - who eventually pled guilty to funneling illegal campaign contributions to officials at the state and federal level.5
There are at least three out-of-state gambling interest who stand to receive hundreds of millions should the Kenosha casino project move forward. The Alabama-based owner of the Dairyland dog track where the casino is to be located will receive $40 million.6 The Connecticut Mohegan Tribe will receive $12 million for its prior work on the casino effort.7 And the Florida Seminole Tribe, who own Hard Rock International, are now the Kenosha casino proposal's planned developer and manager. In return, they will receive a huge cut of the revenue. In previous arrangements, the Menominee tribe was willing to share more than 25% of its gaming revenue with the potential developer and manager.8
1 “US indicts Wisconsin casino figure” Chicago Tribune, March 1, 2007
2 “2nd Troha associate pleads guilty” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, February 2, 2008
3 “Ex-official pleads guilty in Troha case” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 31, 2008
4 Final Environment Impact Statement, Menominee Casino-Hotel 223 Acre Fee-To-Trust Transfer, April, 2012
5 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Market Assessment Executive Summary, prepared for Kenesah Gaming
Development, LLC, dated June 14, 2004 (hereinafter PWC Market Assessment), Original Submission Vol. I, Tab 5
and 5.A (OIG Attachments 14). PWC estimates are in2004 dollars.
6 Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin Section 20 Determination (page 32), August 23, 2013
7 “Wisconsin tribe once partners with Mohegan now has Hard Rock deal” The Day, October 11, 2013
8 “Seminole tribe’s Hard Rock International would operate Kenosha casino” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, October 9, 2013
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Menominee tribe and Hard Rock International leaders say they told Gov. Scott Walker they have met his criteria to approve a new casino in Kenosha.
Walker plans to announce his decision by the end of the week.
Menominee Chairman Craig Corn says Walker did not indicate during the meeting whether he would approve their plans to open an $800 million entertainment complex at the old Dairyland Greyhound dog track in Kenosha.
Corn says he expects there to be an ongoing dialogue with Walker's administration this week.
Walker is requiring that all Wisconsin tribes approve of the deal, but the Ho-Chunk and Potawatomi remain opposed.
Walker's spokeswoman issued a statement saying only that the governor is expected to make his decision later this week.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) --Gov. Scott Walker is meeting with officials from the Menominee tribe and Hard Rock International about their proposal to open a new casino in Kenosha just two days before the governor says he plans to make a decision about the project.
The tribe submitted its proposal to Walker on Tuesday. It planned to release those documents at a Wednesday news conference following its closed-door meeting with Walker.
Walker has said he will only approve the casino if Wisconsin's other 10 tribes agree to it. But the Potawatomi and the Ho-Chunk, both of which operate lucrative casinos in the state, are opposed to letting the Menominee open one in Kenosha.
Walker has said he will make his decision by the end of the week.


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by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector
February 14, 2023
TOPEKA — The superintendent of Kansas’ second-largest school district Monday told a Kansas House education committee the social-media narrative portraying teachers as unprofessional and unworthy of respect was a prominent reason for resignations among classroom educators.
Superintendent Brent Yeager said he was proud the 29,500-student Olathe district had a graduation rate of 91.8%. He said 60% of students in Olathe completed one or more advanced placement courses. He appreciated a district with 30.4% of students qualifying for free- or reduced-lunch programs also earned $45.5 million in college scholarships in 2021-2022.
At the same time, he said, the district had 140 vacancies among certified or licensed educators and the cadre of paraprofessional educators. He also made a specific request of the Legislature for improved state funding of special education programs.
Asked during the House K-12 Education Budget Committee about reasons for the district’s struggle to retain educators and fill vacancies, the superintendent was blunt.
“Quite frankly,” he said, “a lot of our staff members have left because of the narrative around public education. In the last couple years, we’ve had teachers in our district who have been criticized, ostracized … on social media.”
‘Always the environment’
Kristey Williams, an Augusta Republican and chair of the education budget committee, said she wasn’t convinced the issue was external criticism. She said her discussion with dozens of people about teacher turnover pointed to disenchantment with administration of public schools.
“It’s always the environment in the school building,” Williams said in response to Yeager’s remarks. “From being a teacher, that’s the most important thing. What is that environment like? And, am I getting support from my administration? You’re saying the environment is great and no one is leaving because of the environment?”
Yeager, who began teaching more than 20 years ago and was named Olathe superintendent in 2021, said he didn’t say the administrative environment in Olathe schools was perfect. By and large, he said, the district’s employees were happy with where they worked. It would be fair to say some left teaching due to inadequate salaries, he said. But surveying showed negative portrayals of teachers by was convincing some to exit, he said.
Rep. Valdenia Winn, a Democrat on the House committee from Kansas City, said during a news conference to outline House Democrats’ policy priorities that some Kansans weren’t willing to grant teachers respect they deserved. She said some Republicans in the Legislature were content to “borderline harass” K-12 educators in Kansas.
“The Legislature, whether they like it or not, or intends, is running teachers out of the profession. It is that simple,” Winn said. “Teaching is one of the most important jobs in our society. Yet, it’s repeatedly sidelined and dismissed. Some arrogant lawmakers — I hate to call them that — seem to work day in and day out to squash the hopes and esteems of Kansas teachers.”
Jeremy McFadden, executive director of finance in the Blue Valley school district, recommended the House committee amend state law to expand special budget authority in districts with an average home value 125% above the statewide average. Legislative approval would lower the hurdle for Blue Valley and similar districts to raise property taxes for the purpose of financing upgrades in employee compensation, he said.
He said Blue Valley was able to make use of that authority because the average residential home value there was greater than $500,000. The average teacher in the district had a compensation package of $65,000, but support staff received less. He said it was virtually impossible to hire custodians and bus drivers for Olathe schools, in part, because salaries were insufficient for them to live near the district.
“Compensation packages that have meaningful impact on our teaching and support staff are driving these amendment proposals,” McFadden said.
Rep. Scott Hill, a Republican from Abilene serving on the K-12 budget panel, said he wasn’t thrilled school districts with high property values had a path to additional salary funding while districts with low property values were left out.
“I’m really skeptical about allowing districts to become unequal in the amount of resources that they have available to attract teachers,” Hill said.
Bill Brady, representing Schools For Fair Funding, said the Legislature should adhere to a Kansas law requiring cost-of-living adjustments in base state aid to local districts. The Schools for Fair Funding coalition of school districts sponsored two lawsuits that led to higher state spending on K-12 public schools. The latest school finance decision by the Kansas Supreme Court in 2019 affirmed the Legislature’s budget plan whereby districts would get a COLA from the state.
Game On for Kansas Schools’ representative Judith Deedy requested the House committee mirror the K-12 budget outlined by Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly. The Republican-led committee didn’t take action on the various proposals for new spending on schools.
Kansas Reflector is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. Kansas Reflector maintains editorial independence. Contact Editor Sherman Smith for questions: email@example.com. Follow Kansas Reflector on Facebook and Twitter.

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Frances Shapiro Munn, a lawyer with Nelligan Law, joined CTV Morning Live host Annette Goerner, talking about March Break and travel insurance.
A powerful, 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked wide swaths of Turkiye and neighbouring Syria on Monday, killing more than 2,300 people and injuring thousands more as it toppled hundreds of buildings and trapped residents under mounds of rubble or pancaked floors.
A 4.2-magnitude earthquake that struck near Buffalo, N.Y. Monday morning was felt in southern Ontario, officials say.
Retirements, high training costs and poor pay are fuelling a pilot shortage in Canada, industry analysts say, at a time when travel has surged in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The outlook for the loonie in 2023 largely depends on commodity prices, how the U.S. dollar fares, and whether central banks are successful in avoiding a major recession, experts said.
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Kojima famously had worked on the terrifying P.T., a horror game demo which was a precursor to the never-released Silent Hills game starring Norman Reedus (who went on to star in Death Stranding).
The game was cancelled because Kojima left Konami on bad terms, but according to a new rumor, Sony may have helped mend Kojima and Konami’s relationship, allowing Kojima to continue work on the once lost Silent Hills project.
The rumor comes from a gaming YouTuber called Moore’s Law Is Dead, who previously leaked details on the release God of War: Ragnarok a while before it was ever officially announced.
Moore's Law admits that at this time this is just a rumor and he has yet to speak with anyone working on the game, but he claims it will be officially announced this year's Game Awards on December 10th.
The Game Awards are hosted by Kojima’s good friend, Geoff Keighley, so it's not out of the question that this kind of project could be unveiled at the event.
I'm glad other people can relate to me complaining about this shit, JIST PLEASE STOP TEASING US YOU HAVE THE FUNDS NOW AND THE IDEA IS SO GOOD GOD PLEASE pic.twitter.com/Nb5zMoAc9h— Buddha (@BuddhaScotchNB) November 30, 2020
Silent Hill fans are skeptical, as these rumors have been floating around for years. But this particular rumor seems more believable than anything that’s come before it.
If the game were to be announced at The Game Awards, I wouldn’t get my hopes up for actually playing it for quite some time. Kojima loves to announce projects way before they release, so be prepared to wait.
Let's just hope that the 15th Silent Hill rumor this year doesn't end up being a shitty remake that changes the fonts to comic sans— Buddha (@BuddhaScotchNB) November 30, 2020
I wish this was fake, I REALLY do pic.twitter.com/oi8pSqXYfT
I’m not a horror games fan myself, but P.T. was such a uniquely scary experience that I'm hyped at the possibility of Kojima seeing his vision through for a new Silent Hill game.
Death Stranding was such a success, so it will be interesting to see if Kojima goes back to tap some famous actors to play main characters. If this Silent Hill game is real, we will certainly see the return of Norman Reedus.
>Silent Hill is trending— Insider2000 ❄ (@Insider2000) November 30, 2020
STOP GIVING ME HOPE! pic.twitter.com/Lgi8oZLCMr
Who knows who else will be on the ride this time around. I can't wait to be scared to death.

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17 Aug 2023 12:41 PM GMT
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that ‘milk cream’ cannot be classified as ‘milk’.The bench of Chief Justice M.S. Ramachandra Rao and Justice Ajay Mohan Goel, while dismissing the revision petition of Gujarat Co-Operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd., observed that a scientific or technical meaning of the term ‘milk cream’, as sought to be projected by the assessee,...
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that ‘milk cream’ cannot be classified as ‘milk’.
The bench of Chief Justice M.S. Ramachandra Rao and Justice Ajay Mohan Goel, while dismissing the revision petition of Gujarat Co-Operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd., observed that a scientific or technical meaning of the term ‘milk cream’, as sought to be projected by the assessee, should not be adopted and the popular meaning of milk cream, as is commonly understood, should be taken note of, i.e., that it is a product that is different from milk.
The assessee/appellant is a registered dealer under the said statute and is engaged in the trading of milk products, milk, edible oils, etc. The assessee is dealing with "milk cream".
The Assessing Authority of the Excise Department completed the assessment relating to the assessee qua VAT for the Assessment Years 2005-06 to 2008-09 on February 16, 2009, and January 27, 2010, respectively.
The Excise and Taxation Commissioner wrote a letter stating that the assessee was liable to pay VAT on its sales of milk cream but was not assessed for the previous five years.
The Suo Moto Revision was entertained by the Additional Excise and Taxation Commissioner-cum-Revisional Authority, and the show cause notice was issued.
The assessee contended that though it is selling fresh milk cream, it is nothing but fresh milk. The cream contents are retained up to 25% (low-fat cream), as a result of which low-fat milk cream is the outcome. The fresh cream is being sold under the name fresh cream by the assessee and is mainly used for garnishing and in the preparation of tea, coffee, etc. The dealer had not charged any VAT on its sale. The milk cream is a tax-free item in view of Entries 16 and 23 in Schedule-B.
The assessee urged that merely because milk obtained in its natural form is subjected to certain processing resulting in the redaction of either its water or fat content, it would not cease to be milk. Moreso, when the assessee had not added anything like vitamins, flavour or essence, sugar, or any other material, the nature of fresh milk at no point in time would be altered, and no new product would come into being.
The Department stated that milk cream is neither fresh milk, pasteurised milk, nor separated milk and is taxable at the rate of 12.5% or 13.75%.
The assessee filed a Revision under Section 46(3) of the Act before the Himachal Pradesh Tax Tribunal. The Tribunal rejected the contentions of the assessee and held that milk cream or low-fat cream is entirely different from milk in composition. The tribunal gave illustrations of milk and milk products, such as cottage cheese, desi ghee, khoya, etc., which are obtained by subjecting natural milk to a process that makes them milk products.
The petitioner contended that there being no entry in the Act dealing with milk cream, the Central Excise HSN Classification Entry no.16 should be taken into account and in that entry, which relates to fresh milk and pasteurised milk, the product cream is also included. Therefore, it should be taken into account, and since milk is not taxable, milk cream also ought not to be taxed.
The department contended that milk and milk cream are totally different products, and nobody, who intends to buy milk cream would ask for milk, so the common parlance test needs to be applied in such situations.
"A person who wishes to buy milk cream would not go to the market and ask for milk. He would only ask for milk cream because it is a separate product, though also a milk product," the bench remarked.
Case Title: M/s Gujarat Co-Operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. Versus Additional Excise & Taxation Commissioner and Another
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (HP) 61
Case No.: Civil Revision No.8 of 2014
Counsel For Petitioner: Arjun Lall
Counsel For Respondent: Navlesh Verma, Rakesh Dhaulta, Gautam Sood, Arsh Rattan, Sidharth Jalta, Rakesh Sharma
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Richard Brown Managing Director at Electrorad Electric Heating answers questions on the forthcoming changes to the Eco-Design Directive and explains how Electrorads products comply.
What is the Eco-Design directive?
It is a new European regulation relating to Energy Related Products ( ErP )
In essence Lot 20 of the ErP directive requires a reduction in the energy consumption and emissions of space heating products, this must be done by applying existing technologies without any increase in the combined purchasing and operating costs, so clearly a positive development from an energy saving perspective and ultimately for the end users.
So what features are required to comply?
Lot 20 requires manufacturers to incorporate several functions into their products. These could include temperature control with day and/or week timers, presence detection, open window detection, adaptive start control and distance control functions to name but a few. This means that products will become more sophisticated and therefore greater consideration will need to be given when choosing electric radiators as some will have a just few new functions others will have multiple.
When does it come in to force?
Products need to comply with these new regulations by 1st January 2018
Are Electrorad products ready?
We have been working hard to develop our radiators by adding the necessary functions as mentioned above and all our products will be compliant by September 2017, at least 3 months before the Jan 2018 deadline ,in fact we are aiming to have our products ahead of the game with some of the advanced functions we are adding.
So what are the functions the Electrorad radiators have?
As we always aim to give our customers the most advanced radiators we are in a position where some of the functions already exist and where not they are being added.
All radiators in our ranges have or will have:
Highly accurate room thermostat control
7 day / 24 hour timing control
Open window detection
Adaptive start control (learning when to turn on, achieving optimum comfort )Distance control
WiFi based app control
Richard adds “We are also working on a function not included in the directive to make our products even easier to use – Voice Control!
Our radiator will also soon be compatible with Amazon Alexa, a worlds first in our marketplace we believe, this means you can simply ask Alexa to turn a radiator on or off and change temperatures”
He continues “I think we will see many products and maybe even manufacturers simply disappear from the market as there is considerable investment, both in money and time needed to meet with this new directive as non-compliant electric radiators will just not be available for sale after 1st January”
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This year marks the 7th anniversary of my mom’s passing. While time heals and eases the pain of her loss, I think about and miss her every day and find comfort in cooking some of her signature dishes.
Nowadays, it surprises me every time when I hear my American friends tell me that they don’t know what to do with bulgur and therefore don’t use it as much in their cooking. The truth is that it is not much different than cooking rice, quinoa, and even wild rice.
If you feel the same way, want to know more about how to prepare and cook bulgur, then this post is for you. Below, I will share how to cook bulgur wheat along with my mom’s tips and tricks.
How to cook bulgur wheat
This process for this Bulgur Wheat Pilaf Recipe has 3 parts.
First, you sauté vermicelli with a little bit of butter and vegetable oil. While you can make bulgur pilaf without using vermicelli, I am a big fan of this version as I think toasted vermicelli adds a really nice earthy flavor to the end product.
The important thing here is to make sure to sauté vermicelli until it turns golden brown. It might look like it is burning towards the end, but this step is necessary for it to release all its nutty and earthy flavors.
Second, you add in the bulgur and sauté it with vermicelli until it is fully dried, 7-10 minutes. When it comes to cooking bulgur, this step is crucial as it dries the bulgur completely, prepares it for cooking, and enhances its earthy flavors.
Once it is fully dried, you add in your seasoning (i.e. salt and pepper) and pour in boiling hot water until it fully covers the bulgur. You give it a mix, turn down the heat to low, and let it cook for 15-18 minutes or until all of the liquid is absorbed.
I think the last part of this recipe, letting it fully rest, is the most important part. Once the liquid is fully absorbed you put a sheet of paper towel on top and cover it with the lid. Doing so allows the paper towel to absorb the steam and results in a fluffy bulgur pilaf.
MY MOM’S TIPS FOR THE BEST BULGUR RECIPE
Like I mentioned earlier, this bulgur pilaf recipe was one of my mother’s signature dishes. After bread, it was a staple in our house. Growing up, she would tell me that every woman should know how to make a good bulgur pilaf.
Below are a few of her “secret” tips to make the best bulgur pilaf recipe:
- Use butter: Even though you can certainly make bulgur pilaf with only vegetable oil, she thought that using butter was the key to a good-tasting pilaf. She used 2 tablespoons of butter per 1-cup of bulgur.
With that being said, if you want to make a vegan version of this bulgur pilaf recipe, you can omit the butter and use only vegetable oil instead.
- Add pasta noodles like vermicelli or orzo: While you can make bulgur without vermicelli, when toasted with butter vermicelli turns golden brown and adds a beautiful color and a delicious flavor to the end product. That is why she always recommended making bulgur pilaf with vermicelli.
- Sauté bulgur wheat before adding the water until it is fully dried: According to my mom, this was the most important step. Sautéing bulgur with butter and toasted vermicelli would not only allow flavors to combine, but also pre-cook it.
- Use boiling water and/or homemade stock: Instead of using cold (or room temperature) water, she would use boiling water. Also, if we had it available, she would substitute 1 cup of the 2 cups of liquid with chicken or vegetable stock.
- Let it rest: This was another big step. Once all the liquid was absorbed, she would remove the lid, cover it with a paper towel, and put the lid back on to rest for at least 15 minutes before serving. Then she would fluff it with a fork, taste it for seasoning, and add more if necessary.
While my mother usually served this bulgur wheat pilaf recipe as a side dish next to her meat or chicken dishes, nowadays, as you can see in the photos here, I also serve it by itself with adding a cup of cooked green lentils and a handful of chopped green onions.
Though if you were to go to Turkey, you might witness people serving bulgur pilaf with a drizzle of Tzatziki sauce on top too.
What kind of bulgur is best for this Turkish bulgur pilaf recipe
If you do a quick Google search, you will quickly find out that bulgur comes in 4 different grades: fine, medium, coarse, and very coarse.
One of the most popular Middle Eastern dishes Tabbouleh (Mixed Herb Salad made with bulgur) is made with fine bulgur, which also considered as quick-cooking bulgur. You can find the recipe for the best Tabbouleh recipe in my FREE Salads That Satisfy e-book.
For this bulgur pilaf recipe, I used coarse bulgur, which is usually sold in the bulk section of most supermarkets. You can also use very coarse bulgur for this recipe.
If you can’t find coarse bulgur in your local supermarket, you can buy it on Amazon. This Turkish brand coarse bulgur (affiliate link) is the one I use and recommend.
Other bulgur recipes you might like
- One-Pot Chicken with Cardamom Bulgur
- Roasted Butternut Squash Salad with Bulgur and Tahini Dressing
- Bulgur and Lentil Vegan Burger
- Vegan Chili with Bulgur
Other Turkish recipes you might like
- Turkish Meatball Recipe
- Tahini Yogurt Dressing
- Meatball Potato Casserole
- Mediterranean Green Beans
- Turkish Simit Recipe
- Mediterranean Hummus Recipe
- Turkish Borek
- Turkish Coffee
Turkish Bulgur Pilaf Recipe
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter or vegetable oil – if you prefer a vegan version
- 1/4 cup vermicelli
- 1 cup coarse bulgur picked over, rinsed, and drained
- 2 cups water boiling water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 cup cooked green lentils
- 2-3 stalks of scallions chopped
- handful of Italian or flat leaf parsley, chopped
- Heat butter in a medium size saucepan in medium-heat. Add in the vermicelli and stir constantly under it turns golden brown, 4-5 minutes.
- Stir in bulgur and cook, while stirring constantly, for 6-7 minutes.
- Pour in the boiling water and salt. Give it a big stir and cover it with the lid.
- Let it come to a boil and turn the heat down to low. Cook for 15-18 minutes or until all liquid is absorbed.
- Remove from the heat. Remove the lid, put a sheet of paper towel over the top and put the lid back on. Let it rest for 15-20 minutes.
- When ready to serve, fluff it with a fork, sprinkle with black pepper, and if preferred, garnish it with lentils, scallions, and parsley.
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This post was originally published in September 2015 and updated with additional helpful information in March 2019.


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Most five-year-olds aren’t experts in much besides playing, napping, and occasionally being mischievous. But when Joseph Mather was that age, he achieved expert status in his age group as a BMX bike racer. And at age six, he became number one in both Nationals and Worlds, beating 53 other six-year-olds from 13 different countries—a rare achievement at his age. And he’s just getting started.
Edge: How old were you when you learned how to ride a bike?
Joseph: I learned at age two and started BMX at age four.
Edge: How did you discover BMX racing?
Jenny Mather: As soon as he could ride a bike he’d jump curbs and was always looking for dirt paths to ride on, so we’d find spots around Zorinsky Lake. His grandma actually heard about the BMX track near Hefflinger Dog Park in Omaha and thought he might like to ride on it. We went to a race, and he decided he wanted to try it, so we got him a bike.
Edge: How did you do your first time out?
Joseph: I practiced a few times and wanted to try a race. I got third my first race, and then started winning.
Jenny: You start as a novice, and after winning 10 races you move up to intermediate. He did that within his first couple of months. After winning 20 races as an intermediate you move up to expert, and there were only about 5 in the country at the time.
Edge: You must be a natural at it.
Joseph: It comes easy for me. I practice once or twice a week at the track and a lot at home. During the season I race twice a week—once in Omaha and once in Lincoln. I travel for a lot of races too. And I won Grand Nationals over Thanksgiving, which is like the Super Bowl for BMX.
Edge: What’s your goal for racing?
Joseph: My dream is to go to the Olympics, just like racer Connor Fields!
Edge: How popular is BMX racing locally?
Jenny: There are about 200 riders of all ages in Nebraska. You don’t have to be a certain age to start. In fact, we’re trying to launch a beginner’s league through Omaha BMX. We’ve started fundraising efforts to purchase bikes so new riders don’t have to buy one. It’s a five week program to see if kids are interested, and at the end they can choose to join and get a membership to start participating in races, which is only $60/year. Our goal is to have 20-50 new riders this year.
Edge: Were you worried about having Joseph race on a dirt track?
Jenny: It was hard for me to take him when I didn’t know anything about the sport. But all of the parents are so friendly, it wasn’t overwhelming once we got there. You can ride for fun or competitively. It’s a really welcoming sport.
Edge: Who maintains the local track?
Jenny: It’s all volunteer based, and we all help out in different ways.
Edge: How often do you have to get a new bike?
Jenny: The bikes usually last a full season, but he’s on a sponsored team now, so he has a team bike.
Edge: What’s the best thing about racing?
Joseph: I love going fast and riding with my friends.
Jenny: He’s made so many friends all over the country from racing. It’s his favorite thing to do.
Edge: What are some of your other favorites—food? Movies?
Joseph: My favorite food are chicken tenders from Runza. And I don’t have a favorite movie. I don’t watch them because I love being outside all the time!
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SD7 sounds great. Don's vocals sound great. But that's not what's important here (yikes, here it comes). That tune is melancholy and bluesy and needs to be done that way. The chord structure helps but every decent rendition is peppered with little soulful 'licks' and blues-tinged accents (on piano, sax, even strings) and that's what gives it it's character or 'feel'. If you're going to do this song on an arranger keyboard you MUST add the 'spice' yourself (as Don has done here). Without it, no matter how good your vocals, it's not going to hack it. At every break in this tune, it cries out for a little soulful riff.
Good job, Don. Now about Willie. Who says he's underrated? He's always been one of my favorites and about the closest I'll ever get to having a Country hero
. Of course, his image, persona, and social attitudes had a lot to do with that. The man wrote tons of hit R&B tunes during the 60's and 70's for Black artists during that era (little known fact).
I was a little suprised at how good that SD7 Sax sounded, but I think I prefer the Roland trumpet. Just an opinion, though.


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After hearing Widespread Panic play last night, I wish that I had become a fan sooner, but I'd really never heard any of their music that I can recall. I knew that it was going to be something big though, as the band was setting up and the crowd grew with parents (and some small children) filling up the grassy space before the stage. Fans wearing shirts with the bands name and a current of palpable (seriously, you could feel the change in the air prior to their set) excitement took over the night air. As I said, I wasn't sure what to expect and I had chosen not to listen to any of their music prior to the festival because I wanted to be surprised. And I was. They were really, really, really good.
I've since learned that they've been compared to the Grateful Dead and that is pretty accurate right down to the type of fans that they have. Within moments the air was fragrant with the scent of... Let me just say that anyone who has ever gone to any type of Dead concert or any type of reggae or earth-type event (yes, I may be generalizing, but this has been my own personal experience) would know what I'm talking about. Being pregnant, I had to get out of the fray, but none of that disuaded most of the other revelers. All this aside, it was pretty cool to see parents rocking out with their kids jamming to the music. At the end of the night, the fans were just as enthused about Panic as they'd been at the beginning and I was just glad to be a part of it.
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U.S. air travelers will feel budget cut effects quickly: union
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. air travelers will face increased delays and potentially higher prices if cuts to the U.S. Transportation Department's budget go into effect on March 1 as part of planned across-the-board government reductions, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association said on Friday.
"Travelers and users of the National Airspace System, from commercial passengers to businesses of all sizes to the military, will feel the impact of the cuts throughout the spring and summer," the union said in statement.
It followed a White House briefing in which U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood warned of widespread disruption to the U.S. air travel system if the automatic spending cuts take effect.
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The Saatva bed mattress are made by the Saatva organization, manufacturer of these bed mattress consisting of the Loom, Leaf and Zenhaven. The other benefits of picking the Saatva innerspring mattresses consist of:
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The Sauna mattress is particularly developed for supporting the lower back part of the body and alleviating lower back pain and stiff limbs. Online bed mattress from this business are offered at affordable prices, making them a great choice for your home.
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A panel of South Carolina legislators have given their approval to Boeing’s proposed donation of nearly 1,700 acres for a new state preserve in Berkeley County.
The Joint Bond Review Committee on Monday unanimously advanced the donation of the “Keystone” tract. The wooded 1,677-acre property, also known as Quenby Barony, is located on the edge of Francis Marion National Forest just south of the Huger community. The Budget & Control Board still needs to give its okay on the deal.
Boeing announced last month that it would finance the property’s sale and eventual donation to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. The Quenby Barony property was part of more than 4,000 acres the company helped preserve as a condition for expanding its North Charleston assembly plant.
Boeing hopes to eventually develop over 400 acres of land near the Charleston airport that includes 153 acres of federally protected wetlands. In order to get the permission to develop on that property, Boeing had to compensate by purchasing other land for conservation. The Army Corps of Engineers approved the mitigation plan last month.
The Lowcountry Open Land Trust (LOLT) purchased the Quenby Barony for $6.7 million with the aerospace company’s financial help. The conservation nonprofit said the deal will help further preserve the Cooper River basin.
“This Cooper River Corridor is a high priority for conservation,” LOLT director of conservation Ashley Demosthenes told South Carolina Radio Network. “It has tremendous ecological, historical, and cultural value.”
She said the tract is former timberland owned by International Paper that was sold to a developer in the mid-2000s. However, the developer’s plans failed to materialize.
DNR officials hops to eventually turn the site into a heritage preserve open to the public for hunting, hiking, and wildlife viewing, according to documents filed with the committee.
Even if the Budget & Control Board approves the deal, it will still be a few more years before the site opens to the public. Demosthenes said conservationists are working to restore native longleaf pine trees to the property, gradually thinning out and replacing the more timber-friendly loblolly pines that were planted by International Paper. She estimated it will take another two or three years before the property is turned over to DNR.

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U.S. Senator John McCain, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the relevant statement on President Trump signing into law the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act that strengthens and expands sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea.
"While the American people surely hope for better relations with Russia, what this legislation truly represents is their insistence that Vladimir Putin and his regime must pay a real price for attacking our democracy, violating human rights, occupying Crimea, and destabilizing Ukraine," McCain says.
He also expressed the hope that President Trump would be "vocal about Russia’s aggressive behavior."
"The enactment of this legislation, which enjoyed overwhelming bipartisan support in both houses of Congress, sends a strong message to friend and foe alike that the United States will hold nations accountable for aggressive and destabilizing behavior that threatens our national interests and those of our allies and partners," the U.S. Senator said.
As a reminder, yesterday, US President Donald Trump signed the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act which inter alia provides for stepping up pressure on Russia and supporting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.
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Minecraft has become a global sensation, thanks in large part to its thriving modding community. These modifications, or mods, bring a whole new level of creativity and excitement to the game. With countless mods available, it can be challenging to determine which one stands out as the best. However, there is one mod that has consistently been praised by players and content creators alike – the Optifine mod.
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Southampton 2 Crystal Palace 0: Do Prado at the double to keep Saints on top
Southampton look favourites to go into the new year as leaders of the npower Championship after two Guly do Prado headers ensured a comfortable win over Crystal Palace.
Dougie Freedman's Palace began the day two points outside the play-off zone but produced just one effort on goal - Glenn Murray's acrobatic volley, which was easily covered by Kelvin Davis.
Heads up: Guly Do Prado nods home the second goal
Southampton: Davis, Richardson, Fonte, Hooiveld, Fox, De Ridder (Connolly 79), Schneiderlin (Hammond 87), Cork, Lallana, Do Prado, Lambert. Subs Not Used: Bialkowski, Harding, Martin. Booked: Fox. Goals: Do Prado 34,77.
Crystal Palace: Speroni, Clyne, McCarthy, Gardner, Parr, O'Keefe (Garvan 76), Ramage (Martin 66), Dikgacoi, Scannell, Zaha, Murray (Easter 83). Subs Not Used: Price,Ambrose. Booked: Ramage,Clyne,McCarthy. Att: 31,524 Ref: Graham Salisbury (Lancashire).
And Freedman was under no illusions about the size of the task ahead if his first full season in management is to yield anything more than mid-table security.
'Southampton have been growing as a club for the last four years and the players have the right mentality to get promotion,' said the Palace boss.
'We are far from that yet. We are only still growing from last season.
'It may not have been one of Southampton's better days but with their experience they know how to win a game of football. We are at the opposite end to that.'
Freedman complained Palace were denied a penalty when referee Graham Salisbury overlooked a handball by Frazer Richardson but the gulf between the two sides was vast.
Even before Do Prado rose in the 34th minute to head home Steve de Ridder's cross, Julian Speroni had been forced to make a reflex save to stop Rickie Lambert at the far post.
And the second goal was almost a carbon copy as the Brazilian was left unmarked to get his head to a cross from Richardson on the overlap.
Tough job: Palace boss Dougie Freedman admits his side have plenty to do to catch up with the likes of Southampton
With half their fixtures completed in convincing style, Saints manager Nigel Adkins is in no rush to add to his squad when the transfer window opens next month.
'Natural evolution says that a couple of fringe players may leave,' said Adkins. 'And I might bring a couple in to enhance my squad. But we have got a very good team spirit here. We have a close-knit bunch of players.
'At the start of the season we said we wanted to be in the top 10 by Christmas to give ourselves a chance of promotion but now we have been top of the league for three months.'
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