New Charter Repositions Cities Alliance and Signals Major Operational Changes
[7 December 2010] -- The Cities Alliance partnership recently adopted a new Charter or constitution to guide its operations for the foreseeable future.
This was the major outcome of the tenth meeting of the Alliance’s Consultative Group which was held recently in Mexico City, simultaneous with the Third World Summit of Regional and Local Leaders organised by United Cities and Local Governments.
The move towards the new Charter can be traced to the Consultative Group meetings held in Manila in 2007, when the Alliance’s Medium Term Strategy 2008 – 2010 was first presented, through its adoption at the Barcelona CG meetings, its implementation and the analyses of the early results generated.
The process was further driven by a number of other factors including trends in urbanisation and the urban debate, the development aid debates fuelled by the Paris Aid declaration and its Accra refinements, and the Alliance’s deliberative evaluation of its strategic goal and objectives occasioned by its 10th anniversary meetings in Mumbai.
The new Charter defines Cities Alliance primarily as a global partnership for urban poverty reduction and the promotion of the role of cities in sustainable development. Photo: Accra, Ghana. William Cobbett/Cities Alliance
The new Charter defines Cities Alliance primarily as a global partnership for urban poverty reduction and the promotion of the role of cities in sustainable development. It is a partnership formed between local and national governments, slum dwellers, the private sector, NGOs and development partners, one which promotes the vision of Sustainable Cities without Slums.
To help achieve this vision the Alliance will consolidate its support to cities, local authorities, associations of local authorities and/or national governments that are committed to:
-- Improving their cities, and local governance, for all residents;
-- Adopting a long-term, comprehensive and inclusive approach to urban development;
-- Implementing those reforms necessary to effect systemic change, and to achieve delivery at scale; and
-- Decentralising resources to empower local government.
City and nationwide slum upgrading and city development strategies remain the key pillars of intervention, as in the old Charter but these are now complemented by a third pillar - National policies on urban development and local government. Cities Alliance members and partners are able to respond to a range of urban developmental challenges within these three broad categories, per their identification as priorities by the city or national government, slum dwellers, the private sector and other partners.
Cities Alliance support to help achieve the vision of a sustainable city without slums will be provided through four main business lines:
-- Country Programmes - Longer term, demand-oriented interventions uniquely customised to the urban contexts of selected low income countries and achieved through the institutionalisation of dialogue and operational partnerships;
-- Catalytic Projects - Shorter-term activities which provide more targeted and results-oriented support to cities attempting transformative change;
-- Knowledge activities - Activities designed to fill knowledge gaps at local, national, regional and global levels;
-- Communication support, and advocacy - Activities designed to improve awareness of relevant policies or activities, influencing changes to policies and behaviour and contribute to dynamic local, national, regional and global debates.
Membership of Cities Alliance
Cities Alliance membership remains open to national governments, the global organised representatives of local authorities, represented by United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and Metropolis, international networks of organisations engaged in urban development and other partners.
There are two categories of membership: (i) Full members and (ii) Associate members. Full members include government representatives, multi-lateral organisations, local government representatives (through UCLG and Metropolis), and international networks of partners organisations. Associate members include foundations, NGOs, private companies, and local authorities and other partners invited to participate in the CG sessions without direct participation in the decision making process voting rights.
The Cities Alliance is now structured into:
-- The Consultative Group (CG) - comprising all members of the Cities Alliance, and is the supreme primary decision-making body of the organisation;
-- The Executive Committee (EXCO) – comprising a combination of permanent members, rotating members and non decision-making, ex-officio members. The EXCO is appointed by the CG and is accountable to it in all matters including approving the annual work plan and budget of the Cities Alliance, including that of the Secretariat; participating in the selection of the Manager of the Secretariat; identifying and selecting countries for country programme interventions; and nominating the Chairperson of the Policy Advisory Forum.
-- The Policy Advisory Forum (PAF) –is the platform for public discussion, debate and knowledge sharing. The Forum promotes dialogue between CG members and invited partners on key policy and strategic issues of city and urban development, and advises the Cities Alliance on appropriate policies and strategies. At its meeting, the CG unanimously elected Clare Short, previously Secretary for International Development (DFID/UK) as the Chairperson of the PAF for 2010-2013. The PAF has a Chairperson for a period of three years.
-- The Secretariat - carries out the Cities Alliance mandate, and manages its day-to-day operations. A primary function of the Secretariat is to actively facilitate the work of the partnership. The Secretariat operates under the overall direction of the Manager, and is administered by and within the World Bank on behalf of the members.
Members of the Cities Alliance partnership as at 30 June 2010
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Hockey Canada’s CEO and entire board of directors will leave the organization after facing fierce criticism for its handling of alleged sexual assaults.
The national organization announced the departures in a statement on Tuesday after hearing months of calls for leadership changes within the body, and seeing its major sponsors walk away over the past week.
“Effective immediately, (Hockey Canada’s board) announced the departure of chief executive officer Scott Smith. The entire board has also agreed to step down to make room for a new slate of directors,” the statement said.
“An interim management committee will be put in place, which will guide the organization until no later than a newly constituted board appoints a new CEO to lead the organization.”
Furthermore, Hockey Canada said the board will ask its members to select a new slate of directors no later than an upcoming virtual election, which is scheduled for Dec. 17.
The current board of directors will not seek re-election and will fulfil its “its fiduciary duties until such time as a new board is elected.”
“Hockey Canada is seeking board candidates to shape the future of the organization. We encourage qualified individuals to respond to the call for nominations issued by the independent nominating committee last week,” the statement said.
Hockey Canada added the interim management committee will focus on day-to-day operations and ensure progress on its action plan, including reviewing and working with the board towards the “full implementation of the independent governance review recommendations” and effective transition to a new CEO and board of directors.
Trudeau, sport minister say more needs to be done
Speaking to reporters in Sorel-Tracy, Que., on Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the resignations “an important step forward” but added it took too long for Hockey Canada’s leadership to make that decision.
He added he expects the organization to do more to change the culture within the sport in order to athletes, employees and children across the country.
“There is work to do to transform the culture at Hockey Canada, but today was an important first step,” he said.
Trudeau and Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge have spent weeks calling on senior leadership to resign.
St-Onge said in a statement that Hockey Canada’s announcement was “the right decision.”
“While we welcome this news, the interim management committee must be made up of people who want to make real change,” she said.
“We expect Hockey Canada to actively work towards a team whose expertise will contribute to better support and training for players, and an environment exempt from sexual violence and discrimination.”
Hockey Canada must not only develop exception athletes, but “good citizens who respect women, the public and the law,” St-Onge added.
“The case of Hockey Canada shows that the governance and leadership of national sport organizations determine the way cases of sexual violence, abuse and other forms of maltreatment are managed,” she said.
“That is why I am determined to continue to work with partners, including athletes, to reform sport in Canada so that every organization we finance becomes more transparent and accountable.”
Hockey Canada leadership under fire
The organization’s leadership had been under fire for months over its handling of alleged sexual assaults.
The controversy surrounding Hockey Canada started to unfold in May when TSN reported that an undisclosed settlement had been paid to a woman who alleged in a $3.55-million lawsuit she was sexually assaulted by eight players — including members of the country’s world junior team — after a 2018 Hockey Canada gala in London, Ont.
Shortly after, news broke Hockey Canada had a fund partly maintained by minor hockey registration fees to pay for uninsured liabilities, including sexual assault and abuse claims.
A Hockey Canada official testified on Parliament Hill in July the organization had doled out $7.6 million in nine settlements related to sexual assault and abuse claims since 1989, not including this year’s payout to the London plaintiff. The majority went to the victims of disgraced former junior hockey coach Graham James.
London police later said they would reopen the investigation into the 2018 incident. The NHL is also conducting an investigation because many of the players from that junior team are now in the league.
Hockey Canada later announced members of the 2003 men’s world junior team were being investigated for an alleged group sexual assault, as calls for change at the top mounted. None of the allegations have been proven in court.
Smith, a longtime Hockey Canada employee, became CEO on July 1 after a succession plan to replace outgoing CEO Tom Renney was announced in April. They would be the first Hockey Canada officials to be grilled by the standing committee on Canadian heritage in June, which starting looking into the controversy.
The lack of transparency and accountability during that session stunned MPs. Hockey Canada subsequently had federal funding cut off, while a number of corporations paused sponsorship dollars.
Afterwards, Hockey Canada published an open letter on July 14 that contained a number of promises, including a pledge to reopen an incomplete third-party investigation into the 2018 alleged assault and a full governance review.
That month, Smith testified a second time in another round of committee meetings where he resisted calls for his resignation from politicians of all parties.
Those calls increased further last Tuesday when Hockey Canada further dug in its heels during a third round of hearings in Ottawa, with both its former and current board chairs defending Smith’s leadership.
In wake of Andrea Skinner and Michael Brind’Amour’s testimonies, major sponsors like Tim Hortons, Imperial Oil, Canadian Tire and Nike announced they would be ending their partnerships with Hockey Canada. Bauer was the latest company to do so on Tuesday.
Hockey Canada also saw provincial organizations demand change in leadership, with groups like Hockey Quebec withholding registration fees to the national body.
Skinner, who was the interim chair of the board of directors, resigned on Saturday. Her predecessor, Brind’Amour, resigned in early August.
— with files from The Canadian Press

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The Bristol Old Vic has recently undergone a massive refurbishment of its front of house revealing the original theatre façade which dates back to 1766.We were invited to take a range of photographs for them from food and drink to interiors.
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Mass. Man Defends Snapping ‘Upskirt’ Photos As Constitutionally Protected
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A Massachusetts man arrested for taking “upskirt” cellphone photos of women on subways has argued in court that it’s perfectly legal and Constitutionally protected.
Michael Robertson, 31, was arrested in 2010 after trying to take photos up women’s dresses on the Boston subway.
He’s now defending what he says is his right to take upskirt pictures of women in public.
Robertson’s defense attorney, a woman, argued before the state Supreme Court on Monday that her client’s actions are protected under the First Amendment.


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Law enforcement leaders stress importance of positive community-police interaction
By Joseph Helean
Public safety is important to everyone in a community. No matter where it is or the population size, people want and expect a basic level of public safety and behavior from their law enforcement officers and institutions. The University of Alabama and surrounding Tuscaloosa community are no different.
There are countless public events throughout the year in Tuscaloosa. The University’s sporting events draw hundreds of thousands of people to Tuscaloosa each year for things like football, gymnastics, basketball and more. These large gatherings of people mean that the University has to put certain measures in place to try and ensure public safety with as little interference with the public as possible. Of course this is not something unique to UA by any means.
Most large public events these days have at least some level of police presence. Many people are so used to police outside and among events on the Alabama campus that they don’t even notice them anymore.
UA senior Joseph Kruszka said, “I only really note the police presence on game day because it’s so large.”
Both police and students on the UA campus believe the general relationship between students, Tuscaloosa residents and police is good. However recent events in the national headlines have made some people in Tuscaloosa question and demand answers from those in charge of Tuscaloosa law enforcement.
The deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown at the hands of police have dominated headlines for the last several months. Its lead to people all across the United States questioning the practices and attitudes of the people meant to protect and serve the public. Tuscaloosa is no different. There have been several town hall-type forums around the city since the events of Ferguson, Missouri, and Staten Island, New York became front-page news.
At one such meeting Tuscaloosa Police Chief Steve Anderson acknowledged that both the public and police, in all communities, could do more to improve their relationships, especially in minority communities.
“At the end of the day, we may not agree, but if we give people an opportunity to voice their concerns, and their opinions and actively listen and engage and come up with solutions,” Anderson said.
Sheriff Ron Abernathy said it’s also about forming relationships between the community and their police.
“My No. 1 thing that I tell every single (police officer)… is, ‘your job here is to help people.’”

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These blue lumbar pillow covers are woven on a foot loom after the cloth is dyed using the traditional Guatemalan Ikat technique, yielding a stunning blue ikat fabric. We call this textile collection "Serpentina."
The asymmetry of the design on one side, combined with the more traditional deep indigo blue background with creamy white ikat details of natural cotton on the other, means that this beautiful blue pillow can be a versatile accent piece in any room.
Weaving technique: Jaspe (also known as Ikat)
100% cotton handwoven on a foot loom
Dimensions: Lumbar: 12 x 18"
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Handwoven textiles require special care to retain their color and to avoid shrinkage. For the first wash, hand wash in cold water with a little bit of salt or vinegar to set the colors. For any other washes, turn inside out. Hand wash separately in cold water or on a gentle cycle. Do not leave to soak. Line dry immediately. It is recommended to dry the textiles out of the sun to avoid fading. NEVER dry your textiles in the dryer.


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SAN BERNARDINO (CBSLA.com) — Discount grocer Aldi plans to open its first stores in Southern California in March 2016, joining an already highly competitive supermarket arena.
The Chicago-based company said it is still reviewing location options. But the San Bernardino Sun reports San Bernardino will be among the first cities to see the new stores.
The news is welcomed by some San Bernardino residents who say their supermarket options are slim. "We have to go to other cities like Colton, Redlands," said Yvonne Navarro, who works in San Bernardino.
Allison Abelian also lives in San Bernardino. She said: "I just moved here from Northern California. It's a lot more slim than I was expecting."
Phil Lempert is an expert in consumer behavior and marketing trends. He said Aldi's format of smaller stores, single-brand products and lower prices will make it a force to be reckoned with. "What it means for us, as consumers, is very high quality products and very cheap prices," he said.
Aldi already has 1,300 stores in the U.S., but none yet in California. "They know the US market, they're not strapped for cash," Lempert said. "This is a German chain, which also happens to be the sister chain for Trader Joe's that which Californians live and breathe by."
He said Aldi will not become another disaster like Haggen, which bought up dozens of stores in Southern California only to close them because of slowing business.
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Sirius XM hasn’t turned into the media powerhouse that some people thought it would be a couple of decades ago. But it may still be a stock worth buying now, at least if you take Warren Buffett’s word for it.
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) holding company reported in a quarterly filing Tuesday it now holds about 166.64 million shares of the satellite radio provider (SIRI) . That translates to an $825 million holding as of midday trading Thursday, or about 3.5% of Sirius XM shares.
Investors seemed to have taken notice of Buffett’s stamp of approval, driving shares of the company up more than 5% since Berkshire Hathaway’s disclosure. Sirius stock is enjoying its best run in more than a decade: It’s up about about 45% from its low of a year ago, and on Thursday it briefly hit $5.00 for the first time since 2006 before settling just under that mark. In February 2000, at the peak of the dot-com bubble, Sirius traded at $61; in early 2009, shares of the company dipped as low as $0.06.
Buffett’s bet on Sirius seems to be based on the company’s dependable performance as of late. The company has seen revenue growth of around 10% annually over the last three years and has good cash flow. The company has also been profitable of late after many years of losses: Most recently, Sirius reported positive quarterly earnings two weeks ago, posting revenue of $1.3 billion and earnings of $0.04 per share, which beat analysts’ estimates.
The company also reported it now has 31.3 million subscribers; it added 1.7 million accounts in 2016. The solid increase in user base is good sign for Sirius, as 84% of its revenue comes from subscriptions.
Sirius has focused on original content as a way to draw in more subscribers, which is right out of the playbook of Netflix and other entertainment streaming services. The service boasts lots of big names as hosts for its shows, most notably Howard Stern, who agreed in December 2015 to a new contract to host his show for another five years, in a deal worth at least $80 million per year.
Aside from the advantage original content brings, Sirius also has a couple things in its back pocket that will help its cash flow. The company carries $4 billion in past losses, which it can use to shield its earnings from taxes. In addition, as a result of the merger of Sirius and XM back in 2007, the company runs two separate satellite systems, but only actually needs one. Sirius could choose to significantly expand its offerings and perhaps even incorporate video, which would likely draw in a whole new set of subscribers.
Another option for Sirius would be to sell off the unused spectrum to the highest bidder, which would translate to billions of dollars in a marketplace where communications companies are constantly vying for more bandwidth. For example, part of the reason AT&T merged with DirecTV in 2015 was to ensure it had enough spectrum to fulfill its customers’ ever-growing use of content.
On the horizon, Sirius has shown interest in buying online music streaming service Pandora (P) , which would better enable the company to compete with rivals Spotify, Apple (AAPL), and Amazon (AMZN). Those companies’ streaming-media efforts are making growing incursions into the “in-car” market where Sirius’s offerings are currently dominant.


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UN says Indonesia lets it set up civil administration in East Timor
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 28 (AFP) - Indonesia has agreed to let the United Nations set up a civil administration East Timor before parliament in Jakarta formally rescinds its annexation of the territory, a senior UN official said on Tuesday.
Jamsheed Marker, special envoy for UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, said "the assembly will be taking a decision but we cannot wait for it to do that. The Indonesians have agreed that we should start making preparations."
Marker was speaking to reporters after holding talks here with the Indonesian and Portuguese foreign ministers, Ali Alatas and Jaime Gama.
The talks were chaired by Annan. Portugal was involved because it is the former colonial power in East Timor.
Under a May 5 agreement with the UN covering the August 30 ballot on self-determination in East Timor, Indonesia was to remain in charge of the territory until its parliament ratified the result of the vote.
But, Marker said, Tuesday's talks took "due account of changes in the situation and the need to fill the vacuum in East Timor" created by the explosion of anti-independence violence there.
The ministers agreed that "the United Nations will take up the slack to get civil society going again", he said.
"It will try to meet basic requirements starting with housing, then electricity, sanitation and power."
Alatas tried to insist that Indonesia remained formally in charge of civilian administration, even though he admitted that many civil servants had departed.
"Phase Three will begin after the People's Consultative Assembly has confirmed or ratified the decision of the balloting. That will be in November," he said.
"The deputy governor has returned but we have to admit that many government officials have left, including teachers, doctors and judges," he said.
The Australian-led multinational force "is de facto in charge of security," he said. "We have handed over to it and we have withdrawn martial law. On the civil side we are still in charge."
When pressed to state publicly that Indonesia was ready to hand over the territory earlier than foreseen in the May 5 agreement, Alatas testily replied: "Phase Three starts in November. Am I speaking Greek?"
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The challenges facing the international community are growing while the willingness to cooperate seems to be waning and unilateral action at times gets in the way of joint solutions. Foreign policy can pave the way for transformative change by actively supporting a major achievement of multilateralism: the 2030 Agenda with its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These goals have a common aim: more peace and justice worldwide. But what exactly is the role of foreign policy in the global sustainability architecture? What are the fields of engagement and tools of a new "Diplomacy for Sustainability"?
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) is hosting the 2019 Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development with the theme ‘From crisis response to peacebuilding: Achieving synergies’. The findings of a 2-year study on climate and fragility risks in the Lake Chad region will be launched at the Forum. The study provides recommendations for effective engagement in contexts affected by climate change and fragility.
The aim of the event is to present and discuss a new essay series on the relevance of SDGs to foreign and security policy. In launching this series, we seek to underline the importance of using the SDGs to achieve core foreign policy objectives and engage in a dialogue with foreign policy practitioners on their role in delivering sound practices.
More than 4,700 delegates, including environment ministers, scientists, academics, business leaders and civil society representatives, met in Nairobi for the UN Environment Assembly, the world’s top environmental body whose decisions will set the global agenda, notably ahead of the UN Climate Action Summit in September.
Mid february, the EU's foreign affairs ministers welcomed the Commission’s strategic long-term vision for a climate neutral Europe. Ministers also called for urgent and decisive action to strengthen the global response on climate change and restated the EU’s determination to lead the way on accelerated climate action on all fronts.
The meeting of the high-level political forum on sustainable development in 2019 convened under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council, will be held from Tuesday, 9 July, to Thursday, 18 July 2019; including the three-day ministerial meeting of the forum from Tuesday, 16 July, to Thursday, 18 July 2019. The theme will be "Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality".
The annual UN Environment Emissions Gap Report presents an assessment of current national mitigation efforts and the ambitions countries have presented in their Nationally Determined Contributions, which form the foundation of the Paris Agreement.
The United Nations Environment Assembly is the world’s highest-level decision-making body on the environment. The Assembly meets biennially to set priorities for global environmental policies and develop international environmental law. This year’s theme is “Innovative solutions for environmental challenges and sustainable consumption and production”.
Linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans across the Latin American landmass has often been presented as one of the holy grails of development for the region. While China’s idea of a ‘Nicaraguan Canal’ has made headlines globally, another major infrastructure project is in the works further south: the Bi-Oceanic Railway. The idea has already spurred transboundary environmental cooperation, but the public is still in the dark.
As opposed to China’s Belt and Road Initiative, India could lead a campaign for climate-responsible international development cooperation, shifting from coal to renewables domestically and promoting the values of the International Solar Alliance globally.
Members of the European Parliament voted on Wednesday (10 October) in favour of increasing the EU’s Paris Agreement emissions pledge by 2020. They also urged the European Commission to make sure its long-term climate strategy models net-zero emissions for 2050 “at the latest”.


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DUSTY RHODES, 69
Virgil Runnels, a former professional wrestler known to fans as Dusty Rhodes, died June 11. He was 69.
The World Wrestling Entertainment organization announced the death but did not say where or how he died, citing the family’s omission of details.
Mr. Runnels, who also went by the nickname “The American Dream,” was a member of the WWE Hall of Fame and held the National Wrestling Alliance championship three times.
He became well known during the height of professional wrestling’s popularity in the 1970s and ’80s, appearing in signature yellow polka-dot tights with his sidekick “valet,” Sapphire.
Mr. Runnels remained a fixture with WWE after retiring from the ring and was working at its Performance Center in Orlando.
Virgil Riley Runnels Jr. was born in Austin on Oct. 12, 1945. Throughout his several decades in the ring, he endeared himself to fans as an everyman with a less- than-stellar physique but a gregarious gift of gab behind a microphone.
Mr. Runnels was also the father of two WWE wrestlers: Dustin Runnels, better known as Goldust, and Cody Runnels, who wrestles under the name Stardust. A complete list of survivors could not immediately be confirmed.
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Members of the R.E. Hunt High School 1967 graduating class will gather this coming weekend to celebrate the unity they forged a half century and more ago in Columbus.
Canines and kitties who once called the Columbus-Lowndes Humane Society home are being treated to a family reunion of sorts. On Saturday, Sept. 6, all pets adopted from the shelter are invited back with their humans for festivities from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Loyal Hearts: 70 years after high school graduation, the Lee High Class of 1944 gathers for a reunion
In 1944, 85 students graduated from S.D. Lee High School in Columbus.
Thursday, seven decades after they first walked across that stage, the class of 1944 will gather for their 70th high school reunion.
In an express-lane society driven by changing trends, constants come to mean more as years pass. In Caledonia, few things are more constant than the annual Caledonia High School Alumni Banquet.
Mother’s Day weekend is typically a time for families to come together, and one of Caledonia’s largest families will kick the weekend off early tonight, gathering in Caledonia High School’s cafeteria/auditorium for an event that has become one of the town’s most cherished traditions.


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The alleged baby swap case in Koti Maternity Hospital ended on a happy note, as the babies were handed over to the respective mothers, after DNA test. The test revealed that the complainant, Rajitha had given birth to the girl child. The baby was handed over to the mother at the hospital. Both the parents expressed happiness as the matter was resolved for sure. The mother of boy too was happy to get back her child after nine days of tumultous events.

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Mosquitoes pose health risks to human populations by serving as vectors of diseases. Mosquito control organizations are responsible for inspecting and controlling vector populations to reduce the risk of infection of these diseases. Current sampling methods are effective for numerous types of mosquito habitat, but not conducive for sampling small overhead habitat such as roof gutters or tree holes. We have developed and tested a tool called the Mosquito GutterSnipe to sample these overhead habitats. Volumetric and larval capacity testing of the tool prototype demonstrated comparable sampling integrity to standard mosquito dipping methods. The GutterSnipe can be employed as a reliable way to sample previously overlooked mosquito habitat. Its current model is cost effective and easy to produce for mosquito control organizations and easy to use for inspectors.
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For several years now, the Town has wanted to sell its property located at the corner of Avon and Westminster South to redevelop and highlight the strategic nature of this area. By acting as a catalyst for the future development of this sector, the Town aims to revitalize its downtown core around Edgar Davies Park and exploit its full potential.
The Town has received a duly completed offer for the purchase and redevelopment of the Cadastre du Québec lot 1 292 196 respecting the specific criteria established in its public call for proposals launched in March 2019.
"This redevelopment project represents a shared desire for the Town and Guerrera Tedeschi Investments Inc., the developer, to contribute to the growth and development of our community"
This important project allows the Town to achieve many of its objectives, namely to:
The Montreal West Public Library, which was located in the building at 45 Westminster South, is now at 41 Westminster North.
The project mainly consists of the following work:
This is a mixed use project (residential/commercial/institutional) that will increase population density. The number and various sizes of the proposed residential condominium units will meet the needs of a variety of future residents, including seniors and new families. This is in response to our strategic vision and to various public consultation exercises conducted by the Town and its partners over the last few years, such as the Age-Friendly accreditation and the adoption of the Town’s Strategic Financial Plan. At its Council meeting held on September 29, 2020, the Town Council adopted a resolution accepting the irrevocable offer presented by Guerrera Tedeschi Investments Inc. for the purchase and development of the Cadastre du Québec lot 1 292 176. Following this acceptance, all parties must proceed to the actual sale of the property within the given timeframe.
This web page is made available to keep Montreal West residents and the general public updated as information becomes available such as what the work schedule will be, when information sessions will be held and where the Montreal West Public Library will be temporarily relocated, for example.
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The Town of Montreal West has received a request from the developer of THE EASTON project for authorization to demolish the building located at 45, Westminster Avenue South (located on lot 1 292 196 of the Cadastre of Quebec) as part of the redevelopment project of the lot.
The permit application process is underway.
If you have any comments, please use the form below, or send a letter to the Town Hall to the attention of the Town Clerk.
Work on the redevelopment project for lot 1 292 196, that is, the land located at 45 Westminster Avenue South, will begin on August 9, 2021. These will begin with the demolition work and be followed by the relocation work of the water and sewer pipes and finally the construction work of the building and the landscaping work.
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At the Japan Game Awards 2022, Elden Ring by FromSoftware was named the Game of the Year.
Elden Ring wins the Best Game Category Award at the Japan Game Awards 2022!
The Tokyo Game Show 2022 presented the Japan Game Awards, which honored the best games from April 1, 2021, to March 31, 20,22. There were many titles nominated in each category at the awards ceremony. Elden Ring was awarded the Grand Award. This is the most prestigious award. The Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Sector of Japan awarded Hidetaka Miyazaki, director of Elden Ring, a prize for his contributions to Japan’s growing gaming industry. Miyazaki thanked all Elden Ring fans and expressed gratitude during his remarks.
The impressive visuals of Elden Ring, its narrative quality, and the excitement and difficulty of its gameplay elements have earned it widespread recognition. Since its release on February 25, 2022, Elden Ring has been a well-respected title. It had sold worldwide for 13.4 million copies by March 2022. By June 2022 it had already sold 16.6 million copies. It was also the most popular Bandai Namco title in many regions between February 2022 and March 2022.
Elden Ring was also awarded the Awards of Excellence, along with nine other titles, such as Sky: Children of the Light and Tales of Arise.
Fans are wondering if Elden Ring will be named the Game of the year at 2022 The Game Awards. This is a result of the Elden Ring award, which was presented to the publisher and developer. Fans have high expectations for the future of FromSoftware, as Elden Ring is now considered its gold standard in game design.


The Mercedes-Benz Stadium is the new stadium for the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United FC that is conveniently next to two MARTA stations: Dome/Philips Arena and Vine City on the blue and green rail lines. In addition to football and soccer games, large concerts and other events also take place here.
Things to Know
- If your starting station is on the red or gold line, transfer to the first westbound train at the Five Points MARTA station
- The Vine City station is the better option for accessibility and those parking and riding at the H.E. Holmes MARTA station
- Trains are usually every 20 minutes on the weekend, on most holidays and after 8:30 p.m.
From the Dome/Philips Arena Station
- Follow signs to the Philips Arena exit
- Go up the tall escalator or ride the elevator to street level
- Turn left in front of Philips Arena for a ramp and short staircase leading to the plaza in front of the stadium
- Walk straight ahead on the sidewalk through the plaza to reach Gate 2
*If you exit the station via the Georgia Dome signage, the walk is much further, involves stairs and forces you into the Gate 1 entrance near the Vine City station
From Vine City
Exit the station and cross the street to reach Gate 1 — no steps or large ramps, making this station easier for wheelchairs and strollers.
The best MARTA stations for parking and riding the train to the stadium include:
- H.E. Holmes (west side near I-285/I-20, no train transfer)
- Inman Park (east side, no train transfer)
- Candler Park (east side, no train transfer)
- Indian Creek (east side near I-285/I-20, no train transfer)
- Lindbergh Center (near Buckhead and Ga. 400, transfer at Five Points)
- Doraville (near I-85 and I-285, transfer at Five Points)
- North Springs (off Ga. 400, transfer at Five Points)
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I love when performers confront their hecklers in surgical fashion, like Colin Kaepernick did Wednesday.
It isn’t much of a secret anymore that the NFL is the most business savvy of any of the major professional sports leagues in America.
As the 49ers look back on this season, it will not be positive. The team almost had a losing record, and missed the playoffs after 3 straight NFC Championship games. However, the teams awful season has to do with injuries than anything else, and a problem that shouldn’t haunt them next season.
Maybe it’s time the San Francisco 49ers look behind them and not toward the top of the NFC West.
New York’s playoff hopes effectively ended Sunday in a rain of turnovers. Now, it’s just a matter of what the final record will look like.
On a day when the New York Giants (3-7) straightened out their defensive woes, the “broken” offense re-emerged, and the result was another loss for Big Blue. Colin Kaepernick and the San Francisco 49ers (6-4) did just enough to escape the Meadowlands with a 16-10 victory.
Defensive coordinator Perry Fewell said Thursday the New York Giants’ defense is going to improve and will not finish the season ranked last in the NFL.
Unfortunately for fans of the New York Giants (3-6), it appears that the team will be playing out the string for the remainder of the 2014 season. This week’s opponent, the San Francisco 49ers (5-4), come to MetLife Stadium on the heels of a huge overtime victory over the New Orleans Saints.
Colin Kaepernick threw for 343 yards and three touchdowns, helping the San Francisco 49ers erase an early 14-point deficit and beat the St. Louis Rams 31-17 on Monday night.
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A day after a report stated he was being investigated in an alleged sexual assault, 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick took to Twitter to defend himself and take issue with TMZ, which initially broke the story.
He’s one of the NFL’s best and brightest — and now he’s being probed by police in Florida.
Although they made a deeper playoff push a year ago, the 2013 season for the 49ers was far from a letdown. The team continued to improve each week, and heading into the off season know that they have a quarterback and defense that is going to make them contenders for years to come.
Super Bowl XLVIII will feature the Denver Broncos and their top offense in the NFL against the Seattle Seahawks and their top defense in the NFL thanks to Seattle’s 23-17 win over San Francisco.
The NFC Championship Game came down to the 49ers offense verses the Seahawk defense, and Seattle’s number one ranked defense prevailed. San Francisco got the ball down six with the chance to pull off the upset but couldn’t make one more big play against their opponent.


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Australia's AI researchers have planned to use "facial recognition" technology at koala crossing locations in the state of Queensland to help protect the declining population.
The project, unveiled by Griffith University on Wednesday, was set up to monitor the koalas' road crossing behaviors, to provide a greater understanding of koalas' use of crossing structures.
Lead researcher, Associate Professor Jun Zhou from Griffith University School of Information and Communication Technology said cameras have been set up to monitor the koala crossings previously, but each of the captured video had to be manually checked to see whether the animals filmed were koalas or other species.
The new project will integrate cameras with a motion sensor, a wireless/mobile network module, and a solar panel. The animal movement will trigger image capture and images will be transferred to a server at Griffith University. Computer vision and machine learning systems will be used to process images, allowing for automatic detection and recognition of individual koalas.
A total of 20 cameras will be installed at koala crossing locations in the Redland City Council by the end of July.
Researchers thought this would help local governments, councils and transport departments have a deeper understanding and a better prediction of koala road crossing behavior so that they could design and optimize the location of fauna mitigation measures for the declining population on roads.
From 1997-2018, an average of 356 koalas each year entered care facilities due to vehicle collisions. Mitigating koala fatalities and injuries caused by vehicles was one of the most important tasks for koala conservation.
This two-year study was also funded by a Community Sustainable Action Grant awarded to the team by the Queensland Government's Department of Environment and Science.


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Indians shine in Asian Boxing Championships as three make semi-finalsMay 4, 2017
Indian boxers Shiva Thapa (60kg), Sumit Sangwan (91kg) and Amit Phangal (49kg) entered the semi-finals of their weight categories at the Asian Boxing Championships on Wednesday.
The trio not only ensured podium finish for themselves, but also qualified for the World Championships to be held in Hamburg, Germany, from August 25 to September 3.
Sumit was the first Indian boxer to advance to the last-four stage when he thrashed third seed Fengkai Yu of China 4-1 in the Light Heavyweight (81kg) quarter-finals.
1. against top seed Chinzorig Baatarsukh of Mongolia in the semi-finals on Friday.
2. Sumit Sangwan will face second seed Jakhon Qurbonov of Tajikistan in the semi-finals on Friday.
3. Amit Phangal will face reigning Olympic and Asian champion Hasanboy Dusmatov of Uzbekistan in semi-finals.
Sumit will now face second seed Jakhon Qurbonov of Tajikistan in the semi-finals on Friday. Qurbonov had defeated Mehmood Sanaullah of Pakistan in the quarter-finals.
Amit also faced a relatively easy day, defeating fourth seed Cornelis Kwangu Langu of Indonesia 5-0 in the last-eight stage of the Light Flyweight (49kg) category.
He is expected to face a tough task in the semi-finals against reigning Olympic and Asian champion Hasanboy Dusmatov of Uzbekistan.
Later in the day, Shiva defeated Chu-En Lai of Taiwan 5-0 in the Lightweight (60kg) quarter-finals.
Shiva will be up against top seed Chinzorig Baatarsukh of Mongolia in the semi-finals on Friday.
Baatarsukh had beaten Sarohatua Lumbantobing of Indonesia by a similar 5-0 margin in the quarters.
The day had, however, started on sore note for the Indian contingent as Gaurav Bidhuri despite a spirited fight was edged out 2-3 by second-seed Jiawei Zhang of China in the Bantamweight (56kg) division.


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Mr Saeed Mohammad has been a Consultant Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon at Hope Hospital, Salford since 2001. He has prior experience in spinal surgery and current specialist interests in Spinal Deformity, Degenerative Spine Disease, Spinal Tumours and Spinal Trauma whilst also dealing with Paediatric Spinal emergencies at Manchester Children’s Hospital and Hope Hospital where there is a tertiary referral centre for spine related problems.
Mr Mohammad is involved in teaching (both at undergraduate and post graduate levels) for Manchester University Medical School. He also teaches physiotherapists and was involved in the setting up of a triage spinal service at Hope Hospital.
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The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill that would effectively increase the minimum flight time for commercial pilots to 1,500 hours, up from the current standard of 250 hours. The bill could result in higher pilot salaries, according to its sponsors. Also included in the measure: pre-employment screening, remedial training and new studies on pilot rest. "This is the strongest aviation safety bill considered since the creation of the FAA in 1958," said Rep. Jerry Costello, D-Ill., one of the bill's sponsors. Airlines would like to see "further refinements" in the measure, said a spokeswoman for the Air Transport Association, noting that carriers and the FAA are already working on similar measures.
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Actors Sofía Vergara and Joe Manganiello, who have been an iconic couple in Hollywood for the last seven years, have recently announced their decision to divorce. The news came as a surprise to their fans, creating a stir in the celebrity world.
“We have made the difficult decision to divorce. As two people that love and care for one another very much, we politely ask for respect for our privacy at this time as we navigate this new phase of our lives,” they said in a joint statement to Page Six.
Vergara, 51, best known for her role as Gloria Pritchett in “Modern Family,” and Manganiello, known for his performances in “Spiderman” and as the werewolf Alcide Herveaux in the series “True Blood,” tied the knot in a lavish Palm Beach ceremony in November 2015. The grand event was graced by 400 guests, including celebrities such as Vergara’s “Modern Family” co-stars Ariel Winter, Ed O’Neill, Eric Stonestreet, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Julie Bowen, Sarah Hyland, and Ty Burrell, along with Manganiello’s “True Blood” co-stars Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer.
Their romance began in 2014 when Manganiello met Vergara at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, thanks to her “Modern Family” co-star Jesse Tyler Ferguson. He proposed in December of the same year, leading to their star-studded wedding in 2015. Back in 2020, Manganiello expressed his sentiments about their relationship to People Magazine. “I knew pretty quickly that I could trust her, and she knew pretty quickly that she could trust me,” he revealed.
However, lately, their relationship seemed to have taken a different turn. They have kept a low profile, with public breakup rumors igniting after Manganiello’s very terse birthday “¡¡¡Feliz Cumpleaños Sofía!!!” tribute to Vergara on social media. Page Six reported that Vergara, currently a judge on the NBC hit “America’s Got Talent,” was celebrating her 51st birthday without Manganiello in Italy, and was last seen with him in June in Hoboken, New Jersey. The actor was away filming a project at the time.
The couple’s friends initially dismissed rumors, attributing Manganiello’s absence to his filming commitments on the East Coast. However, with the ongoing writers’ and actors’ strikes, the absence became more noticeable, sparking further speculation about their relationship. One insider revealed, “At the start of Sofia’s big birthday trip, those close to her were explaining away Joe’s absence; but once the actors’ strike took effect, he could have been on the first flight… and he quite clearly is not. So now no one out there with her is even attempting to pretend that it’s not over. It’s over. It’s done.”
Indeed, Manganiello’s absence during Vergara’s Italian escapade did not go unnoticed by their fans, who took to Instagram questioning his whereabouts. Amid the speculations, Vergara has been sharing a series of posts from her trip, seemingly living her best life, albeit without her wedding ring or her husband by her side.
Despite the sad news, the couple has asked for privacy and respect as they embark on this new chapter of their lives. Their statement illustrates the mutual respect and love they still have for each other. They’ve been a beloved couple in Hollywood, and their fans worldwide are wishing them strength during this difficult time.


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GRANDE PRAIRIE, A.B. – Four Fort St. John soccer players and another from Dawson Creek will be playing for the Grande Prairie Regional College Varsity soccer team next season.
Fort St. John residents Paul Greschner, Rui Vale, Zach L’Hereux and Gage Adkins will be lacing up their cleats with the college next season, along with Dawson Creek’s Conor daCosta. Originally from Portugal, Vale is a skilful winger with excellent close control who dribbles well and has a terrific shot off either foot. L’Hereux is another dangerous speedy forward that will give the team another threat on the attack, according to Wolves head coach Chris Morgan.
DaCosta is a midfielder, while Adkins will battle Brandon Harvey for the goalkeeping position.
Vale, Adkins, daCosta, Zack Fisher, and Zach L’Hereux all played for the Wolves U18 squad that won Tier two Provincials in Calgary last month.
“I am excited for the season ahead,” said Morgan. “We welcome all the players to the College. We hope they can stay and build the soccer program to compete with the best teams in the ACAC. There may be more additions as I am constantly on the look-out for good players. Adding players keeps returning players on their toes and creates competition within the squad which is always good if we aim to be successful.”


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Asif Ali Zardari, the PPP co-chief, won the presidential elections held on September 6 with a thumping majority. Having been acquitted of corruption charges in most of the cases, reports noted that Zardari’s election would restore a complete democratic structure in the country1. Earlier, speaking at the Prime Minister’s residence on August 31, Zardari called for a ‘national consensus’ for solving critical issues facing Pakistan and stated that the PPP would work towards ‘political and national unity2.’
Prime Minister Gilani meanwhile, addressing the upper house Senate on September 2, reiterated the PPP’s stand on the abolition of the 17th Constitutional Amendment.
Gilani also stated that the president ought to play a neutral role in state affairs and that he should work towards forging unity amongst the various states3. Gilani’s motorcade was attacked in Islamabad on September 3. However, Gilani was not in the car as it was on its way to pick him up from the airport4.
In other incidents of violence, at least 17 militants and 9 civilians were killed in Swat on September 45. A suicide bomb attack in Peshawar claimed the lives of 30 people and injured as many as 79 on September 66.


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For my card I used the Signs of Fall and In Love With Fall sets. A spellbinders die and autumn colors of cardstock from my stash are also used. And, to bling it up, some crystal gems to embellish around the image and a dazzling diamonds glitter cardstock panel to put even more shimmer and sparkle on the card!


The Haggin Oaks Golf Super Shop is thrilled to announce that it has been named by Golf Digest Magazine as one of the Top 100 Clubfitters in America in the latest February 2011 issue of the magazine. The magazine surveyed nearly 600 accounts nationwide and narrowed it down to the very best- Haggin Oaks was one of only three Northern California accounts selected.
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Matching the right equipment specs to a golfer’s ability and physical characteristics is hardly new. Bobby Jones’ personal clubmaker, J. Victor East, once sorted through 5,000 pieces of hickory to find the perfect duplicate for the shaft in Jones’ driver. Today the search for the proper set of clubs is no less important, especially if you want to find an expert as exacting as Mr. East. It’s probably why one of the most common questions our equipment editors get is, “Where should I go to get fit for clubs?”
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Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where a former student is accused of murdering 17 people on Wednesday, joined others on social media to plan rallies, a Washington march and a national walk-out aimed at getting the attention of an adult population many say has failed to protect them.
Before he got the news, Mr. Pollack waited for hours outside the emergency room at Broward Health North, desperately trying to locate his daughter.
Other Twitter users tweeted their disgust that the photo had been politicized.
On Wednesday, 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz, a former student who was expelled, allegedly shot up the school that's located in the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Parkland.
And the Broward Education Foundation, which raises money for the public school system, has set up a Go Fund Me page. "We must carry Meadow's love forward and not let it die in a pine wood box", Boxman said, according to the Associated Press. They've planned the "March For Our Lives" Rally in Washington next month and they're heading to Tallahassee to meet with state lawmakers.
Legislature adjourns: New Mexico lawmakers boost spending, wrestle with crime
Instead, she proposed revenue for schools should come from the state's unrestricted general fund, the same way it's always funded. The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee has held five hearings on the reauthorization since November.
Thorne said she shook Ryan's hand and introduced herself but added, "You're here celebrating the death of 17 children".
From the privacy of his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Trump vented about the Russian Federation investigation in 10 tweets.
"Some of the media is making this a gun issue and blaming it on the gun industry and blaming it on the AR-15, instead of blaming it on the actual criminal, Nikolas Cruz, or the mental issues, or whatever issues caused him to do what he did", Geisler said. Florida Senator Bill Nelson said, "The shooter wore a gas mask, had smoke grenades and he set off the fire alarm so the kids would come out of the classrooms".
He also rebuked the Federal Bureau of Investigation for missing signals before Wednesday's school shooting, after the organisation admitted it had failed to act on a tip-off about the suspected shooter Nikolas Cruz. "Unfortunately, we think of politics before people". Japan has never had a mass shooting.
Also, it seems to me that in many cases Indigenous Peoples already have more rights than the average Canadian taxpayer. Broward school district officials said Stoneman High will be closed Thursday and Friday, and "all activities have been canceled for the rest of the week".
Student Victoria Olvera, 17, said Cruz had been abusive to his ex-girlfriend and that his expulsion was over a fight with her new boyfriend. Trump angered some students by suggesting in a tweet on Saturday that the FBI had missed signs that the shooter was troubled because it was distracted by its investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 USA election. These arose in California after the Isla Vista shooting in 2015, to allow relatives of a troubled person to have police take their guns away.


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Having a dream about music can mean many things. It can be about playing an instrument, composing a song, making a pop album, singing on a stage, or even listening to rap music.
Making pop music
During the 80’s a new genre of pop music arose known as dream pop. These songs filled each square inch with cryptic imagery. ‘Fade into You’ by Mazzy Star has been used in many Hollywood movies.
The song is a little over a minute long and is a bit of a gimmick. Its most pronounced effect is the use of analogue synthesizers. It’s also a good example of the genre’s gothic elements. The song’s final flourish is its most notable feat. Its a dark finale, but it’s still quite the feat.
The ‘Blonde’ LP by Frank Ocean is a modern example of aural experimentation. The title track is a sonic masterpiece, combining analogue synthesizers with a lulling guitar phrase.
Listening to rap music
Whether you are a fan of hip hop or not, you should always pay attention to how you feel about the songs you hear. The lyrics can have a lot to do with how you feel, and you may find that you appreciate poetry and other elements of rap music.
If you are an artist, you might be interested in writing a song. You can write a rap about something that is important to you, or you can use other people’s stories as inspiration. It’s a great way to practice your rhymes. Once you have a few lines that you like, you can combine them into a full song.
Singing on a stage
Having a dream about singing on a stage can be a real eye opener. It can indicate a boundary issue, or a desire to make a statement about something you truly care about. It can also show you are at a disadvantage when it comes to a social gathering.
The most important thing to remember is to not feel intimidated by your performance. Instead, focus on the lyrics and the story they represent. You might even have a little fun along the way.
The best way to learn how to sing is to practice. You will get more comfortable with your voice as you go. In addition, your performance will be a whole lot more fun to watch.
Singing off-key or cracking
Getting a chance to sing your lungs out on stage is an experience many have aspired to, but not all. Luckily, a little bit of practice can go a long way when it comes to music performance. Some of the best vocalists in the business are the ones who can sing off-key. Having the opportunity to sing in front of a live audience is the cherry on top of the cake. This is where a good vocal coach comes into play. It is not surprising then that there are thousands of talented amateurs who would like to make their big break. Whether or not they are the best of the breed is another matter entirely.
Singing in front of a large crowd
Having a dream about singing can mean many things, from happiness to illness. It can be a way to express yourself, or a method of releasing suppressed feelings. It can also mean that you are getting a message from a close friend or family member.
If you have a dream about singing, you may have received good news from a loved one. Alternatively, it could mean you are receiving bad news from someone close.
Having a dream about singing is a sign of an exciting change in your life. You will be able to overcome challenges and receive some important news. You will also be able to meet people and show off your talents.

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The BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage Is a Brutal History Lesson
Even in sickly pea green.
BMW loves painting some of its best carssnot green. Really—even high-design concepts like the 3.0 CSL Hommage the company unveiled last week at Lake Como. To pay tribute to its most famous race car from the ’70s, the bulging, be-winged 3.0 CSL (coupe, sport, lightweight), BMW whipped up this carbon fiber confection, which apes the original car’s bulldog stance, muscular haunches, and sloped nose.
In another nod to history, the Hommage uses a straight-six engine (as opposed to the i8’s hybrid set-up), though here the six is equipped with a turbocharger. The result is a butch, aerodynamically optimized, slightly sea-sick coupe that—like Chris Bangle’s original 7-series—is compelling if not beautiful. Click through the slideshow to see the many faces of this multi-faceted sea monster.
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Sure – and it’s fuelled mostly of the transform for the Sikh area, predicated on a survey of the All of us-based Pew Lookup Cardio.
Brand new non-earnings think tank studied the info on the most recent National Family Wellness Questionnaire (NFHS-5) – the quintessential total family survey regarding health and personal symptoms by the the fresh new Indian government, conducted ranging from 2019-2021 – which have another manage how intercourse imbalance during the birth enjoys already been changing inside India’s significant spiritual groups.
Masters say if there is no sex possibilities, per one hundred girls created, there will needless to say be 105 men births, although number of women births in the India has been far down for decades now
The study says sex ratio at the birth (SRB) could have been improving to own Hindus https://datingmentor.org/sugar-daddy/, Muslims and Christians, nevertheless the most significant change is apparently among Sikhs – the group one in the past encountered the most useful gender instability.
Professionals, although not, advise alerting if you are interpreting this info since the survey covers simply in the 630,one hundred thousand away from India’s 3 hundred million properties.
“The true image will be known simply after the census and this counts the entire population while offering a direct membership,” claims researcher and you may activist Sabu George.
It is grounded on generally-stored cultural beliefs one to a male guy would bring the household name, look after the mothers inside their senior years, and you can carry out the traditions on the death – whenever you are girl manage cost them dowries and leave her or him due to their matrimonial land.
This anti-girl bias, along with the straightforward way to obtain pre-natal intercourse evaluating from the seventies, provides seen tens off an incredible number of ladies foetuses aborted – a method known as girls foeticide.
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen keeps explained Asia given that “a nation away from lost women” together with Un quotes you to definitely nearly 400,one hundred thousand people births – otherwise step three% of all people births – was skipped annually as a result of intercourse biased sex options.
With respect to the 2011 Census, India got from the 111 males for every single one hundred people. The quantity enhanced a bit to help you on 109 throughout the NFHS-cuatro (from inside the 2015-16) that is in the 108 now.
Brand new research, Pew states, suggests that the new preference to have sons might have been waning and you may Indian household get less inclined to explore gender choices to make certain birth out-of sons instead of girl.
Despite a government exclude into the intercourse-alternatives testing from inside the 1994, campaigners say it remains rampant
The largest transform, it says, can be seen among the Sikhs – a residential district that produces upwards lower than dos% of your own Indian society, but features taken into account an estimated 5% – or around 440,100000 – of nine mil kid women exactly who went “missing” during the Asia anywhere between 2000 and you will 2019.
- Does Asia obviously have alot more ladies than just men?
- India’s taste having sons more girl stays
The newest wealthiest from India’s significant religious groups, Sikhs had been the initial when you look at the India to utilize sex determination evaluating commonly so you’re able to abort women foetuses.
The city watched its sex proportion at the delivery height on 130 in the early 2000s – these days it is right down to 110 that is much nearer to the newest federal average regarding 108.
“This pursue several years of authorities perform in order to control sex selection – in addition to a bar into the pre-natal gender examination and you may a big advertising campaign urging moms and dads so you can ‘save the girl child’ – and coincides which have wide social change like ascending degree and you may wide range,” the study states.
“The one-point prevention off NFHS-4 to NFHS-5 is just a small improvement. To name it normalisation was an exaggeration, good deformation,” he says.
Mr George including points out that NFHS-5 studies is gained simultaneously whenever India try struggling to handle an effective pandemic.
“Covid slain five million anyone, the system got folded & most almost every other health qualities, including birthing functions, was in fact influenced across the country,” he says, including the data range at that time, especially in several of India’s large, significantly more populous states, are away from robust.
The guy do concur that lady foeticide has been declining in Punjab and you will Haryana – where a lot of Sikhs real time – over the years.
Amit Kumar, a gender researcher located in Punjab, says despite the refuse, the guy finds absolutely nothing improvement in the attitudes on to the ground.
“Really don’t discover people difference between narratives today as to what I found into the courses out of a 100 years back. Agents away from patriarchal structure together with evolve to the date, so you see that the exact same techniques can be found, a comparable thinking exist, nonetheless rating changed and check sometime some other into floor. It’s old wines into the another container,” he states.
The fresh PhD beginner inside masculinity studies, who undertook a study 2 years back to outlying Punjab, claims 2 years back, he found a twenty-eight-year-old villager which asserted that he would have slain his daughter when the his partner got provided birth so you’re able to a lady.
- Where try India’s countless shed females?
- The new Indian baby lady remaining so you can pass away
“In the Punjab, a woman can be regarded as a weight, a responsibility, and it is most normal and you will culturally accepted for people to look for blessings at the Gurdwaras (Sikh temples) and you can shrines to have a masculine kid.”
For folks who ask someone a direct matter, he states, they are going to usually reject that they discriminate between children. But if you probe deeper, the thing is the fresh man liking a whole lot is obtainable, with many anyone saying that with you to definitely kid becomes necessary just like the he’s got to perform traditions just after their dying.
Previously very long time, Mr Kumar claims, hoardings and you will ads have come upwards you to definitely alert individuals facing resorting to unlawful sex dedication assessment and therefore has created certain anxiety one of the public.
“So gender determination screening and abortions have decreased a little while, however, only a while and everyone knows hence clinic to talk whenever they must abort a lady foetus.”
What’s plus worrying, he says, is when you appear in the certified crime analysis, it suggests a frequent boost in the amounts of “miscarriages and you will abandonment of one’s girl man” from 2012 – that could imply that lady are now being ignored once delivery.
“Just behavioral transform can also be avoid the overlook of woman son, but that is a long-label techniques,” Mr Kumar claims. “It requires for you personally to transform thinking. And also the speed off transform is really sluggish.”


text: What an honor it was to be asked by one of my all-time favorite blogs, Design Sponge, to feature my home! My son’s nanny, Shelby Hornbuckle, is multi-talented. She took these photos and I’m excited to share them! All the calligraphy you see is from our previous nanny, Jessie Early. Apparently I like to employ really creative people! You can see the full tour here.


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New Delhi: The sultry siren of Bollywood-- Mallika Sherawat, is back to turning heads with Cannes 2016 craze. Already trending for her gorgeous attires, Mallika is giving some real good 'gown goals'!
The hot bod actress took to Twitter to share a candid picture of herself. See pic below.
— Mallika Sherawat (@mallikasherawat) May 13, 2016
Mallika's presence at Cannes 2016 is highly anticipated and the lady has surely rocked so far.
What's more in her kitty of drop dead gorgeous dresses, we will know soon!