It is likely that much of the coverage of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to California will focus on business, since that is what governments do and talk about these days. But describing Modi as nothing more than an efficient pro-business leader is as simplistic as describing the Bay Area as a decent place to build some office parks, without recognizing the rich history of idealism, intellectual adventure, creativity, and social consciousness that has underscored revolutions here.
One might call it a mythology, but one of the great things about the Bay Area is its propensity for frequent dreams of a better world: Gadar in the early 20th century, the United Nations Charter in 1945, Free Speech and Anti-War movements in the 1960s, Marriage Equality in 2004, and most of all, in recent years, the worldwide promise of social media for free speech and democracy.
While some utopian dreams about how Facebook and Twitter would topple dictatorships and enshrine democracy proved premature in some parts of the world, in India something close to that did happen, and is happening, still. Conventional news narratives have failed to notice this.
Established academic paradigms on South Asia with their colonial-era tropes on religion and secularism have not accounted for it. Modi’s victory was not just about a smart campaign strategy, but also the apex of a wave of new thinking; hope and change in India’s digital generation about what it means to be Hindu, Indian and human.
The truth is that a renaissance is taking place in India and its diaspora today. It may not be fully pretty, because it is a postcolonial renaissance, an attempt to take decolonization beyond the nominal political independence that was obtained in 1947.
It has challenged a profoundly corrupt, selfish, and dishonest political-media nexus that has occupied primacy over the very definition of what it means to be Indian for several decades.
It has given a jaded nation, and its overseas children, a sense that they belong to not just a land or a clan, but to an ideal about what it means to live on this earth in ways that respects nature’s integrity and humanity’s diversity.
If it sounds like a rebirth, a stirring of a deep passion, a love, indeed, after centuries of colonialism and decades of self-denial, we are not mistaken. After several centuries of having financed and inspired (to say it euphemistically) renaissances and economic and scientific revolutions elsewhere in the world, India is having a renaissance on its own terms now. And its face is Narendra Modi.
Claiming the Dream
There is a reason Narendra Modi is not well understood, sometimes even among his own supporters, who see only the “strongman” but not the poet and ascetic beneath. The intellectual resources to make sense of the philosophy that animates him have simply not been created and made available on a wide enough scale. These are not simply tools for glorification, though the social media strategies that helped Modi outflank one of the longest-running, relentless, and dishonest global media smear campaigns might seem that way sometimes.
With his 3D Modi Hologram campaign appearances, ubiquitous masks, one-man public persona (recall how he went straight to speak to the people at Madison Square Garden without stopping for pleasantries with the several political dignitaries on stage already), and alleged vanity written even into the seams of his coat, it is easy to apply a whole palette of Frankfurt School era theories about celebrity, fascism, and the like on to him.
Yet, to anyone who has been listening to Modi, and observing the profound resonance his words have with the people in India, the inappropriateness, if not occasional ludicrousness, of such comparisons are obvious.
Postcolonial India is not Nazi Germany, and Hindus are not ancient Nazi settlers from Europe lording it over native minorities (even if some Hinduism “experts” seem to think so). Narendra Modi, most of all, is speaking to his audience from a position not of identitarian power and authority (as allegations of Hindu majoritarianism view it), but from a place that is profoundly different. We might call it simplicity, humility, selflessness, but these are words that don’t fly in today’s vitiated media-intellectual climate where reverence and kindness are held to be ideologically suspect. We don’t understand it because the paradigms are shifting, and slippery.
Modi’s words and actions cannot be explained without recognizing where he’s coming from. The received explanation, repeated ad nauseum in classrooms and editorial pages in clueless capital cities far from ordinary people, is that Modi comes from a rabid Hindu nationalist ideology called Hindutva that hates minorities and believes India belongs exclusively to Hindus and is “prepared to use violence.”
The Gujarat riots of 2002, when over a thousand people, “mostly Muslims,” (to use the common phrase, though the exact figures were about 790 Muslims and 254 Hindus, which suggests an uneven riot rather than a “pogrom”), were killed, led to one of the most singularly focused media campaigns to discredit an individual in recent history (it has to be noted that the media hardly noted the terrible terrorist act that precipitated the riots, the burning of a train carrying Hindu pilgrims including women and children by a Muslim mob).
When Modi won in 2014, the same media observers predicted great doom for minorities in India, and to this day, a shameful pattern of front-page hysteria against Modi’s government followed by inside-page corrections and retractions continues to take place even in some once esteemed Indian newspapers.
A “Hitler,” a “merchant of death,” Modi has been called. Yet, to paraphrase British Prime Minister David Cameron’s phrase after Modi’s election, more people spoke up to clear his name and claim his dream for themselves than had happened for any other politician in history. Even if some small portion of his supporters voted for him because of some crude tribalistic logic (and this logic was not innate to India but left there like a slow poison by the divide-and-rule politics of the British duly inherited by the Congress party after independence), the sheer facts of Modi’s actions in public life were what ultimately spoke to India last summer.
RSS and Modi’s Ideal of Service
Narendra Modi cannot be understood correctly without recognizing two things. One is an acronym that has been recklessly used in media and academic discourses to evoke fear and confusion. The other is a philosophy that sounds so quaintly well-meaning no one would imagine it having a place anywhere other than an ephemeral election manifesto, and yet it is that philosophy that is being brought to life by Narendra Modi today on an increasingly global stage at that.
First, the RSS.
Narendra Modi is indeed a child of the RSS (for “product” sounds too sterile a word), and shed tears of gratitude while speaking about it soon after his election last year. There is a tendency at the moment to rationalize a grudging acknowledgment of Modi’s peaceful and inclusive track record by either distancing him from the organization he views as a mother or by holding on to the notion that Modi’s inclusiveness is only the deceptive face of a sinister, racially-obsessed far-right group.
This is not surprising, given that for several decades the RSS was viewed with suspicion by academics and media. It is clear now that the academic and media consensus on Hinduism and Hindus has been largely flawed, and so has the demonization of Narendra Modi since 2002.
It might well be the case that the dominant assumptions about the RSS, too, require re-examination and for that one might choose to look at what the RSS has been saying and doing.
What one finds, for example, in Jyoti Punj, a book of essays written by Modi about elders in the RSS who have inspired him, is a sense of humility, love, and service. In the lives of the RSS elders he admires, we see a history of effort being made to cleanse Hindu life from within, both of internal inequities like casteism, and colonial legacies like fear and loss of self-respect.
At its core, what the RSS seems to stand for in the life and worldview of Modi is a family-like association of volunteers determined to bring certain deeply felt Hindu values of dharma and seva into organized action. If there is such a thing as an RSS sensibility, it is the idea of the body as an instrument to be deployed in seva.
India is not some Hindu-race homeland in Modi’s book, but simply a land where a sage would give up his bones if asked, a king his land, and a teacher his teachings for free. Idealistic (“the purpose came with a body”), but not the militaristic fantasy critics have made it out to be either.
One reason for the paradigmatic confusion that exists in academia and media about Modi and the RSS is the fact that there has rarely been an effort to make honest inquiries, and the RSS for its part, like any organization that has been battered and pushed to borders of respectability, if not existence, has remained intellectually slow off the bat. For Modi, what the RSS represents is ultimately a “journey in the refinement process,” a process of self-transformation that happens through friendship, company, and most of all, service.
The second point of general confusion about Modi and the RSS is that their reigning social philosopher is not the “homeland” ideologues of the colonial or pre-partition era, but a simple, sage-like philosopher who could barely even keep up with the RSS’s physical regimen. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya (1916-1968), whose birth centenary year is being noted by Modi with great respect, is the architect of Modi’s intellectual and moral model, more than anyone else perhaps.
Upadhyaya’s “Ekaatma Maanavta” or Integral Humanism lectures of 1965 represent a profound moment in Indian intellectual decolonization along the lines of Mahatma Gandhi’s Hind Swaraj, written in 1909. While the Mahatma’s incredible vision was not taken seriously even by his own Nehru, much less by the Congress party that ruled in his memory for decades afterwards, Integral Humanism has not only been kept alive in the RSS (it remains the official philosophy of the BJP), but has been brought into public play today with the full force of convictioncharisma of Narendra Modi.
The Integral Humanism lectures seek to answer the question of “what will be the face of the new Bharat after independence?” Pandit Upadhyaya’s answers should serve to reassure skeptics who still fear for secularism and minorities in India. He rightly warns against pursuing fantasies of some pure golden age in the past, and also cautions against blindly subscribing to Western notions of progress defined in material terms.
Examining the choices before India presented by the postcolonial moment such as democracy, socialism, and capitalism, Upadhyaya calls for an understanding of the national self that is rooted in a universal ethical notion of dharma (which he emphasizes, should not be confused with religion, much less a theocracy).
The goal for Pandit Upadhyaya, is the creation of a state that will elevate “nara” to “Narayana,” or the human to a state of divinity.
Modi’s New Age
There is always a risk that such a nuanced manifesto could be reduced in less adept minds to a caricature, a golden age fantasy written into stone with modern instruments. But that risk should not feed the sort of arrogance that has made a small and increasingly disconnected intellectual class mischaracterize the Modi phenomenon as some gloomy disaster for Indian secularism.
The Modi we have seen and heard has been consistent with the ideals envisioned by Pandit Upadhyaya, speaking from its worldview rather than about it like some pedantic ideologue.
Modi seems too quick, protean, a master of both moment and spectacle in the digital-sharing age (hashtag selfie), to be seen as a paradigm-builder in any conventional sense.
He recognizes, perhaps, that the age of top-down cultural authority is over. Yet in his unquestioned moment of supremacy as the hope of a new India, he appears ever more humble, driven, even. His “cool,” unlike the creation of several marketing experts in Western politics, is not an act, for he bridges grassroots and hi-tech in a way that is his own.
He might sound as if he believes digital technology has all the answers, just like some other CEO-style technophile politicians in India did earlier.
But like Pandit Upadhyaya cautioned, he is unlikely to view technology (or American dreams of the same) as ends in themselves. The end of all our sharing and liking, ultimately has to be more than our selves and our vanity, if anything good is to still exist in this world.
Modi marks the beginning of a new age in media, culture and politics (and no wonder his campaign team liked to call itself “new age”). None of the usual assumptions and clichés about them might stand. After all, it was a supposedly “free” media in India and abroad that censored most accounts that were contrary to their idea of Modi, allowing a reckless fear campaign to run on to this day.
After all, it was supposed to be a “secular party” that ignored its own long record of complicity in inter-religious riots in Gujarat, New Delhi, and elsewhere to paint Modi as the enemy of secularism.
Modi carries the promise of a nation in long recovery from a long colonization that even the “free” media can sometimes be made “freer,” and even “secularism” can be done better by a man rooted deeply and devoutly in his religion.
Vamsee Juluri is a professor of media studies at the University of San Francisco and the author of Rearming Hinduism: Nature, Hinduphobia, and the Return of Indian Intelligence (www.rearminghinduism.com)
Narendra Modi In His Own Words
On democracy and digital media
“The future belongs to social media. It is egalitarian and inclusive. Social media is not about any country, any language, any color, any community but it is about human values and that is the underlying link binding humanity.”
-Launch of Digital India July 1, 2015
“A democracy can’t succeed without people’s participation. ‘My Gov’ empowers the people of India to contribute towards Surajya.”
-Launch of MyGov July 6, 2014
“Democracy is such a framework that everyone has the right to fix their dreams and how to achieve them according to their own choice.”
-Fiji National University November 19, 2014
On the value of knowledge and education
“International Yoga Day is a reflection of largest knowledge-based peoples movement the world has ever seen.”
-International Yoga Day June 21, 2015
“Can’t India dream of exporting good teachers of high caliber? Can’t we instill the desire in children to become great teachers?”
-Teacher’s Day September 5, 2014
“Our education apparatus can’t be one that produces robots.”
-Banaras Hindu University, December 25 2014
“India is the land of Buddha and Gandhi. Equal respect for all religions must be in.”
-National Celebration of the Elevation to Sainthood of Kuriakose Elias Chevara and Mother Euphrasia, February 17, 2015
“Nation is one. We will not work for Hindus or Muslims, we will work for the people “The strength of the savior is much more than the strength of the person who kills.”
-Independence Day August 15 2014
“India is a nation that thinks about everyone. Using the sword we have never attacked other cultures. Such expansionist thinking is not in our blood.”
“Celebrate the birth of a girl child by planting 5 trees in your village.”
-Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana, November 7, 2014
“In order to make India prosperous, all sections and regions of the society need to be prosperous.”
-Lok Sabha, June 11, 2014
Selections from Integral Humanism
Delivered as a series of lectures in Mumbai in April 1965 by Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, Integral Humanism seeks to find a culturally rooted vision of modernity for independent India beyond the limitations of capitalism and socialism. It is essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand Narendra Modi’s worldview accurately and on its own terms.
Conflict, individualism, exploitation and the principle of ‘survival of the fittest’ cannot be the foundations of a society.
“The view that individuals have brought the society into being is fundamentally incorrect. It is true that society is composed of a number of
individuals. Yet it is not created by the individuals, nor does it come into being by the mere coming together of a number of individuals.
In our view, society is self-born. Like an individual, society comes into existence in an organic way.”
“Man, the highest creation of God, is losing his own identity. We must re-establish him in his rightful position, bring him to the realisation of his
greatness, re-awaken his abilities and encourage him to exert for attaining divine heights of his latent personality. This is possible only through a
decentralised economy. We want neither capitalism nor socialism. We aim at the progress and happiness of ‘Man’, the Integral Man. The protagonists of the two
systems fight with Man on the stake.”
“Unity in diversity and the expression of unity in various forms have remained the central thought of Bharatiya culture. If this truth is whole-heartedly
accepted, then there will not exist any cause for conflict among various powers. Conflict is not a sign of culture or nature; rather it is a symptom of perversion.”
Democracy is more than majoritarianism.
“Of the 450 million people of India, even if 449,999,999 opt for something which is against Dharma, this does not become the truth. On the other hand, even if one person stands for something which is according to Dharma that constitutes the truth, because truth resides with Dharma. It is the duty of this one person that he treads the path of truth and changes people. It is from this basis that a person derives the right to proceed according to Dharma. Let us understand very clearly that Dharma is not necessarily with the majority or with the people. Dharma is eternal. Therefore, it is not enough to say, while defining democracy, that it is the government of the people. It has to be a government for the good of the people. What constitutes the good of the people? It is Dharma alone which can decide. Therefore, a democratic government, Jana Rajya, must also be rooted in Dharma,i.e. Dharma Rajya. In the definition of democracy, viz. ‘Government of the people, by the people and for the people;’ ‘of’ stands for independence; ‘by’ stands for democracy; and ‘for’ indicates Dharma.”
Dharma Rajya is not a theocracy, but freedom to worship according to one’s religion: “Dharma Rajya does not mean a theocratic State. Let us be very clear on this point. Where a particular sect and its prophet or guru rule supreme, that is a theocratic State. All the rights are enjoyed by the followers of this particular sect. Others either cannot live in that country or at best, enjoy a slave-like, secondary-citizen’s status… There is no need to tie up State and religion. By such a tie-up, there is no increase in an individual’s capacity to worship God. The only result is that the State deviates from its duty. This does not happen in Dharma Rajya. Rather, there is freedom to worship according to one’s own religion.”
“Eco-destructive consumerism” and the “blind rat-race of consumption and When the fruits are taken, the fruit tree is not injured; it may even be helpful to the tree. However, in the effort to take a greater harvest from the land, chemical fertilisers are used, which in a few years time, will render the land altogether infertile. Lakhs of acres of land lie barren in America due to this factor. How long can this dance of destruction go on? The industrialist provides for a depreciation fund to replace machines when they are worn out. Then how can we neglect the depreciation fund for nature? From this point of view, it must be realised that the object of our economic system should not be to make extravagant use, but a well-regulated use of available resources. The physical objects necessary for a purposeful, happy and progressive life must be obtained. The Almighty has provided that much. It will not be wise, however, to engage in a blind rat-race of consumption and production as if man is created for the sole purpose of consumption. India should be neither a “museum” of its own past, nor a copy of America or Russia: “We have taken due note of our ancient culture. But we are no archaeologists. We have no intention to become custodians of a vast archaeological museum. Our goal is not merely to protect the culture but to revitalise it so as to make it dynamic and in tune with the times. We must ensure that our Nation stands firm on this foundation and our society is enabled to live a healthy, progressive and purposeful life.”
“We wish neither to make this country a shadow of some distant past nor an imitation of Russia or America.With the support of universal knowledge and our heritage, we shall create a Bharat which will excel all its past glories, and will enable every citizen in its fold to develop his manifold latent potentialities and to achieve,through a sense of unity with the entire creation, a state even higher than that of a complete human being. It is a state in which Nar (Man) becomes Narayan (God). This is the eternal and continuous divine form of our culture. This is our message to humanity at the crossroads.”


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These Are the Most Googled Destinations
Destination & Tourism | October 09, 2016
PHOTO: Tokyo is one of the most googled destinations. (Photo courtesy Thinkstock)
New data from Google has turned up which destinations are googled the most — and popular places such as Paris, London and Rome aren’t even in the top five.
According to Google’s 2016 data, people were most interested in visiting Reykjavik, Havana, Toronto, Mexico City and Tokyo, writes Laura Parvan for Travel Wires.
Google has also provided some insight into who is searching for each of these places.
“As Iceland is the ideal destination for adventure travel and Northern Lights spotting, trips to Reykjavik were preferred by women in their 20s and 30s,” writes Parvan.
Cuba has enjoyed a surge in popularity, so it’s not surprising people are searching for Havana.
“With the renewed diplomatic relationships between USA and Cuba this year and the first Florida-Havana commercial flight launched in August, people began to show their interest in the Caribbean island nation. According to Google report, men in their 30s and 40s were the ones searching for this destination,” says Parvan.
Tokyo is also enjoying a boost in popularity.
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“Since the country has just raised its tourism goals for the next 4 years, the tech-friendly Tokyo will probably not be the only destination in Japan that will appeal to travelers. For now, Google's data indicated that people searching for this destination are predominantly men, aged between 24-35,” writes Parvan.
For more insight on what destinations are being searched for the most, read more here.
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For someone who has never seen the process of making glassware, it is easy to miss the fact that glass is actually melted into a thick liquid in order to make molding possible. The honey-like glass is then collected on the blowpipe (a long metal structure in which air can be blown into to shape the glass) by dipping it in the glory hole of the furnace. It is then made even by rolling it on a flat surface, after which it is dipped in paint if desired, and then reheated.
…Then comes the scariest part.
Remember when we were told as children not to play with fire? Well, imagine having to roll glass that freshly came out of a hole with 2250°F of heat using only wet newspaper in your palm…
Water dripping all around my hand from the wet newspaper, my anticipation grew exponentially in the seconds before the instructor placed the blazing glass in my palm. Smoke covered my view as I softly applied pressure to shape the glass, leaving a black burn mark on the first few sheets of newspaper. Do not try this at home!
I had a very short time to pinch the petals of the glass flower I was making before the glass cooled down, which would make it more difficult to shape. It took me two trials to realize that I actually got worse at shaping my flower, so I decided to announce it as an abstract flower.
The glassblowing workshop was one of the highlights of my first block break because I got to explore a process of art creation that I had never had the chance to do before. My favorite part was pinching the round flat part of the glass in order to create the flower petals. This part defined the way the flower would turn out. I gave one of the two flowers I made to my friend and she called it The Placenta. I can’t say that’s what I was going for, but it made her happy anyway.
At the end of the day, it got me thinking that even though it had been a very fun and insightful experience for me, it is a very difficult process and should be appreciated and valued. So, the next time you have a sip from that beautifully constructed glass, keep in mind that someone might have been carefully shaping it with only a wet newspaper in their palm!

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Field Kitchen is currently hosting Jolly Good Sandwiches.
Former Gimlet chef Raphael Exton Pery has taken his fine dinning experience and applied it to the humble sandwich, by creating an array of crusty baguettes and tasty hot sides. From a citrus & herb free range chicken baguette to a French dip beef roll that you dunk in house-made gravy.
Field Kitchen Hours:
THUR: 4.30PM - 8PM
FRI: 4PM - 9PM
SAT: 12PM - 9PM
SUN: 12- 6PM
Walk-ins are always welcome, or book your table here:

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Facebook whistleblower testifies in US senate. Frances Haugen testifies before the US senate at a hearing about protecting children online
Tokyo: Boxing Gold for Lauren Price🥇. She became the first Welsh fighter to win an Olympic medal in the women’s middleweight final
Team GB: Tom Daly Bronze Superhero. The diving champion wins fourth career Olympic medal and cheers Team Great Knitting!!
Tokyo: Sandra Sanchez crowned Queen of the Kata. Sanchez won karate’s first-ever gold medal at the Olympic Games. Kata is among the new events
Jackass Forever – Trailer. After ten years – has it really been that long?? The Jackass crew is back for their final crusade
Tina Turner back on stage in London. Aisha Jawando has taken over as Tina Turner in the West End show based on the singer’s life
Meghan Markle 40th birthday video. She exudes regal elegance and confidence in her birthday video and reacts to Harry juggling balls!
Ship that blocked Suez Canal Docks Felixstowe. The huge container unloaded 2,000 containers after it arrived in the UK without a hitch
Tokyo: Max Whitlock the world’s best. He delivered his third career Olympic gold and second in the pommel horse. Congratulations!


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Film festivals near and far.
Especially during the summer months, we find ourselves traveling to assist with the biggest festivals and events in outdoor film. Sometimes that’s overseas, sometimes a few states over, and sometimes in our own “backyard”.
For July, we found ourselves running outdoor and indoor film events all across the United States. Travel is always to be expected, and when we pack our heavy tech, our ATA rated travel cases are always up for the challenge. Transporting loads of heavy, fragile equipment is no small task – heavy speakers and projectors can’t bounce around haphazardly without a risk of damage. Adequate padding, construction and locking mechanisms are a must… And that’s what you get when you buy from us.
This past week, we found ourselves once again helping out with tech for the Traverse City Film Festival. We were thrilled to keep this exciting, diverse festival running smoothly from the technical side!
There are plenty of warm and sunny days left ahead for this season ahead, and we hope to see you out there!

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With two of the Samsung Galaxy S5’s expected variants – Galaxy S5 Active and Galaxy K Zoom – already official, only Galaxy S5 mini remains be unveiled. While we wait for the Korean manufacturer to announce the phone, the first images and specifications of the Galaxy S5 Mini have appeared online.
According to SamMobile, Samsung will be keeping the same design as GS5 in Galaxy S5 mini and the latter will also include the heart-rate and fingerprint sensors like its bigger cousin. Among other specifications, the smartphone is expected to be powered by unannounced 1.4GHz Exynos 3 Quad processor. It also pack 1.5GB of RAM, 4.5-inch 720p HD Super AMOLED display, 8MP rear camera, 2.1MP front camera and 16GB of internal storage.
In addition, Samsung will be including a microSD card slot, Android 4.4.2 and the usual connectivity options. There is no word on whether the phone will be water/ dust resistant.
The pricing and availability information is still a mystery but we hope to learn more in the coming weeks. Till then check out couple more leaked Galaxy S5 Mini pictures.
Exynos 3 quad? bet it’ll be Cortex A7 quadcore with a single/dualcore Mali-6xxx GPU.


Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2023, $400,000)
Twenty-two Boulder City Police Patrol vehicles, with model years of 1999 through 2015, need to be replaced in the coming years as they experience regular mechanical and functional issues, are no longer under warranty, and their parts are becoming more costly. The Fleet Management Team determined that replacement is the safest and most fiscally responsible option. The City would like to purchase electric vehicles for their cost-effectiveness and built-in capabilities that compliment road patrol.
Our objective is to make sure all available officers are on the roads and visible to our residents (and the thousands of visitors to our historic community, built alongside the Hoover Dam). The requested funds would be used to purchase new, electric vehicles, which require less maintenance than fossil-fuel burning cars and keep more officers on patrol, not broken down at the side of the road. The electric cars can handle mobile data terminals (MDTs) without having to run constantly, burning fuel. On-board cameras are installed on the vehicles, which can be connected to the MDTs, resulting in a lower cost to equip the vehicle for patrol.


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Barely one week after the killing of about 40 local miners at Janruwa community, Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, armed bandits struck again and killed 27 people in a nearby village.
On May 3, the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, ordered the immediate deployment of additional 200 police personnel to Birnin-Gwari area to check banditry and kidnapping.
But witnesses told newsmen that despite the presence of security personnel, the attackers struck around 2:30pm on Saturday, killing 27 people mostly children at Gwaska village.
“The armed bandits from neighbouring Zamfara state encircled Gwaska up to Kuiga village shooting sporadically,” a local vigilante member, Sule Kassim, told our reporter.
“Also the armed bandits razed down the village, which has about 3,000 inhabitants, completely.”
A survivor said some of those killed are volunteers who tried to defend the village and children that cannot escape the onslaught.
A member of the Birnin-Gwari Vanguard for Security and Good Governance who preferred not to be named said the casualties could be more than 27, noting they would get the exact number after the evacuation of all the bodies on Sunday.
“We would continue to appeal to authorities to take urgent steps to forestall further attacks and extinction of communities in Birnin-Gwari local government area of Kaduna State.
The spokesman for Kaduna Police Command, Aliyu Mukhtar, did not answer our reporter’s call through his mobile number. (DAILY NIGERIAN)
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January 22, 2009
The HSUS Launches Spay Day Pet Photo Contest
Online Pet Photo Contest Raises Funds for Spay/Neuter Efforts in Partnership with Local Humane Organizations
Calling all pet lovers and shutterbugs. The Humane Society of the United States launched its annual Spay Day Online Pet Photo Contest on Jan. 19. The event raises funds for Spay Day events around the world, with more than 200 organizations joining The HSUS and Humane Society International in this worldwide effort to celebrate pets and spay and neuter dogs and cats to reduce the number of homeless animals.
The contest has two sets of winners – one determined solely by the amount of money raised for Spay Day projects, and another determined by a panel of celebrity judges, including Matt Grant of "The Bachelor," author and dog trainer Tamar Geller, "MUTTS" cartoonist Patrick McDonnell and photographer Christopher Ameruoso.
Spay Day takes place on the last Tuesday of February, with events in honor of the day occurring throughout February. Event organizers across the United States and internationally hold special spay/neuter clinics and conduct outreach efforts to raise funds and promote spaying and neutering. Since its inception in 1995, more than 1.5 million dogs and cats have been spayed or neutered as a result of Spay Day.
To enter the contest, upload your photo at photocontest.humanesociety.org before 5 p.m. EST Feb. 27. When you donate and vote, you'll help get pets spayed and neutered around the world. Every donation you make goes directly to helping pets – and gives the pet you choose one more vote in the contest. The contest includes a Facebook application (apps.facebook.com/spayday/) that allows participants to share their entries.
Each contestant can choose the charity or charities — such as The HSUS, HSI and local animal rescue organizations — that will receive funds directly every time his or her pet photo gets a vote online, provided the charity fulfills all eligibility requirements. In the fundraising category, the grand prize fundraiser receives a photo shoot with famed pet photographer Amanda Jones and recognition in HSUS publications. The top 10 fundraisers receive custom oil portraits of the submitted photos by Janie Coleman and Kirk Fanelly. The top 500 fundraisers receive a $25 electronic gift card to Humane Domain, The HSUS' online store, and the Legacy Interactive Pet Pals: New Leash on Life video game.
For the entrants deemed the top pet photos by the judges, the grand prize is a $1,000 shopping spree at Humane Domain. Ten finalists receive a $200 shopping spree at Humane Domain.
Four million cats and dogs — about one every eight seconds — are put down in U.S. animal shelters each year. Often these animals are the offspring of cherished family pets, even purebreds. Spay/neuter is the only permanent method of birth control for dogs and cats and a proven way to reduce the vast numbers of animals who are born only to die prematurely and without a family who loves them.
Spay Day Online Photo Contest sponsors include IDEXX Laboratories, Petplan Pet Insurance, Zootoo.com Shelter Make-over and Pet Pals: New Leash on Life by Legacy Interactive.
Last year, Gabriella Pyle of Walnut Creek, Calif. submitted the winning photo of her with her cat Gomer. The 2009 Spay Day Online Photo Contest winners will be announced the week of March 16.
The Humane Society of the United States is the nation's largest animal protection organization — backed by 10.5 million Americans, or one of every 30. For more than a half-century, The HSUS has been fighting for the protection of all animals through advocacy, education and hands-on programs. Celebrating animals and confronting cruelty — On the web at humanesociety.org.

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MACKENZIE, B.C. — The Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia (IIO BC) has been notified about a man who is believed to have died from a self inflicted wound after a standoff with police outside his home, according to the BC RCMP.
On August 15th, Mackenzie RCMP received a report of a man at a pipeline site. He was said to have threatened the site workers and had a rifle and ammunition in his vehicle. The work site was subsequently evacuated.
Officers with the Mackenzie RCMP and the RCMP North District Emergency Response Team attended the man’s residence and set up containment.
According to police, mounties made multiple attempts to have the man surrender, but while outside, a bang was heard in the residence. Upon entering the home, officers found one man deceased.
The IIO BC is investigating police actions in the incident.
The IIO BC is a civilian-led police oversight agency that investigates incidents of death or serious harm where police are involved.


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Hard Working Class Heroes returns from Thursday 28th to 30th September in Dublin and the new music showcase festival has some changes afoot for its 15th year.
The biggest one is that rather than having 100 bands the organisers are promising their will be less on the bills across the weekend. The live showcases will happen on Friday and dSaturday night only and there’s more changes to be revealed.
If you’re a band that is at all serious about making music as a career then playing the showcases and participating in the conference is a way of getting yourself in front of the music industry of Ireland and international visiting delegates.
For bands, Log on to hwch.net and click on the “BANDS APPLY HERE” button – applications will be through the artists’ Breaking Tunes profile. Closing date for applications is July 14th.
Hard Working Class Heroes is run by First Music Contact, who offer advice to bands starting out and run Irish music showcases at festivals around the world.
First Music Contact under the Irish Music Export office Music From Ireland help fund artists and present Irish showcases throughout the year at Eurosonic, SXSW, Canadian Music Week, The Great Escape, Reeperbahn, Mondo NYC and many more.
This year, HWCH is inviting bookers from BIME Portugal, Primavera Sound, and the Central Park Summer Stage to the event this year.
HWCH is supported by The Arts Council, Culture Ireland and Failte Ireland/Tourism Ireland.

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Hollywood is full of talented actors and actresses. Some of these people have very famous families, parents, or siblings that have put them on the map today. Nepotism is rampant throughout the industry after all. Other actors and actresses made it big on their own volition, by working hard, studying, and going to audition after audition until they landed that perfect role to catapult their name into superstardom.
There are actors like Ben Affleck and George Clooney who have aged like fine wine, seemingly even better now than they were ten or fifteen years ago when they were at the height of their careers (or so we thought). The truth is a lot of actors and actresses continue to raise the bar when it comes to fame and talent. Reese Witherspoon, for example, has been a household name since the late 80s. You would think her star power could have fizzled out by now, but it is actually on the contrary as she just signed a deal to do a third Legally Blonde movie!
Below, we highlight some of these stars that took years to really cement a name for themselves in Hollywood. We also look at ten stars who had one great role and became a household name just like that.
20 Had To Wait: Comedian Paul Rudd Loves You, Man
Rudd has a ton of comedy acting under his belt, but did you know it took him decades to reach the popularity that he has today? Rudd will turn 50 next year. He has been acting for over 25 years and has over 107 titles to his name, according to IMDb. Some of his first roles were in movies like Clueless, The Cider House Rules, and The 40-Year-Old Virgin. He even starred in Friends for two seasons.
The role that shot him to superstardom was Peter in I Love You, Man in 2009, alongside Jason Segel.
Since then, he has had a ton of major hits-- and does not seem to be stopping any time soon!
19 Made It Big: Blake Lively Plays Bridget The Soccer Star
Blake Lively is someone that all of the world looks up to, tries to emulate, and just can't get enough of-- especially her equally talented and hunky hubby, Ryan Reynolds! Lively, 30, is the perfect example of someone that made it big with just one role. It was 2005 and she was just 18 years old when she scored the role of Bridget in Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. After the success of this movie, everyone knew Blake's name.
Then, it was when she started playing Serena that her popularity and fame really grew next level. Since then, she has had starring roles in movies like The Town, Green Lantern (where she met her future husband), Savages, The Age of Adaline, and The Shallows. There is really nothing she can't do! Up next, Lively stars in three movies, due out this year and next.
18 Had To Wait: Redhead Jessica Chastain
Chastain turned 41 this year and has clearly established herself as a successful actress with her role in Zero Dark Thirty and Miss Sloane. However, it took Chastain several years to really make a name for herself.
She started acting when she was 27 in small roles on shows like ER and Veronica Mars.
She continued to star in popular shows with small guest roles until her role in The Help (2011). Of acting and her role in the field, Chastain had this to say: “There is this immediate connection, this intimacy when you’re acting because there’s no room to be polite or shy. Also, as an actor, I get to connect with women I’ve never met before.”
17 Made It Big: Blonde And Classy Reese Witherspoon
Reese Witherspoon is a household name. Further, the actress attached to it is a stunning blonde bombshell that has talent that knows no limits. Witherspoon, 42, is one of those actresses that only need one role to make her shoot to stardom.
The role of Elle Woods came when she was just 20 years old.
She starred in Fear alongside Mark Wahlberg. The movie is centered around a young couple that falls for each other, only for the woman to realize that her love is not all that he seems. After this role, she starred in many great movies over the years, and her talent and fame are only growing now!
16 Had To Wait: Jeremy Renner Finally Arrived
Jeremy Renner has that smoldering look in his eye that makes you think he is going to do something bad when he really is just all about the good. He will turn 48 next year and has been acting for over 20 years. In fact, his first role, according to IMDb, was in 1995 when he was 24 years old. However, it took the hunky star almost thirteen years to nab a role that brought his name into the forefront. That role was none other than William James in The Hurt Locker (2008). Since this breakout role, Renner has starred in movies like The Town, The Avengers, American Hustle, and Arrival.
15 Made It Big: Our Princess, Anne Hathaway
It took our brunette beauty Anne Hathaway just one role, one movie set, to make her a household name and give her the dream job of her life. You can probably guess what that role is, no?
It is none other than her role as Mia Thermopolis in The Princess Diaries, which came out in 2001 when Hathaway was just 19 years old!
She has gone on to star in Love & Other Drugs, Bride Wars, The Dark Knight Rises (as Catwoman!), and Les Miserables. Most recently, she had a role in Ocean's 8 alongside Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett. Of this role, many critics claimed she stood out among all of the A-list actresses!
14 Had To Wait: Many Roles Until Channing Tatum Stepped Up
Channing Tatum is one of the world's hunkiest actors of our time. Most recently, the dark-haired hunk split from actress Jenna Dewan, his wife of nine years. Did you know, however, that it took Tatum years to land a lead role and get his name on the front pages of the magazines? He began his acting career when he was 16 years old with several roles in movies like Coach Carter, Havoc, and War of the Worlds before he landed the role as Tyler in Step Up that would make all the girls fan themselves! Now, he has grown his star power exponentially with movies like Dear John (2010) and Magic Mike (2012).
13 Made It Big: The Last Song Was First For Liam Hemsworth
Hemsworth was originally born in Australia and decided to come to America to pursue a career in acting, similar to both of his older brothers.
The Australian born star, 27, starred in just two low-budget movies over here before landing the role of Will in The Last Song, alongside his future wife Miley Cyrus, 25.
After this big role made him a household name, Hemsworth went on to star in The Hunger Games series, solidifying his status as a popular actor in the industry. Other movie roles he has under his belt are ones in Empire State, Paranoia, and Independence Day: Resurgence.
12 Had To Wait: Melissa McCarthy Is A Comedy Movie Genius
McCarthy is known for her hilarious acting talent, specifically with comedy. The star will turn 48 this summer and 55 projects under her belt with 8 more in the process. She had very small roles in Charlie's Angels, White Oleander, and Life, as we Know It before her movie career really, took off. Further, she starred in Gilmore Girls for several seasons, keeping up with the quick-witted mother/daughter duo of the hit series.
The role that put her on the map in a big way, though, was the one she had in Bridesmaids! From here, she had other blockbuster hits like The Heat and Spy. Now, McCarthy is someone that no one can stop, but she had to wait years before making it big.
11 Made It Big: Summer's Golden Girl, Jennifer Love Hewitt
We all know (and love) Jennifer Garner from her two hit television shows The Client List and Ghost Whisperer. She also had one of the most impressive '90s and early '00s careers in history.
But, there was one movie that she starred in at just 18 years old that really put her name out there.
That was I Know What You Did Last Summer, a suspense movie about a group of teens that have a deep, dark secret and try desperately to hide it. After this movie hit theaters, her name blew up (along with another name from the movie you'll see later) and subsequently began her incredible career that she took into the present.
10 Had To Wait: Breaking The Bad Mold With Aaron Paul
Aaron Paul will turn 40 next summer, but he has only been on the Hollywood circuit for what seems like just a few years. The hunky actor's first role, according to IMDb, was in 1998 when he was almost 20. However, all of these roles he had for ten years did not compare to the one he had on Breaking Bad. Paul played Jesse Pinkman on the series form 2008-2013 and the entire world seemingly fell in love with him overnight. Roles he has had since then are in movies like Fathers & Daughters, Need for Speed, and Central Intelligence, with Kevin Hart and Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson.
9 Made It Big: Summer Catch's Jessica Biel
Jessica Biel was known for her role as Mary Camden in 7th Heaven. As she started this role when she was just 14 years old, she hadn't made enough of an impact yet on society and Hollywood in general.
However, that all changed when she starred in the teen drama movie, Summer Catch, in 2001 alongside Freddie Prince Jr.
It was her first major movie role (all of her previous movies were television-- and there were just three of them). Since then, Biel has grown her talent and her fan base with movies like Cellular, The Illusionist, Next, and Total Recall.
8 Had To Wait: Our Favorite Action Star, Jason Statham
Statham will turn 51 years old next month-- and has one of the most exciting and most popular action movie careers in the business. The incredibly smoldering and steamy actor has starred in a plethora of popular movies like The Italian Job, Cellular, and Crank. He also had a trilogy of movies (The Transporter series). However, the role that shot him to superstardom was the one he had in The Expendables because, alongside an all-star cast, he stood out in a big way. Further, he joined the Fast & Furious franchise, too, and has had incredible luck with being the most popular bad guy-turned-good guy.
7 Made It Big: Summer's Golden Boy, Freddie Prince Jr.
Just like Jennifer Love Hewitt was our summer golden girl, Freddie Prince Jr. is definitely our (the '90s) golden boy. That is because he only had one major role before he landed in the mouths of all of America.
That role, ironically, is the role he starred in opposite Hewitt in I Know What You Did Last Summer in 1998.
According to IMDb, there were just 5 small roles before he hit it big with this one. He went on to star in the sequel, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, as well as She's All That, Down to You, Head Over Heels, and Summer Catch-- and all before 2002! Once he began having children, Prince took a break from acting, but he will always be our early '00s heartthrob.
6 Had To Wait: Naomi Watts' Big Break With A Ring
Watts will be 50 years old this fall and, according to IMDb, she has been acting since she was just 18 years old (1986). However, did you know that it took her almost 16 years to truly 'make it big'? This role was in The Ring, a horror movie made in 2002. From here, she went on to grow her career with roles in movies like Ellie Parker, King Kong, The Painted Veil, and J. Edgar. She is also relatively famous for her fashion sense and incredible candor (yet eloquence) while speaking in interviews. She currently has eight projects in the works!
5 Made It Big: Dude, Where's Ashton Kutcher?
If you can't guess from the title, Ashton Kutcher's famous role that made him famous in an instant was his ridiculously silly role as Jesse in Dude, Where's My Car? The movie premiered in 2000 along with two other movies Kutcher starred in (Down to You and Reindeer Games).
It seemingly took less than a year to make him a household name.
As his name grew, he went for bigger roles, like in the movies Just Married, The Butterfly Effect, and Guess Who. More recently he has starred in What Happens in Vegas and No Strings Attached, as well as the show Two and a Half Men. He currently stars on the hit Netflix comedy, The Ranch.
4 Had To Wait: Brunette Beauty Jennifer Garner Is Our Romantic Comedy Superstar
Jennifer has garnered a ton of notoriety with her megawatt smile and incredible talent behind the camera, but did you know that Garner had to wait many years before she made it big? She most recently turned 46 and started acting when she was 23 years old. She starred in movies like Mr. Magoo, Pearl Harbor, and Catch Me If You Can but with small roles. Then, in 2003, she starred alongside Ben Affleck in Daredevil as Elektra-- and proved she was a force to be reckoned with. In the next three years, she would have three huge hits (13 Going On 30, Catch and Release, and Juno). Now, she has over 56 titles under her belt, with five more projects coming out soon!
3 Made It Big: Mean Girl's Weather Girl, Amanda Seyfried
It took Seyfried, 32, just one big movie role to skyrocket her career into what it is today. That popular role was Karen in Mean Girls, alongside Lindsay Lohan and Rachel McAdams. The movie was such a hit, it arguably catapulted each girl's career into superstardom (Amanda was just 19 at the time).
After the movie's success in 2004, Seyfried went on to star in Alpha Dog, Mamma Mia, Dear John, Gone, Les Miserables, and Ted 2.
She has four projects coming out in the next few years. One of those is a sequel, Mamma Mia 2, coming out this summer!
2 Had To Wait: Office Guy John Krasinski
Krasinski will turn the big 4-0 next year in October, but did you know he has actually been around for years in the industry? According to IMDb, his official first role was in 2000. From this time to his breakout role in The Office, Krasinski starred in ten more movies or shows. Even throughout his role as Jim Halpert on the famous show, Krasinski worked on bettering his movie career with movies like The Holiday and Something Borrowed. We guess it was worth the wait, though, because now the whole world knows him AND he is married to Emily Blunt.
1 Made It Big: Fast And Furious Turned Wonder Woman: Gal Gadot
Gadot, 33, is best known for her role in Wonder Woman (2017). She is also known for being incredibly gorgeous and flawless in front of the camera. Gadot started acting in 2007.
After only three small roles, she landed the role of Gisele in Fast & Furious, the fourth installment in the hit franchise.
She went on to star in three of the franchise's movies after that, as well as big hits like Date Night and Keeping Up with the Joneses. She currently has five movies in the works, including a sequel to her smash hit Wonder Woman. She is clearly unstoppable!


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The most tearjearking anime on the whole goddamn planet
Based around a young male called Otonashi, who wakes up with no memories. He meets a purple-haired girl with a gun who informs him that he's dead, and that he should join the SSS, a group fighting against the God who killed them.
You will bawl your eyes out.
Person 1: Have you watched Angel Beats! yet?
Person 2: Are you kidded? I cried manly tears


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Some film!!! Saturday Night Fever [2 CD][Deluxe Edition]. Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2018. However, the audio was left out of synch and unrefined. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Its a classic yes. THIS propelled Travolta’s career?! I loved this soundtrack when I was a kid in the 70's but my vinyl album was sadly lost to time. One thing that would have been nice would have been if the song "Lowdown" by Box Scaggs had been used for the dance feature with Travolta and his partner as had originally - we were told in the documentary - been rehearsed. Its a classic yes. One of the best movie of all times. Rig: LG OLED 65", OPPO UDP-205, Emotiva XMC-1, Parasound Halo JC-1 MonoBlocks, Parasound Halo A51, Paradigm Studio 100 v.5 with Studio CC 490 V.5, Studio 60 V.2, Studio 20 V.2 surround and Velodyne Optimum-12 Sub. Worth it, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 14, 2018, not only classic music but still brilliant soundtrack (film is good - soundtrack is better), Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 23, 2020, great to listen and dance too i remember back in the day great film and great music. The sound delay/sync issue is not my audio/video gear. Today I'm 70 but for a few hours, I'm 20.Life is too short, but your magic brought back a glorious, explosion in time. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 12, 2017. Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2019. The New York Times Mini Crossword is a mini version for the NYT Crossword and contains fewer clues then the main crossword. Some film!!! An outstanding film. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. I ordered the album twice. SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER DVD 30th Anniversary Sp Col Ed John Travolta. $13.99. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. I think I have seen it over a hundred times honestly. John Travolta gives a sensual and intelligent performance as the troubled Tony Manero - Brooklyn paint store clerk by day and undisputed king of the dance floor by night. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 5, 2016. The main rape scene is titled "The boys goof around". I decided I should get the film and CD again - I'm sure I had both knocking around but I couldn't find either. It was such a popular sensation that it catapulted the music to stratospheric levels of mainstream popularity, and the album was the bestselling movie soundtrack of all time (until The Bodyguard, and then Titanic). All other sound seems to only be split by channels, having an older 'taste' to them. Besides the Bee Gees' songs, I like to listen to Yvonne Elliman's "If I Can't Have You" and MFSB's "K-Jee," a pretty sharp instrumental. A great soundtrack with a unforgettable album cover, like so many other albums from that time period. The gross racism or glorification/justification of rape? The main thing is the transfer to Blu Ray is nice. by Saturday Night Fever Hits | Jan 1, 1999. John Travolta gives a sensual and intelligent performance as the troubled Tony Manero - Brooklyn paint store clerk by day and undisputed king of the dance floor by night. Marcia in Modesto, Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2019, What exactly about this movie appealed to people? The main thing is the transfer to Blu Ray is nice. The sound I have heard on TV broadcasts or earlier releases has been flat and background in quality. But I didn't know the story, this film deals with hope, family abuse, aspirations, hopes, dreams, religion, loss of faith, friendship, death, and even a disturbing gang rape .
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You may be wondering what double exposure is exactly. Double exposure is the act of combining two photos into a single image, creating something even more impressive and artistic than the original version. It sounds complicated, but the process — also called multiple exposure — is actually pretty simple. Just add a photo, layer on another image, and play around with PicsArt’s handy tools to make magic.
Double Exposure Photography Made Easy
Double exposure portraits give plain selfies and close-ups completely new dimensions. As an example, with the Double Exposure effect, you can choose to add a photo of a skyline or a busy street over your portrait to give it a slick city vibe. There are no rules when it comes to double exposure photography, so experiment with your work. This form of photography has been around for quite some time, and has definitely gained traction among creative industries. You’ve most likely seen double exposure used on album covers, movie posters, and magazines. Start creating your own designs by following the tutorial down below.
How to Do Double Exposure
- 1Upload a photo (or choose from our free-to-edit options), preferably a portrait of a person against a fairly neutral background to create the perfect Double Exposure effect
- 2Select “Add Photo” to add a second image. To avoid too many contrasting colors, it’s preferable to choose a black-and-white picture
- 3Adjust the size of your second image to fit it over your portrait. Reduce the opacity to make it semi-transparent
- 4Experiment with different overlay modes to blend them in different ways and create the double exposure photography style
- 5Download your work
You Can Also Try Color Exposure
If you want the Double Exposure effect with only one image, try PicsArt’s Color Exposure quick tool. Simply upload an image and let PicsArt do the magic. Once the Color Exposure effect is applied, you can choose from numerous color schemes that will liven up your image. You can adjust the opacity, brightness, saturation, and contrast of your image to reach your desired outcome.
How to Do Color Exposure
- 1Upload a photo or choose one from our free-to-edit images.
- 2Select a color scheme and apply it to your image.
- 3Edit the opacity, brightness, saturation, and contrast of the second layer.
- 4Adjust the positioning of the second layer.
- 5Download your work.

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Lord Stern is among residents opposing the £60million London River Project scheme set to be completed in time for the Queen's diamond jubilee and the 2012 Olympics.
The walkway will incorporate event spaces, and even a floating swimming pool, inside eight pavilions on the north side of the Thames between Blackfriars Bridge and the Tower of London.
The Globe Theatre, City of London School and English Heritage have also criticised the scheme. There have been allegations about the financial credibility of the Venus Group, which is providing backing for the project, in a Sunday newspaper.
Nicholas Stern, who led the Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change in 2006 and was head of the Government Economic Service for four years, has a property overlooking the site. He claimed the plans, which have been backed by the Mayor of London's office, would "introduce an unsympathetic linear form cutting across historic vistas".
The peer wrote in a letter to City of London planning officials: "The Thameside environment has been carefully guarded by the City planners whilst fostering an increase in footfall along the north bank and a diversification of commercial activity. The proposed river park would detract from views from both sides of the river, across the Thames and views from the Thames Path."
City of London planning officers have received objections from more than 200 residents and interested groups. A source said: "There are a lot of very rich people with very expensive pads on that side of the river and they are very worried about their view being affected. That's why they are objecting. It's nimbyism."
A Venus spokesman said the group had spent £3.35 million on plans for the park and that feedback for the project was enormously positive.
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- Blackfriars Bridge
- Department For Culture, Media And Sport
- English Heritage
- Global Warming
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Scottish Champions started negotiations with No.10 ex-Liverpool winger
Celtic and Napoli are both looking to sign Jordan Ibe from Bournemouth. Ex-Liverpool forward was seen as one of the brightest stars in English footballer a couple of years ago and would be a big success in the Scottish Premiership. Hoops would be looking to make a loan bid at this point. Cherries paid £15m to sign him from the Reds back in 2016.
Scottish Champions will have less money to play with now after missing out on the Champions League group stages so unless Bournemouth were willing to take a significant loss there would be a little opportunity of them paying that much.
He made over 40 appearances for the Merseyside club in the league before making a move to Dean Court. Since moving to the Cherries, he has started to fall out of favour and only made 17 league appearances last year. English winger has contracted with Bournemouth until 2020, and his release clause is around €20m.
A move to Italy would also be intriguing given the size of Napoli and the standard of football they play, but a move to Scottish club would surely see him become the first choice and one of the key footballers in the team. Dries Mertens and José Callejón already up to 32 and they need back-up.
A potential forward line of James Forrest, Odsonne Edouard and Ibe would surely be enough to keep the title away from their neighbours for another year. Last season Jordon played 24 matches, scored three goals and provided one assist in all competitions.


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WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell has introduced the Abbas Stop Drunk Driving Act. The legislation would require the Department of Transportation (DOT) to set a federal motor vehicle safety standard that would require all new vehicles to be equipped with an ignition interlock device. DOT would have to complete this standard within one year. Here is the text of the bill.
Issam, Rima, Ali, Isabelle, and Giselle Abbas – were tragically killed in a car accident caused by a wrong way drunk driver on I 75 Freeway in Kentucky while returning from a family vacation in Florida.
On Thursday, Dingell delivered a speech on the House floor in memory of the Abbas family and announced the legislation. Dingell is working with her colleagues in Congress, the auto industry, and stakeholders to pass this legislation and stop drunk driving.

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Question : Do travelers from Green Bay typically stay in Belfast for very long?
Answer : Over the next two months, passengers from GRB to BHD are planning on staying for one week on average.
Question : Which airline is giving the best deals for round-trip flights from Austin Straubel International Airport (GRB) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)?
Answer : Flight prices are hitting highs of $2,815 over the next three months when flying to BHD from GRB. Check out American Airlines, as they have been booking customers at just $1,440.
Question : Do prices fluctuate more for this route than others?
Answer : Prices for this trip tend to fluctuate more than other flights from the United States. They can vary from $1,440 to $2,815. The further out you book a route, the more likely you are to save.


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by Oonah V. Joslin
For my sister Esmé and Oliver Kilbourn (the pitman painter) whose work inspired this, and for all those who make light and beautiful, the dark and ugly parts of this world.
His mother screamed and wept when he was handed to her and immediately gave him back to the midwife. “I don’t want it,” she said. “Take it away. I won’t look at it again.”
And so Jim Henderson was placed in an institution to be raised and educated.
“Let’s pretty that up for you.” Smikkers was a plain boy who had nothing remarkable about him except that he was lanky and manipulative.
His side-kick, Garrety Grey had taken paints from the art room and given the gang a tube each. Petri and Bill Bidder held Henderson and muffled his screams for help while the others pulled off his mitt and smeared paint on the appendage that passed for a hand.
Smikkers stood back, paring his nails with a vicious-looking knife. Henderson was twisting like a python, but by the time he got free, they’d claried his hand in oil paints.
A teacher rang the bell for class and they ran like hell.
“Who did this, Henderson? Where’s your mitt?” demanded the Master in a tone that conveyed such displeasure that Jim wasn’t sure whether the teacher’s concern was for the assault, the paint theft or merely the sensibilities of other pupils with regard to his deformity, so he refused to tell. Anyway, it would only make things worse next time. There was always a next time.
But Henderson knew his left hand couldn’t help being ugly, and he bore the disfigurement as a badge of individuality. He kept the three claws of fused finger bone and purplish-brown flesh hidden so that others wouldn’t have to see its ugliness and so that it would not have to witness theirs.
Jim had seen ugliness in the faces of bullies and friends alike. Ugliness and more: hatred, loathing, fear epitomised in all its sharp focus, any time the hand was exposed to view. In his heart he knew with a certainty others could never perceive that all ugliness comes from within, as does all appreciation of perfection.
At every opportunity, when he was alone, he allowed his hand to experience beauty. Out in the meadow, Henderson would remove his glove, bathe his hand in Bethesda-like springs, allow it to touch the soft petals of celandines and buttercups, poppies, gentians, purple clover and meadowsweet, feathery grasses and ripening berries.
Always he would take out his paints and pad and place a brush between the thumb and first pronged hook, and his hand would paint the delicate blooms in shades of pastels. It painted glittering streams and brooks that seemed almost to burble up from the page; trees and field margins, hedges and thrushes’ eggs.
Jim had nothing to do with it. The hand simply and expressively painted what beauty felt like in a style all its own.
The curator was clearly impressed by the folio on offer but was just as evidently sceptical that the painfully shy and deformed creature he saw before him could have done such work.
“Each canvas is signed ‘by the Hand of Henderson.’ Pray, why is that?”
Jim explained that the hand did all the work itself with little or no direction from him other than provisioning paint and tactile inspiration.
“They are very... textural, and the light is... interesting but not quite right. Where is the light source? For instance, in this one?”
Jim could give only one answer. “Each thing carries its own light. Any light there is, in fact all light comes from within.”
“And you painted these yourself?”
“As I explained...”
“I am sorry I’ve wasted your time,” spat Jim. He took his paintings and left.
A few canvases sold to private owners but not enough to ever make a living. Henderson became more and more isolated and reclusive. He locked himself away in a poorest market area of the town and there he forgot and was forgotten.
Decades passed. The buildings were condemned and were due to be demolished.
“What’s behind this door, Felix?” asked the site boss.
“Cellar, I think. Does it matter? It’ll all be gone tomorrow.”
“Break it down. Better make sure there’s nobody in there beforehand.”
With one blow the door shattered in a sudden burst of light.
“Cor blimey, Boss!” Felix reeled backward. “Would you look at this!”
Henderson was discovered. There in the basement, surrounded by works of astounding beauty. He had long since run out of food, water and materials but his hand still painted frenetically, covering the walls in portraitures of light, so that the dank space was ablaze in a triumph of luminosity.
Slumped in the corner, a bundle of corrupt flesh and rag was all that was left of the corporeal remains of Jim Henderson. But the Hand would permit no one to remove the lifeless corpse of him who had shown the only kindness it had ever known. It grew, stretched out and barred the way of all who approached: a ghastly clawed guardian.
And so they sealed the door to that glorious cellar and only when the site was razed and the natural light of the sun blazed in were the dust of his last vestiges and the works of Henderson’s hand released together, to become part of the light of the universe at large.
Copyright © 2015 by Oonah V. Joslin

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It is the land of her ancestors and wants to pass down her way of life to her future children. Today, one can see the pride that the Québécois take in their rich history and culture. The establishment of a bilingual province bearing the motto, “Je me souviens,” recognizes that the citizens of Québec take pride in their lineage and will not forget the past that has shaped their present. Adrien Hébert was an artist from Québec that is remembered for painting scenes of Montréal during the early 20th century.
Crispin, The Cross of Lead is about a boy in the 14th century. His mother just died and he has been chased out of his village. He has also been declared a “wolf’s head” which means that anyone can legally kill him. He meets a traveling jester named Bear and he takes care of Crispin. They make their way to a big city and then Bear meets with a few other people.
I heard it slowly crunching it’s way up the ridge. Then I saw was it was... a deer! I put my gun up slowly and looked through the scope until I found the deer. ( I was shaking so badly I thought I was going to shoot the tree behind the deer. ) I moved my finger on to the trigger, and slowly squeezed it.
The novel is told through the perspective of a special character by the name of Equality 7-2521. He is special because of the fact that he is much smarter and stronger than his “companions” (whom which is to call his “brothers”). Early on in the novel, Equality finds a tunnel from an era called the “Unmentionable Times” which is representative of today’s society. As
In pre-Revolutionary America, many changes were taking place. Abigail Adams recognizes this in her letter of encouragement to her son, who is with his brother and father on a French voyage. She is intimidating in the most motherly, affectionate way, and surely lets her son know that a lot is expected of him. Adams encourages her son through the use of comparison and by acknowledging his personal qualities to recognize the value of experience and overcoming personal challenges.
But they do only see in these goddesses and gods another kind of appearance or facette of the 2 big main gods – the Goddess and the God. Wicca sees itself as a very tolerant kind of religion and they do not think, that their religion is the only right one. Dogmatism, fanatism and discrimination of other religions is rejected. Freedom of expression and the connectivity to the nature do have a very high place.
Austen's Pride and Prejudice book shows the differences and similarities of the marriage relationships in the 18th century, through the marriage relationships of Charlotte, Lydia, Jane, and Elizabeth. Jane naturally found someone to marry, her attractive beauty and joyful character helped her easily attract Bingley to her. Young Lydia got married to Wickham, but she did not know anything about marriage yet. Elizabeth fell in love with Darcy because she realized that he is a special person. On the other hand, Charlotte married Mr. Collins because she was looking to be secure.
Specifically, he went on to say women were in charge of the finances, marriages, slaves and children. Anthropologist and author Ronald Viau supports these claims, Noel explains, in his book Femmes de Personne: Sexes, genres et pouvoirs en Iroquoisie ancienne. Viau stated that the Iroquois society had the closest definition of matriarchy in anthropology. He noted that women were older than males in marriage and they worked together for healing and spiritual
What a bear achieves? In addition, a bear happens to be a hibernating animal. Nevertheless, they only hibernate in the winter. Also,they happen to be endangered in certain countries,despite they are put in captivity and killed and they can be hunted by numerous people.
It served only few limits but it was achievable. As a Creek, the membership of a tribe was decided upon the mother. This culture supports a matrilineal culture where Mary Musgrove belonged to her mother’s line; therefore, her father considered as a relative by marriage and not a blood relative. Mary’s mother was closely related to Coweta’s chiefs, granting her by birthright a privileged place in Coweta’s
Georgiana’s birthmark represents her grasp on humanity as shown in its shape as a hand. The hand symbolizes humanity’s role in nature and the continuous struggle between nature and science. Georgiana is someone who Aylmer sees as created “nearly perfect from the hand of Nature” (Hawthorne 1). Her birthmark is an imprint left by nature and is representative of humanity’s ties to it. Altering nature isn’t something that humans should be able to do because it is more powerful than any creation made by man.


I've got an HD Ready (which by definition means it supports HDCP) Toshiba LCD TV, connected to the Apple TV via an HDMI cable. When I try to play an HD movie rental on the Apple TV I get the message that I don't have an HDCP connection, and that I have to use component cables. Today I replaced my cheap HDMI cable with a new expensive one - but it made no difference. Both cables work fine except when I try to play the HD movie rental. In the About section, it shows connected via HDMI (HDCP off). It seems there are 2 possibilities. Either HDCP isn't working with my TV (I don't have any other HDCP devices to try it with), or perhaps there is some issue using HDCP content from the US with European TV? Is HDCP intended to provide some sort of 'region' coding?


In 1975 the 10th SR-71 to roll off the assembly line was selected to receive a new modification. This modification was the installation of an extra long tail section which housed additional sensors and cameras as well as electronic counter measures. To help with landing this extra tail section could even move up a few degrees to provide extra clearance. Although flight testing proved the extra tail section did not decrease performance, the Air Force decided against adding the big tails for the rest of the fleet. Once testing was halted SR-71 was parked out in the open and used for spare parts for years after until finally being donated to a museum.
This limited edition kit includes a new tail section made of resin.


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|July 28, 2005|
More Protein The Secret To Low Carb Success
In a recent Los Angeles Times article it was revealed the to reach a healthier weight — with fewer hunger pangs — consider eating more lean protein.
A new study points to protein's power to satisfy hunger better than either fat or carbohydrates. The findings also could help explain the recent clamor for low-carbohydrate diets, which are high in protein.
This is "telling us that one of the reasons why the low-carbohydrate diets seemed to work is not because of low carbohydrates, but because of high protein," said Arne Astrup, head of human nutrition at the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University in Copenhagen.
"Look at Atkins, South Beach and the Zone," said Astrup, author of an editorial accompanying the study in this month's American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. These diets provide "30 to 40% of calories from protein," he noted.
Thirty percent of daily calories as protein — about twice what most people eat and the upper limit recommended by the Institute of Medicine — is the amount that University of Washington researchers gave to 19 participants in the study. All were about 10 pounds overweight and had maintained their weight for at least three months. Prospective participants interested in dieting were eliminated from the study.
Here's how researchers boosted protein in the study.
• Add nonfat dairy products. Drink skim milk with meals and use it instead of water to make oatmeal or "creamy" soups, such as tomato. Snack on nonfat yogurt. Use shredded nonfat or low-fat cheese for pizza, tacos and for grilled cheese sandwiches on whole wheat bread. Add nonfat dry milk to mashed potatoes and casseroles.
• Eat more lentils and beans. Not only are they high in protein, but they pack complex carbohydrates that don't increase blood sugar and contain plenty of fiber. Tofu, soy milk and soy-based meat substitutes are also protein rich. Or add a little soy powder to orange juice to boost protein.
• Crack an egg. Egg whites are pure protein with no fat or cholesterol. Hard-boil and fill with guacamole, salsa or bean dip, or chop and sprinkle on salads. Egg substitutes contain no cholesterol and less fat than regular eggs. Or use one whole egg with extra egg whites to make fluffy, high protein omelets or frittata.
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Summerville Medical Center will celebrate the launch of its $66.8 million, 56-bed inpatient construction project on Nov. 9 with a ceremony to include signing a steal beam that will be incorporated into the building.
The project will increase licensed patient bed count by 40%.
The hospital, which has invested more than $200 million in the past decade to expand their facility, services and workforce, said in a news release the project will lead to 174 licensed beds. Construction is expected to be complete in 2025.
“This year we are proudly celebrating our 30th anniversary serving families in Summerville and the Tri-County area,” CEO Jeff Taylor said in a news release when the project was announced in April. “Summerville Medical Center is situated in one of the fastest growing areas in Charleston, and as we work to meet the health needs of our community, it is vital that we add capacity and clinical programs. We are committed to providing the highest quality and most comprehensive care in the heart of Dorchester County for all those who need us, for many years to come.”
Project details include 30 medical/surgical private beds in the existing third floor space, 14 intensive care unit beds on a new fourth floor, 12 progressive care unit beds on the new fourth floor and a new fifth-floor shell space for future expansion.
The project will add 64,000 square feet of new space, the release stated.
“In the past three years, the need for health care services has grown tremendously as our community has grown,” Maury Baker, chief operating officer at Summerville Medical Center, said in the release. “We are excited to offer our patients private, state-of-the art rooms to complement our exceptional medical staff and care team. The additional capacity will allow us to grow our existing programs and add new services.”
Summerville Medical Center is a 124-bed, acute-care hospital serving families in Dorchester and Berkeley counties and surrounding communities for 30 years. The hospital has a 24-hour emergency room, including a dedicated ER for children, and a range of surgical services and comprehensive medical services.
“This investment is a testament to the impact that every single member of our team has on our community,” Chief Nursing Officer Theresa Kloewer said in the release. “Each day they provide the highest level of care and compassion for every person who walks through our doors. I am proud of the care they have provided over the past 30 years and will continue to provide in the future.”
Summerville Medical Center is part of Charleston-based Trident Health.


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Pregnancy Weight Gain
One of the important things you can do to prepare for the delivery of a healthy baby is eating right - to gain the extra weight that’s in the right range you’ll need to support another life.
Every pregnancy is different, but women generally gain around 11-16kg, made up of baby weight and fat reserves to feed your baby in your uterus and for breastfeeding. If you are overweight or underweight, your doctor may adjust this.
Sticking Within the Recommended Guidelines
Try for a slow and steady pregnancy weight gain. Remember however, that all women lose/gain weight at varying rates. It’s important to follow your doctor’s recommendation, because gaining either too little or too much may lead to difficulties. It’s also important to remember that it’s the quality of the foods you eat as well as the quantity that matters.
Healthy Weight: Good for You and Baby
- Just right. When you gain weight appropriately, it is one less thing that could cause complications. Your healthcare practitioner will estimate the right amount of weight for you to gain based on your health and pre-pregnancy weight.
- Too little. Your growing baby needs nourishment, and you must eat enough for both of you. If you don’t gain enough weight, you may deprive your baby of nutrients needed for growth.
- Too much. Some women have been known to use pregnancy weight gain as an excuse to break all their healthy eating rules. That’s not a good idea as it puts extra stress on your heart and joints, it increases the risk of backache and other health problems. Plus, you’ll find it harder to get back in shape when your baby arrives.
Can’t keep much down?
In the first three months, you may lose a little weight because of vomiting and nausea that comes from morning sickness. Don’t worry – your baby’s nutrient needs will still be met by your body even if you have trouble keeping food down. If you have concerns about your weight during the period of morning sickness, always discuss this with your doctor, as there may be solutions you have not thought of.
- Before you get pregnant, consult a dietitian to check if you are at the right weight. Being at a healthy weight before you conceive is best for you and your future baby.
- Dieting while pregnant is not advisable: you run the risk of drastically cutting down on both yours and your baby’s essential nutrients, and thus affecting your baby’s development. Consult a dietitian if you want guidance on your diet during pregnancy.
- Maintain a healthy balanced diet that’s rich in protein. Proteins are the building blocks of our bodies. So, when you’re making a whole other little body inside you, it becomes quite an important nutrient in your diet.
- Make sure your diet is rich in foods containing folic acid, iron and calcium or supplements, if your dietitian or doctor has recommended them. Folic acid plays an important role in neural tube development, while iron and calcium are important for blood cells and bone development for you and your baby.
- If you want to change your diet or workout routine, consult your doctor first. A moderate exercise routine spread out across the week may be very beneficial to help maintain strength and stamina throughout your pregnancy and childbirth.
- Take pride in your pregnancy weight increase because it means a healthy growing baby. If you have any concerns if you are gaining too much or too little weight. talk to your doctor or a dietitian.
Complications for Overweight Mothers
If you are overweight during your pregnancy, you need to be a little cautious. If your body mass index (BMI) is too high you may increase your risk of complications, therefore, you should discuss this with your doctor. Excess weight can also make your recovery longer and affect your energy levels which you need when you have a newborn.
Complications for Babies
Obesity is not only a health hazard for you. Your little one, who is yet to be born, may also feel the negative effects of it too - including growth, development and general health challenges.

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MYDRA, German band based in Hamburg, recorded their self titled debut in 1987/8, and soon become out of print.
This is a very good melodic hard rock album with big arrangements, strong guitars and a couple of songs in the scandi-AOR style to die for.
First track "I've Got the Power" really got the power with the huge dual guitar / keyboard riff and the pompous arrangement. A monster song, with excellent production.
"Freeway Blues" is, imho, the weakest track of all, no bad, just plain hardrocker, but "She's No Lover" returns with the guitar / key duel magic.
Then "California"; yes, simple and basic, but one of my favs, with a melting raw riff.
"Love Killer" is a really good one, MYDRA sounds here like a mid-eighties american pop-metal band. Very cool.
The rockin' AOR of "Light Up The Sky" is almost radiable, with a very good chorus and backing vocals mix, nice vintage keyboard solo as well.
The instant winner "Double Dealer" is pure scandi AOR, keys, keys, keys!, and a huge chorus. Love this one.
Last track "Gone With the Wind" is another highlight, starts quietly, but the increscendo tempo explodes into a terrific chorus. First class arrangements, this is a great, great tune.
The excellent production and some killer songs have led to this album a cult status, also for the fact that it was impossible to find a copy.
I bring to you the finally remastered reissue released not so long ago, not so easy to find as well.
'MYDRA' still remains as one of my favorite german bands of the 2nd half of the eighties.
01 - I've Got The Power
02 - Freeway Blues
03 - She's No Lover
04 - California
05 - Love Killer
06 - Light Up The Sky
07 - Cold Blooded
08 - Fireball
09 - Double Dealer
10 - Gone With The Wind
Andre Martelli - vocals
Alic Stephen - guitars
Bernie Fintzen - keyboards, vocals
Jan Eckert - bass, vocals
Andy Feldhahn - drums