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Educating a girl is like opening a school…
Feb 2019 Rasheeda Bhagat
When two dreamers, who are also doers, come together with the perfect match in vision, compassion and generosity, then magic happens.
I discovered this in one of the most amazing assignments I have done for Rotary News, during a three-day trip to Manipur. This was after hearing D Ravishankar, President of RC Bangalore Orchards, who suddenly shot to fame at the dawn of this Rotary new year by announcing a stunning donation of ₹100 crore to The Rotary Foundation, talk passionately about the need to build schools in the North-East.
Let's not forget that Manipur is one of our troubled States where militants exploit the feeling of disenchantment among many locals with the Indian State, and carry out attacks at Army posts. But when you have a retired Colonel, Christopher Rego, carrying out heart-warming work to ensure that the poorest of poor children in this lovely region, which Jawaharlal Nehru called the 'Jewel of India' — Manipur literally translates to 'jewelled land', get an education with dignity, then our men in uniform get a boost in those pockets.
Read about Col Rego's challenging work in this issue, and the battle that children living in far-flung areas in our Northeast region, filled with hills and valleys and vulnerable to frequent floods washing away roads leading to schools, are waging to get the most basic of education. And then think about the privileged life we lead… in which our children studying in the best of schools or colleges is a given. Ravishankar has recently teamed up with Rego and has already invested ₹1 crore, in addition to his ₹100 crore donation, in ventures associated particularly with girls' education and women's empowerment.
While your mind lights up at such a firm resolve to lift girls/women out of illiteracy and poverty, moving from Manipur to the 'developed' State of Maharashtra, as I write this edit, my eye catches the front-page article in The Hindu Business Line this morning. It talks about unwanted girls in Maharashtra's drought-hit region being named Nakushi (Marathi for unwanted) and condemned to fetch water. "Earlier this month," says the article, "after wandering for hours to fetch some water, Nakushi Ahire saw some in a well a few km away in Sarde, a village in Nashik district. While drawing it, she lost her balance and fell in, and died on the spot."
Apparently, says the report, there are thousands of girls with either this name or Dhonda (stone, in Marathi, translating to 'burden') across Maharashtra's parched landscape searching for water, which is their responsibility. "Right from birth, we are told that we are unwanted. We grow with this tag, which we carry lifelong, with a pot of water. We are either Nakushi or Dhonda," says Dhondabai Nimbule from Osmanabad. And as summer approaches, many more girls/women will die doing this task, adds the article.
As Rotary searches for the missing women members in its member base, there are also many Ravishankars (he quotes a Kannada proverb which says educating a girl is like opening a school) within the Rotary fold who are working passionately, energetically and tirelessly for girls' education. At the end of the day, education, also of the parents, is the only answer to uproot this Nakushi culture in pockets of our country that are surely not confined to Maharashtra alone.
Rasheeda Bhagat
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"We have to step up and meet people where they are. That's how you create change."
It's true that life can often feel like a balancing act, a constant juggling of family responsibility, personal and professional ambition, and the need for rest. For the artist, particularly one who is fueled by an unwavering passion for creative expression, this can be especially trying. Some have better management of it than others. Talk to Trip Lee for more than a few moments and you'll get the sense that he's carrying the weight of the world. But the husband, father, rapper, author, and pastor is uniquely capable, a vessel firmly planted and resolute. While the challenges that come with a busy lifestyle can sometimes abound—Trip recently relocated from Dallas to Atlanta to help plant a church—the grace with which he navigates his many roles is nothing if not inspiring. It's never been about busyness for its own sake, but a commitment to a cause greater than all—the cause of spreading Hope.
Two years removed from his 5th album Rise, which debuted at #2 on the Billboard Rap chart and #16 on the Billboard 200, Trip sounds more focused than ever. "It's time," he says.
His new mixtape The Waiting Room is an exercise in power and precision. Though its title speaks to things like patience and contentment—all which are good and true and examined here with a biblical lens—the urgency is also deeply felt. "This earth is a place where all of our longings just won't come true," Trip says. "We're always waiting for things to be made right."
Throughout the 10 songs that make up The Waiting Room, Trip wrestles with joy and pain, life and death, and the realities of our current social and political climate. Since Rise, violence, injustice, and heightened levels of civil unrest have captivated our national consciousness. The example of the church, Trip argues, is needed now more than ever before. "We have to step up and meet people where they are. That's how you create change."
The state of our nation, and world, has caused many to look inward, including Trip—to take careful stock of our hearts and commit to destroying the things that hold us back. Naturally, as with all crucial times in human history, great art has a way of emerging from the rubble.
The first single on The Waiting Room, "Too Cold" produced by GAWVI, is a melodic and bass-heavy anthem about the importance of boldness and standing firm in one's faith. "One time for my soldiers/Two times for y'all that got that cross on y'all shoulders/We ain't gon' let the world mold us."
"Clouds," a banger co-produced by GAWVI and Dirty Rice, is easily one of Trip's strongest and, suffice to say, catchiest releases to date. His voice and southern drawl coast over the piano and cracking drums like a rider on a swell. "That feeling when you're walking in your calling/Ain't no turning back, I'm all in/I ain't finished just watch." Songs like this serve to re-establish Trip as a singular force in hip-hop, a rapper who is as willing to share his doubts and uncertainties as he is his assurances. One of Trip's biggest obstacles over the last several years has been his health, specifically his battle with chronic fatigue syndrome, which he doesn't shy away from discussing. On "Longer" he digs deep, detailing the exhaustion and physical strain that his condition continues to pose on his life and work. Despite it all, Trip takes solace in knowing that his suffering is only temporary.
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La basilica di Maria Santissima Annunziata è una delle chiese principali di Comiso. Ha la dignità di basilica minore.

Storia
L'attuale chiesa sorse sui resti dell'antica chiesa di San Nicola di Mira, sicuramente anteriore al 1125, anno in cui ne è attestata l'esistenza da parte di un certo Riccardo Bubly. Ma già nel 1557 il culto della Santa Vergine Annunziata venne affiancato a quello del santo titolare. Il terremoto del 1693 danneggiò gran parte della chiesa, tanto che si cominciò a pensare alla sua ricostruzione ex novo. L'incarico della progettazione fu affidato all'architetto palermitano G. B. Cascione Vaccarini, nipote del più famoso G. B. Vaccarini e nel 1772 furono iniziati i lavori del nuovo tempio.
I lavori si protrassero per molti anni, mirabilmente sostenuti dalla inesauribile generosità di Gabriele Distabile, dal clero e da tutto il popolo per poi arrestarsi nel 1793, senza che la chiesa fosse completata.
Nella seconda metà del XIX secolo fu innalzata l'imponente cupola, completata nel 1885, mentre nel 1896 si eresse uno dei due campanili previsti dal Cascione Vaccarini seguendo i disegni originali dell'architetto palermitano.

Descrizione
La chiesa dell'Annunziata misura 55,90 x 32,45 m., è a tre navate con volta a botte sorretta da dieci grandi archi a tutto sesto poggianti su svelte colonne cilindriche. La sua pianta è a croce latina, sulla cui crociera si erge la maestosa cupola.

All'interno diverse opere accrescono il decoro della chiesa:

 una pregevole tela raffigurante l'Assunzione di Maria, firmata Narcisus Guidonius del 1605;
 una cinquecentesca statua lignea di San Nicola, proveniente dall'antica chiesetta omonima;
 un magnifico Crocifisso ligneo del XVIII secolo, opera di fra' Umile da Petralia;
 il battistero in marmo bianco e bronzo opera di Mario Rutelli completata nel 1912 e inaugurata il 15 agosto 1913;
 un grande organo pneumatico-tubolare del 1922 realizzato dai fratelli Polizzi di Modica;
 due tele di Salvatore Fiume raffiguranti La Natività e La Resurrezione che ornano l'abside centrale.
 1862, Taledda o tela della Passione raffigurante la Crocifissione di Cristo, dimensioni 19 metri altezza per 7 metri di larghezza, opera di Pietro Quintavalle.

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Bibliografia
 Pro Loco di Comiso, Comiso Viva, 1996.
 Fulvio Stanganelli, Vicende storiche di Comiso, 1926.
 Padre Salvatore Pelligra, CASMENE DEVOTA ossia raccolta di tutte le pratiche di divozione che si eseguiscono tuttodì nelle chiese di Comiso, Mondovì, 1881.

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni
 Canti a Maria SS. per la Chiesa SS. Annunziata di Comiso
 SALVE REGINA (Canto della Pia Unione delle Figlie di Maria)
 Coroncina dei sette dolori di Maria SS.
 Novenario di Maria SS. Annunziata (nel testo del 1881 riportato su CASMENE DEVOTA)

Chiese di Comiso
Comiso
Comiso
Maria
Chiese barocche della Sicilia
Architetture barocche del libero consorzio comunale di Ragusa

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By Rashmi Singh
India-UK Economic Relations and Impact of Brexit
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India is undergoing a transition that could have significant consequences for the world's economies. It is already the third largest economy in the world (when measured at purchasing power parity exchange rates) and is expected to become the second largest in the coming decades (PWC, 2015). It is predicted that by 2050, India's working age population could be larger than that of the US and China combined, and its economy 30 times larger than what it is today (O'Neill, 2011; Coyle, 2015). As its economy is transforming with continuous reforms in the ease of doing business, trade facilitation, connectivity, and other administrative reforms undertaken by its government, its economic and political clout is also likely to increase, elevating India to a 21st century superpower. India is looking for new partners in the global race, and for that India is actively forging free trade agreements with other countries across the globe. This represents a great opportunity for the United Kingdom and both countries are in talks to form a free trade agreement (FTA) for trade in merchandise goods.
If the FTA becomes operational soon, there is every chance that the connections between India and the UK could create one of the most important and positive relationships of the 21st century. Over a period of time, India's trade with the UK has been on the decline. Despite India's share in total world trade still hovering around 2.2 percent (UN Comtrade, 2015), there is a greater urgency to increase India's global trade share with increased trade diversification from the advanced economies to emerging and developing economies. However, there is immense potential for an increase in India's share in global trade if it increases its trade with the UK. Table 1 shows some macroeconomic indicators of both countries.
Table 1. Macroeconomic Snapshot of India and UK
Source: Author's compilation from various sources. Note: CAB stands for Current Account Balance, Int stands for Interest Rate, Infl stands for Inflation Rate, Unemp stands for Unemployment Rate
Economic Relations
The UK and India, the world's oldest and largest democracies, share a special partnership, based on their strong economic ties and the indelible human bond formed by the 1.5 million-strong Indian diaspora in Britain. Since India gained independence in 1947, its relations with the UK have remained strong. But as India's economic importance has grown, the balance in the relationship has shifted. The UK is the largest G20 investor in India, while India was the third largest source of foreign direct investment (FDI) into the UK in 2014, behind the US and France (Mishra, 2015). In 2014 alone, investment from India into the UK increased by 64 percent (Shadbolt, 2015). It is seen that share of the UK in India's total exports to the world stands at 3.37 percent (Table 2) which has immense potential to grow given the growing closeness between the two economies.
Table 2. Snapshot of India's Trade and Investments with UK
Source: Compiled from EXIM Data Bank, Ministry of Commerce and DIPP FDI statistics
Bilateral Trade
India's total trade with the UK has registered a 1.6-fold increase over the past decade. The total trade of India with the UK stood at USD 8,989 million in 2005-06, reached its peak in 2013-14 with total trade of USD 15824.17 million (Figure 1), and came down to about USD 14,023 million in 2015-16. On the other hand, the share of the UK in India's total trade has declined from 3.56 percent in 2005-06 to 2.18 percent in 2015-16. The export turnover of India to the UK was valued at USD 8.8 billion; while import value totaled USD 5.1 billion in the year 2015-16. India's trade balance with the UK has remained favorable since 2005-06. India's trade balance with the UK stood at USD 1128.98 million in 2005-06, which scaled up to USD 3635.68 million in 2015-16 in absolute terms.
Figure 1. India–UK Bilateral Trade
Source: Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India
The compounded annual growth rate of India's export turnover to the UK from 1997-98 to 2015-16 was 8.3 percent. In 2005-06, India's yearly growth in exports was 37 percent which dropped to 5.3 percent (Table 3) in 2015-16. Similarly, the compounded annual growth rate of India's import turnover to the UK from 1997-98 to 2015-16 was 4.2 percent. In 2011-12, India's yearly growth in imports reached an all-time high of 32.2 percent before reaching an all-time low of (-) 17 percent in 2014-15. In terms of total trade, the year 2005-06 witnessed the highest growth at 24 percent which reduced drastically to 2.2 percent in 2015-16. The compounded annual growth rate in total trade stands at 7.2 percent from 1997-98 to 2015-16.
Table 3. India's Trade Growth with UK (in %)
Source: EXIM Data Bank, Ministry of Commerce
The percentage share increase/decrease is one of the important measures of foreign trade performance. The UK's share in India's total trade was 5.76 percent in 1996-97 (Table 4), which has been decreasing consistently and which has plunged to 2.18 percent in 2015-16. The major reason behind the decrease in trade share with the UK is India's trade diversion to other world economies.
Table 4. Share of UK trade in India's total trade (%)
India's main exports to the UK include apparel and clothing accessories, machinery and mechanical appliances, footwear and leather, pharmaceuticals and marine products, electrical machinery and equipment, and manufactures of metals, gems, and jewelry. The share of top ten items in India's total exports to the UK stands at 62.08 percent in 2015-16 (Table 5).
Table 5. India's Top 10 Exports to UK
The main imports from the UK to India include precious and semiprecious stones, machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and equipment, aluminum, aircrafts parts, and plastic products. The share of top ten items in India's total imports from UK stands at 78.48 percent in 2015-16 (Table 6).
Table 6. India's Top 10 Imports from UK
Export Potential
With the UK's referendum of its departure from the EU, trade between the two is set to be impacted. Hence, the respective trade of the UK and the EU is deemed to be changed with the rest of the world. In pursuance of replacing the trade of UK with the EU, India can potentially become a good market for exports to the UK, concurrent with India being a potential exporter to UK. Furthermore, in order to bridge the existing trade deficit between India and the UK, imports can be curbed, exports can be increased.
Export possibilities exist for India in those products that UK previously imported from EU, but with the Brexit1, it can import these commodities from India in which it is competitive, instead of importing from elsewhere in the world. The magnitude of export possibilities from India to the UK is computed and referred to as "Export Potential."
For the same, the top 10 commodities which UK imports from the EU have been listed (Table 7). Further, in order to assess India's global competitiveness in the trade of those commodities, it has been computed using Balassa's revealed comparative advantage (RCA) index.2 Export potential is calculated as: Min (IEw, UKIw)- IEUK, where IEw = India's global exports; UKIw- UK's global imports and IEUK = India's exports to UK. Untapped export potential has been computed for only 4 products, in which India's RCA is greater than 1. Whereas a new export potential is also derived in case the UK diverts its total imports from the EU to India in the event of Brexit which is derived from subtracting Min (IEw, UKIEU)- IEUK, where IEw = India's global exports; UKIw- the UK's imports from the EU, and IEUK = India's exports to UK. This is under the situation if the UK replaces all its imports from the EU to India.
Using trade data from 2015, the results of the exercise have been summarized in the following tables. The 4 products, which have the potential to replace their imports from the EU to their imports from India are pharmaceuticals, mineral oils/fuels, pearls and precious stones, and organic chemicals. India's export potential of these 4 commodities is USD 84.58 billion, which is approximately 69 times of the existing trade of USD 1.23 billion. At the product level, the potential in mineral fuels/oils and precious stones is USD 31.38 billion and USD 31.55 billion respectively, accounting for approximately 75 percent of the total export potential. The estimate of export potential is the maximum possible trade that India and the UK have, if and only if the 2 countries source their buying and selling from each other rather than rest of the world. Hence, these measures are indicative of export "possibilities."
Also, export potential is derived in case the UK diverts its imports from the EU to India which comes to USD 37.45 billion (Table 8). At the product level, the potential in pharmaceutical products is at USD 12.09 billion, mineral fuels/oils at USD 11.75 billion, and precious stones and organic chemicals at USD 7.6 billion and USD 6.01 billion respectively.
Table 7. UK Top 10 Import Items from EU and India's RCA
Source: Author's calculation, compiled from ITC and Trade map
Table 8. Export Potential in Case of UK's Trade Diversion from EU to India
Source: Author's calculation, compiled from ITC, Trade map
Note: Export potential is derived from subtracting Min (IEw, UKIEU)- IEUK, where IEw = India's global exports; UKIw = UK's total imports from EU and IEUK = India's exports to UK
Trade in Services
By analyzing India's trade in services with the UK from 2005 to 2014, it has been observed that India's trade with the UK has grown at a slow rate if seen from the value of its total trade in services which stood at USD 4407 million in 2005 but increased to USD 9146 million in 2010 (Table 9) in absolute terms registering only a two-fold increase over a period of five years. The total trade in services stood at USD 7324 million in 2014 with a growth rate of 2.4 percent, and reached its peak in 2011with total trade of USD 9943 million with a growth rate of 8.7 percent. The balance of trade with the UK has remained positive except for 2006 and 2014. The export turnover of India to UK was at its peak at USD 6.7 billion in 2011with a growth rate of 15.9 percent which came down significantly to USD 3.6 billion in 2014; while import value totaled USD 3.6 billion in 2014, registering a growth rate of 15.6 percent that same year. The trade balance of India with the UK was at about USD 287 million in 2005, which scaled up to USD 3589 million in 2011 but came down to USD (–) 24 million in 2014 respectively.
Table 9. India's Trade in Services with UK (in USD million)
Source: Compiled from OECD library, OECD Statistics on International trade in Services Volume 2015/2
According to a report released from the UK Trade and Investment Department (UKTI), India is now the third-largest source of foreign direct investment into the UK. In 2014 alone, investment from India into the UK increased by 64 percent, and is now almost level with France, the UK's second-largest investor after the US. Throughout in the year 2014, India invested in 122 projects in the UK, compared with 124 for France and 564 for the US. This meant that Indian investment created 7,730 new UK jobs in 2014, and safeguarded a further 1,620 respectively. Meanwhile, the UK India Business Council estimates that the total value of Indian investment in the UK in the 2013-14 financial year totaled £1.89 billion. Overall there are now more than 800 Indian-owned businesses in the UK, employing more than 110,000 people. Many Indian firms such as Tata Motors and its sister businesses Tata Global Beverages and Tata Steel, and the Indian IT firms Infosys and Wipro, have significant UK operations.
Between 2000 and 2015, the UK's investments in India amounted to USD 22.2 billion; accounting for around 9 percent of foreign direct investments in the country, according to a report by the UK business group the CBI.3 This makes the UK the largest foreign investor in India after Singapore and Mauritius. The CBI study added that in total UK companies are estimated to employ 691,000 people in India, which is 5.5 percent of the organized private sector workforce. There has been a 300 percent increase in the number of British companies setting up in India in the past 10 years and there has been a huge acceleration in different sectors such as e-commerce, services, IT, and education.
India's sliding trading relation with the UK can be easily attributed to trade diversion to other countries, but exports to the UK have great potential for India. There is an urgent need to rejuvenate this relationship and the governments of both countries need to take progressive measures to enhance trade with each other. India should focus on harmonization of standards related to its product exports which is a burning point of contention with its export partners.
Under the Standards and Quality Programme, India should modernize its testing laboratories and should export only those merchandise which bear the standards and certification that meet the requirements of the UK. India should also encourage its businesses to open marketing offices in the UK to give first-hand information about the latest products and potential customers, and should participate in industry exhibitions and trade fairs organized by the UK in major cities to promote the latest Indian product lines. The export trading houses should be revamped to focus on opportunities and keep track of rules-of-origin laws for enhancement of exports to the UK market.
1. Brexit is the forthcoming withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU) following the June 23, 2016 referendum on EU membership, but the timetable for withdrawal has not yet been firmly established.
2. Revealed comparative advantage (RCA) has been used to help assess a country's export potential. The RCA indicates whether a country is in the process of extending the products in which it has a trade potential, as opposed to situations in which the number of products that can be competitively exported is static. It can also provide useful information about potential trade prospects with new partners.
3. The CBI is the UK's premier business organization, providing a voice for firms at a regional, national and international level to policymakers.
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Rashmi Singh is Ph.D. Research Scholar at the Centre for Indo Pacific Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India. She is working at PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry as Associate Economist.
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As a three-time Olympic medalist and five-time world champion, Holcomb is the most decorated U.S. bobsledder in history. He piloted the four-man "Night Train" sled with teammates Steve Mesler, Justin Olsen and Tomasevicz to gold at the Olympic Winter Games Vancouver 2010, marking Team USA's first gold in the event since 1948, before piloting the two-man and four-man sleds to silver medals at the Sochi 2014 Games.
With the medal reallocation, Langton now also holds two silver medals from Sochi. He is a three-time Olympian (2010, 2014, 2018) and two-time world champion (2012 two-man and four-man). Tomasevicz, who was a part of the gold-medal "Night Train" with Holcomb, has won one gold and one silver at the Olympic Winter Games. He is a three-time Olympian (2006, 2010, 2014) and three-time world champion (2009 four-man, 2012 four-man, 2013 bobsled/skeleton team event). Fogt holds one silver medal and is also a three-time Olympian (2010, 2014, 2018). As a second lieutenant in the military intelligence branch of the U.S. Army, he spent a year deployed in Iraq between the 2010 and 2014 Games.


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Philips 32PFL5522D
It won't win any awards, but it's not one to be ignored
By tech.co.uk staff 2007-09-12T23:00:00.254Z Plasma and LCD TVs
This 32in LCD boasts a black glass table top swivel stand and a glossy all-black body
Not the last word in flat TV tech, but a respectable performer for a low price
Very affordable
Good connections
Easy to set up
Some motion shuddering
While not among the top models in Philips new range, the 32PFL5522D does come with some nifty features like Pixel Plus and a pair of HDMIs. OK, so you don't get the all-new Perfect Pixel HD Engine processing or the eye-catching Ambilight backlighting system - but then this TV costs a mere £460.
Philips has delivered a great-looking product with this 32in LCD, which boasts a black glass table top swivel stand and a glossy all-black body that's nicely set off by the silver support column and buttons.
The speakers are discreetly housed in a narrow strip under the screen, and the support column has a built-in cable management loop for keeping wires well hidden. All this results in a compact, clean-looking TV.
The connectivity is also a strong plus point. We've already mentioned the two HDMIs (both located around the back), but there are also get component video and PC VGA inputs, so there are plenty of options for connecting hi-def sources. Also present are a couple of Scart sockets, and tucked away on the left-hand side panel are S-video and composite video inputs, plus a jack for headphones.
Both digital and analogue TV tuners are also included, so you can plug in an aerial to access Freeview, as well as a seven-day electronic programme guide (EPG) to give you a heads-up on current and upcoming TV shows and movies.
Setting up is a painlessly simple process, with clean, uncluttered menu screens and a responsive remote control. There are a number of picture and audio parameters that can be tweaked manually: the usual stuff like brightness, colour and contrast as well as Contrast+ (which switches on more dynamic contrast mode) and a picture noise reduction function.
Juddery let-down
There is also Active Control, which when turned on tweaks the picture automatically depending on the quality of the signal.
On the audio side of things, you can adjust the equalizer and switch on Incredible Surround, a fairly ineffectual surround sound mode.
Philips has included the basic Pixel Plus processor to enhance pictures. This can't be switched off or tweaked, which makes it difficult to test its actual effectiveness, but the picture quality is fairly good.
Hot Fuzz on HD DVD looks beautifully clear and detailed here, with crisp detail and strong colours, but there is quite a bit of juddering during motion. The Universal logo right at the beginning moves fairly jerkily, as do the fast-spaced car chases and gun battles.
While this juddering isn't enough to ruin your enjoyment of the movie (unless you're hugely put off by such things) but with more TVs featuring 24p compatibility that delivers smooth motion with HD DVDs and Blu-ray discs, it's a notable flaw.
Motion with other material is smoother, and the response time is speedy enough to keep even the fastest games looking sharp and smear-free.
Standard-def video looks quite tasty too, thanks to the strong black levels. Sound quality could be a little crisper and less bassy, but overall that's fine too.
Reliable buy
This TV isn't blow-your-face-off brilliant, but it's a solid performer in a stylish form - and a good buy for under £500.
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Ondeck is a technology-enabled financial platform that provides loan financing to small- and medium-sized businesses. The company uses proprietary software to aggregate data about a business' operations which is processed by an algorithm that determines loan eligibility.
OnDeck was founded in 2006 and is based in New York City, United States.


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Хо́лланд Макта́йр Смит (; 20 апреля 1882 — 12 января 1967) — генерал Корпуса морской пехоты США. Считается отцом моторизованного десанта США.

Биография
В 1901-м получил степень бакалавра в Обернском университете, после чего выбрал путь военного и стал первым сержантом национальной гвардии. Параллельно поступил в университет Алабамы, не закончив который в 1905-м подал запрос на вступление в армию. Однако, был зачислен в морскую пехоту младшим лейтенантом. Со следующего года служил в составе 1-й бригады морской пехоты на различных базах США и в подконтрольных штатам странах. Участвовал в подавлении восстания на Гаити. В 1918-м занимал штабную должность в экспедиционных войсках недалеко от Вердена. После войны учился в военноморском колледже Ньюпорта, затем зачислен в штаб Корпуса морской пехоты. В 1939-м возглавил 1-ю бригаду морской пехоты, вскоре реорганизованную в дивизию. В 1941-м обучал морскую пехоту нового типа, базирующегося на танках и бронетранспортёрах-амфибиях, ставшую 5-м десантным корпусом.

4 сентября 1943 г. по представлению Главнокомандующего Тихоокеанским флотом США адмирала Честера У. Нимица был назначен командующим V десантным корпусом. На этой должности подготовил и провёл высадку десанта успешной Гилберто-Маршалловской операции, после чего командовал высадкой американских войск на остров Сайпан. Тактические решения, принятые Смитом в этой операции, были не очень удачными, что вызвало его критику со стороны некоторых офицеров.
31 февраля 1944 года в журнале "Тайм" появилось фото Холланда Смита.
В дальнейшем Смит спланировал и возглавил штурм Иводзимы.

После войны ушёл в отставку и занялся садоводством. Сын Смита, Джон, дослужился до контр-адмирала.

Образ генерала Смита в кино
 Флаги наших отцов / Flags of Our Fathers (2006; США) режиссёр Клинт Иствуд, в роли генерала Смита Гордон Клэпп.

Источники
 Нимиц Честер Уильям, Поттер Элмер Белмонт.
 artsandculture.google.gom Холланд Смит

Выпускники Военно-морского колледжа (США)
Выпускники Школы права Алабамского университета
Военачальники Второй мировой войны
Похороненные на Национальном кладбище «Форт-Розенкранц»


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'Foot on the gas': Purdue lays groundwork to bring students back this fall
Dave Bangert
Journal and Courier
WEST LAFAYETTE — After weeks of Purdue President Mitch Daniels signaling that the university was prepared to do all it could to bring students back to campus as a coronavirus pandemic continued, the university's trustees laid the groundwork Thursday with a fall semester that would end at Thanksgiving and other measures meant to make that happen.
Daniels said the six recommendations approved Thursday were a "first installment" from more than 100 being reviewed by his 15-member Safe Campus Task Force, who he said had been on a "crash course" since being appointed March 31 to come up with ways to make a fall 2020 semester happen, as Purdue anticipates a record freshman class.
"Everyone should expect many, many more as fast as we can vet them and determine that they are practical to accomplish," Daniels said. "It weighs on us constantly that we need every day if we're going to do this right by the end of August. That's why we have not delayed. Obviously, we're going to watch events. But we weren't going to wait and watch events, because it would probably subvert our opportunity to make this campus the safest and best prepared it possibly can be."
Trustees set a second round of meetings, the first coming May 26, to go through more details.
On Thursday, the six recommendations accepted were:
• Setting a calendar that started in late August and then cleared campus for Thanksgiving break, with any remaining parts of the semester finished remotely. That also would eliminate fall break to keep students from traveling away from campus, if possible. Purdue hadn't set a firm start date.
• Setting a goal to have at least one third of Purdue employees working remotely.
• Doing systematic, in-house testing of students and staff who show symptoms of coronavirus and for those who want tests, along with a way "for actively and accurately tracing contacts of those who test positive for the virus."
• Adding an annual flu vaccine to required shots for students, faculty and staff working or going to class on campus.
• Maintaining a 90-day supply of personal protection equipment on campus.
• Setting aside "a substantial number of rooms" to quarantine students and others who test positive for COVID-19 on campus.
"There's lots of topics yet to address," Michael Berghoff, trustees chairman, said. "This is a process that has to get started, because it is our intent to have students on campus this fall."
Trustee Malcolm DeKryger said the plan could be a template for Purdue's regional campuses. He said the plan recognizes that "there potentially will be spots where we have to stop, back up and redirect."
Daniels sent out the call
Daniels has done more than hint in recent days that Purdue was aimed at something as close to normal as possible — including the return of students for the first time since Purdue went to remote classrooms and asked all students who could to move out of residence halls after spring break in mid-March.
Two days before trustees met, Daniels released a video that reiterated his contention — first made in an April 21 letter to the campus community that would end up making national headlines — that students were eager to get back to campus and that emerging science was pointing to ways to make social distancing work.
Daniels said Purdue's incoming class, based on trends with deposits for the fall semester, would put the freshman class over 8,000 students, which would be close to record numbers for a third consecutive year. Daniels also made a case that Purdue could avoid the financial straits of other colleges — including those that have announced wide budget cuts, staff layoffs or even closing — with a plan that brings students back to campus.
"The world of science has learned a ton about the virus itself," Daniels said. "For instance … the discovery that virtually all those at mortal risk having one or more comorbidities, and which of those are the most dangerous. The effectiveness of various kinds of protective tools and social distance practices. And, of special relevance to a place like Purdue, the consistent finding everywhere that the young people who make up over 80% of our campus population are at near zero lethal risk."
On a campus built to be efficient and compact — and therefore crowded with 44,551 students, more than 1,900 faculty members and 15,000 staff — Daniels promised to "use time, space and technology in new ways to de-densify classes, and offices and campus gatherings."
Berghoff said the next measures would look at how to handle accommodations in residence halls and food service — "Those are going to be important to figure out," he said — and how to handle the close quarters of classroom settings.
Berghoff said he understood there had been rumors about plans that would keep new students off campus. He said that wasn't the aim.
"The planning is all centered around having all of our students on campus this fall," Berghoff.
"There will be a segment of the student population and the faculty and staff population that might be uncomfortable with that. So, there will be an option for those folks to participate remotely. That would allow, at least in current thinking, students who want to be in person and faculty and staff who want to be in person can do so. And those who don't can do so remotely."
How would that work for everyone involved? Berghoff said those details were still in the works.
The same went, Berghoff said, for how much the plan would cost. He estimated that pieces of it would cost millions of dollars. He said Purdue was developing contingency plans that factored enrollment projections — including the traditional "summer melt" of those incoming freshmen who simply don't show up — among other things.
The initial reaction
Daniels' stance, defined as proactive and even aggressive by supporters and critics, met with a mixed reaction among faculty, staff, students and the West Lafayette community.
Assata Gilmore, Purdue student body president for 2020-21, said she was concerned about the impact of a semester with no scheduled breaks. But she said she thought the plan prioritized health and safety on campus.
"Many students have expressed excitement in returning to campus in the fall, myself included," Gilmore said. "I just hope that we — students, faculty, staff, community members, etc. — all understand how different campus life could and will be as the plan moves forward."
Emma Clemenz, a junior studying law and society and classical studies, said her friends were anxious to get back to campus, too. But Clemenz said she had her doubts and wondered whether it would make sense to flip the schedule, going remote during the early part of the semester instead of the end, to give more time to get a grip on what coronavirus cases are doing.
"I think Purdue — and Indiana in general — is rushing into making things normal again and that could be dangerous," Clemenz said. "Online learning isn't great, but I'd rather do that than see my peers and professors get sick. I want to be back at Purdue just as much as my peers, but I think going back in August is too soon and can lead to more harm than good."
Taylor Bailey is a doctoral student in comparative pathobiology and president of Purdue Graduate Student Government.
"I am comfortable with in-person courses, within reason," Bailey said. "I do think that the large lectures — can be upwards of 400-plus students — are problematic and need to be dealt with systematically, but I do not see a reason that most courses could not be accommodated by a realistic level of protective measures. I do not think this comes without risk, but I think we should be working toward that."
Li Qiao, an associate professor in the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics and a member of the faculty-led University Senate, said that she was personally fine with in-person courses and interactions on campus, saying that as someone in her early 40s, her fatality risk is low. But she said she had concerns about others on campus.
"Let's say, once students are back to campus in the fall, no matter what we do such as every possible way to prevent spread of virus — smaller classes, social distancing, disinfecting campus, frequent cleaning, sufficient and adequate testing capability, etc. — there will be an outbreak, which is unavoidable," Qiao said. "Young students will socialize, gather together, do fun things together, regardless. The most frightening part is that many young people don't show any symptoms while having the virus."
Dr. Jeremy Adler, Tippecanoe County's health officer, said Wednesday that the county health department "had some discussions with Purdue University" about reopening. Adler said he understood the plans would include ways to protect students and staff on campus, as well as what to do if students become sick during a semester on campus.
West Lafayette Mayor John Dennis — who has been balancing discussions about campus-oriented businesses hurting without classes in session with encouragement for people not to backslide on stay-at-home social distancing guidelines — said he put his trust in Daniels to get it right.
"Unless you're living in a cave, you know what's going on," Dennis said. "And the two big mantras we've been saying are social distancing and, when necessary, wear a mask. And Purdue, because of their plan to open this fall, is making that not just something to be heard, but something to be recognized and understood."
Berghoff said trustees stood behind Daniels from the start.
"We thought it was important to publicly state our intentions early and pretty firmly, so all of the work that needed to occur after to make that happen could do so in earnest, with intensity and with purpose," Berghoff said. "We are foot on the gas right now, fully intending to have a residential, on-campus experience for everybody."


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A New Dimension In Storytelling: Dolby Launches New Atmos System With "Brave"
Dolby's brand spanking new Atmos sound system makes its cinematic debut in a handful of specially equipped theaters with Pixar's Brave, revolutionizing the way sound design empowers storytelling.
By Susan Karlin 4 minute Read
The latest cinematic storytelling device is not on the screen.
It's in the air.
Cinema sound innovator Dolby has once again teamed with Disney-owned Pixar on its next generation sound format. The 3-D animated Scottish adventure Brave–which rolls out June 22–is the first film to use the new Dolby Atmos system, promising a more immersive experience through the addition of overhead speakers and precise placement of sound elements in space.
Dolby Atmos advances the technology of the current industry standard–Dolby 7.1–by enabling as many as 128 specific sound elements (called objects) to project from up to 64 individual speakers at a single time, rather than seven individually recorded channels projected from as many groups of speakers, plus a discrete subwoofer channel. The shift from channel to object-based sound mixing has revolutionized the role sound will play in its enhancement of cinematic storytelling.
Re-recording mixer Will Files oversaw the Atmos sound mix of Brave
"A Subtle Art"
"Sound design is the part of storytelling that sneaks through the side door of the brain," says re-recording mixer Will Files, who oversaw the Atmos sound mix of Brave. "It's more effective as a subtle art than if the viewer is aware of what we're doing. As a filmmaker, you can't actually make the audience smell the ocean, or feel heat, cold, wind on skin, or the kickback of a shooting gun. So you overcompensate by taking artistic license with sound to deliver the feeling you want the audience to have.
"For example, in Brave, there's a moment when one of characters suddenly feels physically exposed," Files continues. "Suddenly the sound of a cold draft kicks up in the castle and the wind whistles through the hallways. It doesn't make much sense that a wind gust would course through an enclosed building; but from a storytelling point of view, it connects the emotion of the character feeling exposed and cold.
"With 7.1, we're able to move sound from the front to the side to the back in seven simple zones," he adds. "With Atmos, we could move it speaker by speaker along the walls and ceiling. More points of sound creates a more natural soundfield, so it becomes more like a real breeze blowing through the theater. It's the difference between a paint roller and a detail brush."
Dolby's Stuart Bowling explains the Atmos technology
During its five-year development of Atmos, Dolby enlisted feedback from Pixar, whose Toy Story 3 unveiled Dolby 7.1 in 2010. When Brave began its initial sound mix earlier this year, it had to be done in 7.1, because not all the Atmos tools had been fully developed. In fact, those tools are so new, the final Atmos mix only came in June 14.
"Brave's creative team worked with Dolby before they started mixing the film, and set aside specific sound elements they wanted to place in individual speakers, so they had them ready for when the Dolby Atmos technology got up to speed," says Stuart Bowling, senior worldwide technical marketing manager for Dolby Laboratories.
"Author Once, Optimize Anywhere"
Atmos's other feature has significant business implications–namely scalable delivery. Up till now, films have had to be mixed in either Dolby 5.1 or 7.1 versions and sent to theaters with the corresponding sound systems.
By comparison, Atmos automatically adjusts to theater differences. Its mix contains metadata that mathematically articulates where sound elements need to be placed in space. That metadata communicates with an Atmos server in the projection room that's wired to each speaker and contains information on that theater's size, geometry, seating arrangement, and speaker placement. The system intelligently adjusts its playback to enable a uniform sound experience throughout the theater. The Atmos mix can also adjust to a theater solely wired for 7.1 and 5.1 systems, without sound engineers having to go back and re-mix separate versions.
"It's 'author once, optimize anywhere,'" says Bowling. "The mix never changes, but how that mix is delivered is based on the information gleaned from the processor."
The Dolby Theatre gets outfitted with overhead speaker tresses during its Atmos conversion
Once fully integrated, a single Atmos mix could potentially save studios several production days over mixing 5.1 and 7.1 versions. Depending on the film, that could translate to thousands of dollars.
However, considering the $25,000-$30,000 price tag to upgrade to Atmos, only 21 theaters around the world are so equipped, including 15 in the U.S. and Canada. China, Britain, and Spain will house the others. The first is the Dolby Theatre (the former Kodak Theatre) in Hollywood, which houses the Academy Awards and celebrated its grand opening with the Brave world premiere on June 18. "It's more likely to show up in the largest theaters first, for a faster return on investment, trickling down to smaller ones over time," says Bowling.
For now, Dolby's focus for Atmos are the movie and exhibition industries, with eventual plans to target computing and mobile markets. But it's conceivable that the technological specs could be eventually scaled for even larger venues and higher sound resolution.
"It's future-proofed," says Files.
Susan Karlin is an award-winning journalist in Los Angeles, covering the nexus of science, technology, and arts, with a fondness for sci-fi and comics. She's a regular contributor to Fast Company, NPR, and IEEE Spectrum, and has written for Newsweek, Forbes, Wired, Scientific American, Discover, NY and London Times, and BBC Radio


Advocates for open borders and unchecked immigration often claim that illegal immigrants pose no real threat to American citizens and provide a positive effect on the communities in which they reside, but a recent report from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office suggests otherwise.
Staying true to President Donald Trump's word that he would publicly name and blame those "sanctuary city" jurisdictions that weren't cooperating with the enforcement of federal immigration laws, the latest weekly ICE report on declined detainer requests made clear the danger that some American communities are facing.
According to TheBlaze, the weekly report revealed that during Feb. 4-10 at least 47 detainer requests issued by ICE against criminally charged or convicted illegal immigrants were either ignored or outright rejected by 30 separate jurisdictions around the country, with the criminal aliens being released from custody to roam the streets of their communities instead of turned over to the feds.
Of those 47 declined detainers, at least 12 of them came from New York City alone, with another six refusals from Virginia and five being released in the state of Washington.
The report made clear that these wanted individuals had been either charged with or convicted of serious criminal offenses like assault, sexual assault, burglary and robbery, drug possession and distribution, driving while intoxicated and a host of other crimes.
The Daily Caller noted that the ICE report also pointed out the 10 most uncooperative jurisdictions around the country, jurisdictions which received 540 of the 2,285 detainer requests issued nationwide.
Those 10 jurisdictions, listed in descending order of total detainers issued, are: Los Angeles (162); New York (73); Kern, California (65); Clark, Nevada (54); San Diego (44); Orange, California (42); San Bernardino, California (32); Santa Barbara, California (24); Travis, Texas (23); and King, Washington (21).
As a final note, the declined detainers listed only include the ones that ICE has become aware of on its own, as sanctuary jurisdictions rarely inform ICE of such releases, and the number most likely will rise as the agency learns more in the coming week.
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Keywords: Body mass index, hypertension, pranayama, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, yoga practice
Chauhan A, Semwal DK, Mishra SP, Semwal RB. Yoga practice improves the body mass index and blood pressure: A randomized controlled trial. Int J Yoga 2017;10:103-6
Chauhan A, Semwal DK, Mishra SP, Semwal RB. Yoga practice improves the body mass index and blood pressure: A randomized controlled trial. Int J Yoga [serial online] 2017 [cited 2022 Jan 18];10:103-6. Available from: https://www.ijoy.org.in/text.asp?2017/10/2/103/205514
Yoga, a union of one's personal consciousness with the cosmic, is a spiritual way of life, practiced by many over millennia. Researchers and practitioners have observed other benefits of yoga on the physical and mental health.[1] Yoga is also beneficial for musculoskeletal functioning, cardiovascular health, diabetes, respiratory disorders, hypertension, hypotension, depression, and many other disorders. In essence, yoga is a process of creating a body and mind that are stepping stone not hurdles, to an exuberant and fulfilling life. A typical yoga program, usually consisting of Asana, Pranayama, Kriya, deep relaxation, and meditation, has a combined effect of relaxation of body, slowing of breath, and calming of mind. After attention to posture, deep breathing, and chanting, yoga practice often begins with a slow movement sequence to increase blood flow and warm muscles. This is followed by poses that include flexion, extension, adduction, abduction, and rotation.[2],[3],[4] Holding poses build strength by engaging muscles in isometric contraction.[5],[6] Moving joints through their full range of motion increases flexibility,[7],[8] whereas standing poses promote balance by strengthening stabilizing muscles and improving proprioception to reduce falls.[9],[10] Thus, yoga incorporates several elements of exercise that is beneficial for human health. Yoga leads to reduce the oxygen consumption and metabolism, thereby balancing the homeostasis.[11],[12] Various other researches confirmed the role of yoga and meditation against diabetes, hyperthyroidism, obesity, respiratory problems, mental stress, and oxidative stress.[13]
One of the markers of physical well-being in adults is body mass index (BMI).[14] Overweight (BMI 25.0–29.9 kg/m 2) and obesity (BMI ≥30.0 kg/m 2) are associated with hypertension and increased mortality.[15] Hypertension is one of the most common disorders, affecting ≈26.4% of the adult population worldwide. It ranks as the leading chronic risk factor for mortality, accounting for 13.5% of all deaths. Moreover, it is now projected to grow to affect >1.5 billion people by 2025.[16] In the present scenario, the physical and clinical problem seems unchecked, and still, there is a possibility to prevent them through yoga practices.
All the participants included in this study were selected from 1-month free Yoga camps organized by our University at various places in Dehradun district, and sponsored by CCRYN, Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India. Out of total participants, 64 regular participants were considered under experimental group. These participants took part in every day's 1 h yoga and followed common yoga protocol given by the Government of India. The common yoga practices followed by the participants were Prayer, Sadilaja/Calana Kriyas/loosening practice (neck bending, trunk movement, and knee movement), Yogasana (standing posture: tadasana, vriksasana, padahastasana, ardhachakrasana and trikonasana; siting posture: bhadrasana, ardha-ustrasana, sasankasana and vakrasana; prone postures: bhujangasana, Salabhasana, Makarasana; supine postures: setubandhasana, Pavanamuktasana and Savasana), Kapalbhati (breathing exercise), Pranayama (Nadi shodhana/anulom viloma, and Bhramari), Dhyana in sambhari mudra (meditation), Sankalpa (solemn vow), and finally, Santih patha (mantra for peace, harmony, and happiness). The control group was consisting of 26 healthy volunteers who did not participate in yoga practice although performed their daily routine as usual. Informed consent was obtained from all the participants and study conformed to the code of ethics of the World Medical Association (the Declaration of Helsinki). In addition, good clinical practice Guidelines of Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India (March 2013)[17] were strictly followed. Participants were also given a questionnaire to fill the information. Participants having serious illness, spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis, recently underwent surgery, and irregular in practice session were excluded from the study whereas participants other than these problems irrespective of their gender and age were only included in the present study.
Assessment of body mass index
Anthropometry standard procedures were followed to conduct anthropometric measurements by well-trained examiners. Weight was measured to the nearest 0.1 kg in light clothing using a Digital Weight Scale (Model No. WS2019; Narang Medical Ltd., New Delhi, India). Height was measured to the nearest 0.1 cm without shoes using a nonelastic tape.[18] BMI was calculated as weight (kg) divided by height squared (m 2).[19]
Blood pressure (BP) was measured by Omron-automatic BP monitor (Model No. HEM-7203-AP; Omron Healthcare Co. Ltd., Kyoto, Japan) in the right arm in the sitting positions. All the participants were made to rest for at least 15 min before taking the readings.
Data were expressed as mean ± standard deviation and analyzed by paired t-test (Student's t-test). P< 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Data were analyzed using SPSS 14.0 software (SPSS Inc., Chicago, USA).
Patient's characteristics
All 64 participants (25 males and 39 females) regularly practiced yoga for 1 month were included in the study. The age of participants in experimental group was ranged from 22 to 69 years (53.6 ± 13.1) whereas the age of control group (14 males and 12 females) was ranging from 28 to 60 years (49 ± 14).
Body mass index after practicing yoga
The BMI of all participants was found to reduce significantly from 26.4 ± 2.5 to 25.22 ± 2.4 (P = 0.001), whereas in control group, there were no significant changes observed as BMI slightly increased from 26.40 ± 4.36 to 26.49 ± 4.33 (P = 0.068) [Figure 1].
Figure 1: Comparison of body mass index before and after 1-month yoga practice. (a) Control group; (b) experimental group *P < 0.05
Systolic blood pressure after practicing yoga
There was a significant reduction recorded in the systolic BP of the experimental group. The initial systolic BP was recorded to 136.9 ± 22.18 mmHg whereas, after 1-month yoga practice, the BP was reduced to 133 ± 21.38 mmHg (P = 0.026). However, in control group, there were no significant changes observed as the initial systolic BP was measure to 136.45 ± 18.6 mmHg while the value at the end of the month was recorded to 136.36 ± 18.3 mmHg (P = 0.576) [Figure 2].
Figure 2: Comparison of systolic blood pressure before and after 1- month yoga practice. (a) Control group; (b) experimental group *P < 0.05
Diastolic blood pressure after practicing yoga
Diastolic BP was significantly reduced in the experimental group. The initial diastolic BP was recorded to 84.7 ± 6.5 mmHg while this value was found to reduce up to 82.34 ± 7.6 (P = 0.002) after 1 month. On the other hand, there were no significant changes observed in the control group as the initial value for this group was measured to 84 ± 9.7 mmHg whereas, at the end of the month, the diastolic BP was found to 83.9 ± 9.85 mmHg (P = 0.81) [Figure 3].
Figure 3: Comparison of diastolic blood pressure before and after 1 month yoga practice. (a) Control group; (b) experimental group *P < 0.05
Yoga practice is comprised of various asana (posture) and meditation, such as prayer, lessening practice (neck bending, trunk movement, and knee movement), yogasana (standing position, setting position, prone position, and supine position), Kapalbhati, Pranayama, Dhyan, Sankalp, and santih patha. In our subset of participants, we had 22–69 years of age irrespective to their genders that performed yoga practice. In our study, we found that BMI of experimental group was significantly decreased within 1 month, that is, mainly because of asana which might be reduced the deposited fat on adipose tissue. We found better results in reducing BMI as compared to that of the previous study by Telles et al.[20] Our findings clearly suggested that the complications of obesity can be reduced by yoga therapy. Similarly, the systolic and diastolic BP was significantly decreased in persons who performed yoga for 30 days.
The asanas calm the mind and regularize and balance the nervous system, the center that controls stress. Further, sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system stabilized in the practice of asanas resulting in regulation of the BP. The asanas belong to the forward bends, supine, sitting, and inversions group regulate the BP. However, forward bends are the fundamental asanas which can be helpful for persons suffering from high BP. Among them, Adhomukha svanasana is the most beneficial asana for BP. The horizontal position of the spine in these asanas allows the heart to slow down as there is no stress to pump the blood against gravity to the brain. Besides, the heart rate and the cardiac output simultaneously slow down, and BP is controlled.[21]
Our results support the findings which stated that the yoga practice reduces systolic and diastolic BP.[21] In addition, all participants were found to achieve good health, positivity, and vitality after performing yoga.
The tendency of increasing weight or obesity is being prevalent day-by-day in all aged person. Studies have shown that BMI and BP at low and high level indicate morbidity and mortality. Yoga therapy is beneficial in maintaining good health by regulating BMI and BP. Hence, from our study, it is concluded that the efficacy of yoga therapy on body weight and BP may have direct impact on its use as a safe therapeutic modality in combating obesity and abnormal BP borne diseases. In future, such studies are highly needed to be done on larger group of participants for investigation and validation of effect of yoga practice on health. Such studies can aware people to adopt yoga in their daily routine for better physical and mental health.
This work was financially supported by CCRYN, Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India (F. No. 7-7/2016-17/CCRYN/IDY/0194]. We are also thankful to Dr. Devashish Bhardwaj (Yoga Instructor) and all participants who have voluntarily participated in this study.
This work was financially supported by CCRYN, Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India (F. No. 7-7/2016-17/CCRYN/IDY/0194).
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The best time to visit Brussels is between March and May and September and October, the shoulder seasons; this is when room rates are cheaper and fewer crowds clog the top attractions. This city also experiences all four seasons, and rain is a possibility year-round. Average highs range from about 40 degrees in winter to 70 degrees in summer.
One of the most pleasant times to visit Brussels is the spring, when temperatures range from the mid-30s to the mid-60s and the crowds are fewer (and prices lower).
The summer months mark the height of tourist season in Brussels. The city's streets swarm with crowds of visitors, and long lines often form outside the main attractions.
The festival season wraps up by late September but prices drop and the weather stays mild, making the fall months an attractive time to visit.
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The pain of sciatica can be very intense and sends most sufferers to their doctors in search of relief. However, the standard medical recommendations may not be your best course of action. For sciatica, a pharmaceutical medication known as pregabalin (brand name Lyrica) is commonly prescribed. But according to new research, it may do more harm than good.
A condition in which the sciatic nerve—which runs from the lower back down into the legs—is compressed, often by a spinal disc or bone spur, sciatica typically involves pain in the lower portion of the body and sometimes numbness or weakness as well. And pregabalin is often prescribed because its purpose is nerve-related pain relief. But a study which took place at the University of Sydney in Australia found that pregabalin was slightly less effective than a placebo in treating sciatica. 1 You might want to read that last sentence again. The study found that the recommended prescription for treating sciatica is less effective than a placebo!
In the experiment, more than 200 subjects diagnosed with sciatica were recruited and randomly divided into two groups. Asked to rate their pain on a scale of 0 (no pain) to 10 (severe pain), their average was slightly over a 6 at the outset. For an eight-week period, one group received a placebo. The other was given pregabalin, beginning at a dose of 150 milligrams daily, which was eventually increased up to 600 mg a day.
By the time the eight weeks were over, both groups were reporting symptom relief. But the average pain score in the group taking placebos was down to 3.1, while the average score for those in the pregabalin group—despite the increase in dosage, even—was at 3.7. In other words, while all of the participants improved, those taking a placebo felt even better.
Now, add to that the side effects encountered by the pregabalin group, and you have a much more lopsided outcome. Those taking the pharmaceutical drug experienced considerably more side effects than those taking the placebo (and yes, people experience side effects on placebos), with the chief complaint being dizziness. And it was hardly uncommon; in fact, 40 percent of those taking pregabalin reported feeling dizzy. Other side effects frequently associated with this medication are blurred vision, weight gain, drowsiness, and loss of coordination.
Needless to say, if you've got sciatica and haven't started taking pregabalin to treat it, don't start now. If you are on this drug, however, talk to your physician before stopping it, as pregabalin may cause seizures if you go cold turkey—another nice side effect. Just be firm with your doctor that you are no longer interested in using this medication, and you'd like to try some treatment alternatives.
Unfortunately, most of the medical solutions to sciatica are far from ideal. For acute sciatica, recommendations may be for over-the-counter NSAIDs such as ibuprofen or injections of corticosteroids to reduce inflammation. In cases of chronic sciatica, the treatment options are even worse, running from antidepressants and anti-seizure drugs to surgery.
The good news is that there are several natural ways to deal with sciatica that can reduce pain and make the condition much more manageable. Consider trying some of the following options.
The bottom line is that if you have sciatic pain, there are options. Yes, they require effort on your part; but considering the side effects and lack of efficacy when using the medical alternatives, it's probably worth it.
1. Mathieson, Stephanie; et al. "Trial of Pregabalin for Acute and Chronic Sciatica." New England Journal of Medicine. 23 March 2017. Accessed 26 March 2017. http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1614292?query=featured_home.
2. Ji, Mei; et al. "The Efficacy of Acupuncture for the Treatment of Sciatica: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis." Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. August 2015. Accessed 27 March 2017. https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2015/192808/.
3. Bronfort, G.; et al. "Spinal manipulation and home exercise with advice for subacute and chronic back-related leg pain: a trial with adaptive allocation." Annals of Internal Medicine. 16 September 2014. Accessed 27 March 2017. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25222385.
4. Hernandez-Reif, M.; et al. "Lower back pain is reduced and range of motion increased after massage therapy." International Journal of Neuroscience. March 2001. Accessed 27 March 2017. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11264915.
5. Tilbrook, H.E.; et al. "Yoga for chronic low back pain: a randomized trial." Annals of Internal Medicine. 1 November 2011. Accessed 27 March 2017. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22041945.
The exercises in "Treat Your Own Back" by Robin A McKenzie took care of my intense sciatica pain. The pain lessened right away and was gone in a day or two but it took a few weeks of consistently doing the exercises before the numbness went away. It's been about two years since then and now I do the exercises whenever I feel a twinge and it's never gotten as bad as it was.
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Looking for a great restaurant in Crystal City? The trendy Northern Virginia neighborhood is a popular place to meet friends or business associates for lunch, happy hour or dinner. Here is a guide to the top restaurants in Crystal City, Virginia. Each of these restaurants offers something special. Check out their menus online and make a reservation. Crystal City is located in Arlington County, just south of downtown Washington, DC, between National Airport and U. S. Route 1. See a map.
Jaleo - 2250 Crystal Drive. Crystal City, VA (703) 413-8181. The restaurant, owned by the award-winning chef Jose Andres, is a local favorite. The menu features traditional Spanish tapas, as well as paellas, sangrias and a extensive selection of Spanish wines. The atmosphere is casual and fun. Other locations are in Bethesda, MD and Disney Springs in Orlando, FL.
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McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurant - 2010 Crystal Drive Crystal City, VA (703) 413-6400. With more than 80 locations around the U.S., the premier seafood restaurant features seasonally inspired dishes and regionally inspired preparations. The signature "Fresh List" is updated each week highlighting an impressive number of fresh seafood varieties. The menu also includes aged steaks, poultry, entrée salads and pasta.
Ruth's Chris Steak House - 2231 Crystal Drive. Crystal City, VA (703) 979-7275. The high-end steak restaurant features USDA Prime signature steaks as well as specialty items such as barbecued shrimp, lamb chops, stuffed chicken breast and fresh lobster.
Freddie's Beach Bar & Grill - 555 South 23rd Street. Arlington, VA (703) 685-0555. Freddie's is a gay bar with great food and is open 7 nights a week until 2 a.m. There is Karoake nightly and a drag show on Saturdays. The menu includes salads, crab cakes, fajitas, sandwiches and burgers.
San Antonio Bar & Grill - 1664 A Crystal Drive. Crystal City, VA (703) 415-0126. The restaurant features authentic Tex-Mex cuisine, from enchiladas and burritos to barbecue ribs and steaks. Additional locations are in Washington DC and Alexandria.
Ted's Montana Grill - 2200 Crystal Drive. Crystal City, VA (703) 416-8337. Ted's Montana Grill is a bison restaurant owned by business leader, philanthropist, environmentalist Ted Turner and restaurateur George McKerrow Jr. The menu features all-natural bison, certified Angus beef, as well as soups, salads, seafood and chicken dishes. The restaurant has several locations across the U.S., with another local one in Alexandria.
The Portofino Restaurant - 526 South 23rd St. Arlington, VA (703) 979-8200. The family owned restaurant, established in 1970, offers fine Northern Italian cuisine in an elegant atmosphere.
Kora Italian Restaurant - 2250 Crystal Dr. Crystal City, VA (571) 431-7090. The casual restaurant serves a blend of contemporary Italian food with a modern elegance. Happy Hours are Monday through Friday from 3:30 to 8:30 p.m. and Saturdays 5-8:30 p.m. Live jazz is performed on Friday evenings.
Enjera Restaurant - 549 S. 23rd St. Arlington, VA. (703) 271-6040. The restaurant offers a mix of Ethiopian and Eritrean cuisine. The menu plays with traditional dishes from around the world and serves them with interesting and enticing flavors. Many vegetarian and vegan dishes are available.
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L'église Santo Stefano degli Abissini (en français : église saint Étienne des Abyssiniens) est un lieu de culte catholique situé au Vatican. L'église est dédiée à saint Étienne, premier martyr de la chrétienté. Elle est l'église nationale d'Éthiopie. La liturgie est célébrée selon le rite alexandrin de l'Église catholique éthiopienne. Il s'agit de la plus ancienne église qui existe au Vatican.

Histoire
L'église est construite par le pape Léon  (400-461 environ) et nommée Santo Stefano Maggiore. Elle est érigée sur les ruines d'un temple païen dédié à Vesta. Elle est initialement construite en édifice circulaire avec vingt colonnes corinthiennes,  plan commun au temple de Vesta.
Elle est reconstruite en 1159 sous Alexandre III, qui fait également construire, à proximité, un monastère pour les moines éthiopiens.

En 1479, le pape Sixte IV restaure l'église et l'assigne aux moines coptes de la ville. C'est à cette époque que le nom est changé pour refléter le fait qu'elle est servie par les Éthiopiens d'Abyssinie. Elle est restaurée sous le pape Grégoire XI (1700-1721), puis à nouveau en 1928.

Extérieur
La façade est de style . La porte du , est décorée de l'agneau et de la croix.

Intérieur
L'église ne possède qu'une seule nef avec les anciennes colonnes sur les côtés. Le travail artistique le plus important est une fresque de la Vierge à l'enfant de style roman datant du .

Liturgie
La fête de saint Étienne y est célébrée chaque .

Notes et références

Bibliographie
   M. Armellini, Le chiese di Roma dal secolo IV al XIX, Roma 1891,
   C. Hulsen, Le chiese di Roma nel Medio Evo, Firenze 1927,

  The Churches and Catacombs of Early Christian Rome : Sussex Academic Press
  Roma, Touring Club Italiano : Rome, 1999
  C. Rendina, Le Chiese di Roma, Milan : Newton & Compton Editori, 2000, p. 351

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
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Stefano degli Abussini
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A common occurrence that causes problems with central heating systems is a lack of water pressure in the system. Most Combi/System boilers require a pressure of at least 1bar, and the recommended pressure tends to be between 1 and 1.5 bars of atmospheric pressure. You should check the operating manual for the recommended pressure before topping it up. Most boilers will have a dial or gauge to show the current pressure with a working range indicator. Generally, the water pressure indicator is located on the front of the boiler. The pictures show an analogue gauge and a digital gauge (from the current Valliant range) for an example. Newer boilers might have a digital indicator. As above if it reads less than 1 bar, check the recommended level and the follow the steps below to refill your boiler water pressure.
2. Using the small tap or valve on the cold water feed/filling loop slowly turn until the boiler pressure indicator display reads between 1 - 1.5 bars. This will only require 1-2 gentle turns, or a quarter turn depending of the tap/valve. Fill the system slowly and do not overfill.
Should the pressure in your boiler drop and you need to fill it more than twice in 24 hours please ring Dave asap as there may be a fault with the boiler.


We are fortunate to have an abundance of the miracle plant comfrey to pick fresh most days of the year. Young tender leaves are infused in oils for use in our healing comfrey products. An important natural and main component of comfrey is allantoin which is a compound that promotes skin regeneration thus is an excellent healing herb. Comfrey is believed to be effective in healing bones, bruises and arthritis. Arnica oil has been added to our salve to give an extra boost to healing of sports injuries and sore muscles, and to help reduce bruising and relax tense muscles. This product should not be used on broken skin. 30 grams.
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The Red Hill Vineyard at Rudesheim The Riesling from the Roseneck hill carries in its fragrance touches of peach, lemon, orange zest, aniseed, lovage and green pepper. It is both emphatic and smooth on the palate. The fruity acidity has retracted its claws, and practically tiptoes softly over the tongue. This dry, harmoniously balanced Riesling from the hill overlooking Rüdesheim makes an excellent accompaniment to pasta with pesto alla Genovese, puff pastries filled with sheep's cheese and olives, fried black pudding with Riesling cabbage and cheese fondue.


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