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The Samsung Galaxy Note 20's biggest rival may be a stylus-toting Google Pixel phone
By Tom Bedford
Our first glimpse at the G Pen?
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus (Image credit: TechRadar)
Is 2020 the year of the stylus? In January Samsung unveiled its first affordable stylus phone, the Galaxy Note 10 Lite, and soon after Motorola launched its first stylus phone in years, the Moto G Stylus - and now it looks like Google could be working on a Pixel phone with stylus integration as well.
A patent from Google published in earlier this month and discovered by Patently Mobile (opens in new tab) shows a Pixel phone being used with a stylus. The patented phone seems to use a radar field, similar to the Soli radar in the Pixel 4 that enabled Motion Sense gesture control, to add functionality to the stylus even when it's not physically touching the phone's screen.
It seems, then, that Google is working on a stylus phone, which would put it in direct competition with the likes of the Samsung Galaxy Note 20, which will likely be the most popular stylus phone of 2020 due to the line's prominence among such devices.
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The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 phones employed S Pen functionality even when you weren't drawing on the screen, with gesture commands for taking remote selfies and more, and it seems Google is trying to emulate this, using the radar field shown in the patent.
In the Google Pixel 4, the Soli radar allowed basic hands-free gesture commands, like swiping above the screen to skip music tracks, and while rumors suggest the feature is set to be dropped for the Pixel 5, this patent indicates that Google may not be ready to completely drop its tech just yet.
The chief complaint regarding Motion Sense on the Pixel 4 was that it just didn't work as intended, so Google will need to improve the tech for any future device, and the addition of a stylus may help this respect.
It seems the patented Google Pixel stylus phone would be able to tell where you're holding the stylus in relation to the phone, and also what orientation or angle it's at, based on signals the stylus, which would likely be more accurate than detecting hand gestures.
Just because a patent has been filed and published, that doesn't mean future phones from Google will definitely have a stylus though - patents just show the company is working on an idea, not that it's certain to use it.
And even if Google is planning a stylus phone, it likely won't be the Pixel 5, since the company is likely far beyond the patent stage of planning that phone - rather it could be intended for the Pixel 6, or an entirely different line of devices.
Could the Samsung Galaxy Note 20's fiercest competitor be a cheap Motorola phone?
Tom Bedford
Tom Bedford was deputy phones editor on TechRadar until late 2022, having worked his way up from staff writer. Though he specialized in phones and tablets, he also took on other tech like electric scooters, smartwatches, fitness, mobile gaming and more. He is based in London, UK and now works for the entertainment site What To Watch.
He graduated in American Literature and Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia. Prior to working on TechRadar, he freelanced in tech, gaming and entertainment, and also spent many years working as a mixologist. He also currently works in film as a screenwriter, director and producer.
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2. Fast-moving lava that hardens to form smooth, rope-like coils.
4. Pocket beneath a volcano where magma collects.
7. Long tube through which magma moves through a volcano.
9. A deposit of hardened magma in a volcano's pipe.
12. The resistance of a liquid to flowing.
14. Two or more elements that are chemically combined.
15. A material found in magma and made of silicon and oxygen.
16. A volcano that no longer active and unlikely to erupt again.
18. A major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean.
20. Wide, sloping mountain made of layers of lava and formed by quiet eruptions.
24. Weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface.
26. The area covered by lava as it pours out of a volcano's vent.
27. ___ property - any characteristic of a substance that can be observed or measured without changing the composition of the substance.
28. A volcano that is currently erupting or showing signs that it will erupt.
29. A volcano that is not currently active, but will be active again.
1. Bowl-shaped area around a volcano's central opening.
2. The expulsion of ash, cinders, bombs, and gases during an explosive eruption.
3. Liquid magma that reaches the surface.
5. Fountain of water and steam that builds up underground and erupts at regular intervals.
6. Slab of volcanic rock formed when magma is forced across rock layers. Acts much like a levee.
8. Mass of rock formed when a large body of magma cools outside of the crust.
10. ____ volcano - Steep cone-shaped volcano with alternating layers of ash and other volcanic materials.
11. Opening through which molten rock and gases leave a volcano.
13. Slab of volcanic rock formed when magma squeezes between layers of rock.
16. A substance that cannot be broken down into other substances.
17. ____ property - any property of a substance that produces a change in the composition of the matter.
19. String of islands formed by volcanoes.
21. Slow-moving lava that hardens to form rough chunks.
22. Area where magma melts through the Earth's crust.
23. A large hole formed when a volcano collapses.
25. Molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle.


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Lora Marguerite Flora
Dec. 26, 1919-Jan. 10, 2017
Updated: Jan. 21, 2017, 6:24 a.m.
Marguerite Flora was born in Norcatur, Kansas. She was the second youngest of 8 children. The family moved to Nebraska when she was five years old. Marguerite attended school in a one-room schoolhouse and moved to California after graduating high school in 1937. She met Ray Flora of Empire and the two were married June 3rd, 1939 and months later moved to Turlock. They spent their remaining years together in this area until Ray's passing in 2009. Ray and Marguerite were married 69 years.
Ray and Marguerite had two children, Dennis (born in 1942) and Mona (born in 1946) and were active members of Beulah Covenant Church. Marguerite served the Lord through a variety of roles at church including deaconess, secretary, High School Snow Conference cook alongside Ray, and assisting in the church library which she said was the "most rewarding and enjoyable" role. She was also a volunteer at Emanuel Hospital for twenty two years and a volunteer for Meals on Wheels for fifteen years. She was employed as a medical receptionist and Insurance secretary until her retirement in 1975. She and Ray loved traveling together and spending time with their family.
Marguerite was preceded in death by her son Dennis Flora, her daughter Mona Swanson-Norman and husband Raymond Flora, as well as seven brothers and sisters. She is survived by grandson Timothy Flora of San Diego, CA, his wife Sarah and children Emily and Kyle, grandson Michael Flora of Menifee, CA, his wife Michele and children Skyler and Brody, granddaughter Kate (Swanson) Sherfey of Sacramento, her husband Frank and their son due in May, and granddaughter Anna (Swanson) Armfield of Fresno, her husband Ben, and son Anderson Ray (born on Marguerite's birthday December 26, 2016).
Marguerite lived at Covenant Village for the last ten years, and the family would like to thank the staff for their care and service. Memorial service to be held Friday, March 17, at Berg Hall at Covenant Village of Turlock, 10:00 AM.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Turlock Covenant Church and Covenant Village of Turlock. Please share your memories www.allenmortuary.com

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Situated in one of the most salubrious climates in the world, the U.S. Virgin Islands boasts the oldest continuous lottery of any state or territory flying the U.S. flag. For the past seventy-one years the VI Lottery has been an integral part of social fabric of the Territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands and continues to play a pivotal role in the society.
From the early beginnings, the Traditional or Passive Game has been its staple providing employment for many and a means of extra income for thousands of lucky players.
Through the years the Lottery has experienced significant growth and development and has increased its portfolio of games as a value-added measure and as a means of increasing player satisfaction. As a result, the agency has become much more visible and viable and is now a contributor par-excellence to the economy of the Virgin Islands, generating more than 12 million annually. In fact, the VI Lottery agency is among the top revenue producers for the treasury of the territory.


We know today, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) take precedence in the Indian healthcare system, owing to their rapidly increasing burden which today accounts for 60% of deaths in India. It does not suffice anymore to present a bird's eye view of a problem that is as extensive and elaborate in nature as NCDs. It needs whole of health system, whole of government and whole of society approach. Therefore, it becomes imperative to better understand the burden of NCDs by dissecting its impact in India and defining a more clear and coherent response to address it.
Like any epidemical health problem, NCDs require a detailed analysis and study of causative factors responsible for their rapid increase with an uncompromising strategy for its successful control and prevention. We need to recognize the fact that the burden imposed by NCDs now spreads beyond individual concern. The NCDs threaten not just individuals but the collective health, societal and economic aspects of the country.
In terms of health, NCDs account for 53 per cent of disease burden. Over 20 per cent of the population in the country has at least one chronic disease with the probability of premature death due to NCDs during the most productive years being 26 per cent.
Analyzing the societal impact of NCDs, nearly 60 per cent of total health expenditure in India is paid out-of-pocket. Approximately 60 million of India's 1.25 billion people "are pushed into poverty" annually due to high out-of-pocket health expenditures. Moreover, about 47 per cent and 31 per cent of hospital admissions in rural and urban India respectively are financed by loans and sale of assets. This reinforces the vicious cycle of disease with adverse impact on the whole family.
The economic impact of NCDs paints an equally dismal picture. Diabetes, heart disease and stroke cost India US$ 237 billion in lost income in last ten years (2005 to 2015). NCDs are estimated to cost India US$ 6.2 trillion during the period 2012-2030, whereas, India could lose US$ 4.8 trillion in lost economic output by 2030 due to NCDs.
The substantial burden and nature of NCDs limit the government's ability to solve the problem single handedly. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has initiated action on many fronts, such as introduction of National Action Plan and Monitoring Framework for Prevention and Control of NCDs, m-Diabetes, digital and broadcast media campaigns, reduction measures for the harmful use of tobacco and alcohol, community based screening of NCD's, among others, and the government should be applauded for its efforts.
But to enhance the existing capacity and mandates, we should scale up these initiatives across all states at the grassroots level as well as bring about new reforms. An advocacy paper, titled 'NCDs in the Development Agenda, by the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) with technical inputs from National Health System Resource Centre (NHSRC), lays emphasis on the need to enforce cross-cutting engagement of all policy makers and stakeholders across all levels to develop realistic and sustainable solutions for tackling NCDs.
Formulating effective policy and programmes and an action oriented approach for better prevention and management of the disease will be an essential step. There is a need for a patient-centred healthcare system, supported by innovative strategies, technology-based initiatives and an efficient use of the existing resources. A multi stakeholder approach is the need of the hour where all the stakeholders have their specific roles, and their experience and expertise can be utilized to set clear goals and objectives along with a roadmap to accomplish them. The Government initiatives of National Health Innovation Portal and annual Good and replicable practices can be used effectively to encourage innovations across the country to address NCDs.
To address NCDs comprehensively, we need to increase public investment in healthcare which is very low at approximately of 1.2% of GDP at the federal and state levels, and work towards universal health coverage through public and private coverage options. The NCD burden in the country can be managed only by adopting more sustained healthcare financing and delivery programmes with well-organised strategies to address the needs of the patients and population. A multi-sectoral action plan that addresses the social determinants and strengthening of health systems for universal coverage is the need of the hour, if the NCD burden is to be curtailed.
Dr. Sanjiv Kumar is MBBS & MD from AIIMS, DNB (MCH) from NBE and an MBA from Univ. of Wales. He has 38 years of experience in public health and academics. He has worked in 29 countries across Asia, Africa and Europe.
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Lead by Conrad Murry and Paul Cree, this term the BAC Beatbox Academy will be working in partnership with The Roundhouse Street Circus team to create an outdoor performance near the local area.
We will be collaborating with UK's leading contemporary circus company NoFit State and a long standing community partner Queens Crescent Community Association, young emerging Roundhouse DJ's and we will produce the live sound score for the performance.
The free performance will be a celebratory event highlighting engagement in positive activities, diversity in our communities and the potential for the arts to transform lives.
We will also be working towards more curtain raisers for the ★★★★★ show FRANKENSTEIN which will be returning to our Grand Hall as part of Occupy Festival.
Supported by Youth Music and using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.


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For at least a decade before the California gold rush of 1849, there was a growing migration of settlers to the West. Most of these pioneers were bound for the rich farmland of the Willamette Valley in the Oregon territory and followed a route which stretched over 2,000 miles from Independence, Missouri to Fort Vancouver, now Vancouver, Washington. Crossing the continent on this Oregon Trail was an arduous undertaking in the 1840s, made even more perilous by non-existent roads and the constant threat of violent storms, prairie fires, dysentery and cholera, not to mention sporadic Indian attacks. Travelers on the trail organized themselves into small companies to better fend off the many hazards en route. Due to the rigors of the trip, many did not make it the whole way. But the promise of a new beginning was at the end of the journey, and this spurred on a continuing exodus. As difficult as it was, more than 6,000 people used the trail by 1846. Only the discovery of gold in California in 1848 reduced the flow of traffic.
In 1926, a New York corporation calling itself the Oregon Trail Memorial Association, Inc. petitioned Congress to authorize a half dollar to "commemorate the heroism of our fathers and mothers who traversed the Oregon Trail to the far West with great hardship, daring, and loss of life, which not only resulted in adding new states to the Union, but earned a well-deserved and imperishable fame for the pioneers." The Association, whose president was the pioneer Ezra Meeker (who made the journey in 1851), ostensibly sought to use the funds raised to erect monuments along the route. Subsequent events proved that the promoters had little more than unbridled greed on their minds. Congress, however, was apparently satisfied that the commemoration was of national significance, and passed legislation on May 17, 1926 authorizing the coining of "no more than six million" coins. Thus, the Oregon Trail Commemorative Half Dollar was born - along with the beginning of a speculator rush for limited edition coins.
The design was completed by the famed husband and wife team of James Earle and Laura Gardin Fraser. Mrs. Fraser had designed several commemorative coins, notably the 1922 Grant half dollar and dollar, and her husband, who is credited with the obverse design of the Oregon Trail half, is remembered for creating one of the most memorable of all modern coin designs, the Buffalo nickel.
The obverse of the coin (which was considered the reverse by the Frasers, but not by the Mint) depicts a Conestoga wagon drawn by oxen, heading into a setting sun. The motto IN GOD WE TRUST arcs above at the rim and below the wagon is OREGON TRAIL MEMORIAL and the date. The designers' initials appear behind the wagon. The reverse features a dramatically rendered Indian, standing erect with outstretched arm as if to say "stop." The Indian is superimposed on a map of the U.S. depicting a line of Conestoga wagons heading West. The inscription UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is placed around the Indian, and HALF DOLLAR arcs below at the rim. The overall design of the coin is considered one of the most beautiful and truly "American" in U.S. coinage.
Enthusiastically approving the Frasers' design, the Federal Commission of Fine Arts (charged since 1921 with overseeing the design of coins and medals) sent the models directly to the Medallic Art Company of New York to make mechanical reductions. The hubs were then shipped to the Philadelphia Mint, and in September of 1926, 48,000 coins were struck, along with 30 pieces reserved for assay. This issue became known as the "Ezra Meeker issue," as it was struck 75 years after Meeker's initial trek along the trail. Meeker made the journey again in 1907, when he set out from his Oregon home, purportedly to scout for locations for commemorative plaques.
The coins, sold at $1 each, became an instant hit with the public, so much so that another issue was prepared for emission from the San Francisco Mint. The Association's logic was that those who bought the Philadelphia issues would most certainly desire the San Francisco coins. October saw the first of 100,000 pieces from the western mint go to the Association for resale to the public (mintmarks appear to the right of the F in HALF). But enthusiasm quickly waned, and few coins sold at the issue price. The Treasury became aware of the unsold coins and ordered the Mints to cease production until all the 1926-S issues were sold, which explains why no coins were struck in 1927. Yet, the Association kept exerting pressure on the Treasury, which led to the manufacture of 50,000 coins in 1928. These were named the "Jedediah Smith Issue," as a tribute to one of the more famous Western explorers. By this time, the Treasury had seen the error of its ways and refused to strike any future issues. The 1928-dated coins remained in their vaults for another five years. In 1933, the Commission again exerted considerable pressure to strike coins, and with the melting of the remaining 17,000 1926-S issues, paved the way for the release of the 1928 coins.
Back-room politics have figured in many a decision at the Mint over the years, but the Oregon Trail commemorative program became the biggest abuser in the system. Once again, the Association was authorized to strike yet another issue, this one bearing the date 1933 and struck at the Denver Mint. The plan was to offer the mintage of 5,250 coins to visitors at the Century of Progress Exposition, at a cost of $2 each. These became an instant disaster and were sold mostly to speculators by the Scott Stamp and Coin Company of New York. The Scott Company was also charged with liquidating the 1928 issues, but managed to sell only 6,000 coins. Ultimately, 44,000 of the 1928 coins went into the melting pot.
1934 saw the Denver Mint strike 7,000 coins, known as the "Fort Hall, Ft. Laramie and Jason Lee Issue." This pattern was repeated in 1936 in Philadelphia (10,000) and San Francisco (5,000), again in 1937 in Denver (12,000), and finally with a three-piece set containing one coin from each of the three mints in 1938 (6,000) and 1939 (3,000).
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The obvious abuses, profiteering and behind-the-scenes political maneuvering didn't sit well with collectors of the day, but the relatively low mintages of the later issues kept sales brisk. Sales to speculators were the rule, however, as individuals played leapfrog to get the new 1937 issues. The Association, who had previously given Scott Stamp & Coin the rights for distribution, again took over the sales of the later dates, decrying the greedy dealers trying to take advantage of the public. This arrangement did not work out as well as their initial distribution experience, and as late as 1943, other patriotic societies were trying to sell the coins to new buyers who were unaware of the earlier issues. But when the last Oregon Trail half was struck in 1939, its on-and-off, fourteen-year run had witnessed a total of only 264,419 coins minted, of which 61,317 were eventually melted, leaving a net mintage of just 202,928 pieces - less than 4% of the number originally authorized.
Today, the 14 Oregon Trail issues are often collected as a subset within the commemorative series. Most are available in the higher mint state grades, many exhibiting attractive toning from years of storage. Strike is not often a problem, with the exception of the 1926 Philadelphia issue which was poorly executed, causing a noticeable lack of detail on the Indian's hand. Deep, frosty luster is the norm, but semi-prooflike surfaces on the 1926-S and some branch mint issues of the 1930s are also characteristic. Points to first show wear are the Indian's hand and thigh on the obverse and the ox and the bows of the wagon's cover on the reverse.
Oregon Trail halves were distributed in cardboard holders imprinted with the manufacturer's name and, in some cases, the Association's name and address as well. These holders have spaces for three coins and were cut into thirds for single pieces. Typically, original mailing envelopes will show postmarks dated long after the issues were struck.
Oregon Trail Memorial Half Dollar Commemorative Mintages
1926 47,925 0
1926-S 83,000 0
1928 6,000 0
1933-D 5,000 0
1936-S 5,006 0
1937-D 12,000 0
None Philadelphia 1793-present
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Pensioners will receive a 5 thousand ALL bonus for the end of the year. The news was given by Prime Minister Edi Rama after the government meeting. The bonus will start rolling out starting tomorrow.
"Receiving the year-end bonus to 695 thousand pensioners of 5 thousand new leks. Although we have had difficulties that are known to us, it has been indisputable that not only for pensioners but also for others. We had an intensive dialogue, we will grant an additional 6,000 other lek for those who receive disability pension, amounting to 11,000 thousand old lek as a necessary and deserved compensation based on the results of the dialogue that we have developed. We will support 64 thousand families with economic assistance. They remain attentive to I also supported the boss at the end of the year", said Rama.
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At DeSales University on Wednesday night, Kyle Duncan brought a dose of wry humor to proceedings that were decidedly serious.
The lawyer for the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty mentioned that he started his job six weeks ago, or about the same time the federal government announced that health insurance coverage of contraception would become mandatory for virtually all employers.
That decision sparked an ongoing dispute pitting the Obama administration and women's right groups against the Catholic Church and others with conscientious objections to birth control. The mandate's religious exemption applied only to churches, meaning many Catholic hospitals, charities and church-affiliated schools such as DeSales faced the prospect of providing the coverage.
"Longest six weeks of my life," Duncan said, prompting chuckles in the standing-room-only crowd at the Center Valley university's student center — an audience that included Bishop John O. Barres, head of the Allentown Catholic Diocese.
The nonprofit Becket Fund has sued the government on behalf of four institutions challenging the mandate, including a college run by Benedictine monks and EWTN, a Catholic television network founded by a nun. All maintain that the rule violates First Amendment guarantees against government meddling in religious practice.
Defenders of the mandate say contraception is an essential part of women's health care, with applications beyond preventing pregnancy. Birth control pills can be used to correct hormonal imbalances, for example. Making contraception as an essential component of health care was the recommendation of the Institute of Medicine, an independent, nonprofit advisory group.
The administration's effort to placate objectors — requiring insurers, not employers, to provide free coverage of contraception — fell short, critics said, because many large religious institutions are self-insured.
That includes the Diocese of Allentown. Like many other dioceses in the country, its leaders have said they will drop health insurance coverage and face potentially crippling fines rather than comply with the mandate. Those fines could amount to $2.6 million a year.
"This is your government assessing penalties because an institution is exercising its religious freedom," said panelist James Kilcur, a labor lawyer and chairman of DeSales' board of trustees. "It's unheard-of."
The mandate's defenders reject the constitutional argument, saying it doesn't restrict religious practice or the ability of churches to preach against contraception. They also point to studies showing an enormous percentage of Catholics ignore the church's teaching against birth control.
Duncan and others on the panel characterized those arguments as red herrings that distract from the core issue of the government compelling religious bodies to violate doctrine. The government can't compel Catholic agencies to furnish contraception coverage any more than it can compel pacifist Quakers to go to war, they argued.
"You can't put someone in the position of choosing their faith or a fine," Duncan said, adding that the government has no compelling reason "to make monks and nuns hand out the pill to employees."
The Rev. Alfred Schlert, chief manager of administrative offices in the Allentown Diocese, said about 1,200 diocesan employees and their dependents risk losing health insurance coverage if the mandate isn't overturned by legislation — two bills are pending in Congress — or by the courts.
As a self-insured entity, "we are the payer," Schlert said. "There is no distance between us and what we consider an immoral practice."
Panelist Stephen Jenkins, a Wilmington, Del., attorney who has argued religious liberty cases on behalf of the Catholic diocese there, urged the crowd to contract Congress and take other steps to make their opposition to the mandate clear. He predicted the end of Catholic hospitals and charities if the mandate stands.
"All of these (Catholic) institutions that have done good for 150 years are going to be closing because of some bureacrats in Washington," he said.


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Note: Students who reside in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries need to present a copy of the Residence Permit page.
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4. Certificate of your blood type.
As per Qatar National Immigration policy, all sponsored international students holding valid Residence Permits are required to obtain an Exit Permit in order to leave Qatar for any amount of time. All international students attending WCM-Q are sponsored by Qatar Foundation (QF) and must obtain a document (exit permit) stating that your sponsor has no objection to you leaving the country. This includes times of academic breaks, end of term, summer breaks, and weekend trips. In other words, any time sponsored students want to leave the State of Qatar for any amount of time.
It is important to note that typical objections are related to pending or unresolved financial matters such as payment of tuition and housing fees.
1. Make sure you have a zero balance of your housing & tuition fees.
***IMPORTANT: Forms must be submitted at least 10 days prior to travel date to allow for time to process your request.
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Water Resistant Metal – Very Cool!
Have you heard of the term "superhydrophobic"? Researchers at the University of Rochester in New York have come up with a new type of metal that's so water-resistant, drops of water literally BOUNCE right off of it. And they posted a pretty cool video that shows how it works.
They're hoping to use it for electronics some day, or on airplane wings to prevent them from getting covered in ice.


Above is my extremely patient friend Henoch, who carted me around the capital by bike this particular day. We had just spent the last week or so teaching art in his hometown of Bahir Dar. Here he is waiting for me while I finish picking out scarves. (I was in a timeless state of bliss with the colors.) This is the yard of the property where women come to learn to weave. They are former fuelwood carriers; this is a dangerous, thankless job. 12 hour days, bundles tied to their backs, walking through the mountains, at risk of assault, for about a dollar a day.
Below is the right half of the yard. The ladies were making and eating lunch while we were there. They shared a homemade fermented drink when we wandered over. I didn't want to be a tool and take their photos, but I snapped a shot of the building to give a feel for the place.
This is about a third of the weaving room.
This is just after we left, with obnoxious plastic bags of scarves hanging off both sides. I got excited and overdid it. Also, the shopkeeper scared me a little, so I bought more than I had planned. Lol… She wanted to be sure I bought scarves from each cubby, but I couldn't understand what she was saying. Henoch was to polite to offer a translation, but I finally got him to tell me that the woman wanted me to buy scarves from every woman that worked there. Because, fair. He had been scowling at her, telling her I could buy whatever colors I liked. Meanwhile, I was in a dream-state and being a weirdo. Poor Henoch. I think that was my very last day. Later that night, he and I and two other friends went to a fine dining restaurant. It was, LITERALLY, the best Italian food I've ever had. And probably the fanciest restaurant I've ever been to. Full disclosure: I have never been to Italy.


This is the story of four lucky individual's, all avid Genesis fans and how they got to visit The Farm Studios and listen to some 5.1 surround sound remixes….
I received an email about a week before the Genesis convention of 2006, the email was from Nick Davis, to say that a guy called Steve Puddick would be in touch with me soon about a charity raffle/auction for four lucky winners to visit The Farm Studios and for them to listen to some of the 5.1 remixes.
Steve did contact me, a phone call later revealed lots more information about a charity event put on at the Farnham Maltings with Genesis In The Cage performing and a prize being offered and won. Sadly the prize could not be taken up and so the winner offered the prize back to the charity.
Steve and Nick asked if the Genesis convention would be interested in hosting the prize and the charity, I pointed Steve in the direction of Doug Melbourne organiser of the 2006 Genesis Convention who gladly agreed that he would be happy for Steve to be there and raise money for a good cause.
On Saturday 27th May, the first day of the convention Steve and I met, where he proceeded to sell raffle tickets for a prize a trip of a lifetime. The prize being a trip to visit The Farm Studios and to listen to some remixes in 5.1 surround sound.
On Sunday 28th May with the raffle closed the four winners were announced and were each handed a letter explaining the prize and the conditions and how to contact Steve.
Roll on the morning of, Monday June 12th 2006 I left Coventry at an ungodly hour and I headed for the picture postcard village of Chiddingfold. It was there in the car park of The Crown Inn we waited for Steve Puddick. We got inside his people carrier and then we made our way to The Farm.
On arriving at the Farm Nick Davis was slightly delayed due to other commitments, though Dale Newman was able to greet the lucky winners. Dale instantly recognised me and we got chatting, I explained to him who the lucky winners were and the purpose of the visit to The Farm. At this point Nick Davis arrived and was introduced to the four winners and Steve.
The Lucky Winners and Organiser S Puddick listen intently to the surround mixes.
Dale proceeded to give the winners and the organiser Steve Puddick a guided tour of the studio reception room and control room home to the big SSL desk where upon he explained the history of the studio and how it came to be, taking the winners into each room and explaining its function and why it was built.
Dale was asked a number of questions some of which he simply couldn't answer, although he was able to show the lucky winners the soundboard tapes, and to explain the process that they have to undergo. He also mentioned that without Alan Hewitt's gig guide he would have had a nightmare of a job trying to work out which show occurred on which date at said venue etc.
The four were all quite amazed and enthralled as they listened avidly to Dale as he talked about the way the rooms each came to be as they are today and how everything had to be sound proofed and perfectly balanced for recording. Including the fact that some of the walls of The Farm are up to four feet thick in size and that the builders had used a product called Lignacite which is a concrete masonry block made up of saw dust, sand and cement to reinforce the walls within the old cow shed.
Dale took the tour through the current control room, whilst Nick and his assistant Tom, got to work. The tour continued through to a room that had a patch bay within it so that Mike could for example plug in a guitar direct to the mixing console.
Clearly visible on top of the Steinway grand piano were two guitars; one that appeared to be a black fender Stratocaster and the other, an older more prominent guitar with lots of history – this was the twin neck Microfret used on the Trick Of The Tail Tour.
Dale confessed that this Microfret had been in the barn for some time, and it was recently looked at and found not to be working. He said they were trying to rectify it, with much delight.
The tour continued into the Drum booth which is lined with Cotswold stone. Dale explained the various acoustics in the room and how to go about achieving different desired acoustic effects. The tour did "an about" turn and they ended up in the original control room, which contained lots of DAT tapes amongst items that had been used for the soundtrack to the picture gallery on the "Way We Walk" DVD.
Some of the tour stopped to take photographs, and then they proceeded back into the lounge, at this point Dale asked everyone if they fancied a tour of the equipment barn, in a rather supersonic manner back came the reply 'yes please'.
The tour then left the control room and they followed Dale into the equipment barn.
Upon walking into the equipment barn Dale explained what the mixing desk and guitars were for, his solo projects in his part of The Farm complex called " The Scrapyard 2 ".
The party of five continued into the barn with there guide Dale, at this point the lucky winners were greeted by flight cases belonging to Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford, with an odd few ones from Phil Collins and a couple of Mike and the Mechanics ones.
Within the barn, for all of those keyboard fans out there, there were four Prophet 5 synthesisers, and an infamous white Hammond organ. The mere sight of these items aroused various questions of a possible reunion with the members of Genesis using their old instruments.
Dale did not respond to any questions about any possible reunion except to say look on the official websites for news about the band, what Dale did say is that Tony Bank's home studio had been revamped and refurbished hence the keyboards coming back to The Farm.
Dale told the lucky winners about the original equipment barn, and what had happened when the band had decided to sell the old farm house. It was at this point Dale recruited four temporary crew to assist him in the movement of a king size bed mattress as this needed to be lifted on to a mezzanine floor.
After a few more questions Dale took the party back through the scrap yard, and he generously gave away copies of his 2003 album Cubed to all of the lucky winners.
The party of five were shown back into the control room of the farm, Nick introduced himself and his assistant Tom, who had gathered five chairs for the party and Nick made sure everyone was sat comfortably and he leaned over and clicked a button on the mouse to one of the computers and then Blood On The Rooftops began to play. Now bear in mind that these are the new remixes that many fans are gnashing there teeth waiting for and the lucky winners were in for a treat having a private preview.
Steve Hackett's acoustic guitar has never sounded this good before, especially during the heavier parts of this song when the lyrics and also the percussion are at there loudest, adding to this was Tony's synthesiser at its boldest, Steve's acoustic work was still perfectly audible, plus this version of the song was not lacking bass like the Definitive Edition Remaster of 1994.
The look on the parties faces were of surprise, with a whole gamut of emotions when the final notes faded there was a pregnant pause and then Nick asked anybody did they have any questions which was followed by a stunned silence. Nick suggested to the party that they swap seating positions to gain a different perspective of the next track.
Behind the lines started it was like an artic wind blasting through the room, it was after all a very hot day. This gave a fresher feel to this classic each strike on a cymbal or the high hat can be heard with such alarming clarity you'd have thought Phil was in the drum booth at The Farm. Tony's Yamaha CP70 piano can clearly be heard throughout the entire track, Along with Phil on hand percussion which sounded like a pair of Conga's.
When this track ended Nick again looked around the room to see if there were any questions and he started the next track Dancing with the Moonlit Knight.
Dear lord, Peter's voice on this was so clear that you thought he was in the vocal booth of the farm. Steve's electrifying work setting the scene, Phil's drumming and high hat work perfectly audible the grand finale part of the song "There's a fat old lady outside the saloon "was loud, powerful and clear you could hear every note, and every beat. The bass on this alone was travelling through everyone's feet.
With lots of beaming smiles, glazed eyes from memories and times past, Nick selected the final treat for the party.
Dreaming While You Sleep from the beat box/drum machine start you knew you were in for a life changing experience, All of the sound effects mysteriously hidden or occluded from our ears on the original release come to life on here, Phil's vocal effects, Tony's percussive effects on the keyboard setting the scene of a rainy night throughout the song, Mike's searing guitar and bass work, the bass pedals on this are immense.
As the final notes faded away, the party were still in awe of what they had just experienced, Nick asked again if there were any questions, back came a few one of which everyone asked was WHEN will these be released.
Nick explained that he will have finished all of the studio albums by July; he will then need to make any adjustments via recalls which should take him through to October. Nick also said he would like these items to be released soon also, but Nick did not have any idea of when and how they would be available to the public.
Nick and Tom had a busy day, and everyone said there goodbyes and thank you's on the way out I said good bye to Dale Newman, when I spotted Steve "Puddin "Jones reminiscing with him, I shook his hand and introduced myself to him. Steve was Phil's original drum technician (After Andy Mackrill) and he has risen the ranks to touring stage manager and now the role of production manager.
The lucky winners were then taken to the Chiddingfold working men's club; here they were met by Jane the club secretary who gave the winners a brief guided tour.
Hung on the wall inside was a poster of a scene that appeared in the inside of the sleeve for the album We Cant Dance, were the band look like they have attended a party and there bored and tired and miserable.
They were more than happy to recreate that very scene. Spot the difference! The venue appeared far smaller than it looked on TV.
Time was getting on; the party were then taken to The Crown Inn for lunch and drinks.
The chat flowed mainly around the event they had all just witnessed, some members of the local press appeared and they did various reports.
Graham Brookland, the community fund raiser for the Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice appeared and Steve Puddick handed over a cheque in excess of £4500 to the hospice.
Please can I advise any of the reader's kindly that the management of Genesis and the staff of The Farm studios do not appreciate unexpected visitors and if you trespass into the studio you may end up with a less than positive experience/reminder of your visit.
Since this experience Genesis have released all of these releases in the form of Double albums either SACD/CD and DVD, As well as in a collectors Box set with the years 1976 to 1982 (Blue) 1983 to 1998 (Red) and finally the period of 1970 to 1975 (Green). Head on over to the Boxset Reviews to find them.


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Compared to lead-acid batteries, lithium-ion batteries offer many advantages for users, such as fast intermediate charging, continuous performance and high energy efficiency - without costly battery changes and additional infrastructure. But whether the technology is worthwhile for the respective area of application is decided individually in each individual case. At the World of Material Handling, Christoph Englert, Product Manager Li-ION at Linde, answered the question of how Linde helps companies make the right decision.
Mr Englert, what do you usually answer to the question whether lithium-ion batteries are worthwhile?
That it depends on the individual case. And that's exactly what we're looking at with the lithium-ion calculator. It is an important element in our consulting process. As a rule, we have already shown the customer our product portfolio and a few user reports. Now it is a matter of analysing the individual situation of the customer in detail.
How does the tool work and what exactly is calculated?
We can use the computer to precisely simulate the customer's application, i.e. which vehicle, which battery and which charger is used, over how many shifts, with which breaks and when peak loads occur. The tool first shows how energy consumption is consumed during shifts and at which points charging processes are necessary. You can always see the direct comparison between lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries and whether the respective battery type and the charger are sufficient for the individual application, or whether many battery changes or long charging processes are necessary.
And how does the customer ultimately come to a decision?
For this purpose, we store the energy costs, but also the personnel costs for the battery change for lead-acid batteries and the associated water costs. A look at the total cost of ownership then shows what costs can be saved by using lithium-ion batteries.
How high are the saved costs as a rule?
If two battery changes are omitted, for example, a possible total saving could be around 7.50 euros per day. Projected to the year and with the use of, for example, three vehicles, we are already at over 7,500 euros annually, depending on the days of use.
However, the purchase costs for lithium-ion batteries are significantly higher than for lead-acid batteries. How do you answer the question about return-on-investment?
The tool comes with it. This includes the purchase costs, but also any costs for a second battery, for example, if the vehicle is to be used continuously over several shifts, as well as the maintenance costs. After high initial costs, the lower running costs are clearly noticeable. As a rule, a lithium-ion battery has already reached break-even after about three and a half years. Individual for the customer - Christoph Englert explains why the decision is easier with the help of the lithium-ion calculator!


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We estimate the potential cost of a service — but if the actual cost is more than what we've budgeted, you pay the difference...On the other hand, if we've over-budgeted for the service, we'll refund anything left over when the lease is up.Either way, you won't have to come up with large amounts of cash on the spot to cover these expenses.
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We bring you an arsenal of the best travel hacking tools, visit the best underwater hotels, bring you a great Guyana travel guide, how to be invisible on the internet, amazing photos from Japan, scare you to eat less beef, a bunch of new airline routes in 2019, kids bring happiness or not and much more for freeeeee!
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In case you missed yesterday's TBB Best of Web: Urbanization, Heroin Court, Eric Cantona Past, Bourdain Travel Tips, Texas Prisons.
Lots of new routes in here: Exciting New Flight Routes That Will Improve Your 2019 Travel Plans.
What is it with this trend lately? Getting bored above the ground or what? The Best Underwater Hotels in the World.
If you plan to travel to Guyana you must read this by Wild Junket: Guyana Travel: My Detailed Guide & Tips. That Kaieteur Falls is one of those must see places imho.
Amazing drone pics. With a white car in them: this isn't happiness.
With all the data hacks pounding us all almost every day, this is very timely! Infographic: How to Be Invisible on the Internet.
AMAZING photography! Traditional and Contemporary Japanese Culture Collides in Striking Photographs by RK.
This blog believes in science, just so you know 😉 Climate change: Where we are in seven charts and what you can do to help. Must stop eating hamburgers!
Incredible photos of cathedrals. By Marcus Brunetti: Atlas of Places.
A play by play account of how one blogger's American Airlines AAdvantage account was hacked!
I noticed the dude at Points With a Crew wrote an article at The Points Guy. And another blogger, Double Duty Daddy or something like that wrote one there too. TPG is cornering the family travel market or what? If they could only take out Million Mile Secrets…oh wait, both are owned by the same company, sad!
Looks like the Frequent Traveler University (FTU) events are going to be back under the former ownership structure (I think). I guess the sell out to another company did not work out as expected. Maybe they teach how to get around Amex rules…and then the RATs plug them too, sad!
And I leave you with this…You all have a great week!
Waving my Silver (?) medal from the sidelines, watching a white car.
Thank you for that "No Kidding" article. My wife and I are still deciding on whether we want kids and anything might away us one way or the other. Fortunately/Unfortunately, that article didn't do it for me, but it is a good point.
Any financial adviser would recommend you to NOT have kids. But then, who will pay your SS or the escalating national debt ($1T/year)? You can thank Paul Ryan for that. Yes the guy who kept talking about fiscal responsibility during the Obama years. And then gave a massive tax cut to the top 1% while providing nothing to help parents with the high costs of child care.
I wouldn't take any of it back if it meant I didn't end up with the awesome kid I have half the time. I don't spend any time thinking about what if, so I think that helps. Recently have fallen in love with geography and the idea of going to those places, so that definitely helps. Posting right now from a family room in the Tryp Times Square South, booked with wyndham points. 30k points vs $1400 makes this the best hotel points redemption I've ever made.
You've got your eye on the right prize. With that attitude, good people and happenings are just around the corner. Probably some decent redemptions too.
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I got the 100k offer a few years back (match your FF point balance) and have not been able to get it again. Any suggestions?
I got that 100k offer, times 2. Paid for the Carnival cruise we took. First and only cruise so far.
They added Singapore Airlines as a transfer partner…so it looks like the bank is in it for good. Time will tell.
Available with my links…I think, I have not checked. Please do check if anyone goes for it.
For the record, Paul Ryan should never be written in the same sentence with fiscal conservative unless it contained a "NOT"!
Yeah, both must be all in for kids. Or not. Life changes when they come. We are blessed so far with two good kids, well, one is 21 lol. Could have become financially independent way earlier if they were not around 🙂 So I could blog on weekends only…only to change mind to blog on weekdays too, woohoo!
Mommy Points is pushing hard the 25k Amex Gold card again….she says this bonus is good for her family…Lying ^%(%$#!
And Emily is just going all out holding plastic, now with pet dog pics too…smh.
Mommy Points speaks the truth. That 25k Amex card is good for her family. Just not so good for yours or mine.
Feeling a little stressed on meeting the conversion quota this month or what?
And here I am with three conversions month to date, sad lol!
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I should say $1,000 so they take me off their list, WTF!


The Fernie man accused of abducting his son and fleeing into the U.S. with him is being extradited back to Canada today.
Robert Barnett, arrested last month for abducting his son Alvin and then crossing into Montana with the child will be brought from Kalispell, Montana to the Roosville border to meet Canadian RCMP officers.
He will be arrested and will face a Justice of the Peace in Cranbrook over the next few days. He is being charged with abduction by a parent.
Barnett, who is a dual citizen of Canada and the United States, was the subject of a regional manhunt Nov. 15 after disappearing with his 3-year-old son, Alvin, from the hotel where he lived and worked in Fernie. On Nov. 16, Montana authorities issued an Amber Alert for Robert and Alvin Barnett after the two were spotted crossing into the U.S. at the Port of Roosville, north of Eureka, Mont.
He was arrested in Whitefish the next morning. Alvin was found unharmed and has been returned to Canada. He is currently in the care of the Ministry of Children and Family Development.
Following his arrest, Barnett initially refused to be voluntarily extradited back to Canada.


The saddle pad or blanket provides a bit of extra cushioning between the saddle and the horse and helps the saddle stay clean. Without a pad or blanket, a saddle will sit directly on the horse, where it will absorb sweat and pick up dirt from the horse's back. Cleaning dirt or sweat out of a saddle pad or blanket will be much easier than cleaning the fleece on the underside of a western saddle.
No pad is a substitute for a properly fitted saddle. If you and your horse are consistently having a sore back or galling issues, you probably need to try different saddles, rather than try to correct the problem with a different pad or blanket. Only very minor saddle fit issues can be compensated for with a pad.
Western saddle pads and blankets come in a wide variety of fabrics, shapes, and colors. There are even pony sizes. Here's a look at what's available and how to choose the right one for you.
The most basic western saddle blanket is a simple long piece of thickly woven fabric folded in half. These traditional saddle pads come in many colorful patterns and may have fringed or tasseled edges. You can have fun choosing one that compliments your horse's color. These blankets work well with many horses and saddles and may be all you need. They are easy to clean. Most can be tossed in the washing machine and dryer, or hung to dry.
The downside to these blankets is that on some horses, they may slide out from under the saddle. They can also bunch, which can cause sores. Because they are made of a woven fabric, they may catch burrs and seed heads. If you are riding in western pleasure classes, you might want to avoid a blanket with long fringes as this extra motion while your horse moves can give the impression of choppy gaits.
A slight variation on the traditional western blanket is a woven pad. These pads look like a woven blanket already folded. There may be padding between the top and bottom layers that absorbs shock and leather straps that help hold the pad in place. These pads may also be shaped, so they fit the contours of the horse's back better for less slippage and bunching.
Some pads may have either natural or synthetic fleece on the underside. Leather edging helps prevent wear. If the center is made of foam, it may be quite hot on your horse's back, so you may want to look for one that features a breathable type of foam or wool.
Pads, because of their thickness, may be hard to wash. Some care has to be taken to be sure that the padding in the center does not become hard over time. Natural fleece may not last as long as synthetic, and both are prone to compacting and developing hard spots. Closed-cell foam center may hold heat, while open-cell foam is cooler, but not as durable and shock absorbing.
Felt pads are not quite as popular as they used to be. Pads of felted wool have been used for centuries under saddles and packs. Made of compressed wool, these pads absorb sweat well and dissipate heat. These pads come in square and shaped designs or contoured designs for a better fit. For a horse with high withers or a dropped back, a contoured pad may be the best choice. They may feature leather reinforcement at wear points.
Neoprene pads are popular for their shock-absorbing quality. The weave of these pads is thought to keep the horse's back cooler, and they are very easy to clean, usually requiring only a quick rinsing with a hose. In addition to the neoprene, these pads can have a gel, wool, or foam center. They may be contoured and have a cut-away to prevent the pad binding against the horse's withers. Some will be rounded at the back to better fit a short backed horse like an Arabian or compact quarter horse.
Some pads will be designed to compensate for slight saddle fit problems or to provide more wither or spine clearance. Extra padding may be built into the pad, or the design may include pockets for inserts. Because the neoprene is sticky, it is less likely to slip or bunch. These pads do tend to wear faster than other types. They may also hold the heat, which could make them uncomfortable for a horse in hot weather, or when working hard.


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When we look at before and after photos of Camille Grammer through the years, it's easy to see that she's had plastic surgery. A nose job and Botox injections are the two procedures she's taken to. She had the nose job probably some time in the early 90's. This before and after photo shows that in 1986, the tip of her nose stuck out much more. Now her it was an even width from top to bottom.
It's also pretty obvious that Camille Grammer has taken to Botox. She does this in an effort to remove any visible wrinkles.
It seems like Camille Grammer is more keen to plastic surgery than her husband Kelsey.
Here's a picture of Camille Grammer around the age of 20.


Education for Self Reliance (ESR) is yet a mirage in our country even after seven decades of post-independence. It is a most disgusting thing to absorb the revelations of "Trade Economics "report that has uncovered an alarming fact that unemployment rate in India increased to 3.52 percent in 2017 from 3.51 percent in 2016. This report really exposes the malfunction of various government schemes that are aimed to eradicate unemployment.
Our education system has confined to impart only concepts instead to make the student tribe more skilled. This is promoting the number of educated without employability. So, there is a pressing need to focus on the remark of Swami Vivekananda" We must have life building, Man-making, character-making assimilation of ideas. We want that education by which character is formed, the strength of mind is increased, the intellect is expanded and by which one can stand on one's own feet". We are aware that imparting education alone cannot promote sustainable development it should be complemented with life skills, vocational skills.
It is a fallacy If any government boasts itself about the eradication of unemployment without making the larger section of people as skilled. The Human Resource Ministry should have think to revitalise the curriculum that will instill the skills in the country's generation "Y". It is really a blunder that our policymakers have ignored the potent education system The Wardha education Scheme or "Basic Education"(Nai Talim) proposed by Mahatma Gandhi (1937).
This education system had its merits over the extent education system because it will make an individual as more self-reliant with a skill. Further, the medium of instruction in basic education is mother tongue. Mahatma thought that the education an effective instrument of social transformation. In July 1937, Gandhiji wrote in the Harijan, "By education, I mean an all-round drawing out of the best in child and man-body, mind and spirit… Literacy itself is not education, I would, therefore, begin the child's education by teaching it a useful handicraft and enabling it to produce from the moment it begins its training. Thus every school can be made self-supporting, the condition begins that the state takes over the manufacture of these schools."
2. Craft centred education- that could be a 'Sanjivani' for our economy and indigenous crafts that are on the verge of extinction such as Agriculture and other cottage industries.
3.Self-supporting it is really realizing the remark of John Dewey "Education is not preparation for the life: Education is itself life" and promote the Education for Self Reliance for the life.
4. The medium of instruction is mother tongue. This will reduce the complexities of learning. We are aware that there is a phenomenal surge towards English medium both in rural and urban areas and promoting an unhealthy trend.
5. Ideal citizenship- this is the most required component because our modern education system failed to produce the same. The contemporary system is only encouraging the academic excellence which is different from societal behaviour and citizenship.
6. Flexible curriculum and free environment- Curriculum should have to reflect the basic needs of the society and should have to provide a free environment in which the students enjoy the learning.
But the curricular components are only promoting the white- collar job tendency and making the young poor of the character dignity of labour. That is the reason for the abandonment of agriculture by the rural people which is our country's prime livelihood. "I am fully convinced that the present system of education is not only wasteful but positively harmful. They would pick up evil habits.
English has created a permanent bar between the highly educated few and the uneducated many." He further said, "let us now cry a halt and concentrate on educating the child properly through manual work not as a side activity but as a prime means of intellectual activity." These words were spoken by Gandhiji at the roundtable conference in London in 1931 but we have ignored to focus on his words and unsuccessful to produce ideal citizens instead greedy and corruptive.
Of course, we can boast ourselves by citing the names of Sathya Nadella of Microsoft and Google's Sundar Pitchai but the success of individuals do not reflect a country's intellectual growth. We are well aware of that it is not possible to provide employment for all the educated youth for the state. So, there is a pressing need to transform the country's young generation as skilled to strengthen the community as well as the nation.
We should have to employ the methods with the support of technology that will rejuvenate our indigenous crafts and cottage industries. No need to stare at other nations because India is unique in topography and culturally. We should have to follow the remark of our honorable ex-president A P J Abdul Kalam "India should walk on her own –We must have our own development model".


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Iran's Mohsen Rezaee Should Face Justice
January 12, 2022 Topic: Iran Region: Americas Blog Brand: The Buzz Tags: IranNicaraguaVenezuelaJCPOATerrorismHezbollah
If Rezaee travels with impunity, Iran will seek to further push the limits, and legitimize the accused in the same way that it has done with near impunity in the nuclear file.
by Emanuele Ottolenghi Toby Dershowitz
On January 8, a Dassault Falcon 900EX executive jet (tail number EP-IGC) owned by the Iranian government took off from Tehran, heading west. Aboard the plane was an Iranian delegation traveling to Managua, the capital of Nicaragua, where the local dictator, Daniel Ortega, was to be inaugurated to his fourth term as president two days later.
But this was no ordinary delegation. At its helm was Mohsen Rezaee, the former commander-in-chief of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Tehran's current vice president for economic affairs, who helped plan the 1994 bombing of the AMIA, the Buenos Aires Jewish cultural center. It was the deadliest terrorist attack in the Western Hemisphere before 9/11, killing eighty-five people and wounding 229 others.
The victims' families have been waiting for justice for twenty-eight years. Rezaee belongs in a courtroom, not at a presidential inauguration. Countries should not welcome him; they should arrest him.
In 2007, Interpol issued a red notice issued for Rezaee for "aggravated murder and damages," after, in 2006, Argentina had issued an international arrest warrant for his role in the AMIA bombing. In 2019, Argentina also added him to its terrorist list. In 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctioned Rezaee. In 2019, Washington designated the IRGC as a foreign terrorist organization.
These developments may explain why Rezaee's plane made a circuitous journey. It first crossed the airspace of Turkey and Greece, flew over southern Italy, then Tunisia, on to Algeria, before entering Mauritania's airspace. After less than two hours on the ground, the Dassault Falcon took off again. Destination: Caracas, Venezuela. Its flight path studiously avoided the Republic of Cape Verde. From Caracas, Rezaee's plane flew to Managua, this time avoiding Colombia's airspace.
The flightpath quirks suggest that Rezaee feared that some countries would force his aircraft to land in order to arrest him. Such an occurrence would have precedents. In June 2020, Alex Saab, a Venezuelan regime crony in charge of coordinating sanctions evasion with Iran, was arrested during a technical stopover in Cape Verde while on his way to Iran. A few months later, in October 2020, Cape Verde authorities prevented the landing of an Iranian cargo plane owned by the IRGC. The airline was likely carrying weapons from Iran to Venezuela.
As we write, flight tracking websites indicate that Rezaee's executive jet is still on the runway of Managua's international airport. But his presence in Managua has become public knowledge and triggered condemnation from Argentina's government. His journey back, even without stopovers, needs to cross the sovereign airspace of numerous countries in the Caribbean and the Mediterranean. Many are U.S. allies. All are members of Interpol.
Will they deny him transit rights or force him to land so that he can be arrested and finally face his day in court? Will the United States, the only country with the leverage and means to produce such an outcome, use its diplomatic influence to ensure Rezaee's journey home never happens? Or will the Biden administration, currently entangled in a race to conclude nuclear negotiations with the clerical regime in which Rezaee serves, choose to let him go?
Iran is testing not only the will of the United States but of the international community. If Rezaee travels with impunity, Iran will seek to further push the limits, and legitimize the accused in the same way that it has done with near impunity in the nuclear file. Interpol's own credibility is at stake as well.
In previous diplomatic rounds with Tehran, Washington sacrificed principle and compromised justice, with little tangible benefit. During the run-up to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, Washington slow-rolled and mothballed investigations against Iran-backed Hezbollah's narco-trafficking and money laundering activities in Latin America, for fear of crossing Iranian negotiators. In recent months, the Biden administration has failed to enforce key sanctions against Iran and to impose meaningful military consequences for Iranian provocations against U.S. forces in the Middle East.
Criminals like Rezaee should not receive a free pass to jet set. That Nicaragua and Venezuela, two close allies of Tehran and themselves rogue regimes run by brutal dictators, are giving him carte blanche to travel is to be expected. But the United States, and those nations that might let him fly across their airspace, should make sure a wanted fugitive faces justice.
Emanuele Ottolenghi is a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), where Toby Dershowitz is senior vice president for government relations and strategy. FDD is a non-partisan, Washington-based research institute focused on national security and foreign policy. Follow them on Twitter @eottolenghi and @TobyDersh.
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The play script for THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT does not specify the ethnicity of Doris (the "pussycat"). The first production of the play cast Diana Sands, an African American woman in the role. I blogged about that production last year - Alan Alda played Felix (the "owl" of course).
Apparently this choice led subsequent casting directors to assume that the pussycat's ethnicity had to be different from the owl's - and so we see productions that opened not long after the November 1964 world premiere in New York (almost 50 years ago!) also had multi-racial casting.
Eartha Kitt played the Doris role with somebody named Russell Nype in 1966. Nype is still alive although he's 90 years old according to Wiki. Kitt died six years ago at the age of 81.
TOATP was really quite popular even before it was a movie with Barbra Streisand - obviously the movie version dropped the inter-racial aspect - and of all people, Robert Reed played the owl in the 1966 production in Philadelphia, along with somebody named Pat Suzuki - who is also alive and 83 years old.
Of course you know who Robert Reed is - he played the father on The Brady Bunch. He died in 1992 at the age of 59 - he was HIV positive at the time. Reed was gay but deeply closeted.
It's easy to see why it's a popular play - it has a solid storyline, comedy and a prostitute. And most important, only two characters, so it's pretty inexpensive to produce.
The movie version has other differences from those early productions of the play besides its pussycat being Caucasian - the play is set in San Francisco, the movie in NYC, the movie has several other characters including a friend of Doris, a friend of Felix and Felix's fiancee and future in-laws. And in the movie Doris turns out to be a porno actress in "Cycle Sluts" which Felix watches, in an hysterical scene where we don't see the movie but hear the dialog, which you can watch here - the entire movie is available free on Youtube.
The play of course has very little to do with the original poem by Edward Lear, except for using the animals to suggest character traits. In fact a selling point for the movie was the big difference - the advertising campaign proclaimed: "The Owl and the Pussycat is no longer a story (sic) for children."
The poem begins: The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea - In a beautiful pea-green boat.
Fun fact: although neither the play nor the movie has the two protagonists on a boat, my play JULIA & BUDDY, which freely admits that TOATP is its inspiration, is set on a boat in the second act.
Other fun fact - I just realized this similarity to the original poem last night.
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Party A Who Lives Beside Me Episode 15: What's Next For Our Urban Young Duo In Love?
Party A Who Lives Beside Me revolves around a rookie designer named Bai Ye Xuan, who is packed with some precious dreams.
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Party A Who Lives Beside Me Episode 15
Party A Who Lives Beside Me Episode 15 is going to be on the screens very soon. Fans out there are very eager about the same, and it can be seen clearly through all the social media platforms. The Chinese drama is doing fairly well on every ground, and there is no doubt in the fact it is going to become one of a kind very soon. It is also known with other names like "Party A Living Next To Me," "Zhu Zai Wo Ge Bi De Jia Fang," and "Jyu Joi Ngo Gaak Bik Di Gaap Fong".
Portraying the genres of romance, comedy, and drama, the C-drama has built up a strong ground; and it has raised the bar by ten times. Moreover, the genres included in the drama series are the popular ones in the Asian arena, and that has fueled the viewership crowd for the series by a lot. Undoubtedly, the show has managed to spread its popularity beyond the defined Asian arena and is doing well globally too.
Here, we shall talk about the upcoming "Party A Who Lives Beside Me episode 15" and tell you all the needed details about the same. Therefore, let's have a quick look inside.
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Party A Who Lives Beside Me Episode 15 will be released on December 11, 2021, at 5:30 PM. The viewers out there are all eager to know the next events in the drama series, and they are already packing up social media platforms with their theories and assumptions. Well, the wait is about to be soon over, and we will know what will happen next.
Directed by Sha Wei Qi, the Chinese drama has crossed the threshold of its home country; and now has become immensely popular all over the Asian entertainment arena. It has won several hearts with its lightweight and engaging content, and every new episode has managed to have a good grip on the audience out there.
To go a bit back in time, the first episode of the drama aired on November 27, 2021, and if the regular release scheduled is followed without any kind of delay, then the final episode shall be released on December 19, 2021. Talking about the ratings and reviews of the show, then the viewers of the series have left behind all the positive comments, which are really encouraging for everyone.
If you haven't already seen the show, then do go and add it to your watchlist.
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Mango TV is the original distributor of the show, and if you are a domestic audience, then you can definitely catch up on the episodes through the network.
Moreover, you can also catch up on the show through platforms like MGTV Drama Channel, where you can watch the show for free with subtitles, or you can go for the subscription-based MGTV. You can easily select the subscription plan through its main website according to your needs and priorities.
Party A Who Lives Beside Me has a total of 24 episodes, and each has a running time of 45 minutes.
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The plot of the show has built up a strong base for its success, and it won't be wrong to say that it is doing a pretty good job in the same. The workplace romance drama series revolves around a rookie designer named Bai Ye Xuan, who is packed with some precious dreams. She discovers that her neighbor is an arrogant Party A. Her encounters with Li Ze Nan continue to grow more messed up, and their endless bickering is cute and funny at the same time.
With time we discover that Li Ze Nan is none other than Party A, who has made Bai Ye Xuan's life pretty messed up. Gradually, they develop a brewing romance between them; and together, they learn to lean on each other for comfort and overcome a workplace crisis together.
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Dippers In The Infield: The Story Of Baseball And Tobacco
On baseball diamonds across America, there are few icons as recognizable as the round imprint of a can of smokeless tobacco in players' back pockets.
Since the game's origins in the late 1800s, smokeless tobacco has helped mold America's pastime with every pitch and every dip. Though regulations of the past few years have curbed the influence of tobacco on the game and its players, the legacy continues with tobacco alternatives such as Black Buffalo.
With the same taste, texture and nicotine you love, we're aiming to help baseball ditch the tobacco and keep the ritual that's been rooted in the sport for all these years.
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If you've grown up on the diamonds like one of our founders, JD (pictured below, may or may not be dipping), you know what it's like to throw in a lip as you run out onto the field — it's more than just falling in line with your teammates and the greats, it's a part of the game, and it has been since the late 1800s.
When the infield dust dehydrated them, early players packed some chew to spur saliva production. When outfielders first began wearing gloves in the 1870s and '80s, they kept the leather taut with tobacco spit. When pitchers wanted to spice up their game in the early 1900s, they hocked a glob to hurl the infamous spitball.
Though many players chased pop-flies with a cigarette between their lips, most thought smoking would interfere too much with their stamina — and Big Tobacco leapt at the opportunity to partner with America's new rising legends.
A Home Run for Big Tobacco
It didn't take long for Big Tobacco to become synonymous with the country's beloved sport. From the umpires to the coaches to the players and the announcers, tobacco emerged as baseball's favorite vice, so much so that fans recognized teams by their tobacco sponsors.
First baseman Lou Gehrig endorsed Camel cigarettes, power hitter Babe Ruth partnered with White Owl cigars, and free samples of smokeless from every brand flooded the bullpens and clubhouses. In every picture of the greats, their cheeks burst with a recognizable wad of tobacco.
In 1909, the American Tobacco Company began production of its famous tobacco cards, which featured over 500 Major Leaguers and were highly coveted by fans of all ages. When they thought "baseball," the country couldn't help but taste the reputed tobacco in their own lips, and soon players in the minors, high schools, and local sandlots chewed like the majors whenever they stormed the field.
Controversy Strikes
As great as baseball was for helping market Big Tobacco's products, it created a dynamic that ultimately needed to be dealt with. After decades of unofficial alignment with Major League Baseball, the carcinogens in traditional smokeless tobacco were cited in many high profile cases. Power users of smokeless tobacco such as Babe Ruth, Brett Butler, and Bill Tuttle were all diagnosed with some form of oral cancer. Most notably, legendary hitter Tony Gwynn passed away from the disease in 2014. His family reacted with a lawsuit against Big Tobacco, which contributed to an ongoing debate about the appropriateness of smokeless tobacco use in Major League Baseball.
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Beginning in 2016, Major League Baseball placed a ban on tobacco use in the minors and for new Major Leaguers, and also prohibited all players from appearing on camera, during interviews, or in front of fans with any sort of tobacco visible — including a lip of dip.
"I'm into personal freedoms," said Chicago Cubs Manager Joe Maddon on the ban. "I'm not into over-legislating the human race. Educate the masses and let everybody make their own decision."
To respect the ban and maintain a semblance of the ritual its players knew and loved, the MLB hired a specialist to help players quit tobacco, including the use of nicotine patches and gums, as well as inferior smokeless tobacco substitutes (which shall remain nameless). Given a choice, we know our Minor and Major League buddies would rather be dipping something as close to the real thing as possible.
Black Buffalo's journey began in part on the baseball diamonds and led us all the way here to you. As a first step toward building awareness of our products among professional ballplayers, we're proud to be partnered with and sponsoring the Midland Rockhounds for the 2018 season. Baseball America's 2017 Minor League Team of the Year and 4-time Texas League Champions, the Rockhounds are a force to be reckoned with, just like Black Buffalo.
Dipping and baseball go hand in hand like whiskey and (anything). As much as we respect and honor the legacy that existed for decades before us, we agree with the MLB that it was time for change. We created Black Buffalo so our badass consumers and Major League baseball players alike don't have to compromise when it comes to dip. It's Opening Day for the MLB — ditch the tobacco and keep the ritual with Black Buffalo.
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First came the trouser press, and now the iPad concierge. Why do hotels insist on confounding us with useless gadgetry?
Like most people too old to name any member of One Direction, I am uncomfortable with social networks. Take LinkedIn, a site whose main function seems to be to facilitate professional stalking. It is a rare day that my inbox is not bulging with emails inviting me to become synergistically entwined with a middle-management type in Baltimore or the CEO of a sardine cannery in Dubrovnik.
I found myself thinking of these random outreaches recently when I received an email from a stranger offering me a heat massage. By stranger, I mean a representative of a hotel I had booked to stay at later that month. She had noticed, she informed me, that I was due to check in late after a long flight and wondered if she might help me unwind by covering my body with scalding stones in the comfort of my room.
A week later, my smartphone buzzed with an email from a stranger offering to share details of his favorite Parisian whiskey bars. The offer, it turned out, was from another employee of the same establishment.
When I mentioned these intrusions to a friend who works in hospitality, she was not remotely surprised. Apparently, sending electronic missives is only one way hotels are trying to connect with millennials who never look up from their communication devices. This year, she assured me, will mark the beginning of the end of the room key—and possibly the reception area—as guests check in and unlock their doors by waving their smartphones about.
Across the world, hotels are becoming digitized and automated. Soon, our concierge will be an app, our chambermaid a robot and our sightseeing guide an Oculus Rift. If we do happen to make eye contact with an actual human being during our stay, it'll probably be via Skype.
As for the reasoning behind this: Who knows? By my reckoning, there has not been a single positive technological innovation in hotels since the introduction of the passenger elevator in the mid-19th century. All the same, hotels have insisted on introducing a succession of useless gadgets, ranging from the trouser press to the bathroom telephone. A phone in the WC? What kind of emergency are they envisioning?
And things are only getting worse. Today, hotel guests are routinely confronted by coffee machines that look like modern art, showers with more settings than a space shuttle and flatscreen TVs embedded in vanity mirrors.
Even the most basic of human activities has been rendered impenetrable by hotels' efforts to impress us with their forward thinking. There can hardly be a single one of us who hasn't, at some point, stood blinking in our underwear trying to turn on the lights while the blinds open and close over and over again. As for why we are subjected to these trials—this is a question that can be answered only by hospitality experts, and then presumably only via Twitter.
Of all these developments, it's the eradication of human contact that troubles me the most. Until now, we've taken it for granted that picking up a hotel phone (bedside or bathroom) will result in a friendly and accommodating voice on the other end. This, surely, is what hotel marketing departments should be making noise about, rather than the fact that they have a special app that allows us to order from the pillow menu three weeks in advance.
In my opinion, hotels should actually confiscate our electronic devices when we check in, rather than reminding us to take them to the spa—to stow in a locker that requires safecracker skills to get into—just so we can operate the elevator afterward. In fact, I'm going to make a point of suggesting this to the general manager of the next establishment I stay in—as soon as I've friended him on Facebook.
London-based editor and writer Boyd Farrow would like to point out that he is not a complete Luddite and actually enjoys those spinning shoeshine machines hotels sometimes provide.