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Pak to release Abhinandan tomorrow as a peace gesture. Indian pressure n global diplomatic efforts finally succeed.
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Pakistan to release braveheart Abhinandan tomorrow/ Says it's a peace gesture
According to the latest news reports, the Pakistan PM Imran Khan has assured India that it will hand over the captured wing commander of Indian Air Force, pilot of MIG 16 that destroyed the Pakistan F 16 to India as a gesture of peace between India n Pakistan.
As per the news pouring in, addressing the special session of Pakistan parliament convened to discuss the escalating tensions between both the countries, Imran Khan said that its a peace gesture from Pakistan to India for the de escalation of war between both the countries as the consequences of the war would be highly fatal.
India has been constantly pressurising Pakistan to hand over the Indian Pilot who landed in the Pakistan territory yesterday when the MIG 16 he was piloting got crashed in the aeriel engagement with the Pak's F 16 at 10.35 AM when India's two Sukhoi n the MIG 16 chased the Pak's 12 war fighters inside the Pak territory after they tried to unsuccessfuly bomb the Indian military installations on the Indian side breaching our LOC in Kashmir n Pathan Kot etc.
In two messages on Pakistan Television Pakistan's cricketer turned prime minister Imran Khan had said that better sense should prevail between India n Pakistan as any sort of miscalculation between Pakistan n India would lead us to no where except destruction.
He accepted for talks on Pulwama tragedy n said that Pakistan is ready for any enquiry on terrorist acts as it would not like its land to be used for terror or terror related activities.
India had rejected the Pak's proposal saying that until or unless it does not wipe out terrorists n terror sanctuaries from its land creating bloodshed n havoc in India n stringently punish n hand over the murdurers of Uri, Pulwama n Mumbai attacks to them to bring them to due justice India can't rely on it's any assurance as the neighbouring country has always been lying repeatedly but not giving up patronising n abetting the JEM n LET terrorists who had let loose terror n bloodshed in strife torn Kashmir.
After the capture of the India pilot n breach of our LOC targetting Indian military installations India has summoned the deputy Pak High Commissioner to South Block n registered India's strongest protest demanding immediate release of the captured Indian Air force Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthanam and giving him the best possible treatment ensuring his safety.
Meanwhile the three defence forces chief are expected to address the media in the evening. The prime minister Narendra Modi has already accorded full discreation/ freedom to the three chiefs of the defence forces to act freely agaist the recent misadventures of Pakistan who had met him yesterday to apprise the prime minister of the full preparedness of the three defence forces as well as the downing of the Pakistan's F16 after the latter's failed misadventure against India .
Today India has accused Pakistan of creating an atmosphere of mass war hysteria and has specificall n emphatically asked Pakistan authorities to release the captured pilot who has not committed any criminal act .
The government had asked Pak government to release him forthwith honouring the Geneva conventions. In addition to this India has also handed over a dossier to the Pakistan High Commissioner with details of terrorists n terror organisations running freely in Pakistan asking the Pak govt to close them forthwith n hand over the main culprit of the Pulwama genocide JEM chief Azhar Masood to India in order to bring him to justice.
It may be recalled that there is tremendous pressure from the international community on Pakistan as the whole world knows how openly, unambiguously and shamlessly it's involved in disruptive terror activities creating havoc to peace in Asia n the world. The Twin Tower attack, Mumbai attack, Uri attack, Pulwama attack n scores of such life taking misadventures in strife torn Kashmir have outrightly exposed Pakistan as no country of the globe wants terrorism to flourish.
The United Nations is already seized of the matter. The US had already stopped the 240 million aid to Pakistan n US president Donald Trump has literally scolded Pakistan to mend its ways n wipe out terrorism n terror sanctuaries from its land but of no avail.
Today Pakistan has been completely isolated internationally n therefore Imran Khan n Pak's military n ISI have no option but to release Indian Pilot forthwith n offer peace gestures. It also knows that angering India would lead it to nowhere as Pakistan has always lost all wars fought with India till now right from 1947 to 1999 with getting divided vertically in 1971.
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Sunil Negi hails from Uttarakhand and is a veteran journalist and author. He is a prolific writer and has carved a name for himself in the media world. He received the 'Golden Achiever Award' in the '90th AIAC Excellence Awards 2019' for his book ''Havoc in Heaven'' based on the tragedy that struck Uttarakhand in which thousands of people lost their lives. He is also the President of Uttarakhand Journalists Forum and majorly writes on Politics, Current Affairs, and Social Issues.
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It was finally a permanent goodbye to the former Congress turned BJP lawmaker from Khanpur, Haridwar, Uttarakhand after so much of hullaballoo in the political and media circles over his unethical and derogatory remarks against Uttarakhand. He was seen openly dancing and consuming liquor holding three pistols and a carbine in a video that went viral.
Yes, we are talking here about the landlord of Landaur and muscle man of Khanpur, MLA Kunwar Pranav Singh Champion who'd been expelled from Bhartiya Janata Party for six years.
In an expulsion letter served to him today with the date of 17th July, the BJP's national general secretary Arun Singh has said that taking into account the indiscipline of the MLA from Khanpur, Kunwar Pranav Singh Champion, the BJP is suspending him from the primary membership of the party for six years.
The decision is being executed forthwith said the letter. The copies of this expulsion letter have been sent to the national president of BJP, Uttarakhand state BJP president, president national executive and to the national general secretary, in charge of Uttarakhand BJP.
Kunwar Pranav Singh Champion had joined the BJP from Congress in 2017 along with 11 MLAs after having differences with Harish Rawat, the then chief minister of Uttarakhand. He had been in usual controversies sometimes even for illegal firing from his pistol publicly. He is also responsible for uploading videos on social media while enjoying the dances on Bollywood numbers and for brandishing pistols as well including using unethical and unparliamentary comments against Uttarakhand and its people, thus bringing immense disrepute to the saffron party.
The Congress and even the BJP leaders and lawmakers from Uttarakhand were badly annoyed with his misconduct and unethical behavior and had demanded his expulsion from the party after the controversial video was repeatedly telecast in the national and regional media.
There were lots of foes of Champion even in BJP Uttarakhand as more or less every lawmaker, even ministers were allegedly scared of him.
Maneater of Uttrakhand on a prowl for human lives
The horrific incidents of maneater killings in the various districts of Uttarakhand are on the rise.
There is little that the forest department can do in this regard as the tigers and maneater leopards are in search of human flesh in view of the dearth of animal prey in the jungles of Uttarakhand.
Newsviewsnetwork has consistently highlighted these incidents of carnivorous animals like those of tigers, leopards and cheetah attacks on human beings.
Till now hundreds of children, women and senior citizens have fallen prey to these predators.
In Uttarakhand, the situation is so scary that in some parts of Garhwal and Kumon division people do not venture out of their house after 6 PM for the fear of maneaters.
There have been incidents when these predators have grabbed children by entering their houses and killing them brutally, especially on roadsides and in the houses near the forest areas.
In one such fresh incident, two days ago Sohan Singh Chouhan son of Virendra Singh Chouhan working in the plain range area of Lansdowne division of Kalagarh Tiger Reserve in Pauri Garhwal Uttarakhand has been brutally killed. His mutilated body was recovered after twelve hours.
He was just 23 years old and was the resident of Sindhikhal, Lansdowne.
According to CNE via information given by the forest officer of Lansdowne Forest division Indresh Upadhyay, the deceased Sohan Singh Gusain was on usual patrolling of the jungle.
While passing through Tatapani area in the dense forest a leopard pounced on him and dragged his body several meters away mutilating it badly leading to his death.
Since the jungle was quite dense it took 12 hours for the forest authorities to trace his badly mutilated dead body.
The body was handed over to the bereaved parents of late Sohan Singh Chouhan. There is an atmosphere of terror all around as this maneater leopard has now become a direct threat to the lives of the nearby residents.
These horrific incidents of maneater killings in the various districts of Uttarakhand are on the rise and something soon needs to be done by the Forest officials to check this menace.
Uttarakhand and Goa liberation movement leader Sharma remembered on his 25th anniversary
Uttarakhand BJP chief and MP Ajay Bhatt paying his richest tributes to late S. C. Sharma at Uttarakhand Sadan in New Delhi
The president of Uttarakhand state unit of Bhartiya Janata Party and MP from Nainital Ajay Bhatt has lauded the contribution of renowned dedicated leader and activist of separate Uttarakhand and Goa liberation movements late S. C. Sharma and said that he was a pioneer, a leader, and a committed activist because of whom and thousands of others, the protracted demand for the separate state of Uttarakhand could be realized on 9th November 2000. Late S. C. Sharma belonged to Uttarakhand.f
Calling the legendary Uttarakhand and Goa liberation movement leader late S. C. Sharma as the veteran signatory leading to the realization of these long pending demands BJP leader and MP Ajay Bhatt assured the audience that his party's government would not sit idle till the dreams and aspirations of separate Uttarakhand movement activists are fulfilled to the core.
The BJP state president Ajay Bhatt was addressing an impressive gathering at Uttarakhand Sadan to commemorate the 25th anniversary of late S. C. Sharma.
The general secretary of All India Congress Committee and former chief minister of Uttarakhand Harish Rawat termed Sharma's role and contribution in Uttarakhand movement as most significant and unforgettable.
He added that legendary figure of Uttarakhand late Suresh Sharma had dedicated his entire life for a separate Uttarakhand state and played a pivotal role as one of the front line leaders of the movement during the eighties and earlier. His contribution in the struggle for a separate Uttarakhand was unparalleled added Harish Rawat.
The former minister of the state and Uttarakhand movement activist Dhirendra Pratap while paying his rich tributes to the doyen of separate Uttarakhand movement Suresh Sharma, his late father, said that he had never compromised with power and positions and relentlessly struggled for the noble cause of a separate Uttarakhand state. SC Sharma also fought for various peoples' issues and rights.
Dhirendra Pratap lauded the dedication and relentless struggle of Suresh Sharma and said that he along with several other Uttarakhand activists had courted arrest in 1978 at Boat Club who were later imprisoned in Tihar Jail for several days.
It was because of Sharma's immense contribution to the separate hill state that the union government was compelled to grant statehood on 9th November 2000, added Mr. Pratap in his impressive speech.
The commemoration ceremony of legendary Uttarakhand leader and activist of Goa liberation movement late Suresh Sharma was chaired by one of the leading activists' of Uttarakhand movement Shashi Bhushan Khanduri.
The meeting was ably conducted by senior journalist Avtar Negi. Prominent amongst those who addressed this meeting in honor of late S. C. Sharma were the secretary of AICC B. P. Singh, General Secretary of Uttarakhand Congress Vijay Saraswat, Dr. Vinod Bacheti, Ram Kumar Walia, Yudhvir Singh, Jitendra Gaur, Ishwar Rawat, Professor Pratap Singh Negi, Haripal Rawat, and others.
A large number of Uttarakhand movement activists participated in the commemoration ceremony along with intellectuals and party activists across ideological boundaries.
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The crime rate in the hilly state of Uttarakhand has been on an upward swing despite several claims by the state government of enhancing the police budget and therefore the subsequent improvement in the crime graph.
The most worrisome fact is that the cases of women rapes, murders, dowry deaths, and immolations are on the rise and adolescents too are the regular victims of these obnoxious rapes.
Citing one of such tragedies which people of the state are fully aware is the stalking of an 18-year Pauri girl and her subsequent immolation in broad daylight. A number of such shameful incidents has happened in Kotdwar, Satpuli, Pauri, Haldwani, Pithoragarh and Chamoli districts etc last year.
Several incidents of women assaults and harassment are not reported in the interior villages due to social stigma and the fear of criminals.
There are also no definite or authentic figures available if one asks for the crime statistics.
Yesterday the brutal and obnoxious rape of a mere five-year-old girl and subsequently viciously injuring her came to light in Raiwaala, Dehradun – the capital city of Uttarakhand state.
The rapist fled from the crime scene after raping and injuring the innocent girl who is in an extremely critical condition.
The incident occurred yesterday under the Raiwala police station's jurisdiction in Haripurkalan area.
According to sources, the police have got the severely injured child rape victim admitted in a government hospital of Haridwar and are on the lookout for the culprit, who is still at large.
There is tension all around and the local residents are extremely furious. This incident has once again put the spotlight on the rising crimes against girl child and women in Uttarakhand.
According to a report in TOI last year, a look at the FIRs registered in the police stations across Uttarakhand, tells us that on an average there are about eight cases of crime reported in the state every day.
What is more worrisome is the fact that the cases of dowry-related deaths and rapes reported in 2018 have doubled from the previous year, while cases of molestations have also doubled compared to 2017.
As per TOI, data assessed from the police department from January to October 31, 2018 – 2,498 cases of crime were registered against women.
While during the first ten months of 2017, 2045 cases of women related crimes were registered in various police stations, in 2016 this figure was less than 2000 i.e. with 1745 cases.
As per the TOI report of 2018, the incidents of rapes increased to 438 while in 2017 the rape count was 237 and this figure was even less in the preceding year i.e. 2016 when 278 cases were registered.
In 2018 a 14 year mute and deaf girl was raped who also gave birth to the child while in Dehradun a 15-year-old student was raped by her seniors resulting in shock and sensation all around.
According to a news report, Haridwar and Dehradun are the worst criminally affected districts in terms of rape cases with Haridwar reporting 132 rapes cases followed by Dehradun with 110 cases in 2018.
Similarly, the incidents of molestation are also on the rise across the state as per police records showing 67 cases of molestations in 2018 which has increased from 29 in the year 2017.
According to recent information, in 2019-20 the Uttarakhand government has allocated 4.2% of its budget for the expenditure in the police which is considered to be the highest than the allocations in other states (3.9%) in 2018-19.
The point is mere allocation of the budget is not enough as the state police machinery from top to bottom will have to be more vigilant and action-oriented in curbing the rising crime graph across Uttarakhand, especially ensuring the safety and security of women considered to be the most vulnerable lot of the society.
It's a common saying that Uttarakhand has become a safe haven for outside and domestic criminals.
The efficient police of this hilly state will have to use its acumen and intelligence to crush the criminals and rapists who are nothing but parasites on our society.
The chief minister of Uttarakhand Trivendra Singh Rawat had last year assured that his government will soon bring legislation to award death penalty to the rapists of the minor girls but what nothing has happened regarding this.
Speaker of Karnataka Vidhan Saudha
The Karnataka political turmoil seems to have reached to a conclusion for the time being as both the warring parties, the Congress JD( U) combine and the BJP have agreed to a proposal for calling the floor test on Thursday at Bengaluru Vidhana Soudha to finally decide which political party commands the requisite majority to form the government in the southern state.
The former chief minister and BJP leader Yaduruppa had met the speaker and had requested him to call the house for floor test at the earliest but the latter had turned it down as the apex court's decision of the Karnataka impasse is to be delivered tomorrow evening.
Meanwhile, emerging out of the political affairs committee meeting, the former Congress CM of Karnataka and CLP leader Sidharamaih revealed that after discussions with the Congress JD ( S) combine as well as the BJP the speaker has fixed Thursday for the floor test in the Karnataka Vidhana Soudha.
There will be a detailed debate in the house and the voting will take place thereafter.
This means that now both the Congress JD ( S) alliance and the BJP are quite eager to derive maximum advantage from the impending political crisis and for this, they have three days with them.
Political observers say the ruling coalition leaders will do their best to woo the annoyed dissidents during these 72 precious hours.
However, it remains to be seen whether the obstinate dissidents, now in all 17 in numbers will fall into the Congress JD( S) trap?
It may be recalled that all the dissident lawmakers of Congress and JD(S) are still holed up in a Hotel in Mumbai and are still adamant over resigning from their respective seats. Further, they want to extend their undisputed support to BJP.
They have also lodged a complaint with the highest police authority of Mumbai to provide them adequate security as they fear for their life.
They have also asked the police authorities to not allow any political leader of Mumbai or Karnataka visit them in the hotel as their decision to resign and thereafter also support the BJP is final.
It may be recalled that at the first instance about 14 to 15 MLAs of the Congress and JD( S) had submitted their resignation letters to the speaker followed by two independent and three Congress lawmakers.
This had led to the reduction of the JD(S) Congress strength from earlier 118 to 101 while the BJP's strength increased to 107 after the support of the two independents.
According to political analysts if the ruling coalition succeeds to persuade a minimum of six of its MLAs if not all, it would still be in a comfortable position to save their government. As for sure one vote of the speaker in the event of a tie would go in their favour.
However, the Karnataka crisis has further aggravated and all eyes are now fixated on tomorrow's apex court judgement as well as the floor test on Thursday. For now, the Supreme Court has directed the speaker to maintain the status quo.
It was the day when the five outstanding women of Uttarakhand who had contributed their best in various fields were honored in the Fourth Women Summit Awards. This award was started in the year 2014 by a Hindi newspaper published from Delhi and Dehradun namely SHAIL SAVERA.
The event was held under the aegis of the Fourth Uttarakhand Women Summit Awards, bestowed awards on the five outstanding women for their distinguished services and contribution in the field of science, medicine, research and writing and for preserving the cultural heritage of Uttarakhand.
The event jointly sponsored by the Gas Authority of India Limited, ONGC, Air India and PFC was attended by a good number of women and intellectuals representing the fields os journalism, research, literature, culture and social at Hotel Park, New Delhi.
The five outstanding women of Uttarakhand in Delhi bestowed with Uttarakhand Women Summit Awards were Dr. Minakshi Sundriyal, a Spanish linguist from prestigious Jawahar Nehru University, Dr. Arpana Nautiyal, biodiversity professor in Delhi University, Dr. Nalini Tolia, gynecologist working in Lady Hardinge hospital, New Delhi, Dr. Hema Uniyal, for her outstanding research work and authoring two editions Manaskhand, Kedarkhand Jaunsaar Baawar and its analysis and Sunita Belwal, renowned singer of Garhwal, Uttarakhand.
The awardees, later on, gave the description of their valuable contribution to the society in their respective fields amid cheers and clappings from the audience.
In between the award presentation ceremony, renowned Uttarakhandi singers Sunita Belwal, Chandrakant Sharma, Mahendra Rawat, Riya Bhatt, Sumitra Kishore, and several others presented their songs in Garhwali, Kumaoni and Hindi languages enthralling the audience with their melodious voice.
The program was beautifully anchored by Vijay Laxmi and actor Kusum Chouhan while the chief organizer of the event R. P. Dhyani conveyed the vote of thanks in the end.
State BJP president and MP speaking to reporters in Haldwani opposing the opening of liquor plant at religious township Devprayag, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand
The present government of Uttarakhand is in the midst of controversy for opening a liquor manufacturing plant in the religious township Devprayag, the main confluence point of two rivers Bhagirathi and Alaknanda in Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand.
Devprayag possesses tremendous spiritual and religious sanctity from these points of view, especially, it being the main confluence area of two pious rivers emanating from Gangotri glaciers and finally forming the pious Ganges.
Uttarakhand is the abode of Gods having four most sacred ancient shrines viz Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath, and Devprayag town being the central point which gives passage to tourists and pilgrims from all over the country. Visiting these four important religious shrines hold tremendous spiritual and religious sanctity. The people feel that the opening of the liquor factory will vitiate the holy environment of this peaceful spiritual township.
The government of Uttarakhand has opened a liquor factory here producing its own liquor brand called Hill Top to be supplied to all the official liquor vends in the entire state to earn handsome revenue as the state's financial deficit is growing by the day having crossed 45000 crores by now which was merely 6000 crores or less when the state was formed.
There is strong opposition by the local populace to the opening of the liquor factory of this domestic brand at the Deprayag religious township, which will otherwise vitiate its otherwise pious tranquil environment.
It has been learned that after the Hill Top whiskey brand being produced by the Devprayag liquor plant is now also available in the market. The controversy has further aggravated as the opposition and protests in media continue to grow.
People are questioning the credibility and integrity of the government which majorly believes in the Hindu way of life.
Therefore the emphasis on selling liquor on a massive scale to bridge its financial deficit than banking on other alternative mediums like through the promotion of tourism, improving the condition of agriculture, encouraging industrialization, etc is not in sync with their ideology.
The government is emphasizing on liquor sale in the state on a wide scale to generate maximum revenue irrespective of the fact that hundreds of thousands of poor families will get affected, liquor addicts will die of liver-related diseases due to excessive liquor consumption and the socio-cultural structure and fabric of the society will be wrecked.
Even the Uttarakhand BJP chief and a newly elected member of parliament from Nainital Ajay Bhatt has expressed his reservation on the opening of the liquor plant in Devprayag. He has questioned that while in the opposition the entire BJP had opposed the Denis brand allegedly introduced by the then Congress government at the cost of another prestigious brand, then how can our government do the same while in power?
Ajay Bhatt stated he does not know as to when this liquor plant was opened. The idea would have been to give employment to the locals. Even then he will take up this issue with the chief minister Trivendra Rawat in this context.
It may be recalled that the government of Uttarakhand's excise department considers the widespread selling of liquor in the hills as its main and major source of income as it generates Rs. 2300 crores annually through massive liquor sales.
The BJP government of Uttarakhand had been extremely liberal in selling liquor in Uttarakhand as it considers it to be as a big revenue source of more than 2 thousand crores annually.
Liquor was also supplied through the mobile vans in the interiors where protests led to the closure of authorized liquor shops.
The government has allowed the sale of liquor even in grocery shops having an annual turnover of Rs. 50 lakhs.
The licence fee has been fixed at Rs. 5 lakhs to procure the liquor licence for the grocery shops.
Even in twenty room capacity hotels with Rs. five lakh licence fee, liquor shops have been allowed by the excise department.
According to the website of the excise department, the Excise department of Uttarakhand is the second largest revenue contributor to the state government.
As per its website, the department has the challenging objective of automating the alcohol supply chain management system in the whole of Uttarakhand in real time and also to increase the revenue collection of the department.
As per sources, the liquor vendors charge 10 to 20 rupees extra on every single sale without even receipts and the quality of the majority of these brands are allegedly below standard as compared to the liquor of Delhi.


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Popping into Portsmouth
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On the afternoon of 19 April I made a half day trip to Portsmouth with my landlord. It was a spur of the moment thing so there was no real itinerary or end destination. I did however want to at least see HMS Warrior and HMS Victory if possible. Anything else would be a bonus. The weather was sunny, but extremely windy in Porstmouth, so much so that some of my images were at crazy angles as I tried to take pics.
First vessel on view as HMS Warrior, and she is magnificent. We did not have the time to go on board any of the attractions, but some quick pics will do for this post. She is much bigger than I expected and is really a unique vessel in so many ways.
Dominating the skyline of Portsmouth is the Spinnaker Tower and of course the buildings that form the Historic Naval Dockyard predate it by many years. There are quite a lot of really beautiful old buildings in the city, but time was not on my hands to explore any of them.
At the Historic Dockyard is the long lived HMS Victory, much to my dismay her upper masts and spars had been removed. This venerable old lady is really worth seeing because she is a unique vessel, and in a class all of her own. Over 250 years old, she still looks as good as when she was built. The removal of the yards and spars have to do with her ongoing restoration, and hopefully in a few years she will get them back.
Close to the Victory is the Monitor M33, a 1915 vintage vessel that is neither glamorous, or as famous as the wooden wall close by. (At the time of writing this post she was not open to the public, but she has since been undergoing preservation so that she can finally be opened).
Behind her lay modern warships of the Royal Navy, and I had to wonder what it must have been like here during the World Wars. The drydocks and inner basins would have been occupied that's for certain.
There was a lot of ferry traffic about too, with vessels destined for the Isle of Wight, the continent, and other ports close by. Strangely enough there were none to Southampton.
We then headed to Southsea to have a look at the hovercraft that goes across to Ryde. It was not in yet so I took a look at the surging waves and the shingle beach. The wind was still blowing a gale and it was decided unpleasant.
While we waited a cross channel ferry came past and we decided to go take a closer look at the Portsmouth Naval Memorial. How many ships have passed down this channel? If only the sea could talk.
The Memorial is a magnificent structure, but again it is just so difficult to photograph because of its sheer sze and the number of plaques on its walls with 24600 identified casualties listed there. I would like to revisit the Memorial and rephotograph it.
By this time the hovercraft had made an appearance and I headed towards its "landing pad" as it beached itself.
By the time I got to the pad it was almost ready to leave, and inflating its skirts it turned and charged down the beach, hitting the water in a burst of spray, which was then flung straight at me as it headed off once again. I was drenched, but it was worth it!
Then it was time to go home again, we wanted to head out and have a look at the forts on a hill protecting Portsmouth so headed out there. The view was spectacular, but the glare did make it difficult to take photographs. These images are all 1500 pixels wide
Then we headed off for home. The weather was starting to get odd, and the artillery museum at Fort Nelson was closing so there was no real need to stay any longer. Portsmouth is on my list for a day trip, but first I must get to Isle of Wight. But even before that, we had to get home.
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Q: HTML div tag positioning with CSS I have created a form, which needs to be made more mobile friendly, I've managed to do it with the CSS, but it involves a lot of @media (max-width: ;) scenarios with the CSS.
On part of the form, I have a checkbox, with a help-tip next to it, when I scale the screen down, the help-tip moves closer to the left side of the screen, because it's using the left side of body to determine where on the screen it should be which means as the screen shrinks, the help-tip eventually overlaps the text. Is there a way to get the div that the help-tip is under, to use the div from the checkbox as it's distance calculator instead of the left side of the body? - so it stays a constant distance from the end of the checkbox rather than overlapping it.
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(New York, N.Y.): Atreyu, one of the most prominent bands of the '00s American metal scene, exited a period of self-imposed dormancy in 2014 to the delight of fans. They played several shows. They released a brand new song, "So Others May Live," which became an instant social media trending topic. The song touched on an important topical issue—what veterans who serve our country feel and experience upon returning home from duty. The song's heartfelt subject was matched by its musical heft.
They will release a 7″ featuring both "So Others May Live" and the brand new track "When the Day Is Done." These are the first new Atreyu songs to surface in years.
As for the video? The clip truly captures the electrifying essence and vibe that is always present at an Atreyu concert, due to the exchange of energy between the band and its dedicated fans. It also puts the viewer front and center, as though you were pressed up against the barrier after taking a whirl in the pit.
AP recently got the exclusive scoop from frontman Alex Varkatzas about the recording process for the new album. Read about the progress and where the album fits in the Atreyu catalog here.


Beetroot soup recipe with step by step photos. Sharing a very healthy, delicious and absolutely comforting soup recipe with beets and almonds.
Beetroot soup recipe with almonds for extra texture, taste and nutrition. I have been making beetroot soup since many years, usually whenever I make beets soup we used to feel the raw flavor and taste of beets overpowering, so this time I thought of tweaking the recipe and added few more ingredients. The beetroot soup turned out to be brilliant, very very flavorful and so tasty, the taste of beets was so mild and good in this soup, not overpowering at all. I added some whole almonds and a dash of cumin powder to this soup and we really loved the way soup turned out. The addition of cumin powder adds an earthy flavor and makes a delicious Indian style beetroot soup.
This beetroot soup recipe is very simple to make and takes only 20 minutes to prepare. You can serve beetroot soup garnished with slivered almonds or plain too.
With harsh monsoons up on us here I make easy soup recipes every other day mostly. I try to mix and match the ingredients and create new flavors to avoid redundancy and boredom. I make some spicy accompaniment like cutlets, tikki or sometimes garlic bread etc and serve along with soup to make a filling yet light meal.
Here is easy beetroot recipe for you all to try!
1. Peel and roughly chop the beetroot and carrot. Chop the onion roughly.
2. Heat butter or olive oil in a small pressure cooker. Add onions and saute until they turn soft.
3. Add beets and carrot. Saute well for 5-6 minutes. Add almonds.
4. Add about 1/2 cup water and let it boil for few minutes.
5. Close the pressure cooker and pressure cook for 3-4 whistles.
6. Once the pressure is released, strain he excess water and reserve. Grind the cooked vegetables into a smooth mixture.
7. Return the pureed veggies and reserved stock to the pressure cooker and simmer for 6-7 minutes. Add salt, pepper and cumin powder. Simmer for few more minutes. Serve beetroot soup hot.
Beetroot soup recipe, easy beets soup recipe with almonds!
Peel and roughly chop the beetroot and carrot. Chop the onion roughly.
Heat butter or olive oil in a small pressure cooker. Add onions and saute until they turn soft.
Add beets and carrot. Saute well for 5-6 minutes. Add almonds.
Add about 1/2 cup water and let it boil for few minutes.
Close the pressure cooker and pressure cook for 3-4 whistles.
Once the pressure is released, strain he excess water and reserve. Grind the cooked vegetables into a smooth puree.
Return the pureed veggies and reserved stock to the pressure cooker and simmer for 6-7 minutes. Add salt, pepper and cumin powder. Simmer for few more minutes. Serve beetroot soup hot.
1. You can add a small potato for more thick and textured soup.


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The challenge of 'The Future' Brief was to design an identity for a summit called 'The Future' and to design information for three of the six conference days, themed around 'Six Critical Drivers' based on the book by Al Gore. I designed an information map and an information booklet, which enabled summit attendees to experience and receive information in a simple and tactile way.
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Christian privilege: What is it? Why doesn't Fox News want to talk about it?
Americans can't feel Christian privilege since it is so pervasive, so taken for granted, so normalized.
By Dr. Warren J. Blumenfeld Saturday, April 14, 2018
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I have studied and written about issues of dominant group privilege and oppression for decades, and I co-edited a book, Investigating Christian Privilege and Religious Oppression in the United States, with Khyati Joshi and Ellen Fairchild. So when I was asked to appear on the "Watters' World" program on the Fox cable network, I assumed it was because I'm an expert in the field.
I have constructed a definition of Christian privilege as the overarching system of advantages bestowed on Christians. It is the institutionalization of a Christian norm or standard, which establishes and perpetuates the notion that all people are or should be Christian thereby privileging Christians and Christianity, and excluding the needs, concerns, ethnic/religious cultural practices, and life experiences of people who are not Christian.
Long before my invitation to appear, I tuned into the Fox channel and specifically to "Watters' World" on several occasions to get an overall sense of how this conservative media outlet reflected political issues. Understanding full well Fox's far-right bias, I accepted the producer's invitation to appear with very minimal expectations related to the network and host's "fair and balanced" perspective on the issues to be addressed.
I had assumed, however, by talking with the program's producer, that the show had at least done its due diligence by constructing a reasonable and well-thought-out agenda. Maybe I was simply unduly optimistic and naïve, but this was why I accepted her invitation to appear.
Christian Privilege
In preparing for my interview, I constructed the points I hoped to address beginning with a historical background: Alexis de Tocqueville, French political scientist and diplomat, who traveled across the United States for nine months between 1831-1832 conducting research for his epic work, Democracy in America.
He was astounded to find a certain paradox: on one hand, he observed that the United States promoted itself around the world as a country separating "church and state" (which itself is a Christian term since primarily Christians refer to their houses of worship as "churches"), where religious freedom and tolerance were among its defining tenets, but on the other hand, he witnessed that: "There is no country in the world where the Christian religion retains a greater influence over the souls of men than in America."
He answered this apparent contradiction by proposing that in this country with no officially-sanctioned governmental religion, denominations were compelled to compete with one another and promote themselves to attract and keep parishioners, thereby making religion even stronger.
While the government was not supporting Christian denominations and churches, per se, religion to Tocqueville should be considered as the first of their political institutions since he observed the enormous influence churches had on the political process.
Though he favored U.S.-style democracy, he found its major limitation to be in its stifling of independent thought and independent beliefs. In a country that promoted the notion that the majority rules, this effectively silenced minorities by what Tocqueville termed the "tyranny of the majority."
This is a crucial point because in a democracy, without specific safeguards of minority rights — in this case minority religious rights — there is a danger of religious domination or tyranny over religious minorities and non-believers. The majority, in religious matters, have historically been adherents to mainline Protestant Christian denominations who often imposed their values and standards upon those who believed otherwise.
I caution us, though, not to conceptualize dominant group privilege monolithically, or as a binary with those who "have it" and those who "don't have it." We must factor into the equation issues of context and intersectionality of identities.
In terms of Christian privilege, as there is a spectrum of Christian denominations and traditions, for example, so too is there a hierarchy or continuum of Christian privilege based on 1) historical factors, 2) numbers of practitioners, and 3) degrees of social power.
Social theorist, Gunnar Myrdal, traveled throughout the United States during the late 1940s examining U.S. society following World War II, and he discovered a grave contradiction or inconsistency, which he termed "an American dilemma."
He found a country, founded on an overriding commitment to democracy, liberty, freedom, human dignity, and egalitarian values, coexisting alongside deep-seated patterns of racial discrimination, privileging white people, while subordinating peoples of color. While racism continues, this contradiction has been powerfully reframed for contemporary consideration by religious scholar, Diana Eck:
The new American dilemma is real religious pluralism, and it poses challenges to America's Christian churches that are as difficult and divisive as those of race. Today, the invocation of a Christian America takes on a new set of tensions as our population of Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, and Buddhist neighbors grows. The ideal of a Christian America stands in contradiction to the spirit, if not the letter, of America's foundational principle of religious freedom."
An inclusive model, one that ensures individuals' and groups' freedom of as well as from religion is the concept and a national goal of "cultural and religious pluralism."
The Jewish immigrant and sociologist of Polish and Latvian heritage, Horace Kallen (1915), coined the term "cultural pluralism" to challenge the image of the so-called "melting pot," which he considered to be inherently undemocratic. Kallen envisioned a United States in the image of a great symphony orchestra, not sounding in unison (the "melting pot"), but rather, one in which all the disparate cultures play in harmony and retain their unique and distinctive tones and timbres.
Resistance & Myth of Meritocracy
As educators raise issues of dominant group privilege, and we pose questions of power, control, and domination in our classes and in the larger society, invariably we experience resistance.
"This is America. We don't redistribute wealth. You earn it!"
I witnessed this bumper sticker, decked out in bright red, white, and blue lettering, attached to the post holding my neighbors' mailbox as I walked my dogs. For my neighbors to display this placard proudly in their front yard, they would have to hold several assumptions not merely related to this country's economic and social systems, but possibly even more essentially, about its very character.
From the time of our birth and throughout our lives, society feeds and continually refeeds us the pablum of meritocracy until it becomes an essential element of our nervous systems.
The hegemonic discourse goes something like this: For those of us living in the United States, it matters not from which station of life we came. It matters not about our backgrounds and social or personal identities. We each have been born into a system that guarantees equal and equitable access to opportunities. Success is ours through hard work, study, ambition, merit, and by deferring gratification to later in our lives. We will succeed if we "keep our nose stuck to the grindstone" (ouch!) and "pull ourselves up by our bootstraps" (without falling over on our heads).
This concept of "meritocracy" is founded on the premise of "personal responsibility," and those who do not achieve success must accept personal responsibility for their failures. Maybe they did not try hard enough. Maybe they failed to scale any barriers that could have been placed in their way because they did not have sufficient will and self-control, fortitude, intelligence, character, or because they simply made bad choices.
While of course we are all accountable and liable for our actions, what impact do the social conditions of our nation have on our personal success?
This very question triggers immediate reactions in many people, for it challenges the foundation of the United States as a meritocratic nation by asking: How can patterns of systemic oppression operate within a system of meritocracy? How can I have certain unearned dominant group privileges when I was taught to believe that my success or failure rests totally within my own personal control?
Rather than having to sit with and attempt to understand the cognitive dissonance and sense of narcissistic injury these questions raise, many people negatively react, resist, deny, and sometimes vehemently attack the very notion of dominant group privilege and those who carry the message, as was evident in my very brief appearance on Watters' World.
Obviously, the fish in Watters' World could not and would not see or feel the water of Christian privilege since it is so pervasive, so taken for granted, so normalized.
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The Supreme Court reinforced the privilege of the cross in American society with their recent ruling
Since when is a cross not a Christian symbol?
I fled Nigeria to come to America as a refugee. Now I welcome other LGBTQ asylum seekers.
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Apr 25, 2011 6:58 PMPublication: The East Hampton Press
East Hampton Music Festival Cleared For Landing; FAA Approval Pending
> MTK Festival Cancelled Due To Low Ticket Sales Aug 9, 2011 6:39 PM
> MTK Festival Organizers: $100,000 Pledged To Charity In Escrow Account Jul 12, 2011 5:27 PM
> Ellie Goulding Added to 'MTK' Lineup Jun 28, 2011 10:13 AM
> MTK Festival Gets FAA Nod Of Approval May 17, 2011 1:24 PM
> Vampire Weekend, Bright Eyes Will Headline MTK Festival May 10, 2011 4:30 PM
> Promoter Seeks Spillover Parking At EHHS Apr 19, 2011 5:05 PM
> Residents File Lawsuit Arguing Amagansett Festival Is Not Allowed Mar 29, 2011 5:25 PM
> Town Considers Impacts Of Alternate Festival Site Mar 15, 2011 5:42 PM
> Amagansett Festival Organizers Consider Moving Concert To Airport Feb 15, 2011 4:36 PM
> Foes Say Festival Violates Laws Jan 25, 2011 4:20 PM
> Amagansett Festival Organizers Field Questions, Hear Gripes Jan 11, 2011 5:36 PM
> Town Clears Way For Music Festival In Amagansett Dec 21, 2010 5:36 PM
Apr 26, 2011 6:20 PM
By Will James
The East Hampton Town Board last Thursday approved a bid to relocate a large summer music festival to East Hampton Airport in Wainscott from its original site on a farm in Amagansett.
The organizers of the festival, who have started a firm called Music To Know, applied in February to move the event after Amagansett residents mounted a vocal opposition to the festival this winter.
It remains to be seen if the Town Board's approval means the festival will move to the airport. When reached on Friday, one of the event's organizers, Chris Jones, declined to say whether the festival will now be held at the airport rather than the farm. "We have no comment on that," he said.
The Federal Aviation Administration must also sign off on the event before it can be held at the airport. The agency is still reviewing the proposal.
The four Town Board members who were present at the meeting Thursday evening voted in favor of allowing the festival to move to the airport. The fifth member, Councilman Pete Hammerle, was absent.
Mr. Jones, a Sag Harbor resident who owns a hotel in Montauk, said his firm will announce the festival lineup and begin selling tickets next month. The event is expected to attract a maximum of 9,500 attendees over two days, August 13 and 14.
Mr. Jones and his co-organizer, Sag Harbor screenwriter Bill Collage, have pledged $100,000 from the festival's proceeds to local charities.
The Town Board's approval came after an environmental review found no "significant adverse environmental impacts," associated with holding the festival at the airport. According to the board, the organizers cooperated with the environmental review even though it was not required under state law.
In a lawsuit filed in March, opponents of holding the festival in Amagansett argued that the Town Board shirked a state requirement when it failed to perform an environmental review of that proposal before approving it. Critics also alleged various other technical errors and oversights with the Amagansett application and its approval.
A split decision by the Town Board in January paved the way for the festival to be held at Ocean View Farm on Montauk Highway in Amagansett. Supervisor Bill Wilkinson, Councilwoman Theresa Quigley and Councilwoman Julia Prince voted in favor of it, Mr. Hammerle voted against it and Councilman Dominick Stanzione, a resident of Amagansett and the Town Board's liaison to the hamlet, abstained.
The approval spurred a group of Amagansett residents to protest the festival at Town Board meetings and circulate a petition, citing concerns about traffic, noise and crowds.
If the organizers move the event to the airport, the festival grounds will be located on a 26-acre field to the south of a closed runway, number 4-22. The festival's two stages will be situated in the southern portion of the field, near Industrial Road, with the audience congregating to the north, according to Assistant Town Planning Director JoAnne Pahwul. The setup will direct noise to the north, toward the airport, according to the environmental report.
The organizers anticipate attendees bringing 2,639 vehicles to the festival, according to the environmental report. They have plans to set up 3,606 parking spaces in eight locations, including a cleared area directly to the east of the stages and lots on Daniels Hole Road and Stephen Hands Path.
Approximately 2,000 square feet of "native Pine Barrens woodland vegetation" would need to be cleared on the airport property to make way for a fire access lane, according to the report. Town Natural Resources Director Larry Penny has recommended that the organizers replant any disturbed areas with "native grassland species."
Great so a bunch of native vegetation will be destroyed for this stupid concert. This place is really starting to SUCK
By Biba (566), East Hampton on Apr 25, 11 11:17 PM
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Cut down almost a 1/2 SQUARE MILE of woods so these tools can make a pile of money??!! Who signed off on this rape of the land?! How much do the powers that be get for allowing this abomination to happen?
By bigfresh (4666), north sea on Apr 26, 11 7:00 AM
Supervisor Bill Wilkinson, Councilwoman Theresa Quigley and Councilwoman Julia Prince voted in favor of it. Please remember these names come election time and consider supporting their opponents. Councilman Dominick Stanzione took the path of least resistance via abstain vote--which is basically just as bad... They hide behind the $100,000 donation for their "in favor" votes. I am sure there are more election contributions behind that. Interesting how a man leaves $1 million to LVIS, but we ...more have to have a disruptive and invasive music festival for $100,000. Get Wilkinson, Quigley, Prince, and Stanzione out there the following Saturday to replant the 2,000 square feet of Pine Barrens that will be destroyed.
By ehres (2), East Hampton on Apr 26, 11 7:50 AM
2000 square feet is smaller than most golf greens. This is a non-issue. The grass that will be replanted will probably be healthier than what is there now. ehres post is just another attempt to politicize everything that happens in this town. Why don't you lighten up and let some local people enjoy some good music that they wouldn't otherwise have available.
By formertbm (76), east hampton on May 1, 11 2:20 PM
Actually Former, if you read closely the only thing it says is that the Board will merely "recommend" that the promoters of MTK replant the pine barrens they are cutting down. The MTK promoters are not required to replant anything, so what makes you think they will just voluntarily do it? More likely they will leave it as a mangled dirt pile filled with trash, vomit, and urine. We ARE the local people and we do not want a bunch of people who do not live here coming in to throw a drunken college ...more party in our back yards (literally, there are thousands of us locals whose homes are right by the airport). It's not a matter of lightening up or not being able to enjoy good music - it's a question of us locals having an insanely loud concert spew its drunken morons into our yards to pass out and pee all over our property and then us locals having to dodge these drunken fools perilously driving our streets afterwards. That is not entertainment.
By localEH (427), East Hampton on May 9, 11 11:13 AM
As a musician and concert-goer I've always welcomed the idea of promoting more concerts/music venues out here but from the beginning this has just sounded like a really, really bad idea. The fact that they have yet to announce any acts either is really concerning.
By johnj (1024), Westhampton on Apr 26, 11 8:32 AM
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What a bunch of negative complainers. This truly has become the land of NO. The money this concert will generate is greatly needed in the area, will create much needed jobs, even if for a few months and actually could be fun. I'm sure the $1000,000 promised to local charities will be appreciated. The great thing is no one is making you go! I say bring it on and ROCK on!!
By Spikeland67 (25), Sag Harbor on Apr 26, 11 10:25 PM
tm, jlynp
You don't even know who's playing, how can you say"rock on"? For all you know they won't be able to secure a single decent band. By the way, please explain what jobs this creates and exactly how much they will pay.
By razza5351 (551), East Hampton on Apr 27, 11 10:42 AM
ehres
How exactly will this event create much needed jobs for a few months? I do see my tax dollars hard at work for increased police activity. Maybe even a few DWI related accidents...
Bigfresh - hope you aren't a math teacher! 1/2 square mile = 10,000,000 + square feet. They are clearing 2,000 square feet - 200 X 10, about the size of the average home in East Hampton. BIG difference. They also are going to replant with native grasslands which adds to the grasslands existing at the airport - this is valuable because grasslands habitat has dissapeared from this island at an alarming rate. It's not like it's going to be paved.
Also, SEQRA was done and as per the state ...more law requirements, it was deemed there is no adverse environemntal impact expected.
Ehres - jobs will be created from vendors, valets, private security, construction workers to erect the stage. I don't think the jobs will last for "months" - more like a week probably but still. Work is work.
As for tax dollars being needed for police - any OT required would be billed to the concert organizers.
By Nature (2966), Hampton Bays on Apr 27, 11 9:23 AM
Why does this have to be in AUGUST????? Move it to Sept or Oct . There are a variety of reasons...Number one in my book? Maybe us locals could go and enjoy it on a beautiful fall wkend. As for out of town guests, perhaps hotels would have room for them and concert packages could be available etc..Day trippers are more than likely to "bring their own" food drinks. Maybe a few will get a couple day work out of setting up but as for a huge money maker??Doubt it...unless they have some Huge names that ...more are going to take the stage. Why not share on that front? Its all too secretive, just as our town board plays lately...:(((
By gansetteer (125), East Hampton on Apr 27, 11 10:15 AM
"FAA Approval Pending" ???
What are the chances that the FAA is going to approve this in time to plan and hold the event?
Is there any agreement in place to move it back to the original location if the FAA does not act in time?
By PBR (4956), Southampton on Apr 27, 11 1:03 PM
I stand corrected on my mathematical error.
By bigfresh (4666), north sea on Apr 27, 11 4:44 PM
So here we go, the Director of the Natural Resources Department, the person entrusted with protecting our environment, gives the green light to destroy the environment for the purpose of a "Rock Concert" and then replenish the environment with native species. Way to go Larry....you've all but lost your trust with every environmentalist out here!
Tired about hearing how many jobs this will create. Who will they be created for, local folks? I think not, as most of them will already be working ...more full time jobs so they can afford to continue living here.
Is the money going to charity a guarantee? Is a bond required to ensure the Town gets the promised money? And who is going to be the recipient of this money? How will it be doled out?
I'm all for a concert, but I am not for destroying the environment (will take years to recover to its current state).
I'm all for a concert, but not for providing summer tourist job opportunities that will see the bulk of the earnings leave with them.
I am all for a concert, but not when a bond has not been issued, and a list of charities receiving the money publicized, with the amount received.
I'm all for a concert, they have them all the time, in places where they belong, Civic centers, outdoor arenas etc.....
We are a land of "No", it is what has kept this place the way it is. You want the glitter and the romance of the city with all its lights, and fanfare, then go there.
We honestly don't want that here, never have, never will. This community has always held to its heritage, and will hopefully not prostitute itself for the sake of the entertainment and arts industry. Keep your NYC mentality where it belongs, in NYC.
By tothepoint (5), East Hampton on Apr 27, 11 7:52 PM
gansetteer, PBR, P.A.B., bigfresh, YesYesBub, ehres
You East Hampton people are unbelievable. We had Rod Stewart and Bob Dylan at the college, the US Open for a week (3 times!),etc. And Southampton did not implode. In fact it brought much needed side business to the area. Why do some East Hampton residents always ack like jacks when it comes to doing anything that might provide some fun and entertainment for some of its people? Man am I glad I live in Southampton, where there is at least some sense of community and reality.
By mrmako61 (148), southampton on May 7, 11 7:03 PM
Says the person who doesn't even live in EH... If you like it so much, why haven't you volunteered to hold it in your backyard or next door to your house? This is not a concert with Bob Dylan or Rod Stewart! This is a bunch of first time "promoters" gathering up a bunch of no-name no-talent bands to line their pockets off of the local taxpayers of EH. They are not paying for the cost of the police, sanitation, and infrastructure services - I am! They are not benefiting EH or the local community ...more in anyway or even providing an event that could be deemed entertaining. Instead those of us who live within two miles of the airport are going to be held hostage in hour homes for several days around this even because of the traffic gridlock in the area. We will also get to enjoy the thousands of loud drunken morons stumbing through our yards at 2am to pee on the sides of our houses - oh joy! The best part is the huge probability that when any one of us locals tries to leave our houses during or after this event, we will likely be maimed or killed by the drunken fools leaving the concert as they attempt to drive back to where they came from with a BAC of .35! I love to have fun and I'm all for entertainment, which is why I lived in South Beach for 15 years, but you have no idea what this kind of event is like when held in a residential community (trash, smells, noise, destruction to property, etc). This event is going to be a needless and pointless disaster for the EH community - the ones who actually live here I mean.
Dawes??? Thats a big name? Who is it?
By squeaky (291), hampton bays on May 9, 11 10:29 AM
New article posted yesterday. Link above.
By PBR (4956), Southampton on May 11, 11 5:41 PM


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A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Business • Opinion • Politics
Investor's woes in the Maldives
Sustained growth is the stated objective for economic activity in the Maldives. For the economy of the Maldives to grow at around 5-6percent, it will strongly depend on several factors. While tourism and related industries are the mainstay of the economy, these need diversifications to protect them from global slowdowns. Other factors include the country's small and highly undiversified economy, and the very high twin deficits it struggles with in its fiscal and current accounts.
While there is a need to improve the business environment to bring in foreign investments, reforms at best have had uneven outcomes and have led to tougher choices for investors. They are deterred by the country's ambiguous foreign investment norms. The lack of supportive policies in a difficult political situation have impeded the growth of the private sector in the country.
And, worst of all, foreign companies run the risk of having their contracts terminated with little time in hand to make amends or adjustments to the changed circumstances. These do not bode well for the foreign investment climate in the country.
Declining foreign investments
While tourism took off in the Maldives in the 1970s as an extension of Sri Lanka tourism packages, it was not until the '80s that the country opened to foreign investment – and that primarily included the areas of resort management, telecommunications, accounting, banking, insurance, air transport, courier services, and some manufacturing. Foreign direct investment (FDI) contribute to a huge part of the GDP of the Maldives — to the tune of 88.9percent in 2015 .
To keep the investments inflows, the government has been inviting investors at various forums across the world to invest in large infrastructure development projects and acknowledges the importance of FDI in works of strategic significance.
India is one of the Maldives' leading investors. In fact, in 2016, a summit was held in India for Indian investors to invest in a number of investment-ready projects in sectors like finance & banking, real estate, tourism, information and communication technology, and renewable energy.
But what does not support this economic imperative is the political instability – with reported violations of civil and political rights. The Maldives has also gone down several spots in the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business rankings for 2017, ranking 135 out of 189 nations. It ranked 129th in 2016.
Investment disputes
A slew of investment disputes with Indian corporations in the recent past has queered the pitch further for investments coming into the Maldives from India – be it GMR or Tatva or the most recent one involving Nexbiz.
In 2012, the Maldives cancelled an agreement with Indian firm GMR Infrastructure Limited to develop an airport in capital Male that was awarded in 2010. The $500-million (INR 2,750 crore) deal was the largest foreign direct investment for this Indian Ocean archipelago. The contract was terminated through a cabinet decision with 7 days' notice, amid political protests, citing national interest concerns and bidding irregularities. Four years later in 2016, GMR was awarded compensation of approximately $270 million by the 3-member Singapore International Arbitration Centre.
The new Government in 2012-13 also renegotiated a $49 million waste management project signed between the earlier Government and India-based Tatva Global Renewable Energy.
In 2010, the government had awarded the development of 280 flats under the social housing programme in the land plots of the former Gaakoshi and Arabiyya School to Tata Housing. In exchange, the then government had also awarded two other land plots, Odion and Naadhee, for Tata Housing to develop and sell in open market. The current government unexpectedly sent a notice for termination of agreement with Tata Housing.
Another recent example is the Malaysian security firm Nexbis Solutions which won an arbitration award of $15 million as compensation for the Maldivian government's termination of a US$39 million border control project.
While the Tatas might take the GMR route to arbitration, these decisions raise very pertinent questions about the long-standing bilateral ties the Maldives has with India and the sanctity of contracts.
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The dietary impact of the Norman Conquest: a multiproxy archaeological investigation of Oxford, UK
Craig-Atkins, Elizabeth, Jervis, Ben, Cramp, Lucy, Hammann, Simon, Nederbragt, Alexandra J., Nicholson, Elizabeth, Taylor, Allie Rae, Whelton, Helen and Madgwick, Richard 2020. The dietary impact of the Norman Conquest: a multiproxy archaeological investigation of Oxford, UK. PLoS ONE 15 (7) , e0235005. 10.1371/journal.pone.0235005
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Archaeology has yet to capitalise on the opportunities offered by bioarchaeological approaches to examine the impact of the 11th-century AD Norman Conquest of England. This study utilises an integrated multiproxy analytical approach to identify and explain changes and continuities in diet and foodways between the 10th and 13th centuries in the city of Oxford, UK. The integration of organic residue analysis of ceramics, carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) isotope analysis of human and animal bones, incremental analysis of δ13C and δ15N from human tooth dentine and palaeopathological analysis of human skeletal remains has revealed a broad pattern of increasing intensification and marketisation across various areas of economic practice, with a much lesser and more short-term impact of the Conquest on everyday lifestyles than is suggested by documentary sources. Nonetheless, isotope data indicate short-term periods of instability, particularly food insecurity, did impact individuals. Evidence of preferences for certain foodstuffs and cooking techniques documented among the elite classes were also observed among lower-status townspeople, suggesting that Anglo-Norman fashions could be adopted across the social spectrum. This study demonstrates the potential for future archaeological research to generate more nuanced understanding of the cultural impact of the Norman Conquest of England, while showcasing a method which can be used to elucidate the undocumented, everyday implications of other large-scale political events on non-elites.
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I recall covering the big news in August 2001, when the Ministry of Education (MOE) announced plans to open four junior colleges and a fifth polytechnic by 2005. Then, the new institutions were being built to cater to the increasing number of students making it to post-secondary education.
The MOE also had to cater to the bumper crop of 52,000 Dragon Year babies, born in 1988, who were due to enter the junior colleges and polytechnics in 2005.
Fast forward 16 years, and Singapore is faced with a different scenario due to the decline in birth rates. The MOE yesterday announced that shrinking school cohorts require it to merge 28 schools in 2019, including, for the first time, junior colleges.
Serangoon, Tampines, Innova and Jurong junior colleges will be absorbed into Anderson, Meridian, Yishun and Pioneer respectively, cutting the current number of junior colleges from 23 to 19. Seven pairs of secondary schools and three pairs of primary schools will also be merged.
Declining birth rates have had a knock-on effect on enrolments - first at primary schools, then secondary schools and now junior colleges. Junior college intake is expected to drop by a fifth, from 16,000 in 2010 to 12,800 in 2019.
Past and present students are likely to ask if the smaller cohorts could just have translated into smaller, instead of fewer, schools.
However, as the MOE explained, schools need a certain critical mass to be able to offer a good range of educational programmes and co-curricular activities to students. For some of the affected junior colleges, enrolments could have fallen to as low as 200 to 300 students within the next few years - and this is simply untenable.
Still, the mergers will disappoint some alumni. For instance, Jurong Junior College has a long history. The ninth junior college to be established, it took in its first students in 1981. And it has since developed a rich heritage. It is hailed as one of the birthplaces of xinyao, the music movement of Mandarin Singapore songs during the 1980s.
Merged schools will have a heritage space to display their past links. But it is small consolation to some alumni, who are already calling for their school names to be incorporated into the new names. The MOE said the names of the merged schools will be announced later.
It is important to recognise the sense of attachment that students and teachers feel, and look at how the bonds can be preserved as they are among the many links that give Singaporeans a sense of belonging.
Ideally, one would want mergers to be kept to the minimum but, in the face of declining birth rates, the best one can hope for is that the exercises are carried out with minimum disruption.
This latest merger drives home the reality of declining birth rates. Eventually, there will be an impact on the tertiary institutions, but perhaps they may be buffered by the SkillsFuture movement, which encourages Singaporeans to head back to universities and polytechnics to upgrade their skills and knowledge. On the other hand, the emphasis on skills may mean that some could give junior colleges and university education a miss altogether.
The falling birth rate may not be the most immediate concern for Singaporeans caught up with the concerns of daily living. Still, its impact is bound to be felt when one's alma mater has to be closed, while more hospitals and nursing homes for the aged are opened.
And we must venture on..."
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Geek, Movies, Tech
At Home With Star Wars
December 16, 2015 February 10, 2017 Kate Voss
There has long been a symbiosis between science and science fiction. Many scientists and technologists are also science fiction fans who yearn to make the visions that have enthralled and inspired them as close to real as possible. Cynthia Breazeal, for instance, saw Star Wars when she was 10 years old and fell in love with the robots R2-D2 and C3PO. She eventually became a roboticist at MIT and hopes to create robots that can be as social and emotive as the ones in the movie.
Similarly, science fiction, including the Star Wars film series, has inspired a number of technologies. Since the first film debuted in 1977, generations of children have grown up to try and design real-life versions of droids and landspeeders. The newest movie will debut this Christmas and doubtless fire the imaginations of more youngsters.
3D Holographic Displays
Graphene produces a working 3D holographic display
Some technologies depicted in the films now exist in real life, while others are being researched or developed. Holograms, which the characters use for communication, are an example of a technology that actually exists. In 2011, the Manchester Airport used holograms to remind people about the rules concerning what could and could not be taken aboard airplanes. The holograms were two-dimensional and thus readily distinguishable from real people.
Aero-X Speeder Bikes
Crave – Coming soon: Commuting via Aero-X hoverbike, Ep. 160
The speeder bikes that wowed people during the chase scene in Return of the Jedi will one day become reality. A company called Aerofex is currently working on what it calls a "low-altitude tandem duct aerial vehicle." The Aero-X will accommodate two people and go up to 42 miles per hour. It is expected to become available in 2017. Another company, Malloy Aeronautics, hopes to make the world's first flying motorcycle.
This mind-controlled prosthetic robot arm lets you actually feel what it touches
Crude prosthetics have existed for generations. While people have been able to make weight-bearing artificial legs for some time, working artificial hands have been far more challenging. A company called Touch Bionics has developed a bionic hand called the I-Limb Pulse. It's strong enough to be able to lift 200 pounds, and it offers far more sensitivity and control than other prosthetic hands. Its control is so fine that the user can tie their shoelaces with it.
Is the Personal Robot Finally Here?
Robots with personalities are also becoming a reality. 2009 saw the debut of Wakamaru, a Japanese-built robot butler that even looks a bit like C-3PO. Wakamaru serves food and keeps track of its owner's schedule. It has a built-in phone and can thus call emergency services for its owner. It also comes programmed with an international dictionary that enables it to understand commands in almost any language.
PaPeRo, whose name is an acronym for "partner-type personal robot," is a companion robot that can do almost anything: check social media, read email, play games and dance. It has webcams for eyes and can thus hold video chats with people. Not only can it understand voice commands, it can also pick up on mood by reading the stress in a person's voice. Like R2-D2, which it resembles, PaPeRo comes with an attitude – it ignores people who yell at it.
Digital Personal Assistants
Facebook Is Adding A Personal Assistant Called "M" To Your Messenger App
"Personal assistants" like Apple's Siri can be viewed as being akin to "protocol droids" like C-3PO. They are built into people's computer or cell phone, and they can talk to the user. They also handle people's e-mail and social media, manage their calendar, search databases and connect to various automated home appliances such as lights, security systems, and thermostats. These assistants can essentially do many of the same things a human secretary or personal assistant would.
Is a Real Lightsaber Possible? Science Offers a New Hope
The galaxy's coolest fictional weapon, unfortunately, will remain fictional for a while longer. Scientists at MIT and Harvard have managed to make molecules out of light and hypothetically could make things out of photons – but those objects would be microscopic. For now, people who want lightsabers will have to make do with a LED-powered model.
While some Star Wars technology remains in the realm of science fiction, scientists are gradually making other tech reality. The films have entertained fans for nearly four decades, and they have inspired a few to make science fiction into science fact.
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Michael's CV
Nanette's CV
Michael D. Shoultz, PhD
Address: 314 N Lincolnway, North Aurora, IL 60542
E-mail: mdshoultz@me.com
Website: www.AutismResourcesNetwork.com.
For over 35 years, Michael has worked in educational, residential, community, and vocational settings as a teacher, group home supervisor, consultant, university lecturer, program administrator, and staff trainer. He has been recognized by local, state, and national organizations for his service to those with autism and their families. Michael has a strong background in applied behavioral analysis and is interested in helping those with whom he works to understand the principles of this approach and how it's best implemented in natural contexts, with compassion and respect for the individual. Additional areas of expertise include: understanding and supporting sensory and movement differences in autism, augmented communication strategies, developing positive behavior supports, social skills training, teaching methodology, crisis management intervention, instructional technology, and assistive technology (including video modeling and iDevices technology and support). Over the years, Michael has had many mentors from which to learn and grow and he acknowledges that his greatest teachers have been individuals with autism and their families.
University of Wisconsin-Madison (1983-1987)
PhD, Special Education Administration, Minor - Behavioral Disabilities
MS, Educational Administration
MA, Public Policy and Administration (LaFollette Institute)
University of South Carolina (1975 - 1979)
BA, Educational Psychology
Recent Treatment and Educational Developments for Individuals with Autism. Postdoctoral Seminar: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Movement Difference and Diversity in Autism and Mental Retardation, University of Wisconsin-Madison Special Training Seminar -- presented by Anne Donnellan, Ph.D., Martha Leary, MA, Ralph Maurer, M.D., William Condon, Ph.D.
Curriculum Adaptations, University of Wisconsin-Madison Special Training Seminar -- presented by Alice Udvari-Solner, Ph.D.
Movement Difference in Autism, University of Wisconsin-Madison Seminar (spring and summer semesters) -- presented by Anne Donnellan, Ph.D.
Certified Infinite Possibililities Trainer. Chicago, IL: presented by Mike Dooley and Associates
The Fully-Adapted Macintosh; Curriculum Adaptations using Assistive Technology; Assessing Students' Need for Assistive Technology -- Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative Workshops
Facilitated Communication, University of Wisconsin-Madison Special Training Seminar -- presented by Rosemary Crossley.
Mindworks: Understanding the Perceptual Learning Styles of Our Minds -- presented by Dawna Markova, Ph.D.
NSAC National Personnel Training Program: The Development of Educational Programs for Students with Autism and Other Severe Social and Communication Disorders (6 weeks) -- presented by Anne Donnellan, Ph.D. et. al.
Managing Threatening Confrontations, Community Ties -- presented by Paul White, MA
Averting and Handling Aggressive Behavior, South Carolina Department of Mental Health Training Workshop -- presented by Andrew Mance.
Judevine Center Professional Autism Training Program, South Carolina Department of Mental Health, Columbia, SC:
Social Thinking in the Classroom and Across the Day, presented by Michelle Garcia Winner, San Francisco, CA
Collaborative Problem Solving Meets Social Thinking, presented by Ross Greene and Michelle Garcia Winner, San Francisco, CA
Teaching Verbal Behavior to Children with Autism and Related Disorders. Presented by Vincent J. Carbone, Ed.D., and Patrick McGreevy, Ph.D.
Educational and Behavioral Consultant (Private)
Autism Resources Network, Chicagoland, IL (home base)
Responsibilities include: provide support and assistance to: individuals with autism, families, school districts, and community agencies; provide individually-tailored services including: direct service to individuals with autism, assessment and follow-up services, inservice training and follow-up support, and consultation and ongoing support.
Provide inservice training and consultative support to agencies on the following topics: understanding autism spectrum disorders, sensory and movement differences in autism, applied behavioral analysis, augmented communication strategies, behavior management, social skills training, sensory processing, teaching methodology (i.e., discrete trial, errorless learning, shaping and chaining, visual supports), crisis management intervention, and assistive technology (including video modeling, iDevice technology and support).
Agency Consultative Contracts [Current]: Avenues to Community, Madison; Community Care of Central Wisconsin, Wausau; Dane County Department of Human Services; Innovative Services, Wausau; North DuPage Special Education Cooperative; Options, Madison; Rock County Developmental Disabilities Board; Wisconsin Department of Health Services; Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. [Previous]: Illinois Department of Health and Social Services, Northern Illinois Association for Special Education, School Association for Special Education in DuPage County, Wausau Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Westocha Exceptional Education Organization.
School District Contracts [Current]: Portage [Previous]: Elmgrove, Fond du Lac, Franklin, Green Bay, Janesville, Marinette, McFarland, Monroe, Mount Horeb, Racine Unified, Richland Center, Rhinelander, Sun Prairie, Stoughton, Verona Area, Waterloo, Watertown, Waukesha, Waunakee.
Autism Program Support Teacher
Madison Metropolitan School District; Madison, WI
Responsibilities included: developed, planned and implemented educational support services for students with autism; developed, planned and implemented training for staff providing educational services to students with autism; provided consultation and problem solving support to education teams working with students with autism; developed, and planned and implemented program evaluation strategies.
University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2000 - 2002
Edgewood College, Madison, WI 1993 - 1995
Responsibilities included: developed class syllabi and curriculum, conducted university class lectures, supervised students on individual and group class research and projects, and advised students. Courses included: Introduction to Exceptional Children, Methods for Teaching Students with Emotional/Behavior Disorders, Behavioral Management, Understanding and Supporting Students with Autism.
Director, Integrating School and Community Services for Youth with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders
CESA #2, Dane County, Wisconsin
Responsibilities included: participated in multi-system planning regarding the development, implementation, and evaluation of a county-wide system of care for students with severe emotional disturbance; completed county-wide needs assessment and data analysis; developed and disseminated needs assessment, program, and evaluation reports; coordinated educational and school-based mental health services; provided staff development opportunities; and supported and supervised program staff.
Program Supervisor
LaGrange Area Department of Special Education, LaGrange, IL
Responsibilities included: interviewed, hired, supervised, and evaluated special education staff; monitored program compliance with state and federal rules and regulations; planned and implemented staff development opportunities; organized and supervised summer school program; and planned and provided for continued program development and enhancement.
Group Home Supervisor
Columbia Program for Autistic Children, South Department of Mental Health
Richland County School #1, Columbia, South Carolina
Responsibilities included: developed and implemented educational, residential and community programs for students with communication and behavioral disabilities (2 years elementary, 2 years high school, 1 year group home supervisor); supervised student teachers/group home staff; conducted staff/parent training; and planned, coordinated, and provided supervision and staff development activities; presented at local, state, and national organizations on various topics related to supporting students with autism and their families.
Shoultz, M & Leary, M (in press). Echolalia revisited. Understanding the functions of echolalia within the context of movement differences and diversity. In A.M. Donnellan & E. Torres (Eds.), Autism: The Movement Perspective.
Shoultz, M (in press). Using ABA in natural contexts: A guide for parents and professionals. In M.D. Shoultz (Ed.), Successful Strategies for Supporting Individuals with Autism.
Shoultz, M (in press). Stop talking. Effective prompting and instructional strategies to enhance independence. In M.D. Shoultz (Ed.), Successful Strategies for Supporting Individuals with Autism.
Shoultz, M (2012). Facilitating Social Skills Instruction. A Mini-reference module. Madison, WI: Madison Metropolitan School District.
Negri, N., Shoultz, M., & Majure, A. (1990). The analysis of challenging behavior. What is this behavior communicating? What do supported employment personnel need to know? Rehabilitation Education, 4, 333-346.
Shoultz, M. (1987). Fiscal stress and budgetary decision-making. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. University of Wisconsin-Madison.
McCarthy, E.F. & Shoultz, M. (1987). The integration of students with severe, profound mental retardation and other severe disabilities in the Madison Metropolitan School District. In M.S. Berres & P. Knoblock (Eds.), Program models for mainstreaming: Integrating students with moderate to severe disabilities. Rockville, MD: Aspen System Corporation.
McCarthy, E.F., Shoultz, M., Pochowski, A., & Karasoff, P. (1987). A unique use of discretionary monies: The Wisconsin Administrative Training Project. CASE in Point, 25, 1, 6-8.
McCarthy, E.F. & Shoultz, M. (1986). Integrated pre-service training of regular administrators at the University of Wisconsin-Madison: Final report. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Educational Administration.
Member, Steering Committee, ACT 12 - Wisconsin AIDS Ride, AIDS Network of Wisconsin
Board Member, Vice Co-Chair, Communications Chair -- New Harvest Foundation
Board Member -- Family Support and Resource Center, Dane County, Wisconsin Member,
Member -- Special Education Advisory Committee, Madison Metropolitan School District
Member -- Assistive Technology Advisory Committee, Madison Metropolitan School District
Volunteer of the Year, presented by the South Carolina Society for Autistic Children (1980)
Teacher of the Year, presented by the South Carolina Society for Autistic Children (1982)
National Merit Award for Outstanding Services, presented by the Autism Society of America (formerly National Society for Autistic Children) (1983)
School Improvement Leader, Madison Metropolitan School District, Madison, Wisconsin (2003)
Distinguished Service Award Recipient, Madison Metropolitan School District, Madison, Wisconsin (2013)
Backyard Hero, Presented by Community Shares of Wisconsin, Dane County, Wisconsin (2013)
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Here are the textbooks I am using this semester for my class on Late Twentieth Century History (HIS 4203) at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Post-modernism means the end of a single world view, and by extension, a "war on totality," a resistance to single explanations, a respect for difference and a celebration of the regional, local and particular.
Marilyn [Monroe] once was asked if she believed in God. With a flirtatious grin she said, "I just believe in everything—a little bit." This "Monroe doctrine" might be the defining doctrine of postmodern times.
Postmodernism defies definition because we're right in the middle of a cultural phenomenon still unfolding before us—it's a moving target.
~ Peter Sacks, in Generation X Goes To College, page 116.
Generation X is not a thing; it's the lack of a thing, the lack of a positive theory, or an opinion about anything. They don't believe in anything, and everything is up for grabs.
The following books are recommended for further reading in "Challenges To Truth and Reality", Part One in That's Just Your Interpretation: Responding to Skeptics Who Challenge Your Faith , by Paul Copan.