Which Is The Happiest Nation In The World?
Question: Which nation is the happiest nation in the world?
Question: How can we become the happiest nation in the world?
Answer: The happiest nation is the nation that will be in accordance with the plan of creation: advancing in the same pace, in the same direction, according to the instructions from above that spread in nature and which nature fulfills in us. If we precede the instructions from above and fulfill them by understanding them, nature will not pressure us in any way and will not push us from behind and be forced to place obstacles before us. In that case, we will live in heaven on earth: a wonderful climate, a wonderful socialistic society, abundance, life free of diseases, everything we can only wish for! We will see that people are happy to meet us and we will be happy to meet them, and everything will be balanced. Nature that is totally balanced in all its parts is heaven on earth.
However, all that can be fulfilled only if we understand how the upper law is fulfilled, how it pressures us systematically and leads us somewhere, and if we begin to change by ourselves before it brings down the upper influence on us. Therefore it says in the Torah, that the Creator created the ego that should push us forward, but if we use the force called the Torah or the Light of correction from above, in addition to the ego, we will be able to correct the ego by it in advance, and thus will not feel any impulses or negative pressures in it but only positive ones. You will actually look for how to use and fulfill the ego by yourself, in order to advance independently. This is called freedom!
But it isn't the same freedom when you don't know what to do and you jump in every direction like a child who runs around in a room. Freedom means understanding the thought of creation, understanding its wonderful goal, when you can advance towards it independently, by yourself, and not by being spurred to do so.
Baal HaSulam writes in the article, "Inheritance of the Land," that we inherit the land of Israel when we are accommodated to it and become the people of Israel. This is not just coming to Israel, receiving citizenship, and that's it, you are an inhabitant of Israel already. An inhabitant is a person who has a place in this land.
The question is: how can we attain a desire like this, transforming into becoming one whole? And how is it possible to have one desire? After all, each one of us is very different from the others. This is particularly prominent in Israel: there are so many perspectives, extreme points of view. It is like a pie divided into thousands and thousands of pieces. And what can be done with them?
Moreover, to the extent of our development, when we are passing through so many different states, especially in recent years, each one of us feels how much his ego has grown, how far he is from the others. Basically, instead of coming closer, we are moving further away from each other. So when and how can we transform to become, "like one person with one heart," "all Israel are friends"?
We see that other peoples get along with each other, more or less. But arguments and problems appeared with us even at the moment that we gathered together in this land. And these problems didn't disappear, on the contrary, they became increasingly bigger and bigger, and we don't know what to do with them. So our problem is: how can we overcome our ego that bubbles and erupts in everyone? And we see how mutual hatred is out of control.
Here the wisdom of Kabbalah provides a solution. First of all, it explains why nature developed us in the direction of the growth of the evil inclination, the ego, the strengthening of outbursts of anger in every person in his attitude towards others who are not like him. From year to year, all of these revelations only increase. There was a time when the relationships between the religious and the secular, the relationships between the secular themselves and the relationships among all the religious were more peaceful. Today the relationships are becoming worse and worse.
The wisdom of Kabbalah explains that this is a correction from nature. To advance a person forward in his evolution, nature develops the ego in a person, a desire for pleasure, aggression, as these tendencies are necessary for a person to grow, but only on condition that he knows how to use all the extreme things that are awakened in him. So the suffering that we feel when we cannot attain the desired is necessary. And if that is how it is, so how is it possible that each one, having a big ego, can ultimately put up with others and connect with them into a single whole?
After all, it is written that the people of Israel can achieve peace and be a strong people accepted by everyone, and the whole world will calm down in relation to us and will stop attacking, pressuring, and hating us, only on condition that we become like a single whole. So how can we transform to become a single whole, both internally and externally, if our ego is growing all the time? At first glance this seems contradictory.
Question: What does it mean that "the ego grew"?
Answer: From year to year I feel that I want more and more, that I am not prepared to accept others more gently, with understanding, with agreement. In every one of us the same perpetrator is concealed, but in some individuals these inclinations are found to a lesser extent and aren't even felt; they think of themselves as good people; whereas in others they break out, demand action, and so they kill and burn houses. But in principle, this is everyone's problem. There is no such thing where something happens to one person that is not found in others. All the tendencies, all the characteristics are found in everyone.
So here the question is: how can we ultimately reach correction? The correction is that we become so close to each other that everyone accepts the others, each one is included in the others, even more than today, to such a degree that I understand the sufferings of others, their nature, their necessary behavior, and I accept them as they are.
Question: But isn't this contrary to our growing ego?
Answer: If we leave everything as it is now, then it will only be worse. There is something to think about here, and we see this from many studies by psychologists and sociologists. So as the wisdom of Kabbalah says, to reach mutual acceptance we need education, a comprehensive education for all of the people. Only with the help of consistent and constant education that encompasses all of the people, that puts all of the problems of the people and the nation at the top, we will discover and know not only how to complement each other, but also to become a single whole.
In this single whole are both the Left and the Right, there are secular and religious, there are gays and straights, there are all kinds of parties and factions; it doesn't matter who or what. But specifically thanks to this unique and integral education that the wisdom of Kabbalah recommends, we learn not just to complement each other, to concede to each other; rather, we see that all of these differences must exist. For the ego that grew in each and every person became even more opposed to others and wouldn't accept them to such a degree that each one is ready to kill the other due to unfounded hatred, as it was before in the time of the destruction of the Temple.
But with the help of education the wisdom of Kabbalah recommends to us as a correction, we see how important each one is, like ingredients in a salad. Each one has his place, and specifically with the acceptance and not the correction of someone's characteristics. Only education will help us; it knows how to connect us. And nobody needs to change; everyone needs to receive this education, so it is called integral. Then we will see how important each one is, and we will not think that if we were to correct someone things would be better for us, as sometimes happens in a family. Suddenly we would see that all of us are one family, everyone has his role and all complement each other. But education is what must give this to us.
Integral Education, which the wisdom of Kabbalah offers, can give us a vision like this, and then everyone gradually, with understanding, will begin to accept each other, will know why our ego grew so strong, for this is the higher program of nature that is realized in us in this form, and in any case, it obligates us to complement each other; otherwise, we will simply kill each other.
That is how we understand why our ego is growing all the time, so that our connection will be much more powerful, strong, conflicting, so that within this conflict we will create the united people of Israel, a single whole. Then we will feel that we exist as the people of Israel in the land of Israel, that we have truly returned to our land as one united people.
Opinion (Dr Guy Bechor): "On the fifth year of the Middle Eastern destruction, which is going to last for decades, it's time to determine that the United Nations has become irrelevant here, except in regards to one country, which is the last remnant of the old regional order – Israel. It's time to use the UN as an offensive tool, not just as a defensive tool.
My Comment: What naïveté! The world is well aware and completely justifies all these crimes because opposition to Jews and Israel are not crimes, but correct conduct, valor.
The whole world is conspiring to annihilate Israel, moreover they don't need to reach a mutual understanding in connection to this; it is instinctively understood among the nations of the world as it has been throughout history.
Only through our correction (union and connection between us) can we transfer this state to the world, and then, and only then, will they begin to respect us and come to us because we can give the world what is so necessary, and which no one else can give besides us—the union and the disclosure of the next level of development of humanity within that union.
Question: What must happen to create a new Kli (vessel) in a person above his present desires?
Answer: For this, first of all, there is a need for support that can be obtained thanks to the group, the teacher, the study, and dissemination.
Submission is the first and principle act regarding the Creator upon which, afterward, all the rest is built. After all, our desire is egoistic, so the first action must be the submission of the ego. Someone who is ready for this tries to implement what the group needs and what the teacher asks, to be stimulated by the learning, and to invest himself in dissemination.
The main work here is clarification through the emotion and intellect. After all, it could be that a person carries out many physical actions, yet doesn't make any calculations about them, or the opposite, all day he makes various calculations, yet doesn't realize anything. These calculations aren't worth anything. This is only philosophy.
Everything begins from submission because without the submission of the ego and the intellect that serves it, it is impossible to begin to work above it. I must pull out my desire to receive, study it, and subdue it. Submission is the first activity on the way to adhesion. After all, with the desire that is in me now, I will not be able to get closer to the Creator in any way.
So, I bend it, criticize it, and clarify with which part it is possible to work and with which part it is not possible. I don't have anything except a desire to receive, so I begin to learn how it is possible to change it, in which directions. For example, I approach the friends even though I don't feel anything at all, but I understand that I must do this.
Thanks to this, by implementing changes in my previous state and bringing myself forward a bit, I correct my attitude. I sacrificed myself. I helped the friends. I carried out the advice of the teacher. I passed from the F1 state to the F2 state. Even though these two states are within my ego, there is a difference between them, a delta due to my change. I can learn from the example of the change that I made and the results that were received by using this as the first brick in building my nullification of the self.
I already have something in my hands. The state that I have attained is better than the previous state, and so I call it a "pleasant and kind bride" (Talmud Babyli, Ketubot 16b). I received a higher and more beautiful Kli, and so Beit Hillel (the school of Hillel) doesn't force me to lie. It only shows me that it is up to me to attain this state.
Beit Shammai speaks about the present situation, whereas Beit Hillel speaks about a desired state, but one that will happen eventually. When I attain it, reach it, then, state F2 becomes the main state for me. This state needs further work so that the F2 state of Beit Hillel will become realistic. It is the point of view of Beit Shammai from which I clarify the desired state F3 of Beit Hillel. That is how I continue and advance further.
However, I first use the delta between the states of F1 and F2 as the unit of measure: a millimeter, a centimeter, and a gram of correction. I use it as a model, as a standard, a scale of measurement, and armed with this, I can advance.
Question: What must be done to advance from state F1 to state F2?
If he sees the bride only as unattractive as she is, then it is necessary to continue to work in a group, study, and disseminate. Respecting the teacher means carrying out what he advises regarding your advancement. This means carrying out activities and watching for a response of the Light, similar to a bride who must prepare herself, and only then will the groom come. The right actions will necessarily cause a response from the Upper Light.
Question: Why is it said that it was refusal and rejection that later become a new receptive Kli?
Answer: I have nothing other than an appetite, hunger, a feeling of lack or fulfillment. This is our essence. This is the unique characteristic that I can use. Also within me is that point from Bina, which helps me change my attitude towards the desire to receive and the feeling in it, the feeling of lack or the feeling of fulfillment. The desire to receive with the feeling of lack or fulfillment is Malchut. The point from which I can observe and examine it is the point of Bina. Because Malchut is an offspring of Bina; this ability exists within it.
When I use the point of Bina and identify with it, I can see how Malchut suffers or enjoys fulfillment or the lack of fulfillment. I now want to take Malchut and change it so that it will be like Keter. To do this I must bestow, like Keter. So I summon all of the Light that there is in my Malchut, but I don't enjoy feeling this within me but through passing it through me to others. In this way I will be like Keter, like the guest who makes himself like the host.
I enjoy the Light that I receive—not the Light itself, but transmitting it to others. If I were simply to return the Light to the Host, I would not give Him contentment. I must enjoy the Light within my Kelim by giving pleasure to the Host, and this is the enjoyment that I transmit back to the Host.
And here we can already see what the NRNHY is. I simply receive Light, and to the degree that within me I am ready to feel the pleasure that I am giving to the Host, it receives the form that is called Ohr HaNefesh, Ohr HaRuach, Ohr HaNeshama, Ohr HaHaya, and Ohr HaYechida. This depends on how much I allow myself to enjoy it and whether I can transmit this to the Host and feel how much He enjoys the entire extraction that I am prepared to bring out from this enjoyment, and how we connect together in the same enjoyment. The Light is shared between us; otherwise we cannot connect. Here my desire and His desire are connected into one. All of this is done using the receptive Kelim, yet not in their usual form, but above them, meaning, above their usual significance and usage.
Question: How do I know that the Creator has pleasure?
Answer: For this you need to feel Him. So you demand revelation. You demand revelation not to enjoy it, but only to know if you are giving Him pleasure. This is the right request. This is exactly what we must demand in order to work.
Question: In the physical world, how must I feel pleasure from the Light within my desire?
Answer: There is no this world or next world; they differ only in the different attitude to pleasure, where it is felt. If you enjoy giving pleasure to others, this is called "the spiritual world." If you cannot enjoy transferring it to someone else, it means that you don't feel him as yourself, so you are still found in the material world. In your eyes, the system is still not connected.
Question: What force can keep me on the way because it is impossible to exist without any pleasure?
Answer: Help from heaven—only the Creator can help. It is good when a person depends on the Light that Reforms. This is called "help from heaven." It is written that after death when a person reaches the heavenly court, he is asked: "Were you engaged in Torah? Did you expect salvation?" "Engaged in Torah" means, did you attract the Light that Reforms and "you shall love your friend as yourself" meaning, did you realize the great general rule of the Torah?
When you were involved with this, did you expect salvation, that the Light that Reforms would come to you and give you the power of bestowal and love of others and through that the love of the Creator? A person is only asked about this.


Men who take erectile dysfunction drugs such as Viagra are more likely to become infected with sexually transmitted diseases, including AIDS, US researchers reported.
This infection rate was higher even in the year before the men got their prescriptions filled, which suggests the risky behavior came first, the researchers reported in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The study shows that even middleaged men need advice about spreading and catching STDs, especially AIDS, which is deadly and incurable, Anupam Jena of Harvard Medical School in Boston and colleagues wrote.
"Users of ED (erectile dysfunction) drugs had higher rates of HIV, chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis in the 12 months before filling their first ED drug prescription, although only HIV and chlamydia were statistically significant in this period," Jena's team wrote.
"At a minimum, use of ED drugs seems to correlate with higher-risk sexual behavior, either in the number or type of sexual encounters."


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The Weeknd has delivered his 18-track Starboy album! His third full-length studio LP brings features from Kendrick Lamar, Lana Del Rey, Future and Daft Punk, the last of which makes two appearances on the project.
Prior to today, fans have had a handful of album singles at their disposal: "Starboy", "False Alarm", "I Feel It Coming" and "Party Monster". The R&B singer also blessed us with a 12-minute short film titled "Mania" acting as the project's teaser video. We're pleased to finally present one of the most anticipated albums of the year. Stream Starboy below in full and enjoy!
In preparation for the release, the Toronto crooner underwent a full re-brand that included him chopping off his signature haircut and seemingly killing off the old version of himself in the "Starboy" video. The album's title pays homage to David Bowie's 1972 Starman album. The Weeknd has stated the body of work is influenced by both Bowie and Prince.
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Jet2 plane forced to return to airport with 'technical fault' for a FOURTH time
The aircraft was on its way to Lanzarote on Thursday morning but was forced to land again at Manchester Airport
Charlotte Dobson
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A problem aircraft was forced to return to Manchester Airport due to a 'technical fault' for the FOURTH time.
The Jet2.com aircraft - Boeing 757-200 was on its way to Lanzarote on Thursday morning when it had to circle around St Helens and Wigan before making a return to Manchester Airport.
The captain reportedly told passengers they had been forced to return to the airport due to a problem 'with the flaps.'
A Jet2.com spokesman said the plane had been diverted back to the base as a precautionary measure after a 'fault indication.'
Passengers were stuck on the grounded aircraft for more than two hours while they waited for a replacement plane.
Watch: The same Jet2 plane greeted by fire engines on Sunday
Jet2 plane forced to return to airport with 'technical fault' for THIRD time in matter of weeks
One passenger on the flight, LS891, who asked not to be named, said: "The captain told us there was a problem with the flaps and that we had to land again.
"Everyone was very calm even though we had to wait for hours until the replacement plane was ready.
"I just couldn't believe it was the same plane that had had problems before."
But it is the same aircraft, registration G-LSAG, that has had issues with its landing gear and had to return to the airport three other times in the past five weeks.
On October 2 the same plane was forced to return to the airport due to a 'techinical fault'.
And then on September 7, a flight on its way to Rhodes was forced to circle around Manchester Airport for 90 minutes because of a technical fault.
But the aircraft reportedly experienced an issue with the landing gear and was placed in a holding pattern at 8,000ft.
Jet2 aircraft G-LSAG circling over St Helens on Thursday morning (Image: FlightRadar24)
Jet2 plane forced to land again after suffering landing gear problem twice in two days
The Boeing 757-200 continued to circle the airport for an hour and a half burning fuel until it was light enough to land.
Then just two days later , the aircraft was set to fly to Faro but entered a holding pattern after departure.
It circled in the air for around 30 minutes and was forced to return.
The M.E.N. has asked Jet2.com whether they plan to use the aircraft in the future.
A Jet2.com spokesman said: "Our Jet2.com flight from Manchester to Lanzarote was diverted back to base as a precautionary measure after a fault indication.
"The aircraft landed safely, without incident, and passengers will be transferred onto a replacement aircraft. We would like to apologise to our customers for this delay, however their safety is our absolute priority."


When I read And After Many Days by Jowhor Ile, Leye Adenle's Easy Motion Tourist was actually next on my reading list. However, curiosity made me ditch that plan last minute for And After Many Days. And After Many Days by Jowhor Ile had just achieved the remarkable feat of winning the 2017 Etisalat Prize For Literature at that time. Before then, since the 2014 inception of the award, no Nigerian novel had won the prize. As such, I was eager to discover what made the novel deserving of the highly coveted literary award. It goes without saying that I had high expectations as I settled to read this one, justifiably so.
And After Many Days is set in 1995 Nigeria, Port Harcourt precisely. The novel tells a story of family, love, loss, grief, political rot, amongst others. The novel starts off on a very high note, instantly igniting suspense in the reader. In an unexpected turn of events, the lives of the Utus, a thriving middle-class family, is thrown into disarray. On the fateful day, characteristic of him, Paul Utu, the first son of the family, goes to visit a friend. Worry and panic begins when night falls and, uncharacteristic of Paul, he doesn't show up. Following Paul's mysterious disappearance, hours turn into days, days turn into weeks, weeks into months, and months, years. Right off the bat, I was drawn into the world of the novel, feeling empathy for the Utus as they went from shock, denial, anger, depression, and then quiet.
Starting off on such a gripping note, I was beyond convinced I was in for a thrilling reading experience. But that turned out not being the case. Following the inciting incident, the novel keeps pace for a few more chapters before veering off course completely. It, instead, delves into extensive back stories that do nothing – they barely even attempt – to unravel the mystery at hand. The focus shifts from Paul's unsolved disappearance to a recollection of the family's happy days as a unit. A couple political issues are also touched in the process. Consequently, the novel loses momentum and fails to sustain the tension and suspense it had built-up up to that point. The memory of Paul's disappearance soon begins to fade from the reader's mind. And, unsurprisingly, the longer the back stories run, the fainter the memory of Paul becomes.
With focus taken off the initial plotline, the novel's pacing slows to a frustratingly slow pace. It began to meander, feeling as though the novel wasn't headed anywhere, at least, not anywhere near where what the first 3/4 chapter promised readers.
It isn't all a downward descent, however. The novel does excel on many other levels, notably, its beautiful use of language, humor, and vivid imagery. But for those, I probably would have stopped reading halfway. Also, the characters were very fun and relatable, particularly Bibi and Ajie. More than a love for books, it took conscious effort on my part to finish this novel.
Have you read And After Many Days by Jowhor Ile? If yes, what are your thoughts about the novel? Please, let me know in the comments section below.


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FDA Rules Out Prostate Cancer Risk With Parkinson Disease Therapy
The review is an update to a drug safety communication initially issued in 2010 after trial results suggested a possible increased risk for prostate cancer with use of entacapone.
By: Alicia Bigica
The FDA has issued an updated safety announcement regarding the risk of prostate cancer with use of Parkinson disease drug entacapone. Following a review of additional data, the agency found no increased risk for prostate cancer and will not require any changes to the prescribing information for Comtan (entacapone) or Stalevo (entacapone, carbidopa, levodopa).1
Comtan, which was approved in 1999, and Stalevo, which was approved in 2003, have both been shown to reduce off time in patients with Parkinson disease treated with carbidopa/levodopa.
The original drug safety communication was released in March 20102 after the agency became aware of a clinical trial3 whose results suggested that there was a possible increased risk for prostate cancer associated with the entacapone component of Stalevo. At the time, the FDA required drug manufacturer Novartis to conduct a study to further evaluate this risk while the agency also conducted its own independent review that utilized data from the Department of Veterans Affairs health system.
The follow-up study conducted by Novartis4 evaluated the incidence of prostate cancer in patients with Parkinson disease who were treated with entacapone plus conventional Parkinson treatment (dopa decarboxylase inhibitor/levodopa) compared to patients treated with conventional Parkinson treatment plus a dopamine agonist or monoamine oxidase B inhibitor.
The study, conducted in Finland, included 11,396 men with Parkinson disease, of whom 1141 were treated with entacapone. Over the course of an average follow-up of 4.6 years, 359 cases of prostate cancer were recorded, leading to 89 prostate cancer-related deaths. Statistical analysis showed no increased risk for prostate cancer or prostate cancer mortality in the treatment group with entacapone (hazard ratio [HR] 1.05; 95% CI, 0.76-1.44; HR 0.93; 95% CI, 0.43-1.98) compared to conventional treatment without entacapone. Among patients who were treated with entacapone more than 360 cumulative days, the hazard ratios for prostate cancer incidence and mortality were 0.82 (95% CI, 0.56-1.18) and 1.27 (95% CI, 0.59-2.72), respectively.
The study conducted by the FDA5 included 17,666 men with Parkinson disease who were treated with carbidopa/levodopa and add-on entacapone (n=5257) to a control cohort who received add-on therapy with a dopamine agonist or monoamine oxidase B inhibitor (n=12,409). Over a mean follow-up of 3.1 and 4.0 years, respectively, 23 cases of prostate cancer occurred in the entacapone group compared with 97 cases in the control cohort. No increased risk was observed in patients treated with entacapone for more than 2 years (adjusted HR 1.08; 95% CI, 0.46-2.51).
Given the results, "we concluded that entacapone use is not associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer," the FDA wrote.1 The agency encourages health care professionals to follow standard prostate screening recommendations for their patients, and advises patients to continue taking their medication(s) as prescribed.
1. US Food and Drug Administration. FDA review finds no increased risk of prostate cancer with Parkinson's disease medicines containing entacapone (Comtan, Stalevo). fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety-and-availability/fda-review-finds-no-increased-risk-prostate-cancer-parkinsons-disease-medicines-containing. Updated August 13, 2019. Accessed August 14, 2019.
2. US Food and Drug Administration. FDA Drug Safety Communication: Ongoing Safety Review of Stalevo (entacapone/carbidopa/levodopa) and possible development of Prostate Cancer. fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/PostmarketDrugSafetyInformationforPatientsandProviders/ucm206363.htm. Updated April 7, 2010. Accessed August 14, 2019.
3. Stocchi F, Rascol O, Kieburtz K, et al. Initiating levodopa/carbidopa therapy with and without entacapone in early Parkinson disease: the STRIDE-PD study. Ann Neurol. 2010;68(1):18-27.
4. Korhonen P, Kuoppamäki M, Prami T, et al. Entacapone and prostate cancer risk in patients with Parkinson's disease. Mov Disord. 2015;30(5):724-8.
5. Major JM, Dong D, Cunningham F, et al. Entacapone and prostate cancer in Parkinson's disease patients: A large Veterans Affairs healthcare system study. Parkinsonism and Relat Disord. 2018;53:46-52.
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There are a number of clubs in Jamshedpur. They are places where people go for entertainment, sports and exercise and can read and issue books from the library. The beautiful and well kept lawns, with swings and merry-go-rounds are ideal for children. Summer season witnesses club members thronging the club for swimming. Training is provided for various sports such as lawn tennis, billiards, swimming and table tennis in these clubs. Basket ball, flood light cricket and badminton are also played in some of these clubs.
There are intra-club and inter-club tournaments also in Lawn tennis, swimming, table tennis and carom. There is facility for indoor games as well. These games include billiards, cards and squash. The library provides a quiet and peaceful atmosphere for reading books, magazines and newspapers. There is provision for eating sumptuous food in these city clubs which have their own bar and restaurants. Every weekend, the number of members visiting the club increases as Saturdays and Sundays are reserved for latest Bollywood movies! One has to become a member of these clubs by filling up a form available at the club office.
Some other clubs such as Rotary club and Lions club are social service clubs. They provide donations for education, training and medical treatment of needy people. Camps are also held from time to time for free health checkups, surgeries and blood donation. They are committed to serve the poor and needy and reach out help to them in many ways. Apart from these clubs, there are other clubs which are meeting grounds for the people belonging to same castes and traditions. Events such as music competitions, ''kavi sammelans'' and annual get-together on all important festivals are a common feature here. Club members sing, dance and pray together and present a perfect example of ''community living''. Some of the families even plan a holiday trip together for fun and frolic. Such clubs include Bengal club, South India club, Khalsa club, Kerala club and Bihar club.
United Club has the largest number of members as compared to other clubs in Jamshedpur. Swimming pool (with coaching facility), library, billiards, snooker, table tennis, lawn tennis (with coaching facility), open air theater, card room etc. have attracted people to this club.
For kids, a special room has been provided with toys, aquarium and other play things to keep them happily occupied. There is a guest house within the club premises in which the members can avail of rented accommodation. Other facilities include bar and restaurant which render exotic cuisine.
The Beldih Club was built by Europeans and was founded in the year 1922. This club also has a golf course and other facilities such as tennis, squash, card room, open air theater and swimming pool. There is a library, bar and restaurant, conference hall, children's park and tennis court too. Tahiti Cafe serves burgers, cakes, coffee and mock-tails.Membership forms are available from the club office.
The club is located in Bistupur area and provides good recreational facilities to its members including a swimming pool.
The main attraction of this club is the lush green and sprawling Golf course. It is located amidst the natural scenic beauty of hills near Nildih and Telco colony. The club boasts of state-of-art swimming pool, lawn tennis court and facilities such as library, restaurant and bar along with a beautifully maintained garden. Various tournaments are held from time to time. The Golmuri Golf course is a 18 hole Golf course. It was opened for members in 1988.
The Telco club also is equipped with different kinds of sports and recreational facilities. The club is very well maintained and is a meeting place for the members. They have fun, food and play games and other sports to rejuvenate themselves.
The facilities provided in this club include pool billiards and library. The club organizes day and night cricket tournament which are loved and appreciated by the members. The club serves as a place where one can go and meet friends, have fun and enjoy with family and friends.
It was established in 1937 to impart exposure and training to talented sportsmen. Many renowned sports persons have been connected to Tata Steel sometime in their careers. For instance, cricketers such as Dilip Vengsarkar, Saurav Ganguly and Ravi Shashtri and ace Formula 1 sportsman Narain Karthikeyan.
This facility is provided by Jamshedpur gliding club in Sonari area. Gliders can be seen flying from time to time imparting training to those enrolled for this course.


The officer, who was off duty at the time of the shooting, has been charged with second-degree murder.
Off-duty NYPD officer Wayne Isaacs has been indicted on murder and manslaughter charges for the shooting of Delrawn Small.
Small was killed in July when, according to his girlfriend, he thought he was cut off at a Brooklyn intersection by Isaacs. When he got out of his car at a stoplight and approached Issacs in his car, the off-duty officer shot him from behind the wheel.
According to NBC 4 New York, surveillance footage shows Small getting shot the instant he reached Isaacs vehicle. Initially police had said Small had punched Isaacs before discharging his weapon.
A Brooklyn grand jury delivered the indictment following an investigation by state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.
Isaacs is the first police officer to be charged by Schneiderman since he was assigned as special prosecutor by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the wake of Eric Garner's chokehold killing.


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Clinton Pressing Republicans to Take Stand on Trump
by By Julie Pace and Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press October 12, 2016 March 1, 2021
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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, right, accompanied by former Vice President Al Gore, left arrives for a rally at Miami Dade College in Miami, Tuesday, Oct. 11.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton is pressing Republicans to take a clear stand on Donald Trump as she tries to capitalize on GOP divisions since revelation of his predatory comments about women prompted party leaders to abandon him.
The Democratic candidate's campaign manager, John Podesta, said that she will assert at campaign stops Wednesday that Republicans — particularly those running for office in November — need to clarify their position on Trump.
"Are they with him or are they against him?" Podesta asked.
Trump, meanwhile, was highlighting a new batch of hacked Podesta emails published by WikiLeaks, the anti-secrecy group.
He tweeted: "Very little pick-up by the dishonest media of incredible information provided by WikiLeaks. So dishonest! Rigged system!" He cited no examples from the Podesta emails that he considered noteworthy.
Podesta says the FBI is investigating Russia's possible involvement in the hacking of thousands of his personal emails, raising the extraordinary prospect of a link between Russia and the U.S. presidential election. Podesta also said, without offering proof, that Trump's campaign may have been aware of the hacking in advance.
While acknowledging the evidence was circumstantial, Podesta said the alleged ties could be driven either by Trump's policy positions, which at times echo the Kremlin, or the Republican's "deep engagement and ties with Russian interests in his business affairs."
Longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone flatly denied any such link to Russia, and senior Russian officials denied interfering in the election.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday in Moscow that "hysterics have been whipped up to distract the attention of the American people from the essence of what the hackers released … For some reason nobody talks about this. They talk about who did it. Is it really that important?"
Previewing Clinton's planned rallies in Pueblo, Colorado, and Las Vegas, Podesta said even those Republicans who have revoked their support for Trump following revelation of his sexually aggressive comments have "propped him up for a very long time." One such Republican, Sen. Deb Fischer of Nebraska, reversed herself and said she will support Trump after all.
As party leaders step away from him, Trump is vowing to win the election his own way.
He declared on Fox News on Tuesday night that he's "just tired of non-support" from Republican leaders and "I wouldn't want to be in a foxhole with a lot of these people."
Those people might need a foxhole. With his campaign floundering and little time to steady it, he's reverting to the combative, divisive strategy that propelled him to victory in the GOP primary, not that he ever left that fully behind. That means attack every critic — including fellow Republicans. Those close to Trump suggest it is "open season" on every detractor, regardless of party.
That approach raises questions about the future direction of the Republican Party. Trump's campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway, said Wednesday she does not foresee a new political party emerging from the Trump split.
"What I think you do see is a party that has growing pains because it is an expansive party that represents different viewpoints," she said on Fox News. "So I think this party is very dangerously close to being the party of the elites. And yet Donald Trump is really giving voice to the workers. … He's been able to expand the party in many ways."
Trump is striking hard at House Speaker Paul Ryan, who told Republicans Monday he'll no longer campaign for Trump with four weeks to go before Election Day.
"I don't want his support, I don't care about his support," Trump said. "I wouldn't want to be in a foxhole with a lot of these people, that I can tell you, including Ryan. By the way, including Ryan, especially Ryan."
Trump has acknowledged the possibility of defeat in recent days, but on Tuesday he tried to shift the blame for his struggles on Republican defections and an election system that may be "rigged" against him. On Monday, he warned of potential voter fraud in heavily African-American Philadelphia, a claim for which there is no evidence but one that could challenge Americans' faith in a fair democratic process.
Yet Trump's aggressive shift is popular among his most loyal supporters, who continue to flock to his rallies by the thousands.
Allison Ellis, 30, deemed Ryan "a traitor" and shrugged off Trump's sexually aggressive comments in the 2005 video. She pointed at Democrat Hillary Clinton's shortcomings.
"I have daughters and I don't like what he said but I also wouldn't want to be held responsible for everything I said 11 years ago," Ellis said at Trump's Panama City Beach, Florida, rally. "And it's nothing compared to what she did — she should be in jail."
But some of Trump's supporters admitted their confidence was shaken.
"I still think he can do it, but he has to play mistake-free the rest of the way," said Mike Novoret, 59. "If something else comes up, he's toast."
Associated Press writers Steve Peoples, Jonathan Lemire and Jill Colvin contributed to this report.
Questions Linger About Trump's Relationship With Russia
As Trump Wins, Clinton Exploring How to Win Republicans
Clinton Camp Pushes Back as GOP Challenges FBI, Seeks Probe


Aviles also revealed Davenport stabbed Hines 25 times in her back, chest and neck because he said he had to get "the demon out of her" and it's "what God wants," according to the New York Daily News. "We really wanted to do something, but we were scared he was gonna attack us, too," Aviles told the Daily.
The two had a disagreement that followed them as they went outside the Washington Heights brownstone they lived in. Another witness and owner of the brownstone, Leo Vanterpool, told the court he saw Hines and Davenport "angrily locked in a wordless staring contest" but when no argument ensued, he went back to sleep. He woke up to police sirens and a crowd of people a short distance from the brownstone, with Hines laying lifeless.
Davenport was allegedly in a PCP-induced psychosis during the killing, according to the New York Post. He's charged with second-degree murder, but his attorneys are trying to argue not guilty by reason of insanity because of the PCP's side effects. Davenport could spend up to 25 years to life in prison if convicted.


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This city-center property is located in Dublin, beside the Trinity College, Temple Bar and Grafton Street Shopping District. Also nearby are National Gallery of Ireland at Merrion Square and The Spire. Bars, restaurants, clubs and cultural attractions are within walking distance.
Trinity Capital Hotel has a restaurant and a bar/lounge. Room service is available during limited hours. The property offers complimentary wireless Internet access. Event facilities include a conference/meeting room. The staff can arrange concierge services and event catering. Additional amenities include room service during limited hours, a business center, laundry facilities, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. The property is smoke-free (fines may apply for smoking).
Amenities featured in guestrooms include televisions with satellite service, coffee/tea makers, clock radios. Business-friendly amenities include complimentary high-speed wired and wireless Internet access, desks, and direct-dial phones with voice mail. Bathrooms feature shower/tub combinations and hair dryers. All guestrooms at Trinity Capital Hotel are non-smoking.
Courtyard Restaurant - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Open daily.
Hotel very convenient to the city area and easy to get to from airport on the bus. Local buses and Dart easy to catch and plenty to see and do within walking distance. Local pubs friendly and food was good. Staff at the hotel very friendly. Room was on the small side but comfortable.
Good hotel.Very helpful staff.Close to public transport.
Comfortable central and good value.
Location was amazing and the hotel staff were very friendly.


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For my current charges, please contact me here.
Organisers may like to know that there are several 'pit-stops' all within easy walking distance around the site - The Tea House Theatre (020 7207 4585 info@teahousetheatre.co.uk), the café at LASSCO (Brunswick House, 020 7394 2100 brunswick@lassco.co.uk ), and the usual Pret-a-manger, Starbucks (where the walks tend to meet), etc.


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The Department of Sociology organized the monthly seminar for the month of February, on Thursday 14th February 2019 from 2.00 p.m. – 3.30 p.m. in the Seminar Room of the Department of Sociology. At this seminar, Dr. Tharindi Udalagama delivered the lecture on "That's not Love but Greed!: Perspectives on Love and Sex after Marriage". […]
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Q: probability densitiy function of $-X$ given a random variable $X$ with density $f_X(x)$. what is the density of $-X$? it's
$$f_{-X}(x)=f_X(-x),$$
isn't it? is that obvious? is there a descriptive explanation?

A: We have for any Borel set $A \subseteq \mathbf R$, that
\begin{align*}
  \def\P{\mathbf P}\P[-X \in A] &= \P[X \in -A]\\
      &= \int_{-A} f_X(x)\, dx\\
      &= \int_A f_X(-x)\, dx
\end{align*}
So, the density of $-X$ is, as you write, $x \mapsto f_X(-x)$.

A: If $X$ has a PDF then CDF $F_X$ is continuous, so that:
$F_{-X}(x)=P(-X\leq x)=P(X\geq-x)=1-F_X(-x)$
Then (if possible) differentiate both sides to find:
$f_{-X}(x)=f_X(x)$
This is not a complete proof since it might be that $F_X$ cannot be differentiated everywhere, but it affirms for a big deal that it is indeed obvious that $f_{-X}(x)=f_X(-x)$.

edit: I see now that @martini gave you a complete proof.

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If the government were run like a business, what kind of business would it be? What does it mean to "run government as a business"?
A businessperson wants to run a business that makes money, and big is better. A person in business wants build a business around something they do, and big sometimes (often) gets in the way of that.
For many years now, video and audio-only presentations of live music have been treated not just as different packages, but as different products. When will physical and digital presentations of live music also be seen as different products, and not just different packaging?


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A story about resilience and memory - about a child, his brother, and a friend who meets him where he is. The grief of losing a sibling, in a children's book. A session for all.
Rachel Noble is the author of Finn's Feather, a picture book she was inspired to write after the loss of her son Hamish in 2012. After searching for picture books on grief for her children, Rachel realised there were gaps in this genre. She now focuses her time on writing picture books with emotional value.
Before she became an author, Rachel was an ABC/BBC Radio Producer, copywriter and voice-over artist.
She lives on the Sunshine Coast with her family.


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Илья Васильевич Салей (; род. 30 августа 1991 года, Рославль, РСФСР, СССР) — белорусский юрист, адвокат. Юрист предвыборного штаба Виктора Бабарико на выборах президента Белоруссии в 2020 году. Политический заключённый, узник совести по мнению правозащитной организации Amnesty International.

Биография
Родился 30 августа 1991 года в семье юристов. В 2008 году с отличием окончил лингвистическую гимназию № 7 Минска. В 2013 с отличием окончил юридический факультет Белорусского государственного университета. Лауреат именной стипендии Министерства образования Белоруссии имени Шамякина в поддержку талантливой молодежи. В 2014 году окончил магистратуру школы права Дьюкского университета (США). Не женат.

Юридическая карьера
Большую часть карьеры провел в юридической фирме Borovtsov & Salei (Минск). Работал в юридических фирмах Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Marks & Sokolov. Эксперт Всемирного банка в глобальном исследовании благоприятности ведения бизнеса Doing Business. В 2019—2020 годах признан одним из лучших и наиболее перспективных молодых юристов Республики Беларусь юридическими рейтингами the Chambers Guide, Legal 500 и IFLR1000.

Президентские выборы 2020 года
В мае 2020 года присоединился к предвыборному штабу Виктора Бабарико, объявившего о намерении участвовать в выборах президента Республики Беларусь 2020 года. После задержания Виктора Бабарико спецслужбами Белоруссии 18 июня 2020 года представлял его интересы и интересы кампании в качестве адвоката в районных и областных избирательных комиссиях и в ЦИК Белоруссии. Юрист и один из руководителей предвыборного штаба Виктора Бабарико. 20 июня 2020 года с Марией Колесниковой и Максимом Знаком подал документы на регистрацию Виктора Бабарико в качестве кандидата в президенты Белоруссии. За день до заседания ЦИК оснований для отказа выявлено не было. После отказа в регистрации Виктора Бабарико в качестве кандидата вместе с Марией Колесниковой подал в ЦИК жалобу на отказ в регистрации.

После объединения предвыборных штабов Бабарико, Валерия Цепкало и Светланы Тихановской оказывал юридическую поддержку команде Тихановской. Сопровождал Тихановскую, Колесникову и Веронику Цепкало во время предвыборного ралли-тура по Белоруссии для проведения агитационных митингов. После оглашения ЦИК официальных результатов выборов, действуя в качестве адвоката, совместно с Максимом Знаком подал от имени кандидата в Тихановской жалобу в Верховный суд Белоруссии с требованием признания результатов выборов недействительными в связи с многочисленными нарушениями избирательного законодательства. Верховный суд отказал в принятии жалобы к рассмотрению.

После выборов
Оказывал юридическую поддержку и был адвокатом члена президиума Координационного совета Марии Колесниковой. В качестве адвоката сопровождал Колесникову в Генеральную прокуратуру Белоруссии для подачи заявления о проведении проверки по фактам насилия и злоупотребления полномочиями сотрудниками милиции во время массовых акций протеста после выборов, а также в Следственный комитет Белоруссии на допрос в качестве свидетеля по уголовному делу, возбужденному генеральным прокурором Белоруссии Александром Конюком по ч. 3 ст. 361 Уголовного кодекса Белоруссии («Призывы к действиям, направленным на причинение вреда национальной безопасности Республики Беларусь») по факту создания Координационного совета. Дело было возбуждено после публичного заявления Александра Лукашенко о попытке захвата власти. После исчезновения Колесниковой 7 сентября 2020 года и попытки её насильственного вывоза из страны спецслужбами Белоруссии предпринимал действия по её поиску.

Задержание по делу Координационного совета
9 сентября 2020 года задержан Главным управлением по борьбе с организованной преступностью и помещён в изолятор на Окрестина. 11 сентября 2020 года заключён под стражу в СИЗО № 1 Минска.

18 сентября 2020 года привлечен в качестве обвиняемого по ч. 3 ст. 361 Уголовного кодекса Белоруссии («Призывы к действиям, направленным на причинение вреда национальной безопасности Республики Беларусь») по тому же делу, по которому был ранее свидетелем. Следствие, прокуратура и суды отклонили все поданные защитой ходатайства и жалобы на заключение под стражу и привлечение в качестве обвиняемого.

15 апреля 2021 года мера пресечения изменена на залог. 13 августа 2021 года стало известно, что Салей покинул территорию Беларуси и находится в Варшаве

Реакция на арест
10 сентября 2020 года в совместном заявлением двенадцати организаций, в том числе правозащитного центра «Весна», Белорусской ассоциации журналистов, Белорусского Хельсинкского комитета и Белорусского ПЕН-центра был назван политическим заключённым. 11 сентября 2020 года правозащитная организация Amnesty International признала Салея узником совести. 23 сентября 2020 года шефство над политзаключённым взял Роберт Бедронь, депутат Европейского парламента.

Европейский союз и США считают уголовное преследование Салея политически мотивированным. Международная ассоциация юристов, Общество юристов Англии и Уэльса, Американская ассоциация юристов и Ассоциация выпускников Дьюкского университета выступили с публичным заявлением с требованием немедленного освобождения.

Встреча с Александром Лукашенко в СИЗО КГБ
Был одним из участников встречи Александра Лукашенко с политическими заключенными, состоявшейся в СИЗО КГБ 10 октября 2020 года.

Примечания

Ссылки
 Илья Салей — юридическая фирма Borovtsov & Salei
 Белорусская республиканская коллегия адвокатов — Илья Салей

Лица, признанные узниками совести организацией Amnesty International в Белоруссии
Лица, признанные политическими заключёнными правозащитным центром «Весна»

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(NaturalHealth365) The vast majority of our food supply is contaminated with genetically modified organisms (GMOs) – which have devastating effects on digestive health and immunity. Our air is polluted with 'chemtrails' – a government-sponsored geoengineering program (supposedly) designed to 'protect us' from the sun. Those clouds you see overhead are filled with highly-toxic substances like aluminum, barium and strontium. And, let's not forget, the dangerous chemicals in just about every commercially-produced household and personal care product. No doubt, we're living in a toxic world.
Environmental toxins can destroy your health. Make no mistake, humanity is under attack by major corporations that produce disease-causing toxic chemicals. These toxins increase our risk of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, dementia plus many other (painful) autoimmune conditions. On the next NaturalNews Talk Hour, we'll talk about the signs, symptoms and natural solutions. Join us for a great show!
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Researchers, and holistically-minded physicians, know that heavy metals are being found inside every one of us – including newborn babies. Toxic substances like mercury, lead and cadmium block the proper flow of neurotransmitters in the brain – which can cause us to experience brain fog and depression. As our body gets overwhelmed with these toxins – we lose our energy and motivation to live a healthy lifestyle. In other words, these poisons can literally accelerate the aging process and trigger premature death.
"A number of studies have found that for every 10 ug/dL (microgram per deciliter) increase in blood lead levels, there was a lowering of mean IQ in children by 4 to 7 points." Understand, that's less than a thousandth of a gram of lead.
On the next NaturalNews Talk Hour, Jonathan Landsman and Michael Bauerschmidt, M.D., an environmental expert, will talk about how toxins threaten human health and how to properly detoxify the body.
How do toxins destroy the immune system?
First, let me say, that our body is designed to naturally detoxify itself. But, when you consider that the Environmental Protection Agency recognizes approximately 80,000 commonly used chemicals – there is no way to deeply understand its influence over human health. By breathing in car fumes; taking prescription drugs and eating processed foods – we can easily overwhelm our immune system with free radicals that cause oxidative stress, the number one cause for disease.
Our digestive system is largely responsible for a healthy immune system. A healthy digestive tract helps to protect us from bad bacteria, viruses, parasites, and other toxins. When our system is overloaded with too many toxins – we experience 'leaky gut', which can lead to autoimmune disorders plus many other chronic inflammatory diseases. If you're concerned about your health – don't miss our next show.
Dr. Michael Bauerschmidt is the Director of Environmental Medicine for the Riordan Clinic. He is a graduate of Ohio State University College of Medicine and has dual certifications by both the American Board of Family Practice and the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Through his own healing process following a life-changing accident, Dr. Mike learned that he could practice medicine a better, smarter way.
He is a member of the American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM) and is certified in Chelation Therapy by ACAM. A certified Life Coach, Dr. Mike has training through the Coaches Training Institute and is certified by the Physician Coaching Institute. His goal is to provide health care, not sickness care.
Our food is being poisoned. Sadly, too many people remain uneducated about the untested, truly dangerous chemicals added to our food, air and water supply. I often wonder how the human race has survived – to this point. On the next NaturalNews Talk Hour, we'll talk about how to minimize our risk for disease by eliminating toxins – naturally.


Travelling Madeleine: Everything is going to be fine.
"When I was driving on the way to work, a car suddenly got in my way and almost hitting my car.
I managed to avoid that but got my tire flatten.
The driver shouted at me and swore to me, but I didn't get angry.
Deep breath, calmed down, and just went to work.
I did what I should do.
Then a lady at work said "Oh, my husband can fix that!" and her husband came in minutes and fix my tire very quickly. Everyone was happy.
I thought, whatever happened, keep calm and do what you should do one by one. Then, everything is just going to be fine."
Recently, I don't have a proper income and I am worried. And that make my partner worried too.
He says I am worried too much.
People are worried and get annoyed easily.
But even though you are worried and get annoyed, it's just in your mind and anything is not going to be changed.
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Lost in the '80s: Big Country, "Look Away"
It's amazing to even consider now, but once there were debates on who'd be the bigger band – U2 or Big Country?
It's obvious who won that little argument, but believe it or not, there was a time around 1983 where it was a dead heat.Á' Both bands had critical acclaim, hotly touted live shows, and briskly selling albums.Á' But Big Country had the lead when it came to mainstream acceptance, scoring a Top 40 hit with "In A Big Country" and a platinum album with their debut, The Crossing.Á' U2 were just starting to break though with War, but singles "New Years Day" and "Two Hearts Beat As One" didn't make much of a dent on the charts.
Things had changed a bit three years down the road.Á' U2 were coming off the biggest album of their career at that point, The Unforgettable Fire, and had finally crossed over to Top 40 with "Pride (In The Name Of Love)."Á' Meanwhile, Big Country remained one-hit wonders, with the EP Wonderland and their second full-length, Steeltown, both flopping in the States (while doing well in the UK).Á' In 1986, Big Country could use a hit.
Things looked good for their third album, The Seer.Á' It had peaked at #2 in the UK, and the lead single was the band's highest charter.Á' "Look Away" (download) was also issued as the album's first single in the States and thanks to a snazzy video, MTV embraced the band again.Á' Things looked hopeful and Big Country looked poised to hit big again:
While MTV jumped on the video, Top 40 radio in the U.S. still considered the band one-hit wonders and didn't give "Look Away" a fair shake.Á' However, rock radio embraced the single, sending it into the Top Five of the AOR charts.Á' It wasn't enough to push The Seer to the sales heights The Crossing enjoyed, and Big Country remained a marginal-selling cult act in the States.
Each Big Country release sold less and less, and lead singer Stuart Adamson's alcoholism sent the singer into a downward spiral, culminating in his suicide in 2001.Á' It was a sad end to a band that, hard as it may be to believe, once had U2 looking over its Irish shoulders.
"Look Away" peaked at #5 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart in 1986.
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Excursion program "Shumbrat, Saransk!"
Gastronomic program "Cheese Mordovia"
Ethnographic program "Land of Moksha and Erzi"
Conservation of Mordovia
Excursion program "On a visit to Pushkin"
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Tour program:
-Arrival in Saransk. Meeting with a tour guide.
- Sightseeing tour of the city Saransk. - Sightseeing tour of the city Saransk. A tour of the historical part of the city will introduce you to the main sights of the capital of the Republic of Mordovia:
◆ Millennium square of unity of the Mordovian people with the peoples of the Russian state: Fountain "Star of Mordovia"; Pushkin national library; Ogarev Moscow state University; Yaushev State musical theater.
◆ Cathedral square: visit to the Cathedral of the Holy righteous warrior F. Ushakov; Monument to Admiral F. F. Ushakov; Sculpture group "Family", Monument to Patriarch Nikon.
◆ Victory square: Memorial Museum of military and labor feat; memorial sign "Escape from hell"; monument to soldiers-internationalists, monument to soldiers-natives of Mordovia who fell during the second world war, Alexander Nevsky chapel.
◆ Sovetskaya square: buildings Of the house of the Republic; Houses of Soviets; Administration of Saransk; monument to V. I. Lenin; monument to A. S. Pushkin; monument to the founders of the city.
◆ Pushkin Park of culture and recreation, Monument "Forever with Russia".
◆ Excursion to the Mordovian Museum of fine arts named after S. D. Erzi will introduce the personality and creativity of "Mordovian Vrubel"-Stepan Dmitrievich Erzi, a unique sculptor whose life and work are "inspired" by the name of his people. This is a truly great son of the Mordovian people, who started at the age of 14 from a simple illiterate "Bogomaz" in a working artel, and conquered the whole world from France to Argentina. Thousands of fans of Erzi's great talent from all countries and continents specially come to Saransk to admire the world's largest collection of unique works of this great "sculptor of the world".
- Lunch in a cafe in the city.
- Excursion to the Museum of Mordovian folk culture – one of the most striking museums in Saransk, where you can get acquainted with the life, traditions and rituals of the Mordovian peoples. The pearl of the exhibition is a collection of folk Mordovian women`s costumes. Since ancient times, Mordovian women were famous for their beauty and skilful skills of weaving, embroidery and sewing, and in the XIX century at the world exhibition in Paris, the costume of the Erzya woman was even awarded a Gold medal
- Excursion to the stadium "Mordovia arena", where the world football championship was held in the summer of 2018 During the tour, you will see the stadium bowl, conference rooms, VIP stands, VeryVIP box, where the match was watched by the Princess of Japan. Touch the history where the Russian national team won 9: 0 against the San Marino team. Take the opportunity to take a photo in the sports locker room, where the team of the captain and record holder of the Portuguese national team – Cristiano Ronaldo-was located during the Championship.
- Free time. We offer to visit the Pushkin Park of culture and recreation, the city zoo, the Opera and ballet Theater named after I. M. Yaushev, the national drama theater, cinemas of the city, shopping and entertainment complexes and sports facilities. It is possible to organize cultural and entertainment programs.
The tour price includes:
◆ Transport services (according to the program);
◆ Meals – one lunch;
◆ Services of a guide;
◆ Entrance tickets to museums and objects according to the program.
Additionally, if desired, Breakfast and dinner are paid for.


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It was no mere pizza pie for the very young chefs that gathered at the University of Houston Hilton Hotel to showcase their cooking skills. Think polenta ravioli with braised veal cheeks, smoked saltimbocca with spaetzle and gnocco fritto with prosciutto. And then there was the lavish cannoli dessert.
The Italian Cultural & Community Center hosted the "Tutti ai Fornelli de La Piccola Cucina," a cooking competition comprised for four teams of junior chefs, aged 3 to 13, each paired with an executive chef of Italian heritage. Each team prepared a dinner course for the evening that served as a fundraiser for center programs.
Leading the cooking teams were Maurizio Ferrarese of the Four Seasons Hotel, Alberto Baffoni of Mascalzone, JohnMicheal Lynch of Hotel Granduca's Ristorante Cavour and Fabio Potenzano, a resident of Palermo, Italy, and a member of the Italian National Culinary Team.
It was Potenzano's team that received top honors for their dessert course — cannolo layers with mixed berries, almond cookie with passito sauce and pistachio semifreddo with Modica chocolate sauce.
"It was an evening of education and fun for a great cause," said Tiziana Triolo, director of programs and marketing for the center. "I'm very proud of my students, not only for their culinary abilities, but especially for their support to the center. When I designed the program, I had only one thing in mind: Teaching Italian language and culture to young generations of all nationalities."
The team of judges, chaired by chef and food expert Renato De Pirro, was as impressive as the young culinary stars. They included the cultural attaché from the Italian Consulate in San Francisco Paola Ebranati, food and wine writer and journalist Mike Ricetti, Dr. Cristiana Rastellini, and Salvatore Albelice, owner of Sunbelt Inc. and Fellini Caffé.
Donning chefs toques for the evening were Pier Francesco Papi, Veronica Pascucci, Giulia Sdringola, Ludovica Duchini, Emilio Fronza, Domenica Sepe, Diego Sarmiento, Antonio Vetrini and Robert Wood, Chiara Cattano, Camilla Manning and Sadie Weller.


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HomeGamesRetro Gaming: C64 returns as a mini-version
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Retro Gaming: C64 returns as a mini-version
First of all, the keyboard used in the shrunken re-edition of the C64 does not work. The THEC64 Mini comes with 64 preinstalled games. Further details about the hardware are still missing. Like Nintendos Retrokonsolen NES and SNES, the reissue of the legendary home computer C64 emulates the old hardware only.
At the beginning of 2018, the THEC64 mini will be available for 79.99 euros.
Back to the keyboard, which is only decoration on the THEC64 Mini: The C64 Mini, which has been shrunk by comparison with the original from 1982, is operated by means of the supplied joystick. The small breadcrumbs are connected to the TV via HDMI. If you want to enter BASIC commands from the keyboard, then you can connect a standard USB keyboard. Also new games should be programmed.
Among the 64 built games are uridium, Paradroid, Hawkeye, Nebulus and Monty Mole. A complete list is available on the website of the reproduction.
Manufacturer of the THEC64 Mini is not Commodore – the manufacturer of the original C64 went 1994 in the insolvency. Developer is RetroGames Ltd. The distribution publisher Koch Media headquartered in Munich.
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Five Reasons to Leave the House This Weekend
Including WARHOLCAPOTE at A.R.T., a Tilda Swinton film festival at the Brattle, and more.
By Abigail Freeman· 9/14/2017, 8:00 a.m.
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WARHOLCAPOTE
Multiplatform artist and director Rob Roth has turned Andy Warhol and Truman Capote's dream into reality by writing a play based on their candid, tape-recorded conversations about their lives. Roth set out to find the never-heard-before recordings of the Warhol and Capote collaboration, which they planned to use as the basis for a play, and discovered approximately 80 hours of cassette tapes that guided him to create the final product: WARHOLCAPOTE. Roth describes the play on the A.R.T. site by saying, "The structure and location of the five conversations that form the play are wholly imagined, but every single word is directly from the mouths of Andy and Truman: a non-fiction invention."
$25+, through October 13, A.R.T. Loeb Drama Center, 62 Brattle St., americanrepertorytheater.org.
Wilson/Cortor Exhibit
Contemporary artists John Wilson (1922-2015) and Eldzier Cortor (1916-2015) both explore the African American experience in this Museum of Fine Arts exhibit, which features approximately 50 works of prints, drawings, sculptures and paintings from them. Wilson, a Roxbury native and graduate of the School of the MFA, committed his artistry to social justice. Cortor, who attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, presents African American women as symbols of strength in his work. Notable pieces featured in the exhibit are an etched portrait of the civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. by Wilson, and the painting Still Life: Past Revisited, by Cortor, that portrays objects representative of early 20th century black America.
$25, through Sunday, Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave., mfa.org.
Tremont Takeover
New York and LA may get a lot of attention for their music scenes, but that doesn't mean there aren't tons of artists to enjoy here in Boston. To celebrate the diversity of music the city has to offer, the Boch Center partnered with Lysten Boston to showcase seven performers who represent a variety of genres, including hip hop, indie rock, and electronic. As Joe Spaulding, president and CEO of the Boch Center, put it, "We're using an iconic space to do something new." While it may have played host to such storied acts as Whitney Houston and the Eagles in its storied past, for this festival the Wang Theatre will welcome fresh new sounds from local artists including R&B singer Marcela Cruz and rock band GOZU.
$10, Saturday September 16 at 6 p.m., Boch Center Wang Theatre, 270 Tremont St., bochcenter.org.
Photo by Jane Messinger
Design Biennial Boston
New installations on the Rose Kennedy Greenway revealed in late August present new takes on architecture, urbanization and the environment. The works "represent a wide range of early-career, independent professional design talent voices from the architectural community of New England who explore issues that are very relevant to the world at large," says Chris Grimley, curator of Design Biennial Boston, via email. One of the installations, called Another Axon (pictured above), places an emphasis on the mundane by using common building materials to create scenery distorted through color and positioning. Go to the top level of the adjacent parking garage for the best view!
Free, through Wednesday October 11, Rose Kennedy Greenway, at Atlantic Avenue and High Street, designbiennialboston.com.
Tilda Swinton: World's Greatest Actress
Some may know chameleonic actress Tilda Swinton as the White Witch from The Chronicles of Narnia movies, the editor of a raunchy magazine in Trainwreck, or the aging hipster vampire of Only Lovers Left Alive. Regardless of what comes to mind, no one can deny that Swinton can do it all. For those who can't get enough of her, the Brattle Theatre is celebrating "one of the world's greatest screen performers of any gender" with a marathon of Tilda Swinton films starting with Orlando tonight, on its 25th anniversary. You don't have to be an avid Swinton fan to be wowed by her versatility.
$11, through Saturday September 23, Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St., brattlefilm.org.
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The writer Taslima Nasrin has hit out at a "growing cancer" afflicting Indian society, identifying a increasing "appetite for censorship" after the second high profile literary event in less than a month was cancelled amid concerns over security.
"Writers and artists have become the soft targets of religious extremists," she said. "The authority tries to appease either Hindu fanatics or Muslim fanatics in India. All the political parties have different agendas, but they have no agenda or intention to value freedom of expression. It's a dangerous race, who can violate free speech more."
A week after plans for the novelist Salman Rushdie to appear at the Jaipur literature festival were scrapped due to threats of assassination the author later judged to be fabricated, the launch of the latest volume of Nasrin's autobiography, Nirbashan (Exile), at the Kolkata Book Fair was abandoned.
Nasrin fled Bangladesh in 1994 when Islamic extremists threatened to kill her, saying that she had made "objectionable comments" about Islam and the prophet Muhammad – which the author denies. After a decade in Europe she moved to Kolkata, where she lived until 2007, when she was forced into hiding after being attacked for being "anti-Islam" at a book launch in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
The writer, who now lives in Delhi, was not due to be present in person at the launch of Nirbashan, but a protest from the All India Minority Forum still forced fair organisers to call it off. The Kolkata Book Fair did not respond to the Guardian's request for comment, but explained to the Times of India that they "could not risk" it. "We were told by this group that the release might cause trouble inside the fair," said spokesperson Tridib Chatterjee. When her publisher later organised a smaller release on their stall at the fair, protesters attempted to prevent it.
"You may wonder why the authority tries to ban me or ban my book launch," said Nasrin. "They believe I am anti-Islam, and supporting me or allowing me entry to the country or the state or the city or the book fair would send a wrong message to the Muslim fanatics. They fear they would lose the Muslim vote. They do not want to take the risk of a single Muslim vote."
The author believes "the appetite for censorship is growing in India", she said. With Rushdie prevented by fears of violence from attending or even speaking via video link at the Jaipur event in January, Nasrin says we are witnessing "the disturbing victory of Islamic gangsters" in Jaipur and Kolkata. "I am wondering how to stop this growing cancer from spreading," she said.
Like Rushdie, Nasrin also suspects her book launch did not represent a genuine security threat. "It was something cooked up," she said, "as launching a book by a controversial author could have proved awkward for the fair and the government."
According to Nasrin, intolerance is growing "because the government does not take action against intolerant fanatics and the fanatics are forgiven for whatever violence they commit in the name of religion ... India needs to secularise the states, judiciary and educational systems. People need to learn about the principles of democracy, freedom of expression, human rights and humanism. They need to be enlightened. In the name of 'Indian secularism', irrational blind faith and the barbarity of all religions seem to be accepted and respected equally."