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Roy is a Native American artist of the Dine' (Navajo Tribe) of Arizona. Roy comes from the Bitterwater clan, "Todich'ii'nii" (maternal side) and is born for "One Who Walk Around clan," "Honaghaahnii" (paternal side).
The philosophies, cultures and beliefs of Roy's ancestor's are very much a part of him and his art work. Roy considers himself to be an artist with a purpose in life. His spirituality in native ways evoke knowledge, power, and harmony in himself and his art. Roy, throughout the years, taught himself the art of stone sculpting. He started with nothing but a stone, a file, a hammer, a chisel, and sandpaper. "My first sculpture was so beautiful! I liken that first piece as a seed that took root, grew and bloomed into a beautiful plant."
"I would have never started sculpting without my wife's encouragement, who is a school teacher. She noticed my talent and invested her time and money into my art. It has all happened by teamwork from the beginning. We have three daughters who are the light of my life and my inspiration." Roy's initial involvement in the arts started with a photography class in high school. He focused most of his photography on the Dine' for school projects. He then attended the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico and originally studied photography, then painting, drawing, print-making and ceramics.
Roy's sculpting began from a spontaneous turn of events. "One day we were driving through the mountains of Utah and happened to come across some alabaster. "From that stone I carved my first piece. I knew from that experience that sculpting was for me because it just came so naturally. I felt I knew what the stone wanted to become."
Since that fateful discovery, Roy has attended a marble craving workshop in Italy and learned from the masters the correct way of working stone.
"I try to let my work speak for itself in quality, craftsmanship and style. Most of my carving methods today are a combination of both the Italian "technical" style and the "Direct Approach" method, which is unstructured sculpting without plans or sketches. The "Direct Approach" is what I call the basic skills which developed within me before I studied in Italy."I would like to say that my art, stone sculptures and paintings, have specific purpose and meaning. I consider everything of the earth to be alive with spirit. The spirit of the stone and brush holds mysteries and magical properties which must be respected. As a Native American sculptor, I believe song, prayer and offerings must be made with respect for harmony and oneness with nature."
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MPAA Brands 123Movies as the World's Most Popular Illegal Site
March 16, 2018 by Ernesto Van der Sar
The MPAA is visiting Vietnam to discuss with local authorities how they can properly deal with movie piracy sites. One target that was singled out is 123movies, a streaming site that is said to be operated from Vietnam. According to the movie industry group, it is "the most popular illegal site in the world."
With millions of visitors per day, pirate streaming site 123movies, also known as GoMovies, is a force to be reckoned with.
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) is fully aware of this and previously alerted the US Trade Representative about this "notorious market."
However, since the site is not operating from the US, Hollywood's industry group is also reaching out to 123movies' alleged home turf, Vietnam. Following in the footsteps of the US ambassador, the MPAA seeks assistance from local authorities.
The MPAA is currently in Vietnam where it's working with the Office of the Police Investigation Agency to combat pirate sites. According to the MPAA's Executive Vice President & Chief of Global Content Protection, Jan van Voorn, 123movies is one of the prime targets.
"Right now, the most popular illegal site in the world, 123movies.to (at this point), is operated from Vietnam, and has 98 million visitors a month," Van Voorn said, quoted by VNExpress.
"There are more services like this – sites that are not helpful for local legitimate businesses," he adds.
The MPAA hopes that the Vietnamese authorities will step in to take these pirate sites offline, so that legal alternatives can grow. In addition, it stresses that the public should be properly educated, to change their views on movie piracy.
While it's clear that 123movies is a threat to Hollywood, there are bigger fish out there.
The 98 million number MPAA mentions appears to come from SimilarWeb's January estimate. While this is a lot of traffic indeed, it's not the largest pirate site. The Pirate Bay, for example, had an estimated 282 million visitors during the same period.
TorrentFreak asked the MPAA to confirm the claim but at the time of writing, we have yet to hear back. Perhaps Van Voorn was referring to streaming sites specifically, which would make more sense.
In any case, it's clear that Hollywood is concerned about 123movies and similar sites and will do everything in its power to get them offline.
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Google Features YTS and 123movies as "Best Movie Websites"
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MPA America Quietly Takes Over Yet More 'Pirate' IPTV Domains
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Researchers from the UK have "re-written the rulebook" * on breast cancer research with what is being called a 'landmark' study.
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The implications of this study are significant: Women with breast cancer can now be identified as having a more specific disease – one of ten under the breast cancer "umbrella" – and their prognosis, and subsequent treatment options will be better defined as a result.
"The next stage is to discover how tumours in each subgroup behave – for example do they grow or spread quickly?" said study co-lead Professor Carlos Caldas.
Outside of trials for new cancer drugs, this finding could take up to five years to have a positive impact on breast cancer patients.
The study has been published in acclaimed scientific journal Nature.
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David referred to God as his "portion" or "inheritance" because he wanted God more than land or treasure. We too should see God as our supreme treasure and count it our greatest blessing to possess Him and to be possessed by Him.
In chapter 12, we can see a summary of Israel's conquests that began with the taking of the lands east of the Jordan under Moses. Now, just before the partitioning of Canaan begins, the writer of Joshua recounts Moses' division of the eastern lands for the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh. This account, like the summary of the conquest, shows the Israelites that God is using Joshua to complete what Moses began, thereby fulfilling His promises to His people.


David is CEO of Jane.ai, an artificial intelligence company focused on making all of your company's intelligence accessible through chat.
Chatbots are everywhere. In services, businesses and even our personal lives, artificially intelligent bots are becoming commonplace. But with every technological advancement comes concerns, and the growing use of artificial intelligence is an especially hot topic.
Part of the fear around AI is the mystery behind what its capabilities are. How does a bot make a decision? Can it have likes or dislikes? Can an AI be absolutely neutral if human beings design it? With the ubiquity of the technology, people are concerned about where the rapid innovation in this field of technology is taking us. One of the biggest concerns I hear today is how to address and limit bias in artificial intelligence.
It is possible for a chatbot to eliminate bias, but it's up to the human architects to set the artificial teammate in the right direction.
It all starts with a representative data set.
When a business implements AI software, I find it's imperative that the chatbot works off a data set that fully represents the organization. A representative data set should include a balanced selection of individuals from an organization (internal) or a representative set of customers (external).
Software engineers need to be especially diligent with machine learning infrastructure and sample sets so the algorithm can discriminate between the data in a way that makes sense. For example, if the program pulls from an organization's data set that only includes senior leadership, the findings for the organization as a whole may be severely skewed and misrepresentative.
Fundamentally, the algorithms are pulling from the data provided by humans — and biased data leads to biased AI. If software engineers train artificial intelligence with a representative sample set of data from the beginning, biases can be reduced over time.
The 'set it and forget it' mentality can lead to inaccuracy.
In addition to having a representative data set, an organization's artificial teammate should also have the ability to learn. In my experience, AI data training sets can't be "set it and forget it" projects — they need to evolve and improve over time. They also need to be supervised, much like a parent checking on a child's TV habits. Does the show reflect our values? Is the content age appropriate? Have there been any changes in behavior that the show may have influenced?
The "education" of an AI could go off the rails if left unchecked. Consider what happened when IBM's Watson memorized the Urban Dictionary. The AI then started swearing because it couldn't distinguish between polite and impolite language. The IBM team deleted the Urban Dictionary from Watson's memory, and Watson lost its potty mouth — but the lesson remains.
AI needs human supervision and feedback systems, ideally from within the company utilizing the solution — because no one will know the nuances of its culture better than that company. A company implementing a solution should allow users to submit information to the AI to train it. However, the company also needs to moderate this user feedback so their biases don't become part of the algorithm. It's a delicate balance, but I've found that AI works best when humans thoughtfully moderate its education and guide its growth.
While your artificial teammate will get a lot of training and updating from humans, creating a self-aware chatbot could also reduce bias. This means the underlying machine-learning algorithm can understand when the correct answer is not in its lexicon and ask a clarifying question. Including a clarifier can allow the AI to eliminate situations in which your data set may be inherently biased. Say, for example, a group of expert chefs builds a chatbot to help with cooking, but the average user doesn't know how to "blanch" or "emulsify" anything. If the instructions and conversations start to go sideways, you can train the chatbot to recognize its uncertainty and built-in biases and ask clarifying questions to bridge the gap.
While your chatbot needs to be self-correcting to reduce bias, it also needs to be able to distinguish between patterns. At their core, machine learning algorithms look for data points that stand out. This is what helps them make decisions. In the same way that human beings make decisions, machine learning algorithms look for biases by picking up and digesting patterns.
For example, if there is a machine learning algorithm that classified both criminals and non-criminals, and all the criminals included in the data were 6 feet, 2 inches tall, the machine-learning algorithm might pick up a pattern that insists every tall person is a criminal. The machine learning itself isn't biased. The algorithm isn't biased. It's based on the data set that humans provided. In this instance, the lack of diverse data led to an erroneous pattern.
Overall, eliminating bias in artificial intelligence is an ongoing and involved process, but it's not impossible. I believe artificial intelligence can be a powerful asset when it comes to reducing human biases because it can lead to consistent decision making. In a corporate setting, you can think of AI as an equalizer — a teammate that makes calculated decisions based solely on the facts in front of it. While the fear of bias in AI is legitimate, human beings are creating the systems, and software engineers can take steps to eliminate this. What's most important is acknowledging the threat of bias and building systems that can be corrected and improved.


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ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Nov. 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE MKT: AMPE) today announced an update on its ongoing clinical trials.
Seven (7) patients with moderate to severe osteoarthritis of the knee. We previously announced the favorable results of the primary and secondary endpoints (WOMAC A for pain, WOMAC B for stiffness and WOMAC C for function) at week 6 and at week 12. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ampio-announces-results-open-label-200200453.html The 20-week data is expected in the fourth quarter of 2014.
All 40 patients with severe osteoarthritis of the knee received either 3 intra-articular injections of Ampion™ or saline into the knee in this double blinded, placebo controlled study (1:1 randomization). The primary and secondary endpoints (WOMAC A for pain, WOMAC B for stiffness and WOMAC C for function) results at 20 weeks (end of FDA study) will be available in the first quarter of 2015. The study will however continue to 52 weeks to evaluate cartilage markers both by MRIs and synovial fluid proteomics.
Dr. David Bar-Or, Ampio's Chief Science Officer explained "The significant clinical improvement in all three WOMAC Scores including stiffness, clearly indicate that something valuable is happening in the joint.
"First, It is important to note that the MRI has not previously been shown (in studies by others) able to resolve changes indicating progression of this disease in short time frames like 12 weeks. MRIs were also performed at 20 weeks. These MRI's are being reviewed and analyzed by experts in the field. Almost all studies examining the changes produced by osteoarthritis in the knee are 12 to 24 months in duration. However, it was considered worthwhile to begin the process early to see if changes at 12 weeks could indicate the most valuable parameters to follow. Because of the complexities in analyzing the physical signals as well as proper timing in relation to the various compartments evaluated, the complete results and conclusions were not made available to the company as yet.
This OptimEyes study is complete and included 355 patients. The data is being locked by our CRO. Once data validation is completed, it will be transmitted to an independent statistician for analysis and afterward submitted to the FDA for review with our request for a meeting. Considering the Holidays are near, we anticipate meeting with the FDA following the holidays. At that time we will report the findings and FDA guidance. Should the data fall short of our expectations we will issue a press release immediately.
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Medhu vadai recipe – Ulunthu vadai – ulundu vadai- medu vada – with VIDEO and step by step pictures, tips and tricks to make perfect shape.
The only work/help I used to do before marriage,to my mom, if any festive days means, that would be grinding and making vadai. My mom used to tell how,and i will grind and make as per her instructions.Then after 3-4 times,I used to do all by my self. From then, vadai department is mine…That is from grinding ,cleaning the grinder,till making vadai.
My mom used to make vadais with a piece of banana leaf or a polythene cover, for making shape of vadai. But once I happened to see how vadai is made in hotel/restaurants…with out using anything,just using our one hand make beautiful vadais that looks so cute….From then I started making like that.Its less mess and easy too than using banana leaf or anything else.What u need is practice. No no,don't think its difficult,once u get to know the correct trick,you will be able to do with ease.
I could not take pictures while making sooo detailed,but have done whatever i can do with my one hand,so that beginners could be benefited. If anybody sees this post and want to see a video,please mail me to my mail ID,given in my profile.I will send you the link that I have uploaded in You tube. The reason why I have not linked here is,so many of you already know and I need not bore you right? And also the video quality is not up to the mark since I took from my mobile.
If you are making for any festival, Make few without onion to offer God. Then add onion to remaining batter.
Coriander leaves – 2 tblp, chopped.
Soak urad dal for 2 hour at least. (Use whole urad dal without skin(muzhu ulundu)for better result).
a) Add urad dal little by little(no water),while the grinder is running.
b)Just sprinkle water now and then to avoid jamming of the grinder. Using ice cold water is recommended.
c)Stand near till you finish grinding for sprinkling water now and then and wipe the urad dal that sticks to the wall of the grinder container.
d)This whole process takes around 12-15 minutes,you will get a fluffy white batter.
Now mix well,keep aside and heat enough oil in kadai (be generous or else vadas may stick to the bottom and get burnt).
Now wet your right hand well and make a small ball.
And use ur thumb to make hole in the middle.
Fry in medium flame,turn the vadais and fry till both the sides turn crisp and golden brown.
If your vadai drinks so much oil,then it means you have added more water,reduce next time. Try adding any one of the following only one tsp to reduce vadai drinking oil-Rice flour or gram flour or Maida/all purpose flour.
Do not soak more than 3 hrs max. If it is delayed, keep the urad dal in fridge until you grind.
Using ice water gives you more volume as well as fluffy vadais.
Wet grinder gives best vadais. More volume and tasty too than mixie ground vadai.
If in case you want to grind in mixie, soak for 3 hrs, leave it inside fridge for minimum 30 mins. Grind with ice cold water.
After mixing salt, the batter leaves water. So make sure you add salt just before making vada.
Never ever grind the batter with salt. It will become watery and you may not able to shape.
If your batter is like a paste and dull in colour, may be the urad dal quality is not good.
Don't grind for too long,it will make your batter sticky and you could not shape the vadais. Keep in refrigerator and try after an hour.
Adding a tsp of toor dal or channa dal while soaking urad dal, gives you a nice browning, crispiness as well as texture to the vadai.
If I grind batter in mixie, I add chopped onions in the end and give it a pulse. this gives a great flavor and nice golden vadai.
A good variety/quality of urad dal also matters.
If you grind everything correctly,you will get a crispy vadai,no need to add rice flour or anything!!!
While grinding mixie, certain things you need to consider for perfect vadais.
a)Good quality urad dal for more quantity of vadai.
b)After soaking urad dal for 2-3 hours, I refrigerate for an hour. This gives fluffy batter, more volume and easy to shape too.
c)Never grind the batter for long time at once, grind few seconds – stop, grind again. Open the lid and add water little by little when needed.
e)I added roughly 1/2 cup water for 1 cup good quality urad dal. I got around 26 medium sized vadas.
f)I grind green chilli, ginger, urad dal without water first, then add water little by little and grind.
g)Never add salt while grinding. Also dont grind for too long, your batter will become pasty and cannot shape.
Serve hot with sambhar/coconut chutney.
Today is Aadi velli,So I made the above vadais and sakkarai pongal. This is my 100th post too!! I thank all of the blogger friends who give their lovely comments,which encourage me a lot! I also have my friends who read my blog silently,I thank them too …Please continue with your support!!
Heat the cooker and add a tsp of ghee and fry the moong dal directly.Fry for a minute.
Add the washed rice,half of the milk,water and pressure cook in medium flame for 4 whistles.
Once the pressure is released,open and mix some more milk,just to mash and mix well.
Powder the jaggery and if you think the jaggery is pure,doesn't have impurities or sand then you can add the powdered jaggery to the pongal directly.If you have impurities in it,then better just melt the jaggery with very little water and filter the impurities and then add this syrup to the pongal.
Switch on the stove and keep on stirring well in a low-medium flame.
Add fried cashew,powdered elachi and the other optional ingredients lastly and mix well.
Enjoy the pongal hot hot!!
I used achu vellam(jaggery like cubes)which is more sweet and gives less colour. Use salt while you cook the pongal,it will enhance the taste. If you are using the round vellam/jaggery,then it has salt by it self,so watch out while you add salt.
congrats on ur 100th post…..keep continuing ur good work …..and ur way for taking out wonderful snaps. thanks for the recipe of vadai i have tasted it and know how super taste u make them. Post all other all wonderful recipies u make at home.
u stared ur blog whn i was near u ( in singapore )but on the 100th post i am not near u . anyways wherever i am i will always remember the time we spend together.
Thank you for ur lovely words!!
hi raks..nice crispy vadas….very lovely pictures….
I really want to see the video..can you plz mail me??
Girl, you truly have posted some real memorable recipe posts to looks back!..
Wishing you many many more 100s to come!!!!
Oh wow……awesome and drool worthy vada's……love the crispy layer…..Congrats on your milestone post. Pongal looks yum…..you rock with pictorial, photos…..Video too….hats off baby…..keep rocking…..
My hubby is a big fan of vada..sambar and vada are his fav items!! pictures are captivating!
wow wow wow…thank you for the technique for the vadai. I always make them like bondas as i am intimidated to make the hole in the center…your techniqe looks so much safer and easier!!
I love the perfect colour on your vadais – these are my absolute favorite. Congrats on your 100th post and love the picture of the sakkarai pongal too.
Congrats on your 100th post. Both the dishes look awesome especially Vadai. Doing with one hand is a nice tip. Will try out next time.(Vadaiku thrizhti suthi podunge, supera errukku).
Hi raks congrats on ur 100th post and those vadas and pongal is looking awesome and tempting.Keep rocking with more and more recipes..
C O N G R A T S ON UR 100th POST dear!!!
That crispy vadas make me mad!
Raks, congats on your 100th post! I know you will hit many a centuries more!!!
wonderful post regarding step by step description of making methu vadai! both sakkarai pongal and vadai look tempting!
Congrats on your 100th post….
Wow crispy vada and pongal looks tempting.I am great fan of vada and sambar and I tried it but never posted in my blog. Ur vadai romba alaga supera eruku…. Wishing you many more 100s to come…..
congrats on a beautiful blog that only gets better each day 🙂 the vadas look perfect. can i come over next time u make them and see how u get the shape so nicely?
Congrats on ur 100th post. Vada and Pongal looks so fantastic and yummy. Lovely pictures.
The vadai pictures are awesome, they looks so crispy n yumm. Really tempting. Love the pongal too.
So tempting shot…feel like grabbibg one right from the picture..This is my all time fav snack,just craving for these crispy vadas now..
what a picture! I could just stretch my hand pick up one of the vadas of all of them! I made vada last weekend, but without the hole.. made tiny little ones for my little girl, which she could eat at one pop.
What delicious and tempting pics!, you have done a supertb job!!
Chance illa Supera panreenga ellame..Am drooling over here buddy..
Congratualtions Raks…Best pictures of vada I have ever seen..Just can't move my eyes out of the pictures…:-) You know what, I have planned to make vadas today in the evening. My cousin in Bombay has sent a recipe for dahi vada..We (my mother)also pretty much follow the same recipe that you have given..though with minimal changes..I will post mine too soon after making them….
wow.. nice methu vadai.. useful info.. looks really awesome..
Wow, the vadai's look so fluffy and crispy and perfect! Mine turn out more dense than I like, I want to try your recipe… The pongal looks great, too!
May be you can send the vadas to Fried snacks event hosted by EC?
Your snacks are outstanding and have me drooling!
ohh dear that's jilebi only but it's an up coming recipe will post it soon dear, sorry.
Perfect looking vadas! Happy 100th!
love both the recipes, the pics are amazing. Congrats on your 100th post.
Hi that's wonderful!!Congrats on the milestone post. I am sorry I am congratulating you five days late. But it so happened my internet stops functioning when I open comments column.Sometimes I'm having to re type the whole thing. Innikku being Aadi chevvai, I,m chanting Sahasranamam at 3pm local time and making both of these for neivedhyam.
Truly fantastic…..nice click too.Many ppl dont try making this vadas coz of the shape,it doesnt come out very well.The cook at my inlaws house back in India also doesnt make them…she finds it difficult to get the shape.Guess this needs the right amount of ingredients.Urs looks sooooo perfect.LOvely one!
Congrats on ur 100th post..the vadas look so good, I never have got so good ones with perfect holes..
Congratulations on 100th post. My my you are genious to make such excellent vadas. Lovely detailed post. I do want your video, so I will send you an e-mail. BTW – you shd just like it here – I am sure nobody will get bored!!!!
Congrats on reaching a mile stone in your beautiful blog! Those pics look amazing and the step by step procedure of vadas too..
perfect and beautiful vadai. congrats on the 100th.
Congrats on ur 100th post.Vadas have come out very well and what wonderful pictures.
Loved ur jangiri recipe and ur step by step pics.. have bookmarked it and iam going to try it out soon in the festival season..
super! both look equally tempting.
I just love your vadai. A trick used in hotels is that they add a little bit of rice flour for the crispness. Your experience reflects on the vadai.. and congrats on your 100th post.. you've come a long way..
Vadai looks crispy and yummm. I can never make those holes. Thanks for clicking the step by step procedure.Congrats on your 100th post!
Hiiii!!! This vada is really looking good! I tried making some but i could not make holes in the center. could you send me the video link of making vada?
I have tried Vadai many times but never got the hole in it. Followed your technique and got it this time. OMG, the taste was awesome and hubby compared my vadai to his Amma's vadai. Thanks a lot for the wonderful technique.
i tried your vada recipe yesterday, i grinded for 20 mts and just tried one vada, as i don't know the right consistency of smooth. it didn't increase in size and not so crisp. I again grinded for some more time say around 40 ro 50 mts, and tried again i didn't get the crisp texture i got fed up and added soda and fried, it was bit crisp.
i am so depressed not getting anythong right, just don't know what question to ask also.
u r truly a pro…i can never get myself to make that hole in the center;-)! great clicks on the vada again!
Priya, I too use ultra grind, u can add more water if u need to get volume, just make sure it doesnt become watery otherwise will not be able to make shapes. If u add water sure the batter will fluff and give volume. I think ur urad dal is fresh and nice quality one. May be that's the reason.
How long should we typically grind for vada?
If I add very less water or sprinkle, it is nowhere near vada consistency even after 10-15 mins. After how long can I actullay expect the dhal to start looking like a dough?
I am able to get it ground only when I add more water. What do you think could be the issue? Do I need to wait for some more time?
For grinding, I use Ultra grinder..
Thanks so much for such a prompt reply!
This week I have tried 3 recipes of yours and all of them were just awesome!
Thank you very much for the post. My husband discovered your blog and since then we have been trying out different recipes fried rice, bread upma, paranthas to mention a few. I am waiting to try this vadai recipe this weekend. Excellent photographs and perfect proportions. Keep up the good work you are building new cooking enthusiasts.
Iam seeing ur site for the 1st time..looks awesome.
Million Thanx for ur vada tips..
Yes you can grind in mixie, make sure you grind it by stopping frequently and wipe the sides of the mixer jar and add very little water,gradually while grinding. Do not grind continuously. Do not let the batter get heated while grinding. If you think so, use fridge water…And regarding the video, please send me a mail to the ID I have given in the side bar(right hand side top(FEEDBACK-EMAIL ME))I will send the link to your email ID, or if you dont mind, leave a comment here ur mail ID, I will not publish it,but send the link..
Thank you 🙂 No it wont splash as long as you drop gently from a safe distance(not too high or too low), all the best!
U have such a beautiful site raks.Its very difficult for me to log out.I will be all drum stuck with ur beautiful.Love ur site.
nice vada, can i refrigerate the batter and use next day!
Hi, your vada looks very crispy and light. Did you add rice flour to make it so?
I haven't used rice flour in the vadas that is in the picture. Usually, if we grind the batter perfectly in grinder, it sure comes out crispy and light without adding rice flour. If you add rice flour, you sure get crispier vadas and the density also gets thick.
Hi Raks Kitchen… I tried your ven pongal and sakkarai pongal… just came out awesome… it was on the pongal day I made it. The ven pongal I served it with coconut + red chilli chutney! Just came out awesome combi. My hubby jus loved it! keep posting it! all the best!
hi rak's it's nice vadai. it is very crispy & taste to eat.
Thanks for sharing your experience. Sometime Vadai become as a main dish for me when Vadai with coconut chutney and sambar are unbeatable, with in short time i would eat from 10 to 15 vadai at home, big vadai which are homemade.
Hi friends, may i ask you simple question? Because i am very anxious to know about. Who gave the name "vadai", since it exist from???
Thanks Raks u r given very good insight.
thanks a ton for this recipe….vadais are just perfect….
You have given not only the recipe and also the things which is to be avoid while preparing…this is helpful for the one who are new for cooking… Thanks a lot..
Rags I have visited ure page for the first time (since I now have time to cook 🙂 ) and I must say its awesome. The way u've explained the process in details is amazing and not to mention the pic's of the dishes they are just irresistible and mouth watering. Cheers to you gal. I was always confused on how the medu vadas are made as in the shape and now i know . Thanks so much.
I'm making sambar vada for big crowd. Can I make them previous day and refrigerate? Will the taste get affected by this?
Sure you can do, you can re heat in microwave slightly to heat it up.
Hi raks, you have an awesome blog. I have tried most of your recipes and they never disappoint me. I tried medu vada yesterday. They tasted yummy but they were not soft from inside.they were rubberish. What cud be the reason for that??
Yes, mixer means less volume, use mixer only when you have a very good quality of urad dal.
i tried this recipe. It came out very crisp and wonderful. Thanks a lot for the recipe. Pls show how to make fruit pachadi (tomato and fruits), you know, like the kind which serve in weddings. and also, sojji appam. thanks once again.
Thank you for the tips.. worked perfect.
Hi, if batter became bitter what we have to do. thanks.
How did it turn bitter?
Hi Raks, I have finally got vadas that were actually looking like vadas after 5-6 attempts!! Everytime i used to get like ulundhu boonda. Even if it tastes crispy n good i want to get the perfect shape.
My query: I grind the batter in mixie all the time. The batter sticks to my hand even if i wet my hand well. Hence when i make vadas i cannot roll it and bring it to perfect round. Is there any particular duration i should soak the urad dhal? I usually soak it for 4-5 hrs. How do u identify the dhal quality?
Use ice cold water to grind the batter. Grind in small intervels by using the pulse option. Try keeping refigerated before making vada. Hope this helps. Soaking time is kinimum 2 hours. Sorry I don't know any particular trick to identify hood quality dal.
Hi,Raks! Golden brown vadai is a dream recipe for me..when ever I try to make it, i could not shape the batter and mostly i end up in making mysore bonda(though it tastes equally good). I use mixie and it requires additional water for grinding it to a smooth batter, though I soak it for 3 hrs. Any tips for thickening the batter? Any specs in the urad dhal, like split or whole? I happened to use the split white ones..
As I have mentioned in the very first step, use whole urad dal and see the difference. Please go through the Notes section, sure it will turn out perfect.
Hi, I have tried many of your recipes..And it came out to be appreciated by every one.Thanks for your wonderful recipes….I want to make these Medhu Vadas ….I have a Medhu Vadas maker ….Can I make Vadas in Medhu vada maker with this recipe?
Wonderful. Making known the secret of cooking. Keep it up.
Its looking really awesome. Thank you sharing.
You can add little more water while grinding water.


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Riley puts vocational schools admissions on Board of Education agenda
By Michael P. Norton State House News Service,Updated October 20, 2020, 4:29 p.m.
Kevin Krueger in his Construction Technology class at Blue Hills Regional Technical School in September.Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff
After listening to one person after another fault selective admissions policies at public vocational schools, the top state education official let people know where the state currently stands on the issue.
"We do anticipate bringing up the vocational admissions at our December board meeting," Education Commissioner Jeff Riley said in a brief response to a chorus of testimony asserting that admissions policies at stacked against minority students.
Members of the Vocational Education Justice Coalition asked the board to force a policy switch that would grant equal access to admissions to anyone who has passed eighth grade, saying the change would open up access to jobs earning $40,000 to $50,000 a year for high school graduates who do not go on to college. They said it's not fair for schools to pick their students based on grades, attendance, discipline and guidance counselor recommendations.
"The students who may need these schools the most are systemically shut out as the number of students from middle income households and college-bound students increase," Barbara Fields, representing the Black Educators Alliance of Massachusetts, told the board. "Students with great interest in pursing a career in vocational-technical education are unable to qualify for admittance to the schools, therefore relegating them to the lowest-paying jobs."
Calling it "such an important issue," board member Mary Ann Stewart had asked that the matter be placed on an upcoming meeting agenda and recalled that the board about a year ago was "going to start taking a look at some of the vocational admission policies."
Riley then affirmed plans for the December meeting.
Board chair Katherine Craven suggested that the board also look at the long-term success of vocational education by exploring the rates at which students who attend the schools persist in their chosen fields after graduating.


but we were soon on the right path again.
It worked out as a very short walk because the metalled paths were just a plain loop instead of the longer paths that cut through the woods but this pleased Big Boy because he had decided that we should have a picnic and he had a backpack full of crisps which were getting heavy! We ended up eating the picnic in the car with some of the Orange juice we keep in our car for when we are out and about having an adventure.
Having a map was a great way to enjoy our walk and it is becoming a bit of a game now with everyone making maps of places they want to go, but not telling anyone where it is that they are drawing a map to. I have drawn a couple of maps taking Big Boy and I to the local shop on different routes, using different roads. I've been letting Big Boy decide which way the maps show us to go, which does mean we have made the odd wrong turn and so far we haven't found anything amazing hidden just round the corner from us, but we are finding out a lot of detail about our surrounding area!
Using the maps is a great way to teach children how to read maps and to pay attention to their surroundings and I personally think that map reading skills are very important, a necessity even, in this modern world of GPS.


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Sigrid Maria Rosina af Forselles, née le  à Lammi (Grand-duché de Finlande) et morte le  à Florence (Italie), est une sculptrice finlandaise.

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Sigrid af Forselles est la fille d'Alexander af Forselles. Elle étudie à l'Association des Arts de Finlande de 1876 à 1880 puis reçoit des leçons de Robert Stigell, et se lie d'amitié avec d'autres artistes, notamment Helena Westermarck qui écrira sa biographie en 1937. Par la suite, elle étudie à l'Académie Julian pendant deux ans. Mais l'Académie ne dispensant pas de cours de sculpture, elle rejoint un atelier dirigé par Alfred Boucher, ensuite remplacé par Auguste Rodin. Elle participe, avec Camille Claudel et Jessie Lipscomb, à la réalisation des Bourgeois de Calais. Durant son séjour parisien, elle reste proche d'artistes finlandais, notamment Magnus Enckell, et s'intéresse à l'occultisme. Dans l'atelier de Rodin, elle se lie d'amitié avec Madeleine Jouvray, et les deux femmes se rendent à Florence en 1887. Elle y passera la majeure partie de sa vie.

Vers 1900, elle produit une de ses œuvres majeures, Le développement de l'âme humaine, une série de cinq panneaux de plâtre d'environ 2 mètres sur 2 mètres 50, représentant des thèmes de la mythologie scandinave et du christianisme. Inspirée par la Porte du paradis de Lorenzo Ghiberti, elle espérait voir son œuvre coulée en bronze, ce qui n'est jamais arrivé. Cette série est désormais conservée à la Galerie Nationale de Finlande pour une part, et dans l'église de Kallio pour l'autre part. L'œuvre a été exposée au Salon du Champ-de-Mars, à Paris, entre 1901 et 1903.

Elle est considérée comme la première sculptrice professionnelle finlandaise, et est devenue associée de la Société des Artistes Français en 1901. Une exposition des œuvres de Rodin à Helsinki en 2016 comptait des œuvres d'af Forselles, ainsi que d'Hilda Flodin, une autre sculptrice finlandaise ayant étudié avec lui dans les années 1880.

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Sculptrice finlandaise
Naissance en mai 1860
Décès en janvier 1935
Décès à 74 ans
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Parking problem: For Georgia football players, getting around is far from convenient
These were two of the approximately 30 scooters parked outside Georgia's football building on Wednesday.
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ATHENS – On a given afternoon on UGA's campus, Jacob Eason can be seen driving his scooter, navigating his way from his dorm, to class, and to the football building. Then Georgia's starting quarterback and budding star will park, joining two long rows of scooters outside the Butts-Mehre building.
Other Georgia football players will park their cars at the closest space they can find, which isn't close. And still others will just walk, or use the campus bus system. It's a choice that every player has to make at Georgia, where for all the benefits they get as athletes, one of them is not easy parking.
"We have the most beautiful campus in the world," said Kolton Houston, a former Georgia offensive lineman. "But it's not the most efficiently set up for a college athlete."
Houston estimated that about 75 percent of his teammates used a scooter while he was at Georgia, from 2010-15. It's a necessity for many, as dorms and off-campus housing are far from the football facility, so a player's average day is fairly spread out. While some steps have been taken to alleviate the parking crunch lately, on Wednesday afternoon there were still approximately 30 scooters parked on the ground floor of Georgia's football building.
It's become a fact of life of being a Georgia football player. Sometimes a fun one.
"I'd always heard of the big 350-pound lineman riding scooters, Athens-style," said sophomore tight end Charlie Woerner, who purchased a scooter one month after arriving on campus.
Junior receiver Michael Chigbu is one of the players who doesn't own a scooter, and instead walks or takes his chances with the bus schedule.
"Parking is kind of hard. But you deal with it," Chigbu said. "You can't do anything about it."
Indeed, it has been the situation for years. But as UGA catches up to its peers in the facility arms race – completing the $30.2 million indoor facility this year and beginning the $63 million Sanford Stadium renovation – improving the player parking situation doesn't appear on the priority list.
Houston, now a banker in St. Simons, thinks it should be.
"I guarantee you another coach uses that in recruiting," Houston said.
Other schools have more convenient parking for their athletes. At Alabama, the football facility has a massive parking lot right next to it, so players can park and walk right in. The same is true at Auburn and Clemson, according to Houston, who visited each of those schools.
In the past few years, UGA's athletics department has made financial agreements that allow players to park at the closest parking deck — which is about a five-minute, uphill walk — or behind a church on Lumpkin Street, which is closer but doesn't always have available spots.
"That was better. But still not ideal," Houston said.
A solution — a place to build a new lot — isn't easy. There's an elementary school across the street. The outdoor track, popular with the public, is on another side.
Two rows of scooters line up outside the UGA football building during practice this week. (Seth Emerson/DawgNation)
Players who park in an unauthorized spot risk get parking tickets. History shows there is no preferential treatment of athletes. Jarvis Jones, in the midst of one of his All-America season, found his car towed.
Such stories are commonplace among players.
"I try to stay away from [driving], because those parking tickets, they rack up pretty quick," sophomore tight end Isaac Nauta said, grinning.
Some players find the bus system's schedule doesn't jell with their daily schedules, which usually feature classes in the morning, then team meetings and practices, study sessions and more.
"Man, these busses get packed, slam-full," Nauta said. "And when we've got to get class to class, [scooters are] definitely the quickest way to go about it. So just time efficiency."
But it also comes with risks: Baseball player Chance Veazey was paralyzed in a motor scooter accident in 2009. On a much smaller scale, Ray Drew got in a scooter accident as a freshman in 2011, hurting his arm and missing a week of practice.
UGA spokesman Claude Felton said football players, like any student, are required to purchase a campus parking permit. Houston, who arrived at UGA just after Veazey's accident, went to the DMV and passed a motorcycle driving test, out of an excess of caution.
Houston said he heard talk of building a parking lot where the turf practice fields were located. But that idea was nixed when Georgia officials decided to build the indoor facility on the football grass fields.
Athletics director Greg McGarity was asked whether, any consideration was given to creating parking for players when the indoor facility was planned. McGarity declined to comment, referring to Felton, who said that "given the lack of space in our footprint, that was not a consideration." During an interview this past spring, McGarity said he didn't believe many players used scooters, and pointed to the department paying for players to use the parking deck.
Houston ended up putting over 13,000 miles on that scooter, which he still owns. He doesn't use it anymore, and hopes there's a day that future Georgia players won't have to either.
"There's not enough parking on campus," Houston said. "It's not an ideal situation."
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North Korea purgeDonald Trump|Opinion
Off with their heads! An idea from Pyongyang
By Bradley K Martin
Call it Trump's List.
But first off, let's note the caveat that so far there's no confirmation of Chosun Ilbo's report saying North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un ordered the execution of his envoy to the United States, after failure of Kim's Hanoi summit with Donald Trump in February.
The conservative South Korean newspaper, citing an anonymous source, said Kim Hyok Chol and four other foreign-affairs officials died in March by firing squad at Pyongyang's Mirim Airfield, while other officials were sent off to labor camp. The paper quoted an anonymous source as saying Kim Hyok Chol was accused of having been "won over by the American imperialists to betray the supreme leader."
A knee-jerk pundit's reaction might be: "Oh my goodness! The US president, hearing this news/rumor, must be agonizing over the question of how he can possibly continue negotiating with such a bloodthirsty monster as Kim Jong Un, not to mention being publicly in love with him."
Want to bet? I'm guessing Trump's first reaction has been to start imagining his own dream team of people he'll consign to similar fates, once he finishes breaking down the checks and balances the founding fathers mistakenly allocated to other branches of government.
Robert Mueller, the departing special counsel, might be at the top of the list, but former White House counsel Donald McGahn could also rank right up there. The fact that Jeff Sessions is long gone from the attorney general's job wouldn't eliminate him. And Michael Cohen, Trump's former personal lawyer, wouldn't be exempt merely on account of his lack of civil-service status.
Then there are officials who haven't worked for him but have worked effectively against him: Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer – the list could go on and on.
Saying "You're fired!" on The Apprentice for all those years was fun, but think how much more fun it will be to say, "Off to the mines!" or, even better, "You're dead! And you can thank that smart young Kim feller for the idea."
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Bradley K Martin has focused on Asia and the Pacific as a journalist since 1977 and has worked as bureau chief for The Baltimore Sun, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek and Asia Times. At Bloomberg News he was chief North Korea watcher. He is the author of Under the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader: North Korea and the Kim Dynasty, a history, and of the speculative novel Nuclear Blues, set in a near-future North Korea after denuclearization and peace talks have failed.


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Patrick Reed Betting Tips & Odds to Win The 2022 Mexico Open – April 28 – May 1
Media by: ASSOCIATED PRESS - Patrick Reed hits from the tee on the 16th hole during the first round of play in The Players Championship golf tournament
Patrick Reed enters the 2022 Mexico Open at Vidanta Vallarta with +3500 odds after making the cut in his most recent outing, the Masters Tournament, finishing 35th. In this article, we'll break down his recent form to help you make your best bets on Reed before he tees off in Vallarta, Mexico.
Last 4 Tournaments: Patrick Reed
April 7-10 Masters Tournament 35 74-73-73-74 (+6) 16 $75,563
March 10-14 THE PLAYERS Championship 26 73-70-68-73 (-4) 9 $143,000
March 3- 6 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard MC 72-76 (+4) — $0
February 24-27 The Honda Classic MC 70-79 (+9) — $0
Recent Form Insights: Patrick Reed
Reed has an average finishing position of 31st in his past four appearances.
The past four times he has played a tournament, he made the cut twice.
Reed finished with a score lower than the tournament average in one of his past four tournaments.
He has carded an average score of +1 in his past four events.
Reed has finished below par twice and carded five better-than-average rounds over his last 12 played.
He has carded a top-10 score twice in his last 12 rounds.
Last 4 Tournaments Breakdown: Patrick Reed
Reed shot poorly over the 16 par-3 holes at the Masters Tournament, averaging 3.25 strokes to finish in the 22nd percentile of competitors.
His 4.15-stroke average on the 40 par-4 holes at the Masters Tournament ranked in the 66th percentile of the field (the tournament average was 4.18 strokes on par 4s).
Reed shot better than 47% of the competitors at the Masters Tournament on the tournament's 16 par-5 holes, averaging 4.75 strokes per hole compared to the field average of 4.73.
Reed carded a birdie or better on one of the 16 par-3 holes at the Masters Tournament (the other golfers averaged 1.6).
On the 16 par-3 holes at the Masters Tournament, Reed had more bogeys or worse (five) than the tournament average (3.1).
Reed's four birdies or better on the 40 par-4 holes at the Masters Tournament were more than the tournament average of 3.7.


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Mkhwanazi Happy To Be Part Of Bafana
By Mkhize
University of Pretoria defender, Buhle Mkhwanazi, is chuffed with another national team call-up, this is according to the club's official website.
The defender's hard work and performances for his Tshwane outfit has not gone unnoticed by Bafana Bafana head coach, Gordon Igesund, who has awarded the 24-year-old former Mamelodi Sundowns and Bloemfontein Celtic talisman with the call-up.
Mkhwanazi further told Tuks' official website that his recent form can be attributed to his high work ethic.
"I have been working hard for the team and it's all God's blessings," said the defender.
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May 20 (India Today) – Pakistan middle-order batsman Asif Ali was dealt a huge personal blow when his 2-year-old daughter died fighting against cancer yesterday in a hospital in USA. The child, Noor Fatima, was battling a stage 4 cancer. Following the terrible news, Ali is expected to take a leave from Pakistan's ongoing tour of England.
Islamabad United, Ali's Pakistan Super League (PSL) team sent out a tweet on May 19 condoling the death: 'ISLU family pays its deepest condolences to @AasifAli2018 on the tragic loss of his daughter. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Asif & his family. Asif is a great example of strength & courage. He is an inspiration to us.'
It was during the fourth season of the PSL that Ali had come to know about his daughter's illness. He had also tweeted before taking Fatima to the US for treatment saying: 'My daughter is fighting the stage IV cancer and we are taking her to US for her treatment.'
Earlier on Sunday, England beat Pakistan by 54 runs in Leeds to seal the 5-match series 4-0.England managed to box out Pakistan with their batting might throughout the series. England had chased down 340-plus totals in the 3rd and 4th ODIs earlier this week with relative ease after they defended a 374-run target in the 2nd ODI on May 11.
Jason Roy, who had hit a series-sealing ton in the 4th ODI, top-scored for England in the series with 277 runs from 3 matches.
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Another Futile Attack on Weald of Kent Annexe
Note: I have updated this article again, amending part of it relating to grammar school provision in the Whitstable/Herne Bay area in blue below.
I was interviewed on BBC SE last week, and KMTV this evening about the latest scheme dreamed up by Comprehensive Future and Joanne Bartley to destabilise the now well-established, Weald of Kent Grammar School Annexe in Sevenoaks, although the main target is probably to damage the chances of the proposed new annexe in Whitstable/Herne Bay intended to meet the needs of this rapidly growing area.
Apparently the organisation is 'looking into the possibility' of seeking legal advice on its false claim that the Annexe is a separate school, although the two bases, like other split site schools in Kent, share the same headteacher and governors, with staff and leadership operating across the two sites, with the same culture and curriculum, and most importantly 360 children already in the annexe who know they are 'Weald of Kent' girls. However, the crunch legal argument that most easily disposes of the false claim is likely to be that separate schools have to have separate admission schemes. The Weald of Kent Grammar Admission process makes it crystal clear that applications and offers of places are made to the school with no reference to preferred site, the same arrangement as for other split site schools in Kent.
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Since the beginning of the country, the Republic of Indonesia has been using democracy as its government system. The system involves the rule of majority where the people have the right to participate in political choices and civic laws.
Democracy is also known as one of the systems that protect the human rights. However, the rule of the majority should be facilitated by a parliament or a representative board to collect the majority voice and process it under the applied law.
Apparently, Indonesia adopted the democratic system because it is similar to Indonesia's cultural tradition. Indonesia had known the concept of discussion, forum, and majority rules through what we call as "musyawarah" in many parts of Indonesia cultures.
The History of Noken System in West Papua
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The traditional democracy is also known in West Papua as the noken system. In the system, the people gather to discuss the choices they have and which one is the best for them. This applies very strongly especially to election or voting for state officials, representatives, and president.
Historically, "noken" is a traditional bag made of plaited plants or roots. It is sometimes decorated with natural colorings to make it look more attractive and personalized. To Papuan people, noken is not just a bag, but also a personal identity in which the person who looks inside the bag would immediately recognize who's the bag owner.
The term "noken system" as a voting system has been used since the occurrence of PEPERA in 1969. At the time, the act of free choice allowed the people of Papua, native and residents, to choose whether West Papua will unite with Indonesia or stand as a sovereign country. Since then, the noken system has been used in every election in West Papua.
The Act of Free Choice (PEPERA)
The act of free choice or PEPERA in West Papua was held for around six months. The aim of the PEPERA was to decide the unification of West Papua to Indonesia. According to the New York Agreement, an act of free choice should be held in West Papua to reveal the majority vote.
Though the PEPERA should be done through a conventional voting system, Papuan people decided to do the opinion poll through the noken system. Principally, it was done through three steps:
The first step was held on 24 March 1969. A discussion was held on the Jayapura's governing board to decide the system of PEPERA.
In June 1969, the government chose the board of representative to facilitate the PEPERA.
From June 1969 to 4th of August 1969, the PEPERA was held through the noken system from Merauke to Jayapura.
The process of the act of free choice was supervised by the United Nation, Australia, and Dutch representatives. Finished with the steps, the result of the PEPERA was taken to the United Nation's court and was published on 19 November 1969. The result of the PEPERA was West Papua decided to unite with the Republic of Indonesia
The Differences between Noken System and Conventional Voting System
In the conventional voting system, participants are asked to come to a place where the voting will be held. The participants would then write or pin their choice on a piece of paper. The paper should be collected inside a box, and the participants should submit the paper by themselves – supervised by the committee.
At the end of the day when each of the participants has collected the voting paper, the box would be unlocked and counted. The most voted choice would be the voice of the majority and thus would be elected.
Meanwhile, the noken system takes a lot of communication between the participants. Days before the voting day, the people or the participants would gather and discuss the choices. They would discuss the positive and negative side of the choice and which one they should pick.
On the traditional noken system, the choice was made after the discussion reached an agreement. Thus, the majority voice is reached through the discussion. However, the noken system in West Papua was modified to give the government an easier way to validate the result.
On the voting day, several noken are hung on a wooden pole to represent each of the choices. The voting would not start until all of the participants come. When the participants have come to the voting center, they would be asked to stand in front of the chosen noken that represent their choices.
There would be a big possibility that the people have known the result of the noken system before the voting day come. It is because they have discussed their choice long before the government arranges the formal voting time and place.
Noken System in the Present Day
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Some people have argued that the noken system is not as eligible as the conventional voting system under a democratic republic. However, the Indonesian government has agreed to the decision of the supreme court of Indonesia which was written in Keputusan MK Nomor: 47-48/PHPU.A-VI/2009[5]. The decision states that the Indonesian government should respect the traditional and local wisdom and its rights as long as it does not oppose the existing law in Indonesia.
Thus, respecting the noken system means respecting the Indonesian government and its rule of the majority.
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LONDON, UK, 19 October, 2021 - Sage, the market leader in cloud business management solutions, today announced it joins nearly 200 forward-thinking companies as the newest member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).
As part of this membership, Sage will work hand-in-hand with other purpose-led CEOs, contributing to key projects across climate, social inequality, reporting and the future of work.
Steve Hare, Sage's Chief Executive Officer, joins WBCSD as a Council Member. He will provide leadership and collaborate with other leaders on WBCSD's work programme to help sustainable businesses be more successful. In addition, Steve takes up the role of a Commissioner for the Business Commission to Tackle Inequality (BCTI) to mobilise the business community at large and drive tangible progress in support of prosperity for all.
WBCSD is a global, CEO-led organisation of over 200 leading businesses working together to accelerate the transition to a sustainable world. WBCSD engages with members on being more sustainable by focusing on the maximum positive impact for shareholders, the environment and societies. As a leading voice of business for sustainability its vision is a world where more than nine billion people are all living well, within planetary boundaries, by 2050.
Sage is trusted by millions of customers worldwide as the market leader in cloud business management solutions. As part of its ambitious Sustainability and Society strategy, Knocking Down Barriers. Sage's goal is to use its technology, time, and experience to back a generation of diverse and sustainable businesses by tackling societal and economic inequality and protecting the planet.
Sage has already committed to playing its part in tackling the climate crisis, pledging to be Net Zero by 2040 across its operations and supply chain, with an interim step to reduce carbon emissions by 50% by 2030. Sage has also committed to the SBTi (science based initiative), the UN climate change Race to Zero and the UN Global Compact Business Ambition for 1.5°C Pathway.
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