text: in the news...SBIR Headliners See all Startup creates 'artificial blood' and receives funding from the Pentagon. Precision Neuroscopics wins $150,000 UpPrize for improving EEGs for Black patients The Long, Long Wait for a Diabetes Cure; a documentary captures the desperation and frustration of Type 1 diabetes patients in a clinical trial Edge Autonomy Acquires Adaptive Energy, a Leader in Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Technology Blockchain indexing firm the Graph awards $60M grant to Semiotic AI ‹ › At the core of this highly interactive, multi-faceted system (on- and offline) are SBIR Awardees: those of most direct business concern being Currently Active. Fully to understand the extent (and form) of SBIR-STTR Impact, it is useful to think of the Community as a whole. Federal Agencies: source of federal dollar and, each with their own agenda, often very different one from another even within a single agency. Mission Agencies: often functioning not unlike a Tech Seeker, a primary customer for developed technologies. State SBIR Support: data clearly suggests local access to quality support improves application and award rates -- and outcomes. Tech Seekers: personnel in Large/Mid-sized Corporations - and an increasing number of Public Service Entities - tasked with enabling effective access to relevant External Capabilities and disruptive new technologies. With SBIR-STTR Awardees increasingly understood as far and away the largest single concentration of technical talent, systematic and facilitated access into this talent pool is becoming a key factor in the patnering and bsuiness development endeavors of most Tech Seekers. Professional Service Providers: From proposal preparation to navigating complexities of federal procurement, from managing firm to transitioning developed technology to use-condition, from ensuring relevant ownership of what has been developed to enabling external relationships, for many Awardees (newcomer and experienced alike) effective SBIR involvement may periodically require access to a range of external expertise. With some areas of the country far better endowed than others with relevant expertise, experience and access to resources, using powerful modern tools and techniques, the effort here is to level the playing field. The Bu$ine$$ of SBIR-STTR: enabling effective engagement of SBIR talent Offered by long-time SBIR advocate and chronicler Ann Eskesen, this site - and the extensive business development, tech transfer and corporate partnering it supports on- and off-line - makes this quite distinctly different from the most others having an SBIR-STTR interest and focus. It should be clearly underscored that this is NOT a site at all focused on getting SBIR-STTR awards NOR to addressing the detail of day-to-day program activity and management Others are far better qualified to do that and, knowing that, some of the very best in that regard have a relevant presence here on this site. Far more than simply documenting and analyzing primarily Awards Data -- distribution by Agency, Company and State -- here is a great deal on this Site that is interesting and useful to SBIR-STTR interested parties - newcomer and oldcomer alike - having to do with the overall business condition and technology capacities of SBIR-STTR Awardees and - important for a politically created program - understanding, enabling and supporting SBIR's (considerable) economic impact The primary emphasis here therefore is Two-Fold. For SBIR Community Usage: Systematic documentation and useful analysis of SBIR-STTR outcomes: individual and collective. See Tracking Elements graphic. Drawing down on a comprehensive range of factors tracked by idi on every SBIR-STTR involved firm (1983--present) in powerful, offline relational databases, effort here is to provide and enable important analytics and informatics: business- and policy-actionable intelligence. * Business actionable: setting in context the options, opportunities and achievements of particular Awardee(s) - or relevant group - can provide useful reference points for other SBIR Player(s) in similar circumstances. * Policy actionable: underscoring the fact that SBIR is so much more than 'just' a small business funding program; the achievement and impact far greater than that of individuals, the longtime idi effort has been to examine, enable and encourage understanding - and appreciation - of the substantial (game-changing?) collective impact that is (and for longtime has been) SBIR: technology, business and economic. Congress might (should) be being educated into how (and why) to build on what SBIR has created -- not simply reauthorize to continue doing basically the same thing that has been done for over Three Decades. See recent Congressional Testimony. For Realizing SBIR Business Value: Using powerful algorithms and related proprietary systems maintained entirely offline pro-actively to enable important business opportunity(ies) and technology development collaborations between Large /Mid-sized corporations (and others) in their role as Tech Seekers and the specific, appropriately-qualified SBIR Awardee(s) idi developed ExPreS® capability - Expertise Precision Sourcing - enables identification of specific SBIR firm(s) having relevant skills sets and capabilites to take on particular Tech Seeker project(s). Using various delivery mechanisms, this highly focused, market-full system has already enabled a diversity of Working Relationships and achieved Capital Access factoring to more than $350M. Currently SBIR-active players - small firms, agency personnel, professional service providers and Tech Seekers - may not be aware that implementation and maturation of SBIR as a resource and development in the US of what now constitutes Venture Capital occurred almost in tandem. Along with Bayh-Dole, the core-structure and the political-will to enable both came out of the first White House Small Conference of Small Business in 1980 -- itself part of a concerted effort to address the then dire straits that almost defined the US Economy through the 1970s. The role of VC in today's SBIR space is very different .... but just as important. In sum, far more than simply 'just another' SBIR-STTR awards data source, the business of Innovation Development Institute, LLC andof this SIte is more akin to a fully functioning SBIR Technology Clearing House with offered services and capabilities (on- and offline) comparable to the very best Technology Transfer Offices of the major academic and research institutions.


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The California Office of Tax Appeals recently addressed whether a taxpayer's provision of elective prenatal imaging services, which included copies of the images captured on photographs and stored on CD's and DVD's, constituted the sale of tangible personal property. The taxpayer operated prenatal imaging centers that provided three-dimensional and four-dimensional ultrasound services to customers. Prices for packages were based on the length of the ultrasound session and the number of photos and images produced for the customer. The taxpayer's website and liability waiver forms stated that the elective ultrasound services were not a replacement for a diagnostic ultrasound performed by a medical provider, and a customer was required to have a diagnostic ultrasound prior to receiving the taxpayer's services. Customers were offered a complimentary re-scan if their first visit didn't result in high-quality photos. On audit, the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration determined that because customers were required to have a medical ultrasound prior to visiting the taxpayer, the true object of the taxpayer's service was the sale of tangible personal property.
Under California law, when transactions involve the provision of a service along with the transfer of tangible personal property, the true object test is applied to determine whether the transaction is the taxable sale of tangible personal property, or the provision of a service. The taxpayer argued that the primary purpose of its business was to offer supplemental patient care to diagnose complicated indications in prenatal care. In the taxpayer's view, the true object sought by its patients was the service of prenatal ultrasound, not the incidental transfer of tangible personal property, such as photos, CDs and DVDs. The Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) concluded, however, that the tangible personal property at issue was more than incidental to the services provided, and the true object was to obtain images as captured in these mediums. In the ALJ's view, the fact that the ultrasound was elective and not a medical necessity, and the taxpayer's focus on the quality of resulting photos evidenced that the true object of the transaction was obtaining the tangible personal property. For more information on In re Thomas Conglomerate please contact Stacey Matthew at 949-431-7232.
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Hulu has bought out AT&T's stake in the streaming service as speculation rises over Disney's plans to become the firm's sole owner
US telecoms giant AT&T has sold its nearly 10 percent stake in Hulu back to the streaming service for $1.43bn. The move, announced on April 15, leaves Disney in control of the company with the 60 percent stake it obtained when it bought 21st Century Fox.
The news comes just a week after Disney announced details about its own much-anticipated streaming service
"We thank AT&T for their support and investment over the past two years and look forward to collaboration in the future," said Hulu CEO Randy Freer in a statement. AT&T gained its stake in Hulu after purchasing Time Warner, now known as WarnerMedia.
Telecoms firm Comcast owns the remaining 30 percent of Hulu, but MarketWatch reported there is speculation that Comcast will sell its shares in the company, leaving Disney the sole owner.
The news comes just a week after Disney announced details about its own much-anticipated streaming service, Disney+. The new service, which will launch in North America in November, will include content from Disney franchises such as Pixar, Marvel, National Geographic and Star Wars, as well as from Fox.
Kevin Mayer, the chairman of Disney's direct-to-consumer unit, told investors that the company would likely sell Disney+, Hulu and streaming sports network ESPN+, as a bundle. This could be good news for consumers, who are facing higher costs as the market for streaming services becomes increasingly fragmented.
Currently, Hulu is the third most popular streaming service behind Netflix and Amazon Prime, but it could soon take a backseat to Disney+. According to a report in March by Vox's Todd VanDerWerff, Hulu is the key to Disney's streaming strategies.
"Disney+ might end up being built around Hulu, but Hulu will be central to whatever Disney+ becomes in the way that HBO will be central to whatever WarnerMedia's streaming service becomes," VanDerWerff wrote.
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My Dog Walking Winter Coat is Exceptionally Cosy & Warm
So as I mentioned in my earlier blog, Dog Friendly TallyHo Inn… dogs are welcomed!, I promised that I would tell you about my best-ever dog walking winter coat! In all my years walking dogs in freezing temperatures, I have never found one that kept me warmer. So that's what this post is all about!
My coat brand name is Tempo Equestrian. I bought it and a number of other outerwear and activewear pieces at Green Hawk, a Canadian nationwide retailer to the horsey set. And Tempo Equestrian is their store's house brand.
A Dog Walking Winter Coat: Originally Designed for Equestrian Riders
It hadn't occurred to me to check out an equestrian store for clothing until a fellow professional dog walker pointed the way. She used to be a horseback rider and then carried on using the brand when walking dogs. Riders need their clothes to protect them from the elements, keep them super warm in the winter, keep them as cool as possible in the summer and never restrict their movement. And it all made sense to me! This also explains why their coats include such practical pockets because horse riders can't carry a purse when riding.
A Winter Coat for dog walking in below freezing temperatures
In Toronto during the winter of 2018, there were 3-4 consecutive weeks of temperatures around -30c before the windchill was factored in. Thankfully I found this wonderful coat that year. Even the winter of 2019 and now 2020 have brought sporadic weeks of -16c with windchill. My Tempo Equestrian coat from Green Hawk came through and kept me completely warm! Plus, since it is designed for athletic activity, my body is not restricted while I walk the dogs, bend down to attend to their needs, and clean up their messes!
What are the features of this winter coat?
Faux fur lining
As you can see in this photo, the lining is a thin layer of faux fur that covers my entire back and front torso. And this dog walking coat also has a comfortable fur lining along the collar that wraps entirely around my neck and allows the lower part of my face to feel cosy against that fur.
Zippered outside pocket
This dog walking coat has a great deep zippered pocket located just outside the main zipper of the coat. So you can reach into the pocket to access your phone, keys, bank cards, etc., without having to unzip your coat and get cold. And you won't have to carry a purse!
Zippered inside pocket
On the inside of the coat, there is another deep zippered pocket where you can carry a wallet – or anything you don't need to access regularly.
Here, you can see the inside of the coat plus the location of the inside pocket.
A winter coat designed with Style and practicality
Take a look at what the Green Hawk Tempo Equestrian coat looks like zipped up. I love that the two front pockets are also lined with that soft faux fur. I use mittens that can open at the fingers. That way, I am able to easily grasp treats for the dogs. So the fur-lined pockets keep my fingers warm.
Where can you buy this dog walking winter coat?
So after I had already written all about this fantastic dog walking coat, I was ready to prepare the link for you. To my great disappointment, the Green Hawk website no longer had my coat! And sadly I found out from their chat customer service that they had discontinued the coat in 2019 after it had been available for several winter seasons. And since Green Hawk designs and manufactures this brand, you can't find it anywhere else. Like most clothiers, this company changes their product line regularly to keep the selection fresh. Please see below the coat Green Hawk customer service suggested is most similar to mine: https://greenhawk.com/wdItemDesc.asp?strilhID=Web&strmdNumber=DRC9838&stricSKU=DRC9838
If spring, can winter be far behind?
So, it is beginning to feel a lot like spring! Hooray! You may not need a winter coat for walking your dog this year. However, before summer is finished, I would recommend that you look into the coat in the above link. In fact, check out Green Hawk's whole assortment of winter gear in case there is a coat that they develop in the meantime that works even better for you. Whatever the model, I can attest that Green Hawk's design and materials are superior and will provide years of excellent service.
Coming soon…..
Soon I will be writing a post featuring the best cooling shirts for summer that I bought in 2019 and I have been told will be back in stock in April. So stay tuned about that!
Yours in better dog care, Judy
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IBES-Wadeye IPTV: Delivering significant and at risk audiovisual archives to remote Aboriginal Communities via IPTV and the NBN (2015-2016)
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This information produced from this project is of great research value, with particular benefit to projects investigating language acquisition in Murrinhpatha (the lingua franca of Wadeye and the surrounding Thamarrurr region) and in the safeguarding of local endangered languages. Much of the Indigenous knowledge held within this archive, such as preparation of bush foods, is retained by only a handful of living peoples, and is thereby invaluable. The project aimed to support the growth of culturally meaningful jobs in the Wadeye community, advancing the capacity of the Museum to continue its work in digital preservation through the training and development of skilled Indigenous archive workers – priority areas identified by the Indigenous Remote Communications Association (IRCA) (2014, p.11).
This project was conducted in the remote Aboriginal community of Wadeye in the Northern Territory, developed in partnership with the Kanamkek-Yile Ngala Museum and the Thamarrurr Regional Authority Aboriginal Corporation (TRAAC). The project focused on the audiovisual collection of the Museum, a vast collection of analogue and digital materials of high cultural significance to the Wadeye community. This project was developed in response to issues that were raised in a wider ARC Indigenous Discovery grant (IN130100007) - 'Local Aboriginal community archives: The use of information technology and the National Broadband Network in disaster preparedness and recovery'. The researchers and partner investigators in this project examined the social and technological practices of the Wadeye Aboriginal community members in protecting intangible cultural heritage and their prioritisation of preservation requirements. A key element of the project was the development of an audiovisual delivery platform that was trialled in the community, providing access to the archive for the people of Wadeye and inviting them to contribute their knowledge of the people, languages and events recorded.
Dr Lyndon Ormond-Parker (Indigenous Studies Unit & Grimwade Centre for the Cultural Materials Conservations (SHAPS))
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Ormond-Parker, L., Langton, M., Huebner, S., Coleman, J., Pearson, C., Sloggett, R., Nordlinger, R., Smith, K. and Clarke, K. (2016) 'When Magnets Collide: Digital Preservation and Access of At-Risk Audiovisual Archives in a Remote Aboriginal Community'


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… by positing that "the trite, horrible scene in which all of Deneuve's former lovers rise from their coffins and revolt against her is the worst horror-movie finale since the ghost attack in The Sentinel."
I'm less disappointed by this highly stylized cult vampire flick than Peary obviously is. While some aspects of the screenplay — i.e., nearly everything taking place in Sarandon's laboratory — are insufficiently explained, the overall mood is (appropriately) one of sensuous horror amidst grandeur and deception. Deneuve and Bowie are perfectly cast as (nearly) ageless vampires who live for seduction (and classical music), and Sarandon is both sexy and believable as a doctor strangely attracted to Deneuve. The ending works okay for me, though (again) I wish some elements were explained more clearly, and I'm not sure what to make of the (deliberately?) ambiguous coda. Meanwhile, Denny Jaeger and Michel Rubin's score makes excellent use of music by Ravel, Schubert, and Delibes (I'm a sucker for his "Flower Duet").
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Three times per week, staff and agents join CrossFit-certified trainer Bjarki Bragason for workouts.
The new offering was organized by senior agent Behzad Panah. "Being able to work out alongside my co-workers has been so enjoyable and helps us to perform better at work and in every aspect of our lives," said Panah.
"In addition to doing something positive for our bodies, we all have so many laughs in the mornings while still getting a great workout."
CrossFit-certified joins incentives that include free breakfast, yoga, Pilates and boot camp classes Bohemia has introduced for its agents.
Charles Rutenberg Realty teamed up with AMB Mortgage to host a day at the movies for local kids.
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The kids also got to enjoy a drink and and the two companies contracted buses to take everyone to and from the movie theater.
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New on ejournals@cambridge A-Z : Syllecta Classica.
From the Project Muse website for the journal:
"Syllecta Classica is an annual publication of the Department of Classics at the University of Iowa. We specialize in publishing long, substantial articles on Classical Greek and Roman literature, history, and culture, including their modern reception. We have excellent facilities for reproducing maps, plans, and illustrations."
Now available to the University of Cambridge electronically from volume 1 (1989) to present.
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Image credit: 'Pompeii mosaic of travelling street musicians from the Villa of Cicero, Naples National Archaeological Museum' by Darren Puttock on Flickr – https://flic.kr/p/mwU3vw


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Why don't you get yourself an absurdly big table to use for folding laundry? The themes of my life last year were: adhesives and excavation. I learned how to stick things together with so many wonderful products, but that's not important here. Excavation is the big idea. While cleaning out the garage, I opened a box that had sat there for decades. I knew there was a table in there, but I knew it surely had to be ruined from the harsh winters and humid summers. It's been exposed to the elements for probably nearly twenty years, so when I opened it, I was expecting to light it on fire to get rid of the ruins, but it was in astonishingly perfect condition. Twelve feet long with inlaid wood that makes me feel like I should spread maps out all over it and plan an expedition. But, it's even better for laundry. You can do weeks of laundry and fold it on a twelve-foot table and have room to spare. It's a game changer.
Why don't you install a rainfall shower ASAP? Go get one now! It's like being on vacation, but you're at your own home! Cultivating that feeling of vacation is one of my only ambitions in life! When I lived in Paris, I had a stunning apartment with a shower designed by a fool who didn't expect water to splash all over the bathroom past the pointlessly placed glass barrier. Very annoying, so I never gave these shower fixtures another moment of thought until Amazon suggested I get one. How dare they study my data so well to know it was exactly what I didn't know I needed?! For only fifty dollars, I now feel like I'm a sultan standing under a waterfall, but I'm just in my basement. It's wild. And it feels luxurious. And it's just so fun. You need this upgrade for your mental health. You're worth it.
Why don't you get a set of thank you notes to send out when you appreciate something or someone or some action? We don't say thank you enough. We don't appreciate enough. We just expect things and I'm very guilty of this. But still, we can always try to be nicer people. I just sent thank you notes to the new President and First Lady and then more notes to the new Vice-President and First Gentleman. Having President Biden and Vice-President Harris in positions of tremendous power gives me such happiness and gratitude and I wanted to share that with them. I know it's a silly gesture, but it meant a lot to me. Remember just how far please and thank you can take you.
Why don't you make creamy vegan cauliflower soup? You'll hear more about this later, but I'm healthy again. Now that Joe's president, I seem to actually want to focus on my health and stay mobile. It actually seems worthwhile to be alive again! I'm trying to eat more fruits and vegetables always but I didn't know what to do with a cauliflower. It didn't tempt me, but I had a flashback to Branson and I knew to make a soup. And now that I have a Vitamix blender, it literally ripped the ingredients into silky perfection. There wasn't a drop of animal fat in it, but it tasted luscious. You wouldn't believe there wasn't cream. It was like being back at The Lantern restaurant in Luxor, where Debbie, rest her soul, made some of the most magnificent soups I've ever had. My soup felt decadent but it was just cauliflower lol. Here's the recipe. Do it just as they say.
Why don't you use community resources like an art center? The Des Moines Art Center sent me a virtual image of a painting that wasn't on display done by an obscure artist that I'm obsessed with. It was just the nicest thing in the world. I didn't even really expect to get a response to my very specific email sent at like three o'clock in the morning in a deranged fit of research, but a few hours later, I was looking at a gorgeous and chaotic watercolor of Venice done in the 50s by a man named Robert Brady. You'll learn too much more—and yet nothing at all really about him—in my next travel blog. It was a treat to be able to see that painting. I just love to experience all the things that were impossible and simply unthinkable years ago. In the past, I would have had to go there, ask curators, maybe fill out a request form. Maybe not, but I doubt it would have been so simple to see the painting. But today, in 2021, I have a digital copy of a painting hanging in my kitchen. I get to enjoy it now while letting the original rest in an acid-free box. Living in the future is just wonderful, and absolutely astonishing sometimes.


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Police have identified Demarcvjai Williams, 29, and Marco Salema, 34, as the two men killed last night after their motorcycles collided head-on at about 9.30pm on Marsh Folly Road.
Their deaths mark the second and third road fatalities of 2018.
According to a police spokesman, Mr Williams was riding a motorcycle in the eastbound lane while Mr Salema, also on a motorcycle, was travelling in the opposite direction.
Apparently after the two struck, one of the motorcycles hit a light truck in the westbound lane.
Despite life saving efforts at the scene, which continued as they were rushed to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital in separate ambulances, each man was pronounced dead.
The light truck driver, believed to be a 55-year-old Devonshire man, was not hurt.
A family liaison officer has been assigned to assist the two men's families. All three damaged vehicles were impounded.
Traffic was diverted away from the area for approximately five hours while police processed the scene.
Speaking in the House of Assembly yesterday, David Burt said: "There are two families that are mourning. So I would like to extend the condolences on behalf of all honourable members to the families of the two persons that passed recently in a road traffic accident.
"Recognising the fact that we do have a lot of work to do on that particular issue, we will be discussing that in our next session."
An investigation continues and any witnesses are urged to contact Constable Derek Simmons on the main police telephone number, 295-0011.


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Eric, can I add my thanks to all those responsible for keeping the site going. I've been here for a while (2005) and have definitely been better for that. I don't think I have ever met another member in person, but I have got to 'know' several remotely.
As a Pennsy person I should probably go for the Tuscan Red, but I'm also a Great Western person (as in 7 foot gauge), so I've split the difference with Brunswick Green which I really like.
Again, thanks for all your efforts and here's to the next 18 years - by which time I'll be a nonogenarian!


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The Future Arc of the Movement
As noted earlier, while the suicide rate has finally dipped below 30,000 people over the last two years, it is very difficult to say there has been a qualitative shift in the lifestyle of the average Japanese. This drop in number is probably reflective of the noted coordination on many levels in developing systems of suicide prevention around the country. However, as we have also noted, this type of action does not get at the roots of the problem, which as seen in Rev. Hakamata's analysis lies deeply imbedded in the dislocations of modernity. Japan's economic policies, especially under the administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, dubbed "Abenomics", are even more aggressively pursuing neo-liberal agendas, such as the Trans Pacific Partnership free trade agreement that would further expose Japanese agriculture to global economic forces. In this way, the economic and work strains that have been a major cause of suicide in Japan show no hope in the near future of abating, and perhaps of getting worse. Further, some, like Rev. Nemoto, feel that suicide rates may again surge as the increasing number of Japanese on medication for psychological problems hits a critical mass, and people begin to take their lives with the very medicines that are supposed to cure them. Others have also noted the surge in suicides in the northern Tohoku region as citizens are faced with the long-term desperation of rebuilding their lives after the tsunami and amidst the ongoing Fukushima nuclear crisis.[1]
In this way, we can expect that suicide prevention initiatives will become increasingly common and more institutionalized throughout Japanese society. As we have seen in the work of Revs. Shimada and Fujio, the role of the Buddhist priest may also become common in the public sector, as their experience and professionalism in this issue becomes increasingly recognized and valued. Adding to this trend are a number of Buddhist chaplaincy training programs developing around the country to train Buddhist priests and lay followers as well as other religious professionals in psycho-spiritual counseling; for example, the Clinical Chaplain (rinsho-shukyo-shi) Training Course at the Practical Religious Studies Department in the Graduate School of Tohoku University and the Rinsho Buddhism Chaplain (rinsho-bukkyo-shi) Training Program being run by the Rinbutsuken Institute for Socially Engaged Buddhism.
At the same time, it will be interesting to see how this push into the deeper causes of the suicide problem and more pro-active work in rebuilding community by certain suicide prevention priests expands. Certainly, it can be expected that many priests will stay focused on suicide prevention. However, will the regional associations of priests confronting the suicide issue look to expand and develop their activities beyond counseling sessions (wakachi-ai) and memorial services (tsuito hoyo)? If such comprehensive activities develop as part of the movement, we may see an important intersecting of the suicide prevention movement with the work of socially engaged Buddhists in other fields.
The Buddhist chaplaincy training work, especially at the Rinsho Buddhist Chaplain Program, is already starting to see such intersecting. At the Rinsho Buddhist Chaplain Program, to which Revs. Hakamata, Fujio, and Nemoto serve as instructors, students are at one time being exposed to a wide range of social issues and priests involved in them; from suicide, disaster trauma, juvenile delinquency, hikikomori, homelessness, terminal care, and so forth. Activist priests in the field are also picking up on these connections. The Hitosaji Association is a group of Jodo Pure Land priests and followers working with the homeless in the Asakusa part of Tokyo. Their director, Rev. Gakugen Yoshimizu, who also serves as a trainer at the Rinsho Buddhist Chaplain Program, has not only been aware for years of the higher rates of suicide among the homeless but has also come along homeless who have been day laborers in the nuclear power plants in Tohoku—connecting to yet another pressing social issue.
Thus, as these connections are increasingly made amongst issues as well as the Buddhist activists engaged in them, there is a natural progression deeper into the heart of the Four Noble Truths. In this process, Japanese Buddhists are increasingly becoming active in social issues in a genuine manner, not only out of concern for others but for concern over the future of their existence in society. As they gain experience and confidence in this engagement, as seen clearly in the suicide prevention priests, there are signs of greater confidence in espousing a new culture and direction for Japanese society—the post suicidal, post-modernity vision of the 3rd Noble Truth. The Buddhist priests who have become involved in the anti-nuclear campaign since 2011 are the clearest examples of this shift. Rev. Taitsu Kono, the former Chief Priest of the Rinzai Zen Myoshin-ji Sect and former President of the Japan Buddhist Federation, now regularly speaks on the cultural shift needed to values based in such Buddhist ideals as "contentment" or "sufficiency" (Jp. shoyoku chisoku, Skt. samtusti). There is also the Religious and Scholarly Eco-Initiative (RSE) created in May 2011 by a collaboration of religious professionals and scholars to confront the environmental crisis with the stated goal of "the harmonization of humans and nature and the construction of a new principle of civilization."[2]
What is exciting and promising about this larger movement is its progressive and ecumenical nature. In the post war era, Japanese religion has been laden with the rapid development of evangelistic religious groups. These groups have had the tendency to focus on self-promotion, the rapid expansion of converts, and the consequent creation of huge capital assets from which they have attempted to buy economic and political power. Many have used social welfare and charity work, especially overseas aid, as ways to seemingly promote their sect rather than out of a genuine concern for society. They have also been largely exclusivist in manner, uninterested or unwilling to cooperate with other religious groups that may deflect attention from their own. The socially engaged Buddhist movement in Japan, as epitomized by the suicide prevention priests, is truly living up to the ideals of the vision of socially engaged Buddhism through following the trajectory of the Four Noble Truths. This begins with becoming intimate (yori-soi) with the real suffering of people, and from this foundation, finding genuine ways beyond the trappings of their own doctrines or religious institutions to find the causes of the suffering, support a new vision for going beyond it, and take substantive action towards realizing this vision. It will be very interesting to see how this movement further develops over the next five years at this critical juncture in Japanese history.
[1] "Suicides tied to 2011 disaster continue, with rate in Fukushima rising". Japan Times. March 13, 2014.
[2] Watts, Jonathan S. (Ed.) Lotus in the Nuclear Sea: Fukushima and the Promise of Buddhism in the Nuclear Age. Yokohama: International Buddhist Exchange Center (IBEC), 2013.


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Over the last few years, mutual funds have become one of the most sought-after investment instruments and there are good enough reasons for the same. For starters, the returns that mutual funds offer is substantially higher than what their counterparts do. This holds true across different fund categories. Depending on the type of fund that you choose, you might even get handsome returns without taking a lot of risks.
With mutual funds, you get access to professionally managed funds without paying a ton of money for the same. And if you are someone who finds it difficult to save on a regular basis, simply setting up a SIP will ensure disciplined investment. The lock-in period of a mutual fund is also considerably lower than other investment avenues. And lastly, there is convenience. Right from the availability to ease of investing and redeeming.
It should not come as a surprise that several companies offer mutual funds. Among them, Reliance Mutual Fund is one of the leading Asset Management Companies in the country. The AMC is responsible for providing with some of the best performing mutual funds of recent times. And among its impressive list of funds, Reliance Liquid Fund holds its own good.
This open-ended mutual fund is a liquid fund at its core. In simple terms, a liquid fund ensures that you receive steady returns, year on year, without taking a lot of risks. Investors who are looking for a healthy and regular return without taking much risk, the fund can be ideal for your portfolio.
A liquid mutual fund is something that brings a lot of diversification to mutual funds as an asset class. For starters, unlike most other mutual funds, liquid funds do not invest in equity or capital market instruments. Rather, most of the investments are on the debt side as well as money market investments. The fund usually looks for money market instruments that have a maturity period of 90 days or less.
It is this short holding period which prevents these instruments from being traded in the secondary markets. This also ensures that the instruments are less traded. Since they are less traded, the risk associated along with them is relatively lower, when compared to other debt-based funds. Investors looking for low risk funds to park their excessive money find liquid funds are a lucrative option. Liquid funds invest in bonds and other money market instruments such as treasury bills.
The open-ended liquid fund came into existence on the 9th of December 2003. Since its inception, the fund has done well to keep up with the benchmark of CRISIL Liquid Fund Index and even surpassing it a couple of times. Entry and exit loads on mutual funds are charges that one must pay to the AMC for buying or redeeming a mutual fund.
A change in regulation by SEBI in the year 2009 ensured that investors did not have to pay for entry load on the purchase of any mutual fund. Thus, you can buy Reliance Liquid Fund without paying any entry load charges. Exit load, as the name suggests, is a small fee that one must pay on redeeming units of a fund. If you redeem units beyond a certain time period, these are mostly free of cost. As for Reliance Liquid Fund, there isn't any exit load.
Ms. Anju Chhajer is the fund manager of Reliance Liquid Fund. She has been with Reliance Mutual Funds since 2007 and has successfully turned around a lot of debt based funds into profitable ventures. She has been responsible for several debt based funds for Reliance AMC as well.
By now, we already know that Reliance Liquid fund is a fund that primarily invests in debt based instruments and money market instruments. The fund is ideal for someone looking for consistent returns, without putting a lot of risk on the line. Also, the fund does a good job at keeping a lot of the funds liquid, so that you can withdraw your money or redeem the units as and when you need.
As far as debt based instruments are concerned, the fund largely invests in bonds such as zero coupon bonds that have an A+ rating. Another chunk of the investment gets into treasury bills that are issued by the government. Since the government is the guarantor for these bills, the risk levels are relatively low. On an average, the maturity date for liquid funds remains at 90 days.
If you wish to invest in Reliance Liquid Fund, there are different options and plans that you can choose from. The following list should help you to decide the right plan.
Any mutual fund that you buy with the help of an advisor, broker or distributor would come into the regular category. Since you are taking the help of a broker or advisor, the AMC has to pay them some charges or commission. This becomes a part of your fund in the form of expense ratio.
A direct mutual fund is the one where you can buy the fund from the AMC. Since there aren't any intermediaries involved, the asset management company doesn't have to pay for any charges or commission. This results in lower expense ratio, thereby making way to slightly better returns.
A growth option mutual fund is one of the most widely subscribed ones. The intent of investing in a mutual fund is to help your capital appreciate its value. Should there be any gains, the growth option reinvests the amount into the fund. This allows investors to make the most of compounding. And in the longer run, is helpful to generate more returns.
A dividend option, in simple terms, is quite the opposite of a growth option. If you opt for a dividend option, the profits are handed over to you at regular intervals. Of course, the amount of dividend and the frequency is at the discretion of the AMC and the fund manager. But if you are someone who wishes to have a regular source of income, a dividend option might be apt for you.
Reliance Liquid Fund invests majorly into debt money market funds. These largely include treasury bills and bonds. It is the addition of these instruments that classifies Reliance Liquid Fund as non-equity based fund. Thus, the fund is barred from the taxation rules that other equity funds must adhere to. The investments in Reliance Liquid Fund can either be short-term or long-term.
If you hold on to the fund for three years or less, the entire investment is categorized as short-term fund. On the other hand, if you hold on the fund for three years or more, it qualifies as long-term investments. Any gains that you make from short-term investments are subject to income tax according to your existing tax slabs.
And for long-term investments, taxation is slightly different. As an investor, you would need to pay 20% on the gains that you have made with the fund along with indexation benefits. The taxation remains at 10% if you do not opt for indexation.
One of the marque benefits of investing in a mutual fund is transparency. Anyone can take a look at the structure of a mutual fund and decide for themselves if they want to invest in the fund or not. The following is the list of top holdings of the Reliance Liquid Fund. Keen investors can take a closer look and take a more informed decision.
|Percentage Allocation
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|91 Days TBill
|Axis Bank Limited
|Axis Bank Limited
|Tata Steel Limited
|National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development
|LIC Housing Finance Limited
|Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited
|Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited
Here are the top 5 sectors in which the fund invests heavily along with its distribution pattern.
|Percentage Allocation
|Commercial Paper
|Certificate of Deposit
|Treasury Bill
|Corporate Bond
|Bills Rediscounting
Are liquid funds better than fixed deposits?
If you take a look at the past performance of Reliance Liquid Fund, it has been impressive, to say the least. The fund performed well when compared to the benchmark and surpassed it several times as well. The return of Reliance Liquid Fund is at par with the returns of a fixed deposit. But the biggest advantage is with the lock-in period. You can redeem a liquid fund whenever you wish, but the same is not applicable to fixed deposits.
Are liquid funds safe?
Most of the liquid fund investments are in the money market or treasury bills. Since a lot of these investments are government based, the associated risk is much lower as compared to equity-based funds.
Can liquid funds give negative returns?
The easiest way to answer it is to check facts. Over the last five years, Reliance Liquid Fund has always provided positive returns to its investors. There hasn't been a single negative quarter till date.
How do I invest in ultra short term funds?
To invest in ultra short term funds, you can either do it online or offline. For investing online, you can either visit the website of an Asset Management Company or buy them with the help of brokers, advisors or distributors. The first step is to get your KYC registered, post which you can invest in a fund of your choice.
For the offline mode as well, the procedure remains similar. You need to contact anyone from the AMC or reach out to a local branch. You would need to fill the KYC form, provide supporting documents and a cheque for the amount you wish to invest.
How does liquid fund work?
After you finalize and zero down on a fund, you must proceed with the payments. When several investors like you invest money, the fund manager allocates the total amount collected to different money market instruments. On the maturity of these bills and bonds, the profits are added on to the fund.
How liquid funds are taxed?
If you hold on to a liquid fund for three years or less, it qualifies as short term investment. In such cases, the gains would be added to your annual income and the standard income tax will be applicable.
Should you hold on to your investment for more than three years, it qualifies as a long term investment. For such instances, you will have to pay 20% taxes on the gains, if you opt for indexation and 10% if you do not wish to include the benefits.
How to invest in reliance liquid fund?
You can invest in Reliance Liquid Fund either through the online or offline mode. For the online mode, an investor has to visit Reliance Mutual Fund's official website or take the help of intermediaries such as advisors, distributors or brokers. Firstly, you will have to get your KYC registered, post which you can start your investments. After the registration, you can opt for a lumpsum investment or opt for Systematic Investment Plan.
In the offline mode, you must reach out to a representative of Reliance Mutual Fund or visit a local branch office. The process remains more or less the same, where you must get the KYC approved first. Along with the form and supporting documents, you also have to provide a cheque for the amount you wish to invest in the fund.
Is income from liquid fund taxable?
Yes. Any gains that you make out of a liquid fund is taxable. It largely depends on the time duration for which you are holding the funds. For funds held for three years or less, short term taxation is applicable. Whereas, for funds held for more than three years, long term taxation is applicable.


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The 2020 Tokyo Olympics were historic for many communities and for the world, but especially so for Hmong Americans who not only made history but also opened the doors for a new chapter in their bittersweet history.
Minnesota-born Sunisa Lee became the first Hmong American Olympic gold medalist when she placed first in gymnastics. Her entire community celebrated her victory.
Having originated in China, the Hmong people are also present in Southeast Asian countries like Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, and Vietnam. Their history in the U.S. began after the country's war with Vietnam.
At the beginning of the 1960s, the CIA recruited the Hmongs to act against North Vietnam and the communist organization Pathet Lao. In what is known as the Secret War, the Hmong helped rescue American soldiers, protecting U.S. stations, and providing intelligence about enemy operations.
Between 30,000 and 40,000 Hmong soldiers died in the war, although the biggest Hmong casualty was civilians since 50,000 Hmong civilians were killed or injured, according to the Minnesota Historical Society.
As war destroyed their homes and resources, Hmong soldiers and their families depended on the U.S. for survival, with the latter providing food. After the war's cease-fire in 1973, the U.S. stopped the support programs and 120,000 Hmongs became refugees.
Hmong were persecuted when the war ended, with many put into concentration camps, others subjected to chemical weapons and bombs. Around 10% of the Hmong population in Laos died as a result, according to the Hmong American Center. Those who could escape lived in refugee camps for years. Most Hmongs wouldn't resettle until after 1980, according to the Minnesota Historical Society.
Hmong scholar and researcher Dr. Brian V. Xiong was 10 years old when he came to the U.S. with his family, "I was born in a refugee camp and came here when I was a child. So my family came here in 1993, straight to Minnesota."
A significant part of the American Hmong community came to the U.S. as political refugees as a result of this. Today, there are also Hmong communities in Europe and Canada.
Dr. Xiong describes himself as the "1.5" generation because he experienced life in another country, but grew up in the US. "You always feel like you have this culture clash. You don't know where you belong. And because you're in a country where sometimes they don't talk about you, you don't feel like you're part of this."
Most of the Hmong community in the U.S. are located in Minnesota, California and Wisconsin. In 2019, there were around 330,000 Hmongs in the US, according to the Pew Research Center. However, Director of the Hmong Cultural Center of Butte County. Seng S. Yang believes that there are around half a million in the US. He believes that the Hmong are undercounted in the U.S. because many (especially the elderly) cannot read or write and thus struggle to answer the census and surveys. In the cultural center, Seng provides social servicing, communication, and outreach to the Hmong and Southeast Asian communities.
The education attainment of the Hmong population in the U.S. has been growing. In 2019, 31% of US-born Hmong people only completed high school or less, compared to those born in other countries who had a rate of 57%, according to the Pew Research Center.
The Hmong have been successful in integrating into U.S. society, although that doesn't mean they are always represented.
"I remember watching a lot of TV shows, mostly nothing related to Asians or particularly Hmong," said Dr. Xiong. "And then watching the Olympics, through middle school, high school, and I always feel like I wasn't part American. Because the people who compete for the country America, they don't identify or they don't look like me."
But this was before Sunisa's historic win.
"You just never feel that you're part of the community. And here, you hear Sunisa won the gold medal for our country," said Dr. Xiong. "It made me so proud. Honestly, I had to tell you when I saw it, and when she (got) to the podium, and they gave her the gold medal, I cried. I cried. Because (it is) not only the first time that you have a Hmong in Asia, who won the gold medal in gymnastics, but at the same time, you also let people know that we are Hmong Americans. We are here in St. Paul, Minnesota, we have no country to go to. This is our country."
The pride in the community is present.
In Sunisa's hometown, the Hmong Archives have been working on gathering and preserving news articles about Sunisa's historic medal and journey. Marlin L. Heise is a board member of the Hmong Archives, where he volunteers as an archivist, preserving Hmong-related texts.
"We will be collecting, keeping the front pages and parts of the sports section for permanent (use) in our newspaper collections," said Heise, who has already gathered articles and clips from different places over the world.
"To read about her, to see those photos…that is kind of, for me, very impressive," said Heise. "And so to see Sunisa in photographs, I don't know how we are going to be able to present them, some time, someplace is just wonderful."
The Hmong Archives are not the only ones that are proud. Over the last few weeks, videos of Sunisa's Lee family and friends reacting to her medal went viral.
"Hmong, we are pretty lucky that we have her representing the U.S. and gymnastic team to win the gold medal," said Seng. "Now (it's) known to the world there is Hmong all over the world."
There are Hmong state senators and state representatives in Minnesota and in California, as well as a mayor. But according to Seng, "Suni is the one that will (take) the Hmong to the front page for the world."
According to Seng, Sunisa Lee winning a gold Olympic medal, "reached out to the world that there is Hmong on Earth."


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Series: Secret McQueen #5Genre: urban fantasyPages: 301To be published: March 19th 2013 by SamhainSource; For review
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OMG, this is such an exciting review! You are evil too, Blodeuedd! :))) I can't wait to read this one!ReplyDelete
It's Monday and it's snowing. That is all.ReplyDelete
Wow..your review has me wanting to read them all now, between the passion, character conflict and action packed world-building this sounds awesome!ReplyDelete
Oh man. A passionate cliffhanger? That's just cruel! The wait for this one likely would have given me a stress induced ulcer:) Sounds like a great series!ReplyDelete
Sorry Des was missing, but maybe he will be more present in the next book.ReplyDelete
I've added this series to my TBR -- if you're wild about it, I know I want it! (Altho I have to say, I hate this cover!)ReplyDelete
I promised Marcela to start the first book soon!ReplyDelete
Well, I am glad you liked thisReplyDelete
Your reader,
I like to torture myself and enjoy a romance that stretches across a series. Still need a conclusion tho. :) Oh I do think this is a fantasy series I really need to pick up.ReplyDelete
I have only read the first book, and I am reading the romance is still undecided in book four... wow! Glad you are still loving the series.ReplyDelete
I really, really need to read this series! I've heard lots of good things about it but your review made me want to try even more. I just need to find the time :)ReplyDelete
Oooh, you so love this series and I so need to get to it. :) Thank you!ReplyDelete
#5? I'm always late for the party!ReplyDelete
Mhmmm not sure about the cover (story sounds cool), but she looks uncomfortable...like she has to use the restroom and the cameraman keeps yelling at her to "hold it and give me a picture worth keeping, woman!" And tada.ReplyDelete
But yeah, I think it sounds like fun.
- Anonymous19 March, 2013 05:01
I haven't read this series, but it sounds wonderful! I love when a romance can keep me invested over several books. Also love how action-packed this sounds. Great review!ReplyDelete
Shout out for Team Des!!! I am dying to know how the romance plays out.ReplyDelete
You seem to read a lot of series. How do you keep up with them all?! And I keep wanting to read them because of you.ReplyDelete
I don't like it when an author of a series makes you wait and wait forever...ReplyDelete
Nice when a series continues to make you want more - in a good way!ReplyDelete
Haven't heard of this series but the girl on the cover looks kick-ass so I'll keep an eye out for it :)ReplyDelete


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On Thursday, June 4, 2020, the city of Dallas removed the statue of a Texas Ranger at Dallas Love Field, citing the history of the man it embodied as the reason for removal. Ranger Captain Jay Banks was commemorated in the 12-foot bronze statue in 1963. Officials stated that the Office of Arts and Culture as well as the airport made the decision together and that the statue was removed to be placed into storage until such time as a larger community discussion could be had about its future display. Banks is an element of a book on the history of the Texas Rangers which is soon to be released and it's said to feature passages on his involvement in trying to stop integration in North Texas public schools in the late 1950s.
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Reports have surfaced alleging that Banks failed to prevent the lynching of a black man in 1930. When excerpts of the pending book about the historic law enforcement group were published in D Magazine, city officials learned of incidents involving the Texas Ranger, causing a growing concern which led to the "One Riot, One Ranger" statue's removal.
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Feelings about the removal of the Texas Ranger statue appear to be mixed. A Facebook post dated June 4, 2020, identifies a personal distaste for the manner in which the decision to remove the statue was made, the reasoning given behind it, and the timing for its removal. "At approximately 8:00 this morning the City of Dallas removed the Texas Ranger monument from the entry way of Dallas Love Field. The epitome of Law Enforcement, Professionalism, and Texas. The finest Law Enforcement organization on the planet, by far," the post reads. As a public social media comment, it currently has over nine thousand shares, more than 2.6K reactions, and several readers who shared similar sentiments. Doug J. Swanson, author of the pending book entitled "Cult of Glory: The Bold and Brutal History of the Texas Rangers," commented with respect to the statue's subject saying, "Jay Banks was involved in efforts in 1957 to keep black children out of a white school… Ranger Banks was only following orders but he was the face of resistance to integration in Mansfield in 1957." His book is scheduled to be released next week.


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Skycom India invests in IR technology
By M4G Bureau - January 28, 2019
The technology will help generate ROI reports for clients by capturing data regarding retina movement, attention span, etc of viewers of the digital ad screens
Delhi based DOOH media owning firm, Skycom has installed IR technology to generate ROI reports for their clients. The technology will capture eyeball movements along with the attention span of viewers glancing at the screen. Shekhar Rao, Director, Skycom India, revealed that a camera was being installed next to every screen and the report would be shared with the clients.
The installation is currently underway across all formats owned by the firm. The company has a bouquet of screens deployed across various high-end malls in South Delhi and Gurgaon.


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Breaking free of the Kumaoni Brahmin rulebook
Chatura Rao
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18 Jan, 2017
THINGS TO LEAVE Behind is the final book in Namita Gokhale's Himalayan trilogy that includes The Book of Shadows (1999) and A Himalayan Love Story (2002).
A work of historical fiction, the novel traces the journey of a Kumaoni Brahmin family from 1840 to 1912. It begins at the time when the Kumaon hills passed out of the hands of the Nepali monarch into 'the embrace of the British Raj'.
Gokhale draws out a deep yet subtle narrative, tied intrinsically into the seasons of history, the grip and later the loosening hold of the Raj in India.
The legend of the Nainee lake (Nainital) as the place where the eyes of Goddess Sati fell upon the earth presides over the story. Incidents from history, often narrated with tongue-in-cheek humour, fill the early part of the book. Most memorable is the telling of how the British adventurer 'Pilgrim' Baron had a small rowing boat carried out to the Nainee lake. His friends and he set the boat on her sacred waters. Baron then got the landowner Nursingh Thokdar to sign away his ancestral claim on the lake and the land around it by taking him out for a boat ride and threatening (gently) to leave him in the middle of it. Thokdar signed off his heritage in a shakily- written note in elaborate Hindustani on a piece of paper that was handed to him right there in the boat.
From among the retellings from history, a pure, cold story stream bubbles up midway through part one. A revolutionary called Badri Dutt Uprety is to be hanged. Taking final leave of his family, Badri Dutt advises his young niece Tilotamma: 'Remember this, my little Tillu. Never be afraid, and do what you want. Not what you like, but what you want.' Thus begins the story of Tilotamma, the book's key character—a headstrong unconventional loner who breaks almost every rule in the Kumaoni -Brahmin rulebook.
Alongside in 1857, the young widow of an army officer, Mary Jane Nestor, ends up destitute during one of the battles of the Mutiny. She makes her way to Nainital and marries a missionary called Henry Boden. They start a leprosarium in Almora. One of her twin daughters, Rosemary, emerges as another of the novel's protagonists. Another story stream rises as delicate, dutiful Rosemary falls in love with Jayesh Pant, the nephew of Almora's leading physician. Here begins a story of lifelong unspoken love between Jayesh and Rosemary, for Jayesh is quickly married off to Tilotamma's only daughter, Deoki. He leaves for Bombay where he is seduced on arrival by a woman who almost represents the city of voracious traders.
Jayesh returns to Almora and confesses. His family renounces him and he converts to Christianity.
Jayesh goes to live with Rosemary at Eden Ashram in Sat Tal. Their passion remains stifled by his reserve and her moral rectitude. Tilotamma brings and deposits Deoki with her husband. And here the final part of the story plays out between the three protagonists, Jayesh, Rosemary and Deoki and the visiting artist, William Dempster. Dempster creates paintings that express the protagonists' unarticulated sensuality.
In Gokhale's world, each character plays his or her destiny out against the Kumaon's socio-political and natural landscape, battling what is imposed, struggling to realise his or her heart's desire. Most of the characters wind up in the poignant, numbing hold of dreams relinquished. Only Tilotamma and her daughter Deoki emerge with their souls intact.
Deoki's twin daughters, Tara and Sara, collectively raised by Tilotamma, Jayesh, Rosemary and Deoki bring a modicum of peace to this world. The reader is left with the sense of a traditional society fast disappearing, yet eternal. Tilotamma, in the end, watches fog embracing the lake and sky, making the landscape seem as timeless as the legend of Sati's eyes that dropped to the earth at this very spot. 'Don't look back, Tillie,' Tilotamma tells herself. 'Look forward, to things yet to come. Never return to what has been left behind.'
But even after the last page has been turned, the reader remains wrapped in the rhythms of that long gone time.
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Six weeks from this Saturday, I'm racing The North Face Endurance Challenge GORE-TEX 50-Mile in California's stunning Marin Headlands. I ran this same race in 2010, a few months after the Alaska-Yukon Expedition, and it will be my first ultra marathon since. With $30,000 in prize money for the top 3 male and female finishers, this event attracts a star-studded international field, and to be in the mix I'll need to bring my best.
I'm not an expert in training for 50-mile ultra trail races — I'm not a running coach, dedicated student of running science, or even a professional ultra runner. Moreover, my ultra racing history is thin. (It does, however, have some highlights: second place in 18:17 at the 2008 Leadville 100, my first and only 100-mile race; a PR of 8:02 for Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim, which is 42 miles in length and has 22,000 vertical feet of gain and loss; and a 20th-place finish in 8:08 at the 2010 Endurance Challenge.)
So unlike a more seasoned runner for whom a 50-mile race is fairly routine and/or for whom recent ultra finishes constitute training for the next one, I've had to spend some time in determining how I should best train. Here's my approach:
Running to finish or to compete? I have finished ultras before, and I don't need to pay a race entry fee and fly to California in order to finish another one. No, I want to compete. I'd be happy to finish in 7.5 hours (9 minutes per mile pace), which is usually good enough for top 30, and I'd be delighted with anything better. Whereas a "minimum training" program might be sufficient if I were just trying to get back into the ultra scene with a performance similar to 2010, or if I were just planning to chase cutoff times to the finish line, it won't deliver the type of performance that I want.
Course stats. The course is 50 miles long, features 10,000 vertical feet of gain (and ditto for loss, so 20,000 vertical total), should take about 8 hours to complete, has a mix of fire roads and singletrack, and never strays more than 2,000 feet above sea level. I need to optimize my training for these features, especially the first two. An off-the-shelf training program for a generic race or for a different race — e.g. 50k or 100-mile, flatter or more mountainous, faster or slower projected finishing time, higher altitude, more or less technical trails, etc — will not prepare me as well.
Injury resistance. In a word, what's the best training strategy for an ultra? Volume. There is really no substitute for lots of miles, lots of vertical, and lots of time on my feet. Of course, there is a cap on how much volume I can withstand before I get hurt, either due to overuse or to a fatigue-triggered accident. Thankfully, I've proven to be very durable and I have a deep base of fitness, so I can be more aggressive in my training than most.
Core training
It takes a lot of time and effort to ensure peak performance on race day. I've focused it mostly on four elements:
Distance. I've run 103 miles in the last 7 days. That's a lot, but my two longest runs (26 miles each) were still only half of the race distance, and it only averages out to 15 miles per day. On race day, it's irrelevant if I'm the fastest 15-mile runner — I need to be able to race 50. Over the next month, then, I need to continue to increase the distance of my long runs, with my longest ideally being 50+ miles. Alternatively or in conjunction, I can do multiple long-ish runs (25-35 miles) back-to-back. To avoid mileage volume that will inevitably lead to injury, I will run just a few miles on recovery days, or none at all.
Vertical. The course has 20,000 vertical feet of gain and loss. In comparison, it's a 14,800-foot round-trip between the summit of Pikes Peak and Manitou Springs, a 12,200-foot round-trip between the summit of Mount Whitney and Whitney Portal, and just a 9,500-foot round-trip between the summit of Mount Washington and Pinkham Notch. For this race, vertical training is just as important as horizontal/mileage training — if I ignore it, my quads will blow out early in the race and I'll lose positions steadily thereafter. In the last week, my cumulative vertical was 25,000 feet and my biggest day was 6,000, or less than one-third of what I will do on race day. Over the next month, my vertical training plan is similar to my mileage training: continue to increase, with a maximum effort of at least 20,000 vertical feet in a single day.
Time on feet. This is one aspect of ultra training where I may have an edge on most everyone else. I have spent thousands of days on my feet, hiking at 3 miles per hour for 15 hours per day. For an 8-hour effort during which I hope to average 9 minutes per mile, this hiking history is probably not hugely advantageous. But if I were training for a longer and slower ultra (e.g. Hardrock 100) or if I were trying just to finish within the 14-hour cutoff, I would incorporate long day-hikes or even multi-day backpacking trips into my training program so that my body learns how to move slow and steady.
Body weight. I'm as lean as I've been in years, but I could still lose additional body fat before I risk recovery speed or my general health. (At least I think so — Amanda and my mother would like me to start eating more ice cream). Excess body fat has a significant effect on running performance, especially on mountainous courses. In fact, I attribute most of the drops I've seen recently in my running splits on my regular running routes (e.g. 2 minutes on a 30-minute leg with 1,000 vertical feet of gain) to weight loss, not necessarily improved fitness. As everyone knows, the most effective and sustainable approach to losing weight is exercising more and eating less (and better).
Secondary training
If not dialed in, there are other factors that could ruin race day. But they take less time to work out:
Nutrition. I can run for 2-2.5 hours without food or water without noticing a dropoff in performance. But for an 8-hour effort, I'll need to replenish. The consensus calorie target is about 250 calories per hour, depending on body weight and output intensity. Fluid needs are more dependent on the temperature, sun exposure, and humidity; 20 oz per hour has worked well on recent training runs. I've been using Clif products — Shot Energy Gels, Shot Bloks, and Shot Electrolyte Hydration — since the aid stations will have them and since they seem to treat my system nicely.
Supplements. To maintain a proper balance of fluids and electrolytes, I take one SaltStick Electrolyte Salt Capsules every hour. Without them, my body won't efficiently use the fluids that I'm taking in; instead, they slosh around in my belly, and eventually I can become hyponatremic. For later in the race when I start running low on gas, I also have some 100 mg caffeine pills on hand, too.
Clothing, footwear, and gear. I'll cover this in another post.
Personal care. Blisters, bloody nipples, and chafing in the nether region get old over 50 miles. I've tested my clothing and footwear on training runs to ensure I avoid these problems, and found an easy fix for my nipples — athletic tape.
The taper. I love to run, and after weeks of huge volume I'll be disappointed to dial it back in the two weeks before race day. But I must in order to race well: by that point, "the hay is in the barn" and there really is no benefit to additional training. To the contrary, I'll race much better if my legs are fully recovered and rested. Many ultra runners have ruined or compromised their race day performance by failing to taper.
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Just a comment about your volume: 103 miles in 7 days is certainly a lot, and I wouldn't worry too much about not running over 26 miles too many times. With your outstanding base and experience, going the extra miles during the race will come easy for you.
One new training approach that worked well for me this year was that I actually ran less days, but more "big" and high quality days. The idea here was to give me plenty of time to rest while still getting miles and the speed I was looking for. For example, at the beginning of a week maybe a 35-40 mile elevation intensive run at a slower pace, followed by a recovery day, a faster 20 mile day, rest, flat fast 15 miles, rest, elevation intensive 15 miles, rest. That gets you 85-90 really high quality miles with a relatively low chance of burn out or hurting yourself. Plus, it trains you to run fast when your legs are exhausted. You could bike or do some core work on all of those recovery days. I'm no pro either, but this helped me make some big gains in my ultra running this year.
If I were in your shoes, I would trade distance for specificity. I have run 100 miles/week a couple of times but only when training for 100 milers.
I have never run 50 miles in one seating, so to speak, when training for a 50 miler or 100 miles when training for a 100 miler. In the case of the 50 miler, my peak week-end is 32 miles on Saturday, steep, followed by 25 on Sunday, flatter. On a course that mimics the biggest features of the target race – e.g., the biggest climb/descent and the "pointiest" – biggest slope up and down. The back-to-back gives me the mileage I need while giving my body the ability to build up comfortably; I will still feel the fatigue from the previous day's workout on Sunday so that I have the psychological experience of how I will feel late in the race.
I find some strength training is helpful to get quads and hamstrings ready for technical climbs and descents at high speed. One or two days a week, 30 minutes.
I also use periodization – increasing volume and intensity in waves of 3 or 4 weeks – each wave starts higher than the previous wave's starting point and lower than its ending point. This opens lots of time for my body to rebuild after each effort (you will need less time because you are 1000 years younger – but still).
Each week, I include a speed workout and a hills workout – I will need these capabilities or "specialized gears" at specific points in the race.
Your nutrition and hydration plan looks fine – make sure to test it and adjust it during your long runs. Consider some solid food, perhaps relying on the aid stations. A 50 miler is at the edge of my tolerance for gels only – but each person is different.
All of this works for an aging runner who wins age group but is at best 10% deep into the pack, so it may be completely irrelevant to real athletes like you! 🙂
Good luck! NFEC SF is a wonderful course!
Given that you don't have much training time, this may be advice best taken for the next race after this one coming up.
I would take a look at some of the books by Jeff Galloway and the folks at Furman University
http://www2.furman.edu/sites/first/Pages/default.aspx (book called 'Run Less Run Faster')
And you're right on the injury part. Galloway says that the principle factor in determining whether progress will be made is whether you can remain injury-free.
Out of curiosity, after having so much success in such a short-lived ultra career, why not race more? (Or is this 50-miler a reentry to racing?)
With your Leadville finish in '08 and your deep distance hiking background I'd imagine a race like Hardrock 100 to be in your wheelhouse.
Having been a beneficiary of your pivot by participating on a number of your client trips, I totally understand the lifestyle change – the focus on new ambitions, marriage, mortgage, etc. But I'm really excited to see you do something like this and hope you do more going forward. In many ways I miss the pre-2010 Skurka – the big challenges and adventures, pushing the boundaries of further, faster, lighter plus the many goofy and not-so goofy videos posted to youtube.
I, along with many fans and friends, would love to see you do another audacious adventure…from a position of certainty of course :-).
Best of luck in the race!
Hope your training is still going well and you are injury free, good luck in Marin. Looking forward to your post on clothing, footwear and gear.


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If I had a country & a government I call mine!!
I watch and paid respect to a brave and successful campaign by relatives of murder victims, and this has now come to pass, it is time for me to ask some awkward question and demanding for an answers.
Even though I know I am a voiceless voice and won't be heard that much, I will ones more shouts and drive the issue home where it belongs. The USA and its President received the sisters and fiancée of the late Robert McCartney on the 17/3/05 and gave full support to their cause. And it appears the whole world has been rattled, the machinery of justice has been forced to wake up and work round the clock to bring the perpetrators of the alleged crime should be brought to justice. Surprise, surprise the relatives have even been offered instant justice by the organisation at the centre of the controversy.
This in mind, however, I feel a sense of mockery that justice can only be offered and purveyed if only the people who pursue it are somehow powerful or have some connections to powerful people. This said, I still commend the President of the USA, to come out in support of murder victims. But American has to clean up its own acts and deliver justice in its own backyard before it demands other to doing what is right.
I have a brother who had been murdered in the streets of America a year ago and yet justice has not been delivered and it appears it will not be in the future either because there are some powerful people who wants it not to be done for some reason or another and the justice system is in collusion with such a plot.
The woman who murdered my brother had also murdered another person a night before, Professor John Hand and yet his sister, Helen Hand, The President of Colorado Free University, her brother John Hand founded in the past, and her husband, Supreme Judge, Michael L. Bender want the murderer, Amber Torrez, go free without trial for some reasons. Her is a Supreme Court judge entrusted with the highest responsibilities and can put people in prison for the rest of there lives and can take peoples' lives if they so deserve, and he might have done that in the past and yet he does not wish the killer of his brother-in-law brought to justice? Something is wrong here – and I do not know what it is but surely there is something that they want to hide.
They, the supreme judge and his wife, made their wishes public via newspaper releases and in private when they appealed to me that I should also do so and fulfil their wishes.
But unlike I who insisted that justice must be served, the Denver Judicial system as if wanting to fulfil their wishes, declare the alleged murder unfit for trial after the district court judge Mr. Michael Mullions order her to go through psychiatrist test when she announced that she had the intentions to defend herself and dismiss her lawyers.
These assertion of her to defend herself and dismiss her lawyers were the only bases for the judge to order psychiatrist test, the best ever loophole she could ever hoped to be granted, which then opened the e flood gate for her to take mockery of the system, as many killers did before her, and fool the psychiatrists and the rest of the world that she is insane and not responsible for her acts.
But if dismissing defence lawyers is a good cause to warrant psychiatrists test, why then the former president of Yugoslavia, Slobodan Milosevic wasn't declared mentally unfit to stand trial. Instead he has been allowed to do and continued to defend himself to this very day despite other medical problems he has been suffering from.
It looks as if justice is not based on hard rock solid system of set rules where judges refer to and use but what judge make suitable as they go along dealing with cases as they see it fit the events of the day – and that is where the pitfall is - America showing two faces.
If I had a country and a government I can call mine, I would have called upon and relied for its support when justice is clearly denied to its citizens working and living abroad. I know Ethiopia is not Ireland, I also know the prime Minster of Ethiopia is not Bertie Ahren and may not carry much weight if he represents the grievances and injustices of his citizen facing abroad. But if he were to do so and failed to get the attention the sisters of Robert McCartney got, at least I, and every Ethiopian living abroad will be proud and walk with our heads high for I and the rest know we are not alone in the struggle for justice but also Ethiopia our mother land is always behind us. Will that happen? Let us hope so!
This is not about a crime perpetrated against my brother. Crimes and murders can happen anywhere to any unfortunate prey and no body can stop that, Criminals are pathetic individuals and you can pity them. It is the injustice that makes matters worse and insufferable. Injustice is a collective crime when the system set to deal with fails to deliver.


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NaturalNews) If Europe weakens its standards to allow the cultivation and import of untested genetically modified organisms (GMOs), it will be making a monumental and irreversible mistake based on corporate lies and pseudoscience. This was the emphatic warning recently given by primate expert and world-renowned scientist Jane Goodall, who boldly came out in condemnation of efforts at the political level to usher more "Frankenstein Food" into Europe against the collective will of the European people.
Since their introduction, GMOs have been given special inroads into the food supply — not based on legitimate science or necessity, but because powerful private interests successfully manipulated the regulatory process, first in weak-willed nations like the U.S., and now (potentially) in more cohesive places like Europe. Recognizing that GMOs have never been proven safe or even necessary (except to line the pockets of biotech moguls), Europe has largely remained a bulwark in defending the integrity of its food supply against GMO poison. Continue reading