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India on Wednesday summoned a top US diplomat here after reports that National Security Agency (NSA) had sought permission to spy on the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2010.
The government said it was "totally unacceptable" that an Indian organisation or Indian individual's privacy was transgressed upon. It also sought an assurance from the US that it will not happen again.
"As a government, we have already communicated to the US government and we have said that we have seen reports in the US media regarding authorisation given to entities of the US government to intrude upon the privacy of communication of Indian government, its citizens and its entities.
"Now, we have also asked the US government if such intrusions had indeed been authorised and taken place. And our view is that, should this have happened, these are highly objectionable," the spokesperson in the external affairs ministry said here.
However, the spokesperson did not say who was the US diplomat summoned by the MEA, merely stating that the messenger is not important but the message, which was communicated clearly, lucidly to the US government and we will wait for the response.
According to him, India has been told that US will revert once they make a judgment on what kind of information they are required to share on the questions asked by India, previously and now.
The US currently has an interim ambassador, Kathleen Stephens, who came in after Nancy Powell resigned from her post.
Meanwhile, US senator John McCain'a visit to India on Wednesday too was overshadowed by the spying controversy. McCain canceled the news conference due to be held outside India's foreign ministry and his other political engagements were also canceled.
McCain, whose Arizona constituency is host to some of Boeing and Raytheon's most important defence businesses, had told the Senate last week that Washington should seek to help India's economic and military development. US secretary of state John Kerry is also expected to visit India soon.
India had reacted sharply when the reports of snooping by NSA came to light after revelations by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden last year.
Earlier, New Delhi also noted that, when reports emerged that the NSA had spied upon individuals and entities, it had raised the issue with the US administration in Washington and the Embassy here in July and November last year.
BJP figures in the list of foreign political parties along with Lebanon's Amal, Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and the Pakistan Peoples Party on whom the NSA was given permission to carry out surveillance, says the document made public on Monday by The Washington Post.
The document lists 193 foreign governments as well as foreign factions and other entities that were part of a 2010 certification approved by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. The list includes India.
"These are the entities about which the NSA may conduct surveillance for the purpose of gathering foreign intelligence," the paper had said, citing documents provided to it by Snowden.
Meanwhile, John McCain met external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday. It was the first high-level interaction between the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre and the US Congress.


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AS PART of NFU Mutual's ongoing commitment to the safety and well-being of horses, the rural insurer's office in Leek will be opening its doors to anyone who is able to donate much-needed equipment to the Gambia Horse and Donkey Trust.
The Gambia Horse and Donkey Trust is desperately seeking emergency supplies to help care for the animals it helps look after, and is appealing for people to donate items such as bandages, dressings, head collars and girths, which it can take to Gambia.
Alan Dickinson, Agent at NFU Mutual in Leek, said: "As the UK's leading rural insurer, NFU Mutual understands that horses and donkeys are part of the fabric of rural life and it is therefore important to us to be able to assist with equine rehabilitation and welfare.
"All donations will be gratefully received, no matter how big or small."
Many working horses and donkeys in Gambia suffer as a result of improper care, poor nutrition and poor management due to a combination of poverty, neglect and lack of knowledge.
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Bicyclists blazing new trails in Tijuana
Clubs emerging and growing, and government now supporting bike community
Arturo Viazcan, on the other hand, sees economic opportunity in the growing popularity of bicycles. He has opened Tijuana's first bike-rental company and offers cultural, gastronomical and nocturnal tours of Tijuana. While most of his clients are tourists from other parts of Mexico, he believes cycling is helping to rehabilitate the city's international image.
"If people feel comfortable getting around by bike, that means Tijuana is safer," he says. "It may not be the right moment economically (to open a new business), but it's the right moment for Tijuana."
Viazcan is something of a bicycle activist. He started TJ en Bici, a group dedicated to improving street conditions for cyclists, pedestrians and the "mobile-challenged." He also works with Tijuana's health secretary to organize community bike events that underscore the importance of staying physically active.
According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, 30 percent of Mexican adults are obese. The figure is 35.7 percent in the United States, the fattest country in the world, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
To combat obesity and weight-related conditions such as diabetes and hypertension, some regional governments in Mexico have turned to bicycling to inspire a more active populace. In Guadalajara, major streets are closed down every Sunday for bikers, skaters and joggers. This month, Mexico City is beginning the second phase of its popular bike-sharing program, Ecobici, with plans to triple its size.
In Tijuana, the Municipal Planning Institute has spent the past year gathering data on bike use and has put together a proposal for an extensive bike-lane network that would link the city's neighborhoods. While funding has yet to be secured, the institute's director says he hopes to have paths in the city center, on the malecón beach promenade and along the Tijuana River completed by the end of next year.
Alan Bautista, director of the Tijuana Tourism and Conventions Committee, says he doesn't believe the surge in cycling groups alone will bring more visitors but that it is helping to restore the city's image.
"The more you see people in the streets going about their day, families walking down the street, that helps," he says. "Everything helps."
Some San Diegans have begun reaching out to fellow cyclists south of the border. Hans Wangbichler goes down every month for Paseo de Todos, or Everybody's Ride, held on the first Friday of every month.
Wangbichler was so impressed after participating in his first Paseo de Todos that he started promoting the event on his cycling blog. There's now a group of San Diegans who meet up every first Friday at Mission Brewery before pedaling to Tijuana for the 8 p.m. ride.
"It's about conquering people's fears," Wangbichler says. "It's a foreign culture, but it doesn't have to remain foreign to you forever."


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Does stress affect your pregnancy?
I'm 26 weeks and 6 days I'm always stress out does that affect my baby or my pregnancy?
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Stress can cause premature babies. Trust me!! I've dealt with one and going through another at this moment.posted 08/01/2014 by Heather460
Yes stress can cause harm. I was married had 2 kids. My husband and I were growing apart so we separated and I started seeing another guy. I got pregnant. This guy wasn't like my husband. My husband let me do what I wanted when I wanted and this guy everything had to be his way or I was explaining. Both my previous kids made it to 40 weeks and at 37. My daughter with this other man on the other hand wanted to come early all the time. I was placed on bed rest. I had to keep getting shots to stop me from going into labor. He was always yelling always screaming. I had high blood pressure. He even pushed me down the hallway. Stress is NOT good for you or your baby. Unfortunately. ..for me...i tried to believe him that he was just stressed about having a baby and blah blah blah I was on birth control and nursing and found myself pregnant again within a couple months. My lil boy is due September 24th and it's august and I've already been hospitalized twice. Stay away from stress!posted 08/01/2014 by a BabyCenter Member
I am 26 years old and this is my first baby. I am 18 weeks and 3 days pregnant. The father who I am currently with..we have only been together for about 8 months and actually planned this baby aftee 3 months of dating. Since the very beginning of my pregnancy I felt something was wrong or about to be wrong. He's done constant things that have added up to make me not trust him. Our fights have constantly gotten more and more severe...every single day to the point where I am always so angry, screaming at the top of my lungs at him for him to just tell me the truth about things. The everyday fighting is NOT and exaggeration:( I've been absolutely depressed everyday of this pregnancy and Ive felt that he only stays with me to keep a good image like hes not a typical man who leaves during a pregnancy..I feel like I've cried, gotten angry, depressed every day of this pregnancy but I constantly feel the baby move every day throughout the day. Any feed back? :(posted 04/10/2014 by a BabyCenter Member
Stress has indeed been linked to many health complications and I'm sure is not ideal for a developing fetus. However it unfortunately resonates in many aspects of daily life. It can affect even the most determined strong minded individuals. Before completely stressing out, try hard to ask yourself, is it going to be worth it, will the outcome change, am I being realistic? Try to relax. Go for a walk. Talk to someone you trust and love. Listen to a motivational speaker you like. Absorb some inspiring music. Rest. Bring out the best in others and somehow it phelps your very own stressful circumstances.posted 01/25/2014 by a BabyCenter Member
Im stress is my baby okposted 10/20/2013 by Manekaferguson43
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Stress really does affect your baby. With my last pregnancy I was having an argument with my mom over they phone, my stomach got very hard and it hurt, I had to finally just hang up and go lay down and calm down. It's not worth it to upset yourself or your baby :)posted 08/20/2013 by notsohape36
is crying so much affects my unborn baby?posted 03/30/2013 by a BabyCenter Member
I have been very stressful for the past couple of weeks because I have school and I stay with my in laws. My in laws really don't do much to make the situation any easier. If you can EVER control this situation, Do Not Live With Your In-laws! Worst decision I had ever made. Of course, when it comes to my husbands parents, he never understands and never supportive. All you really do is look past all neg thoughts and think of your baby and your future with the baby. I would urge whoever living with their In laws to get your own place before staring a family! (be able to stand on your own feet.)posted 03/20/2013 by a BabyCenter Member
Stress can affect ur baby. Im pregnant and I worry about it all the time. Pregnancies get ur emotions all over the place. Which makes it harder to control how u feel. My mother keeps telling me to calm down all the time. Its easier said than done. When ur stressing out, do what u can to not stress urself out or the baby. I draw to calm down and I listen to relaxing melody videos on YouTube. Try it out. I hope all goes well for everyone and your children :)posted 03/18/2013 by YoSoyArtista
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Raising state taxes on the wealthy New Jerseyans does not cause them to leave the state and results in substantial new revenue, according to a new report released Thursday by Trenton-based liberal think tank New Jersey Policy Perspective.
The findings bust what Policy Perspective staff describes as the common myth advanced by opponents of tax increases. Americans move from state to state for a variety of reasons, but tax rates rarely factor into such decisions, the report declares.
Policy Perspective is a proponent of the Democratic proposal to hike state income tax rates on New Jerseyans who earn more than $1 million annually. Gov. Chris Christie has vetoed the so-called "millionaire's tax.'' The governor has stated that a tax hike on the wealthy would drive them out of New Jersey.
"This claim is false," said Robert Tannenwald, co-author of the report and a senior fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a Washington, D.C.-based nonpartisan, nonprofit policy research organization that published the new report.
"The effects of taxes on migration are, at most, small – so small that states that raise income taxes on the wealthiest households will see a substantial net gain in revenue," Tannenwald said.
In the study, sociologists at Stanford University looked at the effect of New Jersey's 2004 tax increase on people making more than $500,000 per year. They found that while the number of people leaving the state in this income group increased very slightly after the tax increase went into effect, the number was insignificant because people unaffected by the new tax were moving at a similar rate. The end result was that the new tax rate produced a large increase in revenue for the state without prompting people to leave.
The report also examines the Boston College study commissioned by the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce last year. This study has been used as proof by opponents of taxes that high-income people are leaving New Jersey because of the state's income tax structure, when in fact the author acknowledged no tax impact.
The CBPP report reiterates that most of the people examined in this study had incomes of less than $500,000 and thus were not subject to the state's highest marginal income tax rates.
The report cites numerous examples of research debunking the migration myth and, through case studies, shows how misinformation about the impact of taxes on migration can influence policymakers and the media. Those who support the migration myth often wrongly assume a cause and effect relationship, promote irrelevant findings, and inaccurately measure migration, the report found.
"As we focus on creating new jobs and getting our economy back on track, it's clear residents are not running away from our state if we take a balanced approach that includes new revenues," NJPP President Deborah Howlett said. "False claims like this shouldn't deter policymakers from making the right choices for New Jersey."
Few Americans move between states, according to the report. And the little interstate-migration that does occur is more frequently due to job opportunities and housing prices than tax rates. Specifically, the report illustrates that housing costs may have a significantly larger impact on Americans' finances than tax levels.
"Investing in our state's future is more important than ever right now and that's why it's important not to rely on flawed information about the effect of taxes on residents' decisions about where to live," Howlett said. "Failing to raise the resources needed to maintain strong schools and universities, safe communities, and quality roads and bridges will hurt us now and in the long run."
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Glee (Music from the Fox Television Show). Composed by Various. For Piano/Keyboard. Easy Piano Songbook. Softcover. 80 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.316140).
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Easy arrangements of 14 pop faves – past & present – from the megahit FOX TV show that appeals to the underdog in all of us. Contains: Alone • Defying Gravity • Don't Rain on My Parade • Don't Stop Believin' • I'll Stand by You • Imagine • Keep Holding On • Lean on Me • My Life Would Suck Without You • No Air • Somebody to Love • Sweet Caroline • Taking Chances • True Colors.


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The word, a verb meaning to track down items as part of a game using a Global Positioning System device, beat out 15 other nominated words in an online fan vote to select the newest addition to The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary.
It's the first change in nearly a decade to the beloved board game in which players build words - and earn points - using alphabet letter tiles, said Hasbro, the Pawtucket, Rhode Island, maker of Scrabble.
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Handling calendars in Web Pages
Overview and Description
The Gregorian calendar is used in most English speaking countries, but world-ready products should also take into consideration other calendaring systems in use worldwide. For example, there are the Japanese, the Buddhist era, the Hijri, the Hebrew lunar, and the Taiwan calendars. One of the major differences between calendars is that each calendar could have a different year value. For example, the Gregorian year 2000 is the twelfth year in the Japanese Heisei era and the year 1421 in the Hijri calendar. The first day of the year might not start on January 1. The Chinese New Year was on February 5 of the Gregorian year 2000. The length of the year and months might also vary, as well as ways of handling leap years. Or even within the same calendar, the first day of the week might start on another day besides Sunday, depending on the culture. For instance, in most of the European countries that use the Gregorian calendar, the start of the week is Monday. Unlike English (United States), there are other locales that use more than one calendar type, such as Korean.
Available calendar types for the Korean locale.
The Regional And Language Options property sheet allows the user to:
Although not all international calendars are provided for, there are many supported calendar types on Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
Supported calendar types in Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
The interesting fact about NLS APIs and .NET support is that you don't need to know the target languages or how the names of days and months are translated into the target language. The system returns the translated values to you automatically.
Handling calendars in Win32
As you probably noticed in the last code sample, one of the arguments of the enumeration callback function for date formats is the calendar type (CALID). As mentioned earlier, for some locales more than one calendar type is available. For example, if the user locale is set to Hebrew, then the enumeration would return long-date formats for both Gregorian and Hebrew lunar calendars. For most of the applications, the basic functionality made available by GetDateFormat, which allows the date to be represented in the currently selected calendar and format, is enough. However, some applications might want to have more control over the way this information is presented and eventually select the calendar type in which the date is being displayed. There are several Win32 NLS APIs that allow you to manipulate calendar types.
The EnumCalendarInfoEx API can be used to enumerate all calendar information (such as names of calendars, names of days of the week, and names of months) for all applicable and available calendar types pertaining to a given ocale. The code sample enumerates the native names of all supported calendars.
Execution of the previous code sample would give the following result on English (United States) and Arabic (Tunisia) user locales, respectively.
Available calendar types for English (United States) and Arabic (Tunisia).
The GetLocaleInfo API with the LOCALE_ICALENDARTYPE flag also allows you to retrieve the default calendar type currently selected by the user. Once you have retrieved the calendar you want, you can use GetCalendarInfo to retrieve specific information about that particular calendar. This information includes the following:
In a nutshell, Win32 NLS APIs give your application full control over the way a date can be represented by letting you select a given calendar type and a given formatting type for that calendar. In fact, NLS APIs give you more flexibility than you would ever need. As stated earlier, GetDateFormat is probably enough to format dates in a way that's locale-aware.
Handling calendars in Web Pages
Scripting technology does not offer the same flexibility to manipulate dates and calendars as NLS APIs do in the case of Win32 programming. However, the FormatDateTime function lets you display dates in the user's preferred culture, in both short-date and long-date formats.
Handling calendars in .NET Framework
Similar to the Win32 paradigm - the .NET Framework handles dates in the Gregorian calendar by using data structures. Therefore, when you use the methods provided by the DateTime structure, you must be aware that the members such as the DateTime.Day property, the DateTime.Month property, the DateTime.Year property, and the DateTime.AddDays method are based on the Gregorian calendar. Even if you change the current calendar in your application's code or change date and time settings through the Regional And Language Options property sheet, the Gregorian calendar is still used to perform the calculations for these methods. This functionality prevents the arithmetic performed by these methods from being corrupted by a user's settings. If you want to perform culture-sensitive date and time operations based on the current calendar, you must use the DateTimeFormatInfo.Calendar property to call methods provided by the Calendar class such as Calendar.GetDayOfMonth, Calendar.GetMonth, Calendar.GetYear, and Calendar.AddDays.
To handle native calendar types, the .NET Framework provides the Calendar class as well as the following Calendar implementations: GregorianCalendar, HebrewCalendar, HijriCalendar, JapaneseCalendar, JulianCalendar, KoreanCalendar, TaiwanCalendar, and ThaiBuddhistCalendar. Other things you can use include the CultureInfo class, which has a CultureInfo.Calendar property that specifies a culture's default calendar. The CultureInfo.OptionalCalendars property specifies the optional calendars supported by a culture.
The following code example in C# creates CultureInfo objects for the culture "th-TH" (Thai in Thailand) and displays the default and optional calendars for each culture. The GregorianCalendar is further divided into subtypes by the GregorianCalendar.CalendarType property. In this example, each time the calendar is determined to be Gregorian, the CalendarType value is retrieved and displayed.
This code produces the following output:
As you can see, the .NET Framework offers a UI that's extensive, yet flexible and easy to use for date and calendar formatting.


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Bills re-sign P Brian Moorman to 1-year deal
Punter Brian Moorman never envisioned he'd get a second chance to play for the Buffalo Bills before he re-signed with the team in October.
Now he's getting a shot at a 14th season in Buffalo after signing a one-year contract extension on Friday.
''I've been kind of at a loss for words since I got back,'' Moorman said by phone. ''It means the world to me. I'd obviously love to finish my career as a Buffalo Bill. And to have that opportunity now is great.''
Moorman was signed to the NFL veteran minimum of $955,000, plus a roster bonus.
The signing comes two weeks after the Bills (6-10) closed their season, and after general manager Doug Whaley indicated he was preparing to open talks to re-sign Moorman.
The contract represents a vote of confidence for the two-time Pro Bowl selection. Moorman was cut by the Bills and replaced by Shawn Powell in September 2012 after falling out of favor with former special teams coordinator Bruce DeHaven.
Moorman, who was unsigned after finishing last season with Dallas, then got a shot to prove himself once more in Buffalo under first-year coordinator Danny Crossman after Powell was cut.
In 11 games, Moorman finished 30th in the NFL with 36.6 net yards per punt, which was still more than a yard better than Powell's average through five games. Moorman landed 16 punts inside opponents' 20, upping his career total to 281, which ranks fourth among active players.
With another year, Moorman is looking forward to the opportunity to spend a full offseason working with Crossman to help improve his numbers. The chance to build continuity and his desire to stay in Buffalo were key reasons Moorman jumped at the Bills' offer to return.
''I was pretty happy overall with how things went. And I'm glad that the organization was, too,'' Moorman said. ''To be able to work together is going to be a huge plus. We can talk about little nuances, what he wants and what is good for each of us. It could really benefit of us both.''
Moorman broke in with the Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2001. He holds team records with 259 punts inside the 20 and 923 total punts, and ranks second in averaging 43.7 gross yards per punt.
He's a respected veteran in the locker room, and remains a popular figure in Buffalo for his involvement in local charities.
''I don't think it's any secret how much we appreciate this community, and how grateful we were that the community welcomed us back the way they did,'' Moorman said, including his wife, Amber. ''To have the opportunity to continue into the future, especially with the positive direction the organization's going, I'm glad to have a chance to be a part of it.''
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MATH 122 | College Algebra
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Ph.D. Mathematics, University of Notre Dame, 2010.
Thesis: On the elementary theories of the Muchnik and Medvedev Lattices of Π01 classes. Advisor: Peter Cholak.
Graduate Studies in Philosophy and Theology, St. Meinrad School of Theology, 2008-2012. M.A. Mathematics, University of Notre Dame, 2008.
B.A. Mathematics and Classics, University of Dallas, 2004.
Butler Institute for Research and Scholarship, Support for Research Trip to the University of Connecticut, August, 2013.
Schmitt Fellowship, Notre Dame, 2004-2008.
The ∀∃-theory of effectively closed Medvedev degrees is decidable, with Takayuki Kihara. Archive for Mathematical Logic, 49:1-16, 2010.
Mass problems and hyperarithmeticity, with Stephen G. Simpson. Journal of Mathematical Logic, 7:125-143, 2008.
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Five Alabama Players Taken on NFL Draft's Final Day
The University of Alabama football team had five players selected on the final day of the 2014 National Football League Draft Saturday afternoon at Radio City Music Hall.
Alabama Softball Earns No.2 Overall Seed in NCAA Tournament
Alabama softball will enter the 2014 NCAA Softball Tournament as the No. 2 overall seed, hosting South Alabama, USC Upstate and SIU Edwardsville in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Three days of games will start on Friday, May 16.
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Update on missing Malaysia Airlines MH370: Acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein's statement in full
Published on Mar 16, 2014 8:02 PM
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's Acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein gave an update on the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 at a press conference on Sunday.
Mr Hishammuddin said the number of countries involved in the search had increased from 14 to 25, that the two pilots had not requested to fly together and so far no groups have made any demands over the missing plane.
Here is the text of his statement in full.
"I know many of you have submitted questions, and I will try to answer some of those questions in my statement today.
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The Logan High School softball team keeps rolling along.
The Lady Cats improved to 17-2 on the season with Tuesday night's 13-2 win at George Washington.
Logan exploded for 11 runs in the fourth inning and easily disposed of the Patriots in four.
Hana Sedlock was 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI for the Lady Cats.
Sam Curry went 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles and also drove in a run for Logan.
Shelby Hale was 3-for-3 at the plate with two runs knocked in.
Billie Murray went 2-for-3 for the Patriots (5-14).
LHS outhit the Patriots 12-6. George Washington also committed three errors to none for Logan.
The Lady Cats were scheduled to get back into action on Wednesday night at county rival Chapmanville. Logan then embarks on a home stand with Thursday's contest against Lincoln County and Friday's home doubleheader with Scott. Both games have 5:30 p.m. starting times.
Logan then hosts Pikeview on Saturday in a 1 p.m. doubleheader before hosting county rival Man on Monday at 5:30.
Three games are then left on the regular season schedule — April 29 at home against Sherman, April 30 at Wyoming East and May 2 at home against Chapmanville in a makeup game.
Chapmanville 7,
Sissonville 2
The Chapmanville Regional High School softball team ran its record to 13-8 overall and 5-5 in the Cardinal Conference with Tuesday night's 7-2 win at home over Sissonville in league action.
With the win, the Lady Tigers earned a split with the Indians in the season series. Chapmanville had lost 7-1 early in the season at Sissonville.
Chapmanville was also scheduled to play at Scott on Tuesday but the Lady Tigers were not able to make the trip to Madison after the Sissonville game. The contest will be made up at a later date.
Shian Meeks led Chapmanville as she was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer.
Hollie Carter and Carley Cook were each 2-for-3 at the plate, while Savannah Wiley went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI.
Lauryn Easterling was 1-for-3 with an RBI sac fly. Caitlin Elkins added a double for CRHS.
Cydnee Lambert was the starting and winning pitcher for Chapmanville. She went seven innings and allowed two runs and six hits with four walks and three strikeouts.
The Lady Tigers were scheduled to host arch-rival Logan on Wednesday night on Senior Night. It was the last scheduled home game for Chapmanville which is slated to close out the regular season with seven straight away contests.
— Paul Adkins is the Sports Editor of The Logan Banner.


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"Europeans are putting us under pressure because of homosexuality. They think we are against it because of our religious background but even before religion was introduced in the country, we were against homosexuality and any form of sexual abuse," the President said.
The Martyrs Day is celebrated annually on June 3 in memory of 30 martyrs who died for their faith on the orders of Ssekabaka Mwanga 11 after they refused to denounce the Christian faith.
"The church in Africa is very strong and has been at the fore in fighting homosexuality and moral decadence. We must look for modern ways of instilling discipline in society. The Europeans are finished and if we follow their western culture, we shall be headed for Sodom and Gomorrah (the two places which God destroyed because of sexuality)," he said
Money for shrine
The President pledged Shs100million towards the improvement of the shrine
He also challenged the priests to sensitise Christians on how they can bring up their children in a better way.
The bishop of Harare, Dr Chad Gandiya, who was the guest preacher called on believers to use the Martyrs Day to recommit themselves to Jesus and follow the truth.
"People turn the wicked into good and what is surprising they confuse the right with the wrong. This has destroyed the morals in the young population," Bishop Gandiya said.
The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda Luke Orombi called on Christians to emulate the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for their faith.


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Notes From the Tasting Room, Vol. 120From The Tasting Room
The Captain's Log
The Captain is ready for his television debut—the crew from Beer Geeks was in Elmsford at the end of August, filming scenes at Captain Lawrence, speaking with owner Scott Vaccaro and watching as Scott brewed up a batch of the peach-flavored Flaming Fury sour ale. Michael Ferguson is the Beer Geeks host; if you can't find the craft beer program in your 500-channel universe, it will appear at a date to be announced at Ora.tv
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On July 21, 2007, people across the world dressed in wizard's robes and waited for the final installment of the Harry Potter series.
The tale of the boy wizard came to an end seven years ago this past Monday, and I can't help but see that as significant because in the books, seven is the most powerful magical number.
And yes, I know that because I was a part of the Harry Potter generation. I was a "Potterhead" and quite proud of it.
Seven years ago, I went to the Wizarding Wilmington release party dressed as Nymphadora Tonks. Then, within 46 hours, I finished my first read of a Harry Potter book for the last time.
Sure, I cried when favorite characters died, gasped with each plot twist, and cheered for every triumph.
But then, I did something else.
I ran to the internet, reading other fans' reactions. I posted on forums. I texted and called other friends who had also just finished the book.
I don't know what's more amazing: the story itself or the way it connected so many people.
Or, perhaps, the way people allow themselves to be so connected.
The internet has given us many things, one of which is the concept of a "fandom."
By definition, a fandom is "the community that surrounds a TV show, movie, book, etc.," according to urbandictionary.com.
And while the word may be new, the concept of a fandom is not.
In discussing the band's fan-base, Jerry Garcia of The Grateful Dead once said, "We're like licorice. Not everybody likes licorice, but the people who like licorice really like licorice."
That is, quite possibly, the best way to describe what a "fandom" is. Not everyone likes Harry Potter, but those who do, really do. Not everyone likes Star Trek, but those who do … well, you get the idea.
And while Harry Potter was my first fandom, it has certainly not been my last.
I have also been a "nerdfighter," aka, any person who reads books by John Green and watches the YouTube videos made by him and his brother, Hank.
So from "Potterhead" to "nerdfighter," there are a lot of ways to be a fan. Some other popular ones include: "Parrotheads" (Jimmy Buffet), "Trekkies" ("Star Trek"), "Gleeks" ("Glee"), and "Whovians" ("Doctor Who").
And entering one of those fandoms is as easy as pressing play or turning a page.
But then a funny thing happens once people join fandoms.
They discuss jokes, theories and characters with other fans. In fact, connecting with each other is almost like some sort of bizarre initiation.
And not too long ago, I had that experience with "Doctor Who."
"Doctor Who" is a British show about an alien, known only as The Doctor, who travels through time and space with a companion, fighting evil and having adventures. The show, which began in 1963, was re-launched in 2005, and since that time has gained popularity on this side of the Atlantic; however, unlike Harry Potter, it has never really become a household name.
My brother had begged me for months to "just watch one episode," and finally, earlier this year, I relented.
My first reaction: "It's actually alright." So, feeling bored, I watched another. Then another.
Long story short, I now know more about Daleks (the Doctor's number one enemy) and sonic screwdrivers (his gadget of choice) than I ever thought I would.
But I can't help but feel excited when I meet another Whovian. It's an instant connection, a sense of being a part of something bigger.
It's the same feeling I and millions of others had with Harry Potter.
And it's a feeling that any fan knows all too well.
Ultimately, humans strive for connection and community. As much as we may seem to focus on our differences, more than anything else, we want to find our similarities.
It's the reason we play sports, or why we listen to music.
And I know that in comparison fandoms can look a little silly, with people dressed in costumes and quoting witty catchphrases.
But really, a fandom is just another way we, as humans, break down barriers and build bridges.
In my newest fandom, The Doctor says, "There's a lot of things you need to get across the universe. Warp drive… wormhole refractors…. You know the thing you need most of all? You need a hand to hold."
And perhaps that's the most basic truth of all. The Beatles, who had a fandom of their own, also said, "I wanna hold your hand…."
So here's hoping that we never stop looking for that connection, whether it's with a team, a band, a show, a book … or even with licorice.
Sarah Allen may be reached at 937-393-3456 or on Twitter @SarahAllenHTG.


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Nighttime vigils are being held in Tucson and Phoenix for Arizona Congressman Gabrielle Giffords and other victims of the shootings Saturday in Tucson.
Giffords was shot in the head by a gunman who opened fire outside a grocery store during a meeting with voters, killing a federal judge and four others. The death toll includes a 9-year-old girl, a federal judge, and a staffer for the Democratic congresswoman.
Giffords is among at least 10 people wounded. She's reported to be in critical condition at a Tucson hospital after emergency surgery.
Vigils are scheduled at the State Capitol in Phoenix, outside Giffords' district office in Tucson and at St. Mark's United Methodist Church in Tucson.
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Fallbrook Food Pantry gives holiday fixings to those in need
FALLBROOK - It may not seem as if Brenda Clark has much to be grateful for this Thanksgiving, but even in the thick of battling metastasized breast cancer, Clark, 57, of Fallbrook, is counting her blessings.
The Fallbrook Food Pantry is high on her list, she said.
On Monday, Clark - along with a host of other families and individuals in need - received free packages of edibles, including some fixings for a holiday feast.
The packages included a variety of canned goods and fresh vegetables, plus a whole, frozen chicken, stuffing mix, and canned cranberry sauce and other food staples, such as peanut butter, milk and bread. Families with four or more members got two of everything.
Such welcome gifts are what the Fallbrook Food Pantry provides at Thanksgiving and year-round from its modest headquarters at 1042 South Mission Road in Fallbrook.
Thousands of people benefit annually from the organization's continuous efforts to feed the hungry.
Clark said assistance from the pantry helps her on holidays when she is alone, and during regular weeks when she is barely making ends meet financially.
"Before I found the Fallbrook Food Pantry, it was hard for me to get enough to eat," she said, adding that she couldn't afford the grocery bill.
"I live off of $700 a month - my rent is $500, and that leaves $200 for my electricity and other expenses," the thin, almost fragile Clark said. "There were times I didn't have the money to even go to treatment, much less buy food."
Families and individuals who meet certain eligibility criteria can pick up food for the holiday anytime this week, between 9:30 a.m and 12:30 p.m.
The food pantry will be open Friday after Thanksgiving, will close for the weekend and re-open at 9:30 a.m. Monday.
The pantry is a nonprofit organization established by the Fallbrook Ministerial Association with the purpose of assisting people in need. In addition to giving away food weekly, the pantry also gives away clothing and makes referrals for medical and other assistance.
From the first of the year to October 31, the food pantry has issued food packages to 15,555 families, 25,672 adult individuals, and 26,723 children-only situations, according to Fallbrook Food Pantry's Executive Director Don Luallin.
That comes out to about 1,210 food packages given out weekly. During Thanksgiving week, that number jumps by 10 percent.
"As our community grows, so does the number of people who need help," Luallin said in an interview Friday. "And we're seeing an increase in the number of people doing seasonal work or odds-and-ends, nonsteady work, and who need the help.
For its income requirement, the Fallbrook Food Pantry uses the United States Department of Agriculture's schedule for low-income and poverty levels.
First-timers can come to the pantry to get an emergency supply of food. If they need to come back later for more food, documentation such as identification, proof of address and immunization records for children will need to be provided.
Eighty percent of the food that comes to the pantry is donated from various contributors. The pantry also buys fresh produce and milk mostly from local stores. About once a month, the pantry's leaders buy food from the San Diego County Food Bank.


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Ross Brawn tells Sky F1 Chinese GP upgrades should keep Mercedes with leaders
Mercedes chief hopeful team's strong China record continues
By James Galloway. Last Updated: 09/04/13 3:38pm
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Ross Brawn believes Mercedes are in good shape to emulate their front-running form from Sepang in the Chinese GP thanks to upgrades being brought to the W04 for this weekend's race.
The Brackley-based outfit produced their most competitive performance since last May's Monaco GP last time out in Malaysia when Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg challenged the race-winning Red Bulls in the middle of the race before the team ultimately settled for third and fourth positions when fuel saving on both cars took priority.
While Red Bull are favourites to lead the way again in Shanghai, Mercedes are likely to come under renewed pressure with Ferrari, Lotus and McLaren all optimistic of improved race showings.
However, Brawn is optimistic his Mercedes team can remain in the hunt.
"There's no reason we shouldn't be in that leading group," the Mercedes Team Principal told Sky Sports F1.
"We've got some steps we want to do with the car and the car seems to be behaving pretty well and [we have] two great drivers."
Hamilton and Rosberg have a victory apiece in the last two Chinese GPs, with the latter driver 12 months ago claiming what remains Mercedes' sole victory since returning to F1 team ownership in 2010.
Indeed, Rosberg has a particular affinity for the Shanghai circuit since joining Mercedes, having qualified inside the top four on all three previous occasions and led 78 of the last 168 racing laps there.
Ruminating as to the reason for the team's unusually strong record, Brawn suspected the fact the layout doesn't place such a strain on a car's rear tyres was a likely explanation.
"We always seem to go quite well at China and Nico in particular is very strong there," the Briton added.
"It seems to be a track that suits him and it's a track which is front-tyre limited because of the nature of the corners. It's not rear-tyre limited, and possibly over the past few years we've been a bit weak in terms of rear-tyre durability.
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BOISE-- Summer weather in Idaho can be unforgiving and unpredictable. Hundred-degree temps often stretch for days, followed by surprise thunderstorms, lightning, and wildfires.
That's exactly the type of weather southwest Idaho has faced for the last week. The resulting fires are now burning close to 300,000 acres.
They include:
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- The Pony Complex Fire -- 143,900 acres
- McCan Fire -- 23,860 acres
- Beaver Creek Fire -- 32,211
Lightning, fire, and smoke -- it's a chain reaction.
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6$ in no time buddy. you did well to not have pulled it .
Next Monday gap up fast , will challenge 1.50 gain .imo.Slow Awareness of this stock is on way i feel.
ER. This is a Major opp. NOW has entered a much bigger market from this year.
the MUST have stock like CRM for years.
gl .
possibly 34 tomorrow ? because this bounce is backed by new software announcement something i qualify as more tangible than a pump upgrade press.. . all gamble of course. gl
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rigth ? Still a positive green day +4.40 $ . Stock closed such a way that we still have a White Candle . Gonna keep hope :) .


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Critical Essay by John Wren-Lewis
SOURCE: "Adam, Eve, and Agatha Christie," in The Chesterton Review, Vol. 19, No. 2, May, 1993, pp. 193-99.
In the following essay, Wren-Lewis analyzes what the success of Christie's The Mousetrap reveals about changes in popular perceptions of sin and evil.
The longest-running play in human history is now well into its forty-first year on the London stage. Agatha Christie's detective-thriller The Mousetrap, which celebrated the fortieth anniversary of its opening on November 25th last year, has now become almost a British National Monument. When I went to its opening night, to see the young Richard Attenborough playing the detective, we were still only just emerging from the shadows of World War Two. The possibility that forty years on I'd be in Australia wasn't in my mind then, but even more remote was any thought that the play could still be going near the end of the century. And I don't think the idea crossed anyone else's mind either; Agatha Christie herself, interviewed on the then-phenomenal occasion of the play's tenth anniversary, said she had expected a run of no more than three months and was greatly buoyed by the assurance of impressario Peter (now Sir Peter) Saunders that it was good for at least a year!
In fact the extraordinary success of this rather ordinary well-made play is itself something of a mystery, and the detective in me has been stimulated to investigate the reasons. In doing so, I've been led into some very deep waters of the human psyche, regions where psychology overlaps with anthropology and even theology, and to some insights about the underlying forces that make detective stories so fascinating, particularly, it seems, to people with religious interests. For it's not only English vicars who are notoriously "whodunnit" fans: Jiddu Krishnamurti, who read practically nothing else, delighted in them, and so did Carl Jung, who read almost everything else. Religious thinkers have also been prominent amongst the producers of the genre: G. K. Chesterton, Dorothy L. Sayers and Father Ronald Knox were co-founders, along with Agatha Christie, of London's famous Detection Club in the 1930s. And after Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot, probably the most famous of all fictional detectives is a priest—Chesterton's Father Brown, who latterly has been joined on the shelves by several other persons of the cloth, such as Harry Kemmelman's Rabbi Small and Brother William of Baskerville in Umberto Eco's Name of the Rose.
Reflecting on these latter points, I began to scent something more than coincidence in the fact that the "whodunnit" is a fairly new literary phenomenon. Tales of good defeating evil after a struggle are probably as old as humanity, but until the second half of the nineteenth century, the age of Poe, Wilkie Collins and Conan Doyle, there were hardly any stories in which the struggle took the form of a mystery, with the unmasking of a hidden villain as the climax. The ascendancy of detective fiction as we know it coincides with the post-Darwinian period when, for the first time in human history, religious belief was declining sharply amongst the literate Western public. The detective emerged as a savior-image as people began to lose faith in those more traditional saviours, the holy man, the righteous ruler, and the knight in shining armor. And stories about evil as a mystery became popular as ancient myths about the so-called "problem of evil" began to seem discredited.
While public debate on "science versus religion" revolved around issues such as the conflict between new discoveries and the literal truth of bible-stories, the real cause, we now know, went deeper. Few serious thinkers in the Judao-Christian-Muslim tradition have ever been over-much concerned with the literal truth of the Adam and Eve story or the six-day timetable for creation, and the same holds for myths of origin in other religious traditions. The primary reference of such ideas has always been to the felt existential human situation, and that was what science in general and Darwinian science in particular seemed to have changed in a radical way, by undermining the notion of harmony as the basic characteristic of reality, for which metaphors such as Tao or Divine Purpose could be appropriate expressions, and replacing it with the principle of "nature red in tooth and claw." Human destructiveness needs no explanation if we are simply children of a universal struggle for survival: the only problem of evil in that case is the practical one of preventing the struggle from making life intolerable, and the best hope for doing that seemed to lie in developing the faculty of intellect, which was apparently where the wish for something better had entered the picture in the first place.
But evidently the feeling of evil as something out of tune with the general nature of things and requiring explanation wouldn't go away, for there grew up in the West this new addiction for stories in which an act of violence shatters a previously harmonious scene, causing waves of conflict and suspicion to spread everywhere until the new-style savior-figure, the detective, brings to bear a special kind of intelligence in ferreting out where the violence came from. Is this just a case of an outdated habit of thought lingering on in the form of popular entertainment, such as the myth of the Evil Demiurge surviving as the Demon King of pantomime? I think there's much more to it than that, for three reasons. In the first place, science itself has now shown from the study of dreams, that while the expression of thoughts and feelings in dramatic from may be an older from of mention than rational analysis, it is in no way outdated; on the contrary, it is the basic mode of all mental activity, underlying rational analysis itself. Thus we are well advised to pay serious attention to its collective manifestations. Secondly, evidence had emerged from biological science during recent decades to indicate that the popular perception of nature as essentially red in tooth and claw was a gross over-reaction to Darwin's discoveries, a failure to see the wood for the trees. And thirdly, there are good philosophical grounds for believing this to have been the case, for if there's no problem about how evil originates, then the human mind's desire for something better than constant struggle-for-survivalitself becomes a problem; where does it come from, if tooth and claw are nature's basic reality?
Darwin was not, after all, the first to observe the ubiquity of conflict and violence in the organic world—it was every bit as obvious to anyone with half an eye in earlier cultures as it is to us today, and probably more so, since urban life has never been really sheltered from nature until quite recently. When earlier cultures assumed that there was a harmony underlying the conflict, and expressed that assumption in various kinds of theistic image, it was because elementary logic dictates that unless something like this were the case, nothing would ever survive at all—and Darwin as a naturalist took this as much for granted as any theologian, even if he was a little more tentative about the use of theistic imagery. In fact it would be fair to say that biological science has provided massive confirmation for what was earlier just a common sense assumption, by using microscopes and, in more recent times, cine-cameras and a plethora of other instruments, to uncover in minute detail the astonishing built-in mechanisms which limit the expression of competitive and destructive urges throughout the sub-human biosphere, curbing them so that they are always ultimately contained by harmony. And the specific contribution of evolutionary theory, of which Darwin is the archetypical representative, has actually been to extend our understanding of this principle into the time-dimension, by showing how conflict and competition serve development by selecting the strongest and most flexible strains for breeding. In the years since World War II biologists themselves in growing numbers have begun to articulate this thought, a notable example being the work here in Australia of Professor Charles Birch, which recently won him the prestigious Templeton Prize and is very clearly set out in his excellent book On Purpose.
Now this means there's something very odd, almost un-natural, about our human species, where aggression and competitive greed continually shatter harmony, between individuals, between tribes and nations, and between us and the rest of the biosphere. Something has been going wrong throughout recorded history, so that the best efforts of holy men, of well-meaning rulers and of knights in shining armor to contain the destructive urges always come unstuck. To paraphrase a famous declaration of St. Paul, the human mind dreams of harmonies more wonderful—more gentle and loving—than the rough but powerful balances of the animal kingdom; yet, in practice, human intelligence again and again finds itself side-tracked into the service of greed, of aggression and even of cruelty, such as would shame any animal. And here too, science has served to make explicit something which formerly could only be intuited in a general way; the "unnaturalness" of human nature, which was formerly expressed in stories about a primordial Fall, has today become inescapable, as the cumulative results of our intelligence threaten to destroy our species altogether, and maybe even the whole planet.
When I was young, and the nuclear arms race was just beginning to make these dangers apparent, most scientists and most religious folk alike thought in terms of humanity's "higher ideals" battling against "lower animal instincts"; but we know now that if our instincts were really animal, the drives towards harmony would always contain the destructive ones. It is at the level of mind or of spirit itself that something goes wrong, and I believe that it's a gut realization of this fact that finds expression in the popularity of detective fiction, where in all the best stories the harmony-shattering act of violence is tracked down to a source quite unsuspected by the society concerned; the hidden villain turns out to be someone who, until the denouement, is considered beyond suspicion. True, in the very early days of the genre, this feature was by no means universal: in fact one famous classic, Poe's Murders in the Rue Morgue, is a perfect expression of the belief that our troubles spring from animal instincts getting out of rational control—the murders are eventually traced to an escaped savage ape! But as the art-form developed, the main focus came to be on the author's skill in finding ingenious ways to keep the villain above suspicion until the end, and the Detection Club even drew up rules about it. On the hypothesis I have been developing here, this can be seen as something more than a need to tickle the reader's crossword-solving faculty: it was also the refinement of a new mythological form relevant to our modern understanding of humanity's great existential problem.
And against this background, the extraordinary success of The Mousetrap would imply that it contains some particularly acute, nerve-touching insight about the origin of evil in the human psyche, and I believe this to be indeed the case. For the play gives a very special twist to the "least likely suspect" theme, a twist anticipated occasionally in earlier stories (for example, in more than one by G. K. Chesterton), but never (to my knowledge) before put into drama-form, the mode which appeals most directly to the mythopoetic imagination. After all these years of exposure on the London stage, I don't think I shall be giving away any secret by mentioning what that twist is (and anyway, the characteristic of a really significant mythic theme, as I believe this to be, is that it retains its appeal even when the "plot" is common knowledge.) At the end of The Mousetrap, the detective himself, the young policeman who appears as the protector of the innocent and as the guardian of law and order, turns out to be the murderer. And here I find a clear echo of a theme expressed in different ways in many of the world's ancient stories about the Fall, but most clearly in the one which, more than any other, has exercised emotional appeal across many different cultures, the biblical story in which the Loss of Eden comes about because of a "snaky" temptation to assume a divine role of moral guardianship, "knowing good and evil."
I would translate this idea as a diagnosis that the responsibility for humanity's unnatural destructiveness lies with the very element in the psyche that purports to aim at harmony, the moral impulse—not that it is too weak, as conventional social wisdom assumes, but that it usurps power and tries to control all other impulses by judging and repressing. It was an insight central to William Blake's attempts to uncover the true essence of Christianity in his mythic epics: "The punisher alone is the criminal of Providence." And this too is surely something we are in a better position to understand today than any earlier generation, thanks to the detailed investigations of psychologists and sociologists. There is now ample evidence that behind all really violent and destructive human behaviour, whether it be the ridiculously excessive ambitions of the military conqueror or the empire-building of the capitalist, or the sadism of tyrants great or small, or the insatiable violence of the rapist, or the blind destructiveness of the hoodlum or child-batterer, there lies a screaming protest on the part of some much more limited desire that has been repressed by an overweening morality, in society, in the family, or in the individual psyche itself. And on the other, outer side of the coin, egoistic and aggressive urges become really dangerous and outrageous precisely when they are moralized and amplified by righteous indignation. The Inquisition really did think that they were saving souls, and while mere greed or ambition would never lead any sane person to plunge the world into nuclear winter, a holy war might easily do so, on the judgment that it is better to be dead than red or, in more topical terms, better to have a nuclear holocaust than to submit to the Great Satan of American Capitalism.
"Better to rule in Hell than serve in Heaven" were words which Milton put into the mouth of Satan himself. His poem followed much Christian tradition in linking the Biblical story of Paradise Lost with another ancient tale, giving it, in the process, a definite "whodunnit" flavor of its own, by suggesting than the serpent was just a disguise for the cosmic Mr. Big—Lucifer, the Archangel of Light, who subverts humanity in the course of trying to usurp the role of God. The moral impulse, or "conscience," could indeed be described as the angel (the messenger) of light in the human psyche, and this story unmasks its constant tendency to get above itself and rule the roost instead of simply serving life. Thus a vicious circle is created, because repression and moralization exaggerate the very impulses they claim to control, and thereby give "conscience" the excuse for attempting still more repressive measures and expressing still more moral outrage against others. This was why Blake went beyond Milton's interpretation of the story and represented Satan as having to all intents and purposes already taken over the place of God in most religions by making them agents of repressive moralizing, rather than of salvation. That, he argued, was why Jesus of Nazareth "died as a reprobate … punished as a transgressor"—because he had seen what was going on in the world and tried to reverse the process by urging "mutual forgiveness of each vice," only to have his name and image taken over in turn in the service of repression and indignation.
The Mousetrap doesn't attempt to pursue the story into those depths: its villain simply gets killed at the end, much as in most other "whodunits." But Chesterton did try to take that extra step: Father Brown never sought punishment or death for his villains, but unmasked them only as a first step in trying to redeem them. And for Blake that was the ultimate goal both in society and in the psyche itself, to "have pity on the Punisher" and restore the moral sense to its proper role as servant of life, by subordinating its judgments to forgiveness. He had the mystic vision that while no individual can hope to make more than a small impact on the destructive patterns of society by pursuing this goal, determined exposure of satanic judgementalism within the psyche will open up direct experience of eternity even in the midst of the world's still-unresolved conflicts. He identified this as "the Everlasting Gospel of Jesus"; yet he also insisted that "All Religions are One" prior to satanic perversion—and in our own day his insight, expressed in different terms, has been the core "gospel" of Krishnamurti, who stood apart from all formal religion: he urged the regular practice of "non-judgmental choiceless awareness" as the way of opening to the eternal. Maybe he wasn't a detective-story buff for nothing.
The ending of any detective-story after the unmasking of the villain is inevitably something of an anticlimax (a post-climax, perhaps?), and in my view one of Blake's most profound insights was that the unmasking of the Great Originator of Sin in human life brings something of the same feeling. Like the Wizard of Oz, pretension is the essence of Lucifer's power in the world and in the psyche: unmasked, he becomes something of a joke:
Truly, My Satan, thou art but a Dunce,
And dost not know the Garment from the man.
Perhaps that was what Chesterton was getting at, in a different idiom, when he said that if humanity were to be suddenly struck with a sense of humor, we would find ourselves automatically fulfilling the Sermon on the Mount. And perhaps, too, this is why the motivation of the crime in The Name of the Rose is the suppression of humor. So do join me as a detection buff, for the sheer fun of it, and go and see The Mousetrap if you're in London—it's fun even if you do know the ending.
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Here is reinforcement for what most of us already knew, and what the rest of us suspected: Children snack a lot. Now, here's the surprise element - kids in Chennai top the list, with 93 per cent of them having a snack every day.
A pan-India study on snacking by AC Nielsen showed that pre-dinner snacking is most prominent amongst Chennai's children. Not just snacks, but unhealthy snacks that impact on the appetite for dinner as well. According to the study, the pre-dinner period (4 p.m. to 7 p.m. slot) is when the highest intake of unhealthy foods takes place.
The study, sponsored by Knorr, surveyed 1,000 respondents from Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, and Kolkata. It covered homemakers, working women (mothers) in the age group of 26-40, belonging to middle and upper income households.
The study indicates that the top five pre-dinner snacks among children are biscuits, fruits, noodles, pastas, chips and sandwiches.
Shyamala Jayamoorthy, consultant, Paediatrics and Neonatology, Apollo Children's Hospital, says it is the family that programmes children for the way they snack. "Often it starts out as a bribe – offering a snack as a bribe to do things.
In homes where parents work, grandparents who take care of children pamper the children by giving them an extra snack."
When a child begins to binge on snacks, this eats into their dinner appetite, and feeding patterns go for a toss. They get hungry at odd hours and in the more extreme cases, the children develop obesity, fatty liver, and other metabolic syndromes, Dr. Shyamala adds.
Anoop Mishra, Director, Diabetes & Metabolic Diseases Fortis Hospitals, New Delhi, says the physiological effects of snacking on children depend on the total calories, the presence of transfats and refined carbohydrates (like maida).
"All this has adverse effects on insulin secreted by the body and other poisonous substances like cytokines. There are multiple effects on the body, affecting the liver, heart and pancreas. Over a period of time, this will predispose the children to metabolic disregulation, high cholesterol and sugar levels."
Fatty liver is becoming common in children, as are obesity, poly cystic ovarian disease, and obstructive sleep apnea, he adds.
Dr. Mishra has also led a research study on tiffin box content of school children in India. Almost 75-80 per cent children were consuming unhealthy snacks. Having controls on the kind of food available in school canteens is another important intervention, Dr. Shyamala says.
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Big Data and the Future of the Internet and ICT
LONDON, February 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ –
"We are in the final throes of the complete convergence of telecoms and media,"
according to futurist Gerd Leonhard. He refers to this union as "telemedia", which has
profound implications for the wholesale telecoms industry.
"Companies competing through ever faster data and higher performing infrastructure
will be competing towards zero," says Gerd and warns us that "Cisco estimates that within
5 years 80% of internet data will be video…companies like Facebook are already sitting
on top of the telcos, using ever more data but with no responsibility for the
infrastructure." Telecom operators will have to create new business models and improve IP
connectivity in order to generate revenue from this future convergence.
"Interdependence is the only way for the model to grow," says Gerd, who is in no doubt
that if we are to avoid a dystopian future characterised by mutually inaccessible
"splinternets"; we need to reach internationally agreed standards and protocols. He
advocates a kind of "Global Internet Council" as a solution but concedes that the
appropriate body has yet to be established.
"Many people recognize parts of these issues; few people have a truly holistic view.
Getting this story across is my mission."
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