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A new release looks at Ayn Rand's contribution to literature, philosophy and religion.
Ayn Rand at 100, edited by Tibor Machan, Pragun Publication, p.159, Rs. 175. RARELY does any writer create such a chasm. Many thousands of readers have been profoundly influenced by the works of Ayn Rand while an equal amount have been deeply affronted by the same. Idealised as much as she was reviled, the Russian-born cult novelist, founder of the philosophy she called Objectivism, garnered more brickbats than plaudits for her uncompromising stand on life and living.
Widely read
Ironically enough, Rand nevertheless continues to feature in all lists, as one of the 20th Century's most read writers. A 1991 survey revealed that after the Holy Bible, it was Rand's books that impacted people most. Closer to home, just about every roadside stall loaded with pirated books has copies of The Fountainhead and her magnum opus Atlas Shrugged. Canadian rock band Rush has credited her with being their fountainhead of inspiration; there have been films and documentaries, Academy Award-nominated ones, on the life and times of Ayn Rand. The cult, thus, endures.Objectivism is a system of values which celebrates individualism, reason and self-interest and rejects the moral code that sacrifice, altruism and religion is good for the soul. Objectivism asks man and woman to live for the sake of himself/ herself and not for others, to make his/ her work the focal point of life and to develop a set of values and never to compromise on them. Objectivism also propounds the free market over communism. As part of the birth centenary celebrations of the writer, Liberty institute, a Delhi-based think tank, has released a compilation of essays, edited by one-time Rand student Dr. Tibor Machan, called Ayn Rand at 100.
Rand's impact
The writers, academics and philosophers most of them, have discussed the impact Rand has had on literature, philosophy and religion, as also Rand's Indian connection. The essays throw new light on Rand's works while reinforcing other positives regarding the author. Prof. Bibek Debroy evaluates what Rand means for the many Indians who read and absorb her precepts, noting that her non-fiction doesn't seem to hold as much appeal as her fiction does.Prof. Machan observes in his essay that there is more to reality than just what the senses can record, even if what that is needs to be fully squared with what the senses can record. Rand, he states, brought this fact to our attention forcefully through her works. J.E. Chesher seeks to place the ideas of Rand and her belief that one ought to live one's life as intelligently, thoughtfully and rationally as possible, vis-à-vis those of Hegel, Kant, Hobbes and Aristotle.Ayn Rand and Ludwig von Mises were leading advocates of laissez-faire capitalism in the 20th century; Prof. George Riesman does a comparative study.Prof. Robert White does a masterly summing of Rand's contribution to liberal thought, using her works of fiction. Roderick T. Long, for his part, argues that similar affinities might be found between Rand and the great philosophers of India, despite her antipathy toward the associated religious traditions.Chris Matthew Sciabarra states that on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Rand's birth, it is important to remember that her conception of human freedom depended on a grand vision of the psychological, moral, and cultural factors necessary to its achievement.
Realist metaphysics
Fred Seddon takes us through a personal journey on how he discovered Rand. Elaine Sternberg takes one of Rand's key premise "A is A", and underlines its essential truth. Rand, says Sternberg, provided valuable elucidation of a number of fundamentally important ideas and outlined a comprehensive, realist metaphysics.Douglas J. Den Uyle defines Rand's ethics, metaphysics and optimism about the human race through the example of one of her towering heroes, The Fountainhead's Howard Roark. In an age made famous for short attention spans, Rand purports to be of use only to the real reader, not those who skim her books for a potted version of prêt values and principles. This book, then, will find its own place in the library of the serious reader.


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Past Events
The State of the Canada-United States Relationship
October 31, 2002 // 1:00am — 4:00pm
Canada Institute
The Canada Institute hosted a conference addressing the state of the Canada-U.S. relationship, which focused on the topics of security and border issues, business and economic relations, and cultural issues.
Umasking Prospects for Brazil's Next Presidential Administration
October 30, 2002 // 11:00pm
Brazil Institute
Criminalized Conflicts: The Clandestine Political Economy of War and Peace in the Balkans
October 30, 2002 // 11:00am — 12:00pm
Global Europe Program
Peter R. Andreas, Professor, Department of Political Science, Brown University, RI
Argentina's Social Default
October 30, 2002 // 1:00am — 4:30pm
This seminar will provide an opportunity for the policy community in Washington to look beyond Argentina's public debt. We will offer the observations of public policy makers and NGOs on Argentina's current social crisis and we will learn from the different policy proposals to alleviate poverty.
CHIAPAS: The Dilemmas of the Current Conflict and Negotiation
October 29, 2002 // 11:00pm
Mexico Institute
Book Launch--Democratic Autonomy: Public Reasoning about the Ends of Policy
October 29, 2002 // 3:00am — 5:00pm
International Security Studies
Impact of Public Opinion and Elections on Russian Foreign Policy, 1996-2000
October 28, 2002 // 11:00am — 12:00pm
Kennan Institute
William Zimmerman, Professor, Department of Political Science, and Director and Senior Research Scientist, Center for Political Studies, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
The Genetically Modified Food Fight: Why Europe Will Win and Poor Farmers Will Lose
October 27, 2002 // 11:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
The 1999 OCSE Istanbul Summit Decisions on Moldova and Georgia: Prospects for Implementation
October 24, 2002 // 9:00am — 11:00am
Kennan Institute
Banking the "Demographic Dividend": How Population Dynamics Can Affect Economic Growth
October 24, 2002 // 12:00am
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Yamuna (?????) River News
| Floods muddy Yamuna, water supply to be hit in South, West
New Delhi, July 13, 2010: The water quality in areas fed by the Haiderpur and Nangloi water treatment plants is likely to be affected due to an acute water shortage over the next four days following an increase in the Yamuna?s
pollution levels. Delhi Jal Board officials said levels of turbidity, ammonia and nitrate have far exceeded the permissible limits, affecting water treatment in the two plants fed by the Western Yamuna Canal.
Officials said floods in the catchment areas during monsoons leads to soil run-off that increases the levels of mud and suspended solids in water (also known as turbidity). Solid surface pollutants and discharge from various sewage and stormwater drains flow into the river, changing the colour of the water to a dark muddy brown. (Source: expressindia)
Mahaarti programme of river Yamuna
ALLAHABAD, June 17, 2010: Mahaarti programme of river Yamuna would be performed at the Baluaghat Baradari on June 21, on the occasion of Ganga Dusherra. The event would be marked by cultural programmes, deepdan and distribution of prasad.
India shuns poor evicted due to Commonwealth games
Delhi, June 16, 2010: Social activists say government efforts to portray the city as a global sporting hub come at the expense of thousands of poor urban Indians who have been evicted, displaced or exploited as a result of the Games."The scale and frequency of evictions and demolitions of informal settlements and slums has gained momentum in the run-up to the Games," said Shivani Chaudhry, associate coordinator of the Housing and Land Rights Network (HLRN), an arm of the Habitat International Coalition.
Construction of new bridge over Yamuna stopped
Agra, June 9 (IANS) The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has asked for immediately stopping construction of a bridge on the river Yamuna here as it is quite close to a Mughal era monument. Superintending Archaeologist A.R. Siddiqui told IANS: "We have asked the Uttar Pradesh State Bridge Corporation Limited to stop construction and seek clearance from ASI headquarters in New Delhi." This, he said, had been done as new rules have come into force, according to which construction within 300 metres of a protected monument is regulated and can be continued after a green signal from the ASI headquarters.
Yamuna River Development Authority
MUMBAI , April 27, 2010 (PIB): The Central Government has constituted the Yamuna River Development Authority under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, Delhi. The role of the Authority is to commission studies on different aspects of the development of the river, viz. hydrology, ecology, environmental pollution, sustainable use of the river front etc. to feed into the policy frame work; to develop a policy framework and prepare an integrated plan addressing issues of both quantity in terms of river flow and quality of Yamuna River; to develop an operational plan for implementation of the river action plan; effect inter-sectoral coordination and suggest design for a statutory framework. This information was given by the Minister of State for Finance Shrimati Namo Narain Meena who is looking other the Ministry of Environment and forests in a written reply to a question by Shri Mahendra Mohan in Rajya Sabha today.
Musical protest at Vrindavan to save Yamuna
Vrindavan, April 10, 2010: The banks of the polluted Yamuna river came alive to the soul-stirring strains of a unique musical protest that bemoaned nature's bountiful beauty turning into a sewage drain and hoped for better sense that would one day revive its 'divine glory'. The musical initiative of Acharya Jaimini on Thursday evening
drew cheers and support from activists, who have been alarmed by the construction frenzy, high level of industrial effluents and toxic waste finding way into the river.
A thousand hands to save Yamuna in Taj city on World Water Day
Agra , March 22, 2010: As the world marks the World Water Day March 22, 2010 to raise awareness about this basic natural resource essential for life, volunteers here have cleaned up the banks of the Yamuna river. The Yamuna river clean-up was organised by the Rivers of the World (ROW) Foundation in the Taj city. Hundreds of school children, professionals, activists and senior citizens joined the campaign to clean up the river banks and expressed their resolve to restore the glory and eminence of the Yamuna.
Students, activists join hand to clean Yamuna River in Agra
Agra, February 7, 2010 (ANI): Setting an example for society, hundreds of enthusiastic students and local residents joined hands in the city of Taj Mahal in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday to launch a campaign to clean the polluted Yamuna river.Organized by the Nehru Youth Centre, the week-long campaign saw scores of students from around five states participating in this drive. Due to the discharge of untreated effluents upstream from open drains and barrages, the quality of water has deteriorated drastically.
Stop constructing bridge along Yamuna in Mathura: HC
Allahabad, January 23, 2010 (PTI): The Allahabad High Court has stayed the construction of a bridge along the river Yamuna at Vrindaban in Mathura, saying it was "in gross violation of Indian Archaeological Act as well as Environment (Protection) Act.The order was passed by a Division Bench comprising Justice V M Sahai and Justice V K Dixit on a Public Interest Litigation filed by one Madhu Mangal Shukla.In the interim order on January 21, the court also stayed all "illegal constructions on the land which falls between the Ghats and river Yamuna on both sides of Vrindavan" besides ordering that dumping of garbage in the river or at its banks be stopped.
Water recycling plant to benefit 5 lakh Delhiites
Delhi, January 19, 2010 (PTI) : Water supply in north Delhi will see a marked improvement both in quality and
quantity with Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit on Tuesday launching a fully-integrated recycling plant at one of the city's oldest water treatment complex in Wazirabad. "Five lakh more residents of Burari and Palla regions are going to be benefited from additional water supply facilitated due to the new recycling plant, which will recycle wastewater generated during water treatment operations at the complex," Ms. Dikshit told reporters after inspecting the new facility. Delhi Jal Board is setting up two more recycle water treatment plants, the first of their kind in the country, in Bhagirathi and Chandrawal complexes. It already commissioned one in Haiderpur last year. By March 2010, these plants will collectively add a total of 45 MGD to the city's water supply.
Vrindavan eco-activists launch Save Yamuna campaign
Vrindavan (UP), December 26, 2009 (IANS): Even as preparations are underway here for a large religious festival starting next month, eco-activists led by former director general of police K.P.S. Gill and working under the Save Yamuna to Save Vrindavan campaign have demanded rethinking on building a new bridge at the heritage Keshi Ghat. Though district authorities are working overtime to ensure that basic civic infrastructure is ready by early January for the festival they call a Kumbh Mela, leaders of various Akharas (Hindu sects) in Vrindavan are not satisfied with the state of preparedness.
Toyota and NDTV cleaning up the banks of the Yamuna
Delhi, December 5, 2009: Toyota and NDTV continue their green campaign with River Cleanathon In their continuing effort to create a cleaner, greener tomorrow through the hugely successful 'Greenathon', Toyota and NDTV celebrated International Volunteer Day (IVD) by cleaning up the banks of the Yamuna at Kudesia Ghat, in Delhi, today. The theme for IVD 2009, as conceived by the United Nations, is 'Volunteering for our Planet'.
The campaign received an overwhelming response from India's leading corporates, top Bollywood stars, musicians, environmentalists, NGOs and educational institutions who showed their solidarity towards the cause by participating in various clean up drives, marathon and entertaining the audience round-the-clock with their performances as part of the Greenathon, the 24 hour nonstop television programming.
Clean Yamuna project may wipe off Delhi Lake
New Delhi, November 30, 2009 ( PTI ): One of Delhi's large water bodies, Jahangirpuri, might vanish with the State Government proposing a string of projects, the latest being a water treatment plant and sewage interceptor on the marshland. If approved by the Delhi High Court, the marshland spread over 285 acres land in North Delhi having grassland habitat will pave way for the concrete structures.
After police and PWD proposed residential complexes a few years back on 60 and 42 acres of land respectively, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) is eyeing the site to set up a 275 MGD water treatment plant at 100 acre area to process raw water to be supplied by the Renuka dam, which is being constructed in Himachal Pradesh.
Sources told PTI that the DJB is likely to submit the affidavit in the Court seeking its permission to utilise around 20 to 40 acres of land for constructing a sewage interceptor at the site.
Thousands of fish found dead in Yamuna
Etawah (UP), November 18, 2009 (PTI) Thousands of fish have died apparently due to discharge of poisonous effluents in the Yamuna river near Mathura and Agra, raising concerns for the safety of nearby marine conservation projects. The dead fish were spotted under a bridge on the Etawah-Gwalior road yesterday, District Forest Officer (DFO) Sudershan Singh said, adding this might have been due to the poisonous discharge from Mathura refinery and Agra city into the Yamuna.
| Devotees pray to setting sun on Ymuna river bank
NEW DELHI, October 26, 2009: The biggest festival of Poorvanchalis, Chhath was celebrated with much fervour in the city. The banks of the Yamuna, colourfully decorated with flowers and lights, were reverberating with devotional Bhojpuri folk songs on Saturday. Thousands of devotees, including those observing a fast, thronged the ghats to offer prayers to the setting sun.
Allahabad HC gives go ahead in Yamuna expressway
October 10, 2009: In a reprieve to Uttar Pradesh government, the Allahabad High Court upheld the validity of notification for acquiring the land for 160 km long Yamuna Expressway from Delhi to Mathura and further to Agra. Upholding the validity of notification issued on October 15, 2007 under the provisions of Land Acquisition Act, the court asked the state government as well as the JP group of industries to go ahead to achieve the objective of the Yamuna Expressway within the time schedule.
Passing the order, a division bench comprising of Justices S K Singh and Shabibul Hasnain said 'it cannot be said that the notification by the state government for acquisition of land for the construction of Yamuna Expressway was illegal, unlawful, unwarranted, malafide or undertaken in colourable exercise of powers.' The court order paves the way for ambitious Yamuna Expressway project along the river Yamuna stretching from Delhi to Agra via Mathura.
AUGUST 15, 2008: After Supreme Court ruling, little hope left for Yamuna …
| Enclosures in Yamuna earmarked for immersing religious items
NEW DELHI, September 25, 2009 (PTI): To prevent the already-choked Yamuna river from becoming a dumping drain for religious material during the Navratra festival, Delhi Government has earmarked 13 enclosures across the city for immersion of such items.
The move comes three years after the Delhi High Court directed the authorities to take preventive measures to ensure that river is not polluted further during the festive season. According to a survey, more than 300 idols were immersed in Yamuna last year, accounting for approximately 36 tonnes of paints and other chemicals and over 15 tonnes of puja material.
Thousands of Fish Dying in India's Yamuna River
September 17, 2009: High levels of pollution in the Yamuna River are killing thousands of fish in India's Taj city Agra, in northern Uttar Pradesh state.Liquid waste being released upstream from open drains and barrages has caused the quality of the river water to deteriorate drastically. The pollution is now so high that the water is not even suitable for bathing, let alone drinking. The death of hundreds of fish that are now floating on the surface of the river has increased concerns further. Even more alarming are reports that some people are collecting these fish and selling them in the market, which could lead to the spread of disease.
– Asia Pacific News
Human chain to create awareness for pollution-free Yamuna
NEW DELHI, September 8, 2009 (PTI): To create public awareness about the need for a pollution-free Yamuna, a musical show and human chain will be organized in the capital on Saturday. Held under the public participation and awareness component of Yamuna Action Plan II, the programme will have Delhi Lt Governor Tejendra Khanna as the Chief Guest while Mayor Kanwar Sain, MCD Commissioner K S Mehra and civic councillors will also take part. River-based musical compositions will feature in the event which
will also see participants wearing the "Yamuna Mask" — to indicate the current state of the river.
After Supreme Court ruling, little hope left for Yamuna
New Delhi, August 15, 2009: The recent Supreme Court judgement rejecting the plea that construction of the Commonwealth Games Village on the Yamuna bed posed an environmental threat, has been greeted with dismay by activists, struggling hard for many years to revive the historic river and protect its environs. The Rs 2,000-crore Commonwealth Games Village project adjacent to Yamuna river got the Supreme Court's green signal and was virtually rescued from an environmental trap by the Rs 500 crore Akshardham Temple complex.
The need of the hour is to save and conserve the rivers, not commercialise their environs. It is a measure of Government ineptitude that all well-intentioned efforts, such as the action plans to revive the Yamuna and Ganga, have been defeated by counter-impulses to build on the beds and floodplains. Thousands of crores of rupees assigned for these projects seem to have disappeared into a bottomless dark hole, with nothing to show for the massive investment. Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has gone so far as to admit that it would not be possible to clean up the Yamuna by next October, when the games are slated to take place.
New Delhi, July 01, 2009: Leader of Opposition in the Delhi assembly V.K. Malhotra criticised Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit for reportedly saying that cleaning of the Yamuna river would take several more years."For the last three elections, the Congress government has constantly promised a clean Yamuna and has spent over Rs.2,000 crore on the Yamuna Cleaning Campaign. Despite all politically motivated campaigns, today we find that the holy Yamuna has been reduced to a dirty drain and may be the most polluted river in the country," Malhotra said. Dikshit too accepted that her government's Yamuna Action Plan has failed and it will not be able to clean the river before the Commonwealth Games next October. Dikshit had reportedly said that the government would need several years to clean the river.
U'khand seeks funding for big power projects on the river Yamuna
New Delhi, April 25, 2009: The Uttarakhand government is in talks with financial institutions like the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Power Finance Corporation to revive a couple of big hydel projects. With the hydropower sector taking a beating following suspension of three major hydel projects, the state government restarted construction work on the 120 Mw Vyasi hydel project, which was stalled two decades ago due to paucity of funds. The Vyasi dam is being developed by Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (UJVNL) on the river Yamuna in Dehra Dun district with a cost of Rs 759 crore. The project would produce 438.38 million units of peaking power annually and earn a revenue of Rs 105.29 crore per year.
Vrindavan, March 23, 2009 (ANI): Hundreds of devotees, including foreigners, converged on the banks of Yamuna River here to do their bit to save the river from pollution.Organised by an The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKON) Temple here, the programme saw devotees singing devotional songs of their lord as they took out a procession of the Radha and Krishna on a decorated boat on the holy river.
NEW DELHI, February 27, 2009: Increasing effluents and sewage coupled with lack of fresh water in Yamuna during lean period has taken a toll on the water quality of the river stretch passing through the national capital, the Rajya Sabha was informed. Environment minister Namo Narain Meena in a reply to a question said the water quality monitoring carried out by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) indicates the water quality in the stretch of the river from Tajewala to Palla in Haryana is within the prescribed limit.
NEW DELHI, February 23, 2009: "A major project costing Rs.15 billions to trap pollutants at Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) at 18 major sewage drains falling into the Yamuna river is ready for implementation to ensure that only clean water from the entire city flows into the river," Delhi's Lieutenant Governor Tejender Khanna said while flagging off Yamuna Rally at Jamia Millia Islamia organised by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). Nearly 5,000 citizens, including residents welfare associations, NGOs and university and college students, participated in the event to highlight the causes and effects of river pollution and motivate people to take action for change.
Cleaning Projects of River Yamuna
Rajya Sabha, December 18, 2008: The Government of India has undertaken Yamuna Action Plan (YAP) in a phased manner for the abatement of pollution of river Yamuna with the assistance from Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Government of Japan. The Yamuna Action Plan (YAP) Phase-I was started in April, 1993 in the three States of UP, Delhi & Haryana covering 15 towns. The project was completed in February, 2003 at a total cost of Rs. 682 crore. A total of 269 schemes of pollution abatement were completed with the creation of sewage treatment plants having additional treatment capacity of 753.25 million liters per day (mld). Under the YAP-II, which commenced in December, 2004 at an approved cost of Rs. 624 crore, the major portion of the outlay i.e. Rs. 387.17 crore has been allocated to Delhi. -PIB
Sheila defends new technology for Yamuna
NEW DELHI, December 14, 2008: Defending the interceptor sewage system as the best method of cleaning the Yamuna, Sheila Dikshit said. The earlier technologies under the Yamuna Action Plan, on which crores had been spent, were "not correct". With the new technology, she said the river would be clean in another seven to eight years. Having headed the environment ministry earlier, Dikshit said that
even this term, environment will get special attention by her cabinet. "The Yamuna and air pollution are under special scrutiny. However, our aim is to ensure that we have maximum participation in this effort by all Delhiites," said Dikshit.
Jal Board babus jailed for polluting Yamuna
New Delhi, November 25, 2008: Delhi High Court on Tuesday ordered a two-week jail term for former DJB CEO Arun Mathur and two other top officials of the Board for their failure to prevent sewage from flowing into the Yamuna despite assuring the court two years ago that they will take steps to stem sewagwe flow into the river.
Delhi releasing polluted water into Yamuna
CHANDIGARH, November 17, 2008: Haryana Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary, Irrigation, R N Prasher said that while the state is supplying water to Delhi in river Yamuna at Wazirabad with the Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) of less then 2 mg per litre, in turn Delhi has been releasing "highly polluted" water down stream of Wazirabad Barrage into river Yamuna which is having BOD of upto 43 mg per liter. This water is not even fit for irrigation and is very toxic and injurious to health of animals and human beings who come into direct contact with this water, he alleged.
Why only the Ganga, make Yamuna national river too, demand activists
Agra, November 10, 2008 (IANS): How can you think of the Ganga without the Yamuna? This is
what people living along the Yamuna river here are asking after the government decided to declare the Ganga a national river and constitute a separate panel to clean up the river. People in Agra, Mathura and Vrindavan have reacted sharply. "Along with the Ganga, the prime minister should have also granted the same status and importance to the river Yamuna, the lifeline of Delhi, Mathura and Agra," says environmentalist Ravi Singh.
The Braj Mandal Heritage Conservation Society president says the Yamuna "historically, culturally, politically and architecturally is more important than the Ganga. Along the Yamuna's banks flourished a culture, commerce and the whole Sri Krishna-Radha mythology. Today the Yamuna is in bad shape because of pollution and lack of water.
Court steps in to save Yamuna
New Delhi, November 3, 2008 (PTI): In a clear signal of its resolve to save the Yamuna, the Delhi High Court on Monday said that any construction close to the river that may have an adverse impact on environment would not be allowed for the Commonwealth Games 2010.
A Bench comprising Justice A K Sikri and Justice Rekha Sharma made it clear any construction that has been undertaken or is likely to be carried out by Government and other parties would be cleared by a
four-member committee. "We amply make it clear to the respondents (Government and others) that if they carry out any construction, they will be doing so at their own peril," the Bench said, while constituting the committee headed by environmental scientist R K Pachauri.


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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The State Government is rushing with measures to activate the Dam Safety Authority constituted under the Kerala Irrigation and Water Conservation Act in the wake of the recent Supreme Court verdict against it in the Mullaperiyar dispute with Tamil Nadu. In an article issued for publication on Saturday, Water Resources Minister N.K. Premachandran said the State would also appoint the best Constitution experts as its advocates to argue the case Tamil Nadu had filed against the legal validity of the law passed by the Kerala Assembly.
He described as untenable Tamil Nadu Government's argument that the Dam Safety Authority constituted by Kerala on February 18 this year was intended to sidestep the verdict of the Supreme Court nine days later. He said Kerala had no desire to deny Tamil Nadu water due to it under the agreement between the two States. The issue at Mullaperiyar was that of safety. The dam there had far outlived its life and there was serious concern among the people of the State whether it was safe to increase the reservoir level beyond the present maximum limit of 136 feet.
The Supreme Court's verdict for increasing the reservoir level to 142 feet was regrettable in the context of the age of the dam and the concerns about its safety. Increasing the level would endanger the lives of tens of thousands of people living downstream.


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LONDON (ICIS)--Sherwin-Williams reported a year-on-year increase in third-quarter net income of 12%, to $263m (€189m), following a rise in sales due primarily to higher paint sales volumes, the US-based coatings and paint major said on Friday.
Compared to the third quarter in 2012, consolidated net sales increased $244m, or 9.4%, to $2.85bn in the quarter, the company added.
Acquisitions raised consolidated net sales 1.1% in the quarter, although an unfavourable currency translation rate changes decreased consolidated net sales 0.8%.
Diluted net income per common share in the quarter increased to $2.55 per share from $2.24 per share in 2012, including a 2013 charge of 13 cents per share resulting from government tax assessments related to our Brazilian operations, the company added.
Sherwin-Williams' third-quarter gross profit was $1.30bn, with gross profit as a percentage of sales rising to 45.5%, from $1.15bn and 44.2% in the same period a year ago.
CEO Christopher Connor said: "The Paint Stores Group architectural volume growth was strong across all end market segments. Our Consumer Group improved their operating margins through better than expected sales and improved operating efficiencies. Our Global Finishes Group continues to improve its operating margins through improved operating efficiencies and good cost control."
"For the fourth quarter, we anticipate our core consolidated net sales will increase five to seven percent compared to last year's fourth quarter.
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Beauty Parlor surged past Photo Call in early stretch on her way to a half-length victory over stablemate Tabreed in the $150,000 Orchid Stakes (gr. IIIT) Saturday, March 28.
Beauty Parlor surged past Photo Call in early stretch on her way to a half-length victory over stablemate Tabreed in the $150,000 Orchid Stakes (gr. IIIT) Saturday, March 28.
Juddmonte Farms' multiple stakes winner faces eight opponents in 1 1/2-mile turf test, her second start back off a long layoff.
Trainer Tom Albertrani did a masterful job getting Godolphin's Anjaz ready to roll off more than a seven-month gap between races, and the daughter of Street Cry finally got her first U.S. victory.
Distance-loving Inimitable Romanee aims for her third graded stakes win in a row when she takes on eight other older filly and mare rivals in the $150,000 Orchid Stakes (gr. IIIT) on the grass March 29 at Gulfstream Park.
Regalo Mia found room on the outside in the drive and came home powerfully to capture the $150,000 Orchid Stakes (gr. IIIT) for the first graded victory of her career March 30 on the Gulfstream Park turf.
Juddmonte Farms' homebred Starformer seeks her second straight stakes score at Gulfstream Park March 30, going up against nine others in the $150,000 Orchid Stakes (gr. IIIT) on the undercard of the Florida Derby (gr. I).
It was close, but Hit It Rich prevailed in the $150,000 Orchid Stakes (gr. IIIT) March 31 at South Florida's Gulfstream Park. The 5-year-old daughter of Smart Strike got up late to defeat Aqsaam by a half-length.
Five-time graded stakes winner Keertana was a close second in her most recent start and will likely be favored to break through this time when she leads a field of nine fillies and mares in the $150,000 Orchid (gr. III).
Emerald Beech overhauled pacesetter Dynaslew past mid-stretch to register her fourth consecutive victory by 1 1/2 lengths in the $102,000 Glens Falls (gr. IIIT), the final stakes event of the 2011 Saratoga season Sept. 5.
Aviate and Aruna, who ran one-two at Churchill Downs earlier this year, will square off again in a competitive edition of the $500,000 Diana (gr. IT) July 30 at Saratoga.
Giants Play took advantage of an unpressured lead in the early going and had just enough to hold off Zagora to notch her first stakes victory in the $150,000 New York (gr. IIT) June 25 at Belmont Park.
Hibaayeb and Giants Play, the top two finishers in the Sheepshead Bay (gr. IIT), will square off again in $150,000 New York Stakes (gr. IIT) for fillies and mares at Belmont Park June 25.
Grade I winner Hibaayeb used her class edge to help secure her first victory of the season, as she defeated five rivals to take the $150,000 Sheepshead Bay (gr. IIT) May 28 at Belmont Park.
Christophe Clement, already a four-time winner of the event, has three of the six betting interests entered in the $150,000 Sheepshead Bay (gr. IIT) May 28 at Belmont Park.
German-bred filly La Luna de Miel, making just her second start in the United States, collared Giants Play at the sixteenth pole and held on to win the $150,000 Orchid Stakes (gr. IIIT) on the Gulfstream Park grass March 20.
Christophe Clement has won the Orchid Stakes (gr. IIIT) six times dating back to 1994 and on March 20 he will have another solid chance when sending out a trio of contenders in the 1 1/2-mile turf event at Gulfstream Park.
Keertana bided her time behind the pacesetting Belle Watling and then outfought the late-charging Zapparition to win the $100,000 The Very One Stakes (gr. IIIT) by a half-length on the Gulfstream Park turf course Feb. 20.
Favored Changing Skies pounced on Casablanca Smile in the stretch and proved a handy 3 3/4-length winner of the $100,000 La Prevoyante Handicap (gr. IIIT) on the turf at Calder Casino and Race Course Jan. 2.
Green Hills Farm's Chilean-bred Casablanca Smile will be among the favorites in a field of 11 fillies and mares set to launch their 2011 seasons in the $100,000 La Prevoyante Handicap (gr. IIIT) Jan. 2 at Calder.
David Egan's homebred Mekong Melody stayed perfect in three tries at the marathon distance of 12 furlongs as she sprinted away in the stretch to score convincingly in the $150,000 Long Island Handicap (gr. IIIT) Nov. 13.
An international field of accomplished females, including Japanese group I winner Red Desire, will go postward in the Oct. 2 Flower Bowl Invitational (gr. IT) at Belmont Park.
Life At Life At Ten, who had a six-race win streak stopped in the Personal Ensign Stakes (gr. I) in her last start, will take on the Personal Ensign winner and four other rivals in the Beldame Stakes Oct. 2.
Just Jenda went out a winner when she overtook odds-on favorite Malibu Prayer in upper stretch and rolled to an easy 3 1/2-length victory in the $294,000 Molly Pitcher Stakes (gr. II) Aug. 29.
Grade I winner Malibu Prayer will give six pounds to five fillies and mares when she goes to post as the favorite in the $300,000 Molly Pitcher Stakes (gr. II) Aug. 29 at Monmouth Park.
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She will not however have her longtime advocate, Shawn Holley, present. Holley left the case this year after keeping the actress out of jail for significant periods of time on probation violations and allegations in 2011 that she took a $2,500 necklace without permission from an upscale jeweler.
In her current case, Lohan and Heller, her New York-based attorney, have apparently been unable to broker a plea deal. Heller has said that his client does not need rehab, but should be allowed to continue to undergo psychotherapy to address issues raised by her turbulent upbringing.
The former Disney star has been under some form of probation since she was arrested twice in 2007 for driving under the influence, and her court troubles have stifled a once-promising career.
Lohan's return to acting last year in the Lifetime movie "Liz & Dick" was widely panned by critics and viewers. Her upcoming film by Bret Easton Ellis, "The Canyons," co-starring porn star James Deen, is yet to be released.
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While I share the trepidation of those who are afraid of the corrupting effect of Corporations buying our legislatures and writing our laws, a greater danger to democracy has already taken place with barely an acknowledgement.
It is the extent of church involvement in our politics – something which used to be viewed as semi-prohibited in exchange for their exemption from taxation, but which is no longer enforced and indeed seems a lost cause.
They are too politically powerful for any politician to dare challenge – and James Dobson's Focus on the Family passed more legislation in the Arizona legislature last year than any other interest group.
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How much does the privileging of these businesses cost us?
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Wal-Mart, for instance, gives about $1.75 billion in food aid to charities each year, or twenty-eight times all of the money allotted for charity by the United Methodist Church and almost double what the LDS Church has given in the last twenty-five years.Running tax-supported businesses like schools and hospitals is not "charity", nor are bingo games or multi-millon dollar political campaigns
The report makes clear that providing tax exemptions for true charities does, indeed, make sense but churches have abused their status and should be required to separate out for tax exemption those actual charitable parts of their businesses for tax exemption and otherwise be treated the same way that other service or business corporations are under the law – like Disneyland for the fans of Fantasy Land.
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Tina on Botox: "You can point any kind of laser at my face, but I don't think Botox is for me. I think it is bad. [People with Botox] look like their faces are full of candles — a shiny, shiny face. Festive. A holiday candle."
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IQ SCORES really do go to pot after years of cannabis use. The most detailed study yet of the drug's long-term effects shows that those who start a weed habit as teens enter middle age with a significantly lower IQ than non-users.
Evidence is growing that cannabis-based drugs can have health benefits, but suspicions remained that persistent cannabis use from an early age could have a detrimental effect on cognition. Confirming those suspicions is tricky, though, since cognitive impairment observed later in life could have been present before the drug was first used.
Madeline Meier at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, and her colleagues used a detailed health study which followed 1000 people in Dunedin, New Zealand, from birth until age 38. The data allowed them to compare IQ tests taken by the participants at age 13 - before any of them began using cannabis - with the same participants' IQ scores as adults.
The study showed that those who developed the most persistent dependence on the drug showed the greatest subsequent decline in IQ, losing an average of 6 points. Within that group, those who began taking the drug before their 18th birthday saw the biggest drop in IQ score, losing 8 points on average (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, doi.org/h7w).
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- Federal managers gave OPM director John Berry an earful Tuesday, during a question-and-answer session at the Federal Managers Association meeting in Arlington, Va. Those who managed but were not in the Senior Executive Service said they felt left out of important decision making. They were especially miffed at not being part of the labor-management forums revived in 2009 by the Obama administration. (Federal News Radio)
- The Senate said "no" to an amendment that would have extended the federal pay freeze to the end of 2013. Senators voted down the amendment that had been proffered by Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.). The pay freeze measure was one of 20 amendments to the transportation bill. The Senate last week approved an amendment that would allow retirement-eligible federal employees to begin working part-time while drawing on their annuities. Senators could vote on the Highway Bill itself as early as today. (Federal News Radio)
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CO-OPERATIVE GROUP chief financial officer Richard Pennycook has taken over as interim boss of the embattled mutual after its chief executive Euan Sutherland quit the business when details of his £3.7m pay packet were leaked to a Sunday newspaper.
Brought in after a £1.5bn black hole was found in the accounts of the Co-op's banking division, Pennycook, who joined the Co-op from supermarket chain Morrisons last year, will be tasked with patching up deep divisions within the group's board, which Sutherland reportedly described as "ungovernable" in his resignation letter to group chair Ursula Lidbetter.
Sutherland yesterday quit the supermarkets-to-funerals group amid increasing frustrations as to the unwieldy nature of the Co-op's board, having hit out at "an individual, or individuals, determined to undermine me personally" on the Co-op's Facebook page over the weekend.
In a statement, Sutherland said he had resigned "with great sadness" but was withering in his assessment of the group's governance structure.
"Until the group adopts professional and commercial governance it will be impossible to implement what my team and I believe are the necessary changes and reforms to renew the group and give it a relevant and sustainable future," Sutherland said.
"The group must reduce its significant debt and drive major efficiencies and growth in all of its businesses, but to do so also urgently needs fundamental governance reform and a revitalised membership" he added.
Members of the Co-operative elect a 20-manned non-executive directorship, formed from regional boards and independent co-operative societies. These oversee the executive.
Lidbetter thanked Pennycook for stepping up to lead the organisation at "this critical juncture" and said that Sutherland's resignation must "act as a catalyst for the real and necessary change which the group must go through."
Pennycook is seen as a safe pair of hands to steer the group until a long-term successor can be found, having previously established himself as a turnaround specialist par excellence, as he delivered the seemingly impossible by restoring the City's faith in Morrisons after its botched Safeway acquisition.
He was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award in Financial Director's inaugural Business Finance Awards last year.
Nick Lubb, a retail analyst, told The Times the Co-op was "lucky to have someone like Richard Pennycook in situ", but added: "He will be wary of sticking around and suffering reputational damage and the Co-op will find it hard to attract management talent."
On being appointed Pennycook moved to restore a semblance of order yesterday, stating that the business continues to "perform in line" with commercial plans put in place under Sutherland's leadership.
"I and the team will plot a steady course in the coming months," Pennycook said.
The group is also under investigation by the UK's reporting watchdog, which announced in January that it would inspect the preparation, approval and audit of the Co-op Bank's financial statements up to and including the year ended 31 December 2012.
The bank's auditor, KPMG has faced criticism for failing to discover problems within the bank that led to a £1.5bn capital shortfall being revealed in June, as well as signing off its calamitous takeover of Britannia Building Society in 2009.
The Bank of England's regulation arm, the Prudential Regulatory Authority, and the City watchdog, the Financial Conduct Authority, have also launched enforcement investigations into the Co-op Bank.
The bank is also subject to an independent Treasury-commissioned inquiry which will look at the its failed attempt to buy 631 branches from Lloyds Banking Group, and an internal review, led by Sir Christopher Kelly, into the circumstances surrounding the discovery of the £1.5bn shortfall.
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By Jeffery ArmstrongThe Riverdale Raider track athletes have been champions in their respective events n now they will try to be champs at the next level. Six Raider track and field athletes signed track scholarships to various universities Thursday. One athlete, Danica West, was not present. Nicole Rodrigues signed with the University of Central Florida; Antwann Carson, RaDonye Douglas and Orian Venson all signed with Albany State University and Lydell Perry signed with Clemson University. West, who threw the shot put and discus, signed with Florida A&M University. Riverdale boys head coach Lonnie White, who's known all the signees since they were in the eighth grade, said he became very emotional seeing them sign scholarship letters. "I've laughed with these kids, joked with them and given them my last dime," White said. "All of them have potential to do great things. I hate to see them go, but I know they have to move on." Rodrigues, who set the 2003 county record in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 14.99, plans to major in Forensic Science at UCF. "I'm excited; UCF was one of the few schools that had my major," she said. "I'll be a little ways from home, but I don't think I'll miss it that much." Perry, who placed fourth in the state in the 110 meter hurdles, said he was ready to go to Clemson, especially since it was "far from home." He also said he liked the facilities and the Clemson coaches and has some big plans when he arrives on campus. "I plan on winning the ACC and then placing in the nationals," said Perry. Carson and Venson both chose Albany State because the coaches there made them feel like they were at home. Both will compete in the pole vault, which is Venson's specialty. Venson, who plans to major in Automotive Engineering, is a three-time county champion in the pole vault. He vaulted 12 feet at the 2003 county championships. Carson, who plans to major in Sports Management, will also compete on the 4x100 relay team. Douglas, who will major in Accounting, had a chance to accept a wrestling scholarship to Southern Illinois University, but decided on Albany State instead. "It was tough , but the thought of running track at Albany State made me feel more comfortable. It was closer to home and I liked the environment on campus," said Douglas. Douglas' proud mother Fredricka Douglas-Carson said her oldest son was deserving of his scholarship. "He's worked hard, he's studied hard and I've never had a problem with him," said Douglas-Carson, known at Riverdale as ?Momma D.' "I'm happy with his decision."
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HYDERABAD: Allocation of 10 tmcft of water for Penna Ahobilam Balancing Reservoir (PABR), an estimated Rs. 250 crores of modernisation works for Tungabhadra High-Level Canal and other irrigation systems and a Rs. 150-crore dairy development programme were among boons announced by Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy for Anantapur district.
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In a district which receives just 519 mm of rainfall annually, second lowest only after Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, the allocation means a lot, for apart from taking care of irrigation needs, it promises to wet parched throats by catering to the Sri Sathya Sai Drinking Water Project. Among others who were part of the delegation were Panchayat Raj Minister J.C. Diwakar Reddy, Anantapur MP Anantha Venkata Rami Reddy, Gooty MLA Neelavathi and former MLAs P. Venugopal Reddy and Y. Sivarami Reddy. The incharge Minister G. Surya Rao (Animal Husbandry) was also present.
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Your Take: Songwriter Spotlight
In yesterday's News Roundup, Brody linked to an American Songwriter article on Liz Rose, a Nashville songwriter perhaps most famously associated with Taylor Swift.
The interview, titled Liz Rose: Co-writer to the Stars, talked with Rose about some of her peers that have helped her along the way:
"[Publisher] Jody [Williams] talked me into being a writer. I just started writing. I wrote every day, twice a day, three times a day, anybody that wanted to write I would write [with them]. I wrote a lot. And I learned a lot. When I didn't know what I was doing, people were very patient with me: Stephanie Smith and Pam Rose, Pat McLaughlin—fantastic writers. Because I don't sing and play, I don't have a sound per se, where you walk in and I have to write it my way. So I can write with anybody. One of my friends says I have the best career 'cause I get to write with Taylor Swift and Mary Gauthier."
We often talk about our favorites songs, artists, albums and bands – but what about the songwriters? Who are your favorites, and what would consider to be their best work?
The article also mentions that non-performing songwriters are somewhat of a rarer breed, citing Rose and Swift, Clint Black and Hayden Nicholas, Garth Brooks and Kim Williams, and Alan Jackson and Jim McBride as examples.
What non-performing songwriters have stuck out to you?
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What non-performing songwriters have stuck out to you?
Both Harlan Howard and Hank Cochran issued a few albums but rarely toured or performed live except at songwriter showcases
note to quibblers – yes I know Hank performed with the late Eddie Cochran (no relation) as the "Cochran Brothers" but after that mostly not
Doodle Owens
Dallas Frazier
Whitey Safer
Sonny Throckmorton
were mostly non-performers
songwriters? Who are your favorites, and what would you consider to be their best work?
Gary Burr – In front of the Alamo
Skip Ewing – It Wasn't His Child
Matraca Berg – Hey Cinderella
Hugh Prestwood – The Song Remembers When
Pat Alger – Unanswered Prayers
Tony Arata – The Dance
Gretchen Peters – On a Bus to St. Cloud
Don Schlitz – Forever and Ever Amen
Gary Nicholson – Trouble With the Truth
I believe that all of these writers have made cds and do perform occasionally but generally at small venues.
Pam Bunch and Vicky McGeehee are two others that I know of who aren't performing songwriters. They just write with anyone. Of course the most famous of all of these writers is Bernie Taupin who often 'just' mailed words to Elton, who turned them into the songs they became.
As for songwrtiers I love,
Many of Bob's are some of the best and I'd add
Chuck Cannon – "We Were In Love," may Toby Keith's best hits (But check out Cannon's "God Shaped Hole" record).
Marcus Hummon – "Bless The Broken Road"
Billy Yates – "Choices"
Jamie O'Hara – "50,000 Names" "Man To Man"
Aimee Mayo is my favorite country music songwriter; she's wrote several of my favorite Sara Evans & Kellie Pickler songs
Matt mentioned Chuck Cannon. One of my favorite songs of his, "That's How You Know When You're in Love" was written with his wife Lari White and a hit for her in 1994. She's still a great singer and does benefit shows for the YMCA almost every month at the Bluebird.
Lotta great older songwriters, like Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz, Skip Ewing, Bob DiPiero, Mac Macnally were all great. Right now, I love what I call the "Houseboat Clique" of Brett and Jimmy Beavers, Deric Ruttan, Eric Church and Dierks Bentley (along with Chris Thorsteinson and Dave Wasilyw from Canada). Also, the tandem of Houser and Jamey Johnson has always had a cool vibe with their material. Bobby Pinson, Anthony Smith, Jeffrey Steele.
Man, there's some great writers in Nashville.
Matraca Berg is my favorite. Here are a few she wrote
XXX's and OOO's – Trisha Yearwood
Wrong Side of Memphis- Trisha Yearwood
Strawberry WIne- Deana Carter
Wild Angels- Martina
If I Fall You're Going Down with Me- Dixie Chicks
That Train Don't Run- Pinmonkey
Matraca's solo career never took off- never understood why. Her albums are good especially
"Sunday Morning to Saturday Night"
Jeffrey Steele takes country writing to another level — songs like "These Days," "What Hurts the Most," "My Town," "Gone," and "My Wish" combine lyrical expression and musicality in a unique way that resonates long after the listening is done. I realize that he does a great performance live, but his genius is in the writing. Check out newer ones like "The Shoebox" (Chris Young) — it's artistry combined with realism, but always written to stir up an emotion.
Great non-performing songwriter was Bob McDill.
He wrote a lot of Don Williams hits, including the epic "Good Old Boys Like Me"
"Those Williams boys they still mean a lot to me…
There are very few non-performing songwriters I can think of, unless we grey the edges of what 'non-performing means'. Within that, Odie Blackman stands out to me. Particularly his work with Jim Lauderdale.
Easily the top three for me are:
Bobby Pinson
Matt Warren
Scotty Emerick
Although all three are performing songwriters…so really don't answer your question! ;-D
How about a more recent one – Ashley Gorley? Lots of good songs that have been hits of late, including "You're Gonna Miss This". Oh, and also Hillary Lindsey, who has written many great songs this decade …
I like Radney Foster (I'm In, Raining on Sunday), Tony Martin (Just to See You Smile, Like It's a Bad Thing), and, while he is not country nor a non-performer, Bruce Springsteen.
I'm going to show my ignorance and admit that I just assumed that all songwriters were performers on some level, if only to put melodies to the lyric. It's really interesting to hear how the song creating process actually works for the people writing the hits. I would also think that being a non-performing songwriter would mean only writing as part of a team and that would stifle creativity tremendously.
I have too many favorite songwriters to narrow down right now, but most of my favorites seem to be singer/songwriters like Dolly Parton, Rodney Crowell, Dwight Yoakam, etc.
I like Radney Foster
He's definitely not a non-performing songwriter. I've got three of his albums.
Odie Blackmon
Matt Warren
Craig Wiseman
Chris Wallin
Scotty Emerick
Bobby Pinson
and yeah…Radney Foster…but all of these guys perform on some level!
If we rephrase this as singer/songwriters who have had more success and notoriety through covers of their songs than their own versions, then my answer is Jim Lauderdale, the King of Americana.
Bobby Braddock.
Bobby Braddock, definately!
Neil Thrasher
Wendell Mobley
Joe Leathers
Karyn Rochelle
Brett James
Radney Foster
Felice and Beaudileaux (sp)Bryant, Harlan Howard,Mack Vickery off the top of my head.
Kids, you obviously don't have a clue how greatness in a country songwriter's work is measured.
Harlan Howard
Jerry Chestnut
Mickey Newbury
Hank Cochran
Bob McDill
That's five to get you started. Ask somebody over 50 (if there's any left in Nashville) about each of those.
You probably haven't heard the great Newbury line, "I do my best writing with a bottle in one hand and a pistol in the other!" Newbury didn't like performing, stopped early in his career.
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