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- Scoring is by Stableford.
- Each Player Tees off. The players then select a drive, whichever drive is selected the player plays the ball, as it lies, from the spot, the other players may place their ball on the fariway only within 6" of that spot and play on. The same rule applies for subsequent shots from fairway only. ball coming to rest in the rough must be played from thet spot and other players may drop (not place) their ball as near as possible to the original spot where the first ball came to rest.
- Ball chosen on green for play - spot must be marked and second player must putt from this spot.
- A player may not finish the hole before other player putts, otherwise the first put must be recorded.
- 1/10 of the combined handicap.
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Guruji, yesterday you had said that among yantra, tantra and mantra, tantra is the technique. Chandraswami was a very well known taantrik, and once it had so happened that all over India, Lord Ganesh was drinking milk, and a dharma guru used to be known for his ability to cough up Shivalings. What king of tantra (technique) was that? In the villages there are individuals who by their mere speech can cause someone's house to burn to ashes, or a catastrophe to happen. What kind of tantra is that?
There are several kinds of tantras. 'Vaam tantra' employs evil spirits, and ghosts to accomplish one's ends. But that kind of tantra will not work wherever there is saatvikta, knowledge and devotion (bhakti). You all meditate, do pranayama and chant mantras. In your presence that kind of tantra will be ineffective. Incidents such as Lord Ganesh drinking milk are phenomena of the subtle world – some divine energy displaying its power and influence to arouse and awaken people. Some taantriks who perform small, little miracles go through a lot of suffering afterwards. They are unable to stay happy. These taantriks attain minor occult powers (siddhis) by subduing spirits of the netherworld (Karna pishaachi – ear demons) that allow them to impress gullible people with their ability to read their thoughts and concerns. However the advice that such taantriks give is highly inaccurate and unreliable. How many people have experienced this?
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Some tantric can describe your past accurately but are unable to predict the future correctly, and only 10-20% of what they say is true.
My advice is that if you come across something like this, keep your distance (DSN, door se namaskaar!). Don't get entangled in it. Twenty five or thirty years ago, there was a man in west Delhi who would tell people to blow on a blank sheet of paper, dip the paper in water, and pull it out with something written on it – usually questions and concerns in their minds. Someone from the satsang proposed that I also meet him. So I went. He asked me to blow on a sheet of blank paper which he then dipped in the water; but when he pulled it out, the paper was still blank!! The man was amazed, and fell at my feet, and began to perform aarti. I said to him, 'Don't exploit this siddhi (occult power) to deceive people. Instead inspire them to follow the path of goodness and virtue. Advise everyone to meditate, sing bhajans and perform seva. If your powers can benefit others, definitely use them.'
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On Thursday, FMDQ OTC that will operate the fixed income securities exchange will be formally launched in Lagos. In this interview with Goddy Egene, the Managing Director of FMDQ OTC, Mr. Bola "Koko" Onadele, traces the history of the trading platform and the impact it would have on the Nigerian economy, among others. Excerpts:
Can you assess and give us run down of the transformation of the financial markets over the years?
The Nigerian economy and the financial markets have grown in tandem with developments in the country. Bearing in mind that the first issuance of bonds was in 1946. When I say in tandem, I mean there was a period of growth and a period of downturn. Treasury bills came into being in 1959 and the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in 1961. Many years back, the financial markets were not as active. But in 1986, the interbank foreign exchange market came on stream and the financial market development commenced on the over-the-counter (OTC) side. Foreign exchange (forex) trading was the first to kick off. But the federal government stopped bond issuance. The two-way quoting in forex commenced 1995/96, then the Nigeria Interbank Offered Rate (NIBOR), the interest rate benchmark, came into existence in 1989. After that, the Nigerian Interbank Foreign Exchange Rate (NIFEX) was introduced in 2000. In 2003, bond issuance, which was abandoned for many years, commenced again during the administration of Olusegun Obasanjo.
This was made possible through the efforts of the Economic Management Team then, made up of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Mr. Fola Adeola on the National Pension Commission side, and Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, among others. Also, the setting up of the Debt Management Office (DMO) was a major milestone because prior to that time, that activity was embedded in the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). So if you look at the financial system, it has evolved. Things went down at a point, and then 2003, we refocused on financial markets. The revolution and sort of activities we see in the financial market today, therefore, really should be accorded to the efforts of that economic team of Okonjo-Iweala, Chukwuma Soludo, Adeola, the DMO people including Dr. Mansur Muhtar and Abraham Nwankwo. All of them did a lot to refocus the Nigerian financial market. Besides, the introduction of the pension contributory scheme also stimulated the financial system and economy.
Due to the success with the 2003 issuance, the government in 2005 decided to seek the assistance of the United States Treasury Department on the bond issuance process. A resident advisor, named Jack Delany was seconded to DMO in Nigeria. Delaney is now the Chief Operating Officer of FMDQ OTC Plc. His secondment to Nigeria marked the take-off of the secondary market of the federal government bonds in 2006. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) then followed with treasury bills trading despite the fact it was first issued in 1959, but the trading in treasury bills was not as active. However, the two-way quote system was adopted and trading in this method began in 2007. Today we have the forex market trading on the two-way quote system, we have the bond market trading on the two-way quote, and we have the treasury bills trading on a two-way quote. All these happened with the support of the Financial Market Dealers Association (FMDA) and different government agencies and regulators.
By 2000, FMDA had a strategy session where it looked at the Nigeria market and saw what was coming up on the radar. From then, they decided that there must be a self-regulatory organisation (SRO) to do things properly in the areas of governance and development in some cases. That effort was the foundation, so to say, of FMDQ OTC. FMDA, which was formerly known as the Money Market Association, then introduced work groups, including the money market workgroup and the bond work group, even at that time when there was no FGN bond trading. FMDA even created an equity workgroup ahead of time because they believed that the market would naturally evolve. After the financial crisis came in 2007/8, the idea of actually transforming the interbank market into a securities exchange came up to give the required drive to market development. This idea was adopted quickly by the governing council of the FMDA, and was first taken to the bond workgroup and then the governing council adopted the idea. It was thereafter taken to Board of Trustees of FMDA, which then took it to the Bankers' Committee. The endorsement of the Bankers' Committee allowed the company to be formed and then sought the licence from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). So that, in a nutshell, were some of the important milestones in the history of the Nigerian financial markets.
Now the FMDQ has been formed and its launch is scheduled for Thursday, what will be its focus? And what are the instruments to be traded on the exchange?
Its focus, in terms of products, will be fixed income and currencies. But in terms of a market, it will be the cash market first before transiting to risk management products. These instruments are already being traded, so what we are talking about now is improving the way things are done and adding governance to how they are done. If two of us in this room decide on some things and if I do not do it, what choice have you got? We are going into an environment, as FMDA wanted it, to have an SRO that will ensure governance of whatever rules, so that we can have a market that has credibility and integrity. In terms of activities, it will be market governance, market development and information. There are huge opportunities in what we have in these big boxes. If you ask me, is the market not trading dollar to naira now, yes it is, but are there issues in the market from time to time. Yes, expectedly. But FMDQ will bring governance and market development and transparency to the market. If you move to the next market, which is FGN bonds, are they trading the FGN bond, yes they are. So do not let us assume that things were not being done. Things were being done, and the FMDA had done a lot to ensure that the market thrives.
However, with FMDQ, we are taking it to the next level so that when there is volatility in the market something positive can be done. Now FMDQ would like to have a relationship with the CBN so that we can give forewarning for systemic market risks and also agree on operational standards to support the market risk management team. Things are very volatile. The CBN is making huge investments in the development of financial markets because monetary policy implementation goes to the financial markets. So CBN has a stake in the financial markets. Every stakeholder has a role to play in managing this volatility. If everybody is selling a product and the CBN feels there is volatility, the CBN dealing room has an independent body in FMDQ to discuss the market. We do not work in banks, though we may have worked in banks in the past. With FMDA, as we had before, the members work in different institutions, while FMDQ is bringing more stability and transparency, among others to the market.
Considering the fact that FMDQ OTC will operate as an SRO, don't you see any overlap with the role of the CBN?
The regulator of all our activities is the Securities and Exchange Commission, then we have other regulators, who are the major stakeholders. Of course you know that the Federal Ministry of Finance is a regulator. The CBN is very much interested in activities of the fixed income market, the activities of the currency market, and the activities of the money market, so there has to be a working relationship with the CBN. Also an oversight relationship on what we do and what our members do. The DMO is the agent of the government for federal government debt, both domestic and foreign, and in organising the primary dealers' market makers before we came in 2006. This has imposed some responsibilities for that framework. We therefore also are looking at supporting the interest of the DMO. For us, there is no overlap with any regulator. We are giving focus on how things are done. The CBN in examining the banking system, looks at the financial markets in addition to so many other areas. We will look at the secondary market, strictly the operations of the secondary market, the legal framework, the documentation. So there is no overlap. We are like a sub-agent of the activities; we self-regulate our members and our report will be of importance to the CBN. We have some compliance report from our primary regulator SEC. The DMO will also be interested in knowing the performance of members of FMDA, in knowing their breaches of the standards and so many other things. So rather than overlap, we will be highly complementary and all to the benefit of the financial market.
What have you put in place to guard against market failure and ensure investments are safe in the market for both investors and operators?
As I said earlier, the FMDA sponsored this initiative. The Board of Trustees took this and presented it to the Bankers' Committee then it became the Bankers' Committee initiative. As you know, the committee is made up of the CBN, NDIC and CEOs of deposits money banks. In fact, the capital contribution was made by the 29 banks and discount houses at that time. And the CBN, in support of the initiative, also contributed to the capital.
To ensure that the institution, which is just starting, develops with experience of capital market regulation, the Board of Trustees of FMDA welcomed the investment from the NSE. The NSE has been around since 1961 and indeed, has experience, exposure and competence in capital market regulation. To ensure success in this area, though not entirely new to the OTC, FMDA decided to have the NSE as part of the owners of FMDQ. So the promoters of FMDQ, if you want to call them that, are the CBN, all the discount houses operating in Nigeria, the FMDA itself, and NSE Consult Limited, which is a 100 per cent subsidiary of the NSE. In terms of comfort for institutional investors and end users, of course as we are aware, trading with our members today, the standards will be different going forward. We have codified all the rules of the different markets, the rules will be exposed for them to be more understood. From the point we launch, the members, institutional investors and end users will not have complaints. But more importantly, there will be governance over all the processes of our members. However, we are not stopping there because we envisage that there may be one or two issues, even among our trading members, and we will put in place a Trade Guarantee Process or Fund. Again, this will require the support of the CBN to ensure that when members trade, there are no issues.
Trading in the OTC market is T+2. You trade today with settlement in two days' time (T+2). It does not mean you have, immediately, what you have bought or what you have sold. But it means that you have two days to make arrangements for this and we have the delivery versus payment. But if it does not, we now have the basis for intervention and find out why that happened. We can also have a scenario, where there is market risk, were there are adverse movements in case someone does not settle and by the time he settles, the market has moved against you. FMDQ, along with its members, will tend to build what we call a Market Risk Reserve Fund to support such movement in market risk against it parties. The CBN has made investments in its securities settlement system to ensure seamless transfer of securities and cash because both will be sitting in the CBN technology infrastructure.
Considering the fact the ownership is made up of operators who will also trade on the platform. How will you enforce discipline among them?
FMDQ has a process and we have a Board Regulation and Supervision Committee, which is chaired by the Chief Executive Officer of the NSE, Mr. Oscar Onyema. That committee has independent directors because disciplinary activities are required. The way that committee has been put together is to make it independent. Where there is the need to discuss any of the disciplinary measures at the board level, because we are talking of the board committee, if the institution of any of the directors is involved, they will have to excuse themselves. This board is not only made up of trading members, we have independent directors, we have ex-regulators, and all the activities of FMDQ, every six months, will be presented at the market review meeting with regulators. So even if there are issues like that, they will come up at such meetings. Whistle blowing and all the activities used in today's world will be put in place in FMDQ. All the chairs of the board committees will be represented and there will be a market review meeting. SEC will be at the meeting, CBN will also be there also. Besides, SEC will always come to FMDQ to examine what we are doing. If any institution has reported a case, how we treat that case will be reviewed by SEC. So whilst FMDQ is an SRO, our activities are reviewed by SEC.
In July we saw the coming of NASD OTC and NSE has existed. What is the relationship among these institutions?
NASD OTC kicked off in July and all of us are witnessing their activities and are impressed. We believe that predominantly, their focus will be on the equities OTC market. You might be aware that they have worked on this initiative for more than 10 years and everyone is proud that it is functioning now. But the FMDQ OTC market is slightly different. It is not a slightly new market, but it is adding a completely new energy, drive and focus to the fixed income securities market. So we are inheriting an existing market in our own case and we are going to upgrade this market to the next phase. In terms of NSE, it has been existence since 1961. It is the most experienced among the SROs, and NSE is a shareholder in both NASD OTC and FMDQ OTC. This is a commendable effort of the NSE. At least on our board and operations, we are benefiting immensely from having NSE on our board. I have visited the executive director operations and technology of NSE and we have exchanged ideas. That level of cooperation is the way we are working with the NSE and they are supporting us in so many ways. Outside, people do not see these different markets; they see the Nigerian financial market. First and foremost, it is important that the three of us, and probably by the time we have the Abuja Securities and Commodities Exchange (ASCE) come on stream, we all must work together to ensure we have a solid Nigerian financial market. For us, people will take on your debt before looking at equity. So it is important that the NSE ensures we are doing things right here because whatever we are doing right and as we do that it impacts on what is going on the NSE. To a large extent, we expect that the NSE, which is already established, would guide the development of the other platforms.
From all indications, FMDQ has a robust plan that will revolutionise the fixed income securities market. But you know the role technology will play in ensuring that your aspirations are met. In this regard, what trading technology are you deploying?
As I said earlier, we are inheriting the market and it is therefore imperative to be careful about how we distort the market dynamics. So the rules we are starting with are the existing rules, the technology we are starting with will be the existing technology. However, any technology complementary to the existing one will be thrown in, in due course. The technologies we have in the market are the Thompson Reuters and ICAP. But there are complementary technologies within the space of OTC market. We will allow the existing technology to operate as we start, then spend some time to appreciate all our technology requirements because it is not only trading technology that we require. We acquired from FMDA, a database which also traffics transactions to the Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS), which was a brilliant initiative under the FMDA. That technology is in place, people trade using Reuters and ICAP, so if we find any complementary technology, we will have it and then all these will traffic through the post-trade manager to the CSCS to settle. We will spend time to understand all our technology requirements, because it is not just about the trading platform, we also stakeholders who require reports. We have compliance report to give to SEC and we are trading on different systems. So there will be some common infrastructure to harmonise everything. We also have internal enterprise technology requirements.
Besides, we need to build to the standards of SEC. Do not forget, we have a shareholder in the NSE, who has recently implemented a new system. We are going to learn from them and see if we can leverage on that technology. So the way we are working is to start with what we inherited, introduce what is quickly complementary along that space before we start to talk of a more robust technology. But whatever we do, we have in mind the requirements of the institutional investors. We may add a complementary technology but it will be along the space of the people you already know before we then think of something more proprietary or a working relationship with the NSE on technology.
In very simple language, how will the Nigerian economy benefit from the operations of FMDQ? And what are your strategic plans to ensure you realise your vision?
If you look at the role we are playing, which will be the fixed income debt platform, then it is obvious that we need to look beyond those that are strong on their own to issue papers. And there is model of this in other countries. The smaller companies of this world, the SMEs of this world, the real sector, who have need for financing cannot list on the NSE, as there securities cannot meet the governance requirements of the NASD OTC but may require debt. We will, through innovation and working with the federal government, support these sorts of institutions. Again, our mission is to make the OTC financial market innovative and credible in support of the Nigerian economy. So this developmental area, we intend to pursue.
And looking at it from another area relating to the big institutions, we will be presenting to regulators a registration framework for the shorter end of the market – the commercial papers – and hopefully boost the corporates so as to free the banks' balance sheets of long-term financing. This, you agree with us, as the financial system gets more stable, the banking system will be stable. We will also promote a lot of securitisation. The more we introduce liquidity and ensure the liquidity of products and instruments, the more we are assisting in the oiling of the economy of Nigeria across every sector. So we have the vantage position of being the debt platform in this country.
But let talk of the sophisticated end. People that understand volatility need to hedge themselves – which are the financial security products, risks management products that we need to introduce. When a bank says I am looking at my asset and liability management, you need to think and say: If interest rates are likely to drop, how does it affect my revenue because you need stability of your interest earnings? All these things are not available today in quantum to assist available players. Therefore, apart from opportunity of employment we are going to create, we will finance contribution to the economy growth. Attraction of capital to the market is huge we will ensure capital inflow if we make our market competitive, if we make our market secure with documentation, with the framework, and if we make our market liquid and then there is diversification.
Regarding our strategy, our immediate focus will be market transparency. We need to quickly deal with that and in this quarter we are going to do a lot in respect of our market transparency.
By next year, we will look at the liquidity of the cash market, the repo market, the money market, forex market, bringing governance to make them very liquid.
The year after, we will be moving towards product diversification. For this, we will require a major programme of sensitisation because at the end of the day, these products are what the corporate treasurers of today would need. CBN has tried by introducing forex forward. But it is not only forex forward, there are other derivatives the CBN has approved but there is no capacity and these derivatives have not taken off. The corporate treasurers need to understand what they need. Interest rates are volatile, commodities price are volatile and the treasurers need to hedge against the adverse movement to their businesses. We will provide this solution going forward.
By year four, we would have established our linkage with the international market. What we have done is like charity beginning at home. And this is in line with FSS 2020. The first is strengthening the domestic market that is what we are doing. The second is integrating Nigeria with external markets. By year five, we will be wrapping up the unbundling of the major impact in the market by so many things we are going to do. Then we should have sorted out technology, seamless settlements, and have infrastructure in place to make dealing financial market exciting and a place of pride that people will want to be part of. We intend to have a lot of financial market education and people dreaming to be part of the process. So capacity and skills is what we will wrap up under our five-year strategy.
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Ginny Denver of Nashville wants to know what she did wrong. I tried to make whipped cream, but it turned out to be a liquid-like mess, she says.
Ginny, next time make sure your heavy whipping cream is cold, along with the bowl and the beaters you are going to use. That cold temperature helps the fat stay firm during the whipping process. I usually put the bowl and beaters in the freezer for about 15 minutes. Then treat it like egg whites. Start on medium-high speed and beat until it begins to thicken. Add powdered sugar gradually and continue beating until the cream stiffens and doubles in volume.
I am not a vegetarian, but the classic protein substitute for those who choose to go meatless is one of my favorite cooking ingredients. Im talking about the joy of soy and, in this case, its incredibly healthy tofu.
Now, before you roll your eyes and move on, just keep an open mind. There are mounting numbers of consumers who have been lured into sampling and then wholeheartedly embrace this soy product. I want you to be one of them!
Tofu is a soybean curd and has a soft, cheese-like consistency. It is made by curdling fresh hot soy milk and acts a bit like eggplant. By that, I mean it becomes almost sponge-like and has a miraculous ability to soak up any flavor that is added to it.
There are three main types on the market. My favorite is firm and this type can be marketed as firm or extra firm. It is dense and solid. I like it because it holds up well in stir-fry dishes, soups and on the grill.
Soft tofu is a terrific choice for recipes that call for blended tofu, and silken tofu is almost custard-like. It works well in pureed dishes and smoothies. Youll find them in the produce department of the supermarket.
Tofu is most commonly sold in water-filled tubs, vacuum packs or in aseptic brick packages. Unless it is aseptically packaged, it should be kept refrigerated. Once opened, leftover tofu should be covered in fresh water for storage. Then change the water daily to keep it fresh, and use within a week.
To reduce the amount of water in water-packed tofu, remove from the package and place the tofu in a shallow dish. Then stack another plate on top and continue to add weight to the plate with other items in your refrigerator. After 20 minutes, youll see plenty of water that can be discarded on the plate. It is ready to use or you can continue pressing to firm up the tofu for use.
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I love when a song comes out of nowhere to smack me up side the head when I'm least expecting it.
It happened to me recently when I tuned in to watch some of the Country Music Association awards. I wouldn't call myself a huge country music fan. But I think it is because when I was younger there was quite a difference between country music and rock 'n roll.
So I'm sitting on my couch and Keith Urban takes the stage along with Zac Brown to perform Urban's "Georgia Woods" and I'm just blown away. Is this country music? If so, I'm going to be listening to a lot more of it.
I have not been able to get this tune out of my head for days now and I never realized that Urban could play the guitar the way he does. He can flat out send the shivers up your spine and into your brain - which is a great feeling.
Check out this video of the CMA performance uploaded by FruAmanda on YouTube. See how Urban becomes one with the guitar ... you can feel what he's playing. Turn it up loud.
I had to immediately add "Georgia Woods" from Urban's "Get Closer" album to my music collection. I'll listen to it whenever I need a pick me up.
"THE VOICE" MAKES CUTS - So last week I confessed to a little guilty pleasure of mine. I've become addicted to "The Voice." There have been many shows like this over the past few years but this one has me on the edge of my seat.
Last week Blake Shelton, Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine and CeeLo Green had to cut their teams of five singers down to three. America voted to keep two singers from each team and then the coaches had to save one of the remaining three from their squads. I thought I could probably pick the three singers who would advance from each team. But following the cutdown show last Thursday it became apparent that I thought wrong.
Now keep in mind that everyone up on the stage is talented at this point in the competition. But I did find myself yelling at the television a couple of times when Blake Shelton kept Michaela Paige over country singer Liz Davis and Adam Levine decided to keep Melanie Martinez over Loren Allred. Of course, that's just my opinion. I know when the judges dramatically wrestle with which singer to save from elimination, they are sincere.
I think some of the singers gain momentum with their stage presence, as well. It was obvious from watching the show that America loves Dez Duron, Cassadee Pope and Bryan Keith. America also was impressed with Sylvia Yacoub's performance in which she incorporated her piano skills.
The competition continues this week and I think CeeLo's team is loaded with Trevin Hunte, Nicholas David and Cody Belew. However, Levine has a great singer in Amanda Brown and Shelton has a strong contender in Scottish artist Terry McDermott. I think Aguilera's team may have the biggest challenge ahead (so figure the champion to come from her team).
Of course you never can tell what will happen. Singers could go out this week and have an off night or pick a song that really doesn't suit their style. We'll just have to see ... that's what makes it so much fun.


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You know a musical is floundering when its most potent moment is completely silent. In Connect-Disconnect, a busy signal of a musical double header at the Midtown International Theatre Festival, the only scene that resounds with reality occurs at the start of the second act when a man named Barry and a woman named May sit at opposite ends of a stage-spanning conference table. Looking out at us rather than each other, unable to summon speech for an immeasurably long time and their faces drawn with despondence, they convey a loss, a pain, and a humanity that no other words or notes in this show can match.
It turns out that this New York couple has come together for divorce arbitration. (Yes, this is the "Disconnect" of the title.) The reason they're separating is ostensibly adultery, but the real impetus is... too ridiculous to discuss here, frankly. Not because the problem itself is laughable, but because it doesn't give way easily to a life-changing plot point without bringing unintended humorous baggage along for the ride. That the characters themselves treat it with the dread seriousness of victims of a carpet bombing instead of acknowledging and thus controlling its crippling absurdity, makes it all the funnier and more inappropriate.
In watching a story about a marriage falling apart, you should be fighting back tears, not peals of laughter. But that's the way it goes in this show, which originated in Sweden and, despite Ola Hörling's original book and lyrics being translated and adapted into English by Owen Robertson, often still feels as if it takes place there. Robertson's limp lyrics, which are repetitive, minimally invasive, and leave no feeling or rhyming unstrained, don't communicate the tragedy of the dissolution of Barry and May's union in the second act, or the difficulty of a completely different English couple forming such bonds in the first. Jan-Erik Sääf's music is tinklingly pleasant in the present, but utterly unmemorable.
It's the conceit of the show, which Rick Jacobs has passably directed, that men and women are all basically the same and tend to repeat the same mistakes. Fishmonger Peter and policewoman Karen, who spend the first act courting over the Internet and in person on what initially seems like a disastrous blind date, are presented as the epitome of poor boyfriend and girlfriend material, the disingenuous folks so desperate for contact they'll say and do anything to get it and worry about the consequences later. If it works out for them, apparently in a big way, it's still clear that the writers see them as merely a stepping stone to Barry-and-May-style trouble further down the line.
Perhaps in Sweden this is all quite daring. In America, it's rather less so. Rodgers and Hammerstein expertly wove the light, the dark, and the celestial into Carousel 64 years ago, providing a musical-theatre baseline for charting relationship function and dysfunction that's not easily matched. The first act's trite book and lyrics, which emphasize the couple's fading youth and burgeoning self-concern with songs that cater to impossible ideals ("Imagine Someone," "Give Me a Real Man," "Give Me a Real Girl"), are pre-schematic musical comedy; Act II focuses so on the couple's lack of chemistry that they don't seem to even be in the same show until the temporarily haunting finale, an it-should-have-been-you number called "If Anyone."
Both couples are played by Derek Keeling (a Danny Zuko finalist on NBC's Grease-y reality show, You're the One That I Want) and Heather Laws (from the John Doyle Company), who are fighting an impossible battle to keep themselves and their characters honest. Acting-wise, Keeling has one good moment, his kamikaze introductory phone call as Peter, and Laws performs an intriguing slow-motion shatter across the whole of Act II; both, however, sound very silly in their unnecessarily broad English accents, and Keeling's perilously thin high notes do nothing to help his late-show soul-searching songs.
The actors are, however, likable enough, even if they don't make the logical leap of really getting us to like the characters, too. But who can blame them? The authors - whatever their native languages - haven't written Connect/Disconnect to be original enough for American audiences, who continually need new and compelling reasons to care about troubles that have long been done and overdone on the musical stage.
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PSF Kick-Off Party: Science Carnival After Hours
The most ironic part about being a nerd as a grownup is the realization that, in adulthood, nerds are the cool kids. Yet, by the time you're an adult, you really don't give a shit about being cool anymore. (Thanks for that plot twist, Universe!) Just know this: Nerds party heartily. And, to kick off the fourth annual Philadelphia Science Festival, party we shall.
As part of the 10-day-long celebration's launch soiree, Science Carnival After Hours, attendees of legal drinking age may enjoy "activities created just for adults." Even better is that we get our own beer, with Yard's Brewery supplying the 2014 Official Science Festival draft. In addition to the revelry and like-minded company, good followers of geekdom may also enjoy the speaking stylings of Dr. Ron Eglash, professor of science and technology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Eglash, a Fulbright scholar with expertise in cybernetics and systems engineering, will very likely offers greetings and salutations to all present, followed by Philly's own Nintendo-geek-turned-composer Paul Weinstein, aka Chipocrite, booping and beeping his way through a performance. Weinstein has gained national attention and fame for his novel way of creating original musical compositions using Game Boys as instruments.
Whatever your scientific interest or persuasion, this event's a great way to demonstrate that not only have the nerds become victorious in adulthood: We're downright magnanimous about it. And, really, can you blame us? // JOSH KRUGER
6:30pm. $10-$15. Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St. 215.448.1346. philasciencefestival.org
Shen Yun
Shen Yun takes on the daunting task of conveying 5,000 years worth of ancient Chinese history in one single performance. Colorful costumes and impeccable choreography highlight this critically-acclaimed example of poetry in motion. 7:30pm. $60-150. Merriam Theater, 250 S. Broad St. 215.893.1999. shenyun.com
Antiques Show Preview Party
Throughout its 53-year existence, the Philadelphia Antiques Show has asserted itself as one of the city's premier tourist destinations for those looking to spice up their living rooms with elegant trappings. Tonight's preview party offers visitors the chance to have an early look at what's for sale. 5pm. $150-$600. Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch St. thephiladelphiaantinquesshow.org
The N Crowd Anniversary Show
The N Crowd celebrates nine years of incredible short-form improv with an anniversary show at the Ruba Club. With more than 500 performances under their belts, the N Crowd has become a staple of the Philly comedy scene, creating unique shows each night full of hilarious unscripted comedy. 8pm. $12-$15. Ruba Club, 416 Green St. 215.627.9831. phillyncrowd.com
Twilight in the Gardens
Philadelphia's Magic Gardens kicks off its Twilight in the Gardens series—which will take place on the fourth Friday of every month through October—with a performance by New York's Loop 2.4.3., a percussion duo that also combines electronic and classical influences. 7pm. $8-10. Philadelphia's Magic Gardens, 1020 South St. 215.733.0390. phillymagicgardens.org
Philly Brick Fest LEGO Fan Festival
With over 70,000 square feet of creations and interactive activities, the Philly Brick Fest—a celebration of all that can be constructed with LEGO—looks to be an explosion of imagination through the medium of those pegged plastic blocks. "The idea behind the event," says Chad Collins, its organizer, "is to give fire to the youngest LEGO builders. As a parent, you see the potential, and you see it unlock something in your child's brain that helps in engineering and helps them in math and science."
Firing up young minds with LEGO is something about which Collins knows a great deal. Not long after he gave his daughter her first LEGO set, she became so enamored with the toy, she requested her own YouTube channel to talk about them. Your Creative Friends, the show the two of them do together, currently has over 16,000 subscribers. But most importantly, it plugged Collins into the LEGO building community that made Philly Brick Fest possible.
Immense LEGO displays that portray scenes of our city, the Liberty Bell and the Love Park sculpture will be featured, as will a Brick Fest Derby, where you can build your own derby car and race it down the 20-lane, 35-feet-long track. The Brick Fest Theater will show LEGO animated videos and present The Brick Show trivia game. And most importantly, there will be a "free-build" area, with tens of thousands of LEGO bricks ready to be played with by inventive kids of every age. // JARED AXELROD
Through Sun., April 27. $15. The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, 100 Station Ave, Oaks. 484.754.EXPO. phillybrickfest.com
Flavors of the Avenue
Sample food and drink from 28 of Passyunk Square's award winning restaurants—including Birra, Cantina Los Caballitos, Chiarella's, Ippolito's, Le Virtu, Noord, Will BYOB and more—under one huge tent. The mouth-watering tasting event also features a craft show hosted by Crafty Balboa and live music performed by We Are Fauna and the Drive-Ins. Noon. $30. East Passyunk Ave between Tasker and Morris Streets. 215.336.1455. visiteastpassyunk.com
Uhuru Flea Market in Clark Park
Uhuru flea markets help support self-determination programs looking to spread health, education and economic prosperity within the African community. This week's sale includes art, jewelry, books, clothes and food, with proceeds benefitting the African People's Education and Defense Fund. 9am. Clark Park, 43rd and Chestnut sts. 215.546.1485
Discovery Day: Naturepalooza
This Science Fest family event honors Earth Day with a mix of interactive events and nature walks. Live music, storytelling and environmentally-themed activities mark this great outdoor event, which also feature delicious food truck eats. 11am. Free. The Schuylkill Center, 8480 Hagy's Mill Rd. philasciencefestival.org
Relay For Life of Saint Joseph's University
The American Cancer Society's signature all-night event features music, food, dancing and much more in the name of cancer awareness and research funding. 7pm. Hagan Arena, 5600 City Ave. 215.985.5335. relayforlife.org
CORA Services Family Festival and Craft Fair
CORA Services, devoted to the assistance of children and families experiencing emotional and academic challenges, presents their family themed day of fun. The Festival and Craft Fair features child-friendly games and activities, food trucks and a talent showcase featuring area students. 11am. Free. CORA Services, 8540 Verree Rd. coraservices.org
Murder at the Mütter
Philadelphia's most fascinating museum hosts an afternoon of murder mystery and forensic investigation. Are a string of Philadelphia murders the work of a serial killer? A team of investigators and forensic experts explain the science of criminal investigation and help solve the crime. 2:30pm. $30-$40. Mütter Museum, 19 S. 22nd St. 215.563.3737. muttermuseum.org
Brides Night Out Philly
Brides-to-be in Philly can get a jump on their special day with this all-inclusive bridal event. Meet with the area's fashion experts, gaze at an exclusive bridal trunk show, and enjoy express mobile spa services, including manicure, makeup applications and trial hairstyles for the big day. 12:30pm. Dollface Studios, 1639 N. Hancock St. bnophilly.com
A young girl battles the pulls of love and luxury in Jules Massenet's most popular opera. Musical director Christofer Macatsoris presents a fresh take on the classic, sung in French with English supertitles. 7:30pm. $10-$60. Helen Corning Warden Theater, 1920 Spruce St. 215.735.1685. avaopera.org
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Columnist Bob Kravitz wrote about former Fever player Tully Bevilaqua's marriage to another woman, and her disappointment over Indiana's proposed gay marriage ban.
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After Dan Carpenter retired, I worried that no one at The Star would express my viewpoint on issues. After reading The Star on Jan. 30, I feel relieved that some who have the ear of the editor speak for me. Erika Smith's column on the proposed changes to welfare and Bob Kravitz's on the gay marriage ban and how it would affect two well-known, well-respected Fever personnel were both on target. Thanks to Erika and Bob for speaking for me.
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Pakistan has carried out its first execution in over five years, sparking criticism from human rights activists.
Jail official Abdullah Khan Niazi says authorities hanged Mohammed Hussain early on Thursday morning in Mianwali city in central Punjab province. Hussain was an army soldier who was sentenced to death in 2009 for murdering one of his colleagues.
It was the first execution since the current government came to power in 2008. President Asif Ali Zardari placed an unofficial moratorium on executions after he was elected.
But Niazi said that the president and the head of the army, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, rejected Hussain's mercy petition.
Zaman Khan, an official at the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, criticized the execution, saying it indicates the government has changed its policy. - Sapa-AP
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Addis Acolytes: Debo Band
The best local band you'll hear in a Boston rock club this month doesn't play rock.
It takes a special sound to stitch together a national fan base of NPR-listening intellectuals, Pitchfork-reading indie snobs, and African expats. A sound like the one produced by the Boston-based Debo Band, an 11-person powerhouse that plays funky, soul-stirring Ethiopian music and features a full horn section, an accordion, two violins, and seriously loud guitars, bass, and drums.
In the past year and a half, Debo Band has filled some of the largest stages in rock music. And this summer the band released its debut album on the legendary indie-rock label Sub Pop. Now it's poised to join the Dropkick Murphys and Passion Pit as one of the biggest bands to emerge from Boston in recent history. Not bad for a J.P. group led by a sax player, Danny Mekonnen, who has both personal and musical roots in Africa.
In the 1970s, Mekonnen's parents fled the oppressive military junta in Ethiopia and settled down in Texas. Thanks to his family, Mekonnen grew up listening to Ethiopian ballads, jazz, and soul, and his love for all of it fueled his studies at Harvard, where he earned a master's in ethnomusicology.
In 2006, while living in J.P., Mekonnen decided to put together his own band, inviting local Ethiopian musicians as well as a few rock, jazz, and classical players to join the group. In the beginning, Mekonnen did almost all the arrangements, influenced by the likes of Haile Selassie's Theatre Orchestra and Imperial Bodyguard Band. As time went on, other band members began contributing pieces, but Debo's style remained based on the traditional Ethiopian pentatonic scale, which infuses danceable rhythms with haunting, aching melodies.
Mekonnen credits much of Debo's power and cohesion to the band's trips to Ethiopia. "Parts of it were surreal," he says, "being there with my friends from Jamaica Plain…. It felt meaningful and profound. The musicians there said we found our own sound, and we all came back inspired by that."
Source URL: http://www.bostonmagazine.com/arts-entertainment/article/2012/12/03/debo-band/


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Reduced Intensity Conditioning Transplantation Versus Standard of Care in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
This study is currently recruiting participants. (see Contacts and Locations)
Verified March 2013 by Vastra Gotaland Region
Vastra Gotaland Region
The Canadian Blood and Marrow Transplant Group
Australasian Leukaemia and Lymphoma Group
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Vastra Gotaland Region
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
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Last updated: February 1, 2015
Last verified: March 2013
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This study compares overall survival between patients with acute myeloid leukemia, who are in complete remission following initial treatment with chemotherapy and whose remission is maintained either with a transplantation of stem cells obtained from a sibling or unrelated donor or with standard treatment, which is additional chemotherapy.
The study hypothesis is that the group transplanted with stem cells from a donor will have a superior survival compared with patients treated with standard of care.
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Procedure: Reduced Intensity Conditioning Stem Cell Transplantation
Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Phase III Clinical Study of Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation With Reduced Conditioning (RICT) Versus Best Standard of Care in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)in First Complete Remission
Resource links provided by NLM:
Genetics Home Reference related topics: core binding factor acute myeloid leukemia cytogenetically normal acute myeloid leukemia familial acute myeloid leukemia with mutated CEBPA
MedlinePlus related topics: Acute Myeloid Leukemia Leukemia
Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center resources: Acute Myeloid Leukemia Acute Non Lymphoblastic Leukemia Myeloid LeukemiaU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Vastra Gotaland Region:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Overall survival at 3 years after inclusion [ Time Frame: From inclusion until death from any cause or after 36 months, whichever comes first ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Time to relapse from inclusion up to 3 years [ Time Frame: Time between inclusion and date of relapse or after 36 months, whichever comes first. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Quality of life at 12, 24 and 36 months post inclusion [ Time Frame: From inclusion until relapse or death from any cause or at 6, 12, 24 and 36 months, whichever comes first. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- In RICT patients only: Safety and feasibility of the procedure from inclusion to 3 years [ Time Frame: Non-relapse mortality (NRM) and overall survival at two occasions up to 36 months after inclusion. ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- In RICT patients: Incidence & severity of acute and chronic GvHD from transplantation to three years after inclusion [ Time Frame: From transplantation until end of study, up to 36 months after inclusion. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- In RICT patients: Rate of complete or partial chimerism from transplant to 3 months [ Time Frame: At Day +100 post Tx ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- In RICT patients: Safety and efficacy of DLI for relapse or MRD from transplant to 3 years [ Time Frame: From transplantation until end of study, up to 36 months after inclusion. ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|December 2003
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|March 2016
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|September 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Stem cell transplant (RICT)
Receiving intervention consisting of Reduced Intensity Conditioning Stem Cell Transplantation
Procedure: Reduced Intensity Conditioning Stem Cell Transplantation
One of the following conditioning regimens:
No Intervention: Control arm
Treatment according to standard of care, i.e. not undergoing RICT
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|51 Years to 70 Years
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Newly diagnosed patients with de novo or secondary AML
- Intermediate or poor risk
- In first complete remission
- Age 51-70 years
- Fit for the procedure
- Fit for further consolidation chemotherapy
Exclusion Criteria:
- Planned for a full-dose allogeneic transplant
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00342316
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00342316
|Contact: Mats Brune, MD, PhD
|+46 31 342 7349
|Contact: Elisabeth Wallhult, RN
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|Canada, Manitoba
|Cancer Care Manitoba
|Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3E 0V9
|Contact: Christopher Bredeson, M.D.
|Contact: Jamie Vaughn, R.N.
|Principal Investigator: Christopher Bredeson, M.D.
|Sub-Investigator: Matthew Sheftel, M.D.
|Canada, Ontario
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|Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8N 3Z5
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|Contact: Tammy DeGelder, R.N.
|Principal Investigator: Irwin Walker, M.D.
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|Contact: Mitchell Sabloff, M.D.
|Contact: Nathalie Vrana, R.N.
|Principal Investigator: Mitchell Sabloff, M.D.
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|Contact: Nancy Hutchison, R.N.
|Principal Investigator: Ahmad Galal, M.D.
|Hématologie, Hospital CHA Enfant-Jésus
|Quebec, Canada, G1J 1Z4
|Contact: Robert Delage, M.D. firstname.lastname@example.com
|Contact: Jaqueline Poulin, R.N. email@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Robert Delage, M.D.
|Dept of Hematology, University Hospital
|Freiburg, Germany, 79106
|Contact: Jürgen Finke, MD, PhD +49 761 270 3679 firstname.lastname@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Jürgen Finke, MD, PhD
|Section of Hematology, National Hospital
|Oslo, Norway, 0027
|Contact: Lorentz Brinch, MD, PhD +47 2307 0000 email@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Lorentz Brinch, MD, PhD
|Department of Hematology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital
|Goteborg, Sweden, 41345
|Contact: Mats Brune, MD, PhD +46 31 342 7349 email@example.com
|Contact: Elisabeth Wallhult, RN +46 31 342 8408 firstname.lastname@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Mats Brune, M.D., Ph.D.
Sponsors and Collaborators
Vastra Gotaland Region
The Canadian Blood and Marrow Transplant Group
Australasian Leukaemia and Lymphoma Group
|Principal Investigator:
|Mats Brune, MD, PhD
|Göteborg University
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Keywords provided by Vastra Gotaland Region:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on November 27, 2015
No publications provided
|Responsible Party:
|Vastra Gotaland Region
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00342316 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|June 20, 2006
|Last Updated:
|February 1, 2015
|Health Authority:
|Sweden: Swedish National Council on Medical Ethics
Keywords provided by Vastra Gotaland Region:
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Stem Cell Transplantation
Reduced Intensity Conditioning
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Leukemia, Myeloid
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
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Almond milk is basically not a true milk. It is made from ground soaked almonds and water. For sweeten the milk some times few dates are added. Almond milk is used substitute for real milk. In case of real milk gets over we can use Almond milk.
Basically, almonds are highly nutritious. By soaking almonds in water we may get certain benefits. One serving of unsweetened almond milk gives you around 90 calories. It contains around 3 gms of fat, 1 gm of fiber and 1 gm of protein. It is free of cholesterol and saturated fat. It is rich in vitamins and minerals and omega fatty acids. Level of manganese, selenium and vitamin E is quite high in almond milk. Almond milk does have 30% of your daily calcium. Read more on almond milk nutrition facts.
Preparation of almond milk is very easy. And we can store in any where. By drinking almonds milk, your bones become healthy. In this milk cholesterol percentage is zero. Hence it reduces heart diseases.
It is risky for those with low thyroid functions. The chemicals present in them inhibit thyroid function as they interfere with the iodine intake.
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What is environmental choreography? Does it relate to local people's culture, tradition, and values? Who's the pioneer of this genre? Why is it called 'Environmental Choreography'?
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Myra Bairstow is the co-author and director of the Manierre Dawson Catalogue Raisonné. Ms. Bairstow is an independent scholar and curator specializing in the work of Manierre Dawson. She has collaborated with The Hollis Taggart Galleries and co-curated groundbreaking exhibitions including "Manierre Dawson: American Pioneer of Abstract Art" (New York), "Manierre Dawson: New Revelations" (Chicago) and "Manierre Dawson: A Catalogue Raisonné" (New York).
In addition to her work on Dawson, Ms. Bairstow is one of the leading scholars on the painting entitled 'Suicide of Dorothy Hale' by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Ms. Bairstow's decade of research into Dorothy Hale's life and mysterious death has rewritten the history of the painting. Her play, 'The Rise of Dorothy Hale' was produced Off-Broadway. NBC featured Ms. Bairstow's research and her play in a documentary they produced on Kahlo, entitled 'Frida'. Ms. Bairstow is currently working on a book about Dorothy Hale.
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Monday 29 October 2012
WICKED, the record-breaking West End musical now in its 7th smash hit year at the Apollo Victoria Theatre, is pleased to release the first pictures of Louise Dearman as Elphaba, who will play her first performance tonight (29 October 2012).
Louise Dearman previously played Glinda to huge acclaim (from March 2010 to December 2011) and is the first actress to have starred in both leading roles in the nearly decade-long history of the global musical phenomenon.
From tonight (29 October 2012) Wicked stars: Louise Dearman (Elphaba), Gina Beck (Glinda), Ben Freeman (Fiyero), Louise Plowright (Madame Morrible), Keith Bartlett (The Wizard), Christopher Howell (Doctor Dillamond), Sam Lupton (Boq), Katie Rowley Jones (Nessarose), Hayley Gallivan (Standby Elphaba), Lucy van Gasse (Standby Glinda), Florence Andrews, Gemma Atkins, William Bozier, Oliver Brenin, Lauren Brooke, Philip Catchpole, Aisling Duffy, Chlöe Hart, Jacqueline Hughes, Robert Jones, Sophie Linder Lee, Tania Mathurin, Marc McBride, Stacey McGuire, Tom Muggeridge, Sean Parkins, Michelle Pentecost, Stuart Ramsay, Lindsay Taylor, Paulo Teixeira, Justin Thomas, Hannah Toy, Matt Turner, Oliver Watton and Jason Winter.
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Critic's Choice - Hidden Utopias
I was looking at an Ordnance Survey map for Surrey when I saw something intriguing on the outskirts of Esher, close to one of the UK's most celebrated landscape gardens, Claremont. It's a settlement with a plan consisting of an outer octagon around two concentric circles, all linked by radial roads at regular intervals in a way that recalls in miniature those Renaissance schemes for 'ideal cities'. So
what's this geometric purity doing in suburban Surrey? The answer comes in Gillian Darley's Villages of Vision: A Study of Strange Utopias, published in 1975 and now available in a new edition (Five Leaves, £14.99). It's a village dating from c. 1917, founded on the bequest of department store magnate William Whiteley as a haven for deserving pensioners – almshouses for the 20th century.
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VERMILION -- Police caught two boys, both 11, who set the Vermilion Middle School playground on fire, causing $30,000 in damage.
Police were sent to the playground at the Vermilion Middle School just after 3 p.m. Monday for a report of a fire.
The officer arrived and saw three young juveniles running from the scene. The only description was one of the juveniles had on blue shorts and possibly a grey shirt.
The officer spoke with a neighbor who stated that he did not observe any juveniles but had come out after the fire started. While speaking with him, another person walked by and said that there was a bike left along side of the South Street Pre-School building.
The officer went to see if the bike had a license. While walking over to the bike he noticed a lighter, lighter fluid and a pack of cigarettes under a slide at the Pre-School playground.
He took it as evidence. He then looked toward the fire and saw two boys and one girl watching the fire burn. One of the boys had blue shorts and a grey T-shirt. He then went to speak with them.
As he got closer he recognized the three.
Being the SRO, he had dealt with the two boys on several occasions.
They all three said that they saw three teenagers running from the playground. One had a "DC" hat and a Bob Marley shirt on. One boy said he recognized one teen.
The officer knew the teen had moved away several years ago.
A school official said the damage was about $30,000 and that there was a dummy camera on the corner of the old South St. School.
The officier spoke to the girl privately and said there were cameras and we would be able to see what happened.
She then said she met the two boys at the playground. She said that they had smoke bombs and where lighting them off. She stated that she didn't know what happened but when she turned around the playground was on fire and one boy was trying to put it out with his shoe but couldn't.
She said the fire got really big and they ran and called 911.
The officer spoke to one of the boys privately and he told the same story.
The second boy said the other boy stole lighter fluid from Drug Mart. He said that they went to the playground to meet the girl.
Police charged both boys with arson, a 4th degree felony.
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SACRAMENTO (AP) - California lawmakers are still trying to pass
a massive $42 billion budget-balancing plan after a marathon
weekend session that produced some last-minute fireworks but no
agreement on a key part of the plan - $14.4 billion in higher
Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento,
angrily adjourned proceedings shortly before 9 p.m. Sunday after a
Republican lawmaker complained that the hours of negotiations and
debate that began Saturday night had been a charade.
Steinberg said that lawmakers would meet again Monday to try to
salvage the combination of spending cuts, tax hikes and additional
borrowing designed to erase the deficit.
"We're going to come back at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning, and
we're going to stay and we're going to work again and we are going
to come back every day until we get this done," he said. "This
will get done, and it will get done with the framework that has
been presented to you as a result of 90 days of work by your
elected leaders."
He criticized Sen. Sam Aanestad, R-Grass Valley, and other
Republicans opposed to the tax increases.
"I just wish you could deviate just a little bit from your
philosophy, from the endless mantra of no new revenue, no new
revenue ever, and be a participant and partner with us in solving
this problem," he said.
Aanestad prompted Steinberg's response by complaining that the
budget-balancing package had been put together without public
hearings and that the weekend session had a been "charade."
"What have we done in the last 24 hours?" Aanestad asked.
"The answer is nothing. ... Why were we here? At what cost to
staff, to the sergeants (at arms), to our families, to the people
of California? We are going to come back tomorrow. Are we going to
do the same thing?"
The proposed tax hikes include an increase of 1 cent on the
dollar in the state sales tax, a 12-cent-a-gallon hike in the
gasoline tax and a boost in vehicle licensing fees.
The measure also includes a one-time, 5-percent income tax
surcharge for taxpayers who owe money to the state at the end of
2009. The surcharge would drop to 2.5 percent if California gets
its expected share of money from the federal stimulus bill.
Many of the tax hikes would remain in effect through the 2013-14
fiscal year if voters approve a cap on state spending at a special
election Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger plans to call in May. That deal
is designed to limit opposition to the spending cap, which was
sought by Republicans as part of the budget deal.
Steinberg said that the Assembly was ready to approve the tax
bill, but that Republicans refused to supply enough votes to get it
out of the Senate. It needs a two-thirds majority to reach the
governor's desk.
Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders from both parties warned
that California faces insolvency unless the Legislature enacts a
midyear budget fix.
"I don't know what it takes for people to believe this really
is a crisis," said Senate Budget Committee chair Denise Ducheny,
D-San Diego. "Maybe with a little sleep folks will appreciate the
fact the governor and the leaders and many of us believe we have a
The state controller already has delayed refund checks owed
taxpayers and payments to state vendors because of the state's
revenue shortage. And some 2,000 public works projects have been
stopped because the state has no money to pay for them.
Schwarzenegger, meanwhile, has ordered furloughs for state
government workers and has threatened layoffs for as many as
Meanwhile, California's credit rating is so bad the state can't
get loans.
"The only alternative now is to literally go insolvent and over
the cliff, and many of us believe that is irresponsible and giving
up our constitutional responsibilities," said Assembly Minority
Leader Mike Villines, R-Clovis.
The Assembly and Senate approved the relatively non-controversial bills in the package late Saturday night. Before it adjourned, the Senate reversed its approval of many of those secondary bills, pending the outcome of the tax fight.
Democrats need at least three Republican votes in each house to
approve the tax measure and several other parts of the package.
After meeting Sunday afternoon with the governor and legislative
leaders, Steinberg said he was one vote short of a two-thirds
majority in the 40-seat Senate.
The broad outlines of the latest budget proposal have not
changed for several days: $15.1 billion in cuts, $14.4 billion in
temporary tax increases and $11.4 billion in borrowing. The package
also would send five ballot measures to voters in a special
election to be held May 19.
Most Republicans opposed the budget plan, unwilling to raise
taxes to deal with the state's historic deficit.
The budget package was contained in a series of some 26 bills
and constitutional amendments.
It's designed to fill California's budget gap through June 2010
if voters also approve a number of related measures at the ballot.
Those include a state spending cap, a plan to sell bonds based on
future lottery proceeds and approval to shift money from accounts
for mental health and child-development programs.
The weekend session came at the end of a frenetic week of
closed-door negotiations, and disrupted Valentine's Day and holiday
weekend plans for lawmakers, their staffs and others.
California's deficit has exploded in the face of a worsening
recession that has seen the state's unemployment rate rise to 9.3
percent, a 15-year high. Sales, property, capital gains and income
taxes have plunged in recent months.
Lawmakers have been deadlocked over finding a compromise for
months in large part because of the legislative hurdle they must
overcome to pass a budget. California is just one of three states,
along with Arkansas and Rhode Island, to require a two-thirds
majority vote.
Sen. George Runner, R-Lancaster, said voting for tax increases
carries inherent risks, especially for lawmakers running in
conservative districts.
"Voting for raising taxes is, in my view, a career-ending
move," said Runner, the Senate Republicans' caucus chair.
Associated Press Writers Don Thompson, Judy Lin and Samantha
Young contributed to this report.


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Festival of the Assamese New Year which falls in mid-April. During this festival the markets and homes are flooded with sweetmeats. It also marks the arrival of Assamese New Year(around April 15). Through this festival Assamese welcome the season of seed sowing and pray for a great harvest. The festival stretches for several days. During the festival the womenfolk get busy making delicious Pitha, larus(traditional food prepared from rice and coconut) and Jolpan.Rongali Utsav is the time to prepare the fields for crops. The first day of the festival is called 'Goru Bihu' or 'Cow Bihu'. On this day cows are bathed at the nearby ponds and decorated with leaves. They are given good food and are treated like guests. Throwing pieces of aubergine, turmeric and gourd on the cattle is one of the rituals observed during the first day of the festival. The remaining days of the festival are called 'Manuh Bihu'. During the festival Bihu dance is performed by young people with great joy. The dance is performed on folk songs known as Bihu Songs. Pepa (a flute made of buffalo horns), drums,dhol, tala(a cymbal), gogona (a bamboo instrument) and toka (a bamboo clapper) are the instruments used in Bihu folk songs.
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text: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program State of Montana SNAP Program Overview Effective October 1, 2008 the federal Food Stamp Program was renamed the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The name change more accurately reflects the mission of providing supplemental food and nutrition assistance to low income people. SNAP recipients use EBT cards, which are similar to debit cards, to purchase food in authorized retail stores. Who Is Eligible To Participate In The Program? *Please Read This Before You Apply For Snap Benefits. People who live together and buy food and prepare meals together are grouped as a "household" for SNAP. Husbands and wives, and children under age 22 living with their natural, adoptive or stepparents must be considered as one household. Household members that wish to be included must be U.S. citizens or legal aliens. Household members that wish to be included must furnish or apply for a social security number. Income and resource guidelines listed in this overview must be met. Able-bodied household members who are age 16 through 59 must register for work, and may be required to participate in a SNAP Employment and Training Program unless a specified exemption is met. Where Do Households Go To Apply For Snap Benefits? Apply online at apply.mt.gov. Call or visit your local Office of Public Assistance. Download the PDF application. Expedited Services The intent of expedited services is to make food benefits available within seven calendar days of the application date to eligible households who meet the following criteria: Households with less than $150 in monthly gross income and $100 or less in liquid resources; or Migrant or seasonal farm worker households with $100 or less in liquid resources; OR Households with a combined monthly gross income and liquid resources less than the household's monthly rent (or mortgage) and utilities. Financial Criteria Income Households who meet the gross and net income standards listed below may participate in SNAP. Households who meet the gross monthly income standard are then evaluated for the net monthly income standard after allowable deductions have been taken into consideration. SNAP INCOME LIMITS October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015 Households that meet Expanded Categorical Eligibility criteria All Other Households People in Household Gross Monthly Income Standard Net Monthly Income Standard People in Household Gross Monthly Income Standard Net Monthly Income Standard 1 $1,946 $ 973 1 $1,265 $973 2 $2,622 $1,311 2 $1,705 $1,311 3 $3,300 $1,650 3 $2,144 $1,650 4 $3,976 $1,988 4 $2,584 $1,988 5 $4,652 $2,326 5 $3,024 $2,326 6 $5,330 $2,665 6 $3,464 $2,665 7 $6,006 $3,003 7 $3,904 $3,003 8 $6,682 $3,341 8 $4,344 $3,341 Each Additional Member +$678 +$339 Each Additional Member Resources Resources of individuals that meet the Expanded Categorical Eligibility criteria are excluded. If all members of your household meet Expanded Categorical Eligibility criteria all household resources will be excluded. In order to determine if members of your household meet this criteria please contact your local Office of Public Assistance. If the household does not meet Expanded Categorical Eligibility criteria, countable household resources cannot exceed: $3,000 for households that include a member age 60 or over, or include a disabled household member, and $2000 for all other households. The home you live in, vehicles, tax-preferred educational and retirement accounts, and combat-related military pay are excluded as resources. Households in which all household members are receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) cash assistance, tribal TANF cash assistance, or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) are not subject to a resource limit. Deductions Allowable deductions for SNAP are listed below. The following deductions can be subtracted from countable income when determining a household's SNAP benefits: Twenty percent (20%) of the total gross earned income for each household; A standard deduction of the net income limit based on the household size; Certain dependent-care costs; Legally owed and paid child support; A percentage of shelter costs; and A medical expense deduction can be allowed for the portion of non-reimbursable medical expenses that exceed $35 per month per household. This deduction is allowed for elderly and disabled household members. Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) The State of Montana has implemented an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) System for the delivery of SNAP benefits. The EBT System eliminated paper food stamp coupons. Instead, SNAP participants are issued a debit card (called the Montana Access Card) for purchasing food products. All Montana EBT participants have access to a help desk hotline (1-866-850-1556). This interactive voice response system provides functions such as PIN selection, balance inquiry, and review of the last 10 transactions, as well as help with EBT system problems. SNAP benefits are electronically transferred to an account linked to the participant's debit card. Participants use the debit card, along with their personal identification number (PIN), to purchase food using an online system similar to commercial point of sale (POS) services. Farmers Market EBT debit cards can be used to buy fresh produce at participating Farmers Markets. SNAP Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Program (SNAP ED) SNAP Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Program goals are to assist SNAP eligible participants in making healthy food choices within a limited budget and adding more physical active throughout their day consistent with the current Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Montana's SNAP-Ed program is managed by a contract with Montana State University Extension. Montana State University Extension provides SNAP-Ed classes to youth and adults. Youth classes are provided to 1st, 3rd, and 5th grades during the school year. Adult classes are taught in a series of eight classes. SNAP-Ed Adult participants may be single or a family; households must be eligible for SNAP benefits. 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