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Back from a long, long break I dive into the new IPO comp as well as tasty tunes from Secret Powers, Frank Bango, The Everyday Things, Shoes and many more.
In this episode we go all "meta." It's all music about music this time 'round.
Kicking the crap out of the winter doldrums via the bludgeon of three minute power pop tunes.
New stuff from Bo-Dogs, The Well Wishers, Mothboxer, Lannie Flowers and The Maharajas. Classics from Artful Dodger and Orbits! Fun stuff throughout.
A look at "big" recordings that harken back to the days when albums were albums and record company accountants were scared.
A random selection of power pop tunes. The first in an occasional series.
We take a little trip Down Under with a quick tour through the world of Aussie power pop.
More songs to soothe the savage beast within us all.
Another dozen power pop tracks to excite and soothe all at once.

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- Beds: 4
- Total Rooms: 8
- Parking Type Description: Attached 2 cars
- Total Square Footage: 1,938 ($116.10 per sq. foot)
- County: Lake
- Subdivision: Cedar Crossing
- Style: Townhouse
- Baths: 4 (Full: 3 3/4: 0 1/2: 1 Other: 0)
- Stories: 2
- New Construction: No
- Estimated Annual Taxes: $7,203
- High School: Lakes Community High School
- Year Built: 2000
- Status: Active with Contingency
- Fireplaces: 1
- Foreclosure: No
- Association Fee: $205
- Elementary School: William L Thompson School
Additional Rooms Eating Area, Foyer
Age 16-20 Years
Air Conditioning Central Air
Appliances All Stainless Steel Kitchen Appliances, Dishwasher, Disposal, Dryer, Microwave, Oven/Range, Refrigerator, Washer
Area Lake Villa / Lindenhurst
Assessment Includes Common Insurance, Exterior Maintenance, Lawn Care, Snow Removal
Basement English, Full
Basement Bathrooms (Y/N) Yes
Basement Description Finished
Bath Amenities Separate Shower, Whirlpool
Built Before 1978 (Y/N) No
Contingency Flag House to Close (48 Hr Kick-out)
Disability Access and/or Equipped No
Driveway Asphalt
Equipment Ceiling Fan, CO Detectors, Humidifier, Radon Mitigation System(s), Sump Pump, Water-Softener Owned
Exposure W (West)
Exterior Building Type Stone, Vinyl Siding
Exterior Property Features Deck, End Unit
Fireplace Details Gas Logs
Fireplace Location Living Room
Foundation Concrete
Garage Details Garage Door Opener(s), Transmitter(s)
Garage On-Site Yes
Garage Ownership Owned
Garage Type Attached
General Information Commuter Train, School Bus Service
Heat/Fuel Forced Air, Gas
Interior Property Features 1st Floor Laundry, Hardwood Floors, Laundry Hook-Up in Unit, Storage, Vaulted/Cathedral Ceilings
Kitchen Type Eating Area-Table Space
Lot Description Landscaped Professionally, Pond, Water View
Management Manager Off-site
Master Association Fee Yes
Master Bedroom Bath Full
Other Bedrooms (Below Grade) - 0, Master Association Fee($) - 175, Max Pet Weight - 999, Model - Caldwell, Special Service Area - T, Tax Year - 2015, Total # Units in Building - 2, Total Full/Half Baths - 3.1, Township - Lake Villa, Unit Floor Level - 1
Ownership Fee Simple w/ HO Assn.
Parking Garage
Pet Information Cats OK, Dogs OK, Pet Count Limitation
Pets Allowed (Y/N) Yes
Possession Closing
Property Type Attached Single
Recent Rehab (Y/N) No
Roof Type Asphalt/Glass (Shingles)
Sale Terms Conventional, FHA, VA
Sewer Sewer-Public
Special Assessments N
Tax Exemptions Homeowner
Type Attached Townhouse-2 Story
Virtual Tour None
Water Public
Waterfront (Y/N) Yes
Eating Area Main Level 14X10
Foyer Main Level 10X7
Kitchen Main Level 14X10
Laundry Room Main Level 12X6
Living Room Main Level 19X17
Bedroom 4 Lower 12X12
Family Room Lower 19X15
Bedroom 2 2nd Level 14X10
Bedroom 3 2nd Level 10X10
Master Bedroom 2nd Level 15X14
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Border Patrol Agent Defies Obama, Arrests Thousands Of Illegals
July 31, 2014 12:11pm PST
Pinal County, Arizona sheriff Paul Babeu recently revealed to Sean Hannity that his men have arrested 123,000 illegals, despite Obama's best efforts to allow free passage of aliens across our borders. He also claimed that eight "cartel scouts" have been taken into custody. These scouts were involved in a massive ring to smuggle immigrants across the border.
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Babeu, who is not a fan of Obama in the slightest, had some harsh words for the President and his proposed $3.7 billion to fix the immigration problem. "You might as well throw it out the window," he said of the funding, which Democrats are trying vigorously to get approved.
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Babeu is working tirelessly to accomplish what the federal government refuses to do, even though it is their job to secure our country's borders. Obama should take a lesson from the likes of this sheriff. Show him your support in the comments section!
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Lake front property with a 180 degree view of the golf course from your back patio. Under your covered patio enjoy your built in BBQ, saltillo tile, and your very own kiva fireplace. 3 bedroom 2 bath with lots of upgrades, custom paint, hard surface flooring, large living and family rooms, big laundry room, custom cabinets through out, built in cabinets in the garage with epoxy floor. Best location in the valley nestled against the Ahwatukee Foothills and minutes from the freeway and only a short commute downtown. You wont be disappointed, apply now before its gone!--Cats Ok
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Vitamin Helps Reduce Alzheimer's
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After successful mouse models and studies that showed that Vitamin B3 can help reduce Alzheimer's symptoms and lesions, Dr. Frank LaFerla, UC Irvine scientist and principal investigator of the experiment and Dr. Kim Green, lead author of the study and project scientist for the LaFerla lab, are now actively recruiting for patients to carry out a human clinical trial that is being funded by the Alzheimer's Association.
The intention of these tests is to confirm that the vitamin's effect in mice correlate with those who have Alzheimer's disease (a neurodegenerative disease that contributes to memory loss).
Green points out that the lab selected Vitamin B3 due to its pharmacological properties to promote living longer successfully, rather than because it is a vitamin. Therefore, the lab uses vitamin B3 at far higher doses than required for its use as a vitamin.
LaFerla first noticed Vitamin B3's effectiveness in treating Alzheimer's disease while his lab collaborated with UCI doctors Leslie Thompson and Joan Steffan. They showed that the drug class was therapeutic in models of Huntington's disease (a type of neurological disorder) and LaFerla thought it would be worth evaluating the vitamin in his mouse models of Alzheimer's.
"The studies done in our mouse models suggest that the compound can help reduce some selective aspects of Alzheimer's pathology and improve the cognitive phenotype," LaFerla said.
Vitamin B3 aids in protecting the central nervous system. In their study of mouse models, the vitamin noticeably reduced tangles of a protein called Tau, while not affecting levels of protein beta amyloid (a waxy translucent substance consisting primarily of protein that is deposited in some animal organs and tissue under abnormal conditions). Both cause a clogging of brain cells which lead to Alzheimer's lesions. LaFerla also noted that Vitamin B3 can also improve a normal person's memory.
LaFerla pointed out that the main advantage of Vitamin B3 is that it is a "safe compound that is widely available." Vitamin B3 is water-soluble, sold over-the-counter and is cheap. It currently helps people with diabetes complications and also those who have certain skin conditions since it contains anti-inflammatory properties. The compound can also be found in foods such as chicken, fish, peanuts, pork, salmon, sunflower seeds, tuna, turkey and veal.
The drawback of Vitamin B3 is that it can be poisonous in high doses, but has only been tested on mice and has not yet been tested extensively on humans.
Past research has indicated that Vitamin E, Vitamin C and Vitamin B12 can also reduce Alzheimer's. However, LaFerla is not sure whether Vitamin B3 has an additive effect with the other drug compounds or if it will work with the other vitamins or substances that were researched previously.
Green notes that Professor Steve Schreiber of neurology is heading the human clinical trial at UCI. Patients enrolled have mild-moderate Alzheimer's disease, and will be treated with high doses of Vitamin B3 for six months, while their cognitive abilities are being measured. They will receive 1500 mg twice daily. It is not recommended that anyone else take this high dose, as patients in the trial will be monitored for any adverse side effects.
"These studies have not yet been done, but it is my own personal belief that combination therapies will be the most effective way of treating Alzheimer's disease in humans," LaFerla said.
Presently, medical treatment of Alzheimer's disease is limited and no known cure for Alzheimer's disease exists.
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Any research that provides additional insight into Alzheimer's is critical to finding a cure. It is also important for patients and families affected by diseases such as Alzheimer's to consider participating in clinical studies. One such study is the ICARA Study (www.icarastudy.com), whose goal is to explore if an investigational drug, called Bapineuzumab, can help slow the progression of Alzheimer's Disease. Clinical studies that test new treatments are the best chance we have for fighting this disease. Current therapies for Alzheimer's treat the symptoms associated with it, not the disease itself.


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All the Vermont areas offer skiing off the groomed trails. This season's snowfall has been deficient so as to render these tree skiing areas less than fun, mostly.
Lots of "Eastern trees" can be best described as bushwhacking! Fun is a twisted sort of way. ;-)
Come ski Tuesday morning. Any time before noon in S. VT
There should be at least 6 inches of fresh just waiting for you.
After noon, it's supposed to rain ;-)
Ya that's what I kind of figured. Any fresh stashes from last week are probably few and far between anyways. I'm just going to have to make an impromptu sick day for when/if we have a storm in the near future on the east. Living in North Eastern PA doesn't really provide many big mountain options after a decent snow storm other than quick access to the highway. Figures are crossed for one or two more decent dumps.
No idea what current conditions are, but I had a good time in fairly wide open trees at Pico and Sugarbush last season after a snowstorm.
Have you even been to Plattekill or Belleayre?
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The trees at Mont-Sainte-Anne were good yesterday, and unpleasant this afternoon.
I have tomorrow off so I am actually going to check out Bellearye tomorrow. I was never there before; it looks like a large enough mountain to find some decent features. Regardless, any day skiing is better then a day working.
Below is a comment after a first trip to Belleayre (click on the green arrow to go to the original thread/post). Let us know what you think.
Well, we are back from our weekend in Belleayre and I thought would share some thoughts. First, I must say that it was just fabulous! I loved the variety of trails and everyone there was very pleasant. It really felt like our hill at home (only twice the size). We quickly learned to arrive early (which we always do whenever and wherever we ski) and ski the trails on the left side of the mountain by the Superchief lift for the first hour or two and then move over to the right side of the mountain by the Tomahawk lift. Saturday was a bluebird sky day and they had events going on, but the lift lines were not very busy despite all parking lots being passed and both lodges overflowing. Today we only ski'd for a half day and stuck to the right side of the mountain. Since we had two day passes, we were able to park in the upper lot by the Tomahawk lift and walk directly to it. For the time that we were there it was overcast and snowing. It snowed about 2" while we were there and the conditions were just fabulous! We were all extremely happy to have made the journey. I recommend it to anyone who likes a nice laid back ski area.
maybe on the lowest angle tree runs, where I'm at Middlebury Snowbowl we have about a 10-12" base and that is on top of dirt, rocks, sticks , we have lost the good frozen base that finally happened from about 2 weeks ago and now we are basically starting over again. Anything with a decent pitch will be scraped down to earth in one pass and dirt/ rocks will be hit. Not ceratin about others areas nearby but don't think much is better. Maybe Sugarloaf in Maine or N. Vermont but sure haven't heard any rave reviews.
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Took me 10+ years to get that one!
At the moment, there is no good tree skiing in Vermont. We have had very little snow, a lot of warm temps, and a number of inopportune rain events this season, all of which have conspired to leave us with less snow on the ground right now than there has ever been at this point of the season since records have been kept. 50" of snow at the Mt. Mansfield snow stake is considered the benchmark for when the trees are fully skiable. At last measure, there was only 24" at the stake. With a potential rain event on the schedule for tomorrow night.
To be fair I did make one run into a tree section today. I had worked on cleaning it out from last years ice damage over the summer and wanted to at least try and see what it skied like. Saying I skied it would be a misnomer, I got down it, didn't get any damage to self or skis so that's an accomplishment? The built in advantage I have is because I go up and hike and prune I know what is under the snow in a lot of the places. It paid off today as I had to side slip a pretty steep section and knew there wasn't any rock or ledge in this one spot. Frozen , loose leaves are side slippable. All that being said unless we get some decent snow 10-15"+ I won't be going back in and I have a lot of kids I'm instructing/skiing with that want to do the trees and we all are frustrated.
Going to CO next week and if last year is any indicator you will all be happy on the east coast. Day I left last year it started dumping here and my friends treated me to a video of them skiing woods at the Snow Bowl in 2' powder shots ha ha
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I have been to NH & southern Vermont and things were pretty bony. Heading to Maine for a couple of weeks & hoping for the best
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Do you know that Maine gets 1/2 THE SNOW VT gets year to year?...This year is no different.
BTW...you are a Stowe Guy....you stay over at Wallyword?
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This is very deceptive. New Hampshire and Maine do very well compared to Vermont on coastal storms. They also have the only above tree line skiing in New England. The measurements you speak of largely rely on marketing reports. You'd do well to keep an eye on NOAA snow depth reports. New Hampshire and Maine are usually a lot deeper than Vermont.
This is very deceptive. New Hampshire and Maine do very well compared to Vermont on coastal storms. They also have the only above tree line skiing in New England. The measurements you speak of largely rely on marketing reports. You'd do well to keep an eye on NOAA snow depth reports. New Hampshire and Maine are usually a lot deeper than Vermont.
While NH and Maine tend to get more snow from coastal storms, Vermont is better positioned to take advantage of terrain enhanced events. National snow depth maps will not show this, as the area of deep snow is so small it doesn't show up. But it is not at all unusual for me to walk out my front door to 2 or 3 inches of snow in my front yard in the Champlain valley, and find well over a foot on the mountain. It's not even unusual to have less than a foot on the ground in Stowe Village, but 5 or 6 feet on the ground up on the mountain. It's not at all marketing hype. If it were, does that mean that all the mountains in NH and ME have horrible marketing departments? No, it means that there is actually a difference. I grew up outside Boston, and skied NH exclusively as a kid. Waterville, Loon, Wildcat, Attitash, etc. Then I started taking trips to VT in high school, and moved here after college. I've experienced snow in both places. I assure you, there is typically much more snow in VT than there is in NH.
Also, VT doesn't have any above treeline skiing?
Trying to figure out where the trees are there.


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Using the statements, can you work out how many of each type of
rabbit there are in these pens?
What do the digits in the number fifteen add up to? How many other
numbers have digits with the same total but no zeros?
Can you find the chosen number from the grid using the clues?
Can you put plus signs in so this is true? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 = 99
How many ways can you do it?
This magic square has operations written in it, to make it into a
maze. Start wherever you like, go through every cell and go out a
total of 15!
There are 4 jugs which hold 9 litres, 7 litres, 4 litres and 2
litres. Find a way to pour 9 litres of drink from one jug to
another until you are left with exactly 3 litres in three of the
You have 5 darts and your target score is 44. How many different
ways could you score 44?
Cherri, Saxon, Mel and Paul are friends. They are all different
ages. Can you find out the age of each friend using the
Winifred Wytsh bought a box each of jelly babies, milk jelly bears,
yellow jelly bees and jelly belly beans. In how many different ways
could she make a jolly jelly feast with 32 legs?
This problem is based on the story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. Investigate the different numbers of people and rats there could have been if you know how many legs there are altogether!
Zumf makes spectacles for the residents of the planet Zargon, who
have either 3 eyes or 4 eyes. How many lenses will Zumf need to
make all the different orders for 9 families?
Arrange eight of the numbers between 1 and 9 in the Polo Square
below so that each side adds to the same total.
This challenge focuses on finding the sum and difference of pairs of two-digit numbers.
Find the sum and difference between a pair of two-digit numbers. Now find the sum and difference between the sum and difference! What happens?
This task follows on from Build it Up and takes the ideas into three dimensions!
Can you find all the ways to get 15 at the top of this triangle of numbers?
This challenge is about finding the difference between numbers which have the same tens digit.
In this calculation, the box represents a missing digit. What could the digit be? What would the solution be in each case?
Frances and Rishi were given a bag of lollies. They shared them out evenly and had one left over. How many lollies could there have been in the bag?
In this maze of hexagons, you start in the centre at 0. The next
hexagon must be a multiple of 2 and the next a multiple of 5. What
are the possible paths you could take?
You have two egg timers. One takes 4 minutes exactly to empty and
the other takes 7 minutes. What times in whole minutes can you
measure and how?
There are 78 prisoners in a square cell block of twelve cells. The
clever prison warder arranged them so there were 25 along each wall
of the prison block. How did he do it?
Can you arrange 5 different digits (from 0 - 9) in the cross in the
way described?
There are 44 people coming to a dinner party. There are 15 square
tables that seat 4 people. Find a way to seat the 44 people using
all 15 tables, with no empty places.
In Sam and Jill's garden there are two sorts of ladybirds with 7 spots or 4 spots. What numbers of total spots can you make?
How could you put these three beads into bags? How many different ways can you do it? How could you record what you've done?
In this problem it is not the squares that jump, you do the jumping! The idea is to go round the track in as few jumps as possible.
Only one side of a two-slice toaster is working. What is the
quickest way to toast both sides of three slices of bread?
My cube has inky marks on each face. Can you find the route it has taken? What does each face look like?
Use your logical-thinking skills to deduce how much Dan's crisps and ice-cream cost altogether.
Tom and Ben visited Numberland. Use the maps to work out the number of points each of their routes scores.
Moira is late for school. What is the shortest route she can take from the school gates to the entrance?
How many ways can you find to do up all four buttons on my coat? How about if I had five buttons? Six ...?
Exactly 195 digits have been used to number the pages in a book.
How many pages does the book have?
There were chews for 2p, mini eggs for 3p, Chocko bars for 5p and
lollypops for 7p in the sweet shop. What could each of the children
buy with their money?
In the multiplication calculation, some of the digits have been replaced by letters and others by asterisks. Can you reconstruct the original multiplication?
These activities lend themselves to systematic working in the sense that it helps to have an ordered approach.
Suppose we allow ourselves to use three numbers less than 10 and
multiply them together. How many different products can you find?
How do you know you've got them all?
Can you use this information to work out Charlie's house number?
Use the information to describe these marbles. What colours must be
on marbles that sparkle when rolling but are dark inside?
Can you find out in which order the children are standing in this
Two children made up a game as they walked along the garden paths. Can you find out their scores? Can you find some paths of your own?
Can you order the digits from 1-3 to make a number which is divisible by 3 so when the last digit is removed it becomes a 2-figure number divisible by 2, and so on?
Find the product of the numbers on the routes from A to B. Which
route has the smallest product? Which the largest?
Number problems at primary level that require careful consideration.
Imagine that the puzzle pieces of a jigsaw are roughly a
rectangular shape and all the same size. How many different puzzle
pieces could there be?
Katie had a pack of 20 cards numbered from 1 to 20. She arranged
the cards into 6 unequal piles where each pile added to the same
total. What was the total and how could this be done?
There are to be 6 homes built on a new development site. They could
be semi-detached, detached or terraced houses. How many different
combinations of these can you find?
Add the sum of the squares of four numbers between 10 and 20 to the
sum of the squares of three numbers less than 6 to make the square
of another, larger, number.
This challenge, written for the Young Mathematicians' Award, invites you to explore 'centred squares'.


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The Truckee Tahoe Airport District Welcomes You!
Bring your kids to the Airport at 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 10, 2016 to watch Santa fly-in on a special plane. Enjoy hot chocolate, yummy holiday treats, and more! Visit with Santa and/or Mrs Claus and receive special gifts for the kids! This is a free Truckee Tahoe Airport District sponsored community event.
KTRK's Director of Operations and Maintenance is retiring after 23 years on the job. He will be greatly missed by staff and the airport community. Click here for the full story
The Truckee Chamber of Commerce has a new marketing campaign for the town: "TRUCKEE Base camp for a big life". They had video's produced for many local agencies and businesses. The videos were premiered at the Chamber's annual Truckee Awards Dinner on October 14, 2016. This is the Airport's promo video featuring some of our employees. (Video Credit: Rotor Collective Digital Cinema)
KTRK CAUTIONS: Mountainous Terrain / High Density Altitude / Glider Activity / High Field Elevation / Wind Gusts / Wildlife
➤ Welcome
➤ Safety
➤ KTRK: RWY 02 - Arrival from the North (VFR)
➤ KTRK: RWY 02 - Departure "Preferred Calm Wind Departure Runway" (VFR)
➤ KTRK: RWY 1 1 - Arrival from the South Southeast (VFR) NEW!
➤ KTRK: RWY 1 1 - Departure to the Northwest (VFR)
➤ KTRK: RWY 20 - Arrival Gateway (VFR)
➤ KTRK: RWY 20 - Departure Left 270° to the West (VFR)
➤ KTRK: RWY 29 - Arrival Gateway (VFR)
➤ KTRK: RWY 29 - Departure Bypass (VFR)
There are 3 new proposed Airport Improvement Projects (AIP's) for summer 2017. Public comments or questions will be taken thru 01/10/2017.
Neighborhood Meeting summary report. Presentation set for Nov 30th Board meeting. Public comments encouraged.
Over $4M of airfield paving projects were completed during the summer construction season.
KTRK hosted an aviation career booth at the 4th annual Truckee High STEAM & Career Fair.
TRK Art Director Carole Sesko has just hung the Fall 2016 art show in the airport's Main Terminal building. Click for full story.
Zen Pilot Robert DeLaurentis talked about his epic single engine aircraft flight around the world. Click heading for more.
This summer's four major airfield paving projects, funded by the FAA and TRK have been completed. Click heading for more.
Great weather, great turn out, great fun! Click heading for full story and pics.
CA local residences and businesses took advantage of the FREE paint drop off event at TRK and set new collection records.
A flying historical museum the B-25 "Executive Sweet" stopped by TRK for ramp viewing and scenic rides. Click heading for more details.
Welcome from the General Manager
Since 1958, the Truckee Tahoe Airport District has been providing a high quality, safe facility for pilots, visitors and the community. Nestled in the Sierra Nevada mountain range at an elevation of 5,900 feet, twelve miles from Lake Tahoe, we promise one of the most scenic flight and visiting experiences in the world. We are proud of our pilot safety and community programs, state-of-art energy saving facilities and top notch staff and leadership. We are committed to offering the best small, mountain airport in the Country.
Kevin Smith, General Manager
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TIALS Currency Print Dress
Tory Burch Backpack
Emily Thai Ring
Boohoo Mules
These mules were made for this dress. Really comfortable and far more fitted to the foot than I thought they would be. Of course I also added my Tory Burch bag as I'm obsessed with it. It literally goes with everything. This dress should be available soon at ASOS by the way, but if not, try the TIALS website. Its a dress you could wear to so many occasions, especially in the winter with the thicker fabric. Big tick from me.In fact this whole outfit I will be wearing a lot over the next few months.
What are your thoughts on the TIALS dress?
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Cheating culture in Pakistan
Academic dishonesty is a widespread practice, across all age groups, and in probably all cultures globally. Academic violations are more rampant in developing countries like Pakistan where the pressure to continuously succeed drives students to resort to many unsavoury practices. Over the years, authorities have come up with many pre-emptive measures to check the prevalence of cheating culture in the country. In one crackdown last week, the paramilitary forces arrested a photocopy shop owner in Karachi after recovering various solved copies of matriculation English language examination paper in his possession. Not only does this episode signify the might of cheating in educational institutes, it also raises many doubts on the potential of Pakistani students.
However, the ever-increasing levels of academic malpractices cannot be justified by shaming the students alone. Because of the oft-imposed overwhelming social and parental pressures dictating students to rank grades significantly higher than the value of learning, many are forced to attempt every trick in the book to get the much-desired top marks. The cheating culture has now become a self-perpetuating dynamic where examples of 'successful' perpetrators incite even more students to employ dishonest practices to reap the same benefits. What further intensifies this societal need to out-perform others is the sheer number of colleges that students all over the country are encouraged to apply to. The perpetually booming number of students, in a country bombarded with population explosion, ratchet up the already unrelenting pressures faced by students applying to these institutes. They, hence, feel the need to cheat in order to stand apart from the sea of applicants. May it be individual students practising the old school methods of writing essays in advance or the institutional endorsements in the form of copy mafia, unfair educational practices appear to be the norm everywhere.
Many elaborate examples of cheating culture are reported every year on the onset of board examinations, particularly in districts of the upper Sindh. Even though Pakistani media continues to talk at length about the illegal provision of 'logistical support' to candidates by invigilators in conjunction with people of political influence, no significant action has yet been taken against the wrongdoers.
Many educationists are of the view that the outdated approaches to teaching, currently employed in Pakistani schools, are also to be held responsible in giving rise to these dishonest practices. As has been pointed out on many prior occasions, education boards should revise their curriculum on an emergency footing. However, a new syllabus cannot be the sole mitigating factor of this widespread culture. Education boards need to revolutionise both their teaching and assessment approaches. In lieu of utilising the decades-old passive modes of instruction, students should now be made to reflect upon their learning. If the content-based assessments are replaced by conceptual exams, students will not only engage with their curriculum in a deeper manner but also start constructing their own concepts rather than reproducing the taught particulars. It is the responsibility of both parents and educational institutes to co-operate with authorities so that a modernised set of instruction replaces the existing degenerative model and Pakistani schools create more analytic thinkers and less dishonest cheaters.
The murder of Sardar Soran Singh
The disclosure by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) police that MPA Sardar Soran Singh was killed by a political opponent has unleashed a Pandora's box about the abysmal state of politics in Pakistan. It also raises myriad questions about the basic structure of mainstream political parties in the country. Reportedly, Baldev Kumar, another minority member of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), was an aspirant for a ticket for the KPK assembly, but his party instead nominated Soran Singh as the member of the assembly. This act of being bypassed angered Kumar, who is alleged to have planned the murder of his colleague. The brutal murder of Soran Singh, a person of great repute and moral integrity, has highlighted the internal affairs of a mainstream political party that appears to have failed to create awareness among its members that securing a party ticket is a serious responsibility, and endowment of a ticket is not a simple matter of choosing one person over the other. There is a great deal of deliberation attached to the process of giving out tickets to an individual whom a party may consider to be the best candidate in a particular constituency. Party tickets are not gifts or favours, and there is no reason for anyone to think of a basic electoral process as a personal favour or a personal affront.
It is very unfortunate that a patriotic politician was gunned down for such a petty reason. Incidents like these highlight the lack of attention given by head/s of the party to the fundamental affairs of the party, which distance them from the day-to-day affairs of the organisation. The divisions and groups in parties may seem like a trivial phenomenon in the functioning of an organisation, but horrific events like the murder of Singh demonstrate the reality of some bitter issues that remain hidden or unresolved for one reason or the other. This murder is a lesson for other political parties and their leaders that they should closely monitor their respective parties' affairs in order to avoid any untoward situation. At present, political leaderships do not know what is happening at the lower level. Political rivalries often stoke tensions and serious consequences that must be addressed before they get out of control.
While the incident has given some insight about political affairs, the KPK police deserve appreciation for solving this murder case in the shortest possible time. The murder of Soran Singh was attributed to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP); however, police investigators said that the TTP made a false claim about the killing, as they arrested the (alleged) real perpetrators. Once again, media has not played a very sensible role in the reporting of this incident, as it has become a norm that media accepts unverified reports without any due process of journalistic investigation. It seems as if any random person calls to claim responsibility on behalf of militants, media starts airing and printing unauthentic stuff merely to become the first one to 'break new' in this age of TV ratings and sensationalistic journalism. Media should take a lesson from this episode, and stop exaggerating things and assuming conclusions out of unverifiable rumors.
Political parties need to evolve a system where all members should be imparted training on the basic principles of democracy, making them capable of key posts in a political set-up instead of adopting a negative approach for fulfilment of ambitions. And last but not the least, exemplary punishment should be awarded to the culprits who were responsible for the killing of Sardar Soran Singh.
Lead by example, Mr Prime Minister
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) 20th anniversary celebration, held in Jinnah Park amidst invigorating music and in front of a jubilant crowd, was a reiteration of the party's stance since its inception. Imran Khan, Chairman of the PTI, has spent 20 years calling for accountability to the extent that it now sounds hackneyed. In fact, it may be correct to say that it is the PTI's raison d'être, and in a country in which most mainstream parties are embroiled in allegations of corruption, it is a much-needed position. While the party has in recent years inducted members with questionable backgrounds, it still remains the only party that does not have any serious allegations of corruption against it. However, it should be pointed out here that the PTI has never actually been a part of a central government, and hence never been in a position — other than being in the ruling coalition in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa — through which it may be able to embezzle public funds. Regardless, the PTI is the only party at the moment that has the moral standing to confront the ruling party over the Panama Papers controversy. And as it makes political capital out of this situation, it also is giving the people a platform through which they can pressurise the government into conducting a thorough investigation.
Pakistan is a country that struggles to raise revenue and, as a result, it has had to turn to international lending institutions to meet its shortfall. The resulting measures to increase tax revenue unfairly burden the poor as they rely on indirect taxation. To add to this, the brazen mis-appropriation of public funds gives the impression that the powerful can continue to exploit the people of this country with impunity. However, the people are now frustrated and they want accountability. This is the emotion that is providing the fuel for the PTI's rallies, and Khan is correct in lashing out at the ruling party's confrontational posture over demanding accountability. In fact, most mainstream parties of Pakistan have this penchant for raising cries of 'democracy in danger' whenever questioned on accountability. It is high time that proper democratic practice took root in Pakistan, and political leaders were made to answer for any transgressions that they may have committed.
There are two issues that currently inform the debate on Panama Papers controversy, and both are closely linked with the fledging economic state of the country. First is the issue of legality of the funds that have been stored in offshore accounts, and here the prime minister's family has to show that the source of the funds were from legal businesses. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has chosen this metric by forming the inquiry commission that will ascertain his innocence. The much more bigger issue, however, is the moral dimension of a head of state having offshore accounts, even if they are not are directly his own but rather that of immediate family. If the prime minister's children own foreign businesses and keep their wealth hidden from the country's tax system through offshore tax havens, then how can he urge others to bring their money back and to invest in Pakistan? This is the metric that a head of state should ideally hold himself against as his office confers upon him the responsibility to lead by example. Even if Sharif as a result of the military coup in 1998 was forced to transfer some part of his business empire abroad, showing the spirit of leadership he should have brought it to Pakistan on his return. Everyone knows that Pakistan is in dire need of investment, and such an action by Sharif would have proved to be the symbolic gesture that would not only have brought considerable money in Pakistan but also set the precedent for others to do so.