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Passengers aboard a derailed New York City train are hailing another rider as a hero.
WCBS says Steven Ciccone went around helping other injured passengers. He, too, was taken to a hospital. He's a well-known chef who has cerebral palsy.
Passenger Denise Williams, who suffered a fractured spine, says Ciccone saved her life.
Ciccone told WCBS from his hospital bed that Williams asked him if he could make her head more comfortable. He says he'd been crocheting a scarf and placed a ball of yarn under her neck "like a pillow."
Ciccone is undergoing exams at the same hospital.
Derailment: Passengers aboard MTA Hudson Line train calling another a hero
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February 9, 2013 Color Challenge #2
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This one came pretty much assembled. Using the February Pocket Life from Elisha Barnett the card said February. I covered that up and put in Brayden, added a heart from Syndee Nuckles AYO Cards Sayings and Syndee Nuckles Retro Valentine Brushes. I colored the hair and eyes to match my little guy. The pocket life card already had all of the colors except the gold. Another EASY.
Don't you just love how quick and easy Pocket Life makes some projects? Another beautiful job!
Very sweet! I'm sure Brayden will love his card from his Grandma!!
This is gorgeous! I've used the little boy with the dog for my DGS's Valentine's - it is so cute. I like the way youve coloured him too.
How cute! What a great thing to get a personalized card from Grandma. Love all the sparkles.
Cute! I love how pretty it is.
This is just SOOO cute! Love the staple and layered papers. Brayden is going to LOVE it!
Another really nice card! I love the layered papers as well!
So cute. What a good idea to recolor the elements. I should remember that more often!
adorable. Love how you've used that adorable brush
THis is so cute. You did wonderful brushwork and I really like how you put all the different pieces of your background together - it looks really great.


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Former Baywatch star and Britain's Got Talent judge David Hasselhoff will help children off to sleep on New Year's Eve by reading a book for the CBeebies Bedtime Story Series.
The actor will be joining Lulu, Emilia Fox and Sir Derek Jacobi on the roster of bedtime story readers over the festive period, the BBC said.
Hasselhoff will read Jo Hodgkinson's My Friend Nigel about a boy called Billy who rescues a snail to be used in his parent's spells.
"As a child I used to love reading 'Twas The Night Before Christmas and I can still recite all the words today," he told the BBC.


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At least 30 die in riots over Egyptian death sentences
By Staff Writer On January 27, 2013 @ 5:03 am In World News
PORT SAID, Egypt/CAIRO (Reuters) – At least 30 people were killed yesterday when Egyptians rampaged in protest at the sentencing of 21 people to death over a soccer stadium disaster, violence that compounds a political crisis facing Islamist President Mohamed Mursi.
Armoured vehicles and military police fanned through the streets of Port Said, where gunshots rang out and protesters burned tyres in anger that people from their city had been blamed for the deaths of 74 people at a match last year.
The rioting in Port Said, one of the most deadly spasms of violence since Hosni Mubarak's ouster two years ago, followed a day of anti-Mursi demonstrations on Friday, when nine people were killed. The toll over the past two days stands at 39.
The flare-ups make it even tougher for Mursi, who drew fire last year for expanding his powers and pushing through an Islamist-tinged constitution, to fix the creaking economy and cool tempers enough to ensure a smooth parliamentary election.
That vote is expected in the next few months and is meant to cement a democratic transition that has been blighted from the outset by political rows and street clashes.
The National Defence Council, which is led by Mursi and includes the defence minister who commands the army, called for "a broad national dialogue that would be attended by independent national characters" to discuss political differences and ensure a "fair and transparent" parliamentary poll.
The statement was made on state television by Information Minister Salah Abdel Maqsoud, who is also on the council.
The National Salvation Front of liberal-minded groups and other Mursi opponents cautiously welcomed the call, but demanded any such dialogue have a clear agenda and guarantees that any deal would be implemented, spokesman Khaled Dawoud told Reuters.
The Front spurned previous calls for dialogue, saying Mursi had ignored voices beyond his Islamist allies. The Front earlier yesterday threatened an election boycott and to call for more protests on Friday if demands were not met.
Its demands included picking a national unity government to restore order and holding an early presidential poll.
Threats of violence
The political statements followed clashes in Port Said that erupted after a judge issued a verdict sentencing 21 men to die for involvement in the deaths at the soccer match on Feb 1, 2012. Many were fans of the visiting team, Cairo's Al Ahly.
Al Ahly fans had threatened violence if the court had not meted out the death penalty. They cheered outside their Cairo club when the verdict was announced. But in Port Said, residents were furious that people from their city were held responsible.
Protesters ran wildly through the streets of the Mediterranean port, lighting tyres in the street and storming two police stations, witnesses said. Gunshots were reported near the prison where most of the defendants were being held.
A director for Port Said hospitals told state television that 30 people had been killed, many as a result of gunshot wounds. He said more than 300 had been wounded.
Inside the court in Cairo, families of victims danced, applauded and some broke down in tears of joy when they heard Judge Sobhy Abdel Maguid declare that the 21 men would be "referred to the Mufti", a phrase used to denote execution, as all death sentences must be reviewed by Egypt's top religious authority.
There were 73 defendants on trial. Those not sentenced yesterday would face a verdict on March 9, the judge said.
At the Port Said soccer stadium a year ago, many spectators were crushed and witnesses saw some thrown off balconies after the match between Al Ahly and local team al-Masri. Al Ahly fans accused the police of being complicit in the deaths.
Among those killed was a former player for al-Masri and a soccer player in another Port Said team, the website of the state broadcaster reported.
Teargas fired
On Friday, protesters angry at Mursi's rule had taken to the streets for the second anniversary of the uprising that erupted on Jan 25, 2011 and which brought Mubarak down 18 days later.
Police fired teargas and protesters hurled stones and petrol bombs. Nine people were killed, mainly in the port city of Suez, and hundreds more were injured across the nation.
Reflecting international concern at the two days of clashes, British Foreign Office Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt said: "This cannot help the process of dialogue which we encourage as vital for Egypt today, and we must condemn the violence in the strongest terms."
Yesterday, some protesters again clashed and scuffled with police in Cairo, Alexandria and other cities. In the capital, youths pelted police lines with rocks near Tahrir Square. In Suez, police fired teargas when protesters angry at Friday's deaths hurled petrol bombs and stormed a police post.
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Apon entering the military, we sign documentation acknowledging that we are willingly giving up a number of our rights secured by the Bill of Rights. The 1st Amendment is one of those.
The government cannot punish people protected by the 1st Amendment. We in the military are not protected by it, hence why they can.
It's another one of those sacrifices we make to wear this uniform that many people aren't that aware of.
You don't think, huh. Like I said, you don't have a clue on how my department handles such matters nor will I inform you how they handle such matters because it's none of your business but I will say that if you think I can go on social media and do what I want, you'd be sorely mistaken. As for my doing anything noble, you know nothing about me but I guarantee that I do more for others than you do.


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So this morning I shaved with the same razor/blade combo (merkur 34c with big Ben blue)I've been using. I put in a fresh blade and whipped palmolive lather shave cream. The shave sucked. I prepped the same way, shaved the same directions, etc, it just sucked. Left nicks all along my jawline which is usually the place I don't have any issues. All this on the morning of a very important promotion interview. Ugh. I'm not sure what changed but I'm just venting. Other than a couple cuts here and there, I've been getting dang close to bbs. I even learned how to go over the moles without cutting them. You may remember my first shave where I cut them pretty bad. I'm going to finish my 3 blade trial of the blades then move on to another model. So far I've had the opportunity to try several soaps and freaks and I'm hooked in general. Thanks for listening...
Sometimes you just get a bad blade, scrap the blade, cut your losses (no pun intended) and pick a different blade. I have changed blades in the middle of a shave a couple of times. I have some blades that are pretty rough for the fist shave, but after that they get better. If this is the case I find hand stropping the blade to be effective. I have a couple of rough shave's the past month with blade razor combinations that have always worked for me, so its not unheard of. I found the big ben blue blades were always good for me in the any of the Gillette's that I had.
^^^ What he said I also have to confess that a couple of times early on when I had an important event on and did NOT want to nick myself I was unconsciously 'tightening up' during the shave and my technique went to pot. If this happens again you can also try stopping, taking a couple of deep breaths to relax and calm yourself and start again. Sounds a little girlie but it worked for me! I feel your pain and acknowledge your rant thought too
Thats a real good point as well. My last bad shave had a couple of factors and the last one was that I looked at the clock and said man I'm running late I better hurry up. I actually cut myself on my chin, and it bled for half the day.
I feel for you, man. Sometimes it just happens. And why does it always happen when you have something important to do?? I agree with Mechguy in that sometimes you get a bad blade and you just have to toss it, get yourself a new one, and move on. Try a new blade and see if that was the problem. Let us know.
Yeah, that. Though it's especially difficult to stop and relax when you're uptight. Hope you still got that promotion! Best of luck!
You know most of the people on these site will tell you it's all technique! Wrong if anything it's 75% materials. If you're getting a bad shave ; stop right away and chg the blade. If it's still bad then chg the brand. Then the razor. Then , may be they're right and you just don't know how to shave! Remember to keep your face wet!
everyone has some great thoughts here but here is something else, make sure your lather is properly made. if it is dry you are not going to get any lubrication or cushion and can easily get some nicks hope it helps


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From the Land of Paradise to the Holy City
Medical camp in Central Jail
Exploring rationalism in society
SR College holds Women Empowerment Week
City needs proper urban planning
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Unravelling the Paheli
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From the Land of Paradise to the Holy City
Kashmiris, with their penchant for public life, and their dexterity in weaving and embroidery, found Amritsar to be their favourite destination. Varinder Walia and Sanjay Bumbroo take a peep into the life of the Kashmiris settled in the city For the last about two centuries, the Holy City has been the favourite destination of Kashmiris, who would come down to Amritsar from the picturesque valley every winter. However, in the early eighteenth century, Kashmiris found a place of pride in Maharaja Ranjit Singhs Darbar and became an integral part of the composite culture of Punjab. The fair-complexioned Kashmiris, with light brown hair, blue or grey eyes, chiselled features and a fine physique could be seen in different parts of the Holy City. The Kashmiris on the whole, say observers, are non-aggressive and temperate in nature and very God-fearing. They can be singled out as a extremely warm, friendly, and hospitable community. The people of Kashmir have noble and kind sentiments for peace and harmony. They uphold the values of secularism.
Kashmiri Imambara (Imam Bargah) a place of worship for Shia Muslims situated in the Lohgarh area in the walled city is a world in itself. About five to seven families who live here had a Kashmiri background, as their immediate ancestors had migrated from the valley about 100 years back. Lohgarh was once the most populated area in the walled city, besides Hall Bazaar and Sharifpura in the outer periphery of the old city before Partition. The over 100-year-old Imambara was constructed by one Syad Nath Shah, who along with other residents of the area, later shifted to Pakistan after Partition. However, in 1962, Safdar Qazam Mir from Kashmir reclaimed this place. Later, he returned to Kashmir. Kasim Ali, Gulam Hussain and Syad Asadulla were among those who dwelled there. Later, a large section of the land of the Imambara was reportedly given to people who had migrated to India after Partition. There is also a mosque in Kashmiri Imambara, which is maintained by the families residing there. At the time of Muharram, the religious fervour among the Kashmiri Muslims is at its peak. The period of mourning is observed in the first month of the Islamic calendar, and it commemorates the death of Hazrat Imam Hussain in the battle of Karbala. Rana Mohammad Hussain, a resident of the Imambara and the son of Mr Ghulam Hussain, said that most of the Kashmiri families in the city were dependant on embroidery works. He said the majority of the Kashmiris, especially Muslims, migrated for temporary period during the winters when the season of shawls and embroidery was at its peak. According to Dr B.N. Sharga, whose study was published in Kashmir Sentinel, most of the Kashmiri Pandits residing in Amritsar at the end of the 19th century were migrants, who had come to the city from different places. One of the earliest Kashmiri Pandits to settle in Amritsar was Rai Bahadur Pandit Behari Lal Kitchlew, who was posted here by the British in 1869. His ancestor, Pandit Atma Ram Kitchlew, got employed in the army of Mughal emperor Shah Alam II (1759-1806). Pandit Ram Chandra Tikku, Pandit Himmat Ram Karvayun and Pandit Mehtab Ram Matto were all shawl merchants who had their trade links with Amritsar. They came to the Holy City in 19th century from Kashmir to expand their trade. Mr Mehtab Ram Mattoos son, Mr Kashmira Mal Mattoo, who had a roaring legal practice, in the beginning of the 20th century floated the idea of building a Kashmiri Shivala in Amritsar. The century-year-old Shivala Kashmiri Panditan, a historic edifice of the Kashmiri Pandits, built by Pandit Kashmira Mal Mattoo, is not only a symbol of their centuries-old cultural heritage, but also a nerve centre of socio-cultural and religious activities of about 70 Kashmiri Pandit families residing in this city. By the end of the 19th century, the population of the Kashmiri Pandits in Amritsar became substantial and a need was felt to have a proper place for religious and social gatherings to strengthen the community bonds. Since localities like Chowk Farid and Kucha-e-Kashmiri Panditan were having the maximum concentration of Kashmiri Pandits, Pandit Mattoo donated a piece of prime land, measuring one kanal in the Chowk Farid area in 1908 to start the construction work of the proposed Shivala. The other community members also liberally donated money for the noble cause. Consequently, the present holy structure came into existence in 1910 in Chowk Farid. The historic building of the Shivala was gutted in the communal frenzy in 1947 and its precious records were lost. During the unrest, a large number of the Kashmiri Pandits left Amritsar for other places. After peace was restorated in the city, an attempt was made by a team of dedicated workers to retrieve whatever was left of the old records from the debris. Dr Sharga said the Kashmiri Pandits had also built a Shivala at Katra Dal Singh, behind Harmandar Sahib, which came into existence in 1914. This Shivala, too, was under the overall management of the Kashmiri Pandit Sabha, Amritsar. He said this Shivala, till recently, had been in a dilapidated condition. Mr Sham Lal, Manager of the Kashmiri Shivala Panditan Trust, said that after Partition of the country, there were around 45 families residing in Kucha-e-Kashmiri Panditan in front of the Shivala. Presently, there are about 70 families of Kashmiri Pandits living in the city, of which 40 members are registered with the trust. The Kashmiris are wedded to their culture, and it has been the endeavour of the Trust to bring almanac (jantri) from Jammu for the members of the Trust, as it provides them information about the dates of the religious and other festivals and they observe them accordingly. Earlier, the Kashmiris used to come in thousands to the city. Now, their number has been reduced to 150 only. The Kashmiri weavers have rented shops mainly at Sirkibanda, Shakti Nagar and Putlighar areas of the city. According to Mohammad Bhutt (60), who has been coming here every winter from the valley since his childhood days, they were not getting adequate remuneration for their work. Nostalgic about the past, he said Kashmiris used to work from one to seven years on a single shawl, which would fetch up to Rs 1 lakh. The most towering among the Amritsar-born Kashmiris was Dr Saifuddin Kitchlew. He was born to Azizuddin Kitchlew and Dan Bibi on January 15th, 1888, in the Holy City. Dr Kitchlew had his schooling from Islamia High School in Amritsar, but obtained a BA from Cambrige University, and a Ph.D from a German university, and began practising law in India. Dr Kitchlew was first exposed to Indian nationalism when the whole country was outraged by the Rowlatt Act. Dr Kitchlew was arrested with Mahatma Gandhi and Dr Satyapal for leading protests in Punjab against the legislation. To protest the arrest of the trio, a public meeting had gathered at the Jallianwala Bagh, when General Reginald Dyer and his troops fired mercilessly upon the unarmed, civilian crowd. Hundreds of people were killed and hundreds more injured. Dr Kitchlew prefered to stay in India when majority of the Muslims in Punjab were swayed by the movement for Pakistan. He rejected the two-nation theory and fought against the Muslim Leagues communalism in the 1940s, though he had earlier opened its branch in Amritsar in the year 1917. He had started an Urdu daily Tanzim to uplift the Muslims and was instrumental in establishing Swaraj Ashram in January 1921 at Amritsar to train young men for the national work and to promote Hindu-Muslim unity. In an excellent monograph, Dr Amandeep, a scholar from Guru Nanak Dev University, examines the role of Kashmiri Muslims of Amritsar in the anti-Rowlatt Act agitation. The first batch of the Kashmiri Muslims, who came to Amritsar, were pashmina traders. The trips happened during the reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Many of these Kashmiris made a good fortune due to the exclusive control of Pashmina trade by them. Dr Saifuddin Kitchlew belonged to one such family. His father was a flourishing pashmina and saffron merchant. Belonging to a Brahmin family of Baramulla, Dr Kitchlew's ancestor, Prakash Ram Kitchlew, had accepted Islam. It was Dr Kitchlew grandfather, Ahmed Jo, who had migrated from Kashmir in the middle of the 19th century. In the aftermath of the great famine, which struck Kashmir in 1871, many Muslims from the valley came to Amritsar as well. In 1891, the number of the Kashmiri Muslims in Amritsar was 21,261. It was one-third of the total Muslim population and one-sixth of the total population of Amritsar. The reason for which many Kashmiri Muslims left Amritsar in the first decade of the 20th century remains unclear. In 1921, the Kashmiri Muslim population stood at 16,024 i.e. one-fifth of the Muslim population and one-tenth of the total population. The research scholar of Guru Nanak Dev University, Dr Amandeep, says that Dr Kitchlew, along with Dr Satyapal, had worked hard to make the agitations, first on March 30th and then on April 6th, a complete success. The Muslim participation in the Ram Navmi procession on April 9th gave a new colour and significance to the traditional Hindu festival. The Hindu-Muslim fraternity and the disturbances of April 10th panicked the district authorities. They deported both the leaders to Dharamshala. Their deportation led to a procession by the citizens that turned violent following a firing. Later, the city of Amritsar was put under the military administration of General Dyer. On 13th April, General Dyer inflicted the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy on the city.
Slum-like conditions in Islamabad locality
The Islamabad locality, which was once a flourishing industrial hub from pre-partition times, has virtually turned into a slum, thanks to the apathetic attitude of the Municipal Corporation authorities.
In the name of roads, the locality falling in ward number 33, has potholed, dusty, and uneven roads in narrow congested lanes, where underground gravel has spouted, as the premix has worn-off over the years. This has been causing a number of accidents. Cases of women and children falling-off rickshaws are almost a daily phenomenon, while many accidents take place due to uneven roads. Though the handlooms installed before Partition changed into powerlooms, the phasing out of these has led to the area being abandoned by top industrialists. Still about 10 per cent of the industry of knitting, embroidery, blankets is functioning from here. The reason for closing of other industry was that the area, including Dhobi Khat, Ram Nagar, around Chintpurni Mandir, Guru Nanakpura, Adarsh Nagar and Kot Khalsa, had witnessed no development since the last 18 years, says Master Ajaib Singh, a resident. There was no water supply in the area since many years and the ancient hand pumps were the only source of water (that, too, non-potable), area residents complained. The locals here allege step-motherly treatment to the area, where despite a tubewell located nearby, the water pipelines remain unconnected. Absence of sewerage has compounded the problem. In addition to that, the area stinks, harbouring insects, rodents, pigs and practically emerged as a breeding ground for epidemics. Garbage heaps are seen almost everywhere, while dogs fights are a common scene. Alarmingly, some old pre-Partition structures have become addas of drug addicts in these areas. The absence of streetlights have aggravated the problem, and the area plunges into darkness. The off-the-records crime in the area was a disturbing trend with thefts and snatchings common in the area. Subhash Chandra, a tea stall owner, said his small shop had been burgled eight times in the past few years, when drug addicts reportedly made off with utensils, including cups, mugs, saucepans and spoons, and even biscuits or some namkeen, besides gas stove and cylinders. Workers of factories fear moving in the area in the night. A fortnight ago, one Sunil and his brother, Ajay, were both looted and injured when they were carrying their salaries. Almost everyday the police arrives in the locality. But no effort is made to clear the area of drug addicts, say shop owners here. Mr Rajesh Tony, Mr Prem Talwar, Mr Ashok Kumar, Mr Moti Lal allege that despite a number of area delegation meeting MC authorities, no improvement had been forthcoming. Ironically, a road in the area named Navi Sarak has open manholes from which iron garters poke out, making it one of the most dangerous roads in the dark. Mayor, Mr Sunil Datti, said the area had remained neglected for years by the successive governments. However, he assured that work in this connection would start by February 15. |
Medical camp in Central Jail
A team of local doctors led by Dr Ajay Gupta, a councillor, organised a day-long medical treatment camp in the Central Jail recently.
Dr Gupta said the team of doctors including a physician and a gyneacologist, besides paramedical staff, examined more than 200 inmates and also provided them with free medicines. Mr Kunwar Vijay Partap Singh, SSP (Jail), said he had made an appeal to various NGOs and welfare organisations to come forward to provide all kind of assistance to the jail authorities to make the place worth living. He said a number of organisations had come forward to provide help in various fields, including setting up craft, tailoring and embroidery centres, to train the female inmates. The SSP said he had taken the initiative to organise different indoor and outdoor games. Dr Gupta assured that regular medical check-up camps would be organised to take care of the health of the prisoners. |
Exploring rationalism in society
A lecturer, bureaucrat, writer and analyst are only some of the aspects of Mr Gian Singh Bals personality. His incisive articles bring out the deep-rooted issues prevalent in the society. His first creative expression came in the shape of a booklet Dr Ambedkar and Humanism in 1984. It presented Dr Ambedkars personality in a new perspective depicting him as a rationalist. He also buttressed his claim by pointing out the embracing of Buddhism by Dr Ambedkar. He described this turn of event in the life of the leader as an acceptance of rationalism. Mr Bals Punjabi book Darshan Parampara is a rare treatise on philosophy. It focuses on philosophies of epistemology, materialism and humanism. He has delineated those Indian ideologies which are rational and materialistic. We think that the contribution of India to the world is only in the realm of spiritualism, but the fact is that several other thoughts have flourished in the cradle of Punjab, he said. Besides this, he has edited a book Understanding Ambedkar, which includes seven essays by several writers, including himself. He has also edited a collection of Punjabi poetry Alam-Kav. He also has to his credit the translation of historian Romila Thappars book Historical Interpretations and the Secularising of Indian Society into Punjabi. Beginning his career as an educationist, Mr Gian Singh Bal joined the Punjab Civil Service and is now working as the Regional Deputy Director of a local urban body here. He has served as a lecturer in various colleges, including Sikh National College, Banga, Government College, Ropar, and Government College, Hoshiarpur. This educationist turned bureaucrat is presently writing a book titled Bhakti and Nirgun Sants. The philosopher in him feels that the Indian society enjoys to live in the past. |
SR College holds Women Empowerment Week
The SR Government College organised a Women Empowerment Week recently. A lesson in self-defence and disaster management opened the first phase of empowerment with a demonstration of drill and driving school lessons. The afternoon session saw a lively debate on dowry and related issues of social consequence to women. However, the highlight of the week was a Mushaira that saw the best of poetry recitation in Urdu, Hindi , Punjabi and English. Prominent among the poetesses, whose verses dealt with the issue of female foeticide and dowry included Ms Jasmit Nayyar, the college Principal, Dr Parveen Mallik, Ms Sharan Makkar, Dr Shelly Jaggi, Ms Neelam Prabha, Ms Sujata, Dr Seema Grewal and Ms Harjot Gill. To make the women aware about their rights and privileges, a legal literacy session was also organised. A psychologist was also invited to explain behavioural patterns in marital and other relationships. An interactive deliberation of students with special skills was also organised. The concept of familial ties were reinforced with Milvarta a close interaction with Class IV women employees, who were taught to make some simple, healthy and reasonably-priced food. In addition, they were made aware of the advantages of the small-saving schemes. Simultaneously, a weeklong painting exhibition by amateur artists was held. The theme was Life of women. The college principal too exhibited two of her paintings. |
City needs proper urban planning
The master plan for Amritsar needs to take into account its historical importance as the Holy City in the near future is likely to acquire a metropolitan status as per the 2001 census, Mr D.S. Meshram, President, Indian Institute of Town Planners, New Delhi, said this during a visit to the city recently. The need of the hour, he said, was that planners should take conservation and urban renewal aspects in view of Amritsars historical, spiritual, geographical and cultural heritage. There are acute problems like overcrowding, shortage of housing and urban infrastructure leading to the setting up of slums in this city. He said the city was important not only because of the Golden Temple but also because of its geopolitical position which made it a major trading hub catering to the states of Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. Besides, it is situated on the most important land routes providing connection to Pakistan, Afghanistan, Middle East and Europe. To cater to the requirements of the tourists, there was a need to provide adequate tourist infrastructure, including budget hotels, he added. Mr Meshram said that about 30 to 40 per cent of the population of India lived in the slums and there was a need to work out an urbanisation strategy for the future planning of cities. He added that the master plan for the 1,500 cities already existed but could not be implemented due to political pressures. Joint efforts should be there and the people must help the government to nail those who violate building bylaws. |
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terrorism in state
Besides the flouting of traffic rules and ungoverned traffic, the lack of awareness is the actual reason which causes road accidents and the government is very much worried about it.
Expressing these views, Mr Parkash Jaiswal, the Union Home Minister for State, said road terrorism was a matter of great concern. He was speaking at a meeting-cum-interaction on Road Terrorism and Traffic Awareness with top officials of police, civic authorities, political persons, lawyers and religious and social organisations here during his visit to Amritsar recently. Advocating for all-round effort to control and govern the traffic, he said a joint venture of various departments could reduce the incidence of accidents. He said that the government always stood by groups involved in managing the ever increasing traffic rush. Moreover, he added, there was a ministry related to this, which gave insurance after discussing the matter at high level. Mr Jagir Singh Sandhu, national general secretary of a social organisation, said road accidents could be minimised only after the departments concerned and their officials took initiative in this regard. |
College organises lecture on career opportunities
Hindu Colleges Career Guidance and Placement Cell (CGPC) organised a lecture on Career Opportunities for IT students recently. The students pursuing computer education were apprised of the future prospect of jobs for them in the field by various experts. Addressing the students, Dr Rajnish Arora, Director, Guru Nanak Dev University, Placement Cell, exhorted them to brace themselves up for successfully competing in the cut-throat competition. He said in the fast changing scenario communication skill had become the basic requirement. He advised them to hone their communication skills to make a difference. He informed that the University would start recruitment for students of the colleges from this academic year. He said it would be called Joint Campus. He said this recruitment would be in area of BPO sector and students from all streams of education would come into this purview. Dr Arora said computer graduate could opt for law, journalism and marketing studies to excel in their career. He said there was a great demand of computer expert in the fields of law, marketing and administration departments among others. He opined that collective efforts were required to get jobs to the students. He said the students had to shed their individualistic attitude in order to get jobs Their efforts should be supported by the university and college administration, he added. |
An art exhibition that transcends borders
After a gap of nearly 58 years since Partition, the paintings and artwork of Pakistani artists were displayed in the Holy City. As many as 24 pieces were on display at the Indian Academy of Art here during the week-long exhibition. The pieces included a new form of mural calligraphy in wrought iron. The vibrant colours in paintings of MehmoodulHasan Jafri, a renowned Pakistani artist, and Head of the Department of Design, National College of Art, Lahore, displayed 14 of his works. Sensitively depicting feelings of human relationships in abstract form with subtle usage of fuchsia pink to give his creations a touch of modernity, most of his colours and forms were focussed in the middle while rest of the canvas framed or interspersed with abstract human figures. Fine brush sprays combined with strong strokes and blending produced an unusual effect that caught the eye, commented an artist. One painting was innovatively named Terey Honthoon Key Siva in which tiny fuchsia lips dominated the entire canvas. Another was named Adams rib conforming to popular Islamic belief that evolution of woman was through Adams rib. Contrastingly, the paintings of Pirzada Nazam-ul-Hasan whose soft, soothing blend of water colours brought into focus the silence and serenity in natures beauty. One of his paintings interestingly portrayed kabootar baazi alongside a television aerial on kutcha houses of a village in Pakistan. The murals in Persian calligraphy prepared in wrought iron was something unusual in these parts of Indian Punjab. The black painted iron stood out in sharp disparity to the white background of the gallery walls. Mr Tejinder Singh, an artist and former member of the Punjab School Education board (PSEB), commenting on the Pakistani paintings, said the works showed a certain revolution of art in Pakistan which seemed to have liberated the artists from the clutches of imitation and was a step towards creativity of new order. |
Rich, lush locales and breathtakingly beautiful costumes, complete with gorgeous lehangas and flowing dupattas of vibrant shades, gave Paheli a winning edge. Minna Zutshi chats with Shalini Sarna, the costume designer for Paheli Your take on Paheli. Its wonderful. Star Gold premiere of Paheli is being shown on January 29. The movie has so many layers to it that it makes an irresistible viewing. What was the first thing that came to your mind when you designed costumes for Paheli? Rich tradition and culture of Rajasthan. Its costume that helps an actor/ actress get into the skin of the character they portray. Your comment. I feel its the costume that transforms an actor into the character. Was it a real challenge to design earthy, vibrant dresses worn by Rani Mukherjee in Paheli? Yes, it was a challenge. I had to study the historical costumes of Rajasthanis, their culture and lifestyle, so that I could incorporate this information and design costumes that jelled with the reality of the time. While designing for Paheli, what was your priority? To give each and every character an identity imagined by Amol Palekarji. The outfits were designed keeping the in mind the particular scenes. I had to play with colours, fabrics and cuts accordingly. Do you think that your Indian sensibility helped you to create that typical rustic effect in Paheli costumes? I would say its more about the knowledge and experience of designing and developing and researching the rich textiles of India that helped me create that typical rustic effect in Paheli costumes. Who is your favourite designer? Ritu Kumar from India and Issey Miyake from Japan. Which is more interesting designing period costumes, Western outfits or traditional, Indian outfits? To me, exploring and experimenting with different kinds of fabrics, falls and cuts is more interesting. For which Hollywood and Bollywood stars would you like to do costume designing? It would be wonderful to design for Catherine Zeta-Jones, Adrien Brody and, of course, Shahrukh Khan and Rani Mukherjee. How did you get interested in costume designing? I have done apparel designing course from the National Institute of Design, NID, Ahmedabad. After finishing my studies at the NID, I worked for the film Anahat directed by Amol Palekar. And that was how I developed interest in costume designing. Do you think Indian designers are an underrated lot abroad? No, I think they are doing quite well. And it all shows in the response they get abroad. |
Unhygienic conditions responsible for skin
Following the breakout of skin infection in Takiya Channan Shah locality outside Lohgarh Gate, a controversy has erupted over the reasons behind the disease.
Ms Lakshmi Kanta Chawla, Vice-President, state BJP, shot-off a release blaming the Municipal Corporation for supplying contaminated potable water which she said led to the disease. She added that the locality, being inhabited by the economically-weaker section, was neglected by the authorities concerned. Hundreds of people, especially children, were found suffering from skin infections in this locality where over 500 families reside. Ms Harbans Kaur, a resident of the area, said they were receiving polluted drinking water, which was the major cause behind the spread of the disease. She added that a factory that used acid for purifying silver was located in the same street. The BJP leader brought the matter to the notice of Civil Surgeon, Dr Sukhwinder Pal Singh Sohal, who then deployed a medical team comprising two doctors, a sanitary inspector and three helpers in the area on January 18. One of the doctors, Dr J.S Gill, said that nearly 120 patients were checked for the disease and given medicines. The team stayed in the area for some days. Samples of water were also taken and sent for examination. About the reasons behind the infections, Dr Gill said that it was due to the unhygienic living conditions and ignorance of the people about cleanliness and sanitation in the area. He added that there was an urgent need to educate the people how to lead a clean and disease-free life. For this purpose, pamphlets containing information on creating hygienic conditions were also distributed, he said. A resident of the locality said that though they had been residing there for several decades, the sewerage and the roads were laid just four years ago. |
Quiz contest on Vivekananda
The Rama Krishna Vivekananda Centre (RKVC) conducted a quiz contest on the life and teachings of Swami Vivekananda in various schools and colleges of the city. A large number of students participated in the contest. The winners of the competition were given prizes at a function organised at DAV College here on January 19. OCs |
Mr Amarinder Singh from Tarn Taran has been elected the Senior Vice-President of the District Youth Congress (Rural). Earlier, Mr Amarinder Singh was Secretary and Vice-President of the party here. New block
Dr S. P. Singh, Vice-Chancellor, Guru Nanak Dev University, performed the clod-breaking Contests
The Amritsar Study Circle under its Bharat Mata Pujan programme organised a series of quiz contests on the lives of three personalities, Guru Gobind Singh, Swami Vivekananda and Subhash Chandra Bose. In the final contest, Prem Ashram School emerged as the winner. Mr Tarun Chugh, chairman of the Circle, said the motive behind organising this quiz was to create awareness among youth about real heroes of the country. He said young minds under the impression of TV channels were mindlessly imitating actors and actresses. He said there was a need of the hour to acquaint them with the real heroes of the country. He said they had distributed books on the life sketches of these great men to the students of three schools DAV Secondary, Hindu Sabha and Prem Ashram. Following a selection procedure, nine students were selected from each school. Subsequently, they were made to compete with one other during contests held on January 11, 18 and 21. Eventually, three students were selectedfrom each school for the final. Apart from this, experts were called to deliver lecture on the sacrifices of these great personalities. (Compiled by Pawan Kumar & Neeraj
Bagga) ceremony of the universitys architecture block,. The building would be constructed at an approximate cost of Rs 1.68 crore. The university spokesman said the UGC had granted Rs 75 lakh for the building, which would be completed in 18 months. He added that in addition to the 24 rooms allotted to the faculty, the block would have five studios, a computer lab, an audio-video lab, a survey lab, a library, a material museum, an art and graphic room and a workshop. Test
Meditech, an institute for medical and engineering coaching, organised a pre-scholarship test for students of classes 9th to 12th here recently. More than 200 students participated in the test. A similar test would be held again on January 29. Competition
Alpine Public School bagged the winners trophy in an inter-school dance competition held at Sacred Heart School here. Teams from various schools participated in the competition. Teams from Model Study School and Harkrishan School secured the second and the third positions, respectively. Affiliation
Shri Ram Ashram Public School at Majitha Road received affiliation from the CBSE to start senior secondary classes. Ms Preeti Sharad, Principal of the school, in a press release, said that classes for Plus One in all the four streams, medical, non-medical, commerce and humanities, would commence from April 2006. She said the schools first Class X batch had recorded cent per cent result in 2005. Seminar
The Shehzada Nand College for Girls organised a UGC-sponsored national-level seminar on stress management. The seminar was inaugurated by Swami Grijeshanand, secretary, Rama Krishna Mission, Jammu, while Mr Jugal Kishor Sharma, Chairman, Amritsar Improvement Trust, was the chief guest. Swami Grijeshanand highlighted the causes and remedies of stress. He stressed on physical and mental strength to fight against stress. Meeting
Meeting of the Second Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) of CIPET was held here recently. Dr Sushil Kumar Verma, Director General, CIPET briefed the members and urged for the need to set up an interface between industries and CIPET. He said that in the last three years, nearly Rs 4 crore had been invested in latest equipments and software at the institute to meet the needs of the industries. He added that Rs 2-3 crore more would be spent for CIPET, Amritsar. |
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An administrator's nightmare is receiving a phone call that an individual on the sex offender's list has harmed a child within the school. To avoid this horrible situation, schools now regularly check the criminal backgrounds of employees of the institution. Many states and accrediting organizations require it. A disturbing trend we have seen in school communities, however, is the presence of sexual offenders or sexual predators that often are under the radar for most institutions. These are spouses of employees, parents, grandparents, volunteers, contractors, or individuals on the authorized pick up lists. Many schools do not perform criminal-background checks on these individuals or even check the sexual-offender/predator website to determine whether these individuals should be permitted on the school's campus or at school-sponsored events. In the last few years alone, schools have learned of several situations in which sex offenders (or those being prosecuted for sex crimes against children) are performing coaching services, going on overnight field trips, or wandering around the community as a beloved face interacting with young, vulnerable children. Unpleasant Realities When a sexual-offender/predator is discovered in your community, it can be a difficult issue to deal with. Although it may be easy enough to restrict the individual's activities at school, what about the fact that these same individuals are present at play dates, sleepovers, and other activities away from school? Schools ask whether they have a duty to warn the entire community about an individual's sex-offender status. Should they tell parents not to let their children sleep over at a particular person's house or go to parties where that individual may be present? While there may be a desire to provide full exposure in this way (and even a posting of their photo from the sex offender site in the school hallway), there may also be legal rights that the sex offender has not to be "outed" in such a way. Our approach for schools in discovering and addressing this issue is multifaceted and fairly simple. First, each year, the school should check all persons who are not thoroughly criminally background checked against the sex-offender list. There are some tools that larger schools have purchased that can run an immediate check against the sex-offender list based on the individual's driver's license. This requires that the school have only one or two main entrances to the school for visitors and that it enforce the procedure against all persons entering the campus. Another, less expensive, way to handle this process (on at least a yearly basis) is to have either an outside service or a highly confidential employee run all visitors who have not been subjected to a criminal-background check through the sex-offender database. This requires that the school have good procedures to collect names of spouses, significant others, and persons who will regularly visit (grandparents) or who may be on the designated pick up list. Obviously, the list should be prepared before school starts. In addition, names should be run of all volunteers and contractors who may have unsupervised access to children. Think about the soccer-coaching company that runs your summer programs or the parent who works in the lunchroom or during the annual fund call-a-thon. All such persons who may have unsupervised access to children should, ideally, be checked. Many of these latter people (coaches and volunteers) can be required to submit to your criminal-background processes as a condition of engaging in such activity, which is even better. This, of course, raises the question of who has "unsupervised" access to children. Think broadly. The person has unsupervised access if the individual will be present on your campus when children are present and may interact or encounter them in a way that is not supervised by a cleared adult. The easy one is the room parent who is present with the students frequently, sometimes when the teacher steps out. The harder ones are those that typically are supervised but may use the same restroom as a child or may walk across campus without an escort. As to drop off and pick up, if the person will not be permitted to exit their vehicle, they will not have unsupervised access. However, if it is possible that the individual may park, wait at a designated waiting area or by the playground for the child to appear, then you have the potential of unsupervised access given the massive number of moving children and adults during this transition time. In some cases, rethinking your processes may reduce substantially the number of individuals with access. "Meet My Spouse, The Sexual Predator" Once you have run these searches, you may be surprised at what you find. Unfortunately, a disturbing number of these individuals happen to be spouses of your employees, some of whom regularly volunteer or appear at your school. You would certainly think that your employees understand the importance of not permitting sex offenders on campus, but sometimes they justify the non-disclosure on the basis that they believe that the underlying conviction was false or unfair. For your purposes, it does not matter. The sex offender should not be on campus, employee spouse or not. Because of this potential, we recommend that you add language to your employee handbook making clear that all employees have an obligation to report to the administration (a designated person) any information that the individual has regarding the fact that a sex offender or someone who may be in the process of prosecution or a lawsuit alleging inappropriate sexual activity with a minor may be visiting campus. Failure to do so should result in termination of employment. Once the school has identified individuals on the sex-offender list, the school must take affirmative steps to remove or restrict them from the campus and school-related activities. This will typically involve a conversation with the individual, followed by a letter, outlining the situation and the restrictions. There will be many permutations of the various concerns expressed by parents, including the fact that the person on the sex offender list may be the only person available to handle drop off and pick up; or that they (or the grandparent) want to come to various special activities, such as the child's ballet recital or graduation. Each of these issues will need to be dealt with appropriately (with advice of counsel) to ensure that the school's community is protected. If there will be any limited permission for the individual to be on campus, you want to ensure that there are strict guidelines that the individual must follow such as checking in with security, ensuring security is watchful of the individual's actions, etc. In addition, to help educate other parents in the community about sex offenders in the community and their obligation to ensure they are aware of who is supervising their children, we have long suggested that schools put a statement in their student handbook advising parents that the school performs criminal-background checks on its employees and volunteers with unsupervised access to children, but cannot attest to the background of the various parents and other adults with whom their child may associate away from school. This policy should provide a link to the appropriate governmental websites where sexual-offender/predator information can be found. Legislative Actions After the Penn State investigation and prosecution, we have seen more attention by the various state legislatures both to discover inappropriate backgrounds for those who want to interact with children and to require more reporting of potential abuse. Some states have enacted provisions that require more persons to be criminally background checked; some have put more bite into their child abuse reporting laws by imposing substantial fines for failure to report; some have required that volunteers be trained on and required to report child abuse; and some have required specific and interactive training on child abuse. As reflected in our June 16, 2014 Legal Alert, Florida now requires nonpublic colleges, universities and schools to inform employees and students at orientation and on the school's website of the existence of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement sexual predator registry website and the toll-free telephone number that gives access to sexual-predator and sexual offender public information. Each of these types of steps are things you should consider for your institution. Although we hate to talk about the ugly side of our society, as a school, you can never be too safe.
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Except as otherwise described in this privacy statement, JD Supra will not disclose personal information to any third party unless we believe that disclosure is necessary to: (1) comply with applicable laws; (2) respond to governmental inquiries or requests; (3) comply with valid legal process; (4) protect the rights, privacy, safety or property of JD Supra, users of the Service, Website visitors or the public; (5) permit us to pursue available remedies or limit the damages that we may sustain; and (6) enforce our Terms & Conditions of Use.
In the event there is a change in the corporate structure of JD Supra such as, but not limited to, merger, consolidation, sale, liquidation or transfer of substantial assets, JD Supra may, in its sole discretion, transfer, sell or assign information collected on and through the Service to one or more affiliated or unaffiliated third parties.
This Website and the Service may contain links to other websites. The operator of such other websites may collect information about you, including through cookies or other technologies. If you are using the Service through the Website and link to another site, you will leave the Website and this Policy will not apply to your use of and activity on those other sites. We encourage you to read the legal notices posted on those sites, including their privacy policies. We shall have no responsibility or liability for your visitation to, and the data collection and use practices of, such other sites. This Policy applies solely to the information collected in connection with your use of this Website and does not apply to any practices conducted offline or in connection with any other websites.
We reserve the right to change this Policy at any time. Please refer to the date at the top of this page to determine when this Policy was last revised. Any changes to our privacy policy will become effective upon posting of the revised policy on the Website. By continuing to use the Service or Website following such changes, you will be deemed to have agreed to such changes. If you do not agree with the terms of this Policy, as it may be amended from time to time, in whole or part, please do not continue using the Service or the Website.
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, your dealings with this Web site, or if you would like to change any of the information you have provided to us, please contact us at: email@example.com.
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