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101 things to do in London: cultural highlights
Find the best of London with our ultimate list of things to do in the capital
Scroll through the list below to discover our selection of the capital's unmissable museums, galleries, visitor attractions and landmarks. No other city in the world can match London's spectacle of history, art, iconic buildings and cultural oddities...
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The best museums and art galleries in London
British Museum
Museums & Attractions44 Great Russell St, WC1B 3DG (020 7323 8000, bookings 08445 791940). Holborn or Russell Square tube.
Great for a restorative and educational lunch break or a longer stay. See world-historical behemoths like the Rosetta Stone, the Parthenon Marbles and the Lewis Chessmen, or take a free half-hour tour introducing a specific area of this mighty museum. Afterwards, head straight to the Great Court for lunch at the self-service café. This enormous glass-canopied space is almost as inspiring as the museum's exhibits.See our guide to making the most of an hour in the British Museum
British Library
Museums & Attractions96 Euston Rd, NW1 2DB (0870 444 1500/01937 546060). King's Cross St Pancras rail/tube.
Get intimate with some rare texts and ancient maps at the British Library. Its architecture, is truly inspiring both inside and out. The huge central hall gives way to hushed study rooms (you need to become a member to get inside these) and a lovely Peyton and Byrne café at the rear. Temporary exhibitions are held in the Paccar Gallery, and there are often free events in the mezzanine foyer.Read more about the British Library
Bruce Castle Museum
Museums & AttractionsJunction of Church Lane & Lordship Lane, N17 8NU (020 8808 8772). White Hart Lane rail.
The history of Alexandra Palace (including the origins of TV broadcasting) is just one exhibit at this museum dedicated to Haringey and its residents – the list includes madcap illustrator William Heath Robinson and Rowland Hill, inventor of the Penny Post. The building is a splendid sixteenth-century mansion set in 20 acres of very pleasant parkland.Read more about Bruce Castle Museum
Charles Dickens Museum
Museums & Attractions48 Doughty St, WC1N 2LX (020 7405 2127). Russell Square tube.
The Charles Dickens Museum houses the library and headquarters of the Dickens Fellowship – and the home in which Charles Dickens lived from 1837 to 1839. Some rooms are arranged as they might have been when he lived here; others deal with different aspects of his life, whether as a struggling hack writer or world-famous performer of his stories. The top floor has a new exhibit about vicious Victorian country schooling.Read more about the Charles Dickens Museum
Dennis Severs' House
Museums & Attractions18 Folgate St, E1 6BX (020 7247 4013). Liverpool St tube/rail.
Dennis Severs' House is a time-capsule attraction in which visitors are immersed in a unique form of theatre. From cellar to kitchen, and on to the formal entertaining rooms above, visitors hear whispers and footsteps and see the remains of food just eaten. Each of the ten rooms is the scene of a drama set between 1724 and 1914, telling the story of a fictional Huguenot family as they make their fortunes in London's East End. The Dennis Severs' House tour is unsuitable for children as tours are conducted in silence.Read more about Dennis Severs' House
Locate London's secret galleries
London's major art galleries are stunning, but look carefully, and you'll find the work of up-and-coming artists in secret galleries all over town. Try the Tank Gallery, a space in an old carriage house round the back of south London's Ladywell Tavern pub, the Crypt Gallery underneath St Pancras Church or the Old Police Station in Deptford where bustling artists' studios sit next to unusual gallery spaces inside old cells and latrines.Read our guide to London's secret galleries
Do both Tates in a day
ArtTate Britain, Millbank, SW1P 4RG (020 7887 8888). Pimlico tube. | Tate Modern, Bankside, SE1 9TG (020 7887 8888). St Paul's tube.
One is on the North Bank, one is on the South; one is establishment, the other is cutting-edge. The two Tate galleries have distinctive characters, but both make for an exciting trip. Tate Britain is the best place to see British Art outside the National Gallery, while Tate Modern grabs headlines with its iconic power-station premises and memorable super-sized Turbine Hall installations. See both in one day by using the distinctive spotty Tate-to-Tate boat. Also suggested by: This Strange CitySee what's on at the Tate galleries
Do the Museum Road challenge
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Okay, so you could easily spend a whole day in each of the magnificent museums in South Kensington: the Science Museum, the Natural History Museum and the V&A. But thanks to Queen Victoria's consort, Albert, who suggested the Royal Commission buy a huge swathe of land for educational and cultural use, you could also dash between all three in an afternoon. Dinosaurs? Check. Grayson Perry vase? Check. Full-size replica of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin's Eagle lunar lander? Check – and touchdown.See what's on at the Science Museum, Natural History and V&A
Enjoy world-class opera
Classical Music41 Covent Garden Piazza, WC2E 8RF (020 7836 9136). Covent Garden tube.
Get out the taffeta and the tails. Pop the Champagne corks. Go and enjoy world-class opera (and ballet) at the Royal Opera House in opulent surroundings. On Covent Garden's Piazza, the building itself is quite something, and just strolling around the Floral Hall makes you feel like bursting into song. Can't speak Italian? Don't worry, there are surtitles projected on to a screen above the proscenium.Read more about the Royal Opera House
Grant Museum of Zoology
Museums & AttractionsRockefeller Building, University College London, University St, WC1E 6DE (020 3106 2052). Euston tube/rail or Goodge St tube.
The Dodo isn't exactly live and well, but you can see one – or a dismembered skeleton of one – in the recently relocated Grant Museum. There are 67,000 bone and flesh exhibits here (the collection was put together for zoological study), but one of our favourites is the collection of glass animal models in fine detail made by Czech father and son Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka.Read more about the Grant Museum of Zoology
Handel House Museum
Museums & Attractions23 & 25 Brook St (entrance in Lancashire Court), W1K 4HB (020 7495 1685). Bond St or Oxford Circus tube.
In 1723 German composer George Frideric Handel moved into 25 Brook Street in London in 1723 – and 245 years later, Jimi Hendrix moved in next door. The upper floors of both houses now form the Handel House Museum, which has some great photos of Hendrix in his prime as well as lots of Handel memorabilia and musical scores.Read more about the Handel House Museum
Horniman Museum
Museums & Attractions100 London Rd, SE23 3PQ (020 8699 1872, bookings 08445 791940). Forest Hill rail.
The overstuffed walrus in the Natural History Gallery here at the Horniman is, eccentrically perhaps, cited in many Londoners' favourite-things lists. The Victorian taxidermist responsible hadn't ever seen a walrus so didn't know that it's neck should have flappy folds of skin. When you've finished gawping at the rest of this fabulously eclectic museum – including anatomical specimens, anthropological ephemera and a vast array of musical instruments – don't miss the views over London from the picnic spot in the grounds.Read more about the Horniman Museum
Hunterian Museum
Museums & Attractions35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, WC2A 3PE (020 7869 6560). Holborn tube.
Quite possibly the weirdest museum in London, the Hunterian is a huge specimen jar full of curios culled from the outer reaches of science. Hunt for the skeleton of a giant, and the brain of mathematician Charles Babbage, who invented the difference engine, precursor to the modern computer. For the grisly minded, there are hundreds of exhibits of human and animal remains in various states of disease and dissection.Read more about the Hunterian Museum
Imperial War Museum
Museums & AttractionsLambeth Rd, SE1 6HZ (020 7416 5320). Lambeth North tube.
Find out what it was like in a World War I trench at this excellent museum dedicated to the theatre of war. The walk-through trench is in the First World War Galleries, along with inspiring work by poets and painters of the time and other displays on the origins of the conflict. Save time for the Second World War Galleries, which explore the Blitzkrieg, the Battle of Britain and what things were like on the Home Front.Read more about the Imperial War Museum
Kids' workshops at the National Gallery
Museums & AttractionsTrafalgar Square, WC2N 5DN (020 7747 2885). Leicester Square tube or Charing Cross tube/rail.
Families are always leaving London for more space, but what about the cultural input they'll miss? Try the National Gallery's two-hour art workshops for children aged five to 11 on Sundays (11am-1pm and 2-4pm), or the gallery's imaginative family workshops, for those with children aged six to 12, on Saturdays (2-3.30pm).Find more museum and art workshops for kids
London Transport Museum
Museums & AttractionsCovent Garden Piazza, WC2E 7BB (020 7379 6344/ 020 7565 7299). Covent Garden tube.
See the new, reimagined version of London's iconic Routemaster bus at this appealing ode to transport in Covent Garden Piazza. Disappointingly, the rear platform of the Boris Bus has doors across it, making a mockery of the genuine article. Still, you can cheer yourself up by climbing in the model of a bus driver's cab around the corner. Sit in the driver's seat and appreciate the hefty span of that steering wheel.Read more about the London Transport Museum
Museum of London
Museums & Attractions150 London Wall, EC2Y 5HN (020 7001 9844). St Paul's/ Barbican tube.
Formerly leaning heavily on the Roman end of the city's 2,000-year history, the Museum of London has recently had an impressive glossy update: its Galleries of Modern London opened in 2010 and offer a brilliant day out for all ages. The incredibly imaginative displays set objects under your feet, or in little cubbyholes in the walls and sometimes on the ceiling, while touchscreens offer intriguing personal tales of historical characters. Our favourite displays are Charles Booth's Poverty Maps, the walk-through Victorian pleasure garden and the model of Hackney's Ellingfort Road by artists Tom Hunter and James McKinnon. Also suggested by: London Is CoolRead more about the Museum of London
Old Operating Theatre Museum
Museums & Attractions9a St Thomas St, SE1 9RY (020 7188 2679). London Bridge tube/rail.
Follow the rickety wooden spiral staircase through a doorway around the corner from London Bridge. First you'll find yourself in the Herb Garret, where pungent displays explore historical herbal medicine. Next, walk through a narrow hall, and you'll discover Europe's oldest operating theatre, perched rather incredibly in the roof of St Thomas's Church. If you've got a strong stomach, watch a gory re-enactment of a pre-anaesthesia operation at 2pm every Saturday.Read more about the Old Operating Theatre Museum
Pollock's Toy Museum
Museums & Attractions1 Scala St, W1T 2HL (020 7636 3452). Goodge St tube.
Get nostalgic for a simpler age at this tribute to the world of play in Fitzrovia. The warren of creaky and atmospheric rooms and staircases houses treasures from all over the world. China dolls, mechanical toys, miniature theatres, lead soldiers and model cars sit side by side with teddy bears, dolls' houses and puppets. We can't imagine it'll be as much fun for future generations to stare through a glass cabinet at a Wii.Read more about Pollock's Toy Museum
Saatchi Gallery
ArtDuke of York's HQ, King's Rd, SW3 4SQ (020 7811 3070). Sloane Square tube.
See innovative up-and-coming artists in large-scale temporary exhibitions at Charles Saatchi's gallery, just around the corner from Sloane Square. Afterwards, head for the charming Gallery Mess, a top-rated brasserie set beneath gorgeous vaulted ceilings with a large outdoor terrace overlooking Duke of York Square. The menu runs from breakfast through lunch and a set afternoon tea, to evening cocktails and early suppers.Read more about the Saatchi Gallery
Tour London's public sculpture masterpieces
The Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square has pushed public sculpture into the headlines. There are hundreds of great sculptures in London, but some of our favourites are the Henry Moore and the Barbara Hepworth in the grounds of Kenwood House; Michael Ayrton's bronze Minotaur on the Barbican Highwalks; David Wynne's gravity-defying 'Boy with a Dolphin' by Albert Bridge; and the giant plug socket at Ganton Street in Soho.
Tower of London
Museums & AttractionsTower Hill, EC3N 4AB (0844 482 7777, bookings 020 7907 7071). Tower Hill tube.
The central structure in this Unesco World Heritage castle, the White Tower, is London's oldest intact building, dating from 1101. Inside it, a suit of Henry VIII's full battle armour sits astride an equally well-protected horse in the Fit for a King exhibition; you can tell from the girth and the decoration (Tudor roses and pomegranates of Aragon to celebrate his marriage to Katherine) that this suit was made for a youthful Henry. Elsewhere within the Tower walls, the Crown Jewels are a stunning display of power and wealth – while Traitor's Gate and the torture-device exhibition are reminders of the darker side of Britain's dynastic history.Read more about the Tower of London
Shakespeare's Globe
Theatre21 New Globe Walk, SE1 9DT (020 7401 9919 bookings 020 7907 7071). London Bridge tube/rail.
This faithful reconstruction of the Bard's own theatre is one of Bankside's most iconic buildings. You may think standing up for an entire play is a bit much, but seeing any Shakespeare performance as a groundling is an involving and doubly dramatic experience. Tours of the building include exhibitions all about Elizabethan theatre and Shakespearean London.Read more about Shakespeare's Globe
Spend a night at the museum!
Fancy spending the night with a diplodocus? The Natural History Museum offers sleepovers for kids and their parents which involve torch-lit puzzle trails, a show by leading naturalists and a microscope session. We weren't kidding about the diplodocus – you bunk down in the Central Hall. Other memorable sleepovers take place at the Science Museum, British Museum and on the replica of Francis Drake's ship, The Golden Hinde, in Southwark.Read our guide to museum sleepovers
Wellcome Collection
Museums & Attractions183 Euston Rd, NW1 2BE (020 7611 2222). Euston tube/rail or Euston Square tube.
This unique attraction on the Euston Road fluidly melds the worlds of science, history and art – and looks like a giant Damien Hirst installation. The eye-popping curios collected by nineteenth-century pharmacist and entrepreneur Sir Henry Wellcome are displayed in airy modern galleries. See the bladed torture chair, the Japanese sex aids, Napoleon's toothbrush and a mummified body from Peru before heading for a pitstop at the Peyton & Byrne Café. Take a browse in the excellent bookshop before you leave.Read more about the Wellcome Collection


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|Chicken Wings with a Hoisin Honey Chili Sauce Marinade
Sticky Sweet and Spicy Asian Style Oven Baked WingsThis wing marinade made with honey, hoisin and chili sauce and a touch of citrus, produces a sticky sweet chicken wing with just a tad bit of spicy heat and I guarantee you'll be lickin' your fingers on this one! Give it a try and tell me how much you love 'em y'all.
I highly recommend using Reynolds Wrap Non-Stick Aluminum Foil when preparing wings in the oven. Here's how to make them.
Recipe: Sticky Sweet and Spicy Asian Style Oven Baked Wings©From the Kitchen of Deep South Dish
Inactive: 2 hours |Cook time: 1 hour 15 min | Yield: About 4 to 6 serv
- 1 (7 ounce) jar of hoisin sauce
- Zest from one orange
- 1/4 cup of Thai sweet chili sauce
- 1/4 cup of honey
- Couple dashes of sesame oil
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Cajun seasoning, to taste, optional
- 4 to 5 pound package of wings, tips removed and drumettes separated, if desired
In a large bowl, whisk first 5 ingredients together, remove and set aside 1/2 cup of the mixture. Add the wings to the mixture, cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, turning occasionally.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Remove wings from marinade and place in a single layer on an aluminum foil covered baking sheet. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and Cajun seasoning and bring wings to room temperature for about 30 minutes, then bake at 375 degrees F for about 20 minutes.
Remove wings and turn the oven up to 425 degrees F. Brush the wings with the reserved marinade, turn, season with salt, pepper and Cajun seasoning on the other side, and brush the other side with the remaining marinade. Return to oven and bake at 425 degrees F for another 20 to 25 minutes. Devour.
Cook's Notes: Thai sweet chili sauce is a product that is found in the Asian food section of your supermarket along with the hoisin sauce. This recipe also works well with other chicken pieces such as a whole, cut-up chicken, drumsticks and/or thighs and breasts or pork. Adjust cooking time as needed.
Variation: Substitute pepper jelly for the hoisin sauce and use a basic chili sauce, such as Heinz, which is a tomato-based product containing tomato puree, onion, garlic and other seasonings and is found by the ketchup in your supermarket.
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Tonight, the Knicks went into our nation's capital to kick off their inaugural preseason game against the Wizards, and after watching this game, although it's relatively meaningless considering the fact that it is a preseason game, I was impressed with the new look Knicks; new look as in the brand spanking new jerseys. The jerseys are pretty sleek, sexy, and just plain awesome, except the jersey piping, which makes me want to smash something (I'll admit it, the "sexy" part is just a filler, but still, the jerseys are still pretty hot, yo). The Knicks scored 38 points in the first quarter (!) off of 11 assists. That being said, ball movement played an important role in this game– especially from my main man Raymond Felton. The second quarter was filled with loads of boredom until the Knicks finally broke the Wizards 18-0 run with 4:23 remaining in the second quarter. This game pretty much stayed close until the fourth quarter.
Here are some other notes:
- My favorite part of this whole game was seeing Raymond Felton's return to the Knicks. Overall, it was a success. He certainly looked like he was in great shape. He drove to the basket aggressively, as well as distributing the ball very efficiently. Felton increased the offensive tempo, and erupted off the dribble and, *drum roll…in isolation situations. On one possession, Felton isolated while the time ran out in the second quarter and exploded on a drive to the basket/cupcake and got an and-one as the end result. In the end, Felton dished 8 assists and only committed one turnover. Glorious. I really can't wait to see him come regular season time. Keep it up, Ray.
- J.R Smith finished only one point behind Steve Novak for leading scorer. I was surprised he didn't Instagram Earl Barron's face after he hit that one jumper over him (did i just say Earl Barron's name? Yes, yes I did. And he's making a derp face in the photo above while Jason Kidd looks drunk). J.R did J.R things.
- At one point in the game, Melo used his 2012 Olympic basketball catch-and-shoot ability, and Melo was playing smart basketball by passing the ball out of double teams, unlike constantly taking crappy contested iso shots. Melo was missing on the milk carton in the second half, but whatever. There's more Melo to come.
- Tyson Chandler was already tagged with a technical foul. Beware, all other 29 NBA teams. Tyson will be putting the smackdown on all of you. And the refs as well, BEWARE.
- Surprisingly, Kurt Thomas got a starting role at power forward playing for a sore Amare Stoudemire. Early in the first quarter, Thomas was actually turning on by hitting a jumper. Then after about 5 minutes, Thomas got dehydrated, needed a cold shower, and needed some Gatorade, probably. Glad to have you back, Kurt.
- Jason Kidd was charged with a PWI (playing while intoxicated), well, sort of. Kidd played alright. I didn't expect a whole lot from him. His defense was on the decent side, along with his subpar offense hitting his only spot up 3 in the first quarter.
- I heard stuff about Chris Copeland playing well in the Summer League last summer. When Copeland first entered the game, I thought he was a hybrid doppelganger of Jordan Hill and Nene. In the end, his playing style is very far from both Hill and Nene's. Copeland did stuff from the perimeter, and that's about it. Yup.
- Steve Novak sedated the Wizards with intravenous doses of Novakaine from downtown going 7-7 from beyond the arc as the team leading scorer scoring 21 points. He should of remained perfect from the field throughout the whole game, but he went into full on YOLO mode by chucking up a monstrosity of a running floater that was a two-pointer aka the bloater floater. Other than that, Stevie N reminisced his old self from last year. Also, "Steve Novak" was trending on Twitter. Having your name trending during a preseason game is pretty impressive.
- John Shurna wearing Bernard King's #30 makes me want to slash my neighbor's car tires, and it makes me want to buy a John Shurna jersey so I can have both Knick jerseys with the #30 in my exquisite wardrobe. Yes, those two statements absolutely contradict themselves, but a guy with a legend's number on, which, by the way, should be retired, is pretty scary, especially with Shurna's jump shot, which is perhaps the heftiest pile of horse shit I've ever seen. Good job, good effort anyways, John Shurna.
- Pablo Prigioni aka The Maestro, Prigs, and the 35 year old rookie Argentinean, not the 35 year old Italian (I'm bashing on you, Michael Wilbon, for saying that he was the 35 year old Italian on a "Pardon The Interruption" episode) had an abhorrent start, but picked up his pace in the latter part of the game by hitting some late threes. It seems like Prigs is gonna be a pretty good floor spacer after watching his debut.
- Mike Bibby, wait, I mean Mychel Thompson (shit, I'll be getting confused with the #20 this season. Actually, not really) was mediocre. He missed a couple of corner threes from the same spot, one of them being a spot up wide open three. Whatever. It's Mychel Thompson. He's a random newbie reserve and not his father Mychal Thompson, a member of the "Showtime" Lakers and the Blazers. Poop.
One last thing, but this is about the Wizards; Bradley Beal was the real deal this game scoring 15 points, grabbing 5 rebounds, and dishing 5 assists. Besides John Henson (YOU SHOULDA PICKED HIM INSTEAD OF ANDRE DRUMMOND, DETROIT. YOU'RE GONNA REGRET IT LATER) and Kendall Marshall, Beal was my favorite pick in this year's draft. I loved him at Florida and I will continue to adore him throughout the preseason and when the regular season starts. If I had NBA League Pass, the Wizards would be one of my five teams I would pick to watch because of Beal. Anyways, the Knicks face the Celtics this upcoming Saturday in Connecticut for whatever reason. I guess the Long Island Sound is a very beautiful body of water to swim/row across. I don't know. Swim or row across it while you're at it, John Shurna.


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Sunny mild days are a signal that spring will be here soon. My daffodils are about to bloom. I have seen some blooming around town. They are always such a welcome, bright yellow sight after the grayness of winter.
Days like this have me anxiously awaiting time to get our garden started. My boyfriend and I make a good gardening couple, he likes the preparations and plantings where I enjoy the harvesting and the work that comes with that. I enjoy the early spring preparations but I am just tickled pink to see all the ripe fruits of our labor lined up on the kitchen counters. I think there is such beauty in sparkling, filled Mason jars lined up when I am finished with the canning process. And, oh the pop of the lid sealing makes a garden girl giddy!
We are enlarging our garden this year. We have plans to grow some different things that we haven't grown before. Beets are on the top of our list. Some friends shared a jar of their pickled beets and we are both hooked! We also used their dill pickle recipe late in the season and wow, are they good. I'll be putting up many more this year. It is such a joy on a cold winter night to bite into a homemade pickle and remember the hot summer days spent working in the garden.
We'll have field peas (my favorite), tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, corn, jalapenos (his favorite), bell peppers, beets and whatever else strikes our fancy. I'm excited to get out there, dig in the dirt and watch our garden grow.
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Four private dailies hit the newsstands for the first time in almost 50 years in Myanmar on Monday, but many others failed to appear, hamstrung by poor financing, archaic equipment and a dearth of reporters.
Sixteen dailies were granted licences by authorities, but only four were published.
The government-affiliated Union Daily, one of three dailies available free of charge, used financial clout to beat out competitors like D-Wave, the paper of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD), for which publication preparations are still underway.
"All four papers sold out quickly today," Kyi Kyi, a roadside book vendor, told Reuters.
"But it's very hard to predict their future sales since three of them were distributed free of charge today and the remaining one was sold at 150 kyat ($0.17) per copy,"
Myanmar's quasi-civilian government took power in early 2011 after the military dictatorship relinquished a half-century stranglehold on the former Burma. It embarked on media reforms as part of its democratisation programme in August 2012, when it relaxed draconian censorship.
The three other newspapers distributed were the Voice Daily, Golden Fresh Land and The Standard Time Daily, all Burmese-language publications.
Competitors were unwilling, or unable, to get their dailies into the hands of the public quite as quickly.
"Frankly it's quite early to say for sure when ours will come out. We are still making necessary preparations to publish the daily," said Han Tha Myint, a member of the NLD's Central Executive Committee, which publishes D-Wave Weekly.
Distribution, poor infrastructure, outmoded printing equipment and staffing issues are some of the stumbling blocks for media organisations wanting to expand into dailies.
"To be frank, the government granted licences much earlier than we expected and we were caught by surprise," said the editor of one private paper, who uses the pseudonym Ko Maung.
"There are a lot of things we have to prepare like printing facilities and training staff," he told Reuters, pegging well-funded state-owned dailies as the likely major competitors in a market that will become very crowded, very quickly.
The Ministry of Information has invited local and foreign partners to invest in a joint venture to publish the New Light of Myanmar, a former state propaganda newspaper and the only English-language daily in the country.
Other media groups are waiting for clarity on how Myanmar will treat publications benefitting from foreign investment.
"It's been an excruciating wait, a bit like a tree trying to grow through a crack in a rock, but we have now arrived at the starting line and no one seems at all in a hurry," Ross Dunkley, managing editor of The Myanmar Times, which is applying for licences for both Burmese and English dailies, said last month.
Paris-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF) ranks Myanmar 151st out of 179 countries in its Press Freedom Index, up 18 places compared to the previous year.
RSF has warned that a media bill, presented to parliament in March, could threaten the "fragile" progress Myanmar has made since 2011.
It criticised provisions that could result in newspapers being declared illegal for publishing material liable to threaten national reconciliation, denigrate religions or disturb the rule of law.


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Obesity in America has now reached epidemic proportions according to medical professionals. Researchers at the CDC in Atlanta,
Georgia report that 56% of Americans are overweight. This trend in obesity rates has been steadily increasing over the last
two decades and is predicted to continue. Moreover, studies have also noted a rise in other health related complications
due to increased weight gain. For example, type 2 diabetes, a major consequence of obesity, also has increased rapidly over
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Muscle, as it turns out, is metabolically active, meaning that it actually expends energy, or calories, just to sustain
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Basal metabolic rate, or BMR, is the absolute minimum calorie requirement that is needed to sustain normal, basic, body
functions, such as breathing, heart rate, and even sleeping. The BMR for any individual is a product of their age, gender,
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referred to as overload. To plan a strength training program that will safely take you into overload and thus increase muscle
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A's can't hold another ninth-inning lead
OAKLAND -- In the span of about 24 hours, the A's have suffered a pair of tough defeats to their most heated division foe. As bad as Monday's one-run loss was to swallow, Tuesday's was even worse.
The usually reliable Luke Gregerson needed just one strike to put the Rangers away, but he couldn't get the job done and allowed a late two-run rally, sending the A's to a tough 5-4 defeat.View Full Game Coverage
OAKLAND -- In the span of about 24 hours, the A's have suffered a pair of tough defeats to their most heated division foe. As bad as Monday's one-run loss was to swallow, Tuesday's was even worse.
The usually reliable Luke Gregerson needed just one strike to put the Rangers away, but he couldn't get the job done and allowed a late two-run rally, sending the A's to a tough 5-4 defeat.View Full Game Coverage
"That's why you play 27 outs," A's manager Bob Melvin said.
Facing journeyman infielder Josh Wilson with a 2-2 count and two outs in the ninth, Gregerson was tagged for a double off the base of the left-field wall. Wilson's hit scored Leonys Martin from second base and set up the game-winner from Michael Choice, a single that was laced up the middle to complete the comeback victory.
It was quite the stage for Choice, who was one of Oakland's top organizational prospects in recent years before being traded to Texas as part of the Craig Gentry deal this past offseason.
"To be able to come through in that situation was huge," Choice said. "We've got a lot of fighters on this team. You just have to stay with it, get up there and make something happen."
Just as Sean Doolittle was charged with the late loss in Monday's 4-3 defeat to Texas, another key member of Oakland's vaunted bullpen was at fault in the second game of the series. But Gregerson said he'll be quick to move past the blown save, his third of the year and the team's sixth.
"It's not that easy, but it's something that we have to do," Gregerson said. "It's something that if you don't do, it's going to carry over to the next and that's not something that you want."
Melvin and the A's are sticking to their plan to go with a closer-by-committee after Jim Johnson struggled in the ninth-inning role to start the year. In Gregerson and Doolittle, Oakland has two of its most trusted relievers so far in 2014, regardless of the recent results.
For whatever reason, Gregerson said he felt uncharacteristically "rushed" as he worked on the mound. Even though the pitchers might not have bullpen roles set in stone right now as the relief corps figures itself out, Gregerson didn't use that as an excuse for his problems.
"For the most part, we all kind of know where we fit in in that committee," Gregerson said. "I had a pretty good idea that that was going to be the situation. You got to go out there and get outs no matter what inning it is."
Making the loss even tougher to swallow was the second out of the ninth inning. Martin laid down a squeeze bunt and Mitch Moreland busted down the third-base line toward the plate, but Gregerson relayed the ball back to catcher Derek Norris in time to nab Moreland for Texas' 26th out of the game. The crowd was pumped and on its feet as Wilson took to the plate with a two-strike count, but out No. 27 alluded Gregerson for too long.
What ended in late-game drama began as a battle of attrition between a pair of starters trying to find their command.
From the get-go, it was clear that A's southpaw Tommy Milone didn't have his best stuff. He needed 31 pitches to get through the top of the first inning, throwing just 13 of them for strikes. Texas sent eight men to the plate and manufactured a couple of runs on two hits and three walks, but Martin popped out behind the plate to kill the rally.
"[I was] just trying to nibble a bit, maybe trying to be too fine," Milone said.
The game followed a familiar script in the bottom of the first. Rangers spot starter Nick Martinez, who was called up from Double-A Frisco earlier in the day, also battled with his control and the A's were able to do some early damage, using a pair of doubles and a single to knot the score up at 2.
But the tie game didn't last long, as Kevin Kouzmanoff grounded into a 5-4-3 double play, scoring Alex Rios in the third and giving the Rangers a one-run advantage. Milone seemed to find a groove from there, though, retiring 10 of the final 11 batters he faced.
Despite the early battles, he still turned in a quality start, going six innings while allowing three earned runs on five hits and four walks while striking out one.
"Dogfight," Milone said. "First three innings were a little rough. Luckily, I was able to kind of keep my composure, settle down and get through the last three innings."
As Milone handcuffed the powerful Texas lineup, Oakland went ahead with a pair of runs in the fourth inning. Eric Sogard drove John Jaso home with a sacrifice fly before Coco Crisp hit a double to plate Josh Reddick and give the A's a 4-3 lead after four, but the bullpen was ultimately charged with the loss for the second straight night.
While the offense went a respectable 4-for-11 with runners in scoring position on Tuesday, Melvin said he still thinks the bats could have provided some more insurance for the bullpen down the stretch.
"No doubt," Melvin said. "That's been an issue for us. We have to be able add on some runs so we're not getting late into games with giving teams a chance to score a couple runs and beat us."
Alex Espinoza is a contributor to MLB.com.


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Posted by Bruce Kahl on July 06, 2001
In Reply to: Some help with crossing those streets posted by R. Berg on July 06, 2001
: : An AP article today (on AOL) talks about a list of the funniest intersections in America, one of which is supposed to be Grinn + Barret (... "Not likely at the intersections of Grinn and Barret drives in West Chester, Ohio;..."). I can't find either word in the dictionary, can someone help me with the pun?
: : Also, I did get the one of Antonio Parkway crossing Avenue de las Banderas, but what about Ho + Hum? And Dickory + Dock?
: "Grin and bear it" is a cliché that means "Tolerate misfortune stoically." "Ho-hum" is an expression of boredom--possibly onomapoeic, based on yawning. The third one alludes to nonsense words in a nursery rhyme from the Mother Goose collection, "Hickory dickory dock, the mouse ran up the clock . . ."
....and Antonio Banderas is a Hollywood somebody actor type.


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Robin Cogan MEd, RN, NCSN is a Nationally Certified School Nurse, currently completing her 17th year in the Camden City School District. Robin holds leadership positions on the New Jersey State School Nurses Association Executive Board as well as with the NJ Department of Education Preschool Nurse Advisory Board. She has been recognized locally and nationally for her community-based work, including the 2017 Johnson & Johnson School Nurse of the Year and the NJ Department of Health 2017 Population Health Hero Award. Robin serves as Faculty in the School Nurse Certificate Program at Rutgers-Camden School of Nursing where she teaches the next generation of school nurses. View all posts by Robin Cogan, MEd, RN, NCSN


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Talk Birth's Blog had some interesting birth quotes on it.
Here is one that caught my attention, as quoted from Molly's blog.
This one is from a book I love called Transformation Through Birth:
"There are many women who delivered their children naturally who swear by [a specific birthing method]. It is sad to see so many women credit a technique rather than themselves and their own inner resources for their birthing experiences. Women who birth joyfully do so because of who they are, what they believe, and how they live." (emphasis mine)
That last sentence is what really struck me. "Women who birth joyfully do so because of who they are, what they believe, and how they live"
I think that is one reason why for ME hypnosis helped me have the birth I wanted. It helped change what I believed.
After my first birth, bedrest, Preterm labor, emergency cesarean at 34 weeks, I didn't believe my body could carry a baby full term, deliver vaginally… but with hypnosis I was able to change my beliefs about my body and birth.
So, while I think it is possible for many women to birth joyfully without certain programs. For moms who need extra help changing their beliefs about birth, Hypnobabies is a great tool to help with that! Sadly in today's society most women don't develop positive beliefs about birth on their own.
I guess I do credit Hypnobabies for the wonderful birth I had with Bryson. But I guess I really feel I got tools and helped change my beliefs with Hypnobabies and that helped ME to have a wonderful birth. Because my wonderful birth did stem from what I believe!


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We are pleased to inform you that our Hidden Gem stock of May'14 - Rane Brake Lining Ltd (BSE Code: 532987, NSE Code: RBL) has given absolute returns of 264% to our Hidden Gems members in period of 2 years and 3 months. Our team suggested Buy on Rane Brake Lining Ltd at price of Rs. 200 on 31st May 2014 with a target price of Rs. 410. Target was already achieved and we informed our members to continue to hold it for long term. Stock price of Rane Brake Lining has made new 52 week high of Rs. 728.80 today on NSE after hitting upper circuit of 10% on both the exchanges on back of strong Jun'16 quarter results and improved fundamentals.
Rane Brake Lining (RBL) declared strong set of numbers and also paid off long term borrowings. The company registered sales & operating income of Rs. 121.46 crores (up by 17% YoY) for June quarter, as against Rs, 103.62 crores for the corresponding quarter in the previous year, net profit of the company is at Rs. 10.49 crores, up by 117% YoY.
The company's overall India OEM sales and Aftermarket sales registered a healthy growth of 16% and 29% respectively during the quarter. RBL enjoyed good growth in the OE segment on the back of mass supplies to successful models in passenger car and utility vehicle segments. The robust growth in the Aftermarket segment is attributed to increase sales of Asbestos-free linings and favourable pull in northern and southern region.
As informed by the management, the company undertook various cost reduction initiatives resulting in favourable material cost and reduced operational cost. The company's better cash generation and internal accruals helped to repay long term loans and significantly reduce finance costs during the quarter.
Below is the summary of Rane Brake Lining Ltd shared by our team on 31st May'14 under Hidden Gem stock recommendation - May'14
1. Company Background:
Rane group manufactures a comprehensive range of automobile components like hydraulic power steering systems, manual steering & suspension systems, valve train components, friction material products, steering columns & electric power steering, seat belt systems and die casting products. It is the leading OE supplier of various auto components. The group exports to 31 countries around the world.Rane Brake Lining Ltd (RBL) was established in 1964 and has achieved the distinction of being domestic leader among friction material manufacturers. RBL manufactures friction material products like brake linings, disc pads, clutch facings, clutch buttons for automotive applications and composite brake blocks for Railways.
It supplies friction products for all surface transport applications from motorcycles to trains. RBL had an annual sales turnover of INR 38355 Million in 2013 - 2014.
Manufacturing Facilities
RBL has four plants located in the major Indian cities of Chennai, Hyderabad, Puducherry and Trichy. These were established in 1964, 1991, 1997 and 2008 respectively. RBL is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities.
During the year 2008-09, the company completed the expansion project in Trichy in the state of Tamilnadu with the active participation and technical inputs from the company's collaborator, Nisshinbo Brake Inc, of Japan. The state of the art plant commenced commercial production during the year. They increased the production capacity of Asbestos by 4,645 MT to 18,892 MT. During the year 2009-10, the company further increased the production capacity of Asbestos by 96 MT to 18,988 MT.
Chennai Plant:
- Automotive Products : Brake linings, disc pads and clutch facings
- Railway products : Composite brake block
- Aerospace : Organic pads for trainer aircraft
Hyderabad Plant:
- Automotive Products : Brake linings, clutch facings & sintered clutch buttons
- Railway Products : Compositive brake blocks
Puducherry Plant:
- Automotive Products : Disc pads, clutch facings & CV Brake Pads
- Railway Products : Composite Brake Blocks
Trichy Plant:
- Automotive Products : Disc Pads & Brake linings
RBL is having collaboration with Nisshinbo Industries Inc., Japan and this helps RBL in bringing out truly world-class products for our customers. R&D is given high priority and it is equipped with latest testing facilities. R&D centre is approved by Department of Science & Technology, Government of India. All four plants are equipped with production facilities to manufacture different types of products. 9 depots are situated across the country with concentration on south, north and west in India to cater to aftermarket requirements.
RBL manufactures Brake Linings, Disc Pads, Clutch Facings, Composite Brake Blocks and Clutch Buttons.
RBL products are used in brake system between wheel and brake shoe to decelerate & stop the vehicle and in clutch system between flywheel and clutch plate to transmit rotary motion.
Domestic Market Leadership:
- Leader in Commercial Vehicle / Passenger Car / Utility Vehicle & Two Wheeler applications
- Leading supplier of composite brake blocks to Indian Railways
- Most preferred brand in independent replacement markets
- Significant supplier to State Transport Undertakings
- Products supplied to 15 countries
- Supply experience to Sri Lankan Railways for composite brake blocks
- Range & technology for Indian / European Commercial Vehicle references
- CV disc brake pads to Europe
The products are supplied in Asbestos (A) and Asbestos Free (AF) grades to OEMs through brake assembly manufacturers (Tier-1), aftermarkets and export markets.
RBL supplies friction material to all leading OEMs in India through brake / clutch assembly manufacturers, aftermarket, export market for Heavy Commercial Vehicle (HCV), Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV), Utility Vehicle (UV), Passenger Car (PC), Two Wheelers (2W), Tractor segments and Indian Railways.
i) OE Segment:
There are more than 10,000 dealers serviced by 7 Whole Sale Distributors (WSD) across the country. RBL has 9 depots spread across the country with location choice specific to business density for servicing the market requirements.
There are more than 10,000 dealers serviced by 7 Whole Sale Distributors (WSD) across the country. RBL has 9 depots spread across the country with location choice specific to business density for servicing the market requirements.
iii) Export segment: RBL exports to Australia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, United Kingdom and Middle East countries for independent aftermarket products.
Management System Certification
All the manufacturing plants of RBL are certified by TUV Nord, Germany for the following management systems:
- ISO 9001:2008 – Quality Management System,
- ISO/TS 16949:2009 - International Automotive Quality System,
- ISO 14001:2004 : Environmental Management System,
- BS OHSAS 18001:2007 - Occupational Health & Safety Management System.
i) Rane Brake Lining Board recommends Dividend – May'14
Rane Brake Lining Ltd has informed BSE that the Board of Directors of the Company at its meeting held on May 21, 2014, inter alia, has recommended to the shareholders a dividend of Rs. 7.50/- per equity share on the paid up equity capital of Rs. 7,91,49,800 comprising of 79,14,980 equity shares of Rs. 10/- each fully paid up.
The Register of Members & Share Transfer Books of the Company will remain closed from July 12, 2014 to July 22, 2014 (both days inclusive) for the purpose of Payment of Dividend & Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Company to be held on July 22, 2014.
The dividend will be paid to the eligible shareholders on July 28, 2014.
ii) Rane Brake Lining Bags Deming Grand Prize 2013 – Nov'13
Rane Brake Lining Ltd. (RBL) was awarded the prestigious Deming Grand Prize 2013 at a special ceremony held in Tokyo on 14th Nov'13. Mr. P.S. Rao, RBL President, received the DGP Award from Mr. Masahiko Sakane, Vice-Chairman, Deming Prize Committee, on behalf of Mr. L. Ganesh, Chairman, Rane Group.
The DGP win marked a glorious new chapter in RBL's Excellence Journey towards achieving its vision of being the global supplier of choice in friction material.
RBL now joins the elite group of 26 other companies the world over and seven other firms from India which have previously won this prestigious Award in Total Quality Management (TQM). It also gets the distinction of being the first friction material company in the world to have won the Award.
With this prize, RBL becomes the third company from the Rane Group to have won DGP, making it the first group in the world to have three DGP Awards consecutively outside Japan and also the distinction of being the second group in the world to have won more than two DGP Awards.
On RBL winning the prestigious DGP, Mr. Ganesh said: "This distinction of being the 1st Group outside Japan to have won 3 consecutive DGP Awards is a great moment of pride and joy for each and every one in the Rane Group. This DGP reiterates our commitment to Total Quality Management and further propels us with greater momentum for the future."
Acknowledging the Award, Mr. Rao informed: "This great milestone for RBL was made possible by the total involvement and commitment of each and every employee of RBL towards TQM. RBL had the distinction of being the first company from the Rane Group to have won the Deming Application Prize, and today it holds the distinction of being the first friction material company in the world to have won the DGP. This catapults RBL to a new league altogether and marks another step in its journey towards Excellence."
iii) Research & Development is carried in Specific Areas
RBL has been actively engaging in developing new friction materials to meet emerging OEM customer requirements on Quality, NVH (Noise, Vibration and Harshness) and also ensuring cost effectiveness. Significant progress has been made by the company towards improving the available range of applications in quick time to market by enhancing "Formulation Library" and using it effectively. Development of new grades pro-actively for un-served segments as a new approach has been taken.
Focus areas are development of cost effective Asbestos free grades for Brake Linings and Disc Pads for PC, UV, HCV and LCV markets for improving market share in both OE and Aftermarket. Joint development with Nisshinbo, Japan is an important initiative for serving OEMs and also ensuring maximum localisation of raw materials. RBL's own efforts for development of low cost formulations is also continuing at a fast pace.
In order to combat stiff competition including overseas players, the Company is also focusing on development of alternate and green materials for performance and cost factors in collaboration with global suppliers.
Specific R&D efforts to meet field performance requirements in passenger cars and utility vehicle segment helped the Company to add new product platforms of the customers and offer competitive technical alternatives to our competitor products including imports. The Company could gain new business based on competitive performance proposals from major OEMs.
RBL has developed new asbestos-free friction materials for domestic commercial vehicle and global OEM customers with high-life liners for stringent city bus applications as well as for global OEMs in India to whom full LCV / M&HCV range of products were offered.
iv) Rane Group plans Rs 5580 million Capex, eyes Rs 43,000 million topline – Jun'13
Despite sluggish automobile market conditions, Rane Group has chalked out an expansion strategy with a budget of Rs 558 crore for the next three years as the Chennai-based leading auto component house expects the market to improve from the second half of the fiscal and report strong growth in the following two years.
The group's capex has also been necessitated as part of its strategy to maintain leadership in its business segments and achieve sales turnover of Rs 4,300 crore by 2015-16.
The investments will be made across seven entities, including three listed companies, of the group. "The capex of Rs 558 crore is for the total group during the next three years ending 2016. It will be funded through internal generations and debt," said L Ganesh, chairman, Rane group.
Most of the capex is intended towards expansion of capacity of steering gear, EPS (electric power steering), friction materials, including brake linings and disc pads, while part of it is towards productivity improvement and research and development. In an attempt to be technologically self-sufficient, the group has been steadily boosting R&D investments — from 0.5 per cent of sales in the past to 1.5 per cent going forward.
Of the seven companies, Rane Madras and Rane NSK Steering Systems will spend Rs 160 crore and Rs 150 crore, respectively, on expansion of capacity in various areas on the back of new customers. Rane Brake Linings will spend about Rs 110 crore over the next three years on R&D as also to improve export business. Rane Engine, Rane TRW Steering Systems, Rane Diecast and Kar Mobiles will account for the rest of the spend.
"Our capex plan is based on the assumption that markets will start improving towards the end of this year (although current signs are not encouraging) and the next two years will be seeing healthy growth. Besides the domestic market, we are also focusing on increasing exports, which is expected to be 15 per cent of sales by 2015-16," Ganesh said.
Despite a slowdown in the auto sector, the group managed to post a decent growth in FY13, with total revenues of Rs 2,923 crore ($538 million) against Rs 2,650 crore ($520 million) in FY12.
3. Financial Performance: (as on 31 May'14)
Rane Brake Lining net profit rises 141.62% in the March 2014 quarter
Net profit of Rane Brake Lining rose 141.62% to Rs 95.2 million in the quarter ended March 2014 as against Rs 39.4 million during the previous quarter ended March 2013. Sales rose 7.74% to Rs 1085.9 million in the quarter ended March 2014 as against Rs 1007.9 million during the previous quarter ended March 2013.
Rane Brake Lining net profit rises 141.62% in the March 2014 quarter
Net profit of Rane Brake Lining rose 141.62% to Rs 95.2 million in the quarter ended March 2014 as against Rs 39.4 million during the previous quarter ended March 2013. Sales rose 7.74% to Rs 1085.9 million in the quarter ended March 2014 as against Rs 1007.9 million during the previous quarter ended March 2013.
For the full year, net profit rose 89.12% to Rs 172.1 million in the year ended March 2014 as against Rs 91.0 million during the previous year ended March 2013. Sales rose 2.03% to Rs 3835.1 million in the year ended March 2014 as against Rs 3758.8 million during the previous year ended March 2013.
Rane Brake Lining net profit rises 142.57% in the December 2013 quarter
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5. Key Concerns & Risks:
i) India is becoming a preferred destination for many global automobile manufacturers to set up their manufacturing facilities. RBL is facing stiff competition in OEM business from both local players and global competitors. Entry of global auto majors is likely to encourage entry of new global competitors for RBL. In aftermarket, which is highly fragmented, RBL faces stiff competition from large number of organized and un-organized players.
ii) In terms of exports, foreign exchange fluctuations can adversely impact the operating margins and thereby affect the overall profitability of the company.
6. Investment Rationale: (as on 31 May'14)
i) Management expansion strategy to maintain leadership position
Despite sluggish automobile market conditions, Rane Group has chalked out an expansion strategy with a budget of Rs 558 crore in 2013 for the next three years as the Chennai-based leading auto component house expects the market to improve from and report strong growth in the following two years. Rane Brake Linings will spend about Rs 110 crore over the next two years on R&D as also to improve export business.
Most of the capex is intended towards expansion of capacity of brake linings and disc pads, while part of it is towards productivity improvement and research and development. In an attempt to be technologically self-sufficient, the company has been steadily boosting R&D investments — from 0.5 per cent of sales in the past to 1.5 per cent going forward.
ii) Ease in Inflation and drop in Interest rates will drive growth
The Company remains cautiously optimistic about the growth of the automotive industry. With easing of inflation rates and hopes of interest rate cuts, the economic growth is likely to build gradual momentum. The newer vehicle models introduced in the market are likely to spur the growth. With profitable growth continuing to remain the focus area, the Company plans to expand its horizons by adding new territories and new customers.
iii) Significant Increase in promoters share holding
Promoters have increased their stake in the company through continuous open market purchases. Share holdings of promoters in the company by end of Mar'14 quarter is 65.60%, increased by 2.65% during one year. In Mar'13, the same was 62.95%.
iv) Dividend payout with attractive dividend yield
RBL is paying regular dividend to the shareholders since past many years. Recently, company has declared dividend of Rs. 7.50 which will be paid on 28th July'14. With Rs. 7.50 dividend payout, dividend yield at CMP of Rs. 200 is 3.75%.
v) Best in class technology in collaboration with the Nisshinbo Brakes Inc., Japan
The Company would continue to take rigorous efforts to retain the market leadership by developing customized products for the customers. The Company in collaboration with the Nisshinbo Brakes Inc., Japan provides the state of- the-art technologies for applications in new generation vehicles. Moreover, RBL holds the distinction of being the first friction material company in the world to have won the most prestigious Deming Grand Prize 2013. This catapults RBL to a new league altogether and marks another step in its journey towards Excellence.
7. Saral Gyan Recommendation: (as on 31 May'14)
i) Nisshinbo Brake Inc (NISB) who has been the technology partners of the company since 1996 have their shareholding of 20%. This will help the company in further advancement of research and development to meet the new technology requirements of the future. Indian automotive industry is dominated by Japanese and Korean auto manufacturers. The increased co-operation with Nisshinbo Group will not only serve the Japanese and Korean manufacturers but also other European and domestic car companies in India. The technical inputs and greater co-operation from Nisshinbo Group would thus be beneficial to the Company in terms of business potential and customer relationship.
ii) The continuance of global majors in USA and Europe showing keen interest in sourcing auto components from India based on cost and quality, presents an opportunity for the company to grow its exports market further. The company believes to ride on the recovery in the domestic market while consolidating its operations. It has already taken a couple of initiatives to sharpen its cost competitiveness. The company hopes to do better in the following quarters due to expected less volatility in the commodity prices.
iii) As per our estimates, Rane Brake Lining Ltd can deliver bottom line of 242 million for full financial year 2014 – 15, annualized EPS of Rs. 30.6 with forward P/E ratio of 6.5 X for FY 2014-15, which makes stock an attractive bet at CMP.
iv) Management has rewarded shareholders by paying consistent dividends year after year. RBL has distributed 35% of its net profits in form of dividends. Dividend yield at current market price is 3.75, which offer good upside potential with limited downside risk.
v) On equity of Rs. 79.2 million, the estimated annualized EPS for FY 14-15 works out to Rs. 30.6 and the Book Value per share is Rs. 141.8. At current market price of Rs. 200, stock price to book value is 1.41.
vi) Considering attractive valuations, and growth opportunities in domestic automobile industry, we find RBL a good investment opportunity. Saral Gyan Team recommends "BUY" on Rane Brake Lining Ltd. for a target of Rs. 410 over a period of 12-24 months.
Buying Strategy:
- 70% at current market price of Rs. 200
- 30% at price range of Rs. 170 – 180 (in case of correction in stock price)
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The 2010 European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion is coming to an end and the official closing ceremony is taking place on the 17 December in Brussels.
The event, which is a high point of 2010, will be filled with political declarations, prizes, key interventions, presentation of national co-funded projects and much more.
The Conference will be an opportunity for Member States to highlight one of the national co-funded projects that took place in the framework of the European Year. At the Project path session: "Sharing, learning, inspiring" participants will be able to learn more about what happened at national level by visiting the country stands. The projects are diverse in terms of their content and size, they go from theatre initiatives to conferences, to working with people experiencing poverty to stakeholders, often combining the two.
Throughout 2010 journalists from all over the participating countries submitted written and audiovisual entries to the European Year Journalist Award. The articles or audiovisual entries cover poverty and social exclusion. The winning national and EU entries can be consulted at the Journalist Award stand at the conference. The winners will be presented by Lesley-Anne Knight European Ambassador of the European Year.
At the afternoon session Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, Yves Leterme, Prime Minister of Belgium will be present.
The Employment Council declaration on the 2010 European Year will be signed by the Ministers present at the conference. It additionally hoped that the declaration will be included in European Council which will be taking place at the same time. This would be a strong signal to the commitment of the European Union leaders to put combating poverty and social exclusion at the top of the political agenda.
You can watch the conference in live streaming


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SONOR @Winter NAMM 2014
The 2014 Winter NAMM Show is just around the corner – check in with us at our booth from January 23 to 26 to find out the latest and hottest gear from SONOR!!
Event: Winter NAMM Show
Location: Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA, USA
Booth # 3240 Hall D (Hohner Inc. / SONOR Drums)
Date: January 23 to 26, 2014
Product News will be announced during the first day of NAMM show. We have lots of artist activities going on so make sure to stop by!
2014 Winter NAMM Show Artist Appearance & Performance Schedule!
11am PERFORMANCE
Steve Smith (Journey, Vital Information)
11.30am ARTIST SIGNING
Steve Smith (Vital Information)
3pm ARTIST SIGNING - confirmed artists:
Chris Coleman (Prince, NKOTB, Stevie Wonder)
Tal Bergman (Joe Bonamassa)
Johnny Fay (The Tragically Hip)
Aaron Harris (Palms, Isis)
Nathan Walker (Lit)
...more to be announced!!
All artist signings and performances take place at our booth #3240 in Hall D.


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NEW YORK -- Alfonso Soriano homered twice for the second straight night and drove in a career-high seven runs, giving him a staggering 13 RBIs in two games while powering the suddenly potent New York Yankees to an 11-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday.
Soriano hit an early grand slam and became the third player to knock in at least six runs in back-to-back games since RBIs became an official statistic in 1920, according to STATS. The others were Texas' Rusty Greer in August 1997 and Milwaukee's Geoff Jenkins in April 2001.
Robinson Cano went 4 for 4 to pass Hall of Famer Phil Rizzuto for 15th place on the franchise hits list, and the Yankees hammered Angels ace Jered Weaver (7-6) in opening an 8-0 cushion by the second inning for Ivan Nova (6-4).
BOX SCORE: Yankees 11, Angels 3
Still looking to make a push in the crowded AL playoff chase, New York won its fourth in a row and will go for a four-game sweep Thursday afternoon.
Soriano hit his fifth career slam in the first and a two-run double with the bases loaded in the second. He homered again leading off the fifth and acknowledged the crowd of 38,379 chanting his name by lifting his glove when he went back out to left field in the sixth.
With a chance to do even more damage, Soriano walked with a runner on second in the seventh. He scored for the third time on Chris Stewart's two-run single.
After spending the early part of his career in New York from 1999-2003, Soriano was reacquired from the Chicago Cubs on July 26 to give the injury-depleted lineup a boost. He got off to a slow start upon returning to the Yankees but has certainly turned it on lately. He set a career best with six RBIs — all in a three-inning span — during New York's 14-7 win Tuesday night and then quickly broke the mark one night later.
Soriano became the seventh player since 1920 with at least 13 RBIs over consecutive games and the first since Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa had 14 in August 2002, STATS said. The record is 15 by Yankees second baseman Tony Lazzeri in May 1936.
Nova, who has been outstanding since rejoining the rotation on July 5, worked around 10 hits in 7 1-3 innings. He's been hurt by a lack of run support recently, but that was no problem this time.
Weaver's dud came out of nowhere. The right-hander was 6-1 with a 1.72 ERA in his last nine starts and had won four straight decisions.
This time, he gave up nine runs, matching a career high, and nine hits over five innings as Los Angeles lost its fourth in a row. The reeling Angels have dropped eight of 10 and 14 of 19 overall.


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CHICAGO, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- A Dominick's worker in Illinois says he was suspended just before being laid off by the grocery store chain's parent firm for posting a satiric YouTube video.
Steve Yamamoto posted his video, "Thanks Safeway," Friday, the day before Safeway shut down 72 Dominick's stores in the Chicago area, putting about 6,000 employees out of work, WMAQ-TV, Chicago, reported.
The video parodied the closures with a science fiction take on "how it really ends at Dominick's" that included stores exploding, dragons setting fires, helicopters crashing into the building and a spaceship destroying the store.
"We thought we were safe," text in the video reads. "Unfortunately, we were wrong, like, Miley Cyrus wrong."
Yamamoto said when he showed up to work his last day Saturday at a Glen Ellyn store, a manager told him he was suspended.
"My store manager got a phone call that she had to suspend me," he said. "I was like 'Are you serious? It's crazy as it is. I'm just dumbfounded."
Yamamoto said he was just trying to "make light of a bad situation."
"It was all in good fun," he said of his video. "I was expecting laughs from the employees, that's it."
Safeway Inc. could not be reached for comment, WMAQ-TV said.


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February 16, 2005
More than 150 Bay Area UCLA Anderson Alumni gathered at the World Trade Club in San Francisco for an entertaining evening of stories from Steve Wozniak's early years of developing the first home computer.
Wozniak mingled with UCLA Anderson alumni prior to his talk and answered many of their questions. One alumna actually gave Wozniak her broken iPod, which he promised to get fixed and send back to her.
Wozniak humored the audience with stories of his childhood with his best friend Steve Jobs and their development of what was to become the first home compact computer. Wozniak's design of Apple I (which was designed in Jobs' bedroom and built in his garage) and Apple II and his influence on the popular Macintosh was recognized when he was awarded the National Medal of Technology by the President of the United States in 1985, the nation's highest honor for America's leading inventors.
His interest in technology began at an early age growing up in Sunnyvale, later to become a core part of the Silicon Valley. Wozniak's father was an engineer and exposed Wozniak to technology at a young age. His passion for technology led to an obsession with figuring out how things worked. He played with ham radios and would wire lines throughout the neighborhood with friends, inventing ways to communicate. While other kids his age would come home from school and relax, Wozniak would read numerous technology manuals throughout the night. In addition he would sneak into university technology departments at night, since they were the best places to go because "smart people always leave their doors open." He would read thousands of pages in manuals that were not available to the public.
In school, Wozniak played pranks on unsuspecting victims, mostly teachers. He would bug the television monitors in the classroom so that he could turn the televisions on and off at will. He laughed as he remembered the teachers standing on chairs holding the antennas in certain positions to get a clear picture as Wozniak controlled the frequency with a hidden transponder switch in his bag.
One day Steve Jobs came to Wozniak to start their own home computing company called Apple, which to this day, Wozniak does not know exactly where the name came from but speculates Jobs got it from the apple orchids he grew up with in Oregon.
Wozniak made it a point to say that he was extremely hesitant to leave his job as an engineer at Hewlett-Packard, until one day, a friend told him that he could stay at HP and work his way up the management ladder and get rich, or work at Apple and remain an engineer and get rich. He chose the latter and was able to do what he loved for a living – designing computers while making good money. He didn't want to become a businessman. He left that up to Steve Jobs.
There was a Q&A session at the end where Wozniak spoke candidly on issues facing Apple Computer today as well as the future of technology. Wozniak warned that he never likes to predict the future of technology, since what is happening at the present time is most important.
The event was a huge success and was well received by the attendees. One UCLA Anderson alumnus from the Class of 2002 said, "Last night's alumni event was the best one that I have ever attended. It is amazing that you landed such an accomplished and engaging speaker."
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This video is about us testing the new version of the Renegade "INFINITY v2" light wind machine. As you will see in this video we are using the INFINITY v2 in very light wind on a REEF 5'7" surf board in the ocean having fun in the waves. We also have a wind meter in our hands in order to show you the wind speed and also how easy the INFINITY V2 relaunches on the beach and in the waves. I hope you enjoy the video.
The INFINITY V2 will be available to the public December 2011.
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Parents have likely heard about bronchitis. But another respiratory infection, bronchiolitis, gets far less attention.
Bronchiolitis is an infection of the small tubes inside of the lungs (bronchioles) that is caused by a virus and generally affects young children during the autumn and winter months.
During normal breathing under healthy conditions, air enters the lungs through the trachea. It then travels down the branching bronchi and into the small bronchiole tubes inside of the lungs. Then the air passes from the bronchioles into the millions of air sacs in the lungs, and eventually into the bloodstream.
When a child suffers from bronchiolitis, most often the bronchioles fill with mucus and experience inflammation thanks to a virus called the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The mucus and swollen tubes can make it difficult for oxygen to reach the lungs and get to where it is needed. The child may wheeze or breathe harder or faster in order to compensate.
In adults, RSV infection isn't generally serious. But in children it can be dangerous, particularly if the virus does not clear up quickly and leads to an acute case of bronchiolitis. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say that most otherwise healthy people recover from RSV in 1 to 2 weeks. Infants and young children may be prone to cases that don't go away and become bronchiolitis.
The best way to prevent bronchiolitis is to reduce the spread of cold viruses through the home with frequent hand-washing and cleaning of shared items around the house. Children that fall into the following categories may be more likely to get bronchiolitis, according to the National Institutes of Health. These risk factors include:
* Age 6 months or younger
* Born prematurely
* Exposed to cigarette smoke, even in the womb
* Bottle-fed
* Born with Down's Syndrome
* Close contact with other infected children
* Have a long-term lung disease
Symptoms of bronchiolitis include a cough that may be dry or produce phlegm. Wheezing may also occur because of inflammation of the airways. Rapid breathing, difficulty breathing, fatigue, fever, and nasal flaring in infants may be other signs.
Antibiotics do not treat viral infections, so it's unlikely the child will be given an antibiotic prescription for bronchiolitis. Usually supportive therapy, such as breathing in moist air, rest, drinking fluids, and avoiding any exposure to cigarette smoke, are recommended. Rarely antiviral medications may be used to treat very ill children. Some doctors may prescribe the use of a bronchodilator or steroid treatment to ease inflammation in the airways. These may be breathed in by use of a nebulizers or another inhaler delivery device.
Parents of children with breathing difficulties should consult with the pediatrician if symptoms of any respiratory illness take a while to clear up. The illness may have gone beyond just the common cold.
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Q: I enjoy your column in The Gadsden Times. How should I care for my Boston ferns to keep them alive and healthy throughout the winter?
Q: I enjoy your column in The Gadsden Times. How should I care for my Boston ferns to keep them alive and healthy throughout the winter? I repotted the ferns when I purchased them last spring and they appear quite healthy. Our unheated sunroom faces west, and I have a few heated areas where I can keep them inside my home.
A: The sunroom is a great place to store ferns for the winter. On days when the temperature drops below freezing, heat the sunroom slightly, or bring the ferns inside to a heated room. As soon as the temperature rises, remove the heat (or return the fern to the sunroom).
During the winter, if the fronds become brittle and brown, prune the fern back to within a few inches of the plant's base. Throughout the winter, water the plant only when the soil feels dry.
In late February and early March, apply a water soluble fertilizer each time you water the fern. The plant will revitalize, grow rapidly and become beautiful again. Good luck, and thanks for writing.
Q: I have tea olives that bloom 6 or 7 times a year, even in the cold months. Is it OK to prune my tea olives after they finish blooming in November? Should I prune my camellias after they bloom, in November, December and/or January?
A: Pruning any shrub this late in the fall will encourage new growth that will be killed by the first freeze. If your plants are overgrown and need to be pruned, I suggest you wait until late February or early March to prune. Remember, pruning at that time may remove growth buds that have developed for the spring blooming cycle, but the plants will not be damaged.
If you lose the first round of spring flowers, growth buds will develop again for the following blooming cycle.
Q: When should an Encore azalea that blooms 3 times each year be pruned?
A: Prune Encore azaleas immediately after the spring blooming cycle ceases.
Q: My peony always had large beautiful blossoms until I moved it summer before last. The peony did not bloom last year. What did I do wrong?
A: Flower buds on an early blooming peony may be killed by a late winter or early spring freeze. A lack of nutrients, extreme heat and a lack of water may prevent the plant from blooming.
Peony roots should be planted shallowly, at about an inch in depth, in textured, nutritious soil. Water a peony on a regular basis. Cover the root system with mulch to retain moisture and to keep the plant's roots system cool. Apply a slow release fertilizer in late winter.


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Poor Knights Recipes
Chocolate French Toast Recipe (Pain Perdu) + Giveaway
It may be a bit cliché, but I'm a chocolate addict. I'm always trying to find new ways to use chocolate. Growing up, there was Nutella on the table every day, and I thought it would be fun to come up with a decadent, chocolate-flavored breakfast treat for the holidays.
This special breakfast combines French toast, chocolate and, since it's the holidays, marshmallows. I took stale brioche, dipped it in chocolate flavored custard and seared it on the stove. The garnish is made with marshmallow fluff and a drizzle of warm Nutella. Who would say no to that?
Speaking of chocolate, our friends from Romanicos are giving away $85 worth of their delicious handmade chocolates, called the "Cube Box". I had an opportunity to try the chocolates recently, and they are honestly some of the best I've had in the US. I thought I could only get chocolates of this quality in France, so I was very pleasantly surprised. My husband's family was literally fighting over them, so I'm going to have to get more soon! If you'd like to personalize the product for the holidays, check out Romanico's Family Holiday Gifts. You can have your holiday greeting cards printed directly on the box. And of course, don't forget to enter today's giveaway for your chance to win!
Make sure you're a fan of PhamFatale Facebook fan page and Romanicos Chocolate, or follow @Phamfatalecom and tweet about this giveaway. To make it easy, you can just copy and paste this tweet if you'd like: "$85 Romanicos Chocolate #Giveaway from @Phamfatalecom and @Romanicos_Choco: http://bit.ly/sp4V7y".
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Pumpkin French Toast (Pain Perdu Recipe)
It's that time of the year again! Halloween is over and Thanksgiving is only a few weeks away. The time for fall flavors has definitely arrived. Pumpkin is one of the most versatile ingredients of the season, and today I used it to put a twist on French toast. I prepared a simple custard batter flavored with pumpkin purée and saffron and soaked day-old stale bread. I paired it with a saffron-sweetened heavy whipping cream. The dish is fragrant and flavorful without being overly sweet. It's definitely a departure from your average pain perdu (literally "stolen bread").
This would be a wonderful treat for Sunday brunch, or for the day after Thanksgiving. I'm making it today for Lulu as a reward for volunteering to take the girls trick-or-treating last night. The girls' feet started hurting, so he cut the outing short and took them to the supermarket to buy bags of chocolates and candies. That still counts though, right?
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French Toast Recipe (Pain Perdu)
I had some gata bread that had been going stale on the kitchen counter this weekend. In case you don't know, gata bread is a soft, chewy, Armenian sweet bread that pairs wonderfully with coffee. Given my aversion to waste, I immediately thought it would make the perfect breakfast if I soaked it in a little egg-sugar-milk mixture. It's called pain perdu, which literally translates to "lost bread" ("French toast" in English).
To accompany the French toast, I made a compote de figues, simply "fig sauce". I placed the bread on a bed of crème anglaise and topped it with freshly whipped cream and a dusting of cocoa powder.
You'll like this so much you'll find yourself purposely letting bread get a little dry. And it's not just great at breakfast; French toast also makes a tasty after-school snack for children (goûter in French).
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