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Finance & Accounts Division
Finance & Accounts Division FAD+
The Finance Officer is the Secretary of the Finance Committee which exercises general supervision over the finances of the Group of Institutes, gives directions and lays down limits for various categories of the expenditure. Regional Centre are privately financed. To provide better support services to the students, the financial operations have been decentralized to Regional Centers. To extend ICMind programs to the developing countries and to earn foreign exchange for the country, ICMind has taken a major initiative in launching academic programs across the World.
One of the objectives of the Organization is to achieve sufficiency in financial matters as early as possible. The sufficiency has been achieved to an extent at present in respect of maintenance expenditure.
Responsibilities of Finance & Accounts Division:
v Collection of Revenue Receipts on behalf of the Group of Institutes.
v Payments to staff members.
v Payments to outside parties for supply of material and service rendered.
v Preparation of Budget Estimates, Review of Receipts and Expenditure to facilitate the Management Information System with periodic inputs.
v Preparation of Annual Accounts.
v Maintenance of Provident Fund and Pension Fund Accounts (if applicable).
v Payment of pension benefits.
v Investment of funds to generate additional resources for the organization.
v Internal audit of accounts of the Regional/ Study Centre, Divisions and Schools.
v Coordination with the Statutory Auditors for conducting Statutory Audit and processing of Audit Reports.
v Management of the Funds of the Projects sponsored by outside organizations/government bodies.
v Maintenance of Employees Welfare Fund Accounts.
v F&A Division facilitates the Management Information System with periodic inputs; investing funds to generate additional revenues for the Organization; manages funds of the projects sponsored by other organizations, agencies & prepare Annual A/c of the Group of Institutes, PF & projects.
Sources of Funds:
ICMind is self financed organization and does not depend on aid from government. Donation received by the public trust ICMind Foundation is allocated by trustees for social welfare objectives of the trust. The Public Charitable Trust "ICMind foundation" is in the process of acquiring aid form government for its social projects.
Various Social Development Projects can be met through:
v Donation promotion as portion of Internal receipts on account of fee from students, sale of print material/ prospectus and forms etc. It has been noticed that right from launching its first academic programs the internal income of the organization has registered continuous growth. On the other hand it has been difficult to restrict the expenditure on the account of inflation, rising salary and other cost of quality inputs.
v Grant-in-aid from Government / MHRD (under planning).
v Donation form generous individuals, NGOs, independent organizations, companies, private professionals and entrepreneurs.


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Team Chevy's SunTrust Racing Nabs Podium Finish at Miami Homestead Speedway
Homestead, Fla. (Mar. 5, 2011) – After starting fourth in the Grand Prix of Miami, Team Chevy's SunTrust Racing Chevrolet/Dallara driven by Max Angelelli and Ricky Taylor finished the 2:45 hour event in third-place on the podium in the Daytona Prototype (DP) class. The solid run vaulted the SunTrust Racing team to second in the standings with two races of the 2011 Grand-Am Road Racing Rolex Sports Car Series season in the record books.
"It has been a weekend of tight competition at Miami Homestead Speedway for Team Chevy," said Mark Kent, Director, GM Racing. "Our Chevrolet teams got off to a great start by capturing the pole positions in both DP and GT as well as securing three of the top-five starting positions in DP and three of the top-10 in GT.
"All of our teams were strong throughout the race and it was great to see our cars leading laps and showing the strength of our Chevrolet power. Congratulations to SunTrust Racing drivers Max Angelelli and Ricky Taylor for their third-place podium finish in DP."
After starting the weekend on a high note by winning the pole in DP, GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Chevrolet/Riley with Jon Fogarty and Alex Gurney handling the driving duties had to settle for an eighth place finish in DP after battling tire-related handling issues throughout the race. The third Team Chevy DP team, Spirit of Daytona Chevrolet/Coyote started third but had an early exit from the race.
In Grand Touring (GT) the Stevenson Motorsports team gave Camaro GT.R its first pole position in the series and was a strong contender until on-track contact ended the day early for drivers Jan Magnussen and Robin Liddell. At the checkered, the Autohaus Motorsports Camaro GT.R driven by Bill Lester and Jordan Taylor captured a sixth-in-class finish. The Banner Racing Camaro GT.R piloted by Oliver Gavin and Gunter Schaldach finished eighth in class.
In the Grand Sport (GS) class of the Continental Tire Challenge Series, the Stevenson Motorsports Camaro GS.R team showed strength in qualifying turning in the third fastest effort. Drivers Matt Bell and John Edwards ran among the leaders through the two-thirds mark of the race, but drifted back to an 11th place at the finish.
The CKS Motorsports Camaro GS.R with drivers Eric Curran and Ashley McCalmont overcame a disappointing qualifying effort to finish ninth in class in the Kia 200. The second CKS Camaro GS.R entry with Dave Mundy and Tony Rivera was 13th at the checkered flag.
The two Camaro GS.R entries from Mitchum Motorsports unfortunately were unable to duplicate their strong Daytona runs in today's event at Miami Homestead. Lawson Aschenbach and Joey Atterbury started in seventh and were scored 21st in class at the finish. Jeff Bucknum and Robert Stout qualified 17th and finished 25th in class.
"It is clear that it is going to be a highly competitive season in Grand-Am Road Racing" Kent concluded. "We feel our Chevy teams are up to the task and we are looking forward to further success as the season continues to unfold."
The next event for both the Rolex Sports Car Series and the Continental Tire Challenge Series will be April 7-9, 2011 at Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, Alabama.
Note: Team Chevy press releases, high-resolution images, and media kit can be downloaded from the Team Chevy media website: http://media.gm.com/product/public/us/en/gmracing/news.html
About Chevrolet: Founded in Detroit in 1911, Chevrolet celebrates its centennial as a global automotive brand with annual sales of about 4.25 million vehicles in more than 140 countries. Chevrolet provides consumers with fuel-efficient, safe and reliable vehicles that deliver high quality, expressive design, spirited performance and value. The Chevrolet portfolio includes iconic performance cars such as Corvette and Camaro; dependable, long-lasting pickups and SUVs such as Silverado and Suburban; and award-winning passenger cars and crossovers such as Spark, Cruze, Malibu, Equinox and Traverse. Chevrolet also offers "gas-friendly to gas-free" solutions including Cruze Eco and Volt. Cruze Eco offers 42 mpg highway while Volt offers 35 miles of electric, gasoline-free driving and an additional 344 miles of extended range. Most new Chevrolet models offer OnStar safety, security and convenience technologies including OnStar Hands-Free Calling, Automatic Crash Response and Stolen Vehicle Slowdown. More information regarding Chevrolet models can be found at www.chevrolet.com https://legacy.kseglobal.com/OWA/redir.aspx?C=58220b5d77cf4ef7893e6c674922c ce5&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.chevrolet.com%2f> .
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Travel karma's Travel Journal encourages a time to connect mindfully with your child reflecting upon and recording each day together on holidays. You will create a lasting record to look back on your time together.
This activity book has it all - activities, colouring, games and a travel journal in the one booklet. It's for kids who like to colour, draw, do puzzles, and play games.
For curious little people who like to explore, there's an airport scavenger hunt which is great fun to do in a group and helps to pass the time in the airport.
There's also a travel journal for kids to document their holiday, it includes a place to record the daily weather, the food you ate, how you travelled, your favourite part of the day and a space to draw a picture or you could choose to paste a photo into your journal.
It contains
- Travel themed colouring pages
- A maze
- An airport scavenger hunt for waiting time between flights
- Games
- Travel journal pages where you and your child can document and create memories of each day of your holiday.


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It's always a waiting game for me to find out exactly what name my publishers are going to attach to my babies. Contrary to popular opinion, most authors in the traditional publishing world do NOT get to choose the titles of their books.
If I'm lucky, the publisher asks me for a list of possible titles, or of words I might like to see in a title. But then it's left to a marketing gurus to figure out which title signals the genre and type of book most accurately, and which draws the kind of reader who would love my story to it.
Okay. So my latest book. First in a new series. Hero is an ex-Navy SEAL whose unit was wiped out in an ambush. Heroine is a widow whose husband died under suspicious circumstances.
Coming home. Secrets. New starts. Putting lives back together. Family. Oh, and someone's trying to kill them both.
The name of the series is Runaway Ranch.
The name of the book is Navy SEAL's Deadly Secret.
Here's a pre-order link for Amazon in case you're already interested. I'll add other links on my website as other online retailers put them up.
Undoubtedly, the cover will have some sort of Montana ranch vista on it, and a scared looking woman with a buff guy (We'll see if I'm right in about five months when I get the advance cover flat!)
I don't know. You tell me. Does the combo of the series name and the book name signal a romantic suspense about a veteran, a scared woman, a small town, and a bad guy?


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SPAC Patrons play a vital role in filling the Capital Region with exceptional music and dance, on the Amphitheater stage and beyond. Your generous support is recognized with a host of premium benefits to make every visit memorable. If you have questions about the Patron Program at SPAC, please call Philip at 518.584.9330 ext 117.
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For me, leather is among the very best furniture materials. It is simple to keep clean. Obviously, the option is leather, for me? Well, with two canines a leather sofa is useful. My canines hardly ever attempt to climb up onto leather furniture, unlike material furniture. If they mooch along the front of the sofa, animal hairs do not stick to leather furniture. Lastly, a leather corner sofa can be easily cleaned. Futons became available in the west in the early 70s. People became thinking about futons since they were economical and conserved significant space. In the beginning most of the futon sofa users were students, first time homeowners and apartment residents. After the 1970s futons became popular in America. Today the futons can be found in luxuriant colors and fabrics, from rich brocades to rich tapestries.
Sectional couches are developed from a kind of materials which range from leather to material of various quality and differed cost range. These Sofas are actually helpful to put from location to other location and can be confessed according to the sized of whatever couch either big or little. Keep in mind the colours of the cushions when you are putting them on your sofa.
Let's take a short look at the evolution of sofas normally, and see if there is a place for sectional sofas, and you lots of find that they are more interesting than first appears to the casual observer. The cushions on fold out sofa beds are infamously miserable to rest on. While lots of sofa beds can not manage the included padding of a thick bed mattress topper, a topper that measures in between 2 and 4 overall inches will often fit.
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Now that you have an idea on how a comfy sofa leather chair, why wait? If you do not have a leather sofa how to fix recliner footrest however inadequate time to check out, you could quickly go through online stores. There is one drawback is that you do not truly feel it and sit. Therefore, it is wise to very first read the comments and feedback on the sofa that interest you, you should also read the Though our preceding designs have actually always been on the cutting edge of innovations, our company is unbelievably proud of the Fully Powered, Automatic Massaging Black Leather Recliner with Refrigerated Cup Holder and Lighted Base our most updated product. Not only are we positive you're going to enjoy every one of the most updated functions we've put in, however you are gon na be pleased with the idea that we've had the ability to retain the rate of our product so very little at a time when numerous other companies are increasing their own.
Lighting is another thing that has actually completely progressed cycle in house decorating. Years back, the main source of lighting was candle lights then a couple of lights. From there, we were given the high-end of ceiling lights, hanging lights, pole lights and chandeliers. For a while there, you couldn't stroll into somebody's living-room without seeing many type of lighting fixtures. Today, some of the most sophisticated homes on the market contain just a few lighting fixtures. We're back to making use of candle lights (this time scented for appearance just) and simple lights. Absolutely nothing looks more inviting and appealing in a room than console or sofa tables with an easy light and possibly a book or publication. Garden furnishings sets are offered in distinct shapes and designs. You can get two-seater, four-seater, six-seater and eight-seater sets, bar stools and tables, coffee tables and obviously, garden couches. Relying on the size of your outdoors, you can make the ideal choice. Apart from this, you can decorate them with matching sofa covers and cushions, lampshades and other devices. Nowadays rattan garden furnishings is integrated with aluminum frames that make it search brand new every and practically every season. If you live in a reasonably warm region, this is the best variety as it addresses the issue of searching worn-out and depleted.
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While individuals earlier favored big couches that had ornate designs on them individuals now prefer sleeker and simplistically created couches with ergonomics developed into them. Any successful furniture maker thus develops couches that are more beneficial and have several usages and this is the factor so numerous alternatives in modern-day sectional sofa can now be seen.
We do not eat the conceal, that is conserved for things like coats, couches, and leather recliners. Almost all furnishings makers usually supply lane recliner spring diagram throughout their variety, however, none can integrate with the entire motorized recliner couch evaluates for top quality and additionally simplicity of treatment. Not merely do they see great, nevertheless they do not appear like recliners.
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There are vital considerations to make before choosing the best lightweight recliner chairs camping. Let's look at some of the great factors to acquire these recliner items. The legs of sofas, recliners and beds can quickly use away or tear weak products (such as balloons) as certainly they weigh a fair bit, and the edges of the legs have the possible to dig in.
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As the Industrial Revolution began to pick up speed in the late eighteen century, weaving of fabrics changed significantly. The fabric weaving quickly moved from a cottage market to mass production. Eventually, the cost for fabric dropped and brand-new uses for it grew. It was in this time when the settee was replaced by the fully upholstered couch, or sofa. This is when they became lesser, and were pushed to the wall. I also had a slip cover made for a daybed in our study which is sort of like an extra long valance on a bed. On top of it sits some back cushions and a pair of blosters. I did this in a colefax fabric which I forget the name of. It has actually transfored the room! I disliked having a bed in the study however it was useful for from town vistors and is far more comfy than a sofa bed.
The sofa is in basic pictured to be the made of leather or patterned upholstery. Such a sofa is known as Sectional sofa which is comprised of a minimum of 2 and a maximum of sectional pieces. Real story: I have a cousin who's young kids took a knife to his leather sofa and simply definitely ruined it.
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Modern living space furnishings has a large option of products including, side tables, coffee tables, couches, recliners and other ornamental devices. You can begin by embellishing Recliners On Sale Huron CA living space with some good and big leather recliner chairs. The finest way would be to sit back on these chairs and enjoy the divine and serene serenity of the atmosphere on a lazy Sunday afternoon or even after a hectic day after work.
If you love amusing visitors but live in a studio apartment, what do you do? You want to have a small dinner celebration but don't have the table area to seat them all. Do you give up your hopes of amusing your buddies until you can afford a larger home? You can feel confident that there are other alternatives for you and your visitors. Your visitors are going to be more worried with spending time with you than they are the size of your home. You do have alternatives offered to you. Sofa or console tables are the perfect choice for your little home. Traditional, completely covered furniture has a strong and resilient wood frame – often in beechwood – signed up with by dowels, screws, and glue. Modern frames may utilize staples rather than dowels. Much cheaper softwood frames do exist, but they have to be sturdily developed to take the weight. On couches and chairs where part or all of the frame is on program – known as show-wood – the frame is normally a hardwood because softwood damages too easily. Metal and plastic frames are in some cases used, but are not as hardwearing.
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There are likewise designs of no gravity recliners with heat that have the tilting and angle functions powered by an electric motor. Being able to alter the angle and elevation of each individual part of the no gravity recliner the user will be able to discover the sweet area where any pain and stress is decreased the many. The no gravity recliner is one of the more current creations that have actually been shown to be reliable in dealing with incapacitating back pains.


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New bachelor programme in chemistry opens doors to international jobs
March 30, 2016 | University of Copenhagen News
Denmark needs chemists who can develop efficient and environmentally sound extraction of fossil oil and gas.
March 30, 2016 | Chemistry World
Where do you stand on the role of academia in training the next generation of chemists: should we favour 'applied chemistry' or 'science for the sake of science'?
Redeeming a 'maligned' science [locked content]
March 30, 2016 | Chemical Watch
Chemistry has made substantive changes to the way we live since the industrial revolution, said Dr Swaminathan Sivaram...
Recycling waste wool a step closer
March 29, 2016 | Phys.org
From the shearing shed to catwalk, world stockpiles of waste wool are suddenly in fashion with Flinders scientists who have found a way to give them high value.
Avoiding greenwashing: 10 principles of truly sustainable packaging design
March 29, 2016 | Sustainable Brands
As a packaging designer and nature lover, I dream of the day when material science and manufacturing can deliver on the promise of zero environmental impact, high performance, premium finish and low costs.
Stony Creek Colors plans new manufacturing complex in Stony Brook, TN
March 28, 2016 | Area Development
Stony Creek Colors, Inc. will locate a new manufacturing facility in Springfield, Tennessee.
Chemists devise safer, cheaper, 'greener,' more efficient system for the synthesis of organic compounds
March 28, 2016 | Phys.org
Chemists at The University of Texas at Arlington have devised a safer, more environmentally friendly, less expensive and more efficient water-based system for the synthesis of organic compounds typically used in pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, cosmetics, plastics, textiles and household chemicals.
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IDF is the global reference for accurate, up-to-date estimates of the prevalence of diabetes and its burden on individuals and health economies.
Despite the alarming statistics, cost-effective solutions exist to reduce the global burden that diabetes currently poses. Much can be done to prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes, as outlined in the IDF Cost-effective solutions for the prevention of type 2 diabetes report, which provides an overview of the latest evidence on the different programmes available to tackle the rise of the most prevalent form of diabetes. The wide range of options presented and their cost-saving implications give cause for optimism that the current situation can be reversed.


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Professors Read Positive "Rate My Professor" Comments
Joe Joyce, Nina Loutchko, and Jordan Mitchell
December 7, 2018
We had some of our favorite professors read positive comments from the popular website "Rate My Professor"! Leave a comment below with a professor we should interview next.
ASK STUDENTS: What's Your Major and Why
Anna Brown, Multimedia Reporter
November 16, 2018
UVM's many majors makes it easy to find exactly what you want to focus on throughout your four years here. Here are some students explaining why they study what they do!
Game Attendance Dwindling for Women's Sports Teams
Joe Joyce, Multimedia Reporter
November 15, 2018
The Cynic investigates what draws people to different sporting events, and in particular, why the women's varsity basketball and hockey teams' number of spectators are dwindling.


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CateringYou want your Santa Fe wedding feast to be as memorable as your special day. Santa Fe chefs are famous for their artistry in the kitchen, so you can count on your wedding meal to be superb. From the rehearsal dinner to the celebratory feast and the cutting of the cake, getting married in Santa Fe means you and your guests can savor outstanding cuisine that showcases the astounding array of ingredients indigenous to New Mexico as well as foods from around the world.
Consult with Santa Fe caterers to plan the perfect menu, whether you're holding a wedding brunch, lunch or dinner. Work with chefs who hand pick food from local farmer's markets and boutique farms. Maybe you'll select red chile-rubbed filet mignon, organic lamb loin or halibut dusted with green chile. Perhaps you'll prefer pinon and juniper smoked duck breast, cashew-crusted tuna or braised Kobe shortribs. Or plan a meal featuring pan-Asian foods from Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and Singapore. You can also arrange an all organic, vegetarian feast.
Santa Fe caterers can design the cake of your dreams as a splendid grand finale to your feast, whether you desire a traditional white, multi-tiered cake or an artistically sculptured and decorated cake that reflects the unique personalities of you and your beloved.
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Secret E-Diary - April 2013
A change in trial judge and an uncomfortable truth
March 7, 2013: "To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others." - Albert Camus
This last month may have had its meteorological ups and downs, but I have a scent of Spring. This may have had something to do with recent events in the trial of Jason Grimble and Moses Lane, who are alleged to have murdered Claude Allerick, formerly one of Her Majesty's Circuit Judges and sometime member of Gutteridge Chambers.
My attempt to obtain justice for my youthful client, Grimble, with a mother who resembles the late Peggy Mount crossed with Nora Batty, was frustrated by the human incarnation of the Criminal Procedure Rules assigned to try our case having slipped a disc. These rules are in a very unmanageable large tome, not suitable for the nightly bedtime reading in which he is reputed to indulge. Despite obeisance to these Rules in front of the Lord Chief Justice, anyone referring to them over much in the Crown Court is considered a bit of a twerp – rather like a politician talking about religion.
We were all deeply concerned, therefore, to be summoned at short notice two weeks ago for a sudden hearing in front of another judge. But, joy of joys, we found ourselves in front of Jonathan Hay QC – an immensely popular Bailey judge. Although he is known to be a trifle rough at the sentencing phase, he is otherwise a delightful tribunal who manages the difficult act of being liked by all the advocates, the court staff, the jury and even the defendants. He is also comfortably rotund without being gross. The occasional button strains to fall off, but he has an excellent colour and is plainly at ease with himself and with life. We all knew him at the Bar and he remains exactly the same as when he first took the Queen's Shilling.
He explained that the slipped disc was proving resistant to treatment so far and that our trial judge would not be returning to work in the near future and was indeed waiting for a hospital appointment. We all looked suitably sympathetic until Rico Smyth QC, defending Moses Lane and himself once of Gutteridge Chambers, said: "Let's hope he got his form in on time, m'lord." It struck the wrong note, in much the same way as when he used to rev his Porsche up outside Chambers.
"Be that as it may," said Jonathan, "I shall be trying this case." We had a common desire to applaud, only suppressed out of reverence. We were in a kind of cathedral, after all.
We had also inherited a new Treasury prosecutor. This had been foreshadowed, as our intended counsel was overrunning in a case that had sailed out to sea happily enough, but was now becalmed in the doldrums of sick jurors, applications to discharge the jury and 'disclosure difficulties'. The mysteries of that cadre of top prosecutors are not really known to common or garden Heads of Chambers. Indeed, I never like to enquire what goes on in that rather strange room, known as the schoolroom, which houses the TCs. I am sure that they do not actually have to raise their hands during classroom hours when a call of nature is indicated, but as to the other rumours…In any event, the room had produced for us George White QC.
The Whites have been around a good many years. He prosecuted me when we were both juniors. I was defending two brothers who had allegedly attacked a third in a Dallas-style saga in Canning Town. During a moment of tedium, George leant over and told me that his own family had suffered a similar tragedy. I assumed this was recent, until he added: "Wars of the Roses. One was a Yorkist. The other two were Lancastrians. Then there was a battle. Don't quite remember which one. Usually somewhere scenic, isn't it? Anyway, afterwards, the Yorkist one changed sides. Sadly, so did the Lancastrian duo. They killed each other at the Battle of Tewkesbury… Nice abbey." George was like the judge: exceptionally laid-back and pleasant, but with un-erring radar for the killer evidence, and the cold steel to exploit it.
I went downstairs to explain the changes to Master Grimble in the cells. He had only one question: "Is it good for us?" I pondered. It was good for me, but was it good for him? I temporised. "It certainly has possibilities." Mrs Grimble was waiting for me outside in the street. "Not a bad change for us, Mrs Grimble," I said.
"Looked bleedin' cosy in there to me," she responded. My face fell. I suppose it did. I suppose it was.
William Byfield is the pseudonym of a senior member of the Bar. Gutteridge Chambers, and the events that happen there, are entirely fictitious.


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The debate around Nuclear Power is set to intensify over the next few months with most major poslitical parties suggesting it is the only way of meet the energy gap that is being predicted for 2030 onwards. Plans to invest more deeply in greener energy sources are likely to be shelved while the Nuclea programme is relaunched using a subsidiesed privatge sector.
However, the long tern risks of nuclear power are clear and won't go away quickly. The BBC reported today that farms in Cumbria affected by fall out from the Chernobyl diasaster in 1986 have finally been given the all clear 26 years on. Read more on the BBC site.


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BJP mulls mega exercise to reach out to farmers to clear misgivings about farm bills
New Delhi, Sep 21: The BJP is planning a mega exercise to reach out to farmers to counter the Opposition''s narrative on farm bills and attempts to create misgivings on the MSP issue, sources said on Monday.
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has held series of meetings with MPs and Union Ministers from Punjab and Haryana and surrounding states, and virtual interactions with state agricultural ministers of all BJP-led NDA ruled states where he briefed them about the merits of the two bills, the sources said.
Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill and the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill was passed by both the house of parliament, amid protests by opposition parties like the Congress, TMC, DMK and the Left, as well as some farmer groups.
Harsimrat Kaur Badal, a leader of the BJP''s oldest ally Shiromani Akali Dal, had resigned from Union Cabinet in protest against the bills.
Mamata lauds suspended oppn MPs, seeks 'greater alliance' for fight against farm bills
Sources said Tomar also reached out to the office bearers of BJP''s ideological parent RSS as well as the Bhartiya Kisan Sangh and Swadesi Jagaran Manch. Both the RSS affiliates have reservations about the bill and came out in the open with their objections.
Members of Parliament from Haryana, Punjab and neighbouring states have been given talking points to address their constituents, especially farmers, and clear any misgiving created by the Opposition about the MSP in the context of these bills, the sources said. The Opposition has alleged that the government intends to do away with the safety net of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) and the mandi system, a charge denied by the government which has accused these parties of misleading farmers.
The government on Monday hiked the minimum support price for buying six rabi crops, including wheat, by up to six per cent, as it sought to send a strong message to farmers on the continuation of the MSP-based procurement system.
The BJP has asked all state units of its Kisan Morcha, MPs and ministers in Union and state governments to categorically convey to farmers and all other state holders in the agriculture sector that the mechanism of minimum support price will be intact even after the implementation of these two bills, they said.
Tomar has also briefed the spokespersons of the party''s national team and state units about the salient features of these two bills and also on the MSP mechanism.


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It's a rivalry that encapsulated the best of and worst of modern football and Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola are ready to lock horns once again.
The elite managers face off for the 22nd time in their careers as Manchester City welcome Manchester United to Old the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
The Catalan has the edge over his Portuguese foe with 10 victories - including the penalty shoot-out triumph with Bayern against Chelsea - while the Special One has managed just five wins with six ending in a draw.
"Your statistics are wrong and very wrong," Mourinho famously claimed after being told of his head-to-head record. "Go there and see what happened with Inter in the Champions League semi-final.
"I won the Spanish cup final in Valencia, I won the Super Cup in Spain. I was champion in Spain. I won the match for the title in Barcelona with Real Madrid."
Here is the breakdown of their previous encounters before the latest chapter of this storied rivalry.
Inter Milan 0-0 Barcelona
Champions League group stage at San Siro (16/09/2009)
The beginning of the fierce rivalry ended goalless in Group F of the Champions League group stage as Zlatan Ibrahimovic returned to the San Siro after his blockbuster transfer to the Camp Nou that summer.
The reigning European champions dominated the contest with the mercurial Swedish striker fluffing the best chance after cushioning Dani Alves' cross to volley wide.
Barcelona 2-0 Inter Milan
Champions League group stage at Camp Nou (24/11/2009)
Barcelona continued their supremacy from the first group stage meeting but this time managed to make their dominance count as Gerard Pique and Pedro Rodriguez struck.
It was vintage Xavi, who put on a clinic to inspire Pep's men and ensure Thiago Motta and Esteban Cambiasso chased shadows all evening.
Inter Milan 3-1 Barcelona
Champions League semi-final first leg at San Siro (20/04/2010)
One of the defining moments in Mourinho's career: Pedro silenced a deafening San Siro crowd early on but the Nerazzurri rallied with a series of devastating counter-attacks to dent Pep's hopes of becoming the first side to retain the Champions League.
The brilliant attacking trident of Diego Milito, Samuel Eto'o and Wesley Sneijder combined with the Dutch playmaker equalising before the buccaneering Maicon gave Mourinho's side the lead.
Perhaps rather uncharacteristically, Mourinho went for the kill with Milito's header ensuring a crucial two-goal lead after the first leg.
Barcelona 1-0 Inter Milan (agg. 2-3)
Champions League semi-final second leg at Camp Nou (28/04/2010)
If the first leg was untypical of Mourinho sides over the years, the second leg reverted to the Portuguese's bread and butter in an enthralling climax to a legendary tie.
Led by the indomitable Lucio and Walter Samuel at the back, Mourinho's troops overcame the injustice of Motta's red card following Sergio Busquets' theatrics to reach their first final since 1972.
Pique's 84th minute strike set up a grandstand finish and the fervent Camp Nou crowd thought they'd won the tie when Bojan smashed home, only for the referee to rule it out for a controversial hand ball from Yaya Toure in the build-up.
Barcelona 5-0 Real Madrid
La Liga at Camp Nou (29/11/2010)
Surely the greatest of humiliations in Mourinho's career: a rampant Barcelona hit five past Madrid in the Portuguese's first Clasico after his all-time greatest start to life at the helm in Madrid.
A signature game for Lionel Messi's period deployed as a false nine, Mourinho had no answer to the Argentinian magician dropping deep and opening up space for both himself and Xavi to slice Madrid apart.
David Villa was notably at his scintillating best and his two goals - both found by Messi's exquisite passes - were the highlights as Guardiola handed Mourinho his heaviest defeat as a manager.
Real Madrid 1-1 Barcelona
La Liga at Santiago Bernabeu (16/04/2011)
The first of four games between the sides in little over two weeks was a gentle appetiser with Barcelona eight points clear and all but secure of winning the title.
Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo exchanged penalties in the second half with the teams unable to be split.
Barcelona 0-1 Real Madrid
Copa del Rey final at Mestalla (20/04/2011)
This was Mourinho's first dagger to Guardiola as Real Madrid boss at the cup final in Valencia to secure silverware in his debut season at the Bernabeu.
Cristiano Ronaldo's towering header to convert Angel Di Maria's sublime cross in extra-time won the trophy.
Real Madrid 0-2 Barcelona
Champions League semi-final first leg at Santiago Bernabeu (27/04/2011)
Another for the greatest Messi moments scrap book as the Barcelona No.10 struck late twice to punish 10-man Madrid and all but secure their place at Wembley.
The first was converted from close range after good work from Ibrahim Afellay down the right but his second was something a little bit special.
Picking the ball up near the half-way line, Messi exchanged passes with Busquets before a mazy dribble and scooped finish past Iker Casillas brought wild scenes of Barcelona celebrations.
Barcelona 1-1 Real Madrid (Agg. 3-1)
Champions League semi-final second leg at Camp Nou (03/05/2011)
Madrid mustered some semblance of a comeback in a spirited display in the second leg but Pedro's opener dashed any hopes of a turnaround.
Marcelo equalised to keep the aggregate score respectable but Guardiola's side advanced, where they would swat Manchester United aside with ease at the home of English football to win their fourth European crown.
Real Madrid 2-2 Barcelona
Spanish Super Cup first leg at Santiago Bernabeu (14/08/2011)
A pulsating contest that saw Villa and Messi give the visitors a half-time lead after Mesut Ozil's opener.
Xabi Alonso equalised in the second half with the second leg beautifully poised.
Barcelona 3-2 Real Madrid
Spanish Super Cup second leg at Camp Nou (17/08/2011)
This was one of the most bitter yet thrilling encounters between Mourinho and Guardiola which saw Karim Benzema level the tie at four apiece with eight minutes to go.
Messi's sweetly struck volley in the 88th minute decided the Super Cup before all hell broke loose in stoppage time.
Marcelo's horror challenge on Cesc Fabregas led to the Brazilian, Mesut Ozil and David Villa all being sent off after a brawl and Mourinho poking his finger in the late Tito Vilanova's eye.
Real Madrid 1-3 Barcelona
La Liga at Santiago Bernabeu (10/12/2011)
Barcelona triumphed once again at their eternal rival's home despite Karim Benzema putting Madrid in front with the fastest goal in El Clasico history after 23 seconds.
Pep's men typically rallied back with Alexis Sanchez, Xavi and Cesc Fabregas' first Clasico goal enough to bring the points back to Catalonia.
Real Madrid 1-2 Barcelona
Copa del Rey quarter-final first leg at Santiago Bernabeu (18/01/2012)
Despite Pinto's suspect goalkeeping allowing Ronaldo's drive to squeeze through his legs from a narrow angle, Barcelona took a first-leg lead.
Barça stalwart Carles Puyol powered home a header to equalise before a collectors' item in the shape of Eric Abidal's neat finish secured the win.
Barcelona 2-2 Real Madrid (Agg. 4-3)
Copa del Rey quarter-final second leg at Camp Nou (25/01/2012)
The tie was effectively ended when Messi's explosive run from the half-way line to the edge of the penalty area before slipping in Pedro to drive home the opener.
Dani Alves sent a rocket into the top left corner to double the lead before Pep's side took their pedal off the gas to allow Ronaldo and Benzema to put some respectability on the aggregate score.
Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid
La Liga at Camp Nou (21/04/2012)
After a miserable run against his rival, Mourinho landed the final blow before his time at the Bernabeu came to a bitter end.
Sanchez equalised Sami Khedira's effort with one of the scrappiest goals ever seen in El Clasico before Cristiano rounded the goalkeeper and finished to earn the win for Mourinho and infuriate thousands of Catalans by gesturing for them to calm down.
Bayern Munich 2-2 Chelsea
UEFA Super Cup at Eden Arena (30/08/2013)
A trophy seldom cared for by the elite managers, but there was evidently some needle here and desperation from Mourinho's end to get one over Pep and deliver a European trophy for the Blues upon returning to the club.
Fernando Torres' rasping volley was cancelled out by Franck Ribery's low drive before Eden Hazard's solo effort looked to have won it for Mourinho. But the Blues switched off late to allow Javier Martinez to equalise in stoppage time at the end of extra-time.
After nine perfect penalties in the shoot-out, Manuel Neuer dived low to his left to keep out Romelu Lukaku's spot kick and hand Guardiola the trophy.
Manchester United 1-2 Manchester City
Premier League at Old Trafford (10/09/2016)
City threatened to humiliate United in a dominant first-half display, racing to a 2-0 lead through goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Kelechi Iheanacho.
But a mistake by City keeper Claudio Bravo, making his debut following his move from Barcelona, allowed Zlatan Ibrahimovic to pull a goal back for United.
Bravo, brought in to replace England keeper Joe Hart, endured a jittery debut and was lucky not to concede a penalty and be sent off for a reckless lunge on Wayne Rooney after the Chilean had lost control of the ball inside his own area.
Manchester United 1-0 Manchester City
League Cup at Old Trafford (26/09/2016)
Mourinho was humiliated at former club Chelsea the week before this game and needed a result against Guardiola.
City had endured a winless run too but Guardiola rung the changes for the Old Trafford clash.
Juan Mata broke the deadlock for United, beating Willy Caballero after Zlatan Ibrahimovic's pass.
Guardiola threw on Sergio Aguero and Raheem Sterling but City couldn't find an equaliser and United progressed to the quarter-finals.
Manchester City 0-0 Manchester United
Premier League at the Etihad (27/04/2017)
This one ended all square with Marouane Fellaini the villain of the piece at the Etihad.
City were in the ascendancy for the large part but failed to really test United stopper David De Gea.
Ander Herrera had the best chance of the first-half as he headed wide when free at the back post.
A dull first-half was sparked into life with just 10 minutes to go as Fellaini saw red for a shocking headbutt on Sergio Aguero.
The draw leaves City in fourth, a point behind Liverpool, while United are a point behind their fierce rivals.
Manchester United 1-2 Manchester City
Premier League at Old Trafford (10/12/2017)
Many people saw this as the result that confirmed City were going to be champions last season, even though it came just halfway through the camapign.
David Silva and Marcus Rashford exchanged quickfire goals just before the break, after which Nicolas Otamendi poached the winning goal, with Ederson later producing a remarkable double save from Romelu Lukaku and Juan Mata.
A fracas in the tunnel made all the headlines after the game though, with Mourinho apparently getting showered in milk.
Manchester City 2-3 Manchester United
Premier League at the Etihad Stadium (07/04/2018)
City had seemed set to be confirming their status as champions in the exact manner they would have wanted when they flew into a two-goal lead on their own patch through Vincent Kompany and Ilkay Gundogan.
But three United goals in 16 second half minutes incredibly ruined the hosts' day.
Paul Pogba bagged a brace and then Chris Smalling popped up with the winner to poop City's party.


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"Shadow Image," by Martin J. Smith. Jove. 384 pages. $5.99 (paperback original). Martin J. Smith delivers a solid, suspenseful tale wrapped around an Alzheimer's patient's "memory patterns" and a wealthy family's secrets in "Shadow Image."
In Pennsylvania, the Underhills are "a force of nature," a socially connected and politically powerful family. The race for governor by their son Ford seems a smooth ascent until his mother attempts suicide. But memory expert Jim Christensen doesn't believe the matriarch was capable of attempting suicide, and is especially interested in Floss' drawings in art therapy that are helping her "connect with lost memories" and the snippets of family life she seems to remember.
Smith does a first-class job of delving into the psyche of a ruthless family with despicable sins as well as the quandary of Alzheimer's patients and their caregivers. The author keeps the tension high and the characters realistic.
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Today In History 26 3
1026 - Conrad II crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope John XIX.
1780 - Debut of British Gazette and Sunday Monitor, the first Sunday newspaper in Britain.
1793 - Holy Roman Empire declares war on France.
1827 - Death of German composer Ludwig van Beethoven.
1828 - Austrian composer Franz Schubert gives his only public concert, in Vienna.
1871 - The Paris Commune, an insurrection of Paris against the French government, is formally set up.
1885 - The Eastman Dry Plate and Film Co of Rochester, New York, manufactures the first commercial motion picture film.
1898 - World's first game reserve, Best IPTV Box 2020 the Sabi Game Reserve, is designated in South Africa.
1902 - Death of Cecil Rhodes, British-born mining magnate, financier and South African statesman.
1923 - Death of French actress Sarah Bernhardt.
1942 - Nazi Germany begins sending Jews to the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland.
1945 - The Battle of Iwo Jima ends after about 22,000 Japanese are killed or captured and more than 4500 US troops killed.
1953 - US researcher Dr Jonas E Salk announces new vaccine to immunise against polio.
1958 - Australian Deputy Prime Minister Sir Arthur Fadden retires as Country Party leader and is succeeded by John McEwen.
1960 - Homes blown away when cyclone hits Carnarvon, Western Australia, with winds up to 124 kph.
1973 - Women are allowed on the floor of the London Stock Exchange for the first time.
1984 - Australia introduces the $100 banknote.
1992 - Former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson sentenced to six years in prison for rape.
1994 - OPEC agrees to freeze oil production for the rest of the year after failing to find a formula to cut output and push prices up.
1997 - Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Sir Julius Chan resigns after facing an army mutiny and riots.
1998 - Bill Clinton becomes the first American head of state to visit South Africa.
1999 - Assisted-suicide crusader Dr Jack Kevorkian is convicted in the US of second-degree murder for fatally injecting a terminally ill man.
2007 - Ian Paisley and Gerry Adams, leaders of Northern Ireland's major Protestant and Catholic parties, open face-to-face relations after four decades of conflict and announce a stunning deal to create a power-sharing administration.
2008 - Australia's food bowl to come under Commonwealth control for the first time in history after Victoria ends its resistance to a $10 billion Murray-Darling rescue plan.
2011 - NSW goes to the polls in a state election resoundingly won by the coalition, with Labor losing 30 of 50 seats held in the 93-member parliament.
2013 - US TV host Ellen DeGeneris meets and greets crowds in Melbourne.
2014 - Former Socceroo Harry Kewell announces his intention to retire from professional football.
2016 - Belgian prosecutors charge a man thought to be the fugitive third Brussels Airport bomber with terrorist murder.
2017 - Pauline Hanson's One Nation secures three seats in Western Australia's upper house, after failing to secure a single seat in the lower house.
2018 - Archaeologists open what they thought was an empty Egyptian coffin that had been stored at Sydney University for 150 years, only to find a 2500-year-old mummy inside.
2019 - The International Energy Agency reveals global carbon emissions reached a record high in 2018 due to increased demand for heating and cooling - despite a rapid uptake of renewable energy.
Robert Frost, US poet (1874-1963); Chips Rafferty, Australian actor (1909-1971); Tennessee Williams, US playwright (1911-1983); Leonard Nimoy, US actor (1931-2015); Erica Jong, US writer (1942-); Bob Woodward, US journalist (1943-); Diana Ross, US singer (1944-); Jon English, English-born Australian singer and actor, (1949-2016); Clive Palmer, Australian businessman and politician (1954-); Keira Knightley, English actress (1985-).
When elephants fight it is the grass that suffers. - Kikuyu proverb.


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text: It took social media by storm – because there were only 14 people. It is estimated that there are less than 20 black decision-makers at VCs in the entire country out of 1,703 in total. Ella Wales Bonner The diversity problem lies not only on the investor side, but also in terms of who wins investment. Less than a tenth of all VC deals go to women, Black, Asian, Ethnic Minority and LGBT+ founders, according to venture capital fund Backstage Capital. Government-commissioned research reveals that less than 1% of VC funds go to start-ups run entirely by women. This is despite last year being a record high for investment. Workspace hosted a Business Insight Dinner at The Record Hall in Hatton Garden to explore how to make VC fairer and more diverse, what the investment community can do to stamp out societal biases for good and how minority groups can overcome societal biases to secure investment. You can watch the full panel discussion here: Read on to hear from: Andy Ayim, Managing Director of Backstage Capital London; Kasia Borowska, Managing Director and Co-founder of Brainpool AI; Alejandro Saucedo, Chief Scientist at the Institute for Ethical AI & Machine Learning; and Helena Murphy, Founder and Head of Investment at Raising Partners. So why don't the numbers stack up? London in particular is a hit with VCs; tech businesses in the capital got £1.8 billion last year, according to figures from number-cruncher PitchBook and the Mayor's office. Funding is up for grabs in London – one of the world's most diverse cities – but it appears to be reaching only certain sectors of society. Andy says, "The root of the problem is a mentality issue. When you're an adult you're moulded, hard and set; it's really hard to break that and re-mould you. All the biases we have grown up with and the opinions we have shape our view of the world." This is only exacerbated by things like referral networks because people's friends often tend to be similar to them. Andy says, "If we do that, we're not going to get out of those networks. That is what is happening with VC right now." Watch Andy explain why VCs in the UK are overwhelmingly white, middle-class men that invest in other white, middle-class men, and the pros and cons of government intervention. Add artificial intelligence into the mix, and the problem is compounded. Algorithms are increasingly used in addition to, or instead of, human beings to make life-changing decisions on things like bank loan applications, university admissions and even parole hearings. Algorithms make these decisions based on data they are fed from humans, but biased data leads to biased decisions. Facebook's advertising algorithm recently came under fire from the likes of New York Magazine after a study came out identifying a 'significant skew in delivery along gender and racial lines. Algorithms not only follow the original data to the letter but also exacerbate biases, says Alejandro. "The challenge with AI algorithms is that they learn from data. Unfortunately all data carries an underlying societal bias, and removing it completely is impossible. Instead we must introduce practices and processes that enable us to mitigate undesired biases." Watch this video to see Alejandro explain the power of algorithms, how they are used in business and how they can backfire. The Institute for Ethical AI & Machine Learning is developing an open source, ethical framework to weed out undesirable biases in machine learning systems, which is currently being tested. In the meantime, businesses that use AI in their decision-making process should exercise caution. A lot of companies apply ready-made solutions and their data scientists are self-taught to use [algorithmic] libraries. At Brainpool, we try to encourage clients to first allocate resources and time to make sure what they try to build is ethically correct. This means [pre-screening for] data biases, and employing data scientists or researchers with an academic background that actually know the maths behind machine learning code. It is important to understand what these systems are doing. There are so many off-the-shelf solutions that anyone can use with simple instructions, but unless you understand the background of what you are building, you cannot build a sustainable artificial intelligence solution. Kasia Borowska So what can minority entrepreneurs do to overcome these hurdles and attract VC investment? The VC landscape isn't going to change overnight, so that means working in tune with VCs. Helena recommends founders present an investment proposition to investors that resonates with them in a way that they are used to. She says, "Focus on the investment proposition rather than who you are." Watch this video to see Andy's suggestions for how VCs can attract more diverse entrepreneurs. Will VC ever be fair? I don't think so, not at the pace we're moving at now. Not for a long time. Andy Ayim The only thing we know for certain is that algorithms play a growing role in our personal and professional lives. If we want future decisions to be made fairly, we need to give algorithms the fairest data we can. Read what our guests had to say about the panel discussion. "The #WBIDinner on Investment and Algorithms: Tackling Diversity and Bias Challenges in Business was a great event with a multidisciplinary panel, who gave passionate and informed views on the subject matter. Attendees from a wide range of fields were very engaging and I'd definitely recommend future #WBIDinner events." Mac Alonge - Co-Founder, The Equal Group "As a black woman, I found this dinner informative and challenging. I will definitely encourage others within my community to source (responsibly) funding and apply with a sense of entitlement. If we don't try, we definitely won't get. Thank you for a great evening." Orlene Badu, Headteacher - St Matthias School Hackney/Cultural Competency Trainer FURTHER READING Helen Murphy recommends reading Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez, to understand the true extent of the data bias affecting women. Andy Ayim recommends listening to The Bootstrapped VC, a podcast by Arlan Hamilton. Sign up to Andy's newsletter to stay up-to-date on minorities in tech. Kasia Borowska recommends reading her piece in Forbes: The AI Arms Race Means We Need AI Ethics. Women found 38% of US companies but only get 2% of VC funding. Watch Dana Kanze explain why in this TED Talk, it boils down to the type of questions investors ask: tinyurl.com/why-female-founders-get-less. Do you need investment to grow your business? Informed Funding independently connects businesses with finance. For Workspace or Club Workspace customers who are looking to raise capital, talk about their funding plans or get free support through the iF and Workspace partnership, they should contact us on firstname.lastname@example.com or explore our hub and see what there is on offer.


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Halloween parties postponed in Northeast US due to power outage caused by rare October snowstormBy Angel Cuala on Nov 1, 2011 in United States, Weather •
A lot of Halloween parties have been postponed in Northeast US due to the widespread power outages caused by the rare October snowstorm, affecting about 1.7 million customers.
A downed tree limb lies across power lines
in Belmont, Massachusetts, Sunday, Oct. 30,
caused by the rare snowstorm
Image Credit: Michael Dwyer/AP
As noted at US news sites on Tuesday, November 01, 2011, power outage still continues in some US states in the northeastern part due to the early snowstorm, causing many Halloween celebrations and trick-and-treat to be postponed.
According to CNN, the rare October snowstorm has dropped more than 2 feet of snow in some places over the weekend, with local government officials now alarmed of the bad weather condition.
Snowfall amounts of at least one foot were recorded from West Virginia to Maine, but the heaviest snow fell in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey and New York. Berkshire County in Peru, Massachusetts, was said to have received 32 inches of snow.
Over two million homes and business establishments have been affected by the power outage, including at Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, New Hampshire, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia. Hundreds of schools were also closed.
Governors of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts, have declared emergency on their areas, as the bad weather have reportedly claimed at least 21 lives over the weekend.
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Whipped cream for dessert? Want to add something special to your evening? Try whipping up a little love for tonight's dinner. Watch the webisode and follow along on www.seasonedfork.com
How To Whip Cream
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My mother's garden: Three generations of gardening on the North Fork
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By Elizabeth Malone Gardening has been in my family for years. There are photos of my maternal great-grandmother planting flowers and herbs around the house where my mom was raised. My maternal grandmother did not inherit the "green thumb" but "the gene" was passed on to her daughter and two grandchildren. I can remember having a garden in […]
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Ex-US attorney quits bar amid money accusations
BRIDGEPORT >> A former U.S. attorney has resigned from the bar rather than face disciplinary action on accusations he took money from a former client.
The Connecticut Post reports that H. James Pickerstein waived his right Thursday to ever be a lawyer again as part of a settlement with the state Disciplinary Counsel.
The 68-year-old Pickerstein, who served as a federal prosecutor for 16 years until 1986, is under investigation for allegedly taking more than $700,000 from former Danbury trash hauler James Galante, his client.
Court papers say Pickerstein wrongly withheld the money that was to be returned to Galante.
Pickerstein said in court papers he denies some or all of the facts alleged in the investigation but acknowledges sufficient evidence to prove he violated rules governing client funds.


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Expansion modules available to use with any UltraCella temperature controller. Easy to assemble and connect and increases the potential of the UltraCellas cooling capacity.
Available in 2 models, these power modules come with or without relay. The version with relay contains the circuit breaker switch and 3 HP relay for compressor control. The version without relay, allows space to insert devices suitable for the application.
Direct DIN Rail mounting or pre-assembled before wall mounting
IP65 protection
20A circuit breaker and ground terminals for loads in upper half of the box
Model with 3 HP (30A) relay for compressor to increase cooling capacity
With relay- 913-9936
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Matt Mays "Indio" (video)
Published Mar 15, 2013We've still got a while to go before summer is officially upon us, but the video for Matt Mays' new single, "Indio," offers a tantalizing glimpse into the sunny months ahead.
The song is an upbeat roots rock anthem from last year's Coyote, available through Sonic/Warner Bros. While it takes its title from a California city (notable for hosting the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival), the video was actually shot in Costa Rica. It shows Mays hanging out on a sunny beach and includes lots of surfing, bikinis and waves before culminating in a rowdy bonfire and, ultimately, a sweaty rock show at a club.
Scroll past Mays' upcoming Canadian tour schedule to watch it. Find additional U.S. dates with the Gaslight Anthem over at his website.
Tour dates:
3/18 Ottawa, ON - Ritual Nightclub
3/19 Ottawa, ON - Ritual Nightclub
3/20 Montreal, QC - Cabaret Du Mile End
3/21 Peterborough, ON - The Venue
3/22 Toronto, ON - Kool Haus (Independent Music Awards @ CMW)
3/23 London, ON - Music Hall
3/24 Hamilton, ON - Hamilton Place, Molson Canadian Studio
3/26 Edmonton, AB - The Starlite
3/27 Calgary, AB - Flames Central
3/28 Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom


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John Pilger to headline at UWRF 2012
According to a statement by the organisers of Ubud Writers & Readers Festival, John Pilger, Australian journalist and documentary maker based in London, has confirmed his participation as featured guest in the main Festival program.
Pilger has twice won Britain's Journalist of the Year Award and his devastating and internationally renowned documentaries have polarised media and public opinion for decades. In 2009, he was awarded the Sydney Peace Prize in recognition of his courage as a foreign and war correspondent in enabling the voices of the powerless to be heard.


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Mental Health Measure K Initiatives
Mental Health System of Care for Adults
Goal: Support collaboration between County services and provide alternatives to incarceration for adults with mental illness and/or substance use problems.
Percent of Clients Responded to by SMART Diverted from PES
FY 2016-17 Mid-Year Update:
An approach to diverting mentally ill persons from high levels of care is at the point of transport through paramedics and ambulance response or the program known as SMART (San Mateo Mental Health Assessment and Response Team). The percent of clients responded to by a SMART paramedic diverted from psychiatric emergency services (PES) holds steady at 10 percent. Once the Serenity House is completed, we anticipate the performance of this measure to double or increase to 20 percent because families will have an alternative to hospitalization and incarceration by intervening early in the crisis and providing a welcoming, homey environment. Construction on the Serenity House began in early 2017.
Jail Alternate Program - Court Alternatives for the Mentally Ill
Goal: Reduce the mentally ill population of the jail by linking individuals to committed community supervision and support.
Percent of Inmates on misdemeanor Charges with Mental Health Issues and who are Released within 6 Days
FY 2016-17 Mid-Year Update:
We started the Court Alternatives for the Mentally Ill (CAMI) program again on November 1 at the request of the Judges. Since that time, 31 percent of inmates on misdemeanor charges with serious and persistent mental health issues have been released within six days. Further examination of the cases has revealed that 20 percent were denied CAMI services because they had additional cases or charges that disqualified them due to the severity of the charges, while the other 49 percent refused services when offered. As a result, we will be examining ways we can engage inmates during their first 24 hours in custody - the period when services are offered.We hope to increase the number of mentally ill inmates on misdemeanor charges released within 6 days by 10 percent by the end of FY 2016-17. We are meeting regularly with stakeholders on the CAMI team to discuss how we can improve the process, and further engage inmates in services. One issue we are finding is that many inmates cannot be released if they are on misdemeanor charges because they have more than one case (20 percent).
Data Governance
describes the quality of the data itself. Governance issues generally indicate that the data source is considered incomplete or unreliable.
Model Health
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Wondering if you need to take extra vitamins for spinal cord injury recovery?
Vitamins aren't miracle workers, but they can help supplement what's lacking in your current diet.
This article will go over 5 powerful vitamins that SCI patients should take to promote recovery.
Do You Need to Take Vitamins for Spinal Cord Injury?
The word 'vitamin' comes from the Latin 'vita' + 'amine' which translates into 'life' and 'amino acids' respectively. You need vitamins to stay healthy, but taking too many is unnecessary and may actually harm you.
With a healthy diet, you can easily get your daily dose of vitamins through food. So if you're not a fan of taking pills, eat nutrient-rich foods and you won't have to worry about a thing.
There are 2 types of vitamins: water-soluble and fat-soluble.
Water-soluble vitamins are easily absorbed into the body and an excess of them will not be stored but rather flushed out of your system. There's no point in taking more than the recommended daily dose because your body will just take what it needs and get rid of the rest. Examples include Vitamin B and C.
Fat-soluble vitamins get stored in the liver for longer periods and have a higher risk of overdose than water-soluble vitamins. Vitamins A, D, E, and K are fat-soluble.
Bonus: Download our free SCI Rehab Exercises ebook. (Link will open a pop-up that will not interrupt your reading.)
Which Vitamins Should I Take for Spinal Cord Recovery?
These are the best vitamins for spinal cord injury that we've found, in no particular order.
1. Vitamin B12
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) is essential for the development and functioning of the brain and nerve cells.
It helps to make myelin, which forms the sheath that insulates and protects nerve cells. This allows quick and efficient transmission of electrical impulses between the brain and spinal cord.
You can find B12 in animal products like fish, meat, and dairy. If you're vegan, there are some food fortified with B12 like nutritional yeast and some non-dairy milk.
2. Vitamin B9
Vitamin B9 comes in 2 different forms: folate and folic acid.
Folate is naturally derived and found in dark green vegetables like spinach, asparagus, and broccoli. An easy way to remember this is that folate sounds like foliage.
Folic Acid is the synthetic form of B9, so it's what you will find in pills.
Vitamin B9 plays an important role in spinal cord development and healing by helping with the production and maintenance of cells.
This study on rats suggests that folate can aid in nerve regeneration and promote recovery from spinal cord injury.
3. Vitamin D
Vitamin D is important for spinal cord recovery because it's responsible for maintaining bone health.
Many people with spinal cord injury have a vitamin D deficiency because of their limited exposure to sunlight due to restricted physical activity.
This can cause your spine to weaken and increase the chances of osteoporosis.
If you're unable to get regular exposure to sunlight, Vitamin D supplements may be a good idea, or you can find in it foods like fatty fish and egg yolks.
4. Omega-3 Fatty Acids
DHA (Docosahexaenoic Acid) is an omega-3 fatty acid that is essential for central nervous system health. It's the primary fatty acid of the brain and can promote regeneration of cell membranes.
This study suggests that DHA regulates nerve growth factors and is necessary to maintain proper neuron functions. DHA injections have proven to yield improved locomotor function and increased neurons.
You can find DHA naturally through foods like flaxseeds, walnuts, and salmon. It's important to get DHA through food or supplements because our bodies don't have the enzyme to change omega-6 into omega-3 fatty acids on its own.
5. Vitamin C
Vitamin C is essential for spinal cord injury recovery because it helps your body repair tissues and produce neurotransmitters.
Ascorbic acid is vitamin C in its purest form. According to this study, when deprived of vitamin C, the neurons in the central nervous system retain the highest concentrations of ascorbic acid, reflecting on its importance in carrying out neuronal functions.
Like Vitamin B, Vitamin C is water soluble and should be replenished daily through food or supplements. You can find vitamin C in lots of fruits and vegetables, especially citrus fruits like oranges and lemons.
Vitamins for Spinal Cord Injury: Key Points
Too much of even a good thing has negative consequences so be sure only to take the recommended dose of supplements.
With spinal cord recovery, you want to focus on vitamins that will help enhance the nervous system and bone health.
Vitamins won't cure your spinal cord injury, but they can help by providing the essential nutrients that may be missing from your current diet.
They will ensure that you don't have deficiencies and that your body is in the best condition to heal.


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Meditation is becoming more and more popular these days and for good reason. Research is proving that it helps to relieve stress, increase mental clarity, concentration and contentment in life. And over the past 5-10 years, as our lives have become fuller and at times more stressful, with competing demands and technology that's always 'on', it is becoming imperative to find some respite from all of the buzz.
Meditation certainly is a great practice to help us to find that calm place within. I like to think of it as a shower for the mind. We clean our body and our teeth every morning, so meditation is a way to clean our mind before taking on the day.
I've been practicing meditation consistently for the past year as part of an (almost!) daily practice. I've tried a bunch of different meditation techniques, but at the moment my husband and I are very keen on the headspace app (Check it out here, they offer a free day 10 day trial). After a session of 15 mins, I feel more settled, I have more clarity on my priorities and I find that many of the buzzy thoughts that are holding me back from enjoying the day or showing up as my best me have dissipated.
However, this is not to say that it's easy to make the time or actually meditate. Sometimes, I have a lot of resistance and I start making excuses as to why I don't have time or I'll try to put it off till later…that's my 'mean girl' or ego taking over and trying to self sabotage It's definitely helped me to recognise these thoughts, and understand that this is part of the human condition. Once I've recognised what's happening I'm then ready to sit on my meditation pillow and find my peace.
What about if you feel that you can't meditate?
Does this scenario run true? …..you light your candles, sit on a pillow and then feel uncomfortable as too many thoughts, good and bad are popping up when you're alone with yourself. From experience, I'd recommend to start with finding some time in the day when you can be alone and be mindful of your surroundings. Get used to having time with yourself, being present with your body, your breath, your senses, without the distractions of a phone, music, TV. As you become more used to your own company and find more comfort in it you might find it easier to sit on a meditation pillow and close your eyes. Anything you can do, from 5 mins to 15mins will help. The beautiful thing is that over time you will be able to build up your practice. Much like everything, it's about consistency, showing up and not giving up even when the going gets tough and over time you start to reap the benefits.
You've totally got this ♥
Now to a meditation experience that I had last week…..
A good friend of mine took me along to a Facebook event entitled 'Spiritual Growth'. We were both intrigued but a little apprehensive at the same time, not really sure what lay in-store for us.
We had the address details, but as we drove down the narrow street in the dark, we soon realised that it was to be held at a lady's home. Google maps guided us and we headed up the driveway into the back garden and we were then directed to the granny flat outside.
Before entering the small building we were each 'cleansed' with smoking sage. A bundle of white sage was burned and then waved in front, above and behind each of us. Using burning sage in this way is a tradition of many ancient culture. The word 'sage' comes from the Latin word 'Salvia' which stems from the word 'to heal' and is believed to give wisdom, clarity and increase spiritual awareness.
The little room was filled with fairy lights and candles, with lots of cushions and blankets, setting the mood before we began our journey. We started with some pranayama – yoga breathing practice, some affirmations to clear our blocks and release negative energy before we did a deep chakra clearing meditation. The energy was strong in the room as we repeated clearing affirmations all the way through our chakras.
It felt good, and then we got to the crown chakra I received a strong visual. It was of a cornfield in the late afternoon, the sun was streaming through the field and I felt warm, at peace and protected. My visual then changed into colours, first yellow, then orange, then green. The colours were swirling around like I was in outer space. It was an intense experience that felt comfortable but a little crazy and out of body like as well.
We followed this meditation with intuition readings where we focussed our attention on each person, closed our eyes and then after a few minutes relayed to the person what we heard, saw or felt. It was incredible to hear what each person said and how relevant the comments were. Some of us just received a visual while others received voices and saw a full scene.
This evening and experience had a big impact on me. I've always been intrigued by the meta-physical world, but I'm also a naturally analytical/logical thinker so I'd always been quietly suspicious of these things, thinking that they were hocus pocus or a little too woo woo for my liking. However, I have found that over the last few years as I am getting a better handle on my doubtful, untrusting and fearful mind and spending time in meditation that I am opening up space for something else, something way bigger than me, that's full of possibility and love.
The challenge now is to not be attached to the outcome of having these experiences in meditation, to enjoy them if and when they come but not be disappointed if they don't come. To keep showing up to my meditation pillow and connecting to the peace within me, that is always there, that is all knowing that everything is ok and is as it should be.
And the best thing of all is that this quiet stillness is within all of us and is available to be accessed whenever you are ready. Enjoy your meditation journey and let me know how it goes for you.
Namaste ॐ
Over to you
Have you had a spiritual experience in your life?
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…as You are In The Light. I want to shine like the stars in the heavens."
But I cannot do it. Left to myself, I spiral deeper and deeper into the darkness of selfishness and deception. I am (to quote one of the women who has spoken truth into my life in the past decade) a "wicked and depraved woman, living in a dying and decaying body."
Joel Hunter, my pastor, has been teaching a series within a series within a series (that's how we roll at Northland) on what he's called CRAVINGS. The world calls them addictions. These are not just the sins we commit from time to time, these are the things that eventually control us. This is the sin that consumes us and keeps us in the darkness. This is the sin that isolates and destroys.
And the list goes on.
I hear that pastors in America are either so brainwashed by the idea of a happy, loving, we-are-the-world consumer Jesus that they are no longer preaching on sin or they are screaming hell-fire and brimstone, heaping guilt and same on with shovels of self-righteousness in the name of a terminator Jesus.
I want to say that I know of quite a few pastors who don't fit into either of those camps and that Joel Hunter is one of them.This recent series has been a profound experience — hearing a clear call to call sin "sin" and to address it straight on as such while fully understanding the grace of a holy God.


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The Süleymaniye Mosque, which Mimar Sinan says "my journeyman work", is viewed as one of the most outstanding works of the classical architectural fashion of the Ottoman Empire. The extraordinary shape on a hill dominating the Istanbul Historical Peninsula suggests a super interest and the use of development strategies which can be viewed as pretty superior compared to the length at some point of the building is big.
Information about Süleymaniye Mosque
The mosque designed by using Koca Sinan carefully with each element is built between 1551 and 1557 in the name of Süleyman the Magnificent. When the name is said, the part that seems in the mind is only a section of worship. However, the building definitely constitutes a section of the Süleymaniye Complex.
In the large region of the Külliyan, there are many buildings barring the mosque such as madrasah, hospital, bazaar, bath, library, imaret. The complex of Suleymaniye is the 2d greatest building group built after the Fatih in the Ottoman Empire. Thanks to its excessive position, the Golden Horn, Marmara, Bosphorus and Topkapi Palace can be effortlessly considered from the garden.
The number of minarets indicates that the 4th prince was once the king after Kanuni's conquest of Istanbul. 10 minarets in the 4 minarets indicate that the Ottoman sultan is the 10th.
When visitors enter the mosque from the courtyard surrounded by means of 28 porticoes, the site visitors meet a simple structure thinking about the different awesome religious structures in the Ottoman Empire. The most extraordinary section of the inside of Süleymaniye, which resembles the Eyüp Sultan Mosque in this direction, is the dome of the writing of Surat an-Nur, the work of Calligrapher Hasan Çelebi. The large dome is supported via four massive columns attached to the structure delivered from specific places. Baalbek Temple in Bekaa Valley, Alexandria Town, Topkapi Palace and Vefa Semi are places where these columns are brought.
The essential aspects that make every tourist to İstanbul a list of places to go to are the product of Mimar Sinan's special intelligence. The grasp of architecture, which preserves the line of perfection shut to perfection even today, has provided the architect with 65 cubicles around the dome.
In order to keep away from living creatures that could harm the congregation and the structure, Sinan put camel chook eggs in the center of his hunts. The first working room constructed up to that time averted the candles and lamps used in illumination from polluting the environment. All the work gathered in this room, which has 2 windows open to the outside, used to be later inked and used in many important correspondences.
Thanks to the details on the inside, the winner of the admiration of visiting the glass of the garden in the most magnificent period of the Ottoman Empire and his wife Hürrem Sultan has signed the signatures. In addition, Mimar Sinan's tomb, which has a great share in the emergence of unique works in every direction, is here waiting for you.
Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Shrine
Süleymaniye Mosque is the first constructing really worth seeing in the backyard of Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Tomb, after the death of the mighty Sultan son of II. It was constructed with the aid of Selim the Architect Sinan. It is embellished with octagonal turbine backyard mirror and marble; the indoors is surprising with 16th-century Chinese, pen work, woodwork.
Hacer-ül Esved Stone, placed at the entrance gate, is the object which the experienced travelers who came to turd are most fascinated in the structure. Because they do not comprehend the cost of many visitors, the sole wife of this stone, whom they ignore on, is in Kaaba and is now not allowed to be touched.
Hürrem Sultan Shrine
Another of the most captivating buildings in the mosque is the tomb belonging to Hürrem Sultan. The constructing was once constructed in 1558 via Sinan after the death of his wife.
The outer floor of the turbine, which has structural similarities with that of Kanuni, has been mobilized with the aid of stone workmanship. The different issue that you can also be fascinated by when getting into the turtle, which has been positioned in the front of the door in the elaborate entrance section, is a rug with paraphrases.
The Chinese decorating the indoors of the turban has a variety of colors and plant patterns. The black colored tiles, made of exclusive glaze techniques, are in the first function in phrases of architectural use.
Mimar Sinan Shrine
If you go to 2 shrine's built-in wealthy architectural fashion and then go to the corner the place the Fadva Ramp intersects with the city, you can see the tomb place that Mimar Sinan built for himself. The tomb, which ended in 1556, has a fairly simple look compared to others.
During the restoration work in 1940, the partitions and home windows have been removed from the unique view and the marble used to be used in the development of the turbine.
Where and how do you go to Süleymaniye Mosque?
The historical building is located in the Eminönü District of Fatih District. You can easily walk to the Grand Bazaar and the religious building which is within walking distance of the Egyptian Bazaar via bus, tram, metro and ferry services.
In terms of transportation, the most practical option is the Kabataş-Bağcılar Tram Line. You can reach the station by a short walk after you take the car from Laleli-University Station. You must follow the path between the Sahaflar Bazaar and the Beyazit Gate of the Grand Market as long as you get off at Beyazit Stop.
After visiting Galata Tower and going to Süleymaniye, which is the first structure that will take you on the tour of the Historical Peninsula, Eminönü is enough for you to go uphill in front of Istanbul Commerce University. Once you get uphill, all you have to do is follow the signs on the road.
Suleymaniye Mosque Visit Days and Hours
The mosque is open between 09.00-18.00 each day for the duration of the year. However, as I referred to in the tour guide of the Blue Mosque, the guidelines about the prayer hours and apparel style should be observed. On the foundation of these rules, friends wishing to visit Suleymaniye are requested to enter the prayer areas whilst wearing the congregational prayer, and prayer dressed in Islamic clothing.


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ThirdLove is one of the larger lingerie brands slowly becoming inclusive to more people, and its new ThirdLove bras in nude are an example of this shift.
For many years, nude products have been a light shade of beige -- a color that many women, particularly women of color, do not consider nude for their own skin tones. With increasing demand brands are beginning to accommodate women of color and a more diverse range of nude shades. The ThirdLove bras that do this are part of a collection called "The New Naked," which offers five different shades that range from very pale to those that would suit dark skin tones. The bras range from A to F, ensuring that they can fit women of many different bust sizes.
As consumers begin to demand that brands accommodate their needs, brands are slowly but surely catching up to this pattern.
ThirdLove Bras Now Feature an Inclusive Nude Range
Mishal Omar — February 9, 2017 — Fashion
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