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The purpose of the Bias Response Protocol is to offer a mechanism for reporting bias incidents, hate crimes and other offending behavior that may negatively impact our sense of community and/or the experience of each member. This work will be led by two teams - the Bias Response Team Community Advocates (BRTCA) & the Bias Response Team (BRT). Each team is charged with aspects of supervision and implementation of the College's Bias Response Protocol.
The Bias Response Team Community Advocates are members of the larger Bias Response Team who conduct initial conversations with the affected person. As an initial point of contact, the advocate will offer support to the affected person and allow an opportunity for the individual to process the incident and empower them to determine what next steps would be helpful to them. The advocate will remain in contact with the reporter as needed until the matter is addressed, answering any questions and making any appropriate referrals.
Proposed Bias Response Team Community Advocates:
- AVP for Diversity & Inclusion, Team Coordinator (Lisa Smith-McQueenie)
- Senior Vice President of Organizational Culture, Diversity & Inclusion (Debra Perez)
- Dean for Student Life (Susan Antonelli)
- Assistant Director of Residence Life, (Amelia McConnell)
- DIAC Faculty (Gary Bailey)
- Chief, Public Safety (Marjorie Pike)
- Academic Deans (from each school)
- Deputy Provost*
Bias Response Team Community Advocates will:
- Act as the College's "first response" team when dealing with reported bias incidents of community impact (these may or may not involve an individual target).
- In some cases of bias-related action, there is not a clear reporter and respondent.
- Supervise the process set out in the Bias Response Protocol of the College.
- Ensure timely response to reported incidents of bias, discrimination, and harassment.
- Work with the College's designated investigator who will gather and track data on incidents and outcomes.
- Assess incidents and refer to other departments, if applicable.
- Notify other offices/departments, as appropriate.
- Identify students, groups or other members of the community who may be affected by the incident and need assistance (friends, family, faculty).
- Provide or facilitate follow up support and identify resources as needed.
- Evaluate the impact of services and assistance provided on an ongoing basis.
- Follow up with all affected persons no later than the end of the semester.
- Meet monthly or more frequently on an as needed basis.
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NCRI – Deutsche Welle radio has broadcasted an interview with Elham Zanjani of the Women's Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) about the suppression of women in Iran.
Officials in Iran have said this week they have a network of 7,000 undercover agents who inform police about 'moral transgressions' – like women who don't cover their hair properly, the report by DW said on Wednesday, adding that women in Iran are also increasingly blocked from education opportunities and employment.
"They call Rouhani a moderate or a reformist. This is a total myth," Ms. Zanjani said.
She pointed out that the mullahs' regime is "based on misogyny; there is no way that women will have progress and equal rights."
"Definitely, the situation of women has worsened since Rouhani took over."
"In the document that we published, there is a report from the Iranian state-run news agency IRNA where it states that from years before – for example from 2005 going on to 2010 and then until when Rouhani took over – the situation of women's university admission and the situation of women's rights in education has deteriorated."
Rouhani has had very high responsibilities within the regime from its founding days, she said. He is a very strong believer in the principle of 'Velayat-e Faqih,' or absolute clerical rule, she argued.
Over 60 percent of university students in Iran are women however they are forbidden from studying in at least 77 fields only on the basis of their gender, she pointed out.
Ms. Zanjani reiterated that when European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and other EU officials go to Iran and the "issue of human rights, particularly women's rights, is not the first issue on the table, things will not improve for women in Iran."
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Renfrewshire's leading jobs and employability partnership is calling on local businesses to nominate their star staff.
Nominations are now open for the 2020 Renfrewshire Employability Awards, which celebrate the success of people supported through Renfrewshire's Local Employability Partnership programme.
The programme is rated the best in Scotland at helping people to find work, supporting 1,500 people a year and involving more than 1,100 Renfrewshire companies.
It is the sixth year of the popular awards, organised on behalf of the partnership by Renfrewshire Council, who deliver jobs and skills support from a central hub at Paisley's Russell Institute building. Together, the programme provides direct access to vacancies, work experience, training, personal support and finance.
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Deadline for nominations is Friday 13 March 2020, with the awards ceremony taking place at the Normandy Hotel, Renfrew, in May.
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2. The Company is authorized to establish branches both in Germany and abroad, and to establish and acquire business undertakings the purposes of which are consistent with, related to or conducive to promoting the ones stipulated in No. 1, both in Germany and abroad, or to acquire interests therein.
The financial year corresponds to the calendar year.
Announcements by the Company shall be made in the electronic German Federal Gazette. The company is authorized to transmit information to shareholders also by telecommunication.
The total shares issued on the basis of the above authorization with the exclusion of the shareholders' subscription right in the case of capital increases in return for contributions in cash or in kind must not exceed ten percent of the share capital at the time that this authorization comes into effect or – if this value is lower – at the time of its exercise. The proportionate amount of the share capital of those shares that are to be issued on the basis of conversion or option bonds granted during the term of this authorization under the exclusion of the subscription right must be credited against the aforementioned ceiling of ten percent. The Board of Executive Directors is authorized, with the consent of the Supervisory Board, to lay down the further contents of the share rights and the details of the execution of the capital increase.
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The BISYS Group, Inc. (NYSE: BSG), headquartered in New York City, provides solutions that enable insurance companies, investment firms, and banks to expand their businesses and run their operations more profitably. BISYS currently supports more than 22,000 domestic and international financial institutions and corporate clients through several business units.
BISYS Education Services is the nation's premier provider of licensing preparation, continuing education, and professional development courses for life, health, long-term care, annuity, and property-casualty insurance products as well as investments. This unit complements its education services with a comprehensive compliance management solution that supports insurance and investment firms and professionals with a sophisticated suite of services that automate the entire licensing process.
BISYS Insurance Services is the nation's largest independent distributor of life insurance and provider of support services required to sell traditional and variable life and annuity products as well as long-term care and disability insurance. This unit is also the nation's second largest independent wholesale distributor of commercial property/casualty insurance.
BISYS Investment Services group provides administration and distribution services for approximately 380 clients, representing more than 2,200 mutual funds, hedge funds, private equity funds, and other alternative investment products, with approximately $750 billion in assets under administration. It also provides retirement services to more than 18,000 companies in partnership with 40 of the nation's leading banks and investment management companies and offers analytical research and competitive information through its Financial Research Corporation (FRC) subsidiary.
BISYS' Information Services group supports approximately 1,450 banks, insurance companies, and corporations with industry-leading information processing and imaging solutions, turnkey asset retention solutions, and specialized corporate banking solutions. Additional information is available at http://www.bisys.com.
Eric Alan Anderson is Director of Insurance Education for BISYS Education Services, based in Indianapolis, Indiana. He has almost 25 years of experience creating training and test preparation materials for the financial services industry. In addition to authoring 17 insurance training texts and editing 8 others, he has written newsletters and magazine articles and has developed materials for audio cassette/workbook, videotape, computer disk, and the Web. He has also taught basic English skills courses at the college level and has made presentations to national conferences of insurance associations.
Matt McClure is Editor of Life/Health Products for BISYS Education Services. He maintains 42 titles on BISYS Education Services' course list, including the Life/Health Concepts license preparation text and its supplementary review materials. Formerly a freelance writer and editor, his work has appeared in numerous nationally published books and magazines. He is a licensed life and health insurance producer.
Richard A. Morin, CIC, is a contract author based in Los Angeles, California. He has 35 years of experience writing and training on a broad range of subjects for the financial services industry. For several years he was an editor for a major insurance training publisher, and he has also worked as an insurance underwriter, a rating supervisor, and a licensed insurance and mutual fund sales representative.
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1. Introduction to Insurance.
2. Insurance Regulation.
3. Insurance Law.
4. Underwriting Basics.
5. Group Insurance.
6. Selling Life Insurance.
7. Policy Issuance and Delivery.
8. Types of Insurance Policies.
9. Policy Provisions.
10. Policy Options.
11. Annuities.
12. Group Life Insurance.
13. Social Security and Tax Considerations.
14. Retirement Plans.
15. Health Insurance Basics.
16. Health Insurance Policy Underwriting, Issuance, and Delivery.
17. Health Insurance Policy Provisions.
18. Disability Income Insurance.
19. Medical Expense Insurance.
20. Special Types of Medical Expense Policies.
21. Group Health Insurance.
22. Social Health Insurance.
23. Long-Term Care.
24. Health Insurance and Taxation.
25. Practice Exam 1.
26. Answer Key 1.
27. Practice Exam 2.
28. Answer Key 2.
Appendix A. What's on the CD-ROM.
Appendix B. Need to Know More?


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Opener Phil Jaques stole the show on his return to Test cricket as he struck his maiden Test century to help Australia reach 242 for three on day one of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Brisbane.
Playing in just his third Test match following Justin Langer's retirement, Jaques hit 14 fours in his 203-ball innings before he was stumped off the bowling of Muttiah Muralitharan for exactly 100.
Off-spinner Muralitharan finished the day with two for 67 and now needs seven wickets to overtake Shane Warne's world record of 708 dismissals in Test cricket.
A wet Brisbane outfield delayed the start of the game before the morning session was interrupted by further rain.
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But it was a different story after the break as Matthew Hayden (43) in particular tore into the Sri Lanka attack.
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The loss of his partner did not seem to bother Jaques as the man from New South Wales pushed on to his second Test 50 off 125 balls.
He survived a scare on 60 when he was dropped at first slip by Mahela Jayawardene off Murali as Australia took the upper hand after two sessions.
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Pets are creatures of habit, and they love routine. And if they've just had an entire summer of extra family and fun time, that's a pretty easy routine to get used to! So when summer ends and the family gets back into the school and work routine, pets may be a little confused and anxious, or they may become bored and lonely.
Here are 6 things you can do to make the change in routine a bit smoother and to establish a new fall routine your pet can get accustomed to.
1. Keep Their Brains Busy
You can try hiding food or treats for cats or dogs to"hunt" and find while home alone. Interactive toys are another fun option since they keep pet's minds engaged while you're away. The GameChanger by the dog training experts at Bark Busters is a paw-some choice for dogs. You just fill it with tasty food or treats, and your pup will be busy for hours figuring out how to dispense them! Head on over to my website for a chance to win one of these amazing toys! (Contest ends August 12.)
You may be able to occupy kitties with crinkly toys or ones filled with catnip. Many cats also enjoy cat trees to climb on or scratch, or even a comfy window seat so they can watch the fascinating world outside.
2. Creature Comforts
Pets appreciate being comfy and cozy just as much as we do. How about easing the pain of summer's end with a new crate to hang out in or a comfy bed for Fido to sleep on until the kids get home from school?
3. Separation Anxiety Relief
Understandably, pets who crave companionship may experience a certain amount of separation anxiety when they find themselves left at home alone – especially if they've gotten used to having the family around for most of the summer.
Pheromones can be helpful in treating anxiety in dogs and cats and can be found in several forms, including sprays, diffusers, wipes, and collars. You can also find collars that are scented with lavender or chamomile to help reduce stress. Check out YouTube for playlists of relaxing music for dogs or cats. I also love the Calmz Anxiety Relief System and have used it for my dogs. Calmz is a wearable system that uses a combination of calming tones and vibrations to bring relief to anxious dogs.
If your pet exhibits these noticeable symptoms when you are leaving the house or while you are away, you should discuss his anxiety with your vet:
- pacing
- panting
- whining
- trying to get out the door with you
- destructive behavior
- inappropriate elimination while no one is home
4. After School Games
When the kids get home, their first responsibility should be to spend time with the dog or cat. Depending on their ages, kids could take your dog for a walk or just spend some time playing or snuggling with the pets they haven't seen all day. Why not get some new toys for pets to enjoy with you? I love the Chuckit! Sport LX Launcher – a super fun lacrosse-style toy that can easily entertain two kids and at least one dog. This will probably make playtime more interesting for kids and pets!
5. Bedtime Stories
Your young child can practice reading by sharing a bedtime story book with the family cat or dog. One of my favorites is "Cooper: A Rescue Dog's Tale" by James S. Martinez. This sweet story not only gives kids a way to unwind before bedtime and to bond with their pet, it also teaches them about helping animals in need. And since many schools require nightly reading, it's the perfect way to meet that requirement while also spending some much needed purr-sonal time with furry family members!
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Dogs love to ride along when you take the kids to school or pick them up at the end of the day. This is a great activity they can look forward to in the fall. Just be sure they are safely restrained in the car with a harness, seat, or carrier. One of my favorite dog travel tools is this safety seat from PupSaver (complete with air features) for pups up to 45 lbs. For larger pooches (like my dog Chilly) I like the Clickit Sport Harness by Sleepypod because it's super safe (5-star safety rating from Center for Pet Safety), comfy, and doubles as a walking harness.
The end of summer can be a difficult transition for the four-legged members of your family. You can ease pet boredom and anxiety by keeping them in mind as you establish your new routine.
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Digital penetration is growing and so are the advertising budgets in the country. In the latest findings of the 'Digital Advertising in India' report, jointly published by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and IMRB International, it is stated that the online advertising market in India is projected to reach INR 3,575 Crore by March 2015 with a Y-o-Y growth rate of 30%.
The online advertising market was pegged at INR 2,750 Crore in March 2014. The extensive report focuses on areas like digital advertisement industry spends, ad avenues, spends and growth, ad effectiveness, among other areas. Click here to buy the detailed report.
Additionally, we have pulled out 9 important data points that digital marketers should be aware of on the Indian digital advertising industry:
1. As of June 2014, there were 243 M claimed Internet users where contribution of urban users is 65% and rural is only 35%. Out of these 192 M are active Internet users who access Internet at least once a month.
2. Digital advertising spend in India was INR 2,260 Cr by the end of FY'13 and it reached INR 2,750 Cr by the end of FY'14 with a CAGR of 25% y-o-y since 2011.
3. E-Commerce, Telecom and FMCG & Consumer durables are the top 3 verticals in terms of spending in digital advertisements till the end of FY'2014. Of these verticals, ad spends by E-Commerce companies constitute nearly 18%.
4. Of the INR 2,750 Cr, Search ads constitute 30% of the overall ad spends followed by Display ads which contributes 23% and Social Media contributing 18% of overall Digital Advertisement spends.
5. The total social media spend in India is close to INR 495 Cr by the end of FY' 2014. Sponsored/promoted tweets & Posts contribute the lion share of 40% followed by Displays and Text links.
6. The size of the overall Video spends market has reached Rs 330 Cr. and Standard In-Stream Ads constitute the maximum proportion. The contribution of standard In-stream (Pre, mid and Post Rolls) is 75% followed by True view Ads (15%) and In-video Ads (10%).
7. Mobile ads constitute INR 385 Crores, In-App Advertisements form nearly 40% of the total spend on Mobile ads followed by Mobile Video, TV, SMS and MMS ads and Mobile Web Advertisements.
8. 86% of digital advertisement spend happens for Personal computers which primarily includes Desktop PCs, Laptops, Netbooks; spends on mobile are increasing too.
9. Close to 60% of the Internet users find online ads being relevant for a particular product search.


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John Buckingham is just like the average investor -- only with the volume turned way, way up.
The chief portfolio for Al Frank Asset Management finds himself owning a lot of stock caught in turbulence -- and he's looking beyond it to find finding some novel opportunities.
Buckingham's firm owns both JPMorgan Chase and Bear Stearns.
"We do have mixed emotions here, because we own more JPMorgan, and they were getting a phenomenal deal for two dollars a share," Buckingham told CNBC. "Ten dollars a share is also a phenomenal deal in my view, so we're going to continue to holds both of those stocks."
Other financials which Buckingham's firm owns -- and which he recommends -- include Citigroup, AIG, and Hartford.
"Absolutely, I'd be buying these stocks today," he said. "But, to be fair, we have owned them for a long time, and that's why you've got to diversify your portfolio. You can't always have your sectors go up...Lehman Brothers is up 100 percent from the low last Monday, so the phenomenal gains are out there. You've just got to be patient and get yourself placed in advance of that big move up."
What about names nobody knows...yet?
Buckingham likes Chinese online gaming company The9.
"We like companies with great balance sheets," he said. "The9 has over ten dollars a share in cash, a profitable company, P/E's around 15, and we think online gaming in China is a great growth area."
He also likes American Software.
"The fact that it's lost a third of its value this month alone, the fact that it's got about three dollars a share in cash, and a 6-1/2 percent dividend yield, and a P/E of 16," he said. "You can get phenomenal gains on these companies, but you've got to have a strong stomach, and...you've got to diversify."


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By Matthew Pencharz, Former Deputy Mayor for Environment & Energy, London
If one is a supporter of open markets, liberalism, increased internationalism and globalisation, as most of the world's cities and their leaders are, 2016 witnessed defeat after defeat.
We have seen the Overton Window, the range of political ideas which are publicly acceptable, smashed–in fact ripped out of the wall and thrown across the room. Until very recently Brexit was thought to be the goal of a small group of obsessives, in the British Tory party and its exiles in the UKIP political party. That turned out not to be the case. And similarly much of the rhetoric that brought Donald Trump to victory in the US Presidential election previously had belonged among fringe groups and the darker recesses of the Internet.
The Brexit vote revealed divisions in the UK that many of us, urban, metropolitan types were hardly aware of or had cast from our minds: urban vs rural; old vs young; educated vs not; affluent vs 'left behind'. Writing as a Remainer–and member of that widely despised metropolitan urban elite–the Brexit vote has come as a rude shock and to the establishment that had run Britain since 1997 and arguably for some time before. The shock was far greater than the temporary defeat of whatever political party one supported in a general–or indeed mayoral–election. Many Remainers–myself included–felt the vote was a rejection of our open, diverse communities with competitive, open markets, which we felt had driven great progress in recent history.
Unfortunately, from the first press conference following the vote it became abundantly clear that the Leavers had no plan whatsoever on how to deliver Brexit.
Many of use saw the Leave triumph as a victory for racism and reactionaries. This is deeply unfair: there was a coalition that brought Leave victory, a great proportion of which was around an understandable view that the UK should be sovereign and make its own decisions rather than outsourcing them to a remote, unresponsive and impersonal Brussels bureaucracy.
Unfortunately, from the first press conference following the vote it became abundantly clear that the Leavers had no plan whatsoever on how to deliver Brexit; in fact very few of them had expected to win and perhaps some many of them didn't actually want to win at all. But win they did and in the words of the new Prime Minister, Theresa May: "Brexit means Brexit and we're going to make a success of it". However, some eight months on that catchphrase hasn't been much expanded on other than we know that the UK will not be a member of the single market but will seek a new free trade agreement with the EU.
Divisions have not healed: hysteria from much of the Leave press, which is still in campaign mode, and equally many on the Remain side has not accepted the vote. Statistics are used and abused by both sides to 'prove' their argument. Leavers point to there being no immediate shock and the economic indicators continuing to be broadly positive. Whereas Remainers continually point out the depreciation of the pound and quote un-questioningly trade associations' threats when demanding government incentives to stay in the UK.
Most of us working in the urban space don't want us to be where we are. But we are where we are and it's time to start thinking about the opportunities Brexit will offer cities.
Clearly this is no way to continue. Remainers have to accept the result and work to ensure, though not the outcome desired, that the best is made of it. And equally many Leavers need to stop being such bad-tempered winners, shouting down any query by those sceptical of their preferred trajectory. Compromise is needed to make this work.
Continuing uncertainty about the UK's post Brexit relationship with the EU has profound effects on UK cities. There are many, many reasons to be concerned but the mood-music emanating from the early days of Theresa May's government, around the numbers of foreigners employed in companies and the belittling of the 48 percent who voted Remain, has softened in favour of a positive declaration that the UK can get a free trade deal which will work for both it and the European Union.
But there are many questions: what is going to happen with migration levels, with most cities needing them to remain relatively high to fill labour shortages? Will students be counted in the migration figures? Will the City of London's financial institutions continue to have passporting rights? What about EU structural funds, Horizon 2020 and European Investment Bank (EIB) programmes? The list goes on and on. I hope I am not being heroically optimistic but as the immediate economic shock of the Leave vote has not happened, I am coming to believe–slowly–that some of the more pessimistic potential outcomes won't come to pass either.
As has been written in Cities Today before, some £42 billion has been invested in the UK by the EIB and our continuing relationship with the bank will surely be up for discussion as part of the Brexit negotiations. Along with Germany, Italy and France, the UK is the biggest EIB shareholder with almost €40 billion of holdings. With all the other horrendously complicated issues to deal with around Brexit it seems to me that this is one of the simplest to solve and that is essentially to carry as before. And I'm sure there will be similar accommodations made around Horizon 2020 funding, ERASMUS and other such schemes. These may be of the utmost importance to those involved but they are, frankly, relatively peripheral to the wider, somewhat more challenging task, of undoing some 40 years' involvement in the European project.
It is time to stop using the term 'despite Brexit'. Most of us working in the urban space don't want us to be where we are. But we are where we are and it's time to start thinking about the opportunities Brexit will offer cities. One of the most frustrating things I experienced while at London's City Hall was the EU's regulation around State Aid rules. Projects could be well developed before risk-averse lawyers kyboshed them for fear of falling foul of Brussels' regulations. Londoners will read and experience some of the poor broadband capacity in large parts of the city. What they possibly haven't read about is that again City Hall's drive to improve it was hampered by EU State Aid rules. Taking back control means that we are going to have to think out of the box and grab those opportunities. The end of some of the State Aid restrictions would be at the top of my list when the Great Repeal Bill is passed.
As the Chancellor of the Exchequer has stated the British people didn't vote to make themselves poorer and all of us have to try to prevent that. The road ahead is going to be challenging but it's time Remainers such as myself stop looking back and start looking forward, grab the opportunities that Brexit does create and ensure that our great cities continue to be the positive, outward, diverse, economic powerhouses they are. For Brexit Britain is going to need them more than ever before.


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Prof. Yoram Meital Weighs in on Saudi-Egypt Bridge
Prof. Yoram Meital Weighs in on Saudi-Egypt Bridge
October 26, 2017
Bloomberg – Saudi Arabia and Egypt are interested in building a bridge across the Red Sea that would connect a new $500 billion Saudi city to Egypt. This project will require cooperation from Israel, analysts say.
Israel's 1979 peace treaty with Egypt guarantees it access to the Red Sea's Straits of Tiran, which the planned bridge and causeway would cross.
That makes Israel's involvement in the project crucial, says Prof. Yoram Meital, chair of the Chaim Herzog Center for Middle East Studies in BGU's Department of Middle East Studies. Egypt's closing of the straits to Israeli shipping in 1967 was one of the central actions that led to that year's war.
"There couldn't be anything close to this unless Israel and the Saudis had the opportunity to discuss in detail their relations and this bridge," says Prof. Meital. "There have to have been back channels."


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Dr Rajith de Silva
Consultant Neurologist
Specialises in
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Dr Rajith de Silva at Spire include:
Other treatments
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (London)
Collegiate member, Royal College of Physicians (Glasgow)
Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine
Council Member for the Medical Genetics Section and Neurology Training Committee Member for the East Anglia Region
Specialist Certificate Examination in Neurology
Association of British Neurologists
Ataxia care, epilepsy medication in pregnancy
Consultant Neurologist, Essex Centre for Neurological Sciences, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.
I am married to a paediatrician and we have a young son. In my spare time, I run or jog for exercise, and enjoy eating out, travelling and visiting the theatre.


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FEATURE: Autobiography helps pass down unspoken hardships of Ainu
October 28, 2015 5:33 am
TOKYO, Oct. 24 — A descendant of an Ainu resident of the southern part of Sakhalin Island, once part of Japan but now belonging to Russia, has written about the hardships she faced because of her origin when her family fled to Japan in the aftermath of World War II.
Yoko Abe, 82, was born and raised in the village of Ochiho, part of what was then called Minami Karafuto, until she was 15. Her family fled the village, now called Lesnoe, following the advance of Soviet troops in August 1945.
"I wanted to record what I experienced…although some (of my relatives) opposed it," she said, recalling the wish she had held since her late teens. (PNA/Kyodo)


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Faculty Recruitment: MGM Medical College files caveat to avoid legal hurdles
Indore: A caveat has been filed in the court by the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College (MGMMC) with an aim to avoid legal hurdles in the appointment of professors and associate professors.
The move is meant to alert the court to the versions of both the state government and their own to the process of direct recruitment under Model Service Rule-2018 in the medical institution.
21 professor posts and 47 associate professor posts are lying vacant in the college and the autonomous bodies have been asked by the government to recruit faculty for the vacant positions to overcome the paucity of medical teachers and also, get necessary head counts for starting of new medical colleges in the state.
"We have filed a caveat against the petitions filed pertaining to the direct recruitment of MGMMC to avoid any legal hurdle in the process. Application for the posts has been invited and the interview will be scheduled as early as possible," Dean, MGM Medical College, Dr Sharad Thora told the Free Press Journal.
The last date for candidates applying for these vacant posts is Monday (March 5) after which interviews would be scheduled by the college authorities for these vacant positions.
The state's medical colleges no longer have to wait for the public service commission exam results, as recruitments in colleges can be done directly for the position of an associate professor and professor. The selection process for these positions has to be conducted by a four-member Committee consisting the Dean, divisional commissioner, and two professors.
The Committee is also empowered to take decisions on promotion of faculties as per requirement. Though priority in recruitments would be given to new medical colleges to be started in Vidisha, Shahdol Ratlam, Khandwa, Shivpuri, and Datia.
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Lightning in A Bottle festival prepares for its 13th edition
Six days of music, arts and nature.
Lightning in A Bottle festival presented by the Do LaB is coming back for its 13th year. From wednesday May 23rd to monday May 28th festival goers can camp out near the Lake San Antonio in Bradley, California to be part of one of the largest, greenest, and transformational events around.
With 7 official stages, you can expect to find something for everyone…. Some highlights include Modoskeletor, Monolink, KMLN at the Lightning & Thunder stage; Black Madonna, Nicole Moudaber, Rodriguez Jr., Stimming, Patrice Baumel, Mira at the Woogie stage; and don't forget to stop by Favela Bar curated by Patricio, to hear any one of the carefully-curated artists on the line up.
Beyond the music, expect to find an ever-growing community bent on health, environmental principles, inclusiveness, and creativity. From day to night there will be talks, workshops, and sessions focused on health and healing, food and wellness, cultural offerings, live and installation art, yoga, dance, meditation, creativity, and more.
Or, if exploring is more your thing, there is a vast landscape of people, places, and spaces to get to know. In any case, it is almost time to grab a tent and head out to the lake.
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Jaxon Matan has come into his own the past few months.
The Reynoldsburg High School senior is excited about the progression he's made on a cartoon character he created earlier this month. It eventually could end up on Jaxcraft 28, which is the YouTube.com channel he started a year ago.
Before heading off to the Columbus College of Art and Design, where he plans to study graphic animation, Matan will graduate as "an honor roll student who has perfect attendance," according to his mother, Kay Matan.
He'll also be able to say that he got to compete in an Ohio High School Athletic Association-sanctioned postseason event for the only time in his life, which isn't something that he or those who have helped him grow as a member of the Raiders boys tennis team are taking for granted.
Matan, who has Asperger's, also commonly known as high-functioning autism, will play Olentangy Liberty junior K.J. Lawal in a play-in match of the Division I sectional tournament Thursday, May 11, at Reynoldsburg.
The winner will play Worthington Kilbourne sophomore Gordon Liu in the first round of the tournament, which concludes Saturday, May 13.
The top four finishers in singles and doubles advance to the district tournament May 18 at Hilliard Davidson and May 20 at Upper Arlington.
"I've played tennis for four years, and it's pretty fun," Matan said. "I like the hitting when you do rallying back and forth and how you have to swing your arm to hit the ball. One time I was doing a rally and I won a match. I usually like to play singles because when you match up, it's just you playing."
Also playing singles at sectional for the Raiders will be sophomore first-singles player Boban Mihajlov, who will face Thomas Worthington junior JunSung Park or Liberty senior Nick Darragh in a first-round match, and sophomore Preston Harmon, who will open against Chillicothe freshman Michael Herlihy in the first round.
In doubles, seniors Bryce Chambliss and Trevor Templin will make up one team and senior Malcolm Kirksey and sophomore Chase Cotner will comprise the other for the Raiders, who finished the regular season 7-9 overall and 1-4 in the OCC-Ohio Division.
"Everybody's pretty close," Chambliss said. "We're all friends with each other. We're doing all right this year."
Matan has played a few varsity matches during his four years with the program and has even earned some wins at the junior varsity level despite taking up the sport for the first time as a freshman.
His sister, Alexa Matan, is a sophomore who plays for the girls tennis team.
"Coach keeps telling people to work together," Jaxon Matan said. "It's really fun once you get into tennis. You've just got to not get annoyed with things around you."
Matan is part of a group called Teen Aspirations, a program started in 2002 by Ohio State's Department of Neurology and its Nisonger Center. The group meets several times a year to help teens on the autism spectrum improve their social interactions and relationships.
While Matan has built a few friendships through the organization, Kay Matan believes her son being on the tennis team also has helped him from a social perspective.
The family lives in Columbus but open-enrolled Jaxon into Reynoldsburg schools when he was in seventh grade.
"We wanted him to learn how to be a part of a team," his mother said. "Since day one, his coach (Les Somogyi) has worked with him very intently on it. Everything is life-preparing. He has to be there every day, not to mention his tennis skills are getting better, and he's competing in the sectional tournament.
"There have been a lot of ups and downs as he's had to learn the rules, but learning a sport is a great experience in itself. Jaxon has what they call 'high-functioning autism,' and tennis has been a wonderful experience, as has Teen Aspirations."
Somogyi is proud of the work Matan has put in over the years.
"He is a senior and he's a hard worker," Somogyi said. "He's a nice kid and he's stuck it out for four years."
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The boys and girls track and field teams will compete in the OCC-Ohio meet Thursday, May 11, and Saturday, May 13, at Olentangy Orange.
Both teams then will compete in the Division I, district 1 meet at Hilliard Darby, which features running preliminaries Tuesday, May 16, field events May 18 and running finals May 20. The top four finishers in each event advance to the regional May 24 and 26 at Pickerington North.
On May 5, the boys scored 89 points to win the 13-team Larkin/Crosten Classic at Upper Arlington.
Senior Tyler Britton won the discus (152 feet, 9 inches), senior Travis Marx won the 100 meters (11.3 seconds) and 200 (22.82), senior Warrick Stanford won the 400 (53.08), junior Marion Organ was first in the 300 hurdles (42.57) and the 400 relay of Marx, Organ and seniors Sterling Smith and J.J. Cooper also was first (43.32).
Earning runner-up finishes were Cooper in the 200 (22.85) and the 3,200 relay of Stanford, seniors Brandon Abernathy and Arrington Dulin and freshman Wendesen King (8:24.95).
According to Smith, the Raiders are hoping to "break every record we set last year."
"I believe we have a great shot at being in the top two in the OCC if we execute in every event and don't take it for granted," Smith said. "We're doing great, but we can always do better. There's always room for improvement."
The girls placed third (65) of 12 teams in the Larkin/Crosten Classic behind Pickerington Central (107.5) and Lancaster (67).
Earning runner-up finishes were senior Hannah Gaskins in the high jump (5-2), senior Mika Cox in the 200 (27.44) and the 400 relay of Gaskins, senior Tylar Mixon, junior Dalajah Long and freshman Jessica Ricks (50.27). Sophomore Nia Grant took third in the 400 (1:01.91).
Baseball, softball
teams win openers
Both the baseball and softball teams won their postseason openers May 8.
The baseball team won three of its last four regular-season games, including sweeping a doubleheader from Licking Heights 6-5 in 10 innings and 12-2 on May 6.
Stone Knapp drove in the winning run in the first game with a sacrifice fly that scored Trevor Thomas.
The Raiders were 1-13 in the OCC-Ohio and might not play their third-round league game against Lancaster.
Then as the 34th seed, they upset 21st-seeded Olentangy Liberty 5-2 in the first round of the Division I district tournament to improve to 9-15 overall.
Reynoldsburg played sixth-seeded Pickerington Central on May 10 in a second-round game, with the winner to face 10th-seeded New Albany or 20th-seeded Dublin Coffman in a district semifinal Monday, May 15, at a site to be announced.
The district final is Wednesday, May 17, at a site to be announced, and the district champion will play in a regional semifinal May 25 at Coffman.
The 28th-seeded softball team was 9-15 overall after opening the district tournament May 8 at home by beating 39th-seeded Franklin Heights 15-5. The Raiders played at top-seeded Pickerington Central on May 10 in a second-round game.
The winner of that contest advances to a district semifinal Monday, May 15, against 15th-seeded Dublin Scioto or 16th-seeded Watterson, with the winner moving on to a district final May 19 or 20 at Pickerington Central.
The Raiders finished 1-9 in the OCC-Ohio. They closed the regular season May 3 by losing twice to Lancaster, 15-0 in the completion of a suspended game from April 20 and 10-2.


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- Alright, after goofing off for a couple of days, I was very productive overnight and tracked down a bunch of S12 Locations! My Season 12 Sticky Post now has filming dates/locations for eps 12x01 - 12x07.
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Although Jim Carrey's films are usually pretty zany, in some of them he tackles psychological themes. Yes Man (2008) is one of those. In it, he plays Carl, despondent over his divorce. He automatically says "no" to any question, request or offer that comes his way. A former co-worker tells him about a "YES" seminar in which participants are urged to make a covenant to agree to whatever is proposed to them.
Carl becomes a "yes man" for a time with both pleasant and unpleasant results. When his new girlfriend, Allison (Zooey Deschanel), asks if he wants to live with her, Carl says yes, but not whole-heartedly. Here he comes to the crossroads where he finally learns discernment: to be free to answer either yes or no, depending on what he really wants or doesn't want.
The film invites exploration of our "default switches," which serve as defensive strategies. Some of us tend to comply and accommodate by always saying yes. Others tend to rebel and shut down to new experiences by always saying no. Neither rebelling (by an automatic No) nor complying (by an automatic Yes) are real ways of establishing either independence in the first case or closeness in the second. Rebelling mimics autonomy and compliance mimics merging.
Both reactions are in relation to something external, instead of getting in touch with what we truly want or don't want. In both instances, we are either going against or going along with something or someone and are therefore controlled by forces outside ourselves. Either one of these knee-jerk reflexes can interfere with our authenticity and true individuation, in other words, expressing who we really are deep down.
I want to focus here on those of us who tend to automatically go along with things. Since I myself am so inclined, this is something to which I've given a lot of thought. I hear the same self-reflection from many women; it seems to a large extent we're conditioned as females not to "rock the boat," to be nice and to put the needs and wants of others before our own. (This is not to say that some men aren't under the same influence).
For some of us, it can be difficult to tolerate potential conflict. We don't like to risk upsetting or disappointing others, or hurting their feelings. We want them to feel at one (merged) with us, even at the cost of not feeling "at one" with ourselves, preferring to suffer the conflict inside rather than outside. We sever the relationship with ourselves rather than risk severing our relationships with others, abandoning ourselves. We might be rejected if our opinions or what we want is in opposition to others, or we worry that the status quo might be disrupted if we express what is true for us.
The irony to all of this is real closeness and connection develop when we tell the truth, even an unwelcome one. Otherwise, a "false self" is making the connection, leading to feelings of isolation, alienation and aloneness.
[Auxiliary to this: how can we trust those who always agree with us? Back to the movie, when Allison realizes Carl's yeses were made on auto-pilot, she doubts his sincerity about their relationship.]
A character in Alice Walker's novel, Now is the Time to Open Your Heart, says: "… we try not to know what we know because we do not yet understand how we are to negotiate change." The difficulty with the truth of our Yes or our No is that once we admit it to ourselves, we have to decide what to do about it. We may have to change our normal (and safe-seeming) patterns and risk that which we have feared.
When our response is "I don't know," when we're unclear or confused, it can alert us to a possible inner conflict between ourselves and the other person. Another trap is second-guessing, doubting and giving ourselves reasons for not saying no: "I'm being petty," "I'm wrong about this," "I'm resisting or avoiding something I 'should' do," making it easy to override a No.
The word "resistance" particularly triggers me. One definition is "opposition to an attempt to bring repressed thoughts or feelings into consciousness." I picture myself in analysis with Freud, as he strokes his beard, interpreting my every No as "resistance." What is the difference between resistance and respecting our own inner knowing, timing and pacing?
What I've come to realize is that I often resist my No. There is a "yes man" in my psyche. What I really want and what is best for me in the moment is then sacrificed. This can be as simple as saying yes to a social invitation because I feel obligated, not because I want to. Or not weighing in on a family discussion where mine is the only discordant voice.
Sometimes a No is a result of our anxiety when we find ourselves up against a personal threshold: a growth edge outside of our comfort zones or facing something we would rather avoid due to unresolved issues or trauma. Whether the No is for something that really doesn't work for us or whether we've come to a growth edge is a matter of self-inquiry and discernment. If we find ourselves at an edge, we may not be quite ready to handle the anxiety which arises, or we may chose to push the envelope and explore new options.
Understanding why I say yes when I want to say no is crucial to my growth. Learning to know what is right for me and when is an art.
When is self-discipline in fact an overriding of our No and not a true Yes? We can make a decision to do something based on logic or practicality or some kind of pressure. A clichéd example illustrates: A woman becomes a doctor to please her parents, only to find in mid-life she really always wanted to be an artist. We can force ourselves to do a lot of things we aren't whole-hearted about, and sometimes that's necessary. But it's important to come to a decision or a compromise that is consciously informed, to access a deeper truth about what we need and what is right for us versus a choice based solely on the balance sheet of reason.
When does self-discipline interfere with our spontaneity? We can pull ourselves up by our bootstraps and knuckle down to accomplish all manner of things. Not a bad thing when necessary. But when does it become such a habit that we simply reinforce the disregarding of our No? One example is when we need rest. Author Natalie Angier writes, "One reason for human diligence is that we, unlike other animals, can often override our impulses to slow down. We can drink coffee when we may prefer a nap, or flick on the air conditioning when the heat would otherwise demand torpor." Further, when we can't say no, sometimes our body has to say it for us. Gabor Mate, in his excellent book When the Body Says No, writes about this at length and how it affects our health.
What I am talking about here, ultimately, is our ability to make choices through becoming consciously aware of our automatic responses, and the capacity to sift through and discern our deeper motivations for our Yes or our No. This process ultimately leads to more and more empowerment towards living our life more authentically.
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What a Year! Thanks for all our supporters help! Click the image below to view the web poster that displays many of the wonderful things we all accomplished in 2012 for PaKachele School in Zambia!
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Calling All Angels! – Holiday Angel Project 2012
It's hard to believe it, but this year will be the 8th year of the Temwani Children's
Foundation Annual Holiday Angel Project. (This was our first program, started the year before we formed the Foundation!)
Since 2005, now over 1200 orphaned and vulnerable
children in Lusaka, Zambia have received necessary clothing, hygiene and school
supplies! All because generous people like you recognized that a little boost is
sometimes all that's necessary to make a difference.
With your help, Temwani Children's Foundation will provide these bare essentials to
children in grades 1-5 at the PaKachele Primary school.
Your contribution of just
$25 or more ensures that over 175 children will receive:
|A school uniform, part of the standard code of dress in Zambian public
schools. Past uniforms tailored by the Mapalo Women's sewing group of Ngombe.
|A sweater to wear in the cold dry season, knit by the Mapalo Women's
Sewing Group on a knitting machine donated through the Temwani Children's Foundation.
|Two hot meals a day served at PaKachele School to support developing minds and growing bodies.
|School supplies, such as pencils, paper, & books to help with important daily
New Video Highlights PaKachele School & Temwani's Contributions
Temwani is excited to share this new 9 minute video about PaKachele School in Zambia, built with support from the Temwani Children's Foundation.
Video footage is by the Zambian company Loyola Productions and includes:
- The PaKachele Opening Ceremony
- Interviews with Director Angela Malik
- Highlights from Temwani Co-Presidents Regan Murray and Leah Berger
- Child spotlights
- Many wonderful shots of the brave children the school serves and supports
Watch this new video below!
With Your Help, Love Grows – 2011 Holiday Angel Project
Temwani Children's Foundation's Holiday Angel Project, provides essential clothing, hygiene and school supplies to orphaned and vulnerable children of the Ngombe neighborhood, in Lusaka, Zambia.
Last year, more than 200 students at three schools and a home for girls were given toothbrushes, socks, t-shirts, educational books and interactive toys.
The children were grateful for all of the gifts, but when we brought out the soccer balls and jump ropes at PaKachele Primary School, the kids went wild! More recently, the school hosted intramural sports competitions with other area schools, building confidence and teamwork among the children.
Additionally, students at PaKachele School received uniforms (seen below) tailored by the Mapalo Women's sewing group of Ngombe and sweaters produced on a knitting machine donated through the Temwani Children's Foundation in 2006.
With simple basic tools, orphaned and vulnerable children can grow and thrive! This year, we are striving to provide gifts to 300 children!
$25 or more ensures that each child receives a school sweater or uniform, toothbrush, toothpaste, socks, and school supplies.
Share your love this holiday season with an orphaned child in Zambia! Visit our Holiday Angels Page to learn more and make a donation!
Angels Project PSA Video by 6th Graders
A short and very cute Holiday Angels Project "Public Service Announcement" video made by 6th Graders at HTMNC school. I am sure you will forgive some sound issues knowing that the same 6th grade class raised over $2000 for PaKachele School
6th graders raise over $2000 for PaKachele School!
In the Fall of 2010, the entire 6th grade at High Tech Middle North County school in San Marcos, CA embarked on a two month intensive project – to learn about the issues facing children in Zambia and to plan a Temwani Children's Foundation fundraiser to help build PaKachele School..
6th graders at the middle school taped messages
for the children in Zambia.
HTMNC is a project-based school where students learn by experiencing the world around them. For the Fall they were able to incorporate their learning into their media classes by making Public Service Announcement videos, studying the geography and customs of Africa, fundraising planning, and public speaking. Temwani's Technology Coordinator, Bevin Dunn, visited the students three times to show slideshows, play interactive games, and lead discussions.
|Kids celebrate news of their first $100 donation.
|Fundraiser night poster – local Lion's Club support.
|Colorful kid-made magnets for sale.
The culmination of their hard work and study came together with a Fundraiser Night on December 14, 2010. Students ran a Silent Auction with Zambian items provided by Temwani, manned over 10 craft and informational booths, and sold snacks for a showing of the Lion King movie. The booths were full of creative ideas including decorating baseball caps, jewelry making and even a photo shoot with a classic car. The students also received a $100 grant from the Del Sol Lions Club to support their fundraiser costs.
Through their amazing efforts they were able to raise over $2000! The project also inspired their teacher Tracy Nathan to organize travel with a fellow teacher in the Summer of 2011 to visit Zambia and the PaKachele school in person.
Temwani is so proud of the kids, teachers and parents that supported this project, which is the largest school fundraising effort to date. Great job HTMNC and Zikomo (Thanks)!
|Coordinators Tracy Nathan and Bevin Dunn at the fundraiser.
|HTMNC students give pubic presentations.
|Having fun at the fundraiser!
With your help, love grows: Annual Campaign 2011
Lackson is one of the fast-growing, bright-eyed young shoots attending the PaKachele Primary School, the school your contributions have helped to build in Lusaka, Zambia. A second grader, he dreams of growing up to be a doctor who will "give injections and save lives."
Lackson, age 7, lives with loving grandparents who struggle to provide him with nutritious food and a reliable roof over his head. With your help, he is now a growing, thriving, ambitious second grader at PaKachele Primary School.
In order to help Lackson reach his dreams, the PaKachele School needs to be expanded to hold grades 4-7, new teachers need to be hired, and two meals need to be provided to students every day.
Please GIVE to our 2011 Annual Campaign to ensure a brighter future for Lackson and other orphaned and vulnerable children in Zambia. Thank you!
Video – PaKachele School Opening Ceremony
March 25, 2011 marked the official opening ceremony for the PaKachele Primary School in Lusaka, Zambia. Board members Regan Murray, Bevin Dunn, and Leah Berger attended on behalf of the over 300 donors from the Temwani Children's Foundation who have contributed to the building of the school over the past five years.
Click to read the story about the Open Ceremony day and view more photos.
It's Official! Pakachele Opening Ceremony, March 25, 2011
|Opening Day T-Shirt
|Drummers and Dancers
|Preschool Children Performing
Drums pounding out rhythms of celebration, children singing songs of praise, women dancing, laughter rippling through the crowd….. March 25, 2011 marked the official opening ceremony for the PaKachele Primary School in Lusaka, Zambia. Board members Regan Murray, Bevin Dunn, and Leah Berger attended on behalf of the over 300 donors from the Temwani Children's Foundation who have contributed to the building of the school over the past five years. Read more
Guardians Sing and Give Video – ThanksTemwani Blanket Project
Taken April 2011, as part of the Temwani Children's Foundation's Blanket Project, which gives warm Zambian made blankets to the guardians of orphaned children at PaKachele Primary School and Kondwa Day Center in Lusaka, Zambia. Women and men who provide important care for these children, are singing and shaking hands of Temwani members just before the blankets were given out.


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Two years ago
Boomers v Qatar Dec 3rd Game thread.
Starts in a few minutes.
Boomers should win easily.
Two years ago
Starts in a few minutes.
Boomers should win easily.
Two years ago
Extensive public media campaign sounds more like a defamation case waiting to happen
Wish I had the Foxsports commentators. I need to watch the livebasketball.tv with the lone commentator repeatedly referring to Hodgson as Todd Blanchfield. 5 minutes in and he still hasn't noticed the name on his back.
Then the real Todd Blanchfield enters the game and drills a 3.
Two years ago
Are they fucking kidding?
We had to have a break in the NBL season so we could play fucking Qatar? Is FIBA just taking the piss?
Who's next? The Vatican?
A Dick.
Two years ago
Dazz take a chill pill is swearing like a bogan really necessary.
We should be grateful Australia got such an easy qualifying path.
A handful of these players are in contention for World Cup squad.
It's like the injection of some in-form perimeter shooters like Barlow and Blanchfield has inspired the rest of the team to shoot well from range. Now 20/35 from 3 with 2 minutes left.
Two years ago
Should be able to shoot well when you're playing against teams that have roughly the talent of plastic chairs
Violet Crumble
Two years ago
With ease at which Australia (and New Zealand) have had with qualifying in the Asian reason, you could make the argument for a return to the top Oceania region qualifying automatically, but I like the fact that we do have to play the games and have a chance to develop culture and potentially find a player or two who could make the team when all the NBA and European league players are available.
The region will continue to improve.
Japan, Korea and china will make another step up next WC qualifying.
Dr. basketball
Two years ago
The Qatar blokes were not a great team but still the Boomers shot very well and played together and they did really well.
Violet Crumble
Two years ago
No doubt the region will improve with more competition, China should definitely continue to improve (and it might motivate them a bit more without automatic qualification as host nation). I like what I've seen from both Japan and Korea. Iran was always a tough team, but they seem to be trending downwards with an ageing core. There are still 8 teams total qualifying from this region. There are going to be a few undercooked teams that scrape through, but that's the way it goes.
Also, probably the only ton you'll see from an Australian team this summer.
Dr. basketball
Two years ago
Ha! Great one liner violet crumble.
Two years ago
At least they have a direct flight home.
Food for thought
Two years ago
When it comes down to it, you can only play the opposition you're given, and the Boomers did a great job of that. If not for a little bit of luck the scoreline could have been even uglier for Qatar. I thought the ball movement and defense was great; Jason Cadee had his once-per-every-six-month good game, and everyone else contributed.
I think these games are good for solidifying the culture in the team. The Boomers players have been completely interchangeable window-to-window but their playstyle and results never falter. Inevitably it is the culture of a team that gets wins and not necessarily the name on the jerseys. And also inevitably, there will be guys who took the floor today who will be in the equation for the World Cup. These games aren't necessarily viewing spectacles but they're necessary and benefitial for us moving forward.
Two years ago
Nope, neither beneficial nor necessary.
In fact, the exact opposite.
The result proves nothing and establishes nothing.
Fine, if you want to have an Asian cup, give 2 place in the World CUp and let them have at it. Australia should either get direct entry, or put us in with South America.
Or how about putting the Asian teams that can actually play back in ASIA, so we have some competition?
Why is it acceptable to move the better Asian teams into Europe, but we can't be moved?
Plus, this is actually damaging for us.
It doesn't give us a chance to test or discover players.
Everybody knows what a useless crab Spuddee is, yet he scores 21 points. If you put traffic cones out at practice he couldn't do that.
So that justifies him playing instead of say Naar.
Lemonass needs to be fucked off as coach of either the Boomers or Brisbane, cos its not healthy for either.
And yes, I have to admit, people were right, that's not going to do anything to boost popularity in Aus.
Most people recognise shit when they see it.
"Or how about putting the Asian teams that can actually play back in ASIA, so we have some competition?"
Are you referring to Turkey and Israel? It does seem strange that Lebanon is participating in the Asia qualifiers whereas Israel is in the Euro qualifiers. Meanwhile, Turkey is classified as 95% in Asia, yet plays in Euro tournaments.
Two years ago
It's setting the framework for a truly global comp (and qualifying system) for the future of the sport. Lifting the status and interest of the game and competition in all countries, especially those developing their bball programs.
The players obviously love being able to represent their country, the fans appreciate having extra games to watch. Not sure where the negative aspect is apart from one grumpy guy on the internet.
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But when the Oceanside CHP called them out — they were completely on board.
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Gazal Kalra, the co-founder of tech-enabled logistics firm Rivigo Services Pvt. Ltd, has resigned from the company's board of directors, a filing with the Registrar of Companies stated.
According to the document filed in July, she resigned on 22 June this year with immediate effect.
When contacted by TechCircle, Kalra messaged that she is still part of Rivigo but is on maternity leave.
"I am on maternity leave of absence starting 18 August and became a proud mother to a daughter on 5 September. The board requires BAU (business as usual) in my absence," her text message read.
Email queries and messages sent to Rivigo's other co-founder Deepak Garg on 21 September and investors SAIF Partners and Warburg Pincus on 26 September, seeking comments, did not elicit a response at the time of filing this report.
In January this year, fashion portal Myntra's co-founder Mukesh Bansal had quit Rivigo's board, the firm's filings with the RoC showed.
In the same month, VCCircle had reported that the Gurugram-based logistics company had raised Rs 322.5 crore ($50 million then) in a Series D funding round. The investment, which valued the company at close to Rs 6,000 crore ($945 million), brought the company close to unicorn status.
In February, TechCircle had reported that senior-level executives had quit Rivigo, including its chief technology officer Hemant Khandelwal and head of engineering Swamy Seetharaman.
Founded in 2014 by Garg and Kalra, Rivigo offers pan-India delivery services to e-commerce, pharmaceuticals, automobiles, cold-chain and fast-moving consumer goods players. Garg is an IIT Kanpur alumnus who was working with McKinsey & Company before co-founding the venture, while Kalra, an alumnus of the Stanford Graduate School of Business, also had a stint at McKinsey.
Besides SAIF Partners and Warburg Pincus, venture debt provider Trifecta is also an investor in Rivigo. Earlier, the company operated under the name TrucksFirst Services Pvt. Ltd.
The logistics company had raised $9.6 million (then Rs 61.8 crore) as part of its Series A round from SAIF Partners and others in April 2015.
In December 2015, it secured $30 million (then Rs 200 crore) as part of a Series B round from existing investor SAIF Partners and others.
Rivigo's revenues for the financial year 2016-17 shot up by 170% to Rs 401.8 crore from Rs 149 crore in the previous financial year, ROC filings showed. However, its losses too went up substantially to Rs 137 crore from just Rs 5.5 crore.
The RoC filings also showed that the company's total expenses had tripled to Rs 525 crore. Its other expenses also increased to Rs 388 crore, while finance costs climbed to Rs 23 crore from Rs 6.78 crore during the period under consideration.
Rivigo has not filed its financial statement for 2017-18.