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STRASSBOURG, October 1. (Itar-Tass) – The law prohibiting propaganda of homosexual relations among minors will not become a tool of discrimination, said State Duma chairman Sergei Naryshkin during his address at PACE.
"Many commentators, deliberately or not, omit these words – 'propaganda among minors.' Thus they distort both the content and motivation of this law," the spokesman stressed. "Concerns that that it will become a tool used to discriminate against minorities were voiced, but I don't share them. And it's not just because of now examples of this happening," he added. "For example, if it's prohibited to cross the road when the traffic light is red, that doesn't mean people can't walk on streets," he explained. The official emphasized that "individuals of any sexual orientation are not persecuted because of their orientation is schools, at their jobs or during public and political activity." "They're free to live their lives the way they want to," Naryshkin added. "However, children should not be forced any views upon them before maturity. Most importantly, they shouldn't be exposed to propaganda," the spokesman concluded.
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San Francisco's eighth annual Walk for Life West Coast on Jan. 21 drew more than 40,000 pro-life supporters this year, up from just 7,500 participants in 2005.
We basically want people, in the Bay Area especially, to know that women who are hurting from abortion can have help and healing from their pain, Eva Muntean, a co-chair of the event, told EWTN News on Jan. 17.
The walk held a day before the 39th anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion began at the Civic Center Plaza in front of San Francisco's City Hall. Participants continued down the historic Market Street to the Justin Herman Plaza about two miles away and ended with a rally featuring speakers from across the country.
A 20x60 foot billboard advertising the walk along with a post abortion help line was erected at the entrance of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge weeks earlier on Dec. 31.
Fr. Aris Metrakos of San Francisco's Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church delivered the invocation for the event, saying that abortion has shredded the moral fabric of our society.
Speaker Dr. Vansen Wong shared his dramatic experience of performing abortions to pay his medical bills, saying he ended hundreds of lives during his seven years working at an abortion clinic.
Abortion is barbaric, abortion is intolerable, abortion has no place in any civilized society, he told the crowd.
Pastor and author Rev. Clenard Childress, who spoke at the first Walk for Life, sees the event as an opportunity to testify in the public square on behalf of those whose voices are silenced before birth.
Abortion has victimized women and decimated the African American communities, he underscored.
African-American pro-life activist Lori Hoye agreed, calling the West Coast walk one of the the greatest pro-life events in the nation.
Other speakers at the rally included former Miss West Virginia, Jaquie Stalnaker, who told of being forced at gunpoint by her boyfriend to obtain an abortion.
Her boyfriend later abandoned her at the clinic and she lost half the blood in her body due to the procedure. She later survived recurring stage-four uterine cancer but was never able to conceive again.
As a regional representative today for the Silent No More campaign an organization of women who regret their abortions Stalnaker said, It took me 22 years to be able to speak out about it. Now I talk about it wherever I go.
She urged the crowd to talk to friends and family who support legalized abortion to visit the organization's website and hear stories from women who have suffered but found healing from their abortion experiences.
Local news ABC7 San Francisco reported a handful of pro-choice demonstrators at the event who voiced frustration over their small turnout. According to police, there were no arrests or displays of violence during the rally.

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Hello folks... hope you had a good V-day week and still enjoying the weekend... Here is a quick post for the valentine theme inspired by quite a few challenges in blogland. This is a very simple 3D fold card, like always, nothing over the top from me ;).. I am an absolutely unromantic kind of girl, no flowers or chocolates from me hehe... and my husband finds that very difficult to digest. You can see shades of this character of mine in this card too - not much of frilly or over the top stuff and less flowers ;)
So here goes, I followed the Splitcoaststampers tutorial for the Double dutch fold card and instead of an image in the front, I thought I will try out the Iris folding technique and made a heart with red, light red and pinkish card stocks. For the background, I used the pattern paper I won in a blog candy from Gro's blog, from the pack of 7Dots Studio. One of the challenges had the condition that we use red, pink and white colours in the 3D card while another had the condition of using a pattern paper. I recently started quilling folded roses and it has stuck! I want to keep making roses all day... simply love the technique and the end result is absolutely gorgeous... So I added some roses on the iris folded heart, the sentiment had to centre around love so I just added the tags I had in another paper stack which says.. Just because and another said I love you... I thought both go well together and placed one in the front and the other inside. Some more quilled roses, felt hearts and hearts with red glitter pen here and there.. the card is done..
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His zeal for Protestantism induced him to follow the duke of Northumberland, and he filled the office of secretary of state for Lady Jane Grey during her nine days' reign.
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Cecilia Gallerani used to be identified as a lady with ringlets and a lute, depicted in a portrait at Milan, now rightly assigned to Bartolommeo Veneto.
The elderly lady who had been sitting with the old aunt rose hurriedly and overtook Prince Vasili in the anteroom.
There was no doubt that, if the opinion of the Englishspeaking races throughout the world could have been tested by a plebiscite, an overwhelming majority would have declared that the fittest person for the rule of the British empire was the gracious and kindly lady who for sixty years, in sorrow and in joy, had so worthily discharged the duties of her high position.
By the terms of the treaty James was to wed a noble English lady, and on the 12th of February 1424 he was married at Southwark to Jane, daughter of John Beaufort, earl of Somerset, a lady to whom he was faithful through life.
In 1861 he was elected rector of Lincoln, marrying in the same year Emilia Francis Strong (afterwards Lady Dilke).
Baden-Powell's Sketches in Mafeking and East Africa (1907) and Lady Sarah Wilson's South African Memories (1909) deal largely with the siege of Mafeking.


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Before I share with you our day at the Biltmore, let me provide one more glimpse into the beauty of the North Carolina forests. Here's a 90-second video of the drive along the local highway:
What struck Pat about the Biltmore isn't that it's big, though at over 2 million square feet and 255 rooms, it's clearly the biggest in the nation. The Hearst Castle, sitting on top of a 1,600 foot hill five miles inland from the coast of California on roughly twice the total acreage, appears much more imposing as a residence. It's that Biltmore seems more designed to work as a large residence. With many more bedrooms and bathrooms, it was supported by elevators, forced-air heating, centrally-controlled clocks, fire alarms, intercom system, and a housekeeper's residence containing a turn of the century vacuum cleaner, foxtail duster, and toilet bowl cleaner.
But the young couple, George and Edith Vanderbilt, lived to entertain lots of friends. A bowling alley, exercise rooms, 70,000 gallon heated indoor pool, and one of the finest private, two-story libraries in the world awaited guests.
While photographs inside are not allowed, I did quietly snap some shots with my camera dangling from my neck. The lighting was poor, and most are a bit blurred. While the Hearst Castle grounds are far more intricately-designed, you have to tip your hat to the 100,000 trees planted on the surrounding 8,000 acres (by the designer of New York's Central Park), and the 125,000 acres donated by the family to the Gispah National Forest nearby.
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The pledge was made in a document obtained by The Associated Press that is to be adopted by the economic summit opening Wednesday in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.
This is "a commitment to provide job opportunities for Arab young people in order to empower them to participate fully in their societies," stated the document, labeled as the summit's final statement.
Arab leaders gather in Egypt Wednesday to discuss trade and development as the region feels the aftershocks of a popular uprising in Tunisia that emboldened dissidents in the Arab world.
It is the first meeting of Arab heads of state since Tunisian leader Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was forced out of the country on Friday after weeks of protests sparked by the self immolation of an unemployed man.
The death has sparked a rash of copycat attempted suicides in Algeria and Egypt, where two men set themselves on fire on Monday as foreign ministers met in the resort town of Sharm el-Sheik to prepare for the summit.
One of the Egyptians succumbed to his injuries yesterday (Tuesday).
Addressing the meeting, Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Mohammad al-Sabah reminded his counterparts of the challenges the region faces.
"Countries disintegrate, people conduct uprisings ... and the Arab citizen asks: 'Can the current Arab regime meet these challenges dynamically?'"
He questioned: "Can the regime address the humanitarian suffering of the Arab citizen?"
The government of Egypt, where roughly half of the population lives on two dollars a day and dissidents complain of similar grievances to Tunisia's protesters, has denied any similarity with Tunisia.
Foreign ministry spokesman Hossam Zaki said the Tunisian uprising was peculiar to that country and Egypt allowed its citizens more freedoms.
The summit will also take place as early results indicate most southern Sudanese voted for independence in a referendum this month that is expected to partition Africa's largest country.
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir arrived in Sharm el-Sheikh yesterday to attend the summit.
The meeting is expected to implement the resolutions of its predecessor, which was held in Kuwait in 2009, and which included setting up a $2 billion fund to finance small and medium sized businesses.
In a region where rulers often assume power through coups or inheritance, the Tunisian uprising was unusual in that a highly autocratic ruler was forced out by mass protests.
Tunisian Foreign Minister Kamel Morjane, who briefed his counterparts in Sharm el-Sheikh on developments in his country, told reporters at a press conference that the protests were fuelled by political and economic grievances.
Delegates from one of the countries complained to AFP that they expected the summit's pledges to lead to nowhere, as previous promises had.
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Up at 5:10 a.m. Checked some Web sites for key information. SUN: sunrise at 7:24 a.m., sunset at 5:42 p.m. MOON: moonrise at 1:14 p.m. with 61% of its face visible. TIDES: low 2:53 a.m., high, 2:20 p.m., high 8:31 p.m. At 6:40 a.m. I stopped by Cook's Cafe for the ealiest cup of coffee in Cedar Key. It's worth the $2.09 they charge for it to get something hot at this hour on a cold morning. It's colder today than it was yesterday, but less windy. I'll be glad when the sun starts rising earlier — or maybe I need to sleep later? Or spend more time reading and/or doing other indoor things before I go out to watch for the sun?
I wish Mead hadn't stopped making my favorite pocket notebooks (and the size paper that goes with them). They have been my most useful field tool during these 30-some years I've been educating myself as a naturalist. Mead's smaller size notebook doesn't give me enough space per page, and the bigger size doesn't fit into my back pocket. But maybe I should experiment with the two sizes that are still available just to see if I could make either work?
7:10 a.m.: I seem to have missed the pre-show while I was sitting at Cook's Cafe warming myself up and fussing about my pocket notebook. When I headed toward the Dock, there was a lot of color in the eastern sky. I can see the bright glow where the sun is going to rise. Birds are flying by, including one big flock that I hope will loop back and put on a show for me. Actually there are TWO FLOCKS out there, but they seem to be flying away. About 8 more minutes to sunrise. I'm cold but determined to stay out here until I see the sun. For birds I'm seeing GULLS, PELICANS, 5 DIVING DUCKS, SEVERAL FLOCKS OF SOMETHING FLYING IN THE DISTANCE, GRACKLES, CORMORANTS, AND 4 MORE DUCKS FARTHER OUT.
I think the sun is above the horizon, but it's hard to tell because of the thick gray clouds. The bright spot is getting brighter, and I'm sure I'll see the sun itself if I can make myself sit here for another 4 minutes…. There it it — at 7:26 a.m. by my watch. but it's too cold to stay for the whole sun to rise above the clouds.
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Chapter 8 : Sleepover/Party
It was hard to decide whether to call it a "sleepover" or a "party." "Why?" you may ask. Well, to summarize it in brief, the boys would be staying until 10 PM, while us girls would have our gossip time for the night. Not that I enjoyed gossip, but who cares about that. A girl can indulge at times.
Anyway, the doorbell rang loudly, the sound ringing in our ears. I'd just turned evil on Alix, inviting the two guys she kind of liked... oh, but I didn't have to be nice all the time. Plus, Alix deserved to get things cleared up. It was obvious she didn't really like Lance that much but she liked Ben a lot more, so voila! A plan was formed.
The basic summary of my plan: Lily would come over, first. I would tell her that she should try to get Lance to like her, so he would get over Alix and whatnot, and Alix, seeing Lance and Lily, would immediately get over the ounce of "like" she had for Lance and become head over heels for Ben. Then, Alix and Ben's relationship would rise and they would get to know each other. That would make everything better! And hopefully, maybe Lily would actually like Lance.
The first part of my plan went down the drain when I reached the door.
"Ummm," a voice, belonging to a particular red head, muttered sheepishly, "I thought I was going to get lost so I left home earlier."
I rolled my eyes, trying to improvise my plan. No ideas came to mind.
"Wow Ben!" I squeaked. "I just got my plan ready!"
He looked at me. "You had a plan?"
I stuck my tongue out at him, not knowing what to say.
"A plan for what?" he asked.
"Nothing!" I snapped hurriedly. He rolled his eyes, but didn't push.
Then, the doorbell rang again while Lily waved from outside.
"Hi Lily!" I squealed before jumping over to hug her while Alix hugged too. Then Ben decided to join our hug. "Group hug!"
Lily giggled loudly, like usual, reminding me of Ellie, though her voice was lower. "Hi Reena! Alix! And..." she paused, waiting.
"Ben," he said. She nodded and winked at Alix in approval. Alix rolled her eyes and stared at the ceiling. It seemed that Ben was oblivious to that exchange.
Ah-ha! Genius idea! "Hey Lily, can you bring your sleeping bag upstairs? I'll go show you where to put it," I started. Not only would I be able to tell Lily about the modified 'plan', but Alix and Ben would have some alone time!
Lily seemed to understand what I meant, because she replied, "Sure. I need to know where everything is, anyways. I haven't been here in a long time."
BINGO! I'm such a genius! I led Lily upstairs, and I heard Ben and Alix start up a conversation in the other room.
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The fake job company Career Networks now has branched out to offer fake employment on an additional name...Gold Star Careers, located at the URL of http://www.goldstarcareers.com/. It's a carbon copy of the same front page of Career Networks contained in this blog elsewhere.
I just WISH there was some sort of recourse to shut these scammers down!!
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The need and vitality of power management systems in large industries, where electrical connections will be on a contract basis, has become a matter of prime importance, mainly because of the electricity billing system, where they have to pay a particular amount for a predefined usage quantity. In the electricity billing system, the reading at a particular instant shows the amount of power usage in the entire firm at that instant. If in some instant, the total usage goes above the contract quantity, the industry will have to pay a huge amount for the additional usage. Hence they have to prevent such extra usage. But if the wattmeter reading is within the predefined value, the industry needs to pay only the specified amount. No additional charge is taken from them. Thus power has become one of the major crisis of the modern world. Automatic Power Management System limits this major crisis of power in the modern world to a certain extent by the efficient use of power & eliminating power wastage. In this system, the unnecessary power usages by the low priority devices is cut down and thereby reduce the electricity bills. The electricity bill will be limited to the predefined usage charge only. No huge additional amount is to be paid when using automatic power management system.This is a very simple and efficient means by which the electricity bills in the industries can be limited.
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Hi there,
I just received a FactoryCAD drawing, which I want to use in AutoCAD. Unfortunately all the Factory Objects are either CIMFFCADOBJECT (or similar), which I can use after installing an object enabler, or they are completely exploded into single AutoCAD object like lines.
Is there any possibility to convert the FactoryCAD objects into AutoCAD block?
These would be easier to handle in my AutoCAD drawing.
Thank in advance.
nobody - really?
There isn't even a way in Factory CAD to 'explode' an XML Factory Object to an AutoCAD Block?
Maybe we could change the type within the library from xml to block and sync the drawing or something?
Any ideas?
FactoryCAD objects use standard AutoCAD behavior for working with objects outside their native application. Below are the recommendations for working with FactoryCAD objects in AutoCAD without FactoryCAD installed.
- FactoryCAD Enablers (Recommended):There are free Enablers for the FactoryCAD objects. These work similar to the Enablers offered for many of the Autodesk products and allow you to display the Factory objects in AutoCAD without FactoryCAD installed. All parametrics and intelligence are maintained when working with the Enablers.
- Detailed Proxy Graphics: Including detailed proxy graphics with the objects allows you to view the object without installing the Enablers. Additional information on this can be found in the FactoryCAD help documentation.
- Explode to 2D or 3D (Not Recommended): Generally it is not recommended to explode the xml objects as this will increase the size of the file and object intelligence including all parametrics will be lost. Of course, once exploded these lines can always be converted to a block using WBLOCK.
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Garbage help: New Hanover County commissioners approved the hiring of a consultant to determine the best way to refurbish the taxpayer-funded garbage incinerator and agreed to hold public hearings on consolidating collection in the northern and southern portions of the county.
It's that heat: High heat and drought caused a raging wildfire in Pender County. Temperatures reached 101 degrees Monday, a record high.
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Attention, potential grooms: It's not your future father-in-law you have to worry about. One Minnesota fiancé discovered that complimenting mom's cooking and youthful countenance wasn't enough to gain the favor of her daughter's hand.
Mary K. Grendahl hired a private investigator to perform a background check on her daughter's suitor. But she went a little too far, according to the The National Law Journal, when the firm she hired nabbed the man's credit report.
The move may be a violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, which allows firms to peer into credit records for legitimate business reasons, such as decisions on credit, insurance, and employment. But "investigating a person because he wants to marry one's daughter" was a bit out of whack, the court wrote.
The groom-to-be, Lavon Phillips, sued Grendahl, the investigative agency she hired, and Econ (the firm that handed over his credit report) for prying without a legitimate purpose. A Minnesota federal court agreed that he had a case, and granted summary judgment for the trio on all allegations, including a claim that they had invaded Phillips' privacy.
Our advice to grooms before mom pays you a visit is to edit the contents of your medicine cabinet, put the toilet seat down, and clean up your credit record, just in case.
Despite the legal hullabaloo, the private investigator claimed he found much more egregious dirt on Phillips through public records.
The shocking ending to this tale of snooping? Phillips and his fiancée did not marry.


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Choerophryne tubercula (Richards, Johnston, and Burton, 1992)
Cophixalus tuberculus Richards, Johnston, and Burton, 1992, Sci. New Guinea, 18: 142. Holotype: UP 8441, by original designation. Type locality: "at an altitude of 1625m on the southeastern slopes of Mt Akrik, Western Province, Papua New Guinea (5°10′S, 141°10′E)".
Albericus tuberculus — Burton and Zweifel, 1995, Am. Mus. Novit., 3129: 1.
Choerophryne tubercula — Peloso, Frost, Richards, Rodrigues, Donnellan, Matsui, Raxworthy, Biju, Lemmon, Lemmon, and Wheeler, 2016, Cladistics, 32: 139.
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Warty Rainforest Frog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 89).
Central mountain ranges between 141° and 146° E, Papua New Guinea, 1200-1900 m elevation; likely into adjacent Papua, Indonesia.
See Burton, 1986, Rec. S. Aust. Mus., 19: 405-450, Menzies, 1999, Aust. J. Zool., 47: 327-360, and Menzies, 2006, Frogs New Guinea & Solomon Is.: 175-176. Shea and Kraus, 2007, Zootaxa, 1514: 37-60, commented on types.
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Deleting Line Items: When deleting a line item use a red pencil to cross it out completely and clearly. Otherwise, do not use a red pencil/pen to make entries or make audit marks.
Deleting Proforma Pages: Never remove an input form with proforma data on it.
Pre-printed data is in the input file and to remove it the item must be
deleted by the data entry operator. If you discard the form or cover over the item, our operator will not delete the information. To delete the form just cross out the input form with a red pencil.
New Elections: There are 2 new 'safe harbor' elections available for 2014 returns:
Safe Harbor De Minimis Reg. 1.263(a)(1)(f): For expensing items up to $500 per invoice. Enter code '74' on 1040 Form 2, in the Election section at the bottom, in zip 15, 17 or 19. This prints a single generic election that covers the entire return. For business returns use the followingcodes on Form 2 for the applicable system to generate the election:
- Code 83 for Corporation
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- Safe Harbor Small Taxpayer, Reg. 1.263(a)(3)(h): For expensing up to 2% of a building's unadjusted basis but not more than 10,000 per building. Total income for the prior 3 years must not exceed $10,000,000. An election is required for each building. Enter each building's description in the election field on Form C-2 [28B], zip 36; Form Rent [31A], zip 85; Form F-2 [36B], zip 37; Form 4835 [38A] zip 68. A separate election will print for each activity.
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Kotak India Growth Fund Series 7, Multicap Fund - A 36 Months close ended equity scheme investing across large cap, midcap and small cap stocks. The investment objective of the scheme is to generate capital appreciation from a diversified portfolio of equity & equity related instruments across market capitalisation and sectors. It also endeavors to manage risks through equity derivatives.There is no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the scheme will be achieved.
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Scheme Facts
- Structure
- Multicap Fund - A 36 Months days close ended equity scheme investing across large cap, midcap and small cap stocks.
- Fund managers
- Mr. Harsha Upadhyaya
- Investment Manager
- Kotak Mahindra AMC Ltd.
- Trustee
- Kotak Mahindra Trustee Co. Ltd.
- Benchmark
- Nifty 50
Load structure
- Entry load
In terms of SEBI Circular No - SEBI/IMD/CIR No. 4/168230/09 dated June 30, 2009, no entry load will be charged on purchase/additional purchase/switch-in. The upfront commission, if any, on investment made by the investor shall be paid by the investor directly to the Distributor, based on his assessment of various factors including the service rendered by the Distributor.
- Exit load
Other details
- Plans available
There will be two plans under the Scheme namely, Direct Plan and Regular Plan.
Direct Plan: This Plan is only for investors who purchase /subscribe Units in a Scheme directly with the Fund and is not available for investors who route their investments through a Distributor.
Regular Plan: This Plan is for investors who wish to route their investment through any distributor.
The portfolio of both plans will be unsegregated.
- Options available
Each Plan under the Scheme will have two options namely Growth and Dividend Payout.
The NAVs of the above options under the scheme will be different and separately declared; the portfolio of the investments remaining the same. If the applicant does not indicate the choice of Option the application form, the application shall be accepted under growth option.
- Minimum Application Amount
- Rs. 5, 000/- and in multiples of Rs 10 for purchase and switch-ins. This clause is applicable only for purchases and switch in during the NFO.
- What are the investment strategies?
The scheme aims to provide long term capital growth by investing in a well-diversified portfolio of equity and equity related securities across market capitalisation and sectors. The scheme shall invest in stocks of large cap, midcap and small cap companies.
The portfolio construction will be based on thematic approach to bottom up stock picking using the Business, Management and valuation (BMV) model. The Fund Manager will evaluate the business environment that a company operates in, the capability of the management to execute and scale up the business and valuation of the company based on fundamentals like discounted cash flows and PE ratios, etc.
The Close-ended nature of the scheme would allow the fund manager the flexibility to execute the investment strategy effectively over the tenure of the scheme and the above mentioned aspects will help the Fund Manager select companies/sectors which have good potential for long term growth prospects.
The Scheme may also invest a part of its corpus in money market instruments and/or units of debt and/or liquid schemes of Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund to meet liquidity requirements from time to time. The Scheme aims to invest in a portfolio of fixed income securities/debt instruments maturing on or before the maturity of the Scheme.
Apart from the above mentioned strategy, the fund is free to invest in any company which in the opinion of the fund manager may offer better return over the maturity profile of the fund.
The Scheme may also use various derivatives and hedging products from time to time, as would be available and permitted by SEBI, in an attempt to protect the value of the portfolio, limit downside and enhance Unit holders' interest.
The scheme may invest upto 20% in Index options to hedge the portfolio against adverse market movements.
The Scheme may also invest a part of its corpus in money market instruments and/or units of liquid schemes to meet liquidity requirements from time to time.
- Risk Control Measures
- Risk Control Measures for investment strategy:
The fund will comply with the prescribed SEBI limits on exposure. Risk is monitored and necessary action would be taken on the portfolio if required. Attribution analysis is done to monitor the under or over performance vis a vis the benchmark and the reasons for the same.
Risk Mitigation measures for portfolio volatility:
The overall volatility of the portfolio would be maintained in line with the objective of the scheme. The portfolio would be adequately diversified to mitigate volatility. Volatility would be monitored on with respect to the benchmark and peer set.
Risk mitigation measures for managing liquidity:
Since it is a close ended scheme, it would not require active liquidity management.
As per SEBI vide its circular no. SEBI/IMD/CIR No 18 / 198647 /2010 dated March 15, 2010 an investor can subscribe to the New Fund Offer (NFO) through ASBA facility. The ASBA facility is offered by selected Self Certified Syndicate Banks (SCSBs) which are registered with SEBI for offering the facility, and whose names appear in the list of SCSBs as displayed by SEBI on its website at www.sebi.gov.in.
ASBA is an application containing an authorization given by the Investor to block the application money in his specified bank account towards the subscription of Units offered during the NFO of the Schemes. On intimation of allotment by CAMS to the banker the investors account shall be debited to the extent of the amount due thereon. On allotment, units will be credited to the Investor's demat account as specified in the ASBA application form.
- Grounds for rejection of ASBA applications
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a. Applications by persons not competent to contract under the Indian Contract Act, 1872, including but not limited to minors, insane persons etc.
b. Mode of ASBA i.e. either Physical ASBA or Electronic ASBA, not selected or ticked.
c. ASBA Application Form without the stamp of the SCSB.
d. Application by any person outside India if not in compliance with applicable foreign and Indian laws.
e. Bank account details not given/incorrect details given.
f. Duly certified Power of Attorney, if applicable, not submitted along with the ASBA application form.
g. No corresponding records available with the Depositories matching the parameters namely (a) Names of the ASBA applicants (including the order of names of joint holders) (b) DP ID (c) Beneficiary account number or any other relevant details pertaining to the Depository Account.
h. Insufficient funds in the investor's account.
i. Application accepted by SCSB and not uploaded on/with the Exchange/ Registrar.
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- E.g.: KOTAKMF NAV K112
Scheme Option
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Regular Plan - Dividend
Regular Plan - Growth
Long term capital growth
Investment in equity and equity related securities without any market capitalisation and sector bias.
Essential Downloads
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Confidence beamed from the Republican candidate when he declared he would be a voice for the working-class population in the borough.
In a wide-ranging interview last week, the Woodside resident explained that his "battle" isn't necessarily with Melinda Katz, but rather the conditions in Queens that have changed over recent years and need addressed..
Kregler, a former public housing officer in Brooklyn, said that experience taught him that in order to gain respect from the community, you need to give respect.
"One thing that I learned as a housing officer is that it was true community policing," Kregler said. "You have to be the guy that's going to be there every single day, the lone ranger out there, so if you want to be professional and respected, you couldn't be 'badge happy.'"
Kregler also served as a firefighter and fire marshal, and is currently the president of the Fire Marshals Benevolent Association.
Stemming from his professional life, Kregler said he is focused on taking on a watchdog role as borough president.
"If I see that there's something good for the community, I will be the messenger boy, but if something is adversely affecting the community, I'm going to put the monkey wrench in it," he said. "That's what I'm good at. It's what a borough president should do."
Kregler is passionate about a number of issues, including bike lanes, community board representation and homelessness in the borough.
He argued that the addition of bike lanes along Queens Boulevard, from Woodside to Rego Park, has negatively impacted traffic, causing congestion for vehicles traveling on the major thoroughfare.
Kregler added that that business community has also been affected because customers no longer have space to park.
"I'm not against bike lanes, but you can't take away car lanes to accommodate bike lanes," he said. "Queens Boulevard is wide enough to accommodate both bicycles and vehicles without impeding on either."
To do this, he suggested getting rid of trees on the medians. For those who may push back on the idea of losing green space, he argued that with substantial "warehouse-like" development on both sides of Queens Boulevard, it has already lost its reputation as a community roadway.
"Everything is being knocked down, we don't have the mom-and-pop stores," he said. "Everything is going to be a warehouse. You're going to live in a warehouse, go to the movies in a warehouse, go eat in the warehouse. It's terrible."
As borough president, Kregler would aim to give more respect to community boards, whose members are appointed by the borough president
"I want to put people who represent their neighbors, not Bill Kregler," he said. "The community boards are going to live with any decision they make, but once they make a decision, you have to honor it.
"It's a volunteer position, the community boards are not getting paid for their work, so give them a little respect," he added.
To tackle homelessness in Queens, Kregler wants the city to stop using hotels as shelters. He pointed to several hotels along Queens Boulevard, including a Holiday Inn Express that is being built near FDNY Engine 292 on 68th Street, which could potentially become homeless shelter sites.
And though the mayor has stated that the homeless will stop being housed in hotels by 2023, Kregler doesn't believe the administration's promise.
"The mayor says he's getting out of the business, but to hell he is," Kregler said. "They're building hotels for that purpose on Queens Boulevard."
Instead of using money for emergency hotel rooms and bureaucracy, Kregler suggested more programs that catered to the needs of the homeless population, such as mental health services.
As a native of Springfield Gardens, Kregler has seen firsthand the neglect of southeast Queens. To provide high-quality jobs, he suggested tech companies looking for "social urban enhancements," such as Amazon, come to the area and utilize the available land.
"Nothing has changed in southeast Queens, it's a world that time has forgotten," Kregler said. "You want to find hidden figures of talented, hardworking people, just give them the opportunity.
"If I could do one thing, whether my candidacy is successful or not, I would want to bring attention to southeast Queens," he added.
He is proud to represent the Republican and Conservatives parties, calling them "good, core-valued people." But Kregler doesn't want his political affiliation to hinder non-Republicans voting for him.
"Don't try to put me with Midwestern Republicans, I'm a New York City Republican," said Kregler. "We don't have to like each other, but we can work together and respect one another."


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Mind and nature are inseparable. The natural world is not outside of us or separate from us, but it is us. Ecopsychology is an exciting emerging perspective that explores the connection between psychological and ecological health. Many of our psychological ills and our addictions are directly related to our lack of awareness and our perceived disconnection from our natural origins. The very destruction of our habitat is an expression of this lack of connection to the ground of our being. There are many emerging approaches to deal with this, such as the greening of playgrounds, nature-based therapy, architecture that aims to connect us with a healthy habitat, and the exploration of our assumptions.
We will explore the historical and cultural influences underlying and leading up to this perceived separation from nature, cultural differences in perspectives, assumptions in psychology, the connections between pathology and this perceived separateness from nature, and the role of connectedness with nature in child development.
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This article appeared in The Manitoulin Expositor, July 23. It was written by the editor of the paper, Alicia McCutcheon
"Come and find a quiet centre in the crowded life we lead, find the room for hope to enter, find the frame where we are freed" the congregation and choir of the Little Current United Church sang during the dedication service of four richly textured, large pieces of community-made textile art that have come to be known as meditation panels at last sunday morning's church service.
In 2009, when textile artist Judy Martin first met with the group of church women who would advise her abut a community artwork project she proposed (Barbara cranston, Marion Henry, Mary Marg Walsh, Julia McCutcheon and Rev. Faye Stevens) they told her about the mandate of the United Church of Canada, the ideas behind Manitou Conference and the mission statement of the Little Current United church. Ms. martin was getting background about the place that would house her proposed Circle Project for the next four years, hosting weekly stitching groups that became so much more and would eventually become the final home for the four works of art created. Oh, they added, "We like to sing."
"Yes, you do love to sing, Little Current United church," Ms Martin said during the dedication service, following the hymn. "Your singing is joyous and full of life. You sing in so many ways - pie baking, yard sale minding, plant selling, fish dinner preparing, attending church regularly, caring deeply."
Ms Martin shared that the project had its origins as a theoretical exercise for a course she was taking at the time in liturgical art. It was ideological in its origins, but her vision was to make it a reality. "When the Manitoulin Circle Project morphed from being something that only had to be an idea on paper (for the university) into something that this church would actually carry out, I can't recall," she said. "My liturgical course was finished in october 2009 when we started stitching. I went on to study other courses for that degree and graduated from it in London, England in June 2012."
"This particular project was all theoretical for the university." Ms Martin continued. "It did not have to actually go ahead for me to receive a mark --- but it did go ahead. It went ahead from September 2009 and continued on. That was not me. That was you. The many people who supported the idea of a wider community coming into this building to work together and create contemporary art using materials rich with past domestic ritual. That was you, little Current United Church. That was you, dear women and men who placed their hands on this work every week for four years."
Ms Martin's proposal, made in August 2009, stated that the project would take two years with the installation planned for 2011. The panels were finally finished in 2013, four years later, (taking two additional years of steady stitching by many hands) in time to meet a deadline for the Thunder Bay ARt Gallery where the four panels went on display last September and then on to the Art Gallery of Sudbury in the winter. After a brief stop at their home at the church, the panels will again be on the move with at least four more tours, but this church, Ms Martin said, is their home. Over the weekend, the church and the panels were also a stop on the Manitoulin Art Tour.
She explained that the panels were made for this particular church, and for those particular walls in the sanctuary. They are meditation panels, she said. "Perhaps they work best if you are alone with them, seatedin one of the pews, feeling their accumulated touch. They are also intended to work when you are together as a congregation, helping each to listen to and meditate on the ideas presented during the service."
The wall behind the choir, which houses the cross, is a bright blue and this colour appears in all of the panels.
"The design element of the circle that is in every panel is one of the simple shapes that Carl Jung identified as being within the collective unconscious" Ms Martin shared. "Every one. Every. One. Around the world, from all periods of time, understands this shape. She explained that the circle represents wholeness and completion. "The circle is the most natural shape. It is perfect. Because there is no beginning or end of a circle, it represents eternity. The circle also refers to the circle of women who participated in the construction of these pieces every Thursday. Manitoulin Island is a circle. The earth is a circle."
The square, the shape of the panel, represents solidity, boundaries. "If the cirlce is heaven, the square is earth."
The panels all contain a message of environmental appreciation, Ms Maritn continued, as they were made with donated and thrift shop damask tablecloths and domestic textiles such as lace doilies, women's handkerchiefs, and wool blankets. Their titles are intended to raise awareness about caring for the earth. "Earth Ark. Mended World. Precious WAter. Layers of Time."
"One thing that handmade items do is hold time. They catch it." she continued. "Those four years of time are caught in these panels and saved for future generations to appreciate. The people who touched and worked on these pieces, who even just walked by the quilt while it was in the frame in the church hall, will look at these panels and remember something about this particular present time in our lives and in the church's life." This is life affirming work. To slowly make things by hand shows faith that there will be a place for these things in the future."
Friday, July 25, 2014
Meditation panels installed and dedicated in Little Current United Church July 20, 2014
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Stephen Murray, or Steve Murray as he was also known, passed away on March 12th, 2015, just a month after he stepped down as CEO from CCPM, a private equity firm he co-founded in 2006. He stepped down due to health-related reasons.
A New York City native, he moved to Boston, Massachusetts after high school, where he would later get a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Boston College in 1984. After graduation, he began working as a credit trainee for Manufactures Hanover Trust Co. as part of their analyst training program. In 1986, he married his college sweetheart, Tami Monti of Rhode Island, with whom he would raise four children. Learn more about Stephen Murray CCMP Capital: http://patch.com/connecticut/stamford/stephen-p-murray-52-financial-executive-stamford-resident-vice-chair-boston-college-board-trustees
Throughout the following years he stayed with the firm and in 1989, he joined the private equity and leveraged finance unit of the company. That same year, he would also graduate from Columbia Business School with a Master's of Business Administration.
After a series of mergers, Manufacturers Hanover became JP Morgan Partners after JP Morgan acquired Chase Capital Partners in 2000. Murray would later become the head of the buyout business in JP Morgan Partners in 2005. Read more: This Old Thing? Private Equity Honcho Drops Little Place Uptown for $11M and Ex-CCMP Capital CEO Steve Murray passes away
Just a year later, Murray was a founding partner of CCMP, a JP Morgan Partners spin-off which paid tribute to its historical companies through its name: Chemical Ventures, Chase Capital, Manufactures Hanover Capital/J.P. Morgan, with the "P" standing for partners. He would eventually become CEO and President in 2007, serving in those positions until he stepped down in 2015.
Stephen Murray was also known as an avid philanthropist, being on the Chairman's Council of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Metro New York, serving as Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Boston College, and supporting the Stamford Museum and the Food Bank of Fairfield County. In his official obituary, it was asked that individuals send donations to the Food Bank of Fairfield County instead of sending flowers to Murray's family. Learn more about Stephen Murray CCMP Capital: https://www.pehub.com/2007/10/5-questions-with-stephen-murray/
Murray passed away at the age of 52 and is survived by his wife Tami Murray, and their four children.


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Tuesday, 8 June 2010
Supershort Post! (Hmmm, turns out not, lol)
THIS is worth blogging about though, I love the idea -
There are some real fun things planned, challenges, swaps, all sorts. Go HERE to find out all about it and if you like the idea of it all, join as well!
See? I told you, lol, this is not just supershort, this is UBERSHORT!
Oh, perhaps I ought to mention that I have listed a few more things in Vintageland, including some great French Art Deco sheet music and a fabulous Eiffel Tower together with a fab 1950s Eiffel Tower postcard!
Arrgh, I am so crap at short posts, lol, its just not me, I think I'll post a few images for you to use, alright?
The above card had this sweet little sentiment in it -
Last one
Now thats definitely it, still a short post for me though!
Toodlepip xxx
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Wow Lulu you sure hit the jackpot. No wonder you have been so busy. Love your tags on the previous post. That bottle holder is quite exquisite and love the pitcher.
- 9 June 2010 at 00:48
- Debby said...
More beautiful goodies.
- 9 June 2010 at 02:51
- sadie said...
oh you make me chuckle! I am the same, loads of ideas bubble, but I have got a Big Fat Case of The Lazeeess! I just can't get motivated to start making things! Not totally true, I did make a garland, which ended up taking the best part of a week as I plodded along slowly. Would be fine if it had been a long garland, but it only said 'Home'!!! See? lazy! I'll upload a photo of it later this week.
I often try to post with as few words as poss, as I tend to ramble on. However, as you can tell from this comment, I just can't shut up!!! ;o)
a post is always lovely when full of piccies, so you can never show enough for me! xx
- 9 June 2010 at 07:09
- Dorthe said...
Hi sweetie,
bubble,bubble-and bang, I`m sure you will create today, Liz,:)
Thanks so much for your very sweet old cards, they are lovely, and for the adress,too. I will take a look over there.Only I`m bussy here,too, and schould maybe not take part in more, for the moment being.
Love to you.
- 9 June 2010 at 08:43
- Linens Lace and Lattes said...
I love your posts whether they be long or short. Enjoying a few minutes in lalaland with lululiz is one of my favorite places to visit in the early morning hours. Have a wonderful day. deb
- 9 June 2010 at 11:47
Good morning Lululiz :) soooo lovely artwork, it's very romantic and charming, affectueuses "pensées" and hugs
- 10 June 2010 at 09:18
- Barbara Jean said...
I can never seem to do short either, especially in quick emails to my family. They always end up being letters!
Love your first paragraph about the ideas being comfortable in your head. too cute.
For me, it is so crowded in my mind, I'm sure it is very uncomfortable there. =)
barbara jean
PS I hav 39 words in the word game
- 10 June 2010 at 18:02


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We asked about the taxi fare from Puduraya to the star cruise terminal in Pulau Indah, Westport near Port Klang and the taxi driver asked for RM 80 per taxi. Asked another taxi at Bukit Bintang near the hotel that we stayed for the night before the cruise and he asked for RM 90. At the end we decided to take monorail from Bukit Bintang at RM1.80 per pax then KTM to Port Klang at RM 4.30 per pax and then from the last station at Port Klang we took a taxi to Star Cruise terminal at RM 30 per taxi. So all in all we only paid RM 48.30 to transport the 3 of us to Star Cruise terminal. Thus saving us RM 41.70. This is the cheapest way to go to westport if you are in no hurry, of course.
The management even put up this standard taxi fare to protect "cruisers" who need taxi to go to KL when the cruise berth at the terminal
Washroom at the terminal
The terminal looks just like an airport
Wasa Queen: another cruise ship berthing there
This is Gemini from far:
This is how we board the cruise ship from the terminal:
Welcoming us on board and we were given our access card that comes with Sing $ 1000 for us to swap while on board, which we need to pay of course when we disembark on the last day.
Excited to see the cabin:
Life jackets in the cabin too:
Complimentary bathroom slippers:
Super powerful shower to save water consumption:
Close up view of the dressing table:
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International travel correspondent Andy Jarosz popped into talk to Danny about the former Yugoslavia as a Holiday destination.
With its historic cities such as Dubrovnik and Sarajevo, national parks like the Plitvice Lakes in Croatia and with a Mediterranean climate, similar to Italy, it is sure to cater to everyone's needs.
With mostly English speaking natives and the cities preserving their history, they are very welcoming to tourists and keen to tell the story of their history.
With St Alban's getting our very own Christmas Market this year, Andy spoke about what countries do the best markets, if you were thinking about going away for a short break before Christmas. The main ones being in Germany, in places such as Munich and Frankfurt. Also European cities like Prague and Budapest.
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AUGUSTA — You might have figured this out already, but having a player who is the best rebounder, passer, shot-blocker, inside scorer, and 3-pointer shooter on the court can cover up a lot of a team's mistakes.
Jamie Plummer was that player for Richmond on Monday morning against Greenville. Plummer had 35 points and 12 rebounds as the second-seeded Bobcats overpowered No. 7 Greenville 70-38 in a foul-plagued Western D girls basketball quarterfinal at the Augusta Civic Center.
Plummer came within four points of the Western D single-game tournament record of 39, held by Valley's Kristin Baker. She also hit four 3s, one off the record held by several players. Plummer was 14 of 22 from the floor overall and four of six from behind the arc.
"She likes to (shoot 3s)," Richmond coach Molly Bishop said. "It's hard to let her shoot from the outside against the teams that we play, because it takes her away as a rebounder. But you can't really complain when they're going in."
Richmond will now play No. 3 Hyde in the semifinals at 10 a.m., Thursday, at the Augusta Civic Center.
Richmond shot out to an 11-0 lead, and was ahead 22-2 after one quarter and 37-12 at the half. Plummer scored 21 points in the first half, but the Bobcats were distributing their shots around the court. Richmond's first five field goal attempts of the game were taken by five different players.
"That's definitely awesome," Plummer said. "If I'm getting double-teamed and someone else is making the shot, then they're going to have to pull away. It's really awesome that everyone can step up and make a shot when we need it."
But early on, the fouls came (and came, and came). Greenville took 23 free throws in the first half, and a whopping 57 for the game. Unfortunately for the Lakers, they were 21 of 57 for the game, or 36.8 percent. Richmond was 6 of 20 from the line. The teams combined for 59 turnovers, 33 of those by Greenville.
"There's stuff that we got away with today that, it didn't matter so much today, but will certainly make a difference later on," Bishop said. "I want the kids to play intensely. We're playing full-court man a good portion of the game. So you're going to have those fouls. Those incidental ones, too, they add up."
Greenville hit its first field goal with 3:45 left in the first half. Olivia Bouchard led the Lakers with 13 points.
For Richmond, Ciarra Lancaster added 10 points and 12 rebounds, while Alyssa Pearson finished with 11 rebounds. Plummer went to the bench with 4:13 to play in the fourth quarter and needing two baskets to tied the record.
"I didn't know, but that's not what I'm here to do," Plummer said. "I'm here to win. We got the win, and that's all that really matters."
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DSW—The shoe retailer beat estimates by 7 cents with adjusted quarterly profit of 35 cents per share, with sales easily beating estimates. DSW saw comparable store sales rise 7.6 percent, and it also raised its quarterly dividend to 20 cents per share from 18¾ cents per share.
Burlington Stores—The apparel and accessories retailer reported adjusted quarterly profit of $1.43 per share, 11 cents above estimates, with revenue also exceeding forecasts. Burlington saw comparable store sales rise 6.7 percent from a year earlier.
Alibaba—Stifel Nicolaus upgraded the stock to "buy" from "hold" and added it to the Stifel "Select List." Stifel cites long term benefits from improvements to the online retailer's platform, and notes its multiples compare favorably to those of competitor Amazon.com.
EBay, Sotheby's—EBay has launched a live auction platform for Sotheby's, with the first sale scheduled for April 1.
American Airlines Group—The airline's stock was named to replace Allergan in the S&P 500 after the close of trading on March 20. Allergan is in the process of being purchased by Actavis.
Raytheon—The defense contractor is reportedly in talks to buy network security provider Websense, according to Bloomberg. Websense is currently owned by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners, which Bloomberg said has hired Citigroup to sell Websense for more than $1 billion.
Apple—The company is in talks to launch an online TV service, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Walt Disney—Disney is in talks to invest in fantasy sports site Draft Kings, according to Fortune.
JetBlue, Delta Air Lines—These and other carriers continue to gain ground in pre-market trading as oil prices trade near six-year lows.
Weight Watchers—The weight-loss firm was downgraded to "underperform" from "neutral" at Credit Suisse, which cites Weight Watchers' earnings outlook as well as its current valuation.
Actavis—The drug maker has been reinstated to the "conviction buy" list at Goldman Sachs, ahead of the completion of its deal to buy Allergan. Goldman said the company's strong generic drug pipeline will be made even stronger by the Allergan deal.
General Motors—Morgan Stanley resumed coverage of GM with an "underweight" rating, saying the automaker's move to return more capital to shareholders may be at odds with its long-term prospects.
Gilead Sciences—A study in the Annals of Internal Medicine concludes that new hepatitis C drugs that shorten treatment times are cost-effective despite their large price tags. Gilead's Sovaldi is one of the more popular of these drugs, and it came under heavy criticism last year for its initial $84,000 price tag.


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Julie Cruse (72), who was the owner of a liquor store in the town was found by one of her employees in her house on 2 June.
The grandmother was overpowered by (obviously black) men, repeatedly kicked in the face, and eventually strangled.
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The gang tortured the elderly woman for hours by throwing boiling water on her legs. An iron was found next to her corpse, which the attackers used to burn her on her stomach before they murdered her.
The murderers fled with about $700, perfume, 3 pairs of shoes and a golden necklace. They left her car in the garage.
This was obviously just another RACIST HATE CRIME in South Africa which the government is doing nothing about. The International media is silent about these murders.
Source: Elderly white woman tortured with boiling water before being strangled
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Panthers coach Horachek faces old boss, friendby Alain Poupart
SUNRISE, Fla. -- Barry Trotz and Peter Horachek reminisced about their nine years working together with the Nashville Predators when they went to dinner in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Friday night.
It's all business Saturday, though, when the Predators face the Florida Panthers at BB&T Center and Trotz goes up against his former right-hand man for the first time.
"Obviously we didn't share any secrets," said Trotz, the only coach the Predators have had since they joined the NHL in 1998. "That's taboo. It was the first time I got to see Peter since he left the organization. I would do the same if it was vice versa or he was coming to Nashville. We just caught up on old times."
Horachek was an assistant on Trotz's staff for the past nine seasons, serving as associate coach the last two.
After being fired by the Predators last May, Horachek was hired to coach the San Antonio Rampage, the Panthers' American Hockey League affiliate. He was hired as interim head coach of the Panthers after Kevin Dineen was fired in early November.
"We want to win," Horachek said. "I don't have a problem getting my emotions into the game. I want to win, I know Trotzy wants to win. We're going to treat it as business and after the game we'll probably say hello again. Right now it's all business and both teams want to win."
The teams have faced each other already this season, but Dineen still was coach of the Panthers when they lost at Nashville 4-3 on Oct. 15. The loss was part of a 3-9-4 start for the Panthers, who have a 12-11-2 record under Horachek.
"Peter has done a fantastic job with the Panthers, got them sort of back in the playoff hunt," Trotz said. "They're playing very fast. He's got guys believing. They're playing with energy. They're excited over there, so it'll be big challenge. That room will want to win the game for Peter and hopefully our guys will want to win the game for us. He's done a terrific job. It'll be fun. We'll go nose-to-nose and after the game we'll probably hug each other no matter what happens."
Here are the projected lineups for the Predators and Panthers on Saturday night at BB&T Center:
Colin Wilson - Mike Fisher – Patric Hornqvist
Gabriel Bourque – Matt Cullen – Viktor Stalberg
Nick Spaling – David Legwand – Craig Smith
Eric Nystrom – Paul Gaustad – Matt Hendricks
Scratched: Rich Clune, Victor Bartley
Injured: Pekka Rinne (hip)
Notes: Mazanec will get a fourth consecutive start in net for the Predators. He's 2-0-1 in the past three games, which followed a five-game losing streak for Nashville.
Sean Bergenheim - Aleksander Barkov - Brad Boyes
Tomas Fleischmann - Nick Bjugstad – Scottie Upshall
Jonathan Huberdeau - Marcel Goc - Tomas Kopecky
Krys Barch – Shawn Matthias - Jimmy Hayes
Scratched: Drew Shore, Scott Gomez, Mike Mottau
Injured: Dylan Olsen (lower body), Erik Gudbranson (orbital bone), Jesse Winchester (upper body)
Notes: Upshall will be back in the lineup after missing the past three games with an upper-body injury. Huberdeau, who is without a goal in his past nine games, will move to a line with Goc and Kopecky.


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Human trafficking in Israel
Human trafficking in Israel includes the trafficking of men and women into the country for forced labor and sex slavery. Low-skilled workers from China, Romania, Africa, Turkey, Thailand, the Philippines, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and India migrate voluntarily for contract labor in the construction, agriculture, and health care industries. Some, however, subsequently face conditions of forced labor, such as unlawful holding of passports, restrictions on movement, non-payment of wages, threats, and physical intimidation. Many labor recruitment agencies in source countries and in Israel require workers to pay recruitment fees ranging from $1,000 to $10,000—a practice that makes workers highly vulnerable to trafficking once in Israel, and in some cases, situations of debt bondage. Israel was also a destination country for women trafficked from Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Uzbekistan, Belarus, China, South Korea and possibly the Philippines for the purpose of sexual exploitation. In 2008, NGO had noted an increase in the internal trafficking of Israeli women for commercial sexual exploitation, and reported new instances of trafficking of Israeli women abroad to Canada, Ireland, and England. African asylum seekers entering Israel illegally are also vulnerable to trafficking for forced labor or prostitution.[1] Large numbers of Eritreans had been trafficked into Israel.[2]
In 2007, the government increased the number of convictions for sex trafficking offenses, and conducted a campaign to prevent forced labor.[1] Israel also continues to provide victims of sex trafficking with shelter, legal aid and protection assistance. NGOs claim that "the shelters are insufficient to treat the scale of trafficking victims who were not officially identified in Israel, particularly among migrants and asylum seekers arriving from the Sinai".[3] In 2012 it was reported that "the number of women affected continues to decline since the passage and implementation of Israel's 2006 anti-trafficking law."[4]
The construction of the 245 mile Israel–Egypt barrier in 2013, is credited with further reducing human trafficking into Israel, by preventing irregular migration along the Sinai-Negev trafficking route.[5]
U.S. State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons placed the country in "Tier 1" in 2017.[6] (A Tier 1 ranking is the highest rating given to a government that "has acknowledged the existence of human trafficking, has made efforts to address the problem." The State Department reports: "The Government of Israel continued to improve its strong protection of trafficking victims over the reporting period."[7]) The State of Israel ratified the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children on 23 Jul 2008 .[8]
The Government of Israel has made uneven progress in prosecuting and punishing trafficking offenses. Israel prohibits all forms of trafficking in persons through its Anti-Trafficking Law that came into force on October 29, 2006, which prescribes penalties of up to 16 years' imprisonment for sex trafficking of an adult, up to 20 years' imprisonment for sex trafficking of a minor, up to 16 years' imprisonment for slavery, and up to 7 years' imprisonment for forced labor. These penalties are commensurate with those for other grave crimes, such as rape. In 2007, the government convicted 38 individuals for sex trafficking—four more than in 2006—with sentences ranging from six months to 15 years' imprisonment and fines.[1]
In addition, 16 prosecutions for sex trafficking were in process as of 2008, and another 15 cases were pending appeal. Israel made some efforts to investigate and punish acts of involuntary servitude; in 2007, the government prepared three indictments for forced labor and one indictment for slavery. In addition, three criminal cases of fraud/deceit of foreign workers involving five defendants were pending prosecution or appeal as of 2008. Israel reported no prosecutions, convictions, or punishments of government officials complicit in trafficking in 2007.[1]
In Feb 2013 the newspaper Haaretz successfully sued the Tel Aviv District Court to reveal the name of a major sex trafficker who became a police informer, David Digmi.[9]
The Government of Israel has improved its protection of trafficking victims, but the protection of victims of forced labor remained relatively weak. The government operates a shelter largely for victims of sex trafficking with the support of a local NGO. Notably, though Israel lacks a specific shelter for victims of labor trafficking, government authorities sometimes refer victims of forced labor to the shelter for sex trafficking. Victims in this shelter receive medical treatment, psychiatric and social services, stipends, and temporary residency and work permits.[1]
The government mandates legal aid to all trafficking victims and employs formal procedures to identify victims of sex trafficking and refer them to a shelter.[10] Foreign workers who file complaints regarding criminal offenses are not arrested, are generally placed in alternative employment, and are granted immigration relief. Victims of trafficking receive legal alternatives to their removal to countries in which they may face hardship or retribution, including the issuance of temporary visa extensions.[1]
The government encourages victims of sex trafficking to assist in investigations against their traffickers, but it does not actively encourage victims of forced labor to do the same. Victims not housed in the government shelter, including victims of internal trafficking, do not receive the same level of protection services from the government as victims located in shelters.[1]
Israel has made efforts to prevent trafficking in persons. The Immigration Police has run a radio campaign warning employers not to exploit migrant workers. The Ministry of Education and the Authority for the Advancement of the Status of Women has also conducted awareness campaigns in the school system that included seminars for administrators and teachers on sex trafficking. This program focused on the role of the school system in reducing demand for commercial sexual services.
The 2011 documentary film "The Price of Sex" ( priceofsex.org) was screened at the Jerusalem Cinematheque on 8 Mar 2013.[11]
See also[edit]
- Human trafficking in Palestine
- Israel-Egypt barrier
- Ben Gurion International Airport
- Human trafficking in Egypt
- Sex trafficking in Moldova
- ^ a b c d e f g "Israel". Trafficking in Persons Report 2008. U.S. Department of State (June 4, 2008). This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Refugees and the Rashaida: human smuggling and trafficking from Eritrea to Sudan and Egypt NEW ISSUES IN REFUGEE RESEARCH, Research Paper No. 254
- ^ "Trafficking in Persons Report 2012.. U.S. Department of State (June 2012) p.195.
- ^ "Trafficking in Persons Report 2012.. U.S. Department of State (June 2012) p.194.
- ^ United States Department of State, 2013 Trafficking in Persons Report - Israel, 19 June 2013, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/51c2f3b424.html [accessed 21 June 2014]
- ^ "Trafficking in Persons Report 2017: Tier Placements". www.state.gov. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
- ^ "Trafficking in Persons Report 2012.. U.S. Department of State (June 2012) p.38.
- ^ [1] United Nations Treaty Collection. "Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children... Status of ratification of the SEM and SSA countries"
- ^ Kubovich, Yaniv (2013-02-05). "Biggest trafficker of women in Israeli history finally exposed - National Israel News". Haaretz. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
- ^ "Responsibility Areas - Human Trafficking". Justice.gov.il. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
- ^ "Cinematheque :: Shows :: The Price of Sex". Jer-cin.org.il. Archived from the original on 2014-04-14. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
External links[edit]
- Task Force on Human Trafficking. (current Israeli NGO, English page, visited Mar 2013)
- Israel. Ministry of Public Security (Police), Human Trafficking, 8 Jan 2012
- Knesset Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry on the Trafficking in Women, report summary (2004)
- BBC News story on human-trafficking problem in Israel (2007)


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Shashtipoorti in Indo-Russian ties, but relationship still "hot"November 14th, 2007 - 10:29 am ICT by admin
Moscow, Nov.11 (ANI): The Indian Prime Minister, Dr.Manmohan Singh arrived in Moscow today for his 36 hour visit to India's closest and long time ally in the region.
As the two nations celebrate the auspicious "Shashtipoorti" or completion of 60 years of the legendary friendship, the relationship is still said to be "hot", if one is to go by what National Security Advisor M.K.Narayanan said onboard Air India One while it was en route to Moscow. s a newly-independent nation, India under its first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru pursued a non-aligned policy and sought to maintain relations with both America and the Soviet Union. The latter consistently supported India position on Kashmir and used its veto at the UN in India's favour.
India on its part supported the Soviet campaign in Afghanistan in the 1970s and early part of the 1980s, much to the anger of the US.
Former Soviet leader Nikita Khruschev on a trip to India in 1955 said: "We are so near that if ever you call us from the mountain tops, we will appear at your side."
But the only difference is that today from India's mountain tops gleam neon signs of Pepsi and Macdonalds, blaring from loudspeakers is "Born in the USA".
Students clamour to study in US campuses, drive European cars, wear Chinese made clothes and speak Americanese. Lekin dil hai Russi. At least so says Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon.
"This talk of chill in Indo-Russia ties is very very far fetched. It doesn't reflect reality."
Menon sought to dispel the opinion that Indo-Russia ties have been sacrificed at the alter of India's new deity Uncle Sam. He said that even if one is to hunt for any parallel in the world it would be impossible to find two countries as close as India and Russia.
"It is a relationship that has proven its quality and is time tested." When asked why the visit was so short, merely 36 hours.
Menon urged the media not to measure the visit on a "kabadivaala's balance" i.e. not to weigh the time, but the quality.
The NSA, Narayanan, added that in terms of the actual time spent in negotiations, more is being done in this visit than in the previous ones.
Getting a bit more graphic, Narayanan said:"The ghost of the big chill needs to be put to rest".
He said that the nature of his "activities" with the Russians was "extremely sensitive, and it cannot possibly function in an atmosphere of chill."
Tongue in cheek, the NSA said the relationship could be categorised as "almost hot".
In a unipolar world, where the US views the potential India-Russia-China trilateral strategic axis with undisguised suspicion ,this gung-ho India-Russia bhai-bhai will not go down the US gullet easily.
Many obstacles remain for the three to improve relations, and the US is certainly not expected to stand and watch
Narayanan and Menon are accompanying Prime Minister Singh on his visit to Russia.
Recent media reports have suggested the existence of a new chill in the bilateral relations,particularly after the reported 'frisking incident'of India's External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee at the Moscow airport made headlines in New Delhi.
It was reported that the strain in ties was caused by many factors such as India not increasing the escalation rate in the ongoing defence purchases with Russia,and New Delhi's reported reluctance to give its commitment to Moscow's opposition to a US plan to set up a missile shied in Eastern Europe.
It was also reported that Moscow was keen to see New Delhi concluding its civilian nuclear cooperation deal with the US, as it would have enabled Russia to participate in the nuclear fuel trade with India in a big way.
It is believed that the successful conclusion of the Indo-US nuclear deal will pave the way for India to take part in the global nuclear trade, where Russia has a strong presence. (ANI)
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WASHINGTON — A trucker beset with personal problems crashed into the Washington Monument on Wednesday, smashing through a fence and two rows of park benches.
No one was hurt.
U.S. Park Police said Garrow Brigham, 36, of Savage, Md., was ''under an influence of some kind,'' perhaps drugs or alcohol, when his big rig headed toward the obelisk at 55 mph.


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Okay, I'm done for the month.
I will be sitting for my SPM in less than a week. It's 4 days, to be exact. So, I guess I won't be blogging anytime soon anymore until the end of the month.
I wanna apologize for all my wrong doings. Do pray for me.
As soon as we're done with this, the world is ours ;p haha.
I'll be blogging again ASAP. Wish me luck. Bye guys (:


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The federal statute does the following:
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GM Stock Rises in First-Day Trading
General Motors Co. shares rose modestly in their first day of trading Thursday after the car maker's historic initial public offering gave investors their first chance to buy and sell GM stock in more than 18 months.
The shares opened 6% higher as GM Chief Executive Danieal Akerson rang the opening bell on the New York Stock Exchange. In midday trading, the shares were ahead almost 7% [34,07$].
It will take more than the IPO to win back consumers who shunned GM due to its bankruptcy and bailout, said Jessica Caldwell, senior analyst at car-shopping site Edmunds.com. « The only thing that is truly going to do the trick is time, » she said.
The government needs GM shares to rise sharply over the coming years for it to be repaid in full. While the U.S. has agreed not to sell additional shares for six months, after that it is expected to gradually offload the rest of its stake.
With Wednesday's sale, including the overallotment, the Treasury lost roughly $4.5 billion on GM shares it acquired at an effective cost of $43.84 apiece. The Treasury would need to reap $26.4 billion, or an average of $52.79 a share, on its remaining stake to break even.


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Cardiovascular Implantable Device Analysis at Autopsy
Study Questions:
What is the utility of systematic routine cardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED) removal, interrogation, and analysis at autopsy?
Autopsy subjects with a CIED at a Johns Hopkins University medical institution underwent CIED removal and interrogation by an electrophysiologist. The CIED was then submitted for technical analysis by the manufacturer. The CIED interrogation, manufacturer's technical analysis, and final autopsy report were all cataloged in the Johns Hopkins Post-Mortem CIED Registry.
From a total of 2,025 autopsies, 84 subjects had their CIEDs removed and analyzed. These included 37 pacemakers and 47 defibrillators. Overall, 43 had died suddenly and 41 had died nonsuddenly. Significant clinical alerts (sustained tachyarrhythmias or an elevated fluid index value) were seen in 62.8% of sudden deaths. In the nonsudden death cohort, 19.5% displayed a significant clinical alert. Significant association of CIED alerts was noted when comparing sudden deaths versus nonsudden deaths (p < 0.001), defibrillators versus pacemakers (p < 0.005), and cardiac versus noncardiac cause of death (p < 0.001). Manufacturer analyses revealed a case of premature pacemaker battery depletion, and a hard reset in a defibrillator due to cold exposure.
Post-mortem CIED analysis is clinically useful in assisting with the timing, mechanism, and cause of death in the majority of sudden deaths, and in almost 20% of nonsudden deaths. CIED removal and analysis may be an important diagnostic tool in all autopsies and to assist manufacturers in identifying potentially fatal device failure.
It is clear that as physicians and industry, we have failed to harness the full scope of the information available on CIEDs post-mortem. While CIEDs returned to the manufacturers undergo destructive testing with the goal of quality assurance, as far as one can tell, there is no attempt to collect and analyze clinical information with the goal of patient care quality improvement. In the study, the authors report that among seven subjects with defibrillators and documented ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation, there were four cases of ventricular undersensing, two cases with unsuccessful final internal shocks, and one case of withheld therapy due to a programmed heart rate cut-off for therapy set above the rate of the ventricular arrhythmia. These findings are consistent with a prior report from University of California at San Francisco, which is quoted in the article, and cautions us against being complacent in regard to the device reliability and optimization of programming. Much can be learned from the device life after a patient's death.
Clinical Topics: Arrhythmias and Clinical EP, Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies, Valvular Heart Disease, Implantable Devices, SCD/Ventricular Arrhythmias, Atrial Fibrillation/Supraventricular Arrhythmias, Acute Heart Failure
Keywords: Arrhythmias, Cardiac, Autopsy, Cause of Death, Death, Sudden, Defibrillators, Implantable, Heart Conduction System, Heart Failure, Heart Valve Diseases, Pacemaker, Artificial, Quality Improvement, Tachycardia, Ventricular, Ventricular Fibrillation
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A rescission is when an insurance company voids your health plan from the start of coverage. It usually happens usually when an insurer retroactively cancels your policy when you become sick. Insurers often claim that you had a pre-existing condition or they find some reason to say they would not have offered coverage to you in the first place. This can happen even if it was an unintentional mistake in the paperwork made by you or your employer.
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